How did I turn my victim into a phoenix-like hero?

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"We didn't say you had to join us in the challenge. It's just that you can team up to complete your studies in your spare time."

"Then you don't need to choose me. That guy over there, and that guy too, have higher stats and better talent. Choosing them is the right thing to do. I'm the worst of the worst, I'd only be in your team to rack up points."

"Sirocco, you don't need to belittle yourself. Back then, being able to block Cliff's attack showed that you have great potential, didn't you?"

Gan, I didn't mean to go up and block it.

Besides, I'm just a human shield for you. You're the one who takes the brunt of Cliff's attacks, not me.

"If you're asking me to team up to repay a debt of gratitude, there's no need. When you gave me the high-level potions, we were already even. Taking me, a burden, into the dungeon will put the whole team in danger."

“It’s nothing.” Cass’s burning eyes shone brightly.

"I will protect you."

"I'm warning you, don't say that to a man, or I'll slap you with all my might."

Especially considering Cass's sunny and sincere attitude when he said that.

Sirocco was glad he was a man; if he were a woman, he would have already thought of what to name the child.

Although I'd like to use Brid as an excuse to say I'm Brid's stalker...

Okay, the excuse has expired and can't be used.

ah...?

Brid noticed this.

She was talking to someone, and judging from their expectant eyes, she was probably trying to recruit them.

After saying something to those people, Brid moved closer to Sirocco.

Brid probably also wanted to team up with Cass, for the sake of the stability of the trio.

Come on, come here and take Kasla away!

"Sirocco, don't you have anyone to team up with? Want to join us?"

Why?!

Isn't this getting further and further away from the original script?

Sirocco was internally screaming "Holy crap!" but maintained a calm exterior.

"I'm sorry, thank you for your kind offer, but I don't have any plans to form a team at the moment."

After saying that, Sirocco ran away in a flash.

The two watched Sirocco's departing figure, and Cass felt a deep sense of regret:

"I thought we had a good relationship, and I thought he would definitely agree."

"It's okay to invite you again next time."

Brid was helpless:

"Perhaps because he's been alone for so long, I think he's not used to other people's kindness all of a sudden. I believe he'll join us sooner or later. Sirocco has been working very hard lately, and having a Priest in the team to provide buffs will make battles easier."

"That's true. At the very least, we need to beat Cliff first to prove our strength."

“Hmm.” Brid nodded, inviting Cass:

"Oh, by the way, Corsie and I are going to have breakfast. Do you want to come along?"

"Thank you, I'd like to try out this simulation device. You guys go ahead, I won't go."

Brid laughed as if she had thought of something amusing: "Hopefully, there won't be any kangaroo-headed monsters in the simulation battle."

"No way... I don't think so."

Cass and Brid parted ways.

Suddenly, a vibration came from Cass's ring.

A chat window appears, displaying a friend request.

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"You said you were too sleepy...to attend class?...I understand...I agree..."

With Pris's permission, Shilock went to the infirmary.

The school only cares about graduation grades, so skipping a few classes doesn't matter.

Once a faction quest in the dungeon is accepted, the school can grant leave based on the quest's scale, with the maximum leave being a month...

What are you doing here instead of attending class?

"I came to see you."

"Sigh... You come to the infirmary way too often. What do you think my colleagues will think of me? A morally corrupt teacher who seduces students?"

"You're trying to trick me?"

"No."

Beren subconsciously tucked her gray sideburns behind her ear, turned around to organize her documents: "Absolutely not."

Sirocco could tell that Beren was guilty.

To be honest, it was actually Sirocco who wanted to seduce Beren...

"I mean you don't really have much of a job. Aside from the risk of injury during the freshman entrance exam, the higher-level classes all have very strong priests who can heal themselves. Not to mention there are shops where you can buy healing potions. The infirmary is basically just for show."

"Hmph, yeah, right, so there are only three of us school doctors, including me. Could you please stop getting injured all the time? I just want to slack off."

After finishing his chat with Beren, Sirocco found a chair, sat down, and brought up the ring gauge window.

They began making plans for the main characters and others.

Especially Cass, as the protagonist, his strength is even higher.

"It really feels safer here..."

Hearing Sirocco's remark, Beren washed her cup at the sink and skillfully poured coffee grounds into the coffee machine.

"Want some coffee?"

"Okay, no need to add sugar to the milk."

"If there's no milk, just add sugar and make do."

"also."

After the coffee machine boiled and heated up, it released a fragrant aroma, and Belén poured out two cups of coffee.

Sirocco accepted the coffee and thanked them, but after trying a little, his face contorted from the bitterness.

"Did they really add sugar?"

"of course."

Actually, not a single bit was added.

Beren held a cup of coffee with six sugar cubes in it, observing Shiloh through the wisps of white steam rising from the coffee.

Compared to strong men, the gentle and delicate nature of Sirocco evokes her protective instincts more.

His hair is jet black and glossy; what brand of magic did he use? His eyelashes...so long! His emerald eyes are so cute. He's even more delicate and petite than me; I really want to hug him tightly and ruffle his hair...

Such a pure and lovely girl, yet she blew up someone else's car last night for my sake.

The contrast is so cute!

No, no, no, no, what am I thinking? Why...?

Why do I want to hug him so tightly? And I feel so thirsty...

Unlike Beren, who was engaged in a fierce internal struggle, Shilock's focus was elsewhere.

Sirocco opened the ring, and Cass had already agreed to become friends.

too fast.

Sirocco glanced at the LINE message that quickly accepted his friend request, and thought about how Cass and Brid had just treated him.

Without a doubt, it is respect and recognition.

The world line, if not changed, will at least be shifted to some extent.

Cass extended an invitation to someone like me who shouldn't exist.

Brid changed her opinion of me; she looked down on me less and treated me with more like a normal classmate.

The numerical increase in capability value in the ring table, the number of contacts increased...

Everything has begun to change.

Most importantly... a bugged late-game skill that I don't know why it can be used.

"Ha, the world isn't as simple as I thought."

Sirocco whispered.

Perhaps the moment he sacrificed himself for Cassius, the course of the timeline began to subtly shift.

My original intention remains unchanged: to prevent Cassiopeia from heading towards a bad end in the first playthrough.