Chapter 1125 – 1125. Magic School Shutra (7)
Ariel greeted me calmly as soon as I entered the room.
As soon as I entered the room, I couldn’t understand Ariel’s appearance.
Even with my skills, I couldn’t easily detect Louis’ mana residue, so Ariel couldn’t know.
No, I tried to understand why Edgar was not aware of the residual mana coming from Horwitz’s room.
The reason for mana residual was that a certain level of magic power was needed to unconsciously catch it.
Even if the magic power supports it to some extent, it may vary depending on the condition.
For example, the person sitting on the bed with me right now…
“Phew~ Being alone in a room with a man… “I’m nervous because it’s my first time.”
Like a drunk Ariel.
At first she thought it was because she was drunk that she couldn’t sense the mana residue.
But that was my big mistake.
Ariel speaks gibberish in her drunken voice…
“Suho, what about you?”
She wrote clearly on a piece of paper and showed it to me.
〈Can you feel the mana residue right now? 〉
I respond to Ariel’s words…
“Because I’m alone with Ariel-senpai… “I’m nervous too.”
She answered the note she handed me with her own writing.
〈Yes, I felt it as soon as I came in. You already know this, right? Since when did these two people do something like that? 〉
Ariel looked surprised at my writing in an instant, then giggled after checking the contents of her note.
“Hehe… You don’t look nervous at all? You’re popular with girls… I think there were a lot of things like this… ?”
The smile was not an act, but a genuine smile.
〈Two people… That’s amazing. Even though I was sure of one side, I didn’t know the other side…〉
As expected, Ariel didn’t seem to feel Louis’ mana residue.
Regardless of Ariel’s good grades at Shutra School, her magic power itself is far behind mine, so it’s only natural.
I answered by writing on the note again.
“Haha… It doesn’t matter how much experience you have. It matters who you are with. “I have never been more nervous than I am now.”
〈If I’m not mistaken, it’s both. However… Since when has it been like that?〉
Ariel was staring blankly at my lips rather than at my note.
She came to her senses in the middle, and wrote down a note in response.
“Hmm… Does that mean I’m nervous because I’m the student council president? Or because he was the top graduate… ?”
〈 I think it’s been like that since day one. On the first day, I thought it was a mistake because I was drunk a lot, but yesterday, after drinking moderately, I pretended to sleep and checked properly. 〉
First, one fact has been confirmed.
Although Lewis doesn’t know, Edgar Horwitz has been using wiretapping magic in Ariel’s room since day one.
And Ariel…
“It’s everything. Student council president, valedictorian, and at the same time… Because it’s Ariel senior.”
〈Then why haven’t you said anything until now? If you feel uncomfortable about coming forward in person, I will come and say something.〉
Even though he knew that the man was spying on his room, he passed on without saying anything.
Perhaps the reason Ariel made this decision is that she is currently the one proposing and leading her trip.
They probably endured it out of a sense of sacrifice because they were concerned that bringing up this issue would not only worsen the atmosphere, but also ruin the trip as soon as it started.
‘For some reason, I’ve been drinking less since yesterday…’ .’
Even though she tolerated eavesdropping, she seemed to drink less because she was worried that she might accidentally say something strange.
I frowned at Ariel’s patience and the two cubs who took advantage of her patience to eavesdrop.
The two of them were angry, but they couldn’t help but be angry at her victim, Ariel.
‘No, why are you putting up with this?’
When I looked at Ariel with anger showing on her face, Ariel saw me like that…
“Hmm… I always think about it… Suho, I think you have a gift for speaking. It feels strangely good when you say things that would make other kids angry…”
Instead, he started laughing brighter, as if he was having a hard time holding back his laughter.
Then she smiled brightly and responded with a note.
〈No, don’t do it. I feel bad, but I don’t want to ruin my trip like this. I don’t know about those two, but I don’t want to ruin Hanelone and Milena’s mood. 〉
And the reason Ariel was calm to some extent was because she interpreted the two people’s eavesdropping intentions in different ways.
