Early in the morning, Swain was ready to go out, today was the day of the reopening of Astrad I College, and Sophia was going to school. Despite the proximity of Karin Castle to the school, the school rules of the Astrad I School required students to live on campus, so Sophia had to leave her brother for a while and stay at the school for a while.

Originally, Swain planned to send Sophia over in person, even if it was very close, Sven didn't want to disappoint Sophia. But two days ago, the Metternich family came to the news, and the salon event that had been promised before was scheduled for today, because Karin Castle was in the western suburbs of Deweide after all, and it was still quite far from the Browning district in the center of the imperial capital, so Swain had to go out early in the morning.

Before leaving, Sophia reluctantly stayed at the door, watching her brother board the carriage.

"Be careful with yourself at school. Swain finally touched his sister's head and told her, "Just tell me anything, now that it's so close, I'll come to see you at school if I have a chance." ”

"Well," Sophia nodded, the expression on her face wasn't too happy, but her brother's last words made her smile again, "You should be careful on the road, too." ”

Swain waved his hand, and then got into the carriage, the coachman was still the same one in Jericho's mansion, and although the mansion was completely destroyed during the attack on Pritown, fortunately there were no casualties. This time, Swain came to Deweide, and brought only some servants who were responsible for taking care of daily life, and as for the coachman, the gardener, etc., he continued to employ those from Jericho's mansion.

The smile on Sophia's face faded as she watched her brother's carriage fade away, and finally, she walked back to the mansion with a blank face, ready to go to the Astrad I Princess.

Sophia changed into the school uniform of the public school, it is now April, if it is in the midnight fort, the weather has gradually warmed up, and the heavy clothes will definitely make people sweat, but in Germany, because it is closer to the north, it is often warmer here than in the south, so the spring school uniform of the public school also deliberately added a light blue coat to the white shirt, and the girls will wear dark blue long skirts, simple and fresh.

After nearly half a month, Sophia returned to school, but she didn't have any special feelings, after all, she stayed here for too short a time, and she didn't have any feelings for this school.

After Principal Russell's brief opening speech, Sophia followed the crowd back to the classroom. Because of the close proximity of Karin Castle to Astrad I, Sophia was among the early arrivals, so she had enough time to go back to the dormitory. In the same way, Gladys came to the school early because her father was a teacher at the school. The two men met in the room, and after a brief greeting, they went to the auditorium for the ceremony and then to the classroom together.

Because not long after entering the school, Sophia could not recognize the whole class, except for Glatis, there were very few people who could be called by her name. However, Sophia is a big celebrity in the class, previously because of her beautiful looks, and now, her surname makes her even more attractive to others.

"Now, Jericho," said a girl with short millet hair who sat down before class was in class, and asked Sophia, who was sitting in the back row of the classroom, "Did your brother really kill Michel VII with his own hands?"

Sophie was stunned, because she was either stranded in Tiamat Palace or went to Midnight Castle before, she hadn't paid much attention to the news from the outside world, and after returning to Deweide, she hadn't read the newspapers in the imperial capital, and she didn't know that those reporters had already blown the news that Michel VII died under the gun of Count Midnight.

"Uh, that ......" she opened her mouth, but she couldn't remember the name of the girl in front of her.

"Elaine, Elaine No. Idmus, just call me Elaine. The short-haired girl saw Sophia's embarrassment, and quickly spoke understandingly, reporting her name first.

"Ah, Miss Elaine......"

"There's no need to add Miss," this Miss Elaine seemed to be a self-acquainted person, her smile was unpretentious, and it made people feel kind at a glance, "It's okay to call Elaine, if you feel awkward, then I'll call you Sophia too, how about it?"

"Uh, okay, Elaine. "Sophia is still a little unaccustomed to Elaine's character, but speaking of which, Elaine is a little similar to Victoria, both of them are arrogant.

Glatis, who was sitting next to Sophia, kept her head down and looked at the book. If Sophia is not used to Elaine's character, she just can't cope with this kind of person who will take the initiative to talk.

Elaine also saw Gladys on the side, she also knew Gratis's identity, because her mother Mrs. Higrid married her father, Professor Ranke, who had no noble status, so Gretis failed to inherit her mother's surname Lino, so she was looked down upon by some classmates from noble backgrounds. However, although Elaine is also from a noble background, her family is not a big nobleman, and she can only barely get a title, and is actually a businessman, so she has no prejudice against Glatis.

