119. Marie’s Decision (1)
I think there is not one slave.
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… Is it because of the memory of the previous life? To end up thinking that violating human rights is not a good thing.
But aside from having two slaves in just three days.
It transcends common sense that both are voluntary slaves.
Really…… Is this okay?
“Ah, I’m satisfied~. That’s it for today! Then I’ll leave, Master!”
Of course, one of the slaves then just went away.
With a dog collar on.
… Of course, it probably won’t stand out because he’s wearing a scarf, probably prepared in advance.
It was as if I had seen a fragment of his madness in that he went back with the dog collar on.
“Ariel… I’m not in a good mood, so I’ll go back to the dorm.”
Marie said after Claire left.
“Hey, afternoon class…”
“Because it’s an orientation… They don’t even check attendance… I’ll go.”
“Hey, wait…!”
Marie fled as if she had received a culture shock from working with Claire.
After chasing after Marie, she really went inside the dormitory.
She entered the room and would not come out even when called.
“Leave me alone for a bit…”
That’s what you say through the door.
I sighed and sat down on the hallway floor.
“…Okay. Come out when you feel better.”
You will need some time to clear your mind.
… But seeing Marie in shock made her feel very uneasy.
Maybe she will break up with Claire because of problems.
Did you come to despise me?
I started to worry about various things.
I was also surprised at myself for feeling that kind of emotion.
‘…… Is love really like this?’
Just a month ago, the most important thing in my life was myself.
There was no doubt that Marie was also a precious person.
It was only at this moment that I realized that it occupies a very large part in my life.
Watching Marie fret, her appetite goes down and she doesn’t even think about doing anything else.
Her mind is half dazed.
Sometimes I think that if it was like this, she would have been really better off not starting a relationship. Since things are so out of hand, I won’t be able to pay attention to my growth or the progress of the original work.
But Marie and I are already lovers.
Once you have realized your emotions, it is no longer possible to return to the original state.
Then,
“Marie. It’s class time, so let’s go.”
He said that through the door.
Since I’ve never been in a relationship, I don’t know what’s right or wrong. I hope someone can teach me.
I just have to do what I can.
First of all, I left the dormitory and entered the classroom.
As expected, orientation was held for this class as well.
I took detailed notes of how the orientation was conducted.
After the lecture, I bought some food and went back to the dorm hallway.
Then I sat back against the wall and passed the time.
Then.
“……Ariel, what are you doing there?”
Rose came as if class had ended.
“Because Marie seems to want to be alone.”
“What is it? Did you two fight?”
“I didn’t fight, but…”
It turned out well, so I handed Rose some food and a note.
“Marie is starving. Feed her, even if you force her.”
“…What is a note?”
“Marie was absent from class today. I made the point instead.”
“……You’re a good boyfriend.”
Rose nodded heavily and accepted.
Then she sighed.
“I don’t know what’s going on… Please stay in your room instead of staying in a place like this.”
“Never mind me. I just like the hallway floor.”
“What are you talking about…”
Rose looked at me with a puzzled look and entered the room.
I sat down on the hallway floor again.
About 30 minutes passed.
The door opened.
“Eh, Ariel… Gye, you’ve been doing that all along…?”
Marie came out.
She had food in her arms. The things I told Rose earlier.
It’s only been a few hours since we separated from Marie.
When she saw that face, she suddenly felt a surge of relief.
“No, I came right away.”
“A lie…”
Marie naturally sat next to me.
Then he put some food in my hand.
“…Ariel, didn’t you eat?”
“Because I have no appetite.”
“So… Let’s eat together?”
“Is that so?”
I put the food I got from Marie into her mouth.
I must have had no appetite just now, but the food went in surprisingly well. I didn’t realize it myself, but I must have been hungry.
Marie also ate next to me.
We were holding hands all the while.
It may have been funny to others.
The two of them sitting side by side in the hallway, holding hands, eating with the other hand.
It was really worth getting a lot of penalty points if you got caught by the dormitory supervisor.
I inadvertently thought that this was the most necessary action for us.
My worries that I had been holding all this time disappeared like snow melting in the soft body heat I felt from my hands.
On the one hand, each other’s anxiety was transmitted between the hands.
“Seeing Miss Claire… I got jealous.”
Marie says so.
“Jealousy…?”
“Yeah… I-I’m Ariel’s girlfriend… I-I can’t be like Miss Claire…”
“No, it would be embarrassing if you acted like Claire, too…”
Imagine for a moment.
Watching Marie wear her dog’s collar, lick my feet, get kicked, trampled on.
… Going beyond whether it suits you or not, I don’t think Mari and I would ever do that.
Marie is also a shy person, and more than anything else, I wonder if I would bite my tongue and die on the spot out of guilt for hitting her even once.
Clarja…… There’s also the karma stack he’s accumulated so far, and he’s so strong that it’s okay to hurt him a little.
Mari has a strong image of being delicate, and she has a strong desire to protect her, fearing that she will die if hit by mistake.
If you think about it that way, Claire did it with some kind of talent…… Want.
Above all, just one Claire makes me very tired,
If there are two of us, we might die of overwork, so please stop copying Claire.
“Even though I like Ariel, I can’t even lick her shoes… But since Miss Claire does it for her…, She’s a girlfriend, she’s lost her confidence… Do you like it?”
“She doesn’t like that at all.”
She seemed to have thought of such a thing like a good-natured Marie…. I wonder if she’d dated a real bad guy, she wouldn’t have given me anything.
Of course, I’m not a bad guy, so I never intended to ask Marie for that.
“Claire did it not because she liked me, but because of her perverted nature. She was only taken advantage of because I was the perfect fit for her.”
