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Dotti didn't give more explanation. Gayle was still looking at her and she couldn't space out for too long to talk to Dotti.

"I see. Ah, now that I remember..." Melanie said while searching her bag. She pulled out two notebooks and put them on the table.

"I finished with those"

"Already?" Gayle was shocked."Did you pull an all-nighter to do it? I told you that you have time"

"I know but I don't like to be late with my classes. I'll give you the rest tomorrow maybe"

"Okay" Gayle was feeling very down now. He had the resolution to get close to her, but all the opportunities he had were abruptly shut down.

"And also there are something that I didn't understand well"

"Oh really? Where?" Gayle tried hard to hide his excited smile. Finally, a new opportunity and it was given by Melanie herself.

"Yeah this part" Melanie said while opening one of the notebooks. Gayle read the part Melanie showed him.

"Ah yeah, since I resumed it, it would have been confusing for you. Let me find a way to explain simply. You should eat in between"

Sei noticed that he looked happy when she said that she was struggling with some part. He seemed to know what kind of person Melanie is and even though he wanted to be close to her, he didn't want to pressure her. It was cute of him. Sei hide her little smile by stuffing her mouth with food.

"You don't like carrots?" She asked, noticing that he was shoving them aside. Gayle, who was a bit lost in his thoughts, flinched.

"No, usually I eat carrots but those are weirdly cooked" He said while frowning.

"Soft on the outside and crunchy on the inside? I know, I found it weird at the beginning too but now I liked it" She answered, happily eating one of them.

"... It's the first time I heard you say that you like something"

This time Gayle didn't hide his smile. He saw her pause for a moment before looking at him. She seemed at lost of words.

"Anyway, if you like them, take mine. You should also sit on my side so it'll be easier for me to explain"

They were sitting face to face on a rectangular table, and Gayle dragged her food tray next to him. He then put all the carrots he didn't eat on her plate. Melanie chuckled at his doings but she went to sit next to him. Gayle proceeded on her explaining every part she asked for. Melanie was quick to comprehend, so at the end of the lunch, it was over.

"Thank you, Gayle. You're even better than the teacher" She complimented him while taking her belongings.

"Haha, no way but I'm glad I was able to help you"

"I'll finish with the rest and if I have more questions I'll let you know. Bye"

"W–Wait, Melanie..." Gayle stopped her. She looked at him and waited but he said nothing. He seemed having a hard time saying what he wanted to say, glancing everywhere but her direction.

"Gayle, we'll be late. It's already time to go back"

"T–Then can you... wait for me after the last class? I'll come to you"

"... Okay but I have to go to my job after–"

"It won't take long, I promise."

Melanie nodded and headed towards her class.

—I feel like Gayle is making all the work and I just have to go with the flow. Now evil pink lizard, do your job properly for once!—

—I'm not a lizard!...Like I said, once you complete the Destinymeter, you'll immediately be able to go to the next world—

—Then what will happen to the character in the current world?—

—She'll die—

—...Wait, what? Isn't she supposed to live a happy life after this? Why death?—

—She's already dead, in fact. You were just fulfilling her last wishes. In this world, you had to go back in the past but with some world, you'll replace the character right after the death—

—... So this not reality?—

—It is, but a different one than the original. It's not like everything will stop or disappear after the death of the character, if that's what you think. The world will still remain the same and continue without her—

—Then will Gayle have to face the death of his lover after all of this? That's cruel !—

—...Yes but he will eventually move on since they were not meant to be initially.—

—Eventually? Sorry, I have trust issues with you.—

—If you don't trust me, there is also the option where you stay here as Melanie until she naturally dies.—

—That's better. Why didn't you say that since the beginning? —

—Because I wanted to know if you actually care about the character who will get affected by your death. Some transmigrators just aim at achieving the missions and don't care if the world will collapse after. They used this option only when they want to stay in a world they like. I tend not to tell about this option if they are like this—

—Oh, you're more considerate than I thought, Dotti—

—Of course—

The end of the classes came - very slowly, according to Gayle - and Melanie just finished putting her belongings in her bag that Gayle came to her class. She was a bit shocked that he came so fast. They were still people in the class.

"Did you wait long?"

"No, I didn't have time to. You came quite fast"

"Haha, I didn't want you to be late because of me. Anyway, I heard that you were paid less in your current job and the coffee shop where I work will soon need new employees. It's in the downtown so it's not very close to your home but there's a bus line that pass there and it takes 30 min I think. Also, the salary is better than most of the other places so even if you pay the bus every day, you'll still gain more than your actual salary. What do you think?"

—... Wow, I feel like Gayle will complete the mission for me, Dotti. He just needed a little opening from Melanie to take his chance.—

—Looks like it. He already liked Melanie, it was just Melanie who wasn't moving towards him at all—

—I'll do more than moving this time. I'll run—

Gayle talked in one spit, not wanting to get hesitant if he stopped talking. And now he was anxiously waiting for Melanie to answer when he saw her having the biggest smile ever.

"Is that true? 30 min's ride is good since it actually takes me 15 min to go back to my house from my work. It will be amazing if I can get this job. With the contest coming, I'll need to add a budget for my project to my current expenses"

—Ting! Gayle's Lovemeter increases by 1.5—