episode_0116

“No, seriously, this is weird?!”

Sephir grumbled and expressed his frustration.

What she was looking at in amazement was a crow sitting on my hand.

It was originally one of the servant demons that Sephir was raising.

“How could you charm my servant horse!! This is ridiculous!!”

“….Uh. I don’t know either..”

I answered her in a small voice as she was groaning.

But I really don’t know.

It was just a time when I was practicing Sephir’s techniques. It was just a time when I was properly trained in the ability called charm.

I really couldn’t figure out why, but all the monsters, including Sephir’s servants, showed friendliness towards me.

That means the fascination was successful.

“..Isn’t it just easy to be fascinated?”

I spoke to Sephir carefully.

I don’t have any special talent for this field. I just see things turn out the way I want.

Is it just that fascination is an easy and fraudulent ability?

“Easy?! Easy as pie?!!”

But Sephir’s face turned even redder at my words, and he immediately began to speak passionately.

“Do you know how many succubi can’t use charm?! And even if they can, it takes a lot of effort and sincerity to tame them!! It’s definitely not that easy!!”

Her high-pitched screaming made my ears hurt slightly, so I covered both ears with both hands.

“But it just happens..?”

“So!!! Why on earth does it work!!”

“Um…”

“Honestly, Hera. Weren’t you a gumiho in your past life?”

“Uhhh….”

Gumiho.

A legendary monster that has never appeared in a novel. It is only heard of in myths.

It was said that all living beings who met the eyes of the nine-tailed fox were possessed by the monster and disappeared without a trace, leaving behind no trace.

People just took it lightly because it was like something out of a fairy tale.

But they call me a gumiho.

To me, who has never been bewitched or knows how to bewitch, it was just a really funny story.

“This is the magic I created through so much suffering and practice!!”

“…..”

Sephir screams again.

I was a little annoyed by her voice, which kept hurting my ears.

“The world is unfair!! It’s so easy to do-”

“…Please be quiet, Sephir.”

“…..”

Let me say this with some emotion.

Sephir’s voice disappeared in an instant after hearing my words. Her face became blank and stared into space.

While I was wondering about Sephir’s reaction, Sephir, whose eyes had returned to normal, turned away from me in surprise.

“Heeek?! What…just happened?! Th…mind control? Black magic..?!”

“Huh..?”

While I was momentarily taken aback by Sephir’s reaction, Mari, who had been quietly watching from behind, suddenly ran towards me.

“Mom. What did you just do?”

“Huh..? What?”

When I tilted my head and looked at Marie, she looked up at me with her eyes wide open.

“Mom, you just spoke with a verb.”

“W..what?”

“It wasn’t a perfect oath, but….the power of the dragon was definitely in his voice just now.”

It’s a verb.

Are you talking about that covenant that is absolutely fulfilled, ignoring the laws of nature and causality?

“What..verb?”

Sephir listened to Marie’s words and looked dumbfounded for a moment.

“That…that’s a scam!!!!!”

He started shouting as if the world was sad.

* * *

To conclude,

I can’t use verbs.

That’s a given, I guess.

I’m not some kind of dragon, and there’s no way I could say in their language that I have Mari’s mana in my body.

However, one verb and one ability have been created.

Without even knowing it, my own technique was created by combining Sephir’s fascination and half-speech.

In fact, it was a type of magic similar to fascination, but it was a little different.

If charm is the skill to seduce others, then this is the ability to control others.

In a way, it could be called mind control. It was a technique to enchant the opponent.

Of course, you can’t use it often.

At best, all you can do is give one order to one person.

Besides, it didn’t even work on high-ranking beings like Marie.

If Robin had the power of a goddess, it wouldn’t have worked.

But now Robin is just a student.

Then there was no way it wouldn’t work.

There were a variety of reactions from students looking at Robin.

“Poohaha! That kid fell by himself?”

“I was looking forward to it because it was a unique ability, but…it’s not fun.”

With the boys laughing at him.

“No! Robin!”

“Ahh..I need to support you..!”

Many female students look at Robin with worried expressions.

…I wonder if he’s been flirting with women in the meantime.

Who would you say is the main character?

I felt like he was feeling a little more irritated.

“….Still, I feel a little better now.”

Looking at him lying on the floor, it seemed like some of the pent-up anger had been relieved.

‘….It’s the punishment for not becoming a warrior.’

I left feeling slightly relieved and leisurely returned to my original position.

Then Iris and Ariel sit down and welcome me.

“What the hell is that kid? He was so full of himself, but he’s so bland.”

“If you weren’t hurt, then that’s fine. You worked hard, Sarah.”

“Thank you both.”

I tried to sit between them with a shallow laugh.

but.

“Eh.”

Someone grabbed me and pulled me down onto their lap.

I turned my head in embarrassment, and there was Lily staring at me.

And not long after.

Lily put her face against the nape of my neck again and began to sniff.

“Lily..Lily?”

