Chapter 6: Chapter 6

Diving into the lake, I swam a couple of meters before reaching the drowning man.

Despite the warm weather, the water here was icy cold, and the last thing I wanted to do was get sick.

Picking up the young man who was already losing consciousness, I dragged him to the shore with all my strength.

It was quite heavy, while my body was very fragile, and it could easily have carried the two of us to the bottom.

In the end, after I'd had a good drink of water myself, I threw it on the ground and sat down next to it.

Once on dry land, the young man immediately began to spit out water, which seemed to be no less than a liter.

I wrung out my clothes, wet as a cat from head to toe, and mentally lamented the fact that my beautiful school uniform now looked more like a doormat.

We sat in silence for a while. Then, after catching our breath, the stranger thanked me:

"Thanks... Thank you for saving me..."

Now, pushing my wet hair out of my face, I could see him for the first time.

He was a student guy about my age, with black hair and a pretty face. His clear blue eyes were oddly familiar, as if I'd seen them in someone else's eyes before...

"You're welcome," I smiled, "I couldn't just walk by. How are you doing? Should I call the school doctor?"

"No, don't," he said, nodding his head. "I just got too much water in my lungs."

He looked confused by the situation, and apparently didn't want to push me any further.

We both stood up when I decided to ask him:

"How did you get into the lake?"

"Well... It was an accident. The textbook fell out of my bag and into the lake, and I reached out to get it... But in the end, I fell. This must sound very stupid..."

"Not at all," I said, "anyone could have been in this situation, whether or not they could swim. But it's good to have me around, isn't it?"

"Yes," the dark-haired guy also smiled, "this is the first time I've seen a brave girl like you. If it wasn't for your help, I would have drowned by now.

I laughed in embarrassment.

"Is there anything I can do to thank you? You saved my life, after all," he said.

"Yes," I smiled, "Try not to fall into the lake again, so I don't have to save you again."

After saying that, I picked up my bag from the ground and waved goodbye to Tom before running towards the dorm.

I needed to change into dry clothes immediately so I wouldn't get sick. Besides, I had to wash my uniform so it would be dry before tomorrow...

I hope the young man I saved did the same. His blue eyes still haunted me... they looked familiar somehow.

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The next few days at the academy were quite peaceful.

On the one hand, I expected that studying at the Royal Academy would be exciting and interesting, but in reality, it was not much different from the normal school I went to in my previous life.

In addition to the improved living conditions and the fact that the children of rich aristocrats studied here, the academy was like an ordinary private school. I wasn't exactly complaining when I got here, but I wasn't overjoyed either.

After all, there was nothing special about it, other than the huge amount of money invested in it.

After a series of subjects that I still didn't understand, I immediately wanted to go to bed, because I had to get up very early.

However, I couldn't afford to relax, because I never forgot my main mission here.

After a week in this place, I still hadn't met Razor or Philip. Attempts to ask them from other students also did not lead to anything useful.

It so happened that until the age of seventeen, the princes rarely left the royal palace, because the current king was very concerned about their safety. And in the end, this led to very few people really knowing what they looked like.

Teenagers whose parents met the king and saw his children described the younger prince as "dark as night" and the older prince as "bright as a clear sky."

Naturally, these vague descriptions, which I already knew about, did not improve my situation in any way.

Therefore, my main fear at first was that I would meet them and not recognize them.

And given that Roman would probably do everything possible to keep me stuck in a love triangle between the two of them, just like in the original story, I could expect a "setup" at any moment.

But fortunately, my feelings on this subject did not last long.

Because pretty quickly, I got the news that there would be a start-of-the-year banquet at the academy this month, which Phillip and Razor would definitely be attending.

Banquets were held at the Royal Academy twice a year. The first one would be at the beginning of the year, and the second one would be at the end. This was an important event that was supposed to be opened by the academy's best students.

And since both princes have entered this year, it would definitely be up to them to participate in the banquet.

After giving the welcome speech, they would perform the traditional dance of Zeroth with their partners, which would mark the official start of the holiday.

It was for this reason that everyone was looking forward to this year's event and wondering who the prince's partners would be. And, more importantly, a meeting with them themselves, because this was their first official appearance outside the palace.

Naturally, I wasn't going to miss this event in any way.

After all, when their identities are finally revealed, I would be able to live in peace, and not worry about accidentally getting close to them.

Then my only problem would be Rachel, and how I could make friends with her.

However, to make at least some steps in this direction, I first had to meet with her...

And I had no idea how to do it. I'd been looking all over the school for her these past few days, but Rachel seemed to have vanished into thin air. She wasn't even in the school garden, where I'd been able to see her before.

And while I was puzzling over this problem, I accidentally met Phil.

It happened in the evening, when I was walking after school ended, wandering through the corridors of the school, being completely in my thoughts.

Eventually, I bumped into someone, and when I looked up, I realized it was the same guy I'd shared a compartment with.

However, after that, we never saw each other, and I, to be honest, already managed to forget about him.

Phil, meanwhile, was glad to see me.

His fair face lit up, and his blue eyes sparkled as he said:

"Leriana, what a meeting!"

"Ah ... oh... Hi!" after I gathered my bearings, I greeted him, "Long time no see."

