When the time came, parents gathered in the lobby.
It was the turn of Professor Cloran, who teaches herbal medicine, to introduce the inside of the academy.
The purpose of the facility tour is to see how the tuition fees and donations paid by parents are being used.
“This is Delford House, where students stay.”
The academy's policy is that all students live in dormitories.
Moreover, as it was the finest private aristocratic school in the empire, its facilities rivaled those of a luxury mansion.
The dormitory is divided into four buildings, and in the playground in the middle, the dormitories often compete in various sports to promote friendship.
“Since all grades are mixed equally in one dormitory, the relationships between seniors and juniors are quite close.”
Mr. Cloran moved to the next location and continued his explanation.
"The auditorium is on the left, and the offices are on the right. All student administrative matters are handled here, so if you have any questions about tuition or dormitories, please visit the offices."
The tour of the facility ended just as the students' classes ended.
Now, parents are also invited to the formal dinner to check the students' dietary standards.
“John.”
John was quickly noticed because he was the tallest and most handsome of his peers.
At Emily's call, who had found him, John walked over with a big smile.
“Are we eating together?”
"Yes."
“It’s really nice to have a meal together after such a long time.”
“We do too.”
Emily pulled out the chair next to him with a pleased face.
Then, excited about being able to spend time together, John quickly sat down.
“But isn’t your friend sitting with you?”
Startled by those words, the two men looked at Emily at the same time.
“A friend?”
As John looked flustered, Killian looked at him desperately from the other side.
'Just say it exists!'
John nodded absentmindedly.
“Tch, my friend is going to sit with his parents today.”
Emily glanced at Killian and then asked John directly.
“Is the silver-haired kid your best friend?”
“Silver hair?”
John glared at Killian, who seemed to be the mastermind behind this incident.
“Your uncle had a conversation with your friend.”
“Aha? I see.”
John asked Killian with a forced smile.
“Who on earth is this friend, my uncle said you met?”
Killian looked around. And John followed suit, turning his head to follow where his gaze stopped.
“Ugh!”
John took a deep breath without realizing it.
'Damn it, was that silver hair really that silver hair?'
Of all the kids, Lucas is the worst.
He never wanted to pretend to be friends with a guy who still wore stockings with his initials embroidered on them.
And that wasn't all? His personality was also strange. If John were an openly deranged person, then that guy was just pretending to be normal.
And the biggest problem of all is...
That guy's parents were also mafia members. John already had enough mafia members around him, and he didn't want to add any more.
Are you crazy? Am I friends with that guy?
As Emily followed their gaze and tried to look in that direction, John suddenly stood up.
“I’ll invite Lucas over to my house later!”
“Is his name Lucas?”
'This is a mess.'
John was so flustered that he ended up making a mistake he never normally makes. He could feel Killian's pitiful gaze before him.
'Oh my, who am I lying to right now!'
John's face turned red because he was so wronged.
"Uncle, if you don't have any plans after lunch, why don't you hurry home? Everyone's probably tired."
Unlike the first time, Killian was slowly enjoying seeing John's flustered appearance.
“I don’t have any plans for the next time...”
When Killian didn't give a clear answer, John gritted his teeth and approached him, whispering.
“Uncle, you’ll regret it too. Get out quickly.”
“Why? It’s fun.”
Watching the two men whisper, Emily realized that John was indeed ashamed to talk about his friend, just as Killian had said.
“John, then when you’re ready later, should you introduce me to Lucas?”
"Sure!"
'Absolutely not!'
John answered with a forced smile, hiding his true feelings.
After dinner, Emily got up to touch up her makeup.
“I’ll be back soon.”
The two men nodded quietly.
As soon as Emily left, John and Killian glared at each other.
“Uncle, what on earth have you done?”
“I even told a useless lie because of you, the one who is lonely.”
"Uncle, your only friend is that straggler Knox. It's better to be a loner."
“Your arrogance is sky-high.”
While the two were bickering like this, Emily ran into someone in front of the bathroom.
“Are you, by any chance, John’s aunt?”
Emily guessed that the friend who had greeted her might be a friend of John's, since he had silver hair and knew John.
“Are you Lucas?”
“Huh? How do you know my name?”
“It really is Lucas!”
Emily happily shook his hand as her guess was correct.
“I heard you’re John’s friend. Nice to meet you.”
Lucas shook Emily's hand, but his expression was somewhat awkward.
“Is that what John said? That we’re friends?”
“Huh? ...Hmm.”
