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|A/N: *Does a cartwheel on the coffin*

"HUUUWAAAAAAAA!!"

"Sniff. I'-I'M REA-Sniff-LLY SORRY AMARA!!!!!"

"It's fine."

"I'-I'M REA-Sniff-LLY SORR-Sniff-Y HUUUUUUWWAAAAA!!"

Oh, dear.

Inside the infirmary room, Amara sat on the bed as the academy nurse carefully dressed her wounded leg. The nurse, cleaned and bandage the wound, doing her best to minimize any pain for Amara.

Meanwhile, Ellian, visibly distraught, stood nearby, tears streaming down his face, as she profusely apologise to Amara as she didn't know she was injured. Eira, a teacher, tries his best to calm the crying Ellian.

I wonder what happened?

"HHHUUUUUUWWWWWWWAAAAAA AMARAAAA DON'T DIEEE ON MEE!! MY BEAUTIFUL BABY!! MY SUNSHINE!!!"

Ara-ara, I should wonder how to calm her down instead.

After Amara got bandaged by the academy nurse, the nurse left the infirmary room to report to the academy Principal to call the duke about what have happen to Amara.

"Ellian," Eira spoke as he soothe her back.

Ellian sniffed hard as she looked up at Eira with her puffy red eyes still filled with tears, "W-hic..hat is it Mr. E?" she spoke with a croaked voice.

"Why don't you freshen up, then you both ladies can talk after I left."

Ellian then nods her head and left, leaving Eira and Amara alone. Eira looked at Amara before sitting down on a chair near the bed where Amara was sitting.

Now, how should I handle this situation?

Well, I can try to....

"..I'm sorry..."

Huh?

That tiny voice that spoke an apology out of nowhere spoke inside the infirmary room. The voice was so small as if it doesn't want to be heard.

Eira looked at Amara who have her head down, her long straight beautiful blonde hair concealing her face, falling neatly against the white sheets. Down to her white pale hand that was holding the blanket very tightly.

"..I'm sorry...."

Eira sighed and took a seat on the bed next to her. He hummed while putting his hand on her shoulder, "No need for apologies. Accidents happen."

"..Accidents?" Amara said while tightening her hand against the white blanket making her knuckles turn whiter.

Eira nodded, he moved his hand from her shoulder to her hand and patted it. Amara loosened her hand as Eira patted her hand, "..I see, it does happen."

Eira stood up from his position and patted her head before heading towards the door, "It does Lady Amara." Heading towards the door Eira spoke, "You should take a break once in a while M'lady." He stops before turning his head towards her, "Do come and see me if you wish to talk."

Amara looked at Eira before nodding her head and hum in response,

"..Alright."

"Good," Eira replied.

Eira nodded and opened the door and saw Ellian with her hand outstretched. Eira bend his eyes and nodded to Ellian. Ellian nodded back and entered the infirmary room. Eira left the infirmary room and head towards his class..

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After school, in the teacher's lounge. Eira was preparing to go home as he thinks about the Otome Game plot, 'Astral Lammia Academy: Dream or Love'.

To be exact this game is quite simple to understand as many have thought. As the game title implied, it sets in the magical words in an academy, Astal Lammia Academy. A prestigious institution that catered to both magic and aura specialties. The academy is renowned for its outstanding teachers, who were experts in various fields. The alumni who came from this academy went on to become leaders in their fields, serving their kingdom with honor and distinction.

The otome game revolved around the heroine, Anya Esturlach the daughter of Baron Esturlach, and the 5 capture targets; Rian Wreawyth the crown prince of the Wrewyth kingdom, Leon Hetheaseon the crown prince of the Beast kingdom Hetheason, Castor Elaerenth the son of the Wizard Tower Master of the West, Alizeh Verenth the heir to duchy of Verenth in the Wreawyth kingdom, and Drake Slerith the fourth son of the Earl Slerith and personal knight of the crown prince of Hetheason.

