Luna headed to the n's dormitory to calm her restless mind.
She had just started learning about magic circles, and she wanted to seek advice while using it as an excuse to et him.
She walked the dimly lit evening path and arrived at the dormitory.
However, the story she heard from the n's dormitory supervisor was completely unexpected.
"He applied for an overnight leave and went out?"
"Yes. I think Seong Suho will be back tomorrow."
"...Thank you for letting know."
Luna knew that students with relatively high grades could apply for overnight leave.
But she never expected Seong Suho to have gone out.
'No, actually, this is good. What would I even say if I t him?'
Luna turned around, intending to return to her room.
But then she saw a black figure approaching the n's dormitory.
And the person who ca up to Luna was...
Seong Suho.
"Huh? What are you doing here?"
"Ah, it's nothing."
Seeing Suho suddenly made Luna want to quickly leave.
His unexpected appearance made her feel embarrassed, worried that he might find out she had co to see him.
But thanks to the supervisor, escaping was out of the question.
"Ah! Suho, this girl ca looking for you. Good timing."
"Sigh..."
Luna felt like grabbing her own head.
'Why, of all tis, now...'
Suho, seeing Luna unable to lift her head, spoke first.
"What's the matter?"
"Well..."
"Let's go to the terrace."
"Huh?"
"It's hard to talk here."
Suho, having roughly guessed Luna's purpose for visiting, led the way to the terrace with a relaxed expression.
Seeing him, Luna began to feel like she was being foolish.
'Sigh... I should just act naturally, why am I like this...'
Feeling a sense of disconnection from her usual self, Luna followed Suho with a troubled heart.
***
As I led Luna to the terrace, I communicated with Armonia.
'...I didn't expect her to co looking for directly.'
[It seems like a good start.]
After a few interactions with Sonya, I returned to the dormitory.
After finishing with Sonya and lying down, I heard various stories.
Her husband was a rchant who made quite a bit of money.
Moreover, her husband was caring, so their marital relationship was good.
The problem was children.
Sonya began to bla herself, saying she couldn't have children.
But...
'There's nothing in her constitution related to infertility, right?'
[Yes, that's certain. It's more likely her husband's issue.]
It was a common occurrence in places with underdeveloped dicine.
Her husband mistakenly thought Sonya was infertile and stopped having sexual relations.
That led to Sonya's sexual frustration...
However, I couldn't know the exact reason why her husband stopped.
Moreover, as I entered my post-nut clarity, I began to understand the situation.
It was fine to stay over for a while, but if the housekeepers saw leaving the next day, it would be a real headache.
I managed to persuade Sonya and decided to return to the dormitory.
And then I coincidentally ran into Luna.
Luna and I arrived at the terrace.
The sun had completely set, and only a few lanterns lit the dark surroundings.
At this ti, no matter how much the lanterns lit up, you couldn't tell who was on the terrace unless you looked closely.
I led Luna to the corner, just like yesterday.
Luna followed without any resistance.
In the narrow space, we stood close and began to talk.
"What's the matter?"
"Well... I'm feeling lost. I ca hoping to get so advice. I'm sorry if I'm bothering you."
Luna answered bluntly, unable to look at properly.
I chuckled and replied.
"Well, that's possible."
"...Do you understand?"
"You wouldn't have co if it wasn't important."
"You haven't even seen ..."
"I've been watching you."
"?"
"You've been sitting next to all this ti. I know what kind of person you are."
"..."
I caught a subtle smile on Luna's face.
'Oh ho! Seems like it's going well?'
[It seems like her favourable impression has improved a lot.]
As Armonia said, her smile after hearing my sweet talk was a good sign.
If she didn't have any favourable feelings, she would have frowned at such a conversation.
It was the kind of conversation that could make soone feel like a stalker if they didn't like the person.
"Let's try a different approach."
"Please tell ."
"Close your eyes."
"Okay."
"Don't open them."
"...Okay."
Luna closed her eyes and quietly waited for my words.
She looked slightly anxious.
Probably worried I might do sothing.
But I didn't say anything and opened my mouth after about 30 seconds.
"Think of soone in your mind."
"Huh?"
"Don't open your eyes. Just think of anyone."
"Okay... I thought of soone."
There was no way for to know who she thought of.
"Now, try to recall their eyes, nose, mouth, and face shape in as much detail as possible."
"...Well... Just a mont..."
Luna unconsciously squinted and looked in my direction.
I urged her in a firm voice.
"Don't open your eyes."
"Sorry."
I smiled and looked at Luna.
I couldn't be sure yet, but I had a feeling.
'Good. Luckily, she thought of .'
[How do you know?]
'Just watch.'
I asked Luna gently.
"How is it? Can you recall the shape of their eyes, mouth, or hair in detail?"
"...Not really."
"That's normal."
"Huh?"
"You can open your eyes now."
Luna opened her eyes and looked at .
As soon as she opened her eyes, she began to observe my face closely.
From Luna's perspective, she was probably trying to observe without noticing, but to , it was obvious.
It looked like she was blatantly observing my face.
I was certain.
Luna had thought of .
I explained to her.
"The human brain is very efficient. It can easily grasp the overall frawork, but if it feels that everything is too complex to fit in, it fills in the detailed parts with mories it has stored. And it makes you think you know it perfectly."
