I walked into the cafe where Surin Moon was sitting.
Cafe Moon(落月).
"Welcome-!"
Inside were several tables and a staircase that took you to the second floor.
The cute decor made a friendly atmosphere that women would like.
On the menu were many drinks that I had never heard of before.
Green Shiraz tea, Low fat Strawberry milk from hell, Ralph Lauren Latte…..
While looking around the menu, one caught my attention.
[Claire Rose Latte]
'This sounds really familiar…'
I remembered. This was Surin's favorite drink. It was a drink that had more division among fans than mint chocolate chip.
"I would like the Claire Rose Latte, please."
"Got it!"
After ordering the drink, I sat at a table away from Surin Moon.
If I were to sit too close, it would be suspicious. I sat at the perfect spot: not too close, not too far.
Looking at how she was glaring at her laptop screen as if she was going to kill it, there still seemed to be enough time left until she would leave the cafe. I had to find the right moment to talk with her.
[Would you like to turn on the stats bar of the opponent?]
"hhmfpH!"
I always spewed out the latte from the sudden notification.
What, I had never heard of a stats bar of the opponent being visible.
I decided to open it anyway, since it would have a connection to the heroine Surin Moon.
When I thought to myself to open the stats bar, it appeared in front of me.
★ Heroine Status
[Surin Moon]
– [ Favorability : 20 ]
– [ Sexual Desire : 15 ]
– [ Hunger : 30 ]
– [ Tiredness : 70 ]
Current Status : Ah, I don't want to work.
This must be the seductive skill I had. There was no such thing in the original game.
For around half an hour, I pretended to look at my phone and then walked up to the counter with my half-filled drink.
To get from my seat to the counter, I had to pass her table.
I walked up in front of her table as naturally as I could, then purposely tripped and spilled my drink on Surin Moon.
While I stepped over, I made sure to announce my fall with a loud scream.
"aHHHHHHRGHH!"
Fortunately, Surin heard my scream and created a magic shield as soon as she caught sight of my fall.
That was just as expected of the granddaughter of the chairman!
I was planning on kneeling and begging for forgiveness if she were not to block it, but this skilled woman did not disappoint me.
"I am so sorry! Did you get hurt?"
"Ha…yeah, I am fin…"
She made a loud sigh as if she was extremely bothered by me interrupting her work, then she stopped talking when she finally caught sight of my face.
Of course. I was the protagonist, and she was the heroine.
The main character's face was handsome even for a man like me to observe it objectively.
From seeing how red her ears turned, I assumed that I was just her type.
"Oh, what should I do? Is your skirt okay? I will compensate for the damage."
"No, no. It's okay. I was able to block it."
"One moment. Let me get the mop for the floor."
"Wait still."
Surin used magic.
The drink that spilled on the floor floated, compressed, then evaporated.
"Woah, thank you."
"By the way…you must be a new student at the academy?"
"Ah, yes. How did you know?"
"I have remembered every face of students who attend the academy. A new face means a new student."
To remember every face…no wonder she was the body president.
"Ah, you must be my senior. I hope we say hi when we run into each other in the future."
"…Yes, of course. Since this coincidence is also a type of destiny, I would like to introduce myself. I am Surin Moon."
She must have had no plans to tell me that she is the student body president and the granddaughter of the chairman.
People of power tended to enjoy these little entertainments of theirs.
She must be curious to see my face if I were to find out who she is in the future.
Since she will be looking forward to my reaction, I should practice my shocked face from today.
"I am Hoyeon Lee. I will head over now, see you next time!"
With those as my last words, I fled the scene quickly.
I had cleared my sub-quest, and the original purpose was to introduce myself.
The reason was because Surin Moon, in the original game, was the easiest character to seduce.
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I was so angry and frustrated.
The guy who was my grandpa just went on vacation and gave me all his work. He didn't bother to look around the academy's happenings.
Almost all the work was my responsibility.
For times like these, I blamed myself for having the ability to take care of the matters.
