episode_0064

“… I’m sorry.”

Elin belatedly patted Bena’s shoulder, who was trembling.

I was just trying to help.

I think I overreacted.

“Okay, it’s okay… .”

Bena, who had finally calmed down, hunched over and picked at the corners of her eyes.

“Anyway, it seems like it’s been decided, so I’ll help you.”

“Help me with what?”

“You don’t want to lose Luke, do you?”

“… Yeah.”

“Ha, but since Luke is a nobleman, he will get married soon… and maybe even have a fiancé.”

“… … Huh?”

It was a chill, like being hit in the back of the head.

fiance?

I never thought about it.

Because Luke never mentioned a fiancé.

But there’s no way to say it won’t happen, right?

Luke doesn’t talk about himself much.

It could simply be that your fiancé didn’t even tell you.

What should I do if that’s the case, when I’m shivering like an idiot?

“So you have to hold on tight!”

“… How?”

“We’re going to target Luke’s favorite aspects…!”

At that moment, Bena reverted back to being a love expert.

“Just trust me, Princess. The theory is clear. I’m sure Luke will like it!”

“… Only theory is clear.”

But Nia nagged at me from the side.

Bena ignored her and grabbed Elin’s hand.

“Go! If you don’t want to get taken away, you have to strike first!”

“ji, now?”

“You should make sure to keep this in mind as soon as possible. So that you can think of the princess whenever a rival appears.”

Bena, burning with passion, stretched out her long legs and took the lead.

Elin chased after Ododo with her short legs.

“Hmm… Is this right…?”

Nia tilted her head.

No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think Luke would see the current Elin as a woman… .

Still, my heart is firmly set on supporting Elin.

“Let’s go together guys.”

I followed behind him, hurriedly.

* * * * *

Luke comes out after making a dramatic agreement.

“Wow… As the days go by, there seems to be more work to do.”

I walked slowly down the hallway and sighed deeply.

This time I was only trying to get information from the North.

I heard the unbelievable news that Victor was planning to propose to Diane.

“Then my senior is my sister-in-law… … .”

I just closed my eyes tightly.

There’s no way Victor would become the son-in-law of the Pirandello family.

Maybe Dien will become the Bucklin family.

Then you’re saying I should treat that pink ball of fur as my sister-in-law?

“That’s horrible.”

It is common for academy connections to lead to marriages between families.

When it actually happened, it wasn’t that pleasant.

“The curse must be resolved for the future.”

My head hurts so bad.

He has proudly declared that he will participate in the next competition for the position of head of the household.

The pressure from the Duke and Clavel will be stronger than before.

There is some reason why I can’t touch it.

If it weren’t for that, the Duke would have already killed Elin.

I’m not satisfied with just sipping potions and casting spells here.

“It’s also a very dangerous technique.”

It was revealed that he was dealing with a curse that consumed mana.

Just like when I was accused of being a witch and executed… … .

“Tsk.”

Let’s not think about it.

That’s not what happened here.

Because that’s something that will never happen.

Luke clicked his tongue and walked towards his room.

I tried to slowly read the northern report that Victor had given me.

“Oh, I found it.”

Uda, dada, dada.

Three girls came running from far down the hallway.

“… Are you playing some kind of game?”

Young ladies running around in the hallway.

I was a little surprised because his actions were so informal.

“No, I was looking for a teacher.”

“It looks like it. Now that you found it, tell me. Why did you come in such a hurry?”

“That’s… ….”

Elin took a deep breath but couldn’t bring herself to speak.

As the silence grew longer.

Benna bent down and whispered in Elin’s ear.

“Princess… You should ask this naturally… !”

Unfortunately, Luke heard it all.

Since I was enhancing my hearing with mana, whispering in front of Luke was meaningless.

“What are you asking?”

“Hi!”

Bena hiccuping.

He froze, his eyes wide open as if asking if I had heard that.

Have you made up your mind in the meantime?

Ellen raised her head.

“Does the teacher have a fiance?”

I thought they’d ask me about magic since a group of promising candidates came to see me.

It was a very random question.

“Well, I don’t know either.”

“Hmm…? You don’t know?”

Nia narrowed her eyes.

“It’s really salty.”

It’s not that I don’t want to tell you.

I really didn’t know.

When I fell into this world, I never entered the family.

Even if I think back, there is nothing like that.

Even my parents are in the battlefield and I haven’t seen them yet.

“Nia. Did I have a fiance?”

“… Why are you asking me that?”

“You don’t know either?”

“Of course you don’t know… ?”

Nia looked at Luke with a strange look.

They gathered in a circle and whispered to Bena and Elin.

“I don’t think my brother will give me a proper answer?”

“This, this is different from the plan…!”

“What should I do?”

As I said before, I heard it all.

To save face, Luke tried hard not to hear.

After whispering for a while.

Bena grabbed Elin’s shoulder tightly.

“Then let’s skip everything and go straight to the next question… !”

Benna’s original plan wasn’t this radical.

This is the plan she came up with.

What if you answered that you have a fiance?

Do you like your fiancé?

If not, ask them what they don’t like about it.

