翁公和媛媛在厨房里猛烈进出

"You should leave now...today isn\'t a good time for you to be wandering around here."

"..?"

Knowing she wouldn\'t answer if I asked, I simply nodded my head and awkwardly squeezed by her.

It probably had something to do with Astrid notifying the principals or the other incident reports lying on the reception desk.

Arriving at the receptionist\'s desk, I simply waved before heading out of the door and back into the cold air of the night.

As I approached the royal dormitories, walking right by the security guards, I could see Charlottle impatiently tapping her foot up and down as she waited for me.

...couldn\'t she just wait inside?

Seeing me, Charlottle gestured for me to come closer before asking.

"Did you go off a side mission? What could have possibly taken you so long?"

Pointing to one of the bags hanging off my shoulders, I replied.

"They misplaced one of your bags... so I had to find it."

"that damned brother of mine... just has to be petty until the end."

Ignoring her complaint, I handed her the two bags before exhaustedly asking.

"Is that all...?"

Charlotte responded, staring at me with an irritated expression.

"You know, we could have gotten this done a lot quicker if you didn\'t try to leave at every chance you got."

Shrugging my shoulders, I replied.

"A shooter misses 100% of the shots that they don\'t take!"

"...all of your shots missed and failed because you were caught by me every time."

Turning around to face the security guards, who were awkwardly watching the two of us from a distance, I said.

"I\'d rather go 1-100000 than 0-10 because that means, at least, I didn\'t give up!"

If you couldn\'t tell by now, I was quite the basketball fan back on Earth.

Waving me off, Charlotte grabbed the two bags and said.

"Alright, that\'s good... for now."

Immediately turning back around, I furiously replied.

"FOR NOW!?"

Opening the doors of the royal dormitory, Charlotte hid her expression while saying.

"I didn\'t get you that unlimited visitor pass for nothing, did I? You\'ll report here after school to help with other things."

"..."

Then, before I could argue or dispute her command, she entered the royal dorms, letting the door slam shut behind her.

As I stared at the closed door of the royal dormitory, the thought occurred to me.

Why don\'t I just go help the prince?

Shaking my head, I completely dismissed the thought before heading towards the gate.

The prince, unlike Charlotte\'s outward appearance, wouldn\'t accept, let alone, speak, to someone of my status.

It was unfortunate really, if his personality was different and he was able to accept me as his helper, I could guarantee his win over Charlotte for the throne.

Heading past the security guards, who stared at me with disbelief and confusion, I manifested a scarf before tying it around my neck to prevent the cold air from reaching me.

Three days...in three days, Christmas Wonderland, alongside the official start of recruitment, would begin.

Then, in around five days, the first incident would begin.

Time really passes by quickly... huh?

"...never thought I\'d still be in this damn school."

Staring up at the night-sky filled with stars and the moon as I walked, old memories flooded my mind.

This place really was... my new home.

I was no longer some random high-schooler out of the billions of people living on Earth.

I was someone capable of changing this trajectory of this world, essentially having the power to decide whether it was destroyed or not.

On Earth, none of my decisions had any effect on the rest of the world.

One day, I could have just died on Earth... and the world wouldn\'t change a single bit.

The planet would keep spinning; time doesn\'t stop for anyone.

Yet, here, my death could directly alter the world, even destroying it... or saving it.

A split-second decision made by me could cause a war to start or millions of deaths to occur.

Arriving back at my dorm building, I opened the doors before quickly heading up the stairs.

Opening the door, I saw my black cat peacefully resting on my bed despite it having its own bed.

Staring outside the window while peacefully petting my cat, I allowed myself to slowly drift off to sleep.

Would I miss this world if I accomplished my goal of returning to Earth...?

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*BEEP~BEEP*

*BEEP~BEEP*

Waking up the loud ring of my alarm, I resisted the urge to smash it before rolling out of my bed.

Shutting off the alarm, I headed to the bathroom and took a quick shower before promptly changing out of my clothes.

Walking to the kitchen, I cooked a quick meal for my cat, waking it up before heading out of my dorm.

Checking my smartwatch, I quickly realized that I was going to be late due to the extra time I had taken to cook.

Shrugging my shoulders, I leisurely walked out of my dorm building, ignoring the frantic students rushing to their classes around me.

The last two days they had consisted of me just zoning out during classes and planning for the future robbery.

Zach\'s treatment was going better than expected, and with this being the last day of his treatment, he would be fully recovered in time.

And as for the princess, thankfully, Charlotte hadn\'t given me any work... yet she was still trying to piss me off.

After Zach\'s treatment, for the past two days, I would report to the entrance of the royal dormitories.

And every time, Charlottle would simply nod her head upon seeing me.

"You\'re free to go."

"...? So you made me come all the way h-"

"Do you want to work? If so, I have plenty of things you can do."

Shaking my head, I sighed before leaving the premises of the royal dorm with an irritated expression.