.｡.:✧ Chapter 83 ✧:.｡.

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“So you’re saying these weird girls are clinging onto our kid?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

May was desperately trying to deflect the arrow pointing at her towards other girls.

“Do you know how much Daniel is struggling because of them? It’s a relief that I at least chase Elise away for him.”

May Plov.

Although she had subdued the delinquent students with her fists, it wasn’t enough to control the stiff-necked delinquents of Aios with just that.

Tact.

Along with fists, guts, and the aspect she had grown significantly in was tact, and the moment May heard Diana raising her voice, she realized.

‘This sister dislikes me.’

She understood it to some extent.

Even now, she was a delinquent, but she was also the main culprit who had tried to get Daniel expelled in the past.

But the past was the past.

Since Daniel had already forgiven her, she didn’t want to get caught by his future sister-in-law.

If it were Eve, she would have explained her situation in detail here to gain understanding.

Rin would have smiled considerately and said there seemed to be a misunderstanding between them, smoothing it over with conversation.

But May Plov was different.

She saw it as an opportunity to send the other girls out of the sister-in-law’s sight and was trying to trick her.

“Especially those girls named Elise and Sen are really bad.”

“Bad?”

“Yes! They even go into Daniel’s dormitory room as they please.”

“…”

Perhaps sensing the seriousness of the situation, Diana asked May to explain the situation in detail with a serious face.

[Case.04: Elise (Elise de Frisia)]

Finding Elise herself wasn’t difficult.

Blonde students were scattered around like grass in the yard, but none had such a brilliant and glossy blonde hair as her.

Looking at her blonde hair, other girls seemed like mere imitations trying to hide the real thing, to the point where they didn’t even compare to her brilliance.

‘A girl like that is following our Daniel?’

Honestly, when she first heard it, she was skeptical.

Of course, she had seen them together in places like the cafeteria, but still, looking at Elise like this, she couldn’t help but doubt if it was true.

‘Well, he’s supposed to date an elf too.’

Wondering how they discovered and were drawn to Daniel’s hidden charms so well, Diana approached.

“Hello, sister. I’m Elise.”

“Hmm?”

Diana was taken aback by Elise, who greeted first and bowed her head. She hadn’t expected her to recognize her.

As if understanding Diana’s reaction, Elise covered her mouth with her hand and smiled with her eyes.

“You’re Daniel’s one and only sister. I’ve heard a lot about you.”

“R-Really?”

What was this?

Diana was a bit perplexed as the situation was flowing differently from what she had thought.

When May Plov had told her, she had made a big fuss, saying Elise was a masochistic fanatic who called Daniel her master and was subjected to his tyranny.

Now, looking at her, wasn’t she a polite and dignified female student, not matching her age?

“I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable. But since you’re Daniel’s sister, you’re not entirely unrelated to me, so I guess I got a bit excited.”

Seeing Elise’s sincere apologetic expression, Diana began to feel a strange sense of satisfaction.

This girl was better than she thought.

“No, I’m not uncomfortable. By the way, can I know what kind of relationship you have with Daniel?”

“We’re just friends, for now.”

“For now?”

When Diana tilted her head and asked back, Elise answered with her eyes downcast, her face slightly flushed as if embarrassed.

“Actually, I’m in love with Daniel.”

“…!”

It was true.

As the conversation progressed, doubts arose as to why a girl like her would like Daniel, and she wondered if there was a misunderstanding, but hearing it directly from her own mouth, it felt like the old grime in her heart was being washed away.

“C-Can I know why you like him?”

“That’s a bit embarrassing for me.”

“I-I see.”

Acknowledging that she had been too rude, Diana decided to take a step back.

‘Did May lie?’

When she heard the story, it sounded so serious that she couldn’t think it was a lie, but after meeting Elise, wasn’t she the exact opposite of what May had said?

‘Yeah, all the kids who hang out delinquently are the same.’

Diana said she understood, exchanged a light greeting, and turned around.

‘Tsk, isn’t she good?’

Since Rin seemed to have become somewhat broken, Elise had just become the number one candidate for ‘Daniel’s bride’ in Diana’s mind.

Watching Diana McLean’s back, Elise, who had been wearing an innocent smile, approached Bertia with a sharp sneer and praised her.

“You did very well. If you had made a mistake, you would have faced a big disgrace.”

“…No, it’s not like that.”

Although Bertia had a doubtful expression, she tried to be satisfied with the fact that she had pleased her master as a servant.

“May Plov. How dare she try to separate me and Master? That can’t happen. Yes, absolutely not.”

“…”

Bertia, who was starting to regret informing her in advance, felt a headache as she watched the princess of this country giggling.

[Case.05: Sen]

Aios Academy had quite a few flowerbeds and a large garden prominently located in the center.

It was not only for aesthetic purposes but also to allow students to experience various aspects, and the noticeable white hair could be found there.

“Hm?”

Sen.

According to May Plov, she used to be a bright and lively girl, but now she had taken off that mask and acted as if her emotions were dead.

In particular, she frequently entered Daniel’s room through the window, even stealing his personal time, making her a bad woman, as she had heard.

However, what Sen was doing now was squatting in front of a flowerbed in the central garden, pulling out weeds.

“What are you doing?”

“…Pulling out weeds.”

A lukewarm voice, neither hot nor cold, just as she had heard.

Diana looked at Sen, who didn’t stop her hands, and wondered. She wasn’t doing a part-time job as a gardener, so why was this girl doing this?

“Why are you pulling out weeds?”

“It’s a mission given by Daniel.”

“Mission? Daniel?”

Diana’s words quickened as she wondered why the task of her pulling out weeds was related to Daniel, but Sen continued to pull out weeds without even turning her gaze and answered.

