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To be honest.

Ellen didn’t know why she was being so aggressive right now.

Why, doesn’t this happen to everyone at some point?

A stormy period of time when one’s actions are driven by emotions.

It’s a time when you don’t even know your own feelings.

It was a time that would not have come to Elin originally.

Because Elin was oppressed by fear and repression, she grew up without time for her ego to grow.

But after Luke showed up.

Elin, who has regained her daily life, has grown.

And along with it, the anxiety grew.

I’m afraid that one day Luke will just disappear.

Because he is so outstanding, people try to take him from all over the place.

Because there are beings that target teachers without giving them a chance to catch their breath.

Although I didn’t realize it myself.

I sharpened my brows with the thought of protecting my teacher for now.

“Don’t pay attention to the teacher.”

He became strong enough to be attacked by his mother and sister whom he was so afraid of.

“… … We really were like that?”

Natia’s pupils, which had been blank, begin to shake.

“No.”

Luke answered immediately.

I felt like if I stayed still, things would get out of control.

“There seems to be a misunderstanding.”

“Just stay still, teacher. I’ll protect you.”

“If you stay still, you will be socially buried.”

I wonder if what I’m seeing now is the usual Ellin.

Where did that gentle, animal-like appearance go?

All that remained was the sight of a dinosaur ramming into anything that came into its sight.

“I understand why there was a misunderstanding. But I can explain it all.”

The reason I ended up sleeping with Elin.

The reason why he takes excessive care of Elin, etc.

Luke was quick to clarify that he had no dark intentions.

Natia’s eyes, which had been listening quietly, became mysterious.

“… So. The reason you had no choice but to treat Elin like that is because she was raised so harshly in Bertain?”

“Yes.”

I guess it was conveyed with that nuance… .

Isn’t that true?

But it ended up being taken in a different sense.

It didn’t matter, as the absurd misunderstanding seemed to have been resolved.

“Really, while working at Bertain, you… … .”

When Natia shook her head.

“Then you’re saying that nothing like that happened with Elin?”

Clavel’s eyes sparkled.

Until just now, you were looking at me with contempt, as if you were looking at a death row inmate.

Before I knew it, my eyes had changed to those of a bright-eyed person looking at a senior I admired.

“I swear I have never laid a hand on your body.”

“Aha, really?”

Clavel’s voice rose a tone.

Even though he looks happy, I feel uneasy about it.

“So does that mean I still have a chance?”

“Yes?”

How did things get like that?

As expected, Clavel was having strange imaginations.

If we look inside her head, it was like this.

Ellin wasn’t your senior’s lover?

Sleeping in the same room is really just sleeping.

When I hear you take care of me, it really feels like you’re taking care of your daughter.

Oh? Then there’s no reason why I can’t take it from Elin, right?

… This is the kind of logic that unfolded.

“Ahem, I’m sorry, sir.”

“Choosing someone as a sex offender doesn’t stop at rudeness.”

“I’m sorry. I misunderstood too hastily. But it was understandable, wasn’t it?”

What makes that possible?

Luke, who was about to ask, kept his mouth shut.

Actually, if you think about it, we only sleep together.

Because it probably doesn’t look good for a grown man to share a bed with a little girl.

“Then how about doing it like this?”

match.

Clavel clapped her hands while Luke kept his mouth shut.

“I will no longer ask you to transfer my senior as my tutor.”

For some reason it was a normal rush.

“How about you take on the role of co-tutor instead?”

That’s how much nonsense came out.

“Senior, you and Elin are just ‘priests’, right? Teacher and student. There are no feelings beyond that.”

“… … ?”

Elin’s stupid hair curled into the shape of a question mark.

That’s true, but for some reason I felt really bad.

“Can’t you just give me that kind of position? A ‘priest’ relationship where you can pass on knowledge. Well… …if I do it well, it could be more than that?”

“… … !”

At those words, Elin’s stupid hair stood on end.

At 15, you already know everything.

It means that there is no way that Clavel doesn’t know what ‘more’ means.

“Hmm~ Shouldn’t I start looking for a fiancée soon, Mom? I’ve already fallen out with my fiancé.”

There, they even give a clear hint with the Hwa-ryong-jeom-jeong.

“… !!”

It was impossible for Elin’s head not to feel hot.

“That’s right.”

On the other hand, Natia’s head became extremely cold.

There’s a reason Luke calls Natia an old fox.

She had been suspicious of Luke until just now.

After hearing the explanation, I adjusted my evaluation.

To put it simply:

From criminals who should be locked up in the dungeon immediately.

He became the academy’s top genius magician, a perfect candidate for a son-in-law.

The political circuits in Natia’s head were spinning.

It’s been quite some time since Clavel’s engagement to her fiancé was broken off.

Clavel is already 20 years old.

As the eldest daughter of the highest dukedom in the empire.

It’s not strange to get married as soon as you become an adult.

I was putting it off because I couldn’t find someone of the same level… .

Luke Bucklin.

There was a really good property right in front of me.

