Chapter 98 - 98. Date (1)

It was on the way back after stopping by Zeto and the infirmary.

Priscilla confirmed Zeto's condition.

'There is nothing wrong with my health.'

Said.

Then, mentioning Jeto's swordsmanship, he asked Jeto not to overdo it for the time being, saying that the body was overloaded.

'Certainly... Even in mock battles...'

Suddenly, the scene where Jeto collapses coughing up blood flashes through his mind.

Even though it was fantasy magic, the dizziness of that time still hasn't gone away.

Jetto, why is he pushing himself so hard?

Does he have something else to do with such dangerous swordsmanship?

"...Miss Yuri."

Just when I was lost in thought, I heard Zeto's voice from the side.

He turned his head and looked at him.

He was smiling, as always.

"..."

Even though he gave Priscilla a definite answer, an unknown reluctance settled in a corner of his mind and was disturbing his head.

When I didn't answer, Jeto continued to speak.

"Thank you. For worrying about me."

"What else..."

I bowed my head.

He had a knack for embarrassing people.

'Has my body really become weak?'

But at that time, the body he saw on the airship... Wasn't that weak.

Before long, the strong muscles of Jeto shimmer before his eyes.

It was so stimulating that it kept me from thinking about anything else.

I gently spilled the Jetto that was walking next to me.

Even though he was wearing a uniform, his figure was not hidden.

'From the wide shoulders...'

I swallowed my saliva.

He immediately shook his head and tried to clear his head.

It wasn't a time like this.

Barely clearing my head, I asked Jetto a question.

"...What is Jetto that he is pushing himself so hard for?"

"It's impossible..."

Jetto was speechless at my question.

I've been curious about this before, but now I'm just asking.

While pondering something, Jeto's mouth opens.

"...To protect the people I care about."

"Important person..."

While repeating Jeto's answer, he stopped.

So I stopped and turned around to look at him.

"Miss Yuri is one of them."

"...Me?"

"Yes."

"...Am I precious?"

"Sure."

There was no hesitation in Jeto's voice as he spoke.

Like why are you asking something obvious?

He was saying that

Jetto said he would protect me.

Like a knight in a fairy tale.

Likewise, he was so precious to me.

I was very happy, but because I was embarrassed, a strange answer came out without me knowing.

"It's okay not to protect me? I'm strong enough... And who protects who...!"

He quickly turned his head.

It was hard to even look at Jeto.

His chest thumped. The tremors did not subside.

At my answer, Jeto's laughter is heard from behind.

"...Come quickly. I'll be late for class."

"Yes."

After answering in a voice full of laughter, Jeto came over and walked with him down the aisle again.

He thought, staring blankly at his face.

I also want to be a person who can protect him.

First of all, what should I do with this body that bleeds all the time?

'...Was there any elixir left in the family?'

***

"Blanc, I have something to tell you."

"Hmm... For some reason they call me by name. I guess it's important?"

The Black Hand Guild's southern branch leader, Blanc, asked as he put the document he was reading on a corner of his desk.

Blanc was curious.

Wondering what was this platinum-haired girl in front of her, she came looking for herself.

Her attitude was different because she had come to seek information as usual. She was making me question.

Blanc, who has cleared her desk to focus on her, rests her chin on her and gazes at Eisel.

Eventually, Aizel's mouth opened.

"That is..."

"I'm listening."

"...I was curious about what to do to captivate a man."

"Huh...?"

At Eisel's words, Blanc doubted her own ears.

It wasn't because Aisel, who was unusual from her first meeting, was the southern branch manager of the continent's best information guild, and that she was looking for her, not because it was only dating advice.

"Aisel, you..."

"..."

Eisel quietly turned her head away from Blanc's gaze.

"Has it happened? Someone you like...?!"

Eisel closes her eyes at Blanc's exciting voice.

Blanc was particularly interested in Eisel.

Eisel was not ordinary.

Even though she tried to dig up her information, this mysterious girl who did not come up with any information would provide her with the information she needed.

In return, Eisel would also get the information she wanted from Blanc.

As such, Eisel, who could be said to be a very good source of information, was being loved by Blanc.

"So? Who is it?"

"Secret. At least I don't want to tell the Information Guild."

"You know you can find out somehow? Investigate? Investigate completely?"

"...It's just, I'm a classmate."

Eisel, her face flushed, lowered her head.

Blanc was intrigued by her.

She wondered how Eisel could have put on such a plain shy expression.

She always maintained a blunt face, even when she brought information about Eisel, who Blanc knew, that even her black hand could not easily obtain, and when asked for information about her demons.

"You're welcome, Eisel. I think I can give you the answer she's been looking for."

"Really...?"

Eisel widens her eyes.

Eisel thought that Zeto's curse had deteriorated, so she came looking for Blanc because she thought she needed to try a certain method a little faster.

Blanc's confident expression was enough to give her Eisel confidence.

