Chapter 32: Fox
Adequate nutrition and persistent exercise have also made his physical fitness a qualitative leap compared to his time in Nagazora City.
This is reflected in the appearance of quite strong muscles.
Although it might not be very visible if he was wearing clothes, at this moment when he was shirtless, Mei could see it clearly.
"...!"
Mei, who had hardly any contact with the opposite sex other than her father since she was a child, had never seen such a scene before. Her pretty face instantly became red.
"Um, um, Kirataka-san..."
The purple-haired girl tried to stumble back, but for some reason, she tripped herself and lost her balance, about to fall backward.
Among all kinds of martial arts, this is just a fall on the ground.
Kirataka subconsciously stepped forward and reached out his hand, putting his arms around the girl's waist before she fell, and helped her up.
Because it was the weekend, Mei did not wear the school uniform provided by St. Freya but instead changed into more casual and light clothes.
This casual outfit already fully displays the girl's charm, and after putting it on...
Well, this dress felt a little thinner than he had imagined.
At this moment, the girl's soft body was pressed against his arm. Although there was no direct skin contact, there was a more charming feeling than direct contact.
When their eyes met at close range, he could even clearly see the delicate eyelids revealed when Mei's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the faint dance of water in the depths of her pupils.
The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.
After a few seconds, Mei finally reacted and hurriedly broke free from Kirataka's arms, her cheeks so hot that it seemed as if blood could drip out.
"Thank you... Kirataka-san!"
She covered her face with her hands, her voice was as soft as a mosquito's, and she only dared to glance at Kirataka out of the corner of her eyes.
"... Mei, please go downstairs and wait for a moment. I'll come down after changing my clothes."
The girl nodded like a chick pecking at rice and quickly ran back to the first floor.
He is not an ascetic person, so it is impossible for him to have no reaction at all when a beautiful woman throws herself into his arms.
Especially a rich girl like Mei who has a good figure.
'Such an exciting thing happened early in the morning when I woke up.'
Kirataka shook his head, went back to his room, and found his clothes.
Although he had just woken up, by smelling the scent of cherry blossoms in the air, he could probably guess what Mei was looking for on the second floor.
Hmm... should the existence of Yae Sakura be made public to others?
Before, there were some concerns because of her pseudo-Herrscher identity, but now with Mei, a real Herrscher, living in the academy for a long time, and Yuna, who was rescued from Chiba Academy not long ago, Yae Sakura's identity is no longer that special.
Of course, he didn't think there would be any big problem in revealing Yae Sakura's existence to Theresa and the others.
What he was more concerned about was a certain Bishop of Schicksal who was far away at the Mediterranean headquarters.
Kirataka was really unsure about how the 500-year-old Bishop would view and deal with Yae Sakura, who was from the same era as him.
Therefore, for now, it is better to hide her identity for the time being.
After changing clothes, Kirataka did not go downstairs immediately, but went to Yae Sakura's room first and knocked on the door gently.
Although Mei had already gone downstairs, even if she didn't ask any more questions, the Queen of Thunder and Lightning in her body would probably not let it go.
There has to be an explanation for the origin of the cherry blossom flavor.
For now, I should find a reason to fool her...
......
A moment later, at the dining table on the first floor.
"What a cute little fox..."
The purple-haired girl looked at the little guy brought down from the second floor by Kirataka with interest.
Red and white fluff, and a light cherry blossom scent.
Captured by the cute creature, the girl completely forgot what had just happened on the second floor.
"Well, this is a small animal I found in the forest in the east when I was doing morning exercises with the Class Monitor. I haven't had time to tell you yet."
Kirataka introduced with a guilty conscience.
——Although it was a bit hasty, he still let Yae Sakura transform into a fox to deal with it.
"Hmm~"
The little fox called out obediently swung its tail, then jumped off the table, walked gracefully to the sofa, and curled up into a ball.
In short, Mei didn't seem to think too much about it, and the matter probably just passed.
Well, if there are other people coming to my dormitory in the future, I will use the little fox to deal with them.
At the dining table, Kirataka was eating the breakfast Mei made and asked casually:
"By the way, Mei, how is Kiana's recent special training going?"
The special training that Theresa had given to the girl with such rage should have shown some results.
"Hmm... Well, the training in combat skills is acceptable, but the other aspects are terrible..."
Mei said helplessly:
"In the exams a while ago, Kiana's total score in biology, geography, chemistry, physics, and history was only 21 points."
Among them, history is even completely unknown.
It is truly the last one.
"…"
Kirataka's mouth twitched slightly.
Well, that fits his imagination of Paramecium.
He still remembered that the top four places in this exam were taken by him, Fu Hua, Bronya, and Mei.
It would be great if this girl could train and study as seriously as they do...
Although he had thought about persuading Kiana to be more serious, unfortunately, after she came to St. Freya, she had a vague feeling of giving up.
Perhaps the long-wandering wanderer has finally found her home. As promised, "You can find Siegfried by becoming an A-level Valkyrie," it seems that she doesn't want to find him so much now.
At this moment, a message came on Kirataka's portable terminal.
He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the sender was Theresa.
Kirataka hooked his fingers slightly, and the terminal automatically flew into his hand.
"The principal is looking for me at this time?"
It's the weekend, and early in the morning... Is there some emergency?
He thought about it in his mind but couldn't remember anything that happened recently.
He looked at the screen, which only had a short message and a "Homu" emoticon at the end:
"Kirataka, come to my office immediately. I have an important task for you!"
"Eh? Is this a mission assigned by the principal?"
Mei also came over.
"Are you going to go outside to carry out the mission, Kirataka?"
"No..."
Kirataka touched his chin and said:
"According to my intuition, it should be something related to Kiana."
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