âLetâs stop talking about these boring stories. Itâs time for the commercial to end.â
âAre you going to go?â
Ozworld made a strange expression at my question. âDo you want me to go?â
Of course.
âNo, well, youâre usually only here during commercials. Earlier, they said that the fact that the manager intervened in the broadcast shows that Iâm an amateur.â
My lame excuse didnât work for a sly man like Ozworld. He squinted his eyes and snapped his fingers. Snap! Then, just like in the last interview, a screen turned on next to him.
âSince there is still time, shall we do a brief interview?â
ââŠOkay.â
The awkward walk time was extended.
âYou finally met all the male protagonists as of yesterday. How was the emperor?â
I wanted to answer that he was the worst, but I chose my words for the sake of the broadcast. ââŠHeâs the type I donât want to be involved with.â
âWhy?â
âHeâs dangerous because heâs ruthless and thinks out of the box. The number of his black hearts is high, so he actually poses a threat.â
The selfish personality of not pitying others as much as pitying himself. Having lived as the worldâs ruler for a long time, his natural arrogance wasnât a temperament that an ordinary person like me could handle. Tricky, elegant, tyrannicalâŠ
I looked at Ozworld with bewildered eyes. Come to think of it, they look alike. Strangely they overlapped as Ozworld acted as he pleased, and I could feel the grace of his natural ruler more than anyone else. This wasnât something you could imitate just because you wanted to.
Chehope imitated Ozworld, but he couldnât even imitate his appearance properly. Of course, the biggest reason was the serious gap in appearance.
I suddenly became curious about Ozworld itself. âWhy did you dye your hair? What color was it originally?â
âAre you taking turns interviewing me again? Well, thatâs good. Itâs originally blond.â
Blond with deep sapphire eyes. It was a combination of an arrogant appearance and an overly good match.
âThere must be managers who often copy you.â
âI donât know why, but thatâs right. Mimicking the appearance doesnât mean that broadcasting performance will improve.â
Ding!
[The Constellation ââ â zworld is Real Worldâ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]
[I know why ă ă .]
âI guess I know. Because youâre like the main character.â Although the genre is not romance.
The main character was a being that was clearly distinguished from the surroundings. In that sense, Ozworld had a very distinct presence. This man was definitely something different. What makes him look different? It wasnât just because of his appearance. This was a matter of discernment, atmosphere, and dignity created over the years.
What is this manâs origin? How did he become a channel manager? There were many things I wanted to ask, but I couldnât ask hastily. Because weâre not partners. Iâm merely just a toy to him.
It was when I was staring at Ozworld without realizing it, completely swept away by the surging curiosity. Suddenly, Ozworld met my cheek together and whispered in a low voice. âYou tend to be overly preoccupied when you get curious, Miss Theresa.â
Startle! He wrapped his arms around my waist and kept me from stepping back. Then he looked into my eyes from such a close distance that I didnât know what to do with that gaze.
âYouâre on your guard today.â
ââŠ?â
What does that mean? When I blinked my eyes curiously, Ozworld pulled a pocket watch out of his arm. He checked the time and frowned.
âItâs been two minutes since the scheduled time. I must go now.â
It looks just like the clockwork rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.
Putting in the clockwork rabbit, Ozworld kissed me on the cheek. âGood luck with this episode as well.â He disappeared after saying that.
Rub, rub! As soon as Ozworld left, I nervously rubbed my cheek. At this rate, I felt like my cheek would wear out one day.
* * *
The time to carry out the mission was late afternoon after all the lectures. Until then, I took lectures according to the schedule I had to digest as usual. But I had one more thing to do today.
âIâll take that <Magical Creatures> lecture.â
I decided not to put off what I had to do anyway. Professor Felix opened his mouth and jumped out of his seat.
âYouâre finally become my disciple, Theresa. Right. Does that mean you have no talent for attribute magic at all?â
Professor Felix opened his mouth wide and jumped up from his seat.
âYouâre finally my disciple, Therese! Yes. You have no talent for magic at all?â
This guy is really.
âIâm not saying Iâm going to change my major. Iâm just taking lectures.â
âHiing.â Professor Felix spoke softly with a sullen but soon managed his expression. âIf you change your mind, tell me anytime. You can tell me now too.â
âPlease give me the timetable.â
âYes. Like kids these days, you have a strong sense of subjectivityâŠâ
After registering for the <Magical Creatures>, I studied and recorded magic improvement methods in a personal reading room in the library.
