Rene felt a twinge of guilt watching the dean break into a cold sweat.

Though he held the title of First Prince and was the kingdom's leading successor, Rene himself had once been a student at Soul Academy, indebted to the dean in many ways. It was hard to find joy in causing him trouble now.

But even so, Rene couldn’t resolve this predicament.

After all, the person behind this situation wasn’t him but his mother.

Earlier that morning, as Rene was trying to finish his daily tasks before heading to the academy’s end-of-term party, he was caught off guard …