Ch.182That NPC Brother and His Sister. (3)

“Heheh. Miss Ira is just too cute!”

“What are you laughing at?”

[This is a heartwarming episode, isn’t it? Master would be pleased to hear about it.]

“What are you planning to tell him?”

[I’ll tell him that Ragni tried to get Miss Ira expelled, but she showed a magnificent triumph of friendship.]

“Die. Go outside right now, smash your head into the ground, and die.”

[Understood. I’ll also add that you tried to kill me.]

“Eeeek!!!”

“Pfft! R-Ragni!! Don’t puff your cheeks! Your angry face is too cute!!”

Ira, who broke down sobbing, ultimately couldn’t walk home on her own.

After Gorg carried the exhausted, tear-stricken Ira home and waited for her to wake up, we celebrated her admission with her favorite meat skewer set, a small doll to attach to her bag, and a few other small gifts. Ira, who smiled brightly as if her earlier breakdown had never happened, collapsed into sleep again by evening.

“Ugh. Aren’t you two being too harsh? And Gorg, in that kind of situation, shouldn’t you have informed me right away?!”

[It was Miss Ira’s decision and judgment. I determined that how you would handle it afterward is connected to the growth you desire for Miss Ira.]

“As expected, Gorg is smart! If it were me, I would have definitely panicked and blabbed everything.”

“…Maybe Rey should be Ira’s maid instead. Otherwise, I’ll die. My stomach will get perforated from stress!”

[How fortunate. When you die, please go far away and die where Master won’t know.]

“Ahaha!! G-Gorg! You’re too harsh with Ragni!!”

“Stop it. I’m seriously getting upset! Your sarcasm doesn’t affect me!!”

[My, this peculiar fetish exclusive to Master is troublesome.]

Gorg smiled faintly as if not entirely serious, and seeing that, I had to let out a dejected sigh.

You guys, really. Aren’t you being too much for people who aren’t even in charge of education?!

[It means we trust Ragni that much.]

“That’s right. With Ragni by her side, Miss Ira will surely grow in the right direction.”

“Sigh. I thought there wouldn’t be any problems since Ira is smart. But she’s too smart. And she’s too much like Jack.”

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

[It is good, but in Master’s case, the power they possess is different. Moreover, Miss Ira is at a point where she needs to grow mentally, while Master has already completed that growth.]

“Exactly. For Ira, both her environment and friends are important. Situations like today, where she helps someone like Jack without considering the consequences when someone picks on her people, aren’t good for her either.”

It’s fine now since she’s only dealing with children her own age, but it could cause problems when she faces adults in the future.

Of course, I’m not sure how many adults could actually defeat Ira right now, but prioritizing safety isn’t wrong.

“Anyway, let’s focus our approach with Ira on teaching her self-protection first.”

“Yes. It’s a heartwarming story, but sacrificing herself to that extent and even shedding tears for others—we can’t just find it endearing.”

[Correct. Ragni made her cry, but we should ensure it doesn’t happen again… I apologize. Please put down the gun.]

Ragni, who seemed genuinely angry with a flushed face, holstered her gun, ending our time sharing what happened with Ira today and deciding on her future growth and education direction.

With that, everyone dispersed to their own rooms.

[It’s my turn today, but Miss Ira, while Ragni had a hard time with it, I thought it was nice to see.]

Master’s room.

Originally, I would enter rest mode in the living room since I don’t sleep, but with Master gone now, I decided to temporarily use this room where the scent that gives Miss Ira the most comfort is strongest.

-Slide.

[…Your eyes are swollen from crying so much. Let me help reduce the swelling.]

After gently brushing aside the cute Miss Ira’s bangs, I move spirit magic and slime liquid in my palm to softly caress her eyes.

Truly, serving Master is said to be the greatest happiness, but serving his sister also brings such joy.

My life… no, my golem existence is overflowing with happiness, and that’s no exaggeration.

To sleep with the sleeping Miss Ira, I cover my still-rigid skin with slime and spirit magic to make it as soft as human skin, then gently embrace her.

“…Big brother.”

Though it’s only been two days since he left, does she miss him? Hearing Miss Ira call for Master in her sleep, I feel somewhat resentful of my body that cannot respond.

[Someday, I will embrace you with my own voice and my own skin.]

Someday, I will create a body like that of a human. I promised this to Master, and I promise it to this small “master” as well.

And so, the night holding my small master passed more quickly than usual.

*

I, the second daughter of an Imperial Count family, Grace Muller, am experiencing academy life in a completely different way than I had initially prepared for.

“Hello! Grace!!”

“Ira, good morning. Good morning to you too, Gorg.”

-Bow.

On the day of the entrance ceremony where I proudly made a name for myself as the top student, my life became tumultuous from the start due to those who threw false accusations at me. Since that day, the red-haired, supremely beautiful girl Ira has always been by my side.