"Hey, Gladys," she winked at Gratis, "I don't think I saw Professor Ranke at this morning's ceremony." ”

"Father's words, go to the salon run by the Marquis of Metternich. Despite Elaine's friendliness, Gladys lowered her head and said in a soft voice.

"Metternich—" There seemed to be a bit of envy in Elaine's tone, probably yearning for a big family like Metternich.

Sighing with emotion, Elaine turned her gaze back to Sophia. "Sophia, you haven't said yet, did your brother slash the traitor Michelle?" said Elaine, holding out her hand and waving it twice exaggeratedly, presumably mimicking the knight's hand to slash his enemy.

Gladys, who was bowing her head on the side, also pricked up her ears, although she was not good at sociability, but she was still a little curious about Swain, after all, Swain showed great knowledge in front of her, and he was also the grandson of Mr. Winston.

"Well, I guess it......" Sophia said hesitantly, she hadn't been there when Michel VII died in Midnight Castle, and she didn't know the exact situation. And Swain had never told her about it, and Sophia wasn't quite sure if she would cause trouble for her brother if she said it.

"You're his sister, you must know something, right?" Elaine wasn't satisfied with such a vague answer, she still wanted to dig more information out of Sophia's mouth, "Hey, did your brother duel Michelle with a sword in order to defend his territory and people, as the newspaper said, and then killed that traitor with a sword?"

Gladys pursed her lips slightly, her expression unnoticed by others because she kept her head down. In Gladys's view, this kind of third-rate newspaper report is not true at first glance, and it is completely made up to attract the attention of readers.

Sophia smiled wryly and shook her head. "My brother doesn't know how to use a sword, in fact, he doesn't even have good marksmanship. He usually doesn't like these violent things very much, preferring to read some books quietly and spend time leisurely. ”

Elaine pursed her lips, Sophia's description didn't quite match her imagination of the hero who killed Michelle. However, Gladys nodded slightly, she agreed with Sophia's statement, in her opinion, Swain was indeed a very scholarly person, and it was impossible to imagine him wielding a sword and a sword.

"Really?" Elaine was a little disappointed, she had expected that the person who could kill Michelle would be a chivalrous figure, and Swain's identity gave her that impression. Although the southern aristocracy is regarded as a decay and backward yesterday, it is undeniable that the last fiefdom nobles in these imperial lands are indeed the only remnants of the knightly era, and only these people can still see some of the features left from the knightly era.

"So, what kind of lord is your brother?" Elaine asked, as she seemed to be entangled with Sophia, "is the lord of the south, as they say, a miser who only cares about looting the money of his lords and hiding all his wealth in his castle, or is it the knight who dares to fight for his lords in the story?"

This question is a little difficult for Sophia to answer, she is the same as Swain, she has never left the Midnight County before coming to Germany, so for the perception of the southern nobles, in fact, she is no different from Elaine and these imperial capitals, she can also see that the reason why Elaine is so interested in her brother is more of a girl's fantasy and worship of knights, obviously, some third-rate newspapers misled this simple girl.

"I haven't met any other southern lords, the Midnight County is actually not very populous, and neither my grandfather nor my brother spent much time managing the affairs of the territory, and usually left it to the retainers who were in charge of these affairs. Sophia said truthfully, because class was about to start, she quickened her speech, "However, I think those southern nobles should actually be similar, not much different from those mayoral officials, after all, they are all in this era, and there are no such high-spirited knights." ”

"How is that possible!" Elaine suddenly shouted, clapping her hands on the table, and the person also stood up, "There must be, how could there be!" The loud voice she made attracted the eyes of the entire classroom, and at this time, the class bell was ringing, and the teacher of this class had already walked in.

Being watched by everyone, even an extrovert like Elaine couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, she blushed slightly, apologized to Sophia in a low voice and quickly, and immediately ran back to her seat.

The teacher standing in the doorway didn't know what was going on, and as soon as he walked in he heard a shout, and then saw a girl running back to her seat with a red face. Not knowing what had happened, he thought it was a quarrel between the students, so he coughed twice to silence the class.

When the teacher stood on the podium and solemnly emphasized discipline, Sophia, who was sitting at the back of the classroom, breathed a sigh of relief, Elaine's momentum just now really scared her, if it wasn't for the class at this time, she really didn't know what to do next.

She looked at Geatis beside her, remembering what Gretis had said about the Marquis de Metternich's salon, and Sophia guessed that Professor Ranke should be attending the same event as her brother.

