Photos and Distance

“Of course, this also means that, to some extent, Snow has to cooperate with Anos.”

But Snow had a feeling that if he objected to this, the smiling golden-haired girl in front of him would definitely try to persuade him to accept it with words like, “The enemy of my enemy is a temporary ally.”

And, to be honest… he just disliked Anos.

He didn’t want to see him killed.

Because if it were really that old guy, he would kill everyone who got in his way.

What he hated most was acting like that old guy.

But considering that someone was still paying attention to his expression, Snow decided to cover up some of his emotions by pointing out the problem:

〖The idea is good, but how do we draw them into the game?〗

Lyoris didn’t expose it, knowing full well that Snow had likely already figured it out, but she still explained:

〖It’s similar to the previous situation; the other party is using small goals to lay the groundwork for achieving their ultimate goal, so we can naturally do the same… Now the first thing to do is for us to act as if we haven’t noticed their intentions, and continue to oppose Prince Anos as they want.〗

Speaking of this, Snow remembered that at lunchtime, he deliberately acted as if he was very interested in Olivia.

As a result, that blue-haired fiancee of someone really radiated obvious hostility.

But Snow didn’t tell Lyoris.

He always felt that even if he said it, Lyoris wouldn’t believe it.

So he could only continue to gather evidence…

Putting the matter of an unpleasant person behind him, Snow said:

〖There’s a problem here, will Anos really cooperate with us?〗

In many dangerous events he had encountered before, when he and Lyoris weren’t familiar with each other, Anos had never remained on the sidelines. It was hard to guarantee that Anos didn’t have the same intention.

Snow, of course, hoped everything would go well, but if it was because of his kindness that those around him were harmed, that would be counterproductive.

But asking such a question inevitably touched upon Lyoris’s secret situation…

〘This is indeed a problem, but from the current situation, Prince Anos at most just nudges the noble children in the background, without any substantial support…〙

Lyoris analyzed with a calm demeanor, without any sign of pretense.

In fact, Ryan also knew that the most likely plan of Anos was to make him feel disgusted.

Excluding the situation of the Renaissance organization manipulating things behind the scenes, the other students could only do some superficial actions at most, and Ryan couldn’t get rid of these noble children because of this matter…

(Wait, could this be a kind of, ‘Vertical Alliance’ approach?)

Ryan suddenly realized, and after thinking about it, he decided to tell Lyoris.

〖We can’t rule out the possibility, but there’s too little information, and we can’t make a judgment yet.〗

Lyoris’s answer was still impeccable.

Ryan couldn’t help but say:

〖What do you think?〗

〖I think Prince Anos should be trustworthy.〗

Lyoris did not hide, nor did she hesitate, and gave her own opinion openly and decisively.

Relying on “side effects,” Ryan sensed that this was not a lie.

This showed that at least, she trusted Anos.

But it didn’t mean that Anos couldn’t be deceiving her.

In either case, Ryan understood Lyoris’s stance… and it turned out that she was very likely a royalist.

But this was also a very reasonable situation. Normal people are actually suitable for neutrality… Don’t look at how big the Anos faction’s voice is in the campus, the neutral faction always accounts for the most.

And this also matched Ryan’s impression of Lyoris—a pursuit of peace and order.

Although this also meant that Lyoris helped Ryan, possibly more out of consideration for national interests, or even simply because the old man chose him as the Crown Prince.

But this was nothing bad.

Putting aside his many grievances against the old man, Ryan had also hoped that this country could become better.

He had also longed for a like-minded partner.

The day, down to the speculation of the enemy’s submission, but they all lacked evidence or insufficient information, and they didn’t have any further consideration.

As for the matter of contacting Anos, Flora was also very cautious, saying that they should continue to observe Anos’s performance before making a decision… Snow also thought so.

And considering Anos’s face, Snow hoped more for implicit understanding, mutual tacit cooperation, rather than engaging in negotiations or something.

The afternoon classes ended in a blink of an eye. After dinner, the two returned to the dormitory.

The experience courses at the beginning of the semester were said to last a week, but it was actually only five days, and the course selection started the day after tomorrow.

Their plan was to book a hotel tomorrow, and then only stay for one or two days a week, and they wouldn’t stay in the mansion during the rest of the time.

It wasn’t that going to and from school by walking was troublesome, but that they would only return to the dormitory from time to time, and could go fishing, and see if anyone broke into the dormitory to cause trouble.

“There are no traces of the defensive magic being destroyed, and the monitoring magic, let me see… There is also no sign of anyone coming,”

After entering the dormitory, Lyoris checked everything and confirmed that everything was normal.

“If these guys want to come, they wouldn’t make a move when we were so vigilant at first.”

Snow said knowingly, “Once, they even had a book servant lie low for half a year before they made a move.”

“But there should be clues, right?” Flora said.

“That’s true. Although she didn’t do anything before, she has been secretly investigating the situation of the mansion, so we have never let our guard down…”

Snow didn’t elaborate, because Flora actually seemed suspicious too.

Although there was more that was trustworthy, Snow didn’t think she would do anything bad to him, but it wasn’t good that she made him feel suspicious.

Lyoris also understood, and when she saw that nothing was wrong, she withdrew and went back to her room.

The night passed.

At breakfast, Stella still came over.

What Snow was more surprised and admiring about was that this person could always maintain a state of full respect, yet still kept smiling at them.

He was even more disgusted with this so-called fiancee.

Lyoris also had many secretive things, but she had never shown him any hostility, and she was getting more and more sincere to him, and the smiles she showed were also increasing.

Whether Stella’s hostility was only aimed at him, he couldn’t be sure, but Stella’s attitude toward him was… well, still similar to when they first met, it was simply a rejection.

This made Snow even more convinced of a certain guess of his…

When they got to the classroom, Olivia and her two friends came over together.

“Your Highness Snow, can we use the sound transmission magic to communicate?”

The girl named Sophia Zone asked quietly.

This was also the universal etiquette of the world. Even if you could use sound transmission magic, you could not casually use it on others.

Some people would also cast passive magic on themselves to refuse sound transmission from strangers.

“Yes, start the group sound transmission.”

〖Your Highness Snow and Miss Haya, thank you very much for your help to Olivia all along.〗

Sophia, along with another girl named Hana Neil, expressed their gratitude to Snow and Flora.

Although they still looked a little afraid, the degree was about the same as that of the maids in the mansion not long ago.

They had already changed their impression of Snow, but because of the difference in status and rumors, they still couldn’t completely relax.

Flora was very happy to see this, but she didn’t speak, and just kept winking at Snow.

〖You’re welcome, what do you need us for?〗Snow said in a tone that was still considered gentle.

〖It’s like this, the ‘Imperial Capital Entertainment Newspaper’ published this news yesterday.〗

Sophia and Hana looked around, seeing that those people were curious but couldn’t see what was happening here, and then spread out the newspaper in their arms.

On it was a magical photograph of Snow and Flora dining together in a high-class restaurant, and the two were smiling and talking in the photo.

〖What’s the problem?〗Snow asked calmly.

Olivia, who couldn’t cast magic, pulled on the shoulders of her two friends, as if wanting them to stop talking.

But the two were determined and continued:

〖Your Highness Snow, can you please keep your distance from Olivia temporarily?〗