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[Please select a special character for your life.]
[Current available special character for simulation: Baobhan Sith (Fairy Knight Tristan)]
Ei looked at the special character listed in the prompt; there was only one choice.
"What does 'special character' mean..."
[She will be the female character inextricably linked to you throughout this life simulation. Once selected, you will be assigned to her class, and your lives will intertwine. Simply put, you will enter this character's story route.]
[For now, this is the only story route you can select.]
"What do you mean, I'll be able to enter other characters' story routes later?"
Ei had many questions, but regardless, he only had one option in front of him.
So, he clicked confirm.
[Starting Simulation.]
The moment it officially began, Ei suddenly felt a blur.
Though his body remained in reality, he could observe the life simulation of a parallel world, a montage of text-formed scenes rushing into his mind like a revolving lantern...
[First day of school.]
[You open your eyes and realize you forgot to set your alarm, and you're about to miss the opening ceremony.]
[You hurriedly put on your school uniform, grab your backpack, luggage filled with essentials, and the 1000 QP allowance your parents left you, and rush toward the Chaldea Academy.]
[As far as you know, Chaldea Academy is a higher-education institution with extremely strict rules. Even though most of the Heroic Spirits enrolled are adults, they must abide by strict regulations. Repeated violations and excessively low academic scores will result in expulsion.]
[If they find out you're late, your student life might be over...]
[As you frantically turn a street corner, a red-haired girl in a school uniform is also rounding the same corner from the opposite direction.]
[The moment the two of you turn the corner, Ei catches a glimpse of the girl.]
[Hair as crimson as blood, skin as pale and fair as a cold-blooded creature, and a flowing red skirt beneath her school jacket.]
[With just one look at her red hair, you already know this is Baobhan Sith, the class beauty of the Chaldea Academy Britain class—incredibly gorgeous, but with an utterly awful personality.]
"Oh, so this is the traditional scene where I meet the heroine, Baobhan Sith? I'm late, I turn the corner, meet my true love, and accidentally crash into the heroine with a piece of toast in her mouth—a classic romantic comedy setup, right?"
[More or less.]
[You both collide unexpectedly. The high heels she was clutching are knocked flying.]
"Why high heels? No one walks to school clutching high heels! Did they have to emphasize her high-heels-loving character in this specific situation?"
Ei could clearly see that the two of them had crashed into each other without warning.
Baobhan Sith let out a sweet, pained, low moan. Her small body fell backward uncontrollably, and the high heels she was hugging were sent flying.
At that instant, Ei saw two options pop up before his eyes.
[What will you do?]
[One: Catch her so she doesn't get hurt (Requires Agility B or higher)]
[Two: Run away while she hasn't clearly seen your face; there's still time.]
Option two—what kind of Chaotic route is that? Are they treating me like a hit-and-run driver?
"What does it mean that the first option requires Agility?" Ei asked curiously.
[Your life simulation is advanced randomly by rolling a die. Crucial choices require your personal stats to meet the requirement for a chance at success.]
[Event success possibilities are categorized as: Failure, Great Failure, Success, Great Success.]
[Your Agility is B+, so the probability of successfully catching her is quite high.]
"Oh, I see."
Ei was now a little excited about this life simulation, which even included the random elements of a tabletop RPG.
He didn't need to consider the second option and directly chose one.
A single die rolled down before his eyes. The result was EX.
[The Difficulty Score you rolled is EX, far exceeding your personal stats.]
[GREAT FAILURE!]
"What??"
A terrible Great Failure right off the bat!
Wait a minute, if a regular Failure just meant he couldn't catch Baobhan Sith in time, what bad direction would a "Great Failure" take the plot?
Swoosh!
The moment the Great Failure was confirmed, Ei's body moved involuntarily.
In that instant, he decisively tossed aside his luggage and backpack.
Then, he charged straight forward.
[You are as swift as an arrow.]
[However, you completely ignored the falling Baobhan Sith, charging with a clear target towards the high heels about to hit the ground, sliding to catch them.]
[You embrace the high heels in your arms.]
