Chapter 44 Those Who Move in the Dark (2)
Roderick felt that even if he got angry now, Curitis would just greet him with a smile.
No matter how much abuse he received, he would always put on a fake, flattering smile and just take it all in and deal with it casually.
It's like a sandbag that you can't feel when you hit it, and even if you hit it, you won't feel motivated.
(Tsk, I really still hate this guy.)
Roderick looked at Curitis and couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
"I think that our relationship is already quite close. After all, we have reached the point where we can share each other's secrets. Don't you think so, Mr. Roderick?"
Curitis replied with a shrug.
"You came here without permission and said some strange things, didn't you?"
"This is not a good place for a long conversation. Otherwise, please come into my room, Mr. Roderick. I will prepare the best tea and snacks. Please stay tuned."
Curitis stepped aside and invited Roderick into the room.
"I don't like tea. If there's sparkling water, I'll just have it."
Roderick had no intention of being polite to Curitis.
As he walked into the room, he acted as if he had entered a coffee shop and bossed Curitis around.
But even so, Curtis was still not angry.
He just smiled and said yes, and immediately began to prepare to entertain Roderick.
This made Roderick even more annoyed.
"So what do you want me to do so late at night?!"
Roderick sat on the sofa with his legs crossed and his arms resting on the back of the sofa. He looked like the villain gang leader that often appeared in movies, or a wealthy small-time villain.
"I came to Roderick to apologize and make amends."
Curitis replied with a very apologetic expression.
"Apologize and make amends?"
Roderick was confused.
He couldn't figure out why Curitis apologized to him.
"Today I dragged Roderick into a bet, but instead of helping you win credits, you were punished by the student council like me."
Curitis stood up and bowed his head to apologize to Roderick.
(Ah, he actually still has some self-awareness...)
In his heart, Roderick slightly improved his evaluation of Curitis.
But he didn't intend to forgive the other party just like that.
"Hey, hey, this isn't the way to apologize~"
Looking at Curitis' humble and respectful appearance, Roderick curled the corners of his mouth in a despicable way.
He thought, since he was in the right, he might as well play a good trick on Curitis.
After all, if Roderick could make Curitis's hypocritical smile disappear, he would feel very relieved.
"Since you came to apologize to me, why did you ask me to come to your room? It's a bit unreasonable to ask the person who should receive the apology to make an extra trip, isn't it?"
Roderick deliberately used a very arrogant tone and criticized Curitis with reasonable arguments.
"That's true. I just don't think carefully enough."
"Also, your apology is too insincere! If you want to apologize, it is basic, right? Since you are a reincarnated person, you should be able to understand what a samurai is, right?"
"I know you're leaving. But, can I make you forgive me, Mr. Roderick?"
(Tsk, don't make it sound like you can kneel down at any time, bastard!)
Curitis's confused look made Roderick very annoyed.
He stretched out his hand and pointed at the ground, signaling Curitis to stop talking nonsense and get up and apologize to me.
(I just don’t believe that you can really kneel down and apologize to me… Why, why would you really get up from your seat! Don’t you have any dignity as a man?! Bastard!)
Without hesitation, Curitis knelt down in front of Roderick, folded his hands on the ground, and put his forehead on the ground to apologize.
Roderick was stunned and speechless for a moment.
"I am truly sorry that Roderick suffered losses because of my miscalculation."
Because Curtis acted so decisively, the pressure suddenly fell on Roderick's side.
The current atmosphere clearly suggests that since Curitis has already done this, it would be too petty for Roderick not to forgive him.
Although he and Curitis were the only two people in the room, Roderick still felt tremendous pressure.
"I, I know! I won't bother with you about what happened today. Hurry up and get up!"
Roderick shouted reluctantly.
"Really? I am really happy to be forgiven by you, Roderick-san."
Curitis raised his head and said with a smile.
"S-Stop talking so much! Do you have anything else to talk to me about besides apologizing? If not, I'm going back to the dormitory to rest."
Roderick turned his face away in embarrassment and asked in a panic.
"No... No, to express my apology, I have something I want to give to Roderick-san as compensation for this incident. I hope you can accept it."
As Curitis spoke, he took out a silver ring with a blue gem from his pocket.
If other students saw it, they would definitely look down on this ring because it was made of cheap silver.
But Roderick, who understood the true purpose of the ring, was extremely excited at this moment.
"Is this a star ring for making wishes? Why do you have such a good thing in your hand when you are only in the first grade? Isn't this a super rare cheating item?!"
Roderick couldn't help but shout out loud.
"A star ring for wishing?"
Curitis seemed puzzled by Roderick's reaction and tilted his head in confusion.
"Haven't you ever played the "Tokimeki no Golem Academy Story" series? This is a cheating tool that can be used to create up to three fully configured golems!"
Roderick explained with some emotion.
He couldn't understand why Curitis reacted like this.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't play that game in my previous life... I see, the world we reincarnated into is a world based on a game?"
"Ah... you were reincarnated into this world without any knowledge of games... how pitiful."
Even for a jerk like Curitis, Roderick couldn't help but feel pity for him.
I am proud of my humility and compassion.
Roderick decided that if Curitis encountered any difficulties next time, he wouldn't mind using the knowledge in the game to help Curitis.