As I thought, the weeks flew by in the blink of an eye and tomorrow marked the beginning the Hunter Games.
Wanting to prepare beforehand, I was currently sitting in my room discussing things with Dianne. However...
“Sooo…Who’s this guy?”
Standing behind Dianne was some guy dressed in a butler outfit.
“This is my father's personal butler. You may call him Richie. He’s just here to watch so pay him no mind.”
“Riiiight.”
For someone who's just meant to be a butler, he sure likes glaring at me like a dog ready to pounce. Who put a booger in his drink?
Not sure how else to approach this I awkwardly waved at the butler.
“Uh…Hey there Richie.”
“Do not address me so casually you filthy commoner. You should consider yourself lucky I don’t kill you here and now.”
But I was just calling you what Dianne told me to!
That’s it. I officially hate this guy.
“Stand down Richie! Otherwise, I’ll have you removed from this room immediately!”
“Erk! U-Understood my lady.”
Richie bowed to Dianne in apology before returning to simply glaring at me. How about you apologize to me instead you jerk!?
Taking in a deep breath, I began talking.
“So Dianne...”
“Don’t just casually say her first name you filth!”
I’m literally this close to sending this guy flying!
Trying to contain my anger, I took in another deep breath.
“Richie! Don’t be so rude to my friend!” Dianne shouted.
As soon as he heard Dianne call me a friend, I saw Richie’s eyes flinch in frustration. Since no one said stuff like this to my face in a while, I almost forgot how annoying people like him could be.
“My apologies my lady. I just…I just don’t feel safe seeing you speak with a commoner as if you’re on the same level of status. It’s just so…beneath you.”
Dianne let out a sigh.
“You don’t have to be so annoyed. I’ve known Axel for quite a while now. With how long it’s been, it makes sense we can call each other by our first names. Also, beneath me? Have I not stated that I’ve been aiming to close the gap between royalty and commoners.”
“Well…that is true. But-”
It was clear Richie wasn’t interested in backing down in the current situation.
Perhaps sensing this, Dianne spoke to him with a raised voice.
“Richie.”
“Er…Yes, my lady?”
“Please leave the room.”
“Wah!?”
Richie went wide-eyed in shock.
“But my lady, if ‘m not here, you’re in danger of being attacked by this commoner!”
Hmm…I wonder which side of his face is the most punchable. Aw who am kidding, it’s all pretty punchable.
“Leave Richie! Now!”
Dianne seemed a bit agitated. Guess this guy’s really getting on her nerves.
With a sad sigh, Richie began making his way out of the room.
Before doing so, however, he glared at me one last time and muttered something under his breath “Soon. Soon this will all be over.”
After saying that, Richie left the room. Closing the door behind him.
Rubbing her eyes, Dianne bowed in apology.
“I’m sorry about him. He was taught to look down on commoners from a young age so please don’t mind his behavior.”
I shrugged.
“It’s cool. I’m used to it at this point.”
Hearing that, Dianne gave me a strained smile.
Honestly, I still wanted to punch that guy so far that he went flying all the way to the moon. But he’s not important right now.
However, if he does try anything in the future, I’m not against doing what I have to in order to shut him up. But it’s best just to move past that for the time being.
“So anyway, what’s the game plan? With the school only handing the students the lists at the start of the week, we can only plan so far ahead.”
Dianne thought to herself for a moment.
“Well, I’d like to know what items we’ll be searching for beforehand if possible. However, the school apparently switches them up every year. That means getting a list from someone who has competed before would be meaningless.”
“Have people tried doing that before?”
“Yes. That’s why the constant switching of items was created.”
“I see.”
We continued brainstorming for almost two hours. But no matter what we came up with, there was always some flaw that would more than likely cause whatever we were planning to fail.
In the end, we couldn’t come up with anything. And as night came, Dianne waved me goodbye and closed the door as she left my room.
A few minutes later, Vey showed up. Where had she been, you ask? She was out doing some special squire thing where she gave a report on how things have been working under me.
I don’t know too many of the details, but my best assumption was that it was a progress report of some kind.
When Vey arrived she immediately went to bed, After she did so, Nia appeared next to me.
“Looks like things are gonna be tough for you two starting tomorrow.”
I shrugged.
“Meh. I’m sure we’ll manage. Considering my history as an adventurer was filled with finding things, this should be a piece of cake.”
“If you say so.”
