The Only Male Student in the Academy

004. Placement Test (1)

Claire Entirus was thinking about what happened at dinner yesterday.

“By the way, Lucius, did you hear the news? The duke’s madman.”

I was eating in the student cafeteria, and I heard a conversation from the table behind me.

Claire put the fork he was holding onto the table. I listened intently to their stories.

“The duke’s crazy? What do you mean, Ron?”

“Don’t you know? It’s a fairly famous story even among freshmen. A male student from Beltark Academy is coming as an exchange student.”

“Ah… I think I heard it at first glance. I was surprised to hear that there was a male student, but I guess it was an exchange student?”

“I was a student at another academy, but I bought it there and flew there.”

‘It’s Ariel’s story again~.’

Claire shrugged his shoulders.

Claire Entirus. The youngest daughter of the Marquis of Entirus.

She had met Ariel in the past.

“Accident?”

“Did they cause injuries? They said they beat not only the students but also the professor.”

“That’s… A bit harsh.”

“Isn’t it? Originally, it wouldn’t be strange if he was expelled, but since he’s the second son of a ducal family. He used the power of his family to avoid expulsion.”

“Nobility is amazing…”

“Lucius, you’d better be careful with the scion of the cursed clan and the duke. You don’t know what you’ll do in the placement test tomorrow.”

‘As expected, the current head of the duchy is soft.’

Claire thinks so and she scoops up a spoon.

The soup tastes good. To the extent that the after writer ate at her mansion.

‘I never thought that idiot would come to Philea Academy.’

The Duchess of Beheritt and the Marquess of Entirus held important positions in the imperial family. As she is from a great and powerful aristocratic family, she regularly attends important social churches.

At such events, Ariel and Claire hung out a few times thanks to their similar age.

Of course, Ariel soon became an asshole and she stopped putting her face in the social church, but that’s her word.

“When are you going to be kicked out?”

From what I’ve heard, the eldest son of the ducal family, who has been appointed as the next head of the family, is said to be cold-blooded and thorough. He said that he would even cut off his own family for the sake of his family.

“If the eldest son sits on the throne, will Ariel be kicked out?”

Poor Ariel. It’s pitiful.

So cute.

“The school life must be very enjoyable.”

Claire laughed quietly.

“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of becoming friends with you.”

And then, going back in time to the present. Ariel had a nonchalant expression on her face, and she was pouring harsh words at Lucius.

“Because I don’t feel the need to be friendly with commoners. So I hope you refrain from doing things like this in the future.”

“Huh…? Huh…?”

Quite a high-handed attitude. The commoner called Lucius puts on a dumbfounded expression. It’s a natural reaction.

She hasn’t seen her in a long time, Ariel, she has grown taller and has a more dashing figure than she saw when she was younger. To say that she’s an idiot, she’s a bit of a waste of looks.

Claire licked her lips.

‘You’re saving yourself~, Young master.’

Ariel should have been expelled by the time she caused the injury. Nevertheless, the fact that she was kicked out of Philea Academy means that the duke showed mercy.

But what if she gets into trouble at Philea Academy again?

There is no way the duke would show mercy twice. She said that if Ariel had another accident, she would really lose everything she had.

‘So that’s a very good idea~. There are only women here, so I have to build an iron wall like that.’

Rather than clumsily getting along with women and then having another accident, she must be isolating herself and buying her body.

Not a bad strategy. No, it’s a great strategy.

I think some of the students in this room understood that.

Of course, I have no intention of leaving it alone.

“Oh, isn’t that kind of talk too harsh?”

Claire stepped forward.

Ariel narrowed her eyes at the sudden appearance of a third person.

“…You, Clernia.”

Your name was called.

This is unexpected. I thought she wouldn’t remember herself because she only briefly met her when she was younger.

It doesn’t matter.

Claire smiled.

“Princess Ariel, didn’t you hear that mentioning class at Philea Academy is against the academic tradition?”

Intentionally speaking in a short language. Ariel’s rank is higher, but she didn’t feel the need to use honorifics.

The opponent is a toothless tiger. He has no strength as he is a scoundrel who receives glare from his family.

It’s only natural to treat him poorly.

“…….”

“No matter how much you say you are the second son of a duchy, I think you did too much for the common people. Everyone thinks that way, right?”

The last question was not for Ariel. Claire asked, turning her gaze away from Ariel.

Then, one by one, a reaction came out among the students who were watching.

“Is it all about Dukes?”

“…He is not the only nobleman here.”

“You pretend to be proud.”

“I’m unlucky.”

“I feel bad.”

That’s how the students talk.

Bringing the atmosphere.

Thinking it was an opportunity, Claire put the words he had prepared into his mouth.

“Princess Ariel, apologize to Miss Lucius.”

