episode_0088

From that day on, Seria struggled to establish contact with the crown prince.

Perhaps my advice not to be impatient may have been helpful, but rather than attacking them blindly, it felt like they were approaching little by little while maintaining a reasonable distance.

Strangely enough, at the same time that Seria began to make moves to establish contact with the crown prince, something very strange happened.

Seria, who was running late for an appointment, bumps into the crown prince who suddenly jumps out from around a corner. The crown prince catches Seria when she almost falls, etc… … .

The world was beginning to move very actively to help Seria. From an observer’s perspective, it was so artificial that I couldn’t even laugh.

‘be careful.’

‘Ah yes… … .’

Seria and the Crown Prince were filming a romance comic full of blatant cliches, as if they were directly contradicting what I said was reality here.

“Ha, you two are so damn… … .”

“Huh? What?”

“It’s nothing. Eat.”

He smiled brightly at Hermel, who blinked, and quietly closed his eyes.

Well, it will all be resolved over time, so you can stop worrying about it for now.

With that thought in mind, I stared blankly at the back of Seria, who was talking to the crown prince in the distance.

“Charles. What’s wrong?”

“… … just. Because the weather is nice today.”

“For something like that, I don’t think the facial expression is very good.”

I smiled slightly as I looked at Hermel, who was looking at me and tilting his head as if he was worried.

“The sunlight is dazzling.”

“Hmm… … . Yes, if you are, then so be it.”

Hermel said that and started eating again, and I looked at him for a moment and then looked out the window again.

A month and a half since the day of potions training.

The night when the breath came out was already warm enough to walk around without a coat, and the big and small animals that had been hiding began to wake up one by one and wander around the forest.

Things that had just begun to sprout slowly erected their stems and formed buds. The tree, which had bare branches, has now decorated itself with a fresh green color.

april. Three days until the Spring Festival, where Ceria chooses a route between the crown prince and the traitor.

If things go as Seria hoped, she will probably take the route of connecting with the crown prince at this spring festival.

“… … .”

When I turned my head again and looked at the spot where Seria was, I saw that she had gone somewhere and the crown prince was the only one left there, looking at a certain place.

He’s probably looking in the direction Seria left. It’s definitely something I should like, but why do I feel this way?

If Seria goes the crown prince route, wouldn’t it be a good thing for me? However, the opportunity to obtain Seria, which has never been obtained before, is lost. They’re both going to die anyway, so what’s the point in taking chances?

I felt my thoughts becoming jumbled together, so I quietly closed my eyes and slowly sorted things out in my head. I’m really scared of mental illness. Because nonsense keeps going through my head all the time.

When I was about to finish organizing my thoughts, I heard Hermel’s voice.

“Charles, are you tired?”

When I opened my eyes, Hermel, who had completely finished his bowl, was looking at me.

I’m tired… … . okay. I’m a little tired. I nodded and sighed.

“I’m a little tired. There’s a midterm exam soon. There’s a lot to prepare for one way or another. I also have to do assignments.”

I need to look into the guy who used the 4th cast, and it’s a bit annoying that the crown prince is connected to Seria, and if the two of them connect too early, the crown prince will say something about killing me, so I need to come up with a plan to keep them apart. And, I have to do something to like Priscilla.

We also have to look at the situation at the mansion that Sarah reported, and also about Mia, who has now completely settled into the villa. I also have to think about Mia’s brother coming to visit me. The mental care of Mel, who seems to be slowly losing hope and becoming a living doll… … .

… … Why are there so many things like this? Yes, trying to do so many things at the same time is bound to get confusing in your head. Apart from mental illness.

“It’s not because of the Spring Festival?”

“Do I look like the kind of person who would take care of such a festival?”

I’m so tired from just doing what I’m doing right now, so where can I find time for something like a festival?

Hermel nodded at my words.

“Of course, I can’t imagine Charlotte getting excited and thinking, wow, it’s the spring festival~.”

“It doesn’t seem like a compliment.”

“Yes. It’s not a compliment, right?”

Hermel, who pouted his mouth and made a dissatisfied face, looked straight at me and said.

“Charles, if you just look closely. Do you know that you look so anxious?”

“Me?”

“Yes. Should I say that it moves as if it is being chased by something? That’s what it feels like. I don’t seem to have enough time.”

