Chapter 263

Cold Stares [Part 2]

“ “Emma-sama!” ”

When the three siblings went to the courtyard after finishing their lunch at the cafeteria, they saw that Emma’s usual group of friends from Embroidery Class had gathered together in the square gazebo.

The twins, Catherine and Caitlyn, spotted the siblings and waved at them with a smile.

“My, everyone! Long time no see! May we sit here with you?”

Emma trotted to the gazebo happily. Seeing that their friends didn’t seem to have changed, George and William breathed a sigh of relief before following behind Emma.

“Of course, you may, Emma-sama. We just heard about your return from Catherine-sama and Caitlyn-sama earlier. It appears that you’ve begun attending classes today? I’m relieved to see that you’re doing fine.”

“Imperial Japan is an undiscovered country. I’m looking forward to hearing about the tales of your travels.”

Francesca and Marion welcomed Emma with a smile and conveyed their lasting friendship through their actions. However, when the other students in the courtyard noticed the three siblings’ arrival from the twins’ call to Emma, they lowered their lively chattering voices and stared at them coldly.

“Oh, I wonder when this prestigious academy became a zoo... How regrettable. If anyone has any complaints, I’m here to hear you out. Feel free to come to me anytime.”

After keeping the noise in the courtyard in check, Arthur slowly sat down.

Just because those students were displeased with the three Stuart siblings didn’t mean they wanted to make an enemy of Arthur, who belongs to a ducal house, and was the son of the Knight Order Commander.

All the insolent stares vanished, as if to escape Arthur’s scrutiny.

“Thank you, Arthur-sama. We’ve received a heads-up from Rose-sama, but we didn’t expect it to be this bad...”

George heaved a long sigh of relief.

With his sharp hunting skills, George became sensitive to a person’s undisguised hostility aimed at them. If someone went as far as to attack them, he would most likely become overprotective and strike back harder beyond the limits of justifiable self-defense if Emma and William, whom he needed to protect, were around.

It would turn out just fine if the opponent were monsters, but he still didn’t know how much restraint he needed to show when facing a human opponent. Now that it crossed his mind that he perhaps should also take chivalry skills besides practical skills for hunters next year.

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Translator’s comment: Lol imagine someone throwing crumpled paper at Emma, then George going berserk (I’ve been watching too much shounen anime these days).