The Tiring Type to Get Entangled With (2)

Not only had my commute to school with Ethan been interrupted since morning, but I also had my one-hour break before class stolen.

What the woman, who was the cause of it, said after going to the trouble of calling me aside, was the most absurd request I could have ever imagined.

“Please teach me how to seduce a man, Lillith-seonbaenim.”

“……What?”

…Hearing such a sudden request, I was quite perplexed in many ways.

And I don’t even know why on earth she’d come to me, someone she’s not even close with, to ask for something like this.

“I’m talking about how to seduce a man, Lillith-seonbaenim.”

“It’s not that I misheard and asked. It was just… a response that popped out because it was so absurd.”

“…….”

How to seduce a man? Logically, there’s no way I’d know something like that, right?

Well, no. If it’s Lillith’s body, seducing a man would be easier than eating chocolate while lying down, if she just put her mind to it. Because if she just shook her chest a few times in front of them and gave a coy smile, most men would almost certainly fall for it.

But ‘being able to do something’ and ‘doing something’ were completely different matters. From the start, ever since I entered the Academy, I had never used my body to seduce a man. …Except when I did it to Ethan.

Other than that, there’s the fact that I know which parts appeal to men and which parts gain their sympathy, by using the knowledge from being a man in my previous life. But from the start, that fact was a top-secret among top-secrets, something even Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot didn’t know.

It’s not a fact that a first-year Barbarian girl, who isn’t even close to me, would know.

‘But if I just say I’m going back here, she’ll probably show up again tonight or tomorrow.’

I had no intention whatsoever of granting Lilia’s wish, but I still had to clearly explain to Lilia ‘why I couldn’t teach her’.

With this troublesome junior, a moment’s peace was not eternal peace. Because if I didn’t answer her properly, she could bother me for at least a week, or perhaps even a month or an entire semester.

“First of all, I understand why Lilia Fionis-yang came to me.”

“Yes!”

“However, I don’t quite understand why you would ask me such a question of all people. If you want to know how to seduce a man, I think there might be someone better than me.”

“If not Lillith-seonbaenim, who are you referring to?”

“Uh… perhaps a friend from the same Spearmanship Department?”

“…I have no friends.”

“…Then, in other departments too?”

“Yes.”

“…….”

Ah, right. She was a Barbarian.

And since the Academy still had a majority of nobles, and it was a world where some degree of racial discrimination remained, I could fully understand that it would be difficult for her to make friends.

“Then, what about your seonbaenim?”

“That’s why I’ve come to ask you now, isn’t it, Lillith-seonbaenim?”

“No, not me. Don’t you have other close seonbaenim?”

“…A close seonbaenim.”

Lilia’s face flushed bright red, as if recalling someone in her mind.

It wasn’t a question intended to elicit such a reaction, but one thing was clear. The man Lilia wanted to seduce was not a classmate, but one of the Academy’s seniors.

‘Logically, it would be Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot.’

Just like Natalie and Thomas, and Agnes and Prince Antonio, although I’ve recently seen the ‘heroines’ in the original work having something going on with other characters particularly often, Lilia was, after all, a heroine character in 『Luminor Academy』.

A senior close enough for such a Lilia to fall for. Logically, it was hard to imagine anyone other than Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot.

‘The problem was that even if something good happened with that bastard Gyeotmwa, it would ultimately be meaningless.’

In my mind, loving that Hero bastard who only thought about abandoning all the heroines and returning to Earth after clearing the game would only end in tragedy.

How many Juliets was he going to create in this world and then leave, when he wasn’t even a Romeo? Even if I was a unicorn in my previous life, mass-producing virgins who could never experience love in this way was an utterly unacceptable act.

Virginity was most valuable when love with the one most beloved person was realized.

Virginity that withered away without being used was no different from letting a delicious apple rot in a warehouse.

“The person I can call a ‘close seonbaenim’ is a man, not a woman, that’s why.”

“Do you have feelings for that ‘close seonbaenim,’ Lilia Fionis-yang?”

“…That is correct.”

“I understand. Although I don’t know if my advice will be helpful, I will help as much as I possibly can.”

“…Really, Lillith-seonbaenim?”

“However, on the condition that you, my junior, keep this one thing.”

“……What?”

A drastic measure to prevent Lilia from desperately clinging to an impossible love.

And, it was a device to prevent that Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot bastard from indiscriminately expanding his harem.

“What I will oversee is up until the moment Lilia Fionis-yang can confess her feelings to that ‘close seonbaenim’.”

“Yes.”

“Even if I help Lilia Fionis-yang, if that ‘close seonbaenim’ rejects your confession, then Lilia Fionis-yang must also promise to let go of that person without regret and never love them again.”