Natia had a bad reputation because she had fed her so much shit.

There is no such thing as a son-in-law who has external evaluations.

He is from Berkeley, one of the three great magic families.

Not only did he graduate at the top of his class at the academy, he also created his own magic sword while still a student.

How did you know just now?

The Tower Lords are sending letters to Bertain, saying they will take Luke away.

Putting aside personal feelings, there is no better marriage partner.

Besides, the age difference between Clavel and me is only two years.

Among the nobility, marriages with a difference in age were common due to political relations.

But what if Clavel and Luke are connected?

What a blessing.

He is also a top graduate of the same academy.

The marriage of genius magicians that started out as priests.

The narrative is perfect.

of course.

Only for Clavel and Bertain.

“Mr. Luke. Could you please take care of Clavel too… .”

“I don’t like it.”

“Why don’t you listen to the story and then decline? Since I’m taking on two people, I can give you the best contract terms on the continent.”

“Conditions don’t matter. I only want to take care of Princess Elin.”

A watertight, iron wall.

Natia chooses her words as she tries to change his mind.

“Please, Senior. I won’t ask you to teach me spatial magic. Could you please just watch over my magic a little?”

Clavel lowered the corners of her eyes sadly.

Clavel abandoned his loose assumptions and faced reality.

After thinking it over, this was the best conclusion I could come up with.

First of all, let’s make Luke our co-tutor.

Slowly, slowly, he takes it away from Elin.

If Luke wasn’t that type of person, it wouldn’t have been completely impossible to seduce him.

And what if, around the time when the next head of the household is decided, she gets engaged and completely sides with Clavel?

No matter how I think about it, it’s a perfect plan.

I’m chuckling inside.

“No.”

Ellen immediately linked arms with Luke.

In fact, it would be more correct to say that they were hung up because of their height difference.

Anyway, the important thing was that Elin was now using her whole body to cling to Luke.

“I can’t give it to the teacher even if I die.”

Eagle eagle.

Elin’s eyes burned so brightly that it felt like she was hearing that sound.

* * * * *

“Huh~?”

A snort escaped Clavel’s lips.

Elin keeps crawling up.

I didn’t like the way it was getting worse as I watched.

“That’s weird, Ellin. You can’t give me your senior.”

Clavel crossed her arms.

“Senior, you’re a person, not an object. If you try to tie you up like that, you’ll run away, right?”

“Teacher, don’t run away.”

“How can you be sure?”

“Because you promised me.”

Elin looked straight at Clavel without shaking.

When the crisis of losing my teacher came, I wasn’t afraid of my sister or anything.

“You didn’t promise to monopolize the senior by yourself, did you?”

“No, the teacher said it was mine.”

A small question mark appeared in Luke’s head.

I don’t think I ever made such a promise.

First of all, I nodded, saying that I also did not want to be Clavel’s tutor.

“Yes. I belong to the princess, so I cannot take care of anyone else without permission.”

“Look at that.”

Ellen slightly stuck out her small chest.

It felt good to have Luke take my side.

“… Huh. Now that I look at it, it seems like it was the opposite. Is the senior possessed by Elin? ”

And Ellen’s mood improved.

It was synonymous with Clavel’s mood plummeting.

“Stop the ridiculous puns, Elin. How great is your senior? How can you monopolize the teaching opportunity by yourself?”

Shu-

A feeling of pressure that seems to tighten around you.

At some point, Clavel’s mana mixed into the air.

Kook, tighten the circle around Elin.

Now that I am no longer afraid, I will pressure you with force.

“… … ”

Ellen’s stupid hair falls down.

It’s not that I’m upset.

I was being physically pressed down.

If I continue like this, my already short height will decrease.

Luke tried to surround himself with a mana barrier.

“… It’s okay, teacher.”

Even as her knees began to buckle, Elin’s eyes never died.

No, rather, he was glaring straight at Clavel as if he was not going to give in.

It’s hard to believe that this is Elin, who always walks around with her eyes open.

Linger… .

I stretch out my hand, forcing myself to overcome Clavel’s mana.

Shh …

A sudden cooling sensation fills the interior.

A dangerous aura that a wizard would sense as if he were in danger.

A black aura began to rise from Elin’s fingertips.

“…!?”

Luke was horrified.

This wasn’t the first time I’d seen this phenomenon.

To be exact, inside Elin’s body.

This is the scenery I saw near Mana Heart.

Saaaa-

A black aura that spreads slowly.

It was very slow, but it didn’t stop and continued to reach out to Clavel.

All the mana mixed in the air evaporates.

It wasn’t Clavel’s fault.

I was consumed by the black energy.

Along with Luke’s mana, which was prepared to deploy the mana barrier.

“What is this…?”

Everyone in the room was shocked.

It’s not like the mana cancels each other out.

It wasn’t easy to erase it completely.

Because that was tantamount to going against the laws of the world.

What makes this phenomenon possible is.

“… Since when have you been able to do that?”

There was only a curse that was located near Elin’s mana heart.