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

The Lady of the Red Goblin Clan (Part 2)

**Greg**

"Achoo!"

"Whoa!" Princess Noir nearly jumped from her seat and nearly spilled her tea when I sneezed. "That's a loud one, Sir!"

"Can't help it," I said to her. "Maybe someone thought of me."

"Huh?"

"It's a well-known belief in my world. We sneeze when someone thinks of us."

"I don't think that's true, Sir," Noir was serious.

"Hm? Why?"

"Well, I always think of you and—" the Usarved Princess' cheeks turned beet red when she realized her mouth slipped. She quickly stopped herself from spilling more beans, and turned her gaze away from me. From a 'chill' atmosphere, the air between us quickly turned into an awkward one.

"Oh..." Shevaun noticed her embarrassment and nudged at me. I think we both had the same thoughts.

"You always think of me, milady?" I laughed, trying to hide the awkward feelings between us. "I did nothing wrong to you though..."

"No! That's not it!" she turned to me again, and her face went even redder. "I-I-I-I mean, I think of y-you, not because I wanted to co-connect, or s-so-something...you're my friend, Sir!"

"I-I understand, haha!" I could only scratch my head. Nevertheless, I sought to change the topic, so I brought out another concern of mine. "By the way, milady, I have a question."

"Sir?"

"That goblin girl I fought before," I asked, "you said that she's someone hated here."

"Lady Srexe?" it was Shevaun. "I told you; she's arrogant, and self-absorbed. No one became her friend for long. The last time I saw that student, she was heading down the delinquent path...that is, after she was defeated in her duels with milady."

"Duel? So, she fought with Princess Noir too?"

"You can say that, but it's nothing serious like what you two did," the Usarved Princess confirmed. "Srexe always loves to compete with me, she turned everything we did into 'duels'—from answering quizzes, to simple eating contests."

"The heck?"

"She's hell-bent on defeating me, that's why," Princess Noir turned to Shevaun, and smiled at one another, as if remembering some silly memories. "But Srexe never won. Hah! It would take Lady Cassandra David herself to defeat my genius!"

Hoh...so Alexa's being hailed here as a genius. Back in our old class, we're the last section, and she and her classmates were a collection of the worst among the worst.

"..."

I guess I can call that a 'character development'.

Ah, in any case, I'd like to know more about that goblin girl. Honestly, there's something in her that concerned me, especially when she was ridiculed by the other students. And since I was here to help the junior students like her pass unto their seniors, it won't hurt to know a thing or two about these children.

"Milady, if I may ask, do you have an idea of why Lady Srexe keeps on failing her senior examinations?"

Shevaun and Princess Noir exchanged puzzled looks, before the latter said, "We honestly have no idea, Sir. If I remember, Lady Srexe's parents are kind and supportive to her, yet, she's an underperformer in class when she reached the juniors."