Chapter 178: Academy IF Side Story – The False Family (24)

Chapter 178: Academy IF Side Story – The False Family (24)

“Uum…” 

My head feels very foggy.

Should I say it feels like I’ve woken up after sleeping for a very long time?

I scratched my head and then looked around my dormitory room.

Hmm. What is it? I thought I was outside just a moment ago.

My last memory is a bit vague.

Why was I outside?

It was completely dark outside.

Lately, my memory has been skipping like this more often.

I was definitely called out by Adela for a brief task, and I was planning to take a short walk before returning to the dormitory.

When I came to my senses, it was completely dark outside, and there were many gaps in my memory.

Something is strange.

I’ve consulted Adela about this many times recently, but her only answer has been, ‘It will be fine.’

“Huuu…” 

And most importantly, the biggest difference is that my heart rate has been much faster lately.

Usually, there’s no difference, only when my memory skips.

Furthermore, my body has become quite sensitive lately.

My body reacts with twitches to stimuli that aren’t even that strong.

And recently, even the slightest friction of my nipples against my clothes makes me have lewd thoughts and my face turn red.

Because of that, I broke out in a sweat making excuses to Meichen.

After that, the memory loss phenomenon occurred again.

‘Come to think of it, wasn’t it especially severe when I was with Meichen?’

Being alone in a room with her, showering together, or accidentally making lewd noises because my body became sensitive.

My memory disappears only in situations where something ‘like that’ could happen.

It’s a bit strange.

As I reached that conclusion, a faint sweet scent began to drift through my mind.

Yes. Whenever there was a ‘special’ signal, this sweet scent always accompanied it.

Thinking so, I began to grope my body.

It’s strange that my body feels unusually hot.

Moreover, the clothes I’m wearing are not mine.

Feeling a significant sense of incongruity, I immediately rushed out of my room and went to Meichen’s room.

But she was nowhere to be found, as if she had vanished.

Where did she go?

I don’t think Meichen would do anything illegal or dangerous.

She doesn’t have the capacity for that, and besides, if she were going to do something to me, she would have done it long ago.

Given the gaps in my memory, it seems she had a means to incapacitate me in some way.

But, if that’s the case, what did Meichen do to me then?

Even racking my brain, no solution came to mind.

As I looked around Meichen’s room.

“Hmm…?” 

I sensed a faint sweet scent lingering somewhere in the room.

At the same time, I felt a sudden realization.

This is the scent that used to emanate whenever there was a specific signal.

Although it’s a very small and faint scent, smelling it directly gives me certainty.

I don’t know how, but the trigger is definitely the scent.

I focused my mind and clenched my fist tightly.

Then, I poured a high concentration of mana with all my might.

Slowly, on my open palm, a mask that perfectly fit my face was created.

It’s a magic mask that filters out all impurities.

Who knew that the magic mask I made once during a magic crafting practice would be useful at a time like this?

I put the mask on my face and then pointed my finger towards the source of the scent.

From the tip of my finger, something like a white worm slowly extended.

It then moved around the scent, as if searching.

Soon, a red check point appeared in my vision.

It’s a tracking spell.

I’m not very good at using this spell, so I can’t see very detailed or accurate information.

However, I can at least track its location.

Something that’s making me strange is over there.

I rushed out of Meichen’s dormitory room and ran towards my destination.

I need to hear the full story in person.

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“Ugh…!” 

W-What is this?

I covered my mouth, unable to believe the sight before my eyes.

This place is the academy’s underground research lab.

At first, I doubted my eyes when the underground research lab was indicated.

It was a facility used frequently in the past, but now it’s a facility that is no longer used, to the point where people might not even know it exists.

But.

Not knowing what might be inside, I used clairvoyance magic to see through the walls.

Inside, Meichen and Adela were naked, covered in sweat, having sex on the bed.

Although I couldn’t hear any sounds, I could read Adela’s genuinely ecstatic pleasure from her blissful, glazed eyes and open mouth.

Meichen also had a face full of adoration for Adela, playing with her as she pleased.

