It was Friday, the day of the Miss Temple contest and the Open Tournament finals. Olivia Lanche, who had to participate in both, was undoubtedly very busy. The first-year Royal Class students didn’t seem particularly interested in the Open Tournament program, which opened with the semifinals.1

Ellen, Riana, and Cliffman seemed busy with contest preparations. However, Ellen approached me in the morning.0

“Are you…” she said, staring at me.0

I knew what she wanted to say.0

“Of course, I’m going to go,” I said.0

“… Okay.”0

Ellen had watched all my tournament matches. Even if that weren’t the case, there was no reason for me not to attend the Miss Temple contest today. 0

I would go as far as using Revise to make Cliffman Mister Temple, but I was unsure about what I would do when it came to Miss Temple. There was no reason for me not to attend the contest, though. 0

“… Please come,” Ellen said after a moment of hesitation, determination burning in her eyes.0

“Okay. Prepare well.”0

“Okay.”0

It felt like she had something to say to me after the contest. At least, that’s what I understood from her expression.0

With that, Ellen went off with Riana to prepare. The other students seemed to have their own ideas about how to enjoy the festival, but I decided to head out alone during the day, without anyone accompanying me.0

I decided to go watch the finals of the Open Tournament, for which most of my classmates had lost interest. Of course, some of them might still end up going, but I planned to go alone. 0

I felt a lot of guilt towards Olivia. She always took care of me and did anything I asked of her, but I always treated her poorly. The day before, I had openly cheered for Harriet as well.0

Just because someone was good at everything didn’t mean they were unbreakable. I intended to go alone, even if others ended up showing up later on. 0

The program for the day began with the semifinals, so there were only three matches in total. Even if I watched all the matches, it...0