Author's Reincarnation in a Fantasy Setting

After that, the five of them went into a discussion about how they would corner and surround him. They went through several different ways which could work, such as stealing his hidden task item if he acquired it and then making him follow them. Or giving him a chance to steal their item if they found one.

In the end, they settled on three different ways and decided to use the one that will fit the situation.

"You asked me if I was into this, but are you sure you want to do this? I mean, I don't want you pulling your hands out at the end," Seiren said with a sense of mockery in her voice. She was messing with Emmeric but…

A vein popped on Emmeric's temple, and he stood up in such a way that the chair he was sitting on fell backward. He took a few rapid steps toward Seiren and grabbed hold of her collar. Seeing this, Wrena was about to throw a kick at him but restrained herself when Seiren gestured for her to stop.

Seiren shifted her attention to Emmeric, she didn't flinch even a bit despite the given situation where someone as big as Emmeric was holding her by her collar and staring daggers right into her soul.

His face was twisted, and his eyes popped out with anger. "You have no idea how long I was waiting for this moment. A chance where I could kill him in the most miserable way known to humanity! You don't know how much I want to kill that bastard, Zero!" he growled.

Seiren didn't reply and stared into his eyes. Then after a while, she spoke up.

"You think you are the only one who wants to kill him? Then what am I here for? To have fun? Fuck off, how much of an idiot someone can be!! You are the one who doesn't understand the urge I have to rip him apart. You…you have no idea how much I despise him. I always wanted to be the one to control the strings of other people, never in my life have I been controlled by others. But he! That bastard manipulated me! He manipulated me, and tricked me into doing his bidding! Do you know how it feels?!"

Her voice was low and quiet, but that's what made it even scarier. While her tone was not loud, the words she spoke were depicting her murderous intent.

Things were about to get heated when Alada stepped in to separate the two. Following her lead, Winston also stepped in and freed Seiren from Emmeric's grip.

After a while when both parties calmed down, upon Alada's suggestion they went through the plan once again and made sure they were prepared for anything that could happen. Then, once they were done, the girls left the room. Wrena took a breath of relief as soon as she stepped outside.

***

Opening the door to my room, I stepped inside. I removed my shoes and blazer and set them in their respective places. Then just when I was about to return to bed a flashing of light lit the whole room and when it disappeared, the figure of Req was there.

"Welcome back!" she said, her usual cheerful smile bright on her face.

She attempted to throw herself into my arms—one of her seduction attempts—but since I had grown used to them, it didn't take me a lot of effort to brush her off.

Ignoring her, I took out my diary from the wardrobe and sat on the bed as I flipped through the pages.

The midterm exam was finally here, and I honestly had mixed feelings about it. Yeah, it was somewhat nice since now I won't be bored, but at the same time, I was a bit worried too.

The reason for my worries was understandable, too. I mean, in loli_pop's novel when the midterm exams took place there were no Zero Blanks to participate in them. I was already dead by that time.

But now things have changed, and I was here. And I didn't know what would change due to this. You will say that I shouldn't have participated in the practical exam if this was the case, and you are not wrong. Maybe the chances of the plot changing would have been lowered a bit, but still.

I would be here, alive, even if I didn't take the island exam. For example, probably sometimes would have happened if I was here and stayed here instead of going to the island. It was useless to think about it, the possibilities were endless.

Plus, I'd already decided to not care about the plot the moment I avoided my death. There was no use whining about it now.

I'd talked to Ellyn and Leon was taking the island, so for now, at least things were going as they should.

This means the hidden tasks will still be in the same places as they were in the novel, and since I had already decided to not care about the plot, I would not stop myself from making use of the information I had.

A little grin appeared on my face as I closed the diary and put it back in its place. Req tried to peek inside it, but I made it very clear to her that she can't see it even if I'm not there. This was important stuff, that's why I made sure to concentrate and block her from seeing what I was seeing through telepathy.

It was hard to do this at first, but with practice, I was able to block her off completely from my mind. She whined about this too, saying things like she felt lonely whenever I did this, but honestly, I couldn't care less.

The rest of the day was spent doing the usual things, and a little time was dedicated to learning for the written exam. I had no notes as I've never taken them, so I had to borrow some from Anya. I can't say I didn't feel embarrassed doing that.

…, thinking back on it now, I should've asked Ellyn for them. Damn.

The next day, I was ready for whatever this world had to throw at me. I did my morning routine, dressed in the academy uniform, and left for my dorm rooms just like that.