Girls Talk

That night because of the days off, Alexa proposed to hold a conversation between girls. This idea was then approved by Emily, Emma, and Selina.

"So what are we going to talk about?" Selina asked.

"Of course, about the handsome boys and men at Seraphium Royal Academy!" Alexa said as if what she was saying was something that didn't need to be questioned.

"Ooo..." exclaimed Selina, Emma, and Emily together.

"If it is about the handsome boys and men in Seraphium Royal Academy, isn't Arthur the number one thing we should talk about? He even has his own fan club whose members are children who admire him," Emily said.

"I'm surprised there are those who admire Rosenfeld to such an extent. I understand he's handsome, but many are good-looking in this school," Selina said with a frown.

"Yes, it is true, but the handsome, smart, and has an S class mana amount in this school even throughout the Seraphium Kingdom is only him, Miss Number 2," said Alexa in a joking tone.

*Prick*

Selina felt an invisible arrow attack and pierce her chest.

"Ugh... Can you not use that nickname?" Selina asked in annoyance.

"Ahahaha... Sorry... Sorry... It's just that nickname is very attached to you, Lina. It's been over a year and you still haven't managed to defeat Arthur even once. You are even more famous now as 'Miss Number 2' compared to 'girl who has S class mana amount'."

"Pfft... Ahahaha..." Emma and Emily laughed at Alexa's words.

"Is that true, Lina? You've never once defeated Arthur?" Emma asked curiously.

*Sigh*

"Yes, it is true. But I managed to defeat him in drawing anyway," Selina defended herself.

"That is not included in the exam. You said you wanted to defeat Arthur and become the top scorer in our year. So as long as you have not been able to defeat Arthur in any exam you cannot become a top scorer and still have the nickname of Miss Number 2 attached to you." Alexa broke Selina's self-defense.

"Urrgh... I will try harder to become a top scorer and get a letter of recommendation!"

"Good luck, Lina. We support you," Emma said.

"By the way, why are we talking about me? Alex said she wanted to talk about handsome boys and men at Seraphium Royal Academy."

"Because every time we talk about Arthur, the conversation about you can't be separated either," Alexa said.

"In Class 1 there are also other handsome boys, our Crown Prince, for example," Emily exclaimed.

"Oh yes! Although Daniel doesn't have as many fans as Rosenfeld has, he also has many fans at school," Selina said.

"You call a prince by his name only. Isn't that shouldn't be done?" said Emma who was shocked.

"Daniel himself allowed it," Alexa explained briefly.

"Wow… That means you guys are very close to each other," exclaimed Emily.

"But Daniel also allowed Teacher Albus to call his name directly," said Selina.

"Speaking of Teacher Albus, do you know that Teacher Albus is chasing Teacher Nancy intending to get married?" Asked Alexa to Emma and Emily.

"Is it true?" Emma and Emily asked together. Their eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes. Last Monday at night we had dinner with all Class 1's members, at that time we also invited Teacher Albus. When I asked the truth about the rumor, Teacher Albus confirmed it. Romantic, right?"

"Eh... but Teacher Nancy is from the common people and Teacher Albus is from the nobility. Can they both get married? Isn't that prohibited in the rules of nobility?" Emily asked.

"According to the Nobility Regulations, number ten concerning the marriage of aristocrats verse five, if a noble who wants to marry a man or woman from common people then the noble must have high merit. So Teacher Albus as a former knight and a teacher at Seraphium Royal Academy already has high merit to freely marry Teacher Nancy," explained Selina.

"Is there such a law?" Emily asked, shocked because she just found out that there were regulations that allowed marriages from two different circles.

"Very romantic, huh?" Emma asked with sparkling eyes.

"Yes. If it happened this would be like the story of Adele," said Emily, whose eyes also sparkled.

"Adele? What is that story about?" Selina asked because during her lifetime she only tried and studied to become an alchemist and knight in the 10th division.

"You did not know?!" Asked Alexa, who was more surprised because Selina didn't know Adele's story.

"That is a bedtime story in the Seraphium Kingdom. The point of the story is that Adele, a nobleman's daughter, fell in love and wanted to marry a man who was a knight of common people. For the sake of being united with the man she loved, Adele who was a noblewoman took a sword and participated in the annihilation of the demon king. After various obstacles she faced, she managed to defeat the demon king. To reward Adele, the king of Seraphium then gave her one wish. Adele finally asked to be allowed to marry the man she loved." Emma told the story of Adele to Selina.

'Ooh... Then this is the Cinderella version of this world,' Selina thought.

"But I was told that there is a law that prohibits marriages between nobility and commoners. Did I remember wrongly?" Emily asked while supporting her chin.

"Maybe what you meant was royalty, not nobility. A royalty must marry a fellow royalty or with an aristocrat to maintain the purity of their blood and talents," answered Selina.

Alexa, Emma, and Emily stared closely at Selina.

"Hmm… What's wrong?"

*Cough*

Alexa coughed to break the ice and said, "Doesn't that mean you can't marry Arthur?"

"Why has this conversation changed to me marrying Rosenfeld?" Selina asked. Can be heard from the tone of her speech that she was speechless with her roommates' way of thinking.

"Don't you like Arthur, Lina? You like him, so you are always provoked by him," Emily asked.

"I? Love Rosenfeld? Seriously... That can't be happening," Selina shook her head hard.

"But it's possible, right? As the saying goes that there is a thin line between love and hate."

Alexa and Emma nodded their heads, agreed with Emily's words.

"You read too many romance stories. Rosenfeld and I don't have that kind of relationship. We only have a competitive relationship between rivals," explained Selina to her roommates.

Alexa, Emma, and Emily looked at Selina with disbelief.

*Sigh*

"Listen to me. Even though we don't have any relationship between rivals, I can't possibly fall in love with Rosenfeld. Playboy men like Rosenfeld aren't my type," Selina said, patting her chest.

"Then what kind of men do you like, Lina?" Alexa asked eagerly. Her eyes sparkling in anticipation.

Selina shook her head lightly and answered, "Hmm... I've never thought about it."

"Think about this now!" Alexa forced Selina to think.

"Maybe I like strong men. I want to be protected like a princess in a fairy tale," Selina answered indifferently as she shrugged.

"..."

"..."

"..."

'Doesn't that mean only Arthur in our year that was on the list of men you like?!' Alexa, Emma, and Emily shouted inwardly.

"Why are you all looking at me strangely like that?" Selina asked while raising an eyebrow.

"No... It's okay...," Alexa said weakly.

*Sigh*

*Sigh*

Emma and Emily could only sigh seeing how dense Selina was in matters of the heart.