The NPC is aware

Alexander Pendragon, the sole heir of the Pendragon Dukedom, is known as the tyrannical dragon of the Magenta Kingdom. He is one of the love targets in a popular dating simulator game called Summoner's Academy.

It's popular due to the many scenarios that can bloom from just a single-player decision. From various good endings to tragic bad endings, anything can happen within the game.

Unfortunately for some, they were transferred into the world of Summoner's Academy, where they would need to face the dangers within it.

Along with the fact that Alexander Pendragon is aware.

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"Is that everything?" Alexander's red eyes bore down on the bloody man kneeling before him.

"Yes! I told you everything I know. Please spa-" The man's words died as his head fell to the floor.

Alexander wiped the blood of his sword with a piece of cloth before throwing the fabric away. Alexander stared at the man who somehow broke into his estate, navigated through the corridors, and attempted to steal the treasures of his family.

To find out how the man achieved this, he had resorted to torture. With his ability to distinguish the truth from the lies, Alexander found out that a game called Summoner's Academy is modeled after his world and reveals countless scenarios in the future.

After grueling hours of personally torturing the man, Alexander acquired countless information about future scenarios.

Unfortunately for the man, he made a grave mistake in his plan. Alexander has yet to leave his estate for the academy, so he reacted to the man's attempt to steal his family's treasures. Had the man chosen to act a few months later, he would have succeeded.

"Alfred, I want you to arrange a few things for me before I leave for the academy," Alexander stated.

"Anything you wish, young master," the silver-haired butler responded.

Alexander knew he was going to enjoy this.

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Katarina had been waiting for this day for months. The main storyline of the game was about to begin, and she could finally live her fairytale life. She watched as the familiar faces of the main characters entered the school's gates.

The crown prince, Edward Magenta, passed through the gate, his long, wavy magenta hair flowing with the wind. Beside him was his close aide, Albert Cross, the heir of the king's advisor. Following behind them was Christoph Crownguard, the heir of the kingdom's captain of the royal knights.

They were just three of the potential love targets within the game. As someone who has achieved the most glorious harem ending, Katarina planned on having them all.

"Ho ho ho," Katarina laughed haughtily.

At that moment, the original protagonist of the game walked through the gate. She had messy dark hair with green tips, verdant eyes, freckles on her cheeks, round glasses, and an anxious look on her face.

Her name was Isabela Cloud. She was a commoner who got into the academy after a teacher discovered her talent in summoning.

Katarina saw her as the greatest obstacle to her plans, but before she could even think of anything else, she felt the atmosphere grow tense.

Everyone turned to the gate as the love interest with the highest difficulty in the game walked through. His raven black hair was slicked back, and his blood-red eyes scanned the area. Alexander Pendragon, the notorious bad ending maker, had nearly half of the bad endings related to failing his part of the story.

And the part where his eyes landed on the main character immediately concerned Katarina.

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Sygard Summoner Academy is the most prestigious academy in the kingdom. Every powerful summoner in the Magenta kingdom had graduated from this school. Only those with enough talent could be accepted into the academy, and even most nobles failed to get in.

"Is narration necessary?" Alexander asked. "Does this come with being self-aware of my situation?"

Alexander sat on the bed of his dorm room assigned to the students in A-class. The room was luxurious and fit to the standards of a prestigious academy.

"Is there a way to turn that off?" Alexander was displeased as he began heading towards the window.

He pinched the bridge of his nose as he sighed in annoyance. "Fuck off!"

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Summoners get their creatures from a dimension called Carrion. They open portals to different sectors of the dimension to scan the creatures and remake their structure with magic. The stronger the creature, the longer it takes to record its structure, and the more magic power is needed to recreate its being. Along with the resources required to open a portal and the crystal used to record the creatures, it could get expensive even for nobles.

As a prestigious academy, Sygard provides its students with resources as long as they request it. Its approval would depend on the skill level of the student.

As a player, Katarina knew about this system and the limits based on her current skill level. She also knew about hidden items within the academy, but not all of them were accessible to her yet.

"Why the hell does the library floor restrictions?" Katarina grumbled.

A teacher noticed her. "What are you doing here? You should be at the opening ceremony."

"Ah! Yes, ma'am," Katarina rushed out of the building.

When she got out, she noticed the female protagonist passing by. The first encounter with the prince should happen just before the opening ceremony under an oak tree.

"But that's not the way to the oak tree..."

Katarina headed to the location of the oak tree and saw another woman with long brown hair doing her makeup.

"Hey!" Katarina called out to the protagonist. "Where are you going?"

"I'm just looking for a place to wait until the opening ceremony starts," Isabela answered anxiously.

"Weren't you heading over there?" Katarina pointed to the oak tree.

Isabela flinch. "A woman told me to leave," she replied.

"Why?" Katarina questioned.

Isabela grew nervous. "She just said something about a fateful encounter."

Katarina gritted her teeth at the realization that she wasn't the only person who got transported to this world.

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Alexander watched the opening ceremony from the window of his dorm room. He couldn't hear much, but it hardly mattered when he had information about the future. The man he tortured emphasized the term fateful encounters along with the various events each of them would trigger.

He wasn't stupid enough to ignore the possibility of more people from other worlds existing.

That's why Alexander made preparations.

He smirked as the first of his summoned creatures arrived. A raven with red eyes and metallic wings perched on his window. The raven's eyes glowed, and then it spread its wings, showing a scene of the crown prince interacting with a woman with brown hair.

Alexander laughed. "So these invaders plan on robbing the real protagonist of her fateful encounters."

"What would you like me to do, young master?" Alfred appeared beside him.

"Just investigate this woman. I need to find out if these invaders arrived in this world or possess bodies," Alexander ordered.

"Understood," Alfred bowed before vanishing.

"Even if it was under the influence of these invaders, this woman finds a way to tame me," Alexander's eyes zoned in on the protagonist sitting under a tree.

"Let the invaders take the others as you only belong to me."