Chapter 97
Translator: Yonnee
RP: Haebaragi_syk
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A small sigh left through bright red lips.
“Why can’t I hear it…”
A week had passed since she realized the reality of her situation. The novel had definitely disappeared, but she wasn’t sure about the notification windows just yet.
“Haa…”
It was then that a cheerful voice, which contrasted with her despondent sigh, could be heard coming from her side.
“Why are you sighing so deeply?”
Seeing Paul’s bright disposition, Reina waved her hand roughly at him. He clearly had no idea about just how serious the situation was right now.
“You wouldn’t know, kiddo.”
Giving him a meaningful look, she took his hand naturally.
Ah. Don’t understand though. Reina and Paul, right now, were about to enter a banquet hall together.
“Anyway, what about the epidemic? Is everything settled now?”
He even took a leave of absence from school because of the outbreak, yet he seemed to be appearing right before her eyes much too often nonetheless.
“Nope?”
“What the heck is with that confidence. Then?”
“If I’m not here, our Reina’s an outcast.”
“…Hey. Do you wanna get hit or what?”
“Yep. Hit me then.”
“This punk.”
As she gave Paul the nastiest side-long glower she could, he put on his characteristic innocent expression and smiled.
You can’t hit someone who’s smiling so brightly, now can you?
Unfortunately for him though, Reina still hit him.
“Aack! It hurts!”
After Reina pressed two knuckles against his forehead, he looked at her with a tearful face.
“You told me to hit you. Did you think it’s not gonna hurt?”
“Tch.”
“And you have the wrong impression of me, you know? I’m not an outcast anymore.”
“Hmm.”
“It’s true though? I’ve got Eli, and I’m close to Letis now, too, right? And Fran doesn’t avoid me as much anymore! And Ethan—”
“Yes, yes. You’ve gotten a lot closer to Ethan Liam.”
As Paul suddenly interrupted her, his voice sounded quite different than usual when he said that.
“Uh-huh… Well, we’ve gotten close, sure…”
She was on good terms with Ethan again. It’s just that… a lot of twists and turns happened along the way before reaching this point.
“Hmm.”
As she watched Paul’s weird reaction, he just raised one corner of his lips. Then, all of a sudden, he tugged on her hand and pulled Reina’s body close towards him. His unique, rich scent was so strong.
As she was pulled forward unwittingly, she faltered and lost her balance. However, Paul quickly drew her into his arms.
“…What the. What’s with the awkward pose?”
Unintentionally, they looked like sweet lovers now.
“I’m your closest friend, right, Reina?”
“You’re asking that now?”
“Yes, now.”
Taken aback by the question that appeared out of the blue, Reina just stared at him for a moment. Then, she saw that her friend’s eyes were shrouded with a dim light.
“Well… Yeah. You’re my closest friend.”
“Actually now. I’m not asking if I’m your closest friend.”
“Then what? You are my closest friend though.”
As was perplexed, he smiled slyly and took a step closer to her.
Because her head was tilted back while looking up at him, her light purple hair flowed down her back.
Paul swept her hair and spoke with a clear tone.
“I’m not your closest friend, Reina. I’m the person closest to you.”
Was there a difference though?
With her lips frowning slightly, Reina mulled over why he was so dead set on word choice now. But then, she just shrugged.
“Fine, closest person. You and I are the closest to each other.”
Perhaps it was a good enough answer for him. Now looking at her with a satisfied expression, he gently took a step back.
“Then, wanna do an oath spell?”
…What nonsense was this now.
“Oath spell?”
“Mm-hmm. An oath spell.”
Demonstrating, he made a small magic ring on her finger.
“Like this.”
What, like a friendship ring?
“You punk… You’re more childish than I thought. Are you getting jealous because I became closer to other people?”
As if to soothe a child, she brought her lips together and crooned at him, oh-goo, oh-goo. Once he’d see this, he’s definitely going to joke it off—
“Yeah.”
