บท 60: A Deal

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In the headmaster's office, a group of noble freshman is having a discussion -- No, more like a disagreement about a certain topic.

"Eve... I mean Lady Evelyn why must you agree with this arrangement?!" Gab inquired.

She looked at him. She knows what's going inside his head...

'Why did you agree to this geezer when there's a better solution? Your father...'

She smiles...

"I'll tell you later, Gab. For now, it's better to settle this, and besides, I'm doing this for myself, not for you... We'll talk later." She dismissed his inquiries and left.

"Headmaster Carsillion, there's a catch in this, am I right?" Evelyn asked.

He chuckled at how sharp she was.

"... I mean, you won't suggest something that would take two weeks just to settle this argument. And besides, I know that the tournament is for finding new Elites. Am I right? Headmaster?" She continued.

"You really think alike..."

"Who?!"

"Your mother..."

"What? You know my mother?"

"Ohhhh... I guess, your father and brother didn't tell you a thing. Don't worry we can have our own talk after the tournament..."

She looked at him, bewildered, and confused about his connection to his family.

"Wait a minute, if you knew my mother then..."

"Lady Evelyn... I know you're curious about my relationship with your family but you don't need to worry. I'm not the type of person to break my promise... After the tournament, I'll tell you all you want to know."

She squints her eyes, while Carsillion tells everyone to leave for a minute.

-clack!

The door closed and Evelyn standing in front of his desk.

"Care to tell why you're doing this?" She asked as she folded her arms and raise her brow.

"You also looked like her when you pry into people's intention..." He answered.

While he intertwined his fingers and rest his chin on it.

"I'm not here to be compared just tell me why do I need to put up with this?! I don't care about your relationship with the Duke and his son..." Evelyn said while her voice was slowly getting a high pitch.

"So, you don't want to know about your lost memories?" He cited.

"Wha... You! Who are you really?! Why do you know that?!"

"I'll just tell you this, Eve... Participate! That's all I asked and you can question me all you want. Isn't that a great deal?" He added while he smiled.

She clicked her tongue and turn to walk through the door but she stops when Carsillion talks again.

"By the way... I need you to win all the matches. That's the only way you can have the information you want."

"You're kidding, right?!" She asked as she was convinced that this golden hair guy has a screw loose...

"Oh... I'm not~"

Evelyn came forward again to appealed to him.

"That's just nonsense! You expect me to beat all the freshmen here?! I'm not a wonder woman, you geezer!"

"Wonder woman? Geezer? What's that mean" He asked in confusion?

'Right, I forgot... These nobles don't know any slang word from the streets and he doesn't know who wonder woman is because that's a word from my old world.' she belatedly thought.

"Okay, I'll give you a handicap! Just be part of the top four and you can question me right away." He cited.

'Can I make it into the top four?! This geezer really annoys me... but I really need to know the information about my mother.' She was lost in thought before she gave her reply.

"Fine!"

***

After their talk with the headmaster, all went out and Vallen warned them as he walks past her and stops in front of Evelyn.

"I'm not going to let this slide, Lady Evelyn."

She scoffs at what he said.

"Do you know who's letting someone slide who? It's ME, I'm letting the marquees son have some face!"

She pointed at him and he laughs.

"I'm a marquees son, why would I be afraid? and I'm from the Knight class that was distinguished as one of the strongest in the freshman" Vallen stated.

"Exactly... You're a marquees son and also from the Knight family, but you became a sandbag for my aide and besides, I think you're forgetting about something, Sir Vallen..."

Vallen gulped down, he remembered the intense murderous aura of Evelyn earlier.

"W-what is it?" He asked.

"From what family is I, Sir Vallen? Emsworth! I'm a Duke's daughter!"

She folded her arms and stand straight with a haughty look. She thinks that she looks like a true villainess right now.

"I didn't know that my family's contribution to the Kingdom can be forgotten and I'll be slandered..."

'I don't want to use my family's status but for someone like him that honors status more than anyone else, this will wake him up' she thought.

