Chapter 23

“Fania, don’t look somewhere else. Open your mouth.” Al directed the spoon to me.

“Nom” By reflex, I leaned forward and snapped the spoon. Today was cream stew. Yummy.

“Ah, it smeared near your mouth.” Al licked the side of my mouth.

“You two, don’t do indecent acts in the school~”

“Don’t just kiss in front of other people.”

“So nice~ I also want to flirt.”

Jade and Zernite made a fed-up expression, while Bailard looked over here with twinkling eyes.

“N-no. This is only because the area by my mouth here was smeared..Urk”

“Hey, hey, if you don’t eat this quickly, recess will be over soon.” I was flustered as I denied those, yet Al just spooned me again.

Here was a restaurant exclusive for the royal families and high nobility, so it was spacious and very luxurious, you wouldn’t think that this existed inside an academy. Of course it came with exclusive chefs, they also had waiters and waitresses, so one didn’t have to wait for the meals1.

Seats reserved for Al, a royalty were at a 8-people table, and to avoid being watched by others, the place was structured with partitions. These seats were meant to be used by Al and his aides until the time of their graduation.

This restaurant was located near the 1st academic building, and it was quite far from my class in the 3rd academic building. It was actually a hassle to come here for lunch everyday. The taste was exquisite as the food was prepared by the top chefs, but rather than here, I prefered to have my meals at the cafeteria near the 3rd academic building. Or simply buy lunch boxes from the kiosk.

Well, Al was fussing about it, so I still came here reluctantly.

After the entrance ceremony, the class placement was announced, and I was in Class 3.

This Frialist Royal Academy was an academy for royalty and nobilities. No matter how big the Frialist Kingdom was compared to neighbouring countries, it didn’t mean there were numerous noble families. Relative to the number of commoners, noble families were just a handful. Moreover, for noble kids of the same age, the number was limited. As a result, for this year there were only three classes for the first grade.

Class 1 consisted of royals and high nobility. Class 2 consisted of mid-tier nobility. Class 3 consisted of lower nobility, wealthy merchant commoners, and commoners with scholarships.

The number of students for each class varied. Class 1 only had 10 students. Al and his 3 close aides of course were in Class 1.

On the other hand, I was placed in Class 3. Why?

Even if I looked like this, I was the heir to a ducal house. Well, though I would no longer inherit the title, it didn’t change the fact that I was still the son of a Duke. Duke was positioned the highest in the noble society. I thought it was a given that I would be in Class 1, but in reality I was placed in Class 3.

I was shocked when I found out. In the BL game, ‘Fania’ was supposed to be in the same class as the Second Prince Alfred in Class 1. In the game, Alfred was irritated as he couldn’t distance himself from ‘Fania’ who kept bugging him in the same classroom, so there was no mistake about it.

When it was discovered I was in Class 3, Al and his close aides also found it strange. But, it only stopped there. I thought Al would surely be mad about it. I had the expectation that he would talk the academy into changing my class.

Class 1 and Class 3 were in separate academic buildings, and special classes were also held in different places. Deserving its name as a Royal Academy, the compound was vast, so it was far from a building to another. Like very far.

It was impossible to go to another building in between classes. So while in the academy, I could only meet Al during recess.

Even though it was hard for us to meet, Al only commented ‘So unfortunate’ and nothing more. I felt vexed about it.

Besides, another thing that vexed me was that the MC of the game, Louie was currently in Class 1. The same as Al. In the first place, it was impossible for a commoner with scholarship to be in Class 1. He was supposed to be in Class 3. In the game, he was in Class 3. So how could such a thing happen?

I received a big shock regarding Al and Louie being classmates. The MC, Louie, who was loved by everyone was in the same class with Al. The distance between them was near. At this rate, they would become closer…..

I tried so hard, yet I didn’t manage to change a thing about the BL game; to think that things differed here of all places…. Was the BL game changing?

*drip* A tear streaked down Fania’s cheek.

author’s note: Please wait for the next chapter for the reason why Fania was tearing up. Sorry if it is unclear.