Three days remained until Seraphine’s wedding.

As it was the Crown Princess’s wedding, it was naturally a grand event drawing guests from all corners of the kingdom. Adding to the excitement was the fact that her groom was none other than the Hero who had defeated the Demon King, making it an irresistible topic of interest.

For nobles, this was an unmissable social occasion, so the auxiliary palace where Ethan and I were staying was packed with other guests besides us.

…Which meant it was inevitable that we’d encounter various nobles while wandering around the auxiliary palace for meals or other reasons.@@novelbin@@

“Greetings, Duchess Blackwood. It’s been a while since I saw you back at the Academy.”

“Ah, yes… and you are…?”

“It’s been ages, Lady Rosewood. Or should I now call you Lady Blackwood? Surely you haven’t forgotten your rival from the Academy, have you?”

“…Uh, of course not…?”

It was mildly overwhelming to have a steady stream of nobles whose faces and names I couldn’t recall approaching me as if we were long-lost acquaintances.

Honestly, the only person who might’ve qualified as my “rival” at the Academy was Agnes. I vaguely remembered this individual from my fourth year, but as an extra, their name hadn’t stuck.

And so, I spent about two days fending off conversations with nobles I barely remembered while feigning familiarity.

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