Roy shook his head. He glanced at the note in his hand and saw that the elementary school girl was still sneaking peeks in his direction. After thinking for a moment, he put the note away.
After all, it was a little girl's "first love." If he threw the note away in front of her, she would probably be devastated.
It would be bad if that caused her to develop psychological problems at such a young age. The children of Academy City were far too prone to psychological issues.
"I don't know whether there's something wrong with Academy City's education, but you seem rather happy, Understander."
Standing beside Roy with her arms folded across her chest, Othinus gave him a sidelong glance and let out a coquettish snort.
"Don't make that face of denial. Levianna is only twelve, right? If she's attending school, she'd probably be in sixth grade—so how is she any different from the brat who gave you that note?"
Othinus's words left Roy speechless.
Roy might have been able to fool everyone else, but when he used phases to alter the world, he could never deceive Othinus, who was in the same world layer.
Then Othinus wore a thoughtful expression and said with some regret, "...If I'd known, I would have used this method against you back in Denmark."
"...I thought that creating a world where every woman fell in love with you would wear down your will, destroy your ambition, defeat your spirit, and make you sink into it until you were ruined."
"Now it seems that I simply chose the wrong direction. I was only indulging in wishful thinking."
"...I thought your tastes were like those of most men, that you liked mature women with large breasts and long legs. That's why I turned every