Before the 6th episode, when I was shaking all day because I didn’t know when I would die, from the 7th to the 12th episode when I tried to do various things to try to survive, and until the most recent episode where I went crazy and did everything I wanted.

When I think about it, there has never been an episode as leisurely as this one. It doesn’t seem like it to other people.

“I’m fine.”

“It doesn’t look good from the side.”

Hermel sighed deeply and continued speaking while resting his chin.

“So, I have a suggestion.”

“What is it?”

“Please play with me during this spring festival.”

When I looked at Hermel at those words, Hermel gently averted my eyes.

“In the end, you were trying to ask me to play with you at the festival, right?”

“Eh, ahem.”

Looking at the corners of the mouth that were trembling and the ears that were red even though it wasn’t cold, I couldn’t help but laugh.

cute.

“Okay. Good.”

“Wow!”

Hermel, who was smiling brightly, leaned in with his eyes sparkling.

“Then you promised!?”

“Yes. Okay.”

I nodded and suddenly looked out the window.

I saw a male student who was sharing the same room as the pig that had been cast, and a male student who appeared to be his friend walking next to him.

“… … Then I will wake up first. I have some business to run.”

“Huh? What business?”

If you give a half-hearted answer, they will definitely say they will follow you.

I smiled and lifted my index finger to my mouth.

“If I want to go on a date with you, I have to prepare a lot of things.”

“… … Huh?”

“Then, see you in next class.”

Leaving behind Hermel, who had a dumbfounded look on his face, I walked along the path that the two male students I had seen earlier passed by.

* * *

Remember. There are people you can’t forget. There is someone with whom we laughed and chatted and made a promise to the future.

Act normally. Master, don’t pay attention to that bastard. I am not. Who was it? I’m just behaving normally, so why do I feel like something is missing?

“Hey. Taylor. What are you going to do during this spring festival?”

“Me? What am I… … . It’s the same as usual.”

okay. I listen to the lectures as usual, talk to you guys, and… … . and… … ? Remember. remember. Remember.

What do you want me to remember? As I was walking in a daze, a friend walking next to me tapped my arm.

“No, there are no classes during the Spring Festival. What are you going to do then?”

“Ah… … .”

There are no classes. I can’t move like I normally do… … ? So, what should I do? no. I have work to do. Remember.

“Well… … . I’m not sure.”

“What, you didn’t even make plans for a date when ■■■■ is there? This is why these guys are so handsome… … .”

It was a very brief moment, but the sound was so muffled as if my head was stuck in the water, and I couldn’t hear the middle of the words properly.

“What?”

“No, you ■ja■■. Yes, go on a date with ■■■gu. Don’t say you have nothing to do.”

It was only a moment, but I heard it. If I listen a little more, I think I can hear it, I think I can grasp it, I think I can remember it. Something keeps blocking my path.

He pushes me away right in front of me. I placed my forehead on my throbbing head.

“Uh, hey! Why are you doing this all of a sudden!?”

“What did you just say… … ?!”

“No, why are you doing that all of a sudden! Where does it hurt? Have you ever broken up with ■■ your friend?”

“Again! Say it again!”

“Oh, no. Did you really break up with Yeo■■gu?”

Girlfriend, girlfriend… … . okay. My girlfriend… … . She, who promised the future… … . But who… … ?

The headache became stronger than before, and it felt like my head was being stabbed with an awl, and my body automatically bowed down from the terrible pain.

Who is it? Remember. remember. You can’t forget it. girl friend. It’s my girlfriend. okay.

“Excuse me.”

The moment I heard that voice, the headache that felt like it was going to explode disappeared like a lie. When I raised my head, what I saw was something whose face I couldn’t recognize–no, it didn’t have a face at all.

It can clearly be seen that they are wearing our academy’s uniform. It also appears that the school uniform belongs to a female student. However, I couldn’t recognize the face at all.

No eyes, nose, mouth, or even hair were visible. All of them were just black, as if the face had been covered with pitch black paint. It’s as if someone deliberately obscured it.

“It would be nice if you could leave for a moment.”

“――Yes.”

My friend, who I had been talking to just a moment ago, answered someone’s words in a dazed voice and left.

That reaction, somewhere… a lot… … .

“Kkeuch… … .”

“Wow, you look very distressed.”

that’s right. I definitely… … .

“Have you forgotten something, something precious?”

A white smile appeared on its black face.