I Became the Academy’s Female Delinquent Chapter 65. Preparation (2)

Her angelic face contorted in what seemed like extreme distress.

Elsie tilted one eyebrow, gazing at the object held before her.

Her emotions surged violently.

Her blue eyes, filled with frustration, stared at Thrud.

However, Thrud, engrossed in choosing swimsuits with the store clerk, brushed off Elsie’s desperation.

‘Let’s escape while I can!’

After glancing around, Elsie subtly took a step back and turned to sneak away.

The moment she gracefully took a step while twirling around—

Snatch!

With animalistic instinct, Thrud grabbed Elsie’s wrist and pulled her back.

“Elsie, where are you going?”

“Hiek…”

A dry voice, golden eyes gleaming with an almost obsessive desire.

Elsie, chilled by Thrud’s seemingly fanatical appearance, swallowed hard and shook her head.

“N-nowhere… Just looking around… Looking…”

‘It’s just like the last time we went shopping… She’s trying to kill me…!’

Elsie shuddered, recalling the hellish shopping trip where she was dragged around by Thrud and forced to try on all sorts of clothes.

‘I can’t escape like this…’

Sensing that she had no choice but to submit to her fate, Elsie lowered her head.

Elsie glared resentfully at the traitor Doyun as she was dragged away.

She would never forgive him for throwing their loyalty to the wind and cooperating with Thrud’s wicked scheme.

Doyun, who had been calmly choosing his own swimsuit, turned his head as if sensing the intense gaze.

He met Elsie’s eyes and waved, his face reddening.

‘That infuriating guy!!!’

“Trai… traitor…”

Elsie muttered resentfully as she was dragged to the next corner.

Doyun, who had only come along for the shopping trip to keep his promise, was neither a traitor nor anything else, so Elsie’s meaningless resentment simply dissipated into the air.

*

“Elsie, how about this one?”

“You have such a wonderful figure, you’ll look good in anything!”

“I—”

“Right? Elsie here has no self-awareness and doesn’t know how to dress up! We’re going to Nóatún, and she didn’t even think to pack a swimsuit…”

“Oh my goodness, what a waste! You were practically born to wear a swimsuit!”

The clerk, who had been scanning Elsie up and down, exclaimed with a somewhat exaggerated gesture.

Even if the goal was to sell a product, wasn’t the claim a bit too much?

“No, listen to wha—”

“Try it on!”

Thwack!

“Gah-!”

Elsie, caught off guard by the swimsuit Thrud shoved at her, was pushed into the fitting room by the force.

Staggering, Elsie looked around the rather spacious interior of the fitting room and anxiously glanced at Thrud outside.

“Tell me if you have trouble putting it on again. I’ll help you.”

She wanted to argue about whether this was really necessary, whether she really had to wear it.

But as she was about to move her lips, Elsie quietly despaired at the sight of Thrud’s fiercely gleaming eyes.

The only choices left to her were to put it on herself or be forcibly changed.

‘I hate both…’

Elsie hesitated.

She had to escape this coercion, where her opinion was not reflected in the slightest.

“This seems a bit… skimpy…”

“They’re all like that, Elsie. It’ll stretch, so don’t worry.”

“Wh-what… stretch… No, but still…”

“Are you planning to go to Nóatún without a swimsuit? Are you going to go into the ocean with your clothes on?”

Elsie slowly closed her eyes.

“Elsie. This isn’t just me forcing you, it’s a necessary item. Of course, I chose the design.”

While tuning out Thrud’s voice, Elsie compromised with herself internally.

If she had to, she would become a warrior charging into battle with a spear.

‘Right… I wear the clothes Thrud bought me just fine now… This is nothing…’

She slightly lifted one eyelid and looked at the swimsuit in her arms.

Whether it was a bikini, a monokini, or something else, she didn’t have the knowledge to identify the type of swimsuit, but one thing was certain…

‘Right, this is nothing… No, but seriously, how am I supposed to walk around outside in this?’

The functional difference was clearly different for that purpose, but the area that would occupy the skin was almost the same level as underwear.

Or maybe even more revealing.

Two thin pieces of cloth divided into top and bottom.

‘Even if it stretches, how can this possibly cover my body?’

She couldn’t imagine it.

Especially the top, which seemed like it would be lucky if it didn’t spill over.

“….”

After organizing her thoughts, Elsie opened her eyes and stared blankly at Thrud.

“Okay, then…”

Thrud thought that Elsie had finally given up her ridiculous stubbornness at the sight of Elsie’s determined eyes.

‘That’s right, Elsie. Don’t deny what’s obvious…’

Thrud smiled, feeling proud of Elsie in her heart.

“Then… how the hell am I supposed to wear something like this-!!!”

Elsie suddenly exploded, looking at Thrud’s refreshing smile.

Thus, the greatest escape drama of her life, which no one could stop, was about to unfold at this moment.

Thump!

