The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 150



Chapter 150 – Aria and Leona – 6

The rice ball was held between slender fingers. The rice grains were glossy and had a fragrant aroma. Except for the slight dent from holding them in my hand, the shape was almost a perfect sphere.

Behind her, Leona appeared, her face even redder than Aria’s just now. Her face looked like it would burst if she waited just a little longer.

“Huh, hyak?!”

I took a bite of the rice ball. When the finger went between my lips, Leona shivered and screamed. I ignored it and moved my mouth further, swallowing more of the finger before pulling out only the rice ball.

It wasn’t a deliberate action. The tip of my finger was holding the center, so unless I was going to bite off half, it had to be like this. If I had to be picky, it was Leona’s fault for putting down her chopsticks and picking them up with her fingers.

“Wow, wow wow… … wow wow wow… … .”

Leona was fidgeting, holding her finger that had just entered my mouth, and was staring at me with a bright red face. Her breathing was also very ragged.

I swallowed my entire rice ball and asked a question.

“It’s delicious. Did you make it?”

“Uh, yeah! Right— No! No! I didn’t make that!”

It seemed like it would be over quickly, even though he had prepared for a long time and confidently stepped forward. He looked at Leona, who had a look on her face as if she had failed even after answering, and laughed to himself. It seemed like he had answered absentmindedly while flustered.

“… … .”

Aria looked like she was seriously considering whether or not she should continue like this.

Since everything has already been revealed, there’s no point in feeding her more here. But it’s also true that I feel a little sorry for Aria if I just end it.

“That’s right, Aria? I think you should do the same. There’s nothing I can do since you’re denying it.”

“Huh? Ah… … Yes! I understand, Mira.”

Aria’s face brightened slightly as she carefully picked up the rice ball on the other side of the line. Then, she held out her arm with a very embarrassed look on her face, and I did the same thing this time as I had when I took the one Leona had offered.

“Huh, huhhh… … .”

While Leona was holding my saliva-covered finger and not knowing what to do, Aria was also looking down at my finger that had just entered and exited my mouth with a face that was red as if it would burst.

‘This feels refreshing.’

It felt quite refreshing to receive such a refreshing response from other fans.

Not to mention Priscilla, Rosaria would also be happy if that kind of situation happened, and Laura and Elisier wouldn’t be much different. Especially the chairman… …I didn’t even want to imagine it.

“This is delicious too.”

“Go, thank you.”

Let’s evaluate the taste. Aria smiled bashfully. It seemed like she had no intention of hiding it anymore.

“Aria, why are you grateful?”

“… … I, that. So… … to confuse Mira-san… … ?”

Judging from the expression on his face, it doesn’t seem like that at all.

In the end, Leona failed to achieve her goal this time as well. She only pretended to be fooled on purpose, but she actually guessed correctly.

“Your cooking skills have improved a lot. If you hadn’t blown yourself up, it would have been hard to guess.”

“… … Just forget about it, Mira. Or you might die of embarrassment.”

Of course, she didn’t show any sign of frustration at her failure. Leona and even Aria were busy blushing throughout the meal.

After that, we continued eating quietly. About halfway through, I fed them both once in a while because I thought it would be fair, but they were both so embarrassed that I ended up only feeding them once.

After finishing the meal, we spent some time dipping our feet in the lake, taking a walk around the lake, or splitting the lake and looking at the fish as if we were in an aquarium.

When they returned to the village, it was almost evening. Perhaps because quite some time had passed, the embarrassment had almost completely disappeared from their faces.

“I decided to display the head you brought me in the center of the village.”

It was decided that the head of the Kobold King would be stuffed and placed in the center of the village, where the first well used to be. It was worth it, as it was not just a Kobold King.

“In order to avoid the risk of your achievements being buried, I will engrave your name and achievements on a steel alloy and preserve them together.”

“You don’t have to do it. Just leave it by word of mouth.”

Before that, he said he would engrave in steel the identity of who killed this person and who the mummy crate was and preserve it forever, so I immediately stopped him. Leona’s father had a slightly gloomy expression on his face for some reason.

Next we headed to Aria’s house, where we had missed lunch, and finally got to meet Aria’s parents.

“Welcome. It’s nice to meet you.”

“Welcome back, Mira. I heard the news, so get as much rest as you want and go.”

If I were to summarize Aria’s parents in one sentence, I would say they were the very embodiment of the concept of goodness. That’s why I immediately understood that Aria grew up with that kind of personality.

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Just like Leona’s parents, her appearance did not contain even a trace of her father’s genes.

“Please take good care of our Aria, Mira. She may be a daughter with many shortcomings, but she also has many good points.”

“Oh, Mom… … .”

Seeing her mother openly asking for a favor, Aria grabbed her mother’s sleeve with an embarrassed face and told her not to say something like that.

It seemed like he had already forgotten what he had done at the lakeside.

I stayed in the village for about a week, spending time with the two of them and keeping an eye out for any signs of the demon’s presence again.

Contrary to the complaints that it was a very boring place with nothing to do after living there for ten years, both Leona and Aria had smiles on their faces the whole time I was with them.

