You think you're worthy of saving the world?

Camus didn't play with boys at school, nor did he talk to girls much.

She intensely dislikes physical contact and maintains a distance from both men and women.

So even though she has a great personality, she never has many friends.

This was probably a choice she made unconsciously, as a self-protective mechanism.

After all, if those around him discovered that he was a girl, it would be difficult for Camus to maintain his belief that "I am a boy".

Even if Camus did not do it intentionally, he subconsciously resisted getting close to others.

Normally, Camus would have politely declined the other person's advances, but...

Euryphus sent her a friend request today.

The boy she has been silently supporting for the past two years.

"Can't you?"

Yuri said with some regret, "Actually, I've always felt that I'm similar to Camus."

You and I are quite similar, especially... you see, neither of us is very popular with the same sex, right? Being too outstanding in appearance is a kind of original sin.

Camus was taken aback at first, then immediately shouted.

"No...no, it's no problem! It would be my honor, Euryphus!"

She never expected Yuri to say something like "You are similar to me," and her face flushed with excitement. Her voice was so loud that the whole class turned to look at her.

"……Well."

Camus blushed, shrank his shoulders, and lowered his head.

For teenagers of this age, nothing is more powerful than the phrase "You are like me"—

Stella was also fooled by Yuri in the same way.

The black-haired boy stretched out his hand in front of her.

"?"

Camus paused for a moment, then looked up and saw Yuri's smile: "Nice to meet you from now on, Camus."

"Okay, okay, Yuri... Yuri-kun."

Camus quickly returned the handshake.

Small, soft, and warm...

"It really is a girl's hand," Yuri thought.

And so, Yuri made her first same-sex friend at school.

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"Ah~ Camus's dream is to become St. Cromwell's teacher."

Yuri moved the easel and shelf next to Camus, sat down beside her, and they chatted quietly.

"Uh-huh!"

The silver-haired "boy" nodded and said shyly, "I have an older sister, and my father has decided to make her his heir, so I want to stay at this school after I graduate."

As she spoke of her dreams, her pupils shone with longing, and Yuri, with a mischievous glint in her eye, spoke up.

"It is quite rare for a family to choose a daughter as the heir when the eldest daughter and eldest son are close in age to each other."

Camus scratched his cheek: "Because my sister is different from me, she is very outstanding, which is why Father chose her as his successor."

Although it feels a bit unfair to my sister to say this, it's actually a good thing for me, hehe... This way I can freely choose what I want to do.

Yuri stopped drawing: "Camus is also very talented. Didn't he want to stay in St. Cromwell as a teacher? It must be very difficult."

"Yes, it is indeed difficult, but I will try my best!" Camus puffed out his cheeks cutely and clenched his little fists.

"Specifically, what do I need to do? If I want to stay at the university as a teacher."

"Well, the first thing is that your grades in school must be excellent; getting A's in all subjects is the bare minimum..."

Yuri had only asked casually, but he didn't expect Camus to start explaining so eloquently, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue listening.

Judging from her radiant expression and eloquent speech, Camus truly aspires to become a teacher and has done a lot of research in private.

In the game's storyline, Camus is already an intern teacher at St. Cromwell.

This means she finally got her wish, Yuri thought with relief.

"I'm sorry, I've been the only one talking since just now... I think I got a little too excited, Yuri."

Camus lowered his head somewhat embarrassed, and Yuri waved his hand: "Don't worry about it."

But hearing you say that, it seems getting a teaching position at the university is indeed very difficult.

"Yes, that's why I have to study hard!"

Yuri suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, what's the story behind Ms. Anna and Ms. Eileen?"

They're both still quite young, yet they're already among the eight head teachers in the college.

Camus gazed at the classroom ceiling with longing and said, "Because Ms. Annabelle and Ms. Irene are so excellent."

They both graduated in the same year, first and second place respectively, and were highly regarded by Principal Joseph after staying on at the university.

"So that's it."

Yuri had heard Eileen say that she and Anna grew up together and went to school together.

However, Yuri did not expect that they would even graduate together, and that they would even take the top two spots that year.

"Professor Eileen is amazing. She was the top student in the seminary during her student days, which she never told me."

Yuri thought to herself: Even though they are both top students in the academy, there is still a difference in strength. Because Yuri has Cecilia, Eileen probably never mentioned this matter.

Did Ms. Eileen tell Yuri about her experiences? Are they close friends in private?

Camus frowned in confusion, then shook his head and said, "That's not right. Anna graduated first, and Eileen was second that year."

"..."

Yuri was somewhat surprised: "I thought Ms. Eileen was the chief."

"Right? That's what I thought at first too."

Camus flashed an adorable smile that would make anyone's heart race, regardless of gender: "Teacher Eileen has the air of a top student."

Yuri chimed in, "The impression the two of them give is that Ms. Anna is always causing trouble, either messing things up or getting into conflicts with people, while Ms. Eileen is always there to clean up after her."

“Yes, yes! I feel the same way!” Camus nodded.

I can't believe I share the same thoughts as Yuri... What a wonderful day!

The boy was overjoyed, his heart pounding wildly.

"Ms. Eileen seems very reliable, both steady and kind... She's such a good teacher, I want to be a teacher like her!"

"You're taking Ms. Eileen as your role model, huh? Then Camus, you'd better work hard!"

Yuri simply patted her shoulder lightly, and Camus's slender body trembled slightly.

"what happened?"

Camus glanced sideways shyly, scratching his fair and handsome face with his fingers: "Um... I'm not really comfortable with physical contact..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I'll be more careful in the future."

After Yuri said that, Camus was flattered and quickly waved his hand.

"N-It's okay! I also want to become closer to Yuri-kun! So I'll be patient!"

Yuri smiled wryly, "Patience...you're making me sound like some kind of filthy thing, isn't that going too far?"

"Hehehe, sorry."

Camus scratched the back of his head sheepishly and smiled shyly.

“I’m afraid of physical contact…maybe that’s why I’ve never had many friends, and I’m always alone in class.”

So when Yuri took the initiative to talk to me, I was really, really happy..."

Although her voice trembled slightly, her expression was exceptionally firm and resolute.

"Actually, I've thought about trying to change myself, so..."

Camus pressed his flat chest, which was tightly bound by a breast wrap, and said seriously, "If Yuri doesn't mind, please feel free to touch me in the future."

"No." Yuri refused, though moved.

"Eh……"

Camus slumped his shoulders, his hard-won courage extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

“We’re all guys, so we can just get along normally,” Yuri added.

"Yes...you're right, hehehe."

Camus lowered his face shyly, tucking the silver-gray hair at his temples behind his ears.

"Today might be the luckiest day of my life. I actually became friends with Yuri... It feels like a dream."

As she said this, her knees, clad in plaid trousers, rubbed together awkwardly.

"...That's an exaggeration."

Yuri swallowed hard, as if he could smell a faint fragrance in his nostrils.

Luckily Camus was a girl, otherwise he might have made a move on him, he thought to himself.

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Nothing particularly noteworthy happened after that until I got home from school.