Lying down in bed, I thought about tomorrow. Since we couldn’t come up with anything, we agreed that the best possible solution was to get an early start by arriving at school exactly when the hunt officially began.
Even if other teams are thinking the same thing, it shouldn’t be a problem. After all, tomorrow is this world's version of Sunday so only participants should be there.
Nonetheless, I’m positive that even if we don’t win, we can still place pretty high. While vague, if some of the items on the list are things I had to hunt when I played the original game, I should be able to track them down with relative ease. The only issue is if I can remember what they are. If not, this’ll be a lot tougher.
“Even if you're confident, are you sure you can do this?”
Nia seemed oddly skeptical.
“Of course I can! Do you honestly think I can’t?”
“Well…”
“...Do I need to hit you in the head again?”
“You’ll win! You’ll win for sure!”
Rolling my eyes at her obvious shift in attitude, I looked up to the ceiling.
It all starts tomorrow. I don’t know how it’ll go, but if there’s one thing I’m certain of, I’m gonna give it all I’ve got. Even if it comes to violence…maybe. I’m not against hurting people, but considering inflicting pain on other teams is against the rules, I don’t think I could get away with it.
But anyway, tomorrow was the day. With that thought, I closed my eyes and let sleep overtake me.
As the moon still shined in sky, I stretched out my arms. It was around six in the morning right now. The hunt officially started in thirty minutes.
While Vey continued to sleep, I grabbed my grimoire and slipped on my school uniform.
After that, I snuck out of the room and began making my way towards the school.
When I arrived, there were already a ton of students waiting there.
Taking a look around, I spotted Dianne standing around and talking to some of the other participants.
However, the minute I walked over, everyone immediately departed. All the while giving me disgusted looks. Geez. Tell me you really feel.
Dianne gave me a smile when I reached her.
“Looks like a lot of people were thinking the same thing as us,” I stated.
Dianne nodded.
“Yes. It appears so.”
I glanced at the crowd of students to see if I recognized any of them. That was when I heard a voice call out to me.
“Hey, Axel!”
I turned to find us being approached by Roy and…Ella?
“Roy. You’re here for an early start too?”
Roy grinned.
“Yep. Sure am.”
I glanced at Ella who looked away awkwardly. I had almost forgotten that she was in my class. But I’m surprised to see her here. Though I don’t really think I can just ask her about it since the two of us weren’t on the best of terms.
I can’t say I hated her, but we weren’t best friends either.
Like Roy and Flynn, I met her during the school trip and she was with us during the whole thing with Xara. But despite going through the same experience together, she still kept a fair bit of distance from me. Probably still not wanting to accept the fact that a commoner was permitted to attend this school.
“Uh…Hey there Ella. How ya doing?” I asked awkwardly.
“Fine. I suppose. And you seem to be full of energy as well. I always figured commoners slept in as long as they could and would slog out of bed when forced to get up early.”
“Is that so? Well sorry to disappoint.”
Even if we don’t hate each other, I can’t say her words don’t irritate me.
Noticing the awkward looks the two of us were giving each other, Roy cut in.
“Say, what do you guys think we’ll be hunting for during this competition?”
I thought for a moment.
“Perhaps certain school items you can only find in specific places?” Dianne guessed.
“That’s possible, but since so many students are competing, I highly doubt they’ll go for anything super specific.”
After I said that, Dianne went back to thinking.
However, even after almost another ten minutes of brainstorming, we couldn’t come up with anything specific. By the time we started tossing around wild guesses, an announcer began speaking out to the crowd of students.
“Attention! As of now, the Hunter Games have officially begun! If you wish to obtain today’s list, please meet with the teacher of your designated class!”
With those words, students began swarming into the building.
“Our teachers? Is that why we’re only able to team up with our classmates?” Roy asked.
I nodded.
“More than likely. Well, time to get moving. Let’s go, Dianne.”
“Uh…Right!”
Hearing my words, Dianne followed behind me and we entered the school building.
As of now, the Hunter Games had officially begun.
Dianne and I got the list from the teacher almost immediately after we entered.
Dianne took a look at the list with a confused expression on her face before handing it to me. Trying not to waste time, I quickly read through the list.
Most of it wasn’t impossible, but it wouldn’t be a cakewalk either.