〈I’m embarrassed to write this myself, but… They both confessed to me before. I refused at the time, but I think I’m doing that because I haven’t let go of my regrets yet. So don’t worry too much.〉
I intuited Lewis’s confession yesterday, and I saw Edgar Horwitz’s confession through a dream.
But today was the first time Ariel spoke directly.
As soon as I saw the note containing Ariel’s answer, I could see the biggest reason why she was putting up with this disgusting situation.
‘I think I know why my father wailed.’
Self-sacrifice.
As her eldest daughter, Ariel abandoned her position of succession and entered Shutra, believing it was natural to protect her family.
Ariel’s noble sacrifice deserves praise, and it was one of the things I also respected.
But the situation was different now.
Ariel believed that as the student council president, she had to accept the mistakes and disgusting behavior of her members, and she was putting up with it.
She said, ‘You have to endure it in moderation…’ .’
I asked with a disapproving expression, understanding Ariel’s father’s feelings.
“What did Hanelone-senpai and Milena-senpai wish for?”
However, Ariel clung to my expression with a brighter smile.
It was so different from the usual Ariel.
‘… ‘What is it?’
If it had been a normal Ariel, she would have noticed my serious expression and would not have clung to me like this.
Ariel was as close to me as she wrote her answer and note.
“The two of them only made boring wishes. I said I just wanted to remain friendly. While she was at Shutra School… “I plan to be really nice to both of you.”
〈 Don’t worry about Hanelone and Milena. The two were so drunk that they could not detect any mana residue.〉
If the two people had known, there would have been a big uproar a long time ago.
I was relieved because I didn’t want that kind of commotion either.
I was relieved and managed to get Ariel’s note, and as I wrote in her note, I gave one of the eavesdroppers an uppercut.
“Haha… “Sometimes there are idiots who make strange wishes without notice, but Hanelone-senpai and Milena-senpai are not those people.”
Flinch!
As if my uppercut had worked properly, Lewis’s flinching presence penetrated the wall and flowed into my skin without any filtering.
I finished the note, smiling inwardly at the thought of having beaten Lewis to the punch.
〈Good thing you kept it a secret from the two of you. But why did you tell me that very thing?〉
As soon as I arrived, Ariel showed me the note she had already completed.
In other words, even if I didn’t know about the wiretapping, Ariel would have told me about it.
Ariel responded to me by writing a note and showing it to me.
“It’s a thoughtless wish… “I think it’s my turn to make a wish, so I’m intentionally throwing in some bait to get people’s attention.”
〈 Suho, please. Please help me to sort out the minds of those two people.〉
While Ariel’s voice was full of playfulness that tickled my eardrums, the writing in her note was full of seriousness.
Ariel seems as if her personality is divided into two.
Ariel is… To those who secretly eavesdrop on her. .
“If by any chance you thought I was making a light wish by saying that… It was a miscalculation.”
She faked the personality of a light-hearted woman who seduces men, and to me, who was actually sitting in the same bed…
〈I want to sort out the hearts of two people and separate them. Please.〉
He was asking me for a favor, showing his sorrowful appearance.
I was curious.
“Haha… Tell me please. “I will grant whatever your wish is.”
What is Ariel trying to say, and why has she laid so much groundwork?
“Flaw… If she answers confidently like that… “I might regret it?”
Ariel gave me an earnest look and swallowed her saliva so hard that the two men listening could hear it.
Ariel barely swallowed her saliva and spoke of her wish in a slightly trembling voice…
“My wish is…”
She showed me her handwriting that was messed up due to her trembling hands.
“Suho, let’s date me.”
〈Graduation… No, it’s okay until this trip ends. So that I can fool those two… Please accept my wish.〉
Ariel was telling me all about the difficulties she was facing and asking for help.
When Ariel announced her wish, Lewis and Edgar Horwitz seemed outraged.
I enjoyed the two people’s pretense of popularity and looked at Ariel’s condition again.
Ariel waits for my answer with eager eyes.
But unfortunately, I have been traveling through space and acting like I was eating…
‘Hey… Perhaps because he received military training, his tactical skills are good. This is how you take advantage of this situation.’
She could easily tell that Ariel was acting to deceive me.
Ariel was using the fact that she was being monitored to stimulate my feelings.
