Chapter 23: Chapter 23

As a result of Rachel's harsh treatment of the Crown Prince, I was left in complete shock.

Turning around in fear, I realized with a faint sense of relief that there was no one in the hallway right now, and no one had caught such a contradictory scene.

After Rachel had hit him so hard on the head, Philip was still sitting on the floor and couldn't get up. I was horrified to see a trickle of blood on his face.

"Your Highness, how are you?!"

I was about to rush to the young man's side to check how serious his injury was, but Rachel stopped me.

"Don't you dare go near him."

The tone of her voice was so sharp that it sounded more like a command than a request.

I froze.

I'd never seen her look like that before. Even when we first met, Rachel didn't look so furious.

I thought it was a bad sign that if I disobeyed her now, I wouldn't get off so easily. There was also blood on the girl's fist, but obviously not her own.

After considering everything, I decided not to risk arguing with Rachel this time. Trying to smile tightly, she rummaged in her bag and handed the boy the roll of bandages she'd borrowed from the school nurse just in case.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry about this...!"

My apology was more like a ridiculous excuse, but it was the only thing I could do in this situation.

After I repeatedly apologized profusely to the prince, Rachel snorted impatiently and left first. I knew I should go after her.

"...Sorry again, Your Highness!" I tossed those words to the Prince and left Philip alone in such an awkward situation.

He hadn't said much in the entire time Rachel had hit him, and he was probably in shock right now.

What could I say? I did not expect this myself. Not only did Rachel break her bed rest, which I strongly asked her to do, but she also came to the academy. As a result, this terrible incident occurred.

Of course, I knew Rachel didn't care what anyone else thought, but... not to the same extent! Harming the crown prince of this country is not the same as harming any other aristocrat. Another person would have been executed for something like this long ago, or jailed for life. Therefore, I didn't understand how a girl could act so recklessly.

When I caught up to her, Rachel was still just as angry. But I still dared to ask her a question.

"Rachel, stop!"

Surprisingly, she did stop.

"What do you want?"

"You're still asking?" I asked indignantly. "What do you think just happened?"

Rachel shrugged, completely unperturbed.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Don't deny it! I told you to stay in bed, so why did you come here?"

The girl chuckled.

"As if I'd listen to you."

And indeed. Just because I was sick, I couldn't blindly count on Rachel to do what I asked. After all, she had never done this before.

Still, I hoped that this time, at least, it would be okay.

"You didn't answer the question. Why did you come to the academy if you're sick?"

"I'm all right."

Even though Rachel had said that to me again, she still looked tired. Obviously, she had expended a lot of energy on her way here, and the temperature, even though it was cooler, was still making itself felt.

I sighed.

"Why did you hit the Crown Prince?"

"I wanted to."

"What...?"

"You told me to act like your girlfriend," she snapped, "so what's wrong with you now?"

I was outraged at how easily she accepted such a dangerous situation.

When I said that I wanted to create the illusion of a relationship between us, I didn't mean that she would get involved in such a showdown first!

"I'm not satisfied with everything!" I said, "Do you have any idea what the consequences might be after that? Do you think that the Crown Prince is an ordinary person?!"

Rachel paused, looking at me intently.

"He's just a regular imperial slug to me," she said, "and he molested you, didn't he?"

"Well, not exactly…"

I was at a loss to answer this question, since Philip really only took my hand. Although, even that was very unexpected of him.

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Seeing the puzzled look on my face, Rachel finally relented.

"Don't shake like that. If this guy wants revenge, I won't let your father get involved."

I couldn't help but feel embarrassed that she would interpret my feelings in this way.

"That's not what I was thinking."

Rachel frowned.

"What about then?"

"You." I faltered, looking at her warily, "you didn't mean that seriously, did you… That you'll kill him?"

The girl was surprised that I asked her about it. But the answer was immediate:

"Of course I'm serious. In this world, no one will dare to lay a finger on something that belongs to me."

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Razor Blanche was sitting on the bed in his dorm room, packing up for his upcoming school trip.

When almost everything he needed was inside the backpack, he suddenly heard rapid footsteps in the hallway.

His premonition was right, and in the next second, his older brother burst into the room without knocking.

Razor was surprised that Philip had shown up so unexpectedly.

The Crown Prince's expression exuded fierce indignation, but what attracted the most attention was his wound. There were traces of blood on his temples, which shocked Razor. Who had the guts to hit him?!

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" the young man caught himself, immediately approaching him. "Are you hurt? Who did this?"

Philip didn't answer that question, because that wasn't what he was concerned about at the moment.

Razor saw a strange glint in Philip's eyes as he suddenly grabbed his shoulders and made a request:

"Rei, you'll always be on my side, right?!"

Razor was surprised by the question, but answered immediately:

"Of course… You're my brother."

"Then you must help me," Philip said, "and you can do it, can't you?"

"Help with what?"

"I want to get rid of her," he said hoarsely, "I want that damned girl to finally leave the academy!"

Razor was taken aback, but didn't say a word. Of course, he immediately understood what was being said.

Philip released him and began pacing up and down the room. He kept muttering to himself, but the words couldn't be clearly heard.

Razor sat back down on the bed in utter disbelief. He watched his brother with only one thought: when did he change so much? Why was it that recently, Philip had become more and more like a man possessed...?

He could only think of one possible explanation. Leriana Ashford seemed to have made her choice after all. Razor sighed heavily as he realized this.

Razor knew that the Duke of Ashford's daughter and his brother knew each other, and that not so long ago she had refused to return his affections. This was the reason for everything that was happening now.

Philip continued to pace from corner to corner, and more and more strange ideas began to form in his head.

"This is all wrong… Wrong, you know?" Razor didn't know who he was talking to, but he was probably talking to himself. "What is it, if not fate? I could see that she was also interested in me!"

Razor was silent as Philip addressed his exclamations to the empty air.

"...But then, out of nowhere, that damned Cassia girl showed up!" The tone of his voice shifted to rage, "It's all her fault! Messing with a kind-hearted aristocrat's brain to take advantage of her later! How does Leriana not notice this?!"

The Crown Prince's speech became increasingly paranoid.

"I have to save Leriana from this devil's clutches before it's too late!" He finally concluded. "When she sees what this thing is, she'll change her mind!"

Philip finally stopped as a clear plan formed in his mind.

"Brother, what are you up to?" Razor asked him carefully.

The man turned slowly to face him. After a few moments, he stated:

"You're not going anywhere."

"What...?"

"We're both staying at the academy," Philip said, "and we'll take advantage of the fact that there are fewer witnesses to the accident."

"An accident?" The dark-haired young man was even more shocked.

Philippe Blanche smiled strangely.

"If Rachel kills any of the academy students, there's nothing that can help her, right?"

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