…Huh? Why wasn’t he laughing…?
“I got jealous.”
What’s wrong with this guy today?
“I shouldn’t have sent you to the same department as Ethan Liam.”
Eyes going wide, Reina blinked in a daze. Then, she saw him in a new light—as a miserable loner who was losing his precious friend.
“Ah…”
At that moment, she quickly understood his side.
Well, she got reincarnated and had that kind of personality already. But Paul, who was still in the prime of his youth, might still be yearning for a friend?
“Mmh. You must have felt disappointed, our Paul.”
“Yeah.”
He held her hand tightly and made a pitiful expression.
“That’s why, make an oath with me.”
That’s a bit too much though.
“Why do we have to go that far anyway?”
A contract—or oath—that’s bound by magic wasn’t to be reckoned with.
“You’re my closest friend—”
“Person closest to you.”
“Yeah, yeah. Okay, the person closest to me. Why do we have to make an oath about that?”
“You’re so mean.”
“Haha. Why are you acting like a baby all of a sudden?”
“You don’t have any other friends other than me, so whenever you ate alone, I was there with you…”
…Well, that’s right.
“And I made so much effort so that you can be friends with the other kids of the nine households.”
Yes, yes. Thanks to him, she got close to the other kids during their trip to Cressen.
“I laugh at all of your bad jokes, and I even got you that internship spot.”
The former was offensive, but the latter was true…
“And I also…”
“Ah, I got it, I got it. Stop.”
“Then, we’re making the oath, right?”
As she looked up at the stubborn Paul, Reina swept a hand over her forehead.
‘Is there some kind of custom in this world where people get obsessed about friendship rings or something?’
“You’re doing it, right?”
“Haa… Fine. Instead of a ring though, just make it a bracelet.”
As soon as she granted her permission, Paul smiled as if all the melancholy and sadness he displayed just now had dissipated into smoke.
Before she could change her mind, he quickly began the incantation for the oath spell.
But then.
Craaaack—!
Chapter 97
Translator: Yonnee
RP: Haebaragi_syk
—
A small sigh left through bright red lips.
“Why can’t I hear it…”
A week had passed since she realized the reality of her situation. The novel had definitely disappeared, but she wasn’t sure about the notification windows just yet.
“Haa…”
It was then that a cheerful voice, which contrasted with her despondent sigh, could be heard coming from her side.
“Why are you sighing so deeply?”
Seeing Paul’s bright disposition, Reina waved her hand roughly at him. He clearly had no idea about just how serious the situation was right now.
“You wouldn’t know, kiddo.”
Giving him a meaningful look, she took his hand naturally.
Ah. Don’t understand though. Reina and Paul, right now, were about to enter a banquet hall together.
“Anyway, what about the epidemic? Is everything settled now?”
He even took a leave of absence from school because of the outbreak, yet he seemed to be appearing right before her eyes much too often nonetheless.
“Nope?”
“What the heck is with that confidence. Then?”
“If I’m not here, our Reina’s an outcast.”
“…Hey. Do you wanna get hit or what?”
“Yep. Hit me then.”
“This punk.”
As she gave Paul the nastiest side-long glower she could, he put on his characteristic innocent expression and smiled.
You can’t hit someone who’s smiling so brightly, now can you?
Unfortunately for him though, Reina still hit him.
“Aack! It hurts!”
After Reina pressed two knuckles against his forehead, he looked at her with a tearful face.
“You told me to hit you. Did you think it’s not gonna hurt?”
“Tch.”
“And you have the wrong impression of me, you know? I’m not an outcast anymore.”
“Hmm.”
“It’s true though? I’ve got Eli, and I’m close to Letis now, too, right? And Fran doesn’t avoid me as much anymore! And Ethan—”
“Yes, yes. You’ve gotten a lot closer to Ethan Liam.”
As Paul suddenly interrupted her, his voice sounded quite different than usual when he said that.