“Princess Ariel, apologize to Miss Lucius.”

Claire’s accent has changed.

Truly aristocratic behavior. Elegance is deeply imbued with its body.

At the same time, he was creating a strong sense of pressure unique to aristocrats.

‘… I got caught by a troublesome guy.’

I inadvertently squinted my eyes.

Golden twin tails. Slightly shorter than his peers.

Her eyes, reminiscent of the evening sunset, look orange and have a golden hue.

If it wasn’t for the epaulet on my left arm, I wouldn’t have even thought of its name.

Claire Entirus.

When Lucius becomes a sophomore, he is a character who appears as a villain if certain conditions are met.

To put it simply, Iljin characters.

‘… In the original work, this guy started moving from the second year.’

Claire never moved during the placement test.

But the reason it appeared here now is probably because the current situation has changed from the original.

Claire’s purpose is…… Roughly expected.

The only male student with a high status in the super-female society. His purpose would be to press down on me from the start.

‘To be honest, if I hadn’t talked about being a commoner, Claire wouldn’t have acted like this….’

But it was something I had to do.

Because Ariel shouldn’t be friendly with Lucius.

He felt like letting out a sigh, but he couldn’t help but lament the past. He has already spilled the water and can’t pick up the words again.

Then, how will you respond?

‘There are two ways.’

One is to apologize as Claire asks.

The other is to come out stronger.

‘I could easily fix it if I apologized.’

The problem is that no matter how foolish I may be, I am still the second son of a duke.

The second son of the duke obeys Claire, the youngest daughter of the marquess, and bows his head?

It is like admitting that you have completely lost your power as an aristocrat. Even if you can pass this position, it will only increase your weakness.

But it was difficult to push harder.

In any case, Claire stands out as a representative of the women and holds her cause well.

So, all the women here will support Claire. It was obvious that he would be pushed out of the public opinion war.

Then we have no choice but to take the most difficult path.

‘Break through head-on.’

Refute Claire’s logic.

That is the only way.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not sure why I should apologize.”

I was so lucky.

“I think everyone is misunderstanding, but I just said that I don’t feel the need to be close to a commoner. This isn’t really class discrimination, is it?”

“You say strange things, Prince Ariel. You looked down on commoners. Is that class discrimination? If not class discrimination, what is it?”

“Then let’s ask someone else. Do you think you want to be friends with me?”

I deliberately pointed out a female student who looked weak in the audience.

“Hee!? Me, me…?!”

“Yes. You. Do you think you would like to be friends with me?”

“That, that’s that…”

The female student looks away.

That was the answer.

“Is there anyone here who wants to be friends with me, a man?”

I ask everyone that.

Of course, everyone kept silent without answering my question.

Is it because she really doesn’t want to be close to a guy, or is it because she hates me and doesn’t want to answer me? I don’t know which one.

Either way doesn’t matter.

Because I wanted this atmosphere.

“It seems that everyone has no intention of being close to me as a man. So, is this gender discrimination?”

“Suddenly, something.”

“It’s the same logic. If it’s class discrimination to say that I have no intention of getting along with commoners, then what you guys are doing now is s*x discrimination. Do the students here have the idea of women superior to men?”

“It can’t be…! What do you think of us!”

One student couldn’t stand it, so she cried out. It must be that you don’t like receiving unreasonable evaluations.

Me too.

“Yes. In the end, it’s up to each individual to decide who they want to be friends with. I just did that. Just like you all hate men, I don’t like commoners.”

“…….”

Everyone is silent as if they are reluctant.

No one opened their mouths. Of course.

In the end, how you interact with people is just a matter of taste. If you try to deny the problem of such taste, your own taste must be denied as well.

If I, an aristocrat, have to make friends with commoners, can you, as women, also make me, a man, your friend?

And there is no human being here who can make that choice.

Because this is the lily worldview where men are treated as foreign objects.

“But still, I think you just spoke harshly? Miss Lucius might have been hurt?”

That’s why Claire started to change his words like that. It is the will to win the argument in any way.

… Bored to death

“Lucius, are you hurt?”

You don’t have to deal with Claire.

I ask Lucius.

“Uhh…, so…. No, it didn’t hurt at all! Ariel’s words surprised me a little, but I didn’t feel particularly offended!”

Lucius says so with a forced smile.

I expected you to respond like that.

This guy doesn’t know how to hate people like the main character.

“What is that, if the person in question is fine, there’s no problem? Huh? So Ariel doesn’t need to apologize to me!”

“Then I won’t apologize. I’m this kind of person, so please take care of yourself.”

“No, of course! Let’s work hard for the test together!

Lucius blatantly raised his tension and took his place.

“Hey, that’s interesting.”

Claire muttered in a voice full of laughter.