Author's Reincarnation in a Fantasy Setting

After I made sure that Anya has fell asleep, I came back to my room. Actually, it's been a while since then, that incident occurred in the morning after our classes ended.

But right now it was almost night, and sitting on my chair I was playing with a pen in my hand.

Something unexpected occurred today.

The plan which I was going to carry—to get Anya and Leon into a relationship, someone executed it before me.

I don't know how but whoever this person is, they know about loli_pop's novel and the original plot. That's why they acted and changed it when things were straying from the path.

This is troublesome; I'm feeling insecure.

But first of all, I was worried about Anya. The person who carried out the plan—by sending that letter and then those students to attack her, let's call that person 'X' for now.

The way X did things, while it was similar to what I was originally planning to do, it was also entirely different. The way X acted harmed Anya; a thing I will never do.

Protecting my family is the first priority for me, causing them harm in any way is not a thing I can do. This was the thing that set me different from X.

Then there's the problem that I don't know who X is. Heck, I don't even know if they are a person or not, all this might just be a coincidence.

No, that's not right. All of this aligns just too perfectly to be counted in as a coincidence. Someone was definitely out there, pulling the strings, and I don't know who.

I need to find out, the person behind all this. Because whatever or whoever X is, nobody like that was mentioned in the novel.

With that set in stone, I went to bed. Though I didn't get even a brink of sleep that night; there was a reason for it.

***

The next day I woke up, my body was tingling with pain. Yesterday following Zero's advice I decided to rest a bit but that resting turned into me sleeping for the whole day and night.

This was the first time I slept this long, guess the events that occurred yesterday did leave an impact on me.

Hoping out of my bed I sat on a nearby chair. I looked at the wall clock and there was still a great amount of time left before the classes start.

Then my gaze shifted toward a letter that was lying on my desk. Soon after, my mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts.

A question that was burning inside my mind; according to the letter a certain someone was going to save me from something yesterday, and it did happen.

In an incident, just like it was described in the letter; someone saved me. A few hours later I was dying to know who that person will be but now I had the answer.

It was Leon who saved me.

The same Leon everyone was talking about in the whole of the first year; the one who. And according to the letter now I have to 'get together with him'.

I don't know what exactly that means, be friends with him or start dating him.

If it was the former then the chances were low, I mean, he is the very definition of perfect and I don't think someone like me has the right to stand alongside him.

And if it was the latter part, then it was just straight up impossible.

But leaving the letter aside for a moment, I also have some questions of my own. A question like, who sent that letter?

And I did have a vague guess for this, though I know it's just nonsense.

The letter said that the person who will save me and the one who sent the letter are not the same but I can't help but think about it.

If Leon wants to get in a relationship with me, I don't think he needs to do it in such a roundabout way. He could've just said it on my face; under all the pressure from the first-year students who admired him, I doubt I would've been able to refuse him.

Also, the person who sent the letter knew that Zero was my brother. A thing no one knows in this academy except for the staff. And Leon also didn't know that until Zero showed up and I told them. The possibility of him being the one who sent the letter is almost 0.

Then, could it be Ellyn?

No, she also didn't know about Zero and me. Plus I don't see any reason for her to do this. More than anything, there were rumors that Leon and Ellyn are dating each other.

If it was true then why she will go and do something that can stain their relationship?

She was also ruled out from being the suspect.

There were many questions I needed an answer to, but right now I didn't have much time; I realized that by looking at the clock.

Hence, I stood up from the chair, brushed my teeth, and did my daily morning routine.

After that, I changed into the academy uniform and left the room.

'Maybe I'll do the breakfast in the cafeteria after classes. Ah, this will be the third day! I can't make a habit out of this.'

***

Later the day, the time was around evening. The sun was almost set and the sky was colored in the shade of orange and red.

In an empty alleyway, four students were gathered. All of them were males and wore academy uniforms. Three of them were together in a group sort of but the other one stood alone, at a distance from the three of them.

The name of these three students was, Emmeric, Winston, and Wynfir; the same students who were responsible for attacking Anya.

And the lone student who stood in front of them was…Zero.

"Welcome gentlemen, I was waiting for you," he mumbled.