Having tasted defeat, Leila began to immerse herself in studying like a madwoman from that day on.

Her attitude in class was so different from usual that even the tutors were surprised by her approach to learning.

However, no matter how hard she tried, it wasn’t easy for her to surpass me, who had lived a much longer life than her.

After receiving additional classes, we entered the academy the following month.

Of course, we couldn’t study all the lessons arranged by the teachers and the marquis.

But since I already knew the content, it didn’t matter much to me.

Leila, who had properly started studying late, seemed regretful about that part.

“Miss, tomorrow is the first day of class. How do you feel?”

The first day of academy classes was approaching.

With this, all the children of the Masipacius family would be enrolled in Gelly the On.

“I saw briefly earlier, and Young Master Bershua also seemed excited about going to the academy after a long time.”

I snorted at Mylene’s words.

The academy allows senior students to skip classes to devote time to succession lessons or future planning.

While Father was putting Bershua through the knight order, he submitted a letter of excuse to the academy stating that Bershua was starting knight training for his future, which was accepted, allowing him to attend the academy only on days when knight training was off.

Being quite ambitious about his studies, he must have regretted missing academy classes and seeing his grades drop, and it seemed he planned to make up for it this year.

Well, the top student would still be the young duke of Posilia anyway.

According to Grace, the young duke often misses academy classes due to succession lessons, but how does he still excel in his studies?

I’m envious.

So, on the eve of my first day at the academy, I drank warm tea and was able to sleep soundly without dreams for the first time in a while.

* * *

On the much-anticipated first day, Leila and I rode in the same carriage to the academy, but the buildings we entered were distinctly different.

Unlike me, who entered a building lavishly decorated with eye-catching colors like gold and red, she had to enter the ordinary building that everyone else used.

I didn’t forget to tease her before entering, saying, “Study hard in class, Lady Leila,” as a greeting.

Unlike the bustling entrance of the building for levels 1-3 classes, the high-level exclusive building not only had few people at the entrance but also played classical music, famous for helping with learning.

The interior was also extremely neat.

Of course, it was a familiar scene since I had been here before, but this was my first time entering the high-level exclusive building immediately upon enrollment, so it felt somehow more novel.

I had never seen the interior of the high-level exclusive building during this period in my previous life.

Past me who studied hard, I really commend you.

So I made my way to my assigned classroom.

On the way, students I occasionally encountered bowed their heads and briefly greeted me.

The students using the exclusive building generally maintained good relationships without causing conflicts.

After all, there was a high probability they would stay in contact even after graduating from the academy.

Eventually, when I opened the classroom door and entered, Grace, who had arrived earlier, approached me with a welcoming face.

“Kyaa, Rowenloa!”

She expressed her delight by briefly embracing me.

After greeting Grace and looking around the classroom, I saw several children I had encountered in my previous life.

So you all were good at studying from a young age.

No wonder… I studied to death trying to surpass you.

“These are friends I’ve known since last year! I’ll introduce you, so come this way!”

So Grace introduced me to her friends.

“Everyone! This is Rowenloa I’ve been talking about, Rowenloa Masipacius!”

The young ladies who heard Grace’s words looked at me with surprised, wide eyes.

“Rowenloa, this is Aliana Shadel, and this is Cordelia Avelin!”

As soon as Grace finished her introduction, they began to speak to me.

“I’ve heard a lot about you, Lady Masipacius!”

“Me too! It’s such an honor to meet you like this!”

Hearing those words, I felt shy and lowered my head.

“Is it true that you were invited by both His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince at the crown prince’s coming-of-age ceremony?”

“They say Lady Masipacius is the first young lady to visit the imperial palace alone before her social debut. I haven’t been to the imperial palace even once yet!”

Grace was looking at Aliana and Cordelia, who were bombarding me with questions, with a satisfied gaze.

Then, when our eyes met, she grinned and gave me a thumbs up.

I found her so cute that I burst into laughter.

After chatting for quite some time, the door at the front opened, and a blonde woman presumed to be a teacher entered the classroom.

