The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

3 – Dissolution of marriage ①

I was late for afternoon class.

After entering the classroom, Riel returned to the usual expressionless and quiet figure I knew.

There was an awkward air about Liliana sitting next to her.

In the end, the class ended without saying a word to Liliana or Riel that day.

That night

The Aurum Hall in the dormitory of Grancen Academy.

In my room in this dormitory, where the sons of nobles above the count’s rank reside, I was lying on the bed and staring blankly at the ceiling.

There was something that made my heart complicated today.

After living with her for more than ten years, Lily broke up with her Liliana and asked her to break up her marriage.

Less than an hour after her parting, she found out what she was like, and befriended her and the daughter of the Duke, Riel Ignis.

Farewell to Liliana, her beloved.

The appearance of Riel, which was greatly different from the description in the original work.

For those two things, my head is still full of confusion.

Fortunately, most of the negative thoughts that arose after breaking up with Liliana sank to the bottom of consciousness through the conversation with Riel.

I was thinking about what to do from tomorrow, but I fell asleep little by little.

Ah.

Come to think of it, I forgot to tell her father that Liliana had filed for her divorce.

It seemed that he had forgotten that he was telling his father because his mind was so complicated.

I have no choice but to ask the maid to send a letter for me tomorrow.

The next day.

I told the situation to the exclusive maid who brought breakfast.

Somewhat surprised that Liliana had asked me to break off the engagement, she nodded her head when I was told that I would write her a letter and send it to her county.

After leaving her letter with her, she left her room and headed for the exit of her dormitory.

Perhaps it was because I came out a little late to write a letter, most of the other students had left the dormitory.

After leaving the dormitory, I saw the women’s dormitory of Aurum Hall on the other side.

And I saw a red hair in front of the dormitory.

The child who ran right towards me was Riel Ignis.

“Hi Kyou!”

“That, yes… Hi, Riel”

Perhaps it was because there were no people around, Riel’s expression was as colorful as when I saw him on the rooftop yesterday.

“Is that why you leave so late?”

“No, I have some work today … Was she waiting by any chance?”

Riel’s face turned slightly red.

“The dormitory must be close, so I thought it would be nice to go to school together like friends.”

She lifted her head and looked this way and said, ‘Couldn’t it be?’ I looked at Riel who asked.

To be honest, if a beautiful girl like this looked up and asked for something, who would shake her head?

I, the Countess, and Riel, the Duke, live in the Aurum Pavilion near the academy.

In the case of Liliana, a noble and low-ranking noble, she was residing in Argen House, which was a little farther away.

Although his father is a knight, Alan, who is not a hereditary title, is like a commoner, and other commoners live in the Coop House in the lower town.

Because the distance from the academy increased as the rank of the dormitory decreased, the residents of the Aurum dormitory were never late even if they came out a little later.

So, I saw the opponent standing in front of the academy’s main gate and talked to Riel.

“I’d better come a little earlier next time”

Riel must have seen the opponent I saw, her expression rotted.

“Yes”

He smiled broadly when he saw Riel and ran this way.

It was Alan Ludwig.

“Riel! You’re late today!”

Riel returned to her usual expressionless face.

“I was surprised that she wasn’t in class, but why is she late?”

“……”

Riel immediately fell silent and turned her head away.

… Certainly, she could tell when she looked back after hearing from Riel herself.

Riel said she really hates Alan.

Alan, the person in charge of her, doesn’t really seem to know.

It’s amazing how he clings to me like that even though his expression has hardened so much that he turns away from me like that.

“Come on, let’s go to the classroom! Everyone is waiting”

Alan reaches out to take Riel’s hand, who doesn’t respond.

Trying to hold the hand of a woman who is neither a lover nor a close friend without permission is an act that would not be praised as a nobleman.

In Alan, Riel is already a close childhood friend, and Alan is not even an aristocrat in the first place.

It was hard to see though, so the moment I tried to say a word to stop it.

Pair!

Riel cut Alan’s hand that was reaching out to him.

Then he hid behind me as if he were running away.

Alan’s gaze turned to me.

Ah, I was dragged into aggro.

“You?”

No, but you’ve been standing next to Riel until now, did you notice my presence?

That’s a guy with a narrow field of vision.

“It’s Kyou Wentos”

Somewhat hard words came out of my mouth.

To be honest, my impression of Alan Ludwig wasn’t too bad.

Rather, at the point of reading the original work as a fan before coming here, I liked it because it was the main character.

However, in my position as Kyo Wentos, this guy is more like an enemy if I had to put it into detail.

“I can’t stand to see you try to hold the hand of a woman who isn’t even your lover. Alan Ludwig.”

“You don’t care.”

“No, as a noble of the kingdom, I can’t just watch things like this right in front of my eyes.”

Alan looks slightly displeased.

That’s right, Alan basically doesn’t like nobles who show arrogance.

It’s not that I’m particularly arrogant, but how could Alan, who doesn’t know me very well, know that?

“There are no nobles or commoners in the academy.”

“That’s not to say don’t respect the difference in status, it doesn’t mean don’t keep manners.”

I glared at Alan sharply.

Honestly, I won’t deny that there’s a little bit of emotion involved.

“Well, it might be useless if I bring up the word manners to you who are not nobles.”