This is what is asked for:
1: An Eight Legged Rabbit Foot
2: A Trimphant
3: A Lunch Tray
4: And finally, A See Stone
The rabbit foot and lunch tray would be easy. However, there were only a limited amount of trumphants at the school. Trimphants were basically this world's equivalent to a trumpet. The music room only had about a hundred of them so the odds of grabbing one before the other two to three hundred students was slim unless you get there as soon as possible. As for the see stone, it was a special rock that worked kind of like a security camera. But as the studies about them were still underway, they have yet to be used by the public. Especially since you can’t replay what you’ve seen on a see stone more than once.
And since see stones can only be found in the dungeon and are usually buried pretty deep in the ground. It’s a pretty rough item to search for on the first day.
Not wanting to waste any time, I grab hold of Dianne’s hand.
“Let’s get moving!”
Not giving her a chance to answer, I dashed out the door right as Roy and Ella had arrived to pick up their own list.
Noticing Dianne falling behind me, I picked her up into a princess carry. Leaving her a bit flustered.
Picking up on her reaction, I spoke while continuing to move.
“I know this probably isn’t comfortable, but you can berate me about that later! We need to hurry before all the trimphants are taken!”
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Several other students who probably had this on their item on their list realized they needed to grab one as soon as possible so I was sure we’d need to get there sooner rather than later.
While I sprinted down the hall, Dianne clung to me. She seemed to focus her mind on the competition since she didn't comment on this awkward position and instead thought about what we should do next after picking up the trimphant.
A few minutes later, we arrived.
Just as I suspected, several students were already grabbing a trimphant and making their way back to their classrooms.
For a quick explanation, to prove you’ve obtained the items on your list, you need to bring them back to your classroom where they’ll remain for the rest of the day before being returned to their original location the next day in order for other teams to catch up. As you might guess, turning in stuff on your list late equals less points. That’s why I can’t be bothered to grab one tomorrow instead.
Pushing open the doors, I saw almost all the trimphants were already gone. In fact, there was only one left. Not only that, but another team was already beelining for it.
“Dianne! Cover me!” I shouted. Putting her down.
Pushing wind magic into my feet, I ran as fast as I could. Dianne's voice echoed behind me. She seemed to be casting a spell.
The other team took notice of me and one of the two tried getting in my way.
“Flames of the high heaven, wax this one in their tracks. Wax Stop!”
In front of me, a cluster of melted wax appeared and was prepared to snag my feet. However, I was ready for issues like this and prepared the spell I’ve come to rely on.
“You’re not gonna get in my way!”
Pushing the wind into my feet, I lept high in the air. Glancing below, I saw the enemy team about to grab the trimphant. Preparing to cast my spell, I reach out my hand. However-
“Slow Movement!”
-Dianne had already finished casting her spell. As she did so, the one reaching for the trimphant began to slow down. They were almost moving in slow motion. Using this as my chance, I fell to the ground and snatched the trimphant and was about to turn back when the person who was trying to stop me before tried to jump on me. In the rules, it was stated that as long as you don’t hurt a fellow competitor, you’re able to take their item from them. Using this to their advantage, the guy was clearly trying to take this thing from me before I had the chance to escape. However, I wasn’t about to let that happen.
“Too slow!”
Not giving them a chance to react, I ducked out of the way with the trimphant in hand and sprinted towards Dianne.
“Let’s get moving!”
“Right!”
Picking her up once more, Dianne and I were out of the room just as the slow spell she had cast wore off.
Knowing they’d be unable to catch up at this point, our opponents slumped to the ground. Frustrated at how badly things were already going.
Dianne and I let out sighs of relief as we brought our trimphant to the classroom.
“There. That’s the most difficult item out of the way. Now then, we should get back out there before we fall behind.”
Dianne agreed to my statement with a nod.
I pulled out the list and crossed the trimphant off the list before stuffing the list into my pocket.
After that, we made our way to the cafeteria. There, probably close to around a hundred people were begging for a lunch tray.
There were so many in fact, that even the lunch lady who was running the cafeteria seemed a bit overwhelmed.
“I thought the school split our items apart. Why does it seem like so many students have the same thing?” I wondered.
“Maybe to influence people to compete more seriously?” Dianne suggested.
“If that’s the case, this is a pretty poor way to do it. How many Hunter Games have there been?”
“Um…thirty five I believe.”
“So this is the thirty sixth time they’ve done this and they still haven’t found a way to get people excited about competing without forcing them to walk over each other. Wow.”
