As I turned my back, receiving the sharp gazes of those around me, I felt cold sweat dripping down my back.

Ugh... The stares from everyone hurt. It feels like those crazy looks are piercing right through me.

<By now, you should be getting used to it, right?>
‘I think I should be, but it’s not that easy.’
<Then you shouldn’t have provoked the First Queen.>
‘...I couldn’t avoid it. The atmosphere from the First Queen just now felt like she was ready to eat someone alive.’

If the conversation had just been a casual greeting, I …