"Oh right, Lydia." (Me)

Lydia's smile stays on her face, as she looks at me with a questioning gaze.

"You better get the fuck away from me, or else this sleeping beauty here will rip your throat out, and trust me, I won't stop her." (Me)

"ISN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE A HEARTWARMING RE-" (Lydia)

At that moment, I see Janna's eyes dart open.

"You heard him. You better fuck off, or else I'll spank your fat ass." (Janna)

"You know what, Lydia? Actually, you can stay here. I've got nothing against- aaaand you're running out of the room..." (Me)

As I just mentioned, Lydia sprints outside without hesitation, leaving me and Janna alone... so it would seem.

"Alexandra, you think you can hide from me?" (Me)

From above me, I hear her usual sound.

"Tch." (Alexandra)

A layer of the ceiling comes off, and Alexandra falls down. Her frail and small stature lands on the ground right in front of me, her mood visibly bad.

"Don't even act like you're on your period. You're way too old for that. And how the fuck did you hang from the fucking ceiling?! Are you a fucking ninja, or what?" (Me)

"Oi brat, you're still depending on me for armour, so you better fuck off." (Alexandra)

"And you depend on me for lodging, food and a fucking place to shit. By the way, you belong to me. So who's worse off, if the other one leaves?" (Me)

I feel Janna getting uneasy under me, due to the usual quarrel I have with Alexandra.

Just as she wants to intervene, I stand up and walk towards the door, with Janna in tow.

But before I leave the room for good, I turn around one last time.

"Well, I'm gonna go and visit a collegue, since I actually need a bit of help at something, but I need you here tonight, Alexandra. Don't be late~" (Me)

"Listen here, you little shit-" (Alexandra)

I close the door behind me.

'She loves me.'

"Janna, as much as it hurts me, I need you to go back to your room. Prepare for tomorrow. I'll pick you up in the morning." (Me)

"Yes!" (Janna)

Once again, she follows my orders without a second thought and skips to her room, a huge smile on her face.

'If you look at her like that, you wouldn't believe that she beat up an old man in a magical girl costume.'

Buddy, I don't think that anyone could look that way.

'Are you sure about that?'

Yep.

'Huh.'

I go outside of the dorms. The first thing that greets me, are a few leaves falling from the trees, signaling that it's already autumn in this world.

'In the other world it was spring, huh?'

Crossing the campus to the main building, I search for a special, suicidal person.

It doesn't take long for me, to know where he's at.

'I have magic, duh!'

I climb the walls of the main building, to the rooftop, where the Commentator stands at the railing.

"Will I die if I jump from here?" (Commentator)

"Do a flip, faggot." (Me)

Why do you insult anyone who you meet today?

'It's called "being on a roll".'

"Oh... euh... you're... back?" (Commentator)

His lazy way of being surprised, hits me full on.

"What does it look like?" (Me)

"Euh... it looks like... euh... your attendance is... dropping..." (Comentator)

"..." (Me)

What now, you little shit? Didn't think of that, huh?

'Sorry, but I was fucking busy saving a whole world.'

And now it's gonna be ruled by the mafia bosses.

'I saved it from the imminent danger. It's their problem what happens in the future.'

I approach the Commentator from the other side of the roof.

"I have something to talk to you about. As fucking rare as it sounds, it's time for real talk." (Me)

He just raises his eyebrow.

"I need some information concerning your family." (Me)

"Euh... you mean the royal family." (Commentator)

"As you know, I want to dethrone them, since it's not a secret, even among your people." (Me)

"Euh... yep." (Commentator)

"That's why- oh wait, I nearly forgot." (Me)

I teleport behind him, and pull out a knife.

"Euh... what are you doing?" (Commentator)

"I told you, it's mandatory that I carve a magic circle in your skin, which makes it impossible for you to betray me." (Me)

He looks at me, eyes like those of a fish.

"Fine..." (Commentator)

'Damn, it was easier than I thought to persuade him'

I do my work, which is a lot easier than usual, since he doesn't even bat an eye.

"Done." (Me)

I go back to the place I was at before, while cleaning my knife from the excessive blood.

