Chapter 216 – 216. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
216. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into the Baek Family
“It’s not about books. Chairman… do you know about demons?”
Similar to Floy, I plan to use demons as an excuse to increase my time with her, seeking cooperation. However, I can’t openly ask for cooperation right now.
‘In the original story, the chairman didn’t appear much, so I don’t know her exact personality… but there’s a chance she might stir up the academy looking for demons on her own.’
So, for now, I’ll just drop a hint about demons. And when the time is right, I’ll ask for her cooperation.
‘Until then, I can meet her under the guise of discussing books.’
If we keep meeting, the Lucky Lewd Charm will work its magic.
“Demons? There isn’t a student in the academy who doesn’t know about demons.”
Basic knowledge about demons is taught at the academy.
“I recently transferred to the academy, so I don’t know much about demons. If you don’t mind, I’d like to get some information about them.”
“Information about demons… the professors are more specialized in that than I am.”
“…I see. I’ll ask the professors about that. But are there any rumors about demons in the academy?”
“There are occasional rumors about ghosts in the girls’ bathroom, but I’ve never heard of demons. If there were rumors about demons, the professors would have moved to investigate.”
“Is it because demons are that dangerous?”
“You know well. Why are you asking about demons?”
“I’m planning a novel about demons, so that’s why.”
“Let me give you some advice. It’s best not to write novels about demons if you can help it. If you must, don’t glorify them.”
“It’s just a novel, though.”
“Even if it’s just a novel, people who know about demons will feel uncomfortable and worried, and those with extreme views might even brand you a heretic.”
“Then, what about a novel about hunting demons?”
“That would be fine. There are a few similar novels if you look for them.”
I sat back on the sofa, smacking my lips.
Unlike Floy, Melissa is reacting sensitively to demons. It’ll be difficult to maintain a cooperative relationship like with Floy.
‘As soon as she hears me say there are demons, she’ll probably report it to the professors and mobilize people to search for them. I should hold off on mentioning demons for now.’
Luckily for me, I have the topic of novels to talk about.
*Bang.*
The door opened, and Nella brought the pants.
“I’m sorry. I’ll wash the pants and give them to you tomorrow, so please wear these today.”
“It’s alright. I have maids at my dorm. I’ll return the pants you brought tomorrow.”
After that, I talked about books with Melissa and returned to my dorm.
She said she could make about 100 books in about two days.
***
A few days passed.
It was enough time for the novels to spread throughout the academy, and I became known as a genius inventor and a genius writer.
‘I didn’t invent anything myself, and I didn’t write anything myself either.’
I don’t feel guilty. This isn’t reality, it’s just a game world. I don’t feel guilty about killing people or raping women, so it would be strange to feel guilty about this.
After that, there was a change: I became a member of the student council.
I met Melissa every day because of the book-related work, and we became somewhat close. Melissa suggested that I join the student council since I wasn’t involved in any clubs.
‘She probably heard the rumors about me being an inspector and wants to keep an eye on me.’
I agreed to join the student council. I wanted to get closer to Melissa.
In the meantime, the Lucky Lewd Charm worked its magic, and some lewd things happened, but it ended at the level of physical contact.
‘Melissa doesn’t come closer than a certain distance to me. The situations for lewd things to happen don’t arise easily. She’s a real iron wall. An iron wall.’
The lewd things caused by the Lucky Lewd Charm are due to accidental situations. If the situation isn’t right, or if the woman isn’t careless, the chances of lewd things happening are extremely low.
That’s why lewd things never happened when I was with Yuria.
‘Yuria is basically never careless, except when we’re having sex.’
For the Lucky Lewd Charm to work, the woman has to be careless, or have a problem with her body like Floy.
“Chairman. I’ve been to the Spirit Research Club. There was a problem during the spirit summoning experiment… Chairman?”
I looked at Melissa, who was sitting alone in the student council room. She was leaning back in her chair. She usually sat up straight, so I felt something was off.
“…You’re back. If it wasn’t a big deal, you should have gone back to your dorm.”
“I was going to go back anyway. You don’t look well, Chairman.”
“I stayed up late last night because of the graduation assignment. Maybe that’s why I’m not feeling well today.”
“Graduation assignment? There are still a few months left until graduation. You’re preparing already?”
“That’s just my personality. I have to finish what I can in advance, and once I get into something, I have to do it until I’m satisfied.”
“You have a tiring personality, Chairman.”
“I can’t deny that.”
I approached Melissa.
This is an opportunity. If she’s not feeling well, it means she’s not as thorough as usual.
“Is the novel I gave you being made into books well?”
“You mean ‘The Call of Cthulhu.’ It’s being made well this time too, so there’s no need to worry. But I don’t really understand what a magic train is.”
“Yes. That’s why we added illustrations this time, right?”
“I don’t know who drew them, but they were amazing.”
“The illustrator doesn’t want to reveal their identity.”
The illustrations were just copied from the internet. I don’t know who drew them either.
“…Do you have something to say to me?”
Melissa said to me as I got closer.
“You look tired, so I’ll take you to your dorm.”
“There’s no need. I’m just not feeling as well as usual, but it’s not like I can’t walk or run.”
“I don’t believe you, so try standing up.”