Crash!

“I don’t wanna-!!!”

“Don’t act like a child! Elsie!”

Elsie, who was gloriously defeated in Thrud’s physical fight just one second after the start of her escape drama, was dragged back into the fitting room.

“Help me! I think I’ll have to change her myself!”

“Of course! But she’s resisting too much, isn’t she?”

The clerk, who had been watching, joined in at Thrud’s request.

It was the moment when Elsie’s last chance of escape completely disappeared.

“It’s okay. Elsie gets docile once you undress her.”

“Hiiiik! W-wait a minute! Please!”

Elsie struggled meaninglessly, listening to Thrud’s terrifying words.

Elsie, whose shoes were taken off by the clerk, could only stare at them with a pale face.

She threw her gaze at Doyun, who was far away, just watching this mess with a dazed expression, as if grabbing at the last straw.

He was just accompanying her on today’s schedule, so he was not at fault at all…

Elsie reached out her hand towards him with a desperate expression.

Perhaps, just perhaps, he would take pity on her and help her now.

“….”

Of course, that didn’t happen.

He, who had been blushing endlessly since earlier, was just watching this situation with sparkling eyes, full of interest.

“This is bullshit… You traitorous bas… eugh!”

“Elsie! If you keep making loud noises, you’ll disturb the business! Be quiet!”

The door of the fitting room closed, with Elsie, whose mouth was blocked by Thrud, struggling wildly to the end.

Rustle-rustle-

Swish-swish- snap.

“Ugh! Ugh! Euugh-”

The sound of clothes brushing against skin.

The sound of buttons being unfastened and belts being undone.

Such explicit sounds echoed beyond the fitting room, throughout the otherwise quiet store.

Doyun, who had clenched his fists tightly, was just standing there blankly.

He couldn’t help but instinctively focus on the sound.

He was also a healthy young man in his prime.

Thrud’s last words kept replaying in his head.

‘She gets docile once you undress her…’

Gulp.

Now, he didn’t even bother to shake off the seductive thoughts that were clouding his mind.

“Stop… please…”

“Hold her there.”

“C-can’t I wear something with a bigger area, at least? I-I’ll wear it properly!”

“Elsie… you’d look good in anything… but this one will suit you best!”

“No… don’t take it off there…”

“How can you put on a swimsuit without taking this off?”

“….”

With the faint sound of something thin and light brushing against skin, the sounds from the fitting room subsided.

“See? She gets docile, right?”

“…She’s become docile to the point of being pitiful. I feel a surge of protective instincts.”

“….”

Elsie, who was crouching on the floor while listening to Thrud and the clerk’s nonsensical conversation, couldn’t even lift her head.

Being naked in front of people.

‘At least I was wearing underwear during the last shopping trip…’

It was the final blow that broke Elsie’s stubbornness.

Elsie sniffled sadly and entrusted herself to the approaching demonic hands.

“Hngh-”

“Here, it has to be tied well.”

“Hht-”

“If the skin gets pinched, put your finger in and pull it out.”

“Ah-”

“Done.”

“It really suits you!”

Doyun, who was waiting outside, flinched every time Elsie’s feeble screams were heard.

He paced around the store with a frantic expression, and even after buying his own items, he was still restless and concerned about the fitting room.

What on earth was happening inside?

‘It’s a relief that there aren’t any other people in the store…’

It was enough for him to be the only one hearing Elsie’s embarrassed voice.

“Elsie, take a good look. You look so pretty!”

Thrud grabbed Elsie’s white shoulders and shook her, delighted.

She thought that her eye for fashion was definitely right, and proudly looked at Elsie in her swimsuit in the mirror.

“….”

Nod.

Elsie only nodded perfunctorily without even lifting her head properly.

She couldn’t bring herself to face it confidently.

Elsie in a bikini.

It was a costume that she had never even worn in the Aesir Saga.

Her vision seemed to turn white with embarrassment.

Thrud grabbed Elsie’s head.

What Elsie needed was to be aware of her own charm and to have confidence in her appearance.

That’s why she had to force her to face her own reflection in the mirror, even if it was against her will.

“Elsie. This is you. Make sure you look at yourself properly.”

Elsie choked up at Thrud’s words to face herself properly.

The black bikini cut across her smooth, white skin.

She was exuding a fatal charm that would make people unable to leave her alone if she walked on the beach like this.

Thrud was also secretly worried about that, but the perfect appearance, as if a goddess had been brought to the beach, was beyond perfect.

“Have confidence, Elsie. Even I, as a woman, would fall for you.”

“It’s not a matter of confidence…”

“Then have courage.”

“Umm…”

Courage or whatever, now that she was actually wearing it, it suited her very well, just like Thrud said.

Objectively speaking, considering Elsie’s appearance, it would be more difficult to find clothes that didn’t suit her.

Thinking of Elsie and herself separately made her feel a little more comfortable.