I learned his work from a young age so that I could be of help to him, but once the adults found out that I could do them on my own, they piled on more and more work.
Today, I don't even know if I am a person or a machine.
And because of my perfectionism, I could not just skim over them with my anxiety.
But my stress had well encompassed my limits.
I wanted to just drop everything and run away, but I knew that it was not possible.
Still, I thought that I was going to go crazy sitting at the office. I made myself go outside.
I headed to the cafe that I always go to.
A cafe where I come to relieve my stress.
The wide open windows made me feel a little easier, but there was a drink that nowhere else sold here.
"I would like a Claire Rose Latte, please."
I saw outside the window, people going around and laughing, enjoying their day. They seemed to be of my age, but I was stuck here.
"Ha…"
I got the same migraine again. Since a few months ago, I have been getting these headaches when I just turn on the laptop screen.
I guess my brain knows about the work that follows when I sit across the laptop and sends me a reflex.
I was squinting at the screen trying to finish the endless pile of work, but suddenly I heard a weird scream right in front of me.
"aHHHHHRGH-"
The coffee was flying towards me along with the cup.
Fortunately, because I heard the scream, I was able to prevent myself from getting wet with the shield spell.
If I had gotten wet, I would have not let that person off easy, so it was fortunate.
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"Ha..yeah.. I am fin…."
I was about to tell him off for interrupting my work, but I caught my breath.
Not only was his voice like honey…but really…he was just so…hot. Have I ever been so shocked at someone's looks?
I had seen many handsome faces in my life…but the man in front of me was of another world.
If a god existed, he must have used 1/10 of the time he spent creating the world on him. He was a perfect work of art.
'Damn.'
What was I doing? I realized that I was just staring at them without saying anything. How shameful.
"Are you alright? Is your skirt okay? I will compensate you."
Luckily, he didn't seem to take notice because he was flustered himself.
"No, I am alright. I was able to block it."
"One moment. I will go grab the mop."
"Hold still."
I compressed the drink and evaporated it with high heat.
"Woah, thank you."
"You must be a new student of the academy, am I right?"
"Ah, yes. How did you know?"
"I have remembered every face of students who attend the academy. A new face means a new student."
I wouldn't have continued the conversation normally, but with this guy I wanted to talk a little bit more while I can.
Since no new student wouldn't know my face, I was a bit curious to see his reaction as well.
"Ah, you must be my senior. If we run into each other again, I hope to say hi."
"…Yes, of course. Since this coincidence is also a type of destiny, I would like to introduce myself. I am Surin Moon."
"My name is Hoyeon Lee. I will head over now, see you next time sunbae!"
He left those words and rushed over somewhere.
He didn't know me, the student body president, as a new student?
"How does that make sense…?"
I was a little sad and disappointed.
I thought that I was pretty famous even outside of the academy, since I had done some modeling and interviews. I guess I have to increase my influencer activities…
'Wait, what am I thinking?'
I was way too distracted, forgetting that I had piles of work to finish.
I must have gone a little crazy from all the work I had. Let's resume work.
The drink that had spilled. It was Claire Rose Latte.
'Does he also like to drink Claire Rose Latte..?'
No. Focus!
I couldn't concentrate. Why did I keep thinking of Hoyeon Lee's face?
I had seen him for the first time, and we had no interaction whatsoever. Why did I keep blushing at the thought of him?
Ba-dump. Ba-dump.
I felt my heart beat faster.
I had no idea why I was like this. Did the stress of work make me go crazy?
"Hmm?"
The migraine that visited with every look of the laptop was now gone.
Even the best doctor had told me for stress-related migraines to 'get rid of the stress itself or find a way to cure it.' That stress which even he could not solve was gone.
'He introduced himself as Hoyeon Lee.'
I grabbed my phone from my pocket and called someone.
'Yes, secretary Kim. I would like to find out some information regarding the new student Hoyeon Lee…"
Beep.
Why had I ordered a background check on a guy I saw first today?
"Ah…I don't know."
Surin Moon resumed work, with her face a little blushed.
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