episode_0178

If you think about it, it seems that Albrecht wasn’t particularly interested in school classes in the first place. After school, I was just staring at the wall in my dorm room, so I told him everything.

Still, since it could be something that really hurts, I ask Maria a question.

“Maria.”

“Yes, yes? Mr. Evans, why are you doing this? Oh no, good morning!”

For the past few days, Maria seems to be overreacting when I talk to her. Am I talking gibberish? My face turns red too. Like an adolescent girl in love.

It’s probably because of the incident that happened at the reading club. As I read Maria’s diary that night, I saw her state of mind. Something was written on me.

Just because you’re a saint doesn’t mean you don’t feel love. Since grown-up Maria had developed a relationship with me and felt affection for me, it was natural that young Maria felt even more so.

“Yes, good morning. But I just want to ask you one question.”

“Evans asked me a question… ? Please ask me anything. I will definitely answer you!”

“There is no need to show such enthusiasm… Did you see Her Highness the Princess this morning?”

“Ah, yes. that… But why is Her Highness… What?”

Maria’s tension drops rapidly when Albrecht is mentioned. Uh-huh, don’t get me wrong. There is only Mary in my heart.

“It’s no different, Your Highness is not feeling well right now and didn’t participate in class. I wanted to ask you how you looked in the morning.”

“Ah… Are you worried… ? Your Majesty’s physical condition… ?”

“… ?”

Maria’s jealousy seems to have been preserved since childhood. Maria’s eyes sink like a sinking ship.

I hurriedly waved my hand and said.

“It’s just because of diplomatic relations. He’s an important person. If something goes wrong with the princess of the empire, the situation in my home country, the Kingdom of Am, becomes complicated. The same goes for you, Mary, the saint of the Holy Kingdom.”

“… ! Well, that was the reason. Don’t worry. Because my body is always fine.”

“No, I wonder if Her Highness is okay.”

“I was a little tired a while ago… Even back then, I felt better because Mr. Evans took my stress away! Oh, of course, I’m definitely not asking Mr. Evans to hit me again! Never again! I will never punch you!”

“… Princess… .”

Does it seem like his mind goes into a panic mode whenever he encounters me? Surprisingly, that is normal. Girls act like that when they’re in front of someone they like.

In the end, I was able to hear news about Albrecht only after listening to all of Maria’s nonsense.

“Your Majesty seemed fine. In fact, when I woke up, he was sitting on the bed and reading a book. So, when I heard what the teacher said, I was a little puzzled. I didn’t know your highness was sick.”

“What book were you reading?”

“The title is… What happened to the Demon World? ? I don’t know exactly.”

devildom? As expected, you skipped class to solve the riddle I gave you! shit.

“It’s break time. Should I go and infuse you with divine power?”

“Isn’t divine power helpful for this condition?”

“I will help you restore your energy. If you have a good immune system, you can quickly defeat germs.”

Saying that, Maria took my hand and led me to the health room. I, Won, have recognized Albrecht as my enemy and kept him in check.

As expected, the saint is a saint. You can’t just ignore the sick person.

I was led by Maria’s hand and headed to the health room. When we arrived, Albrecht was not there. According to what I heard from the health teacher, he just hung up his health card and went outside. It seems like they are trying to find out with the help of the imperial family outside of the academy.

Ugh, indeed. Find out on the 100th day. How long has it been since the demon world and the continent were cut off? No matter how imperial I am, it will be impossible to find out which duchy I belong to.

*****

Academy night arrived, and I became a little anxious. What if this crazy princess really finds out?

So I decided to try a little trick. Anyway, the time limit for the riddle is tonight, so it’s okay to create a situation where the princess can’t answer within that time.

How do you do it? Simple. When switching to an alter ego, you only need to switch to Maria. Even if Albrecht finds out the answer, he can’t tell me! Then, naturally, this riddle becomes my victory, and I can have a comfortable secret meeting with Maria without Albrecht’s interference.

Are you saying this is cowardly? Is there a law that says you can’t do this? It is the student’s responsibility to come to the testing site. What kind of test taker in the world goes directly to students and distributes question papers?

This too is part of the test. Nodding my head in wonderful self-justification, I headed to the roof of the dormitory.