Deciding to come back for a tray later, Dianne followed behind me as I made my way out to the school’s main garden.
“Um…Why are we here Axel?”
I answered while looking around.
“According to the list, we need a eight legged rabbits foot. To get one, we need to trade it in for a specific item.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
Out of all the items on that list, it was the only one I recognized. Normally, obtaining one would be as simple as going to one of the teachers who had one since they normally act as a good luck charm for teaching. However, I’m already aware that our teacher keeps his at home. Thus, it’d be pointless to ask.
That’s why I wanted to trade for one the same way you can in the game. But in order to do that, I first needed to find an item hidden in this garden.
“Come on. Where is it?” I found myself muttering.
I kept searching for a few more minutes. That is, until I saw something out of the corner of my eye.
Walking over, I picked up the item in my hand.
“Jackpot!”
Dianne walked over to see what I was so excited about.
“Um…What is that?”
In my hands was exactly what I’d been searching for. I couldn’t help but grin as I looked at it.
“Exactly what I needed. A pack of chewing gum!”
“...Huh?”
That’s right. Someone accidentally left it here at some point in the game. And the MC finds it later and takes it with him for seemingly no reason. Only for it to help him out later on.
It wasn’t the best setup for a plot development, but it’d help us here.
Turning to look her direction, Dianne seemed lost on why I looked so thrilled with finding this thing.
Makes sense. She hasn’t had to play through this world at least six times and had to go through this event every time.
But moving past that, as weird as it sounds, the person we have to trade with really wants chewing gum. So this would help us out.
Slipping the gum into my bag, I gestured for Dianne to follow me.
“Let’s get moving!”
“Wait! You still haven’t told me why you grabbed that thing!”
Knowing it’d just waste of time to explain, I kept moving with Dianne following close behind.
Ten minutes later, I arrived at my destination. Dianne was a little behind me. Somewhat out of breath from trying to chase after me.
Pulling the gum out of my bag, I walked into a dark alleyway near the dungeon behind the school. It looked almost exactly the same as the spot where I trapped a bunch of guys who wanted to beat me to a pulp a little while back.
Dianne nervously followed behind me as we continued making our way to the end of the alleyway before being approached by some strange person wearing a cloak. Despite that disguise, I already knew the one behind the cloak was Ethan Furgirio. The president of the school’s magic assistance club. A club that specialized in helping out people around school using magic they were taught growing up. As most royalty were selfish dimwits, the club was quite small. Despite that, Ethan was one who took pride in his deeds.
“Greetings. I am the vendor of unknown goods. You got a trade? Or perhaps you’re here to purchase something?”
I held out the bag of gum.
“I’m curious if you’d be willing to let me borrow an eight-legged rabbit foot in exchange for this. Would that be doable?”
Ethan’s eyes went wide as he stared at the bag. A few moments later, he cleared his throat.
“That could be arranged. One moment.”
Ethan stepped into the shadows for a bit before coming back with the exact thing we were looking for.
Watching each other carefully to make sure neither of us got one up on the other, I slowly handed Ethan the bag of gum as he did the same with the rabbit foot.
Once we were certain the other had the item they desired, I thanked him and I left the ally with Dianne following close behind. Seeing the look of confusion on her face nearly made me laugh.
“Um…What just happened?”
“You don’t have to worry about it.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. It’s just one of the many things you can only find at the school if look around hard enough.”
“I see.”
“Anyway, we should get back with this thing. You never know when another team might pop out to steal i-”
Right as I was about to finish my sentence, I noticed someone trying to hit me with some kind of slow motion attack from under my feet.
“Nia!”
“On it!”
I instantly shot in the air right before the spell hit me.
“I knew it.”
Sighing, I saw a team below that popped out and tried to charge at me and Dianne only to find I’d completely disappeared.
Not giving them a chance to react, I opened up my grimoire and pointed my hand at them.
As I did so, a gust of wind I created sent them flying back. They lost their balance and fell with a loud thud.
Landing on the ground, I grabbed hold of Dianne and made a dash to get out of there.
Blowing some wind magic on my face to cool me down, I let out a tired groan.
“Why do these guys have to be so competitive?” I said as I slowly regained my energy.
Dianne giggled.
“That’s somewhat funny coming from you.”
“Is it now?”
I rubbed my eyes. This was getting harder by the second. Especially for someone of my body type. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not exactly physically strong. My body doesn't grow muscles either so I can’t really work on building a workout plan.
