"Alright, students. Today, I have a special point that will be included in the final year's score. Are you interested?" Professor Celestial asked.
"Yes, we are interested!" All the students responded.
"We will have half of the students in this class write their names on small pieces of paper, roll them up, and put them in this box. Then I will have the rest of the students randomly draw one by one. The person who was drawn will become a buddy. The buddy will have to write a report about their behavior, ambitions, future goals, career interests, and more. I will give on these question papers, whoever writes the complete information will immediately receive 5 extra points." Professor Celestial explained.
"Ok!" All the students agreed immediately.
Then, half of the students whose names were randomly called, wrote their names on small pieces of paper and put them in the box immediately, with Mania being one of them. Beatrix looked eyes with Mania as if they understood something and gave a signal. Mariel was fine with this because she could be paired with anyone. As for Jerrick, he secretly hoped that he would get Mariel to be a buddy as he wished.
Many students started drawing a piece of paper and got their buddies, until now only 10 people were left. Beatrix slowly felt around the box with a methodical mind, as if she was thinking about something. Then, confident that she had gotten the person she wanted, she held up a small piece of paper and read it: Mania.
They hugged each other because they were lucky to get what they expected. This made Mariel a little jealous, but when she looked at the others, Jerrick was also there, which made her worry whether she would have to be his buddy.
"The god won't tease me by making me pair up with Jerrick, I hope." Mariel thought.
When the box was in front of Jerrick, he looked at Mariel as if he wanted to tell her, "Please, be my buddy, my angel." Mariel stared back at him as if she wanted to tell him, "Never!"
Jerrick took a deep breath and reached into the box, praying to all the sacred things in the world.
"With the honor that my family has done for generations, please allow me to draw the named: angel of my heart, Mariel De Stella now!" Jerrick prayed with all his wishes.
(You got it now, Lol.) Sergil, the old god who protected of the world, granted his wish immediately after hearing this request from Jerrick.
Jerrick held up the small piece of paper confidently and stared at Mariel with hope.
"Don't stare at me like that. It makes me feel nervous." Mariel said with a terrified expression.
Professor Celestial took a small piece of paper from Jerrick and opened it to read for everyone. Jerrick stood there with his eyes closed, secretly hoping with his heart beating fast.
"Mariel De Stella!" Professor Celestial shouted.
"Yes!!!! Finally! Lol." Jerrick shouted, raising his fist above his head like a warrior who won a battle in a war.
"No! No… that's not true!!!" Mariel shouted with shock.
"Good luck, my friend." Beatrix and Mania wished her luck.
"What!!! Jerrick and Mariel are buddies??? " Senior Jack exclaimed in pain after seeing the heartbreaking sight in front of him. That was Mariel who was sitting and talking with Jerrick while he was taking notes at a table in the school garden.
"Shh, be quiet. They'll hear us!" Beatrix said, stopping Senior Jack from making any more noise.
How could Mariel not hear this voice? When she secretly glanced over, she saw that Beatrix and Mania were trying to shut Senior Jack mouth from interfering while she and Jerrick were asking each other for information to write a report.
(Since we all met, you guys want to flirt me so badly, then I should just use my feminine charm to seduce Jerrick so that he will fight with Senior Jack about me later, Lol.) (Mariel thought)
"My dear Jerrick. You've asked me a lot of questions. Would you like to take a break and get some water?" Mariel gave him a pleading look, picked up a glass of water, and hold a straw to feed him.
"That's a good idea, my angel." Jerrick replied with a smile, drinking water with satisfaction.
"Look at this, you're all sweaty. Let me wipe it off for you." Mariel said as she took out a handkerchief to wipe Jerrick's sweat, melting his heart with happiness.
"I can't stand this anymore!!!" Senior Jack could barely contain his anger, but in the end, Beatrix used the rope she brought with her to tie him up tightly and use mouth gag, making him unable to shout anymore.
"Stay still like this for a while, Senior Jack." Beatrix said.
After getting all the details, Jerrick invited Mariel to sit and enjoy the view of the stream behind the school's garden. When they arrived there, Jerrick gathered his courage to ask Mariel something that made her stand still in shock for a moment.
"Would you mind if I asked to sleep on your lap for once in my life? I really need this." Jerrick asked Mariel about this immediately.
"Huh??? Is this too much?" Mariel replied, but when she saw him bowing his head and begging for the first time, she kept calm.
Mariel took a deep breath and slowly sat down on the grass near the stream, patting her thigh lightly as an invitation.
"Come on, just this once. Hurry up before I change my mind." Mariel said with an inviting look in her eyes.
Jerrick slowly laid down and put his head on Mariel's soft lap. It was truly like the heaven on the lap of a woman he really loved. This feeling, Jerrick wanted to keep this moment forever and didn't want it to end.
