Chapter 279: Chess (2)“Why kind of question is that all of a sudden?”

“I just got curious.”

For simply being curious, she seemed very interested in my ideal type.

Does it matter?

“My ideal type...”

I hadn’t seriously thought about it since puberty.

I decided to think about it on the way to the Class A classroom. A little later, I finished thinking.

“Of course, I’d like her to be pretty. And maybe... I’d like a girl who could take care of me.”

“Someone who takes care of you?”

“I feel good when someone takes care of me. Like when you brought me a lunchbox thinking of me.”

“Yeah...”

Luce seemed to get in a good mood and smirked. Her subtle smile was lovely.

“And an audacious woman. Who’s unpredictable.”

“Sounds childish. You’ll get bored of such a woman quickly.”

“Huh?”

I spoke while thinking of Dorothy, and Luce’s expression hardened dramatically before she answered with firm resolve.

“Then what’s your ideal type?”

“...I don’t have one.”

“That’s boring.”

“Yeah, it is.”

If it were someone else, I would have told them not to lie, but since Luce had social anxiety, it made sense.

We finished the monotonous conversation and entered our classroom. I climbed the stairs and sat in the middle seat.

“...?”

For some reason, Luce sat right behind me.

“Why are you sitting there?”

“I feel like sitting here today.”

She was usually a strange girl, but when she acted out of the ordinary, there was a hidden meaning.

It seemed like she sat behind me to carefully observe my behavior.

As soon as I sat down, I could feel a piercing gaze on the back of my head.

“Grnnn... mmm?”

Ciel, who had been hugging an incredibly comfortable pillow since morning, suddenly lifted her head. It was as if she sensed Luce and me sitting down.

Ciel looked our way, and her sleepy eyes quickly became lively.

She seemed intrigued, imagining all sorts of things about Luce sitting behind me.

Kaya glanced at Luce and then focused on preparing for class, relieved that Luce didn’t sit next to me and intended to focus on the lesson.

“Isaac.”

“Why... huh!?”

Suddenly, Luce grabbed my shoulder and pulled me towards her. When the back of my head hit the desk, I saw Luce looking down at me.

Luce put something in my mouth. A sweet taste spread on the tip of my tongue.

“...What?”

“I wanted to give you chocolate.”

“I get that... but don’t you think you’re giving it too forcefully?”

I chewed the chocolate Luce put in my mouth.

How should I put it, it felt like a funny meme I saw on the internet in a previous life. It was like a baby grabbing a bird by the back of its head and yanking it down to force-feed it.

Luce’s rose-gold hair slid down and tickled my cheek. She elegantly tucked her hair behind her ear.

Her eyes curved gently.

“Was that audacious enough?”

“...”

She said it in a seductive voice.

Why is she doing this again...

“Hey, wait! What are you doing right now?!”

Kaya jumped up from her seat, furious.

Right, what is she doing?

Luce glanced at Kaya and then locked eyes with me again with a smile.

“Don’t ignore me!”

Kaya squeezed her eyes shut and shouted until her face turned red and blue, but Luce ignored her.

“Here we go again... Annoying bitches.”

I was at a loss for words.

I simply lacked the ability to speak at the current moment. She was clearly trying to emulate my ideal type.

“Uh, thanks...”

Luce smiled with satisfaction.

***In the Class A classroom, just before the last class started, Luce intently watched me from behind.

Luce, who often felt repulsed by others, didn’t know how to treat friends or lovers properly because she had avoided relationships.

In the past, she acted like a lover, which was troublesome.

Now that she was sure of her feelings, she cared for me to the point of making me uncomfortable. Luce’s immaturity was evident.

Even if I like being taken care of, this is way too much...

Anything excessive inevitably becomes a burden.

If someone like Luce had acted this way when I was in school, I might have confessed right away.

But in the current situation, it only increased the weight on my shoulders.

“Isaac, are you uncomfortable somewhere?”

“No, why?”

“It looks like it.”

She noticed things like that eerily well.

Just before class started, the classroom door opened, and two adults entered.

“...?”

One was Professor Daisy and the other was a man I had never seen before.

An adult man with neatly groomed brown hair, wearing a pristine robe. His flawless white skin and playful smile were striking.

His mouth was long. To exaggerate, it looked like it could reach his ears.

“...”

The moment I saw him, I held my breath.

“Say hello. This is ‘Ronzainus Holland’, a part-time Instructor invited to teach here. He’s quite capable. He will be substituting for Professor Philip Meltron’s Study of Magic Circle Analysis class for a while. If you get any ideas just because he’s handsome, I won’t let it slide.”

Professor Daisy solemnly introduced the brown-haired man, Ronzainus Holland.

Instructor Ron stepped forward and scanned the Class A students, including me, with his eyes.

Then, he slowly walked to the side, showing a confident smile to the Class A students.

“Nice to meet you, top students of the Empire.”

Instructor Ron greeted us arrogantly, raising both arms slightly.

“Consider it an honor to meet me. I will drill the difficult theories of strategic law analysis into your heads. If you listen to my lessons, I guarantee you’ll achieve the best results.”

The Class A students glared at Instructor Ron. Even Ciel, who had been dozing off just a moment ago, lifted her head and joined in.

The students in Class A all possessed incredible talent.

They took classes to receive systematic education from academy professors who were well-versed in magical theory and knowledge, but in terms of combat, they each boasted great strength.

That was why no professor dared to be arrogant in front of them.

So Ron’s arrogance suddenly felt out of place.

“And Ice Sovereign...”

Instructor Ron stopped walking.

His gaze fixed on me.

“Given the circumstances, I can adress you casually, right?”

I simply nodded.

Ron climbed the stairs and approached me.

“I don’t know why you’re attending classes at an academy like this... but let’s get along for a while, okay?”

“...”

Ron extended his hand to me.

I quietly looked into Ron’s eyes.

“Yes... pleased to meet you.”

I smiled kindly and shook his extended hand.

Lv: 0

Race: Heavenly Being

Elements: Light, Immortality

Danger Level: ?

Psychology: [ ■■■ ]

We shook hands quite ordinarily.

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