Crap, I spoke out loud.
"U-uh s-sorry, I d-didn't say a-anything," I proceeded to quickly cover my mouth.
"Oh... Right..." she responded, even more confused.
"..."
"..."
THIS IS TOO AWKWARD! What do I do? Do I answer her? Do I ignore her? DAMMIT, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN SUCH AN AWKWARD SITUATION!
...
I'll ignore her, YES, THAT'S THE BEST OPTION!
I decided to walk away from her without continuing the awkward conversation with robotic steps; that would cause me one less hassle.
[ARE YOU SURE?!]
>REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES NO MATTER WHAT!
What if I'm sure?
OF COURSE I'M SURE! I prefer that a thousand times over talking to a person. IT WOULD MAKE ME STAND OUT TOO MUCH, ESPECIALLY WITH THAT GIRL!
Me talking to a pretty girl? That's imminent danger for me! I'D CLEARLY BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION!
Now... I have one more problem...
Where am I going to sit now?
...
I look around my surroundings.
...
Nothing.
There's nothing safe here.
Only seats that wouldn't hide me from the teacher's gaze.
THIS IS ABSOLUTE TRASH! WHY DID SHE DECIDE TO SIT IN MY BELOVED SEAT?! Was it the system?... WHAT THE HELL DOES IT MATTER!
The dreaded bell rings.
NOW THE ONLY THING MISSING WAS FOR THAT DAMN BELL TO RING!
I moved with bold speed to the first seat I found; it wasn't a bad seat, it simply wasn't that "Seat." It was in the fifth row in the third column. To give you an idea, there are seven rows and four columns; it's not the best place, but something is something.
——
After the teacher entered and started the typical boring classes, I watched the red-haired girl sideways, with resentment obviously. HOW CAN I NOT BE ANGRY IN SUCH A SITUATION! This feeling... of feeling empty, as if something is missing from me...
There came a moment when we both looked at each other and she decided to greet me with a smile.
...
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT, WRETCH?! DON'T ACT AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED!
You... You took it from me...
...
Okay, putting that aside. I have to look at a more important issue, the interface.
What the hell is this? Why can I see "stats"? Does the interface appear randomly?
It's a lot of questions.
I think I should experiment a little with this.
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After that strangely long class, to which I paid absolutely no attention, I discovered certain things about the interface and the system:
NUMBER 1: I can "summon" the interface at any time, in a way, which has a keyword «LOVE»; if I don't say that word at any time, this won't appear.
NUMBER 2: I can only see the stats for one specific person, which is «Elin Mora»; I suppose that's because she's the person I must "conquer."
NUMBER 3: Apparently, upon completing the mission or the conquest, I will get a certain type of mysterious reward that the DAMN system never explained to me.
Even so, I am against making any move that affects my normalcy.
Upon finishing listing the system mechanics in my head, I felt someone gently touch my shoulder.
"Eh?"
"Hello."
It was her, Elin... WHY IS SHE TALKING TO ME?!
"Truth is, I felt like you were looking at me a lot..."
...
...
WHAAAAAAAT?! WAS I TOO OBVIOUS?! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO THAT?! "Oh yeah, I was just looking at your stats." THAT WILL MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A DAMN WEIRDO!
"S-sorry, i-if that bo-bothered you I W-WON'T DO IT EVER AGAIN!" I responded nervously.
"No, no, calm down. I simply came here to ask you because I thought you didn't like me or something; since you walked away so suddenly, I thought I had done something wrong."
...
Incredible... Is she an angel fallen from heaven or something? Since when do such good people exist? Right now I feel like my eyes are burning due to her angelic light.
While I was distracted thinking about how this girl was so incredibly kind, I felt a shiver run down my entire spine.
[WARNING!!]
>THIS MOMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPING YOUR RELATIONSHIP.
>DEPENDING ON THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE IT COULD LEAD DOWN ONE PATH OR ANOTHER.
>ASSHOLE.
...
Where did that free insult come from? No, wait, more importantly, why did the system appear?