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"And why not?"

Looking forward and further into the hallway, Charlotte sternly replied.

"Why should I? It was an invite that I recently got, and I turned it down after thinking about it. That\'s all there is to it."

As Charlotte increased her pace, knowing I was about to ask more questions, I immediately replied before she was out of earshot.

"Doesn\'t that sort of group perfectly suit you? I mean, saving the school...and you\'re the princess. Those two kinda go together, don\'t they?"

Chuckling at my response, Charlottle tilted her head and asked.

"What? Are you jealous? Did you want to be invited to this little, secret organization?"

Stopping mid-stride, I stared at her with a deadpan expression, causing her to burst out into laughter.

Seeing me serious, Charlotte stopped laughing for a moment before earnestly replying to my question.

"Didn\'t I just tell you? I already have a group... my knight order, so I can\'t be associated with two groups at the same time."

As we neared the end of the hallway, the dim and brown colors of the hallway walls faded away, instead being replaced by massive windows.

Instead of walls, there were just windows that started from the ground and reached all the way up to the ceiling.

Blinding the light, I covered my eyes for a moment before asking.

"You\'re serious about the Knight Order?"

In the original book, nothing about Charlotte creating a Knight Order had been mentioned, so I had initially assumed she was joking.

Yet, it seemed she was serious... yet another deviation in the plot.

Well, then again, I was the cause of this one, albeit unknowingly, so I would just have to adapt.

Also, there was another thing I would have to adapt to.

If Lily didn\'t know that I somehow possessed knowledge of the future by now, it would be a miracle.

Whether she knew if I was a transmigrator from Earth like her or not was still a mystery... but I think it should be quite obvious to her I\'m not the original "Ren."

That would mean that the main cast alongside Lily would probably have counter-plants and contingencies already setup in case I ever intervened again.

Though...some of the people in the main cast did owe me quite a bit, so it wouldn\'t be life-threatening dangerous.

Shaking my head, I stared at Charlotte, who had stopped to gaze out the windows and at the beautiful garden outside.

What if she was a part of the main cast already...?

What if she had accepted Lily\'s invitation and had just lied to me?

What if this is one of Lily\'s contingency plans?

Lily could have told the student council president, Astrid, to recommend Charlottle to me...making our meeting outside the gym where it all started a coincendence.

Was Charlotte a spy?

Perhaps, noticing my piercing gaze locked onto her, Charlotte turned around to face me before saying in a serious tone.

"Look, I don\'t know what relationship you have with that secret group. But, listen, you\'re a part of my group now. I already denied them... for this little group, so don\'t even think of leaving."

"That also goes both ways, as you are a part of my faction... or \'Knight Order,\' I won\'t think of leaving you for that secret group. Understand?"

Regaining some of my confidence, I slowly nodded at Charlotte\'s question while staring out the window.

Why was Charlotte putting so much trust in me?

Why was I putting trust in her?

*RING~RING*

Snapping back to reality as the sound of the bell echoed through the hallway, I hesitated before deciding to change the topic.

Staring outside the window, I asked.

"...what exactly was the point of you walking with me?"

Turning around and preparing to head to her class, Charlotte replied.

"Team bonding is pretty important, you know?"

With those last words, Charlotte departed, leaving me alone in the area surrounded by windows.

Taking a moment to enjoy the silence before the students came crowding into the hallway from the cafeteria, I kneeled down and examined the flowers outside through the window.

"Hm?"

Seeming to be trying to hide inside a bed of flowers was a little black-dog.

Unable to touch or pet the dog through the window, I stared as it awkwardly attempted to scurry further into the bushes and out of sight.

"Thank god... I only have one pet."

Turning away from the window, I headed back to the classroom, making my way through the crowds of students.

The rest of us passed by quite quickly, considering there were no interruptions as everyone was on their best behavior.

*RING~RING*

As the bell rang, signaling the end of the class, I got from my chair before, waved goodbye to Jin and Han, and headed back to my dorm room.

Today was Zach\'s last day of treatment.

Walking up the stairs, I was once again shell-shocked to see both Alya and Zach already waiting outside my door with expectant expressions.

"...how do you guys get here so fast...?"

In unison, the two main cast members replied.

"...we have movement skills, don\'t you?"

Furiously shaking my head as I unlocked the door, I replied.

"I do... BUT WHY ARE YOU USING THEM IN SCHOOL!?"

Imagine me just dashing through the hall and flapping my dragon wing, traveling so fast that no one could even see me.

Sure, it would be cool and an efficient way to save time, but the second I stopped, I would look weird and out of place... with a dragon\'s wing literally attached to my back.

Closing my eyes, I opened the door and held it open for Zach and Alya before allowing it to slam behind them.

Ignoring my question, the two of them headed into the room before promptly settling on my couch and bed.