And the coordinate magic was pointing to the side of the bed.

More precisely, it was pointing to a mysterious bottle on the table next to the bed.

That must be the source of the sweet scent.

Judging by the design, it looks like perfume. In any case, it’s definitely a dangerous item.

‘What should I do…?’

I’m not that good at combat.

In terms of magic combat scores, I’m about a mid-tier performer.

Even generously speaking, I’m just barely in the upper-mid tier?

Of course, Meichen was even worse than me.

She was so bad at combat that she barely passed to avoid failing.

But in a situation like this, who knows what might happen.

She might have set up some kind of trap just in case.

Besides, isn’t it possible that the perfume can be sprayed automatically by command, not by directly spraying it?

If I rush in recklessly and get hit by the perfume again, there’s really no solution.

I let out a faint sigh and then placed my hand on my chest.

Then, I cast a spell that allows for stacking magic.

And then, I sat down and recited dozens of spells.

I felt mana draining from my body, but I didn’t care.

Although my mana pool isn’t that large, my mana regeneration is so excellent that I can cast spells profusely even while fighting.

After about 5 minutes of casting spells like that.

Finally, after casting a physical ability enhancement spell, I felt my power surge and grabbed the doorknob of the underground research lab.

The duration is about 20 minutes. I have to finish everything within that time.

*Creak-*

Naturally, the doorknob was locked, so I broke it open and entered.

“Hak, Haaak…” 

As soon as I entered, a wave of hot, lewd heat and seductive moans hit me.

I immediately ran with all my might and kicked open the bedroom door.

*CRASH!* Meichen’s scream was heard along with the tremendous roar.

For a moment, I hesitated slightly, but if I hesitate now, I might be the one to be taken advantage of.

My abnormal condition has lasted for quite a long time.

“C-Cecil?!” 

Meichen, naked, reached out to me with a surprised face, having somehow moved the door that had flown off.

I won’t let her get away with that.

I quickly charged forward with my head bowed.

I felt something like a projectile flying over my head.

I didn’t feel any particular threat or heat, so it must be a simple suppression spell.

Even if it were an attack spell, I could block one hit, so it doesn’t matter.

I then stared sharply at Meichen.

*Thwack!*

I adjusted my force and cleanly hit Meichen’s jaw.

At the same time, with a ‘crack’ sound, her eyes glazed over.

In that fleeting moment, I activated a binding spell and lightly restrained her arms and legs.

I might have hit her a bit too hard, and she fainted with a ‘gulp,’ which bothered me a little.

But it’s probably fine. She fainted from the shock, so there shouldn’t be any major problems.

…Probably.

“Heeu… Euk…” 

I turned my head and gazed at Adela, who was exuding a lewd scent.

Her chest rose and fell significantly, indicating how intensely they had been having sex.

Hmm. What did they do to make Adela so thoroughly taken advantage of?

I looked at Meichen, who was lying on the floor groaning.

Passing her by, I picked up the perfume bottle next to her and sniffed it.

It smelled sweet, so my guess was correct.

I put the perfume in my pocket to confiscate it and then crouched in front of Meichen.

Then, I stretched her cheeks and forcibly woke her up from her unconscious state.

“Uuu…”

“Are you awake?” 

Meichen, who had just woken up, didn’t seem to have grasped the situation yet.

After crouching for about 1 minute, her eyes slowly widened.

She had a very complex expression, as if she wanted to make an excuse or thought she had been caught.

I then took out the perfume from my pocket and held it in front of her eyes.

“You know what this is, right?”

“…I don’t know.”

“Don’t lie. I know everything.” 

Actually, I don’t know everything, but if she’s this flustered, anything I say will work.

Meichen then lowered her head.

She began to mutter something incomprehensible.

Is she chanting a spell?

If she thinks I’ll just watch her do that, she’s completely mistaken.

I focused my mind and began to prepare a silence spell.

“Because I like you… that’s why I did it…”

“What?” 

At the nonsensical words that followed.

I wore a dazed expression.