Emily was so taken aback by Lucas's reaction that she couldn't speak properly.
'Hmm, should I pretend to be friends with John?'
Although John seemed to dislike him, Lucas himself was quite fond of John.
'I guess he didn't want the lady to catch him walking around alone?'
He was curious as to why John had introduced him as a friend among all the other kids, but he decided to find out later.
Lucas immediately changed his expression and introduced himself to Emily.
“I’m a close friend of John’s. My name is Lucas Tainan.”
Only then did Emily breathe a sigh of relief.
“I’m Emily, John’s aunt. Feel free to call me Emily.”
“Emily? Yes.”
It's been a long time since he's seen someone with such clear and kind eyes among adults.
'It's a shame that those people are family.'
As Lucas clicked his tongue inwardly, two men, worried that Emily hadn't come, walked down the hallway.
"This."
John looked disappointed when he saw Lucas and Emily together.
“We ended up meeting in the end.”
Killian also cast his gaze in that direction.
“Since it has come to this, you should become friends with that kid.”
"Yes?"
At Killian's words, John's expression turned rotten.
“Are you serious? You want me to be friends with him?”
“He may seem a bit cheeky, but you’re not bad either, so I think it’s not a bad match.”
“If you knew who his parents were, you wouldn’t be able to say something like that.”
“What does that mean?”
John got angry and pointed his finger at Lucas.
“His mother is Messina Rezzetta. She’s the boss of the Rezzetta family!”
"What?"
Killian raised his voice without realizing it.
Lucas and Emily turned their heads toward Killian's voice.
“Haha, everyone was there.”
John waved at Emily with a forced smile.
Then Emily came up to them with Lucas.
“John, I ran into your friend by chance.”
Lucas greeted John with a mischievous expression.
“John, did you enjoy your meal?”
“Yeah, well...”
Judging by Lucas's reaction, he already knows that John lied and said that they were friends.
'That Lucas kid is definitely going to use this as an excuse to blackmail me.'
John looked at Killian with resentful eyes once again.
“John.”
Lucas called out to John again in an unfamiliar tone.
“I just got permission from Emily...”
"Wait for a sec."
John looked up at Emily in disbelief.
“Did you give Lucas permission to use your name?”
“Yeah, since he's your friend, I think it would be better for me to be comfortable with him too.”
“That’s right, she gave me permission to use the name.”
John glared at Lucas with cold eyes.
'Your name is a name that can be called by any dog or cow, but Emily is not, you crazy idiot!'
Lucas grabbed Emily's arm and asked her to further arouse John.
“Can I go to John’s house to play this weekend?”
“That won’t do.”
This time, Killian quickly intervened. He absolutely could not allow a member of the Rezetta family into the house.
“Make sure to spend quality time with your parents on the weekends.”
“Um. Or, could you invite my parents too?”
John and Killian locked eyes. That guy really didn't know moderation.
But Emily, who knew nothing about it, readily accepted Lucas's offer.
"Yes, I'll send an invitation to your parents, too. You said they were the Teinans, right?"
"It would be better to send it to the Rezetta Manor than to the Tainans. We all live there."
'Rezetta?'
Emily looked down at Lucas with surprised eyes.
'Come to think of it, he kind of resembles Messina Rezzetta.'
Lucas took Emily's hand with a pitiful expression.
"You wouldn't break your promise, would you? My parents think very highly of the Starr family."
“Really?”
At those words, Emily's heart immediately weakened.
In the original work, the Rezetta family and the Starr family were not particularly hostile.
And above all, isn't Lucas John's best friend?
"Yes, I understand. I'll send you an invitation as soon as possible."
“Emily!”
“Emily!!”
At Emily's words, Killian and Johan shouted at the same time.
In particular, John's complexion was close to thoughtfulness.
“If it’s because of me, you don’t have to do that. I do... like him, but we’re not close enough to invite him over to my house.”
But Lucas came up to him and put his arm around his shoulder, as if to crush John's wishes.
"We should become closer in the future. Then your parents will be happier."
John laughed and whispered to Lucas.
“Put this away, Lucas.”
“Thank you for inviting me.”
Lucas interpreted John's words in his own way and said goodbye to Emily and Killian.
"Then I'll wait for your invitation. It was a short meeting, but it was enjoyable."
“Yeah, it was nice to meet you, too.”
Lucas greeted her politely and left.
Killian looked back, rubbing the stinging back of his head. There, John was glaring at him, as if about to curse.
"This is all your fault, Uncle. Take responsibility! What are you going to do?"
