Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 46

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#46

 

The military academy was quite massive. When Sonnet looked around with curiosity, Aiden kindly explained things to her.

 

Especially when he stopped in front of a certain building and stared intently at Sonnet.

 

“Most of the cadets who got married here didn’t break up.”

 

As Sonnet nodded and looked around, Aiden subtly blocked her view.

 

“Where would you like to get married?”

 

“I don’t know. I’ve never really thought about it.”

 

Sonnet spoke as if talking about someone else’s business. Aiden looked at Sonnet for a moment, then turned his face away with slightly hardened eyes.

 

Aside from the building where military academy students got married, Aiden didn’t add much else.

 

***

 

Three months later, the grade sheets were posted on the bulletin board as usual. This was the final exam of the year. Soon, that meant graduation was approaching.

 

Sonnet checked the bulletin board with a nervous heart.

 

[Sonnet Carlisle]

 

Sonnet’s heart dropped with a thud. Wondering if she had seen wrong, she closed her eyes tightly and looked again. It was still the same name.

 

‘That’s my name!’

 

Sonnet was filled with emotion as a smile bloomed on her face. Finally, first place.

 

In the end, Sonnet would graduate as valedictorian from the final exam.

 

Happiness coursed through her entire body. Even though Aiden couldn’t come today due to field training, she felt nothing but joy.

 

‘First place.’

 

Sonnet stared at her name for a long while before turning around.

 

Then she caught a familiar scent.

 

As Sonnet hurriedly looked around, a man in a black uniform approached.

 

“Aiden?”

 

When Sonnet looked at him in disbelief, Aiden smiled brightly and kissed her cheek.

 

Aiden touched Sonnet’s cheek with one hand and met her eyes.

 

“You didn’t forget me?”

 

“Didn’t you say you had field training today?”

 

Aiden looked at the bulletin board in front of them, then met Sonnet’s eyes.

 

“I had to see you get first place.”

 

In the end, it was only because Aiden had gone to a different military academy that Sonnet could claim first place, but Sonnet was purely happy. After all, she was first.

 

Sonnet hugged Aiden. As he comfortably wrapped his arms around her waist, Sonnet buried herself in Aiden’s embrace with a smile.

 

Her confession attack on Aiden had been the right thing to do. She had gained both love and first place.

 

***

 

Aiden Rosefield.

 

Most people focused on his surname rather than his first name.

 

Those who approached him did so for similar reasons. Looking only at the conditions he possessed.

 

Perhaps because of the Rosefield surname, it was natural for Aiden to return to Rosefield Academy.

 

The world he returned to was exactly as he had expected, unchanged.

 

Regardless of what he had done in the past, they just looked at him with admiring eyes, tried to curry favor to gain something from being beside him, or acted pretentiously as if being next to him meant having power.

 

Aiden didn’t pay much attention. After all, he was only staying here temporarily.

 

Nevertheless, those around him wouldn’t leave him alone.

 

Girls confessed to him and showed their interest to an annoying degree. He rejected them all. They all seemed equally boring.

 

Then a certain kid caught his eye. Right after he came to Rosefield and the exams had just ended.

 

To be precise, from the day after the exam results came out.

 

Even when Aiden tried to lose interest, he couldn’t. Sonnet had a striking appearance. She was very different from the people who had appeared before him previously.

 

Disheveled red hair that hadn’t been brushed, eyes that stared boldly without shame.

 

At first, he wondered what kind of weirdo she was and lost interest, but Sonnet’s interest in him never seemed to fade.

 

Especially when he was reading a book in the classroom, her gaze would stick to him persistently. Even without turning his head, he could feel Sonnet watching him.

 

Aiden deliberately didn’t look in Sonnet’s direction. Such people usually liked that kind of attention.

 

Even after a week passed, and a month passed, Sonnet still wouldn’t take her eyes off Aiden.

 

It bothered him so much that the pages of his favorite tactical books wouldn’t turn.

 

When Aiden turned his head after all the lectures ended, Sonnet was gone. As if she was only interested during lecture time.

 

By now she should have confessed, but Sonnet didn’t seem to have that kind of interest.

 

He gradually became curious. What was making her pour so much attention into this?

 

Finding out about Sonnet was easy. It was all in the school’s records anyway.

 

The records showed nothing that connected him and Sonnet. Their hometowns were different, and their previous schools were different too.

 

Then Aiden happened to see her grades. Second place. To be precise, she had been first place continuously since enrollment, but after Aiden arrived, Sonnet was pushed down to second place.

