Representative of the Goddesses 266

## Chapter 266 – Academy Arc (39) – Cute Catgirl Charlotte 3

267. Academy Arc (39) – Cute Catgirl Charlotte 3

Charlotte’s mansion has a courtyard that can be used as a resting area. When I looked around before, I thought it was a bit strange that the backyard was just an empty space without any garden, but it turned out that there was a teleport portal made with a magic circle there.

It’s not always active, of course, but it’s a form that is activated by injecting magic power. It’s a concept where two are linked, like ‘A-B’, and it’s probably connected to Tellamis, the capital of Glishen, or more precisely, her residence. Not everyone can use the teleport portal, and as it is one of the higher-level magics, it requires pure and powerful magic power. In other words, even if a portal exists, a high-ranking mage of considerable skill wouldn’t dare to use it. Moreover, it requires a considerable number of auxiliary mages by their side.

Of course, Charlotte’s mother, the great mage ‘Scarlett Bronde,’ is an exception to this. Although it would consume quite a bit of power, she was capable of teleporting three or four times on her own.

When I arrived, Charlotte was already injecting mana into the portal to activate it.

I almost missed it.

Next to Charlotte, all the maids of the mansion were lined up neatly, waiting for Scarlett Bronde. Feeling nervous for no reason, I went to Charlotte’s side and asked her.

“What should I call her?”
“Call her? Academy students aren’t supposed to be concerned with rank, so… just follow the noble etiquette.”
“I see.”

In other words, I should call her Lady Scarlett or Countess Allton. When I was just a commoner, I just had to use honorifics, but now… it feels strange.

And a moment later.

-Whoosh…!

Along with an unrealistic sound effect that seemed like it came from a sci-fi movie, the teleport portal flashed. For a moment, a blurry silhouette of a human appeared, and in the blink of an eye, a woman was there.

-We greet the Lady of the House.
-We greet the Lady of the House.

The maids bowed at the same time, greeting her with precision.

“Make yourselves comfortable. Hmm~ The air is definitely better here than in the capital.”

I watched her every move as she appeared on the portal.

Her height was easily over 180cm, similar to mine.

Like Charlotte, she had golden spiral bun hair, except for her bangs.

Her face was similar to Charlotte’s, and I thought that she might look like that when she grew up. But if I had to point out the differences, while she had the sharp features of a beauty like Charlotte, Scarlett seemed more hysterical. She looked quite young, and if I were to joke, she could pass as a slightly older sister.

‘Her outfit is amazing.’

A corset-style top with some exposure. There were no shoulder straps, and all the soft skin above her chest was exposed, with only the bottom supporting her bursting bust.

But the frills at the end of her breasts cleverly reduced the exposure, and the dazzling multi-layered necklaces above her chest,

While they distracted the eyes up and down, they were not enough to hide the volume of her chest and the presence of her alluring skin.

She has a truly insane rack.

On her arms, she wore elegant frilly arm warmers that matched her top.

A slender waist and large hips. It even seemed bigger than Charlotte’s.

Below, she wore a long, robe-like skirt with a slit on the side, and inside, she wore tight black pantyhose. It seemed like an intention to not expose her skin in intimate places even if the wind blew, but it was even more alluring.

In short, she had a truly stunning figure.

Perhaps she wasn’t feeling well, the Countess’s face looked somewhat sentimental. Or maybe that was just her impression. But as soon as she saw her daughter Charlotte, she relaxed her hysterical gaze.

“Ah! My Charlotte. It’s been so long. I haven’t seen you for months… How have you been? Have you been healthy?”
“Yes, Mother. I’ve been well. I’m glad to see you haven’t changed either.”

The mother and daughter hugged briefly and talked for a while. Then, Scarlett noticed me and turned her head to look at me intently.

Her gaze had turned cold again.

“………Who is this boy?”
“Ah, that’s…! He’s the student I wrote about in my letter.”

Charlotte introduced me, saying that I had incredible magical talent and that she had recently brought me to her side.

