Chapter 16: Cool Dere: A New Concept

A warm voice I’d never heard before.

His Holiness the Pope had a chilling voice that didn’t suit his position, and the current Saintess couldn’t speak because she had offered all her senses except hearing, and her tongue, to the gods.

If there were a voice that represented the Saintess, wouldn’t it be this kind of voice?

Sunlight, fresh grass, the faint light of stars dotting the night sky.

It’s a voice as if it contained only such beautiful things.

Although a pleasant voice doesn’t necessarily mean a beautiful face,

I couldn’t help but conclude that the owner of this voice must have a beautiful face.

Even though I can’t see it now, bound by chains.

“…Are you a woman?”

“How rude, I’m a man.”

Hmm, there weren’t any men with such feminine voices in the Holy Kingdom.

“False confession is one of the violations of the Ten Commandments.”

“Damn it! Shut up!”

Whack!

One of the chains moved and hit my head.

Wow, that hurts.

“Yes.”

Since it seemed clear that he would hit me more if I didn’t comply purely,

I stopped resisting and calmly organized my thoughts.

Even if he insists he’s a man,

There’s no way a man with such a voice exists.

Now that the mask is gone, his face must be fully exposed.

And that mask…

“…Why isn’t telekinesis working?”

I was restraining him with the greatest concentration of my life. I poured in all my divine power, magic power, and even my unique skill.

“Are you playing tricks?”

I heard the man murmur quietly from behind.

Wait, it doesn’t sound like a man anymore. What should I call him?

Calling him a heretic feels wrong, considering how kind he was back then…

Clack.

“Stop having distracting thoughts and answer.”

Is he holding my head now…?

Normally, I would have been offended, but it felt surprisingly okay.

No, it’s not just okay, it’s good…

Thwack!

“Ugh…”

“Just answer.”

You don’t have to hit me, do you?

I said in a voice that might sound a bit curt.

“I’m not playing any tricks.”

I lied, but

Do I really have to lie?

I talked about the Ten Commandments, but

In the first place, I wasn’t very religious, so I didn’t really want to keep them.

I heard a tsk from behind.

Did he notice?

“…Sounds like a lie, but I’ll believe you.”

Thank goodness, he believes me.

Then he’s off guard now, right?

Clang!

I ripped off the slightly loosened chains and threw myself backward.

As soon as I saw what looked like arms, I grabbed the wrists and put my weight on them.

Crash!!!

Did I make too much noise…?

As expected, the teacher, who had been off guard, didn’t react,

and fell to the floor as he was.

The face I saw during that time,

Ah, can I even define it as a face?

Eyes bluer and clearer than mine, which are praised as being like the ocean.

Hair shining brighter than the silver chalice of the Papal Office.

It was a face fatal even to me, a woman.

It wasn’t just that the face was beautiful.

That… symbol of motherhood was very large.

Even bigger than the Goddess statue.

Wow, wouldn’t her shoulders ache?

I was lying on that soft chest.

…Honestly, I want to stay here forever.

“…Crazy bastard.”

Until I heard a voice filled with disgust.

Ah, I see.

I forcibly saw the face of someone who absolutely didn’t want to show their face,

And I’m a woman who even pinned him to the floor?

What a crazy woman.

“I’m sorry…”

“Then please get off me.”

Oh dear.

It feels like just yesterday I decided on the concept of never showing my face,

And I’ve already been seen by two people.

I rubbed my face with my hands.

Serenade was restless.

…One used his power, so that’s understandable, but

I feel even dirtier because I took advantage of his unguarded moment.

To be honest,

It feels even dirtier that I have no thoughts despite being pinned down by such a beautiful woman.

Someone like Serenade would have been a celebrity I wouldn’t even dare look at in my previous life.

I would have been moved to tears just by seeing her.

But now, I don’t feel any lust,

No emotions at all, and I’m just uncomfortable with her being on top of me.

What does that mean?

It means there’s a sufficient condition for being gay.

…F*ck.

I’m,

straight.

I was in the past, I am now,

and I will be in the future.

In the novels I read, characters who underwent TS mostly denied it or went crazy.

I’ll enjoy it.

While remaining straight, I’ll use this appearance without the mask as a different concept.

Tsundere seems difficult, so I’ll go with a cool, swearing dere type of concept.

Isn’t there a saying, “If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it”?

“Um…what are you doing?”

“Damn it, don’t interrupt me when I’m thinking about something important.”

I would have said something cooler if Serenade hadn’t interrupted me.

Well, is it impossible to be cool from the moment you’re TS’d?

I carefully put on my mask, pushed Serenade off me, and said with a slight sneer,

“Well, whatever.”

“…Yes?”

