I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 256
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Episode 256
Episode 256. Invasion of Carpathia (12)
“joy!”
Luna, who was walking ahead, turned her gaze towards us.
“Tch!”
Luna let out an unknown sound and turned her gaze forward again.
“Pit!”
Then he kicked a rock and let out another strange nasal sound.
“joy!”
A strange repetition of the action of looking back repeatedly with the words ‘Huh, tsk, tsk!’
Luna’s antics continued without stopping.
After that journey had been repeated about twenty times.
I decided to make an assumption.
‘Are you… … upset?’
It was hard to believe. She was always so confident and lively. That was Luna.
It was impossible for Luna to be upset like that. In fact, Luna had never been upset before.
‘If you bite me or beat me up, I won’t know.’
The word ‘pijinda’ was not a word in Luna’s dictionary.
“joy!”
Luna looked back again.
I looked at Luna like that and smiled, and only then did I realize.
“What are you looking at? Is this your first time seeing someone?”
… … Even if Luna was upset, she was upset really hard.
Yes, right now Luna was expressing with her whole body that she was upset.
Since Luna is not the type to get upset easily, she ended up realizing that fact a little(?) late.
Yeah, I get it now that Luna is upset. But… … .
‘Why are you upset?’
The problem was that I couldn’t figure out why it was crooked.
All we did in Area 1 was kill Amonga, so why should we be upset?
It was a real mystery.
It’s fortunate that I was quick-witted enough to realize that I was upset in the first place. If it were someone else, I probably wouldn’t have realized it yet.
“Huh, tsk, tsk!”
It wasn’t good. The situation was such that we would soon reach Zone 2.
There is a status abnormality called ‘Confusion’ in this game. A confused character becomes uncontrollable and acts as they please before ending their turn.
When provoked by an opponent’s skill or conversation, or in special cases, you fall into the abnormal status called ‘Confusion’.
‘That’s exactly what Luna is going through right now.’
The ‘special case’ mentioned earlier.
Even when a serious fight broke out between party members, the ‘Confusion’ status abnormality would occasionally occur.
‘Luna’s specs are pretty good. If it were any other time, there wouldn’t be any problem even if she just went into battle… … .’
Kroga’s [Wind Spear] is a skill that stuns allies with one hit.
If Luna doesn’t listen to me after the battle begins, there will be a disaster.
‘That means, before we reach Area 2, we need to find out why Luna is upset and cheer her up… … .’
The problem is that I don’t know why.
‘Let’s calm down. Let’s solve the puzzle one by one.’
A puzzle unfolded in my head. A puzzle about the character Luna.
I put together the puzzle pieces that were floating around one by one.
Battle, Teronpa, Amonga, Time, and Reze.
A small puzzle was completed in an instant.
I could see it as soon as I opened my eyes.
Luna’s back view as she slightly lowers her shoulders and kicks away at the rocks.
‘What, was that it?’
It was a fairly difficult problem. It was enough to make me, a master of Lunalogy, struggle.
But it is impossible to deceive this famous detective Zero.
Because the truth is always one!
I ran in a hurry to Luna’s side.
“Haha, Miss Luna. I get it now. I understand 100%.”
“… … What?”
“That’s why Miss Luna is upset.”
“Who, who said something wrong?”
“Haha, isn’t it? Then let’s just call it a torajin.”
“… … That’s it.”
Luna pursed her lips. It was an attitude that showed she was no longer going to hide the fact that she was upset.
But I could tell that Luna’s mood had already lifted.
“Ahem, I’m not upset, I’m just a little offended. Well… … I’m glad you realized that now.”
“Haha, that was too much. It would have been better if you had shown a little more tea. I almost didn’t know until the end, didn’t I?”
“Sorry. Anyway, don’t do that again.”
Luna lightly punched me in the arm.
Luna was returning to her normal self. Alright. Now it’s time to strike the finishing blow.
