Mirissa's passionate defense was so overwhelming that I was speechless. Instead of me, Axion spoke coldly.
"He's truly complete garbage. I hated Duke Hessmann from the beginning."
"…Is that so?"
"Hmph, Mel, I didn't like him because he looked like a weasel. Even if he was originally like that! You will never like him now. Whether it's in high society or at the Academy, I'm going to spread the word!"
"Me too… I'm not going to gossip about it, I'm going to spread the word to everyone I know." Carat took another scoop of slushie and added his comments. The atmosphere was heating up with more and more insults directed at Lennox.
I glanced at Prince Cassian. Mirissa had directly insulted her brother, and Prince Cassian had a close relationship with Lennox. In the original story, they weren't truly very close, but they had a reputation as good friends in the social world.
'What should I do about this? Even if he wasn't a great best friend, they're insulting his friend.'
And there was no way Mirissa and Axion were unaware of the friendship between Lennox and Prince Cassian. Mirissa held the notebook tightly in her hand, her eyes sparkling.
"What does His Highness Prince Cassian think about this situation?"
As their eyes met, Cassian wiped his face dry. The time for ideological verification had returned. He spoke quietly.
"He's more garbage than I expected."
'Yes? Garbage? Isn't this too harsh for his character…?' I was shocked to hear him use such almost abusive words with a friendly face. Although I had no intention of defending Lennox.
"You're friends, aren't you?"
"I tend to distinguish between public and private life." That was his established character trait.
But I wasn't that naive. Cassian made strange eye contact with me and whispered softly, "If you don't believe me, I'll reward you with a Dreamcatcher."
'Ah, the Dreamcatcher.'
"I think a lot of my nightmares have disappeared?"
His gaze quietly touched my direction. I blinked and shrugged.
"…I had a good dream, after a long time." I nodded to Prince Cassian.
'I have erased my debt.' Since he's such a keen person, he may have noticed that the magic in the Dreamcatcher is something different. However, Prince Cassian was different from Lennox. He was a man whose heart was difficult to understand, but he wasn't the type to speak sweetly while harboring ill will. I nodded silently.
Mirissa, who had been staring at us, spoke up. "Prince Cassian. For the time being, it's a hold. Please continue to work harder." Mirissa looked around and said, "From now on, I, Mirissa, will do my best."
Why are you so serious and cute when you say you'll try to find my husband? My heart ached at Mirissa's loveliness.
'It's completely different from the real Lennox. Why did such a different child come from the same blood?'
The girl screamed, her plump fists clenched, her hair shaking in a fine braid. "Great! There are several conditions to become Meldenique's lover. Be handsome, strong, respectful, and truly like Meldenique."
It was a perfect set of conditions. I looked at Mirissa's cute face and played a prank. "I don't think such a person exists?"
Mirissa's eyes sparkled earnestly at my words. "Don't worry. I'll find him!"
"We'll help you, too!"
I laughed inwardly. Maybe this was something like a game of 'matchmaking'? I wasn't a bad adult who would pour cold water on children's childish pranks. So I nodded my head as if I was playing along with a funny game. Children at that age are so fickle.
"Yes, everyone. I'm looking forward to it."
So I didn't realize that the eyes of all the children present lit up at my words.
On the way home, a few steps away from the front yard of the stationery store, three little boys gathered, their heads close together. He had told Prince Cassian to wait for a while to say goodbye when he came out with him. In fact, they were not saying goodbye, but they were on a very serious mission.
"If there's a good person, tell me right away. I'll focus on the handsome ones for now." Mirissa tended to prefer rather handsome faces. Looking at Mirissa as she tapped her notebook, Shion replied seriously.
"My brother is handsome too. I'll observe him."
Carat also spoke up. "I'll have to look for him too."
They were in the same class, but they were different from the so-called "playing group" who rarely spoke to each other. But at this moment, they were united.
"You don't let Duke Hessmann get close to Mel." Mirissa nodded seriously. Axion clenched his fists and said, "Great."
