Chapter 13[1/2]: Maison Couture (1)

//Maison Couture (1)//

It's late at night, I'm sleeping in our dorm with Erika.

And suddenly, I hear someone knocking on our door. It's so late at night! if I would try name a person that would most likely be the person knocking behind our door so late at night, I can only think of one of our neighbors. Erika is a heavy-sleeper, and snores at high volumes every night. Though I've already gotten used to it, her bedside-neighbor from the other room parallel to Louiz-sama's seems to be the complete opposite, she's in excruciating pain, I feel bad for her.

"Hello, who's there?"

"Commoner, open up already! I don't have all night you lowborn!" a yapping voice whisper-shouts from behind the door.

"Emie-sama, we can't do it here, Erika is here too, you know!"

"Quit it with your strange humor..! Now come with me!" As I open the door she swiftly takes me away.

"Heeeh."

She hurriedly grabs on my arm and without hesitation, drags me to the outside of the school gates, what could this be? Could it be the moment I've been waiting for? I wouldn't be surprised if she tries weaponizing my love and abuse her power, but at the same time I would probably fall for it anyway. Emie-sama is just too cute for me to resist.

"Heee, Emie-sama. Don't tell me you're already going to ask for my accompaniment this late at night!"

"Well, I said what I said, you accepted my request."

"Hm, that is true. But why would you pick someone like me, to teach you, Emie-sama? Even if our magical studies has been put on hiatus because of the busy Allard-sensei, you could've just asked the princes, maybe even Louiz-sama to teach you a little."

"The princes? Even I slightly get shivered when confronting them, and especially-"

"Especially.. Peter-sama?"

She looks up to me flustered, hah.

"YES, especially him. And Mikhail? He has such horrendous manners, I would not bare to have that man around me."

"So the next person you've thought of asking for assistance was me?"

"Don't jump into conclusions.. I've seen you practice your magic during break many times just during the week that has passed, and at the very least you were the person that would likely be less of a bother than the others."

Ah, that was a surprise. She's been tailing on me for a while, perhaps.

"After all, fufufu. I've already grown immune to your weak tricks. Your indistinct annoyance will have no effect on me, so keep trying, commoner!"

"Oh, I'm glad to have such inspirational words be wished upon me by Emie-sama. I am also very happy to know that you have trust in me, Emie-sama. Shall we start this session now?"

"You..! No, no; it is fine. Such a person should be well-appreciative of an honorable mention by a high noblewoman like moi!"

She never changes, this is one of the things I love about Emie-sama, not only was she like this in the game, my constant treatment does not even affect this high-and-mighty woman. What I hope changes is what side she's going to play on, wink wink.

"Say, Emie-sama. Why have you been gazing down the hill this whole time?"

Suddenly, a carriage comes to the front school gates by the distance.

"Now come inside, Aiko."

Ms. Clara is the one driving the carriage. Where is she going to take me?

A few minutes of carriage-riding have passed by, and I'm now well-aware that we're going to their mansion. Does she really trust me so much that she'll manually plan a ride just for me? I doubt it, she's probably plotting something again.

We walk down the carriage inside their residence, and onto an enclosed field full of shrubbery, there also stands various different course-like areas with dummies and such. What's with this random, surprise invitation?

"Emie-sama, are we going to practice magic here?"

"Yes we are, Ai..Ai-chan."

Whaaaat did you just CALL me?! I can't take this anymore.. please marry me Emie-sama!

That aside, I still have my suspicions, I'll rethink about those later though; because right now, I have another night for me, Emie-sama, and the moon to enjoy all alone. I was immediately energized when she called me that, this is the first time she's called me with that sweet of an honorific! I'll be updating on what happens next to us soon..!

[Sidenote: quote that in the world of「Heart Nuisance」, Japanese honorifics are used as well. I think it's the perfect time to introduce that info.]

[-chan: A form of calling that pertains to the person you are talking to is "sweet"; or calling them in a "sweet" manner.]

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