It Seems Like I Got Transmigated Into An Eroge - Chapter 34 : The Red Haired Guy

“Why are you looking at them so intently?” Lily asked.

“Nothing, it’s someone I knew, my neighbor, to be exact. Look, she’s the black hair girl with round eyes wearing a red ribbon on her ponytail.”

Lily glanced at the table. I don’t know if she’s squinting her eyes or not because of the mask we’re wearing, but she seemed strangely hostile. Waiting for her response, I glanced at the other people who were with Stephanie.

She’s sitting alongside 2 other girls and in front of them were 3 guys; all of them were wearing the same uniforms. Perhaps they’re classmates or schoolmates of Stephanie. Also, two people stood out to me. It was the red haired twins from the spirit ceremony before.

Once my eyes caught them, I was left baffled by the chances of us meeting like this because from the looks of it; they have a good relationship with Stephanie. Or was it? I can’t tell because the red haired guy kept talking to her even though Stephanie was completely ignoring him. The dude was clearly desperate to get her attention that he’s looking like a fool. I’m holding back my laughter.

“Why are you chuckling so stupidly?”

“Nothing-nothing. Pfft… Let’s just order something.”

“Okay…? Let’s just order then.”

“Wait, how can we eat if Master Irene prohibited us from exposing our faces in public?”

“Dumbass, Clara already told us how. Were you even listening to her earlier?”

“Nope.”

“Haah… Use your thumb and hold the right cheek of your mask, then the lower half of the mask will disappear.”

I did what Lily said, and held the right cheek of my mask. Surprisingly, it worked, astonished by it; I couldn’t help myself but say. “Wow, that’s so cool.”

“You look like a kid who discovered something cool.”

Staring at Lily with a look of contempt, recalling about the time earlier. Then I muttered under my breath. “Look who’s talking…”

Afterward, Lily proceeded on ordering the food. She even took the initiative of ordering mine too— What a piece of— A kind girl. She didn’t even ask me what I wanted, she just straight up ordered everything for me or her; I can’t tell.

When the food arrived, we naturally ate it; however, the amount of food she ordered for me was too much. Meanwhile, she ordered a simple steak. Like, the one she ordered would be worth a five-person order, including desserts too. Needless to say, I ate them all because wasting food is deeply unethical, and it’s also disrespectful.

“That is so delicious!” I said with a look of content on my face.

“Right? Although I would prefer Clara’s cooking…”

“Now that you’re mentioning it, you’re right… Got a feeling that Clara sent us here just to compare her cooking…”

“Me too…”

“Anyway, I’ll greet her first. Just wait here, Lily. And, don’t bother anyone, okay? I don’t want to get into trouble because of you.”

“Fine, fine, go already for heaven’s sake.”

I made my way to the table with Stephanie. Noticing me approaching them, their eyes naturally went towards me, confusingly, pondering on who I was or probably even what I was, as I was still wearing the cape and mask. Setting my gaze on Stephanie, I call her name out.

“Steph! Yow~!”

Stephanie was confused at first; however, it only took her a few seconds to realize who I was. Although, I don’t know if she’ll be able to recognize me because my voice became deeper from how it used to be.

“Claude?! I-It’s been a long time.”

“Wow, you actually recognized me despite my change in voice?”

“I mean, you’re the only one who calls me Steph…” Stephanie averted her gaze the other way and covered her face with her hair.

How cute…

Out of nowhere, the red haired guy stood up angrily from where he was sitting, leering at me with veins popping on his temple. Gawking at him, I pondered on my thoughts on what ticked him off when I only came here to greet Stephanie. He has been like this before the spirit ceremony. I haven’t done anything to him from what I remember. It’s quite obvious. Therefore, I will act stupid in front of him just to irritate him more.

“Hello? How may I help you? Aren’t you the same guy from the spirit ceremony? Nice to meet you. My name is Claude Weiss; the disciple of Sword Saint.” I said with a smile on my face; obviously, the lower half of my face was visible.

