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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Early morning exercise.
It had been a while since I saw Eve, Tana, and Hayun, and I was pleased that they came out to exercise on their own, so I smiled and waved at them, but the atmosphere was unusual.
Tana and Hayun sighed as soon as they saw me, but Eve clenched her fists and walked towards me with big strides.
I tried to greet her since it had been a while, but Eve opened her mouth first as she took a step.
“I’ve heard many things from people around me about only reading books. One of the most common things I’ve heard is that reality and novels are different.”
“Huh?”
Was she always this fast at talking?
It had been a while since I saw her, and her cheeks looked soft and cute, making me want to pinch them.
“In a novel, the female and male leads are clearly defined, so there are very few cases of a third party interfering. Even if they appear, they are someone with a clear role.”
Eve didn’t just read pure romance novels.
Jealousy, betrayal, infidelity, desire, murder, adultery, etc.
She was a veteran who had experienced countless things related to love through books, in a way, a general who had never fought a war but was experienced in hundreds of battles.
“I’ve heard that reality is quite out of the blue, and I think I understand the meaning of those words. Suddenly, out of nowhere, rumors are circulating that you’re dating a girl as soon as you return from the field trip?”
Ah, that again?
My head hurts thinking about how I was swayed by Rin yesterday and how Sen climbed through the window and caused a ruckus last night.
I grabbed Eve’s head with both hands as she looked up at me, panting, and shook it back and forth.
“Get a grip. Do you think I would suddenly date a strange girl who popped out of nowhere? I already have someone.”
I’m already set to date Eris.
That’s it!
I thought I had given a short but refreshing answer, but instead, Eve puffed out her cheeks and grumbled.
“That’s not the answer I wanted.”
“It seems like strange rumors have spread because Seria and I didn’t go on the field trip together. Don’t be swayed by such things and let’s just exercise.”
I ignored Eve, who was still fidgeting by my side, and greeted Tana and Hayun, who were following behind.
“Long time no see. You look a bit tanned?”
“Of course, we rode horses all day long on the Plateau. I’m sick and tired of riding horses now.”
“I liked it. it had a similar atmosphere to my mother’s hometown.”
At Hayun’s words, Tana clapped her hands and made a fuss.
“Ah, right! Do you know? The number of times Hayun was hit on by the locals this time was a whopping……”
“Hey! We agreed not to talk about that!”
Hayun hurriedly covered Tana’s mouth, but there was one more person who had gone to the Plateau together with them.
Eve, who was still fidgeting next to me, helpfully provided the answer.
“You got hit on a total of 13 times. Since we stayed for a week, if you had gotten hit on just one more time, it would have been almost twice a day, so it’s a shame.”
“Ah, it’s not a shame at all!”
As Hayun just said, the Plateau was where the tribal people who had lived in the East had settled down, so her appearance seemed to perfectly match their tastes.
“That’s impressive.”
I was honestly amazed.
Eve and Tana weren’t that far behind in terms of appearance, so was it because it was a place with a strong regional color?
“…… Yeah, thanks.”
Perhaps she wanted a different answer.
Hayun gave an ambiguous response while fidgeting with her fingers on the pants she was wearing.
“I’m here.”
Our long-awaited morning exercise finally began with the arrival of Sen, who had been possessed by a cat and messed up my room yesterday.
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Seria Deloa.
The person who had the nickname of the female Ares and spread the rumor that she was dating Daniel McLean was sleeping in late on the bed on this weekend day.
Beauties sleep a lot, and she was proving it with her whole body, violently, and fatally, waking up with a refreshing feeling for the first time in a while.
“Ah, it’s a good day.”
The grace of the god Helios poured through the dormitory window.
Seria wasn’t really a believer in God, but today, she was grateful to God for no reason.
Usually, on weekends, she would take some of the male students who followed her like a tail to the city and buy expensive restaurant meals or luxury goods, but today, she had no such plans.
“They probably know by now, right?”
Thinking about how her followers had clung to her, crying and asking if it was a lie, there were probably a lot of curse letters in front of Daniel’s room by now.
And he would be happy.
Wouldn’t he be bouncing around excitedly in his room, saying, “You’re dating me Senior Seria?”
He had liked her since the play.
He would definitely come to find her soon.
Seria took a long shower, applied light makeup, and put on accessories like earrings and necklaces.
To get revenge on Diana McLean, who had beaten her up before, she targeted her younger brother, Daniel McLean.
Seria praised herself for perfectly putting into practice the saying that if you want to catch a knight, aim for the horse, and just as she was about to open the door to go to Daniel, who must have been so excited that he couldn’t even sleep properly…
“It finally opened.”
A girl who shouldn’t be in the 4th-year dormitory gently pushed Seria and came inside.
Light brown short hair, a slightly oversized hooded sweatshirt, and a lollipop in her mouth.
It was May Plov, the queen of the backstreets, who was notorious even among the 4th-years despite being a 3rd-year.