“Ah, I know, but…”
“Don’t worry too much about Claire. Marie just needs to be like Marie.”
Saying that, I stroked Marie’s head.
Meanwhile, I think about Claire.
Claire…. It ended up being a very different type of human relationship than it was in the first semester.
It’s not an adversarial relationship, but rather I think I have the upper hand…… After all, Marie is more important to me.
If you’re going to make Marie tremble with anxiety, you should cut it off.
Even if we return to hostility again.
The next day came.
At 7:00 am, the sound of music is heard, and another refreshing morning greets you.
When you open the door and go out, Marie is waiting for you while drinking tea with Rachel.
“Joe, good morning, Ariel…”
Fortunately, there is no change in his relationship with Marie. Whatever Claire does, we just do it our way.
Like that, we do morning exercise with Marie as usual, then go back to our respective rooms, take a shower, and join Marie at the restaurant to have breakfast.
After that, it’s time to go to school.
One unexpected thing happened.
“I’ll check attendance before the morning assembly starts, but … Claire Entreus didn’t come.”
It was an unexpected situation.
Claire has never been absent from school, even though he has had failing grades.
That’s why the students whisper at Claire’s absence.
“What happened to Claire?”
“I don’t know where it hurts.”
“…Couldn’t it be the duke’s wretch?”
Some of them looked at me, but I ignored them…. Why are you pointing an arrow at me again?
‘But it’s strange…. Why is Claire absent?’
When I saw him yesterday, he didn’t look sick. Rather, it was a problem because I was overflowing with energy….
I wonder if something happened after we broke up…… Is there really anything like that? There doesn’t seem to be anything that Claire, who has the highest level of auto-barrier called , Would be in danger.
I wonder if he was intentionally absent…. I mean, I don’t know what that means.
I thought that, according to Claire’s personality, he would rather make trouble for me by going to school.
‘It wouldn’t be a big deal….’
It might just be a feeling of wanting to play.
… I just wanted to keep it that way.
Reality is always different from the ideal.
“Nice to meet you all. My name is Victor, a professor of weapons combat.”
A man with a scar on his mouth enters the lecture room.
At first glance, he is a man with the atmosphere and appearance of a veteran adventurer. He looks around us with a heavy gaze.
“I’m going to give an orientation for the ‘Understanding Party Combat’ class right away. Party combat. It’s the basic of the basics that any adventurer should know.”
The man who said that sits on top of the podium.
It was a spoiled and frivolous act, but it becomes a picture when he does it like an adventurer of reversal.
On the contrary, no one could feel the slightest bit of displeasure at his behavior, which could be said to be suitable for his appearance.
“Even the greatest adventurer can’t do it all alone. Warriors have few long-distance attacks, archers can’t tank, and mages can’t sustain battles. You have to fight, and that’s what a ‘party’ is.”
He was saying something simple, grandiose and incomprehensible, but I couldn’t hear him properly.
He was very concerned about the presence in the corner of his field of vision.
“Hmm~. That’s right~.”
A girl smiling happily is sitting in the front seat.
It is impossible not to know the existence of blonde hair tied in twin tails. …… Clerda.
‘… Why is that guy here?’
On a subject that did not come up during the morning assembly, he was proudly attending class.
… From that point on, it’s quite embarrassing, but since he’s even smiling, it’s quite ominous.
Yes or no.
Victor continued his explanation.
“There’s nothing difficult about it. It’s not something you can understand by explaining it in words, so I’ll give you a chance to feel it with your own body.
As I said beforehand, the understanding of party battle class is a compulsory subject, so if you don’t pass, you can’t be promoted.
Also, the exact name of the class you are taking right now is ‘Understanding Party Combat 1’, and you will learn ‘Understanding Party Combat 2’ when you become a sophomore. In the 3rd year, ‘Understanding Party Battle 3’ will be waiting for you, and in the 4th year, ‘Understanding Party Battle 4’ will be waiting for you.
Of course, I won’t make it too difficult considering your abilities, so don’t be scared.
Then, I will explain the assignment right away.”
Many students get nervous at the word ‘assignment’.
You probably didn’t know that the assignments would come out on the first day of class.
However, there are some people, including me, with a calm face.
These are students who already know what the assignment is.
“The beginning of a party is party formation. Forming a good party according to the match would be perfect, but in reality, it is not easy to find such an ideal party.
The number of people is empty, the inclination is biased, or there are internal problems. Most of you will come across such a party. In order not to become such a party, sales skills are also one of the virtues that adventurers must have.
Next week, by this time, form a group of three to spend the semester together.
I will award deductions to those who failed to form a party.”
After saying that, Professor Victor immediately left the classroom.
The orientation ended in less than 10 minutes.
However, many students do not think of leaving the classroom. The homework to form a party was suddenly given.
“Let’s gather to the right of the Sacred Battle Department!”
“The Magic Combat Department is here!”
“Let’s go to the classroom for the weapons combat department!”
Then some students started to take control. Perhaps they were the ones who heard the information about the ‘Understanding Party Battle’ class from their seniors.
At Philea Academy, there are three departments: Weapon Combat, Magic Combat, and Sacred Combat.
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Actually, Lucius-Tia-Ron formed a party because it happened in this class.
So, the move to divide the series in an easy-to-understand way from the beginning can be said to be smart.
“I have a question for you~. Where should people who already have a party go?”
One voice interrupted.
Clerda.
“Ah, this is Claire-sama. The number of people who already have a party…”
“If it’s not decided, I’ll go to the window seat.”
Having said that, Claire will come this way.
Then he sits down on my desk as if it were natural.
“Claire-sama…?”
“I mean, I decided to have a party with Ariel~.”
Then he says so.
…… What?