episode_0303

Not only was I disrupted by Edan on the way to school in the morning, but I also had my one-hour break before class taken away.

The reason for this was the girl who called me aside and made a request that I never expected.

“Please teach me how to seduce a man, Senior Lillis.”

“…Excuse me?”

…I was taken aback by such a sudden request. It was confusing in many ways.

I didn’t understand why she came to me, someone she barely knew, to ask such a question.

“I mean how to seduce a man, Senior Lillis.”

“I must have misheard the question. It was just… a ridiculous answer that popped out because I was caught off guard.”

“….”

How to seduce a man? Logically, I wouldn’t know such a thing, right?

Well, if it’s about Lillis’ body, seducing a man would probably be easier than eating chocolate lying down. Just by shaking her chest a few times in front of him and flashing a smile, most men would probably fall for her.

But ‘being able to do something’ and ‘actually doing it’ were two completely different things. I had never used my body to seduce a man since I entered the academy… except for Edan.

I might know how to gain favor and sympathy from a man using the fact that I was a man in my past life, but that fact was an extremely confidential secret that not even the highest authorities knew.

It was not something a first-year barbarian girl, who had no relationship with me, should know.

‘But if I just leave now, she’ll probably show up again tonight or tomorrow.’

I had no intention of fulfilling Liria’s request, but I needed to clearly explain why I couldn’t teach her.

Dealing with this annoying junior for a short moment of peace was not a permanent solution. If I didn’t give her a proper answer, she could bother me for a week, a month, or even the entire semester.

“First of all, I understand the purpose of Miss Peony’s visit to me.”

“Yes!”

“However, I don’t quite understand why you are asking me of all people about how to seduce a man. If you want to know how to seduce a man, there are probably better people than me.”

“If not Senior Lillis, then who are you referring to?”

“Um… maybe a friend from the same fencing club?”

“I have no friends.”

“…What about other departments?”

“Yes.”

“….”

Ah, right. She was a barbarian.

And since the academy still had a majority of nobles, there was still some racial discrimination in the world, so it was understandable that she found it difficult to make friends.

“What about the seniors then?”

“That’s why you came to ask me, Senior Lillis.”

“No, not me. Aren’t there other close seniors?”

“…Close seniors.”

Liria blushed as if she had thought of someone in her mind.

Although I didn’t intend to provoke this reaction with my question, one thing became clear. The man Liria wanted to seduce was not a peer but someone among the seniors at the academy.

‘Logically, it would be one of the highest authorities.’

Natalie and Thomas, Agnes and Prince Antonio, I had seen a lot of interactions between the ‘heroine’ and other characters recently, but Liria was the heroine character of Luminoir Academy.

A senior who was close enough for Liria to fall for. Logically, it was hard to think of anyone other than the highest authorities.

‘The problem is that even if something good happens with the highest authority, it ultimately means nothing.’

In my mind, the hero who plans to abandon all the heroines and return to Earth after clearing the game will only end in tragedy no matter how much you love him.

How many Juliets does he plan to create in this world that is not even Romeo? Even though I may have been a unicorn in my past life, producing a maiden who cannot love for a lifetime was an act that I could not tolerate.

A maiden is most valuable when her love is realized with the one she loves the most.

Letting virginity go unused and wither away was no different from letting a delicious apple rot in a warehouse.

“The person I can call a ‘close senior’ is a man, not a woman.”

“Do you have feelings for that ‘close senior,’ Peony?”

“…Yes.”

“I understand. Although I’m not sure if my advice will be helpful, I will do my best to help as much as I can.”

“…Really, Senior Lillis?”

“However, if you are helped by me and that ‘close senior’ rejects your confession, then you must promise me that you will let go of that person without lingering in love again.”

“…Yes?”

“I cannot tolerate someone who persistently clings to someone who has rejected their confession. If you came to me for relationship advice without any prior acquaintance, you need to be prepared for that level of commitment.”

“…”

Liria seemed quite hesitant in response to my strong statement.

