The Protagonist’s Party is Too Diligent

Charlotte wasn’t the only familiar face.@@novelbin@@

The empire was vast. If I used my previous world’s Korea as a reference for the size of a country, then the empire was like several nations combined into one. And if I included its colonies, then its territory stretched beyond the sea as well.

No, actually, that wasn’t quite right. Lindborough had directly annexed part of those colonies, so the empire really did have a sea running through its lands.

There was Crowfield, which shared a border with another nation. Lindborough, where you had to cross the sea to reach its heartland. Winterfield, which was tucked away in the far north. And Northwood, which still took several hours by train to reach.

And it wasn’t just the dukes and counts—there were plenty of baronies located far from the capital. Even children from smaller noble houses often lived far away.

The closest students were the commoners who resided in the capital. But I didn’t have particularly strong ties with them.

And even if I did have acquaintances among them, the difference in status meant we couldn’t easily meet. The other side might not even want to. If they did, it would require a complicated bureaucratic process.

Because of all that, during the time I was absent from the academy, the only people I could regularly meet were Claire and Leo.

As I sat in the classroom, waiting, one by one, familiar faces entered.

“Good day.”

Lena greeted me plainly, without any flowery words, despite it being our first meeting in a long while.

“Ah, w-were you well?”