"So that's why I need to worsen their reputation among the commoners and nobles, so the revolution can go fluently." (Me)

He nods.

"And now, I have the perfect thing to blackmark them." (Me)

I pick out a few documents, which I got from the HQ.

"These are evidences, that your royal family goes hand in hand with the organization, who has been kidnapping nobles and commoners. I need you to use your connections to spread this among the folk." (Me)

He nods again.

"I don't care how you do it. Just make sure that everyone knows of this." (Me)

*Nod*

"Nice." (Me)

I turn around and go to the stairs.

"Euh... but you'll still get... detention for skipping." (Commentator)

"Lay off, I was kidnapped a few days ago. That's excuse enough." (Me)

For the second time today, I close the door behind me.

What's your Plan B, if he somehow betrays you too? What if he just shows those documents to the king, and that's it?

'That exactly is my Plan B. If he was a double-agent, then he wouldn't let this information go by just like that. He'd show it to the king, which would make the king think that I know a lot more of their affairs than I should. This makes me more of a threat for them, and will further bring them into disarray.'

Not bad.

'Elementary, Watson.'

I spend the rest of the day meditating in my room, both in the imaginary space and in the real world, until night arrives.

The door opens with a loud click, and I hear someone entering my room, my eyes still closed.

"So you came? Good girl." (Me)

"What?" (Lydia)

"Oops, wrong girl. Get out." (Me)

"But I need to go to sle-" (Lydia)

"Did I fucking stutter?" (Me)

"... I'll go and sleep in Aline's room then..." (Lydia)

'Shit, I forgot to visit Aline.'

A few minutes later, the door opens once more.

"So you came? Good girl." (Me)

"Still me. I have to get some clothes." (Lydia)

"LYDIA! I SWEAR TO CHRIST!" (Me)

She closes the door behind her, but steps right back in.

"Lydia, you fucking donut. I just told you-" (Me)

"Oi, brat. What're you talking about?!" (Alexandra)

"..." (Me)

'The next time I see Lydia, I'll make her wear a fucking nose hook and crawl on all fours.'

I finally open my eyes, the dramatic effect of it already long gone.

"Alright, Alexandra, there's something I need your advice for." (Me)

"..." (Alexandra)

She stares at me blankly.

"You? Want my advice?" (Alexandra)

"That's what I just fucking said, isn't it?" (Me)

"I guess I'm becoming senile. I already have hallucinations..." (Alexandra)

"Listen here. I would to do this myself, if I could, but this is a problem which is a bit above me." (Me)

"Above you?" (Alexandra)

"Stop it with the emphasizing. I want this even less than you, believe me." (Me)

She stops her blank stare.

"Even you gotta get some help sometimes, eh, brat?" (Alexandra)

I shift my position on the bed, since my legs seem to have fallen asleep already.

"I'm not God, yet." (Me)

She climbs the bed herself, and faces opposite of me.

"So? What do you need." (Alexandra)

"You know a shitload about magic, right?" (Me)

She eyes me confused.

"Yes, I bloody do, you brat." (Alexandra)

"That leads into my next question. Do you know of any magic, which makes a friend into a foe?" (Me)

She puts her small fingers to her chin. It's clear that she gives it her best at thinking of something.

"No. There's no such magic. It is possible to set the enemy into a state of rage, or seduce them into not being able to attack, which would be the case for succubi for example, but there's now way to make them loyal enough to turn against their own comrades." (Alexandra)

'That means, that I can't just dispell Janna's condition. Shit.'

I notice that I'm bothered. For the first time in ages, I feel a concern for someone other.

'Fuck. Smile, Jason. Smile.'

My cheeks cramp up into a grotesque form, forcing me to look happy. Forcing me like they always used to and still do.

"Why the sudden interest?" (Alexandra)

"Oh, nothing serious. Just a fucking premonition of Janna, where she saw me fight against her. Nothing serious." (Me)

"That does sound quite serious." (Alexandra)

"I don't know what you're talking about." (Me)

"But the absence of such magic doesn't mean that it's completely impossible." (Alexandra)

"Oh great, it gets even worse!" (Me)

"It could still be a case of inborn ability. They often have very peculiar effects, so hypnotizing is also possible." (Alexandra)

"Sounds fan- fucking -tastic. What's the medicine against that, doc?" (Me)

Her expression changes to a happy one.

"Actually, it's pretty easy for you. A magic circle could hel-" (Alexandra)

"Sounds good, doesn't work." (Me)

Happy changes to stupified really fast.

"What? Why?" (Alexandra)

"I'm surprised that you don't know of that. Well, let lil' ol' me teach ya something good." (Me)

Stupified to angered.

"In my years of hunting monsters, I have acquired something you could call their essence." (Me)

"Years? You're only fiftee-" (Alexandra)

"Don't be surprised about something as trivial as that. Anyways, this essence has strengthened my body and fused with it, which made it possible for my body to accept something as straining as magic circles." (Me)

"Let me guess. Janna-" (Alexandra)

"-hasn't killed enough monsters yet. The only time was when we entered the dungeon together, and there she was mainly support." (Me)

So her level isn't high enough yet, eh...

'Yep.'

Excuse my foolishness, Master, but what are you conversing about?

'To put it simply, this essence I talked about, is stated into levels. For the body to be able to endure a magic circle, you need that level to pass 100.'

But what about the anti-betrayer circles?

'They don't directly interfere with the body of the target, but only react to it if any betraying occurs. They aren't activated the whole time, so they don't put too much stress on the body. That's what I found out after a fuckload of research. I'm a smart boy.'

And for the audience again, in not retarded:

After level 100: 1st Magic circle possible.

After level 200: 2nd magic circle possible.

This only counts for magic circles which have a constant strain on the body.

"And since the magic circle for a cleansing of all disorders of the mind is constantly activated, it won't work on Janna. She would explode like a beautiful firework." (Me)

"That's... a problem..." (Alexandra)

"No shit, Sherlock." (Me)

She once again falls into deep thought.

"Damn, the only thing left is impossible for you." (Alexandra)

"That sentence doesn't make any sense." (Me)

"Yes, it does! The only thing that could help your sister would need years of research!" (Alexandra)

'Wait... I might have a clue on where this leads to.'

Cmon, watcha sniffing buddy?! Is Old Jenkins' shed on fire?!

'No no no, it's way better than old people burning.'

"It's a lost art...." (Alexandra)

'I know it.'

"It's alchemy." (Alexandra)

"WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT!" (Me)

"Huh?!" (Alexandra)

I pull the infamous book out of my inventory, and slam it in front of her.

"What is this? Are you showing me your porn again?" (Alexandra)

"Just look at the title." (Me)

She first reads the title with a mocking expression, but after flipping through the pages, she becomes dumbfounded.

"This... this is..." (Alexandra)

"This is fucking bad plot, nothing else." (Me)

(Author's note: Fuck you.)

'Come on, you practically solved the problem in a few chapters.'

(Author's note: Solved? SOLVED?! HA! You're far away from it, cunt. Look at the recipe on page 269.)

'Fuck you, I'm gonna do it easily.'

I grab the book out of Alexandra's tiny hands, and search for a recipe against hypnotization, or the like.

'You know, maybe not THAT easily...'

Cute potion against headaches and mind disruptions~ ❤️

Hey guys!~ It's Alchemy-chan agaaaaaaain~ ❤️

Don't you hate it, when you wake up and your mind just starts to do ouchie ouchie?~ ❤️

Exactly that happened to me!~ ❤️

I wanted it to stooooop!~ Soooo I used some leftovers for a potion, and accidentaly made a potion against any kind of problems with your noggin! Teehee~ ❤️

Use it, if you like. I would be glad to help~ ❤️

Ingredients:

Scale of an Elder Dragon: x5

Feathers of a Phoenix: x3

Gargoyle wings: x150

Fairy dust: 200g

And now the concocti-

'I'm not even gonna start reading that, until I somehow got all that shit.'

That night ended, with a win and a lose.

'WHERE SHOULD I FUCKING FIND AN ELDER DRAGON AND A PHOENIX?!'