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Today is the day when the marks of our tests are revealed.

I see that the billboard is currently full of students right now.

As I tried to force myself through the crowd, I spotted the two sisters.

"So you're here, Yaritsuke! Today will be the day I settle my score with you."

Yes, yes.

I looked upon the board and saw the two sisters name in the 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Mari has a total point of 487 while Dahlia's is 479.

"Hurm. Despite not being able to score first, we've managed to get second and third. Good job, my little sister."

Mari then pats Dahlia's head, she lets out a giggle.

"Well then. Let's see who's the one that dare score higher than me..."

On the top of the board is...

<<Yaritsuke - Daisy>>

Eh.

It's me.

With a perfect score of 500.

Mari looks at the board then looks back at me, then looks at the board again, then at me again.

She seems to be extremely shocked.

Well...I probably have the upper hand due to my memorizing ability, but...

This is a bit overkill.

Mari stares at me with her teary eyes before running off, not before yelling,

"THIS ISN'T OVER YET!"

Dahlia tries to follow up with her.

What troublesome pair of sisters.

I look further down the list and found Lilith's "name".

153rd...

Hmm.

Not bad.

With that I return to my room to prepare for the next period.

"Ah. Lilith. Good morning."

"Don't "good morning" me! Where were you yesterday?"

"Visiting my home. Why?"

"Stop making that face like you don't know anything! It's because of you that yesterday I was pestered with questions about our relationship!"

Ah.

That.

"Hah...This is troublesome..."

This is the next problem I should deal with.

There's currently two ways for me to deal with this.

First is to make an even bigger rumor so that people would steer their attention away from the original one.

Second is to spread the rumour that we've broke up.

Both of them clearly won't work for me because it would create more troubles for me.

Hmm...

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"Ah! It's Yaritsuke and Lilithos! They are walking together!"

"Oi! Then does that mean that rumor is true?"

"I doubt it. Look at Yaritsuke's face. People usually have a more happy face when they are walking with their crush or loved one, but his is just pure unenthusiastic."

"Ehh?? Then it isn't real then?"

"I think so. I've once asked Yaritsuke about it and he explained it that it was just a misunderstanding."

"Eh...That's a disappointing."

Woah.

I did not expect the rumor to be clearing itself.

"Wait. Doesn't that mean Lilithos isn't going out with anyone?"

"*gasp*"

Crap.

...

Well she's the only one who's gonna have to go through this, so I guess it's ok for me then.

...If she doesn't come to me everytime she got chased by a bunch of fangirl that is.

I can now only scream in silent for I don't know what to do.

The only think I can think of right now is to...

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"My son, if you ever meet a problem you can't solve, remember that if you try hard enough, an answer will show up for you."

"Yes, Father."

"If you can't find an answer then... Run from it. Endure it."

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Why is Father's teaching appearing in my head now?

"Yaritsuke, what's wrong? You don't look so well."

"Ah. Nothing."

How do I deal with this?

Should I follow Father's advice?

Is that the only thing I can rely on now?

Damn it.

This is hurting my head.

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After the morning training period at the mage arena, with a very upset Mari, I return to my room.

Unsurprisingly, Lilith told me that the girls have stopped asking her questions.

But, the thing that surprise me is that the fangirls was nowhere to be found.

Is this it?

Have I finally been free from all of these troublesome stuff?

"You owe me one."

Huh?

A voice?

Where did it come from?

"Who are you? Where are you speaking from?"

I look at my surrounding to find nobody.

"In your head. And to who am I...we've met once before."

"Huh?"

Met once before?

I try to remember but to no avail.

"Don't worry. This will be the first and the last time we'll be talking like this."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Hmm? Because it's fun."

"Huh?"

Fun?

"Well, I'll be taking my leave. We'll soon meet again, you who will change the world."

"Wait!!"

Hey!

I try to call her, but there's no respond.

Who is she?

<The one who will change the world>?

I don't understand anything, and it in itself made me feel weird.

Hearing her voice, I can somehow imagin a person with pure white hair talking.

Decided not to waste anymore time, I prepare for the next period.

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We just got notified by our teacher that there's going to be a trip to a nearby forest.

They said that they have organised a camping trip for us as a reward for all the hard work we've done.

I'm going because I might learn a thing or two from the adults.

Just because I live alone in a forest doesn't mean I know everything about how to survive in one.

Well, through trial and error I know how to survive in the forest I've been living in.

In any case, it's good to have more knowledge on hand.