episode_0308

First of all, it should be noted that there is no Huya Festival event in the “Luminor Academy” Hunt Festival originally.

The academy’s Hunt Festival was a final exam where students risked their lives hunting monsters in the dungeon attached to the academy, and then returned with their loot to compete to see who had caught stronger monsters or more monsters.

Since it was an evaluation exam where only academy students entered the dungeon, there were students who returned injured, and although it couldn’t be said to happen every year, occasionally there were fatalities in this “Luminor Academy” Hunt Festival.

Therefore, there couldn’t have been a festival like the Huya Festival after the Hunt Festival. Friends or family of those who lost their lives in the Hunt Festival wouldn’t be able to fully enjoy the festival.

The only event in the “Luminor Academy” where there could be a Huya Festival after the Hunt Festival was this ‘End-of-Term Hunt Festival for the 2nd year of the 2nd semester.’

On this day, it was the day when the members of the ‘Hero Party’ defeated a dangerous boss monster coming out of the dungeon, saving other students who were in danger of almost dying.

If they hadn’t saved them, the person in question was so important that it could have caused diplomatic problems, providing enough justification for holding the festival, and there was also the excuse that they had to consume the ‘Giant Owl Bear Meat,’ the byproduct of that monster. Therefore, tonight was the only night in the entire story of “Luminor Academy” where they divided and ate meat and alcohol as part of the Huya Festival after the Hunt Festival.

So why were Ethan, Liria, and Caraham sitting on the opposite side of the table from us at this Huya Festival?

…They simply wanted to come over to our table with Ethan. They weren’t specifically invited by me or Ethan.

“…At that time, Senior Lillis said this! If a man can’t be moved by such a passionate and touching confession, then there’s no hope for him, so it’s better to give up!”

“No, Liria. She didn’t say it like that….”

“Indeed… what Illy said makes sense!”

“Thank you for the reference, Miss Liria!”

“As expected, Senior Rosewood is undoubtedly a genius of temptation!”

“….”

Liria, who had gathered around other female students in the sports field near our table, started praising me.

The confession that was clearly expected to fail for some reason had somehow become the most passionate and enthusiastic confession in the history of the academy, and I was feeling dizzy in this atmosphere where I was being treated as a pioneer who invented that confession method.

Since Liria started dating Caraham, every time she had the chance, she kept mentioning my name and spreading the ridiculous title of a genius of confession, and I couldn’t stop the spread of this ridiculous title by Liria’s loudspeaker-like confession of genius.

…By the way, Agnes was at this table until a little while ago. But as soon as Liria and Caraham joined and it became noisy in less than 5 minutes, she ran back to the Hero Party table.

“Oh, Rosewood Youngae! Would you like another drink?”

“No, thank you.”

“Oh! Come to think of it, you must be running out of snacks! I’ll go get some, please wait with Master Ethan!”

“No, it’s not that I’m not eating because there’s a shortage of snacks. It’s just that as a maid, that’s my job….”

“I’ll be right back!!”

“…But, um….”

After hearing that Liria received help from me and confessed to herself, Caraham’s attitude towards me had become more awkward than before, making it quite difficult to escape from this couple’s attention.

‘Even if they’re noisy on their own, being together makes it even noisier, what kind of synergy am I experiencing….’

Ultimately, I did manage to get closer to Liria in an unexpected way, and I didn’t feel too bad about it.

After all, Liria was a character I had tried to conquer in my previous life. Despite differing opinions, in my opinion, she was quite a beautiful and healthy beauty.

“…And that’s it! Senior Relis even in yesterday’s hunting party…”

…But now that we were friends, it was a bit burdensome that she followed me somewhat noisily and excessively.

Oh well. As long as Liria can be happy, I am satisfied.

‘…Since things turned out this way, how about helping other heroines connect with other people as well?’

I didn’t have a specific purpose in mind when I acted, but as a result of my actions, there were already two couples formed, or at least the potential for them to form.

One was obviously Liria and Karam, and the other was Agnes and Prince Antonio.

Of course, the second couple was still in the early stages of getting to know each other, so it couldn’t be said for sure what would happen, but since Agnes wouldn’t be with anyone other than Antonio, I could just leave them be.

