First of All, Let's Hide My Younger Brother

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“No, it’s really not like that. Besides, it’s between the two of them. I don’t think it’s for others to judge.”

Philia is shy and talkative, but surprisingly straight-forward.

Although she may appear hesitant and timid, she actually says everything on her mind.

“Which family brought up the engagement first?”

“I remember the Dmirov family made an offer first.”

Come to think of it, the Vesta and Dmirov family had no prior contact until then.

So I remembered that my parents were also quite surprised about Franz and Marian’s engagement.

“I see. The Dmirov family must have really liked Franz very much.”

“…Right.”

To be honest, when they got engaged, I felt sorry for Marian.

It’s not that Franz is ugly nor a bad person.

I mean, shouldn’t a lady as dazzling and refined as Marian be more suitable for a mature and dependable man, rather than Franz, who can be indecisive and aimless at times?

And as I recall, Franz was consistently unpopular among girls. 

Instead, he was popular among guys, as far as I remember.

Maybe it’s because this is world of a mature, rated-19 BL comic.

여기가 19금 BL 만화 속 세상이라 그런지도 모른다.

Originally, the ‘bottom’ is not popular with women, and they themselves are not particularly interested in the opposite sex and are ignorant of relationships.

The role of the ‘top’ is to attract the innocent and naïve ‘bottom’, who is clueless about love and physical intimacy, into that(?) world of lust and romance.

So, I think of Franz as being on that side(?) to be completely honest.

And I’m expecting that his engagement with Marian will naturally fall apart even without Astaire’s interference.

It looks like the two of them are in an arranged marriage and have no feelings for each other, and Franz is not interested in women at all.

He’d be the worst husband ever.

Also, in the distant future, Franz might run away in the middle of the night with some guy, saying that he likes men.

That makes me feel sorry for Marian.

In the original story, Franz’s relationship with Marian is as dry as my relationship with Lithaus.

There were no romantic scenes between the two of them, but were rather businesslike, and above all, Franz was uncomfortable with the cold and domineering Marian.

‘What if they break up. Then, it would be possible for Marian to meet another, better man.’

So, I believe it’s better for the two of them to annul their engagement, just like Lithaus and I,

that’s what I thought, at the least.

***

At Kratier Academy, students are required to create their own schedule, except for mandatory classes such as literature, mathematics, foreign languages and history.

After filling out my timetable, I remembered the days when I was attending university in my previous life.

It was online at the time, and I had to wait all night for the registration server to open.

Here, I have to write down each subject on a paper application form, and it’s one paper per subject, and personally submit it directly to the Academic Affairs office.

“Kayla Vesta, third grade in the Knight class. You have to take the core subjects in the grade that you belong to. You know that, right? Is this all you applied for liberal arts?”

“Yes.”

“You’ve only applied for difficult subjects.”

The staff in the Academic Affairs Office said while looking at me with a puzzled face.

The liberal arts subjects I applied for was business administration and accounting.

I ended up only choosing high-credit courses on purpose for the sake of the monthly evaluation.

The four mandatory subjects had to be taken with female students, but with liberal arts subjects, both men and women could take classes in the same classroom.

Kratier Academy was co-educational and there was no status regulation in the school rules.

At first glance, it seemed progressive, but it was actually a very conservative place.

There were separate classes for male students only and classes that only female students could take.

The five subjects called cricket, boxing, sociology, hunting, wilderness and survival were only available to men.

On the other hand, subjects such as cooking, sewing, cleaning, childcare guidelines and how to be a wise wife were only available to women.

These subjects were also required to be taken at least two years before graduation.

In addition, it has only been 100 years since a female student was allowed in the [Knight] classes.

But that was only made possible because nobles who did not have a son to inherit their titles fought for it and succeeded.

In any case, there only a few female students, myself included, in the current Knight class.

If I go to the training field, it will be full of guys.

And I’m sure the bastards who bullied Franz are there.

I remember the original story, so I had a rough idea of their profiles.

Among them, there’s a supporting character who is a ‘top’.

Before attending the first class, I headed to the first floor as the staff in the Academic Affairs Office instructed me to visit the principal’s office.

I knocked twice on the principal’s office’s door, and there was an immediate response.

“Who is it?”

“This is Kayla Vesta, a third-year student who transferred into the [Knight] class as of yesterday.”

“Oh my, come on in.”

When I entered the room, a middle-aged woman with a gracious demeanor greeted me.

“You are Kayla Vesta, right? You have been assigned to class E. You can come with me.”