"Why would I hug her high heels?!"
[Because you rolled a Great Failure, you accidentally mistook the object needing help.]
"How can anyone mistake a shoe for a person? There should be a limit to how absurd this is—"
Before he could finish his thought, Ei saw his simulated self urgently hugging the high heels and crying out.
"Pull yourself together!"
He yelled tearfully at the broken heel,
"Achilles, don't die! I'll take you to the doctor right now!"
What the heck is Achilles?!
Does he think Achilles' actual body is just the heel part of a shoe, and everything else is just an unnecessary attachment?
He should take a closer look at the girl who's fallen behind him; she's the one who really needs help!
Baobhan Sith, who had been ignored, finally got back up, her fair, beautiful face displaying pure fury.
"Hey! What did a piece of scum like you do! How dare you break my high heels! Those were my mother's gift to me for my enrollment!"
The lovely blood princess angrily berated him.
Well, her first reaction wasn't even anger at being knocked down, but that her mother's high heels were broken.
[Baobhan Sith's rage is about to explode. The killing intent in her gray eyes looks ready to rip you to shreds.]
[If you don't explain quickly, this relationship might be beyond salvaging.]
[What is your choice?]
[One: Explain the situation and appease her emotions (Requires High-Speed Incantation A or higher)]
[Two: A real man takes responsibility for his actions. Yes, it was I, Jason! If you want revenge, come find me at the Greek class! I'll be waiting!]
[Three: Run away]
It seems a pretty trashy option got mixed in there.
"No, I can't choose the second one..."
Though he really wanted to try option two just to see the fun chaos, it would probably completely sever his fate with Baobhan Sith.
He chose One, to properly explain the situation.
The die rolled down again.
[High-Speed Incantation, Persuasion Successful.]
Fortunately, no shenanigans this time; it was a normal, clean success.
He didn't expect High-Speed Incantation to have this kind of special use.
[You logically and meticulously explained the sequence of events to Baobhan Sith and calmly appeased her emotions.]
[Although Baobhan Sith is still a little angry, she accepts your explanation.]
"So you saw my shoe as Achilles, huh? Well, then I guess it can't be helped."
Baobhan Sith sighed helplessly, her cheeks slightly puffed out in frustration.
Why would you explain that?! And why are you understanding?! Do people here seriously view Achilles as just a heel? Both of you need to apologize to Achilles and his cooks right now!
"Exactly, after all, they look so similar," the Ei in the simulation said with a "so true" expression.
Baobhan Sith's pale-gray eyes examined him, studying the name and class on his school badge.
"Mochizuki Ei..." she read the name on the badge. "Are you a new student in the Britain class, too?"
"Guaranteed one-for-ten if it's fake."
"That's great," Baobhan Sith looked at him with a sharp gaze, revealing her cute canine teeth in a smirk. "I'm in the Britain class too. I can take my time settling this score with you later."
After all that, she still doesn't plan on forgiving him, huh?
That's fine, most romantic comedies start this way—a stable relationship is established because you broke something of the other person's.
"More importantly, Miss Baobhan Sith, we're going to be late." Ei hastily said, picking up his backpack and luggage again.
"Waaah! It's all your fault; now we're going to be late! What should I do if my mother finds out about this—"
[At this moment, a black luxury sedan suddenly pulls up in front of you.]
[The car window slowly rolls down, and you see the woman in the driver's seat.]
[Your first impression of the woman is like a deep-blue frozen flower blooming on a snowy mountain. Her face is noble and cold, like a blue-blooded aristocrat stepping out of a play. She is wearing a respectable and elegant black-and-blue long dress, her white hair neatly styled in a bun at the back, tied with a slightly cute black ribbon.]
[Although the woman looks very young, she has a much older aura than you and Baobhan Sith, sitting in the driver's seat with an air of elegant and haughty royalty.]
[That is Baobhan Sith's mother, the Queen of the Fairy Kingdom, Morgan.]
