Chapter 63 - A Different Time

Ayami looked at the calendar in a daze. Two months…

Almost two months have already passed since she met Yanna in this 3rd life. During that short time span, she would have surely clashed against Yanna.

That was one of her problems. The main problem is that stalker, no, the mastermind. They would surely have killed her already as their goal was her death, right? So why was she still alive? What was different this time?

After asking Marie, she only said that Ayami was safe and didn't suffer from any attack. Surprisingly, the Ayami in this life didn't get attacked as if the mastermind in her second life didn't exist in this time.

"Young miss, if you keep staring at the calendar then I'm afraid you'll be late." Marie said, snapping her out of her daze. Ayami frowned, who cares if she's late? She won't be late if she doesn't go to school, anyways.

As much as she wants to skip school, her father won't allow it. Although he cherishes his daughters, that didn't mean he would not impose a strict discipline. Then, she suddenly thought of an idea.

Ayami turned her head and looked at Marie. She beckoned her to go to her. Then, she happily ordered Marie to help her prepare and go to school. 

Marie was stunned when she heard what she said. She couldn't help but feel skeptical at the way the young miss was acting. Ayami sternly warned her that if she didn't follow her order, then she would deduct her salary. It was only a threat though, she wouldn't really do it. 

With no room for discussion, though hesitant, Marie could only agree to her. She knew that whenever the young miss was brewing ridiculous plans like this, she wouldn't take no for an answer and stubbornly pester her all day.

A moment later…

All of the people inside the dining room were staring at the spectacular sight in front of them. They were staring at the person who was at the center of attention, unable to speak due to the sight they could not comprehend. They even rubbed their eyes as though to escape from the hallucination.

It was real… 

The young miss in front of them was dressed in an odd way, while the usual elegance was nowhere to be found. 

At the center of the attention, donning the academy's uniform and thick round glasses with her hair braided, was Ayami. She ate casually, without a care at the strange gazes aimed at her. 

Her father couldn't say anything, no, it was more like he didn't know what to say. He was at a loss for words staring at his daughter who was acting oddly. He was worried that yesterday's incident might have affected her too much.

Ayami quickly finished her breakfast and stood up after saying, "I'm going." Just as he was about to speak. He quickly shut his mouth before opening them again.

"You won't go with your sister?" Her father asked, to which Ayami just said 'no'.

"Alright. Just tell me when things get hard on you." Her father reluctantly let her go.

"Young miss, your mask." Marie handed her a surgical face mask, as per her request earlier.

After Ayami wore it, she was unrecognizable. She looked like a prim and proper student who forced herself to go to school after just recovering from her cold.

With this, no one should be able to recognize me.

After yesterday's incident, some brave students would flock to her, craving some gossip and some who had malicious intentions. It would be annoying to deal with them and waste time. As such, she could only wear a disguise.

"Let's go." For today, Marie would be her chauffeur, of course, in a promise that she would be given a raise. She couldn't possibly give her more work and refuse to give a raise, can she?

They got into the car and started heading towards the academy. After a while, they finally reached the academy. The car stopped outside and didn't enter the academy.

"Young miss, are you sure you want to do this? If the master finds out…" Marie trailed off as she didn't really know what would happen if the master found out the stunt she was about to do. He would surely mete out a punishment. To what extent, she wasn't sure about it.

"Relax, he won't find out." As Ayami smiled, her eyes turned crescent. Marie could only let out a sigh in defeat. "Well, let's meet later."

Ayami stepped out of the car and headed to the Academy gates. The entrance was desolate as the students were already inside, staying at the dorm. 

The guards checked her ID and were stunned at the obvious difference between the picture and the one in front of them. The guards laughed in annoyance.

Does she think she could fool them?? Furthermore, she stole the ID of the eldest young miss of the Gardner's.

"Miss, we cannot let you enter." The guards stared at her suspiciously. Why would this young woman have the ID of Ayami Gardner?

"I'm a student here and have an ID, why can't I enter?" The guards didn't respond to her, while the other guard was trying to contact someone. Probably the higher-ups. Her expression darkened.

They were going to report her? She won't let that happen!

Ayami clicked her tongue, it was obvious that they didn't believe it was her. She removed her face mask and glasses. After the guards saw her face, she quickly wore it again.

"Y-young miss Ayami?" The stunned guard spoke while stuttering. She coldly glanced at them. "May I enter?"

The guard stepped aside in a hurry. Ayami entered while shaking her head. She couldn't believe that she wasted her time proving her identity. Anyways, they were just doing their job, they were even competent about it. It's not like they were at fault.

Ayami didn't think about it anymore and hurried to her dorm. On her way, she saw some students, as she was wearing a mask and thick glasses, they weren't able to recognize her. If they did, they would surely stop her in her tracks and mock her due to yesterday's event. After a few minutes of walking, she reached her dorm.

Ayami first examined the door with a sharp gaze, afraid that she would miss out some details. She was looking for a small slit on the door. After examining it, there was no trace of a knife cut. It was still the same old door, like that incident where a knife suddenly flew towards her didn't happen in the first place.

That's weird.

If there are no traces of a knife being penetrated to the door, then that means the mastermind didn't send anybody to attack her. In the past two months, nothing happened. 

In her previous life, the mastermind came out of nowhere. They suddenly popped out and started sending out people to assassinate her. In this time, there were no signs of any mastermind coming into play. It was as if they didn't exist in this life. She'll have to ask Yanna about this later.

Ayami opened the door to her dorm and was greeted by an empty place but… 

She frowned as she saw the dorm that was like being attacked by a typhoon. It was in an even worse state than her room last night.

As there were no maid servants to clean up the place, Ayami only left the mess alone. Ayami lamented in her heart not because she would clean it up but because it would be difficult to search in this mess.

Ayami decided to clean it up, not today but some time later. But of course, she would not be the one who would do it.

Why would she when she could hire some cleaners?

In this mess, Ayami tried to find the black phone, cameras or anything suspicious. In the end, after searching every corner of her dorm, she couldn't find anything. She did find her precious pink box, which was a good thing. Thank goodness it wasn't in tatters.

Ayami put the box in her small backpack. Then, she checked the time. She wasn't surprised when it was already late. Usually at this time, she would be in class, listening to the lecture.

That being said, she'll also have to wait for Yanna to finish her class to talk to her. Ayami wasn't planning to attend her class today. The Academy would only report it to the parents if the student skipped class for a total of three days. As such, it was fine for her to play truant.

Shortly afterwards, Ayami left her dorm and headed to the back of the academy. As it was already time for class, it would be impossible to leave the academy grounds.

The academy had a wall towering about 2 meters and had a barb wire on top of it to prevent trespassers as well as preventing students from leaving the school grounds without permission. The walls were smooth and slippery, made to prevent people from climbing up the walls.

It would be impossible for Ayami to climb up, so she decided to find an alternative way.