(Heartfelt thanks to 'Powerless', 'Distilled Water Against Methanol', 'Hoping for the End of the World', 'Mao Yu Xue Yun', 'Mango Pudding', 'Chenfeng☆', and 'Xianyu Laike' for their tips!)
"You're being too loud, Claire?Rouge."
With the sound of that elegant voice, the light on the Spirit Crest in Claire's hand faltered slightly, and an expression of sheer displeasure, as though she had encountered something unpleasant, appeared on her young yet adorable face.
It was Noah's first time seeing Claire make such an expression.
Even when facing him, a male Elf User, this hopelessly innocent young lady had never shown such an undisguised expression.
Just who could make this barbaric young lady look so displeased?
Driven by that curiosity, Noah turned around and looked toward the source of the voice.
Then, a girl entered Noah's field of vision.
"One must remain quiet in a library. Even ordinary people know that basic etiquette."
As she spoke, the girl walked toward Noah and Claire with steps as elegant as her posture.
"And as nobles, we should value etiquette even more than ordinary people. If you do not even understand such basic manners, then you have no right to call yourself a noble."
Hearing the girl's words, Claire's expression visibly darkened.
As for Noah, he began sizing up the girl before him.
She was an absolutely textbook beauty.
The girl possessed a gorgeous head of light-colored golden hair that reached her waist. A long purple ribbon adorned her hair, winding between the strands and giving her an inexplicably noble air.
Her features were remarkably pure and refined. Her delicate face looked as though it had been carefully painted, while her eyes resembled a pair of green gemstones that occasionally glimmered faintly.
At that moment, an elegant smile hung on that exquisitely painted face. She brushed