"You have gone too far, Edward."
Jayden shook his head.
"Leave it. Those guys needed that. Where's Milleia?"
I asked, leaning on the wall.
Jayden leaned on the wall and sighed.
"She's comforting your sister."
Comforting?
I smiled hearing that.
This girl will never change.
"Ah, she's coming."
Jayden pointed at Milleia walking toward us. She was looking at me disapprovingly.
"It's bad, Edward. You made your sister cry."
"Don't worry about her, she'll be back soon to curse me."
I shrugged.
""...""
"What?"
I asked, since they were looking at me strangely.
"You seem different to what I heard of."
"Yes, I thought the same…"
Milleia agreed timidly.
It should be my line.
I played the game and I thought they would act distant towards me hearing the rumors which were true.
"You guys have heard about what I have done and are still with me? You have a lot of screws loose. You can still find other friends."
I said seriously.
I didn't want any forced behavior from them. Just talking to them a few times was enough for me to avoid a bad ending.
"I don't care about rumors, I only believe what I see."
Jayden answered with a cliché line.
"I think the same too. I was on guard at first but…you don't seem bad…"
"I made my sister cry."
"W-Well."
Milleia pouted at my reply and played with her hair.
I averted my gaze from her. If it continue I will fall for her one day.
[<I've been with you for one month and you still didn't fall for me though?>]
Cleenah was surprisingly resentful when she understood my thoughts.
'Cuz you're on girls.'
[<I'm not!>]
Look at this guy.
While I was averting my face, Jayden was frozen and was staring, enthralled by Milleia.
Yeah, I should first make him go to Milleia's route.
Milleia will be happy and he will be as well.
[<Hm. I thought you'd chase after girls since you know the future?>]
It's kinda appealing since all the Heroines are charming, but I couldn't and didn't really want to. I mean my life and the survival of the Kingdom mattered more than that. The best scenario was Jayden having his harem and saving the world. It was the best ending I found on the net. It was what I was aiming for.
Moreover.
'I don't know the future. I only know the possible future. There are millions of possibilities.'
"You two should go now. It might be hard to find the classroom."
I said to them.
"What about you?"
Jayden asked.
"I just have something else to do."
I waved my hand and left before they offered to accompany me.
I could hang with them but I didn't want to hinder the plot and slow down their progression in both strength and mentality. It was also an occasion to leave them alone.
[<Amael, you are forcing yourself too much.>]
"Hm? What?"
[I agree, it's not good for your health.]
'What are you speaking about?'
[<The way you are acting, you should just do what you want without caring about what they would think of you.>]
I opened my eyes slightly wide at Cleenah's words.
It was true that I wasn't really letting my guard down with Milleia and Jayden, but it was normal. I was a Major Antagonist and I didn't want to spoil everything on a whim. If I acted every day like when I lashed out at Elona minutes ago, it could trigger a death flag for me.
I was going to die in the Second Game.
It was even possible that I would die in the First Game story that has just started.
As someone who has played the game, I know which people I should be careful of. Jayden was one of them.
Don't let his stupid and naive face distract you from the fact that he is a true freak. Of course, in the beginning, he might not be strong like he was in the end game, but during the second game, he will have a caemo with the protagonist of the second game to kill, of course, me, since I was the Main Antagonist of the second game.
You guys can't even imagine how many times I thought of killing Jayden and Milleia in cold blood but I held back in the end. They needed to be alive, again, for my sake. That's why I chose to be like a normal guy who can be their friend, or at least I'm trying. It was just an act. Is it even possible to be friends with them while hiding the biggest secret about them? That this world was nothing more than a mere game world created by a human who was bored...
As for Miranda, Aurora and Elona, they hated me already, so I didn't have to 'act' or whatever with them. I can somewhat deal with them. It was just Milleia and Jayden. Their perspective of good and evil was too warped.
"Thanks guys, but as long I can be myself with both of you and Mary, it's enough for me."
The only people who I felt close to in this world were Aunt Belle, Mary, Cleenah and Jarvis. The last three, even more since they knew my secret.