“He learns incredibly fast. Actually, I want to teach him more advanced magic, but I’m not good enough to teach him properly yet… Could you possibly take a look at him, even for a little while?”
“Hmm. Indeed… …It was a boy…”

Her voice was somewhat displeased. The Countess narrowed her eyes and seemed to have seen through my innate magical talent without any special method.

Objectively speaking, a talent like me should be welcomed with open arms!

“I am Raoul. Countess. I have always heard stories about you, and it is an honor to meet you like this.”
“Yes. Nice to meet you.”

Her reaction was quite dry.

After thinking for a moment, Scarlett asked Charlotte again.

“The butler’s name was… Beherdt, right? Where is he now?”
“Ah. Well, that is… He seemed to be a bit unwell from overwork recently, so I gave him a vacation.”
“………I see. I see.”

Beherdt was the butler who tried to prevent me and Charlotte from getting close. Does Scarlett know his personality? She looked back and forth between me and Charlotte’s faces without saying anything. Then, she smiled at me.

“Raoul, was it? As my daughter said, I need to examine your magical talent, so follow me. Charlotte, you can wait inside and rest comfortably. Come this way.”
“Yes, Countess!”

I followed her into the mansion’s drawing room.

It felt like she was deliberately swaying her hips seductively as she walked, perhaps because her hips were so big.

What a tease.

I was alone with Charlotte’s mother in the drawing room after all the maids had been dismissed.

“Well, then…”

To my shock, as soon as the door closed, she changed completely without any warning. A powerful mana force enveloped my body and lifted me into the air. I was extremely flustered by the sudden action. Soon, with a thud! I was thrown backward and hit the wall.

It didn’t hurt that much.

Scarlett was clearly showing hostility towards me.

“Why is a fresh young man setting foot in our Charlotte’s house! Who are you!?”
“What are you talking about? …Ugh!”
“You know what I’m talking about! I can tell at a glance. The way you and my daughter look at each other is strange!”

-Thud

The pressure was applied by the constantly fluctuating mana.

“No, Mother. Please calm down…!”
“Who’s your mother!”

-Thud

I used a local custom without realizing it.

“Ah, anyway, please calm down for a moment, Countess.”
“Tell me clearly what your relationship is with my daughter.”

I swallowed hard and then said the line I had prepared.

“Well, that is… Charlotte and I are dat…”

-Thud!

“Wh-what, what did you say? Really, really… My Charlotte is dating? Ah…!! She was always a good girl who wrote me letters on the same day, but last month she was a day late, and I was worried if something had happened…! It was because of you! And you said you were a commoner? Why does she have to date…”

‘The “lowly commoner” comment I heard when I first met Charlotte was influenced by this mother.’

This woman’s affection for her daughter is too much.

More importantly, I have to finish my line.

“Well, that is… I’m not sure if Charlotte and I are dating.”
“…What nonsense are you talking about?”
“I think we’re dating, but I don’t know what Charlotte thinks… I’m not sure about that.”
“…………What is this…”

Hearing my words, Scarlett looked at me with a face that said, “What kind of pathetic and anticlimactic nonsense is this?” Well, generally, people would think that we were just having a childish romance. Scarlett seemed to think so too and looked slightly relieved.

Soon, the magic was released, and my body came down.

I had been talking nonsense just a moment ago, but now I looked at her with the most serious eyes and opened my mouth.

“Countess, regardless of what happened with Charlotte, my passion for magic is genuine! I know that Charlotte is trying to give me an opportunity that is beyond my capabilities… But since I’ve met you like this, if you could help me gain even a small insight, I will definitely repay your kindness later.”

My tone was clear and dignified, 180 degrees different from before.

Hearing my words, Scarlett chuckled.

“Hmph. Even after experiencing something like that… Well, fine. I’ll consider it since I was specially asked. But more importantly, keep your distance from my daughter, understand?”
“…Yes, Countess.”

……………

After that, Scarlett met with Charlotte and had various chats.

Her daughter was a famous genius mage at the academy, and she herself was a great mage of the kingdom. After chatting, Scarlett went back to the backyard with her daughter. After creating a magic barrier in the air, she tested how much her daughter’s magic had improved.

