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“Is that Lina von Maria of the Maria Countess? I heard she’s a total braggart?”

“Oh, I heard that too. That all the times you said you were close with the Crown Princess and the Saintess was a lie?”

“Yeah, I heard that you got a good scolding from the saint yesterday, and today the crown princess asked you to spar with her. She said that if you win, you can be friends.”

The academy was bustling with gossip about the new students.

That was understandable, since the main characters of the rumor were the crown princess and the saintess, whose mere admission made them hot topics, so no one could help but be interested.

“But wasn’t it cooler than I thought when Estelle said something to that girl yesterday?”

“It was really powerful and cool.”

If someone else had said something that would have been considered violent, it would have been considered cool when said by the saint Estelle.

“Ah! It’s time to start the betting match! Let’s go!”

As I was watching that, I thought that it was a relief to have two people take care of Lina, who was worried about how to handle her in the future.

Even kids who usually fight all the time become united in this situation and act similarly, which makes me think that they are the main characters.

By the way, this is a betting match.

I didn’t know I would see it already.

The betting competitions that frequently appeared in games were actually something that the main characters often did. I remember that when there was something they wanted from each other, it was difficult to say that they wanted it, so they would often get what they wanted through betting competitions.

I know that in general, the first time a betting match appears in a game is after the main characters advance to the second year.

Besides, it feels strange that we ended up doing it with someone completely different from us.

“Should I go and take a look too?”

Iris and Estelle didn’t necessarily tell me that there was such a thing, but they both probably knew that I would hear about it through rumors.

But the fact that he didn’t even try to stop the rumors means that either he didn’t care if they spread it to me or he wanted me to hear it.

“Ah, Theo! You’re here!”

And on the way to see Iris’s training, I ran into Estelle, the subject of a very hot rumor.

“Estelle, I heard the rumors are hot?”

“Um, somehow it turned out that way. I actually tried to handle it quietly, but I’m embarrassed that even Theo heard about it.”

In fact, even if it wasn’t a rumor, I was one of the people who witnessed that scene yesterday.

Certainly, Estelle’s appearance of blocking Lina is something she sometimes shows to Iris when she gets angry in the game, so it was quite new and reminded me of playing the game, so it was a fun event.

“Actually, I saw Estelle with Lina yesterday.”

“Oh my, you saw that?”

I nod at Estelle’s surprised scream.

“You’re really good at talking.”

“Um, but I guess I couldn’t help it since you wouldn’t listen if I didn’t say it like that.”

“I’m so mentally exhausted that I’m worried that today’s match will be too one-sided.”

“Hey, even so, I’m in class A. Surely that’s not true?”

Judging from the fact that there is clearly some substance in her words, Estelle seems to know that Lina is not that skilled.

I can say that it is because I know for sure that it is a strange situation for her to be in class A right now.

In the original game, Lina was one of the characters who entered the academy, but started out in Class C and slowly improved her grades to eventually move up to Class A.

“Well, you’ll know if you watch.”

“That’s right. Oh, Theo! Before we go to see the match, should I buy something delicious to eat?”

“It seems like it’ll end soon, but I like it.”

I was really disappointed yesterday because there was no popcorn.

This time, I bought some popcorn and Estelle bought a light drink, thinking that we would watch while eating popcorn properly, and we headed to the training location together.

“But you came safely without running away? I commend you for that.”

As soon as you enter, you see Iris smiling and throwing disses at Lina.

Oh, Iris, I never thought I’d see something like that again.

Even in the game, Iris isn’t the type to verbally beat up someone in the beginning.

He’s just a character who suppresses things with his own skills.

But if you stay with Estelle for a long time, that changes a little and you start to diss someone without realizing it or say what’s on your mind without thinking.

“… I don’t know why you’re doing this to me, but I’ll try my best. So please recognize my efforts, Iris… !”

Lina is still cosplaying as a victim, but is it because of her past behavior?

Among the onlookers who came to see her, there was no one who thought of her as a victim, and they laughed as if there was no one.

“If you can just slightly raise your sword against me, it’s a game you win, so if you’re skilled enough to be in Class A, it shouldn’t be that hard, right? ”

“Oh, of course… !”

He may be bragging, but he can’t hide the fact that his hands are shaking.

Everyone was murmuring and expressing similar opinions to mine, as it seemed like Iris would be subdued in one blow, let alone reach him.

“I can’t even reach the hem of Iris’s clothes. ”

“Ugh, I can’t even reach the hem of your clothes. ”

“No, you crazy bastard. If you bet the same, you can’t win.”

“In this situation, it would be even crazier to bet on that woman.”

They giggle and bet money on each other.

“Oh my, I thought it was true because you kept saying we were so close. Lina, I’m disappointed.”

“That’s right. It seems like the person I’m really close with isn’t Lina, but someone else.”

There are also conversations that seem to indicate that even those who had trusted Lina until now have completely turned their backs on her because of this incident.

This, this, if I win the bet, I don’t know what will happen, but if I lose, it’ll be pretty much a store level.

Besides, her upcoming exam grades won’t be good, and with the penalty points, it won’t be long before she can stay in Class A.

Well, I don’t know if I can hold out until then.

Even in the academy, there are basically expulsions and dropping out, but both are considered dishonorable, so it is common to try to endure it by somehow dragging yourself through to graduation once you have entered.

But I don’t think someone as mentally weak as Lina would be able to endure it when everyone else has turned their backs on her.

But no matter how much I think about it, it’s strange and a little unsettling that she’s a completely different person than the Lina from the game, even though she only looks the same.

Despite playing countless games, I’ve never had another character become the protagonist’s best friend and Lina become the villain.

Since Lina only appears in Lesbian mode, she is not even mentioned in other modes, and has never been mentioned in Lesbian mode.

“Umm… ”

I wonder if there was still some hard core mode left.

Or maybe I got involved and something started to change.

Actually, the latter is a bit more credible.

Considering how much I’ve played it and still haven’t found any additional mods.

“Then shall we begin?”

“… Yes, I’m ready.”

While she was thinking like that, the betting duel began, and with exactly one turn, Lina received Iris’ sword and was thrown out of the ring, ending the betting duel in vain.

“Wow, but even so, can’t you get it just once?”

“But honestly, I don’t think I would have gotten it either.”

“Iris, you are really strong.”

Everyone had different opinions, but one thing was certain: Iris was strong.

But last time you sparred with me, you clearly got beat up and lost.

Well, I can’t tell if I’m that strong, or if Iris is just letting me off easy because she can’t handle me properly.

“Oh my, it’s already finished before I even opened the drink lid. Theo, you bought some popcorn, did you eat some?”

“Oh, well, the rule is that you have to eat all the popcorn before anything else starts. I ate it all.”

As I was thinking about it and eating them one by one, my popcorn bucket was already empty.

“There was such a rule? Then, from now on, I should try to eat everything before I start, like Theo!”

“No, you don’t need to put in that much effort… ”

“Um, if I drink all the drinks now, can I say I finished them all before it’s over?”

“No, not really… It’s already over.”

“No, I think it’s worth a try since Iris hasn’t come down from the stage yet!”

The sight of Estelle doing strange things in strange places just makes me laugh.

Ha… There are times when I feel like Estelle and Iris are cute.

This is a bit of a dangerous feeling.

You shouldn’t have these kinds of feelings for the main characters…!

You have to date someone without me, but what if I have feelings for you like this?