CH 70

Friday 11:50 a.m…

Girls Magical Academy, Classroom 2C…　

“So that’s it for the spring semester. The week after next, the entrance ceremony will be held and new students will be coming in. You will all have juniors, so please welcome them warmly.”

With Fran’s closing remarks, the spring semester for Class 2C came to an end.

The students would enjoy their last few days of spring vacation before starting their school life again.

“How are you going to spend your weekend, Lou-sensei?”

Josephine approached and spoke to Lou.

“Hmm~Maybe researching magic or some self-care.”

In contrast, Lou replied vaguely.

He sure wasn’t lying because he had a mock battle with Zeimon…

However, Josephine did not back down immediately.

“Is that so! What are your plans for next week?”

“Josie, I just became a teacher myself, so I’m sorry, but I have to get ready for the new semester at the school.”

“Re-Really?”

It looked like Lou was utterly helpless.

Josephine looked down sadly…

Then she gasped and clapped her hands.

“There’s rumor going around that Lou-sensei has become the advisor of the Student Council. That means …Mmmm.”

Unbeknownst to her…

The students around Josephine stared at her in disgust as she entered her own world.

“That’s right! That means I should join the Student Council too! Why didn’t I think of that sooner?”

Josephine was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she couldn’t see what was going on around her.

Lou and Fran quietly slipped out of the classroom, leaving Josephine with her ‘triumphant’ expression.

“See you later.”

“Yeah, I’m going to the staff room.”

The two went in different directions…

Fran waved to Lou and walked back to the principal’s office.

As Fran walked breezily down the hallway, she couldn’t help but chuckle.

It was the first time she had been in such a relaxed state since getting to know Lou.

The other day, she felt a little guilty because they had cheated on Lou.

However, her joy was so great that it overcame such concerns.

She had never imagined that the ‘fiancée’ title that he promised to her and Nadia would give her such peace of mind.

Nadia was probably feeling relieved as well.

However, she was a student in Class 3A and usually had little contact with Lou.

That girl was probably dying to meet Lou.

Fran felt a little sorry for Nadia when she thought about it.

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“Thank you for your hard work!”

“Everything’s finally over today~”

“We have to get ready for the new students!”

In the staff room where Lou was staying, different voices from the teachers rose.

The teachers’ voices ranged from relieved, tired, and motivated.

But…

As soon as the semester was over, one female teacher had a look of melancholy on her face…

She plopped down on her seat and muttered something.

“Haaaa…I always feel terribly heavy when the seasons change.”

She sighed, making it apparent that she’d been chewing over it for some time.

I had a stomach ache all day yesterday…I couldn’t even come to work.

In the end, the only day I could come to class was today…

I couldn’t come on time for it either… It sucks.

But just when I thought I was finally promoted from assistant homeroom teacher and could stand on my own…

I’m suddenly in charge of the freshmen!

I don’t want to take care of a bunch of bratty kids…

Does anyone think I can handle it?

The female teacher in question was in her mid-twenties.

She possessed a good-looking face.

Her blond hair, long slit blue eyes, and thick lips made her look charming.

However, perhaps because of her poor health, her face was a bit gaunt and dull, and her straggling hair was fluttering casually.

Just then.

Someone stood behind her.

“Who? Who is it?”

When she turned around, she saw a tall young man with black hair and black eyes standing there.

It was a face she didn’t recognize.

The man standing there was…

Lou himself.

Lou smiled, gave her bow, and went back to his seat.

Lou had never met her before. It was only because she had been absent for a long time due to health problems.

On top of that, she didn’t show up for work on time this morning, so she never crossed paths with Lou…

So Lou went over to her side anyway and did a quick ‘meet and greet’ instead.

The female teacher looked so unhappy, even from the side, that even Lou stopped greeting her.

“He-hey! Hey, you!”

The female teacher stopped him, but…

Lou ‘speedily’ cleared his desk and quickly left the staff room.

The teacher was irritated because she couldn’t stop him, and she clicked her tongue loudly.

“Damn it!”

But it was indeed bad timing.

