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Thanks to this, Marquis Reit's Noble house expressed strong dissatisfaction, as their eldest son's honor was about to fall to the ground.
Calios's face darkened as he read the letter.
"Tsk, I can't announce Kadin and Rosia's engagement right away."
Duke Blanche clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.
He never thought Ayla would act this way.
He thought that now that she had lost the Blanche Family background, she would cling to her fiancé out of regret...
"What is she going to do after graduating from the Riod Academy? How will she handle the aftermath?"
Since she was currently attending Riod Academy, the Marquis Reit's Noble house couldn't openly oppress her because of the watchful eyes.
But since she had tarnished Kadin's honor, they would surely try to take revenge on Ayla somehow.
Even if that wasn't the case, there were countless ways to make things difficult for Ayla within the Riod Academy.
Gerard carefully opened his mouth, watching his father's expression.
"Father, that's what I was thinking. How about bringing Ayla here after she graduates from the Riod Academy?"
"Bring her here?"
"It's difficult to treat her like a Princess Consort as before, but if we hire her as your aide, it wouldn't be impossible."
Of course, considering Ayla's pride, she wouldn't easily accept this right now.
But as time passed, she would surely realize how precarious her situation was.
Gerard passionately laid out his opinion, thinking that everything was for Ayla's safety.
"By then, Ayla won't be a threat to Rosia's position. Rosia will have established herself to some extent by then."
"...Indeed, she passed the Riod Academy entrance exam a few days ago with flying colors. Her magical talent is certainly befitting of the eldest daughter of the Blanche Family. The more I see her, the more I like her."
"She will probably always be at the top of the exams. So that no one can doubt that Rosia is the daughter of the Blanche Family."
"If there is anyone who does, I will not stand still."
Calios said, acting important.
He already seemed very pleased with his new daughter, who had outstanding magical abilities.
"Yes... Indeed, what you say makes sense. Ayla has taken good care of the Noble house's internal affairs, so it wouldn't be bad to have her as an aide."
Gerard breathed a sigh of relief at his father's answer.
Calios speaking so positively was as good as accepting the idea.
Perhaps his father had already noticed to some extent.
'That life has become inconvenient without Ayla.'
Gerard, who drank the tea in front of him, naturally frowned.
He turned his head and asked the maid.
"Hey, why does the tea taste like this?"
"Yes, yes?"
"Isn't it different from usual?"
The maid's face turned pale. Gerard clicked his tongue.
She didn't seem to know the reason.
In times like this, Ayla would immediately solve the problem.
Calios was also feeling the inconvenience of the current situation.
He was looking at the cabinet in the reception room as if something was bothering him.
It was the place where his favorite sweet desserts were always placed.
But now, instead of desserts, there was bitter Ritte tea from the west.
It was a very bitter tea that nobles drank when they wanted to act important.
Calios asked the maid next to him.
"Who told you to bring out the Ritte tea?"
"R-Rosia told me to."
"So, Rosia prepared Gerard's tea as well?"
"Yes, that's right."
Calios closed his mouth.
As soon as Ayla left, Calios had Rosia manage the Noble house.
Rosia seemed happy and started working hard.
He thought it was cute at first, but it didn't quite meet his expectations.
'It can't be helped. It will get better soon.'
It was strange for Rosia to be good at her job, as she hadn't been in the Noble house for long.
But even trivial things that he wouldn't normally care about were bothering him.
He felt like his satisfaction with life had decreased.
That was because Ayla was the only one in the family who knew that Calios liked sweet desserts.
This was a fact that she had discovered after years of effort.
It was because he had always hidden it, fearing that it would look ridiculous for a middle-aged great noble to like sweets.
So Ayla would always bring out desserts without saying anything.
But Calios didn't think much of it.
'Well, it doesn't matter if I hire Ayla as an employee after she graduates, as Gerard said. I hope she comes as soon as possible.'
Ayla would not be able to adapt properly to the Riod Academy.
Life at the Riod Academy would be glamorous and comfortable, but that was just the surface.
The Imperial Riod Academy was a very difficult place for a commoner without outstanding talent to adapt to.
'Moreover, she won't have many options due to her broken engagement with Kadin. If the Noble house extends a hand when she graduates, she won't be able to refuse.'
Duke Blanche didn't know it yet.
That Ayla would never return to the Blanche Family.
A week was a long time.
It was enough time for the students here to know that she was no longer Ayla Blanche.
Perhaps because of that, on the opening day of the Riod Academy, Ayla felt the stinging gazes directed at her.
The students thought that Ayla would be very intimidated.
It was only natural.
How much would her pride be hurt, since someone who had believed she was a noble her whole life had become a commoner overnight?
But Ayla held her head high. Even though her face was gaunt, she was not servile.
In fact, the aura she exuded was not much different from when she was a noble.
When she walked into the lecture hall with a confident attitude, the students in the same Faculty of Magic looked at Ayla with bewildered eyes.
The first person to speak to her was Freya, Ayla's longtime friend from the Faculty of Magic.
"Ayla, you look better than I thought?"
When she heard a familiar voice, Ayla, who was about to sit down, turned around.
Then she saw her old friend glaring at her with a sulky look.
Freya was originally Ayla's closest friend at the Riod Academy.
'Our Noble houses were close, so we grew up together since we were young.'
Ayla believed that she was her closest friend, as she had spent a long time with her.
But now that the memories of the original story had returned, that belief was shattered.
From the moment Freya found out that she was a commoner, she began to ignore and ridicule her.
'Why are you suddenly being like this to me, Freya? We were friends.'
'Friends? The only reason I was close to you was because you were the Princess Consort of the Blanche Family.'
'What...?'
'Tell me honestly. You actually knew you were a commoner, didn't you? You knew all along and deceived us, didn't you? Really... how vile and vulgar.'
Until now, Ayla had rarely heard such rude words.
So she was greatly shocked by Freya's changed attitude. So much so that she stammered like a fool.
"T-That can't be... I didn't know anything. It was absolutely not intentional."
"Haha, how foolish, it seems you've forgotten how to speak since becoming a commoner?"
"...What? How can you say that to me?"
Ayla, whose pride was hurt, couldn't stand it and got angry at Freya.
In the original story, Freya's changed attitude became the trigger, and other students began to ridicule her as well.
Just like now.
"Why is Freya suddenly being so cold to Ayla?"
"Haven't you heard the news? Ayla has become a commoner now."
"What? Really? How?"
"The nanny secretly switched her child with the Blanche Family's real daughter? The truth was revealed, and Ayla was kicked out of the Blanche Family this time."
"Oh my god, how could such a thing happen?"
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