“Oh..Oh my.”

“Hey! You…what are you doing!”

Iris blushed slightly.

Ariel was startled and tried to pull me out of Lily’s arms.

“This..ik..!”

but.

Ariel tried hard to pull me away.

Because Lily was holding my waist tightly, I couldn’t move.

Swoop-swoop-

Lily continues to breathe in by burying her nose in the nape of my neck.

The tickling sensation on her neck from her breath tickled me.

“Ugh…..Lily.. Stop it..it tickles..”

But Lily didn’t even listen to me.

Finally, after some time had passed, Lily pulled me out of her arms and asked,

“Sarah. What are you doing this weekend?”

“Huh..? This..this week..?”

This weekend..?

I didn’t know why he suddenly asked about the weekend.

The weekend was a day when I had to meet with Iris in the guise of Hera to take care of her mental health.

“Hey…I decided to meet a friend.”

“……Really?”

Lily’s eyes seemed to darken for a moment.

“Then what about today?”

“Today..? Today..”

Before I could finish speaking, Ariel came between me and Lily and spoke in an urgent voice.

“Sarah, you don’t have time today! I have an appointment!”

Lily opened her eyes wide for a moment at Ariel’s words, then looked at Ariel with her sharp face and asked.

“…Promise? What are you doing?”

At Lily’s words, Ariel shrugged her shoulders with a confident expression.

“Heh. Sarah and I promised to go to the bathhouse together today!”

“…..What?”

Lily’s eyes fluttered open.

uh…

Was that what you were planning to do today?

I don’t remember very well.

But whatever.

I didn’t say anything because it didn’t really matter.

Ariel saw Lily’s bewildered reaction.

He continued talking with a triumphant smile as if he had won.

“And you decided to wash each other’s bodies?”

“What…what did you say?”

Iris suddenly appears very surprised by Ariel’s words.

She looked back and forth between me and Ariel for a moment with trembling eyes.

“I…I’ll take a bath with him too..- If we wash each other’s bodies….”

Soon she began to look at the floor and mutter something unintelligible to herself.

Next to her, there was Lily, quietly looking at me.

“Sarah. Is that true?”

“Huh..?”

“Is it true that you said you washed each other?”

“Uh..yeah..I don’t think that’ll be a problem,,?”

Lily looked momentarily shocked at my words.

As for me, I really don’t understand why Lily is pressing me like this.

Washing each other’s bodies wouldn’t be a big deal, right…?

Finally, Lily, who had been dumbfounded for a long time, looked at me with burning eyes and said.

“…I want to go too.”

“What?! Ah…no!”

Ariel cuts me off before I can answer.

Lily glared at her and said.

“Why doesn’t it work?”

“Well…well, it’s a promise that Sarah and I made! It’s right for us to go together!”

Lily, who had been quietly looking at Ariel, turned her gaze to me and said.

“….Sarah. Can you take me with you?”

“Huh..?”

“I want to go too.”

“Uh..uh..”

Lily asked me with an earnest expression.

hmm….

Honestly, I didn’t care.

Isn’t there a saying like that?

They say the more people there are, the more fun there is.

It would probably be fun if Lily came too.

Besides, for me, who had to become close to Lily, this was actually a good opportunity.

But Ariel’s thoughts were different.

She held my hand tightly, her face sullen like a crying puppy.

“Sera..I want to go with you..but you said you’d tell me in person..”

It seemed like Ariel wanted to go alone with me.

I also understood her position.

The biggest reason Ariel went to the bathhouse was to learn some common sense that she lacked.

Maybe Ariel says that because she doesn’t want to show her shortcomings to others?

Between conflicting opinions, I groaned for a while before making a decision.

“…Sorry Lily. Today, we’ll just go together.”

In the end, I decided to take Ariel’s side.

Since I made the appointment with Ariel first, it would be right to follow her wishes.

Okay then.

Kkadak-

It was only for a very brief moment, but it seemed as if all the light had been sucked out of Lily’s eyes.

But Lily immediately closed her eyes and smiled again.

“I can’t help it. Let’s go together next time.”

I felt uneasy at her sudden change in appearance.

‘….Was it my imagination?’

Just now, an inexplicable eerieness had appeared on her sunken face.

I guess it’s my mood…

I thought it was my mistake and decided to ignore it.

“Thank you all for your hard work!! Let’s all go back to the class!”

With Professor Calvin’s words, the discussion ended.

Each class went into their respective classrooms and began listening to the remaining lessons.

Time has passed quickly since then.

Maybe it was because they were using their bodies. I noticed quite a few students nodding off.

“Hehehe. I wish class would end soon!”

But Ariel was excited to learn new common sense.

I was laughing out loud the whole time I was taking the class.

But that day. In the afternoon.

In the Academy’s bathhouse, a fever magic tool malfunctioned for unknown reasons.

Eventually, an explosion occurred and the bathroom was closed for a while.

And that day, Ariel fell into great despair.