 

Everything else was distant and unconnected to Aiden, but only their grades seemed to be firmly intertwined.

 

Aiden laughed. This kid is serious about studying.

 

Still, he didn’t want to slip to second place. Grades were important at the military academy too.

 

Even after that, Sonnet’s interest never ceased. Around that time, Aiden became curious about the person called Sonnet. Why was she so obsessed with grades?

 

When everyone was asked about Sonnet, they said she was selfish and annoying. Her reputation was universally bad. She really knew nothing but studying.

 

Besides studying, she didn’t care about her appearance or even her reputation, so no one paid attention to her. Except for Aiden.

 

Around the time he was occasionally paying attention to Sonnet. A few days before the exam, it was an evening after rain.

 

Aiden had finished a tedious banquet hosted by his father and returned to the dormitory. It was still summer with lingering heat.

 

Among the scent of wet grass, there was heavy perfume smell, fake laughter, and the boredom of uninteresting conversations still filling his head.

 

Thud, a sound rang out. He saw a familiar figure from behind. Disheveled red hair.

 

“Even if a bastard like you sprayed perfume a hundred times, would it smell fragrant when your head is full of shit?”

 

Aiden chuckled. That was what he had wanted to say to his father’s acquaintance at the banquet. His stuffy heart brightened and cheerful energy bubbled up.

 

With a happy heart, Aiden approached while watching Sonnet’s back.

 

Sonnet roughly hit the man’s shoulder and walked forward aggressively. Even that sight pleased him.

 

What might look willful to others appeared to him as not caring about others’ gazes, which he liked for being combative.

 

The man looked flustered and tried to follow belatedly, but was caught by Aiden. Aiden grabbed the man’s shoulder firmly and said.

 

“She was right though.”

 

The man’s eyes trembled. Aiden looked at him and said calmly.

 

“You must have looked down on her first by bringing up social status.”

 

Although Aiden hadn’t stayed here long, he knew well enough how the students at this school viewed their surroundings. He had already experienced it intensely in high society.

 

“Aiden, but kids like that are…”

 

“If you want to graduate quietly, don’t pick fights with Sonnet.”

 

When Aiden gripped the man’s shoulder firmly, the man nodded without saying much.

 

Aiden let go of the man and looked at the path where Sonnet had disappeared, then glanced at the building nearby. The library.

 

His gaze turned back to the path Sonnet had taken.

 

Given Sonnet’s usual personality, she would stay in the library until late at night, but seeing her deliberately going back, it seemed she studied in her dormitory room rather than the library.

 

Aiden calmly walked the path Sonnet had taken. The fishy water smell somehow felt refreshing.

 

After that, Aiden deliberately took the paths Sonnet used and watched her in the classroom.

 

When it seemed like Sonnet was looking at him, Aiden would naturally shift his gaze to the book he was reading. He respected her observation.

 

When class ended, Sonnet quickly disappeared from the classroom like a squirrel going to eat acorns. Her delicate features also resembled a squirrel.

 

Some days, Aiden deliberately passed right next to Sonnet, and she had a subtle mint scent.

 

The moment Aiden stopped and turned around, Sonnet swiftly passed by and something fell underneath. It was a small paper with tea leaves collected.

 

Aiden changed his usual mint tea. To Mount Itar tea.

 

That day was when the interim exam results came out. It was an interesting time when he had heard an amusing joke after a long while, and then an argument broke out nearby.

 

“Even if I’m a commoner, you still can’t even come close to my grades.”

 

When he turned around at the familiar voice, Sonnet was glaring at Gales with fierce eyes.

 

Aiden’s lips hardened. Just as Gales was about to approach Sonnet, Aiden spoke.

 

“Gales.”

 

Gales hesitated and turned to look at Aiden. Aiden looked at Sonnet and said she was right.

 

Sonnet frowned as she looked at Aiden, then turned around sharply.

 

A gentle wind blew, and somehow that wind felt cold to him.

 

From then on, Aiden watched Sonnet more persistently.

 

And the moment he saw the long cloth with Sonnet’s confession written on it, his heart grew hot as if the summer sun had suddenly rushed in.

 

On top of that, when Sonnet directly said “let’s date,” Aiden couldn’t help but smile. It was what he had hoped for. He wanted to be by Sonnet’s side and get to know her better.

 

On one hand, he wondered if Sonnet was really determined to get first place. She probably thought he would reject her, but Aiden answered with sincerity.

 

He also wanted to see her surprised face like a squirrel.

 

“Alright.”

 

Sonnet’s eyes widened. A sunshine-like smile spread across his lips. She was as cute as he had expected.

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