Sadly, my mental strain was only going to get worse thanks to the next task at hand.
Since we finished dropping off the rabbit leg, we were now stuck in line waiting for a lunch tray. The line had gone down a little, but there were still a lot of people waiting. In fact, I think I saw a few people who were still here from before. Despite the struggle, however, we needed to push through. And after another agonizing four hours of waiting, we finally got our hands on a lunch tray.
After taking care of that, we figured it was time for lunch.
Thankfully, while I was grabbing the tray, Dianne got me and her some lunch. I’m glad she did because it completely slipped my mind.
Eating our food, we decided to chat for a bit since we still had some time before we had to go look for our last item.
“I must say, Axel, you’re incredible when it comes to these games.”
“Really? How so?”
“Well when you checked our list, you immediately knew what our top priority had to be, as well as how to obtain it. Then there was the thing with the rabbit foot that I was certain we wouldn’t be able to obtain unless there was a teacher willing to lend us one. In truth, I’m grateful to have invited you to be my partner for this competition.”
“Heh. Thanks. That means a lot.”
It’s strange, the way she complimented me felt oddly good. Was I actually starting to warm up to this girl?
Then again, she could still be trying to pull something. So for now, I should try my best to ignore these nice feelings.
We continued chatting for a few more minutes before finishing our meals and setting out for the dungeon. Thankfully, Dianne already knew what a see stone looked like since we went over it during class which meant I didn’t need to explain anything to her.
Once we arrived at the front of the dungeon, I took in a deep breath to collect myself and then the two of us walked in. The search had officially begun.
Grabbing some pickaxes the school offered for the hunt, Dianne and I got to work searching for a see stone.
“Huff…I can’t believe…huff…some commoners do stuff like this every day.”
Somehow exhausted after only ten swings, Dianne weakly smashed her pickax into the rocks on the dungeon walls.
“Yeah well get a grip. Because with the way things are going, we’re gonna be here for a while.”
Saying that, I swung my pickax with ease as I dug into the rocks in front of me.
About ten minutes later, Dianne took a break and left me to continue searching.
Digging for another forty minutes, I felt my body getting a little cramped so I stretched out my arms.
“Say, can I ask you something, Axel?”
“Hm?”
Turning to find Dianne picking her pickax back up, she walked up next to me and began hitting the spot I had been chopping away at moments ago.
“I’ve noticed this for a while now, but how come you can cast spells without chanting?”
So someone is finally asking about that huh?
I shrugged.
“Would you believe me if I said I just learned it out of nowhere?”
“That…doesn’t sound feasible.”
Well, it wasn’t entirely a lie. Once you obtain a grimoire, it kinda just happens. Even I don’t know when or how I learned to do it.
“Sorry. I can’t really explain it.”
“Does it have something to do with that name you called out before?”
“Huh? Name?”
“Yes. Back when you dodged that spell after obtaining the rabbit's foot. I think it was…Nia?”
Really? Did I say that aloud? How come Nia didn’t tell me?
“Because you didn’t ask.”
As if Nia understood what I was thinking by the look on my face, she answered my question from within my mind.
Well anyway, I probably shouldn't talk about it right now, so I tried my best to blow off the topic.
“Did I now? Interesting.”
After saying that, I was about to return to digging when Dianne's next words caused me to stop.
“Is it thanks to that book you’re always reading?”
I let out a frustrated sigh.
“You’re being oddly curious right now. You know that?”
As if surprised by my words, Dianne began frantically apologizing.
“My apologies Axel! I was being too forward! I hope you don’t think less of me for my actions!”
Man. If Xara was the most clingy heroine, Dianne was the frantic. She was someone who was consistently apologizing and trying her best to be nice to those around her. Basically, a generic nice girl who could do no wrong. At least that’s how she was in the game.
For me, it was quite infuriating how little determination she had in pursuing things. Even during her storyline. When she was confronted with making a decision, she ended up just letting the MC make the choice for her and she never grew as a character. And honestly, seeing how little she stood up for herself pissed me off a bit.
That’s why despite not being sure if this was just an act trying to get my guard down, or her real self, I’ve still been giving her chances to make her own decisions. From joining in as a member of my friend group, to inviting me out for this scavenger hunt. But despite all my work trying to improve her, she still struggles to stand up for herself. Seeing her like this almost made me want to give her a good chop to the head.
Frustrated, I let out a sigh.
