episode_0101

A haunted house ambitiously prepared by Estee.

In reality, it is the result of the president, Ker-Rogg, squeezing out time despite being busy.

Estee herself only expressed her opinion, but anyway.

The magnificent figure appeared before the group.

“Wow. This is really… .”

“What would the church say about this? Even just looking at the building, it looks like a pagan church.”

An interior with straw dolls nailed to the ground and wooden dolls arranged at odd angles.

A chilly breeze slowly rising. A squeaking noise.

Just looking at it, it looked like a building where an evil being would live.

“It’s okay, it’s okay! I’m sure the president will take care of it!”

‘And anyway, there’s nothing like a ghost inside! The purpose is just for the two of them to have skinship!’

But contrary to appearances, the building was free of monsters or ghosts.

Estee’s purpose is not to really scare people, but to give men and women an excuse to bond with each other.

But why bother trying to scare them?

Inside, it was dark, cramped, and had only scary sound effects.

As expected, it was Estee’s shoddy plan.

‘Khuhu. Let’s hold each other’s hands so we don’t get lost. Let’s hug each other in narrow passageways. And even have a shaky bridge effect…! Let’s just pretend not to fall in love and let’s go!!’

“Then, let’s pair up! Let’s go in twos!”

Next, Esti categorized the group in a neat manner.

“Where… Louis would be perfect if he went with Irene! Louis is brave and manly, so he would calm Irene down if she gets scared!”

First party. Irene-Louis.

Reason: Irene is timid, so the brave Louis is the perfect fit.

“… Yes?”

‘Who’s trying to appease whom? It’s fortunate that this bisexual female doesn’t cry out.’

‘Louis is manly, what is manly about that female genius, Your Highness?’

‘Well, Louis would be scared, on the other hand. Irene is a witch, so she’ll be okay.’

It was a reason that no one in the group could understand except Louis himself, but anyway.

Next up is the second party. Shepor-Ferrado.

The reason is,

“Why of all people…?”

“Steene will go with me! Right, Steene~.”

“Yeah~!!”

Since the 3 parties have already been decided, it is naturally fixed.

It was the most difficult reason to understand, but surprisingly, they both nodded obediently.

‘Anyway, a man can’t be with the princess. It’s fortunate that I’m not with Louis.’

‘I want to go with Esti, but… no, Shepor. Now is the chance! The chance to persuade Ferrado!’

Ferrado is happy that he is not with the female genius Louis.

Because Shepor happened to have business with Ferrado.

“Okay! Then, let’s go in for about 10 minutes each! First, Irene and Louis~.”

“Oh, me. I like weird things… Irene, if it’s hard, tell me. I’ll protect you.”

“Oh, yes.”

‘For a woman with a hot body, she speaks well.’

So, a party of three set out to challenge a haunted house without ghosts.

* * *

Irene and Louis were the first to enter.

The two of them broke through the haunted house at breakneck speed.

However, contrary to Estee’s expectations.

There was absolutely no such atmosphere between the two.

“Irene? Aren’t you scared… .”

“I’m not scared.”

“That, that place. You might get lost. Uh, your hand… .”

‘Ugh. This kind of thing is scary. It’s really a shame to give it to the princess.’

“Light.”

-Hwaak.

“… It’s brighter. Thank you! ”

“Oh, yes. Then let’s go.”

In fact, Irene has no interest in Louis.

But, there was no way they would hold hands and hug like Estee had expected.

The two approached the attack with an extremely businesslike attitude.

The lack of description of the ‘haunted house’ also played a part.

“No need for a prefix?”

“It’s not a real dungeon, so there are probably some pitiful traps.”

“Well, if it was dangerous, they wouldn’t have installed it in the academy in the first place.”

Estee replied, “I’m just enjoying the thrill!” but…

Abruen is an empire with many ancient dungeons and such.

To the two who grew up in such an empire, the haunted house seemed like nothing more than a mock dungeon.

The taboo of the haunted house: never turn on the lights?

How do you explore a dungeon without a light source? Light.

bottleneck?

There might be a trap, so it’s ‘common sense’ to cross one at a time. What are the two of you holding?

A scary sound heard faintly?

At first it felt awkward, but as I kept listening I got used to it.

This is how Estee’s plans went awry one by one.

“… Hey, is this the exit?”

“There was nothing…? What was this?”

Party 1. Clear the Haunted House.

* * *

Meanwhile, party 2. Ferrado and Shepor.

The two were having a thrilling time.

Just as Estee intended.

“———Mr. Ferrado. Do you have Louis in mind?”

“What.”

…but the direction of the thrill was completely different from what was intended.

Ferrado was astonished.

“… Me? Louis?”

“Yes. You two have feelings for each other, right?”

“… … No, isn’t it?”

“Don’t lie. I know everything. Every night, we would… touch each other… even our flesh! Just men!!!”

Taking advantage of the gap, Shepor took advantage of the momentum and launched an attack.

I know you guys are dating.

I know you do that kind of thing.

Ferrado’s mind was confused by the socialite’s way of using the other person’s secret as a weapon.

‘Did you get caught doing research? No, we definitely touched each other every night. But that never happened… .’

“Lady Shepor, there is a misunderstanding… .”

“That day!! I also heard you say something about your first experience on the day of the survival test!?”

