Chapter 84

Knock knock.

"Miss, are you awake?"

I opened my eyes groggily at the voice from outside the door.

It seemed to be morning, as the sun was shining through.

I remembered reading a book until the dim early morning.

After that, I must have fallen asleep like I had fainted.

"Ah... I couldn't finish it after all."

I sighed, looking at the last book I hadn't finished.

'I probably won't be able to finish it before today's lecture.'

If the person who told me to read the book was just a professor, I could have bowed my head and said, "I'm sorry," pretending to be apologetic and having really tried, but unfortunately, the person was a demon.

'He won't kill me for not reading the book.'

"Come in, Eloyse."

Eloyse entered the room with a tray of breakfast.

I sat at the table in my disheveled state and started eating breakfast.

I was so hungry that I stuffed sweet bread and butter into my mouth, but I desperately wanted some spicy kimchi stew.

However, I didn't have the courage to cook it myself.

Despite my persistent efforts, my cooking attempts had only produced inedible dishes.

'What's wrong with my mathematical approach to cooking?'

I didn't realize how fortunate I was to be born in a country where delivery culture was well-developed.

After finishing my meal and washing up, I changed into the new school uniform Eloyse brought.

Eloyse, who was helping me change, said with a pained expression.

"School uniforms seem to be a really uncivilized culture. When you were at the duke's residence, you changed your dress at least twice a day."

Eloyse was the daughter of a noble family, so she was also a noble.

That's why she seemed to be particularly dissatisfied with the school uniform, which didn't distinguish between morning and afternoon dresses.

'Even though they all look the same, I have ten sets...'

It took time to wash and iron, so to maintain a fresh appearance, I needed at least ten sets.

These were clothes I would only wear for one semester, though.

I shrugged.

"I like it."

When I was in college, I wanted to wear a school uniform.

'It's so convenient not to have to worry about what to wear every day.'

I put on the school uniform that exuded a noble lady's aura and stuffed the finished magic book into my bag.

I planned to read the last book, which I had only read the beginning of, on my way to the main building, so I held it in my hand.

At that moment, Eloyse brought out a fancy jewelry box.

"Miss, you haven't put on your brooch yet."

Inside was a silver butterfly brooch, which symbolized the Klye family.

I shook my head.

"Put this away. I don't plan to wear it anymore."

Eloyse paused, surprised.

I didn't wear it at the duke's residence because if Raoul saw it, he would have torn it off immediately.

But it seemed very unexpected that I said I wouldn't wear it anymore.

Eloyse replied with a face that showed she was pleased.

"As you wish."

How foolish must it have looked for Terese to be infatuated with the heir of the enemy family, even serving as the president of the fan club?

'That was the setting I put in, though.'

As soon as I stepped out of the dormitory, I sighed at the sight of the main building of Valhalla.

It was because I suddenly thought of the quest.

'Student council membership...'

The student council not only had Clyde but also the vice president, Damian. It was a headache.

'Let's put out the urgent fire first.'

The urgent fire was to finish reading the magic book that Professor Ilya had lent me.

Determined to read it quickly, I was walking with my eyes fixed on the book when—

Bang!

If you don't look where you're going, you're bound to have an accident.

I thought I had bumped into a stone wall.

"..."

"..."

What I had bumped into was Damian.

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'I bumped into him again.'

Yesterday, Damian bumped into me, and today, I bumped into Damian. Maybe it's even?

I quickly checked Damian's affection level.

[Affection Level: ♥♥♡♡♡]

'...Huh?'

Yesterday, there was definitely one black heart! Why did it increase to two in just one day?!

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'Did I make a mistake by running away yesterday?'

The deed was already done. I didn't know how to fix it.

Let's apologize for the collision first.

Before the black hearts increase to three.

"I'm sorry. I didn't notice you were in front of me because I was reading the book."

Damian, who didn't expect to see me in the morning, slightly frowned but soon shook his head with an apologetic look.

"No, I should have been more careful."

How could he have been careful about someone hitting him from behind?

'Ah, this is possible.'

Damian is not just a magician.

He is a magician affiliated with the assassination guild.

His main job is a student, and his side job is an assassin, the vice president of the student council.

When I created the game, I thought this duality was Damian's charm point, but it turned out to be a death point.

'Why doesn't <God's Play> have a single ordinary male lead?'

If I had known I would be reincarnated into this world, I would have created more ordinary male protagonists.

Characters who grew up in happy families and had soft personalities. Damn.

I forced a smile.

"I hit you from behind, so it's fine. Are you hurt anywhere?"

"I'm fine, but your forehead is red, Terese."

Damian reached out to touch my forehead with a worried look.

I flinched.

Without realizing it, I pulled my head back.

"..."

"..."

We both had surprised expressions, and an awkward silence fell.

'It's all because of that devil Ozwald.'

I tried to ignore the unpleasant memory from yesterday that suddenly came to mind.

But I couldn't manage to smile, so I said in a stiff, expressionless voice.

"I'm not hurt, so you don't need to worry. ...See you."

The dormitories for commoners and nobles were different but in similar locations, so we used the same path to the main building.

Therefore, even though I greeted him, we ended up walking side by side.

'But there's nothing more to talk about, and I need to read the book.'

When I lowered my gaze back to the book, Damian didn't try to start a conversation either.

It was still early, so there was no one on the way to school.

The sound of our footsteps, the rustling of the pages, and the chirping of birds filled the silence.

Hmm, it's too peaceful.

"...Yawn."

I wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes, feeling frustrated.

'I'm too sleepy to concentrate.'

I had slept for about an hour, but the drowsiness was making it hard to focus on reading.

I was used to staying up all night.

After all, developers and all-nighters go hand in hand.

But that was only possible with the help of high-caffeine energy drinks.

In this caffeine-free world, cramming for assignments is a bit harsh...

'I should have a cup of coffee in the morning.'

I desperately wanted an iced coffee, the potion of modern humans.

"I don't know if I'll have time to get a coffee..."

There would be other students going to the café in the morning, and in this world, coffee wouldn't come out as quickly as it does in the modern world.

And the most important thing was that the café was practically a professor's territory.

'There are often events where I meet Professor Ilya at the school café.'

I didn't want to meet Professor Ilya before finishing the book.

No, I didn't want to meet any professor...

At that moment, Damian, who had heard my muttering, made an unexpected offer.

"Want me to make you a coffee?"