Chapter 163 The Prince's Troubles

Dozens of meters beneath the domed ceiling, the voices of the three young people, weak yet clear, mingled. The light in the hall, like the soft glow of dusk, cast a golden filter over their figures.

"Karen, I'm really sorry, but I still want to go with Sophia."

Einar finally made up his mind and sincerely apologized to Karen.

The way he lowered his head made it impossible to imagine that he was a prince.

Karen stared at him, her eyes wide, as if she couldn't believe Einar would suddenly go back on his word at this moment.

Then she shrank back, smiling with a touch of relief.

"I knew it… Prince Einar must really dislike me."

Karen's voice gradually choked, and she smiled, holding back tears despite her obvious hurt.

"Someone of my humble background wouldn't have had the chance to meet someone like Your Highness if it weren't for luck."

"No, that's definitely not it."

Einar panicked at Karen's reaction, at a loss for what to say to Karen, who seemed as if she might shatter at any moment.

Guilt almost drowned him.

Had he made the wrong decision again?

He didn't know why he seemed to be making the wrong choice every time he had to make a decision lately.

Einar looked at Lancy as if pleading for help.

My friend, save me!

However…

Even Lancy's expression was no longer calm, but had become serious as he watched Karen.

On the sixth floor of the library, Sophia angrily pounded on the stone railing.

"Here we go again! I already understand her method of feigning weakness, but this time she's going all the way, making it look like the people of our Hutton Kingdom are bullying her!"

Sophia said through gritted teeth.

The last time, outside the Dean's office in the Sage Academy's main building, Karen had pulled the same trick, making Einar spin in circles.

Sophia knew that even if Einar wised up and saw that Karen was a schemer, he would still prioritize the overall situation and side with Karen.

Anxious, Sophia cried and ran away in defeat, accidentally running into the student council president and vice president near the old liberal arts building.

Now Karen had given up directly influencing the prince's words.

But facing the prince's breach of contract, she could defend and counterattack, leaning against the wall and occupying a position of weakness.

On the contrary, anything Einar and Lancy said next would seem like bullying and jealousy towards the pitiful girl from the Yaroran Kingdom.

Sophia saw the solemn expression on Lancy's face downstairs and knew that things were not good.

Lancy probably felt the pressure too and couldn't do anything about Karen!

"That's it…"

Huperian watched from downstairs, her expression calm.

She didn't seem to think Lancy was in any difficulty at all.

Her reaction shocked Sophia.

Huper, when did you become like this!

Do you know you look like a high-level bad woman too?

While Sophia was in shock, she looked downstairs again.

On the huge circular carpet in the center of the ground floor plaza, a young man with a serious but friendly expression and emerald eyes as deep as the night sky seemed to be acting as a bridge between the three of them.

"Prince Einar is the most approachable prince, loved by the residents of the royal capital and the students. Even towards me, a commoner, he treats me like a brother, so please don't misunderstand Prince Einar anymore,"

Lancy said sincerely to Karen.

He tried his best to defend Einar. Einar, after hearing this, looked at Lancy with gratitude and joy. If the atmosphere wasn't too heavy because of Karen, he would have rushed over and hugged Lancy.

"Also, Karen, even though you come from a humble background, you are talented. I believe the royal family of any country would see your potential and regard you as a treasure, so please don't underestimate yourself."

Lancy continued to say to Karen.

His words were not just a response, but more like an enlightenment, providing young people with a new perspective and helping them see the complexity and beauty of the world more clearly.

"…"

Karen was silent for a moment, unable to say a word for a long time.

What was this feeling of being called to the principal's office for a talking-to…

Sophia on the edge of the sixth-floor terrace suddenly realized.

"!!"

At this time, there was no need to follow Karen's self-deprecation; she should defend Einar instead.

She should even praise Karen, so gently that Karen couldn't refute her, and then Karen would be helpless.

Sophia noticed Einar's expression at the moment with binoculars. She couldn't imagine what Einar would be like if Lancy was a girl, or if Einar was a girl, he would be so fascinated by Lancy…

That's right.

Then why doesn't Lancy have a girlfriend yet?

Sophia could only look at Huperian in confusion.

And Sophia also began to not understand. Was Lancy playing chess with Karen, or was he really so pure, clear, and natural?

"Don't look at me, he has a lot of duality, I can't explain it either…"

Huperian noticed Sophia's confused eyes and said with her eyes closed.

As the most authoritative Lancy scholar, she was still in the process of research and exploration.

"…I hope you can figure him out one day."

Sophia increasingly felt that the woman with the best chance of controlling Lancy was Huperian.

Because there were only two ways to control an abnormal creature like Lancy—

Either understand Lancy, or conquer Lancy.

Temporarily disregarding the possibility of "conquering Lancy," no woman could compare to Huperian in "understanding Lancy."

But Huperian didn't seem to have any thoughts of romance at the moment.

After all, she had no rivals at all, so she wouldn't consider anything else.

Of course, Sophia thought that with Lancy's extraordinary abilities, it was absolutely impossible for him to fall into a love vortex, let alone crash and trigger a nuclear explosion shura field.

…

The ground floor hall fell silent again. The colorful glass floor with shimmering edges was woven into a colorful pattern, and each small brick seemed to reflect a historical story.

Karen's lowered gaze kept wandering over these colors.

She had realized it.

The man in front of her was not an ordinary character.

In the last competition, there were many disputes about Adams being frozen into the hospital. In fact, Lancy had no responsibility. Adams chose the content of the competition himself, and Lancy persuaded him in every way possible, doing all the good things he could. It was Adams who didn't believe him.

After actually meeting him, even Karen began to wonder if this black-haired, green-eyed guy was stirring up trouble, or if he was really as warm as the sun, full of kindness to everyone.

But she had never been afraid of anyone.

Okay, since you want to play, then I'll play with you.

She looked at Lancy, and a hint of seriousness appeared in her green pupils.

(End of this chapter)