Chapter 11 - Do You Believe In Magic? (1/2)

He was thinking about the tragic deaths of Charlotte and Samuel in the tutorial.

Actually, he didn't know that it was tragic or not. But considering the environment and conditions within the tutorial, he knew that it would be pretty miserable.

'Heck, this talkative and arrogant prick, Charlotte, might become a headless corpse even before the tutorial starts. Those damn Cupids...'

'And Sam, he might be killed by those savage monsters while trying to protect some hot chicks. Or he might be stabbed in the back by his 'trusted companions' in the tutorial.'

'Well, as for Owen, I had seen him only once after many days later after the tutorial ended. He was a completely different person from before. He acted like he didn't know me at all... No... he might even forget about me completely, even after I had talked to him, he totally ignored me.'

'Should I tell them to prepare or not... D*mn it, this is hard.'

He was contemplating about the upcoming tutorial. Should he be telling them about the tutorial or not.

If he told them to prepare beforehand, and they managed to survive the ordeals safely, would there be any butterfly effect in the future or not.

Many thoughts were running through his head at light speed while listening to the story of Charlotte.

Right now, within his head, there were 2 options to consider. The first one was to not tell them about the tutorial. As a result, only Owen would survive the ordeals; meanwhile, Charlotte and Sam would die...

As for the second one, it was to tell them about the tutorial. This one may look simple at first glance, as it was just telling them about the destined events and showing them some proves to convince them (Of course, by using some magic means).

However...

He not only had to consider about the following butterfly effects that he didn't want to happen so soon.

There was also another factor related to this option. That was... the trio's family members, friends, relatives, and loved ones...

If he told them about the events, what about those three's close relatives?

Charlotte, Sam, and Owen must certainly want their loved ones to survive the hellish tutorials...

'This was a huge dilemma.' Jeremy thought seriously.

'...'

'Anyway, I have to come to terms with my own interests and benefits as much as possible. Meanwhile, I have to make sure that my 3 friends survive...'

'After all, they are my friends. Even though I might not be able to trust them completely because of Ortus' dangerous and mysterious threats. In the future, they can still be my useful right-hand men that I can rely and depend upon.'

Unbeknownst to him, Jeremy had already cut out the option of not telling them about the tutorials.

Well, actually, that option had only been lingering within his mind for a split second before it disappeared completely.

Within his subconscious mind, he still couldn't abandon his own friends who had always been staying with him in both good and bad moments of his life.

Not even had to mention that they cared and worried about him so much.

If he decided to leave them on their own, they would undoubtedly die sooner or later. Like that, he would not forgive himself, which might be fatal and obstruct his cultivation road in the later stages.

Nevertheless, inside his deepest mind, Jeremy still valued his interests and benefits greatly, as he was a really greedy person who viewed his own interest as the highest priority.

'That's why I had received the trait 'Greedy' in the first place.'

Jeremy thought bitterly to himself...

Because there were too many things to consider if he decided to tell them about the incoming events. He must be careful about his future approaches not to cause a significant butterfly effect so soon.

'What should I do...'

After pondering for a short while, some plans and future actions started to be formed within his head.

Within his head was running like this...

Tell 'them' about tutorial events > Make sure that 'they' would not tell anyone about the events > Plan the future roles and duties for 'them' > Make sure that 'their' existences and actions would not change the future occurrences > As a result, 'they' survive and I also retain most of my benefits from my regression.

[A/N: Regrettably, our MC still does not realize his regression's chain of reactions of which had already caused an 'unsurmountable' ripple effect to the current timeline. Furthermore, he is also very greedy to the point of willing to chain his own friends if necessary.]

'Alright, I've decided...'

With a hardened facial expression, Jeremy determined his resolves inwardly.

...

When the time almost hit 6 p.m. in the evening, Sam couldn't stand it anymore. Thus, he decided to talk them back home.

He had the right to go back home!!

But before he could even speak, the voice of Jeremy interrupted him and left him speechless.

”Do you believe in magic?” Said Jeremy for the three of them to hear.

”...”

”...”

”The name of a song or a movie? What is that?” Said Charlotte, who had been talking incessantly a moment ago after being abruptly interrupted mid-speech by Jeremy's question.

”Wow... bro, don't tell me that you can do some magic tricks? I really want to see it. Why don't you show us some?”

”...”

Sam utterly disregarded Charlotte and spoke his mind out loud.

Because he was bored to death by the lengthened gathering, they had here. In addition, Owen didn't say anything, but he still nodded his head up and down 2 times after hearing Sam's questions.

As for Charlotte, she pouted cutely and kept quiet, waiting to see some lame magic tricks that Jeremy would pull off.

After seeing them reacted like that, he knew that no matter what things he told them, whether it be magic, tutorial, or Ortus, they wouldn't believe a single thing from him.

So, Jeremy could only shake his head and told them to look at his fingers carefully.

'Better proving it with actions first, then talk later.' Thought, Jeremy.

”Look at my fingers.” Jeremy declared lightly.