NON-FEMALE GOD:

“I absolutely can’t accept it.”

I can’t bear to watch my lifeline freeze to death in the highest mountain range of the Asian continent.

I opened my eyes wide.

Just now, I remembered that there was a button in the bottom right corner of the last part of Adrian’s skill awakening quest window.

The ‘[Next Page (1/2)]’ button that was glittering before my eyes.

[~Possessor of a High Teen Drama~] [‘Possessor’ can assist with the awakening quest of an S-class awakened.

‘Possessor’ receives a new quest instead of an awakening quest.] [Possessor’s Proxy Awakening Quest: Participate in a high school home party with over 100 attendees along with ‘Adrian Coleman’.

The quest will be completed if you spend ‘one night’ with ‘Adrian Coleman’ at the home party.] [Do you accept this quest?

Yes or No.] [This is the timeline separator]

I had discovered this quest window when I opened the ‘Next Page’ of Adrian’s awakening quest window while returning to school with him.

Here’s what can be understood from this quest window:

First, the god or system of this world knows that I am a drama possessor.

Second, while the skill unlocking quest for S-class awakened is extremely difficult and complicated, I, as a possessor, can easily unlock their skills through a proxy quest.

This meant that Adrian didn’t need to conquer the 14 highest peaks of the Himalayas.

‘Is this a silver lining? At least Adrian won’t go missing in the Himalayas…’

However, my expression didn’t ease. It was because of the content of the proxy awakening quest.

I tapped my chin with my fingertips while staring at the status window.

‘Though spending the night sounds perverted and suggestive, this surely means to pass midnight together with Adrian. And a high school home party with 100 participants…’

I had some idea about it.

As I was returning to the classroom after leaving the bathroom, two female students wearing low-rise jeans passed by me, swaying.

“Jamie, you’re going to Thompson’s birthday party, right?”

“Oh, of course. Honestly, even though Thompson’s face is unattractive, his family is well-off, right? I can’t miss the opportunity to visit that rich house.”

The two female students opened their lockers and took out hand mirrors to apply lip gloss. They had white eyeshadow on their eyes and thick headbands in their curly hair.

They were clearly the type of girls who were popular in the high teen world.

The Thompson they were talking about was a 12th-grade male student at the same school. He was in the school’s ice hockey team and was famous, more than anything else, for coming from a wealthy family.

‘He’s also known for throwing lavish birthday parties every year…’

A swimming pool and fountain at home, a large garden and marble statues. Not to mention having a yacht in his own name. It was clearly an well-to-do upper-middle-class family.

The home party mentioned in the proxy awakening quest seemed to refer to 12th grader Thompson’s birthday party as well.

And I had only heard about Thompson’s birthday party, but had never been to one.

I hadn’t received an invitation this year, or any year for that matter.

Why would a rich boy give a birthday party invitation to a strange, horn-rimmed glasses-wearing, zero-presence nerd like me?

‘I’d decline first from my side such a noisy place where only popular kids gather.’

But for Adrian’s quest, I had to go to the home party with him.

At this point, Thompson’s party was the only one happening soon and had over 100 participants.

If I missed this day, I didn’t know when another large-scale home party would be held.

Having to go to someone else’s birthday party uninvited and endure until midnight. Just thinking about it made me feel tired, but…

Moreover, I couldn’t even tell Adrian that I would awaken his skill for him.

Just as Adrian was bound to keep quiet about his S-class skill awakening quest to others, I was also under restrictions.

[※Condition: Keep silent about the possessor’s proxy awakening quest.]

I looked resentfully at the floating status window before shaking my head.

‘No, I can just sneak into the party venue and stay like a shadow, right?’

It shouldn’t be difficult. If I set my mind to it.

‘Come to think of it, my skill is stealth too.’

Although it’s something I can use when hitting or being hit, it will be useful in emergencies.

Returning to the classroom, I checked the schedule. After spending time in the gym, lunch break was almost over.

As I was about to leave the classroom after getting my textbooks from the locker, a familiar face approached me again.

“Juno, science class?”

It was Adrian.

‘Now that we’re on the same team, is he going to act like he knows me every time he sees me?’

I looked at Adrian for a moment as he spoke to me without hesitation.

“Yeah. I’m about to go to class now. What about you?”

“I have PE, so I’m heading out.”

Adrian was in his gym clothes.

And until just now, my mind was too complicated to notice, but standing next to Adrian felt strangely cool, as if standing on ice.

