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After the tumultuous tumult of the previous night, a new morning has dawned.

“Um… ”

Perjena slowly opened her eyes to the soft morning sunlight streaming in from outside the window.

“Huh?!”

In that moment, she quickly raised her head and checked where she was lying.

All that is visible is an unfamiliar ceiling and a small room that appears to be inhabited by a single man.

The place where he was sleeping was on a single bed,

“Ah.”

Suuu

On the floor next to him, he saw the face of a boy sleeping with his back against the bed.

Erto. Her junior at the academy and her swordsmanship disciple.

And at the same time, a person who owes a great debt.

As she looked at his face, the events of last night began to come back to Perzena’s mind.

She usually guided Erto’s training to some extent after school, and then went home first, leaving him at the academy to continue training alone until late at night.

Her main goal was to not disturb Erto’s time training alone, as there are some things that can only be achieved by focusing completely on oneself.

… is actually a superficial reason,

Perzena always pretended to go home first, and watched Erto from a distance every day until he finished his training.

There were two reasons for this stalking behavior.

Firstly, it is an obvious story, but the act of watching his disciple grow from afar brought joy and happiness to Perjena’s heart.

Anyway, there was nothing much to do when I got home, and I couldn’t easily practice my training because my body was in a different condition than before.

In the end, for the current Perzena, there was nothing more enjoyable than seeing Erto with her own eyes.

That alone was enough reason for her to watch Erto from afar like a girl with a crush on him.

The second reason was also of such great importance that it could never be overlooked.

The retaliation of Kelg Durakal, which could strike at any moment.

His past evil deeds against Erto were revealed by Heidiera and Seldianne, and he suffered great shame not only within the Academy but also socially.

After that, Durakal roasted Tirissia Bruard and expelled her, placing all the blame on her, while he himself escaped punishment with a short suspension of only three months.

But even if the aftermath was minimized, it was not possible to be certain that he would not harbor resentment.

In the first place, it is absurd for someone who has committed an evil deed to be angry at the person who exposed his crime, but it is foolish to expect such rational judgment from a villain who steals another person’s girlfriend.

Perzena had anticipated that Kelg Durakal would one day turn his sword against Erto, the root cause of his damage, and those around him who helped him.

That’s why I was following Erto every day, as he trained alone on the academy stage late into the night.

Other students would be unable to be bothered as they would be going home in the crowd during the day.

However, Erto had to walk alone in the dark of night when everyone had left the Academy, making it the perfect time for Kelg Durakal to attack.

Inside the Academy grounds, that is, within the territory of Kelg Durakal.

I thought that if he attacked in a place like a square where there was no one, there would be no witnesses and it would be easy to clean up, so that was the place with the highest probability that Kelg Durakal would appear in front of Erto.

And as expected, after returning from suspension, the man led the noble students he had recruited and attacked Erto, who was left alone.

Contrary to her intended purpose, it seems that she was targeting Erto in order to find a way to bring back Tirisia, who had been freed from the curse of charm, but in any case, her intuition was somewhat right.

Durakal ambushed the nobles and appeared alone in front of Erto.

After checking his movements, Perzena immediately tried to support Erto.

‘These kids…!’

-Ugh!

‘Ugh!’

But the moment she activated her magical circuits to prepare for the fight, unfortunately, she suffered a seizure that occurred occasionally and was unable to move for a while.

It was a scar from the runaway magic circuit she had experienced in the past.

Once the magical circuit has been ruptured and become unstable, there is a possibility that it will cause a seizure whenever it is tried to be used again.

‘Ugh… haa… haa…!’

While she lay on the ground, unable to move, Erto and Kelg Durakal began fighting.

The good news was that Erto, who had grown by leaps and bounds over the past four months, was now able to fight on equal terms with Kelg Durakal, who used Predation.

but,

‘Let’s check if that’s true.’

Kelg attempted to push Erto back in numbers by deploying noble students who were originally brought in for cleanup purposes.

Rather than trying to gain an advantage by using the fighting prowess of the noble students, it seemed like they knew that Erto was a man who did not commit murder, so they intentionally sent in personnel with weaker fighting prowess to use them as meat shields.

Durakal will definitely cut down Erto and all the students who block his path.

A truly dangerous situation where Erto could lose his life if there is no support from someone.

At that time, Perjena made a decision.

It was originally a seizure that would subside after resting for several hours, but

‘This is fucking bullshit!’

Kwaaa!

She ignored the seizure and forced her magical powers to circulate, raising her body.

And he appeared in front of those who threatened Erto with an indifferent face and displayed a desperate bluff.

In fact, it was difficult to just move, but he showed his full power by using the Iron Blood Zone to chase them away in one breath.

The bluff worked, and Kelg Durakal and his followers retreated, but they ended up losing consciousness due to moving their bodies too much.

‘Ah… damn it.’

dump!

――

Through that process, Perzena’s current location is in Erto’s house.

On the bed he lies in every day.

The most secret and personal place.

Right next to him was a boy sitting up, leaning against the bed, having fallen asleep while nursing himself.

The moment all the combined circumstances were properly understood in her head,

“Whoa… !”

Perjena’s face turned extremely red, and she covered her face with both hands.

The big event that happened last night faded from my mind faster than the speed of light.

What was important now was that he was in Erto’s private space.

On Erto’s bed, which perhaps only Tirissia had ever laid down on.

