"Although I had anticipated that you might cause some trouble, I really didn't expect it would happen so quickly," said Loran, sitting behind her desk, propping her cheek in her hand, and elegantly smiling at me. "It's been less than ten minutes since we parted, Bloch."
"There's a profound reason for this..." I replied awkwardly, sitting in front of the desk.
"Oh? Please, do tell. What profound reason could have caused you to pounce on and lift the skirt of a defenseless female elf student, only to be electrocuted by Adina's collar?" she asked.
"That's not what happened at all!" I angrily stood up and slapped the table.
"Calm down, you'll break my desk," Loran raised her hand, signaling me to sit back down. "Despite your denial, Adina's testimony and the images recorded by the crystal at the scene all confirm that you did approach the girl and lift her skirt."
"It's because she twisted her ankle, and the female teacher was too scared to help, so I wanted to help her and check her injury by lifting her skirt. But then I inexplicably got electrocuted!" I defended myself.
"Is that so?"
"Of course, I swear by my ancestors." I raised two fingers.
"Alright, no need for oaths; I believe you," Loran nodded. "If that's the case, then you really were wronged. As the dean, I apologize on behalf of Adina, and I will handle this matter properly. However, as a collaborator of the peace proposal, I must say that you were rather careless."
"I didn't do anything wrong!" I protested.
"It's true that you didn't do anything wrong, but looking at the reactions of the teachers and students on the scene, you should have realized that they were scared of you, right? Without even saying hello, you approached a girl under such circumstances... isn't that pouring salt on the wound?" Loran calmly said.
"Uh..." I was at a loss for words.
Indeed, if I had explained my intentions to the female teacher first, perhaps I could have avoided this outcome.
But who could have imagined that these elves would overreact to this extent?
"I've told you, right now you can be considered a representative of your tribe. Your actions here will completely shape the elves' impression of your people. If you're not more careful in your actions, those who have to clean up after you will have a headache," Loran shrugged. "This time, what you did to the noble Princess of Sedian is not going to be easy to amend."
"What?!" I nearly jumped out of my chair. "Princess?!"
"Oh, you didn't know?" Loran raised an eyebrow. "Elissa is the only daughter of Queen Seriteis of Sedian, making her the Princess of Sedian."
At that moment, I felt as if I had been electrocuted again.
I screwed up on the first day.
"So, now you have only one path you can take," Loran said, touching her chin and looking serious.
Is there still a chance?
I immediately sat up straight and earnestly asked for her advice, "Please, enlighten me."
"In the end, this matter can be seen as big or small, but the key is Princess Elissa's attitude. So, you have to find Princess Elissa first..."Knock, knock, knock.
At this moment, someone knocked on the office door.
"Please come in." Loran instantly straightened his expression and greeted elegantly.
"Excuse me." The door was gently pushed open a little, and a black-haired elf cautiously entered.
I couldn't help but be stunned, for the person who came in was the center of the issue we had just been discussing - that princess herself.