CH 116

Chapter 116 - Secrets

“…… Master, what’s the meaning of this? Who is this woman?”

Although Shamil’s telepathy had echoed in his head earlier, Souya did not respond.

Meanwhile, Charlotte, noticing the black cat at his feet, bent forward and smiled at Shamil.

“Oh my, little black cat …… You are Souya-sama’s familiar, aren’t you? Louise-san told me about you. My name is Charlotte.”

Shamil, who was suddenly approached, revealed his wariness, but when he heard the name of Louise, who was taking care of Emily, he let his guard down.

“…… Well, so you were Miss Louise’s acquaintance. I am Shamil. Master asked me to come with him, so I am accompanying him.”

“Yes. I am the second receptionist at the Adventurers’ Guild, and Louise-san is my colleague and a senior whom I respect. But still …… this is the first time in my life that I have seen a Cait Sith. You have a very noble atmosphere, as expected of the king of cats.”

Shamil didn’t seem to be taken in by Charlotte, who was smiling and flattering, but he finally stopped his telepathy toward Souya, perhaps convinced by the fact that she is Louise’s colleague.

“Charlotte-kun …… I hope you didn’t have a problem letting Shamil into the house. It’s my familiar. If it’s not okay, I think I’ll go home today.”

If Charlotte had refused, I would have pulled out with him, but she didn’t seem to mind at all.

“Of course, it’s no problem. I love cats. I envy you that you can use Cait Sith that only grand master class can contract. I can’t get a contract even if I studied all my life.”

After she finished saying this, Charlotte smiled, picked up Shamil in her arms, and brought him into the house.

“Shamil-chan. If you don’t have a place to sleep, you can use this house. But I would appreciate it if you would bring Souya-sama with you when you do.”

“Uh, what is your relationship with the Master …… is it not just as a receptionist?”

“It’s a relationship that shouldn’t share secrets. I’m soiled by the bad things Souya-sama made me do.”

Souya got a straight face when he saw that she was trying to entice Shamil as soon as possible.

Charlotte gently placed Shamil in the hallway and, as she was told he was free to do, Shamil ran down the hallway and went somewhere.

“Charlotte-san ……It was indeed me who made the gray request of procuring the magic stone. I really appreciate that, but please don’t mislead Shamil with your strange phrasing.”

Souya said with a bit of bitterness, feeling a debt of gratitude for the favor he owed her and unable to be unkind. He had been in contact with her several times, and each time he had only felt the incompatibility, but this time he had noticed it obviously. Clearly, the other party was one step ahead of him.

“Fufu …… Souya-sama. You were planning to have Shamil-chan study magic with me, weren’t you?”

“I thought that if I was going to teach, it would be more efficient if you were both in the same room. It seems that both of us are advanced enough to use dimension boxes.”

“I see. That makes sense. But as I said before, let’s not study today. I’m sure Souya-sama is tired …… If we did it today, would you be able to teach properly as usual?”

It is true that the fatigue of the trip has not worn off. But to what extent is as usual? Souya, who had never taught magic to others, did not know where to draw the line.

“That being said, it may not be as they normally are, but …… If we keep on like that, I’ll never be able to fulfill my debt to you for the magic stone.”

“I would much prefer it not be fulfilled. Because it will remain an opportunity for Souya-sama to come whenever he feels like it. I was going to teach her this time, but I got carried away because I was preoccupied with other things …… Do dislike that kind of thing?”

Charlotte reached her slender fingers around Souya’s neck and instantly untied and pulled out his tie. It was a dexterity well trained even as a thief.

And at the seductive, upturned look on his face, Souya slightly turned his gaze away.

“Not that I don’t like it. For now, I’m here to help you with your study. It’s troubling if you’re expecting me to do something else.”

“Souya-sama, you said …… for now. Is that an implication? That’s what you mean as a pretext, isn’t it?”

Charlotte was astute enough to catch the edge of a word and point it out.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being honest about it. There are things that can’t be helped, after all …… And, whatever we do or don’t do to each other here, it’s a secret. That’s all you need to remember.”

Charlotte kissed the tie as a trophy, then deftly wrapped it around her own neck and walked down the hallway, taking Souya’s arm in a good mood. Her bob cut, swaying, well-kept platinum blonde, suited her well.

The arm that was pulled from him was in a position where he could look into the white dress and see her large breasts, but Souya could not point this out, so he tried to turn his attention to something else.

Everything was poison. Souya is a grown man. He had no choice but to look around him and see that the corridors and stairways were illuminated with large and small adjusted magical lights, which showed the ability of a magician with intermediate skill, but he had no time to admire her magical skills.

(─ ─ Oh dear. No magic study. Shamil is not helpful in keeping Charlotte-kun in check …… What in the world are you going to do now?)

If there is an answer to this self-question, it would be that rejecting Charlotte seriously, even though I owe her for procuring the magic stone, would be the end of it.

What I couldn’t do was that I didn’t feel bad about being played for her good looks and aggressiveness. Unlike Mia and Merylou, she is a definite adult, and in that respect, too, her self-control is not working well. And to tell you the truth, I even don’t mind being at her beck and call at all.

At the same time, however, Souya’s mind was filled with the thought that it would be a shame to be left at her mercy.

It was obvious that the goddess he might meet someday would say something about this or that.

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