"Ah... I did feel like sothing was mixed in. That's amazing, where did you hear that?"
"Well, I heard it before. Let's start with that."
"...Thinking of soone in your mind? Isn't that more complicated than a magic circle?"
"No, it's better because it's complicated. Simple magic circles are aningless."
"...Okay, I understand."
She imdiately agreed with .
Even as she agreed, she kept glancing at my face.
I naturally accepted her observation and continued.
"Consider this howork I'm giving you."
"Howork...?"
"Yes, practice drawing magic circles when we et, and when you're alone in your room, forget about the magic circles and just do the howork I gave you."
"Okay, I understand."
"And stick to the person you thought of earlier."
"...Okay."
She agreed, but I needed to make sure.
"If you think of sothing else, it won't work. If you avoid it because it's hard and switch to sothing easier, it becos aningless."
"...Okay, I understand."
"Well, it's up to you to put in the effort. I can't know if you're thinking of sothing else. I'll just do my best to teach you."
I deliberately emphasized doing my best.
"...Thank you."
Luna's expression softened slightly, and she thanked .
Actually, I had set the restriction because if Luna started thinking of soone else, it would bother .
Armonia's voice ca through our ntal link.
[That's a very wise thought. Given Luna Stadtfeld's personality, she's likely to obediently follow.]
'Hehe, good, good!'
I cheered internally while speaking to Luna.
"Let's go back."
"Okay."
We left the terrace and headed to our respective dormitories.
***
The weekend passed, and it was my first day back at school.
Students were chatting with their friends, and exchanging various conversations.
And then...
'Luna, is she really staring at like that?'
[Yes, she seems so focused that she's not paying attention to her surroundings.]
I pretended not to notice her gaze while continuously asking Armonia about the situation.
I had to pretend not to notice.
The goal was to make her rember in detail and think about all day in her room.
But then a disruptor appeared.
"Luna, is sothing wrong?"
"Huh? Oh?"
Luna was startled by Louis's sudden voice and looked at him.
Louis spoke cautiously to Luna.
"Did that guy do sothing weird?"
"...It's not like that."
The jerk's voice was loud enough for to hear.
'Seriously, are all these guys deaf? They talk like everyone can hear them.'
[It seems like they're talking on purpose for you to hear.]
Louis was clearly glaring at .
Luna spoke to Louis.
"It's almost ti for class, so you should go sit down."
"...Okay."
Louis made a dissatisfied expression and returned to his seat.
Luna began staring at again.
But not long after, the classroom door opened.
The grumpy teaching assistant entered and began the class.
"In three days, there will be a magic circle test. The goal is to replicate the magic circle I draw on the board, so work hard."
"""Yes."""
Everyone answered and focused on drawing the magic circle.
He explained that a few runes were omitted, so it wouldn't actually activate.
And then the nonsense started again.
"Student, where are you from?"
"...From the Kingdom of Levin."
"Oh... I've been there. I have a connection with the court mage there. It's a nice place."
"...Thank you."
Luna wanted to answer briefly and move on, but she couldn't.
The teaching assistant kept touching her shoulders and arms, making her uncomfortable.
'This bastard, does he enjoy this?'
[Even Louis is watching and can't say anything.]
'That guy looks angrier than I ever was.'
Louis was making a completely different expression, like a demon.
But he couldn't say anything.
It was a scene showing the authority of the teaching assistant, who couldn't be ssed with, whether he was the top student or not.
'Wow, a guy like this is a teaching assistant? What a world~'
[Are you going to leave it like this?]
'Yeah. Anyway... Ugh, damn fly...'
Buzz.
While communicating with Armonia, a fly suddenly started buzzing around my ear.
The classroom's hygiene must be terrible.
I calmly continued communicating.
'Sigh... It's just a fly, nothing to do with ... Ah, damn it!'
[....]
Buzz~
It went beyond being annoying and actually touched my ear.
'Sigh...'
[Should I use Enel to get rid of the fly?]
'...You can really do anything. No, it's fine.'
Using Enel for sothing like this is ridiculous...
As I got annoyed by the fly, I noticed Luna.
The teaching assistant bastard was rubbing Luna's shoulder, making her uncomfortable.
Luna looked at , then avoided eye contact and started drawing the magic circle.
I also pretended not to see.
'Let it be, I'm in a position where I need to stay quiet too.'
[That's a wise decision. Luna's favorability might drop, but she'll understand.]
'Besides, a guy like this would probably deduct a lot of points if you upset him even a little.'
[That seems likely. But...]
'Why? What's wrong... Ah, damn it!!!!'
The fly went beyond touching my ear and actually flew inside.
I let out a loud shout in the classroom.
"Damn it!! Seriously!!!"
The fly had already quickly rummaged through my ear and flown out.
"Ha... Ha..."
When I ca to my senses, all the students around were staring at like statues.
Luna was no exception.
Especially Luna's expression, which went beyond surprise to shock.
I asked my superior for a way to handle this situation.
'Armonia CEO. What should I do?'
[I don't know.]
If the CEO doesn't know, what should I do...
The grumpy... no, the grumpy-looking teaching assistant spoke to .
"Student... what's going on?"
He clearly looked angry.
I needed to explain the situation.
"Sorry. It's just..."
"It's just?"
I calmly explained to calm the teaching assistant's anger.
"There was a bug next to , and it was being noisy..."
***
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