"Mariel's lap is the softest, even softer than the pillows in my bedroom." Jerrick praised with a look of delight on his face.
"Thank you." Mariel replied, gently stroking Jerrick's head with her left hand with care.
"When you have to seducing men, you're not bad at all, Mariel." Beatrix said in surprise at her friend's abilities, while hiding behind a bush.
"She did it better than us." Mania said while taking notes.
"No!!!!" Senior Jack stared at this heartbreaking sight with resentment.
The atmosphere here was filled with only the two of them. The scent of a man and a woman made the good feelings that Jerrick had for Mariel even more. The feeling of wanting to marry her, spending their lives together until the end of life was so much that it was almost overflowing. Even though Mariel had said before that she had no intention of marrying anyone because her goal was to become the world's number one swordswoman, she still couldn't let go of the desire that she had deep down in her heart.
"Are you sure that you want to be the strongest swordswoman?" Jerrick asked.
"Yes, I want to be the legendary swordswoman and eliminate all the demons in this world. Many innocent lives have been lost. If my power can give these people a better chance of survival, then I will do it as I can." Mariel said, caressing Jerrick's cheek with a soft touch.
"I love you from the bottom of my heart, Mariel. Even though we haven't had the chance to get to know each other more than this, at least this moment has made me the happiest in my life." Jerrick said as he took Mariel's hand that was caressing his cheek and gently kissed it, and she didn't refuse.
"Thank you for understanding this. I believe that Jerrick will find a woman who is better than me." Mariel said encouragingly.
"If you change your mind, think about getting married and having a family, you can contact me because I will be waiting for you." Jerrick said.
"I can't promise you this, but if you find someone, you don't have to wait for me." Mariel said.
"I will wait for you, my angel." Jerrick said, looking up at Mariel as if he wanted to remember this moment in his mind for as long as possible.
"If you stare at me more, I will punish you." Mariel teased.
"I'll take it, as long as it's you. Lol." Jerrick teased back.
"Why don't we do it now?" Mariel asked with a smile.
"No, I'm afraid that it'll hurt me a lot." Jerrick begged, causing them to laugh in amusement.
After this, they stood up and prepared to go their separate ways back to the dormitory because they had to prepare to write a report to submit the next day. Jerrick walked Mariel to the front of the girl's dormitory calmly. Even though he wanted to hold hands with her, he didn't prefer to do it because he was afraid that she would be displeased.
"Thank you for sending me here." Mariel said with a smile.
"Thank you too. Today is the happiest day I've ever had. It's like a dream." Jerrick thanked her.
Mariel looked at him and slowly walked over to give him a light kiss on the cheek as a farewell. This made Jerrick stand there in shock because he didn't expect that Mariel could do this for him.
"This is not a dream. This is reality. See you later." Mariel said as she walked up to the dormitory.
"Yeah!!!" Jerrick shouted with happiness and walked back to the dormitory with joy.
Beatrix and Mania returned to the room, following closely behind Mariel. After putting their bags down on the sofa, they found Mariel in the kitchen preparing dinner for them.
"You're quite good at seducing men, my friend." Beatrix teased.
"Huh? Are you peeping at me?" Mariel turned to ask with a slightly surprised expression.
"I've got it in every shot." Mania said as she picked up the camera.
"Please delete it." Mariel pleaded.
When Jerrick walked to the front of the men's dormitory, he found a murderous aura staring at him with the utmost anger, hatred, and resentment.
"You dare to be so sweet with my lovely Mariel. Today, we will no longer be brothers anymore!" Senior Jack said in a fierce tone.
"I'm just doing a buddy report. It can't be helped. I was lucky enough to be paired with Mariel." Jerrick teased Senior Jack.
"It must be decided by the way of men!" Senior Jack said, inviting Jerrick to the arena that not far away.
"Let's do it!" Jerrick accepted this challenge, and they immediately got into battle mode.
"There is no healing, no matter how much we hurt. Whoever loses first must give up on Mariel completely!" Senior Jack said.
"I will not lose!" Jerrick replied confidently.
Clang!!!!
The sound of two swords colliding violently.
The next day in the classroom, it showed that Jerrick did not show up for class like everyone else, which surprised many people because he never skipped any class.
Professor Cassandra came in and immediately informed everyone about him.
"Jerrick is taking a day off because he's currently in the infirmary. The incident was caused by a fight with a second-year Senior Jack." Professor Cassandra said, shaking her head in exhaustion.
"You're so charming that you could send two men to the hospital after a fight." Beatrix teased.
"Me?" Mariel asked curiously.
In the patient's room, Senior Jack and Jerrick who were putting on splints and hanging IV tube, they had bandages on their bodies, and they were both seriously injured. They seemed to be aware of what was happening in the classroom, and they said the words at the same time without prior arrangement:
"Yes, it's because of you! Mariel." Senior Jack and Jerrick said.