After Seraphina disappeared and I sat on my seat, I felt a lot of gazes all around.
But, of course, there were four that had more intent than others.
Diana, Emma, Arthur, and Jasmine.
Knowing the reason for the first three, I wasn't bothered by it, but for Jasmine's case, it was slightly different since I had never seen her before. Therefore, the interest she was showing right now must have been related to me being ranked one or something I don't have any knowledge about for the time being.
/HOWL/ /HOWL/
"Who does he think he is? Just because he got ranked first, does he think he is invincible?"
"Yeah. Look at his ego. I didn't like him from the beginning anyway."
"Are you sure you are not jealous of him?"
"What? Don't be stupid. There is no way I am jealous of that guy."
"Yes… Yes… Of course, you are not."
Just as the ceremony ended, everyone left everyone to themselves, making the atmosphere once again filled with howls and noise.
At this moment, Jasmine, who had been staring at me from the stage, started walking slowly to the entrance of the hall.
Though even if she was a girl that was very beautiful and she said her status didn't matter in the academy, most new students were still hesitant to approach her even though it was blatantly obvious that they wanted to talk to her.
"Brother, do you know her?"
Though, of course, the girl right beside me was not going to let me be.
"I only know who she is. I don't know her personally."
"Really?"
Diana said with a slightly doubtful tone, though I knew her mood got a lot better than morning.
"Can't you tell?"
"….."
"Right?"
After saying that, I slowly rose up from my seat and started walking to the exit as well.
'We got a lot to do.'
There, I again could see Aliya, and having talked with her already with the communication orb, I didn't meet her in the presence of this yandere bomb beside me.
As for Lirienne, I am pretty sure she won't show her face in front of her sister for the time being and will go and do her own thing, though I am sure she will come to me soon.
Because she had already become dependent on me, you may even call it an addiction if you want.
Even though I didn't know her life in detail, from the things I could infer, it was not that hard to make her dependent.
Giving her the attention she was lacking, playing push-pull, and first and foremost, being the one that was showing how things could be done in the right way that matched her world view….
Those things above were what made her reliant on me and crave the confirmation that would come from me every time she made a decision.
Even though it may look inhumane and selfish to play with a girl like that, if not for me, she would have been in a lot worse situation than this one….
Well, it is not like I need to justify myself, either.
Of course, while getting out, I threw one glance at Arthur, but at this point, I could see his expression stabilized enough to not show anything, though looking closely, I could still sense his tense posture as a knight.
As for Alicia, the same smile that she had shown me was on her face, like everything was in her expectations.
"Humph."
And Emma was Emma.
The front row of the seats that were filled with the most talented ones of the generation slowly got emptied as everyone went their own way.
Deciding not to cause a scene or waste any more time, I reached the exit, and there I could see the crowd that was filled.
"Brother, what are you going to do now? Are you going to participate in the orientation?"
Diana asked, seeing the crowd.
"No. There is no need to."
Now, what are the advantages of attending the academy that you have played in the game?
If not for knowing the map, what else could it be?
Considering almost a whole chapter passes in this place, almost every player would memorize the general facilities, which was also the case for me.
Well, I knew everything in their details, but this is not the topic.
Because I knew the academy already and I was also familiar with the rules, there was no need for me to join the orientation and the tours.
Also, considering the reason why I was here, it is not like I want to socialize with others too much, either.
"I see…. That is so like you, brother."
"So like me?"
"Isn't it what you are like? Always preferring to be alone and doing your own thing."
"….."
"Then, you are going to the library, right?"
"Wow, quite scary."
"You can't get missed from my eyes."
"Is that so?"
"I am coming with you as well."
"Sigh… Okay."
In the end, I knew things would turn out to be like this, so I wasn't surprised.
Whenever we were in the mansion, this girl would follow me and not let me go even if I refused to. Be it studying magic or other arts related to management; she would be on my tail.
Just like that, we started walking to the place where the library was.
Since that was a place that I had visited frequently in the game, and I had also memorized the contents of the map yesterday, it was not going to be too hard for me to find it, even if this was my first day.
"But brother, you have changed, you know?"
While we were walking Diana said suddenly.
"How?"
"It feels like you are expressing yourself more."
"Expressing myself more, huh?"
"Yes. In the past, you didn't speak in such a manner and always had a rigid expression on your face, as if you were trying too hard to appear dignified…..But, now you are more relaxed and comfortable with me or anybody else."
"Well, you have changed too."
"How?"
"Before, you were my cute little sister, but now you have become a scary young lady. Look around; everyone was looking at you with scared expressions."
Since we had just left the hall, still most of the students were newcomers and not seniors.
"Are you sure they are not looking at you?"
"Maybe."
Just like that, we kept talking until we reached the library…..
This content is taken from (f)reewe(b)novel.𝗰𝗼𝐦