In the first place, isn't an information guild a job that deals with information and deals with people?

Just by looking at Blanc's alluring dress in front of her eyes, it was Eisel who thought that she would be much more familiar with 'love' than he was.

"Hehe, how to captivate a man..."

Blanc smiled lightly, then slurred her words.

"But is such a method necessary...? What kind of guy doesn't fall for your looks? You're so pretty and cute?"

"...It's okay, it's urgent. It's urgent."

"Are you in a hurry?"

"...A woman who holds you in check has emerged."

Eisel, who didn't need to mention Zeto's curse, simply covered it up.

"Oh."

Blanc was just having fun with the situation.

The stories of her young cadets going through her turbulent youth were a great impetus for her work-stricken woman.

"How's the situation?"

Blanc asked Eisel a question.

"Situation...?"

"I wouldn't have done anything."

"...There is nothing in particular. One-sided contact...?"

"Hmm... Then, what about the child who is being held in check?"

"I don't think he did anything..."

"They both didn't do anything? Then what the hell was the check...?"

"...Is it?"

Eisel scratched his cheek at Blanc's question.

"Still... I'm pretty sure she's after the same guy."

Eisel recalled what Yuri had done to Jeto in the previous episode. This round was no different.

It's just that she herself is far behind in this episode.

Blanc, who looked at Eisel with serious eyes, laughed out loud. In her eyes, Eisel was just cute.

'It seemed like this...'

Eisel thought as she glared at Blanc.

"...Kuhm."

Blanc stopped her laughter and cleared her throat.

"Anyway, then you haven't even been on a date?"

"Date?"

Blanc carefully asked Eisel's question.

"...You don't know dating, do you?"

"No, I know that, but is that so important? We meet all the time because we're in the same class anyway... Sometimes we run into each other on the way..."

"Oh my god..."

At Eisel's sullen reply, who raised his eyebrows, Blanc blocked her mouth, frightened.

Soon after, her blanc, who touched her forehead, opened her mouth.

"Aisel... Love is getting to know each other, right?"

"...I know more about him than anyone else."

"So, what does he know about you?"

"..."

Eisel was silent.

She herself knows a lot about Jeto from her previous episodes, and she has countless memories of him and her.

It occurred to me that Jetto knew very little about himself. Because she was a regressor, she was hiding a lot.

No, maybe it was because Jeto had figured out his taste, so there was no need for such a process.

"To each other. That's why 'together' is important. Isn't love achieved by pushing one-sidedly?"

"Together..."

It was quite different from the information Eisel had found out in her book.

It was inevitable... The book Eisel read was really about how to captivate men, that is to say, 'how to seduce'.

It was a little far from 'spiritual love'.

Blanc knew long ago that Eisel was missing something profound, both mentally and emotionally.

She looked at her Eisel's demeanor with her keen powers of observation and at once found out what she needed, what she really wanted.

"It's too early to talk about love without even casual dating. No matter what, confession of love comes after that."

"Yes..."

At the mention of a love confession, Eisel stung for some reason.

It was because she remembered that she had confessed to Jeto at the flower garden on the pretext that she liked flowers.

"The method is simple. Let's go on a date. Can you arrange that?"

"...Huh."

Eisel nodded her head.

She had the rather absurd idea that if she went on a date, as Blanc had said, she might make Getto fall in love with her.

"Is this your first date?"

"Maybe."

"Okay, then we'll help you specially this time."

Blanc said that and stood up from her seat.

Aisel's head tilted at her words.

"We...?"

"...Huh, there's something like that. Service, service. Since it's a date, we'll have to put in a lot of energy."

I didn't know what Eisel was, but I agreed.

Whatever she was, it was enough for her to capture Jetto.

Blanc smiled at Eisel, who looked at him indifferently.

Listening to Eisel's story, she felt that through dating, she would be able to make a big impression just by making her feel different from 'usual'.

So, she thought of giving Aizel a 'flower dressing' suitable for her first date in her life.

'I think it will look good no matter what you wear...'

What kind of man is a man who cannot be seduced by Eisel's appearance?

***

After Edward's class was over, Eisel asked if the two of them could talk for a while, so I left her classroom and walked with her.

What are you talking about?

She followed her in silence until she came to a secluded place where there were no people.

Then, Eisel, who had been walking ahead, turned around and looked at me.

Hiding her arms behind her back, she lingered on something of hers.

I tilt her head, and she opens her mouth.

"Place..."

"Place?"

"...Go on a date. Me."

Aizel's words continued quietly.

I was at a loss for words at the sudden request for a date.

[ ... ]

Sierra was also speechless.

Her pupils, who had been looking at Eisel with her mouth slightly open, were trembling violently.

Eisel was staring at me and waiting.

My answer.

As if Eisel, who had been holding her whole body up, couldn't wait any longer, her mouth opened again.

"...Do you hate it?"

"...No?"