Felyn never expected things to develop to this point.

He had thought that after his contract service with Adeline ended last time, she would slowly begin to accept reality and gradually distance herself from him.

But now, there was no sign of that at all.

Felyn propped his cheek up with one hand, his gaze involuntarily shifting to Adeline.

Adeline's personality was very special.

She had always been very shy when it came to topics of love.

But this shyness was only on the surface; at the same time, she was also very bold.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have done things like wanting to hug him to sleep or actively trying to kiss him.

Coupled with her habit of not allowing herself to fail, if Adeline set her mind on pursuing him, he would probably have a hard time dealing with it.

He needed to find an opportunity to suppress this idea in Adeline's mind.

Felyn didn't notice that he had been staring at Adeline for a long time, so long that the blush on the tips of her ears was about to spread to her collarbones. The spot where Felyn was staring was already tinged with a girlish shyness.

It wasn't until he felt a slight tug on his sleeve that Felyn snapped out of his thoughts.

Viloti had sidled up to him at some point, so close he could count the shadows cast by her eyelashes.

"Felyn, you've been staring for too long," she said in a low voice, then lightly bit her rosy lips.

Her tone carried a hint of jealousy, and her amber eyes blinked continuously, conveying her inner emotions.

"Eh?! Sorry, sorry, I was thinking about something."

Her pink hair brushed against the back of Felyn's hand, carrying the fresh scent of a young girl.

After the brief excitement, all that remained were the occasional conversations of the students and the sound of pen tips scratching against paper.

The school festival was a grand event, and the work would be busy.

Even Felyn was assigned a task at this moment.

Usually, when Felyn was by Adeline's side, all his work was done by her.

The work Felyn was doing was also simple: sorting the school festival program proposals submitted by the students to facilitate the subsequent review.

But unexpectedly, Felyn found even this seemingly simple task difficult to complete.

Some of the proposals were things no normal person would come up with, and Felyn had no idea how to categorize them.

For example, making all students in the school who have had sex wear a hat of repentance to confess their premarital sexual activities.

For example, standing on the street while being drenched in rain and covered in illumination sigils to raise awareness for the protection and importance of streetlights.

For example, wearing cow costumes and mooing together in a circle to praise the cows for ensuring the students' daily milk supply.

Uh, how should I put it?

Looking at it this way, the first proposal was actually the most normal and reasonable one.

Felyn scratched his head, not knowing which category to put this proposal in.

He really wanted to create an "absurd" category.

Among the many absurd and boring proposals, Felyn finally found one he liked.

"Maid Cosplay Proposal: The winner of the game will wear a maid outfit."

Felyn now felt like he had seen an oasis in the desert.

He really wanted to meet this like-minded friend.

Which genius came up with this!

But as Felyn read the proposal carefully, he discovered something was off.

For the nobles of this school, playing the role of a maid was a disgraceful thing. How could the winner be the one to dress as a maid?

Speaking of the winner...

Felyn turned his head and glanced at Adeline beside him.

Adeline was using a file to cover the left side of her face, but the red tips of her ears still betrayed her emotions.

So it was you who wrote it, young lady!

No wonder it's the winner who gets to wear the maid outfit!

I'm truly impressed.

"Adeline, can you help me move some documents?"

Linda stood at the door, holding a thick stack of files.

"Okay, I'm coming." Adeline couldn't stand Felyn's gaze any longer and stood up as if to escape.

"Where are you going?"

"The student council office. I need to stamp them tomorrow."

Most of the core members of the student council were currently in this planning committee classroom, so the student council office should be empty now.

Linda's gaze shifted to Felyn behind Adeline. "Felyn, can you come and help us move them?"

After saying that, Linda felt a chill run down her spine.

An icy gaze shot over from beside Felyn, making Linda's hands and feet feel cold.

Why does Miss Viloti's expression look so terrifying!

I was so focused on setting up Adeline and Felyn that I completely forgot Miss Viloti was sitting right next to him.

Adeline, look how much I've sacrificed for you! When you and Felyn get together in the future, don't you forget my contribution!

"Okay, I'm coming."

Felyn figured Linda would definitely find some excuse to slip away midway, leaving him and Adeline alone.

That was fine too. He could say some things that weren't convenient to say during the contract period.

In the hallway, Adeline and Felyn walked in the front, with Linda walking alone at the back.

"Ah, Felyn, I suddenly remembered I have something to do. I'll leave these with you too. Please help me take them to the office. I'll be going now."

As expected, Linda found an excuse to slip away halfway, leaving Felyn and Adeline alone.

Felyn could feel that after Linda left, Adeline moved closer to him.

The two maintained a subtle atmosphere as they arrived at the student council office.

Felyn stood at the entrance of the student council office, looking at the dark room without stepping inside.

"Felyn? Why aren't you coming in?"

Adeline's hands were full, so she didn't turn on the light, simply walking into the office using the light from outside the window.

"I'm afraid that after I go in, the door will break for some inexplicable reason, and then the two of us won't be able to get out."

"How could that be? Who would do something like that?"

"I've done that to you before." Felyn confirmed that there was nothing unusual around before walking inside.

In the early days of his service to Adeline, Felyn had used this trick to quickly close the distance with his client.

Felyn wanted Adeline to understand that his past self was only nice to her because of the contract.

The moonlight cut the silhouette of the giant floor-to-ceiling window into sharp light and shadow. Linda's forgotten pen was still reflecting light on the desk.

There was no one in the office.

Only Felyn and Adeline, just like the last time they were here watching the fireworks set off by Zervanie's fan club.

Adeline walked to the window, the silvery light spilling onto her elegant figure.

A long time ago, she had watched fireworks with Felyn right here.

The fireworks that day were very beautiful.

That day, Felyn had leaned close to her ear and said, "If the gods could give me another chance, you would be my only choice."

Now, there were no fireworks outside the window.

And Felyn was not by her side.

Adeline only saw the empty campus and her own reflection in the glass.

"Felyn, do you still remember the time we watched the fireworks together here?"

"I don't remember."

"Liar. You have such a good memory, you must remember it clearly." Adeline smiled faintly, leaning against the wall and looking at Felyn's reflection in the glass.

She shyly stood on her tiptoes. "You must have heard it when we were watching the fireworks together, right? You heard my heartbeat."

(End of Chapter)