Unlike my expectation that she would be an extremely fussy teacher, she had a very gentle impression and looked around at us with warm eyes.

“Now, shall we all take our seats?”

When we all sat down at her words, she called attendance.

“From today, I’ll be in charge of overseeing all of you. My name is Camilla.”

I couldn’t help but be surprised the moment I heard that.

Camilla… the same Camilla who would become the head of the Felicia family in about 10 years while simultaneously handling key duties beside the crown prince and being selected as the minister of education and the education department?

The same Camilla who would later be unanimously elected as the first female representative of the noble council?

I had heard rumors that Camilla worked as a teacher at Gelly the On during my first year, but to think we would meet as teacher and student like this!

So I couldn’t hide my excitement and stared at Camilla with sparkling eyes.

Camilla looked at me and gave a gentle eye smile.

The world is unfair.

That face with those abilities.

Here’s another person who has it all.

“Even though it’s the first day, I hope everyone stays focused and pays attention in class! It’s an honor to be in charge of all of you.”

I desperately wanted to say, ‘No, it’s my honor to learn from you, Camilla,’ but since Camilla wasn’t famous yet, I had to suppress my words.

And so the class began.

Most of the children assigned to the same level seemed to follow the class without any problems.

While I easily followed along since I had learned all this content in my previous life, I thought that if I hadn’t studied this material in my previous life, I probably wouldn’t have been able to keep up with this class.

Having gained the opportunity to take classes with such remarkable people, I needed to work even harder.

* * *

My school life was very smooth.

There was no reason for friction to occur in the first place.

Since Leila and Rembro were in completely different buildings, there was no chance of running into them at the academy, and although Bershua and I used the same building, we were on different floors, so there was no chance of meeting.

While Brother Rubert and I also had classes on different floors, for some reason, he would occasionally come down to the first-year floor specifically to see me.

I thought he might come down once a month, but seeing how some peers blushed at the sight of my brother, I realized that unlike in my previous life, he was gradually becoming a celebrity at the academy.

Of course, the same could be said about me.

There were numerous children who knew my name even before entering the academy.

Moreover, since Grace, Aliana, and Cordelia were also young ladies evaluated as talented with good grades and excellent family backgrounds, some children would look at us with envious eyes when we walked through the academy garden.

However, Leila’s situation was a bit different from mine.

Although she seemed to have made friends, she always appeared gloomy in the carriage heading to the academy, suggesting she hadn’t adapted to the academy’s teaching methods.

In front of Father, she would boast about her friends, saying, “I made a friend named Pelena, and she’s so, so kind!” but she was under more stress than I had thought.

About a month after entering the academy, Leila’s expression when heading to the academy began to brighten gradually.

She would even occasionally chatter about her new friends during meals.

And only much later did I realize that I was the one who had helped strengthen the relationship between Leila and her friends.

* * *

It was when I opened the classroom door as usual. Grace and several others were angrily confronting a man about something.

“Grace, what’s going on?”

Grace seemed flustered when she saw me enter the classroom, and after glancing at me nervously, she took me outside the classroom.

“Have you heard about the strange rumor circulating in the academy these days?”

“What strange rumor?”

Seeing that I had no idea, Grace sighed deeply and hesitated for a while.

“Well… sigh… there’s a rumor going around that you’re driving a wedge between Leila and our young duke.”

My face automatically frowned.

More precisely, my face contorted involuntarily as I recalled the miserable experiences I had suffered from that rumor in my previous life.

“What nonsense….”

“I don’t know either. It seems the young duke is actively denying it, but… everyone seems not to believe him. I wonder what Leila has been saying… It’s really so childish.”

I felt as if my head had been struck, turning my mind completely blank. Even I was shocked.

Seeing me like this, Grace carefully took my hand.

“It’ll be okay. They say the young duke is denying it. Let’s just wait a little, okay?”

I nodded at Grace’s words and composed myself before trying to enter the classroom, when I heard a familiar voice.

“See? Girls ultimately study just to seduce men.”