Chapter 93: The Right Path
"Why am I even bothered about this?"
The thought echoed through my mind like a stone dropped into still water, ripples spreading outward, disturbing the surface of my certainty.
I watched the scene unfold before me—the blue-haired girl hesitating, Nolan standing stiffly in the rain, the universe itself holding its breath for the inevitable meet-cute.
I’m not close with either of them. So why?
It wasn’t as if I had some moral obligation to disrupt every cliché I stumbled upon.
Although I’m not exactly fond of clichés or cringeworthy moments, is that really a valid reason to interfere?
Logic said no. This wasn’t like before, where Aeron’s avoidance of Emilia and Livia had been a matter of life and death. Or Zephyr needs help to improve his relationship with Luna. This was just... rain. An umbrella. A meet-cute that might lead to something, but it is obviously unrelated to me.
And rationally speaking...
It’s really not my place to intervene.
They were strangers. The girl—I didn’t even know her name. I’d only seen her once before, when I’d stopped Nolan from "tripping" into her arms a while ago.
Besides, the System isn’t forcing me with penalties or missions this time either.