episode_0014

Irene was admitted to the academy she had been looking forward to for a long time.

She let out a heated sigh as she lay on her luxurious bed.

“Sigh… .”

‘I was worried, but I didn’t expect things to go this well from the first day.’

What was contained in that sigh was a faint happiness.

It was a sigh of relief because what happened today felt like a dream.

On the first day, I planned to sleep quietly in the 4-person dormitory without saying a word so as not to be hated.

Rather, they were allowed to stay in luxurious mansions suitable for royalty.

Furthermore, I met children who would protect me in my future life.

It’s no wonder she groans at the luck she’s had after a long time.

It was a sight that would have pleased Estee.

If the story had gone as planned in the ‘original’ work…

By now, Irene would be suffering bullying bordering on abuse in her four-person room.

With the far-fetched logic that the attack occurred because of her and people died.

However, she was the ‘original’ one, having sealed her witch powers as a child. In other words, she didn’t know about the future that was predicted for her.

Furthermore, he didn’t know that a girl had been working hard for him for 10 years.

Happiness soon turned to anxiety.

‘… But, this can all end with just one whim.’

With her witch’s power sealed, Irene was just a powerless commoner.

Even from other humans, he receives hatred from the heart.

Why did she get through her first day at the Academy without a hitch?

It was all thanks to Estee.

Somehow, he is completely unaffected by his own hated constitution.

Rather, being next to her makes me feel like my constitution is disappearing.

At the same time, he is giving himself a lot of favors that he cannot understand.

A strange but lovely girl.

That’s why she was anxious.

I’m afraid Estee will abandon me, like other humans.

It was said that uncertain hope was more frightening than certain despair.

After thinking about it for a moment, she suddenly headed towards the window.

-Knock knock.

‘… Just in case, let me check.’

The window opened with a creaking sound.

She looked up at the night sky, her eyes glowing with a wicked light.

Before long, her vision changed.

It was the effect of the ‘surveillance’ magic that Estido also liked to use.

-Ssss… .

‘Servant, go to the room next to me and watch over the princess.’

A bat, her servant, flew in quickly.

The bat flew towards the window of the room where Esti was staying.

Currently, he secretly visits the TS Brigade hideout and visits Esti’s room while she is away.

Before long, the bat took in the scenery inside the room.

-Flap flap.

‘……hmm?’

Irene’s head tilted as she shared her vision with the bat.

It was because the scenery inside the room was so unexpected.

In the room where I thought a girl was sound asleep…

Esti was munching on cookies.

With a smile that was several times more innocent and bright than usual.

-Urgh, urgh. Heh heh heh.

‘No, why are you eating cookies like that at night…? You’ll gain weight.’

Esti, who was holding a plate full of cookies with both hands and biting into her small mouth like a rabbit eating carrots.

It was natural for Irene to tilt her head.

Because it was an action that a woman wouldn’t be afraid of showing off.

And actually, no matter how much Estee I was, I didn’t eat that many cookies at night.

To begin with, the amount of food I eat is as small as my body size, so after eating a few bites, I hit my chubby belly.

But the reason she went on a cookie food fight was simple.

Because she wasn’t actually Estee.

-Gulp, gulp.

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‘They all fit into that tiny boat…’

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That thing eating cookies to the point where you couldn’t believe it was a human was an incarnation of a spirit commanded by Esti.

A spirit that reflects one’s own soul, which is set up as a dummy every time one sneaks out of the palace to conduct black activities.

Since both its actions and appearance were identical to the original, Irene passed it by without any suspicion.

-Gulp, gulp. Ugh.

‘Oh my, look at the milk mustache. How cute.’

A spirit that gulps down a cup of milk in small gulps and sighs in satisfaction.

Irene’s worries melted away at the sight of such a harmless sight.

‘There’s no need to suspect such a sloppy kid. Hmm.’

-Why did Irene come to the Academy?

-…Because I want to live.

