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Little Tyrant Doesn t Want to Meet with a Bad End CH 264

Author:Bells on Cat Ears Category:urban Update time:2023-01-03 14:50:21

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In the silent classroom, Roel Ascart and Lilian Ackermann sat in the same row but with two empty seats between them.

At the front of the classroom, Chris stared at the chasm of awkwardness that stood between the two of them at a loss.

This shouldnt be.

Roel has joined the academy not too long ago, and he shouldnt have met Lilian over the past week.

Why does the atmosphere between the two of them feel so cold, as if they have a grudge against one another

Unaware of the short confrontation between her two students prior to the entrance ceremony, the crimson-haired teacher was utterly bewildered.

However, there was someone who was even more bewildered than her in the classroom, and that was Roel.

There was only one question lingering in his mind at the very moment.

R*ddit: How do I interact with a woman whom my ancestor has tasked me to knock up Need urgent answers right away!!!

Roel felt his mind slowly turning numb.

Had this been before his encounter with Ro in the dungeon, he would have simply maintained a polite distance between the two of them, but now… 

Just looking at Lilians face would make him uncontrollably recall the mission Ro had entrusted to him with a pat on the shoulder!

It was already bad enough to knock up an unmarried woman, but he even had to do it behind the back of her family members.

This was such a scummy move that Roel felt conscience-stricken just thinking about it.

He felt like he had lost the moral high ground here, which resulted in the weakening of his airs as well. 

He hadnt tried gathering information about Chris students as he was preoccupied trying to hide from far too many people hounding him down, and he had already made up his mind about choosing Chris as his academic advisor.

As a result, he was completely caught off-guard by the turn of events. 

It was out of awkwardness from his ancestors instruction that Roel had fallen silent, but Lilians silence stemmed from her deep contemplation.

Was it deliberate

Her stoic face concealed her thoughts, but her eyes were slowly growing sharper.

As the princess of the Austine Empire, Lilian was renowned enough to be dubbed as the representative ofChris Classroom.

There was no way Roel could have not known that she was Chris student.

But the reaction he gave when he entered the classroom… 

Lilian recalled the dumbfounded look on Roels face upon catching sight of her and shook her head.

She was fairly certain that his reaction was authentic, and that he wasnt putting on act here. 

Is it a coincidence If thats the case… this might be a good thing.

Of the three new Ringbearers, the Theocracys princess and the daughter of Rosas chief administrator were likely to bear hostility toward her, an imperial princess of the Austine Empire.

Thus, it would be best for them to shun one another outside of the Rose Council so as to avoid conflict.

However, the same couldnt be said about Roel. 

It was true that Roel was a noble of the Saint Mesit Theocracy, but he wasnt a central noble but a landed noble.

He didnt have any direct conflict with Austines imperial family, so there wasnt any deep-rooted grudge between them.

If she could at least maintain friendly relations with him, he could at least be a bridge between her and the other two new Ringbearers, especially since he was on good terms with them. 

Most important of all, it would be a form of escapism if she were to refuse to tutor him now, and it wasnt like her to appear weak.

Besides, was it really possible for her to avoid him now that they were both Chris students

… 

“Do the two of you know each other”

After a prolonged bout of awkward silence, Chris finally stepped in and enquired about their relationship.

The two of them immediately shook their heads in response.

“Not really.

I met him once before the entrance ceremony, but it was mainly for work,” replied Lilian.

Her voice was impassive, and her calm amethyst eyes concealed her thoughts.

She still bore some reservations about Roel due to the plausible nefarious intentions he harbored for approaching Paul.

However, Chris wasnt the type to probe into the affairs of her students.

“Is that so Well, shall we start with introductions first The two of you will be frequently meeting one another from now onward.

I doubt that our class will be growing bigger anytime soon, so its only going to be awkward if you dont warm up to one another.

Besides… the two of you wont be able to avoid interacting with one another even outside of my classroom.”

“Ah What do you mean by that”

“…”

Roel frowned upon hearing Chris words whereas Lilians eyes gleamed silently.

Chris raised her eyebrows slightly as she asked.

“If Im not mistaken, youre both creation transcendents, right”

“Creation No, Im more of a summoner transcendent.”

“Yes, I know that youre officially considered a summoner transcendent in your student records, but youll be grouped with the creation transcendents for your practical combat classes.

You can think of creation as a special branch of summoning.

This distinction came into existence in recent decades due to the existence of unique individuals like you…”

Roel was a little stunned to hear Chris words.

Based on what the latter was saying, it would appear thatsummoning wasnt an apt word to describe his bloodline ability. 

The traditional meaning of summoning was the act of transporting an already existent object or being to ones side.