Of course, even if she thought that way, the fact that she was Elsie didn’t change, so she became depressed again.

“Let’s go out for a bit.”

Elsie’s thoughts momentarily stopped at Thrud’s sudden bombshell.

“Wh-what?”

“You need to get used to it.”

“You want me to go out looking like this?”

“It’s okay since it’s inside the store. You’ll be walking around the beach like this when we get to Nóatún, right?”

“Is that the same as here?! Even if it’s inside the store, looking like this… like this, damn it… showing more than I’m covering up?”

Thrud wore a playful smile as she checked outside the fitting room at Elsie’s reluctant appearance.

“Doyun is the only one in the store. Why is he so restless?”

“Then it might be okay.”

“W-wait a minute! Doyun is here, you know?”

“You said he’s the only one… No, but still, it’s embarrassing.”

“Yeah, Elsie, don’t show Doyun this side of you.”

Elsie’s eyebrows tilted at Thrud’s appearance, who had been subtly teasing her to go out, but now she was panicking and stopping her.

What was she supposed to do?

Seeing Thrud’s wavering appearance, Elsie felt a little less burdened about the swimsuit.

‘If I’m destined to walk around looking like this anyway…’

Elsie’s eyes sparkled as she recalled the hooded zip-up she had seen while walking around the store earlier.

She would feel much more comfortable if she wore that, at least.

Thinking that, Elsie quickly ran out of the fitting room.

“W-wait, Elsie!”

Exalted Acceleration!

Elsie’s figure disappeared in a flash, along with a faint silver afterimage.

Just one second. That was enough.

The fitting room curtain fluttered, and Elsie reappeared with a white hoodie in her hand.

Elsie’s actions of using her ability to grab just one piece of clothing were absurd, but on the other hand, it was also like her.

Thrud sighed in relief and stroked her chest.

“I’ll buy this too.”

Elsie looked up at Thrud triumphantly, saying that this was also beachwear, just like the swimsuit.

At that sight, Thrud patted her head.

She thought that she didn’t need to worry if she was this headstrong.

Elsie thought that she had moved so fast that no one could see her by using Exalted Acceleration.

However, that was not the case for Doyun, at least, who had been constantly watching the direction of the fitting room.

He had seen it. The moment Elsie popped out.

Elsie, who had always carefully wrapped herself in clothes.

Although there were many unguarded moments, it could be said that it was a truly unconventional appearance, considering that there was no intentional exposure in her dictionary.

He immediately collapsed into a chair at the sight of her unimaginably revealing swimsuit.

A swimsuit on a girl he was concerned about, this was…

‘I’m crazy…’

Doyun wiped his face dry and cooled the heat rising on his face.

He slightly parted the fingers covering his eyes and looked towards the fitting room.

All sorts of thoughts bloomed and disappeared in his head.

He leaned over and couldn’t get up from his seat for a while.

Even after Elsie, who had changed her clothes, finished paying and went outside.

“What are you doing, not coming?”

Elsie, who looked at him strangely as he was sitting still, put her hands on her hips.

She had finished this shopping trip after overcoming her embarrassment and shame, and after making many resolutions and decisions.

But this guy, not only was he just watching calmly, but now he was sitting down and not even thinking of getting up.

“Hey, you traitor. Is your business all done?”

Elsie, who was looking down at Doyun sitting unhappily, grabbed his arm.

“E-Elsie! Don’t touch me!”

“What are you saying! Get up!”

“N-not now!”

The sensation of Elsie’s small hand touching and pulling his arm was vividly transmitted.

Her slender fingers gently brushed against his skin over his clothes.

Doyun blushed and shook Elsie off.

The timing was too bad.

It was unimaginably stimulating for him right now.

Elsie, who was pushed away by Doyun’s stubborn resistance, staggered and took a step back.

Elsie, who was able to avoid falling thanks to Thrud catching her, blinked with a bewildered face and began to get angry.

“What the hell! What’s wrong! Is there a reason why you can’t stand up!”

Doyun, who was crouching awkwardly, looked at Elsie with pleading eyes.

There was no reason why he couldn’t stand up, and no reason why he wouldn’t.

Elsie was nothing short of a complete stimulus to him.

But that was precisely why there was a good reason why he couldn’t get up from his seat.

“My leg is numb…”

It took a full 10 minutes for Doyun to be understood for his excuse that his leg was numb.

*

Beneath the vast sea of Nóatún, stretching to the horizon.

A giant serpent, quietly dreaming and sleeping on the seabed, stirred.

Its overwhelming size was not that of a living creature, but rather a terrain feature.

There was a being approaching the giant serpent, which no creature in the sea could dare to approach.

The being, riding in a faintly glowing magical sphere, opened its eyes as it got closer and closer to the serpent.

Empty jade-colored eyes were revealed, and a black aura began to ripple.

“Awaken.”

Miðgarðsormr,

“Jormungandr.”