I-Ian?
Ian looked down at the gloomy woman in front of him without saying a word.
Aria Lumines Bell.
One of the few characters with the Divine Attribute attributes in Fanta X Aca.
If raised well, she had the overwhelming potential to grow into a powerful divine heroine, with a potential to beco a saint.
This is the worst.
He thought to himself.
Aria was a heroine who didnt want to make contact with anyone, and the reason was simple.
Her unstable ntal state.
Fanta X Aca had microtransactions specific to each heroine, and in Arias case, it was her ntal State.
Players had to take care of her fragile ntal state with various items and attention.
The cause was the bullying and harassnt she endured in her childhood.
As she aspired to beco a saint candidate and tried to overco it, her ntal state suddenly deteriorated at so point.
The reason for this was unknown
It was probably because of Pongpong.
Ian recalled the contents of Pongpongs Love Journal.
The first sentence of Arias part in the love diary was quite shocking.
and Aria are childhood friends.
This fact had never been revealed in the ga.
The diary contained stories about their childhood.
Aria, who was born into a sowhat poor family and confined to her room.
The story of how Pongpong, a noble, approached her first.
The contents included how Pongpong took care of Arias ntal state and how they grew together.
It was written there that Pongpong took care of Aria with all his heart.
What to do when shes anxious, what to do when shes restless.
What board gas she likes, what fairy tales she enjoys. Details like that.
Of course, the ending of the journal was not clear.
Because confessing to Aria and being rejected was the last page.
It was almost NTR level, wasnt it?
Ian tilted his head, recalling the contents of the love journal.
Anyway.
She was the heroine I wanted to avoid the most.
Unstable ntal state.
Its like a fragile piece of glass that could shatter from any direction.
She even wanted to forget the mories of the past.
This is enough motivation to push Pongpong.
As if in a scene from a romantic cody, their intertwined hands were not welco.
Ian gently pushed Arias hand away.
!
She was startled, her eyes widened, but he ignored her.
Then he took out [Hero Daves Chronicles].
And placed it in Arias hand.
Im sorry.
Unfortunately, Arias childhood friend, Ian Blackangers, was no longer there.
It was a sincere apology.
He had nothing more to say to Aria.
Aria blankly accepted the book Ian handed her.
Im sorry.
She just stared blankly at his departing figure.
Then she looked down at the book again.
[Hero Daves Chronicles]
Why.
Aria couldnt understand.
Why.
Why would he just ignore this fairy tale book that he knew ant sothing and leave like that?
Whenever she was struggling, he used to read this book to her.
But why
With a soft thud, tears suddenly flowed down.
Im sorry
Ians eyes were incredibly cold.
His eyes were colder than ever before.
Im becoming dependent again without even realizing it.
Aria shook her head.
Pushing Ian away was her decision.
From the mont she rejected his confession, she made a promise.
Because I wanted to.
She wanted Ian to stay away from her.
She wanted to forget all about her dark past.
When Ian had fallen, shed felt a small part of her relieved.
But
That was because she wanted to forget her past
Now that he had returned, and was looking at her so coldly.
Did he find out?
Had he discovered her hidden feelings for him?
It was difficult.
Everything was too complicated.
Her mind felt muddled, as if various shapes were stabbing her head.
Arias pupils began to tremble intensely.
It felt like another manifestation of her ntal instability.
Are you okay, Lady Aria?
A priest knight, who appeared out of nowhere, supported her.
He was a student in the Priest departnt like her, and a disciple of a high-ranking paladin in the church.
If its that Ian bothering you again, I wont stay still!
As he held her arm, Arias cheeks flushed slightly.
Oh, no.
Aria wiped her tears away.
A past that Ian decided to let go of.
It seed like sothing had changed sowhere, but it probably didnt matter.
If possible, she wanted to continue to leave her past behind, forgotten.
Thank you, Dave.
As long as I can serve you, Lady Aria.
Aria gently placed the book she had held back onto the shelf.
[Hero Daves Chronicles]
Her childhood.
When she was alone in her room, Ian used to bring this fairy tale book and read it to her.
When she was emotionally distressed, he would read it while gently stroking her head.
But the hero from the fairy tale was no longer needed.
Aria was living in the present.
She was a Saint Candidate now.
Aria put the book back on the shelf.
Are you really alright, Lady Aria?
Ah? Yes, yes, Im fine. I, I should go back to my dorm now
Aria, her words trailing off like before, turned to leave.
And then.
The priest knight who had been following her stopped and turned his head.
His blue eyes scrutinized Ians departing figure ominously.
Priest Knight Dave made a resolution.
To deal with that guy who was causing the next saint candidate to be anxious.
He needed to find an opportunity to take care of it.
What was that strange guy hanging around her?
Ian, recalling the blond guy who had been with Aria, raised an eyebrow.
He had more important things to do than worry about the safety of a possible non-v*rgin heroine.
At the librarys desk.
The librarian looked up at Ian.
