Chapter 298: …As Accomplices

I walked toward Porte’s house on 7th Street holding Porte’s hand.

Erika was worried about Hilbyid’s condition, so she did not stop at Filim Spring and went home with Rinelle while Sateur and the others guarded her.

Rinelle is joining training, but she has been raising magic mastery so she does not do hard exercise.

That she will not come along to Santony has already been told to the students, and everyone agreed readily.

Only the reason is set as family circumstances.

Saying she might be carrying my child... I cannot say that.

Hiero was following with Senai over the nearby houses. I said she did not have to follow like that, but when Hiero said with a smile "Guard practice," I could say nothing.

Now and then I see a look like they are flying... they are not using power, are they?

If I do not recover their power later I will worry.

I turned my eyes to Porte walking beside me. She smiled with a face that had more confidence than when we met, and talked about what happened at the academy. I smiled naturally.

Maybe thanks to training her body is tighter still, and even so it is not muscular.

The owner of beautiful legs you can tell just by looking is my lover. I feel proud, and at the same time unbearably dear.

There she bears grapefruit, and it sways with every step so not turning my eyes is hard.

Even if she is my lover, if I am despised for staring with that look I cannot stand it...

While I thought that Porte who was talking suddenly stopped, dyed her cheeks a little red, and smiled with a troubled face.

From Porte’s reaction I understood she felt my feelings from the bracelet, and I felt a little embarrassed.

I moved the joined hand a little, tangled fingers, and squeezed. Porte smiled happily and spoke.

"Because Raide-san thinks of me that way I became able to have confidence. I want to answer Raide-san’s feelings, and I want to be closer..."

"Do not say closer. Stay beside me for life? I am honestly glad Porte started to have confidence. But I worry... Porte with confidence is charming so I worry men will come close."

I turned my face to Porte, smiled a little troubled, and spoke. Porte looked up at me with a blank face, then immediately covered her mouth with one hand and started laughing happily.

Was there that much to laugh at in this talk? I tilted my head, rubbed the back of my neck with the hand not joined, and smiled wryly.

After laughing a while Porte stayed holding hands, pressed her body close, looked up at me, and spoke with a happy smile.

"There is no way I would get interested in a man other than Raide-san. Really, nfufufu... I understood the feeling of Nimi-san and the others calling Raide-san a Handful."

"No. Not Porte. I meant men?"

"It is the same. Even if interest is held... um, I am only interested in Raide-san so there is no problem."

Porte saying that was dear. I brought my face close and kissed her forehead and she reddened her face.

I brought my mouth to her ear, murmured "I have no intention of handing you over so I want you to be at ease," and parted my face.

Looking at Porte staring at my face in a daze I wanted to take her into that inn, and I shook it off.

Porte must have felt my feelings from the bracelet too. She went bright red and said in a small voice "After we come back from Santony... um," and showed a cute reaction.

That reaction is unbearable, but has she noticed?

Because she is not doing it on purpose the destructive power is intense...

I felt a gaze and glanced at the roof of a house. Hiero was looking at me with flat eyes, and saying something to Senai who pointed at me and smiled with a troubled face.

Hiero. It is mid-17:00 and dim, but your figure might be found by other people so be quiet?

If I strain my ears I can tell it is a woman’s voice. Really...

I brought my mouth to Porte’s ear and told her Hiero’s look. She confirmed Hiero’s figure with only her eyes like I had and smiled with a troubled face.

Porte and I looked at each other and laughed, had an ordinary happy talk, and aimed for Porte’s house.

About thirty minutes after leaving the academy, on a street one off the main road, Porte’s house came into view.

A two-story house often seen in the royal capital, like Lucian’s house. That was Porte’s house. When home came into view Porte made a slightly disappointed face.

I looked around with my eyes, confirmed no one was there, let go of the joined hand, gently hugged Porte with both hands, brought my face close, and kissed her lips with a touch.

"Hya, Raide-san, nn! ...nnu... nnn, nn, nnmun... nn... nnhaua, nna... Raide-san..."

"When tomorrow comes we can meet at the academy again. In the first place we are lovers. If Porte wishes we can meet anytime. So I do not want you to look lonely. If you make that face I will take you home?"

"...Me thinking I want Raide-san to take me home... I am a bad girl."

Porte settled in my arms, gripped the clothes at my chest with both hands, looked up at me, and said a cute thing.

I kissed that Porte long this time, then parted our bodies. Seeing Porte’s face smiling in a melted way I really wanted to take her home, so I smiled wryly.

I saw Porte enter the house. Hiero who came down from the roof collided with her whole body. I caught her and hugged Hiero’s body with both hands.

Hiero looked up at me with flat eyes, puffed her cheeks, then started talking.

"You were seen by Enol-sensei, right? Raide said to be careful."

"Today I thought it was fine because Hiero and Senai were watching."

"There is always ’someone’ around Raide, right? Even so being seen means you have to be careful... nnn!? Chu, nna... awawawa."

"Haha. With this Hiero is an accomplice too."

"Nnyuuu~~~! Nnnyuuuuu~~~~!!"

I kissed Hiero’s lips with only a touch and grinned. She reddened her face and started combo-poking my chest with both hands.

Hiero combo-poking while raising a cute voice was dear. I parted our bodies, forcibly joined one hand, and started walking toward the church.

Even so with the hand not joined, face still shyly red, she skillfully tapped light with one hand, posun posun, so it was fun.

Senai was on the opposite side from Hiero, pressing her chest to my left arm enough to change the shape of a watermelon, and when I turned my face she smiled with a mischievous child’s face.

I like this expression Senai shows sometimes. Shall I try saying it next time we are alone?

I can see a future of being called a Handful again, but if I say an honest impression and get called a Handful I do not mind.

About being seen. Like Hiero said, ’someone’ of Sharle and the others is watching beside me.

Sharle and the others watch using a special power, and observing my figure without being found by them can only be explained as skill power.

If it was skill power I have no choice but to give up, and the skills I know that fit are three.

Far Sight, Vision Increase, and though the chance is low as a rare skill, Clairvoyance.

Far Sight is a skill that sees distant things. Vision Increase has a lower effect than Far Sight but as the name says raises vision.

The duration is short, but the skill called Clairvoyance can see through even if there is a cover, as the name says.

If Enol-sensei had Clairvoyance, when she turned her eyes outside from the faculty room it would not be odd if she saw me and Erika.

...No. Wait. If Enol-sensei really has Clairvoyance, is Stro Zerneze wearing a black robe for that?

Calm down. I am overthinking... Everyone who belonged to the Demon Association wore black robes, and the lining had a crest.

If I say that, the dark side of Holy Country Kyle wears black robes too.

Am I really overthinking? When we reach the church I will ask Milish or Kuna.

Why a black robe?... I think it is because they can blend into the dark, but I nodded that confirming is important.

I came back to myself and turned my eyes to Hiero and Senai on both sides. Senai smiled with a troubled face, and Hiero had flat eyes on me.

I smiled wryly at the two’s look, explained what I had been thinking, and kept walking toward the church.