Chapter 30
Saint Reina Laurel enrolled in the academy.
News about her spread through the academy like a flash of lightning.
"Hey, I heard the Saint has entered this academy!"
"Is it true she rejected Prince Eric on the very first day!?"
"Prince Eric had a fiancée, right?"
"It was Lady Carrot of the Duke Laurel family, wasn't it? She's Reina's stepsister."
"So she made a move on her sister's fiancé? The Saint sure is bold!"
"Even if she's a Saint, she's still a commoner at heart. Going after her sister's fiancé? How vulgar."
Among the students attending the academy, there were some who slandered Reina without knowing her at all.
However, those same people would fall silent the moment they saw Reina's face.
Her radiant beauty and pure aura. Even those who didn't think well of the Saint from a commoner background could no longer speak ill of her in front of such beauty.
"T-There's no way that beautiful Saint would go after her sister's fiancé..."
"Yeah, I'm sure it was Prince Eric who came on to her."
"I heard he asked the Saint to let him escort her, even though he already had a fiancée. Isn't Prince Eric the one at fault here!?"
The slander against Reina quickly turned into criticism of Prince Eric.
Even after enrolling, Eric schemed to get closer to Reina... but unable to endure the surrounding criticism, he couldn't approach her anymore.
Instead, the ones who made contact with Reina were the other capture targets.
"So you're the Saint? Come hang out with me for a bit."
A rough, arrogant-type handsome guy.
"You're Saint Reina, right? How about we have some tea together?"
A model student-type handsome guy with glinting glasses.
"Reina big sis, let's play together!"
A short, small-animal-like shota handsome guy.
"You'll get hurt if you come near me. Get lost."
A mysterious handsome guy with a dark, shadowy vibe.
"Reina, would you like to join the student council?"
A seductive, mature handsome teacher who advised the student council.
The capture targets from the otome game stood before Reina one after another, each showcasing their unique personality as they approached her.
Faced with such a diverse group of handsome men... Reina responded with a gentle Saint smile.
"I don't want to get close to a man who orders someone he's just met to hang out. Please go learn some basic manners and come back."
She cut down the arrogant-type handsome guy without hesitation.
"You seem like you're plotting something, so I won't have tea with you. If you were inviting the whole class, maybe, but singling me out shows your ulterior motives."
She shot down the intellectual glasses-type handsome guy with sound logic.
"Don't call me big sis when we're the same age. And trying to hug a girl without permission is just plain sexual harassment. I'll be reporting you to the disciplinary committee."
She handed over the shota-type guy who tried to hug her to the disciplinary committee.
"You said I'd get hurt if I came near you, so why are you talking to me? Are you just desperate for attention?"
She repelled the gloomy, attention-seeking mysterious handsome guy.
"I won't join the student council. I have shrine duties after school."
She plainly declined the seductive handsome teacher who invited her to join the student council.
As Reina continued to sink the handsome army infesting the academy, there were voices saying, "How arrogant for a commoner!" but even more people said, "She's a graceful and pure person who won't be swayed by romance."
Especially the fiancées of the capture targets... the girls who would've been rivals and bullies in the game were instead quite fond of Reina, praising her for speaking her mind.
"He's always been like that... violent and self-centered..."
"Why not just dump that fiancé of yours? He even tried to hit on me. I could have the Grand Shrine lodge a formal protest with his family, if you'd like?"
"Hmm... maybe I'll do just that?"
Some noble ladies began reconsidering their relationships with their fiancés, and the men who were about to be dumped scrambled to apologize and repair the damage.
Reina, seen as an untouchable flower beyond anyone's reach, continued to gain admiration and allies within the school.