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Episode 244: Black Magician (2)

“Wow…”

Estella couldn’t take her eyes off the liquor bottle in front of her. Drool dripped from her mouth, and she sent adoring glances with a face in love.

It was a beautiful liquor that seemed to contain stars, just like her eyes, but I wondered if it was worth being so captivated. It’s just liquor, after all.

Watching the scene made me feel unreasonably resentful. I reached my fingers toward the bottle, and soon after, mana starting from my lower abdomen touched the bottle. In the blink of an eye, the bottle disappeared from the world.

“Ah!”

Estella was startled when her beloved liquor disappeared. She looked around for the bottle, then looked at me.

“Oppa! Give me back my liquor!”

“Why are you looking for liquor from me?”

“You’re the only one who would take it…”

When I spoke in a blunt tone, Estella stopped mid-sentence. Then, she glanced at me slyly and crept closer to me.

“Oppa.”

“What.”

“Are you mad…?”

When I replied in the same unchanged tone, Estella stood in front of me.

“I’m sorry, Oppa. It’s been so long since I saw liquor that looked so delicious. How could I not be interested when it tempts me to drink it.”

“Well, I said it’s not.”

When that didn’t work, Estella hugged me with both arms. Then, she looked up at me and said.

“Kyle Oppa. You know that I only love you, right? I love you the most in the world. More than liquor.”

“……”

“So, please don’t be mad. I won’t drink liquor. Okay? Huh, Oppa…”

Estella rubbed her face in my arms. At that moment, I wondered what I was doing. I was the one who brought her here in the first place. But here I am, being jealous of liquor… I’m a crazy bastard.

I silently took out the bottle of liquor. I handed it to Estella.

“Here, take it.”

“Are you giving it back?”

“Yeah. But don’t drink it alone, drink it with me.”

“You’re the best, Oppa!”

She smiled brightly after receiving the liquor bottle back. Seeing the corners of her mouth reaching high into the sky made me smile too. Estella had a different kind of cuteness than Lana.

After being attached to me for a while, she stared at my face intently and said.

“Oppa, do you know what? Lana unnie is coming tomorrow, and that person is out. Maybe he’ll come back waddling in a few days.”

“So?”

“So…”

Before I knew it, she came close to my ear and whispered quietly.

“It means that only you and I are in the dormitory. Until tomorrow.”

“……”

“It’s already been half a year. Since we’ve known each other and lived together.”

After saying that, Estella’s face turned downwards. It was my neck, which was her main target for skinship. She buried her face in my neck and began to leave her mark on my body, just as I had done.

Just as my neck area was starting to get hot, Estella took her face off. Clear saliva created a thread between my neck and her tongue. As a result, my neck was damp.

“Do you know how hard it is to just do skinship and move on? I also have my limits to endure.”

Estella puffed out her cheeks and expressed her dissatisfaction. That look was quite cute. But I said what I had to say.

“What are you going to do if you don’t endure?”

“What else? When Oppa falls asleep… I’ll pounce! For sure.”

Estella, who was shining her eyes, really seemed like she would pounce. I pushed away her face, which was so close, and said.

“No.”

“Ah, why!”

There were several reasons.

First of all, the very first reason is…

“You’re not an adult yet.”

“Is that the only reason? Because I’m 18 years old?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s ridiculous… The standard for adulthood is the Empire’s standard. In the Holy Kingdom, my age is considered an adult!”

“Still no.”

I don’t want to draw a line with age either, but I can’t help it because of this damn status window. If it wasn’t for that, I would have done it a long time ago.

And the second reason is…

“No matter what, Lana comes first. Keep the order.”

“Tsk… Where is there something like that!”

“It’s here, so don’t be stubborn.”

“It’s not being stubborn, haa… If you come out like that, I have my own plans too!”

Pop! The lid of the liquor bottle opens. A fragrant scent and the smell of alcohol spread throughout the room. Immediately after, Estella disappeared. Faster than light. When I closed and opened my eyes, one of her hands was already grabbing my neck, and the mouth of the bottle was pointing towards my mouth.

“Open your mouth! I’m going to get Oppa drunk somehow and make you pounce on me!”

“Do you think that will work?”

“Instead, please grant the wish of the only saintess! Don’t avoid it!”

That’s how I confronted Estella. Of course, I kept my mouth tightly shut and never opened it. Estella barely maintained her posture and pushed the liquor into my mouth.

Bang, the door opens at that moment. Both of our gazes simultaneously shifted towards the door. Ariel was standing there. She had a blank expression on her face at our bizarre posture and the strange smell filling the room. She belatedly came to her senses and opened her mouth.

“Uh… Was I interrupting?”

“No, not at all. You came at the right time.”

“……”

Unlike me, Estella did not answer. Instead, she moved away from me and approached Ariel.

“Your Majesty the Emperor.”

“Yes, Saintess.”

“I heard that Your Majesty also likes Oppa, the Saint.”

