Chapter 201
“Young Master, it’s time to wake up.”
A seductive voice woke Kaine from his sleep.
Something felt strange.
It was still early, and he should have been sleeping.
‘Is this a nightmare?’
Kaine tried to rationalize, but Lise spoke up again,
“Young Master, it’s time to go to school.”
“Lise, is this a dream? Or can I skip school just this once?”
Kaine tried to deny it, but Lise smiled and replied,
“On the first day of school? I guarantee that the others will come here, worried about you.”
“Hmm… I guess I should get up.”
The mention of others coming made Kaine snap out of it.
At that moment,
“Young Master… do this for me.”
Lise pouted and asked for a kiss.
Kaine couldn’t refuse, so he lightly kissed her.
[The Goddess of Fate says that you’re doing well from the morning. She’s jealous.]
At that moment, the Goddess’s thoughts leaked out.
Kaine tried to ignore her thoughts and got out of bed.
“Then I’ll get ready to go. Wait outside, Lise.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Lise left the room, and Kaine headed towards the bathroom.
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When Kaine came out of the bathroom, he was greeted by someone.
It was none other than Olivia, who looked like a witch.
Kaine shook his head.
“No, I can do it myself.”
“No, I’m here to help you, Master. It’s my job to assist you.”
Olivia refused to let Kaine do it himself.
Then,
“I’ll help you change.”
Before Kaine could resist, Olivia was already in front of him.
Kaine didn’t want to argue, as he didn’t want to be late for school on the first day.
“Hmm… Fine, but don’t do anything unnecessary.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Why are you disappointed?
Kaine was surprised, but before he could react, Olivia had almost finished dressing him.
Finally, she adjusted Kaine’s tie like a newlywed couple.
At that moment,
“Huh?!”
Olivia stood on her tiptoes and gave Kaine a light kiss.
Before Kaine could feel the sensation on his lips, she quickly pulled away.
“Now you’re ready, Master. Let’s go to school.”
Olivia said with a blushing face and quickly disappeared from sight.
Although she stumbled once in the middle.
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After getting ready for school, Kaine and his younger sister, Willy, headed towards the Royal Academy.
[The Goddess of happiness says that you’re doing well with two women in this early morning.]
Happiness sent a message, sounding disappointed.
Why is this old lady making a fuss?
Kaine was surprised, but before he could react, Fate sent a message.
[The Goddess of Fate says that there are too many women around you.]
Indeed, there were too many women around Kaine.
Even at the mansion, there were Kage, Ivrin, Lien, Lise, Olivia, and Mira.
Not to mention Kaine’s younger sister, Willy, his younger brother, Mark, and his longtime butler, Philip.
‘But most of them are women.’
So, Kaine couldn’t deny Origin’s message.
Kaine tried to ignore Origin’s message and continued walking.
“Honey!”
Lisanna’s voice echoed in Kaine’s ear.
At the same time,
-Thud!
Lisanna hugged Kaine from behind.
Kaine wondered how many times he had been in contact with women that day.
“Let go, Tomato.”
At that moment, Willy, who was walking with them, spoke up.
“What? Tomato?”
“Yes, you look just like a tomato.”
“Then you’re a flat chest, so you’re at the bottom.”
The two of them were having a friendly argument.
Kaine watched their exchange with interest when,
“Wow, Kaine, you’re hugging a woman from the morning.”
Jenny appeared behind them, looking disgusted.
Kaine felt a bit wronged and tried to explain, but Eileen and Skaya, who were walking with Jenny, spoke up first.
“Kaine, it’s a bit much to do this from the morning. But if you do it to me, I’ll appreciate it.”
“Hey, do it to me too…”
Kaine’s temples ached at their words.
At that moment, the Goddess sent a message,
[If I descend, will you hug me too? Right?]
Damn, why are you doing this to me?
Even before arriving at the Academy, things were already chaotic.
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The chaotic atmosphere calmed down a bit, and they finally arrived at the Royal Academy.
“Hey, Kaine, I heard you became a duke.”
“Yeah, I heard. Congratulations. Not only did you become the head of the family, but you also became a duke.”
“That’s right. But why are you still at school if you’re the head of the family? Shouldn’t you be managing your territory?”
The students of the Royal Academy whispered to each other as they looked at Kaine.
Their eyes were filled with envy, jealousy, and awe.
‘I feel a bit strange.’
Last year, most of the students had looked at Kaine with contempt and hatred.
Now, their gazes had completely changed.
Kaine felt the change in their attitudes and was about to leave when Eileen urged him to hurry.
“Kaine, let’s go to the auditorium quickly. We might end up sitting separately.”
“Yes, let’s go quickly.”
Kaine nodded at Eileen’s words and headed towards the auditorium.
They arrived at the auditorium quickly, probably because they had come early.
There were still plenty of seats available.
“Honey, I’ll see you later.”
“Brother, see you later.”
Lisanna and Willy headed towards the first-year seats, and Kaine and his group followed.