Elin only learns the parts that Luke likes.

What if I answered that I don’t have a fiance?

I had a fiancé, but things fell through.

If not, I was going to ask why you weren’t engaged until now.

But since I gave such an ambiguous answer,

“Teacher, what is your ideal type?”

There is no choice but to break through it directly.

“… Ideal type?”

Elin’s question came out of nowhere.

Luke’s strength was completely drained.

I was so busy that I didn’t even have time to think about that.

Because I wasn’t planning on being interested in it in the future.

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“… I was just curious.”

Nodding, nodding.

Bena nodded enthusiastically from the side.

If you’re curious, why don’t you just ask later?

Why did they all come rushing in like this?

He opened his mouth with a question in his mind.

“I don’t know because I’ve never really thought about it.”

“What if I say I don’t know anything, oppa?”

Nia took a step forward with her arms crossed.

“Are you saying this because we are annoying?”

“What the… how could that be.”

“We know you’re busy, but…Elin mustered up the courage to come. At least pretend to think.”

You are saying this so seriously.

I don’t know what it is, but it seems to be a very important matter.

“Or maybe… you can’t tell me? Actually, you like guys… or you’re a goner… .”

“Neither.”

Luke shook his head quickly.

I felt this last time.

It was important to suppress any unnecessary misunderstandings at an early stage.

“I don’t have a specific ideal type, but I definitely like women.”

I tried to clearly state my position and convey it to you.

Bena frowned as if she was frustrated.

“Then we’ll ask you a question. Tell me which one appeals to you more?”

“Huh? What is that… .”

Then, Bena slowly approached.

It wasn’t just Bena.

Elin and Nia also tightened the siege from another direction.

“If I don’t answer, can I not go?”

“That’s right.”

If you want to get out, you can go through the portal.

These are faces I have to see in the evening anyway.

“… Hurry up.”

I took a deep breath, thinking that I should quickly answer and leave.

The first batter to hit the ball was Bena.

“Do you like short hair or long hair?”

Elin currently has medium length hair that reaches down to her shoulders.

If you want to raise it, you can raise it as is.

It was in an intermediate state where it could be made into a bob cut right away if you wanted to.

“Long hair is good.”

“I see… !”

Bena patted Elin on the shoulder.

It meant to grow it a little more.

“What is the status gap?”

The next person to speak was Elin.

The question was asked because the Duke of Bertain and the Count of Berkeley were of different social status.

“I don’t care about status.”

“… Are commoners okay too?”

“If you ask me to look at it only personally, excluding the family’s position… Yes, it doesn’t matter if you’re a commoner.”

At those words, Elin became deeply lost in thought.

Nia took up the baton.

“Then do you like being tall or short?”

“Big one.”

Luke has been deliberately answering in the opposite way to Elin so far.

I was also really upset about the misunderstanding I had with Natia and Clavel a while ago.

It was to prevent unnecessary noise from coming out again.

“Ah… .”

Elin, whose face turned ashen,

“Then, teacher, do you like big breasts?”

He asked the last question in a slightly trembling voice.

“… … ”

I was speechless.

It didn’t seem like a topic worth discussing in front of the girls with their eyes wide open.

still.

“Yes, I guess so.”

I decided to answer in the exact opposite way to Elin.

Pushed forward consistently.

“Sup.”

“Um… .”

But I think I did something wrong.

The three girls’ faces darkened.

“Ah… … .”

Especially Ellen.

That was understandable.

Just now, Ellen had been doing image training to imagine a scene where Luke was being affectionate to Bena.

But if we summarize what Luke has said so far… .

Without caring about low status.

Long black hair.

Significantly taller than his peers.

A violent chest to match his large physique.

No matter how I look at it, Bena fits Luke’s taste perfectly.

“Why are you like that?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. Can I talk to you for a moment… .”

Bena waved her hands with trembling pupils.

Then he patted Elin on the back.

“Gwae, it’s okay, Your Majesty. It’s not like there’s no chance yet… !”

“Right. Let’s wait a minute.”

possibility?

wait?

This time, the words were difficult to understand even if I listened to them properly.

So I just stayed still.

Elin, her face shadowed, approached us with a limp.

“Teacher.”

“Why are you like that?”

“You don’t plan on getting married for the time being, right?”

I never thought I would hear these words from Elin first, not from my family.

“Yes.”

For now, I nodded.

There may be pressure from the family soon.

I didn’t want to be distracted by anything else until Ellen happily celebrated her coming of age ceremony.

Then Elin bit her lips and raised her head.

“Okay. It will grow bigger from now on. Wait.”

What does growing up have to do with waiting?

I have no idea, but Ellen’s expression looks so serious.

“Cheer up.”

He cheered me on.

Whatever it is, it’s good that Elin grows up.

“Well, goodbye, Luke!”

“Sorry for holding you back.”

Bena and Nia held Elin’s hands on either side and walked away.

They were really quick girls, both when they came and when they left.

“What was it?”

It feels like the storm has passed.

Luke tilted his head and went back to his room to devise a plan for Elin’s upbringing.

I don’t know what kind of storm this conversation will bring later… .