-1298- What did you do?

The next morning.

In Room 406 of the First Student Dormitory, the crimson-haired girl slowly opened her eyes, rubbing them as she got out of bed, stretching with a big yawn.

"Mm~~~ I slept so well~~~"

Stella couldn't help but let out a contented and happy sound.

It couldn't be helped.

"I haven't slept this well in a long time. I think I had a dream, but from midnight onward, I stopped dreaming and slept until dawn. It was just so comfortable."

Stella hadn't enjoyed such a good sleep in who knows how long.

Usually, Stella would train herself to exhaustion and fall asleep feeling fatigued. Though she got plenty of rest, it was a different story if she slept comfortably.

Today was different. It felt as if she had been hypnotized into a deep, relaxing sleep, leaving her entire body feeling loose and her spirits high. This made Stella both surprised and happy.

"Alright!"

With that, Stella jumped out of her top bunk, landing lightly and energetically.

However, her roommate…

"Zzz… Zzz…"

The boy sleeping on the lower bunk was still deep in his dreams, sleeping soundly.

"Still sleeping in?"

Stella frowned and, without a second thought, started shaking the boy's body.

"Rozen, wake up. It's morning. We need to go out. If you don't get up soon, the student cafeteria will close, and you won't have breakfast. Hurry up!"

Stella tried to wake Rozen.

However, Rozen frowned in his sleep, brushed Stella's hand away, turned over, and continued sleeping.

"You... get up! The weather is so nice today, don't waste it by sleeping in!"

Stella, extremely displeased, raised her voice and shook Rozen even harder.

This made Rozen frown even more deeply, as if he was in pain, and he mumbled in his sleep.

"Don't bother me... let me sleep..."

Rozen behaved as if he had stayed up late last night and lacked sleep, resisting Stella's attempts to wake him.

"Seriously, we went to bed at the same time last night. Why do you act like you stayed up? Did you secretly get up to do something?"

Stella sighed, starting to let her imagination run wild.

"Did you... night assault...?"

Though Rozen claimed he wasn't from this country, as the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

After all, young men are full of energy and it's impossible for them not to be interested in certain things. That's what her father had said, repeatedly warning her to be wary of all men except him and to never marry, staying his sweet daughter forever.

At the time, Stella had vehemently protested and sent her father flying, but she remembered what he said.

The only question was, who had Rozen assaulted?

"Could it be..."

Stella suddenly felt very uneasy, hugging herself.

After all, the closest young, beautiful girl to Rozen was herself!

Plus, upon waking up today, she felt different than usual, having slept so deeply and comfortably. Could something have really happened last night?

"This isn't what I heard..."

No, no, the maids at the palace had said such things vary from person to person.

Could she be one of the latter?

"So... is this the aftermath? Was I really...!?"

Stella, feeling both uneasy and panicked, realized that her entire face was turning red from a mix of shame and anger.

In a flash, Stella lunged at Rozen.

"Ro... Rozen! Rozen! Wake up! Wake up now!"

"Ugh... so annoying... I told you to stop bothering me..."

"No, no, no! You have to wake up! Tell me clearly! What did you do last night...!?"

"Last night... last night... I think I overslept..."

"Overslept...!?"

"I just wanted to get a bit serious... but I couldn't control my strength... I think I accidentally... broke it..."

"Broke it...!?"

"Whatever... it's not my fault... she was the one who did that in front of me... I had no choice but to take action..."

"Take action...!?"

"But... it should be fine... I held back..."

"Held back...!?"

"I'm sure..... It didn't hurt...."

"Didn't hurt...!?"

"Zzz... Zzz..."

"Don't... don't sleep! Wake up and explain! You beast...!!!!"

In Room 406 of the First Student Dormitory, Rozen's drowsy voice and Stella's cries echoed.

"...What are those two doing?"

In Room 405 of the First Student Dormitory, Kurogane Shizuku woke up alone, grumbling in irritation.

Moreover, the bed she was in wasn't hers, but Ikki's.

....

Student Cafeteria.

"-----!"

In a corner, Stella was unleashing her astonishing appetite, eating furiously as if converting her anger into hunger, devouring the food in front of her at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving the students in the cafeteria dumbfounded.

Rozen, who was sitting next to her and constantly yawning, was also stunned, as was Shizuku, who had been dragged there, who didn't know how to react.

"...What's wrong with that girl?"

Rozen, fighting his fatigue, looked confused.

"...No wonder she has so much body fat."

Shizuku remained silent for a moment, then glared at Stella with a look that seemed to say, "Why do some people gain weight only in certain places? It's so unfair."

Stella, however, continued to eat fiercely, her mind preoccupied.

(Ugh... my first time was taken just like that...)

Next time, I definitely won't sleep so defenselessly!

Just you wait!

At least let me experience it!

Otherwise, it's just too frustrating...!