“Geez. Stand up for yourself once in a while,” I muttered.
Dianne stopped mumbling to herself and looked up at me.
“What?”
Did she hear that?
Taking in a deep breath, Dianne cleared her throat.
“Sorry. I shouldn’t have been so quick to apologize. But moving on, would you be fine with sharing who this Nia person is at the very least?”
Figuring she just worked out things in her head, I thought to myself for a moment.
“For now, let’s just say she’s someone I know.”
“Is that so? Very well then. I’ll accept that answer for now.”
After saying that, Dianne went back to mining.
Huh? Does that mean the conversation is over? I’m not complaining, just a little surprised. I figured she would’ve either started apologizing or asked for more.
Well, no use getting surprised by something as simple as acceptance. I thought. Using that as an excuse to put my mind at ease as I went over to another wall and started mining.
As the sun began to set, we finally found what we were looking for.
“Wow. It’s so beautiful.”
Dianne gazed at the stone in her hand.
We’d been here for almost three hours now. Honestly, I was about to give up. But after her eighty-fifth break, Dianne had finally stumbled upon a see stone.
She held it gently while gazing into it. The stone shined a dark purple with a small ball of light shooting out several small lasers that decorated the inside of the stone. It honestly was an incredible sight to see.
Putting it in her pocket, Dianne and I made our way back to our classroom where we dropped off the stone and completed our checklists for the day.
After that, we both ended up walking back to my room to relax.
I flopped down on my bed and let out a sigh of relief.
“Thank goodness we found that stone when we did. I was worried we’d almost have to pull an all-nighter,” I said as I stretched out my arms and legs while my body loosened up.
Dianne smiled.
“Indeed. I’m also relieved we won’t have to worry about checking that off our list tomorrow.”
Getting off my bed, I turned to find Vey entering the room.
“Hey Vey. How were things here?”
While I was out, I instructed Vey to take care of a few things. She smiled and gave me a salute.
“Mission accomplished Sir Savoncho!”
“That’s good to hear. Thanks.”
“No problem Sir!”
She seemed quite ecstatic.
“Well then, you go on and head to bed. I’ll be done talking with Dianne in a bit.”
Vey gave me a bow and walked over to her bed.
Dianne and I chatted for a few more minutes before we decided it was time to call it a night.
“Well then, see you tomorrow Savoncho.”
“Yeah. See ya.”
I gave her a wave goodbye. However, just as she was about to open the door, the sound of someone knocking entered the room.
Confused, I made my way over to the door and opened it up to find my teacher standing there.
“Uh…What’s up teach?”
Not sure what to say, that was all I could come up with. Not gonna lie, it sounded really stupid.
“I…huff…have to inform you…puff…of something.”
He seemed completely out of breath. Either this really was urgent and he had just run all the way here, or everyone at this school was completely unathletic…actually, it could be both. I have seen my class participate in PE after all.
“What’s up?”
Taking a moment to recompose himself, my teacher cleared his throat.
“I regret to inform you that as I was checking over your things with the officials, other than the eight legged rabbit, all the items you procured appear to have vanished. As such, every item other than the rabbit's foot will not be counted among your day's items and instead be moved to tomorrow's items as extras.”
“...Huh?”
As those words left his mouth, I felt a sense of frustration rise up inside me.
As much as I hate to admit it, this looks like it’ll be much harder than I’d hoped.
Once the teacher left with a bow, I turned to Dianne whose face had gone pale.
“Who…Who would do such a thing?”
Apparently, she’d heard the entire conversation. Well, it was kinda hard not to since she was literally only a few feet behind me.
“I dunno. It’s weird.”
In truth, I already had a good idea of who. Well…in a broad term. I knew the minute some of the royal assholes here at the school learned I was competing they’d try to pull something. Probably setting it up to make others think things like “This commoner can’t even accomplish a simple scavenger hunt?” or “What kind of pathetic weakling can’t find such simple items?”
Honestly, this was a real pain. I knew these guys didn’t like me, but did they really have to go this far?
After a few minutes, Dianne left.
And since I was certain Vey was asleep, I simply sat down on my bed.
“Sirin?”
“Yes? What is it, Master?”
“There’s something I need you to do.”
Once I gave Sirin her orders, she flew off to complete them and I curled up under the covers of my bed.
Letting out one last sigh, I closed my eyes.
As of now, things were gonna get a lot more complicated.