Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 480.1: Alicia’s Compensation (1)

Alicia leaped into Roel’s arms with such force that the latter staggered a step backward. He stared at the woman in his arms with eyes widened in astonishment, but before he could say a word, the latter suddenly began sobbing.

“Lord Brother, you’re finally back! It has already been a few months… You promised me that you would take care of me when I first enrolled in the academy. How could you leave me all alone here…”

Alicia buried her head into Roel’s chest as she muttered amidst sobs.

Roel recalled the promise they had made, and it made him feel a little conscience-stricken.

Prior to the new semester, Roel wanted to encourage Alicia to break out of her closed circle and enroll in Saint Freya Academy, so he made a promise to accompany her around for her first year. Yet, he had to break his promise with her due to all sorts of situations cropping up.

It was inevitable that Alicia would feel indignant about the situation.

Roel shot a glance at the two members from the Whiterose Faction standing behind Alicia. Those two were startled to see a vastly different side to Alicia, but they quickly caught Roel’s drift and tactfully left the room with lowered heads, closing the doors behind them.

WIth that, the only ones left in the room were Roel and Alicia.

Looking at the sobbing girl in his arms, Roel stroked her white hair consolingly while letting out a helpless sigh.

“You’re a Ringbearer now. You shouldn’t be showing such a sight to your subordinates. Aren’t you worried that it might undermine your authority?”

“It doesn’t matter. None of those things matter compared to Lord Brother. Besides, they already know about it after what happened at the start of the semester,” replied Alicia.

“…”

Roel was rendered speechless by her response. When he thought about how Alicia had embraced him in front of the First Year students, this matter suddenly didn’t seem like a big deal anymore. Their relationship was already known throughout the entire academy, so there was no need for them to hide anything at all.

Those two appear to be Alicia’s clos

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