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.Youre lying! Im sure of it! Theres no way youd help me after I tried to ruin you. This is how youll get your revenge! Youre just trying to do the same to thing to me! Emma shrieks. Even the whites of her eyes are starting to turn a bit red now as several tears brim up and spill over onto her cheeks.

Why is she this angry with me? Is it because I havent been speaking politely to her even though shes older?

Seeking revenge against you wouldnt be of any benefit to me, I tell her honestly.

Ha! Dont make me laugh! Its obvious that youre trying to set me up!

Is that what happened? Did someone frame you for something you didnt do?

Thats none of your business!

At my words, Emma becomes visibly agitated.

It looks like someone really did set her up in some way. But, Emma is a member of Liz-sans faction. Why would anyone try to mess with her?

Very true. It doesnt have anything to do with me. And frankly, I not not interested.. However, I know that for strong-willed people like you, crying usually feels like youre admitting defeat. Under most circumstances, Im sure youd stubbornly push down your feelings and refuse to cry. All Im saying is that I think its fine to let those feelings out every once in a while. Its okay to cry sometimes. So why dont you just stay here and cry until you feel better?

With those as my parting words, I really do leave the classroom this time. I dont bother to wait for her reply. And I dont turn back, so Im not sure how she took my words. But at the very least, she didnt object, so maybe I can take that as her agreeing.?

As I close the door, I quietly snap my fingers, enacting a barrier around the entire classroom. The moment before the barrier falls into place, I hear a single, wracking sob break out from the other side of the door, but then the barrier solidifies and all becomes quiet again.

.I dont particularly care about Emma, but after seeing her like this, I cant help but wonder if someone really did set her up. Im curious.

This is just my own thought but..

Yeah?

You really are a good-natured person, Alicia.

What are you saying? You use good-natured to describe people like Liz-san, I reply back, laughing.

Gilles lifts his eyes heavenwards for a moment and then looks back at me, a small resigned smile slipping onto his face.

What? Whats that look for?

Nothing much. Its just, if things continue on as they are, the role of the saintess is..

As he speaks, Gilless voice becomes fainter and fainter. His last words were spoken so quietly, I wasnt able to catch them.

But Im sure that even if I ask him about what he said, he wont tell me anything. So, even though I want to know, I wont ask.

Come on. Lets go search for Duke-Sama, I say, and then with quick steps, I hurry down the corridor.

T/N: Sorry for the short chapter my friends. But thats just the way the cookie crumbles! XD Actually, it was a boon in a way. I was afraid I wasnt going to have time to put this up, but short chapter = quick translation/edit time. The will at least be twice as long as this one though, so you can look forward to that!