With great powers, comes a great harem!

[Yuki’s POV:]

The two long hours of written examination came to an end and I was told to wait for the results.

Generally, the students get their results a day after through mail but since I was a late admission they wanted to fasten up the process so I could join the class, as soon as I can.

The written exam did not go as well as I wanted it to be. More than half of the questions were out of my spectrum and the only questions I answered confidentially were because of the skill [Book Worm] which lets me absorb all the knowledge that a book has to offer.

Not only that, but I can also learn skills through it like spell chanting, cooking, creating artifacts, rune smithing, and many more.

However, I did not have much time to digest all of it since it takes considerable time for knowledge to register in my cerebrum. And there is a restriction as well which doesn’t allows me to keep on learning new things one after another. I have to take an hour of cooldown in between as well.

‘I just hope they don’t throw me out… ‘Other than my mana assessment which I am somewhat confident in, the other two tests went willy-nilly so I am not sure what results might turn out.

“You sure are getting nervous for nothing, student.”

I raised my brows hearing the approaching voice of the same violet-haired evaluator who came to guide me after the second round of assessment.

He offered me a paper cup which has the sign of a coffee bean designed as a label. I took the cup before looking inside.

There was hot chocolate.

“I do look like but I am not actually a kid, sir.”

I don’t even remember when the last time I drank this. I recall that until I was five or so years old I usually threw a tantrum around the house during winter to play outside but was shot down by my mother only for her to coax me afterward with a cup of hot chocolate.

Thinking about those days makes my heart warm but also a heavy sensation washes over those memories since that was the same mother who turned her head away from her child when he awoke an embarrassing trait, unworthy of the family.

“Oh, well, my daughter would be sixteen this year and I still make her hot chocolate at home.”

I chuckled at that before asking, “But you sure she likes it genuinely and doesn’t drink it to make you happy?”

Hearing my words the evaluator tilted his head and evidently went through his memories. But soon he shook his head with a smug, maybe convinced that his daughter was still the baby girl he thinks of her to be.

Whatever it is, I am glad that he at least is a good father to her child.

“You think I would pass the evaluation?”

I asked before I took a sip of the drink. Hmm…it was pretty good.

The evaluator remained silent before he leaned his back on the wall beside me and answered with a humm.

“There is no doubt that you would be called a student of the Tower starting today but because of your bad performance in the third test, I am guessing that your overall rank would get affected.”

So, it’s true.

My written exam really went far worse than I initially thought. Guess, I couldn’t become a genius in just two days and compete with those scholars who have been preparing for this academy for who knows how long.

But there was something to rejoice about as well. If the evaluator himself is saying that I would get enrolled then it doesn’t matter what grade I am put in.

Now it all depends on the results.

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[Shio’s POV:]

I was currently laying on my bed without doing anything particular rather than thinking about Yuki-kun.

It was already seven in the evening yet he hadn’t called me yet, which meant that he most probably didn’t pass the test.

There was a side of mine that was sad for Yuki-kun since it really seemed that he wants to get enrolled in the Tower. But a dominating part of mine is hoping that he fails and remains by my side since not being able to see Yuki-kun is anything but torturous.

I do not possess enough skills and knowledge to even think about enlisting there. Not to talk about that I also don’t have a recommendation letter or a strong family background.

So the wish of spending a schooling life with him seems to be now a distant dream.

‘Should I wait outside his house…’ The idea was enticing and I have already done it before as well but my friend told me that this act is an offensive crime and that what I do could be simply regarded as stalking.

If only I had some extra cash then I wouldn’t have minded paying the punishment fee for secretly admiring Yuki-kun.

But alas…being poor is a curse.

“What are you so deeply thinking of, Shio?”

My eyes widened in surprise upon hearing the familiar voice before I jumped on my feet to confirm whether I was not hallucinating because of my desperation.

But, no. Against my expectation, fortunately, this was no illusion. Yuki-kun…was right in front of me.

I wordlessly jumped on him in elation and hugged his neck. I felt his arms supporting my back as he kept me in his embrace.

I couldn’t express how it feels when you are missing someone badly and they suddenly appear in front of you. It feels like even if the world comes to an end, nothing would be left to regret.

“Ohkay… I guess I am not the only one who wanted to see you.”

Yuki-kun’s heavy yet gentle voice reached up to me before I separated my face from his neck and nodded hastily to let him know how much I missed him.

Yuki-kun steadily walked toward the bed and sat with me still on his lap. It was a tingly feeling to be doted on by your lover.

“What happened with the test, Yuki-kun?” I asked him with my head tilting to the right. I prepared myself for his answer and what would be my reaction toward it.

However, my guilty plea was not heard and with a smile, Yuki-kun told me something I did not desire to hear, “I passed and would join classes starting tomorrow.”

“Oh…congrats.”

Stupid, stupid, stupid!!

I was reprimanding myself for giving such a mild reaction when I was supposed to jump in delight upon hearing the positive news. Yet…

“Hey, Shio.” I timidly turned my eyes toward Yuki-kun, expecting he might be disappointed in me but rather he seemed to be guilty about something.

And the reason for his expression was soon clarified.

“Actually, there’s a way that you can as well…”

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