It was an excellent improvisation, she thought.

On the other hand, Shirone, who had to accept this new announcement, had a pounding heart. Amy was a higher-than-high upperclassman and was the object of envy for quite a lot of students. He knew this was just something to solve the current situation, but to say it was a huge burden was no lie.

�Right, Shirone?�

Amy looked back, smiling with her eyes. It was obvious it was forced. Shirone felt like he could hear her voice threatening to kill him if he did not answer quickly.

�Oh! Yes, yes that�s right.�

�KYAAA! How could this happen? I�m shocked, no, I�m moved! My heart�s throbbing with emotions.�

Sharelle slapped herself and spoke quickly.

�Hoho, I thought so from a long time ago! No wonder this girl always turns nice whenever she sees you! When did you guys start dating?! Who confessed first?!�

Since Amy�s friend, Sharelle, believed the story, even the instructors could not help but suppose it was true. If they actually were a couple, Shirone chasing after Black Magician with such vigor was not surprising.

Thadd wrote the affidavit as he tore out his hair.

�The victims of this incident, Shirone and Amy, have a relationship��

The rumor spread quickly.

There was no student at Alpheas Magic Academy who did not know that Shirone and Amy were lovers. The news became so big partly because of the shocking behavior of Black Magician, but it was mainly thanks to the saga delivered by the chatterbox Sharelle.�

Shirone infiltrates the enemy�s camp alone to protect his lover. Black Magician fought back with Anti-Magic, but he overcame it with the power of love and rescued Amy.

The villain boss Jake was overwhelmed by the gleam in Shirone�s eyes and shed tears. And with a runny nose, he begged for forgiveness. After everything was done and dusted, the two kissed each other amidst the moonlit mountains.

�SHARELLE!!! You wanna die?! Why the hell did you run around spreading such a baseless rumor?!�

�KEKEKE! Why? It�s all facts! roughly.�

�Roughly? Roughly?! That also means not everything is true! When the hell did I kiss Shirone?!�

�Oh my, don�t act so coy. You said you guys were dating. And since you two have been dating each other for quite a while, you must�ve already kissed. Don�t you think you need this much to dramatize things?�

�Are you some kind of a playwright? Why are you dramatizing other people�s stories on your own?�

�Well, isn�t this better? The boys who were bothering you won�t dare to come close now! Hahaha!�

�SHARELLE!�

That bit was a plus for Amy. Not only were they dating, but they�ve also kissed, at least according to the rumor. So the boys who chased her around were in a state of panic.

�What are you gonna do about today? Aren�t you going to go meet Shirone? Hm? Hmm?�

�Don�t know. We both agreed to focus on studying for the time being.�

There was a hint of disappointment in Amy�s tone.

�I know we�re only fake dating, but even so, how can he be so indifferent?�

Her pride was hurt by Shirone�s stone-cold attitude. It was no princess syndrome, but whenever Amy looked in the mirror, she herself thought her appearance was enough to turn heads. But Shirone seemed to have zero interest, seemingly because of his concentration on studies. Even if it was only a pretend relationship, they were definitely an �official couple� in the eyes of most.

�Shouldn�t he be at least a little conscious?�

�I don�t know and I don�t care either. I have a pile of work to do. I don�t have time to get distracted.� JrNovels.com