-Yeah! That’s a good reason!

‘…Because he’s a kid who knows how to say such wonderful things.’

What I heard during the day came to mind as a bonus.

As I pondered those words that seemed to affirm her efforts to live as a human being, a part of my heart felt warm.

So Irene canceled the magic and lay back down on the bed.

-Pok.

‘How long has it been since I’ve been in bed, really?’

“Hmm… ♡”

Suma came right away.

She, who had trouble falling asleep even in her soft bed due to anxiety, finally closed her eyes peacefully for the first time in years.

‘Not just those perverts called the TS Brigade… No… Or at least… … .’

… along with the curses of the TS Brigade who chased after him to kidnap him.

* * *

Meanwhile, in the Empire’s underworld. In its deepest depths.

There was a hideout of the TS Brigade, a new force that had taken control of the underworld.

TS Brigade.

A group of strong men who appeared like a comet about 7 years ago and have been destroying the criminal organizations that crossed the line one by one.

The number of wicked people condemned by their hands was incalculable.

So much so that suspicions were raised that it was the empire’s hidden sword to cut off the treasure.

However, the suspicions soon subsided.

Because they didn’t only do righteous things.

They raided the orphanage, claiming it was the order of the ‘Saint’, and kidnapped several orphans.

If it’s a girl with brown hair and golden eyes, it’s cute to kidnap her and look at her.

Even people who were obviously good often ended up half-crippled by them.

In other words, the TS Brigade was an unpredictable group.

A group of fanatics who unconditionally follow the saint’s words, regardless of good or evil.

A bunch of lunatics who have nothing good to do with each other.

… plus, he can’t help but act like a little girl.

Dangerous guys in another sense too.

Because of this, they were despised by everyone.

In the direction of their hideout, people didn’t even spit.

…if you knew what was happening in that hideout right now.

It was something that some might have spat on.

– Busy busy.

“I told you to bring me here politely, when did I tell you to kidnap me!!?”

“That, that. Based on the impression you gave me, this is the best… .”

“We’re just looking for someone. We’ll make a case, so can you help us check it out? Why are you kidnapping them out of the blue!!”

The TS Brigade’s hideout, inside an abandoned cathedral.

A thousand members of the TS Brigade knelt before a girl who was stamping her bare feet.

The corners of their mouths turn red when they are scolded by a child who deserves to be called a little girl…

They all went up satisfied.

-Your Majesty, you’re still cute even after seeing me for the first time in a year… .

-Look at the soles of your feet. Wow.

-How nice it would be if someone stomped on my back like that.

-If I have a child later, I definitely want it to be like that. Really.

It is impossible to see anyone who could overturn an empire if they wanted to.

Although it was objectively a disgusting sight, Esti. No, ‘Saint Stie’ didn’t particularly care.

It was hard to see from the throne, and I knew that the reason they did that was the worship that followed the 100 favorability rating.

“Haa, haa… Mr. Stier♡ I have committed a sin worthy of death♡”

‘… I think this is a bit dangerous.’

The leader of the TS Brigade, and the first to be chosen by the Saint. Crow’s expression was even a little shaky, but anyway.

After that, Estee worked hard to cast an internal crackdown on the reason why I came to the TS Brigade.

By my standards, it was so bad that it brought tears to my eyes.

“I told you, right? To prevent the destruction of the world. Be especially careful!”

-Okay.

“But because of you guys, the world almost ended. What are you going to do?!”

-Come on, come on.

“I’m so pissed off because of you guys… .”

“… Mr. Sti, here are some refreshments ♡ I, I’ll feed you… .”

“Ah, Crow. Thank you~ Aang~♡”

“… Aang♡”

-Thud. Thud.

“Gyaaaa♡”

‘……cute.’

Of course, the TS Brigade people didn’t even bat an eye.

Even though I was nagging her while shaking my legs with that small body, I only thought it was cute.