Seeing her hesitate, thinking about not being able to get closer to Gyeommyojoshegikwat again if the confession failed, made me feel even more frustrated.

Even though there were beautiful girls lined up like winter blessings, I really didn’t want that hero to abandon them all and return.

“Understood, Senior Lillis.”

“So, what will you do?”

“Still, I would appreciate it if Senior Lillis could help me. I think it would be best to follow Senior’s advice and confess my feelings just once.”

“…Alright. You will keep your promise, right?”

“I swear on our tribe.”

Yes, it would probably turn out like this.

For that runaway carriage that couldn’t stop once it started running, I had to come up with a very special plan from now on, just for her sake.

I wanted to see that annoying hero’s bewildered expression at least once.

***

Now that I had decided to grant Liria’s request, there were three main actions that must be included in her confession.

One, to surprise the person receiving the confession (Gyeommyojoshegikwat).

Two, to create a confession that would thoroughly reject any possibility of being accepted.

Three, to help Liria cleanly shake off any lingering feelings for Gyeommyojoshegikwat if her confession was rejected.

How to seduce a man? I had no intention of teaching her that. Not only did I dislike her asking me to seduce that Gyeommyojoshegikwat guy, but even if she succeeded, he was a guy who would abandon this world and run away without hesitation when it was time to return to Earth.

If she were to commit such an act, Liria, true to her honest nature, would probably say, “Even if you say I don’t exist in this world, I will forever be your companion, Sir Knight. Once I have embraced someone in my heart, I cannot betray them,” following in the footsteps of Ceristana and Sirena.

The two individuals in question were already so deeply tainted that they had left my hands, but even so, I had to somehow reduce the number of victims within my reach.

At the very least, if the confession failed or if the relationship did not deepen beyond its current state, Liria might be able to find another love in the future.

“So, why did you call me here?”

Agnes, who had been dragged out on a weekend against her will by my summons, grumbled in a dissatisfied tone. It seemed that she was slightly annoyed at having her weekend research time interrupted.

Nevertheless, responding to my call and taking a seat here meant that she was prioritizing our relationship over her research in some way.

In truth, the reason I called Agnes to this gathering was simple. In the process of planning Liria’s “confession failure operation,” I needed at least one more person to agree with my opinions.

“I did consider between Isabelle, Riji, and Agnes, but in the end…”

Ultimately, for various reasons, I judged that Agnes was the most suitable. Since the operation I was preparing was the “confession failure operation,” there was no one else but Agnes who was an expert in this field.

Upon hearing that I had officially started dating Edan, Isabelle, who immediately exclaimed, “That’s great! I’ve been rooting for you all along! You and the young master are such a perfect couple!” seemed unlikely to help ruin someone else’s relationship.

Riji, with her undeniable insider trait, was anxious that her various advice might end up causing the confession to fail even if she kept quiet.

In that sense, Agnes was a relief. As someone who had no popularity, charm, or advantages as a woman in the original work, she was undoubtedly an expert in how to fail a confession.

She would naturally guide the confession to failure without the need for prior agreement. Or she would simply agree with my ridiculous opinions without much thought.

“Since it’s a rare occasion for Liria’s junior and I to go out on a weekend, I thought it would be nice if Agnes could join us.”

“…You mean it’s just a bonus.”

“I wouldn’t say that. And being friends means meeting and building a relationship without any specific reason. Even if it’s not something important.”

“…”

“I considered Agnes as a friend, but if Agnes doesn’t like building a friendship with me on weekends, would that be a problem?”

“…No, it’s fine. I happened to have some free time.”

She really couldn’t keep her composure just because of the word “friend.”

It’s not for nothing that Agnes in the original work doesn’t flinch at Seraphine’s words. Having Agnes as my friend now was quite useful in many ways for situations like this.

“Hello, Senior Lirias! And Senior Agnes! I look forward to working with you today!”

“…Surprised me. I thought my heart was going to jump out.”

Agnes was taken aback by Liria’s sudden greeting and had to steady her nonexistent heart.

It was the moment when all the key players of the “confession failure operation” had gathered.