The day passed quickly. During that ti, rlin did nothing particularly aningful except play with Luna.
He also intended to keep his promise to Monica.
He had promised to take her out to dinner.
The girl seed to have been waiting for that promise, because the mont rlin ntioned it, her eyes lit up with excitent.
"Have you been waiting long?" rlin asked gently.
Monica, who was waiting in front of the academy grounds, shook her head.
"Don’t worry—I’ve only been waiting for five minutes. I’m sorry for making you co out so late at night, rlin," she said guiltily.
This was the first ti she had ever inconvenienced soone else, and she thought it must have been very annoying.
However, rlin patted her head to reassure her. "Don’t worry about it. I don’t mind at all. After all, I promised. Okay, let’s go."
He took her right hand and pulled her along.
Monica felt extrely embarrassed. It was the first ti a boy had ever held her right hand.
But strangely, she didn’t feel any resistance at all. On the contrary, she felt very happy.
"[Ding! The affection of villainess Monica Sael’myr increased by 2 points! Current affection: 79 points!]"
Seeing that, rlin simply smiled and continued pulling her toward the city.
Coincidentally, the academy was directly connected to the city of Brindel, so they didn’t need a horse-drawn carriage or magic to get there quickly.
Upon arriving in the city, Monica couldn’t help but feel amazed.
The city of Brindel was very lively, especially with so many new academy students walking about.
Although it was already ten o’clock at night, the atmosphere felt as lively as dayti.
Streetlights were neatly lined along the road, illuminating the two-lane street for pedestrians.
anwhile, the shops were still open, welcoming guests who preferred the nightlife.
"Where do you want to go first?" rlin asked, turning to her.
Monica rubbed her chin, then shook her head slowly in embarrassnt.
"I don’t know. This is my first ti coming to the city at night, especially with soone else," she said softly, her voice almost as quiet as a mosquito.
In the elf forest, there was little she could do. There was almost no entertainnt or good food, unlike in the city of Brindel.
Not to ntion, her mother had forbidden her from leaving the palace, which made her even more isolated from the outside world.
rlin smiled and gently patted the back of her right hand.
"I understand. You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Okay, let’s go to a famous restaurant that just opened. They say it was built specifically to attract couples. I’ve never been there myself, so this is a good chance to visit," rlin said casually.
"A restaurant for couples?" Monica froze.
Just as she was about to say sothing, rlin had already pulled her hand toward the west side of Brindel City.
The location was quite far from the academy, but the crowds didn’t thin out along the way.
On the contrary, the streets beca even more crowded, especially with new students.
"We’re here."
rlin stopped about ten ters away from a fairly large restaurant.
The na on the sign hanging above it—Love and Eternity—imdiately caught his attention.
What’s more, the decor was very distinctive. Love-shaped carvings, heart-shaped arrows, and various similar ornants adorned the exterior.
"This..." rlin’s mouth twitched slightly as he muttered, ’I’m not mistaken, right? This really is that viral restaurant?’
It wasn’t that he disliked it, but the restaurant strongly resembled those commonly found in Japan.
Using a romantic the to attract couples was very common there.
Usually, the target custors were young couples or older couples whose relationships remained strong even after decades together.
Of course, rlin himself had never visited such a place.
After all, he didn’t have a girlfriend, so coming here alone would have been extrely embarrassing.
"Um... rlin, is this okay?" Monica’s hesitant voice ca from behind him. "This restaurant is for couples, right? It feels a bit inappropriate for us to go in."
She lowered her head sadly. It would be a lie to say she didn’t want to enter with rlin.
However, she felt she wasn’t good enough. rlin should be with a girl who is better, soone more on his level, not her.
As feelings of inferiority washed over her, a soft touch brushed against the right side of her face.
Monica was startled, then looked up and realized it was rlin.
"Are you feeling inferior?" he asked softly.
Monica bit her lower lip, then nodded weakly.
"Huh..." rlin let out a soft sigh. "Monica, I don’t know what kind of life you lived before, but I’m sure it wasn’t easy. I don’t bla you for having low self-esteem. However, there’s one thing I have to say—you’re very strong."
Monica gasped and asked weakly, "I... am very strong?"
