Free Web NovelChapter 27: But I’m Her Husband?
The next day, it was already past 2 PM.
The students had finished lunch and were resting, sitting in the training ground. Today they hadn’t changed into their training clothes and were still wearing their school uniforms.
I stood in front of them and began the lecture.
"Broadly speaking, skills can be divided into two main categories... Any ideas?"
The students started discussing with their friends nearby. After waiting a moment, a few hesitant answers came back.
"Support type and attack type...?"
"Skills that use mana and ones that don’t?"
"Living things versus objects...?"
I nodded. Their answers weren’t entirely wrong.
Roy and Lucy were listening seriously together, while Erika sat elegantly with her hands placed on her lap. ...Looking closely, she had laid a white cloth under her butt. When did she do that?
I shook my head lightly and looked over the students.
"You’re not wrong, but the correct answer is always-active type and on-demand/activation type."
The students tilted their heads and started murmuring. Roy, Lucy, and Erika did the same.
"The support and attack types you mentioned fall under the on-demand category. Always-active types are things like permanent mana increase or attack power increase. These are skills that begin affecting your body the moment you awaken them. On-demand types are exactly as the name suggests — skills you can use when you want to. I don’t know every single skill out there, so this is just a rough explanation..."
It wasn’t a lie that I didn’t know every skill. In the game, not all skills had been fully verified because you had to fight certain people 100 times in mock battles to learn them. There were simply too many, and some were at the level where I could only remember them if someone mentioned them. I remembered the famous ones, but I wasn’t confident about the more obscure skills.
"So why am I explaining this? Because even students who don’t have skills yet should pay attention. Why do you think that is?"
I looked at Erika, who was sitting with her arms crossed in thought. Noticing my gaze, she straightened her posture and answered.
"...Because it allows us to deal with them?"
I nodded at Erika’s answer and continued scanning the students.
"Exactly. You can deal with them. You won’t know an opponent’s skill unless they tell you, but you can predict them from their movements and behavior. The library at Philim Academy has an especially large collection of books on skills. So today’s training will be studying about skills in the library... Begin moving!"
At my command, the students stood up and started heading toward the library.
The academy’s library was impressively large compared to those in other countries, even within the game. When I actually went inside, I was shocked to discover that the entire basement beneath the academy grounds was the library. There were so many books that finding anything would normally be difficult, but they had detailed catalogs organized by section: weapon lists, armor lists, fairy tales, sheet music, and more. I couldn’t even imagine how they had gathered such a massive collection.
It wasn’t rare to see students so overjoyed by the endless sea of books that they applied to stay overnight at the academy.
The explanation I just gave the students was something that normally wouldn’t be taught at this stage. In the game, the protagonist and their party only learned this much later in the story. After hearing it, their stats and strength increased significantly. There was no direct description, but I believe it was because they studied hard afterward.
In other words, by explaining it now in the early stages, the students’ survival rates should rise dramatically.
...I won’t let them die. I don’t want any of my students to die.
I also don’t want my lovers or anyone connected to me to suffer an unreasonable death.
The thought that crossed my mind was the butler who had kept bowing his head at Erika’s mansion. Our ways of life were different, but our core motivation was the same — I understood that. Even so... I would probably sacrifice myself if it meant saving others.
I would protect others while sticking to my beliefs. To me, it had looked like he prioritized his beliefs but ultimately chose to protect his own life. ...I know I can be stubborn... This is troublesome.
I let out a sigh and lightly scratched my head.
"What’s with that difficult expression?"
"...It’s nothing."
Erika, who had tilted her head, spoke to me. Her voice helped ease my mood. I smiled at her and walked together toward the library where the students had gone.
As I glanced at Erika’s profile while walking beside her, I wondered if there was anything I could do about the butler situation. No matter how much I thought about it, the only conclusion I reached was that it was difficult in the current situation. I sighed again.
