Days had passed since the duel with Sien.
Today was a day off from school. In other words…
“Let’s sleep a little more.”
I didn’t need to wake up in the morning. I became one with the bed and rolled up the blanket. At the same time…
“Young Master, it’s time for breakfast.”
Lise appeared in the room and poked my cheeks. I pretended not to hear and hid under the blanket.
“…”
“Young Master, if you keep sleeping, I’ll wake you up with a kiss.”
[The Goddess of Fate says she’ll descend if you do that. Wake up right now.]
Damn! Wake up!
The message from the Goddess brought me back to my senses, and I fully opened my eyelids. Then, pretending to have just woken up, I rubbed my eyes with my arm.
“Umm…”
“Young Master, stop pretending to just wake up. I’ve known you were awake since a while ago.”
“Oh, yeah.”
Embarrassed, I scratched my head and nodded. Lise sighed deeply as she looked at me.
“Young Master, let’s go have breakfast.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
I nodded at her urging and headed towards the dining room.
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After finishing his meal, Kaine headed towards the training ground. As he walked, he turned on his status window for the first time in a long while.
David von Kaine Age: 21 Attributes: Game Setting Ability, Return by Death. Quality Change, Transformation, Delusion, Mental Invalidation Talent, Demonic Magic, Delusion. Magic, Aura, Self-Justification Points: 8,000
It had been about a month since he last checked his status window. Kaine looked at his status with a bewildered expression, focusing on the Self-Justification talent.
‘Why was Self-Justification suddenly added?’
It was so unfair. No one else lived as realistically as he did.
‘It seems like those damn creators made another mistake.’
Kaine shook his head in disbelief and shifted his gaze to his points.
‘What should I buy with 8,000 points…’
He shouldn’t be touching his points. He needed to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances, as things were already so different from the original story. But…
‘Lately, I feel like I’m not growing at all.’
It was true that he had grown rapidly in a year. However, when he thought about the opponents he had to face, his current strength was quite insuffiSient. In reality, the enemies he had to face were the high-ranking members of the cult and the even stronger Andrew. Of course…
‘I’ll just guide those guys to be taken care of by others.’
Even so, that wasn’t a reason to stop his own growth. It wouldn’t be bad to become stronger. As he was deep in thought, Mira’s voice rang in his ears.
“Kaine, what are you thinking about so deeply?”
Kaine turned his head. Mira, wearing dolphin pants, came into view.
‘Why are there dolphin pants in this era?’
Kaine was a little bewildered, but as he was about to make an excuse…
‘Hmm… maybe it’s not so bad to talk to Mira for a bit.’
He thought that Mira, as a saint, had some experience, so he shared his concerns with her, but he hid some things. After sharing everything, Mira said with a smile:
“That’s true, but aren’t you being too hasty? Honestly, I’ve never seen anyone grow as fast as you.”
“Hmm…”
If Mira said so, it couldn’t be wrong. However, he couldn’t help but feel anxious. There were so many talented people around.
‘To be honest, the reason I’m growing so fast is because of the system.’
Because of this, his growth had slowed down recently. The creators hadn’t been giving out points lately. As Kaine cursed the creators in his mind, Mira looked him up and down and made a suggestion.
“Then how about sparring with me once?”
“Yes…”
Mira asked if he wanted to get beaten up. Kaine asked with a world-weary expression.
“Excuse me, Lady Mira, what did I do wrong?”
“What? Oh, it seems like there’s a misunderstanding. What I meant was that we would spar lightly, and then I would give you feedback on what you need to improve.”
“Oh…”
I misunderstood. Lately, I felt like Mira was changing like the other female companions.
“I’d be honored to spar with the Saint. When can I learn from you?”
“Hmm? Can’t you just ask Ange or Lisanna?”
“Lisanna is a bit ambiguous, and Ange…”
If she can just control her strength, that would be great. Mira nodded in agreement.
“Ange is indeed overwhelming among the Saints… Actually, I recently asked her to spar with me too.”
“What…?”
An unexpected response came from Mira, and Kaine opened his eyes wide in surprise. Then, with a curious voice, he asked about the result.
“Who won?”
“Well… I got beaten up one-sidedly.”
“Oh…”
That’s to be expected. Even though Mira had some experience as a Saint, her opponent was none other than Ange. Ange was the best among the Saints, wasn’t she?
“Thanks to that, my arrogance disappeared… Anyway, let’s stop talking about how I got beaten up by Ange and start sparring now.”
