"Uh, no, we're from Class A," Cornelia replied, appearing very nervous when facing a new acquaintance. She stuttered in her speech.
"Huh? Class A? How many classes did you skip to be required to attend makeup classes then?" Flora asked with surprise, her eyes gradually growing more serious, as if she had stumbled upon a truly problematic student.
This made Dekan's mouth twitch. How dare you say that about us? We are the face of the Knight College!
"I, ah we..." Cornelia began to explain.
However, Flora leaned on her desk, observing Cornelia with a smile on her face.
"Hehe, feeling guilty, huh? But no matter how many classes you've skipped, I'm confident I've skipped more. When it cos to skipping classes, I'm the best!" Flora's tone was filled with pride.
"I, I..." Cornelia was utterly bewildered. She didn't know how to explain to Flora that they were actually diligent students who followed the school rules. Moreover, she had never experienced such friendly treatnt from a fellow female student since she arrived at the college. She found Flora very likable but was unsure how to interact with this type of classmate. Not everyone could understand her as quickly as Dekan.
She felt increasingly panicked and struggled to find the right words. "D-Dekan, help !"
Cornelia desperately clung to Dekan's clothing for support.
"Uh..." Dekan had initially considered explaining the situation, but then he thought it was a good opportunity. Cornelia needed to practice her communication skills, and her anxious appearance was quite rare.
Flora didn't give them a chance to explain and continued with a laugh, "Hehe, no need to explain. Those in the know, knows. Who would dare to claim to be a top student in the Knight College? Which class doesn't have any bad students? From now on, the three of us are the 'Class Skipping Group'!"
"No! Cornelia, Cornelia didn’t skip class!" Cornelia managed to blurt out.
"Hahaha, stop being stubborn. But your poor acting is so adorable! Dekan, don't you think so?" Flora laughed and seed to have already bonded with these two.
"Indeed," Dekan nodded, agreeing with a grin.
"Haha, you admitted to it! You two are indeed the kings and queens of Class A's class skipping!" Flora seed to have misunderstood Dekan's "indeed" response, or perhaps they were not on the sa wavelength.
Cornelia seed to have found a way to explain the situation to Flora. She decided to organize her thoughts on paper and hand Flora a written statent.
So she bit her lip and wrote a passage on paper, seemingly quite frustrated.
Flora watched Cornelia write with an amused nod, seemingly satisfied. Sure enough, it seed like they were all struggling students.
"By the way, are you guys really willing to stay here for the whole day? The weather today is exceptionally nice!" Flora was clearly the type who wouldn't let her desk partner study in peace. She never stopped talking.
Dekan asked with a smile, "Do you have any ideas?"
"Well, initially, I was planning to take a nap during this class. But seeing you two, my free spirit is stirring once more!" Flora suddenly stood up, her gaze flickering as she looked at Dekan and Cornelia.
"What do you say, let's skip class together!"
Cornelia quickly put down her pen and tried to persuade, "No, no, we can't skip, skip class!"
"Let's go together! Dekan and Cornelia! we'll have a buffet, bask in the sun, and play with cats!" Flora was now almost dancing under the sunlight pouring in through the classroom window.
"Uhh..." Cornelia would never have considered skipping class. However, having finally found a friend so enthusiastic about her, she didn't want to reject her. And the most critical part, playing with cats! What to do?
She was in extre turmoil. "I... I..."
Cornelia seed to beco increasingly confused and looked at Dekan again. She needed a decision-maker.
"We're not required to attend this makeup class, so technically speaking, even if we leave, it won't be counted as skipping class," Dekan explained with a helpless smile. Seeing Cornelia in this state, he knew that if she didn't go out and have so fun today, she'd regret it all day long. Even if she stayed to study, she'd likely be unproductive.
Sotis, it's like that. When you encounter friends who share the sa interests, the temptation is irresistible.
"Ding-ling-ling!" The bell rang. Even though the teacher hadn't arrived yet, their ti to consider was running out. If they were going to escape, it had to be now.
However, before they could make a decision, Flora had already opened the window and jumped from the third floor. Her decisiveness once again astonished Dekan and Cornelia.
She truly deserved the title of soone who didn't even recognize her classmates after two months of school!
Cornelia: "Do?"
Dekan: "Go!"
Cornelia nodded, feeling a mix of excitent, fear, and a bit of exhilaration. She imdiately stood up and ran to the window, prepared to jump out.
However, she suddenly rembered sothing important. She almost forgot her brain!
So, she quickly ran back, grabbed Dekan, and jumped out with him.
"Wow!"
Flora stood below, watching Cornelia and Dekan join her, cheering and jumping with joy.
"Great! Let's run!" Flora ran over to the two of them, happily shouting.
Dekan and Cornelia exchanged glances, both displaying a helpless smile. Even though Flora was peculiar, they didn't dislike her. Who would refuse an energetic girl inviting you to skip class and have fun?
"Hahaha, today marks the historic eting of our class skipping alliance!" The three of them walked freely around the campus, Flora said with a laugh.
She was now certain that the three of them combined would probably not produce one functioning brain. Cornelia seed to have good physical fitness but struggled academically, while Dekan not only struggled with his studies to the point of needing extra classes but also lacked physical fitness. His only virtue was his appearance.
But as long as everyone had fun together, nothing else mattered!
"..."
Looking at Flora's radiant smile, Dekan gradually felt a sense of loss. He had a guess about what was going on in Flora's mind. It was probably very impolite!
Dekan had never been taken for a fool before. However, logically speaking, he couldn't truly get angry at Flora, who was naturally silly.
She had no malice; she was just too carefree and thoughtless.
"By the way, aren't you afraid of getting expelled for skipping class like this?" Dekan couldn't help but ask.
