"Let's eat together again tomorrow afternoon, Charles, Chloe. Tomorrow I'll invite your father to eat with us too," said Queen Kayana.

  "Will Father come here tomorrow?" asked a surprised Charles.

  "Is that true, Mother?" asked Chloe, also surprised.

  "I haven't asked, but I think he'll come tomorrow because tomorrow is the final match. If he doesn't want to come, I'll try to persuade him to come," said Queen Kayana.

  "Ahahaha, will Carol come too?" asked Chloe.

  "Ah, about that, Carol won't be coming to watch tomorrow's match. Yesterday she asked if you two had won and advanced to the semifinals, which are being held today. Then I told her that you both had been eliminated and failed to advance to the semifinals. After hearing that, she immediately became sad and decided to study and practice again. It seems she wants you both to advance to the finals and watch your match. She doesn't want to watch a final match without you," said Queen Kayana.

  "I see. Please convey our apologies to Carol, Mother. I'm sorry we couldn't live up to her expectations in this tournament," said Chloe.

  "Yes, Mother, please convey our apologies. We also promise that we will grow stronger and live up to her expectations," said Charles.

  "You two don't need to apologize, but if you want to, you'd better do it yourself. Because Carol said that even though she doesn't want to come to watch the final match of the academy tournament, she still wants to come to see the academy festival," said Queen Kayana.

  -

  In the treatment room.

  A door at the end of the room opened. After that, Irene emerged from the room at the end. There were no wounds or scars on her body. It seemed that this time, Irene had fully recovered.

  After exiting the door, Irene headed towards us.

  "Why are you here, Rid and you two??" Irene asked.

  "Of course, to visit you. It seems you've fully recovered," I said.

  "I was worried about you, miss. But thank goodness you're okay," Leandra said.

  "I was worried too," Lily said.

  "Thank you all for visiting me," Irene said.

  "You're welcome, Irene. By the way, are you allowed to leave this room yet? If so, how about we have lunch?" I asked.

  "I'm allowed to leave this room now. It's already this late? I haven't had lunch yet. Have you guys not had lunch yet either?" Irene asked.

  "Leandra, Lily, and I haven't. Noa, Kotaro, Julie, and Lillian have, so they just arrived after lunch," I said.

  "I see. Ok, I'll come with you if you want to have lunch," Irene said.

  "Okay," I said.

  "Since you're all going to have lunch, then we'll take our leave, Princess Irene, Rid, and the others," Noa said.

  "Okay, Noa, thank you for coming," I said.

  "Yes. Since you're all going to lunch, I suggest you buy food in the shopping area and market, rather than the cafeteria, as it's very crowded," Noa said.

  "Thanks for the suggestion, Noa," I said.

  "After lunch, it's best to get some rest and prepare for tomorrow's finals, Rid. We'll support you again tomorrow," Noa said.

  "Yes, thank you," I said.

  After leaving the infirmary, we walked together out of the academy lobby. There, we parted ways with Noa and the others. Noa and the others headed to the dormitory, while Irene, Leandra, and Lily headed to the shopping area.

  When we arrived, the shopping area wasn't as crowded as Noa had expected. We decided to split up in the shopping area to buy the food we wanted, and then regrouped to eat together.

  Irene went to the shopping area at the end of the building and bought the food she wanted. After she finished buying her food, Irene was suddenly greeted by someone.

  "Good afternoon, Princess Irene," someone said.

  Irene immediately turned to see who had greeted her.

  "...Lord Duke of San Quentine. Good afternoon too," Irene said.

  It turned out to be Duke Remy who greeted Irene. Also behind him were Senior Vyn and Princess Amelia.

  "You seem to be fine, even though you suffered quite serious injuries earlier," Duke Remy said.

  "That's true, but I've been recuperated by the staff there. I just left the treatment room and i am now buying some food. Does Lord Duke need anything from me?" Irene asked.

  "Hmm, nothing. I just came to say hello because I happened to see you here. After all, you're Amelia's rival for Prince Charles, so I had to say hello," Duke Remy said.

  "Princess Amelia's rival? Are you talking about the ~Matchmaking Battle~? I'm sorry, but I already have a boyfriend and my participation in that event should have been canceled," Irene said.

