The rest of the day went by in a blur. Xuān wasn't really interested in learning what he already had, so he was scribbling in his notebook all day. That, or he was busy thinking about his task.

  It was club time and Xuān was ready to complete his task.

  He leaned against the wall, tapping his foot lightly against the floor. He was waiting for Kaito to show up, so that he could move ahead with his plan.

  Maybe it wasn't fair to call it a plan.

  He had just decided to lie to the protagonist and make the two love interests meet each other. All he has to do was direct Kaito towards Saeko's club so they could somehow bump into each other.

  It was more luck and brain. So if it didn't work out, it would be on him. He would have to listen to the system scold him.

  Syntar was present as always, floating around. It was quiet for the moment. Something Xuān was grateful for. He didn't like the system's mechanical voice.

  Then, he saw Kaito walking towards their classroom, along with two students.

  He blocked Kaito's path and crossed his arms.

  The latter looked at him with a raised eyebrow, while his friends greeted Xuān with a 'hi'.

  Obviously, Xuān ignored them. Because who even cared about them? They were just extra characters. Probably never appeared on the screen in the whole game. He couldn't be bothered.

  "Oh, it's you. Xuān, right?" The blue haired boy smiled at him, and it felt like he just looked up at the sun itself.

  "Of course, he is the protagonist."

  He could practically see flowers around him. What was this stupidity?

  His expression must have given it away, that, or Syntar was just good at observing others' expressions. Its giggle was ugly as ever.

  Xuān let out a small sigh, "oh. The physics teacher was looking for you, maybe something about homework or assignments."

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  "Ah, is that so? Where is she?"

  "On the second floor. Near the clubrooms. Make sure to look for her."

  Xuān replied, and Kaito walked quickly past him with a quick 'thanks'.

  When Xuān glanced back at the two boys who were hanging out with Kaito, he realised that they had stopped talking, staring blankly at him. As soon as Kaito left, they resumed their conversation and walked away.

  Xuān was reminded again that he was inside a game. No one here except for him was real. All hollow characters.

  The system came into his view, a wide smile, just as ugly as its voice. But Xuān might have been biased, after all, the reason of his sufferings might as well be this thing.

  "Congrats, host! Your first task is complete!" The system cheered happily.

  "Sure."

  "Let's just hope they do meet. After all, if host fails, Syntar will have no way but to punish host."

  Xuān stiffened at the implication. That sounded like a threat.

  The system giggled again.

  "Don't worry host, Syntar is generous~"

  Xuān sighed and rolled his eyes. They hurt now with how much he had already rolled his eyes ever since he woke up and met this annoying bunny.

  ———— :)

  Kaito walked around the hallways of the second floor, and, unsurprisingly, there was no teacher in the floor.

  He always had a feeling that spoilt boy didn't like him one bit. But seriously, what was the point of this?

  He turned around, ready to leave when he heard a melodious voice. It was coming from one of the clubrooms. Definitely the music club.

  It was a beautiful voice. He recognised it quickly. There was no way he wouldn't.

  He walked closer to the room, the door was slightly open. He peeked inside to see, and wasn't surprised to see Saeko standing in the middle of the room, a paper in hand.

  The room was empty save for her. The other members must have not come yet. She was always a little more dedicated. Always spent most of her time in the club room.

  "Ugh! I just can't get this part right!"

  The girl exclaimed, stomping her foot with frustration.

  Kaito smiled and stepped inside the room, "I think it sounded nice, though."

  Saeko turned around, startled by the sudden voice.

  "Toto!"

  Saeko skipped over to him, her usual big smile on display.

  "I told you to stop calling me that," Kaito smiled as an exasperated sigh left his lips.

  "Never~" she giggled. "Say, what were you doing, stalking me?" She asked playfully.

  "Ofcourse not. I was just passing by and heard your voice." He stuffed his hands in his pocket, and looked down at her, his eyes overcome with a feeling of nostalgia.

  "Just as pretty as before."

  "Oh come on! It's not that good!" Saeko giggled, twirling a strand of her hair around her finger.

  "I mean it." He said with a sudden seriousness.

  Saeko sighed and sat down on the sofa in the corner of the room.

  "See? There you go again. That face you make when you think about the past. Didn't I tell you? Stop thinking about it. It's not because of her....or him. I just really need to practice more."

  She smiled up at him, smallest than before, he couldn't help but notice.

  "It's not like that," he lied. Both of them knew.

  "I know, my voice is so good you couldn't help but come and give me a compliment," she grinned, pressing her hands against her cheeks.

  She got up, and gently pushed him out of the room.

  "But you should go now! My other members will here soon! Besides, don't you have your part time job?"

  "Oh, yeah. That's right." Kaito nodded slowly, he turned around to say goodbye and the girl replied with enthusiasm before shutting the door close.

  Right, his part time job. He checked the time on his phone, the screen was cracked, but he didn't mind. It worked just as good as it did.

  When he saw the time, he hurried down the stairs and quickly the left the school. He was going to be late!

  ——————

  Xuān watched from a distance as Kaito left.

  He heard 'ding' as a bright pink screen appeared,

  Mission accomplished!

  Saeko~ +4?

  "Look host! Saeko's affection points for Kaito have increased by 4! Keep up the good work host!"

  Xuān eyed the screen with annoyance. What was this stupidity? Yet, he couldn't escape this childish game.

  Soon, Xuān also exited the school campus.

  Somehow, in this stupid game world, time was constant. He had to suffer for 24 hours a day without any break. At least he was rich in this world. Though, he had yet to find a way to enjoy that fact.