Chapter 65: Heldenstein(5)
Great, everything went perfectly.
Other than me.
I was the string that freed itself from the bounds of the predetermined script. Which I of course accepted.
It is something I wanted and something I needed to change.
Now, I can feel all the students gazing at me. Some were gazing with intrigue, others just plain old admiration. I could even see from the side of my eye that Raiden, Leona and Cynthia were blatantly staring at me.
Wait, why Cynthia? She was not supposed to be like that.
Also, the girl students would sneak some glances at me, their cheeks burning if my eyes met theirs.
Wait, am I actually handsome?
[Yes, yes. You are.] Dante blurted out.
Why didn't you tell me before? Do you know how looks can actually help in persuasion? The fucking charm stat exists for that reason alone.
[I did try to tell you, but that system of yours—Croft—kept interrupting me all the time. At one point, one guy would give up and move forward.]