Tuk. Clatter!
âAargh! My paper!â
During the study, the floor of the personal reading room became a mess because I touched the stack of research papers that piled up like towers. This made me sigh because I had to clean up all things away after using this personal reading room.
âAh. I wish I had a private lab too. Then it would be easier to study.â
I couldnât just leave the paper scattered on the floor.
âReally, I just want to do research.â
Ding!
[The Constellation âQuiet Spectatorâ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]
[Iâm still a newcomer who just watches silently⊠Could this BJ be a magic otaku? She keeps researching magic all the timeâŠ]
Ding!
[The Constellation âOver Immersed Otakuâ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]
[Oooh my! Theresa is not a magic otaku. This is called âearnest.â]
âWhat do you meanâŠâ
Bang, bang, bang! Just then, someone knocked on the door.
âW-what? What kind of crazy person?â
I thought my heart was going to fall. Who is at this hour? Only a few students come to this library.
Creak. When I opened the door, holding my fluttering heart, I made eye contact with Clyde, who looked down at me like a messenger of hell.
âHiccup.â A hiccup came out of my mouth.
âDo you think youâre using this library alone?â
ââŠWas I being noisy?â
âYes.â
But the way you knocked on the door must have been much noisier.
ââŠSorry.â
After apologizing, I tried to close the door quietly, but Clyde caught it from closing it.
âWho told you to close it?â
âYour business is over. I have to study.â
HuffâŠ! This b*stard, why wonât the door budge when he held it so calmly? As I whimpered and tried to close the door, Clyde clicked his tongue as he looked inside the personal reading room.
âYouâre using it messily. I wonât even be able to study well in a dirty and messy place like this.â
Ugh⊠His words struck me. Why is this person interfering? Is he trying to catch a pod and expel me?  This wonât do. Letâs kick him out.
âWhy are you doing this to me? Weâre not supposed to do this, Clyde! Please allow me to let you go!â
Get out of here!
âOh my.â
âSisterâŠ?â
ââŠ?â
Why is Libby here? Even the young ladies, who looked like her friends, were crowded around. They all had similar expressions, but it seemed they had misunderstood the situation.
The young ladies whispered.
âDid Senior Theresa just kick out the student council president just now?â
âI guess the two of them must have been dating.â
âTheyâre breaking up because of the opposition of their familyâŠ! Ah, it breaks my heart.â
The misunderstanding was completed in real-time.
Things are getting so messed upâŠ
Libby also covered her mouth with a thoughtful look on her face. âThatâs why Sister asked about my ideal type last timeâŠ!â
Thatâs not it.
âLibby, itâs a misunderstanding. Are those your friends? Donât think about anything weird. Itâs just a misunderstanding, okay?â
âWe havenât seen anything.â
âIâll never tell anyone.â
âLetâs get out of the way.â
Ding!
[The Constellation âConspiracy Theoristâ has sponsored 10,000 coins.]
[This will definitely spread as rumors.]
Libby and the young ladies disappeared in an instant.
No, guys. This is a misunderstanding!
At that time, a piercing voice choked on me.
âSo, whatâs wrong with you, and what are you going to let go of?â
Oops. I forgot about the ferocious beast right in front of me and was distracted somewhere else.
âWell⊠Itâs like an extension of the resolution I mentioned before. Since your appearance is unforgettable, Iâd prefer to avoid direct confrontation, for both my sake and yoursâŠâ
âI have no idea what bullshit youâre talking about. If youâre done with the lecture, we must go to the mission, so come out immediately.â
You should have told me earlier if that was the case. I grumbled inwardly and gathered the papers scattered by magic one by one. Valhalla servants were always waiting at the library entrance, so I could ask for my bag to be sent to the dormitory.
Clyde looked at the speed of my collection of papers and said, âGather.â Then, in less than a second, the scattered papers were piled up one by one and organized into towers.
I looked at the paper tower with my lips open helplessly with envy. This is the level of S-class intelligence.
âDonât procrastinate.â
I hurriedly left the papers with the servant at his urging and went to the carriage. Professor Ilya said he went to the garden first to check the situation.
Clyde pointed at the carriage with his chin. âYou and I are going in this carriage.â