“Let’s have a little chat, senior.”
“…… W-What brings you here?”
Why did a delinquent suddenly come to find her like this?
If she was a 3rd-year, everyone knew that May was close to Daniel, but 4th-years wouldn’t know that much.
She couldn’t understand why May was currently pushing her against the wall.
“You know the rumor that you and Daniel are dating, right?”
“Uh-huh.”
“I’ll warn you just once. He’s mine, got it? Don’t touch him carelessly.”
She was using polite speech, but her tone was nothing short of a threat.
Seria Deloa felt a crude fear but simply nodded slightly.
May seemed satisfied with that and slowly removed her hand that was against the wall, releasing Seria.
“Senior, you’re popular and pretty, so just go after another guy. Someone like you could easily snag one.”
“Y-Yeah……”
May removed the lollipop from her mouth with a satisfied smile and spoke as if holding a cigarette.
“You’re lucky that I came. If a girl named Elise, who’s not at the academy right now, or Rin had come…… Phew, senior, you should be really grateful to me.”
“……”
“Then, I’ll assume you understood and get going.”
The back of May as she waved her hand and left.
Until just now, Seria could only tremble like a mouse in front of a cat.
But who was Seria?
She had a high enough self-esteem to earn the nickname of the female Ares, and when it came to men, she was the type to step forward more than anyone else, like a racehorse.
It was scary, but it was rather exciting.
“Daniel McLean is more popular than I thought?”
Come to think of it, even when they were doing the play together, Rin showed signs of liking him, and other girls were also clinging to him sneakily.
If Seria’s dating type had to be defined, it was closer to a Viking.
Plunder, plunder, plunder.
In a way, she was an even worse type than Ares, who kept people around him by continuously giving them room.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Seria checked her condition in the mirror again.
She was beautiful, and all her preparations for going to the battlefield were complete.
She walked out the door with confident steps.
It was the beginning of a very long day.
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“…… Everyone’s stamina has improved more than I expected?”
I unconsciously muttered while looking at the exercise party members who had finished exercising, and perhaps they heard it because Eve and Tana grinned and made a V-sign even while breathing heavily.
“It would be strange if we didn’t improve after working so hard, wouldn’t it?”
“Look at these slender, beautiful legs!”
“Look at my waistline!”
“They’re showing off again.”
Anyway, seeing them get excited with just a little praise, I smiled.
I guess I can raise the intensity of the training a bit more in the future.
“Ugh!”
“Is it because this kid has big breasts? Her flexibility is terrible!”
“W-What does that have to do with it!”
Immediately, unaware of what tomorrow held, I left the two helping each other stretch and turned my gaze to Sen and Hayun, who were sparring.
It might be a bit overwhelming to spar from the morning, but the two seemed to be moving their bodies as if they were used to it now.
‘They definitely grew this time in Batian.’
Normally, Hayun, as a swordsman, would have the upper hand against Sen, an assassin, but in today’s spar, they were displaying equal skills.
Hayun was a bit surprised by the sudden improvement.
As I watched their spar and was about to suggest going to eat breakfast…
A group of male students approached us in a rush.
They were wearing headbands and holding large placards as if they were protesting.
No, it wasn’t as if they were protesting.
This was a protest.
And it was directed at me.
[Let’s break Daniel McLean’s teeth!]
[A man who sees women only as tools is trash!]
[Don’t disturb the morals of the academy!]
[Break up with Senior Seria!]
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“Phew.”
Eris, the gatekeeper of Yggdrasil, took a deep breath and checked her appearance in front of the east gate of Elgrid.
The witch Adriana next to her smiled and teased her.
“You don’t need to do that; you’re already pretty. What are you worrying about as an elf?”
“Still, it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other. I need to prepare a bit.”
“…… Well, it has been a while indeed.”
As Adriana’s expression darkened, Eris patted her shoulder.
“Don’t be like that. You’re working hard to get information to turn Diana back to normal. Daniel will understand you well enough, Adriana.”
“I hope he does.”
At Eris’ consolation, Adriana muttered while stroking her braided hair.
The girl’s footsteps didn’t lift easily, but unfortunately, a rough dwarf and a beast who valued time intervened.
“Let’s go already!”
“You’re preparing quite diligently just to see a human who has become a dragon, huh?”
Hatsim Bellock, one of only seven master dwarves, and Jaegyua Baekplin, the captain of the Secretive Claws directly under the Beast King Lizer.
These four people, with different thoughts, races, cultures, and religions, had been traveling together to find a way to cure the people who had been turned into dragon-transformed individuals by the Hounds so far.
They visited the city of Elgrid, where Aios Academy was located, to take a short break.
“By the way, what you mentioned last time……”
“Do you want to die if you bring up Daniel’s dragon mating again?”
Adriana tried to poke at it again since the atmosphere was good, but Eris immediately blocked it, revealing a chilling murderous intent felt from her benevolent smile.
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Daniels’s dragon mating what now?
Maybe polygamy?