If you look back at the original story, the reason why the two people enjoyed village life was obvious. They just didn’t say it out loud.

“… … Today is the last day.”

“Yes, that’s right. I’m so sorry.”

The week passed by in a flash, and on the last day, when news of my departure was heard, the whole town was in an uproar.

Partly because of the Kobold incident, rumors about me spread throughout the town, and partly because Leona and Aria, who were already famous, were always hanging out here, so people’s curiosity was piqued.

“Uh… … haha. Your luggage has increased a bit. I guess everyone likes you, Mira.”

“little?”

After receiving thanks from each and every person who had previously reattached limbs with healing magic and taking care of the things they wanted to give me one more thing, my luggage was a mountain.

It was so amazing that even Leona and Aria just laughed awkwardly.

Even after filling the luggage compartment to the brim, I had to empty out the passenger seats inside and fill them with luggage before I could barely fit everything in.

The coachman was reluctant, saying that the horse would tire easily with too much luggage, but when I promised him three times the compensation and cast a strengthening spell on the horse, he prepared to set off without a word.

The reason why we could come into the village without riding outside like we did when we came here was because it was daytime. Back then, it was nighttime and too dangerous to drive a carriage through the forest.

“Aren’t you going with me, daughter?”

“You’re not going with me, Aria?”

While I was making my final preparations, I heard mothers whispering to their daughters, probably thinking I couldn’t hear them.

“Yeah. It’s sad, but our time is up.”

“It was already decided. There are many people around besides us, so there’s nothing we can do.”

“Don’t worry. I’m sure our daughter won’t lose.”

“Try hard, Aria. If it’s Aria, no matter who comes, you won’t lose.”

“… … .”

Listening to her, my conscience pricked a little. I don’t know whether I should be thankful that my daughter didn’t lose her temper even once when the man she liked openly told me that they were taking turns meeting each other.

As we came back outside to say our final goodbyes, Aria and Leona smiled innocently and waved at us.

“I’ll go. See you next time.”

“When next?”

“When is the next time?”

“… … When I have the chance and time?”

I also waved awkwardly. The carriage started off, and the two people continued waving in my direction until I was out of sight.

Thanks to the strengthening magic, the carriage moved without stopping and arrived at the city we had departed from. After paying the promised compensation, I was magically unloading the piled up luggage when a large carriage stopped nearby.

“I’m sorry I’m late, Your Highness. I should have left as soon as I got the call.”

“I came early. I came right on time.”

It was Beatrice.

Beatrice, who got off the magic stone golem carriage, looked at the pile of luggage next to me with a rare look of surprise.

“It is exactly as you said. I will help you.”

“You gave me a lot of things. I ended up like this after receiving them. What about Eustera? Didn’t you come with me?”

Although Beatrice doesn’t like Nika that much, she is the type of person who strictly separates her work and personal life. She wouldn’t have said she would come alone, ignoring her position as a maid.

“I have to leave for a while for a reason that you have told me only. I sent you away because it seemed to be an urgent matter, but I did not expect you to be back for this long. I apologize, you.”

It seems to be because of the succubus’s work. Of course, the Demon World is also busy, so it can’t be helped that she needs her position as Queen.

As the undead ran rampant, most of the demon race surrendered to the Elder Lich, but the Elder Lich disappeared soon after. It is not at all strange for those with strange ideas to creep back out again.

That’s the nature of the demons.

“Long time, how long has it been?”

“It’s been exactly five days and twenty-one hours.”

I was a little surprised inside. It was really much longer than I thought. Since I had been in the village for a week, that meant that Nika had left for the Demon World almost immediately after I left the mansion and hadn’t returned yet.

‘It shouldn’t be a big deal.’

Nika’s long stay in the Demon World isn’t exactly a good sign. It means that something has been going on for a long time that can’t be resolved with the power of her subordinates.

“I’m back, Master. I’m sorry I’m so late… … .”

And, it was around lunchtime the next day, more than six days later, that Nika returned.

With a face that was extremely haggard and tired, Nika tried to smile and greeted me. Even Beatrice, who was burning with motivation to further her education, couldn’t say anything.

“Okay. Something must have happened. What happened?”

The hazel pupils glanced at Beatrice. When I nodded, Beatrice quietly closed the door and left. Only then did Nika begin to explain. Her voice was much quieter than usual.

“Six days ago, Durahan came to our castle and asked to bring you back. To be exact, he wanted your other identity.”

If that was all, there was no reason for it to take this long. I waited silently for the next explanation.

“That guy was holding a magic sword.”

“Wait a minute. A demon sword? A real demon sword, not a replica made by the Elder Lich?”

It was something I absolutely could not ignore. Nika nodded in response to my question.

“Yes. It was true. I can definitely feel the same energy I felt from Astaroth.”

“… … Continue explaining.”

“At first, they told me to bring the master, but when I told them the master wasn’t there, they attacked our children. When I got there, it was already too late. I gathered the remaining children and barely managed to shake them off and come back.”