(MTL)For some reason, the villainess who went backwards lost her magical

chapter 7

43

It's safe to say that school life has been going well for two weeks since I transferred.

Above all, I was able to become even closer to Mr. Abbott after that.
Greetings became casual, and moreover, we started having lunch together in the cafeteria.
Moreover, the other day I was asked to borrow a recommended book.

It may be presumptuous.
Maybe I should call Mr. Abbott a friend.

I wonder if we should check these things.
After all, since I have never made a proper friend, there is a possibility that I am soaring alone and misunderstanding.

Maybe I'm the only friend, and Mr. Abbott doesn't think so.

That's...
It's very annoying.

"Are we friends?"

Mr. Abbott in front of me raised his eyebrows suspiciously at my question, took a bite of the hamburger in front of me, and quietly put down his fork.

"Is that important?"
"Don't you feel annoyed if people think you're my friend without permission?"
"A nuisance? No, no.
Marcel, do you think of me as a friend? "
"...I think it's fine if that's the case."
"That's fine.
I don't think there's any point in confirming each other with words, like friends. We care about each other and have fun together, that's all that matters."

Do words mean nothing?
Certainly, there is a part where I dared to say things like "We are good friends" with Katrina and the others. I thought it would deepen the bond and strengthen the relationship.

But I certainly understand what Mr. Abbott is saying.

"But I consider friends to be people who lend and borrow books, eat together, and talk casually."
"that's"
"I'm glad I got to know you, too."
"Mr. Abbott!"
"Look, I'm the chairman of the disciplinary committee, right? It seems to give you a strange sense of tension, and I think you're on good terms with your classmates, but you feel a little distant.
That's why Marcel-san came and we ate lunch together like this...To be honest, I'm happy too."

"Look, if you don't eat fast, you'll be late for class," Abbott said, pouting his lip, as he glanced under his glasses at the dishes on the tray.

Involuntarily, I feel my mouth loosen.
It hasn't been long since we became close. But I think it's wonderful that Mr. Abbott is more caring and gentle than anyone else, even though he speaks harshly.

Most of all, after being involved with Katrina-sama on the first day of school, I never approached her.
Several times during the lunch break, when Katrina-sama approached, Abbott-san immediately called out to me first.
Then, Katrina-sama distorted her face in disgust and turned away and went somewhere.

Something that I am so bad at might be something I didn't know about.
Even so, it is true that Abbott is helping me.

"Oh yeah! The book I lent you the other day is coming out today. I'll lend it to you again when I finish reading it."
"Are you sure? Thank you. It was very interesting and I was curious about the sequel."
“Yes.
"Are you going to the bookstore to buy?"
"That's right, it's rare to go out of your way to buy it, isn't it? But if you actually go there, you can check out a lot of new books, and that's definitely better."

Bookstore.
Even if you don't have to go to the bookstore of most noble houses, they will carefully select the fields you are interested in and what you want and bring them to the mansion.
Choose it yourself and return what you don't need.

Therefore, I have never been to a bookstore.
But listening to Mr. Abbott sounds like a lot of fun.

He must have looked more interested than I thought.
Mr. Abbott smiled at my appearance and asked, "Will you go with me next time?"