Chapter 13: The Dueling Pact

After goofing around with Natasha for a bit, Olivianne bared her teeth playfully in a mock threat to her best friend,

making Natasha burst into giggles. Finally, she stopped teasing her.

Even so, that laughter… Agh, it still made Olivianne feel totally embarrassed. She couldn’t understand it at all.

To Olivianne, what Natasha just said felt like this: like that pretty fujoshi classmate sitting next to you at school, who

suddenly comes over all excited. You think she’s just being friendly—but then she insists on showing you a fanfiction she

wrote about you and the school’s popular guy, where you got gender-swapped! Totally uncomfortable.

Especially because… you’re the one who got gender-swapped in the story! Then, when you blush, that fujoshi classmate

just giggles behind her hand and keeps teasing you about your reaction. You’re fuming, but somehow that only makes you

look guiltier…

That’s exactly how Olivianne felt right now. Small, pitiful, and powerless.

Damn it, why can’t I ever handle conversations like this properly?

Maybe… it’s because I’m still not used to interacting with girls. Ha… haha… I’m like some clueless little virgin boy. How

embarrassing…

[“Isn’t it just because you turned into a girl and your heart’s starting to flutter?”]

[“Yep, got exposed. Truth hurts more than lies.”]

[“But the way the streamer bares her teeth is so cute~”]

[“Lies don’t cut. Truth is the sharpest blade!”]

[“Fastest descent into womanhood in history.”]

Wait… WHAT?!!!

Looking at the barrage of sudden comments in her livestream, Olivianne’s lips twitched. What the hell?! Can you guys

hear my thoughts or something?! I’m a straight guy, dammit!

Well… okay, I am a girl now. And yes, just like the chat said, I’m not adjusting too well. If I didn’t have the original

Olivianne’s daily habits and some of her memories to guide me, I’d probably be fidgeting like crazy right now.

But still… if I ever do start getting used to this, that’s when I’ve truly fallen! I refuse to fall! No way!

As for dating? Uh… I’m not dating any guys. And with girls… um, doesn’t seem realistic either. So yeah—single life!

Yup. Focus on the grind. I know this game world inside and out, and I’ve got the system helping me. My future is

limitless. No way I’m wasting my precious time on love. Foolishness!

That’s right! I, Olivianne, will become the unbeatable heroine!

Just as she declared her ambition in her heart, a mechanical system chime rang out right on cue.

[System: Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the beginner mission. You’ve received a reward: 1x

Beginner’s Gift Pack. It has been placed in your system inventory. Would you like to open it now?]

Olivianne looked at the system message floating through the stream chat, paused for a moment, then nodded. No harm in

using a freebie. In her mind, she said, “Open!”

[System: Beginner’s Gift Pack opened. You have received:

– 5,000 Love Points

– 1x Automated Farming System

– 1x Black-and-white maid outfit

– 1x Pair of white lace panties

– 1x Pair of sheer black stockings (cutout style)]

…What the hell is this crap?! Hey, seriously? Isn’t this beginner pack a bit stingy? Where’s my dragon-slaying sword?! My

world-ending legendary gear?!

What am I even supposed to do with this stuff?! An automated farming system—what’s the use of that?! Where’s the

combat power?! And those last three items?! What the hell?! Is this one of those “the sexier you dress, the stronger you

are” setups?!

[Boom! Full auto-farming, baby! Way better than combat stats.]

[Exactly! Even in another world, we must honor our race’s farming talents!]

[That deep love for farming is in your DNA! And you call yourself a streamer?! Gotta check your diploma

now.]

[Not your diploma—check your family registry. She’s definitely a secret agent from Japan!]

[Check mine instead~]

[Can the cute loli senpai come to my house as a maid? I wanna see her in that outfit and give her some intense

maid training~]

you monsters…

Olivianne stared at the scrolling chat in silence for a while. H-help… what is this nightmare of a comment section?!

Dammit…

Okay, fine. Gotta admit, as cursed as the comments are, they did give her a bit of inspiration. That automated farming

system… yeah, maybe that could be pretty useful as a starting point.

Thankfully, Olivianne didn’t have to rack her brain over it just yet. According to the system, all gifted items were safely

stored in a virtual inventory. She could take them out anytime. So—automated farming, maid outfit, all of it—just leave

them there for now.

As for how to actually use this stuff effectively… she’d need to think more on it later.

Maybe because she spaced out a bit, she hadn’t noticed—they had already arrived at the school gate. Snapping back to her

senses, Olivianne blinked as she looked at the setting sun and the crowd of students pouring out the gate.

“This is… the end of the school day?”

“School was already over when I came to find you~ What’s wrong? You seem really out of it today…” Natasha

tilted her head curiously.

Olivianne quickly waved her hands and coughed twice, “N-no, it’s nothing. Uh… bye?”

“Yup~ See you tomorrow, An-chan~ Be safe on your way home, okay? Bye-bye~!”

In the school auditorium, after most of the crowd had left, Cassius never imagined that what had started as a tense

confrontation would end in such an awkward mess, all thanks to Olivianne suddenly stepping in.

Now only Gawain, Cassius, the three heroines, and one teacher Cassius had called to “arrest” someone were left. The

middle-aged teacher, trying to smooth things over, saw where things were heading and stepped in diplomatically:

“Let’s just call today a misunderstanding. Everyone, it’s time to go—school’s over.”

Gawain sighed. He was about to leave too, but when he turned and saw his childhood friend Meimel still lying there in a

sorry state, he hesitated.

He walked over and offered her his hand.

“Meimel… are you okay?”

“Tch. Trash. Don’t touch me!”

Meimel slapped his hand away and pushed herself up, glaring at him furiously. Through gritted teeth, she snapped:

“Stop pretending to be the good guy! Don’t think I don’t know—you were the one who sent Olivianne to humiliate me,

weren’t you?!”

“No, Senpai, she—”

“Save it! Stop acting all fake! What—trying to break up me and my boyfriend now? Too bad! Meimel is my girlfriend!”

Before Gawain could finish explaining, the blond guy came rushing up, helped Meimel up, and then stepped right into

Gawain’s face. His eyes were bloodshot, and he gave a cold smile.

“Gawain, don’t get cocky. You got lucky this time! But… you haven’t forgotten, have you? We’ve got a duel in two months.

Loser leaves the school.”

“I remember…” Gawain’s expression darkened, his fists clenched tight. His voice turned firm, serious. “I won’t lose.”

“Heh. We’ll see about that.”