[You have died.]
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Kaine woke up as usual, got ready for school, and changed into his school uniform. He then approached the full-length mirror in his room.
‘That mark is quite vivid.’
He wondered how intense the kiss must have been for the hickey on his neck to be so prominent. There was no doubt that he would draw attention with it at school.
‘I had a hard time clearing up their misunderstanding yesterday.’
Yesterday, Lise, Eileen, and Skayla had misunderstood the hickey on Kaine’s neck. It was understandable, given that he was found in a motel-like place, drunk, alone with a woman.
Not only that, but the hickey on his neck and the slightly lowered position of his pants were suspicious. Kaine couldn’t blame them for their suspicions.However, it was quite unfair for him, as he had been forced into the situation. Shaking off his thoughts, Kaine wondered if there was anything he could use to cover the hickey on his neck. Just then, Kage burst into the room.
“Master, you had a wild night last night!”
She calls it a wild night, huh. Crazy. Kaine couldn’t help but laugh at Kage’s choice of words and asked her.
“Where did you hear that from?”
“Huh? Lise told me.”
Damn. So, you didn’t believe me yesterday.
Yesterday, they seemed to believe his words, but now, a day later, they had changed their minds.
‘Or maybe they’re just sulking.’
Anyway, that’s not the important thing.
Right now, he needed to find something to cover the hickey on his neck.
“Hey, Kage, do you have anything to cover this mark on my neck?”
“Hmm… Ah! I do!”
“Okay, give it to me quickly. I don’t want to be late for school.”
Without hesitation, Kage took out a bandage from her pocket.
“Master, will this do?”
“Hmm… Yeah, I guess it will…”
Why? Why is it a baby bandage?
Covering the hickey is fine, but the bandage will draw attention in a different way.
Kaine glanced at the clock. There wasn’t much time left before school started. If he didn’t hurry, he might be late.
‘Tsk! But it’s better than not covering it at all.’
With that thought, Kaine took the bandage from Kage and stuck it on the hickey.
“Thanks, I’ll use it. I have to go now, or I’ll be late.”
“Okay, master, good luck!”
With that, Kaine hurried off to school, not wanting to be late.
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Arriving at the Academy just in time, Kaine began to think deeply about the upcoming Royal Festival.
Hmm. I think the preparations start today, right?
In the game it began a few days later after the field trip ended, so the timing makes sense.
Hmm. In the original story, Andrew sent an infiltrator from the Royal Academy to assassinate Kim Soo-yong, right?
Well, it’s understandable that Andrew would want to get rid of Kim Soo-yong since he interfered with their plans.
So, I don’t need to intervene, right? The current situation is no different from the original story.
In other words, if I leave it alone, Kim Soo-yong will kill the assassin. But I’m curious about something.
When I played the game, I caught the assassin, but their identity was never revealed. I remember the players cursing at the developers for this.
I was one of those players.
Tsk! I’ll just stay out of it.
There’s no need to take risks just to find out their identity. It won’t affect me anyway.
After all, the Cult doesn’t know that I killed Guy and Dain, and they probably think I just fainted during the assessment event.
I did exchange information with the Cult, but it was with Ashad, so I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about.
Andrew wouldn’t kill me for such a trivial matter. With that thought, Kaine walked towards the classroom, feeling the stares of those around him.
It was obvious why they were looking at him. No doubt it was because of the bandage on his neck.
Even so, Kaine turned up the volume to listen in on their conversation.
“Hey, did you hear? Kaine went on a date with a super hot girl yesterday.”
“Yeah, I heard. She’s not just hot; she’s a goddess.”
“Damn, I’m so jealous. Look at the bandage on his neck. It’s obviously covering a hickey. He must have had a wild night.”
“But I heard something else from that girl at the bar. She said he’s dating multiple girls, not just one.”
“Damn it. Some guys don’t even have a girlfriend, while this guy is dating multiple girls. I think the polygamy law was made for guys like him.”
“I agree. Why does this conversation make me feel so miserable?”
Kaine turned the volume back down after hearing their conversation. Why is news of my date with the girl spreading?
The date with the girl was only about six hours long, but it had spread throughout the entire Academy in just one day. Even the girl’s drunken words had been shared.
Kaine felt a sense of reality hitting him, but there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn’t control what others believed.
Of course, it was unfair that they thought he was dating multiple girls, but rumors tend to get exaggerated.
Anyway, it didn’t matter to him whether they believed the rumors or not.
Ignoring the stares of the other students, Kaine made his way to the classroom. Before he knew it, he had arrived at the classroom door.
Without hesitation, he opened the door and entered. The students inside turned to look at him, including Eileen and Jenny.
Eileen narrowed her eyes and stared intently at Kaine’s neck. Jenny, sitting next to her, spoke up.