It was not difficult to guess why she was acting like this.
She said, ‘I guess she thought words alone wouldn’t do as well as she did in the maze.’
Realizing that just showing her feelings wasn’t enough, she took advantage of this situation to try to sway my heart.
And she says that Ariel acts like this, and she even takes advantage of this situation…
‘… It’s really over.’
She was proving that Ariel truly liked me.
Ariel hates deceiving others, and by doing this, she was trying to connect with me.
Until now, I was feeling frustrated as if I was on the same page with Ariel’s father…
‘I was going to tie the knot, but you came forward yourself.’
She had no choice but to return to being the man her father hated.
A man who enjoys women. As a man who took away the heart of the daughter he had raised and cherished all his life.
‘I’m sorry for being such a trash son-in-law. But I will remain the best man for your daughter, so please forgive me.
I looked at Ariel in repentance for her future sins to her father.
After Ariel had excitedly stated her wish, she was scribbling her words messily on a piece of paper with her trembling hands.
〈 I know very well how rude this is! I just want to separate the two of you! I’m sorry if this was an unreasonable request! Just in case…〉
The reason why Ariel reacted so strongly was simple.
After hearing Louis’ wish for a confession, Ariel criticized him for his petty behavior.
Ariel made the exact same wish to me that Louise had made yesterday.
Ariel revealed her displeasure without filtering after receiving Louis’ confession yesterday.
And now she…
〈I’m really sorry if I offended you! I just…〉
It seemed like he felt fear beyond worry, wondering if I might have felt that discomfort.
I laughed to myself when I saw Ariel’s reaction.
‘I won’t be able to see things like that anymore.’
Ariel looks embarrassed as if her soul has been ripped out.
Today will probably be the first and last time we see Ariel like this.
In every experience, there is a side that can only be shown at the beginning.
I keep that image of Ariel as a memory…
“Senior.”
“Uh… ?”
I grabbed Ariel’s hand and stopped her as she scribbled unknown words on a piece of paper.
I asked Ariel, who looked up at me with puzzled eyes, in a soft voice like when we rode a white horse together before.
“I don’t know what kind of person I am… “You know it well now, right?”
“Ah…”
Ariel answered calmly, calming down her hands and neck that were shaking at the sound of my voice.
“Well… “I know.”
“Then tell me, what kind of person I am.”
“Excellent magical talent and skills, as well as the way you work hard…”
“Not like that.”
“Tsk…”
I changed from a soft voice to a forceful one, putting pressure on Ariel.
“Please tell me everything you know and feel about what kind of person I am as a man.”
The voice I am uttering now is the voice I heard earlier in the maze.
Ariel flinched at the change in my voice, but quickly came to her senses and adjusted her expression.
And with his usual sturdy expression and calm voice as the student council president, he began to explain what kind of man I was.
“The Seong Su-ho I know… “I like women.”
“If there’s a girl you like, approach her first and see her. Even if there is a woman he is dating.”
“The known dating partner is Luna Stadtfeld. And the person he is secretly dating is… Hanelone and Milena, these two people.”
As soon as the names of Hanelone and Milena came out, I felt a flinch coming from the room next to Luis.
However, Ariel did not sense any such sign and continued to tell my story.
“He must have already slept with not only Luna, but also Hanelone and Milena.’
“There are probably more than just three women. The Seong Su-ho I know is… “Because I seem to be the type of person to approach a woman I like first and then look at her.”
Even though Ariel was talking about my secrets, she continued to speak in a boastful manner as if she was bragging about her husband.
“That is… “I know a man named Seong Su-ho.”
I was a little surprised by Ariel’s straightforward speech, but she quickly came to her senses and asked.
“Haha… You know very well. Did you make such a wish knowing me so well? A senior I know… “I understand that you hate men like me?”
Ariel found out about my history with women through Louise, and she hated me for that one reason.
And Ariel…
“That’s right, just like you said, Suho, I hate men like you.”
He calmly agreed with my words.
I looked at Ariel and gave her a blank expression.
‘What? Are you suddenly feeding me… ?’
But Ariel continued her words, avoiding my eyes.
