They sat around the Headmaster's coffee table as Katherine serves them more food and tea, but Cecilia was too nervous to eat anything, it was the first time she was in the same vicinity as a Main Character, a mere NPC like her shouldn't dare to wish for such opportunity.
"May I ask why did you summon me alongside such an experienced Alchemist, headmaster?" the blonde guy flashed another smile, his smile was so angelic that Cecilia got goosebumps just from witnessing it, is he even human? Wait a moment, an experienced Alchemist? That couldn't be her, right?
"Are you talking about my sister" Theresa inquired, her eyes still sparkling with curiosity.
"I didn't know you had a sister, Ms.Theresa" he replied with a nod "But yes, I meant the beautiful lady beside you" Another flash of his smile and it felt like Cecilia's heart was about to combust. If this was inside one of those romance novels Cecilia often would read, the blonde guy would reveal himself to be a Crown Prince and marry her, Cecilia blushed at that thought.
"So my sister is an Alchemist? Your Highness" Theresa asked, her mouth was wide agape in surprise, but it quickly turned into a grin, but hold up, Your Highness? Isn't this awfully too similar to a novel, so he is a crown prince? Or a prince at least, either way, this is too much for Cecilia to handle, first the time loop and now she's stuck with a main character for goddess knows what. Cecilia cried inside as she took a nibble of the Egg Mayo sandwich that was served.
"Yes, and if I may say, her level is extraordinary, I couldn't possibly comprehend how someone as young as Ms.Alchemist be able to reach level 99 so easily" Still smiling like an angel, Cecilia almost choked on her food, 'Ms.Alchemist. AND level 99' was not something that Cecilia had dreamed of being called. Cecilia secretly pinches herself on her sides to make sure she's not dreaming, she was in fact not.
"So Ms.Alchemist, can you tell us your secret?" the blonde guy said, now his eyes sparkling too, not only his' but the headmaster and her sister all stared at her in curiosity.
'What have I gotten myself into?'
Cecilia explained her experience from top to bottom, of course emitting some very private events such as the croissant incident.
The Prince, Theresa, and the Headmaster nodded in silence while sometimes letting out a small 'Oh' and 'Ah', it was weird how they never once interrupted her story and came to accept it so easily, she had expected them to slam the table laughing but they didn't.
"So that's what happened" Cecilia ended her story, and the three nodded, closing their eyes as if trying to absorb the information Cecilia had given them, Theresa slammed the table and stood up.
"This is groundbreaking" she exclaimed, jumping around and holding Cecilia's hands.
"A disturbance in the flow of time doesn't usually happen," the Headmaster nodded, he opened his eyes and it was sparkling with excitement.
"Let us experiment with you" he exclaimed,
'I was right. What did I get myself into.'
YOU ARE READING
The NPC is Stuck in a Time Loop
FantasyCecilia wasn't amused, you'd think going back in time over and over again would be fun, but no. For Cecilia, who is just an NPC nothing can be worse than this. Story by Xiu Ying Liang (@gardenofyu_) Cover art by @myeva._
