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55.2

Ch. 55.2
After the gathering at the cafe.

On the way back to the dormitory.

As Hong Bi-Yeon was heading towards the dormitory alone, someone called out to her.

"Bi-Yeon!"

She stiffened up.

A voice that felt all too familiar, like a sticker stuck to her ears.

But, it was also the voice she feared and despised the most in this world.

Slowly, she turned her head.

There stood a woman with bright red hair tied tightly behind her head. She looked nothing like her, and wore a relaxed smile on her face.

"... Princess Hong Si-hwa."

"Oh my, I told you to call me 'Sister.'"

Her half-sister, Hong Si-hwa Adolveit, whom she could only be forced into an antagonistic relationship due to the fate of being a legitimate child and a bastard.

She had come all the way here.

"What brings you here?"

"Oh well, I just came to see my little sister. Do I need a reason for that? Besides, there have been some interesting things happening recently."

It was a lie.

She never made a move without a reason.

"Don't give me that look. Well, yes, there is another reason. Recently, there's been a very interesting commoner at this school... And guess what, that commoner is carrying out the knight's conviction which has vanished from this world."

How does she know?

Such questions were meaningless.

Hong Si-hwa knew everything.

So, when Hong Bi-Yeon hardened her expression, Hong Si-hwa covered her mouth with her hand and imitated a polite young lady as she smiled.

"Oh my, even our little sister seems to be interested in that knight? It's only natural~ A knight who dedicates everything for the priest... Truly, isn't that every princess's romantic fantasy?"

Princesses' romantic fantasy.

At first glance, it might seem like they hadn’t lost their childhood innocence, but it was definitely a maneuver to lay the groundwork.

Anyway, both Hong Si-hwa and Hong Bi-Yeon were princesses, and to become a "queen," they needed to identify an outstanding talent like Baek Yu-Seol.

Moreover, if a commoner without a country, hometown, family, or affiliation possessed such overwhelming talent...

There was no reason to hesitate.

"Anyway, I have a tiny, really tiny bit of interest in that commoner. Can you introduce me?"

"If you want to see him, go and find him yourself."

"Ah, I heard that all the top-notch tower officials went to see him and came back empty-handed. That person seems completely disinterested~"

"......"

As she said, something was off about Baek Yu-Seol.

She recalled the incident with the Necromancer from before.

Many towers and organizations had sent him love calls. But strangely, he had rejected all of them.

At that time, she didn't think much of it.

But now, it seemed familiar.

In any case, it would be so easy for the path to open wide if he just revealed his name.