Chapter 106 – Concerns about refusing in advance
In the end, the concerns became reality.
“……… “What should I do?”
“Master?”
Did I hear a muttering mixed with a sigh? Anastasia, who had useless ears, tilted her head.
“Well, is something bad happening?”
Today is the day to watch Anastasia’s swordsmanship. We came to the outskirts of the academy and engaged in a simple competition, with me holding my favorite sword, Pata, and her holding her practice iron sword. I have no intention of ever accepting the title ‘Master’. If you make a promise, the first thing you should do is keep it.
The Sixth Holy Sword was stolen, as if it had been half-robbed, but that did not mean that Anastasia gave up her dream of becoming a hero. She still asked me to teach her about being a warrior. The answer came back that the only thing I could teach him was how to fight, and that he had planned to do that from the beginning…. Who on earth does that stubbornness resemble?
Anyway, she was top-notch in swordsmanship, if nothing else. She advised that it would be better to learn magic rather than the sword, but the choice is up to you. However, I couldn’t just leave it to rust, so I sometimes looked after the sword like this.
“…… Ha.”
Anastasia’s iron sword drew a sharp horizontal line and cut through my sigh.
“Master?”
“Anastasia. “You were also a student at this school.”
“For now.”
“Well, I don’t expect you to know much about trends or other kids’ interests, but please ask first. “I don’t really have many people to ask questions to.”
“That is a very rude thing to say. I have a lot of interaction with my classmates. Speaking as a lady of the imperial family…… “
She was about to jokingly mention the royal family, but her expression hardened and she paused. Perhaps he was bothered by the fact that he was belatedly trying to mention the royal family in front of me. I didn’t say anything in particular.
I giggled playfully and lightened the mood.
“Aren’t the interactions superficial because the Lady of the Imperial Family acts ‘pretending to be modest’?”
“……… ….”
“When I saw him, he was always floating in the classroom. These days, Cecilia seems to have a lot of friends, but isn’t she lonely because she’s always alone? If you’re having a hard time, tell your teacher.”
“Ugh….! What on earth?! What do you want to know? Anything is fine, so I’ll answer. I myself am having an active exchange! Kindly! “Let me tell you!”
“No~ It’s okay~ You won’t know anyway, so what~”
The princess raised her sword high. That’s not a false sword. I flinched reflexively at the sharp iron sword. If I tease you any more, I’ll kill you, man.
“Hmm, you. “Do you know about the harvest festival?”
“You think I’m a fool now, Master…” … “Do you think that even if you were half kicked out by His Majesty, you wouldn’t know about the harvest festival, one of the main events of the empire?”
“No, I’m not talking about Empire Day. The academy event. “It’s done during the harvest festival.”
“…… Ah… Demi… ? Harvest festival event… ?”
“Uh. Look. “You don’t know.”
“Ah… Ah… ! I know?! I know it well, right? Hmm! Is it so. Academy Harvest Festival? If you lie down on your desk before class starts, you can find out about various situations on campus. “You mean that thing that other students have been talking about recently?!”
Your face turns bright red and it seems like you’re trying to fix it later, but do you know that the more you do that, the more you feel sorry for yourself? If you nudge him once with words, the corners of his mouth will naturally curl up at the response that is better value for money than anyone else.
“Why are you so angry and rushing towards me? When I first came to the Academy, I was shy and said, ‘Oh my, my God. hehehe! ‘This is my specialty~’ He said, shrugging his shoulders and making a suspicious expression. Even now, you still do that to people you meet for the first time. Be relaxed and pretend to be okay. In some ways, it adds more flavor to your personality than Undine.”
“Shut up!”
“Oh my, those are such harsh words for you to shut up to your teacher. Princess. I have to tell everything to my only friend, Miss Cecilia. hehehe, hehehe. “You must be very disappointed~”
“Profit!!! “It’s like that every day!”
The iron sword flashes above my head, and before I know it, it falls on the top of my head.
At the sound of tearing the air, I put my pata at an angle.
The sword energy, which contained pure magical energy, barely lost its direction and was scattered in all directions.
The loud sound of hitting the ground stings my eardrums.
Because it is a magic power that can tear off a monster’s skin, it wasn’t that strange even if it mixed up dirt and weeds.
… If I had been a little late, I would have been split in two from head to groin.
“…… So what about the harvest festival you mentioned?”
It would be nice to put down the sword and speak, but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like he has any intention of doing so.
“We gathered together that day and said something… ? Dancing, drinking and having fun? Pedo… “Fernández said it was a ball, but it didn’t seem like a place where you could wear a tailcoat and show off.”
“Yes, that’s right. I heard that the atmosphere is free and formality is minimal. They say there is a big bonfire in the middle, and people dance there… Anyway, classrooms are noisy these days because of that. Who are you applying for as a partner, who do you want to receive it from… Well, we’re all still young, so there’s nothing we can do about it.”
“Hmm… ….”
“But why do you care about that, Master? I heard that teachers are also participating, but will their workload also increase? “Isn’t such work usually done by administrative staff or students in the student council?”
“That’s right. But that’s not what I’m worried about.”
“Then…” ……….”
The princess carefully trailed off her words,
“Aha! Are you even thinking about what kind of novel method you plan to use this time to straddle both legs, three legs, and even four legs?”
Soon he glanced at me with disdain. In her mind, I have already become the world’s worst bastard for a long time.
His biological father, the current emperor, is very famous even within the empire for his serious history with women. There’s no way I’ll look good in her eyes.
The image has already been ruined. Even if it is ruined a little more, it won’t be a big obstacle.
