Ch.260260. Is This Really Your First Time?

“Hey, are you two trying to get yourselves killed?”

Lillian and Bianca, who had changed from their nightwear to casual clothes on my order, sat in chairs with their heads bowed.

Lillian spoke up as their representative.

“We’re… we’re sorry.”

“What were you thinking coming in here?”

“After discussing it with Bianca, we decided that you wouldn’t be nice to us without a reason, so we came to a decision.”

I leaned back firmly against my chair.

“So, you’re saying you two will sacrifice yourselves in exchange for me not touching the other women?”

“That’s right…?”

“You two must be really confident about your looks, huh?”

“…Pardon?”

“I mean, isn’t it possible that I might be more interested in other women than you two?”

“Well, that’s…”

“See? You didn’t even consider that possibility. Your confidence is truly remarkable.”

I clapped my hands with an impressed expression, causing Lillian and Bianca’s faces to turn bright red.

Then, Bianca spoke up.

“That’s not it… we’re just representing…”

“On what authority are you representatives? What, is it because you’re the most senior? Haha!!”

I deliberately cracked a joke and laughed, but Lillian and Bianca remained silent.

I slightly changed my expression and raised my head.

“Wait, that’s not it, right?”

“…”

“Don’t tell me it’s true?”

Bianca nodded with an expression that suggested she might cry at any moment.

“It’s true. Lillian and I have the highest academy rank among us.”

“Hah… so you’re selling your bodies to me because you’re seniors?”

“We’re not selling ourselves! We’re not getting paid for this!”

“Then what is it?”

“…A sacrifice?”

“Do you two really want to be buried here instead of going to Lake Territory?”

“…We’re sorry. The others besides Lillian and me are still too young…”

I crossed my arms heavily and looked at Lillian and Bianca with disdain.

“From what I can see, you two are young as well.”

Lillian tilted her head.

“Aren’t we about the same age?”

“Sigh, what would you know? It would just be a waste of breath to explain.”

“What do you mean by—”

“Enough, I said it’s not important, so why don’t you believe me!? Do I look like someone who’s that into women?”

“Yes.”

How can they answer simultaneously without even taking a breath?

I was the one who asked the question, yet I was taken aback.

I cleared my throat in embarrassment.

“Ahem! I’m too handsome to chase after women.”

Lillian narrowed her eyes and spoke.

“What does being handsome have to do with chasing women?”

“It means I have options.”

“Hah…”

“Are you sighing at me?”

“It wasn’t a sigh. I just had nothing to say because you’re absolutely right.”

Feeling like the conversation was going nowhere, I tilted my head back and looked up at the ceiling above the bed.

“Or should we just do it now?”

Lillian flinched and shifted her body slightly backward.

“What!? But, young master, you said you didn’t approach us with that intention.”

“I keep saying I didn’t, but you two don’t believe me, so I’m thinking it might not be so bad to just do it since I’m being falsely accused anyway.”

“…I’m sorry.”

Lillian bowed her head again.

However, Bianca rose with an innocent expression.

“Why are you getting up?”

“You just said you wanted to do it now…”

“…Huh?”

“Should I change clothes again?”

I was so dumbfounded that my mouth hung open, and Bianca looked over her own clothes before calmly continuing.

“If you like what I’m wearing now, I won’t change.”

“Are… are you serious?”

Bianca sat back down in her chair and smiled broadly.

“I thought you were joking, so I decided to joke back.”

After scaring them a few times, she couldn’t even speak properly, but now she seemed to have returned to being the bold Bianca who had stolen my money.

“You seem more comfortable now?”

“…Because I know you’re a good person.”

“Ha! How did you figure that out?”

Bianca leaned her head slightly toward me and winked.

“Lillian and I were the most popular girls since our academy days.”

“…And?”

“I didn’t think there would be a man who would refuse when we offered our first times.”

Then Bianca shrugged her shoulders.

Lillian, sitting beside her, had her head bowed with her face flushed red from embarrassment.

“Were you always like this?”

“If you feel disappointed, just let me know later. I don’t know about Lillian, but I can give my first time to you anytime, young master.”

“Is it really your first time?”

“Would you like to check tonight if you’re curious?”

I felt like I might get a headache if I continued this conversation.

