My older sister is a villainous rich girl.

"He is my cousin, Raphael, a prince of the Kingdom of Stuart," Richard introduced.

Right now, they are sitting in the Lily Club's private room at the main campus of the academy, having their first team-building activity since the start of the semester.

After a summer vacation apart, His Highness seemed a little haggard, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

"Also, my younger brother Lawrence will be joining the Lily Society. Please don't be surprised if you see him." His Highness said this with a hint of apology.

"Huh?!" Gavin looked surprised. "Your Highness, didn't you finish your magic academy at Stuart?"

Richard shook his head.

Well--

Wayne stroked his chin, lost in thought.

The second prince, Lawrence Maysfield.

He was physically weak and sickly, had a gloomy temperament, and harbored deep resentment towards his elder brother.

Although they are twins, they were chosen to fulfill the friendly pact between the Kingdom of Saint Loens and the Kingdom of Stuart because they were born a little later and were not as strong or intelligent as their older brother from a young age.

That is to say, it's similar to being sent to be a hostage.

During a casual conversation after dinner one evening, Duke Elliott inadvertently mentioned the second prince.

"Being forced to leave their biological parents at such a young age, they must have had a very hard time in a foreign country."

However, the treaties reached between the countries must be upheld, so no one has ever suggested bringing the poor child back.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared, and his experiences were merely fodder for conversation among most of the nobles in the kingdom.

Richard felt guilty towards his unfortunate brother, but he didn't know how to get along with the boy because of his brother's rejection.

The conversation among the three fell silent.

However, this place will not give them any time to quietly clear their minds.

"Your Highness!"

The girls, who had been watching for a long time, finally surrounded Prince Richard and started chattering away, asking him all sorts of questions.

Prince Richard, adored by numerous girls, managed a weak smile at them.

……

Wayne silently withdrew from the encirclement and returned to Chris's side.

He relayed the information he had received from His Highness the Prince to Chris.

"The Kingdom of Stuart..."

Chris pondered, "It seems that it was the War of the Fog Moon that led to the two countries reaching a pact of lasting friendship."

"Since the Kingdom of Stuart does not border the Duchy of Milstein, all the land has become our spoils of war. However, in exchange, we must satisfy our allies in other ways."

Wayne couldn't help but sigh, "It's the War of Mist Moon again... No wonder it's an important war recorded in the kingdom's history; it seems to have changed the fate of many people."

Leaning back lazily in the sofa chair, Chris reached out and picked up a beautifully crafted high-end pastry, stuffing it into her mouth and mumbling:

"Yes, if you were to ask me what my wish for the future is, it would be world peace."

Whether the world will be peaceful in the future is unknown, but the atmosphere at the events held by the Lily Association was generally peaceful.

Everyone here comes from families at the top of the food chain, which can be called aristocratic clans, so most of the people present are familiar faces.

Miss Sophia and Miss Geli were also exchanging pleasantries with their friends.

Furthermore, the arrogant president Raphael, who was so domineering at the opening ceremony, was surprisingly friendly to these new members who had automatically been promoted from the elementary school to join the organization.

"If you encounter any difficulties in life, feel free to talk to me~ I'll do my best to help you."

Seeing his friendly smile, it's hard to imagine what kind of image he presents to ordinary students.

"Oh, right, President!"

A girl suddenly said to him, "When we came out of the classroom, we ran into student council members who were handing out flyers to the new students."

Upon hearing this, Raphael's face darkened instantly.

The girl's words were like flipping a switch in the Lily Club, igniting a wave of dissent and shifting the friendly topic to the student council.

"Yeah, yeah, the student council here is really going too far!"

"When I entered the school today, they actually dared to stop us at the gate and said we had to wear uniforms to get in!"

...Wait a minute, isn't wearing a uniform a strict rule of the school?

Listening to the endless complaints around him, Wayne gradually came to his senses.

Almost all of them were dissatisfied because their privileges were restricted.

As the freshmen poured out their grievances without restraint, the expressions of the upperclassmen also turned sour.

"The student council is really overstepping its bounds..."

"They're meddling in things nobody expected them to do... Those ringleaders should be punished directly!"

The older students all said the same thing.

As the criticism began to escalate, Raphael promptly brought the topic to a close.

"Okay, I understand."

He said.

"I will send a formal note to the student council president and the school board."

Thus, the Lily Society's first group activity ended in discord.

Everyone seemed to have a long-standing grudge against the student council and wished they could just abolish this organization that did not comply with the school rules.

After leaving the Lily Club's office, Chris and Wayne strolled around the campus.

"Student council..."

After muttering to herself a few times, Chris suddenly clapped her hands and suggested in a flash of inspiration, "Why don't we go check out the student council's offices?"

"Huh? Now?" Wayne asked, somewhat surprised.

On the first day of school, there are usually no formal classes. The main content is to get to know the classmates and conduct some introductory education.

"right!"

After leaving the Lily Club, Chris was initially a little down, but she quickly regained her energy.

"By the way, aren't the student council departments funded by our family? They shouldn't turn us away, right?"

Upon hearing this, Wayne gave a wry smile.

Yes, that's my tuition fee...

—A small part of it.

He began to doubt Professor Conley's motives for taking him on as a disciple back then.

Almost whenever he had the chance, Conley would approach the Duke of Elliott to request reimbursement.

He could come up with all sorts of strange and unusual research and inventions, or excuses for accidentally damaging something and needing repair or maintenance fees.

If he hadn't actually possessed some genuine talent and his inventions hadn't been so valuable, he would have been kicked out of the Duke's mansion long ago.

"Let's go take a look."

Wayne agreed, "They should be recruiting new members around this time."

At this point, Wayne suddenly remembered something.

The original female lead, Tasia, is one of the new members of the student council.