Even in the Knight College, skipping class for two months was too much. He felt that even top students like Dekan and Cornelia would be sternly warned by the school if they skipped classes for two weeks.
"No worries, my family has quite so influence! My father is a Count! And he has a good relationship with the Dean," Flora openly admitted to being a privileged student.
"And besides, if I could really get expelled, that would be great!" As soon as expulsion was ntioned, her tone beca at least 70% more cheerful. It was as if she couldn't wait to leave the school.
"No, Flora, you can't go," Cornelia said firmly.
She had finally made such a pleasant female friend. Prior to this, her social circle at school was basically limited to Dekan and Croix. Although there were other classmates she could talk to, most of them were just acquaintances she greeted when they t.
She couldn't accept the idea of Flora being expelled. "Don't worry; I've skipped classes for two months and only have to make up for them. I won't be expelled even if I skip another year!" Flora explained confidently with her peculiar logic.
Dekan had initially thought that the nobility in this country were quite normal, like Theresa and Croix. Even a wastrel like Flatta was at least a diligent scholar. At least, they behaved and appeared like nobles. But he hadn't expected soone as eccentric as Flora. Her behavior was entirely unlike what one would expect from a noble lady.
...
As they walked towards the dessert shop, the three of them chatted along the way. Once Flora started talking, she beca quite talkative, sharing her story with Dekan and Cornelia.
She had been forced by her family to take the entrance exam. Her family didn't exert much control over her originally, and she had a carefree upbringing. However, her elder brother was unruly and went off to explore the world. So, as the elder daughter in the family, Flora began receiving strict discipline.
Of course, the main reason was probably that her family had realized the consequences of carefree upbringing and was afraid she would disappear like her brother.
They stopped pampering her and gave her rules.
"You're actually the noble daughter of that Iron-willed Count - General Hanover?" Dekan couldn't imagine that Flora was such a proper young lady from a significant family.
"Yes, that's right, my full na is Flora Hanover."
"Why weren’t your brother brought back by your family? And isn't he worried about being abducted, being a Count's son?"
"Although my brother isn't good at fighting, he has unique communication skills and a good business acun. We don't need to worry about him being short of money, unlike ...," Flora said, pursing her bright red lips and appearing sowhat disheartened.
"Is he very clever?"
"Yes, my intelligence probably all went to him."
Dekan stared at Flora's face once again and felt an increasing sense of familiarity.
"How much older is your brother than you?"
"Two years."
He finally seed to confirm sothing and asked with a furrowed brow, "Is your brother very handso, appearing elegant and friendly, but when you carefully observe his pupils, you feel a bit of danger?"
Dekan summarized his impression of a person from his mories and asked.
When he first saw Flora in the classroom, she seed sowhat familiar to him, especially her eye color and hair color, which were almost identical to soone he rembered.
"Yes, yes! Have you t my brother?"
"... Is his na Mauleon?"
"Yes! Are you a friend of my brother's?"
"Shit! Fuck! Ah, no... let's say we're acquaintances. He stayed in our little town for a while back when I was still at the borders.”
Dekan gritted his teeth when he thought of that guy.
That damn rchant!
The only person in the world who had dared to provoke Dekan like that!
He purchased the batch of "Goblin Gangster" cards at a price of 100 cast coins each!
Then this guy dared to risk being brought back by his family and ca to the capital, a place with a diverse crowd, to sell this batch of cards. Moreover, he hadn't been discovered by anyone yet!
That bastard valued money more than life.
Just thinking about that guy, Mauleon, made Dekan unconsciously clench his fist.
"By the way, does your family have any rewards, like how much they would offer to bring your brother back?"
"Of course, if you can bring my brother back, my father might be so delighted that he'd consider marrying off to you!"
Flora extended her index finger to lightly touch her lower lip, appearing innocent as she said this with a smile.
"No, no, don't joke about that."
Dekan quickly waved his hand. He didn't want to establish any connection with the family capable of raising siblings like Mauleon and Flora.
After a brief pause, Dekan asked, "But are you sure your father would be that happy?"
After all, from Flora's response, it was evident that Count Hanover placed great importance on capturing Mauleon. Perhaps the Count would be willing to pay a reward equivalent to the value of this foolish daughter.
Flora nodded, "Yes, my father always says that if he were to pass away with regrets in this lifeti, his biggest regret would be not catching my brother and giving him a good beating."
What a coincidence!
My thoughts align perfectly with your dad's!
That unscrupulous rchant - if we let him continue his carefree life; it's against all that is right!
I, Dekan, am not doing it for any bounty. I'm just doing it for justice!
"Flora, you can rest assured. Helping the Count capture Mauleon is our duty!"
"Another, another job!"
However, Flora shook her head regretfully, "Don't joke around. How can the three of us possibly capture my brother?"
"No, I have an important lead. Heh heh, we'll go find soone first, and then we'll go to the dessert shop together."
Dekan's lips curled up, and he chuckled.
In theory, Mauleon had sold the popular card, "Goblin Gangster," in the capital back then. If soone knew that Mauleon had a large stock of it, they would definitely ask him about the card's maker.
And that would lead them to the border town.
But the actual situation was that despite "Goblin Gangster'' being popular in the capital for a while, no rchant found Dekan's border town, where Mauleon was staying.
This indicated that Mauleon was exceptionally cautious when selling the cards. He wouldn't easily engage with many people.
However, in the end, the impoverished noble Miss Theresa was the one who found Dekan in the border town. She bought the "Goblin Sheriff" from him and brought him to the capital.
This suggested that Theresa likely t Mauleon and that Mauleon trusted Theresa enough to share so much with her!
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