And as long as Natalia didn’t interfere, she would naturally end up with her childhood friend Thomas, so there was no need to worry about that, and as for me…for now, things were going well with Ethan.

Already, four couples among the main and sub heroines were complete, so from my perspective, it was a fairly satisfactory result.

As I mentioned before, I believed that holding onto unattainable love was no different from storing a beautiful apple in a warehouse until it rotted.

The three main heroines were already beyond my reach, so even if I had to accept it, the other heroines still had the opportunity to have a normal, non-heroic love, preferably with a man who would love only them for a lifetime.

‘I don’t need to do anything nice for that guy who abandoned the heroines and left.’

The hero party was already roughly complete, so it wouldn’t be a problem to help out the other heroines now.

Having made a decision, I quietly got up from my seat and headed towards where the hero party was.

“Lord Ethan, may I pick some flowers and come back?”

“Really? If you’re tired, it’s okay to go back slowly.”

“Since I ended up being the messenger for Sir Karam, I need to greet him first and then go back. I’ll be back soon, so please wait a moment, Lord Ethan.”

“Sure, go ahead, Lirice.”

Without suspecting where I was going, Ethan saw me off without question, and I quietly moved towards the table where the hero party was, pretending to go to the bathroom.

…By now, the others except for the hero would probably be dispersing, so it seemed like a good opportunity to have a leisurely conversation.

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“Hey, Lirice.”

“Lirice, come on over.”

As I approached the table of the hero party, the only survivor at the 6-seat table, Gethmyoshaygat, waved as if he knew I was coming.

I didn’t see it with my own eyes, but the situation was clear. Natalia would have been the first to pass out after just one drink, so her childhood friend Thomas would have taken her away smoothly.

And with Seraphine being busy in various ways, she would have had to leave first, and if Seraphine, who was the only friend I could call a friend besides me, disappeared, Agnes would naturally have to return to the dormitory.

Cerista was the busiest after the hunting party, so she couldn’t even participate, and lastly, the remaining elf, Sirena…

“Ugh…. Ah, for an elf, this level of alcohol is just like a soft drink…”

Gyutmyeojoshaegiwat was sprawled with his face buried in the table next to me.

“How much did he drink?”

“About three and a half glasses, based on fruit wine standards.”

“Well, then he probably won’t notice even if you talk without holding back.”

At that level of intoxication, he probably wouldn’t even notice if I took him to bed and undressed him, so it was unlikely that he would notice if I and the hero next to me had a private conversation.

“You’ve become quite famous lately. Are you a genius of temptation or a genius of confession? The whole academy seems to be talking about you.”

“…Watch your mouth and mind your own business. I didn’t expect to end up like this either.”

“Did you make Liria and Karam date each other?”

“Well, it did end up that way because of me, but I didn’t intentionally scheme to set them up. It just happened.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Gyutmyeojoshaegiwat brushed his chin with a subtle expression after hearing my words. Seeing his reaction, I couldn’t help but feel guilty and cautiously asked.

“Was it something I shouldn’t have done?”

“Huh? No, no. It doesn’t matter.”

“Really? That’s a relief.”

“I didn’t do it on purpose anyway. So, there’s no reason for me to say anything to you. Besides, I didn’t even plan on taking Liria to the hero party.”

….”

I wonder what his reaction will be when he hears that I plan to connect other heroines with other men.

One thing was certain: he wouldn’t be pleased. Connecting heroines with other men before the ending was a deviation from the original story of ‘Luminor Academy.’

But, due to my personal beliefs, I wanted to pursue it if possible. There were already enough heroines who would be abandoned due to his return to Earth.

“Hey, Gyutmyeojoshaegiwat.”

“What?”

“Even if many women have feelings for you, and even if they hang themselves in unrequited love, is your insistence on returning to Earth still valid?”

“…Yes.”

“So, you also said that you wouldn’t cause any trouble in this world that you would be responsible for, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Okay. So, I’ll do as I please from now on, so don’t be upset about it.”

“…Huh? What are you planning to do now?”

“I’m going to personally connect the heroines you’re going to abandon with rival characters as much as possible.”

….”

“Living with the pain of eternal separation without receiving proper love… I really hate that kind of thing.”

Even though I couldn’t move freely due to my position and status, I was determined to do my best within my capabilities.

Even if this guy doesn’t like my plans very much.