Note from the author:
This is the situation around Amelia’s graduation ceremony from Mob’s perspective. Since it’s from the mob’s point of view, we don’t see what the saint, her ex-boyfriend, the crown prince, etc. were really thinking, but the story is about how the world sees it.
“Did you manage to finish the graduation party safely?”
I was anxious to see what would happen, but now that the graduation ceremony and graduation party for the Saints’ Department are over, I can breathe a sigh of relief. Normally, it would be a sunny day that would be auspicious and nothing to worry about.
The graduation ceremony and graduation party of St. Venus Academy, which is the only school in the country to have a Saints Department, is a place that attracts a lot of attention. Of course, this is because saints are special, but saints belong to God. In other words, since she belongs to the temple, they cannot intervene, but they can intervene with the magic and knight students unless they are assigned to work for the temple. The students who were enrolled here are promising as they have become close friends with the Saints during their school life.
Most of them have already decided on their path, but there is still room for change. For this reason, it also served as a place to meet face-to-face for negotiations if deemed necessary. In particular, St. Venus Academy’s magic department and knighthood department attract the most talented people in this country, so they are attracting more attention.
While there was a lot of attention, this time there was one saint who was the cause of frustration.
The name of the saint responsible is Iris Stookey. She is a saint taken in by the Duke Stookey family, and her power as a saint is one head higher than those around her. That’s why she was engaged to His Highness the Crown Prince when she was young.
However, His Highness the Crown Prince was 30 years old, while Iris was 16, so there was a considerable age difference. When their engagement was decided, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was 19 years old, and Lady Iris was 5 years old. It was probably not a happy engagement for the two of them, but it was thought that it would not be reversed in order to ensure the status of the crown prince and their relationship with the temple and the ducal family.
But a year ago, things changed.
Surprisingly, a [Saint] came from another world.
The saint who came from another world is Luna Hoshino.
She was 25 years old and had an appearance that made her look younger than her age, but she had a calmness that befitted her age and was incomparable to Lady Iris. She was versatile and friendly, and she quickly captivated the Crown Prince. . It’s not that Iris-sama is bad, but she is younger than her age, and because of her childishness, she doesn’t really like to make efforts. On the other hand, Luna-sama is a hard worker and diligent, and although she is older, there is something about her that makes you think that she is suitable to be a queen.
Furthermore, perhaps because she was a saint from another world, her saintly power was stronger than Iris-sama, and she was able to purify a wider range of maga.
A saint of strong power.
Furthermore, she is versatile, hard-working, and gets along well with the Crown Prince.
With favorable conditions as if arranged by God, Luna-sama was adopted by the duke like Iris-sama, became Luna Hoshino Stookey, and was engaged to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
If that happens, Iris-sama will be in trouble.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not dislike Iris-sama, to whom he had been engaged for many years; in fact, he loved her like a younger sister. Even if her talent as an original saint is inferior to that of a saint from another world, it is still high compared to other saints. It would be problematic if she was cast aside as a damaged item.
Therefore, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince canceled the engagement, he negotiated with the Duke family to make sure that the engagement would be in line with Iris’s wishes as much as possible.
Six months have passed since the saint came from another world. It turns out that Iris-sama is in love with her schoolmate, a young man who is a knight. Since Iris-sama can only think of Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince as her brother, her engagement was amicably dissolved on the condition that she would continue to receive his protection as his sister-in-law.
We thought the engagement issue was resolved, but it wasn’t over yet.
In fact, the young man Iris-sama was attracted to was already dating a girl from the magic department. In other words, it was Iris-sama’s unrequited love. What’s more, the young man from the knight class and the girl from the magic class formed a party with Iris-sama, and they attended the practical graduation exam together.
He could have used his power to seduce the girl from the magic department, but there was one problem. The girl in the magic department was the head student. She has an overwhelming sense of magic, so it would be troublesome for her to pass before her exam. Although Iris-sama’s abilities as a saint are high, her attack power and defense power are weak, and she cannot purify unless she is completely protected. The young man in the knight class has some good results, but the current situation is that he pales in comparison to the girl in the magic class.