“A man who reaches out to another woman even though he is dating a woman or a wife… “It’s the type of person I hate the most in life.”
Ariel answered calmly, then gazed at me with her clear eyes with a deep sigh.
“But… It doesn’t matter if that guy is you. No, it doesn’t matter because it’s you.”
A form of forgiveness that is not fair at all.
“Other men can’t, but you can.”
Ariel offers to give infinite indulgence to just one man.
The moment I heard Ariel’s words…
‘Oh right. Temperament…’
It reminded me of Ariel’s temperament that I had seen before.
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[Absolute obedience to lover’s orders], [Attracted to strong men], [Single-mindedness], [Masochistic desire], [Paternalism]
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Ariel, who was completely instilled with her father’s ideas by her patriarchal father.
For Ariel, marriage was practically a wedding in which she risked her soul.
Well, as you live, those temperaments will gradually change and eventually disappear.
But as of now, for Ariel, dating is not just about interacting with a man she likes…
‘Hey… I was truly recognized by Ariel.’
It was an act of submission to a man he recognized.
This may be the reason why Ariel does not feel the same feelings for Edgar Horwitz as her opposite sex.
Due to his instinct to decide on just one person, he probably didn’t feel the slightest interest in Edgar Horwitz, who was inferior to him.
But you will see a strange error here.
Lewis.
Considering Lewis’ origins and talent… She must have been a decent man that Ariel would approve of.
However, Ariel rejected Louis’ confession.
The reason why Ariel rejected Louis’ confession was simple.
‘Hwiyu…’ It almost got stolen~’
It was because the one ticket was already in my possession.
Of course, Ariel didn’t hand it to me directly, she said that Ariel wrote my name herself…
I looked at Ariel, who was reciting infinite indulgences to me, and after writing her words on her note, I showed it to her.
〈From now on, everything is sincere.〉
“…”
As soon as Ariel saw my note, she looked up at me with a blank expression.
I crumpled the remaining paper with her hand and threw it away, as if to imply that there was no need for secret conversation anymore.
And she said.
“When you were talking about me earlier, you missed one thing.”
“… “What is it?”
Ariel is sitting on the bed with anxious eyes.
I slowly pushed Ariel’s upper body away and laid her on the bed, looking down at her and letting out her fishy voice.
“It’s true that I like women, but… There is one thing that is most important when choosing a woman. Do you know what it is?”
“Except… Appearance?”
Ariel turned her head with her trembling voice.
This woman still seemed insecure about her appearance.
‘… If it is known that I posted this face on the Internet and said this, I will be bombarded.’
A woman who could have been an actress just by looking at her face wasn’t very confident about her appearance.
“Of course appearance is important. “It is no longer something to be considered.”
“Uh… ? Hmm… ?
Seeing Ariel like that, I sighed inwardly and regained my composure.
“What’s really important is… It’s an attitude.”
“Attitude… ?”
“Yes, there is only one thing I want from you.”
I slowly lowered my head to Ariel and said.
“Obedience.”
“Ah…”
“I like pretty, obedient women. Even though I am this kind of man… Do you want to date?”
I stared at Ariel with cold eyes and waited for her answer.
But unlike my cool eyes, Ariel’s face was bright red.
When Ariel’s blush turned as bright as her lips, she let out a breath as if she had been holding it all this time.
“Fuhuhu…”
After catching her breath, Ariel answered in a voice so low that it could barely reach my ears.
“Because you are that kind of man… “I want to date you.”
“… “Don’t regret it.”
Ariel, who understood the meaning of the answer I just gave, answered with a bright smile.
“Hehe… Do I look like a woman who will regret?”
“… No. “I didn’t see it that way from the beginning.”
I answered like that and lowered my upper body…
“Hmm!?”
Ariel began to taste her lips for the first time.
“Chuuuuu… Churrup… Ha…”
That’s how I shared my first kiss with Ariel…
‘Don’t you feel sad just hearing that sound? Do not worry. Because I put some presents in the room in advance… Enjoy it all night long.’
I enjoyed the intense reaction felt in Lewis and Edgar Horwitz’s room.
