I Was Rejected by the Main Character in a Romantic Fantasy-Chapter 96: Invitation

The midterm exam period was approaching.

It felt like an incredibly long time had passed, but it was hard to believe it was only midterms now.

Since I wasn’t aiming for the top spot, I didn’t need to focus like crazy. Still, I wasn’t aiming for a low score, so I started concentrating on studying like other students.

What was important to me now wasn’t practical skills but written exams. With little time left before midterms, investing in practical skills wouldn’t yield meaningful results.

I thought I could rely on what I’d built up so far for the practical, but the written exams were the problem.

Fortunately, since Felix’s brain wasn’t bad, it seemed there wouldn’t be an issue with the written part.

‘The goal is to be among the top of the first years.’

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Anyway, with that mindset, I visited the library and started focusing on studying like other students.

I was actually worried that it might be hard to concentrate for a long time since it had been so long since I had sat at a desk, but fortunately, I was able to focus unexpectedly well.

‘Hmm...’

Although it was a bit tough studying alone, somehow I managed.

As expected, the brain really does account for most of the studying.

Even the studying I used to struggle with seemed to flow smoothly with Felix’s brain.

“......”

After concentrating on studying for a while, I suddenly felt the surroundings quiet and lifted my head.

“...?”

The library was usually quiet, but no matter how peaceful it was, you could usually hear signs of people or the sound of turning pages.

But now it was too quiet.

Looking around, I could quickly understand the reason.

‘...When did they all come?’

It must have been because of the girls surrounding me.

Sylvia and Helena, Pamela and Ashillya too.

They all made eye contact with me, quietly waved in greeting, and then started focusing on studying.

Suddenly, my chest started to swell with a feeling I had never experienced in my previous life. Quickly realizing this wasn’t the time for that, I also started focusing on studying.

“......”

“......”

An endless silence continued.

And so, an exam period no different from others began to pass.

Poke... Poke...!!

“...What?”

After concentrating on studying for a long time, I slowly blinked my eyes and turned my head at the feeling of someone poking my arm.

Turning my gaze, I saw Sylvia looking at me with a pen in her mouth. When our eyes met, Sylvia smiled brightly and gently shook her head.

“Want to get some fresh air?”

Seeing Sylvia whispering softly with her head tilted towards me to avoid bothering others, I looked at the clock.

Confirming it was a little past lunchtime, I nodded and stood up.

“...Let’s go out.”

As I stood up, everyone who had been concentrating on studying turned their gaze to me.

Faced with looks that seemed to ask where I was going, I smiled awkwardly, pointed at the clock, and made a body language sign suggesting we eat, then headed outside.

As everyone nodded at my body language and stood up, other students’ gazes also turned to us at once.

“Ugh...!!”

I quickly fled from the library, escaping the students’ gazes, and stretched.

My body, stiff from sitting for so long, started to scream in protest.

“Why are you running away like that?”

Helena, who followed me out, lightly hit my shoulder and smiled as if I was being silly.

“...I’m just stiff, that’s all.”

“Liar. Isn’t it because the male students’ stares were too harsh, seeing you surrounded by flower-like girls?”

Sylvia, who had approached at some point, said with a bright smile, and I shrugged my shoulders, avoiding an answer.

Well, it wasn’t entirely untrue, so it wasn’t wrong. But if I admitted it readily, I didn’t know what kind of treatment I’d receive.

“Where should we go to eat?”

“Can’t we just go to the student cafeteria?”

“Isn’t it closed today?”

“Since it’s the weekend, it would be closed.”

Pamela cut in and jabbed my side with her elbow, glaring at me.

“...Is that so?”

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“Why are you stating the obvious?”

Seeing me smile sheepishly at her look of exasperation, Pamela shook her head.

“Then for now, let’s go to a restaurant I know well...”

“Let us go to my mansion.”

“...Your mansion?”

“Of course, I have my own chef at my mansion.”

Ah.

Crown Princess Ashillya wasn’t staying in the academy dormitory.

Recalling this obvious fact, I nodded my head vigorously, and everyone else reluctantly began to nod as well.

It might be unfair to regular restaurant chefs. Still, Ashillya’s personal chef could probably boast of being more skilled than any others.

I also nodded without objection, curious about how skilled the Crown Princess’ chef might be.

Only Pamela looked a bit sulky because her suggestion had been cut off, but she seemed unable to find a reason to object.

“Let us go.”

Ashillya began to guide us with a satisfied expression.

***

“Oh...”

In fact, the academy dormitory was already incredibly large.

Although commoners could enter the academy, and there were quite a few commoners enrolled, the main body of the academy was still nobles.

No matter how much the children of noble families wanted to enroll in the academy, they wouldn’t stay in the dormitory if it was a mess.

I didn’t mind the dormitory much since I had lived in a studio apartment in my previous world, but other noble children were different.

That’s why the academy dormitory was quite luxurious.

However...

It was nothing compared to Ashillya’s mansion.

I couldn’t help but let out a small exclamation as I looked at Ashillya’s mansion. The Crown Princess’ mansion, located next to the academy grounds, was more luxurious than I had imagined.

It was too large a mansion to be prepared for just one Ashillya, but it was an understandable size when you considered it was for the Crown Princess.

“...Damn, is this the power of the Imperial family?”

“It’s really big...”

Ashillya naturally brushed off Pamela’s muttering, which sounded somewhat frustrated, and Helena’s admiring murmur, and walked towards the mansion with leisurely steps.

“...Welcome.”

“Ah, please prepare a meal.”

“Understood.”

After a brief exchange with someone who looked like a butler, Ashillya started walking without hesitation.

Usually, one might ask some simple questions, but as expected of Ashillya, there were no such questions.

“...But with a mansion this size, wouldn’t it be better to study at home?”

Ashillya is in a different year than us, so there’s no need for her to study with us, nor is there any reason for her to study in the library.

As I muttered this thought, contemptuous glances started pouring towards me from around.

“Really, dense male leads are trash, I tell you.”

“...I really don’t understand why I have to hear such things.”

“At this point, isn’t it a disease?”

“It could be...”

At Pamela’s sharp criticism, I looked around with an aggrieved expression, and Helena, holding her head, also agreed with Pamela.

I felt really wronged, but I knew I wouldn’t hear anything good if I complained now, so I kept quiet.

Ah, the injustice of not being able to say that something unfair is unfair. It’s unjust and lamentable.

“...Stop talking nonsense and walk faster.”

“If I walk any faster than this, I’ll have to run.”

“Then run.”

Faced with Pamela’s unnecessary provocation, I clicked my tongue and shrugged my shoulders as I walked.

Crown Princess Ashillya’s mansion was large and grand. As we walked, we enjoyed looking at the artwork decorating the sides of the corridors.

“Wait here for a moment.”

Anyway, while we were engrossed in sightseeing, Ashillya guided us to a reception room.

Of course, since we hadn’t given advance notice, it was unavoidable that the meal would take some time to prepare.

No one here would fail to understand that, so we obediently headed into the reception room.

It would have been good to continue studying, but citing the legitimate reason that our brains were demanding rest, we decided to take a break.

As I lay back in the soft reception room chair, unlike the hard library chairs, it felt cozy and enveloping.

“Hmm... If I study here, I might end up falling asleep if I’m not careful.”

I couldn’t help but admire the softness that seemed like I might fall asleep if I let my guard down even a little.

Her mansion was filled with high-quality items, befitting the name of the Imperial family.

“Hoho, dost thou like it so much?”

“...It’s nice.”

“If thou becomest my husband, thou couldst have all these things.”

It was a tempting offer.