Since Vertus was in the dormitory, it wasn’t hard to find him.0

“… Mister Temple?”0

“Yeah.”0

“Why are you asking all of a sudden?”0

“Well, I just thought you might be a good candidate.”0

Vertus seemed rather taken aback when I knocked on his door and asked if he was entering Mister Temple.0

‘Well, it is a little surprising, even to me.’0

“Are you perhaps asking me not to enter because you want to?”0

That was Vertus’s conclusion.0

After all, I had asked Ellen in the classroom that day not to enter the tournament because I was going to.0

“That’s not it. I’m just curious.”0

Even if I somehow managed to win Mister Temple, I would only get Achievement Points for completing the challenge. Voting for someone else who then became the winner would be much more beneficial for me.0

Vertus seemed baffled by my question, but he answered anyway. “I don’t know why you’re curious about that, but I don’t think I’ll be entering.”0

In the original story, he’d entered Mister Temple, so why not this time? Perhaps it was because of Charlotte—that, I could understand. At the moment, Charlotte’s sudden recuperation was probably the biggest headache for Vertus.0

So, Vertus wasn’t entering the competition. I didn’t know who would become Mister Temple then.0

I had to get both of them right to secure two talents, but this complicated matters. 0

I couldn’t force Vertus to enter.0

If I entered and won Mister Temple, I’d only get one talent from the Miss Temple side.0

‘Am I even qualified enough to win Mister Temple?’0

These new system events had put me in a frustrating position,...0