Although the home environment survey is very helpful in understanding children, to the point where she first thought of it due to her anxiety about Sana, Connie had deliberately not looked at those documents for a week.

She thought the children’s environments would be similar anyway, and she didn’t want to have unnecessary prejudices by looking at the child’s home environment first.

She had thought she could look it up when necessary.

But it seemed that with cases like Sana’s and William’s, there might be a need to look at them in advance to some extent.

“He may appear to have no problems on the surface, but if he ever shows any unusual behavior at school, I would be grateful if you would let me know.”

“Yes, I will. Thank you for telling me this first. It will be much more helpful when I guide William.”

“I’m more grateful for your response. Then I’ll be going now. Goodbye.”

But Wayne, who had bowed his head in greeting, turned back to look at Connie as he was about to leave the classroom.

“……”

Connie opened her eyes wide as if asking if he had more to say, but he simply bowed his head once more and left.

“Teacher Connie.”

Anna approached Connie, who was tilting her head in puzzlement at Wayne’s behavior. She had suggested they call each other by their first names rather than surnames from the day they first met.

“That person who just left, isn’t he Duke Wayne?”

Duke Wayne? William Wayne…… Ah…… So he was a Duke.

“Yes, it seems so.”

Duke Wayne…… I feel like I’ve heard of this Duke somewhere before, but when was it?

“He’s truly not human. How can a child’s father be so handsome, like a walking sculpture? My goodness, it seems that misfortune comes even to someone who has everything—status, wealth, and looks. Seeing how quickly he lost his wife. Well, as a result, he’s become the most attractive widower in the kingdom.”

It seemed that Duke Wayne’s loss of his wife was a well-known fact, though Connie hadn’t known.

A walking sculpture…… Ah! That’s it.

Suddenly, a memory of Duke Wayne came to mind.

〈Duke Wayne is getting married. I want to marry a rich man who’s like a beautiful art sculpture too. Ah…… if only I had been born a little earlier, I could have married the Duke.〉

Elaina, her uncle’s biological daughter and Connie’s cousin, had said something like this while looking at someone’s marriage article. At the time, she didn’t know who they were talking about and let it pass, but that person who was said to be getting married was Duke Wayne. Was that about seven years ago?

Since then, William was born, and he also lost his wife. But was Duke Wayne really that handsome?

Both Elaina and Teacher Anna praised the Duke’s appearance so highly.

Connie tried to recall the Duke’s appearance she had just seen.

Come to think of it, he did seem handsome.

He seemed to be as tall as Ethan, with thinner eyes than Ethan and perhaps a whiter face. But overall, didn’t he give off a rather cold and sensitive impression? Well, it’s difficult to be as handsome as Ethan, who looks warm and affectionate.

“……!”

Why am I comparing the Duke’s appearance to Ethan?

Connie found it ridiculous that she was thinking about Ethan again.

“This school is certainly famous for having children from extraordinary families, but this year, your class is particularly intense. There’s the princess, the young master of Brightling, and even the young duke of the Wayne family…… It’s truly a collection of precious children. Oh my, it must be difficult for you.”

Aren’t all the children similar? Would children from extraordinary families be more difficult to handle?

Though she couldn’t dismiss the words of the experienced Teacher Anna, Connie tilted her head slightly.

“Ah! That’s right! Why is Count Brightling bringing his nephew when he’s not even his own child? I’ve heard he goes around beating people, but with the rumors I’ve heard about him, you’d think he’s not the kind to bring his nephew to school. How strange.”

It seemed to be about Callian Brightling’s uncle. Callian’s father was a Marquis, but his younger brother, the uncle, was known to have inherited the title of count that the family owned.

“Callian’s uncle beats people?”

“Hahaha, Teacher Connie, you really know nothing about these things. You should learn a bit now. After all, the children attending Steen School are all from noble families, so knowing this kind of gossip can be helpful sometimes. That Count Brightling is famous for having a terrible personality. Despite having a face as beautiful as an angel, his actions are no different from a beast. He does clean everything up with money, but it’s difficult to completely clean up rumors. Women issues, violence…… I think there was some commotion recently too.”

“Terri…… But you say his face is like an angel?”

Surprised by Teacher Anna’s harsh expression, Connie was about to repeat her words exactly but quickly changed them, thinking, ‘He’s still a parent of our class.’

