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When I entered the main lobby, Charlotte was there, gesturing for me to follow her. Dinner time had passed and night had fallen, so the streets of the Temple were devoid of students. There were also no other dormitories near the Royal Class dormitories, which made it even more quiet.
I couldn’t help but wonder what Vertus would say if he saw me speaking with Charlotte. He would probably take a very dim view of it. However, I had to be more careful of Charlotte than Vertus, so I couldn’t just carelessly ignore her.
Charlotte seemed to sense my feelings as she sat down on a dimly lit bench between the street lamps.
It was pretty obvious what she wanted. She likely wanted an update on my progress in finding Baalier.
Charlotte was sitting on the bench, not looking at me, but staring blankly at the street lamp. Her expression was hard to make out because of the darkness, but as always, Charlotte had a calm, cold air about her.
She was different from Adriana. While Adriana had a calm demeanor, she was also kind, whereas Charlotte was calm but indifferent. The other students might have also felt this kind of aura from Charlotte, but surely, she wouldn’t be this cold toward them.
Vertus and Charlotte had something in common: they had both shown their true selves to me.
“How does it feel to suddenly become a superhuman?” Charlotte asked out of the blue, as if trying to provoke a reaction.
I didn’t see how it couldn’t be a nice thing, so I told her straightforwardly, “Well… it’s nice?”
“… Is that so?” Charlotte replied, in a seemingly knowing yet inscrutable manner.
Just what kind of ability did Charlotte have? If it were true that Charlotte had supernatural powers, it appeared that she didn’t like having them much.
“Your ability, I’ve heard it’s Self-Deception.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“It’s the kind of power that makes whatever you believe in become reality.”
She was different from a regular student after all. She had already found out what my supernatural power was capable of. Then again, except for individuals like Charlotte, students’ supernatural powers weren’t really a secret, so anyone could easily find out about them.
“So, should I take...
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