Chapter 250

Restlessness at the Academy and Homecoming [Part 1]

The Stuart family still hadn’t returned even after the academy started.

Even if someone wanted to contact them, Imperial Japan was located in unexplored territory, and no ships could reach it. The fact that no one could find it even though the Kingdom knew of its estimated location made people assume that perhaps the entirety of Imperial Japan was enveloped in some kind of magic.

As Prince Edward waited for the class to begin, his mind drifted to Emma, who had yet to return.

“Why the long face, Your Highness? Soften your expression a little, please.”

Arthur, on the seat next to him, said while shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly.

“How can you laugh when there’s nothing funny. I’ve always looked sullen. This is my normal face.” Edward glared at Arthur hatefully.

“Oho? If my memory serves me correctly, Your Highness always has a silly smile, as if you were melting, whenever Lady Emma is around, though?”DiiScôver new stories on no/v/e()/lbin(.)com

Only Arthur could still crack jokes when being stared daggers at by the cold-faced prince.

Arthur glanced at the student sitting far from them.

Brown hair, a color close to black, and black eyes.

It was Lady Joanna, the Holy Maiden acknowledged by the Church.

Arthur was surprised when he heard she would be enrolling in the academy after the summer vacation. Whose child she was was still unknown (the King insisted that it was definitely not his), but because her appearance made it undeniable that she had royal blood, she was given permission to attend the academy.

What puzzled him the most was that the Empire’s chief delegate, who demanded to meet the Holy Maiden, had met Joanna but didn’t say anything about wanting to take her back to the Empire with him. He turned quiet and well-behaved, as if he was a completely different person, and left the Kingdom empty-handed.

The students at the academy became enamored with the Holy Maiden Joanna in no time. They noticed her every move and felt more and more attracted to her.

There was even a rumor that no one could resist falling in love when being stared at by those black eyes.

Even those who used to say, “Emma was no doubt a Holy Maiden!” changed their attitudes in the blink of an eye and fell head over heels for Joanna.

On the other hand, Emma, who had gone to Imperial Japan and had yet to return, began to lose popularity little by little.