“Haha, I plan to correct it from now on, not in the future.”
“Huh~ That’s right. I can finally understand you. I guess I’m worthy of having you as my first friend.”
Luna’s lips turned up in a smirk. It meant that she was completely relieved.
Not only does he understand games, but he also understands women’s minds perfectly.
‘I really am amazing.’
It was a time when she was praising herself. Luna tilted her head.
“But what do you mean by ‘I will correct it from now on’? Is there anything I can do now?”
“Haha, of course.”
I took a rice ball out of my pocket.
The restaurant’s hidden piece, ‘Anwood Academy Special Onigiri’.
This rice ball is great in taste, nutrition, and appearance.
Luna will love it.
“Were you hungry?”
“……huh?”
“You must have been upset because you were hungry. How did you know that I prepared food for you… … I mean, Luna is really a dog.”
Luna bowed her head, perhaps deeply moved.
“So… … the reason you think I’m upset is… … because I’m hungry?”
“Hmm? Isn’t it?”
“Of course not! Do you think I’m some kind of pig!?”
Luna threw the rice ball away.
Oh no! My precious rice ball!
I threw my body towards where Luna had thrown the rice ball.
Although I rolled around the field, I was able to safely protect the rice ball by throwing my body with all my might.
“joy!”
Luna snorted and started walking forward again. ‘Boom! Boom!’ She stomped her feet so loudly that the ground shook.
It looks like it’s really twisted. Even more so than before.
‘You’re saying it wasn’t because you were hungry? Then why are you upset?’
It’s even scarier when a kid who doesn’t normally cry acts like that.
I would rather have gotten beaten up like usual.
Even though my body was in pain, my mind was at ease.
“Huh! Tsk! Pit!”
Boom! Boom!
Luna’s antics have become more serious than before.
It was a time when I was quietly following behind him.
“Zero! Luna-chan!”
The leader of District 2, Yuridia.
She ran towards us, even waving her hand.
“What happened in Area 1? I heard a huge explosion… … .”
“Haha, the devil appeared.”
“Oh, the devil?”
Yuridia’s eyes widened.
The reaction was that it was surprising that a demon had appeared at the rear, but it was even more surprising that we arrived here safely.
Because it means you defeated the devil.
I glanced at Luna’s expression. The reason Luna was upset.
Could it be because I am not active in Zone 1? If so… … .
“Haha, I just finished taking care of it. If it weren’t for Luna’s help, I would have been in big trouble.”
“There’s no need to force me to support you. You did it all by yourself, so what are you…?”
Luna let out a small laugh. The compliment strategy wasn’t working either.
It’s an emergency, a super emergency.
“Miss Luna, are you okay? You don’t look well… … Are you injured or something?”
“… … That’s not it, so don’t worry about it.”
Luna passed Yuridia by quickly.
How can you be so cold to Yuridia, who worries about you? What a pitiful daughter. But.
‘I rather like it.’
Although Yuridia likes Luna, this child is also human.
What this means is that if you treat someone coldly, they are bound to get hurt.
‘If you use this opportunity to sow discord between Luna and Yuridia… … .’
It may be possible to place significant restrictions on the activities of ‘Sa-eung-dong’ led by Yuridia.
Yuridia is looking at Luna’s back with a blank expression.
He whispered softly in her ear.
“Haha, that’s too much. How can you be so cold to Miss Yuridia, who is so worried about you?”
“… … .”
“Are you okay? No, of course you’re not okay. Sometimes I have a hard time too. Are you stupid? That’s why you shouldn’t just be nice to me. It’ll become a bad habit.”
It’s embarrassing to even call it epilepsy.
But it would be enough to crack Yuridia’s unwavering faith.
‘If we build it up little by little like this… … Yuridia will also realize it.’
Luna is actually a very ill-tempered child.
And what Luna does to me isn’t affection, it’s actual biting.