Mira said with a grin. Why does her smile look so fake?
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The two of them began to warm up for the spar. Mira glanced at Kaine.
‘… He’s so handsome.’
Her first impression of him was that he was handsome but also pitiful. After all, the Goddess had focused their attention on him.
‘People think it’s good to receive attention from the Goddess, but…’
That’s a huge misunderstanding. Mira had experienced the attention of the goddess of Play, so she knew how much of a burden it was to receive attention from the Goddess.
‘It’s almost like I don’t have freedom…’
Mira felt a sense of camaraderie with Kaine because he was being watched by not one, but three Saintesses.
‘Maybe it’s four now…’
So, Mira joined Kaine’s group to repay him for freeing her from the Saintesses’ attention.
‘But I didn’t expect this to happen…’
Contrary to expectations, such an opportunity never came.
So, Mira’s daily routine was to peacefully watch Kaine from a distance.
As time passed, Mira found herself unconsciously following Kaine’s gaze.
At first, Mira justified her actions by saying that she was repaying a favor.
After all, Kaine was surrounded by beautiful women who were more than capable of attracting his attention.
But even if they tried, Kaine seemed to be in a difficult situation.
So, Mira tried not to add to his troubles, but as time passed,
‘My feelings only grew stronger…’
People’s hearts don’t always follow their own will.
Mira tried to deny her feelings, but Kaine’s face kept appearing in her mind.
Mira was lost in thought when,
“Mira-nim, why are you spacing out?”
At that moment, Kaine leaned in close enough for their lips to touch.
Mira was startled and screamed,
“Hiyaaak?!”
Kaine’s eyes widened at Mira’s unusual scream.
‘I’ve never seen Mira-nim so surprised before.’
Among the female alliance, who was the most expressionless?
It was none other than Mira.
But now, she was startled and even let out a cute scream.
“…”
“…”
An awkward silence filled the air between them.
Then,
-Whoosh!
Mira’s face turned bright red.
She must have been embarrassed by her scream.
‘Should I tease her a little?’
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Kaine had never teased Mira before.
To be honest, they weren’t that close.
‘Come to think of it, why is she in the female alliance?’
Kaine couldn’t understand why Mira was in the group, unlike the other members.
After all, Mira hadn’t received any help from Kaine.
‘But more importantly…’
Kaine was curious about Mira’s reaction.
Kaine, with a mischievous face, imitated Mira’s scream.
He didn’t realize that it was the worst choice.
At that moment,
“…”
Mira’s expression turned cold.
She must have been surprised by Kaine’s imitation.
Kaine was about to run away when,
“I think you need some education, Kaine-nim.”
Mira blocked Kaine’s path with a scary smile.
So, Kaine was beaten up by Mira under the pretext of a spar.
As a bonus, he received feedback, which was basically nagging.
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At that moment,
Andrew was deep in thought.
‘Hmm. What should I do about David von Kaine?’
Andrew needed to kill Kaine as soon as possible.
If Kaine’s developed weapons were mass-produced, the average strength of humanity could increase.
“Andrew-nim, I’ve completed the mission.”
At that moment, Jade bowed his head and appeared in front of Andrew.
Andrew narrowed his eyes and looked down at Jade.
‘…What is he thinking?’
Andrew couldn’t understand Jade’s thoughts no matter how hard he tried.
Jade had acted with the fake Andrew and himself, but he still seemed to be loyal to Andrew.
‘I’ve been keeping an eye on him, but I haven’t found anything suspicious.’
As Andrew was deep in thought,
“Is something bothering you, Andrew-nim?”
Jade asked with a worried expression.
‘It’s because of you, you bastard.’
Andrew wanted to say this, but it wouldn’t do any good, so he changed the topic.
“It’s not a big deal. Anyway, did you succeed in the recruitment?”
“Yes, I mentioned David von Kaine’s name during the duel, and he accepted the proposal without hesitation.”
“Hmm…”
Andrew nodded with a calm expression.
Then, he thought to himself,
‘Dealing with David von Kaine is urgent.’
The blacksmith who made a contract with Kaine was nowhere to be found.
So, killing Kaine was the easier option.
Andrew gave the order,
“Tell the recruit to prepare to receive Demonic magic, and let him participate in the Royal Academy’s field assessment.”
“Are you talking about that monster?”
“Yes, do you have a problem with that?”
“No, I’ll prepare him.”
At that moment, Jade disappeared from Andrew’s sight.
Andrew sighed deeply and muttered,
“I hope this time will be successful.”