「Ehehe~ How was thatssu? How was that? Was master surprisedssu?」
「Yeah, I was surprised…」
Leaning over Shiro to peek at my face, Renge grinned with pure delight.
Of course I was surprised.
She said she had business in the capital, but it never crossed my mind that it meant the academy.
「Forgive me for keeping it quiet, my liege… I had received the request to instruct the students in the Adventurer Department quite some time ago. I kept turning it down because I could not bear to leave your side for so long… but the timing worked out perfectly.」
「I actually got the offer right after the martial tournament. A lot happened afterward, and since my home is different, it was just ‘if I ever have time’, so I left it alone.」
「Sorte-tan said she didn’t want to leave master’s side, though.」
「Wha… You too!」
Ah… After the hot springs, Sorte was glued to me the whole time.
She always found some reason to stay close.
Whenever there was an opening, she would slip in beside me. That rebound from before, that gap in her usual behavior, was so earnest and utterly adorable.
「I see… By the way, why hasn’t a single person from the Adventurer Department shown up in the cafeteria…?」
The Adventurer Department tables are completely empty.
That section alone looks deserted, a big lonely void. At this point it’s almost creepy…
「I was helping the Knight Department, so I don’t know…」
Oh, really?
Well, if it’s Aina, she would fit right in with the Knight Department.
Leaving aside the actual duties of a knight, her fighting style would definitely be useful for the knight hopefuls.
「Eh? It’s just the first day, so I beat them all up, that’s allssu.」
「Yes. Renge hates men, so she put a little too much strength into it. They probably can’t get up yet.」
「Eeeh~ I held back as much as when I fight masterssu?」
Renge’s… holding back?
The way she keeps attacking relentlessly even after you tap out, saying 「Giving up is when the real fight begins! Enemies won’t wait just because you’re tired!」 That perfectly reasonable, extremely practical, almost gratefully thorough onslaught… Which part of that was holding back…?
…I guess since I’m still alive, it counts as holding back for her.
「Lord, ahhh~」
「Hm? Here, ahhh~」
Shiro opened her mouth toward me with a little pleading look, so I casually scooped some of my soup and fed it to her.
She loosened her cheeks in clear delight, then told me with her eyes that bread was next. I picked up a piece and waved it lightly; watching her eyes chase it was amusing, but I quickly went 「Ahhh~」 and gave it to her.
「Shiro. If you keep eating only my lord’s, his will be gone….my lord, you can have some of mine. …Ahhh~」
「Oh, thanks, Sorte. Ahhh~」
Sorte steadied the spoon with her hand and offered it to me, so I accepted without hesitation.
Yeah… still delicious.
「Ooooh… So naturall! This should be a heart-pounding indirect kiss event, but you’re so practiced it’s instantly obvious how used to it you aree!」
「You completely forgot we’re in publicc! There’s not even a hint of embarrassmenttt!」
「Ah…」
Lately it had become so everyday that I’d completely registered it as normal, but 「ahhh~」 feeding is something only idiot couples do, right?
If it’s just among ourselves, fine, but doing it in front of everyone is the ultimate version.
Yet I had forgotten… or rather, it seems I’m not the only one whose memories have been overwritten to see this as natural.
「…It’s normal, right?」
「Hmm. Same as always.」
「Pretty muchssu. Though we do decide by meeting who gets to do it. Sudden moments like today are first-come, first-servedssu.」
「Muu… From here it’s too far to reach…」
「Aina-san, would you like to switch places after I finish?」
「Ah, thank you, Wendy.」
「Of course. We are the Oppai(Big Breast) Coalition, after all.」
Ah, a small ripple of noise…
Was it because Wendy said 「breast」 out loud?
Hmm… Maybe at their age hearing an adult onee-san say 「oppai」 is embarrassing?
I don’t know the adolescent customs of this world, so I can’t tell…
「C-coalitionn!? There are factionss!?」
「Does that mean Raz joins the Oppai Coalitionn!? What about meeee!? Is there a small-breasts faction toooo!?」
「Hmm. There’s the Chipai(Flat Chest) Union. Entry requires a strict examination… Size is not an issue at all.」
「That somehow feels incredibly sadd! I-I’ll grow big like Raz someday toooo!」
「I never said I was joiningg! More importantlyy! There’s something I want to ask all of youu!」
Yeah, yeah. Well said. The Second Alchemy Department students began nodding firmly in agreement with Raz.