“Hey, you’re going to pop your eyes out if you keep staring like that.”
“Ugh! But look at the bandage on his neck. It’s hard not to notice.”
“Yeah, you’re right.”
Jenny nodded in agreement with Eileen. Kaine pretended not to hear their conversation and sat down in an empty seat. He then turned his gaze to Eileen and thought deeply.
Hmm. It seems impossible for Eileen and Kim Soo-yong to get together now.
It’s understandable. The reason they were supposed to get together was because Kaine had died.
But now, Kaine is me.
So, from the moment I survived, they couldn’t get together.
There’s nothing I can do about it.
I can’t even die if I want to because of the time regression.
So, this is something I have to deal with.
Well, I’ll think about it later.
Nothing has changed yet. As Kaine was lost in thought…
-Creak!
William entered the classroom, yawning as usual.
“Yawn. Let’s take attendance quickly and then I’ll announce something.”
“Yes, sir.”
William called out each student’s name, looking bored. After attendance, he explained the upcoming Royal Festival.
“As you all know, the Royal Festival will be held soon. So, the Royal Academy will be holding a tournament. I’ll put up the details on the notice board. If you want to participate, come and see me.”
With that, William stuck several papers on the notice board and quickly left the classroom. The students immediately rushed to the notice board.
Kaine, however, remained seated, deep in thought.
It was understandable that he was thinking deeply. Why hasn’t the quest appeared?
Based on his experience, a quest should have appeared at this point.
But contrary to his expectations, the quest didn’t appear. Kaine checked the quest window, just in case.
“What the hell?!”
Damn. How did this happen?
As someone who had experienced the butterfly effect and knew the future, Kaine was confident that nothing would surprise him.
However, the situation before him was shocking.
[Quest Activated – Grade Tournament.]
[Description: The Grade Tournament will be held soon at the Royal Academy. If you win this tournament, you will receive a reward.]
[Reward for winning: 1,000 points.]
I was already halfway into a quest without even realizing it.
What the hell? I’ve never had this happen before.
Whenever a quest has appeared in the past, a system message has always popped up in front of me.
But this time, there was no system message, and it was already in progress.
… No, don’t be so set in your ways.
If I think about it, this power itself is something I don’t know about.
I had unconsciously become set in my ways.
But that’s not the problem.
Honestly, participating in the grade tournament is something to consider.
Anyway, all the top-ranked students will be participating in the Royal Tournament.
In other words, none of the top-ranked students will be in the grade tournament.
Well, that means I’m basically a top contender.
Not only has the circuit in my body widened due to the elixir, but all the impurities have been removed as well.
As a result, I can use my mana or magical power more efficiently, and with the widened circuit, I’ve definitely become stronger.
Anyway, that’s not the important thing.
The quest that’s in progress isn’t just the grade tournament.
[Quest Activated – Cross-dressing Competition]
[Description: A cross-dressing competition will soon be held at the Royal Academy. If you win this competition, you will receive a reward.]
That’s right, a cross-dressing competition.
Damn it. Are you telling me to do this?
Reading the quest details made my head spin.
Damn it. Why are you doing this to me?
Why is this crazy system putting me through this ordeal?
What did I do to you?
In reality, that’s just a cross-dressing competition.
It’s basically the same as telling me to die as a pervert.
For a moment, I imagined myself cross-dressing and standing in front of people.
Damn it. Just imagining it feels terrible.
According to my memory, it’s possible to apply anonymously.
Of course, that’s assuming William doesn’t spread rumors.
If I were to do a perfect cross-dressing, and participate in the competition…
For a moment, I imagined myself doing a perfect cross-dressing.
Damn it. I could win.
According to my memory, most of the participants in the cross-dressing competition are guys who lost a bet with their friends.
In reality, most of them can’t help but be like that because even if you win the competition, the only rewards are 100 gold, a trophy, and a slightly expensive-looking ring.
Since there’s no one who takes it seriously, it’s basically just a punishment competition.
Well, the Royal Academy is probably just doing it as an event.
Anyway, since most of them are like that, if I were to cross-dress seriously, winning would be a piece of cake.
But… there’s no reason for me to do it.
If I don’t apply through William, it’ll all be for nothing.
As I thought this, I was about to close the quest window for the cross-dressing competition, but my gaze unconsciously shifted to the rewards.
[Reward: Attribute Change Grant]
Attribute Change.
For example, if I release my mana, I can change its attribute to be like another ability.
In other words, I can completely hide the fact that I have demonic mana from others, including the priests.
I’m confident that I won’t be found out even in my current state, but there are always variables.
In other words, what I’m trying to say is…
From today, I’m a woman. Hurrah!!
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At that moment, somewhere else, someone was watching Kaine from a distance.
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