Unexpectedly, he exuded an ominous aura around him along with the mana outburst. It looks like he’s about to summon his spirit and attack me without caring about the surrounding people. Even Stephanie and her friends noticed it, so I took action. I hastily took a small step and extended my hand to his neck which was holding the knife, gathering my quintessence on it, creating a dark violet flame on the layer.

“If you value your life, I advise you to don’t do something funny, or I’ll end your life right here, right now. Trust me, I won’t hesitate. One slight suspicious movement, I’ll decapitate you. Sit down, and don’t make things problematic.” I said grimly.

In a blink of an eye, I suddenly appeared in front of the red haired guy, threatening him. Not only that, but there’s also a large icicle pointing to its neck coming from the table where Lily was. Glancing at the back, I saw her open hand stretched towards us. Moreover, the guy was trembling in fear, and he’s not the only one but also the others. In the end, he sat down in his seat and lowered his gaze.

This person is hot-headed, better not to irritate him, or else it would affect the surrounding people. We’re in a public space, if I use violence here it could be problematic for me and I don’t want to taint Master Irene’s reputation.

As a result of this, we garnered eyes and created a commotion from other people who are eating at the restaurant too, but there aren’t many people eating in here, anyway. The staff arrived, and I told them it’s a huge misunderstanding which they easily accepted, baffling me.

But hey, I’m not in trouble, so it’s a huge win for me.

“Good. Anyway, see ya around, Stephanie.”

“Yeah, I’ll visit you sometimes. Sorry, I can’t visit you after you have your spirit ceremony. It’s some school-related stuff.” Stephanie said with a smile on her face.

“It’s fine, you already informed me that you will be busy.”

Surprisingly enough, Stephanie acted normal, even revealing a smile, as if she wanted it to happen—Does she? I’ll ask her another time because the one I’m accompanying would easily get upset if I take more time in here. Leaving Stephanie and her friends behind, without even asking their names.

I forgot to ask. Oh well, there’s still next time.

While walking back to the table, I saw Lily tapping her fingers on the table.

“What did you do?” Lily said, as if she’s implying that I’m always at fault.

“Oi, I did nothing. For your information, that guy has always been hostile towards me since the beginning when I saw him way back at the spirit ceremony.”

“Wait, you already knew the guy? I thought you only knew the girl?”

“I only met him at the spirit ceremony, but I didn’t do anything, nor even interact with him. He kept glancing at me as if I killed his parents or something.” I shrugged my shoulders.

“What can I say, you’re natural at having enemies despite doing nothing. That’s an impeccable skill, Claude. Not all people can make enemies as you do. Can’t you believe it, doing nothing?”

“Yes, yes. I know. I’m the greatest person in the world. Imagine having a 30-26 record against the elven princess, that’s unimaginable. That feat itself is amazing. I’m so proud of myself~ Not all people can do that, only me~” I said in a grating voice which pissed the hell out of Lily, veins popping on her face while giving the death stare.

“Tsk—!”

Lily became tight-lipped because what I said about the record of our sparring is true. She then releases a pressuring cold aura around her. I’m completely unfazed about it. I know that making her angry could be annoying later; nonetheless, watching her acting like this fuels my happiness.

“Let’s go, we have nothing to do here.”

“Tsk—Fine.”

“What about the bill?”

“Clara said it’ll be automatically billed once we showed the necklace to them.”

“Nice, that’s so convenient.”

Soon after we left the restaurant, we heard a big uproar. An ear-splitting explosion resounds throughout the street, where countless people were taking a stroll; shortly after, a blast of wind occured because of it. The blast blew away the people on the street. Only Lily and I weren’t affected by it as we held our ground.

“What the—!”

The aftermath of it was devastating, hearing the screams and cries of the wounded. I couldn’t see any further than a few meters because of the thick smoke that took over the entire street, so I leaped on the top of the building to take a good look at what’s happening.