"Mm!" rlin nodded slightly. He gently stroked her face, then withdrew his hand. "Don’t you realize how strong you are? You killed the monsters in yesterday’s test with ease. Do you know how difficult it is to kill a level six monster? It’s incredibly hard. Even Crystal—the genius from the Arcadia Magic Kingdom—couldn’t do it easily. But you could. If that isn’t strength, then what is?"
What he said wasn’t an exaggeration. Killing various monsters with a single punch was terrifying.
Even rlin himself didn’t dare claim he could do it so easily.
Monica fell silent after hearing his explanation. Her gaze drifted to her left palm, her expression dazed.
’Am I really that strong?’
During the test, she had attacked the monsters without thinking, convinced she would die at their hands.
Even after she killed them all, she believed it had been nothing more than luck.
But now, after listening to rlin’s words, she realized that what she had done wasn’t just luck.
She was... truly strong.
"Alright, don’t think about it too much. I just wanted you to understand your potential. So don’t be so hard on yourself anymore, okay?"
rlin gently flicked her forehead.
Monica felt embarrassed and rubbed her forehead, her lips slightly pursed.
"Let’s go."
Without waiting for her response, rlin took her hand and led her toward the restaurant Love and Eternity.
There was a long line, but rlin didn’t mind at all.
He and Monica waited patiently until it was finally their turn to make a reservation.
"Good evening, young couple. I’ll show you to your table," the waiter said kindly.
rlin gave a small nod. "Thank you."
They were then led to a table near a wooden pillar standing in the center of the restaurant.
After they sat down, the waiter handed them the nu and said, "When you’re done choosing, please call one of us."
rlin smiled and nodded. The waiter left, and rlin passed the nu to Monica.
"Just choose whatever you want," he said.
Monica hesitated for a mont, but rembering rlin’s words, she began to select her al.
anwhile, rlin glanced at the decorations around them, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
’I just realized this restaurant is exactly the sa as the ones in Japan!’
Although he had never been to such a restaurant before, he had seen it in magazines and television comrcials, so he was quite familiar with the concept.
In the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Aldoria, there was already a taiyaki food stall, and now even a restaurant with this kind of the had appeared.
A sudden thought crossed his mind—not only him, but perhaps there were others who had also been reincarnated into this world.
Subconsciously, he asked the system, "System, is it possible that there’s soone else besides who has been reincarnated into this world?"
The system fell silent for a mont before replying, "[I don’t know, Master. But that possibility isn’t impossible.]"
The answer sounded ambiguous. It neither confird nor denied it.
’So the odds are fifty-fifty, huh?’ rlin narrowed his eyes.
If that were true, it would certainly be interesting. That person was most likely also from Japan—just like him.
At the very least, he wasn’t completely alone in this world.
"Um... rlin, why are you daydreaming? What would you like to order?" Monica’s soft voice ca from across the table.
rlin snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her. "Can I see the nu?"
Monica nodded and handed it to him. rlin glanced through it and saw ice cream parfaits, chocolate cakes, and similar items.
’Even the nu is very similar—especially the couple’s ice cream parfait,’ he muttered softly.
The couple’s ice cream parfait was large enough to be shared by two people at the sa ti.
It was only slightly more expensive than a regular parfait, which made it very tempting.
He glanced at Monica’s order and saw that she had chosen chocolate cake along with several heavy dishes.
rlin quickly selected the couple’s ice cream parfait, along with so light snacks and main dishes.
Coincidentally, he hadn’t eaten lunch, so he was quite hungry.
When Monica noticed what rlin had ordered, her face imdiately turned red.
"That..." She was about to say sothing but quickly swallowed her words.
After finishing, rlin called over a waiter and handed in the order.
Noticing Monica’s gaze, rlin turned to her and teased, "What’s wrong? Were you going to ask why I ordered the couple’s ice cream parfait?"
Monica felt extrely embarrassed, but she didn’t avoid the question and nodded slightly.
"Isn’t it simple?" rlin leaned back in his chair. "Tonight, we’re a couple, aren’t we?"
Monica: "(⸝⸝๑﹏๑⸝⸝)"
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