Academic City (1st)
Ester-chan almost managed to derail the entire lecture, but thanks to Allen quickly removing her from the hall and my own efforts, we managed to get back on track. When Edita Sensei finished her presentation, the curtains were lowered as the audience applauded.
“…I’m sorry about that.”
As we left the stage, Sensei offered me an apology.
“You don’t need to apologize. It’s natural that you’d want to react that way.”
Her theory was being attacked after all.
“Still, I-I’m sorry for causing trouble.”
“Don’t worry about it. It ended up adding to the overall presentation in the end.”
Professor Bus met us backstage and praised Edita Sensei for her lecture. I don’t think he’s just being nice either. The overall reception from the audience was positive. Some thought it was an interesting idea while others thought it was a step in a direction most of Academy City hadn’t considered.
“See? We should just be happy it went well.”
“…you’re right.”
My loli Sensei reluctantly nodded.
Good.
And now things went back to normal. We left the backstage area and were now walking down a hallway back to our guest rooms. We weren’t paid or rewarded for this. Our only payment was the sense of accomplishment we got from a job well done.
I think I’m going to sleep well tonight.
However, this sense of relief only lasted a short while.
We were walking down the corridor when we turned a corner and ran into someone. It was Ester-chan who was still heated after what happened in the hall.
Incidentally, Drill-chan and the masochist demon weren’t with her.
“Muu, it’s you….”
“…could this day get any worse? Why do I have to see your face again?”
We turned the corner and came face to face with each other.
Even worse, Ester-chan and Edita Sensei were directly in each other’s path. One of them would have to move for the other to pass, but the scowls on their faces told me that wasn’t going to happen.
“That’s my line. You’re just a little girl that only knows how to be rude.”
“…what did you say?”
“What sort of pathetic creature interrupts a lecture to complain about personal problems and then attacks someone’s appearance? Your display earlier is unbecoming of someone who claims to be a noble.”
“….”
Edita Sensei was the first to attack.
This resulted in Ester-chan’s rage building further and I could see her fists clenching at her side.
“D-Do you think it’s a good idea to insult a member of the nobility!?”
“E-Ester, please, calm down!”
Allen was put into an unenviable position. Ester-chan is without a doubt in the wrong. She has no way of defending herself and she knows this. Edita Sensei brought up good points and Allen has no way of defending her.
Still, I’d like to be in his position at least once. Attempting to comfort an incensed woman and trying to improve her mood however possible. Inevitably, this would end with me be rewarded with sex for being the only one that helped her.
“Can we just put this fight on hold until we return to the Penny Empire? This is Academy City and we are here as representatives of our country. We should refrain from embarrassing our country while we are guests here.”
I’m sorry to say it, but Edita and I should be the ones to take the high road and move past this.
If this keeps going as is, Ester-chan won’t be able to contain her rage any longer.
“I’m not interested in wasting any more of my breath on this girl.”
“Gu….”
Thank you, Sensei.
While the lolibitch looked annoyed by me attempting to moderate.
“Tanaka-san is right, Ester.”
“You’re doing it again! That’s all you’ve been saying lately! Tanaka, Tanaka, Tanaka! Why do you keep bringing up his name!? We were supposed to be going on a date today, or did you forget!? But all you can do is keep talking about some insignificant baron!”
“I-I’m sorry, Ester….”
I guess I can understand why she’s angry.
He’s been neglecting her all day, but that may be intentional if his goal is to get Ester-chan’s memories back by any means necessary. I recalled the conversation we had yesterday and concluded that that was the most likely scenario.
He really wants to win Ester-chan’s heart from me without cheating.
He is genuinely a great guy with a good heart.
I have a lot of respect for him.
However, what he’s trying to do is the exact opposite of what this busamen wants.
“Hmph! I’m done with this conversation!”
The lolibitch threw her head up in the air and walked off in a huff.
Allen followed closely behind her.
It turns out that Ester-chan chose a terrible time to walk off. She only made it a few steps before the sound of people running through the halls met my ears. There was only one direction they could be headed and as Ester-chan neared the corner, several students suddenly emerged and ran past the lolibitch.
One of the students bumped shoulders with Ester-chan as she moved by her.
“Kya….”
“Ah!?”
The sudden collision knocked both of them off balance.
“Ester!”
The lolibitch was caught by Allen before she could fall while the student that ran into her fell flat on her face.
“Uuh….”
I immediately recognized the cute black twin-tailed hair and the pure white panties exposed under her skirt as she fell.
It was the JC I had bumped into a few times before over the last few days. (TN: JC is an abbreviation for a female middle school student, similar to JK)
The same three bullies: fat, handsome, and skinny; followed closely behind her. The moment they noticed me, their faces turned pale as the blood drained from them.
It seems they were chasing after her.
“What a coincidence.”
“Y-You can’t be serious!? What the hell do you think you’re doing!?”
Ester-chan’s rage had found a new target.
But it wasn’t the bullies she was yelling at. The bullied girl was now her focus.
“….”
As soon as the girl realized the focus was on her, she jumped to her feet in a panic and began fixing her dishevelled clothes. Her eyes began frantically scanning the room to see everyone who had encircled her.
“….”
Once she realized I was there and that Ester-chan, a noble, was angry with her, her eyes widened and she fled in a panic without even apologizing. As she ran away in a hurry, her skirt flew up in the air and I got another shot of her panties.
“What the hell!? She can’t even apologize for bumping into me?”
This upset the lolibitch even further.
“It’s okay, Ester. She was clearly dealing with her own problems.”
“…what?”
Allen’s eyes shifted to the three bullies that were still standing there.
He must have picked up on what was happening based off the disarray the girl’s clothes were in.
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