“I’ll let it slide if you buy me a meal later.”

Let’s end this amicably.

It doesn’t look good to keep being angry.

Serenade, seemingly touched, clasped her hands to her chest with shining eyes.

“So, how should I address you?”

I expected more than this.

“It would be good if you used informal speech and called me a man like everyone else.”

If I’m seen being addressed with honorifics by the Inquisitor, it will affect my concept of being a teacher who doesn’t care about social status.

“Alright.”

I was a bit surprised that she changed so quickly, but

whatever.

Creak…

It’s the sound of the hospital room door opening.

Who is it?

I teleported to the bed and immediately covered myself with the blanket.

It would be strange for a hospitalized person to be suddenly sitting on the floor.

“Teacher, I came to visit…”

Ah, it’s Arthur.

I don’t know why he’s so depressed, but

that clear voice was definitely Arthur’s.

“Yes, Arthur. It’s been a while.”

I lowered my voice as much as possible and cast a silence spell on Serenade.

While telepathically telling her to please be quiet, Arthur, looking at me lying down with pity, summoned the Holy Sword and started peeling an apple.

Is he crazy?

“Arthur!!! I am the Holy Sword, not a fruit knife!!!”

“Are you feeling better, Teacher?”

“Ah, I’ve rested enough, so I’m fine now.”

Arthur must have seen me use my left hand, but since Serenade was watching us closely,

I had no choice but to act like this.

“Here’s an apple.”

“Ah, thank you.”

I crushed the apple I received from Arthur against the beak of my mask and rubbed it.

Strangely, when I do this, the food goes into my mouth.

Crunch.

Hmm, it’s a good apple.

Juicy and fresh.

“When are you coming back? The kids miss you a lot.”

Arthur said awkwardly while peeling the next apple.

That’s a lie. Does he think I didn’t see the academy’s shared magic network bulletin board?

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[Title: I’m alive, f*ck]

[Teacher Pest kept sleeping when I asked him how to kill monsters effectively, so he told me to see him at the infirmary later. But I heard he was suddenly hospitalized? LOL isn’t that awesome?]

[Anonymous: You’re now a lab rat lol]

[Head of Disciplinary Committee: Spreading groundless rumors is subject to suspension.]

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These are just the mild ones, and there were many more disgusting posts, but

I couldn’t help but feel bad.

It was a little unpleasant that the novel that used me as the playboy character went viral.

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[Title: About my 10-year girlfriend being stolen by a gloomy teacher wearing a crow mask.]

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I won’t talk about the content because it’s disgusting.

To summarize the comments, they were either scared,

enthusiastic, or just crazy bastards.

“…It’s okay to not lie.”

Flinch.

Arthur’s only reaction was a flinch.

It’s ridiculously insufficient for a student caught lying.

“I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay, your intentions were good.”

I received enough apologies and ate enough apples.

The rhyme’s kind of cool.

Well, I should get back to the academy.

I’ve been playing around a lot lately, but

“Arthur, nothing happened at the academy recently, right?”

“No! For about two weeks…”

“Hmm? Is that so?”

I’m doomed.

The author revealed that incidents happen at the academy every two weeks.

That means it could be happening right now.

“No teleportation! You have to take the train, teacher.”

“What do you mean?”

“They’re currently drawing an important magic circle, so the mana in the atmosphere is unstable…”

If he hadn’t added “It’s an imperial order,” I would have ignored him.

Ah, f*ck, I hope nothing happens.

A room filled only with darkness.

There, a man, his face flushed, was breathing heavily and rubbing his body on the floor.

Who could imagine that this place is the teacher’s office?

As the man exhaled,

A small foot pressed down on his head.

“Gasp…!”

The man became even more aroused by that action and shook his body even more.

Soon, a voice that seemed to be made of the concept of ‘lust’ echoed.

“Are you enjoying the dream…?”

Drooping pink eyes with sleepy-looking corners, shining pink hair.

And a long horn protruding from her head.

Moreover, a red horn that only the highest-ranking demons can have.

She is Kama Lerajie, the commander of the legion in charge of lust.

Without caring that the man was excited about having his head stepped on, Kama continued.

“If the teacher is this pathetic, what kind of fantasies will the academy students have…”

“Disgusting…”

Her ability is to show illusions.

Illusions are magic that is avoided because they are difficult to use and consume a lot of mana.

Unless it reaches the extreme.

Her illusions, which dominate even the target’s taste, hearing, sight, smell, and touch,

were already at an extreme level.

“Ah…and….”

Kama, who had been staring blankly, said with a small sneer.

It was a charming voice that could arouse even a man whose sight was blocked.

“I wonder what kind of taste the hero has…?”