23 Lesson 23: Things That Support Your Mind (1/2)

As soon as my sister goes to bed, she could die within a year. The skills given by the Queen are roughly the strongest, as are the expectations from the Alliance. If you can't, the dungeon will kill you lightly. That would make my father and mother cry, and Mary would die.

I will never fail. [M]

I will never die. [M]

The more I think about it, the more I'm going to be crushed by the heavy pressure. I wonder how easy it would be to just get desperate and attack without even thinking about it. That's the easy way to go if you don't mind your worrying surroundings. Because you don't have to think about it.

But that doesn't work.

That's just a thought stop.

Think. Keep thinking. Always think like you're breathing.

What should I do? [M]

How can I save Mary?

How can I attack a dungeon?

How do I...

”Ra-kun?

Prine peeks into my face worried.

”Are you okay? Are you okay?

I'm in a hurry to fix it.

”Oh, I'm sorry. It's okay.”

”Really? I'm not forced?

”Oh.”

”... well”

And the prine laughs.

”I'm on Ra-kun's side, so say anything.”

Smile innocently.

Oh, I think. Shit. It's unintentional.

I think I'm going to cry a little.

”It's okay. It bothered me when you watched it. It got ridiculous.”

”What? That's what I'm thinking, too, huh?

”I know. Yeah. I know.”

Second, I remembered what Elena said.

”That's a lot of intentional dating, you guys”

I laughed.

”This is just a reason.”

”What?”

”That, of course, raises prines for the dungeon offense. But the best reason I'm with him is because I...”

Yes, because I won't be able to stand.

In this situation, I can still manage to remain calm - thanks to Prine for making me look even less nervous.

I'm saved by this guy's smile.

Prine is my backing. Without Prine, I cannot stand alone. I can't be crushed because Prine supports the pillars.

So you shouldn't let go of anything. I definitely need Prine to be on my side. It's not a big deal about foot clumping in battle. I can cover all that. [M]

I need a prine to move on.

”Eh heh, yummy.”

Well, I'll never tell you that. Because I regret it.

- I guess I never won this guy an academic exam after all.

To beat Prine, I studied awesome. That's what I did all night and even all year round. Even though Mary and her parents were so self-absorbed and hard at work that she worried about me.

- You couldn't just work hard.