CH 224

“And?”

In front of Basleigh-sensei, who was wrapped up in midair, and Makina, standing on her head, asked with a rare expression of anger. Then, Basleigh-sensei moved around and said something like this.

“I came out of the castle to escape from my big brother. My stepbrother is more than just a Siscon, he’s trying to marry me too.”

(T/N: Siscon means Sister Complex.)

“That’s all well and good, but why did you come to us? And how did you know that when we haven’t told you yet?”

“There aren’t many stores that sell houses for rent. This is my garden, you know? I saw a squealing Norma walking by, so I grabbed him and made him say it.”

“So there’s no such thing as private information ……”

Well, this world is so lax about it, so that can’t be helped. But even that explanation doesn’t explain why Basleigh-sensei is here, so I’ll ask her myself.

“I don’t think you need to come here if you just want to escape, did you have some business with us or something?”

“Yes, I was told by the king to keep track of Lars’ whereabouts, so I found one thing I looking for. That and …….”

“And ……?”

Makina stopped the swaying Basleigh-sensei with her hand and parroted back.

“…… Can I ask if you can allow me to live in this house?”

“No, no, no, you have your own home in the castle, so you can’t!”

“That’s right, even Basleigh-sensei is not allowed with this!”

As soon as we softly refused, Basleigh-sensei burst into a violent frenzy.

“It’s fine, isn’t it! I’m asking you to help me! You can treat me as nothing more than air! And um …… I-If you want to do nasty stuff, properly debufuoooh!? Stop it!? Stop turning me around!?”

Makina, whose face turned red, swung Basleigh-sensei around, and her head was hung down. I scratched my head and opened my mouth.

“Hmmm, Basleigh-sensei has a lot of money, so you don’t have to live with us, you can just rent your own place, right? I think it’s fine if you’re camping out, but isn’t it hard to live in the house of your former student, who’s even lovers, right? What about your parents’ house?”

“Lars-kun, you’re so relentless!? It stings …… My big brother is in the castle, and I don’t like the matchmaking attacks at my parents’ house …… Even if my big brother gets jealous of Lars and tries to do something, you’re strong, and Makina-chan is here too, so I can cover it up …… That’s how it is.”

“Your brother’s got quite a character …… your brother is quite handsome, and if he’s your stepbrother, so isn’t it fine if you marry him ……?”

When Makina says this with a troubled face, Basleigh-sensei squirms and mutters with a serious face.

“…… It’s not that I don’t like him. I’ve been with him since I was a kid, and he’s my big brother, so I don’t have romantic feelings for him. That’s why my parents are always trying to set me up on matchmaking. So that’s why I turned down the offer to become a minister to get away from that big brother.”

She said that’s why she came to Oblivion Academy.

The current minister is excellent, but it still seems to be difficult, and they’ve been asking for six years for Basleigh-sensei to come back. She decided to come back at the same time I came here.

“I was planning to live a leisurely life in the town of Gust, catching some handsome guys, but the kidnapping of Luciel-chan gave me a whiff of the organization. When I reported it to the king, he almost forced me to come back this time ……”

“So it’s at that time ……. That’s what you were doing.”

I said, and she nodded.

“I’ve been marking the “The Gospel’s Descent” for some time now. Therefore, I thought the Treant fiasco was suspicious, so it was fortuitous that I was able to talk to Conrad-san. The other day, Lars-kun said that he had defeated a man who was related to Retzel from the organization. You found out that he’s still alive when Kelbrem told me you about him, didn’t you? If he is thinking of taking revenge on Lars-kun, we might be able to capture him and get information about the “The Gospel’s Descent”, so I want to stay with you.”

“I see ……”

With a serious face, Basleigh-sensei gave her reasons. I’m sure it’s true that she escaped, but perhaps the king has told her to do so as part of her mission.

“Fuh~ …… Can I take it as the king requested it?

“…… Well, you can take it that way.”

“Then, it can’t be helped. I’m good.”

Makina put her hands on her hips and said with a sigh. She continued.

“Basleigh-sensei’s going to be working at the castle anyway, aren’t you? I’m sure we’ll be away from home at times too. But! If the king is going to use us, he should pay us a little money for this house! If Basleigh-sensei is going to live here, it can’t be for free.”

“Yeah, of course, I will negotiate with them about that part. Lars-kun, is that okay with you?”

“Well, there’s nothing wrong with having lots of people. But I don’t intend to be actively involved in the “The Gospel’s Descent”.”

“That’s not a problem. I’m sure they’ll make a request when the time comes.”

“That’s fine with me then.”

When I heard that, I nodded and agreed to her request to live in the house.

–It’s not a good idea for me personally to have anything to do with “The Gospel’s Descent”, which has something to do with the Kingdom of Berias, which I’ve never heard good things about.

In addition, even if Retzel was still alive, there’s no need for us to go looking for him. I want to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

“Then, would you mind letting me go now? I’m already starving, so …… Let’s go get something to drink!”

“Geez, you’re really doing so well.”

“Oh, my God, Makina-chan, you’re so sweet! Goddess! I got paid today, so I’ll buy you a drink!”

“Oh, that’s a good idea? Is there a restaurant that’s only open at night? I’m sure Basleigh-sensei knows a good place.”

“Yes, yes, of course!”

Makina, who is on good terms with Basleigh-sensei for some reason, had lost her anger earlier and had begun discussing dinner.

However, I feel that the kingdom of Reflexion is very wary of the “The Gospel’s Descent”. At least, the Gust and Oriola territories have been resolved, but the fact that they haven’t relaxed their vigilance is proof of that.

I still don’t know what that means, but I think I need to write a letter to Tigre-sensei and the headmaster to let them know that Retzel is still alive.

I managed to update one chapter!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Basleigh continues for now.”

Well, it’s mainly about Lars and the others, so they might act separately.

“I wonder if that’s really true ……?”

Why would you say something like that!?