Anyway, whenever he asked, Teacher Jino would put on a stern face and say to him, "You're still far from it," and then he would hear the sound of grinding teeth shortly after.
Hate!
I really hate it!
...
[Location: Prince's Mansion]
Louis met Alice here.
Alice grinned innocently:
"Hey, big busy person, you said we'd investigate together, then you disappeared for half a month. Do you know the president's been talking to me about it?"
Louis coughed:
"This training exceeded my expectations. I didn't think it would take so much time."
He discreetly observed Alice and added:
"Besides, didn't I have someone send you a message to inform you of the situation?"
Grace, beside him, glanced at Louis, lowered her head, then reached out to tug on Alice's sleeve.
Alice huffed and fell silent.
Louis knew she wasn't really angry.
Just putting on a show.
Louis said earnestly:
