Likes him? Well, I can understand that, but for some reason she talked to me about it. What does she want? Help? Or maybe she wants to know something? I don’t really want to be the person which helps their love blossom, but there are things that can be gained from talking to her. Things that I can use.

“Well, I understand you had a reason for wanting to talk with me about those feelings of yours.” I said, as we were walking through the hallway of the university.

As I predicted, we have drawn a lot of unwanted attention, simply because a commoner was speaking with one of the most popular girls among the students. For that reason I needed to be cautious.

“O-Oh… Yeah, you are right. I had a reason, but can we find a place with less people around? I don’t want to talk about it here.” Lily said, while looking around.

I could imagine, that talking about the person you like, while being stared at by everyone around her made her feel uneasy, so I just accepted her offer, and we headed into the direction of the door, leading to the outside.

When we exited the main building of the university, there were no people around us. Most of them probably returned to the dormitory, or still had their classes.

“I’m sorry that I just talked to you out of the blue… It seems that I’m troubling you…” Lily said quietly, and looked at me “I hope you don’t mind it.” she then added, and smiled faintly.

She wasn’t short, but I was still taller than her, and yet it was hard to look her into the eyes. The reason for that was simple, deception. I felt danger while walking with her, but it wasn’t something similar to my “fight” with Lucas.

It was something more sophisticated, and hidden behind her smile.

“Don’t worry, you don’t trouble me at all. Let’s find a place to sit.” I just responded briefly, and started walking towards one of the benches, that were placed before the entrance to the university.

“Allow me to ask, how did you become his friend? I don’t want you to take it wrong… but you aren’t really popular here, are you?” Lily asked, as we sat on one of the benches “I don’t really care about your birth, but many people seem to despise you because of it.”

Her words were nice, and comforting, but there wasn’t even an ounce of compassion in them. And yet, there was no way that she fooled me. I was almost sure that she liked him…

“It was natural. After becoming roommate, and spending a lot of the time together, we became good friends.” I replied, and she nodded “Well, then can you tell me for what you like him?”

“T-Talking about this outloud, is a little…” she blushed, and looked at me, as she was saying it “He’s nice, helpful, and handsome. I just like him, that’s all.” Lily then added, and smiled.

“Well, I can understand that you like him, but why did you tell me about it? Do you want something from me?”

“Yeah… To tell you the truth, I would like you to help me.”

“Help you with what?”

“Help me become his girlfriend.”

“Oh? And how should I help you with that?” I asked her, and she leaned towards me.

“I’ll tell you later… So, will you help me?” she then whispered into my ear.

Now, if I were my older self I would probably say yes, while jumping from happiness. Don’t ask me why... My social life wasn’t a successful one, and I didn’t really talk to many girls. Yeah, if it was my older self, but this boy now sitting on this bench lived whole fifteen years without the memories of my old life.

He spent fifteen years on studying, learning, and understanding the world around him. He lived his life only to gather knowledge.

“Stay away from me. It makes me uncomfortable.” I said when I felt the touch of her breath on my ears, and then I looked her into eyes “Now, why won’t you tell me how this help will look like.”

After my words, her face was hard to describe. She was surprised, angry, and trying to smile at the same time.

“W-Well, you are a weird one, aren’t you?” Lily responded to my words, with squinted eyes.

“Did you want to talk, or insult me?”

“Oh, yeah… I’m sorry.” the girl said, and her usual smiling face returned “Well, for now I would want you to tell me about him… You know, what he likes, dislikes. His family, and things like this.”

If her true objective is to become his girlfriend, then I can imagine she would want to know those things, but if I’m wrong, then I shouldn’t speak to her about any of this.

“You want to know many things…” I responded, and she sighed a little.

“You think so? It’s only natural to be interested in someone you like.”

It’s only natural to be interested in someone you like? As she said those words, I thought about a girl, that liked to say “I’m interested in you”. Well, as for now she was just avoiding me all the time, after trying to hit me with a rock.

“If you like him, can’t you just tell him that?” I said those words, and she looked at me like at an idiot.

“What are you talking about?! Are you stupid or something? W-Wait! Don’t go!” she tried to stop me, after I stood up when I heard her insults “I’m sorry, I don’t know why I said this…”

“You are a proud girl, aren’t you?”

“Wait… What?”

“I said that you are proud… I’ll think about helping you, but you should give me something in return.” when I said this, she covered her body with her hands “Don’t be stupid. I wasn’t talking about something like this.”

“Then what do you want? Money?”

“No, I don’t want money. I want something far simpler.” I said, and looked at the sky “I want a proof, that you love him.”

A laugh was her only response. She laughed because of my words, but I didn’t mind. I liked money, and even if I was now a super intelligent boy, I still liked girls. I liked those things, but I liked my friend much more than that.

A friend that tells me stupid jokes, while not paying attention on the lessons. The same friend, that talks to himself while he sleeps, and sometimes even wakes me up. Finally, the same friend that took my side, when everyone was against me.

A logic of this brain is hard to appease, but I don’t think that even he would mind taking a beating for Roy.

“Oh… I-I’m sorry… B-But the thing you said…” Lily finally started talking, while still trying to grasp some air “It’s hilarious!” she then added, and started laughing once again.

“You think it’s hilarious?” I asked, and looked at her.

