The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 243



Chapter 243 – Side Story: Math Trip – 3

“Your hands are resting, Eustera.”

“sorry…….”

Nika, who had become extremely gloomy, set up her magic tools. Beatrice was watching her from the side with extremely picky eyes.

I didn’t have to travel all the way to the southernmost beach and kneel on the sand with my hands up. That was because I had tucked my tail in beforehand.

It was certainly a good thing that Nika had regained her vitality, but more than that, there was a need to clearly distinguish between her role as Eustera and her role as Nika.

At least Beatrice was always supposed to be Nika’s superior.

“It’s done, Your Majesty.”

Anyway, the two maids, one human and one succubus queen to be exact, neatly finished setting up the cooking tools.

We even installed a separate magic tool to keep the sand blown by the wind out, so all that was left was to wait for dinner time.

“great job.”

I approached Nika, who looked a little discouraged, while praising Beatrice.

“Nika.”

“… … Yes, master.”

“If you want to tease me, do it to me. I’ll take it as long as it’s not too much. But don’t be too clingy to Beatrice.”

“Really?”

The eyes that seemed to be gloomy suddenly began to sparkle. I lightly patted his head.

“Would I ever lie about something like this?”

“Oh, no. That’s not what I meant. Then, could you please tell me what level is considered not too severe?”

“No. You have to experience it yourself and decide for yourself.”

“Eek.”

Nika frowned. I patted her cheek a couple of times and looked away.

“What will you do now, Young Master?”

“Well, everyone is sleeping… … In the meantime, should we go to the beach?”

All four of them had just fallen asleep, so it would be at least another 30 minutes to an hour before they woke up. That’s even more so considering the time it would take for Leona and Latina, who have disappeared, to return.

“Are you guys going together?”

“Yes, your highness.”

He said this while deliberately looking at Beatrice. It seemed like she would tell him to go have fun and not wait outside if he didn’t do this.

“Will that work?”

I asked a question while taking out a magic tool from the icebox. Everyone was still sleeping with peaceful expressions on their faces.

Considering her usual physical specifications, it would be normal for her to wake up to the sound of conversation, but seeing her sleep so soundly made her heart race and she stayed up all night, so it seemed that it wasn’t just Rosaria’s story.

Rosaria and Priscilla would call my name and mumble, “Hmm, hmm,” in their sleep. Priscilla’s mumbles were strangely specific, while Rosaria’s were vague.

“Effect? ​​Where?”

“I mean, skin. I was wondering if I could ride with that.”

“Umm… … Well. First of all, among the applicants who said they would join the Royal Guard, I’ve never seen anyone with tanned skin. They all had their natural skin color.”

“Then I guess I’ll just end up applying sunscreen and taking a nap while getting some sunlight?”

“Maybe so… … ?”

Actually, I liked it better that way. I liked plain white skin better than tanned skin.

“I think this is the first time I’ve seen Your Majesty so relaxed.”

Karna, who had been following my gaze and looking at the four people who were sleeping obliviously, smiled awkwardly. It couldn’t be helped since he had only seen Laura’s solemn appearance as a royal guard.

The person inside Laura is a possessed being named Iseoah, so it would be normal for her to appear like that.

Priscilla, Rosaria, Laura, Elisier too. They were all girls of the same age before the Ice Age… …well, maybe not quite, but they had much more informal personalities.

‘… … It’s a bit odd to call her a girl, isn’t it?’

Even if we leave aside the time she lived in the regression, if you add up her age before the ice age and the 7 years she lived on Earth after returning, she was at an age where it would be difficult to be called a girl.

Of course, I won’t say it out loud. This is just my opinion.

“By the way, you’re the one who put sunscreen on your friends, right?”

Nika suddenly interrupted. Right next to her, Beatrice was twitching her eyes. She seemed to be contemplating whether or not to point that out.

“Right. Why?”

I nodded with as calm an expression as possible. If I hesitated for no reason, I would only get nitpicked.

“Can you apply it for me later too?”

“Eustella, do your duty as a maid”

“Okay. It won’t be difficult.”

Beatrice, who was about to throw a tantrum, shut her mouth awkwardly. Nika, who had become even more proud, whispered in a quiet voice.

“How about applying it to the Chief Attendant, Karna-sama, and Erestica-sama as well?”

“I will do it if you ask me first.”

His gaze turned to the two people. Beatrice was the first to avert her eyes.

“… … I am fine, Young Master.”

“Me, me too… …I’ll do it myself if I need to.”

“It’s a shame. I’m sure it would feel really good if the master touched it directly.”

At Nika’s muttered words, Karna and Beatrice flinched at the same time. Perhaps it was because they were embarrassed by the bikinis they were wearing, but somehow their expressions of emotion seemed several times more expressive than usual.

After that, I listened to Nika and Karna’s words and arrived at the beach.

Beatrice looked down at the waves crashing down to her ankles with amazement. Her toes wiggled cutely between the summer sandals she was wearing instead of her usual dress shoes.