“I finished the mission of picking up trash in the academy, so now I’m on the mission of pulling out weeds.”

“Why… Why are you doing it?”

For the first time, Sen’s hands stopped, and she slowly turned her head to look at Diana. Sen already knew she was Daniel’s sister but spoke bluntly without mentioning it.

“I was with really bad people.”

“…”

“To break free from them and have something to do.”

Sen started pulling out weeds again.

It took Diana a bit of time to understand because Sen had explained it so simply, but she began to piece the puzzle together one by one.

‘Because she was with bad people, she’s receiving help from Daniel to find a way to atone for it!’

Now, Sen, who was diligently doing even small tasks like this to wash her dirty hands, and Daniel, who was guiding her correctly, seemed so admirable.

Of course, the reality was a bit different.

Sen, who had lost her requests from the Chokugen Faction, had become dependent on the missions given by Daniel, and Daniel, who was annoyed by Sen constantly clinging to him, gave her missions that would take as long as possible.

Well, regardless of what thoughts the two had in creating this situation, in the end, what looked good on the outside was good.

“Keep up the good work.”

Diana patted Sen’s head once, who was diligently doing even small tasks like this to atone for her mistakes.

[Case.06: Hayun]

In Classroom E of the third-year students, where all the lectures had ended.

In the classroom with the setting sun, a boy and a girl were having a frank conversation.

To be precise, the boy was receiving counseling from the girl.

“So I told Sen to pull out weeds for now, but she’s so fast with her hands that she might be back soon.”

“Sen is a bit ambiguous. She’s not like Elise or May, who are blatantly forward, and it seems her feelings of dependence are stronger than her feelings of liking you.”

“Sigh, how did I end up in this situation?”

Daniel sighed and slumped over the desk.

The one giving him counseling was Hayun.

Since she had been giving him love advice since they went to Yggdrasil, Daniel often received this kind of love counseling from Hayun.

“I’m in no position to criticize Ares.”

As he muttered like confessing his inner thoughts in a cave, Hayun laughed softly beside him and comforted him.

“That’s not true. Ares subtly kept his distance while acting like there was a chance, but you gave a clear answer.”

“That may be true, but…”

“This is no longer your problem. You’ve already responded to their feelings, but they’re still clinging to you.”

Daniel nodded slightly at Hayun’s words, which comforted his exhausted heart.

Normally, he would have shared these concerns with Eve and Tana, but after the confession last time, Eve’s momentum was not normal either.

She wasn’t charging forward aggressively like the other girls but was subtly and playfully showing her feelings. Even in situations where he couldn’t react.

For example, during a lecture, she would tap his calf with her toes, and when he looked at her, she would smile, glancing at him.

She didn’t say it, but perhaps because the girl read a lot of books, she was sufficiently conveying her feelings indirectly.

“My little Eve…”

“Phew, you’re having a hard time.”

Daniel expressed his gratitude to Hayun, who patted his shoulder.

“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have made it.”

“What’s the big deal? You also helped me confess to Ares.”

The two, who were inexperienced in love, gathered to lend strength to each other. Someone might say it’s trivial, but it was a great help to Daniel.

Because at least he could see from the perspective of another girl.

At that moment, Diana McLean entered the classroom.

Diana made a subtle expression when she saw Daniel with Hayun, but for now, she approached her brother, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, with a smile.

“Daniiiel!”

Diana hugged her younger brother tightly and rubbed against him.

Daniel could have avoided it if he wanted to, but he knew there would be a lot of talk if he did, so he just stayed still.

Breaking free from his sister’s embrace, Daniel asked, catching his breath.

“What’s the matter?”

“Do I need a reason to come see you? You’re too cold to me these days.”

“…I need to graduate from you now.”

Actually, he had already graduated a long time ago, but…

“Yeah, it’s good to have a sense of independence. By the way, what were you doing here?”

“Huh? Just…”

“I was counseling him.”

Hayun intervened quietly.

Diana momentarily looked Hayun up and down and asked back.

“Counseling?”

“Daniel has a lot of concerns these days, in various aspects.”

“Shall I help you, sister?”

Diana, who had already finished her investigation, spoke somewhat confidently, but Daniel smiled lightly and replied.

“No, I can’t leave everything to you.”

“…”

Diana felt a sense of relief and fulfillment in her heart at the same time. At first, she had invested today to confirm the bad rumors about Daniel.

But most of the students she met at the academy today had a deep liking for Daniel.

And the Daniel she was seeing now was different from before, but not in a light way like Ares.

A dignified feeling.

Many people saying they liked him and followed him around could be seen as a trash playing the field to some, but…

On the contrary, to others, it also meant he was a trustworthy person.

Of course, there were trashy people who played with others’ hearts, but…

Because she felt that the Daniel in front of her now was sincerely colliding with others’ hearts while living his life more than anyone else.

“When did you grow up so much?”

Diana smiled brightly and ruffled Daniel’s hair.

“S-Sister!”

“Hey, what’s wrong? I was just thinking when our cutie grew up to be so dignified.”

Diana laughed playfully with her arms crossed.

“Shall we go eat? I’ll make a meal for you after a long time.”

“…Let’s just eat out. Hayun, do you want to come along?”

Hayun, who had been watching Daniel’s unfamiliar behavior with amusement, shook her head.

“No, you two enjoy your meal as a family.”

Family.

Something Hayun no longer had.

Knowing this, Daniel was momentarily at a loss for words, but Diana forcibly linked arms with Hayun.

“What are you talking about? If you listened to our Daniel’s concerns, I should treat you. Come on, I’ll buy you whatever you like today!”

At Diana’s hearty gesture, the two eventually followed her with a helpless smile.

And so, after finishing a cozy dinner, two days later…

Diana McLean fell into a coma and was hospitalized.

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