Step~Step~
The sound of students walking in the hallway can be easily heard outside the class, it is just a regular new day in the life of the students life today, the whole academy is as lively as ever. But you can sense the excitement in the students about something.
Rio was first a bit confused but then after hearing the gossiping of the students he also knew what was going on around here:
"Hey, you know there's gonna be a big celebration event after the final exams this year."
"Well, before the celebration there's the final exams though, there's only two weeks left now. I think the teacher's must be announcing about the exam date soon too"
"oh come on! Don't make me remember that I have not studied much the whole year, I just want to attend the celebration fest!"
"Yeah, indeed you haven't studied much, but you know if you don't get passing marks in the writing and combat exams both you wouldn't be able to attend the celebration fest. Instead you would be crying in a corner after failing."
"No! I am not that terrible in studying that I will end up failing, besides there's still the combat test in which if you get good marks your writing marks can be covered."
"Heh, we will see."
'Hmm, so it's already time for that period of the year, now I have to go through one more event which wasn't in the original novel at all.' (Rio)
'Well, nothing can be done about that, after all even if there's was no such an event in the novel the protagonist indeed became a second year student, which means these exams were directly skipped for plot development.' (Rio)
'It's understandable, Fade has already improved his grades and fame in the mid-term exams, so there wouldn't be any problems for him to pass the finals too.' (Rio)
'It seems these coming exams will be uneventful and there wouldn't be anything much interesting for me, anyways I prefer this peaceful life more than the daily hassle a protagonist has to go through.' (Rio)
While unaware of the coming dangers and changes in the main plot of the novel due to butterfly effect he has caused, Rio was just spending his peaceful time sitting on the desk under the shade of a large tree.
This spot is quite famous among the students of the academy, Rio often comes here to eat Lunch brought by his girlfriend.
'Even I didn't expected that the pampered daughter of a big and rich family like Lia would be able to make food good enough to make any five star hotel to shame, Lia seems to have a great talent for food. The only thing is isn't really that honest. But I like that side of her too.' (Rio)
"You seem to be listening those girls quite intently, are their talk that interesting to you!?" (Lia)
Just when Rio was busy contemplating about worldly things in his mind, the sudden voice of Lia surprised him a little, but of course it didn't show on his face.
"Nah, I was just thinking about the upcoming exams a little, but for the most part I was thinking how surprisingly good your cooking is." (Rio)
"Hmph! You can't divert the topic by praising me you know! But of course my cooking is that good who do you think my personal maid is? She is a winner of the silver medal in the national cooking contest you know, I have been taking lessons from her since I was ten." (Lia)
"My personal maid is just like my older sister for me, she cares about me very much, I respect her very much…" (Lia)
Lia seemed to be quite proud when talking about her maid, she even had a grin of her cute face. Her confidence in the maid surprised Rio a bit.
'She seems to really look up to her maid, to think this girl who respect her personal maid this much was also the one who started her killing spree from her personal maid too, after going insane from darkness.' (Rio)
'Well it's good that things are different, I wouldn't mind if I have to face troubles in the future due to me changing the plot, if I can only protect those related to me, I don't care about the rest.' (Rio)
'I just have to be strong enough, so strong that I could kill the protagonist easily during the end stages of this journey.' (Rio)
"You know what Lia, I care about you too, perhaps even more than your maid… shouldn't you be more nice to me too?" (Rio)
"Well, of course you care about me-" (Lia)
"Wait! Wait! What, is it what I think it is!? Are you perhaps jealous of my maid Rio!? Hey don't avert your gaze look at me…heh! I didn't expected to that even you can get jealous, even though you always seem so aloof and indifferent… That was really eye opening!" (Lia)
'oh, she got me real good for the first time it seems, but that smug look on her face is also quite cute too, seriously, I am becoming more and more obsessed with her. I never expected that this feeling-less body of mine can also feel something, sigh~' (Rio)
"Well, I am indeed envious of your maid, she can see you all day long, she can eat with you, she can stay with you, she can ba-" (Rio)
"Hey! Stop! Stop you idiot, okay I get it, I get it….. w-well…. Y-you know…. You can b-be w-with me i-if you ma-marry me in future…" (Lia)
While saying that, Lia's face became redder with each word:
"of course, I am gonna marry you after we graduate from the academy, there's no way I would let you leave me!" (Rio)
"wha-wha…. You… are you speaking the truth?..... I wouldn't take no as answer later, you know" (Lia)
"Of course, I am speaking the truth!" (Rio)
Seeing the confident look on Rio's face Lia became more embarrassed, but she felt very happy in her heart with each passing moment.
'M-my heart seems to be beating too fast, is it normal for it to beat so fast, this idiot Rio he really have a silver tongue… but why do I feel this feeling of happiness….' (Lia)
"We will see, how true you are in the future, hmph, idiot king Rio!" (Lia)
"Hey, are you planning on keeping me hungry today, the lunch time is nearly over, are we gonna eat or not?" (Rio)
"Ye-yeah, I nearly forgot about that….here" (Lia)
"Oh, it looks delicious, time to dig in!" (Rio)
Ever since Rio got a girlfriend he has stopped bringing his own lunch, after all he has a girlfriend to cook for him. Eating the lunch made by Lia and having top class dishes everyday has become normal for Rio now, in beginning he was thinking that all this was cooked by Lia's family's chefs but after seeing Lia's skills in cooking by himself his doubts were no more.
While Rio was busy eating this godly food, Lia was also busy eating and thinking:
'It seems the saying that 'the way to a man's heart is from his stomach is right afterall' I never expected that even Rio have times when he get jealous too.' (Lia)
'I am glad, I learned to cook, otherwise it would have been more difficult to know more about Rio's feelings, this guy is extremely hard to read afterall.' (Lia)
'There are very few times I have been able to see his true feelings for me, if not for the fact that I am such an understanding girlfriend, what would happen of this idiot without me?' (Lia)
'The look on her face seems more smug than before, is she still thinking about me being jealous, sigh, she really got me good for the first time today, sometimes I think she is corrupting me with this godly food.' (Rio)
The beautiful white flower petals were slowly falling from the tree with the refreshing and slight breeze creating an amazingly beautiful scenery filled with peace. Anyone who see this will feel peaceful and relaxed.
'I wish that time stop this moment and we could stay together always like this for the whole eternity.' (Lia)
'I wish that time stop this moment and we could stay together always like this for the whole eternity.' (Rio)
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Author's Note:
So, what are your thought on this chapter, write in the comments and don't forget to use those power stone and to continue reading this story add it in your collections.
Here's the question of the day:
How much diabetes did you get from reading this chapter?
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5 The heck with diabetes I am just feel lonelier after reading this chapter now. Curse you author.
By the way I am thinking of writing a bonus chapter which character do you want it to be on? or do you want it to be on the background story of this world?