And Scarlett couldn’t help but be surprised.

Her daughter’s skills had improved dramatically compared to before. The destructive power and control of the Allton family’s secret magic, Rivestrol, had become more refined.

‘Her mana flow has become very flexible. It hasn’t been that long… How did this happen?’

She had doubts, but well, it was good news, so such minor things didn’t matter.

Anyway, she brought up the question she had to ask.

“Charlotte, are you perhaps dating that boy?”
“Huh? No, Mother.”
“Hmm, really?”
“Yes, …I just thought he was a talent who could be helpful to our family.”
“So, you helped him study and such.”
“Yes.”

Scarlett was satisfied with what she heard. As expected, it was a typical boy’s delusion. They think that if you just smile at them, they like you. She wondered what that boy meant when he said he thought they were dating but wasn’t sure.

‘As expected, she’s my daughter. She’s different from those easy girls who give their hearts so easily. …But still, there’s a possibility that the boy will eventually cross the line.’

Besides, she hadn’t completely resolved her doubts. She could see that her daughter was also looking at Raoul with a strange gaze.

Scarlett was the type to see and confirm things with her own eyes.

“Indeed… It must have been very helpful to study independently like that. But Charlotte, if you’re not healthy, nothing will work, so make sure to rest well on the weekends. I’ll assign someone to watch over you, and if I hear that you’re studying even on your days off, I’ll temporarily shut down your studies.”
“That’s too much… Ummm… Okay, Mother. What about Raoul?”
“I have business to attend to today, so I have to go back. I’ll think carefully about teaching Raoul. I’ll contact you first next time. Okay?”
“Yes.”

With that, Scarlett returned to the capital, Tellamis, through the portal.

……………

……………

A few days later, Scarlett was scribbling with a quill on a blank piece of paper, writing down magic theories in her mansion (a residence she mainly uses for work when she’s not staying at the main family home). Although the Allton family was located away from the capital, she often worked in Tellamis.

Then, she suddenly checked the date.

‘It’s Monday.’

Scarlett put down her quill, stretched, and prepared to go out.

There was a teleport portal coordinate inside Phillips Academy as well. She entered the room with the portal and injected mana into the magic sphere linked to the academy, sending a signal. Soon, a reply came back, indicating that it was ready.

-Ohh…!! Lady Scarlett!
-The one and only great mage of the Glishen Kingdom!

When she teleported to the linked academy warp room, her appearance alone was enough to make even the headmaster rush out. She told the staff that she didn’t want to be bothered and asked them to pretend she hadn’t come. Then, she used invisibility magic to slip out of the academy gates.

‘I need to see it with my own eyes.’

The reason she told them not to have study sessions on the weekends was simple. The academy’s magic department classes were concentrated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, so if they were to meet, they would meet on Monday.

So, she had limited their time and caught them off guard.

She was always a good and obedient child.

She was worried that her inexperienced daughter would be bitten by a man’s venomous fangs.

What’s wrong with interfering a little? It’s all for her daughter’s sake. If that boy was up to no good, he would face a terrible fate, regardless of his talent.

She entered the mansion where her daughter was staying again in an invisible state.

And in front of Charlotte’s room.

Scarlett couldn’t help but stiffen her face.

‘There’s a soundproofing magic on the room. …What are they doing inside?’

A sense of unease washed over her.

She was about to knock on the door reflexively, but then a better idea came to mind. She set up a see-through magic circle on the wall and linked it to a multi-purpose crystal ball she carried with her, also making it capable of transmitting sound.

Then, she went into an unused room and released her invisibility.

“Hoo… Then…”

She focused her mind on the crystal ball and resonated it with the magic circle she had set up. Soon, the crystal ball began to glow, projecting the space beyond the wall.

The image was blurry, like it was covered in fog, but it gradually became clearer.

And…

[Haa. Haa…]
[Aahhh…♥ Faster]

Inside the crystal ball were two people.

The male student was naked.

…And with that male student behind her, her daughter was shaking her hips lewdly.