My older sister is a villainous rich girl.

Everyone has a vulnerable side.

A person who appears strong may be heartbroken by a very ordinary sentence.

Even seemingly indifferent people can be easily swayed by a casual remark from someone else.

In those anime and games, if you want to win over a certain character, isn't there always an important line that can strike a chord with the other person?

Upon hearing this line, the other person will involuntarily have a thought—

"What? So I like this person?"

The key line is "key".

A key used to open a certain circuit as a matter of course.

As long as you say those words, they will fall in love with you, and all other conditions will dissolve.

All the gentleness, companionship, and fun are just empty adjectives, merely used to forcefully explain the rationality of "I like you".

It's like, as long as you pick up the corresponding key, you can open the locked door.

It has nothing to do with the person who holds the key.

That's what Chris thought.

So whenever a friend recommends an otome game or anime to her, she just can't get into the story.

One character after another is lined up waiting to be conquered, just like one seemingly heavy iron gate after another blocking the way.

Then you have to keep using the key to open the door, keep walking forward, and keep walking.

In the mechanical and repetitive actions, one forgets why one must open the door, why one must keep moving forward, and the beginning and end of the road.

What about those doors behind them?

It seemed as if an answer echoed in my ears:

What's past is past and doesn't matter anymore; what comes next will be more exciting and breathtaking than those doors.

Wayne Wincher is just an ordinary door.

His key line is—Wayne, let's be together forever!

The difficulty of the strategy is so low that she wasn't a popular character in the anime of her previous life.

But she hasn't even started the strategy yet!

She didn't say the crucial line, "We'll be together forever!"

"Why?" Chris seemed genuinely confused and asked very seriously.

The other four girls present glanced back and forth between Chris and Wayne with strange looks.

What should have been a topic filled with shyness, restlessness, and unease was turned into something like an academic discussion by the two of them.

Wayne thought for a moment and said, "There are many ways to increase favorability, right? Maybe it's the comfortable breeze when we go out together, or maybe it's just that you wore a cute little dress that I thought was adorable one day."

"That sounds really weird."

"Hey, you only think such a poetic description is perverted?"

Chris used sharp words to hide the burning sensation on her cheeks: "Because...because when I was thinking about how comfortable the wind felt, you were only thinking about such superficial things as increasing our favorability..."

To end this unexpected incident, she quickly grabbed the crumpled papers and threw them away again.

This time, as Wayne had hoped, he drew number 1, and number 6 was Chris.

He smiled.

Question: What kind of guy does Chris like?

Chris answered without hesitation.

"If I were to talk about my ideal type, it would be someone who is handsome, capable, down-to-earth, and not a womanizer."

Wayne was speechless.

"Don't all the male candidates meet the requirements?"

Then Chris added, "And, he has to be a normal person."

Okay, all the male candidates can be eliminated now.

……

The next day, everyone was yawning and looked exhausted.

"Chris, I invited several business leaders to the Duke's mansion yesterday, including Mr. Pokran's family."

On the way to the academy, Wayne said to Chris.

There were only the two of them in the carriage; the other four people were in another carriage following behind.

Upon hearing this, Chris perked up.

"What do you want?"

Then she looked deflated, "But Mr. Pokran doesn't seem to want to return to the family."

"It doesn't necessarily mean he has to come back... but I feel like there must be something he hasn't gotten over, right?"

Previously, Pokran spoke of his grandmother with such nostalgia.

I wonder if my old friend is still alive?

Perhaps if we just give them an opportunity, things could turn around?

"Well, I'll have to find another opportunity to invite Mr. Pokran," Chris said thoughtfully.

"No rush, we can test the waters first," he said. "At worst, we can have the Baptiste Merchant Guild make a few more trips. They won't lose out by cooperating with the Duke's mansion long-term."

"Not bad, very thoughtful," Chris praised.

"Oh, there's one more thing."

Wien pondered how to organize his thoughts, "Well, it's like this, I once ran into Ge Li by chance."

Chris hummed in agreement, indicating that she was listening.

"Then, I heard her say that she was also going to ask a famous musician to compose music for the orchestra."

"Let her go find it. I want to win fair and square," Klee said nonchalantly.

...Do you two both have a problem with your definition of being upright and honorable?

Upon arriving at school, Wayne, as always, sat down in his seat and began to study the content at the back of the textbook on his own.

Soon after, Prince Richard also arrived at the classroom.

After greeting Wayne, he complained, "I was going to recommend Mr. Pokran, but the Duke beat me to it."

Wayne wouldn't be fooled by his outward appearances. As the crown prince, Richard certainly couldn't be the first to stand up and draw fire when the church's attitude was so radical.

The reason he thought about it but didn't do it was simply because he was waiting for the situation to ease up a bit so he could come out and play the good guy again.

Sure enough, Richard continued, "However, I have suggested to my father that Mr. Pokran be invited to become the vice president of the Kingdom's Playwrights' Association."

"That's a position that would be perfect for Mr. Pokran."

He felt he had done a good job and showed a smug expression.

"That's wonderful! Mr. Pokran can finally realize his ambitions," Wayne said.

He was still happy for Pokran.

Although Poklin's works always criticized the aristocracy and were quite sarcastic about the Winchester family, perhaps influenced by his previous life, he greatly admired these works that stood from the perspective of the working class and spoke out for the common people.

From a historical perspective, perhaps only works like this can secure a place in history books.

However, gaining the king's favor was only the beginning for Pokran; he needed a more impactful work to truly stir up the storm.