Interlude - Alisa's school life

"Today has a tea party with Jeff, the son of Clayman Household to welcome him to the Duke's faction."

"After that has a meeting with upstart daughters of marquises."

"You should also write a thank you letter to the adults who sent gifts for your birthday. Among them is His Highness the crown prince."

"And at noon a lunch with the principal to talk about eliminating the scholarship system to allow more underprivileged students to enroll, huh?"

"What's going on?"

"N-Nothing."

I am the daughter of a duke, Alicelotte von Bismarck is my name.

Just now one of my followers was surprised by something absurd.

I don't care about commoners since they usually can't do anything on their own before nobles, but I don't like that the educational system is limited few since I hated that they don't even know their basic rights.

If I were a commoner, at least knowing how to read or write would be essential, but if I can't even do that, I'd kill myself.

I drank my tea imported from a foreign country while the latest news from the academy and the Kingdom was read it to me.

There was one thing that caught my attention.

"An upstart country baron?"

"Yes. There are many rumors about a peasant finding a lost item."

Lost item are items that this country considers to be national treasures or for adventurers.

I'd like to have one. But I don't like to get dirty, even if as a child I liked to explore the forest inside my mansion.

"Sounds like someone I'd like to meet, what's the condition of his house?"

"Not so good... they have a bad reputation with some merchants and shipyards."

"I see."

If it was an indebted or corrupt house, I want nothing to do with them. It would be a bad image for a duke's daughter.

Days like these reassured me, everything is peaceful in my perfect life.

The academy is a place for nobles to study and prepare for the future. To improve their territories and become better people and nobles.

I remembered a certain matter that I forgot.

"Where is Klein?"

My fiancé, another son of a duke. It's rare that between relatives of the royal family there's such a thing as an engagement, but it's to strengthen our ties, so I don't see a problem with it.

"I'm sorry, I don't know, but I'll go find out right now!"

One of my followers ran out.

"I forgot it."

I looked at the girl who had my schedule today.

"What did you forget?"

"I'm sorry for forgetting, but it's an unimportant matter, and you can cancel it if you wish."

"Say it. If it's something I agreed to, it would be horrible not to follow through."

"G-Good. Today has a meeting with one of the scholarship students... a commoner."

"A commoner?"

"Yes. Shall I cancel it?"

I don't want to waste my time figuring out if a commoner deserved to stay in the academy or not because of her manners.

But... if I have it scheduled, I have to keep it.

"Tell her we'll meet today, let him make arrangements."

"I understand."

Why did I agree to meet with a commoner in the first place?

Truly... doing the duty of a duke's daughter is troublesome.

But, that was my peaceful life.