That day â the day of the dance lesson, Wolfâs unpredictable words were effective into bring me back to my senses. For me, that one sentence had me trusting his sincerity.
But, it was really embarrassing. The moment my mind wrapped around what was said, my brain tissues seemed to have boiled away.
Although it was nice that he subsequently invited me out to the dance floor for the last dance, with my head completely blanked out, my dancing mustâve been a completely terrible sight. I can only pray that I somehow went along with Wolfâs lead.
In any case, instead of things like the game developments which Iâd played in my previous existence, I decided to believe in Wolfâs sincerity.
And, generally speaking, even if itâs Lily, if she knew that I was holding a doubt like this in me, sheâd surely be taken aback from my earlier impoliteness.
The me right now had the luxury to laugh at how upset Iâd been a while ago.
Lilyâs studies were also going as planned.
Of course, weâre still not at the point where weâve gained back four yearsâ worth of delay, though. Most of the teachers expressed their understanding for her to easily digest more rudimentary subjects during class. Among them, some were even more proactive than the rest, there were some who suggested topics suitable for Lily, and there were even some who prepared lower-level textbooks for her.
At the end of the day, teachers like hard-working students. That was something to be happy about.
As her lessons on magic advanced, Lilyâs magical aptitude was made clear.
In other words, she showed strong aptitude in healing magic and had the potential to handle a considerably wide range of other magics. Quite OP, I know.
When I say, ăhad the potentială, itâs because, at present, Lily hasnât used any magic except healing.
In fact, since she caused an accident in the past by means of a magical outburst, due to that trauma, she has a strong psychological aversion against using any magic aside from healing.
I donât know whether sheâll overcome that circumstance or not, but it may turn out to be the key to Lilyâs magic mastery in the future.
Anyhow, that circumstance was a problem that nothing could be done about even if we rush it.
On that day, from morning onwards, I waited for lunch to arrive, my heart pounding with excitement.
My enthusiasm to start todayâs lunch surpassed the usual. If I were to be asked by how much, it was to the point where I attended the morning class lectures without eating breakfast.
Since class lectures were relatively quiet, I realized once I came into the classroom that if my stomach grumbled loudly there, it would be bad. I attended the lessons while trembling with fear, but thankfully, I didnât meet social death. Honestly, itâs a relief.
If I were to say the reason why I was looking forward to lunch, it was because for todayâs lunch, our group of four, comprising of Lily, Wolf, Shade and I, had a prearranged plan to have lunch outdoors.
An inconspicuous yet comfortable-looking place was marked as our choice of venue. From an upper-classman serving the dorm-head to a lower-classman, it was a treasured spot that was passed down through word of mouth.
I was in charge of deciding and& securing the spot, Wolfâs was cooking, Shadeâs was transporting the baggage and Lilyâs was being the guest. Those were the allotment of responsibilities.
To be honest, Wolf was an infinitely better cook than me. I wasnât particularly bad at cooking, but when Wolf makes it, the skill and taste was, without exaggeration, a level on its own; in regards to this, I admit my defeat.
Although at one period in the past, I was the one who taught him how to cook, I couldnât have imagined that since then, Wolf would end up having an interest in cooking. Maybe it was due to Wolfâs earnest personality, he has the tendency to stick to things once he decides to do it. It seems he brought some fairly decent cooking equipment into his room at the dormitory. Of course, he didnât do something like have a kitchen from his home installed into the dormitory room. But, having such an unrestrained side, Wolf was still a rich young master from a well-to-do family.
Well, as a woman, I was the slightest bit torn by complicated thoughts with regards to the gap in cooking skill between us. But, when I considered the poisoning attempt that happened to him in the past, him simply agreeing to an invitation of a âletâs eat lunch outsideâ with a smile on his face should be enough to be delighted about.
Incidentally, Shade was an eating expert. And, since it seems like Lily is willing to show her cooking abilities to me one of these days, Iâm looking forward to it from now on.
Today should have been a wonderful lunch, at any rate.
Right as I was leaving the classroom to hurriedly head towards the specified location, it wouldâve gone better if I hadnât gotten involved with the blonde.
ăHuh? Boss! Boss! Lady boss!ă
Do you think Iâd turn around just because you want me to? Ignoring him as I walked, Art, not giving up, ran up to me with a trot. Naturally, he took his entourage along behind him.
As expected, when you become plainly involved with a mass of swarming people to this extent, the only thing you can do is stop your feet.
ă⌠Iâd already told you I wasnât going to reply if you used that nickname, hadnât I?ă
ăUnderstood, Dorm Head Lycorisă
Since it was rare that Art would obediently change his words, I went âoh?â then thought.
Art, who was smiling and appearing to be in good humour, narrowed his light-brown eyes which were the spitting image of his elder sisterâs, with ample charm; only his outward appearance was undisputably like that of an angel.
ăIâm always obediennttt. Letâs go to the cafeteria together!ă
ăSorry, but I have something else planned. Maybe next timeă
ăWhenâs next time going to be?ă
ăIâm okay with any time. So long as you just tell me beforehandă
ăBut we met today, so now should be fine!ă
Even though it was troublesome, I was cornered.
ăGive up for today. This should be fine, right? Anyway, itâs not like youâre aloneă
I implicitly hinted at his entourage while I said it, but he objected right away.
ăI donât wanna! Unless you go with me, Iâll die of loneliness!ă
Is he trying to act like a rabbit? This rascal.
Even if heâs the cute type, nevertheless, is this behavior really acceptable for a man in his mid-teens? I wish heâd pay even a little attention to his honour as a man.
ăYou wonât die. End. Of. Discussionă
When I said this, leaving no option to talk back, Art puffed out his cheeks.
Ahh, if only Wolf or Shade was here! They wouldâve been able to pin Art down by force or something, but with me alone, thatâs impossible.
The plan to head to the designated place individually in order for us not to stand out has backfired.
Of course, in this situation, Artâs âlook-onlyâ watchdog was useless.
ăPlease listen to reason, Artă
When I tried asking him imploringly, Artâs expression changed slightly.
ăâŚh~~mm. You must be doing something importantă
ăThatâs right! Do you understand it now?ă
ăWell⌠fine. As long as you go with me to the cafeteria next timeă
ăI understand! See you, Artă
I walked away in great spirits.
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Of course, I had wanted to run out, but I canât recklessly run inside the school with the publicâs eyes on me. But then again, it wouldnât look well if the person responsible for securing the place came last.
I guess Art has finally exuded the self-awareness to be an upper-classman, huh? What optimistic things Iâve started to think about.
Eventually, I was first to arrive at the specified spot.
After a while, Lily showed up, and we both started setting up the things needed for lunch.
With the way we were, we never noticed the gaze of the light brown eye watching us intently.