They managed to sit together, and
‘Hmm. What’s going on?’
Kaine felt a sharp gaze from somewhere.
He turned his head and saw a guy with a scruffy beard, a typical playboy.
‘Ah, I forgot about him…’
At the Royal Academy, students could take a leave of absence or drop out, just like in universities on Earth.
However, it was rare for students to take a leave of absence, let alone drop out.
Most of the students were from noble families, so they didn’t need to worry about money.
‘Nobles don’t need to take a leave of absence due to financial reasons.’
The reason Kaine had forgotten about this guy was that he was a returning student.
‘I think he was a third-rate villain in the second semester of the first year.’
His name was Sien, and Kaine remembered him because he was stronger than expected for a third-rate villain.
Sien was the top student in his class before taking a leave of absence, and the reason for his absence wasn’t financial but because he had caused too many accidents.
‘I guess the Royal Academy couldn’t just expel the top student.’
Kaine thought to himself for a moment.
-Long time no see, Kaine.
Sien smiled at Kaine with a smirk.
Huh? Why is he smirking?
Kaine was confused, regardless of his prejudice against Sien as a third-rate villain.
In the original story, Sien would pick a fight with Kim Soo-yong at this time.
But now, it seemed like Kaine had become the target instead.
At that moment,
“Kaine, don’t look at that person.”
“Yes, don’t look at him. It won’t be good for you.”
“Hey, just look ahead.”
Eileen, Skaya, and Jenny seemed worried and advised Kaine not to look at Sien.
‘Why are they so worried?’
Kaine was confused as to why they were overreacting to him just looking at Sien.
But since all three of them said so, Kaine followed their advice.
At the same time, the opening ceremony began.
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After the opening ceremony, Kaine and his group went to their assigned classroom.
The students in the classroom stared at them.
-Murmurs.
The students were staring at Kaine, to be precise.
Their eyes were filled with worry and concern.
‘What’s going on? Why are they looking at me like that?’
Kaine was confused, and after his encounter with Sien, the three of them had become serious.
‘What’s this? A new type of bullying?’
Kaine couldn’t understand what was happening.
[The Goddess of Fate asks if you’re okay.]
The Goddess sent a message filled with concern.
The other Goddesses also reacted similarly.
[The Goddess of Play tells you to cheer up.]
[The Goddess of Battle tells you to just beat him up.]
[The Goddess of Happiness says that she’s sorry for being harsh this morning.]
Huh? What’s going on? Why am I the only one who doesn’t know?
Everyone around Kaine seemed worried about him.
Kaine himself didn’t understand what was happening.
‘What’s going on? Is this a hidden camera prank or something?’
Kaine checked for small crystal balls in the room, but he couldn’t sense any, so it wasn’t a hidden camera prank.
Kaine was confused by the situation when,
-Creak!
Suddenly, the classroom door opened.
Everyone’s attention turned to the door, and Kaine also looked in that direction.
What he saw was none other than,
“What are you looking at?”
Sien, with his obnoxious personality.
The students lowered their eyes, except for Jenny, Skaya, and Eileen, who continued to stare at him with a fierce gaze.
‘Why are they looking at him like that?’
It was true that Sien had an obnoxious personality, but there was no reason for them to look at him with such intensity.
[The Goddess of Fate says that she wants to kill him.]
At that moment, Fate also sent a message, saying that she wanted to kill Sien.
Why are you like this?
“Hmm… David von Kaine?”
At that moment, Sien looked at Kaine with a puzzled expression.
Then,
“Oh… I’m lucky. Being in the same class as you. The Goddesses must have given me luck.”
Sien smirked and said something ridiculous.
The Goddesses wanted to kill him, but he was acting like they had given him luck.
Kaine was confused when,
[Quest: Overcome your trauma!]
[Description: Overcome the trauma engraved in your body.]
[Reward: 3,000 points.]
A quest appeared after a long time.
Kaine’s eyes widened at the quest.
‘Trauma engraved in my body?’
Kaine was confused and looked at Sien, who was standing in front of him with a sinister expression.
Sien ordered Kaine,
“Hey, Kaine, have you lost your touch? You didn’t get beaten up enough by me in the first semester of the first year? You should know to avoid eye contact with me.”
“Ah…”
Kaine finally realized why everyone was worried about him.
At that moment,
“What’s going on? My body feels strange. Why is this happening?”
Kaine’s body started moving on its own, against his will.
Slowly, Kaine stood up from his seat and walked towards Sien.
‘What’s wrong with my body?!’
Kaine was confused when he suddenly found himself in front of Sien.
At the same time,
“Stop the school violence!”
“What? What are you… Cough!”
Sien cowardly hit Kaine’s face with his own.
Sien seemed to enjoy hitting Kaine’s face, as he rubbed his own face with both hands.
Kaine, who used to be Sien’s victim, gritted his teeth and said,
“You coward, hitting me with your face!”