It was the turn of Professor Cloran, who teaches herbal medicine, to introduce the inside of the academy.
The purpose of the facility tour is to see how the tuition fees and donations paid by parents are being used.
“This is Delford House, where students stay.”
The academy's policy is that all students live in dormitories.
Moreover, as it was the finest private aristocratic school in the empire, its facilities rivaled those of a luxury mansion.
The dormitory is divided into four buildings, and in the playground in the middle, the dormitories often compete in various sports to promote friendship.
“Since all grades are mixed equally in one dormitory, the relationships between seniors and juniors are quite close.”
Mr. Cloran moved to the next location and continued his explanation.
"The auditorium is on the left, and the offices are on the right. All student administrative matters are handled here, so if you have any questions about tuition or dormitories, please visit the offices."
The tour of the facility ended just as the students' classes ended.
Now, parents are also invited to the formal dinner to check the students' dietary standards.
“John.”
John was quickly noticed because he was the tallest and most handsome of his peers.
At Emily's call, who had found him, John walked over with a big smile.
“Are we eating together?”
"Yes."
“It’s really nice to have a meal together after such a long time.”
“We do too.”
Emily pulled out the chair next to him with a pleased face.
Then, excited about being able to spend time together, John quickly sat down.
“But isn’t your friend sitting with you?”
Startled by those words, the two men looked at Emily at the same time.
“A friend?”
As John looked flustered, Killian looked at him desperately from the other side.
'Just say it exists!'
John nodded absentmindedly.
“Tch, my friend is going to sit with his parents today.”
Emily glanced at Killian and then asked John directly.
“Is the silver-haired kid your best friend?”
“Silver hair?”
John glared at Killian, who seemed to be the mastermind behind this incident.
“Your uncle had a conversation with your friend.”
“Aha? I see.”
John asked Killian with a forced smile.
“Who on earth is this friend, my uncle said you met?”
Killian looked around. And John followed suit, turning his head to follow where his gaze stopped.
“Ugh!”
John took a deep breath without realizing it.
'Damn it, was that silver hair really that silver hair?'
Of all the kids, Lucas is the worst.
He never wanted to pretend to be friends with a guy who still wore stockings with his initials embroidered on them.
And that wasn't all? His personality was also strange. If John were an openly deranged person, then that guy was just pretending to be normal.
And the biggest problem of all is...
That guy's parents were also mafia members. John already had enough mafia members around him, and he didn't want to add any more.
Are you crazy? Am I friends with that guy?
As Emily followed their gaze and tried to look in that direction, John suddenly stood up.
“I’ll invite Lucas over to my house later!”
“Is his name Lucas?”
'This is a mess.'
John was so flustered that he ended up making a mistake he never normally makes. He could feel Killian's pitiful gaze before him.
'Oh my, who am I lying to right now!'
John's face turned red because he was so wronged.
"Uncle, if you don't have any plans after lunch, why don't you hurry home? Everyone's probably tired."
Unlike the first time, Killian was slowly enjoying seeing John's flustered appearance.
“I don’t have any plans for the next time...”
When Killian didn't give a clear answer, John gritted his teeth and approached him, whispering.
“Uncle, you’ll regret it too. Get out quickly.”
“Why? It’s fun.”
Watching the two men whisper, Emily realized that John was indeed ashamed to talk about his friend, just as Killian had said.
“John, then when you’re ready later, should you introduce me to Lucas?”
"Sure!"
'Absolutely not!'
John answered with a forced smile, hiding his true feelings.
After dinner, Emily got up to touch up her makeup.
“I’ll be back soon.”
The two men nodded quietly.
As soon as Emily left, John and Killian glared at each other.
“Uncle, what on earth have you done?”
“I even told a useless lie because of you, the one who is lonely.”
"Uncle, your only friend is that straggler Knox. It's better to be a loner."
“Your arrogance is sky-high.”
While the two were bickering like this, Emily ran into someone in front of the bathroom.
“Are you, by any chance, John’s aunt?”
Emily guessed that the friend who had greeted her might be a friend of John's, since he had silver hair and knew John.
“Are you Lucas?”
“Huh? How do you know my name?”
“It really is Lucas!”
Emily happily shook his hand as her guess was correct.
“I heard you’re John’s friend. Nice to meet you.”
Lucas shook Emily's hand, but his expression was somewhat awkward.
“Is that what John said? That we’re friends?”
“Huh? ...Hmm.”
Emily was so taken aback by Lucas's reaction that she couldn't speak properly.