"Gladys," she said softly, turning her head slightly, "did your father go to the Metternich party?"

Gladys, who was listening intently to the lecture, also turned her eyes slightly when she heard Sophia's words, and looked at Sophia, she noticed that Sophia said "also". "Did Mr. Swain go too?" Gladys did not find it strange that Swain would attend such an academic salon, after all, Swain was also a knowledgeable person, and he was also the grandson of Mr. Winston, a senior historian, and she felt that Swain would definitely be at home in academic circles.

"Hmm. Sophia nodded slightly, "It's a pity that the time is too unfortunate, I really want to go with my brother." ”

Gladys pursed her lips imperceptibly, she was still aware of Sophia's brotherhood as a roommate. "You don't have to pay too much attention to what just happened," Gladys said suddenly, "that Elaine, she is not a bad person, but she is a little ...... Well, how do you describe it? I should say it...... Some paranoia. ”

"Paranoia?"

"Well, she has always been very interested in the story of the knight's era, and always thought that one day there would be a knight on a white horse to protect her, stand up for her, draw her sword and fight. That's why she's obsessed with the celebrity in the school, Alans Nopesa, who is two levels above us. ”

"Alans Nopesa?" Sophia tilted her head, she couldn't even remember the names of her classmates, let alone seniors two levels above her, she had never heard of this celebrity.

"Well," Gladys nodded slightly, "I've heard from others too, Pesa's father seems to be a duke, and his family is very wealthy. But although she is a noble young master, she is quite modest, and she is very handsome, so she is secretly in love with many girls in the school. ”

"Sounds like a very good person. Although Sophia said this, her tone was clearly not concerned about the man named Alans Nopesa, who in her eyes only had the brother who was perfect.

Gladys could naturally hear the faint disdain in Sophia's tone, and even she could guess what Sophia was thinking. However, she didn't react as violently as Elaine, and she wasn't too cold to the public school star. As soon as she wanted to say something more, the teacher on the podium turned her gaze, and when she saw the teacher's stern eyes, Gladys immediately did not dare to speak.

During the lunch break, Elaine suddenly pulled Sophia out. Originally, Sophia had planned to go to lunch with Gladys and continue the conversation by the way, but Elaine disrupted her plans.

"Wait, where are you going?" Dragged by Elaine, Sophia could only passively follow, and they ran out of the school building and into the campus. Elaine is not only lively and active, but also seems to have good physical strength, Sophia was dragged by her, and she was a little out of breath, but Elaine didn't even sweat.

The Astrad I School is a very large school, like a small independent city, which is divided into many districts. The students' indoor teaching building was divided into one area, and the music classroom was put on hold in a relatively distant part of the bishopric, so as not to be too loud to interfere with the normal class.

Elaine dragged Sophia to the grove in the playground area, which was also divided into various sports areas, mainly fencing, swimming, equestrian and other traditional aristocratic sports. Elaine led Sophia to the edge of the racecourse, and she pointed to a young man on a horse, and said to Sophia, "Look. ”

Sophia gasped, running down such a long distance really made her a little unbearable for her usual lack of exercise. She looked in the direction that Elaine was pointing, and a young man in full equestrian costume was riding a black farabella horse, looking at the sky with his neck tilted slightly. His face was handsome, his violet eyes were deep and charming, and the little melancholy in his eyes could capture the girl's heart at once. Seeing this person, Sophia immediately remembered the Alans Nope Pesa that Gletis had told her earlier.

"You don't think he's a real knight?" Elaine asked in Sophia's ear.

After a brief period of distraction, Sophia looked at Elaine, and indeed, there was something about this young man that attracted her. There is a place where this man is very similar to Swain, they are all surrounded by a unique temperament, lonely and melancholy, but Swain has more ulterior secrets, and this young man, who may be the son of the Duke of Pesa, is just the melancholy of a young man.

"To say handsome, indeed, I don't think there is anyone more attractive than him among the people I have ever met. "Sophia didn't deliberately belittle him, Sven is not a very handsome person, and Sophia is not in love with someone because of her appearance," but if it is a knight, it is probably not easy to say. The so-called knight is not just riding a white horse, you can call yourself by virtue of your handsome appearance, knight is a quality, it contains a lot of things, and it is difficult to become a real knight. ”

Ai Lian smiled smugly, she didn't mind Sophia's words in the second half. "Of course, you can't be a knight with just a face, but Senior Pesa is not that kind of person, look at it!"

With that, she confidently walked towards the racecourse.