"That's for sure. After that meeting, I looked everywhere for you, but I didn't find you. What luck that we met like this!" he continued enthusiastically.

"You were looking for me...?"

"Of course," the smile on his face brightened even more. "You're the first person I've made friends with here. Don't you think so?"

"Ah ... H-of course! Thank you for looking for me. How was your first week at the academy?"

We stood aside to talk, and Phil began to tell me about his experiences. All of this ended up going on for almost half an hour.

"...to be honest, these days were very busy. Maybe even better than I expected. I really enjoy studying here."

"I probably don't either... To be honest, I can't really focus on my studies yet," I admitted.

"Did something happen to you? What is it?" he asked worriedly.

"Well ... yes... There's a little problem," I admitted.

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"What's that?"

"I would like to know more about one person... It's very difficult," I sighed.

"Who's that? I know a lot of the nobles here, and I might be able to help," Phil said readily.

"Really?" I asked happily.

"Yes," the young man laughed, "So what's the person's name?"

"Rachel," I said, "Rachel Cassius."

Phil's face paled for a moment at the name. Then he looked at me in surprise.

"Why? Why do you need to know about her?"

Phil's strange reaction to my request didn't surprise me at all. After all, many people here disliked her, if not hated her. Phil probably had the same opinion of her as everyone else.

The real Leriana probably wouldn't have bothered to contact her in my position, given her family's infamous reputation. But I had no choice.

In order to avoid a future encounter with her tyrant son, I was willing to ignore all the rumors and speculations.

"I'd like to be friends with her," I said.

"R-really?" The surprise in the boy's eyes grew more and more, "But why...? Haven't you heard what they say about her in the academy?"

"I don't think those rumors are entirely true," I said, "I saw her recently, and I thought she was not such a bad person... So I'm interested in learning more about her."

I lied to Phil's face and didn't blush, because it wasn't really true.

In fact, Rachel's temper was just awful, if not disgusting. She didn't know how to communicate with other people at all, and she didn't really try to.

Instead of words, she preferred threats and violence. Even one of her brief, icy glances in my direction was enough to make me remember it for the rest of my life.

But given that I wanted to be friends with her, I certainly couldn't say it out loud. I had to pretend that I really thought she was a good person.

"So," Phil said, looking at me suspiciously, as if he didn't quite believe anyone could really think that of her, "so you want to be her friend?"

I nodded.

"But... You do realize that this can be dangerous, right? Haven't you heard of the curse? "

"Well, I think it's just a story," I said innocently.

Phil pursed his lips.

"I can see you're serious."

"Quite. So... Do you know anything about her?"

Phil sighed.

"What exactly are you interested in?" he finally gave up.

"For starters... Can you tell me how Rachel got into this academy?"

The young man thought about it.

"There were rumors that it was all because of her father. Almost all the nobles were against Rachel studying with us, because they are all afraid of the legend of the curse... But Duke Cassius made a deal with the headmaster that she would study here, in return for a huge amount of funding from him."

I wondered how Phil knew such details, and began to suspect that he really came from a very powerful family. Maybe even more than mine.

I didn't care as much about Phil's social position as I did about a lot of other things.

"Do you know what classes she's in?"

"Not in any way," he shrugged.

"What do you mean?" I asked, surprised.

"Everyone here is against having Rachel in their class, so the teachers have to teach her separately. She also lives in a separate building."

Even I was surprised by this information.

Of course, I knew that the belief in the curse was firm among humans in these times, but I didn't know that it was to this extent.

In this academy, Rachel was subjected to the most real persecution. For a split second, I felt a pang of pity for her.

"I see..." I muttered. "Then maybe you know where she goes most often? I searched all over the building for her, but I couldn't find her anywhere."

"I saw her in the library a couple of times when I went there," Phil said.

"Thanks for telling me." I smiled. "Then I'll probably go there right now."

But before I could move away, Phil suddenly called out to me.

"Leriana."

"Yes?"

"In return for this information, can you promise me something?"

"Promise?" I asked, surprised.

"In a month... There's a new year's banquet in a month's time," he said, confused. "And actually, I was looking for you to suggest it..."

I waited in surprise for him to finish such an unexpected sentence.

"...So, could you be my partner?"

"Your partner?" I asked.

"My dance partner," the young man said.

I fell into a stupor because I never expected that he would offer such a thing to me. After all, I didn't even plan to look for someone for this purpose. Although many people were going to come to this event with a couple...

But Phil and I weren't a couple!

"Why me?" the question came out of my mouth.

"Well, you're the only girl I know here," he continued, still slightly flushed, "and I think we'd look good together."

"Oh..."

In fact, I had no idea how to react to that.

Phil seemed like a good person to me, but I would never have thought of going to a party like this alone with him. I didn't even know why.

"Phil, can I think about this for a bit...?"

"Of course," he said, "the banquet isn't due for another month, so you have time. But if you do agree, we should start preparing the dance two weeks before the event."

I was surprised that he took the usual dancing so seriously, but I didn't show it.

"Phil, I'll definitely think about your offer." I lied.

Great, now I had to find a reason to reject Phil's offer without offending him. Something told me a horrible event would happen if I accepted it.

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