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Crystal was no longer as meek and uncertain in her own insights as she had been before. It was easy to see that Dixie wasn't just being condescending, but was actually a little gloomy.
She couldn't tell whether the girl knew what Emilia was up to, but it was obvious that the girl wouldn't have told her even if she knew.
Dixie rolled her eyes before tapping the roof of the car, still holding the door open for Crystal. "Get in already, I don't have the time to wait around for you all day, do I? We still need to get to school."
The blonde girl couldn't help but frown as she reluctantly took a seat in the back of Dixie's car, and the dark-haired girl followed before shutting the door close and motioning for the driver to start.
It didn't take long for the silence between them to get awkward, and in the end, it was Dixie who broke it with a sigh. "Actually, I'm sorry about what I said earlier."
Crystal blinked, slightly surprised. She had just been wondering what it could be that could make Emilia leave so suddenly, and also cause Dixie to be so gloomy, but never expected the girl to recover so swiftly. "Hm?"
The dark-haired girl scratched her cheek, feeling slightly embarrassed. "I know you're only worried about her, which is why you asked. But to be honest, I also have no idea what she's doing, so I got a little irritated."
The blonde girl nodded, her eyes shining in enlightenment. "Ah, no wonder. If you have no idea where she went, your attitude makes sense. Of course, the most loyal knight would be gloomy that the princess left without her. Surely, you also wanted to ditch school and follow her in whatever exciting scheme she's cooking up next, right?"
Dixie opened and closed her mouth for a while, not knowing how to retort to the mixture of teasing and jabs. In the end, she could only sigh. "Well, you're not wrong, but the way you said it rubs me the wrong way."
Crystal chuckled. "Well, don't mind my attitude today. There is something I need to accomplish, after all. A mission, if you will."
"Eh? Mission?" The dark-haired girl couldn't help but blink in surprise. Weren't they going to school? Even if this girl wanted to run away, her princess had clearly asked her to escort her there. Even if she had to drag her by the hair to get there, it would have to be done.
The blonde girl smirked, and looking at her devilish smile, Dixie wondered how Emilia could ever call her an 'angel' with a straight face. "Un. Since you're Emilia's best friend, I don't really mind telling you, but you're not allowed to interfere."
Dixie frowned. "If it's something that puts you at risk, I would have to. After all, princess would be upset with me if I allowed anything to happen to you."
Although Crystal had always found Dixie's loyalty quite cute, she couldn't help but be concerned about how obsessed the girl was with Emilia.
Recalling the night that the girl had slept over, and Dixie had clearly molested her heavily in her sleep, Crystal decided that it wasn't something she could just leave alone.
Perhaps she should start working on establishing certain boundaries between these two in the future. But that would have to wait until she got rid of the major pest first.
Speaking of 'him', wasn't Dixie also in class S? With her cooperation, things would be much easier. "Actually, now that I think about it, why don't you help me out?"
The dark-haired girl looked at the heroine suspiciously. "Didn't you say just a moment ago that I wasn't allowed to interfere?"
Crystal smirked. "Well, as the angel of your princess, can't you do me even this little favor?"
Dixie couldn't help but roll her eyes. "…That makes me want to help you even less."
Crystal sighed, a little disappointed, but it wouldn't affect her plans much. "Fine, don't, then. I can deal with that Randy guy by myself."
Dixie's ears twitched. "Randy?"
Seeing Crystal nod, the dark-haired girl grinned. She had of course never liked the guy who always dared to pester her princess right in front of her, despite all her warnings. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
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Randy had to admit, as a student of class A, he had been a little prejudiced against class S in his heart.
When he had first been transferred in, he had expected the quality of his education to fall a little, but he thought it was acceptable since the White family had done a lot for him, and he could always make up for it with hard work.
The reasoning behind this thought was simple. Even if the instructors were of the same level, the peers would be far worse, as the company of genius-level students would be replaced by rich scions who could barely bring themselves to care about studies, to say nothing of their intelligence.
However, the truth was that the students in class S weren't just a little better than he imagined, but were also far more friendly.
Without the pressure and worry about their grades, they studied what they liked, and had fun while doing so. Moreover, as they didn't care about academic competition, they were mostly friendly with each other.
This was not counting the enmities that some business families had against each other, but that was none of his concern anyway. After all, very few knew that he was now affiliated with the White Deer.
The only unfortunate thing was that Dixie, Emilia's best friend, still didn't like him at all, and avoided him like the plague. And under her influence, all the girls who used to follow Emilia seemed to do the same.
Today, however, that very same Dixie approached him after class. It was weird enough that she wasn't the first one out of the door, but to actually take the initiative to approach him?
Unless it was to forward a message from Emilia, Randy didn't believe in such miracles.
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