I Choose The Heroine's Route

36 An Attempt To Get Closer

After the class was dismissed from History of Magic, everyone was quick to say goodbye. Percival made himself polite enough to say a few words before leaving, while Anakin said a whole paragraph before exiting the classroom with a wink.

On the other hand, Deor, Franco, and Anastasia all just left silently.

I didn't say a word, but there was no need to since I'm the last one to leave the classroom – it ended up like this because I was observing everyone else as they leave, and now that everyone has finally left, I stood up from my seat, walking towards the door to exit the room with a very normal walking pace.

In Royal Academy, students aren't required to carry a bag or any materials and objects. They are free to bring or not bring anything as long as they aren't going against any rules of the Academy, and as long as they are still guaranteed to be learning something.

Of course, this also applies to writing notes and stuff – it isn't required. Students will pass as long as they do all the requirements such as exams, and more. As for being present during classes, it depends on whether or not there is an important activity that will be done. Depending on that activity's importance, it may affect the students' grades.

However, whether or not they will be able to stay in the Class they wanted depends entirely on them.

"Where are you going? Did you perhaps forget that this is not the direction towards the dormitory?" Gaos asked, seeing as I didn't walk towards the exit of the main building. If I answer yes to him, he will definitely ridicule me, I can almost hear the excitement in his voice. Unfortunately for him, that's not the case.

"I have something else to do." He clicked his tongue.

Then it was silent again.

I continue walking until I finally found myself at the entrance of RA's garden. It's kind of like an open-type entrance made up of stone shaped like half of an oval surrounded by flowers and vines beautifully. Since it's like that, on both of its sides is a long fence like a green bush.

When I was about to enter, a voice came from behind me and I stopped.

"Ah."

It was more of a sound than a word, but when I looked behind me to see who it was and saw Deor there standing with his usual cold expression, I froze for a bit before recovering almost immediately as well.

"Your Highness." My expression remained cold.

Is this perhaps the event?

My eyes quickly glance at his neck and chest area. Seeing that the necklace is still there, not lost like what's supposed to happen in the original plot of the otome game, I got slightly nervous. This could only mean two things.

One: Although Deor didn't lose his necklace because of what I said earlier, he still somehow end up going here because of some... kind of setting or plot science. Two: Deor already lost his necklace earlier, and he already met Anastasia – which means I was late. In this case, since he appeared from behind me, then I do hope he is just about to go into the garden.

If it's the first one, then this will be more problematic and annoying for me. I've read some fictional stories where even if the main character interfere between two people, those two people would still somehow meet each other since it seems like that is what's supposed or destined to happen, one way or another.

But I guess, I shouldn't assume that too fast. It could be just a coincidence as well, but... is there really a coincidence in this kind of world?

"Are you also going in the garden?" I asked after a moment of silence.