Even the rest of the students were watching with gazes that seemed to say 「Go on, ask.」.
…For some reason, I feel like the teachers are also staring over here with great interest.
「Something you want to ask…? What is it?」
「Ah, Wendy-san and Shiro-san mentioned it earlier… b-but… are all of you really sensei’s loverss…?」
「I heard sensei has six loverss! Five of them are here right now, so maybeee…」
「Lovers… When asked directly like that… yes. I am my liege’s knight, or perhaps his vassal, but… lover works, doesn’t it?」
「Why are you phrasing it as a question? Of course it works.」
Can I really declare it that confidently…?
Aina’s brows had drooped in worry, but the moment the words left my mouth her face lit up like the sun, cheeks flushing faintly.
「Y-Yes… Then, yes. I am also his lover… fufu. His lover.」
「Then I’m a lover too! Total master-lovessu!」
「…Me as well, I suppose. …Being told that by someone else again does make me a little shy…」
「Oooooh… Everyone’s making maiden facess…」
The Second Alchemy Department students were openly grinning, unable to hide how fascinating they found the scene.
What is it? Just that curious age?
Are romance stories even more delicious than lunch?
Your soup’s getting cold…
「Sensei’s lovers all together… Wait, where’s the last one…?」
「Mizera is working back at the house. She’s Master’s disciple and, just like all of you, a serious and adorable alchemist girl.」
「Disciple!? A disciple is his lover!? Isn’t it wrong for a teacher to lay hands on his own disciplee!?」
「That means if we become disciples too… we’re in dangerrr!」
「There’s no danger… I didn’t make a move because she’s my disciple… And I’m not planning to take any of you as disciples anyway…」
You’re all trying to make the brand business succeed, right? You’re working hard together for that, so stop hugging each other and staring over here like that.
Don’t give me that wary look.
And everyone else, quit squealing.
Your teacher is already completely flustered…
「Um… excuse me, but… what part of sensei do all of you like?」
Kyaa, she actually asked it!? She really asked!?
They’re on full throttle now! There’s no sign of stopping…
At least they understand the situation around them, unlike the 「ahhh~」 earlier, so there’s no way we’re having that kind of embarrassing conversation right here—
「My liege’s good points… If I started listing them, the night would pass before I finished.」
「There are so many it’s hard to choose… But if I had to pick one, it would be how incredibly kind he is.」
「Hmm. He listens to all of Shiro’s selfish requests. And he hugs me a lot. Warm.」
「Now that you make me say it, he really has this strange charm… He’s magnanimous, dependable when it counts…」
「He can be a total wimp sometimes, but he’s easygoing and true to himselfssu. Still, when he steels his resolve or gets really focused… that face is seriously coolssu!」
…They really do.
The students squealed 「Kyaaa!」 and looked at me. The ones who heard squealed and looked at me. Stop looking at me.
Ahh… my ears feel hot.
「Ahh… I kinda get it thoughh. Sensei’s reactions are so honest and fun, it makes you want to tease himm.」
「Sensei is mysterious, isn’t hee? The first time I saw him, I thought he was just a laid-back, funny teacherr. But now he’s kind, reliable, and even more fun. Though… he’s a little perverted too, righttt?」
「Eh!? Master, you’ve already done naughty stuffssu!?」
「My liege… isn’t that moving a bit too fast…?」
「I haven’t… And I don’t plan to…」
There’s no “too fast” about it anymore.
More importantly, the table isn’t getting cleared at all…
「…You lot are all going to miss lunch. Break’s almost over. Don’t blame me if it messes with afternoon classes.」
「Ah… Rightt! Ahh, the soup’s coldd!」
「I want to ask so much moree! But we have to eat fasttt!」
Unfortunately, the soup has been cold for a while now.
Ahh… Watching refined young ladies wolf down food is somehow tragic…
「You all have afternoon classes too, right? No need to rush?」
「Hm? We’re temporary instructors, so no afternoon classes for us.」
「My main duties are in the morning, and they said cleanup is fine.」
「Shiro is lord’s bodyguard.」
「Ah, right…」
Now that they mention it, yeah…
If my schedule hadn’t changed to teaching alchemy all day, I wouldn’t have been in every class either.
And Shiro… isn’t the type to teach anyone else.
「That’s why we’re observing master’s afternoon class!」
「Hmm?」
Hmm?
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