Freedom's Heart

Chapter 14

"Excuse me, lady Lamonia," I turn around, surprised to see the heroine standing nervously right behind me. "I... I am unsure which club to join as well. May I accompany you in viewing the school's clubs?"

"Yeah... sure, if you would like to accompany, then I don't mind," I reply, struggling to figure out what is going on.

She shouldn't be here or want to hang out with me. Ellis should only take a moment to choose what club to join and then have her first encounter with one of the love interests. But that was when this was only a game. Maybe I changed something while not sticking to the script of my villainess character? Or could it be that I am undecided, unlike in the game where I would have been joining Marshall at the fencing club? That doesn't matter. All that matters is that I don't get on the heroine's bad side and end up being executed at the end of the story.

"Is there any club you were thinking of?" I ask as we start to walk with no destination in mind.

"Not really," Ellis shakes her head. "I was just planning on walking around and seeing what each club is like."

"Then how about we head to the sports field?" I suggest. "There should be plenty of clubs there to watch."

"Okay," Ellis gives a terrifying smile.

Not terrifying in a bad way, but in the way it makes my heart flutter. She really is the heroine of an otome game. With a smile like that, any man would fall for her. I catch her eyes back quickly turn away. Those eyes are just as dangerous. If I loved any of the love interests, I would be seriously worried about losing them to her.

"I am going back to the dorm," Bozzair says before flying off. I really wish he stayed to help me out here.

"Is that dragon really your?"

"Yeah, he is," I nod, watching Bozzair fly and hear several people try to call him over to them.

"I wish I had a pet as cute as him," Ellis moans, but I think she is lucky.

"Trust me," I tell her. "You do not want to go through what I did to get him as my pet."

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The sports field is pretty basic, with just a single field surrounded by a running track. There are doors that lead to underground storage rooms, and even the changing rooms are underground. If I remember correctly, there was an underground swimming pool as well nearby with some kind of magic that made the ceiling appear as if it was the sky. We will probably see it next after checking out the clubs on the sports field.

First of all, there is the track team. I might join that club. I used to run track back in school, and I wanted to run a marathon, but I died before that could have happened. The second club I see is the archery team. I tried archery once but couldn't hit the target no matter how many times I tried. I am sure I would have gotten it if the instructor hadn't called me dangerous and forced me to stop. The final club is another one I am interested in. The magical sports club. They aren't interested in things like broom racing or chacing snitchs. The club shoots targets similar to archery but with magic instead of arrows.

I can see Zeno down at the archery range now. Unsurprisingly, he shows off to a group of girls, hitting five bullseyes one after the other. I thought he said he was going to join the hunting club. I wouldn't be surprised if he is only there to flirt, or maybe the hunting club is down there too. It is too hard to know for sure with how far away we are.

"Those guys are fast," Ellis gasps at the track team running around the field.

"They are using some kind of body enchantment magic," I tell her. "I'm not sure if they have increased the power of their leg or the effect of drag from the wind."