"From tomorrow…"
"Let's explore properly!"
The three children gathered in a circle, clenched their fists, and held them out. Their three punches met with a bang at the halfway point! Their blazing eyes didn't envy the great general who had subjugated the continent.
Overthrow, adulterous man!Let's find the true love of Mel, who is kind, gentle, cute, and pretty!
Carat returned to the dormitory in the Academy with enthusiasm. Usually, aristocratic children commuted to school from their capital mansions by carriage, but children who did not have a residence in the capital, like Carat, had to use the dormitory.
'I have to find out quickly, Mel's husband.'
Mirissa claimed to be a fair referee. And Axion was already pushing his brother, Prince Cassian, to be Mel's mate. However, Carat himself was still a "dog hair" with nothing.
'How do I find him? I want to find a perfect person.'
The image of Mel hovered in his mind like a cloud. It wasn't because he wanted to eat slushies. It wasn't because it was so much fun to play bubbles with Mel. It wasn't because he had a crush on Mel. Mel was so beautiful, like an angel, that he just wanted to help her, so he wholeheartedly rolled up his sleeves. Everything he did was just to overthrow the affair and achieve justice!
It was none other than the messenger bird of the Lord of the Demon Tower who greeted Carat as she entered the dormitory with her fist clenched ambitiously.
"Ugh, I got a letter!"
Carat blinked her eyes at the drowsy yet neat handwriting characteristic of the Master of the Demon Tower. After all, the Lord of the Demon Tower even had good handwriting!
"Carat, I think I'll be staying at the Academy for a long time this time. I finally found what I've been looking for for a long time."
'Heh, are you coming soon?'
Burning with a sense of justice, Carat decided to do something she had never done before. He sat down at his desk, unfolded the stationery, and began to write on it.
"Master of the Tower, is there a handsome, precocious, and true man in our Tower?"
While pondering as he wrote, Carat suddenly had a realization. 'Come to think of it… Who is the most handsome person in the Demon Tower…?'
'Wait… The Lord of the Demon Tower is the most handsome man I know, and he's the perfect alpha male.'
By the way, Carat himself was the second best man.
Carat tossed and left an unintelligible mark on the letter with his pen, and then tore it up as if he had made up his mind. Just in case, he cast a fire spell and burned it to completely destroy the evidence. Then he took out a new letter paper from the bookshelf and began to write.
"Sim! I'm waiting, Lord of the Tower! By the way, does the Lord of the Devil have a lover? If not, I'd like to introduce you to my friend Mel! I guarantee you, it's definitely not a suspicious person! - Carat Indemnity"
Carat's idea was simple. He wanted to know what Mel's partner was like. The Lord of the Tower and Mel… No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem like a bad picture. If the Lord and Mel got to know each other, they could make more fun playground equipment, right? …Marbles in the sky?
Carat clenched her fists and jumped onto the bed.
'When will the Lord of the Tower appear? Will you come to the masked ball again this time?'
If he could identify him, he'd tell Mirissa and Axion tomorrow morning during the school's study session!
Carat was on the bed for a long time and then jumped up. "I have to send you a letter quickly!" He folded the letter in an instant and cast a sealing spell. Then he tied the letter tightly to the leg of the black-feathered bird that seemed to be dead at the edge of the desk.
"Bird, why don't you deliver this letter to the Lord of the Demon Tower? Oh, and this too." Carat wrapped beer-flavored candies neatly and hung them on the bird's legs. 'If you taste this, you're sure to like Mel too. It's a huge thing.'
After opening the window to let the bird out, Carat laughed contentedly. He was burning with a great sense of duty.
That night, in Carat's dream, Duke Hessmann, whose face he had never seen, appeared as a villain. It was the Tower Lord who rescued Meldenique from the villain! And in the happy ending, Meldenique threw a big bouncy ball to Carat.
Carat, who was dreaming joyfully, smiled happily and pressed the blanket down.