And the 2 villains, Amara Auvrehan, daughter of Duke Auvrehan and fiance of the crown prince of the Wreawyth kingdom, and Cayden Zuidinyth the second son of Earl Zuidinyth and a professor at the Astral Lammia Academy.

Why only 2 villains? An easy question, because the game creator felt like is no use to add more trouble to the game, 2 is more than enough. After all, in the game, everything is connected. So there is no use adding more.

Well of course, some mini-villains will get in the way but there is no need to add them to the character list.

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To say which one is the easiest and the hardest route is something that cannot be answered as everyone played differently and choose differently in certain situations. For Eira is something he can't answer, after all, he only sees through snippets of the gameplays on social media and his student's talks when he was an intern at a school.

Though he heard from all of his female students because they tend to talk to him about anything, anything, from tiny school homework and assignments to boys-problem, sometimes Eira wondered does the female students forget that he is also a male.

Who knows.

A lot of the female students who play this Otoge always talk about the 2 villains, the same as other villains, they were both ignored, bullied, and crave love and attention. Sadly as they were breaking, no one came to help. Soon they both corrupted and support the enemy kingdom, which started a war.

The plot progresses, and then they were executed and burned. In every route.

Rian Wreawyth the crown prince of the kingdom of Wrewyth and Drake Slerith the personal knight of the crown prince of Hetheason, will have more of a friend-to-lover trope.

Alizeh Verenth the heir to the duchy of Verenth has a love at first sight trope.

Ew, some would say.

Leon Hetheaseon the crown prince of the Hetheason kingdom has a..Hmm..what was it? I forgot what trope he has with the heroine.

And lastly, Castor Elaerenth the son of the Wizard Tower Master has a rival-to-lover.

That is the tropes you would get if you choose the Love route of the game. The otome game does have an option to not pursue love, but pursue the heroine's Dream of becoming a high priestess or skilled adventurer, or even knight. This is called the Dream route, this route would be available when you only have 50% love progress to one of the capture targets.

Does this route make you befriend the villain and villainess?

Nope!

Yes, the creators of the game really need to die or be killed. Like why would you create this route when you couldn't even save any of the villains?

How cruel!!

Very cruel! I hate it! Very hate-able! All of my students were correct! They are very pitiful!! Very piti-

"Mr. E."

A voice so deep and rich that it seemed to vibrate through Eira's entire body called him. Eira was a bit surprised and looked at the voice, it was Cayden.

'Well of course it's Cayden.'

Cayden apparently was standing behind Eira with a dark brown leather briefcase in his hand, looking at Eira, "So you're free?"

"Huh?" Eira looks at Cayden confusedly.

Cayden pressed his lips into thin lines, raising one of his eyebrows, "You told Lady Ocrizar, that you would be spending some time with me after school." Cayden moves forward putting his hands on Eira's table, surrounding Eira in his embrace, whispering in his ears, "..And tomorrow.."

..Wow.

WOW!

GOD! PLEASE I-UHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!! MY GOODNESS!! I-UH-I'm AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! WHA-WHA- I'M HELLO, HI, My Name is Someone, MY GODDDDDDD!!!??!?!?!? Ooo.. that smell is good, WAIT! HOLD ON!! WHYAMITHINKINGABOUTTHAT!!BJAFYIAIKSNHFJNHJAHSDGUJAKJSBDGBHAYGB!!!!??!?!?!?

As Eira was screaming and having an existential crisis, he was bright red like a tomato with steam coming from his head. Cayden moves back but still keeping a lock of his hands against Eira's table, seeing Eira's ears bright red. Cayden couldn't help to chuckle and thought to himself,

'Cute.'

|A/N: Are they going on a date in the next chapter?

Who knows! 三三三ʅ(；◔౪◔)ʃ

See yaa on the next chapter! Muaahh.

Into the coffin I go! ︵ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡ ⚰️ |