Just like when I was subduing the gate, I gave a brief explanation of the precautions, put on a magic tool that showed the duration of the underwater breathing magic, and walked into the sea.

“Whoa!”

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“… … Your Majesty, what was that sound just now?”

“Ah, ahem… … It’s nothing. Please forget it.”

Beatrice was surprisingly very cowering. She clung to me and linked arms as she entered, which says it all.

“… … .”

Of course, that only lasted for a moment. When his head was completely submerged, he slowly let go of my arm, perhaps feeling embarrassed.

In the sea, a vast coral reef still greeted us.

Although it was his second time seeing this sight, Karna was as amazed as if he was seeing it for the first time, and Beatrice also showed a rare blank expression. She approached him slightly.

-Is that strange?

I spoke with magic. Her lips twitched reflexively. But only bubbles rose up, and no sound came out. It was natural, since she was underwater.

Beatrice nodded obediently after confirming that there was no sound. She went in a little deeper. It felt like walking through a coral forest.

Nika found an octopus in the middle and picked it up with a meaningful expression. It wasn’t an enormous octopus like last time, but just an ordinary-sized one.

He pretended not to know and tried to tear off one of my legs, asking if I wanted to eat it, but I got scared and avoided it.

‘huh?’

How long had it been since I had walked through the coral forest when, in the distance, a large, whitish figure swept past the rocks. It met Karna’s gaze. It seemed that Karna had seen it too.

It didn’t take long for the creature’s identity to be revealed. A cluster of white tentacles flew out from behind the rock.

Eternity flashed. A transparent blade cut off the sucker tentacle. The severed tentacle seemed to glow on its own, and the nearby sea turned black.

I used magic to push the black water away from me so it wouldn’t come near me, and checked the severed tentacles.

‘……calamari?’

No matter how much I checked, the severed tentacles looked like squid legs. Karna, who had already seen octopuses that had grown grotesquely large, made a slightly disgusted expression.

I was thinking of going after it and killing it, but I gave up. I didn’t come here to subdue the monsters, so I didn’t really want to bother with that.

-… … !!!!!!

Beatrice, who came to me a step behind, struggling through the water, looked around my body. Seeing her anxious look, I smiled and patted her head.

-… … .

Beatrice, who seemed to be sighing in relief, stepped back in surprise at the sight of the squid legs floating beside her. She was calmed down by grabbing her wrist and pulling her into her arms.

‘I guess it’s better to throw that away.’

I took the octopus and used it to good effect, but I didn’t think it was really necessary. I gave up and just cut it into thin pieces and sprinkled it as fish food.

The fish and crustaceans nearby swarmed over and began to slowly nibble away at the white flesh. Beatrice, too, thought it was fish food, so she observed them eating it on her hand, feeling a little less disgusted.

“Phew… … .”

After the short but intense exploration, I walked out and Beatrice came up to me soaking wet and wiped the moisture off every nook and cranny of my body. She flinched every now and then and blushed.

I didn’t just receive it either. I dried Beatrice’s hair with magic. I got a noticeably flustered reaction in return.

“Your Majesty… …?”

“Stay still.”

Then Beatrice did as I said and closed her eyes tightly and stayed still until I tapped her shoulder and told her it was okay.

“The rest… … are still sleeping.”

The four were still asleep. I checked the time. About an hour had passed. The expression “asleep unaware of the world” was exactly what it sounded like.

“Should I wake you up soon… … ?”

As I was going to wake him up, I noticed something strange.

Footprints left in a mess on the beach that should have been clean, and an icebox that was left open even though it was clearly closed.

His expression hardened on its own. Could there be an intruder?

‘No, if that were the case, the detection magic would have been activated.’

This is a barrier that was installed by the great wizard Valera himself. How many people would be able to break through it? Furthermore, even if those four were asleep, they would not be the type to stand defenseless in front of an intruder.

I approached the icebox, ready to take out the eternity at any moment, and checked it.

“… … .”

“What’s wrong, Mira? What’s wrong?”

Karna noticed my subtle expression and asked.

“The alcohol is gone.”

“……alcohol?”

As soon as I heard the answer, my expression became the same.

The liquor that was inside the box had disappeared quite a bit. I was hesitant when I took out the sun oil, but this time I was sure. The liquor bottle I saw when I took out the sun oil earlier was gone.

“It’s not clear because the footprints are faint on the sandy beach… … but it looks like he came here quite drunk.”

Karna shrugged as he checked the footprints on the beach.

“Can you tell something like that just by looking at footprints?”

“The impression isn’t consistent. Here, the right side is deeper, and here, on the contrary, the area near the big toe is deeper. Even considering that it’s a sandy beach, it means that the center of gravity isn’t properly maintained. Oh, and there, I fell over again. What does it mean that I went to the icebox with unsteady steps, got out a drink, and went back?”

“You’re already very drunk, and you came here to get more alcohol because you ran out?”

“Correct answer.”

Karna chuckled.

“… … .”

If that’s true, then considering all the other things, there could only be one, or two, people who could have taken the alcohol.

I guess I should go and find those two people.