There, I sip milk tea with both hands and eat snacks from Crow.

To them, this was a reward, not a nagging.

You can see the cutest saint in the world right in front of you.

In an attempt to hide the corners of his lips that kept rising, his head became even lower.

‘… … Heh heh. Look at everyone just banging their heads without saying anything. As expected, I’m definitely the mastermind!’

-Grin.

Seeing that reaction, Esti thought she had succumbed to my charisma.

The corners of her mouth twitched.

It was thanks to this that I was able to properly fulfill my long-held romantic notion of a villain.

“Well, I’ll forgive you since I handled it well. But next time, if you want to do something, ask me.”

“A surname like Hahae is infinite♡”

Esti, who thought that this was enough, lowered her raised eyebrows.

As if to signal the end of the nagging that had lasted almost ten minutes.

A look of regret spread across the faces of the brigade men.

———But that too was only for a moment.

-chuck.

“Then… Mr. Stier. Please give instructions.”

At the word ‘direction’, everyone listened intently.

Her instructions were foreseeable, as everyone knew that prophecies had saved the continent from crisis many times.

Furthermore, they were all people who were saved by her.

I couldn’t take a single word of the saint who called herself ‘Stië’ lightly.

With everyone so focused.

Esti gave the order without hesitation.

“What about the Academy Board of Directors?”

“About 1/3 of them said they would accept our small ‘requests’.”

“Not enough. Make it more than half. I’ll take care of the aftermath, so you can investigate and threaten if there’s anything you find offensive.”

“It will be as you wish, Stee♡”

“Don’t disappoint me this time.”

Recruiting board members in case the Academy takes issue with Irene and Louis’s cohabitation.

and,

“The newly appointed president. Has the background check been done yet?”

“We mobilized all of our sources, but what you mentioned was not found.”

“That’s thorough. Okay. I’ll take care of that. Hands off now.”

“Yes♡”

Investigation into the Academy’s representative, the president.

In addition, there were instructions to subdue the dragon before it regains its strength, as it would soon be resurrected and cause trouble.

Questions like ‘why us’ naturally did not arise.

-Remember?

-All members of the TS Brigade follow the will of the Saint.

-According to the saint’s will.

Here, only those whose affection for Estee has already reached 100 are included.

In other words, there were only people who would grant her any request.

“Okay. Then… Huaam~.”

‘… Is it already this time?’

The instructions, which had been going on for a long time, finally died down when Esti began to yawn loudly.

Crow checked the time with his magic tool, and it was currently 11 o’clock.

For an Estee who falls fast asleep at 10 o’clock, she held out for quite a while.

“Steve, you seem tired, so that’s all for today.”

“No… That dragon, the Imperial Academy midterm exam will be held… .”

-Nod, nod.

But Estee didn’t stop giving instructions even while nodding.

Until Suma finally closed her eyes.

“That’s it… .”

-Slurp. Thud.

“… … Seriously, Stie too♡”

Everyone who saw that sight had a helpless smile on their face.

Because despite his young age, he was so admirable for his great accomplishments.

So much so that I would want to help even at the cost of my life.

Among them, a muttering like a sleeper echoed.

“Crow… Everyone… Since you listened well, I will forgive you… .”

“Haha. Thank you… .”

“I was going to slap my butt… … .”

“… … Yes?”

Although Crow’s expression hardened after hearing the snoring in the meantime.

-Wow.

“Hey, let go of this. I’m a foolish, ignorant, retarded bear who couldn’t even properly carry out Sti’s orders, so I deserve to be punished… .”

“Mr. Crow, what if the saint wakes up? Hurry up and pull up those pants…!!!”

Although a silent battle took place while Esti was fast asleep on the throne.

It was something that always happened.

* * *

The next day.

“Oh my, Stee♡ you coughed… .”

“… … Heeek!!? Hey, I overslept!!!”

Estee.

First class at the academy, confirmed to be late.