SYSTEM : The progress of Trial has reached 100%.The first crisis was over.
Although Lotte Saliere had gotten infected by the disease towards the end, he’d sohow been able to overco it since he’d approached Sephia Glyston beforehand and asked her to make the cure as soon as possible.
Thanks to those efforts, no one in the Academy died.
It was truly an exceptional record, so much so that he wanted to post about it if he could access the forums.
Verl muttered softly and opened the System Window.
SYSTEM : Calculating the probability of the world ending based on causal data.A translucent window that appeared before his eyes, the benefit granted to him by the Goddess who managed this world.
After a mont of loading, the System Window displayed the result he’d hoped for with a clear chi.
SYSTEM : The probability of the Bad Ending is currently 75%.As expected, the probability went down. With this, they were one step closer to the Happy Ending.
And in this process, Verl ca to owe Aether for three things.
First, for fabricating the plague prevention scroll that he had intended to make and distribute.
Second, for willingly agreeing to go down into the underground channels during the ti when the Black Death had been rampant.
And the third.
This one makes the least sense.
For nursing the infected Saliere 24 hours a day and delaying her ironizing symptoms.
The pulse scroll could be seen as coincidence, because she was a character exceptionally skilled with her hands and the ga never described her school life in detail before Corruption.
Accompanying him down to the sewers was a hidden route so that was understandable. He only needed to think he’d gotten extrely lucky with those crazy odds.
But he just couldn’t understand why she’d sacrificed own health to provide continuous care for Saliere.
─ Sorry, but could you lend so money?
When she’d said that over the phone to save her roommate, he seriously felt like he got hit over the head with a hamr.
“.......”
He’d thought that knowing the original story would give him more flexibility.
It was such an inconsistent pattern. At this rate, he’d have to reinvestigate from the top.
Verl decided to observe Aether closely for the next while.
And sure enough, she began acting out of character when school resud.
She must have dropped by the library early this morning. Aether entered the classroom with an armful of books with Tilette’s seal. From a glimpse, they were all books on continental history.
Why history...?
They didn’t learn much history in first year. He wondered how she had ti for that when finals were approaching.
“It’s been a while, everyone! I’m so happy to see you all. The Black Death may not be completely gone yet but I’m touched by the fact that you’re back in school.”
“Then will class end early today?”
“No? We need to push through and catch you guys up as well to make it in ti for the finals. Now, open your books.”
Even as the other classmates were complaining, she remained steadfast in her reading. Aether was drawing sothing as she discreetly turned the pages of the books she had brought.
What is she drawing?
She didn’t let go of the pen even outside of class like during breaks and lunch ti. When Prince Klion pretended to pick a fight, she hardly reacted and kept scribbling away.
“What are you doing?”
“Nothing.”
When Verl ca around to the front out of curiosity, Aether quickly folded the paper and hid it under the desk.
He didn’t need to ask directly. Saliere should’ve seen it from the seat next to her.
“What was she working on?”
Verl took the chance to ask Lotte while Aether was absent with the paper, but the answer he got was disappointing.
“I’m not sure either. She was writing sothing in a foreign language....”
Her eccentricity didn’t end that day.
The next day. Then the next. Then the day after.
It’s already been a week.
Aether read through the books on continental history and jotted things down on a daily basis. Verl tried sneaking up from behind when he got the chance, but she’d notice and hid the paper, grinning.
“Do you want to know that badly?”
“Co on, I’ll forget about the ten gold you borrowed from .”
“That was already discussed with the Saliere family.”
He needed to know what she was doing so he could react accordingly. It definitely wasn’t out of re curiosity.
“Then I’ll give you a gold coin.”
“No, thanks.”
This was how most of the recent conversations went with Aether. And he was ruthlessly shot down each ti.
“What’s this, is there sothing going on between you two?”
“Oh my gosh!”
He even heard this kind of nonsense from his female peers. His head was already aching and this just made it worse.