One day, we will realize that fact, and that will be the opportunity to dismantle ‘Sa-eung-dong’.
The dissolution of ‘Saengdong’. It was a time when I dreamed of that beautiful day.
Yuridia raised both hands and covered her face.
“Ah, be happy.”
“… … ?”
“I can’t believe the usually kind Luna is showing such a cold attitude. Ah, the kind Luna is good, but… … that icy side isn’t so bad either.”
Blood flowed from Yuridia’s nose.
I slowly distanced myself from Yuridia.
A pervert. A pervert who enjoys being sold.
For a normal person like me, breathing in the same space as a pervert was too difficult.
“joy!”
Luna, who met my gaze again from afar, turned her head quickly.
Have you seen that sight?
Yuridia, who was wiping the blood from my nose with a handkerchief, poked me in the ribs.
“Huh~ I see. I was wondering why Miss Luna was acting like that… … It was because she was angry? The reason, of course, is Zero-kun. To make the kind Miss Luna angry… … What did you do wrong again?”
Don’t you think he did something wrong?
And good Luna. There is no such thing in this world.
“Haha, I didn’t do anything?”
“Oh my god… … I see. You made a huge mistake.”
“… … ?”
“They are so oblivious that they don’t even know what they did wrong. There is no problem more serious than this in a relationship… … This is a big deal.”
It was certainly as Yuridia said.
I don’t know why it’s crooked, so I don’t know what to do, and in the end, all I can do is look.
Of course, we weren’t in a romantic relationship, but it was clear that I needed Yuridia’s help right now.
“After listening to Miss Yuridia, I think it was my fault. Can you help me?”
“Hohoho! It’s finally time for this romance genius, Yuridia, to show up. Okay, let’s hear about what happened in District 1 first.”
* * *
“… … So, that’s how it happened. Why is Miss Luna acting like that?”
He told us in relatively detailed terms what happened in District 1.
And the answer that Yuridia gave with a smile was.
“Um, I don’t know?”
… … was.
You’re a romance genius! But what if you don’t know?
“Haha, when did you call me a romance genius… … I’m so disappointed.”
“Huh~ It’s definitely true that I’m a romance genius, right? I just lacked information.”
“… … Information?”
“Yes. For example… …A story about the secret skinship between the two of you?”
Yuridia pushed her face in. Her eyes were sparkling.
Yeah, I see. You just wanted to hear stories like that?
I pushed Yuridia’s face away with my hand.
“joy!”
Luna looking this way from the hill.
She turned her face to the other side, her lips jutting out.
So much so that you can tell even from far away.
Yuridia hummed as she watched the scene through her fingers.
“Huh~ So that’s what it was. I thought Luna-chan wouldn’t do that because she’s so cool. As expected, love has a mysterious power, right?”
“Do you want to know why?”
“Well, more or less.”
Unlike before, his tone was more forceful. It seemed like he had really figured out why Luna was upset.
“Hehe, could you tell me? I want to make up with Luna.”
“I don’t like it.”
“… … ?”
“It’s partly because I think it’ll be fun to just watch… … but I think it’ll be more helpful for you two if you figure it out on your own. Trust me, this is what a love genius says.”
I think it would be more helpful if you told me.
As I scratched my head in rising irritation, Yuridia smiled brightly.
“Let me give you a hint… … It has to do with what Luna is obsessed with.”
What is Luna obsessed with? Not many.
The Leicester family, friends, food, getting stronger, and more… … .
‘No?’
It’s not that I don’t know much about Luna, but there was nothing else like this.
This was Luna’s everything, her world.
It was a moment when I once again recalled the hint that Yuridia had given me.
Tukwaang!!
A deafening roar. At the same time, a large crater appeared in the field.
As the dust cloud settled slightly, everyone in Area 2 could see.
Ominous eyes shining through the dust.
“Devil… …! Everyone, prepare for battle!”
It has begun. It is the 7th turn, and the fight with the second demon.