“This bastard…”

Alan slipped his right hand to the sword slung around his waist.

“Are you trying to pull out the sword? I won’t stop you, but I’d recommend paying attention to your surroundings.”

“……”

Two guards waiting in front of the academy gate raised their weapons and glared at Alan, warning them.

There is never a case where the guards intervene in a fight between students.

However, except for a legitimate duel between students, if the situation shows a tendency to develop into violence, the first to intervene are those who patrol and guard the academy.

And in this situation, Alan is unilaterally trying to lead it into violence.

That’s enough of a reason why the guards are paying attention to Alan.

“Chit.”

Alan let go of the sword.

No matter how much aristocrats who don’t want to see themselves provoked in front of their eyes, it seems that they are not single-celled people who will even draw their swords against the guards or the academy.

“Riel, let’s go to the classroom.”

Alan approaches Riel again to take Riel instead.

Riel said she hid behind me and she clung to me and she wouldn’t move.

“Riel!!”

“Shouting at women, have you drunk your manners?”

“You’re out!!”

“No, I can’t.”

I stood behind her with her as if to protect Riel.

“Irrespective of nobility or manners, even as her ‘friend’, I can’t stand this situation.”

“What?”

“Should I put a clean magic on my ears? She said that as her friend, she couldn’t let this situation go unnoticed.”

“Don’t be ridiculous! Someone like you…!”

Alan stops screaming.

That must be the case, no matter how late it is, if there is a commotion in front of the academy, the number of onlookers will increase.

And the situation is, a girl is hiding behind a man’s back and another man is screaming.

No matter how popular Alan is in the academy, looking at this situation, Alan can only be seen as a bad thing.

“…Damn it.”

As if the onlookers were worried, Alan looked at Riel for a moment, then she turned and left.

As one side disappears, the onlookers begin to disperse little by little.

“Riel.”

“……”

“Are you okay?”

Riel nodded her head with difficulty.

I could see Riel’s body shaking.

A reaction as if he had encountered something scary, but it was not a normal state.

“Okay then let’s go to class”

“……”

Unknowingly, I held out her hand to Riel.

She looked at my hand for a moment, then Riel held my hand tightly to her.

Riel’s face was still expressionless, but a small smile could be seen on her lips.

That day, the academy class passed without incident.

The only difference is that she ended up joining the group with Alan, Liliana, who I’ve been spending time with almost all the time.

It was a very painful feeling, as if the lingering feelings were still there, but it was over.

I had to get rid of this lingering attachment quickly.

During her breaks, Alan persistently talked to Riel, who was behind her, but Riel ignored her until the end.

And as soon as the morning class ended, Riel left the classroom as if running away.

Alan called Riel from behind her, but Riel didn’t even look back.

Tomorrow is a holiday, so I ended up with morning classes today, so Riel won’t come back.

But when I left the academy to go back to the dormitory, I saw the red hair I’ve seen often since yesterday.

“Kyou!”

“Riel, was she waiting?”

“Because we’re friends!”

Riel seemed to be in a slightly better mood.

“Let’s go now! Before he comes after us!”

“Okay.”

Since her morning classes were over, Riel had plenty of time left and wanted to go somewhere to play, but it was difficult for Riel because she doesn’t like going to crowded places.

In the end, Riel and I headed to the great library within the academy grounds.

It’s not even during the exam period, and few academy students come to the Great Library to study at such an early hour.

It seemed like it was a place of rest for Riel, and she often came to avoid Alan after her classes ended.

While studying with Riel for a while, Riel opened her mouth.

“Kyou, about Miss Liliana… Are you okay?”

“…Yeah”

Yes Riel, since she’s seen Liliana cling to him all morning in front of her eyes all morning.

You must be concerned.

“It’s not like it’s nothing, but I’ll have to shake it off quickly.”

“Yeah, I think I may have asked something wrong.”

“No, it’s fine.”

Come to think of it, she remembered that in the morning she asked for a letter to be sent to the Countess.

I don’t know if I went the right way

She saw the sun go down and she went back to the dormitory. She was worried that Alan might have come looking for Riel, but she didn’t think so.

After parting with Riel in front of the coffin of Aurum, I returned to my room.

“Brother Kyou.”

After returning to the room, the exclusive maid entered the room as if she had been waiting for it.

Basically, the exclusive attendants stay in a private room in one corner of the dormitory, and when the owner returns, they come to wait on them.

Usually she noticed the owner’s return, and when it took her three minutes to get ready, she would come back in less than a minute.

She’s been around for several years since becoming my exclusive, but I still think she’s competent.

She waited on her, changed into her dressing gown, and asked her a question while drinking her tea.

“Did you send the letter well?”

“Yes. I sent it by express, so I think it should arrive by tonight.”

“Yes.”

I put down the teacup.

It was because of a thought that suddenly popped into my mind while thinking about the divorce.

“Phyllis.”

“Yes, boy.”

“The reparation after this breakup… Do you think the Baron Edwin family can pay?”

It was Liliana’s side who applied for the breakup, and the reason for that was also Liliana’s change of heart.

In the end, Baron Edwin will be entirely responsible for the breakup…

The exclusive maid, Phyllis, thought for a while before opening her mouth.

“It’s impossible.”