episode_0027

Rustle

“Haah… haah….”

Diavel, who rushed into the student council president’s office in one step, breathed heavily.

Although she was someone who had far surpassed the limits of her mortal body as a dying person and was not constrained by fatigue or shortness of breath, this time she couldn’t stay calm.

Why?

Why did she run away?

Since the academy itself was a place where energetic students gathered, it was easy to see acts of affection between lovers.

Just a while ago, a couple from the student council were caught making secret love gestures and chased away.

“But why.”

Nevertheless, Diavel couldn’t bear to witness that scene.

Even in front of the hero party to punish her, even in front of the joint forces of the former continent who had imposed the punishment of the Demon King, she had acted recklessly without showing any signs of fear.

“Why does my heart ache like this?”

The pain she felt when bidding farewell to her teacher.

Diavel felt a similar pain inside her.

“Why?”

It was similar to when the teacher had a nightmare about marrying another woman and having a child… huh?

Diavel, who had been standing absentmindedly for a moment, shook her head vigorously.

No way.

That can’t be true.

Versus Granke Nel.

He couldn’t possibly be the teacher.

The teacher is definitely dead.

In case he had been reincarnated like herself, she cast transcendental magic and searched the entire world, but she couldn’t find any trace of the teacher’s soul frequency.

If that man was the teacher’s reincarnation, she would have felt a match in the frequency of their souls at that time.

Diavel, who couldn’t even imagine that Versus had accepted the soul of the mercenary V, was unable to find him shortly after that.

“Versus Granke Nel. Just what in the world are you…”

Diavel muttered in a small voice.

***

“I thought my heart was going to burst and I would die…”

After the commotion in the bathroom, after parting ways with Sophia and Artoria, Vers was back in the room, took off his clothes, and lay on the bed.

The excitement of when Sophia lay on the floor, embracing him, still lingered.

“It’s the women’s bathroom.”

‘Because our proper first meeting started like this.’

When Sophia demanded an explanation for her actions, she just repeated one word, her chest puffed out.

“See it through a dream or something.”

“What did I do in that world of yours? What happened that two people were stuck together in the women’s bathroom?”

As Vers had been with Sophia as Vers Granhildr, he didn’t seem much different from his current self.

Vers, who neatly arranged the blanket, lay on the bed.

And just like before, he fell into a deep sleep.

Pahat

Tadadak

Space was quickly passing around Vers.

It was a different sight than usual due to its rapid passage, but it was a landscape familiar enough to Vers.

“Stop there!”

Vers shouted loudly.

‘Is he being chased?’

In this dream, Vers seemed to be chasing something.

Ssyaeng

With magic-enhanced legs, Vers leaped vigorously.

Turning the corner, Vers followed a fast-moving dark object and leaped into the open door.

“Just a moment. Is this… the women’s bathroom from earlier?”

Vers realized that his body had jumped into the women’s bathroom while in pursuit, not even knowing if it was the women’s bathroom.

Kkiik

“Alright! I’ve got you cornered now! Now…!”

“Beeiik!”

The black lump that Vyrn was chasing, a black-furred monkey, bristled its fur and warned Vyrn.

It had the appearance of a mouse cornered at a dead end while fleeing from a cat.

Vyrn reached out towards the furball with an excited expression.

And then.

Whoosh.

Vyrn quickly jerked his head back.

Someone’s fist had struck the place where his head had been.

“Ugh! That was dangerous! What are you doing!”

Vyrn barely regained his balance and protested.

“I have something to say. What are you doing?”

‘A familiar voice and tone. Could it be?’

“…Huh?”

Vyrn’s body scanned the woman in front of him from top to bottom.

Sophia was glaring at Vyrn in a posture as if she were about to throw a punch.

“Sophia de Rovellion?”

“Yeah. My name is Sophia. But what business do you have following me all the way into the restroom?”

The current Sophia was using a similar tone to the usual Sophia that Vyrn encountered, but her atmosphere and attitude were very rigid and cold. It was hard to think of them as the same person.

“The restroom?”

Vyrn looked around.

A restroom filled with women’s facilities was all that could be seen.

Realizing where he was, Vyrn took a step back.

“Um… it seems there has been a misunderstanding. I didn’t come in here following you over there…”

To clear up the misunderstanding, Vyrn raised both of his palms.

“Do you think I’ve only seen a few like you until now?”

Sophia rushed at him and threw a punch.

“Ugh! Wait, let’s talk for a moment!”

Vyrn narrowly avoided Sophia’s punches.

“It’s pointless to talk!”

As Sophia’s fierce attacks continued, Vyrn gradually retreated.

“No, if a person speaks, can’t we have a conversation…!”

“There have been plenty of men who tried all sorts of tricks to pry into my position and secrets! But none of them left unscathed!”

Ugh!

Do they really think I sneaked into the women’s restroom with ulterior motives!

It was an ambiguous situation where Vissus could neither block nor counterattack, so he simply retreated to avoid the opponent’s attack.

Flash

At that moment, Vissus saw a flash of black behind Sophia.

Jaw

Vissus grabbed Sophia’s fist firmly as she grimaced and swung her other fist, but Vissus bent his upper body and rushed into Sophia’s arms.

Thud

Vissus’s face went between Sophia’s soft breasts, but he didn’t have time to worry about such things.

“Let go, let go!”

Sophia blushed and screamed.

Vissus held onto Sophia in that state and turned backward.

Boom

“Ugh…!”

Struck hard from behind, Vissus let out a groan.

Vissus, feeling like he was losing consciousness, barely mustered strength in his legs, quickly drew his sword, and threw it backward.

Whoosh

Vissus’s sword pierced the monster covered in black fur.

Thud

The monster that had wounded Vissus’s back collapsed.

“Phew. I’m alive. That was close.”

“…You.”

Watching the whole scene, Sophia was at a loss for words.

“I told you… it was a misunderstanding…”

With that, Vissus lost consciousness, his body losing balance and falling backward.

Thud

Vissus fell backward onto the bathroom floor, and Sophia fell on top of him.

For a moment, Sophia put her hand behind Vissus’s head to protect him from the impact.

“…It was a misunderstanding.”

Looking at the man who had lost consciousness with his head against her chest, Sophia fell into thought.

Naturally, she thought it was a sinister plot aimed at the daughter of the Republic’s governor, given the countless schemes she had experienced.

So she had tried to make sure no one dared to touch her recklessly, but…

This man. Did he throw himself to save the person trying to strike her due to a misunderstanding?

Sophia turned her gaze to the demon lying with Bierce’s sword stuck in it.

Have you come inside chasing that demon?

Sophia lifted Bierce up.

Behind Bierce’s back, it was visible that numerous thorns shot out by the demon were embedded.

Did he block me with his back to protect me from these thorns?

“It’s my fault.”

I received an unbelievable favor.

I tried to harm him.

Sophia lifted Bierce into the princess’s embrace.

Then she turned her gaze outside the bathroom door.

“First, we need to find the priest.”

Apology and reward for the benefactor come next.