I Have Been Called The Idiot Son Behind My Back. But I Remembered Memories, And I Can Use The Abilities I Had In My Past Life. So I Will Make Use of Major Online Stores Like Am**on And Aim for a Slow Life for Now - 179

Chapter 179: Date with My Master

Thanks to my overwhelming victory in the ranking battle, the instances of people in the academy picking fights with me or whispering insults have nearly disappeared.

I thought I didn’t care about such noise, but I realize that I had been feeling more stress than I expected.

It feels refreshing, like someone who has only known cloudy skies finally seeing a clear blue sky.

Even so, there are probably people talking about how I won through doping or magical tools, saying it was against the rules in places where I can’t hear or see them. If they’re getting excited about that in a place I can’t perceive, then that’s their business.

What I can say is that, whether they think it’s unfair or not, the surrounding people have judged that they can’t win against me now and have become scared.

I somewhat regret not having made my abilities known to those around me a little earlier, but I can imagine that it would have brought about various troublesome issues as well.

If I think about it, my engagement with Olivia was also due to my hiding my abilities, so my decision to conceal my power from the start was probably not a mistake.

Considering what would have happened if I hadn’t been able to break off my engagement with Olivia, just that thought could make me depressed, so looking at the current outcome, it is quite a positive one for me.

However, it’s only a matter of whether that was the best choice, and as long as things are going well now and the strategy of “hiding my identity” isn’t a bad move, then that’s fine.

It’s foolish to continue worrying about things like “What if this had happened? What if that had happened?” for problems that don’t have clear answers.

“Alright, Johanna!!”

“Yes!! What is it, Master!!”

“Let’s sneak out of the academy and explore the town!”

“Eh!? Is it alright not to watch the matches!? (W-well, I’m incredibly happy to be able to go on a d-date with you, Master… But, um… that’s just because I want to. If watching the tournament would benefit you, then… but still, a date with you, Master… I can’t believe such a chance would come to someone like me… W-what should I do!?)”

Thinking that it’s a perfect day to go outside and take a stroll, I told Johanna, “Let’s explore the town now.” Upon hearing my suggestion, Johanna’s eyes widened in surprise, and after freezing for a moment, she began mumbling to herself with her face turning bright red.