There I ran into a problem.

“No, that crazy bitch!”

Maria and Albrecht seen through the window. And three bodyguards.

Since I already used alter ego switching once yesterday, there is no need to cause any more fuss from today. This is because even if the guards are guarding it, it can be changed without notice.

Unless someone is physically touching Maria.

Shit.

“If you are a princess, you must maintain your physical attire like a princess! What are you doing so manly?”

Maria lying quietly on the bed. Albrecht is hugging Maria, who is a little shorter than him, in his arms. Albrecht’s face was expressionless, as if he didn’t care that Maria’s face was bright red.

The three escorts look at the two girls and don’t know what to do, but they can’t separate them as Albrecht gives them a warning not to interfere. Without Maria resisting violently.

“I… majesty? How long do I have to stay like this?”

“Until Evans gives up his trick.”

“Yes?”

“There is such a thing.”

Albrecht must have expected this behavior from me. One head is really good. I guess I’ll just study during that time.

If this happens, I too will become angry. No matter how smart Albrecht is, he is ultimately human. There will come a time when you have to go to the bathroom for menstrual activities. I’m sure they won’t be holding on to Maria until then.

Let’s wait. As soon as you lose your hand, even for a moment, I will replace it immediately.

With that thought in mind, I sat cross-legged on the roof. I felt something foreign in my butt.

“Hmm?”

I didn’t notice it because I didn’t look carefully under my feet when I was standing, but there was a piece of paper lying there, fixed to a stone. I removed the stones and straightened out the decorated pieces of paper. The paper is engraved with messy writing.

– Don’t play tricks. They might end up talking about your night’s activities to the neighbors. You negotiated with your wife by using the empire as a hostage, but you do not know that in the end, if the empire falls, you will also be the one who suffers.

“… .”

The next moment, I took out my magic wand and swung it with an open mind. The two girls were swapped together.

I think I understand the feelings of Son Goku as he frolicked in the Buddha’s palm.

The two dolls in my hands transformed into the clones of Maria and Albrecht and took their places. Albrecht appeared out of thin air and landed on the roof.

Maria didn’t fall off because she was hugged in a princess hug. Albrecht rubs his back and groans.

“At least, if you hold onto it with telekinesis, what will be gained? Your attitude towards ladies is very poor.”

“Ladies, if you miss class without being sick, you are disqualified as a student!”

“Killing a senior is disqualification as a citizen. Who is saying what to whom?”

“… .”

I thought that the only person I couldn’t overcome with words was Maria.

The world is wide.

“Mr. Evans? Are you a little late today? I thought you would change it right away at 8 o’clock.”

“It’s because of that princess. Really, there’s nothing I don’t like.”

“Hehe, don’t take that to mean that you succeeded in taking a hit. This is the price for daring to propose negotiations with the daughter of a country.”

First of all, Maria should not be left standing in the cold forever. With Maria on my shoulders, I telekinetically lifted Albrecht and flew to the library window.

The guards’ flashlights flashed around me several times, but I dodged them all by performing aerobatics.

“Eight!”

“… ! Hey, you guy… !”

I was disgusted with Albrecht for daring to tease me, so I took revenge by spinning her around in the air. No matter how smart I was, I was overwhelming in terms of power, so Albrecht had to suffer without being able to resist at all.

“Oh, I’m dizzy, Inseok… !”

“Now, let’s go through the window. Crouch down well. If you don’t want it to break if you bump into it somewhere. Of course, if that happens, Maria will heal it well, but the pain will be vivid, right?”

“… !”

Albrecht rolled his body properly even while complaining of dizziness. Thanks to this, I was able to enter the library without getting hurt. Oh, what a waste.

“Tsk… Anyway, I guess it’s not a demon. My personality is so eccentric… .”

Albrecht stumbled and tried to regain his balance. I took out a chair and sat down on it with my legs crossed.

“So, have you prepared an answer to the question? Could it be that you couldn’t come up with an answer even though you made such preparations on the roof?”

Albrecht, who was staggering, finally regained his balance after being supported by Maria. Albrecht grinned at the same time he silenced Maria, who was about to ask me what I was talking about. It was a sinisterly confident smile.

“Then.”