Chapter 8: Her duty

Lets move on and go to the dormitories, said Hugan towards the small crowd in an exasperated tone. The group of young ladies immediately changed their attitude and dispersed from the crowd. Their current priority now was to go back to their rooms and get ready for the party. Raz was a bit surprised at the situation.

As expected of aristocratic school

In case anyone was wondering, Prince Ruben and Claude did not fall prey to the Grim Reapers son.

Lady Carna, if you are free next Saturday why dont you come with us to go to the shopping district? If you come, Im sure Prince Ruben would come too. Adis suddenly walked out of the crowd and stood next to Carna causing her to frown.

Carna: I have prior engagement. Besides, there is no guarantee that Prince Ruben would join if I go.

Adis: Really? Thats a shame. But Lady Carna, isnt this a precious chance for you to go out on a date with your fianc?

Carna: D-Date?!

Adis chuckled at the astonishment on her face. And judging from Folias huge round eyes, it seemed that she didnt know about Lady Carna and Prince Rubens engagement.

Looking at her expression, it seemed Carna-sama do have feelings towards Prince Ruben, thought Raz as she smiled in glee. She had found out something good. Carna, who was embarrassed with bright red ears looked very cute.

Raz wished for the kind-hearted Carna, who had befriended her even though they had different status, to get along well with her love interest, even if their engagement was made in consideration of their status.

Raz: Carna-sama, there will be many opportunities in the future. Why dont we change our appointment to another day? What do you think, Folia?

Folia: Un, I agree.

Carna, who was covering her cheeks with her hands, looked at Folia and then averted her eyes away. Her shy maiden-in-love look suddenly disappeared, as she said with a sad face, No, its fine. Compared with me, there is someone more suitable for him.

What! Raz was shocked and her face turned grim.

Although they got engage since they were young, Carna definitely had feelings towards Prince Ruben. Her words just now were too shocking.

Whats going on? Raz looked at Adis and saw his widened eyes. He didnt seem to know anything either.

Please forget about what I said earlier. Its nothing. Prince Ruben did nothing wrong. It was me who was lacking- said Carna with an awkward smile. It was obvious that she didnt want to talk about it anymore, so Raz didnt say anything. They had only met for a few hours. It was not like they have a deep bond and could confide their worries with each other.

Raz: Then, as per our original plan, you should come with us to the shopping district. I know a lot of shops, so I can guide you around.

Carna: Really? I rarely get to go to town-

Raz: Then you can look forward to it. I will make sure to prepare well.

Carna: Im so excited.

When they changed the topic to shopping, Carna started to smile again. Raz was relieved and continue to say, Carna-sama, Forlia, do you like sweet things?

Carna: Yes, I do like them.

Forlia: Me too!

Raz: Thats good. I like eating, especially sweet things. I hope they have pancake.

Carna: That sounds great.

Chatting with cute girls, eating candies, these were one of her lists to do at school. Raz was very happy to be able to experience a normal student life that she dreamed of.

Adis: This trio combination is quite unusual. When did you girls become so close? You are Folia-san whose specialty is healing magic, right? And you are the scholarship student

It seemed that everyone remembered Folia and her specialty healing magic.

Granoli. Raz said her name helplessly.

Ah, sorry Granoli-san. My brain was jammed with name of the girls that Im going to hang out with. Adis came up with an annoying excuse.

Raz had an intuition that it would be difficult for the two of them to get along well. From the beginning, she had never wanted to get close to him because his face reminded her of His Excellency the Grim Reaper. And now, she had put him as No 1 on the people to avoid list. Well, congratulations!

Dont worry. Thanks to you, I had the chance to befriend Carna-sama and made plan to go out together. Im really grateful. Raz tried to imitate the Grim Reapers smile, hitting back at Adis.

Even her fellow comrade in Shadows Eye complimented her Grim Reapers smile and had told her that it looked similar. For a very brief moment, Adis expression changed. It was subtle and Raz paid no heed to it.

Carna: Adis-sama, you havent changed at all. With this attitude, you are going to suffer when you find someone that you really like.

Thank you for your advice. I will keep that in mind. Adis waved his hand and walked away towards Prince Ruben and Claude.

It was very difficult to figure out what he was thinking. The Prime Minister was Razs superior, so she could understand him a little bit. But The Prime Ministers son was a total mystery.

Ca- Carna-sama, are you engaged to Prince Ruben? I- Im not familiar with this kind of topic Folia asked in an apologetic tone.

Carna was about to say something but then she closed her mouth and smiled to Folia. It was long time ago

Raz saw her look and wondered how Carna felt towards Prince Ruben. What did she mean? She looks like she had feeling for him. Did Prince Ruben fall for someone else ?

There was something tugging in her heart. It was the feeling similar to when you were anxious trying to recall the thing you had forgotten. What was it? I think I have felt this before

Whenever she had this feeling, it was usually when she overlooked something or when she was unable to recall things from her previous life. While being led to the dormitory, Raz kept thinking about it but couldnt get a clear answer.

When this happened, normally she wont be able to do anything about it. So Raz decided to let nature run it course and wait for the day she recalls the answer.

For now, I need to pay attention to the people around Prince Ruben. If things dont go well, a royal scandal could bring down the country. Raz whispered in her heart and suddenly stopped moving.

Folia: Raz-chan?

Carna: Raz-san, whats wrong?

The voices calling her name sounded so far away. Raz turned pale with her own thought. Oops! Isnt this bad? If the prince making dark history while Im around, then people are going to question what the hell Ive been doing.

She realized the situation was not good. If something happened to Prince Ruben, then it would cause uproar throughout the country. When this unforeseen situation happened, then she needed to make a move.

I see. The Prime Minister was worried these things could happen, and thats why he sent me here.

The phrase building a healthy relationship crossed her mind. It seemed that she wouldnt be able to comfortably enjoy her school life. In Centrior, other than Prince Ruben, there were many daughters and sons of important people with power that could steer the nation

Damn it! The Prime Minister tricked me!

There was no such thing as a free lunch. Raz buried her head in her hands in exasperation.

Folia: Raz-chan, are you alright?

Carna: Did you forget something?

Raz: No, its nothing. Id just recall some troublesome matters.

She pushed down her uneasy feeling to the bottom of her stomach and determined to enjoy her school life at all cost.