Refusal to confess.
She replied, adjusting her glasses.
Can she say that as a response?
She hadnt said anything yet.
Of course, she was grateful for the book recomndations, but typically, wouldnt you confess later in this kind of situation?
Confidence that the other person will confess naturally, huh?
Instead of answering, the librarian held out a mirror.
Pongpongs face ca into view.
Co to think of it, it would make sense for Pongpong to be around.
Ahem.
Anyway.
Im not here to confess, but I need to ask you sothing. I want to access Kirtos.
Kirtos.
A mana-based network service that can be used within the Lichten Academy.
Just thought it was a convenience feature.
When playing gas, you often encounter what are clearly convenience-based features, right?
Kirtos, too, he had always thought of it as a kind of trick to implent community elents.
But as he read the books this ti, he realized sothing.
Kirtos actually existed in this world.
Need a device.
I dont have the money.
Brazen.
I wish you could tell where I could borrow one. I think you would know.
The librarian lightly adjusted her glasses with her fingertip.
Then, she lowered her head under the desk.
Shoosh. Shoosh.
There were rustling sounds of paper, and the librarian extended a map-sized piece of paper.
If its okay with a tablet.
You want to use it?
A very subtle nod.
Isnt it yours?
Another subtle nod.
Im a little sorry about this.
This ti, he tilted his head left and right, as if to show his gratitude to the librarian.
Thank you.
Return for not confessing.
He figured he should be thankful to Pongpong for that.
After showing appropriate gratitude to the person involved, he took his seat and unfolded the Kirtos terminal.
[Connecting to Kirtos]
Watching the ink being etched onto the parchnt was oddly old-fashioned.
Whats an undergrad club?
He touched the frontmost tab.
Instantly, various chat rooms available for access appeared.
Oh, interesting.
It felt like handling a tablet made of ink, in a way.
[zai]
[Journalism Departnt]
[Inquiries for Joining the Council]
[zai Haters Club]
This ti, he ventured into the free club forum.
There, several lists popped up, indicating it was more active.
[Continental Cat Association (23/50)]
[The Classy Species (9/10)]
[ Earlings Acting Up Haha (3/100)]
[S*xy Images Collection (99/100)]
[Looking for a Roommate (1/2)]
[Deep in the Shadow Forest 6-man Party, Only Missing You (2/6)]
[Emilia Fan Club (78/100)]
Oh, wow.
When theres only one spot left in a room, it makes you want to enterthe law of human nature.
He instinctively grabbed his moving hand urgently.
And then, there was the noticeable Emilia Fan Club.
Certainly, like a famous upperclassmans, she gave off the impression of being a celebrity.
The last tab is
In the modern community style, there was a familiar Forum tab.
It even had a search function.
Naturally, this called for so ego-searching.
[Ian] (Search Results: 100 )
Oh.
A considerable number of results appeared.
Of course, most of them were insults.
But among the recent posts, there were so that were not.
[Has Ian really gotten better recently? (24)]
With anticipation, Ian clicked on the title of the post.
A page turned as if a piece of paper was changing, and the ink rose.
No, really, he has changed a lot these days, including his eyes. Recently, he took first place in practical training. Sothing seems to have changed, hasnt it?
[]: This seems to be going viral, Ian.
Seriously, lolololol
Ian took a week off, and now hes back to working part-ti.
[Anonymous 23]: Ian, welco~
[Lawbreaker]: Ugh, its Ian!
Stop with the hate, use nicer words.
Yeah, what can we do with this [expletive]?
What a ss.
Most of the comnts were insults and suspicions.
But it was fascinating that there was soone whose perception was changing like this.
As expected, when you focus on yourself, other peoples views gradually change too.
By the way, rumors were starting to spread.
[(New!) What happened when Ian jumped? There was a rumor going around about the disciplinary committee (3)]
After checking that post, Ian leaned back on the sofa.
A disciplinary committee, huh.
The disciplinary committee took quite so ti from its formation to convening. Thats because each student at the Lichten Academy had a significant presence.
Ian, as well as the culprit, had ti to prepare.
If I were the culprit, Id probably try to gather the heroines.
The reason for forging four suicide notes in such a complicated manner was evident.
Assuming the worst-case scenario, where the cri could be traced back to them, they had hidden themselves as much as possible.
It was well-planned and ticulous.
So, he was convinced.
Certainly, the culprit would gather the heroines to act together.
I can use that to my advantage.
If he could bring just one of the heroines to his side, he could use her like a spy.
The need to be more proactive beca apparent.
A scenario that could shake the Academy was unfolding.
Confusion. There must be a way to use it.
The corners of Ians mouth rose.
anwhile.
9 PM.
Prominent nas began to appear in Kirtoss login history.
[Lina has logged in.]
[Sharon has logged in.]
[Aria has logged in.]
[Emilia has logged in.]
However, their nas disappeared from the log shortly after.
It ant a private anonymous chat room had been opened.
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