"Young master Riley, I have completed compiling the list of names of the foreign academy students that have just arrived."
"Thank you, Yui."
With her usual grace, Yui gave me a light bow, delicately raising the hem of her maid dress in the standard gesture of courtesy, then silently turned and left the room.
The door shut with barely a sound.
As meticulous as ever.
As expected of a perfect maid.
I unfolded the sheet of paper she had handed me and scanned the names.
As I thought, most of the key figures for this act were here.
That much hadn't changed from the original storyline.
My supposed advantage — foreknowledge of the game's future — was slipping away with each deviation, each ripple in the flow of events.
But it wasn't entirely useless.
Not yet.
As long as the main scenario remained intact, Lucas's fate would keep the story following its carved path.
[Act 4 — Chapter 3: The One Beyond]
In the game, this arc had only served as a stepping stone.
