"When the hell did you appear in my life, Bashires!" It seems that he has long forgotten, as if ten years ago was the beginning of his life. That memory was like powder, and the slightest touch and change would dissipate and shatter, what happened to change everything for him. It seems that someone does not want Cons Dante to recall that lost memory, an invisible iron barrier blocking the traces of the past.

・・・・・・

Compared to the noise of Constantinople, the calm Imperial Seminary seems to be in another world.

The students live an uneventful campus life, and everything seems to be the same. The boys and girls were still going about their own club activities as before, talking about their lives, as if the outside strife had nothing to do with them.

"President, I heard that Duke Andrews is also injured! Now I can finally hear my ears clearly, and I don't have to hear Granny's aggressive voice every day. There was a hint of schadenfreude in Lily's tone. As for the military aristocracy, these former aristocrats of Rastin from prominent backgrounds themselves have great prejudices, coupled with political disagreements, the antagonism between their parents has also continued to the next generation.

The main members of the Rose Tea Society have basically arrived, and although these girls seem to be weak, they are actually the eldest daughters of a famous family in Constantinople. For example, Lily's father was a member of the cabinet, while Diana's father was the Marquis of the Empire. Even though they are girls, this does not prevent them from talking about politics, because their respective families are already deep in the whirlpool of politics.

And Diana put the black tea on the table and gently tapped Lily's head, reproaching: "Now that Constantinople is so dangerous, you still have these things in your head." ”

"Hmm~ But it's obviously because they deceive people too much, even Her Royal Highness dares to speak disrespectfully." In their eyes, Ann Roester is the perfect being, and for the moderate policy advocated by Her Royal Highness, not only they personally, but also their family supports. The military nobles who had risen to power through the slaughter of the Crusaders did not think so, and even now they coveted the East, while the Herod in the kingdom advocated a policy of repression.

"This time, the military headquarters has been hit, and even the Grand Duke Tudor has been seriously injured, I don't think the war will start!" An eldest lady whispered.

"That's what I heard my dad say."

The girls don't really want to be involved in these "men have the final say" thing, but now this war is at stake in their fate.

But Diana seemed a little worried, "But what happened is not a sign that Constantinople is becoming more and more dangerous, that war will begin at any time, and that the Grand Duke of Athens has decided to go on an expedition to the East." ”

Soon, the girls lost interest in these things, and instead paid attention to the oriental teas, silks, and strange playthings that the girls were passionate about. After all, this is what a girl really likes, and politics is not even an after-dinner conversation.

"Christine, what's wrong with you?" Suddenly, Diana spotted Christine in the window.

"No・・・・・・ nothing, President, just thinking about something." Christine replied with a twinkle in her eyes.

"Are you still thinking about Andrew?" But Diana broke Christine's mind in one word.

"President ・・・・・・, how do you know?" Christine, who was startled, said hesitantly, but she didn't deny it.

Is that really the case! Diana sighed softly, although she had only seen it a few times occasionally, Diana could tell Christine's ambiguity with the Herodian man. Looking at this innocent girl, Diana couldn't help but sigh lightly.

"You should know, Christine, that you and him won't come to fruition. You are a Rasten and he is only a Herodian, and don't forget your father. It's good to keep this kind of thing in your heart and forget it slowly, if you say it, it's not good for you or for him. Diana enlightened Christine like a gentle big sister.

"But don't Her Royal Highness and Sophia have a good relationship? And can't we get along well with the Herodites? ”

Diana watched Christine helplessly say such childish words, the so-called friendship between the Rastin and the Herod was in essence the rule of the Rastins over the Herodians, and the moderate and radical factions never disagreed on this point. "Do you think the friendliness of Her Royal Highness is more curious or more friendly, and the first time you came into contact with that Herodian, wasn't it more of a sympathy in your heart? It is impossible for the Herodians to regard us as friends, and neither can we, because ten years ago we had so much blood on our hands that even the washes of time could not wash it away. ”

"Maybe His Highness will get bored with that Herod girl after spending some time with him, and the so-called Herod people are actually very capricious. We'll never be friends, we'll just use each other. There was a hint of meanness in Diana's eyes, which made Christine think that her eyes were dazzled. At this time, the president was completely less approachable than when he received Sophia at the sorority.

Diana's words were soft, but everyone could hear them clearly.

The empire was overthrown, albeit by the Crusaders, but in fact it was caused by the reckless militarism of the Alexei era and the partisan rivalry of the court of the Leo era. Throughout the empire except Constantinople, riots and despair filled every corner. In the eyes of the Rastins, the destruction of the empire was entirely the cost of digging their own graves, and because of this, few people truly sympathized with the Herodians.

"Diana, how can you say that!" But at this moment, a voice sounded, and everyone's attention was instantly attracted to it. And Diana reacted.

At some point, Ann Lotte had already appeared at the door of the small café, and Sophia was by her side. Apparently everything Diana had said before had been heard by Ann Lotter.

"Her Royal Highness ・・・・・・" Obviously, Diana was also caught off guard by the changes in front of her. No one expected that Ann Lotte would appear here at this time.

"Actually, I ・・・・・・・," Diana tried to explain, but Ann Roste looked at her disappointedly and said:

"Diana, you disappointed me so much, I thought you also recognized me, but you trampled on my trust in you and my ideals." Never, Ann Lost, had never said such a thing to a person like this, but every word Diana had said before was a negation of Ann Lost. Even a girl as gentle as Ann Lotte was outraged.