Chapter 18: Chapter 18

After I asked Rachel out with burning eyes, she probably thought I was completely out of my mind.

But no, no matter how strange it may sound, there was a logical justification for all this. I decided to start dating Rachel Cassius for two reasons.

The first, and most obvious, was to get a reliable shield from the death flag until the end of my training at the academy. With a girl like Rachel, I was pretty sure Phillip and Razor wouldn't dare come near me. This would be the surest way to avoid my tragic fate in the novel.

And the second one: Rachel and I would have an objective reason to spend more time together. It was possible that we would even be able to make friends before the end of our training. Although not completely, I was hoping to have a positive effect on her terrible temper, and such an excuse would be very useful.

I didn't plan on continuing to communicate with Rachel after graduation, but this experience would definitely help her build a healthier relationship with her spouse. It was possible that with my help, Rachel wouldn't even kill him this time.

After all, this idea had some solid advantages!

Of course, I wasn't going to take this relationship as real, but just a cover for others.

Even though I was from a modern world where this was already the norm, I definitely wasn't interested in Rachel.

To be honest, in this life, I didn't want to have a relationship with anyone at all, having previously spent a luxurious single life together. Since Leriana's original life was very short, I wanted to live until a very old age. In the future, I planned to become independent and travel around the world without being burdened by any obligations.

This stage would be just one of many in my life. I only had three more years to endure before I could find my long-awaited freedom.

Thinking about it with great enthusiasm, it took me a moment to notice how Rachel's face contorted immediately after the idea came out.

"I refuse," she said uncompromisingly.

I was taken aback by how quickly Rachel gave me that answer.

"But why?"

"What kind of stupid idea is that? I don't want to meet you every day."

I was indignant. Of course she was not that stupid…

"It won't be a real relationship! It's just a cover story," I said quickly.

Rachel frowned, watching me suspiciously.

"And why would you do that? What is in for me?" she asked.

"Well…"

I realized late that I hadn't had time to come up with a good excuse for Rachel. After all, I couldn't admit that all this was necessary to save my life...? She probably thought I was weird enough without that.

"... I want to help you!" I said flatly.

"Help me with what?" the girl replied skeptically. "Ruining my life?"

It was all I could do to swallow my resentment. Did being in a relationship with me seem like such a terrible thing to her...? And this was despite the fact that I was the most popular student of the academy. Aren't her demands too high?

"You know, I don't throw out such offers in front of just anyone!" I said resentfully, "Yes, if I wanted to, then anyone in this academy would date me without a contract!"

"Yes, yes."

Rachel waved me away, but it was the first time I noticed a small smile on her face.

The unexpected sight threw me off balance for a second, but then I calmly continued:

"I'm telling you, not everyone gets this opportunity...!"

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The disbelief in the girl's eyes turned a little more into interest.

"And how are you going to help me?" she asked with a bored expression.

"With my help, you will improve your socializing skills in society!" I said, "Aren't you going to need this in the future?"

A look of disgust crossed Rachel's face.

"You're going to make me hang out with these bastards?"

By" bastards, "Rachel meant the academy's students. For me, it has long ceased to be news that the girl hated everyone here, except for her beloved. She looked at her classmates as if they were bugs, and clearly did not perceive them as her equals. All this was a consequence of her family's long-standing feud with the rest of the aristocracy.

Although Rachel also belonged to the upper-class stratum. So why couldn't she be a little more tolerant of others?

"I'm not saying that you should start making friends with everyone right away," I said quickly, "but for starters, it might be a good idea if you show up in more crowded places."

The girl snorted in disdain.

"Bad idea."

"Hmm?" I looked at her questioningly.

"I'm not sure why you're doing this, but it's not going to change anything. Everyone in this place hates me, and I hate them too."

I stopped talking.

In fact, I knew exactly what she was talking about. Perhaps for Rachel, living in such a country and studying at the Royal Academy seemed like a really unbearable ordeal. No one liked her, everyone feared her, avoided her, and hated her. All because of the stupid rumors about a curse that didn't even exist. What could I say, I decided to get close to her only because of my own goals? I'd never really thought about Rachel's real feelings before.

And she had lived like this ever since she was a child. I couldn't help but shiver at the thought. Compared to her, my life really seemed too perfect.

The guilt of trying to take advantage of Rachel didn't last that long, though.

Because after a couple of seconds, the girl gave out the following phrase:

"...And besides, you're not my type. You'll only embarrass me."

I was already speechless from such impudence.

"Who's not your type? I don't know," I said, "but it's like I love you. For the record, I was voted the most beautiful girl in the empire!"

"Who admitted it? A community of the blind?"

Well, to hell with feeling sorry for her. Despite the fact that I tried to help her in every possible way, Rachel's attitude towards me did not change in a positive way, but on the contrary. If earlier she simply ignored and did not communicate with me, now she began to mock me. Was there anything good about this person at all...?!

"I get it!" I spat resentfully, "You don't want to!"

It looked like I would have to find another way to turn off the Crown Prince and his brother. Since Rachel wasn't going to help me, I would do without her. It didn't hurt that I wanted to!

Frustrated, I was about to tear up the contract and throw it in the trash. I wrote it half the night, but it was all for nothing. Now, this was just an unnecessary and useless piece of paper.

But before I could reach the document, Rachel took it first.

Her next question was:

"Where should I put my signature?"

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