“Ouch!”

At that moment, Perjena noticed the scent coming from her own body and buried her face in her forearm and sniffed.

‘Tta, the smell of sweat―!’

The cold sweat that had poured down from torturing her body yesterday had soaked into her clothes, and she had been covered in the blanket all night, keeping them damp, so now her body was giving off a musty, sour smell.

Erto, who brought her home, took off her school uniform jacket, which was her outer garment, but did not touch the shirt, pants, and stockings she was wearing inside.

Of course, it was natural. We weren’t even dating, so there was no way I would take off my clothes and wipe my body just because I smelled like sweat.

It is normal and gentlemanly to lay them down first and then wash the blanket later.

‘Eww…!’

But Perzena held her head, thinking that it would be better to show Erto her insides rather than climb into his bed in such a dirty body.

From the beginning, Erto was ready to accept whatever was done to him.

Whether he noticed it or not, Perjena had special feelings for the boy who was her junior and disciple.

Of course, there was also a sense of affection towards him as a slightly older sister and as a teacher who had watched him grow for a long time.

Even more important was the feeling I had as a woman of seeing him as a man.

How could it not be so?

Being just, kind, honest, and gentle,

Growing up by constantly pushing yourself to protect the people you love,

I’m talking about a good person who, when you watch them from the side, you want to cheer them on without even realizing it.

Can’t you help but feel your heart pounding?

Besides, I don’t know if he remembers it, but his first meeting with Erto wasn’t after he entered the academy.

A little while ago, when he and she were much younger.

The relationship between Perzena and Erto had already begun.

The very first time she met him―

“Um… ”

As Perzena was about to lose herself in thoughts of the past, Erto slowly raised his head.

“Ah,”

She hurriedly sat up from the bed and opened the collar of her shirt to keep the smell of sweat from escaping.

“Uh…Senior, are you awake?”

Erto turned his head and saw her surprised look, then smiled lightly and greeted her.

Perjena blushed, clutching her collar, and looked out the window absentmindedly.

“Ugh… Yeah. Thank you for taking care of me… ”

“Of course, what is it… More importantly, are you feeling better?”

“I’m fine after a deep sleep. I’m sorry for soiling the bed for no reason. Disciple.”

“Huh? What’s dirty?”

“That’s just sweat… No, that’s okay. It’s nothing.”

Perzena didn’t know whether Erto genuinely didn’t care about her smell or if he was just saying that out of consideration for her, but she decided to forget about it for the time being.

“Sigh. Hehe.”

Erto got up from his seat, stretched, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at Perzena.

His face was tired from not being able to sleep deeply because he had fallen asleep while sitting up.

But not caring about that at all, Erto asked Perzena with a serious expression.

“Senior, did you do that yesterday… while having a seizure?”

“Ah… You noticed.”

As Perzena nodded with a smirk, Erto frowned and made a worried voice.

“Why would you do something so dangerous… ”

“Then I will watch you get into trouble right in front of my eyes? This kind of aftereffect is nothing. Our disciples are incomparably more precious.”

“Whew… You’ve always been so stubborn.”

“I’m really okay now, so don’t worry about it. I’m no longer worthy of being a teacher, having my disciple worry about me. Hehe… ”

Perzena smiled bitterly and patted Erto’s head.

Erto did not reject that touch, but placed his own hand over it.

‘Hyaaaa.’

Perjena screamed like a girl inside, but never showed it on the outside.

Erto held her hand tightly and their eyes met.

“As much as you cherish me, I cherish you too. So please always cherish yourself, okay?”

“Okay, okay… Okay, let go of my hand… ”

Perzena, who pulled her hand out of Erto’s grasp, changed the subject in a trembling voice.

“Ah, that, that, shouldn’t you go to the academy and check on the kids? Let’s go together. I’m going to skip work today and go home and get some rest, so you go check to see if that Durakal guy is up to anything again. I said I wouldn’t touch you or the people around you anymore, but there’s a high chance that he’s lying.”

“I guess so, I guess.”

“I’ll just wash my face quickly since I’ll just go home and wash up. You prepare properly.”

At those words, Erto stood up from his seat and extended his hand to Perzena.

“Then, senior, I will take you to your house. You still have some time to go to the academy, and I can’t send you back home alone because you’re not feeling well.”

“No… oh, it’s okay… ”

“Senior, do as you say. I’m worried, that’s why.”

“Ugh… Okay, I got it.”

At Erto’s strongly pushing opinion, Perzena nodded as if she couldn’t resist.

She grabbed the boy’s outstretched hand, threw off the blanket, and got out of bed.

“Then, what, should I go on a little date with my disciple?”

“Date… right?”

Passing Erto and heading towards the bathroom, Perzena looked back at him with a playful smile.

“Since you’re going to escort me, let’s take a leisurely walk around and chat. What do you think?”

At that suggestion, Erto nodded willingly with a kind smile.

“Of course. I’ll take care of it, senior.”

“What did I tell you to say in front of seniors?”

“You told me not to just call you senior all the time, but to give you a name, Senior Perjena.”

“Right. You remember well, Erto.”

Looking at Erto, who answered with a shrug, Perzena smiled coolly, revealing her fangs.

And at the same time, I felt a throbbing pain in a corner of my chest.

Not physical pain,

Deep wounds from guilt.