Chapter 98

Chapter 97

Ding!

[Throne 'Broadcast Genius Terese' has donated 100,000 coins.]

[At this point, even I would think the world revolves around Terese;]

"Alright, let's stop with the strange stories."

"Strange stories? Everyone is eager to invite you to social events because of these incidents. The social season has just begun, you know."

The social season usually started at the end of April.

And it was now May.

It was the right time for party invitations, but due to recent events, it seemed there were particularly many people who wanted to meet me.

Elouise said gloomily,

"Lord of the Manor refused them all, though."

"Good."

"Good?! You should be sweeping through the social scene more brilliantly than anyone else, not this way!"

Elouise looked at the pile of books and magical calculation charts on the table with a frustrated expression.

Ilya was staying with our family and personally guiding me on the parts I got wrong in the <Attribute Magic> exam.

"Why does that professor think this is a school? Why is he giving you such strange homework?!"

At that moment, a knock was heard.

"Miss, Professor Ilya Bernstein is here."

"Ah!"

Elouise jumped in fright and asked in a lowered voice,

"Surely he didn't hear me, right?"

"Who knows? I don't."

"Ugh, Miss."

Ding!

[Throne 'Squire Absolutely Protected' has donated 100,000 coins.]

[Elouise, the more I see you, the more I like you. Haha]

Elouise's evaluation could only get better over time.

'As a vassal character, her loyalty and abilities increase proportionally with higher intimacy.'

Elouise clung to me with a pained expression, but I patted her shoulder and gathered my books to leave the room.

Ilya, who always dressed neatly at school, was now in loose clothing with her hair down.

For some reason, her usually emotionless and stern appearance seemed more human.

"Here."

Her extremely goal-oriented personality, which always went straight to the point without even a light greeting, made her seem like a machine again.

"Yes."

We headed to the library along the corridor where the sun cast soft, rounded shadows on the ground. The surroundings were now in full bloom with roses, and a warm breeze blew.

It was a day where everything was just right, a perfect day.

I was about to tuck my hair behind my ear when I suddenly felt a gaze and looked up.

Ilya was looking down at me sideways.

When I met her gaze curiously, she spoke.

"Am I interrupting something?"

"Huh?"

"Parties."

Ah, she must have heard Elouise.

'Given how loudly she complained, it would have been harder for her not to hear.'

Anyway, I shook my head, thinking she wouldn't pretend not to know.

"Not at all. Objectively, I'm not in a position to attend parties right now."

Raoul was busy with my death cancellation, dungeon report, managing the various rumors in the social scene, and the commuting issue with the Willow family, so he couldn't stay home for a moment.

"He'll handle everything, so you just stay at home."

He had even given such strict instructions.

'At first, Ilya seemed reluctant to stay with the family, but as things got busier, he even welcomed having a man around to help in a crisis.'

Especially, he seemed most pleased about offering to personally oversee my studies.

My family still had no idea how my midterm scores were.

'Even Raoul thought I would be expelled this time.'

In the original story, a huge donation was thrown to barely prevent my expulsion.

Anyway,

"I prefer studying with the professor over attending parties."

Now, Ilya and the other male leads didn't seem as scary or uncomfortable as they did at the beginning of the possession.

Click.

When we arrived at the library and I grabbed the doorknob, a large hand suddenly landed on my head.

'Huh?'

The hand was gone before I could react.

"Professor?"

Ilya, without any explanation for his actions, grabbed the doorknob I had let go of and opened the door.

"Let's go in."

"Yes…"

I entered the library, still puzzled, and touched my head.

Ilya explained why my <Attribute Magic> exam score was a B- in a simple and straightforward manner.

"Your fundamentals are lacking."

Of course, Professor.

If your fundamentals are lacking, you won't get a good score.

It's as obvious as the Earth being round and objects falling from top to bottom.

He muttered to himself while checking the new assignment he had given me.

"I'm curious how you came up with such ideas. You could have figured it out just by interpreting the textbooks correctly."

In other words, it meant I was stupid.

Ilya alternated between two phrases.

"Why don't you know this?"

Or,

"Why can't you do this?"

I stared into space with a blank expression.

'Wasn't there a warm and cozy atmosphere just now? Was it all just my imagination?'

Ding!

[Throne 'Future Son-in-Law Ilya' has donated 100,000 coins.]

[Ilya, I wish you could just stay here forever… Being a son-in-law is great, isn't it?]

Strange. I thought I had shot a video to eliminate malicious donations, so why did I receive a donation with such content?

Ilya's torment didn't end there.

"The core of attribute magic is handling all five elements. Yet, you couldn't even start with two of them. You'll likely get a similar score in the final exam."

"Yes…"

I didn't expect to hear praise for my improved grades, but deep down, I had been waiting for Ilya to compliment me.

Judging by how deflated I felt,

'I really studied hard.'

Regular school attendance would start on Monday, two days later, but I had to return to school tomorrow to take the remaining exams.

If there were no major changes, I expected to get decent scores on the other exams and avoid expulsion.

'Sigh. All this studying to save my life, and no praise. How silly.'

I snapped out of it and slapped my cheeks to focus on the private lesson.

Ilya grabbed my wrist.

"What are you doing?"

"Huh? Oh, trying to focus."

A large hand gently cupped my face as if holding a tennis ball.

"Doing that won't make you smarter. Don't do such pointless actions."

"Okay."

Ilya let go when I responded in a dazed voice.

"Don't be impatient. Your hopelessly poor academic performance is improving steadily."

Ding!

[Throne 'Flounder' has donated 100,000 coins.]

[Is this a compliment? An insult?]

It's probably somewhere in between…

Ding!

[Throne 'Question Mark Killer' has donated 100,000 coins.]

[I have a sudden question. Anyway, aren't the actions of the BJ (Broadcaster) opposing Ilya's goal of demonizing the human world? If so, wouldn't Ilya try to kill Terese, who is hindering his goals?]

'Oh. A throne has already raised such a question?'

I almost marveled, forgetting Ilya was right beside me.

The throne had revealed a question that the player should have felt during the game's progression.

Ding!

[Throne 'Setting Enthusiast' has donated 100,000 coins.]

[Ilya is a deranged zealot who wants to personally judge the twisted heaven. Typically, such characters, with their god-like abilities, don't control petty issues. His seemingly indifferent and even generous nature is likely due to his overwhelming power.]

Wow. Even without a deep connection with Ilya, to grasp him so accurately?

If Ilya decided to manifest as his true form and open the gates of hell, the human world would collapse helplessly.

To prevent the human world from being destroyed, the only way was to make Ilya abandon his revenge and pursuit of justice.

'But this is only possible if the player chooses the revival route.'

I glanced at Ilya.

<God's Play> is a reverse harem game.

So, the way to solve problems is always through 'love.'

Therefore, the only way to prevent the human world's destruction was through love.

'In the game, it was a given, but in reality, it's a crazy solution.'

How could I make this man, who is like a mad robot, fall in love?

The future scenario felt bleak.

'But Ilya's affection level has been strangely good.'

Is the system fixed now?

I checked his affection level out of curiosity.

[System recovery in progress (50%)-Some systems are functioning normally.]

Hmm. Still in recovery.

'Some systems are functioning normally? Then… broadcast settings.'

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[Broadcast Settings]

Channel Name: BJ Villainess

Channel Level: Platinum

Channel Rank: 66th

Donations: 24,414,000 coins

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'Oh, it really works… What?!'

The channel rank is already 66th?!