The girl that everyone loved. This kind looking girl, with a quiet voice, and beautiful smile was no more. She didn’t even care about acting anymore. I don’t know what made her so relaxed, but one of those things was probably my status. I was a commoner, so there was no reason to be kind to me, and there also wasn’t a reason to be careful.

A stupid mistake on her part.

“Are you a romantic, or something? The proof of love? What are you even talking about.” she finally started speaking, after she calmed down “It’s true that I like him, and that I want to be with him, but you must be a crazy one, to speak about something like this in this world.”

“In this world?” when I asked, she looked at the ground.

“Yeah, in this world! In this world full of hatred, and liars! I’m sure you know what I mean, commoner…” she said, and looked at me with a sarcastic smile “But he isn’t like that. He took you in, and helped you. He’s not like others… He’s not a part of this world…”

Lily, you would be shocked, but I’m also not a part of this world. In my case, literally.

“So you did fell in love with his kind heart…” I said quietly to myself, but she heard me, and stood up from the bench.

“And even if I did, then what?! Is it so wrong, to do so?!”

Red… Her cheeks are red, and eyes are full of passion. Truth? It’s the truth… Logic behind it? There is none, I just believe her, and if I believe her, then I should…

“Okay, I believe you.” I said, and also stood up from the bench, now looking her into the eyes “But I won’t help you.”

“W-Why? Didn’t you tell me, that I needed to prove…”

“Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m sure that you look up to him. He is like a sun to you, someone true in this world of nobles, and fake smiles. But do you love him?”

“Again with this nonsense? You think that a world is a fairytale, where everyone…”

“You don’t understand... He likes you, you know? You should tell him about your feelings, and I’m sure he will accept them.” I said, and she smiled.

“And here I thought I needed you. Well, I should probably thank you, for telling me…”

“And then he will break up with you.” as I said those words, the look on her face changed. She wasn’t trying to put up a smile anymore, and her face seemed to lose all of the fake kindness that she was wearing so proudly before.

“What did you say?” she asked with a cold voice, while looking straight into my eyes. Her gaze was cold, but also full of anger.

“I said that he will break up with you. I’ll give you two days… Well, up to three, because Roy is a kind person.”

“Are you joking right now?” her words once again were cold, and she was still staring at me.

“I’m not… If Roy is your sun, then you must be a moon. They way you talk, move, and behave. It’s disgusting.” I said, and noticed that she was clenching one of her fists “When I looked at you at the class, blushing because of him I thought that you are beautiful, but it seems that you fooled me. You are fake, and I won’t give you my friend, even if…”

“Shut up!” a loud scream, interrupted my voice. The girl before me was angry, and I could see in her eyes, that she wanted to hit me.

“Why? Am I wrong?”

“What do you know!? You know nothing! Speaking about stupid things, and thinking that you are smart! You know what you are?!” she stopped for a moment, and smiled in a disgusting way “You are a dog. A disgusting peasant, not worthy my attention. I don’t need you, and I’m sure he doesn’t need you too. No one needs you, and no one ever will. You should just disappear, and never return to this place.”

Eh… What should I say? Everything went as planned?

I looked at the girl, now smiling before me. She was proud of herself, and there wasn’t anyone that could hear her. Anyone, but a boy I saw few minutes ago looking at us from behind the building, probably concerned that I talked with a girl he likes.

Well, he liked.

“Thanks for telling me everything I wanted to know. Want a proof of something? I just gave you a proof, that you are nothing, and you should know that a commoner will never best the…”

“It’s enough!” a loud voice echoed in the distance.

A familiar voice, that I knew so well.

I waited, and looked as the boy that was hiding behind the building a moment ago, was now walking towards us. A boy with red hair, and angry face.

“Roy? Wait, you don’t understand, he was…”

“Shut up.” once again, Roy interrupted her, and after a moment he was standing next to us.

Well, he looked pissed. Really pissed. Never saw him so pissed before in my life. I always thought, that his reactions when people were bullying me were a little exaggerated, but it seemed that I was wrong.

“Wait! Please, listen to me, I didn’t…”

“I told you to shut up!”

I didn’t say anything, and just stared at him. When he noticed my gaze, he looked at my with sadness, and then approached me.

“I’m sorry, Matthew…” he said, and put his hand on my shoulder.

“What are you sorry for? Nothing really, happened, and it’s not like it’s your fau…”

“I’m sorry!” he shouted, and looked me into my eyes “I’m sorry for being one of them! I’m sorry that you need to listen to their words!”

“As I said, why would you apologise… It’s not as if you are the one, that is…”

“If they won’t apologise, then I will! If they won’t treat you like a human being, then I will!”

Huh? I didn’t know that you were so…

“Let’s go… I don’t want to stay here any longer. I don’t even want to look at her.” he said, and started walking towards the gate. I just followed him, while thinking about his words.

“Wait! You don’t understand…” Lily still tried to say something, but he didn’t care about her.

He was just walking, and I was following him slowly.

It made me happy. It made me happy that he was so angry because of what she said, but the truth was a little bit different. I planned it. From the point in time, when I decided to help her, I planned it all.

Well, it might look like I’m not helping her right now, but the truth is a little bit different. When I told her that he would break up with her… That was the truth.

When I told her that I won’t help her… That was a lie.

Well, for now I will need a proof. A big enough proof, that even he will believe her, after what she did.