'System, are you kidding ? Catrine's favorability toward is minus fifty points? Isn't that a bit too much?' rlin asked, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.
He had assud her favorability was at zero, so he only needed ninety points to complete the mission. But to his shock, it was minus fifty!
That was far too low, and rlin even started to doubt whether he could complete this mission at all.
"[You're wrong, Master. The heroine Catrine's favorability isn't fifty points; it's sixty points! How could you overlook those ten points?]" The system replied in a dissatisfied tone.
rlin fell silent, then let out a long breath and whispered, '...Yes, you're right. I'm sorry. So, is her favorability really this low? You didn't miscalculate, did you?'
"[Miscalculated? Master, please. I'm a powerful system. How could I make such a trivial mistake?]" The system rolled its eyes. "[Heroine Catrine's favorability truly is that low. You should understand just how much trauma the original rlin Clay left behind, right?]"
Those words left rlin speechless. Only he could say how deep the trauma ran.
And that was only from the past two years. In the original novel, rlin continued bullying and tornting Catrine until she was fifteen.
So, one could imagine how much suffering Catrine had endured. Fortunately, he was reincarnated into rlin's body when he was eight years old. Googlᴇ search novel•fire
If it had been any later, even with the system's help, nding his relationship with Catrine would have been impossible.
'Alright, I understand,' rlin replied in a sullen tone. 'I won't doubt you anymore. As for Catrine's favorability, I'll try my best.'
He was indeed surprised by how low her favorability was, but that didn't an he would give up so easily. Just as he had said before, he already had a plan to win her over.
Because of that, he wasn't worried at all.
"[Good! That's my Master!]" The system exclaid proudly.
rlin just smiled and began eating the food in front of him.
Coincidentally, he had always dread of tasting the nobles' food described in this novel.
Michiku-sensei always wrote about the scenes, settings, and even the als in great detail, which left him slightly obsessed with imagining how they would taste.
And now that he had mysteriously entered the novel, he wasn't going to waste this opportunity.
Livia watched her son eat and couldn't help but smile.
"Eat slowly, my dear. The food isn't going anywhere," she said with a hint of humor.
rlin had never eaten so well before. Even when he ca to the dining room in the past, he would take only a few bites before retreating to his room.
This was often the cause of his argunts with his father. But now, seeing rlin eat with such a voracious appetite, Livia felt delighted as a mother.
"Mm!" rlin nodded with an innocent smile. "Thank you, Mother! The food is delicious."
Livia's heart lted, and she quickly spooned more food onto his plate.
"Eat a lot, my dear."
anwhile, Ardhis watched everything quietly. Yet anyone sensitive enough would have noticed the shock and astonishnt in his eyes.
'Has he really… changed?' he wondered in confusion.
At first, he believed rlin was only pretending. The damn boy must be hiding so agenda, waiting to reveal it during the al.
Yet, up to this point, he hadn't noticed anything suspicious.
What's more, rlin's entire deanor had changed.
The boy who used to be hasty and brash now seed calm and polite, as if he were an entirely different person.
'I should observe him longer,' he muttered softly. 'If this boy has truly changed, I will welco him warmly. But if not…'
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. It wasn't that he didn't love rlin. On the contrary, he loved him deeply.
But he couldn't allow his son to stray down the wrong path and grow into soone who would harm others. As the old saying went, "The mistakes of children are the mistakes of their parents."
He was determined to prevent anything worse from happening later.
On the other hand, Catrine ate in silence. She glanced at the vegetables on her plate and hesitated for a mont.
She stole a glance at rlin but quickly turned her gaze away when she found him staring back at her.
'What's wrong with Big Brother rlin? Why did he change so drastically?' she muttered curiously.
In the past, rlin would always look at her with cold, hateful eyes, as if she had committed so great sin against him.
That was why she had always been so afraid to et his gaze. But now, everything was different. rlin no longer showed that attitude—on the contrary, he treated her with surprising gentleness.
'Did he hit his head on iron or sothing?' She guessed silently.
Unaware of Catrine's thoughts, rlin was savoring his al.
'What a wonderful flavor! So this is the food of nobles?' He whispered in awe.
As a famous editor, he had often dined in five-star hotels and tasted exquisite dishes. Yet, the food before him had a completely different flavor.
He suspected the difference ca from the ingredients. After all, this was a magical world, where even the plants carried traces of mana.
"By the way, rlin, I have sothing to tell you," Ardhis said in a calm tone. He looked at his son casually and continued, "The awakening will begin in three days. You and Catrine will perform a self-awakening in the mansion courtyard. Do you understand?"
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