“… … !!!!?”

‘What is that…!?’

But Shepor, the socialite.

When she sets her mind to a fight, men usually can’t handle it.

It was the same with Ferrado.

‘Ah, you heard me talking about the witch’s purpose…!! Tsk, I can’t say that!!!’

I understand that you misunderstood what I said.

Actually, it’s true that it was Louis’ first experience and all.

It’s true that the two of them touched each other every night.

But I just can’t explain it!

Because we decided to keep it a secret that Louis had become a woman.

Plus, a man and a woman were having sex in the same room every night.

If I had explained it too hastily, the misunderstanding could have gotten worse.

For Ferrado, it was a desperate situation.

Shepor raised the corners of his lips slightly.

‘I was worried that you would kill me to silence me… As expected, Mr. Ferrado isn’t the type of person to do that. That’s fortunate.’

“Of course, I understand. I can’t help it if I start liking you.”

“No, that’s not it… Louis and I, that’s not it… .”

“But you know, right? Even if men love each other, they can’t have children or be recognized by others.”

“… … .”

“Please, for Louis’ sake, let’s break up.”

The morale was raised by the sight of Ferrado, who was weaker than expected.

Shepor’s tongue slashed at the innocent youth.

You like guys. I know that.

I understand, but you know that’s not right.

How long are you going to live like this? Just break up.

Every word of it was so true that I was speechless.

‘The logic is correct, but… I really only care about the princess!! It’s unfair, it’s unfair!!’

“I can’t explain it in detail, but I swear on heaven, Louis and I are not like that.”

Because I just, with all my heart.

No, believe me.

“You want me to believe that?”

Likewise, with sincerity.

I came here knowing everything, but where are you going?

Just admit it and break up.

In addition, Shepor made one more attack.

“Then, look into my eyes and tell me. Don’t you have any feelings for Louis? Really, do you only see him as a friend?”

-Obviously.

Then tell me in front of me.

You don’t look at Louis like that.

We are really friends.

At the opportunity to prove himself, Ferrado said he would put everything on the line.

“I swear by the name of Ferrado Brunfelcia and by the cross in my heart, that I will only have Louis as a friend… .”

-Stop.

“Friend, Roman… … .”

One, the mouth stopped in the middle.

Do I really only see Louis as a friend?

I’ve been almost seduced by that female genius more than once.

Yesterday, I even got naked in the bathroom and got stuck there.

I still only love the princess, but I feel a little bit confident to say it with my faith…

‘… No, what are you hesitating for, Ferrado!! You have to tell me clearly.’

“Okay. That’s a sufficient answer.”

‘You can’t even lie. You are a faithful young man.’

Days of suffering from Louis’s female behavior flash before his eyes, and just a few seconds of contemplating his own identity.

It was enough time for Shepor to gain confidence.

If you really don’t want to, just say it, why are you hesitating?

That’s right. You two do that kind of thing.

Ferrado said belatedly.

“Absolutely not!! I swear on the cross that I will never do such a dirty thing… with Louis… … .”

‘… Isn’t it a dirty thing for a man and a woman to go into a bathhouse together?’

-Stop.

“That’s enough. Stop it. ”

“… … !!! No!! I swear on the cross that I have never had sex or anything like that with Louis!! We’re just friends… .”

“You don’t have to do that. It was just a momentary flirtation. Just think of it like this and forget about it.”

“Nooo!!!!!”

As a result, Ferrado. Suffering today too.

* * *

As time passed, Steed and I took a walk around the haunted house.

“Oh, that was scary. Right… .”

“Ugh, ugh, yeah. I almost peed my pants… .”

‘It’s still scary even though I know there’s nothing there. This is definitely a haunted house I made.’

It was so scary.

It wasn’t enough to just hold hands with Stier, but from the middle of the movie, they started hugging each other tightly.

Also, maybe because of the shaking bridge effect, somehow the stilettos look pretty…

‘This feeling, is it love? It’s not this. Why am I falling for my own trap?’

My heart fluttered for a moment, but I immediately ignored it.

Because this is just excitement caused by fear.

Next, they joined the Irene-Louis duo that had already appeared.

I waited for the last two that hadn’t come out yet.

“Est. What was that in the end? I looked for it but nothing came up.”

“I said you enjoy the thrill? The anxiety of not knowing what will pop out! Isn’t that good?”

“No, Irene used light magic so I could explore easily.”

“Oh my, I’m sorry, Your Highness. I didn’t even know what you meant.”

“What.”

‘Irene, you’re doing such a stupid thing!!!?’

In the meantime, Irene was shocked because she couldn’t eat even though she was fed.

But I wasn’t too discouraged.

Since those two have already made a lot of progress, I’m saying it’s okay to miss one or two of these events.

The important thing is, the two couples with the slowest progress are Ferrado and Shepor.

It looks like the two of them are enjoying the haunted house so much that they haven’t come out yet.

By the time they come out, it’s clear that their relationship will have progressed significantly.

I waited happily.

The return of the two.

-Mumble mumble.

“No, that’s not true. It’s really not true, it’s not like that… .”

“Huh.”

“… … ?”

‘Did you guys fight?’

He came back in a bad mood.

Ferrado is a wreck, and Shepor is gnashing his teeth.

… What on earth happened in there to cause this?