As a Sequence Three of the Spectator pathway, Audrey quickly regained control of her emotions. She put on an elegant yet polite social smile, lifted her black tea for a sip, then adjusted her mindset and said, "Come to think of it, I don't really have much experience with romance. Do any of you have experience in that area?"
"Whoosh!"
Though they were not especially familiar with one another, because of Cattleya's earlier remarks, everyone instantly turned their eyes toward Adwina.
Under the focus of so many gazes, Adwina felt slightly helpless. However, having spent years surrounded by admirers who believed they hid their feelings well, she was not embarrassed by such attention. She merely shook her head and said:
"I don't think being admired one-sidedly counts as romance. Otherwise, I'm sure none of you would lack that kind of experience..."
"That's true, but weren't you from the Church of Knowledge? Didn't you have any particularly lively male classmates back when you were in school?" Fors, the experienced romance novelist, asked curiously. She seemed to be trying to probe into the love life of this suspected "romantic rival," while also gathering material for a Pirate General... oh, a Pirate King.
However, to everyone's surprise, the instant Fors asked that question, Adwina's refined and intellectual face suddenly twisted slightly. Yet anyone could clearly read the meaning behind that expression—
Disdain! Extreme disdain!
"There's gossip here!" Audrey immediately concluded that there had to be a story behind this. She promptly twisted the meaning deliberately and said, "Could it be that the atmosphere in the Church of Knowledge's schools was terrible? I heard their education was the best on the entire continent..."
"It wasn't a problem with the church schools." Adwina shook her head lightly. Though she could tell this might be a