How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World

face again after that, but it was clear that our eyes met.

“Marie.”

“… …”

“Marie?”

“…Why.”

“Are you crying?”

flinch-

Marie’s body trembled violently when I asked in a playful manner.
Then she slowly lifted her buried face from her desk and looked at me.

Her red face, in contrast to her picky expression, was impressive, to the point where it competed with my hair.

Even when she gave me a stern look, I didn’t lift my cheek from the desk.
She looked at me for a moment before opening her mouth and sighing deeply.

“…if I’m going to excuse myself, I wasn’t taught these things at home.”

“Didn’t your brother tell you?”

“My brother is a martial arts student.
Not literature.
And you’re lucky.
You’re good at presenting and reading a lot of books.”

Marie grumbled as if my antics have put her at ease.
I smiled and raised my cheeks off the desk.

Her face was still red, but her grunting indicated that she had regained her energy.
To be honest, it made no sense to be upset because she botched one presentation.
It must have taken some thought.

“…And what you did earlier.”

“Huh?”

“What you did when you saw me earlier.”

“What?”

When she asked, I tilted my head, and Marie frowned slightly. 

I was rather embarrassed by the reaction.
Marie let out a long nose breath as if frustrated by my reaction.

“…No.
That’s fine.
Just think whatever you want.”

“that…”

“The two students over there? Can you lower your voice a bit during the presentation?”

Eekkk.
I guess I was talking too much.
When I was pointed out by the professor, I immediately shut my mouth.

Marie also kept her mouth shut, the anger on her face subsided, but her ears were still red.
Her hair color was also white, which made her stand out even more.

“…it’s a rule.”

“Huh? What?”

“It’s nothing.

There was a brief incident, but Marie also returned to her original form.
In the meantime, her turn has passed to Cecily.

“As you can see, I’m a demon.
Although not as long as an Elf, our race has a longer lifespan than a human.
And I’ve learned a lot over the past 100 years.”

I felt it during the speech, but her voice was so beautiful that it seemed captivating.
Her voice had the power and charm to entice people.

Even now, students who had previously been uninterested in other people’s presentations were concentrating on Cecily’s.
She was a demon, but she was still amazing.

I listened carefully to Cecily’s presentation.
If she mentioned the years she has lived, I have a feeling that a good story will come out.

“But I recently met someone who has more knowledge than me and knows more about demons than I do.
I learned a lot from him.”

Then she looked at me with a truly lovely smile.
I couldn’t help but be taken aback by her genuine smile.

Are you talking about what happened last week? Based on what she said, that was the only situation.

“That’s when I realized that people with something to learn are worth being around for that alone.”

“What did you learn from him?”

Is it because Cecily is a demon? Professor Beerus asked with a curious expression, stroking his mustache.

At this, Cecily looked at Professor Beerus and spoke out.

“I learned what kind of race the demons are, at least in part.
I didn’t even know about it myself.
If the professor wants, I can tell you.”

“Hmm… Unfortunately, I’m human, so I’m not sure I can relate to the definition.
Still, it was a great presentation.
Let’s give Cecily an extra point.”

“Thank you.”

Cecily nodded at the professor’s praise for giving her extra points.
Then she looked at me again and smiled.

I was embarrassed by that smile, but I applauded.
The presentation itself was neat and perfect.

Next up was Rina, who was sitting next to Cecily, and she gave a presentation just as well as Cecily.
In particular, I was impressed with her elegant yet gentle tone of voice.

When everyone’s presentations concluded, it was time for the lecture to end.
Professor Beerus clapped his hands and drew everyone’s attention when the last student’s presentation was completed.

“Now, pay attention.
There is something I need to tell you before the class is over.
As I told Isaac earlier, my lecture has a ‘group assignment’.
It may be unfamiliar to you, but simply think of it as team play.”

“Group assignments? Team play?”

“What the hell is that?”

The classroom rattled when Professor Beerus mentioned the group assignment.
I’m not sure what everyone is saying, but I’m well aware of how tedious and pointless that group assignment is.

Those poor little lambs don’t know that.
As I would expect, the moment the group assignments are finished, the students will have a negative attitude toward others.

In the meantime, Professor Beerus brought out the explanation of the group assignment as the buzzing in the hall seemed to calm down.

“The purpose of this group assignment is simple.
I present an assignment, and you can complete the assignment with a team member I randomly designate.
It’s really simple, right? However, if there are disloyal students or cheating is discovered, the student will receive 0 points.
As a professor, I have often seen students using their backgrounds, so don’t ever think that you won’t get caught.”

Even with such a warning, those who use power will eventually use it.
It’s sad, but that’s the reality.

In addition, some people will cheat even if they don’t use their family background, and some people will avoid it with ridiculous excuses.
Fortunately, students are likely to attend the group project because it will be their first time.
A snout is much better than being invisible.

“Also, cooperating with a team member other than the team member I designated will be counted as 0 points.”

“Then professor.
How are team members assigned?”

“In consideration of fairness, we plan to draw lots.”

One thing about fairness is that you are committed to it.
I chuckled bitterly.
However, there is no method that is so fair that it can be compared to drawing lots.

“The group assignment will be held three weeks from now, but I’ll tell you the details in advance.
The content is related to your favorite Xenon biography.”

“… …”

Could my book be a textbook? This is a weird thing.

As I was laughing inwardly, Professor Beerus brought out the content of the assignment that shocked me.

“The assignment I will assign you is to anticipate, analyze, and present the development of Xenon’s biography in a coherent manner.
Xenon’s biography contains many clues that can sufficiently predict future development.
I’ve also found a few.”

“……”

“It makes no difference if the hypothesis is incorrect when the new book on Xenon’s biography is published.
What I want to do is piece together the clues, clearly analyze cause and effect, and predict how the hypothesis will affect the outcome.
The reason I’m speaking now is out of consideration for students who haven’t read Xenon’s biography, which was recently published.”

Afterward, the professor looked around the classroom, which quickly became quiet, and asked the students with a proud expression.

“How about it? It’s really easy, isn’t it?”

It’s really easy.
Professor.

Since I am the author of the book, I think it will be as easy as lying down and eating rice cakes.
Of course, I believe it would be difficult to write it down as it is because doing so would elicit a lot of suspicions.

‘…Then what should I do? Should I make a presentation?’

I felt like I was in a dilemma.

As one of the readers commented yesterday, suggesting that ‘Xenon’s Biography’ could be changed to ‘Xenon’s Saga’.
So, I did some google and saw that ‘Memoir’ is also synonymous to ‘Biography’.

So, should I keep ‘Xenon’s Biography’ as it is or should I change it? If yes, whether to ‘Xenon’s Saga’ or ‘Xenon’s Memoir’?