“Uh-huh… Well, we’ve gotten close, sure…”
She was on good terms with Ethan again. It’s just that… a lot of twists and turns happened along the way before reaching this point.
“Hmm.”
As she watched Paul’s weird reaction, he just raised one corner of his lips. Then, all of a sudden, he tugged on her hand and pulled Reina’s body close towards him. His unique, rich scent was so strong.
As she was pulled forward unwittingly, she faltered and lost her balance. However, Paul quickly drew her into his arms.
“…What the. What’s with the awkward pose?”
Unintentionally, they looked like sweet lovers now.
“I’m your closest friend, right, Reina?”
“You’re asking that now?”
“Yes, now.”
Taken aback by the question that appeared out of the blue, Reina just stared at him for a moment. Then, she saw that her friend’s eyes were shrouded with a dim light.
“Well… Yeah. You’re my closest friend.”
“Actually now. I’m not asking if I’m your closest friend.”
“Then what? You are my closest friend though.”
As was perplexed, he smiled slyly and took a step closer to her.
Because her head was tilted back while looking up at him, her light purple hair flowed down her back.
Paul swept her hair and spoke with a clear tone.
“I’m not your closest friend, Reina. I’m the person closest to you.”
Was there a difference though?
With her lips frowning slightly, Reina mulled over why he was so dead set on word choice now. But then, she just shrugged.
“Fine, closest person. You and I are the closest to each other.”
Perhaps it was a good enough answer for him. Now looking at her with a satisfied expression, he gently took a step back.
“Then, wanna do an oath spell?”
…What nonsense was this now.
“Oath spell?”
“Mm-hmm. An oath spell.”
Demonstrating, he made a small magic ring on her finger.
“Like this.”
What, like a friendship ring?
“You punk… You’re more childish than I thought. Are you getting jealous because I became closer to other people?”
As if to soothe a child, she brought her lips together and crooned at him, oh-goo, oh-goo. Once he’d see this, he’s definitely going to joke it off—
“Yeah.”
…Huh? Why wasn’t he laughing…?
“I got jealous.”
What’s wrong with this guy today?
“I shouldn’t have sent you to the same department as Ethan Liam.”
Eyes going wide, Reina blinked in a daze. Then, she saw him in a new light—as a miserable loner who was losing his precious friend.
“Ah…”
At that moment, she quickly understood his side.
Well, she got reincarnated and had that kind of personality already. But Paul, who was still in the prime of his youth, might still be yearning for a friend?
“Mmh. You must have felt disappointed, our Paul.”
“Yeah.”
He held her hand tightly and made a pitiful expression.
“That’s why, make an oath with me.”
That’s a bit too much though.
“Why do we have to go that far anyway?”
A contract—or oath—that’s bound by magic wasn’t to be reckoned with.
“You’re my closest friend—”
“Person closest to you.”
“Yeah, yeah. Okay, the person closest to me. Why do we have to make an oath about that?”
“You’re so mean.”
“Haha. Why are you acting like a baby all of a sudden?”
“You don’t have any other friends other than me, so whenever you ate alone, I was there with you…”
…Well, that’s right.
“And I made so much effort so that you can be friends with the other kids of the nine households.”
Yes, yes. Thanks to him, she got close to the other kids during their trip to Cressen.
“I laugh at all of your bad jokes, and I even got you that internship spot.”
The former was offensive, but the latter was true…
“And I also…”
“Ah, I got it, I got it. Stop.”
“Then, we’re making the oath, right?”
As she looked up at the stubborn Paul, Reina swept a hand over her forehead.
‘Is there some kind of custom in this world where people get obsessed about friendship rings or something?’
“You’re doing it, right?”
“Haa… Fine. Instead of a ring though, just make it a bracelet.”
As soon as she granted her permission, Paul smiled as if all the melancholy and sadness he displayed just now had dissipated into smoke.
Before she could change her mind, he quickly began the incantation for the oath spell.
But then.
Craaaack—!
