Two days had passed since the wish-making.
Felyn felt that the water goddess Eris might not be so efficacious after all.
He was still being tormented by various young ladies.
Viloti still punctually waited for him at the school gate every morning.
And Adeline, contrary to expectations, didn't call Felyn to Lanchester Academy, but instead always came to Saint Andros Academy during service hours.
Bernice appeared from time to time—it seemed she still hadn't given up.
Daiyi still teased him every night with that rational expression, using strange questions to dig into amusing stories between him and his clients.
In short, Felyn was busy dealing with various beautiful girls all day long.
Saint Andros Academy, Student Council Office.
Felyn stood outside the door, taking several deep breaths.
After confirming his smile in the window reflection reached perfection, he patted his face and pushed the door open.
Time to start work.
The fragrance of black tea hit him as Felyn immediately saw that rose-tea colored wavy hair.
Like an elf queen, Adeline held documents with a serious expression, handling paperwork in her domain.
Adeline's gaze shifted from the documents to see Felyn, and like ice in August sun, that serious expression quickly transformed into barely concealed joy in her eyes.
"Felyn! You're here."
Adeline realized she was a bit too happy and coughed twice to calm her emotions.
Looking at Felyn, her gaze unconsciously fell on his hands.
Last time she had held hands with him.
She had held hands with a man.
Though it was to fulfill Felyn's wish, she didn't seem to dislike it.
Linda and the student council members had gone to conduct student survey questionnaires—they needed to select the activities everyone most wanted to hold.
Only Felyn and Adeline were in the office. Felyn strongly suspected this seemingly gentle young lady had deliberately sent them all away.
"Lady Adeline, good afternoon."
Felyn habitually went to make black tea, only to find it was already prepared.
Not just the tea—document organization, cleaning, and materials that needed writing had all been completed.
Who was it! Stealing my job!
Felyn noticed Adeline rubbing her wrists, which seemed somewhat sore.
Could it be her? But why?
Felyn didn't understand.
She paid him, yet she did the work, while he came to inspect her work instead.
The world turned upside down!
"Seems like I have nothing to do now."
Adeline said nothing, just kept rubbing her wrists.
"Lady Adeline, let me massage your hands and shoulders."
"Mm!"
Those lips that had been pressed together relaxed, showing a triumphant smile.
Those hands were placed on the desk waiting for Felyn to take them—not actively placing them on Felyn's legs was the girl's last bit of stubbornness.
Felyn carefully took her hands like handling museum treasures and placed them on his legs.
He gently massaged, holding Adeline's small hands and stretching her wrists.
"Lady Adeline, make a fist."
Adeline obediently clenched her fist, letting Felyn's hands wrap around hers.
As Felyn massaged, he suddenly remembered Adeline's words: "Felyn, yours is so small."
Though he knew Adeline meant his hands, being called small still bothered him.
He stared at his own hands—were these small?
Staking his masculine pride, Felyn wrapped his hands around Adeline's fist.
He tightly gripped the soft object in his palm, looking at Adeline with somewhat proud eyes.
Small?!
"Felyn, it hurts..."
"Sorry, Adeline!" Felyn quickly released her and gently massaged Lady Adeline's hands. "I was too absorbed and didn't pay attention. I won't do it again!"
Adeline rubbed her hands herself and didn't blame Felyn.
"It's fine, don't worry about it. I'm just too sensitive to pain."
Felyn lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake.
He had actually hurt a client over such boring pride.
Masculine pride was just supported by money anyway.
Speaking of which, lately he seemed to have many strange emotions at work that would never have appeared before.
Had he let his guard down from spending too long with these young ladies?
Seeing Felyn's repentant appearance, Adeline couldn't help covering her mouth and secretly laughing.
He just hurt me a little—there's no need for such a serious expression. So cute~
Adeline's hand unconsciously reached toward Felyn's head.
She gently touched it, feeling the young man's hair.
The young man beneath her hand didn't refuse, but instead looked up at Adeline expectantly.
Like a newly born puppy, whimpering while showing its belly seeking petting.
Oh no, what was this feeling?
She couldn't stop at all.
Pat pat pat pat pat pat pat.
Adeline had petted to her heart's content.
She didn't notice she had been petting for a full five minutes.
"Ahem, Felyn, your hair was a bit messy. I was just fixing it for you."
"I see, thank you, Lady Adeline."
Seeing Felyn believe her randomly made-up excuse, Adeline's eyes curved into crescents.
Four words appeared in her heart.
"Today's school tasks are already finished, so I have time to help you study."
Adeline organized the documents on the desk, making room for Felyn's textbooks.
Though Felyn found it strange that someone would pay to tutor him, he said nothing. Maybe Adeline wanted to become a teacher and was using him for practice.
Besides, he was already taking advantage—if he said something like: "I don't want tutoring either, but the client is forcing me to do this."
That would be too disgusting and fake.
Felyn gratefully accepted Adeline's tutoring.
Time passed quickly.
Before he knew it, it was 9:50.
Felyn looked up at the clock. The student council members still hadn't returned—Adeline hadn't sent them abroad to investigate, had she?
"Lady Adeline, it's getting late. Shall we stop here for today? I'll make you some tea."
"Eh."
Adeline looked up at the clock. Had time passed so quickly?
She stared at Felyn's departing figure, her feet swaying somewhat reluctantly.
"Do you have any plans this weekend? I'm not trying to make you work overtime—I just happen to know a good restaurant, and my vouchers are about to expire."
So many coincidences, Felyn complained internally.
"This weekend, I should probably go to a dungeon."
"Go to a dungeon? Don't you have enough magic crystals?"
Felyn somewhat embarrassedly pulled out a test paper—only 13 points.
This wasn't really Felyn's fault. The textbook for "Magical Beast Behavioral Analysis" actually covered very little.
And he couldn't understand it at all—things he'd never encountered were impossible to fully imagine.
This course's teaching method involved school-organized dungeon visits during years 5-8 to observe magical beast behavior, with teachers giving on-site lessons. Understanding required combining textbooks with field observation.
Unfortunately, Felyn lacked those memories, and though he had crossed into a game world, these magical beasts had never appeared in the game.
This world's communication seals couldn't record videos either—only visiting in person could help understand the textbook content.
Considering Felyn's background, Adeline immediately found the logic.
During the age when school organized dungeon visits to observe magical beasts, this wealthy young master had skipped school to play.
By the time he finally wanted to study seriously, his family was gone.
"Sorry, Lady Adeline, for making you laugh at me."
Felyn put the test paper back in his bag.
"Want me to accompany you to the dungeon?"
"No need, Lady Adeline. I can go to the dungeon entrance, find a team to join, then blend in with the group to observe magical beast behavior."
Adeline's mind suddenly conjured this scene:
Weak Felyn joining a temporarily formed trash team, entering the dungeon and constantly hitting traps and encountering powerful magical beasts.
Then he'd shout "Adeline, I want to love you again in my next life" while being swallowed whole by a magical beast.
No way!
Adeline's eyes flashed with the determination of a Claude family young lady.
While Felyn was making her tea, Adeline took out her communication seal.
Soon, almost all the Claude family guards received messages.
"Lady Adeline, what's making you so happy?"
Felyn brought over the black tea, seeing Adeline looking at her seal with a big smile.
"I remembered something happy."
(End of Chapter)