"N-no, Lady Evelyn... that-that's not what I meant!"

Her upturned eyes blink dangerously and her long lashes cast a shadow in her beautiful face.

"You should know who's superior here, Sir Vallen. I'm letting you go this time because I want to see it for myself... How will that face of yours look like when it touched the hard cold floor..."

"Pfft... Oh sorry, go on..." Sylvester chuckle interrupting her speech.

She clicked her tongue and turn away from Vallen. And the two guys followed her.

"Hi, I'm Silvester. I'm classmates with Evelyn." He talked to Gab while walking.

"Oh hello, I'm Gab, Eve's aide. It's nice to meet you." He replied.

"Oh... You two are close?" Sylvester asked.

"Stop asking, Sil, or I'll kick you!" Evelyn said. Warning Silvester.

"You two got close?!" Gab was now bewildered on how Evelyn can dare to call someone in a nickname other than his.

"Gab stop talking! I'm seriously pissed off right now. We'll talk after we get that cut of yours treated. And you...!"

She stops and faces Silvester.

"Go back to class and take notes... I'll borrow it to you later!"

"Pfft...! Fine! I'll take my leave then. It was nice meeting you, Sir Gab. See you later, Evelyn!" He waves his hand and walks in the direction of the main building.

***

Meanwhile on the other side of the school...

"What are you doing?"

"Can't you see? I'm posting an announcement on the bulletin board?!"

"I can see that! What I want to know is why aren't you doing anything for the rumors to stop?! Ha! Allan?!"

Allan looked at the well-built man with his tall stature and his silver hair and red eyes that glowed like a beast.

"Can you tell that I don't care, Cabel?!" Allan clicked his tongue and continued to post the announcement paper on the bulletin board.

"She's your sister for goodness sake! A little help will do, Allan!" Cabel said as he grips Allan's shoulder.

He turns his head to look at him and talk back again.

"Then you do it! I don't want to get involved in her business! That's her mess let her handle it!" He said as he pushed Cabel's shoulder when he walks away.

He holds his shoulder again before Allan could go a bit further.

*sighs~

"Why is it that no one listens to me?!" Cabel added while he shakes his head.

"What?!" Allan answered getting annoyed.

"I'm telling you that someone spread a rumor but my shadows can't find who it was. All the young ladies who were at the party pointed to one individual but they can't remember the person's look or the name..."

Allan then looked at him perplex at what he said.

"What are you saying? Someone can erase the memories of the nobles here?! Are you kidding me right now?!"

"Do I looked like someone who jokes around, Allan?!" Cabel answered while he raffles his silver hair.

"I was also dumbfounded when I found out that my shadow knights can't find the culprit who spread the rumors, and besides all of them have the same story but when it's near the end, they stop like they forgot everything related to that person!" Cabel added.

"You're saying that someone is deliberately spreading rumors about my sister and he or she used magic to erase their memories?" Allan replied.

"You just repeated what I said...!"

"And you're telling me that person used taboo magic?!"

"That's what I'm saying!"

Both stop their bantering and their thought wonder.

'Why would someone target Evelyn? Because she was a candidate for the Crown Princess fiancee?'

When they came to the conclusion, they heard running footsteps in the corridor.

"Wait... Lady! Look ahead!!!" Said the girl who was chasing after her.

"No!"

-thud!

"Ouch!"

Allan looked back when he felt that someone knocked into his back. He saw a pink hair lady with pale skin and her misty blue eyes that looks like it will pour down at any moment.

He reached his hand.

"Are you okay?" Allan asked.

"Y-yes... I'm sorry!" She embarrassingly said while her eyes were becoming red as she tried her tears to keep at bay.

"Lady Elise!! Are you all alright? I told you to looked ahead!" Said the girl who was chasing after her.

"Umm... I'm Elise von Acker, and I would like to apologize for my *sniff* behavior."

"It's alright... We need to go now." Allan declared.

They walk away and Allan was in deep thought.

"Weird..."

"What's weird?" Cabel inquired.

"I felt strange when I touched that Lady... Weird..."