[She sweeps her light-blue eyes over you both, first sternly reprimanding Baobhan Sith for sleeping in and being late, and then ordering her to get in the car so she can immediately drive her to school for the opening ceremony.]
[Then, Morgan looks at you.]
"You get in too," Morgan said faintly, her voice like a winter breeze rustling wind chimes.
"Alright... Thank you," Ei replied, nodding a little nervously.
"Don't mention it. Your school badge says you're in the Britain class as well, so you'll be classmates with my daughter. You should look out for each other."
"Feel honored, you scum," Baobhan Sith said proudly. "Not just anyone is qualified to ride in my mother's car! Especially a useless nobody like you!"
Before Ei could say anything, Morgan spoke in a serious tone: "Baobhan Sith, is that how you speak to your classmate? Apologize to him immediately."
"Yes, Mother dearest~"
In front of Morgan, Baobhan Sith completely dropped her previous arrogant and unreasonable attitude, acting instead like a well-behaved kitten and agreeing in a spoiled tone.
"I'm sorry, Mochizuki-kun~!" she apologized sincerely. "I shouldn't have said you were completely useless. After all, even the most insignificant ant in the world has one or two good points."
"I'll take that as a compliment."
[You ride in Morgan's car toward Chaldea Academy. You no longer have to worry about being late.]
[You suddenly realize this is an excellent opportunity to improve your relationship.]
[You are in a relatively confined space, which not only closes the distance between you but also means she can't leave even if she doesn't want to interact with you. Furthermore, her family is right here, so you can gather a lot of gossip and information.]
[You begin to talk to her. (High-Speed Incantation A)]
[...]
[You learn that Morgan does not belong to Chaldea Academy; she is the CEO of the Orkney Group in this city.]
[You learn that Baobhan Sith is Morgan's adopted daughter.]
[Your understanding of her has increased slightly.]
[You gain a special action turn.]
Two choices are presented to Ei.
[One: Share your past experiences and show your interesting side. (God Slayer B+ and High-Speed Incantation A)]
[Two: Sit quietly during the ride.]
I'm definitely choosing the first one!
But why is there a God Slayer check? Does that mean I'm going to tell the story of how I beat up Gilgamesh? How is that story interesting? It's just bullying!
Regardless, he decided to use this combination of skills.
The worst-case scenario is a Great Failure, which would probably just get him kicked out of the car by the mother and daughter. Ei prepared for the worst.
Two dice landed simultaneously.
When he saw the dice, his heart skipped a beat.
[God Slayer B... GREAT SUCCESS.]
[High-Speed Incantation A... GREAT SUCCESS.]
"Hiss..."
Holy cow, talk about being possessed by a King of Luck!
[You recounted your past interesting anecdotes in a lively and engaging manner, making her laugh happily. She hasn't been this joyful in a long time.]
[Your quick-witted eloquence captured her heart, and her Affection Level has increased significantly.]
[You can already feel the strong love.]
The story development is rapidly heading toward the best possible outcome! Is this the power of two consecutive Great Successes?!
Full affection right at the start? Does this mean I'm close to clearing the game?
But the game just began!
However, he looked at the scene inside the car, which was completely different from the text description of the simulation.
The car had already arrived at the academy gate.
"What? You fought that Gilgamesh when you were a kid? Where's the fun in that story?"
Baobhan Sith merely glanced at him with a bored expression.
Oh, you're so reserved, Baobhan Sith. You must be ecstatic inside, though.
Fine, let you be tsundere for a little longer. I'll slowly uncover your true nature when school starts.
"If you don't like it, forget it..."
Ei shook his head, looking disdainful of arguing further.
Just as he was about to get out of the car with his backpack and luggage, a hand suddenly reached out, holding a phone.
It was Morgan's hand.
"Huh...?"
Ei turned his head and saw that the Fairy Queen's beautiful face was slightly flushed, showing a maiden-like shyness and anticipation.
"Classmate... could you give me your contact information?"
"???"
What the hell is going on?!
I knew Baobhan Sith was acting too convincingly! It turns out both of those Great Successes were applied to you!
You're the one who's fallen for me!