44 – #044 Agreement (2)
Marianne’s faculty room, surrounded by golden roses, was certainly beautiful, but lacking in character.
Since the rose was a favorite flower of many, there were many mansions with rose gardens, and at that time, many mansions similar to this one could be found in the aristocratic streets.
Standing in front of such a beautiful but lacking personality, Vivian whispered to the spirits circling around her as she took out her beloved sword from the space.
“Listen carefully. I’m going to kick in the door first, so when I see that shorty b*tch, I’m going to give it full fire. Got it?”
Most of the spirits nodded in agreement upon hearing the terrible murder plan, but not all spirits were like that.
It is no exaggeration to say that Vivian’s mother, Undine, the great water spirit, shook her head and scolded Vivian.
[Vivian… Did that kid pull out a sword for doing something wrong?]
“I saw you from the side! Trying to snatch the child I had a chimbal from her side!!”
[What if there is only one teacher and what if there are two… And by the time he’s as strong as you, he’s sure to be your age….]
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“Ah, how is it!! I’m half a spirit anyway, so I’m sure I’ll have this body at that time as well!!”
Abandoned by her parents and living with spirits all her life, Vivian’s body is different from that of an ordinary human.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Vivian’s body, which was fed by spirits and covered with the blessings of various spirits, was half a spirit.
It’s not that her aging isn’t non-existent, but it’s at least a couple of decades before she gets a look that suits her age.
[And… If you go wild here, will the dragon really let it go, no matter how you are?]
“… ….”
Undine’s words, the memory of her disastrous defeat that she did not want to recall dominated her mind.
Come to think of it, when Vivian loses, she always loses a part of her body. He lost one of his eyes in the East and one of his legs in a fight with the dean.
As the memory came back, Vivian felt a sudden ache in his legs that he didn’t even know existed.
“… I know what you’re talking about.”
[Yes… Stop being stupid and go to sleep….]
“If what I did was discovered, that lizard might come, so I’d rather assassinate….”
[Did I do something wrong with my education….]
It was when Undine was sighing at Vivian, who was covering her face with a cloth.
A light bullet with compressed mana incomparable to the one shot at John Doe as a joke flew towards the center of Vivian’s head.
Vivian, who noticed the hostility toward her faster than anyone else, turned her head to the side to avoid the bullet, but the bullet broke its trajectory and landed in Vivian’s face.
“… It hurts.”
It was a power that would have killed a normal person, but Vivian’s body beyond the protection of many spirits and the human realm was barely enough to cause a nosebleed.
Vivian, who finished stopping the bleeding in an instant with mana while wiping the blood flowing through her sleeve, raised her sword forward and shouted at Marianne’s professor’s office.
“Don’t hide, come out now, b*tch!”
As if in response to those words, Marianne, holding her staff in one hand, opened the front door of her mansion and slowly appeared.
“Um… I thought it was a monster because there was a gorilla or something hanging around, but when I looked closely, it turned out to be a prostitute who was not even worth her age and coveted young men.”
“… Are you really going to die?”
“Isn’t that what you came for? Ah, you were afraid of the dean, so you couldn’t do anything and were grinding your teeth, right?”
What returned to the irrefutable words was not silence, but fierce hostility like a flame.
Marianne’s body disappeared just before the sword shot from the sword containing mana infinitely similar to her spirit’s touched Marianne’s body.
And in an instant, she moved to Vivian’s rear, but despite clearly catching up, Vivian’s sword was already aimed at her neck.
“Oops… After all, I can’t compete with close combat. Were you expecting to go back?”
“Wouldn’t it be too trivial if that was the will?”
“I’m sorry, but she doesn’t intend to die here. You there, can you help me a little?”
As if responding to her words, Undine, who manifested with her own magical power, gently placed her hand on the blade that seemed to be cutting Marianne’s throat even if she was right there.
[Vivian, I can’t pass this on as a joke. If it sees this scene now, will it end with one leg this time?]
“… ….”
