As usual, for these past two loops, Sohee would ask me if I'm well or not and advise myself to take a deep breath and if the situation didn't get any better I'm better off meet the nurse.
Little did she knows that I already did meet the nurse who is responsible for making me feel this way.
The terrifying feeling of instantly died from her pill creeps up back to my heart. Though it's never hurt it certainly is dread. How'd I put this...imagine you plunge into ocean and instantly went unconscious before you can get to taste any of sour water in your mouth. Then you wake up again only to plunge back into it.
Gosh, dying makes anyone crazy afterwards.
Sohee still looking at me with her concerned doe eyes so I attempt to reassure it, "don't worry, Sohee. You go in first."
"But how about Sunbae?"
I force a smile, "It's no good to start with this anxiousness, haha. So I'm going to take five minutes to prepare, I have to make the most first impression--there's that too."
Sohee put her backhand and stifle a chuckle, "Ah yes, yes Sunbae. I wish Sunbae most good luck for that five minutes."
We nod at each other and walk oppositely. I'm thinking to find the toilet--I don't think I can use the student's which I've stumbled with last time, so I have to ask someone where's the teacher's.
And thanks, my self-appointed assistant--I mean she acts like one even when I never ask so why not call her that though she may have a different purpose to be on my side. Luck, huh. I might just need that to change the soon vote. How'd I dealt the recognition session this time?
The problem lies in how and to plan the answer so I have to ask the what first. Ehh, just a basis of logic. I think I'm a lot smarter than my previous life now--maybe this coming from he old user.
What makes them say no last time?
Shizuka will vote depends on Carrie's answer. If Carrie says no then Shizuka'd go with yes. I get the hint they're not fit together.
Carrie just don't like me the first time her eyes laid on me. Maybe I do have this noobish face she has yet to describe clearly. One of the reasons I have to go to the toilet.
Mei voted for no with an excuse to blame her androphobia. Sadly I can't do anything with that. If you hate spiders the only thing to solve that is there's no spider in this world. Maybe changing your assumption of it can help but that'd take a looongg time.
I only got three hours in this loop. That's one season for a slice of life anime if you skip both the opening and ending song.
Then Claire. She looks uninterested whether I'm her tutor or not. Can't get her well if she keeps sleeping and only says less than ten words before she left. That's all right, she'd decided to be neutral in this vote.
Then scratching Mei, only Shizuka and Carrie who are anti with each other is the problem.
The only lead here is Claire's nature. She likes challenges but the others wouldn't her fall easily in a risky one.
Even if I got lucky and Carrie's have to vote yes, how would I deal with Shizuka? I anticipate she'd change her vote to no.
As I drag my legs down the hallway I almost collide with the girl from last time. She's stumble left to right to keep the pile on her hold.
"H--hey, watch out where you're going…oh, are you a visitor from nearby school? Ah! I'm very sorry, you must be a tutor…"
I ignore this conversation and ask, "where is the teacher's toilet?"
She appears to be inflicted by my upfront question, "ah, um, there's one on this floor, it should be there." Her hand still holding up the pile but a finger flick and points right.
"Thanks."
"No, problem--ah, I must hurry, bye." She runs, leaving her box slips out from the pocket again.
This time I crouch and inspect it. A deck of play cards--52 of them.
I put the deck in my pocket, feeling like a thief but also a character from an escape the room's game. I'd probably find these cards to use to escape this loop.
When I reach the toilet, the mirror reflects a young man with a pale face and almond eyes--hey, I have the most attractive type of eyes there is, at least back in my old world. Who knows what's what here, everyone is equipped with unique colour of eyes I'm still doubting if that's a contact lens.
Hm, so this is the face who charmed Sohee. Despite all these features Carrie still calls me noobish face.
Maybe it's slang or something: this noobish face. So I attempt to check my pocket and find a phone--seriously? I've never noticed this, well that probably because of the state of shock and awe I got into. I try to search up what noobish means means but fails to, the damn lock pin is blocking.
This is troublesome, I don't even know the password. I mull and tries pins like, 1234, 1111, and 0000 only to wait for fifteen seconds to try again. I give up.
I couldn't know what the noobish face now, maybe I'll try asking Sohee…or maybe not because she'd think I'm joking and advise me to keep it all relevant.
I walk out of the toilet after washing my face to cool my head. Oh, it has been over five minutes. Hurm, not that Sohee's expecting I'd come right at the time...on second thought she would, right?
I'm thinking manipulation as last time to change Carrie's vote.
What can work and bait her into the deal?
My finger meets the deck of playing cards.
An idea passes me to use the cards. Then I recall a part from my conversation with Death in the infirmary room. 'what if you can pull it again and again…' she says about the slot machine. An unlimited try could eventually make you win over the House.
I stop in the middle of the hallway to the reconcile room.
…
…
Yup, that could work. Just have to sacrifice a little thing. Haha…
What am I saying?
As if my life and death is a little matter to me now. Must be the side effect of this painful immortality.
I open the door and Sohee greets me with a tired look, "it has been twelve minutes and thirty-three seconds, Sunbae."
I apologised and sit down.
The introduction phase begins.
It goes the same as any other time.
After Claire bangs the door, Sohee claps her hand: "then we can begin the recognition session."
I don't hesitate and say as I look at the three girls, "I want to be your tutor."
Mei twitches and Shizuka lets out a chuckle as she gives me a smug and says, "desperate are we?"
Carrie grunts still upset that her earphone is in Sohee's pocket and blaming me for it. "Desperate or not my vote is no."
"Then I'll go with yes." Shizuka says as she steeples together her fingers and stretches her arm up.
Mei follows, "I'm, I'm sorry, Sohee but I have to vote n, no."
Then Sohee tries to convince them and fails miserably again. I don't expect anything to change anyway.
Sohee looks at me with slightly wet eyes, "I'm sorry, Sunbae."
But this time before I can reassure her, Carrie speaks her mind:
"Heh, try anything you want Sohee but that noobish face never stands a chance."
...ah, I never heard that on the last timeline...
Well, it's both good or bad. The good is I have the chance to ask...t's now or never, "what's a noobish face?"
The bad thing is I'd never know what to expect anymore.
Sohee shrugs.
Carrie laughs mockingly, "wahaha, you don't know what's a noobish face, how about you look at yourself on a black computer's monitor screen when you have a lose streak. Yeah, you have the face of someone who lost every single match."
I say, "what if I prove you're wrong?"
"This again?" Claire studies me as if deciding if I'm worthy to be a challenge with her, "how would you do that anyway."
I thought Sohee would interrupt us to keep it relevant but she didn't…maybe she's hoping I have a plan back of my mind. If she is then she's right…I do have a plan.
And it's going to be one suicidal plan.
Sohee tugs my sleeve, "Sunbae…you--what are you planning?"
"Huh, what do you mean?"
Carrie says as she grits her teeth, "hrng…why are you grinning!"
Oh shit, am I? It's just that I find it so amusing that I'm the only one who knows what will happen and control it at my will.