Chapter 781 Controlled Intervention

781 Controlled Intervention

"Are the two of you perhaps... lovers?" The words of one of Rey's classmates echoed in the air, followed by a bunch of other excited statements and questions from the others. They had wide, sparkling eyes as they asked the shameless question, and Rey watched all of this with a slight sigh of relief—a far cry from his expression the previous time such a question was raised to him.

Right now, he was seated on his chair, surrounded by the students of Class 1-A, and they were practically bombarding him with questions.

Looking beside him, he could see that Lucielle was also going through her own interrogation by the absurdly perverted girls.

Everything was perfectly in place.

'Whew! That was a close one...' Rey thought to himself, his fingers brushing against his lips as he remembered what happened prior to this moment.

Or rather, what was supposed to happen.

'Using [Tempora] to reverse the time of everyone in this classroom was a smart choice. Of course, real time isn't affected, and nothing outside this classroom was subject to the Skill, but still...' Smiling to himself victoriously, he gave himself a nod of satisfaction.

'... I was able to prevent that catastrophe from happening.'

Well, technically, it already happened. UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

In fact, Rey could still taste Lucielle on his lips, and he couldn't even look at her the same way again—though he wanted to think that it was because of the recency of the incident.

However, none of his classmates—including Lucielle—would have any idea about what had just happened since he reversed their memories as well.

The disadvantage of [Tempora], which was physical touch, was easily resolved by his [Perfect Domain Of The Divine], which spatially made it possible for him to be in contact with everyone at the same time.

Hence, the ease in his Skill's use.

'I could have taken a lot less complicated route to prevent this, but... sigh... I guess being back in school sort of does this to me.' With all of that going on his mind, he had to find a way to address the mob that was circling him, while also hurling questions at him. If he let things continue like this, then it wouldn't be long before 'The Question' was asked.

Fortunately for Rey, he already knew what to do about this.

14:15

Indeed! He used the forbidden technique called 'Consorting to Authority!'

"O-oh! I thought I'd give you some time to blend well with the class for—a-ah, wow! Look at the time! I didn't know so much time had passed already!"

Rey smiled to himself as he watched the nervous act Mi'ja gave as she came to his rescue.

'Of course, the time would seem to have passed by so quickly. That's what happens when only your bodies are reversed in time.' Ultimately, it was his victory.

Hence, his question.

"Ahh... don't worry about that. The first day of the week is usually the freest since that's when newbies enter the class, so we have a lot of time."

"Ohh! I see..."

"Mhm! Class 1-A usually spends this time slacking off, since we never have any new students right from the Entrance Exams, but today is an exception."

Indeed it was.

"It's funny, but other classes are the ones who will have free time for no reason today, since no new students are entering their class. Crazy, right?" Mi'ja stared at both Rey and Lucielle, her innocent expression expecting a response to her rhetorical question.

Of course, they made sure to respond appropriately.

"Yeah. Indeed it is."

"In any case, I'm happy we have new faces. I'm sure everyone feels the same, which is why they circled around you all like that. Well... that isn't the only reason, but..." A slight hint of pink appeared on her cheeks as her voice trailed and the last of her words were lost in silence.

"Yeah. The class is livelier than I expected." Rey responded with a slight smile.

"Well, what did you expect?" Mi'ja asked as she turned to him.

"I don't know. It's an elite class, right? I expected stuck-up people... sort of like that."

"Ahh..."

Mi'ja gave a smile that was slightly different from the usual innocent one. It was one that had a hint of danger to it.

"... Perhaps that would have been the case if you were different."

Rey felt a little apprehensive due to the change in mood, so he felt a little hesitant asking the question. Still... he did.

"Different how?" As soon as he asked this, her smile broadened and she parted her lips.

"If you weren't strong."

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