As Undine spoke kindly to Vivian as if to calm a grumbling child, the strength in Vivian’s hand holding her sword gradually began to loosen.
Marianne smirked at the sight of her mother and child.
“I guess we can have a little conversation now. She doesn’t like talking roundabout things, so she’ll be direct. John, too, would you like to raise it together?”
“… ….”
Marianne knew she would say that, so the question of ‘why?’ Never arose.
And she was well aware of the benefits she gained by doing so, even if Marianne didn’t tell her.
Vivian and Marianne have different fields of expertise. That said, what she couldn’t teach Vivian, she could easily teach Marianne.
However, even though she knew this was correct through reason, her sensibility rejected it.
Whether it was a pupil or a man, Vivian couldn’t stand the fact that she shared something with Marianne.
“No….”
“Think before you say no. What would he do if I personally invited him to become a disciple?”
“… ….”
She wanted to say no, but Vivian, who was aware of John Doe’s obsession with power, was quick to say no.
You may hesitate for a moment because of your loyalty to Vivian, but it’s only for a moment and you will definitely accept it.
So, if her destiny was to share a pupil anyway, it would be to Vivian’s advantage to step back and pay her debts to Marianne.
She knew that, but when Vivian hesitated, Marianne grinned and spoke in a tone that seemed threatening.
“Now, what are you going to do? Is it okay if she invites him to become my apprentice right now?”
“… ….”
Vivian couldn’t help but nodded weakly at the question.
In fact, Marianne didn’t have to do this to the point where she owed her debt to Vivian.
However, I was able to make things go smoothly this way, and more than anything else, I could see Vivian’s angry face, so in terms of losses, this way is much more profitable.
Marianne, who could see what she wanted to see, smirked at her, and Vivian raised her head and asked Marianne.
“… But are you only interested in him as a teacher?”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“No, so…. I heard something strange from him, but you have no interest in him as a woman, right?”
She tilted her head as if she didn’t understand at first, as if she didn’t expect her to ask such a question openly. But as time passed, Marianne’s expression gradually began to change.
Seeing the change, Marianne blushed and muttered softly while Vivian was appalled.
“… That, well.”
Marianne’s body, which had activated her teleportation magic, disappeared far beyond Vivian’s reach, faster than Vivian could ask.
Vivian said as she looked at Marianne, who disappeared leaving mana shining even more golden in the morning sunlight.
“… Isn’t he a pedophile?”
[Well….]
*****
“Starting today, you are my disciple. Since the application period for discipleship is coming soon, come to my professor’s office then.”
A few days later, when she was told to help in class, she went to the professor’s office and she heard that out of the blue.
She tilted her head, wondering what she was talking about, but she just said that she had already discussed it with Professor Vivian, but did not answer her fundamental questions.
“Have I ever said that I would become a disciple?”
“Hmm? Do you happen to hate it? Of course, if she doesn’t like you, it’s a pity that she’s the original woman, but she’ll give up cleanly.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just that I was a little embarrassed. I’m not even a wizard.”
You shouldn’t judge her just by her appearance, but she doesn’t look professional in her close combat.
She probably has a limited range of things she can learn, but I wonder what she can teach me.
“You seem to be worried because you and I have different fighting styles. But just because your fighting style is different doesn’t mean you can’t become a teacher. Rather, there are things that can be taught because they are different.”
Marianne left the room after saying that she would prove it step by step.
I had forgotten about it for a moment because of the shocking remark, but I was here to help Marianne with her class.
She followed her belatedly and arrived at the first training ground given to her by Vivian.
At the training ground, there were students who hadn’t seen their faces yet, and among them there was only one face they knew.
“Huh?”
Her red hair reminiscent of her rose, the long spear on her back, and her face she hadn’t seen in a long time.
Her master exchanged greetings with a mere savage, and while everyone was hanging around, Marianne cleared her throat and calmed her mood at once.
“… So since you all seem genuine, let me tell you something to learn today. What we learn today is qi.”
It is a power that only I can use at the academy.