Why was I strangely reminded of Mirian Alphonse?

Since my eyelids were already heavy, I waved my hand in the air.

“That’s enough. Go to sleep and let’s depart tomorrow.”

“Yes, understood.”

Unlike Bianca, who strode out of the room, Lillian hesitated at the doorway.

Then, after Bianca had completely left, she turned around and looked at me.

“…Me too.”

“What?”

“Just tell me anytime. I can also give my first time to you, young master.”

“…Alright, now leave.”

As soon as Lillian closed the door behind her, I got up from my chair.

*Click!*

Having almost been taken advantage of by Luna Brillhart before, I locked the door tightly.

Then I flopped onto the bed, placed the back of my hand on my forehead, and muttered quietly.

“There are no normal people here…”

*

“What? The list so quickly?”

Despite having made the request in the early evening, Doknyo brought the list of academy dismissals and resignations to my room early in the morning.

I blinked in surprise and asked, to which Doknyo smiled calmly.

“This level of information only takes a few hours.”

“But still, there’s the time it takes to gather information and bring the list…”

“We have informants in Estella Territory too. The rest is a trade secret.”

I looked over the list and let out an exclamation of admiration.

“This information is reliable, right?”

“Yes, Hong Hwa Ru’s information is always reliable.”

“Send the payment for this information to Padericks by letter.”

“It’s fine. When I collected the money you lent, Master Jawill Wilson gave me more than enough with interest.”

“Still, this is separate.”

“Really, it’s fine. This level of information isn’t even considered low-grade.”

I smirked at Doknyo, who gently raised her eyebrows insisting it was truly alright.

“Thank you. You’ve been a great help to me in many ways.”

“Not at all. By the way, is this information related to the academy you’re planning to establish?”

“I suppose it is.”

“I thought so… It seems there will be quite a bit of interference when you establish the academy.”

I twitched my eyebrows at Doknyo’s words.

“You already know?”

“I learned it while receiving the list. Information brokers are naturally curious about why their clients want certain information.”

“…I see.”

“Did I upset you?”

“No, it’s fine. Tell me what you’ve heard.”

Doknyo placed her hands neatly on the table and began speaking.

“I heard that among the academy powers, Principal Giselle is the most formidable.”

“Just that?”

“Yes, so it’s highly likely that Principal Giselle is the one interfering with Master Selden Alphonse.”

“I expected her to have power since she seems to have quite a bit of money, but I didn’t expect her to be the most powerful among them.”

“The information is reliable.”

“Looks like I’ll definitely need to put Principal Giselle in her place later.”

I curled my eyes with interest, causing Doknyo to flinch in surprise as she spoke.

“If she’s on Master Selden Alphonse’s bad side, Principal Giselle will have a hard time surviving.”

“But I’m not going to act right away. I’ll decide after establishing the academy first.”

“Then shall I look into Principal Giselle’s weaknesses in advance?”

“Hmm… actually, just exposing what’s happening here would be enough of a weakness, but more would be better, right?”

“Understood. I’ll gather as much information as possible and hand it over all at once when you’re ready, Master Selden Alphonse.”

“Good, I’ll let you know when I’m ready.”

“Ah! And I’ll safely escort the women here to Lake Territory and then return to Hong Hwa Ru.”

I would have been grateful if she had just left Estella Territory with us, but she was handling everything perfectly without even being asked.

I wished Jawill Wilson was even half as competent as Doknyo.

“Alright.”

After Doknyo and the women had all departed, the inn was empty.

Only Rupert and I remained there alone.

“You’ll have a lot to do traveling around different territories by yourself. Should I assign you some guards?”

Rupert smiled gently at my concern.

“I may look old on the outside, but I was a professor at the academy. And now I’m going to be a principal. I’m sufficient protection for myself.”

For a moment, I had forgotten that Rupert was strong.

Come to think of it, if Principal Giselle had been dealing with someone weak, she would have attempted assassination rather than framing them for theft.

I scratched my head with an awkward expression.

“Sorry, I’ve been so busy lately that I forgot.”

“But where are you going, young master? It would have been easier for you to just hand over the list and return directly to Lake Territory…”

I also got up.

I put on my coat lightly and nodded toward the door with a grin.

“Let’s each set off now. I’ve also found someone I need to meet.”