Regarding party groups, the school’s policy is that compatibility is important, so the students’ wishes are respected and they are not pressured into joining. The girl in the magic department will likely be in high demand from those who want to achieve good results even after leaving this party. However, the reality is that Iris-sama isn’t that useful in the exam.
What would happen if this story came out before the graduation exam?
This troubled the Crown Prince as well. If Iris-sama attends the graduation party without a partner, there will probably be complaints from the temple that the crown prince is neglecting the saint. So no matter what he does, he needs to get Iris-sama engaged to the person she wants and attend the graduation party. However, Iris’s performance is so bad that she is in trouble as a member of the Duke’s family.
It’s not like someone said anything. But everyone wisely kept quiet and put the matter behind them.
And as a result of having the girl from the magic department take the exam in silence, their party got the highest score. And behind the scenes, Iris-sama deepened her relationship with the young man.
I feel bad for the girl in the magic department, but she is an unavoidable sacrifice. Plus, she’s young and hasn’t married yet, so she can try again. If she wants, she can find a job with favorable conditions. That’s why the adult who deceived her thought that he should tell her and apologize as soon as the exam was over.
However, Iris-sama and the others didn’t seem to notice that they were betraying a friend, and as time progressed, the young man finally found the courage to confide in the girl from the magic department at the worst possible time, one week before the graduation party.
The girl in the magic department who lost her partner for the graduation party a week before chose not to attend because her relatives were far away and she couldn’t invite a partner.
As a result, even though she was in the party that took first place in the graduation exam, the student was absent, and the head of the magic department was also absent, making it an unprecedented graduation ceremony. Moreover, it seems that it was famous that the head of the magic department was dating a young man from the knight department, and the fact that the young man was escorting Iris-sama became a huge topic of conversation.
The crown prince and the royal family are congratulating Iris-sama on her new engagement, so no one says anything publicly, but what kind of rumors are going on behind the scenes?
I’ve told Iris-sama and the others to be quiet until the rumors disappear, but I’m worried about what will happen next. And it seems that the girl in the magic department has returned to her parents’ home in the countryside, and she has quit her job of forming a party with the saint and going on a journey of purification. Well, even I wouldn’t feel like working with someone if they do something like that.
Since she was a useful human resource, I heard that some magicians and temple officials were dissatisfied with what Iris-sama and the others had done.
Even though I managed to finish the graduation party, my head still hurts and my stomach hurts.
The Crown Prince is happy that Iris is happy that things are going in the direction she wants, showing his sisterly stupidity, but does he know that there was a girl from the magic department crying behind him?
Well, maybe royalty and saints don’t know about things that are below them.
“Hey, did you hear that? The head girl was absent from the graduation ceremony.”
“Hmm? Is something wrong with the head of the magic department and the girl that Iris-sama’s fiancé used to date?”
Due to information manipulation, it is now being said that they were dating before, but they had already broken up, and that Iris-sama was now engaged. In reality, it was one week before the graduation party, but as the year or two passes, the rumor that it was something like that will become established. I feel sorry for her as a young girl, but there is nothing we can do in the face of power. When I think about it, in a sense it was good that she returned to the countryside.
If she had remained in the royal capital, the worst possible information manipulation might have been carried out to bring scandal on her side. Since there is no one there, it only takes this amount of time to spread misinformation.
“That’s right. Apparently that girl is the daughter of royal court magician, Clark.”
“Eh?”
I dropped the pen in my hand.
Eh? Um, the daughter of the royal court magician, Clark?
To be exact, Clark is a former royal court magician, but because everyone remembers his name and even asks him to help with their work from time to time, he is a substantial magician who cannot be labeled as [former]. Along with his name, it is said that he is an unusual person who must not be angered.
As of now, no problems have occurred on the royal capital side. Although it hasn’t happened yet, the moment I heard this name, I had a premonition that something terrible was going to happen in the future, and I was trembling.
I hope Amelia crushes them.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!