“……What?”

“The act of shamelessly clinging to someone who has already rejected your confession once, I absolutely cannot tolerate. If you’ve come to me, someone you’re not even close with, for relationship advice out of the blue, then that level of resolve is necessary.”

“…….”

At my somewhat strong words, Lilia made a deeply troubled expression.

She seemed to be agonizing over the thought that if her confession failed, she would never be able to get close to Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot again. Seeing her like this, that bastard’s face came to mind, making me even more annoyed.

Even though beautiful girls, enough to fill his blessings, were lined up, thinking of that guy who intended to abandon them all and return, I really didn’t want to do anything good for that Hero bastard.

“I understand, Lillith-seonbaenim.”

“So, what will you do?”

“Still, I would like Lillith-seonbaenim to help me. If I’m only going to convey my feelings once, I think it would be best to convey my feelings by following your advice.”

“…Very well. You will definitely keep your promise, right?”

“I swear on my tribe.”

Yes, this is how it usually turns out.

Even for her, who was like a runaway carriage that couldn’t stop once it started, I had no choice but to devise a very special strategy from now on.

Because I really wanted to see that damn Hero bastard flustered.

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Since I had decided to grant Lilia’s request, there were three main actions that absolutely had to be included in her confession.

One, to make the recipient of the confession (Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot) flustered.

Two, to craft a confession that would be thoroughly rejected, ensuring it wouldn’t appeal to Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot.

Three, to make Lilia cleanly shake off her lingering feelings for Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot if her confession was rejected.

How to seduce a man? I never had any intention of teaching her something like that from the start.

First of all, I didn’t like that she asked me to help her seduce that Gyeotmwa Jyosyegigot bastard. Moreover, even if she succeeded, he was the type of guy who would abandon the heroines in this world without an ounce of hesitation and flee back to Earth when it was time to return.

If he committed such an act, Lilia, true to her straightforward nature, would say, ‘Even if he is not in this world, I am forever the Hero-nim’s companion. I cannot betray the man I have once taken into my heart,’ and would follow a similar path to Celista or Silena.

Even if I considered the two existing people to be too deeply corrupted to be saved by me, I had to at least try to reduce the number of victims within my power.

At the very least, if she failed in her confession or if their relationship didn’t become deeper than it was now, it was possible that Lilia might find another love in the future.

“So, why did you call me?”

Agnes, who was reluctantly dragged out on the weekend by my summons, muttered in a displeased voice. It seemed she was a little displeased that her weekend research time had been interrupted.

Yet, the fact that she responded to my call and came could be taken to mean that she prioritized her relationship with me over her research, at least.

Actually, the reason I called Agnes here was simple. I needed one more person to agree with my opinion while devising Lilia’s ‘Confession Failure Strategy’.

‘I had deliberated between Isabel, Lizzie, and Agnes….’

In the end, I decided that Agnes was the most suitable for several reasons. Since the strategy I was preparing from now on was a ‘Confession Failure Strategy,’ there was no one better than Agnes as an expert in this field.

As soon as she heard that I had officially started dating Ethan, Isabel, who would say, ‘That’s wonderful! I’ve been cheering you on all along! Lillith and Young Master are truly a well-matched couple!’ would definitely not help in ruining someone else’s relationship.

Lizzie, with her undeniable extroverted nature, while giving various pieces of advice, I was worried she might actually make a confession succeed that would have failed even if left alone.

In that regard, Agnes was a safe bet. If it was her, who had no popularity, charm, or feminine advantages in the original work, she would naturally be an expert on how to fail a confession.

Even without prior consultation, she would naturally guide it well towards a method of failing the confession. Or she would thoughtlessly agree to my absurd suggestions.

“Since it’s a rare weekend day for me to go out with my junior Lilia, I thought it would be nice if Agnes-yang could join us too.”

“…That just means I’m an extra.”

“How could that be? And friendship is originally about meeting and building rapport anytime, even without any particular reason. Even if it’s not something important.”

“…….”

“I thought of Agnes-yang as a friend, but perhaps Agnes-yang doesn’t like building rapport with me on the weekend?”

“…No, it’s fine. I was free anyway.”

As expected, she’s completely taken by the word ‘friend’.

It wasn’t for nothing that Agnes couldn’t move a muscle at Seraphine’s words in the original work. And since such an Agnes was now my friend, it was quite useful to call her for things like this in many ways.

“Hello, Lillith-seonbaenim! And Agnes-seonbaenim! Please take care of me today!”

“…What a surprise. I thought my heart was going to drop.”

It was the moment when all the key personnel for the ‘Confession Failure Strategy’ had gathered.