Is this something I can vaguely feel because I’m A-class?

‘Come to think of it, he said he was in the ice magic category…’

I looked over Adrian’s striped gym shirt and answered roughly.

“Ah, looks like you chose team sports. I’m in the choir. We won’t have a chance to meet during PE. I’ll be going now, bye!”

“Wait a moment, Juno.”

Adrian called out to me as I was about to turn away abruptly.

Then he quickly held out his phone.

“We’re on the same team now, right? Would you mind giving me your number?”

“…Huh? My number?”

Adrian nodded, looking at me with such innocent, clear blue eyes.

“It would be good to contact each other in case of emergencies.”

Well, I wonder if I could do anything even if you had an emergency.

“Or you can contact me if you have an emergency.”

Moreover, I haven’t decided whether to help you or not yet.

But it would be strange to resist and not give my number here.

It’s just asking for the number of a girl in the same class and team, wouldn’t it look like I’m making a fuss over nothing if I refuse?

I took Adrian’s phone with a sour face.

As I was entering the number, Adrian crossed his arms in front of his chest and leaned towards me.

A cool breeze along with the scent of a clear lake emanated from him.

“By the way, Juno, were you invited to Thompson’s birthday party?”

I blinked widely, having been unconsciously focusing on Adrian’s scent.

I almost dropped Adrian’s phone that I was holding.

My head was already complicated with thoughts about that damned birthday party, and now he brings up the home party…

‘You didn’t read my mind, did you?’

I looked at Adrian suspiciously, but Adrian’s skills were still locked.

Well, it’s not like he has a trait like mind-reading or something.

“…No, I didn’t receive an invitation. I’ve never received such a thing since I started school. Why would someone like Thompson give me an invitation?”

Then Adrian raised his eyebrows as if it was very unexpected.

“Is that so? Then you’ve never been to a party?”

“No.”

I entered the number as quickly as possible and then wrote my full name, including the surname.

At that moment, the smartphone screen scrolled from bottom to top, and the application Adrian had just been using appeared.

It was an airline ticket application.

“…?!”

I almost screamed in surprise.

The history of Adrian looking up airline tickets to India and Nepal through the app just moments ago popped up.

The moment I saw that, my heart not only sank but almost jumped out of my mouth.

Adrian was clearly looking up airline tickets to conquer the 14 peaks of the Himalayas.

Even I, with the soul of a Korean, was calmly considering it, but Adrian was trying to rush this life-or-death matter like a bull in a china shop.

My hands trembled in bewilderment. When I raised my gaze, Adrian was looking at me with gentle eyes like a Labrador retriever.

He seemed to have been talking about something until just now, but I hadn’t heard a word because I was too shocked by the Himalaya-bound ticket.

‘What is this, are you really trying to go conquer the Himalayas? Why is this kid in such a hurry, can’t you wait a bit? Why is someone who’s going to the Himalayas asking me about a home party?!’

I had many questions I wanted to ask, but I could only open and close my mouth without being able to say anything.

Adrian was grinning happily, oblivious to my burning insides.

“Really? Then would you like to go to Thompson’s birthday party with me?”

“With, with you?”

I asked back in surprise.

“Yeah. I just received an invitation from Thompson. You just helped me out in front of the gym too… The invitation says I can bring as many people as I want, and you said you’ve never been to one before. If you want, let’s go together.”

Adrian showed me Thompson’s birthday party invitation that came through Instagram DM.

He said there would be no problem if we went to the party together with this.

Adrian smiled, narrowing his gentle eyes.

“What do you think?”

A strangely excited face and voice. Seeing his smiling face, I was at a loss for words.

“…”

And, there was only one answer I could give.

[This is the timeline separator]

And that’s how I ended up attending the home party with Adrian.

Thompson’s home party was this weekend.

My goodness, how long has it been since the gate in the sky closed, and they’re already holding a home party. I felt like applauding that incredible mentality.

“No. Think positively. There will be many people at Thompson’s home party, so I might meet someone I haven’t seen at school. There might even be awakened ones who didn’t come to the gym…”

My goal was to attend Thompson’s home party and complete Adrian’s mission.

And to meet more student awakened ones among the party attendees who hadn’t revealed their identities.

The mission clearly said to spend the night with Adrian at the home party, so it probably means we need to stay together until after midnight.

I checked my wristwatch with a determined face.

8 PM.

There were still four hours until midnight, and I had already arrived in front of Thompson’s house.