“That’s true. “I received a confession from Professor Aegis not long ago.”
“Is that so?”
“The answer is bland.”
“Ah, yes~ yes~ congratulations. Is this okay?”
“It’s not just that. “As you know, the Undines have been like this for a long time.”
“It would be a good idea for that silver-haired relative to get his eyesight tested. “It is clear that there is a major problem with the brain that recognizes objects.”
“Besides, not long ago, Cecilia… ….’
Kaaa! Kiiing!
“Master. Do you want to get hit?”
“Normally, you don’t use the expression ‘hit’ while swinging a sword filled with magical power.”
“Master, do you want to be torn apart?”
She must have been quite excited, and her eyes were bloodshot.
“What did you do to Cecilia? Depending on the answer, I will never remain silent!”
How can a person change this much?
Just show your pretentious side in front of me one more time. I will spread the word to the whole world right then and there.
“What are you talking about? “I haven’t done anything yet.”
The word ‘for now’ should have been added at the end, but I decided it was not necessary yet.
“If you weren’t going to do anything to Cecilia, why did you bring up the harvest festival? No way! If you are thinking of giving me another strange potion, just in case, please stop. “The same method as last time won’t work anymore.”
“I’ve already given up on that.”
“It sounds like you thought about it. “Oh my god.”
“So I came up with a new method.”
“You’re not going to run away, are you?”
A smart young man.
“What if…” What if I keep my mouth shut here, don’t offer a partner to anyone and pretend not to know until the end? “There will be an offer in return, but I plan to run away to somewhere else to prepare for that.”
“It’s a statement that makes me want to kill just hearing it.”
“And above all, I have other work to do that day.”
I couldn’t say anything about anything related to the Freya Lovers. Unfortunately, this is a matter of survival.
But Anastasia, who couldn’t have known that, seemed to regret the word ‘kill’ she had just said at the mere mention of the word ‘work’. She spoke in a more subdued tone.
“Then you just have to tell the truth, right? “I’m a little disappointed, but if I say it’s because of work, they’ll understand.”
“……… But it’s something I can’t say. “It didn’t happen because of my professorship.”
“………… Wow, really… Master is really… “
Anastasia’s eyes faded again.
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‘If you do that, that’s right. The look on his face clearly says, ‘I knew everything.’ I quickly corrected her misunderstanding.
“For your information, it’s not like I’m meeting another woman or anything like that.”
The suspicious expression does not go away.
I desperately racked my brain. I have no idea how to overcome this.
“Do you really have to do that?”
“I also didn’t want to do this for a long time. I didn’t even know there was an event like this until recently? It was the same during the Eunwolje Festival.”
“Even if it is a canceled event other than the Eunwol Festival Academy, do you really think it is an appropriate excuse for not knowing the existence of the Harvest Festival while living in the Empire?”
“After all this time, it’s been less than two years since I returned from the snowy field.”
“…… “There is one way.”
“How?”
“I really, really don’t feel like it, but…” …… “
“……… “
“Would you like to come with me?”
***
After hearing the princess’s suggestion, I immediately headed to Professor Aegis’ lab.
No matter what, she is a fan of Freya. The only person who can talk about the situation is Professor Aegis.
But when I actually started talking, she was extremely disappointed, even though she was understanding.
“So, you came to reject me in advance because you have no intention of dancing with me~♪?”
“hahahaha… “In order to carry out Pedonandes’ plan, there is no way to participate in the harvest festival as ‘Eugene Seo Neferna.'”
“Black! Then, I got dumped before I even said anything. Sobbing! “I wanted to dance together~♪”
Professor Aegis pretended to wipe away tears and made a sloppy crying sound. Hugging him up to his knees… On my part, I was planning on arousing sympathy, but because of my posture, other aspects of me actually stood out.
Furthermore, I felt it from the moment I entered the lab, but today my clothes were so shameless that it was difficult to open my eyes properly.
It was only noticeable when looking at it from the front, but the problem was from the side. His sides were boldly carved out, and the extra space that could not contain Professor Aegis’ huge three-dimensional appearance was outlined along with immoral flesh. At first glance, I had no idea where to place my eyes because it seemed like an embarrassing piece of clothing that could even be considered everyday wear.
I had no choice but to mention that point carefully.
“That… The clothes… a little… “I have nowhere to focus my eyes.”
“…… Yes? Ah, this is a new outfit I bought~ It was really nice when I tried it on at the store, but when I actually saw it at home, it was really small in many ways~♪”
“If it’s small, wouldn’t it be okay to exchange it?” .”
“They say that if you are bigger than this, your waist won’t fit and you will look rich~ But I couldn’t just throw away the clothes I bought, so I wore them to at least show them to Professor Neferna. What do you think~ As a male, don’t you have a strong desire to be exclusive~♪”
“… “What kind of monopoly is this?”
“Oh, so is it okay for me to go out like this~? If I go to the harvest festival like this, the beast-like men who have endured and endured their male power just for that day will ask me to dance without even knowing how to use it~♪ But I was so, so sad and lonely after being abandoned by Professor Neferna… I might grab that hand and throw it away~♪”
“I think a crime is going to happen, so let’s stop…. And wouldn’t you have to work as a ‘dispenser’ that day? “With me.”
“hehehe…. “You’re cute.♪!”
“Professor Aegis…… ?”
“Just give me a hug and I’ll think about it!”
Professor Aegis smiles and spreads his arms wide.
… Are you wearing those clothes now? I stiffened, barely able to open my mouth. Meanwhile, Professor Aegis jumped up and pulled me in.
… You’re playing with me.
…… What.
But why did I come here?