  "Indeed, your participation should have been canceled once you found a partner. But His Majesty hasn't canceled the event yet. Besides, the ~Matchmaking Battle~ will be held after you all graduate from the academy, probably in 3-4 years. And during that period, it's not impossible that you and your current boyfriend have broken up due to incompatibility or because of an incident involving your boyfriend. So even if you don't have a boyfriend, you'll still participate in the event," said Duke Remy.

  "An incident? What are you talking about?" Irene asked.

  "So you were in the middle of a conversation, Irene. No wonder you took so long," I said, suddenly interrupting their conversation.

  "Rid, why are you here?" Irene asked, slightly surprised.

  "I came to you because you took a while to buy your food. Lily, Leandra, and I have already finished buying our own food, so it's just you. I was worried because you hadn't come to the three of us, so I came to you," I said.

  "I see," Irene said.

  I then looked at Duke Remy.

  "This is the first time we've met, Lord Duke. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Rid Archie. I'm Irene's current boyfriend," I said, bowing.

  "You're quite polite, aren't you? I know you, you're Vyn's opponent in the final," Duke Remy said.

  "I'm flattered to be recognized by a Duke. By the way, does Lord Duke have anything to do with Irene?" I asked.

  "Nothing, I was just saying hello," Duke Remy said.

  "I see. Then, would Lord Duke mind if I take Irene with me? Irene just recovered from the injury she sustained in the semifinals, so she needs to eat lunch soon to stay fit," I said.

  "I see. I don't mind if you want to take her to lunch right away," said Duke Remy.

  "Then, if you'll excuse me, Lord Duke," I said, bowing.

  Irene also bowed, and then the two of us left, leaving Duke Remy, Senior Vyn, and Princess Amelia. We both walked towards Leandra and Lily, who were waiting for us in front of the shopping area.

  "Your excuse just now seemed far-fetched, Rid," Irene said.

  "The important thing is that I can take you away from Lord Duke San Quentine. You felt uncomfortable talking to him, didn't you?" I asked.

  "Yes, you're right. Thank you, Rid," Irene said.

  Meanwhile, Duke Remy looked at Rid and Irene as they left.

  "How dare he speak like that in front of me. He's truly an interesting person," Duke Remy said with a smile.

  -

  After lunch, we returned to our dorms.

  "I'll go first, Rid. I'm going to rest some more to prepare for the third place match tomorrow," said Irene.

  "Yes, tomorrow you'll be fighting senior Nadine," I said.

  "That's right, that's why I need to rest and prepare myself so I don't lose again. Well then, see you, Rid," said Irene.

  "See you too, Irene," I said.

  We both went to our respective dorms. I went straight to my room and sat on my bed.

  "Tomorrow I'll be fighting senior Vyn. It looks like he's going to be serious about fighting me and using many of his dragons to defeat me. Those dragons aren't real dragons, but it looks like I'll have to relearn some of those techniques so I can easily destroy them," I said.

  -

  The next morning, in front of the academy gates.

  Many horse-drawn carriages were already parked in front of the academy gates. Furthermore, many people were gathered in front of the academy gates, and some were starting to enter the academy grounds. They had all come to the academy to watch the final match of the San Fulgen Akademiya tournament.

  Meanwhile, Mr. Irwin was seen waiting for someone at the academy gate. A few moments later, a not-so-luxurious horse-drawn carriage arrived. The carriage stopped in front of Mr. Irwin. The carriage doors opened, and a man stepped out.

  "Long time no see, Uncle Irwin," the man said.

  "Yes, long time no see. I didn't expect you to come to watch the final match, Asier," Mr. Irwin said.

  It turned out that the person Mr. Irwin was waiting for was Commander Asier, who is also Irene's older brother.

  "Yes, I decided to come because I wanted to see my sister's match against Nadine for third place. It looks like it will be an exciting match between members of the San Lucia family,"

  "Besides, I heard that Irene's boyfriend made it to the finals. That's why I decided to attend because I wanted to see the match firsthand. And also, I was curious about what kind of person he was," said Commander Asier.

  -To be continued