“Th, that’s right…”

Ariel, who hesitated for a moment, answered Estella’s words.

“But are you okay with this?”

“Yes? What are you talking about…”

“The fact that you like each other but aren’t doing anything. This stubborn Saint says that I’m not an adult yet, so sex…!”

“Uh uh, stop there, stop there.”

She’s completely out of her mind. She’s trying to make Ariel an ally because she can’t do it alone. And watch your language. She and Chloe say it so openly. Is it because they’re young?

Anyway, I hurriedly covered Estella’s mouth.

“Mmph!”

“Let’s pick the time and place. This is the Imperial Palace. If we make a mistake, this could turn into a national issue. Think about your status.”

“Fuha! So, let’s face each other as a man and a woman without considering age! Ah, that’s it! Your Majesty the Emperor, hurry and catch Oppa! Let’s both of us take this opportunity…!”

In the end, after about 30 minutes of bickering, I was able to stop Estella from running wild. I managed to calm her down well by coaxing her. Of course, she glared at me with a sulky face.

“Well, Kyle is having a hard time too…”

“Yeah, I feel like I’m going to die. Because of her and Chloe.”

If they do it moderately, I can accept it as spoiled behavior, but when they come out like this sometimes, it just makes me tired. Especially Estella, who suddenly comes out like this, as if she has a lot built up inside, gives me a headache.

“Just you wait tonight. I’m never going to let you sleep.”

Hmm, this isn’t going to work. I shouldn’t go into the dormitory today. Should I ask Ariel to let me sleep in the Imperial Palace instead?

Anyway, let’s stop the random thoughts and gently stroke Estella’s hair, asking.

“Is there anything special happening these days?”

Ariel smiled at the question and answered.

“Yes. It’s quiet and peaceful. It’s all thanks to Kyle.”

“It’s not right to say it’s all thanks to me. Everyone worked hard.”

Recently, there haven’t been many reports of black magicians within the Empire. At best, they only occasionally came from the Arden territory.

The reason was largely due to the fact that I cleaned up the black magicians’ lairs at Ariel’s request. Every time I went, I wiped out bases that were quite large in scale.

However, it’s not all my credit. Like me, the Imperial Family also moved diligently. At the command of Ariel, the Emperor, the Knights and the Wizards Corps turned the Empire upside down, hiding in the darkness so that they could not show their faces to the world.

“No. Kyle’s contribution is the greatest. If Kyle hadn’t been there, we wouldn’t have been able to finish it so quickly and easily. In fact, the advice he gave to the Imperial Family was a great help.”

“I just told you what I knew.”

It wasn’t anything special. Most of the black magicians’ habits were similar, and their principles of action were roughly predictable. I just told them a little bit about it. They were the ones who used it properly.

“Is there any other news? Related to black magicians.”

“Unfortunately, no. It seems like we poked them too much.”

If my predictions are correct, they will do something. The guys were in the process of attacking Arden. They couldn’t see any more severe damage. So, they were bound to come to do something. However, the problem is that I can’t predict how they will come, as the contents of the novel have changed a lot.

Well, let’s stop talking about the gloomy stuff.

“How is the Emperor’s work?”

“I’m slowly getting used to it. Everything was unfamiliar at first, but it’s getting better day by day.”

“Don’t overdo it. If you need anything, you know?”

“Yes, I know.”

I was willing to help her if she wanted help. Standing at the top is a difficult task.

“But isn’t there anything you regret? You quit the Academy without properly graduating.”

“As Kyle said, I have regrets. I would have received a diploma if I had attended for a few more months. That was my biggest dream when I entered the Tianis Academy. To graduate from the Academy founded by the Imperial Family and receive a diploma.”

It was a pity. Originally, Ariel would have graduated from Tianis Academy and then become Emperor. Her eyes were somehow longing.

“Above all… I also regret not being able to say goodbye to my friends.”

Ariel was popular, and she had many students who were close to her. But all of that disappeared as she ascended the throne, so it was understandable that she was sad.

I gave her a word of encouragement.

“You’ve gained as much as you’ve lost.”

“That’s true too. I got something really big and precious.”

We look at each other. We could know each other’s hearts without even gesturing.

“Wow… Oppa is really bad. You treat me roughly, but you treat Her Majesty the Emperor like that…”

“What. I’m treating you fairly.”

“I’m not the person involved!”

When she shouted, I stroked her head even harder.

“Okay. I’m talking to Ariel right now, so be quiet for a moment.”

“Tch.”

Only then did Estella shut her mouth and quietly feel my touch.

“By the way, where is Lana? I remember she was supposed to come together today.”

“Lana is away for a while due to family matters…”

“Your Majesty!!!”

At that moment, an Imperial Knight burst into the room. A desperate cry. Ariel asked in the form of the Emperor.

“What’s going on?”

“Now, things presumed to be black magic have appeared simultaneously in various parts of the Empire!”

It seems like… what we were waiting for has come. I, no, we immediately got up from our seats.