The Commerce Practicum Ends
Lux’s Side
It was almost time for the lunch break to end… but Florence-san and Felisiana-sama still hadn’t returned.
“Maybe I really should try to go look for them somehow…”
But I couldn’t leave the shop Florence-san had entrusted to me, so just as I was thinking I should report it to the teacher…
“Ah! Florence-san! Felisiana-sama!”
When the two of them appeared in front of me, I couldn’t help calling out their names.
With gentle expressions, they both spoke.
“Lux-sama, we’re terribly sorry for being away for so long.”
“We kept you waiting, Lux-kun.”
“No! I was really worried, thinking something might’ve happened to you, but if you’ve both come back safely, then that alone makes me truly happy!!”
When I told them that with all my feelings, the two of them blushed slightly and smiled happily.
…That’s right.
“Florence-san! The lunch break’s about to end, so we need to start the shop again!”
“You’re right. Then shall we begin again?”
“If that’s the case, Lux-kun, would it be alright if I were the first customer after lunch break?”
“Yes! Of course! Florence-san, I’ll be counting on you again!”
“Yes, likewise.”
Together with Florence-san, who smiled gently at me, we resumed the commerce practicum.
“Let’s see… Lux-kun, could I have this flower?”
“Yes, I understand—”
“Please wait, Lux-sama. Third Princess-sama, the flower language of that flower is love. I can’t overlook you taking advantage of this situation to have Lux-sama hand you a flower with such a meaning.”
“Oh my, I simply chose the flower I wanted. It’s news to me that such a flower language was attached to it.”
“Such a transparent lie…”
For some reason, Felisiana-sama, our first customer, and Florence-san ended up bickering just a little.
But after that, there were no troubles like in the morning, and we were able to sell flowers smoothly. Until evening, when it was time for the commerce practicum to end, the two of us kept selling plenty of flowers together.
Elizalina’s Side
Around the boundary between evening and night.
“So, what did you want to talk about?”
When Elizalina asked after being summoned, Razamiliana, who was seated in a chair in her own office, spoke.
“At noon, I identified a location believed to be a base of the Lage faction.”
“Ooh! As expected of you, Razamiliana-oneesama!”
“…And I’ve heard that the Lage faction will be gathering at that base tonight. For the sake of what comes next, I intend to deal with it immediately tonight. Do you have any objections?”
“Huh? No, none at all. By dealing with it, you mean wiping them out, right? There’s no way I’d object.”
Anyone who tries to harm Lux deserves to die anyway.
“I see. Even so, they’re dukes and marquesses, nobles in their own right, and there are about ten of them. I thought that having them disappear overnight might cause inconvenience for your mediation.”
“Ah, is that what you meant? Then it’s even less of a problem. Even if people like that are gone, as long as I’m here, everything’ll be fine. Honestly, I’m happy that you’re being proactive about this, Razamiliana-oneesama.”
“Then that’s fine. You may leave.”
“Okaaay.”
After replying lightly, Elizalina left Razamiliana’s office.
As she walked down the corridor inside the royal castle, she muttered,
“Somehow, it feels like Razamiliana-oneesama’s atmosphere has changed a lot in such a short time…”
No, rather than something as vague as that.
“The commerce practicum is over too… It’s finally time, Lux.”
At last, the time has come for me to tell Lux about my love.
“When that time comes, Felisiana and Florence won’t matter anymore. I’ll be Lux’s…”
She deliberately didn’t say the rest, her cheeks flushing red as she pressed her lips together.