The day began as all good disasters do: with a cup of tea, a moment of calm, and absolutely no idea that the universe was two seconds from firebombing your peace.
Rei exhaled, sitting at the breakfast table inside the Academy's Grand Dining Hall. For once, his eggs weren't cursed, his bacon wasn't shaped like a voodoo doll, and no one had slipped dragon pheromones into his toast, yet.
"Maybe," Rei murmured hopefully, "this will be a normal da—"
DING!
[System Notification: New Achievement Unlocked!]
[Title: Most Love Potions Consumed in a Single Semester (14/99)]
[Reward: Mild Resistance to Aphrodisiacs (Level 1) – You are now 2% less likely to make out with furniture under chemical influence.]
[Side Effect: Increased Paranoia. (Oh wait, that's just you.)]
Rei choked on his tea.
"Fourteen?!" he hissed, slamming the cup down. "I don't even remember drinking that many!"
