Shomin no Aji - Chapter 571.1 (Patreon)

Have the misunderstandings been cleared up?
"Adry, how do you know so much about Miss Alicia?"

In the tense atmosphere, Master Marlen asked while stroking his chin.

"I am childhood friends with Allie. So, I know that she has many fluffy creatures as pets, and I've even given her plushies for a birthday present before."

Ah, they did say they were childhood friends...

"So, she regretted not taming the monster during the summoning class and seemed down. When I asked her about it, she said that she actually wanted to tame it but decided to send it back with tears because she was determined to summon a Sacred Beast someday to compete with Miss Cristea. But right after that, Miss Mariel succeeded in summoning a Sacred Beast, so she was shocked.”

Come to think of it, when Alicia-sama sent the creature back, I couldn't hear her voice, but it looked like she was muttering "I'm sorry" to the monster with her mouth. I wonder if that meant, "Sorry for not taming you."

"Even though she could only summon a small monster, Miss Mariel, who recently became a noble, easily formed a contract with a Sacred Beast. So, she thought she wasn't worthy of receiving the protection of one, and thus, she had no qualification to be the Crown Prince's fiancée. Thinking that, she seemed to have spoken ill of Miss Cristea. She was regretting what a disrespectful thing she did."

"... Adry. You better remember this later."

Alicia-sama murmured in a low voice while looking down. Scary!

"Hey, Allie. Seriously, just apologize already. Sei said it doesn't seem like Miss Cristea has any intentions of becoming the Crown Prince's fiancée. You were just burning with rivalry on your own. Besides, aren't you really curious about Ruby-sama and the other Sacred Beasts, too? Instead of being all tsundere, why not reconcile and ask them to let you pet them? Stop being so stubborn about becoming friends now."

"Adry! Please, just shut up!"

Alicia-sama's face, looking up at Adry-sama with a snap, was bright red with teary eyes.
Adry-sama, isn't that a bit too tactless of you...?
No wonder everyone calls you a musclehead...
By the way, Sei, what are you saying to Adry-sma?
When I glanced at Sei, he averted his eyes.
It seems like he realizes that spreading rumors about me was a bad move.
But for this particular situation, I might have to reluctantly give both of them a thumbs up...

"Hmm. I see, I see... Miss Alicia was one of the Crown Prince's fiancée candidates. So, she was jealous of Miss Cristea, who is rumored to be the top candidate. And then, seeing Miss Mariel easily accomplish the Sacred Beast contract, she felt jealousy and lost confidence. Is that about right?"

"...! Y-yes, that's correct."

Alicia-sama said so, lowering her eyes and tightly gripping the hem of her skirt.
Oh no, she looks like she's about to cry any moment now!

" Alicia-sama, it's unfortunate, but your jealousy is misplaced. Miss Cristea has been avoiding becoming a fiancée candidate of the Crown Prince, and the two Sacred Beasts made it clear to His Majesty and Her Majesty even before they entered the academy, you see?”
"Eh!?”

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