Teacher Anna opened her eyes wide as she looked at Connie.

“You don’t remember his face? How is that possible? It seemed like there was a halo behind that Marquis and his face was glowing. How strange. Are all the guardians in that class famous handsome men in the kingdom? Anyway, it seems like Class 3 this year has gathered extraordinary people in every way.”

“……”

Was Brightling’s uncle that handsome too?

Connie didn’t know what to say. She had certainly thought that there were many children who were as pretty as angels, but she had never thought about the appearance of the parents, nor did she have the luxury to do so.

“Anyway, congratulations on safely getting through the first week. I’ll go now.”

As always, Teacher Anna abruptly cut off the conversation and headed toward her classroom. As an experienced and competent teacher, she had a tendency to suddenly stop chatting and return to work, which was a very welcome trait for Connie.

Since Connie was still inexperienced in everything and took longer, she always had work piling up.

She was just grateful that Teacher Anna cut things off at an appropriate point.

“Yes, go ahead.”

Watching Teacher Anna’s back, Connie belatedly remembered that she had wanted to find out about ‘Sana.’

Connie began searching for the home environment survey.

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When Graham Wayne returned to the carriage, William was engrossed in reading the book he had found at school.

“Will, put that away now. Reading in a moving carriage could harm your eyesight, so it would be better to read again when we get home.”

“Yes.”

William immediately closed the book and looked out the window. Graham’s mood sank at his obedient attitude, which seemed almost too compliant.

He felt both proud and worried about his son who had recovered his daily routine so quickly after his mother’s death. He had been that kind of child since he was a newborn. Quiet and not crying much. Until now, it hadn’t been worrying because his wife was there, but he wondered if he could properly understand and comfort this well-mannered child if he kept suppressing his emotional wounds.

Even though she lacked experience, the homeroom teacher’s impression was good, which put his mind at ease. But still……

“Will, do you really think the teacher resembles Mom?”

William had suddenly said that last night before falling asleep. That the homeroom teacher resembled his mom.

It was the first time the child had mentioned his mother since she died.

“Yes, she does.”

“……Really?”

As he was leaving the classroom after consulting with the teacher, he suddenly remembered William’s words from last night and took another careful look at her.

But they didn’t resemble each other at all.

Laina was a tall woman with a mature beauty. As the eldest daughter of a marquis family, their marriage had been arranged between their families, so he would have had to marry her even if he didn’t like her, but he fell in love with her the moment he first saw her. She was a woman without a single flaw, not only in appearance but also in personality and family background. The only flaw she had was leaving him and William behind so early.

But William’s young homeroom teacher was too small and thin, with such a youthful appearance that she looked more like a girl than a woman. Even considering her young age, she looked too young, to the point where he couldn’t understand what part of her resembled Laina.

“She’s pretty.”

William, who had been quiet for a while, muttered. Graham didn’t understand what William was saying at first, but realized after a few seconds. That the similarity between his mother and the teacher was their ‘prettiness.’

Graham didn’t respond and was recalling the teacher again.

Pretty? That woman? Hmm……

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[Name: Sana Lancelot

Age: 8 (1 year delayed)

Family Information: Count Kenneth Lancelot (father), Helena Lancelot (mother), Scott Lancelot (younger brother, seven years old)

Siblings attending the school: Scott Lancelot (1-2)

Parents’ Occupation: Father – High Court Judge of the Kingdom

Address: 13 Sonak 8th Avenue, Barfal

Hobbies, Special Skills: None

Special Notes: She occasionally tells lies, so please pay special attention.

Please guide her strictly. In particular, she may bully her younger brother, who is one year younger, out of jealousy.]

This was the content written in Sana’s document.

So her younger brother is in Teacher Anna’s class, but why did they enroll them together? She tells lies? Sana?

Somehow, the special notes seemed to contain only negative content about Sana.

Connie, who was lost in thought while looking at the document, headed to Teacher Anna’s classroom, whom she had just parted with.

“Scott Lancelot? Right, I was wondering why his sister was in Class 3 after delaying a year. Scott was born in March. His sister, Sana, was it? What month was she born in?”

As expected, the competent Teacher Anna had already figured out the sibling’s relationship.

“August…… hmm?”

How could there be only seven months between the two children’s birthdays?

It seemed strange once she said it.