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Noel started preparing to leave for the academy dormitory as classes starting tomorrow.

Rieta, the only one out of work, returned to her room and changed into comfy indoor clothes.

It was fortunate that she was not scolded by the Duke for today.

‘Besides, I’ve heard great stories.’

What Princess Gabriella is up to.

The female lead, the daughter of a local noble, accidentally meets Princess Gabriella and becomes her friend without knowing her true identity.

The lead and her brother almost lost their lives in a crisis.

She then learns Princess Gabriella’s identity, whom she only thought was an ordinary lady, and with Gabriella’s help, not only saved her life, but also obtained her rightful honor.

All the stories the Duke told today were exactly as they were in the original story.

That she is also planning to return in the fall.

‘And Princess Gabriella will return to the capital with her.’

From that moment on, the whole story will begin.

‘The female lead is coming…. For real.’

For some reason, the feeling felt new.

Living in the Duchy, she had thought that a day like this would come someday.

Rieta rested her chin lightly, and she thought of Noel, whom she had spent all day with.

…….Noel isn’t bad.

No, to be honest, doesn’t the female lead quite like him?

HIs face, which resembles the Duke, is getting more and more cool.

Of course, his tone was still a bit harsh, but his behavior was quite friendly.

Moreover, Rieta had long hinted to him that ‘someone special, distinct from the others’ would appear.

So that when he meets the female lead, Noel would immediately realize and accept her heart.

‘I hope it goes well… Noel needs to be happy.’

Rieta murmured, leaning her head lightly against the window.

“You’ll fall out the window. Be careful.”

Just then, she heard Noel’s voice outside the window.

“Noel.”

Rieta stuck her head out the window. She saw him dressed in the academy clothes.

“What’s the point of sticking your head out like you’re about to fall?”

“Are you leaving now?”

“Yes. But I’ll be back soon.”

“Soon? When?”

“Well, I’m going to stay here for about half of the week.”

Rieta’s eyes widened.

What kind of whim is that all of a sudden? It’s not like he knows that his crush is coming to the capital.

“……..why?”

“I just want us to stay together as much as possible until the departure time.”

“Before I go to Liz?”

“No, before I go.”

“Noel, where are you going?”

With Rieta’s question, he exclaimed ‘you idiot!’ with a very angry face.

“Did you forget our promise?!”

“Promise?”

Promise, what was he talking about?

It’s a bit puzzling. But Rieta immediately remembered what Noel had said in their childhood.

So choose between the two. Would you like to live here with me? Or would you like to live in the kingdom with me?

Answering that absurd question, Rieta had replied, ‘After I turn sixteen, let’s go to the kingdom with me.’

Thinking that it’s not going to happen anyway.

She thought he had completely forgotten since he was so young.

“Princess, did you forget?”

Rieta quickly offered an excuse to Noel’s absurd response.

“Of, of course I remember. It’s just that I didn’t know that Noel would still think of going to the kingdom…….”

“What?! There’s no way I’ll break the promise I made with you. Anyway, I’ll tell Father sooner or later.”

“N, no,  you see.”

Rieta wanted to somehow stop Noel from telling the Duke such a thing.

Because the two of them would never go to the kingdom together in the first place.

“To say that is too…”

“Too?”

“Don’t, don’t you think it’s too fast?”

Unfortunately, he wasn’t very agreeing with the idea.

“There are only two seasons left, so how fast?”

“No, I mean…….”

The words she couldn’t bear to say just lingered inside.

‘Noel’s mind will change.’

He was going to fall in love with the female lead who will appear soon.

But Rieta couldn’t say such things honestly, so she felt frustrated.

“Yes, so I meant that you should tell him after autumn! Well, the Duke is busy right now.”

“Ah, is that so?”

“Yes!”

Noel tilted his head, and Rieta nodded fervently.

“I don’t know why the Princess wants to postpone it so far.”

Noel acted as if he was suspicious of something, but said nothing more.

Rieta let out a sigh of relief inside her heart.

“Let’s do that? So how about doing something romantic? I will tell my father on the day the first snow falls.”

“…Sometimes the first snow comes ridiculously early due to abnormal weather. Will it be okay?”

Rieta talked anxiously, recalling the first snow that came absurdly around autumn once in a few years.

She was worried that the first snow might come earlier than the female lead.