Your Royal Highness, it is you who should know your place.

"Don't misunderstand—a relationship between you and me would be impossible." Since her admission to the academy, Aira, a former commoner and saintess candidate, had been pampered and dragged around by Crown Prince Tiaro. Now he told her this with a smile on his face. He said his affection for her was never romantic in nature. At the Crown Prince's side stood his fiancée, Duchess's daughter Pearl, smiling with satisfaction at how things were playing out. And the other students sneered at Aira for being pathetic. To anyone watching, it looked like a scene of condemnation—a foolish girl who had misunderstood the Crown Prince's kindness was being put in her place. "I see... you seem to be fundamentally mistaken about something," Aira said with a sigh. But it was they who had been mistaken all along. The Crown Prince and his companions would soon come to realize this truth. February 23, 2025 - Thank you for ranking #1 in the fantasy short story category on Syosetu.