The Demon Saint is Missing, so I Ran to Another World

The First Day of Chersea's School Year (Part 2)

And then, lunch break came.

Of course, we allotted a faculty room where all the teachers would stay after their class, or when it's lunch. When I came there, I saw Eris taking a nap on her table, with Lily sitting beside her reading a book. Maddie was nowhere to be found, while the other teachers were eating, or just simply having a break.

"Good job today, guys!" I told them, you know, just to encourage them.

The teachers—all of them members of the Chersean royalty or prominent noble families—smiled back at me, and went on with their lunch, served by their servants.

Yep, it's really surreal. A commoner leading the nobility, who took up a teaching job. But I guess I have no choice; these folks will have to suffice for now.

"..."

Now I'm just wondering where Maddie went.

"If you're looking for Her Holiness, she's in the art room."

I turned to the speaker, no other than the monarch of Amaranth herself, Queen Jessica. "Ah, hello, Your Majesty! I thought I made sure that the bell for lunch break was heard all over the school."

"Well, Her Holiness did hear it," the queen explained. "But I guess, she's too engrossed in teaching the students about art."

"Err...how about the students' lunch?"

"She told me that they'll have their lunch there at the art room."

"That's wrong—"

"I won't attempt to stop her, if I were you, Kuro," Her Majesty said. "You know how stubborn Her Holiness is."

"Right..."

"Besides, let Her Holiness do as she pleases," the Queen of Amaranth laughed. "It's pretty boring back in the Holy Palatial Gardens."

"True," I couldn't help but chuckle when she mentioned that. I mean, I ended up in this world and met them simply because of Her Holiness the Human Saint was bored.

Ah, the power of 'Butterfly Effect' is kind of scary and amazing at the same time.

"Anyway, how's your job as a teacher, Your Majesty?"

The queen laughed, "Honestly, I find myself enjoying it."

"Hoh..." I didn't expect to hear that from her. When I first started teaching, the demands of the work were so overwhelming I was already exhausted halfway through the day. Likewise, my co-workers felt the same in their 'first days'.

"You know...the adulation of the students, their courtesy whenever we meet at the hallways or the classrooms," she narrated with dreamy eyes, "I think I'll love being a teacher."

Err...I'm pretty sure that's not what a teacher is all about.

"And the best thing of all...they listen whenever I talk," she added. "Not even my brother would give me an entire minute to what I say before, see?"

"Not even your ministers?"

"Well, though I'm a queen and they 'listen'," she emphasized that last word, "I could tell they always have reservations on my words, though they never oppose me outright, especially if it runs contrary to what they think is best."

"..."

Well, her words suddenly hit me. If I remember right, Her Majesty the Queen Jessica was considered a 'stupid child' though she was loved. Her brother, the late Prince David, carried more influence in the Amaranthine royal court before, since he was perceived by everyone to be smart. Her Majesty's words and opinions were always side-lined.