The same principles applied in the summoning of fire spirits or death spirits too. 

However, this was at odds with Roel\'s ability since he was summoning the consciousness of ancient beings and manifesting their bodies in the present world with his mana.

From a certain perspective, it was more of an act ofbuilding something out of nothing, which fell under the category ofcreation.

There were also differences between the two in terms of mana consumption. 

Summoning was a one-time purchase.

Once an object or being was summoned, it wouldnt require any mana to maintain the summoning. 

Creation, on the other hand, was more like a subscription.

Once Roel stopped supplying mana to Peytra or Grandar, their manifested bodies would soon dissipate naturally due to their inability to house their powerful souls. 

Chris sharp and concise explanation enlightened Roel.

He finally understood where the feeling of incongruence he had felt all this while came from.

However, new doubts swiftly surfaced in his mind.

This means that Lilian is a creation transcendent too

Roel shot a glance at the ice beauty two seats away from him as he tried recalling the Lilian in Eyes of the Chronicler… 

Nothing came to mind.

The only major fight he really remembered from the game was the in-game Roels lynching scene, but Lilian wasnt one of the key attackers there so there werent many details regarding her.

He only recalled her summoning some sort of soldiers in order to back the others up. 

Now that he really thought about it, Lilian probably wasnt in a good position to do anything since she was from the Austine Empire.

No matter how vile the in-game Roel was, it wasnt the place of an imperial princess of the Austine Empire to punish a criminal from the Theocracy. 

“There arent that many creation transcendents around, so the two of you are bound to bump into one another for the practical combat classes,” said Chris.

She habitually picked up a smoke, only to hesitantly put it down upon recalling that she was in a classroom. 

There was a moment of silence as Roel and Lilian traded glances.

There were a myriad of emotions rippling in Roels golden eyes whereas Lilians amethyst eyes remained as chilly as ever, as if there was a block of ice in her that simply couldnt be melted.

“Roel Ascart.”

“Lilian Ackermann.”

Here it was, the fastest self-introduction in the world! I guess its good that we at least managed to exchange names, though it felt more like attendance taking… 

Roel felt a little helpless about the situation, but he had no idea what to say at all.

In a sense, he did know more about Lilian than anyone else, but that didnt seem to be helping much here.

If I were to tell herYoure a bro-con, shell probably erupt like a volcano right away.

Perhaps it was because Chris felt uncomfortable with the undispellable awkwardness lingering in the air, she excused herself using the pretext of giving them some space to know one another. 

It came as a relief since there were some words they couldnt speak of in Chris presence.

He waited patiently for Chris footsteps to fade from the corridor before finally speaking up.

He felt that there were some things he should clarify, and it would be good if he could win some Affection Points from her in the midst of doing so.

“Senior Lilian, Im unaware that youre a student of Miss Chris.”

“… Is that so”

Lilians response was as nonchalant as ever, but Roel didnt back down because of that.

He continued on calmly.

“I apologize for the incident on the field.

It wasnt my intention to undermine the Enforcement Division.”

“… I see.”

“Were both Miss Chris students, creation transcendents, and fellow Ringbearers.

Its likely that well meet one another often in the future, so I think itll be good if we can maintain friendly relations…” 

“Junior Roel.”

“Yes”

Roels words got smoother and smoother, and just as he was just about to get into befriending her, Lilian suddenly cut him short.

She finally turned over to face Roel properly before calmly voicing out her thoughts.

“We might have many commonalities that make it impossible for us to avoid one another, but I have no intention of getting on close terms with you.

Our backgrounds make it impossible for us to form such a relationship.”

Lilian glanced at the pale blue ring sitting on Roels finger as she spoke, which made the latters expression stiffen a little.

He realized that Lilian had a negative impression of him. 

“… I understand your intention, but it seems rude of me to not reciprocate your favor when youre sparing your time to tutor me.”

“You need not pay that any heed.

Im not doing this for you.

Its just a request from Miss Chris.

I believe that its sufficient for us to remain as simple classmates.

Theres no need for anything more or less, or else any conflict that arises in the future will just put us in difficult positions.

What do you think” said Lilian with a businesslike tone.

“…”

Roel finally got a grasp on the situation here.

It was no longer a matter of whether Lilian had a good impression of him or not but that it didnt exist at all.

It was just like the adage,the greatest distance in the world is the distance between two strangers.

“If thats what you believe to be necessary, lets go with that then.”

Roels voice turned a little colder and stiffer after hearing Lilians words, but Lilian wasnt fazed by it.

She nodded her head before rising to her feet.

“Im glad that were able to come to a consensus.

Well, if you may excuse me.”

With a quick farewell, Lilian left the classroom.

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