Haunted Duke’s Daughter - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Translated by: Niladri

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Lilia sighed at the laughing Sakura's with an expression of helplessness . Then, when she suddenly looked up, she saw Tina anxiously staring at her . Unexpectedly, Lilia's cheeks were getting pulled .

―Your behavior was suspicious . Your facial expression was changing even though nothing happened . Scary, Lilia! {S}

―I wonder who caused all of this? {L}

―I'm sorry, I went too far . {S}

Lilia sighed inwardly this time and turned to Tina again .

"Lilia . Are you okay? Maybe you're tired . . . ? I'm sorry, I must have been bothering you . "

"You don't have to worry about it . Saying I am not tired would be a lie, but everything else is fine . "

I'm tired from dealing with Sakura . I'm not tired from my daily life .

―How terrible! {S}

Ignoring Sakura's words, she saw that although Tina didn't seem to be convinced, she silently sat back in her chair .

"Today you came just to inform me about the exam?"

"Oh yeah . I thought I had to inform you because I was indebted to you . "

"Yes . Keep it up . "

If Tina hadn't come, Lilia was thinking of visiting her tomorrow . Either way, tomorrow the results would be announced . She wanted to discuss it, so she would have met with her anyways .

"Today we will all go to the dining room on the south side after this . Hey, Lilia . . . "

"It isn't possible for me to go"

Tina lowered her eyebrows dejectedly, hearing that was the case .

Perhaps it is supposed to be a party to celebrate the test being over? Although it had nothing to do with Lilia, she never thought she would be invited . However, it was not possible to go to a gathering the south side with an unspecified number of people . If she waltzed into there carelessly, there would be endless problems .

―It's a troublesome world . {S}

―Yes . Really . {L}

Lilia returned to her bedroom after sending out Tina, telling her to bring souvenirs (from the party) .

The next day . When Lilia went to the classroom, everyone looked uneasy . Lilia, who now understood those feelings, sat down in her seat with no change of expression on her face .

"Good morning, Liliane-sama"

The three people standing around her greeted . All of them seemed anxious, including Sera .

"Good morning . The three of you don't look too well . You had studied right?"

"Of course I did . . . "

One would still be uneasy . Of course, depending on this grade, one might be reprimanded by their parents . It seems that some parents take the trouble to bring their children back to school in case they were skipping school . When one skips school for such a reason, it was something like putting the cart before the horse, Lilia just couldn't understand that feeling .

Lilia and another person, Chris were the only ones in the classroom behaving as usual . Chris was speaking boisterously to her entourage .

―Lilia . That is a role model . {S}

―Be like that? Me?

―Do your best!

Lilia turned towards those three people . The three tilted their heads and Lilia cleared her throat softly . And then-

"Good morning everyone, I'll give them out right away . "

Being interrupted by the teacher who had arrived before the scheduled time, Lilia couldn't say anything . Sera and the others returned to their seats .

―Aww …… . {S}

―Sorry…… . Next time, I'll do my best . . .

It may have been a necessary step in Sakura's plan . When Lilia apologized, Sakura laughed that it was okay .

―I didn't think you could do it suddenly either . Don't worry . {S}

―Yes …… . Thank you .

Sakura didn't seem to care anymore and was wondering what to do next .

The teacher started to hand out the graded answer sheets to each person after the morning greetings . It seemed a little interesting to see reactions of students receiving it varying from joyful to depressed .

―By the way Lilia, what was your previous performance? {S}

―It was fifth in terms of ranking . It's neither good nor bad . {L}

―No, it's really amazing! It's not a joke! {S}

―If my grades don't improve, I won't be able to trust Sakura .

―Don't put that kind of pressure on me …… .

Sakura was downcast, saying that she should have studied more . As a matter of fact, Lilia wouldn't actually blame Sakura, even if her grades were lower than last time . Because Sakura had given her knowledge that she would not have been able to obtain if she had lived normally .

Besides, it was just a "if" . Lilia was not worried at all .

"Aldis"

Having being called by the teacher, Lilia went up to the teacher's desk .

The teacher had a complex expression while looking at the answer sheet at hand, but then he turned towards Lilia and that expression disappeared .

"Well done"

It sounded like a heartfelt compliment . After receiving the answer sheet, she went trough it .

"Phew"

―Oh! {S}

Lilia let out a faint sigh, and Sakura immediately chirped in a happy voice . Lilia might have screamed out loud if she hadn't been in a public classroom . She was really happy . She used to think that she didn't care about her grades, but she was honestly happy about this .

"Aldis"

Lilia raised her face when she was called by the teacher again . He also had a very happy smile on his face . No, it looked rather funny?

"I'm not going to conduct class today . I'll just explain the exam questions one by one . "

"Yes, it's normal . "

"That's right . That's why . You don't need it, so you can go home today . "

If one didn't know anything, they would think that the teacher was trying to get rid of Lilia . However, it was easy to infer from the teacher's facial expression that this was not the case .

"Is it okay to leave straightaway?"

Anyone would have noticed that Lilia's cheeks were loosening . Lilia's smile was slightly stiff, making one think that she was trying to laugh . But soon, she bowed a little, displaying gratitude for the teacher's thoughtfulness .

"Then I gladly do as you say . "

"Oh, be careful . "

The teacher's mouth moved faintly that it was nearly invisible, and Lilia nodded and left the classroom .