Felyn could feel countless pairs of eyes staring at him from behind.
It was over—people were going to add "special ingredients" to his water bottle again.
"Viloti, let's go over there to talk."
Felyn, somewhat confused, didn't know what exactly was going on in Viloti's little head.
Viloti, coming to her senses, seemed to want to shrink her entire body into her clothes.
What had she just said in front of everyone?!
So embarrassing, wuwu.
"Felyn, it's not like that."
Viloti's entire face turned pink, blending with the color of her hair.
"If you let me join your team for the first match, my condition is that you have to go on a date with me."
The Viloti in front of him bit her lip, tapping the ground with her toes.
"It's not really a date—I just want you to accompany me shopping in Homhot. After all, I don't have many friends, and no one accompanies me shopping."
"I understand. If I want to ask you to team up with me, I have to go shopping with you, right?"
Felyn felt this wasn't a condition at all.
If people knew that the condition for teaming up with Viloti, this cold beauty, was shopping with her, someone would definitely say he was getting all the benefits.
"Yes! Just shopping..."
Felyn looked at Viloti and began thinking.
Accompanying someone shopping was just work for him!
He did this for a living anyway. If he accompanied Viloti shopping, it would be like working overtime.
Thinking this way, Felyn's psychological burden lightened somewhat, and he felt he could accept it.
After all, he really needed some powerful support. Otherwise, relying on his meager funds, he couldn't afford high-level seals, and if he got injured, he'd have no way to get treatment.
If he failed the exam and became disabled with no young ladies wanting him, that would be terrible.
Then Felyn would have to shout, "We're all trying hard to live!"
"Viloti, how many times do you need me to accompany you?"
How many times?
Could they go on multiple dates?
Viloti was somewhat surprised—she hadn't expected Felyn to be so generous!
"Once is fine..."
Although she really wanted to say dating ten thousand times would be fine—basically dating from now until he was 100 years old—Viloti still held back.
She was afraid Felyn wouldn't agree, and then she'd have zero times.
"Just once?"
"Yes, is that not okay? Half a day would work too!"
Viloti said hurriedly, feeling uncertain.
Felyn was somewhat surprised.
Why was Viloti voluntarily lowering the price?
"That's completely fine. If anything, I'm taking advantage of you, Viloti."
Felyn showed his signature business smile.
Using half a day of his time, he'd gained Viloti, the young lady of the Silafiel family, for his team.
This was a great deal.
Viloti was also smiling. Her originally expressionless face showed a trace of joy.
Using a few inexpensive seals, she'd gained a chance to spend time with Felyn.
This was a great deal.
Win! Everyone won!
"Shall we set it for Thursday? The school happens to be closed that day."
Felyn looked at his schedule. Because of a holiday, that day was free.
He had to accompany other young ladies at all other times.
"Then Thursday afternoon."
Viloti committed this time to memory.
Dating with Felyn ❤
Only this thought remained in Viloti's mind as she left contentedly.
She encountered Bernice again at the corner.
"Miss Viloti, you look very happy."
"Thank you, Miss Bernice."
Viloti gently swayed her head and jumped down from the two-step staircase.
Dating with Felyn ❤
Bernice watched Viloti, who looked like she'd just emerged from a honey pot, wondering what condition Viloti had proposed to Felyn to make her so happy.
Bernice also walked toward Felyn's classroom.
When passing Felyn's classroom, the students in the class covered their ears.
They were afraid of hearing something like "Felyn, I want to date you too."
Felyn, who was about to return to class, saw Bernice and retracted his leg that was stepping into the classroom.
"Felyn, I saw the message you sent me on the communication seal. You want to team up with me, right?"
Bernice had received Felyn's message early in the morning.
"Yes, if it's convenient for you, Bernice."
Felyn scratched his face. He didn't know if Bernice still needed to take exams to enter the Royal Capital Academy.
With her status as a Divine Child candidate, she might be able to enter directly.
"I don't have a problem with it. After all, I also need an identity to accompany Miss Daiyi into the Royal Capital."
Bernice's mission in coming to Seiwa wasn't just to check Felyn and Daiyi's relationship—she also had the duty of being Daiyi's guard, plus other church missions.
So she also needed to pass the Royal Capital admission exam and enter the Royal Capital with Daiyi. Naturally, she needed to participate in this seal arts competition.
"However, I also have requirements."
"No problem. As long as I can do it, I can agree to anything."
"So, what requirement did Viloti make?" Bernice was somewhat curious.
"She wants me to accompany her shopping in Homhot."
"I see. No wonder she was so happy."
Bernice nodded. Shopping seemed like a good choice too.
Usually, she was either training or completing missions. After coming here, she'd started to miss and want to experience a normal girl's life.
Let Felyn carry some bags and experience the feeling of a normal girl shopping with a boy.
After all, she might never experience such days.
"Then you can go shopping with me too. Usually no one is willing to accompany me."
Bernice also took out her schedule like Felyn:
"I think I'm only free Thursday. Let's set it for Thursday morning, and you can accompany me until after lunch. How about that?"
"Yes, no problem."
Felyn wiped sweat in his mind. Why did Thursday always have these kinds of things?
But he didn't want to refuse. This was Bernice—the Bernice who had almost defeated a demon with one strike.
With her around, he didn't need to worry about the seal arts exam at all.
Such a top-tier support only required accompanying her shopping—Felyn couldn't refuse no matter what.
With Bernice's departure, the class gradually returned to calm.
School life was always so boring and dull. Without friends and lovers, school would be even worse.
Felyn had deep experience with this.
Afternoon time was always leisurely.
Viloti kept writing plans for the date day in her notebook.
Adeline was busy preparing for the celebration.
Bernice was discussing something with Daiyi again.
Zervanie was busy preparing for tonight's performance, though she always felt a pang of heartache when thinking of Felyn's departing back.
In any case, no one bothered Felyn this afternoon.
After the school bell rang, he headed to the hospital.
He'd arranged to meet his sister, who was about to wake up, tonight.
While in the car, Felyn flipped through his schedule, checking if he'd forgotten anything.
He looked at Thursday morning and afternoon on his schedule, where he'd written Bernice and Viloti's names.
And in the evening, unfortunately, it was Adeline's service time.
Thursday shouldn't have been her service time, but she'd been very busy lately, always working overtime, so this week's service time had been moved to Thursday.
Felyn sat in his seat, his hand constantly on the communication seal.
He had a premonition that the gods seemed to be amusing themselves with him lately.
If this followed the previous pattern of fate's arrangements, he'd receive a message from Adeline asking him to accompany her shopping in Homhot too.
Then he'd have to serve three young ladies on the same day.
Maybe they'd encounter each other again for some inexplicable reason.
Oh right, he'd almost forgotten about Zervanie—she might also interfere.
Felyn sighed, praying that such a plot wouldn't happen.
God of fate, please spare me.
With Felyn's prayers, they arrived at the hospital.
(End of Chapter)