Chapter 50
Since then, my days had been filled with learning etiquette from Lady Refia and studying under Mr. Andrium.
“You’ve improved quite a lot. If you conduct yourself like this in public, there shouldn’t be any problem,”
said Lady Refia.
“Hmm. The young lady possesses both excellent memory and calculation skills. I’m beginning to run out of things to teach you. Truly impressive,”
added Mr. Andrium.
Perhaps both teachers were the type who believed in encouraging through praise—they complimented me often.
And being praised made me genuinely happy, which in turn motivated me to work even harder.
“My lady, have you already decided which school you plan to attend?”
“School…?”
“Yes. Most nobles begin attending school once they turn sixteen.”
I had always acted with the goal of being well-liked by those around me, but I’d never once thought about school.
School, huh… It’s still quite a ways off, but I suppose it’s something I should start thinking about.
In the novel, Tiana was admitted through a special recommendation slot, simply because she was from House Aster.
Of course, that was because she wasn’t good at studying.
Her older siblings, on the other hand, had all entered the Empire’s top academies—
Gilbert and my older sister went to the most prestigious school for scholars, while Liam enrolled in one focused on swordsmanship.
Those three had genuine talent.
Naturally, Tiana—unlike her siblings—disliked studying, so she didn’t attend a top-tier academy but still entered a well-known, respectable one.
As in my previous life, having a high level of education was a great advantage in this world as well.
Even though I’m acting differently from how she did in the novel, I’ve decided not to attend the same school Tiana once did.
Instead, I’ll aim for an even better academy—or perhaps make use of the foreign study program in a neighboring country.
When I think about the future, I want to be capable of living independently, without relying on this household.
“I haven’t decided on a school yet, but I want to enter a higher-level one so I won’t struggle in the future.”
“I see. At your current level, I don’t foresee any problems. Moreover, have you realized something, my lady? Perhaps unconsciously—you’ve just discovered a new theorem.”
“…Huh?”
I looked down at the problem I had just solved.
Indeed, on my answer sheet, I had used a method based on a theorem that hadn’t been taught to me.
While thinking through Mr. Andrium’s question, I must have unconsciously simplified the process.
Th—this is bad.
…No, maybe not anymore.
Lately, the problems I’ve been solving seem to be increasing in difficulty—far beyond what’s suitable for my supposed age.
The teacher must have been testing me.
But Mr. Andrium remained calm. It didn’t seem strange to him that I had solved the question in an unconventional way.
“My lady, this theorem of yours is a new discovery. You should prepare a paper and present it.”
“A-a paper!?”
Wh-what should I do…?