“…Ha. I can’t get angry since you’re worried about me. Look, I’m fine.”
Melissa shook her dark blue hair and stood up from the chair. At 175cm, she was quite tall for a woman.
“You look fine.”
“Yes. As I said, there’s no problem with me moving.”
The moment Melissa was about to sit back down, her leg caught on the chair leg, and she fell towards me.
‘Finally! I’ve been waiting!’
I pretended to be flustered and waited for Melissa to come. Melissa fell on me, and I fell back weakly.
*Thud!*
My head hit the ground with a loud sound, but that wasn’t important right now, so I endured the pain.
“Ugh?!”
Melissa’s lips collided with mine. Moreover, her lips were slightly open. I pretended to be flustered and slipped my tongue in.
My tongue successfully entered her mouth. Melissa was startled and got up. There was a bit of her saliva on my tongue.
Melissa was shocked and jumped up from her seat.
“T-This was an accident! My leg got caught, and it was unavoidable!”
Melissa’s face was red as she flusteredly waved her hands and spoke rapidly.
“I know. Anyone can see it was an accident. Was that your first kiss?”
Unlike her, I was relaxed. I’ve had too much experience to be flustered by just a kiss.
“…Don’t tell anyone about this. If this gets out, it won’t be good for either of us.”
Melissa warned me. I had investigated beforehand, so I knew why she was warning me like this.
Melissa is a noble of the Cobalt Kingdom, which values female purity and chastity.
And not just any noble, but the eldest daughter of the Argent Duke’s family.
If this gets out, she will be criticized by her family and pointed at by other nobles.
“I’m good at keeping secrets. No, I’ll forget about this.”
“…I’ll trust you.”
Melissa got up from her seat and prepared to leave. I swallowed hard, looking at her ample chest.
‘It’s just a kiss now. I have a long way to go.’
How should I break down that iron wall?
It was a day filled with deep contemplation.
***
Late at night.
Yuria left the dorm. Her movements, moving through the shadows, were quieter and more secretive than a cat.
Yuria was heading to the magic department. She was setting up a trap to lure out the demon, as requested by Eugene. The goal wasn’t to catch the demon, but to find out its identity.
Heading to the magic department was because there was a high possibility that the demon was there.
“I don’t know if you’re a thief or a maid. Did your crazy master order you to do this?”
The moment she entered a facility in the magic department, a tall woman with blue hair, Priscilla, was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, looking at Yuria.
Yuria tensed up. She knew about the woman in front of her from Eugene, and she knew her identity.
An Ancient Blue Dragon. A being at the level of a Grand Archmage.
Yuria, who hadn’t even reached the level of an Aura Master, felt pressured just by facing her.
“My master is not crazy.”
“You seem crazy too. Those who are crazy usually don’t know they’re crazy.”
Yuria looked directly at Priscilla. It didn’t feel like a battle was about to break out. She didn’t sense any hostility from Priscilla.
“…Do you have business with me?”
“You have something unpleasant, so I was just curious. Where did you get that?”
Yuria glanced at her left hand. There was black powder in a transparent bottle. It was tainted mana.
“I made it myself.”
“You made it yourself? You’re quite talented. Did you learn from someone?”
“I’m self-taught.”
“So you’re a genius. What’s your purpose for coming here with that?”
“It’s bait. I plan to lure out the demon hiding in the academy.”
“There’s a demon?”
“That’s what my master thinks.”
Priscilla narrowed her eyes and looked at Yuria.
“…I can’t believe it. But if there really is a demon here… it’s a demon that I haven’t noticed. It must be a demon with abilities specialized in hiding. Even if demons like tainted mana, a high-level demon would know how to restrain itself. Your master’s plan won’t work.”
“Then, how should I lure out the demon?”
“You’re a cunning one. You should figure that out yourselves. Do I need to tell you? Besides, I don’t believe you.”
“I understand.”
Yuria tried to pass her. But she couldn’t move because of the pressure she felt from Priscilla.
“…Are you not done with your business?”
“Hand over the tainted mana and go. It’s just what I needed for my research.”
Yuria hesitated, but eventually threw the glass bottle containing the tainted mana to Priscilla. She had extra tainted mana in her shadow subspace, but she couldn’t take it out. It was clear that it would be taken away immediately if she did.
“Why is a being like you staying in the academy?”
“Did you vaguely figure out my identity? You’re quick-witted. The reason I’m staying in the academy is… do you need to know?”
Priscilla didn’t seem like she was going to tell her. Yuria figured as much.
It was well-known that dragons didn’t have good personalities.
“Don’t you plan to get rid of the hidden demon?”
“To me, demons are like cockroaches. I’ll kill them if I see them, but if I don’t see them, there’s no reason to go out of my way to find and kill them.”
It was well-known that dragons hated demons. But there were individual differences. Some dragons would be bloodshot and try to kill demons if they saw them, but there were also cases like Priscilla, who would leave them alone if they weren’t visible.
“Don’t stir up the academy unnecessarily and go back.”
“…Yes. I’ll go back today.”
“Ha. Do you really believe there’s a demon hiding here?”
“My master said it’s hiding, so it must be there.”
“Master and servant….”
Priscilla clicked her tongue and disappeared.
Yuria confirmed that her presence had completely disappeared and returned to her dorm.