“…Sara-sensei. Damn it….that’s not nice.” 

“Huh?”

A word of caution was thrown from behind her!

The female teacher… Sara Cesar froze, her body stiffening as if struck by lightning.

“V-V-Vice Principal?!”

But she couldn’t stay that way forever.

Sara turned around fearfully and saw…

Kelturi stood there grimly, her brow wrinkled and her arms folded.

“Vice-Principal! I-I’m v-very sorry! I’ll be more careful with my language from now on.”

“Very well! As you swore, you must be extra careful with your language, for a teacher’s unrefined language has a negative impact on the students!”

Ughhhh!

It’s because of him that I’m so angry!

Sara’s physical condition was at its worst, and the resentment she felt from being scolded by Kelturi made her impression on Lou the worst.

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After school…

When Sara managed to finish her duties and left the main school building…

Is that ‘hateful’ man waving at me?

“Hey!”

The man was, of course, Lou.

“The hell! That guy!”

When the annoyed Sara was about to take a step toward Lou…

She found a woman nestled beside him like a shadow.

Sara glanced sideways and found…a surprise!　

“Gee! Isn’t that the Acting Principal?!”

“Sara-sensei～!”

Fran greeted Sara loudly.

However, Sara was even more uncomfortable with Fran than she was with Kelturi.

Fran always had an expressionless, grumpy look on her face, and Sara never could tell what she was thinking…

Fran’s nickname, Iron Mask, as the students called her, was a bit of a misnomer.

Sara was looking grumpy, and she might have said it was mutual…

But Sara’s grumpiness stemmed from her health condition, so it was inevitable.

As for her, who had a cheerful personality(?), she didn’t want to be lumped in with Fran, who possessed a healthy but gloomy personality.

Sara, by the way, didn’t know that Fran had become very different and much brighter than before.

That was why she was confused when Fran approached her, making her think she was going to reprimand her.

W-What should I do?

I couldn’t even make it to the class, so if I ran away under these circumstances…

If worse comes to worst, will I be fired?

While she was thinking about that and hesitating…

What!

Lou arrived in front of her.

“Sara, nice to meet you. I’m Lou Brandell.”

“Ha?”

When Sara was suddenly greeted with a rude and impolite greeting, Lou said to her, who was puzzled.

“Your blood circulation is poor, and the circulation of your magical wave aura isn’t good either.”

“What?! W-Who the hell are you? And what did you just call me?”

When Lou, whom she had never met before, suddenly addressed her ‘You’, Sara couldn’t help but lose her temper.

But Lou was completely unconcerned with Sara’s anger and moved closer to her.

“Well, just leave it to me!”

“What are you doing?”

“Sedative Remission!”

The magic that Lou invoked…

It was the same magic he had used on Fran earlier when she was distraught from having flashbacks of the deformed demons.

Sara almost fell to her knees from the shock of Lou’s magic.

Lou quickly moved in time, caught her and supported her.

Sara was of course averse to a stranger holding her.

“Uuuh, d-don’t … touch me.”

“Cure.”

“Ahhhh.”

Sara writhed in agony…

But a dazzling light overflowed from Lou’s hand and enveloped her.

Then her body instantly became lighter.

It was as if the heaviness she had been suffering from was but an illusion…

It was a very simple Healing Magic for Lou.

But the effect was so dramatic that Sara was stunned.

“Wh-What is this?”

Lou smiled serenely as he picked Sara up. She was still weak, so he sat her down on a bench beside them.

“See, your body is much lighter, isn’t it?”

“…”

Lou asked, but Sara just stared at him weakly.

“If you ever get sick again, don’t hesitate to let me know. See ya.”

Lou smiled and waved as he left in the direction of Fran.

Sara, on the other hand, was left dumbfounded, as if her soul had been taken out of her.

“Could it be that he … was he waiting for me because he was concerned about my condition?”

When this thought popped, a smile broke on Sara’s face.

“Hmph…meddlesome.”

But despite the harshness of her words…

Sara’s tone was definitely filled with intimacy with Lou.