I'm a little bit cute after transforming.

Adolf coughed lightly.

"Your Majesty, even noble bloodlines can decline, can't they?"

The queen gave Adolf a disapproving look, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive. Just then, the door was pushed open, and the king entered, escorted by several people, and sat in the main seat.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, teacher! Let's begin our meal."

Two maids, one on each side, cut the food and poured the wine for the king.

Diana, who was initially a little annoyed, immediately forgot about it when she heard that she could start eating and began to eat the food in front of her.

I must say, it was quite delicious. The ingredients were fresh, and both the appearance and taste were excellent.

After finishing their meal in silence, Adolf thanked Diana and left.

The Empress looked at the two departing figures with disgust.

"Of lowly blood, lacking manners, and with an unseemly table manner, Airoy! I will never allow her to become your wife!"

Aloy suddenly stood up.

"Mother! You don't understand Anna at all! How can you judge her based on just one meeting!"

The Queen stared blankly at her son glaring at her, and even Caroline was startled; she had never seen her second brother angry before!

A maid wiped the food crumbs from the king's mouth, and the king waved his hand, dismissing all the maids and guards.

"Very good! Airoy, I'm so glad you have such good taste!"

"If you can marry Diana, you will not only have a great ally, but given her status at Austin College, the position of Dean will be hers sooner or later, and then the college will truly be in the hands of our royal family!"

The king then looked at the eldest prince.

"Andrei, you and your brother, I don't care what methods you use, Diana must become one of your wives!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince narrowed his dark eyes slightly, stood up, and bowed respectfully.

"Yes! Father!"

The second prince had no choice but to agree, though his feelings were indeed complex.

After everyone left, only the eldest prince and the second prince remained in the room.

The eldest prince walked to the side of the second prince.

"Little brother, will you give it to me this time too?"

The second prince struggled for a moment, but finally made up his mind and looked at the first prince with a determined gaze.

"Big brother! I truly love Anna! I won't back down this time!"

The eldest prince touched the second prince's hair, and the second prince trembled almost imperceptibly.

"Oh~ I didn't expect you to have such backbone, now that's more interesting~"

"But don't worry, I'll give her to you after I've ruined her! Hahaha~"

The eldest prince left, laughing loudly.

The second prince clenched his fists tightly, and bright red blood slowly seeped from between his fingers, but he didn't notice!

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Adolf led Diana out of the palace.

"Anna, did you see the Sword Saint when you went out at noon?"

Diana played with her hair as she walked.

"You mean that strange old man? Did you see him?"

"Let me tell you, Master, that old man is really strange. One minute he's all smiles, the next he's all grim and he keeps saying weird things!"

The swordsman guarding the palace gates sneezed. 'Strange, someone with my constitution shouldn't sneeze, right?'

Adolf's lips twitched. "Why do I have a feeling he's upset because of you?"

"and then?"

Diana suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right! He also wanted to take me on as his apprentice, but I didn't agree."

Adolf was startled.

"What? The Sword Saint wanted to take you as his disciple, and you didn't agree?"

Diana then continued.

"But... the way he used sword energy manipulation was pretty cool, I was going to say yes!"

Adolf choked, "Can you just finish what you're saying? Don't keep pausing at crucial points!"

"and then?"

Diana shrugged.

"Then we ate! How could we be late for something so important!"

Adolf felt his expression was about to spiral out of control. No wonder the Sword Saint's expression had gone awry because of you! 'Is eating something so important? More important than becoming the Sword Saint's apprentice?'

Adolf glanced around.

"Anna! The Sword Saint's swordsmanship is very strong, and his inherited secret technique is an invaluable treasure. You must become his disciple; this is very important!"

Diana, on the other hand, seemed somewhat indifferent.

"His move was really cool! I'd really like to learn it, but well, I can't force someone to teach me, can I?"

Adolf took a deep breath.

"No matter what, if he wants to take you on as his apprentice next time, you must agree!"

"Okay, okay~ Master, I understand~"

Adolf was heartbroken to see Diana's nonchalant expression!

"Who was it that said on the northern border that they wanted to create a world without war, a world where everyone is equal? ​​Turns out I'm the only one worrying about this!"

Adolf kept telling himself that Anna was still a child, and that she would be fine when she was older, and there was still time!

After walking for a while, the two finally arrived at the palace gate.

Suddenly, a group of silver-armored knights blocked their path.

"Show your passes, or you will be arrested for trespassing on the royal palace!"

Diana was bored when someone stopped her and pointed a weapon at her, which immediately piqued her interest, so she stretched her hands.

Upon seeing this, Adolf immediately understood Diana's plan and quickly pulled her back.

"Anna, don't do anything rash, I'll handle this!"

Diana looked disappointed.

Adolf sighed helplessly; this girl really wasn't afraid of trouble!

He pulled out the Austin College badge, his face displeased.

“I am Adolf, the Dean of Austin Academy. His Majesty the King invited us! Now step down!”

A silver-armored knight gave it a cursory glance.

“We did not receive any instructions for you to enter the palace. Besides, with your full head of black hair, how could you possibly be Dean Adolf!”

"I now suspect you are impersonating Adolf. If you resist, kill them without mercy!"

Adolf was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder.

Diana looked at Adolf's furious expression.

"How about it, Master? Shall we start fighting?"

Adolf held onto Diana tightly.

"Anna, don't make a move!"

Just then, an elegant voice broke the tense situation.

"stop!"

A handsome man dressed in fine clothes walked over and shielded Diana behind him.

The group of silver-armored guards immediately bowed respectfully; the newcomer was none other than the eldest prince.

The eldest prince turned around, bent down, and took Diana's hand in his.

"Miss Diana, are you alright? Are you hurt?"

Diana looked at the worried Crown Prince and withdrew her hand.

"I'm fine, thank you!"

The eldest prince brushed his bangs aside, looking as if he had just realized something, and made a gentlemanly gesture.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Diana. I was in such a hurry. Seeing you in danger, I was rude. I haven't even introduced myself yet!"

“I am the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Serbia, the heir to the throne. You may call me by my name, Andrei!”

Diana nodded.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The eldest prince was taken aback, clearly not expecting Diana's answer and her unchanging expression.

The eldest prince instantly devised a plan, turning back to look at the silver knight and slapping him across the face.

"Miss Diana is my honored guest. How dare you stop me? From now on, no one is allowed to obstruct Miss Diana within the palace!"

"Your Highness, this seems to be against the rules!"

"What did you say?"

The silver knight immediately knelt down.

"Yes! Your Highness!"

"Quickly retreat!"

The group of silver knights bowed and withdrew.

The eldest prince turned around and did not see Diana's adoring expression.

"Miss Diana, from now on you can come and go freely in and out of the palace, and no one will dare to stop you anymore!"

"Oh, thank you!"

The eldest prince was taken aback.

Diana saw the eldest prince still blocking her way.

"Um~ could you please stop blocking my way? I need to go back~"

The eldest prince quickly stepped aside.

"No problem, no problem!"

Adolf nodded his thanks and left the palace with Diana.

The eldest prince stared blankly at the two departing figures. His original plan to invite Diana to his place had been completely disrupted by Diana!

"Interesting! She's definitely not an ordinary woman. No wonder my second brother is so infatuated with her!"

The eldest prince gave a charming smile.