It was strange, but I kept dreaming of myself in the body of the Edward of the game last month. I could just watch myself killing people, it was really driving me insane, but as soon I woke up, I recovered a little and it was mostly thanks to Cleenah. She didn't claim it but I know she was helping me to keep my mind empty of the remains of these…nightmares.
[<Where are you going?>]
"I'm going to watch from afar Milleia and Alfred's meeting."
<Their meeting?>
"Yeah, the timing should be correct."
I didn't send them out randomly.
In the game, Jayden and Milleia will be lost when they are looking for their classroom and they will get into a little problem…
I took another way to reach the classroom of the [Dragon Class].
Yeah, Jayden and Milleia were going to lose themselves in the wrong class in the wrong moment as well…
I ran in the corridor for a few minutes, since I was in the fourth building, which was in the north area. The building for the first years was behind me. Fortunately, the four buildings were connected to each other.
No one was present in the corridor since the ceremony had just ended, so I could run at high speed. It had been ten minutes since they left, so they should already be there.
***
In the building of the first year students, the classrooms were scattered on each corner of the building. One classroom welcomes around seventy to eighty students. Among all the classrooms, four distinguished themselves from the others. They were the biggest as they were true auditoriums.
Four for each class:
-The Phoenix Class.
-The Dragon Class.
-The Basilisk Class.
-The Pegasus Class.
There was no discrimination like one class was superior to another one. Indeed, the students were dispersed equally into each class. All classes' strengths were balanced. The purpose behind this was to create some kind of competitive spirit for the students so they could improve themselves thanks to the fellows of their promotion. Indeed, it worked really well for a hundred years.
On the eastern side of the building was the auditorium for the [Dragon Class]. The doors leading to the interior were currently closed, probably because the teacher hadn't yet arrived, but the symbol of a dragon engraved on the doors proved which class it was.
It was only the first hour of the first day of the students from the dragon class but they had already chosen a leader for them. Well, no one would dare to retort to the Royal Prince and heir of the Celesta Kingdom's throne.
He was attracting the attention of all the girls. His hair and eyes were just like his sister's. Golden hair and sapphire eyes. The difference was that, contrary to his sister's beautiful and soft features, Alfred Celesta had sharp ones which only added to his male charm.
With him were two of his trusted friends and allies. One had green-hair and green eyes while the other had a darker shade of green hair with shades of black. One wouldn't doubt at all the second man's identity if he looked at the young man's tangerine eyes.
The trio, like commanders, were speaking with each other in a serious tone. The rest of their classmates were surrounding them while talking to each other. The main topic for the men was the most beautiful girls in their class…no, the whole promotion.
As for the girls, their subjects of discussion were narrower. Only two, in fact.
Surprisingly, the second hottest topic was about their new leader, Alfred. In normal circumstances, he would have been the first topic but it was in normal circumstances…
The hottest topic was about a certain grey-haired boy, someone of their same promotion. It was hard not to notice him with the unique grey hair inherited only from Falkrona's bloodline and his gem-like amber eyes that gave him a foreigner look distinguishing himself from the people of the Celesta Kingdom.
He also had that look before, but he didn't stand like he was right now. There were two reasons for that. The first one was that Edward would hardly leave his mansion. He only left when he had to take part in important parties. At that time, he would only encounter the most important nobles, not less than Counts, sometimes even less than Marquises. His status was that high.
The second and main reason was his loss of weight. From a few pictures and encounters with high-ranking sons and daughters, they knew that Edward was in excess weight. They could hardly make out his face before because of his chubby cheeks, but right now it was completely the opposite. His face was visible enough to make every boy jealous and every girl blush.
He didn't look at all like someone from the Celesta Kingdom, if not for his grey hair they would have labeled him as a foreigner. His features were a blend of delicate and sharp features. There was no doubt that his parents were both handsome and beautiful enough to catch any eyes. Well, his sister, Elona Falkrona, also had some foreign features, but it wasn't as apparent as for Edward.
The girls were excitedly comparing both Alfred and Edward between them. Edward, having the least popularity because of his reputation.
"What do you think? Thomas, Loid."
Alfred asked in a serious tone with his arms crossed.
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[!] ALFRED OWEN CELESTA's PROFILE and REF ILLUSTRATION have been added in the [PRETENDER] auxiliary chapter!