NOVPUBThe Cat Boss jumped to the floor, no longer wanting to stay beside Lanci.
It stepped on the carpet made of soft and delicate fibers, playing with its intricate interwoven floral patterns, classic geometric shapes, and smooth curves.
Anyway, these red lines had nothing to do with it!
It was just a little black cat.
"I understand."
After pondering for a moment, Loren decided to trust the instructor’s judgment.
"What about Florence?"
Lanci casually asked again.
"He’s very happy, he moved into my place yesterday."
As soon as Loren mentioned Florence, his tone became relaxed,
"But he’s a bit mysterious, emphasizing to me several times that whether he is at home or not, I must absolutely not open the door to his bedroom. I was planning to do regular cleaning for Florence, but now it seems I don’t need to worry about it."
His voice trailed off, slightly puzzled as he recalled.
"Did Monasite, the student council president from your school, ever tell you that Florence’s living habits are a bit messy? Or that perhaps she actually needs to be taken care of."
Lanci pondered for a moment, then reminded.
"Monasite did mention it, but I didn’t pay attention... Now that I think about it, it was actually like that when Florence and I were on the battlefield in an extreme environment. We were always together, and I was the one who cooked, managed important items, and he also sleeps messily. I didn’t even dare to stay next to him, afraid that his flailing arms would hit me while he turned over."
Loren replied, but his words were filled with nostalgia.
"Treasure the everyday moments with Florence, getting along with Florence is the least I need to teach you."
Lanci let out a sigh of relief, saying.
This really was a relationship that couldn’t be broken up even if one tried.
Everything just came down to fate and things naturally falling into place.
"Yeah, you’re the Love Guru, and I just accidentally went off-topic with you, haha."
Loren chuckled.
"..."
The Cat Boss on the carpet was momentarily at a loss for words.
This might not actually be off-topic.
If Loren were the male protagonist of a romance story, he would just be unaware that besides Juliana, there were two other female leads around him.
The Cat Boss felt that Loren faced love choices every day, and Lanci was his system.
The most outrageous thing about this system wasn’t that it would offer love guidance, the most outrageous was that it would help him conquer the world.
This must be a system, what else could it be.
"However, Instructor, I seem to indeed have encountered a bit of trouble with time scheduling. The next free day I have, Juliana, Almis, and Florence all want to go out with me. If I go out with Florence, who agreed first, and Juliana and Almis happen to see us, wouldn’t that make them very sad?"
Loren’s question continued via Communication Magic.
"The answer is definitely yes."
Lanci replied.
"Uh, so what should I do?"
Loren’s voice was full of worry.
"You don’t want to make anyone sad, do you?"
Lanci confirmed.
"...Yes, if possible."
Loren replied firmly.
"Then you’ll have to play even more extreme."
Lanci mused.
All three of them were Eight-order Strongwomen, close to Bishop level; a long date in close proximity would definitely expose any puppetry involved, even if it were an Eighth-order Puppet like what Asksan used back in the day.
So Loren had to show up in person.
"More extreme?"
Loren was already a bit afraid.
"Do you know what calculus is?"
"I do."
Loren had profound knowledge of mathematics and science; this was all just basic knowledge to him.
"As long as you can keep increasing the frequency of your meetings with the three of them until it reaches the limit, in the eyes of each girl, it will seem like you’re always there. This way, you can manage to date all three of them at the same time."
"..."
Loren felt like he somewhat understood the instructor’s abstract idea, but he was afraid to think further—it was too crazy.
And could such a feat really be carried out by a human being?
"For example, you could take the three of them to watch a magic-guided movie at different times, place them in three separate theaters, and spend a third of the time with each. While they’re not paying attention, you keep moving between the theaters, and they’ll all feel like you’ve been with them the whole time,"
Lanci explained to Loren.
"Damn it!"
Loren couldn’t help but curse out loud.
"Instructor, you’re not trying to get me killed, are you?"
Loren was already scared just hearing these outrageous words.
"Don’t worry, I’ll help you direct the whole process. Even if it were me in that situation, I would handle it the same way. It’s all about satisfying as many people’s requests as possible. And for me, even handling six threads at the same time is no big deal—I won’t miss a beat,"
Lanci replied confidently.
As long as he was the one planning, there would be no slip-ups.
"Meow..."
The Cat Boss instinctively moved away from Lanci a bit.
It didn’t even want to imagine what kind of century disaster it would be if one day all six threads of these brothers exploded.
And seeing Lanci’s spirited and youthful demeanor, it was truly terrified.
"Don’t worry, if the lines can explode, I’ll eat this coffee table,"
Lanci assured, even patting the coffee table in front of him.
"Then I’ll leave it to you, Instructor!"
Although Loren was conflicted inside, he thought there was no problem in theory.
They had succeeded last time, so they had confidence. This time, an explosion was highly unlikely.
While dating, taking care of his buddy and coordinating with the team all at once was a skill he sorely needed.
"For now, just play for time and focus on your work for a month or two. Wait till I finish my current affairs and come back, then I’ll guide you,"
Lanci seriously said to Loren.
That’s how they were—one daring to teach, the other daring to learn—they talked for a long time.
...
After Lanci had finished his talk with Loren and walked out of the Old Literature Building with the Cat Boss, he looked over at the bench in the distance where Talia was still chatting with a friend via Communication Magic.
"I’m not busy, it’s just that I might not be able to get in touch easily for the next couple of days."
"..."
"You want to thank me? Ah, I haven’t been at the Boss Cat Restaurant in the past few days, I just happen to need to go on a trip. Let’s meet another time."
"..."
"Haha, I’m also looking forward to having a meal with you."
But hearing bits and pieces, it seemed the conversation was about to wrap up.
Talia was comfortably chatting and hung up the communication with Miss Zhu after a while.
"Where did you go just now?"
Talia looked up and asked Lanci as he approached.
"I also received a communication from a friend."
Lanci answered.
"That’s perfect."
Talia nodded, stood up from the bench in the garden, and gestured Lanci to head home.
"Let’s go buy some stuff first, the freezer at home is out of ingredients."
"Okay."
In the flickering shadows and setting sun, they walked together.
Both had realized that when they were tied together, their social lives were a bit inconvenient.
At such times, it really seemed more relaxing to go to the Poseen Kingdom, far from family and friends.
But they were about to set off soon.