It was 5 PM in the evening. The sunset dyed the royal capital in orange as the school day ended. I was walking with Erika toward Flower Mist. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
The reason? I wanted something new made — pantyhose. They had knee socks, but no pantyhose. If you asked whether my personal tastes were mixed in, I couldn’t deny it. But Felica’s bare legs were a little too stimulating.
She wore a tight skirt, but when she moved intensely, her panties became visible. When we go to the mountains to collect white tokens, fights with Silver Wolves are unavoidable. It’s fine if it’s just me, but there will be other male adventurers around. Even if they call it possessiveness, I don’t want them seeing her like that.
"Stop it!!"
"Come on, just keep me company tonight."
Hearing the voices, I turned my gaze to the side. Lucian-san was being cornered against a wall by a thuggish man. Erika noticed too and furrowed her brows.
I broke into a light jog toward them. Behind me, I could sense Erika following with a sigh.
"I’m not doing that right now!"
"I’ve slept with you so many times already, haven’t I? I’ll pay well!"
As I got closer, I clearly saw the man’s hand groping Lucian-san’s breasts, which were even larger than watermelons. Her chest was being squeezed so hard it changed shape. With her back against the wall, Lucian-san’s eyes were filled with tears.
I grabbed the man’s hand and pulled Lucian-san toward me, embracing her.
The man glared at me.
"...The hell are you?"
"That’s my line."
"I was planning to have Lucian keep me company."
"Then that chance is gone for the rest of your life."
"...Who the hell are you to Lucian?"
I glanced down at Lucian-san, who was trembling in my arms with teary eyes.
"...I’m her husband, though?"
"Hah! Then let me tell you! Lucian used to work at a brothel!"
"Stop it!!"
"Well, you see... Guh!?"
I grabbed his jaw to shut up his annoying voice. If he tried to speak again, I was ready to crush it.
"You know the saying... ’The mouth is the source of disaster,’ right?"
"Uuuu...!"
"Do you really think I’ll let someone like you who runs his mouth live?"
"Ugh!?"
If I let a guy like this go, he would definitely hold a grudge. Even if I just beat him up, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t try something later. In that case, I might as well kill him and feed him to the Silver Wolves.
Just as I was about to put more strength into my grip, Erika gently grabbed the arm that was holding the man’s jaw.
"Stop it... Honestly, is that the only kind of extreme solution you can think of?"
Behind Erika stood several patrol guards. Some of the faces looked familiar. It seemed she had called over the guards who were patrolling nearby.
Erika sighed and continued with a bitter smile.
"Come on, let go of him."
"...Understood."
I released his jaw, and the guards quickly took him away.
Erika smiled apologetically and glanced at Lucian-san.
"Being around you is never boring, is it?"
"...I don’t plan on boring you."
Erika gave a wry smile at my reply and let out a small sigh, then looked worriedly at Lucian-san, who was still trembling while clutching my clothes.
She must have been really scared. Even after the man was taken away, she continued shaking while holding onto me.
My only concern now was what that man might do after being released by the guards... but for now, it was fine.
[Profile]
Lucian
Real name: Lucian Desmond
Height: 163 cm
Age: 33
Hair: Pink, slightly past shoulder length in a side-tail
Her face gives a gentle impression. Her personality is also gentle, but she has a stubborn side.
Body type: Childbearing figure, pleasantly plump with a strong married-woman aura.
Bust: Slightly larger than watermelons — massive breasts.
Unlike her daughter Lucy, her expressions are very clear.
She is the daughter of a fallen noble from the neighboring country that started the war. At age 16, she was raped by the Third Prince and became pregnant with Lucy. She gave birth to Lucy at 17 and fled to the Libertonia Kingdom. She once worked at a brothel, and thanks to connections with a client there, she was able to contact the kingdom.
She now lives a peaceful life with support from the kingdom, but because she feels it would be wrong to live too comfortably, she still works.