'Hmm, should I pretend to be friends with John?'
Although John seemed to dislike him, Lucas himself was quite fond of John.
'I guess he didn't want the lady to catch him walking around alone?'
He was curious as to why John had introduced him as a friend among all the other kids, but he decided to find out later.
Lucas immediately changed his expression and introduced himself to Emily.
“I’m a close friend of John’s. My name is Lucas Tainan.”
Only then did Emily breathe a sigh of relief.
“I’m Emily, John’s aunt. Feel free to call me Emily.”
“Emily? Yes.”
It's been a long time since he's seen someone with such clear and kind eyes among adults.
'It's a shame that those people are family.'
As Lucas clicked his tongue inwardly, two men, worried that Emily hadn't come, walked down the hallway.
"This."
John looked disappointed when he saw Lucas and Emily together.
“We ended up meeting in the end.”
Killian also cast his gaze in that direction.
“Since it has come to this, you should become friends with that kid.”
"Yes?"
At Killian's words, John's expression turned rotten.
“Are you serious? You want me to be friends with him?”
“He may seem a bit cheeky, but you’re not bad either, so I think it’s not a bad match.”
“If you knew who his parents were, you wouldn’t be able to say something like that.”
“What does that mean?”
John got angry and pointed his finger at Lucas.
“His mother is Messina Rezzetta. She’s the boss of the Rezzetta family!”
"What?"
Killian raised his voice without realizing it.
Lucas and Emily turned their heads toward Killian's voice.
“Haha, everyone was there.”
John waved at Emily with a forced smile.
Then Emily came up to them with Lucas.
“John, I ran into your friend by chance.”
Lucas greeted John with a mischievous expression.
“John, did you enjoy your meal?”
“Yeah, well...”
Judging by Lucas's reaction, he already knows that John lied and said that they were friends.
'That Lucas kid is definitely going to use this as an excuse to blackmail me.'
John looked at Killian with resentful eyes once again.
“John.”
Lucas called out to John again in an unfamiliar tone.
“I just got permission from Emily...”
"Wait for a sec."
John looked up at Emily in disbelief.
“Did you give Lucas permission to use your name?”
“Yeah, since he's your friend, I think it would be better for me to be comfortable with him too.”
“That’s right, she gave me permission to use the name.”
John glared at Lucas with cold eyes.
'Your name is a name that can be called by any dog or cow, but Emily is not, you crazy idiot!'
Lucas grabbed Emily's arm and asked her to further arouse John.
“Can I go to John’s house to play this weekend?”
“That won’t do.”
This time, Killian quickly intervened. He absolutely could not allow a member of the Rezetta family into the house.
“Make sure to spend quality time with your parents on the weekends.”
“Um. Or, could you invite my parents too?”
John and Killian locked eyes. That guy really didn't know moderation.
But Emily, who knew nothing about it, readily accepted Lucas's offer.
"Yes, I'll send an invitation to your parents, too. You said they were the Teinans, right?"
"It would be better to send it to the Rezetta Manor than to the Tainans. We all live there."
'Rezetta?'
Emily looked down at Lucas with surprised eyes.
'Come to think of it, he kind of resembles Messina Rezzetta.'
Lucas took Emily's hand with a pitiful expression.
"You wouldn't break your promise, would you? My parents think very highly of the Starr family."
“Really?”
At those words, Emily's heart immediately weakened.
In the original work, the Rezetta family and the Starr family were not particularly hostile.
And above all, isn't Lucas John's best friend?
"Yes, I understand. I'll send you an invitation as soon as possible."
“Emily!”
“Emily!!”
At Emily's words, Killian and Johan shouted at the same time.
In particular, John's complexion was close to thoughtfulness.
“If it’s because of me, you don’t have to do that. I do... like him, but we’re not close enough to invite him over to my house.”
But Lucas came up to him and put his arm around his shoulder, as if to crush John's wishes.
"We should become closer in the future. Then your parents will be happier."
John laughed and whispered to Lucas.
“Put this away, Lucas.”
“Thank you for inviting me.”
Lucas interpreted John's words in his own way and said goodbye to Emily and Killian.
"Then I'll wait for your invitation. It was a short meeting, but it was enjoyable."
“Yeah, it was nice to meet you, too.”
Lucas greeted her politely and left.
Killian looked back, rubbing the stinging back of his head. There, John was glaring at him, as if about to curse.
"This is all your fault, Uncle. Take responsibility! What are you going to do?"
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