“G-Grace. It’s me, Ira. H-Hello. Hello, Mr. Gorg?”

“Ah! Latina, hello!!”

“Good morning, Latina.”

-Bow.

The girl Ira befriended “after me” that day, a somewhat timid commoner with short navy blue hair named Latina, has become our friend.

Although I live in the dormitory, I’ve become close enough with Ira and Latina in this past week to deliberately wait for them at the school gate, and I don’t dislike it.

“Ehehe.”

“Hm? Why are you suddenly laughing?”

“I-Ira?”

“No. I’m just happy to be walking to school with you two!!”

“Ugh…!”

“Ah, ahaha…”

This foolishly honest and adorably expressive girl risked expulsion to protect me that day, and because of that, I made a decision.

‘I’ll help Ira graduate with top grades and make her a noble!!’

I should have been forming connections with powerful noble children, large merchant guilds, or wealthy families for my family’s sake. But being with Ira, who knocked down noble children on the first day, makes it nearly impossible to form connections with the children of influential Imperial nobles.

Moreover, the children who framed me that day all withdrew despite being in the top-performing A class, with just “one day of direct guidance from the headmaster.” Furthermore, the marquis’s son who might have been the mastermind was deemed innocent. They said it was their individual rampage, but does that make any sense?

My life, no, the academy life of the Muller family’s second daughter, has truly gone awry.

“…Look over there. Is that her?”

“But she’s super cute? Did a girl like that really throw punches from day one?”

“Aren’t the two beside her cute too?”

“Oh, now that you mention it, in the middle. Isn’t that the top entrant Grace Muller? Could the rumors be true…”

“Yeah, yeah. That red hair, they say it was dyed with the blood of the A class boys…”

-Glare!!

“””Gasp!!!”””

“Hmph!”

“Hm? Grace?”

“Ah, ahaha…”

In just one week, rumors about Ira and me have been wildly exaggerated. Stories that Ira crippled three boys forcing them to withdraw, or that I use Ira as my henchman to drop the eldest son of an Imperial Marquis family to B class.

Thanks to that idiot trio, my academy life started off on the wrong foot, but I, Grace Muller, second daughter of an Imperial Count family, will not be shaken by such things!! That’s right!!!

-Squeeze.

“Hm? Hehehe.”

“G-Grace seems cold like a noble lady at first glance, but she’s really affectionate.”

“Latina, it hurts when you say it like that. How am I cold?”

I walk to A class holding both of their hands tightly.

The beautiful, cute, and kind Ira, and the common-looking but adorably-faced commoner Latina who knows how to care for her friends. Having obtained these two gems, I will never give up!

I may not be able to form connections with powerful nobles, but I can just raise these two to be even more capable!

Fighting, Grace!!

When we arrive at A class, the three of us sit together in the front row. The golem maid who follows Ira stands quietly in the corridor with her eyes closed.

Knowing the overwhelming power she displayed against the servants of the idiot trio on the first day, the servants are amusingly afraid to approach Miss Gorg.

Honestly, if this Gorg was made by Ira’s brother as she says, I’d like to get closer to Ira and maybe receive a golem of my own someday.

She’s so capable and beautiful that it’s hard to believe she’s a golem. If I received one, wouldn’t Father and Mother be pleased?

And so, the three of us became close friends who cherished each other even within A class, attending classes together every day. We were able to live our daily lives without any particular problems.

Yes, who needs powerful nobles? Ira is cute and kind! Latina is kind too! As long as I have them, there’s no prob…!!

“That’s all for today’s lesson. And as I’ve been saying for the past three days, tomorrow we’ll have an outdoor group skills assessment by grade level. There’s no penalty or supplementary classes if you fail, but the group that ranks first will each receive one merit point. Form groups of four by tomorrow morning before attendance and report to Teaching Assistant Rag.”

“As the professor said, if there are students who cannot form a group of four, we will arbitrarily form groups. Even if you report as a ‘group of three,’ we will split and reorganize you, so please report as soon as possible.”

Teaching Assistant, did you just glance at us?! This is a problem!! In just half a day, a problem has arisen!!!

After Professor Kaina and the blue-haired Teaching Assistant Rag with an impressive figure even from a woman’s perspective left the classroom, Ira, Latina, and I looked at each other.

“…What should we do?”

“Ahaha. W-What should we do?”

“Umm…”

The three of us looked at each other and then glanced at the back of the classroom, which was starting to get noisy.

-Swish!!!

“””……”””

Is this how you treat the three most beautiful girls in A class?!

As soon as the children sensed us looking at them, they turned their heads away and shut their mouths so quickly it almost created a small gust of wind.

The violent image Ira showed on the first day. And me, the top student who became close friends with her. And Latina, who just got caught up with us.

Above all, the fact that three boys who were hit by Ira withdrew!!

“””…Sigh.”””

We were labeled as troublemakers and were being thoroughly isolated in A class. This is indeed a problem.