Trying to flirt with Aether? It’d be safer to surf with a man-eating shark.
Verl waved his hand and chased off the paparazzi masquerading as his classmates. The world was about to end; there was absolutely no ti to date.
Ti still passed in the anti and before he knew it, finals were just around the corner.
SYSTEM : ‘Dark Day Aether’ is watching you carefully.And Verl began feeling threatened.
SYSTEM : Take utmost caution.Why are you doing this to !
You’ve been quiet all this ti!
This wouldn’t do. At this rate, he wouldn’t be ready for the Second Trial in ti.
The Second Trial, .
To easily get past this Trial or skip it altogether, he had to keep an eye on the palace because this was when the beasts within the Empire began to move intently.
The person to concentrate on was the currently imprisoned First Prince. He was in isolation sowhere within the palace so for Verl to avert the Second Trial as an elf, he had to build connections with those of the Imperial court.
The Second Prince Klion. He had to speak to him sohow as he was of sound mind.
Just as he was trying to prevent the Second Trial, here was the catalyst of the Fourth Trial, Aether, displaying uncharacteristic behavior. The thought of possibly having to stop two Trials at once was driving him mad.
And then.
SYSTEM : The probability of heading towards the Bad Ending is currently 67%.“No way. It went down?”
It was definitely at 75% not so long ago.
Yet the fact that the probability went down even though there hadn’t been any particular incidents ant that soone besides him was progressing the story and getting closer to the truth of this world.
“...We also recognize Mr. Verl Horde and Miss Aether for their utmost efforts within the Academy to get us safely through the plague.”
Finally, the end of the sester. As he received the certificate from Robespierre at the closing ceremony, Verl fell into deep thought. The Golden-Eyed girl right next to him glanced his way and smiled mysteriously.
It was grating sohow.
Please let nothing happen during the break.
The two walked down the hall to go back to their classroom.
Just then, Aether did sothing unexpected. She’d been following behind at a distance but abruptly ca up next to him.
“......?”
His mind suddenly blanked.
With the exception of Lotte or Freyr, Aether usually kept a ter’s distance from others. And such a person was now walking alongside him without any warning.
A distance of only about twenty centiters, close enough to brush elbows.
He’d have been leaping for joy thinking this was greenlight if this had happened while walking with a female friend, but this was different.
SYSTEM : System warning - life may be threatened.More than ever, Verl felt like he was going to die.
Aether who started watching him with a blank expression, eyes wide.
She really was disgustingly pretty. Ah, by the way, you needed to emphasize the right part. She was ‘disgustingly’ pretty.
A beauty who causes the downfall of a nation; it made his stomach churn being face-to-face with the person who could burn down the Empire at the slightest tick.
Regardless. Aether placed a paper on top of the certificate she was holding.
“......?”
There was a short note written on it. Verl, who had desperately been wanting to see what Aether drew, read over the words without question.
[Q. Is there a monster that can see hundreds of kiloters away or not?]
[Yes/No]
[Blink twice for yes, once for no.]
A nonsense quiz. It was totally random.
He wasn’t sure if she’d lost it after the Black Death ordeal, but her actions kept deviating from the original story.
He felt baffled, but Verl still answered using knowledge of the future.
Blink, blink.
“Okie.”
After saying that, Aether walked on ahead. Left by himself, he realized he made a critical mistake.
“... She didn’t regain her mories, did she?”
If so, then they were fucked.
**[Wait, so what have you been doing for the past month?]
“What.”
[You said that you’d reveal yourself to the transmigrator soon but don’t, claiming that you have this ‘big picture’ and instead just sit there drawing Feynman diagram-looking things all day and read nothing but continental history books because you suddenly decided to study history! So when are you going to study magic and get to making that hydrogen bomb or whatsit? Is this the big picture thing you were talking about, Master?]
“Yup.”
[We can use telepathy so just tell internally. Why couldn’t you just say it!]
“Alright, alright.”
Because.
[Because...?]
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