Flip— Flip— I checked the papers I received from Professor Ilya when he suddenly closed the carriage door and did not return. There was a detailed plan of the interior of Professor Felix’s greenhouse and the types and locations of the magical plants he had. Dangerous plants seemed to be marked separately.
I was only paying attention to the ghost monster, but now that I think about it, there must be all kinds of strange plants in that professor’s greenhouse.
The conditions were not good in many ways, but I thought it would be okay if I got Ilya’s help.
Tak. Ilya climbed into the carriage as I was checking the greenhouse plan in detail. Without realizing it, I glanced up to see what was outside, but I could only sense a wavering heat, and nothing was visible. What was he doing out there?
As the carriage departed, Ilya opened his mouth. “Have you met Clyde today?”
I narrowed my brows as I recalled what happened in the private reading room. “Yes. We did meet.”
“I see.”
That was the end of the conversation.
“Um, Professor? Why did you ask that?”
Ilya stared out the window thoughtfully for a moment, then he made eye contact with me. “Did you feel anything when you saw Clyde’s condition?”
“He’s like a bully.”
“…”
“Professor, did you just laugh?”
“No.”
He said no, but he definitely laughed.
Ilya asked, glancing at the papers in my hand. “Did you check the documents?”
“Ah, yes. I’m not familiar with the dangerous magical plants yet. “
“Memorize it before we arrive.”
“I understand.”
Well, let’s see if there’s anything useful. I looked through the papers and separated a paper about some plants separately.
Then Ilya asked. “Why are you leaving that out? It doesn’t seem like a particularly dangerous plant.”
I answered with a cautious expression so as not to be caught up in my personal interest. “I’d like to check in more detail.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Born From Theresa’s Heart’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[It’s actually a shopping catalog.]
When I had selected about 20 kinds of good magical plants, I suddenly felt eyes staring at me, so I raised my head. Ilya was looking at me with his chin resting on his hand. Why is he looking at me…? Could it be that he noticed that I was somewhat distracted from my mission? I felt stabbed and rummaged through the papers.
At that time, Ilya suddenly asked. “Did you sleep well last night?”
“Yes?!”
“Y-Yesterday? I slept well… Did you sleep well, Professor?”
“Not so much.”
Somehow, I hesitated to ask why he couldn’t sleep much.
As I slowly blinked my eyelids and fiddled with the vague documents, Ilya put the documents aside. In an instant, my hands were empty, and I felt defenseless. This made me want to ask about ‘not so much’ countless times.
“Um… Why didn’t you sleep well?”
“I was thinking about what I think about you other than a disciple.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Choose’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Honey, babe, my love, baby.]
I vaguely expected something like this to come out, but it was embarrassing to hear it directly. His likeability rating has greatly increased, but I don’t feel it.
In the game, when Ilya’s likeability is 3 hearts, your magic ability increases, and you can raid the dungeon together. In addition, if you go to a place where he often appears, there are additional events where you can enjoy festivals in the human world, water play, and walking in the garden at night. It meant that things more like lovers were starting to happen. Uh… so can this be seen as a part of that situation?
I muttered, “I see,” and looked out of the window without knowing what to do, then looked down at my wiggling fingers and acted busily, such as glancing at the documents.
Ilya asked. “It seems you know how I feel about you.”
“What? No? I have no idea?”
“From now on, if you lie, I will give you an assignment.”
“…”
My heart was chilled by the cruel punishment.
“So, what do you think?”
Would it be better to get an assignment instead? No, what kind of assignments will I get during the exam period? Am I crazy? My head was tangled up in a complicated way. Eish, I don’t know.
I closed my eyes tightly and answered. “I think the professor likes me? With romantic feelings!”
“…”
“…”
After a long silence, Ilya opened his mouth. “It makes sense.” He swept the tip of his chin with his white-gloved hand as if he hadn’t even thought about it that far. It was a move that seemed prudent.
“Let’s get off.”
Before I knew it, the carriage had arrived at its destination. Ilya got out of the carriage first and extended his hand to me. I held his hand, came down to the ground, and tried to let it go. However, Ilya still held my hand and walked. There’s no reason to walk hand in hand unless you’re being escorted as a partner.
“There are two entrances to the greenhouse. Going through the front door is too noticeable, so let’s go through the back door.”
“…Okay.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Future Ilya’s in-law’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[You look like a couple of exorcisms.]
The greenhouse was huge. The interior was filled with scents from magical plants vibrating competitively, making me feel dizzy.
“Be careful. There are plants that make you fall asleep immediately if you touch them.”
I nodded and checked the back of my hand, just in case. Because of a shallow expectation, the whale ghost would appear and help me. However, there was no sign.
This time, I checked the shadow side. The Squire butterflies seemed to transport me to a safe place in moments of danger. If a crisis occurs, will butterflies appear again?
Anyway, what on earth is a humanoid ghost monster? I still can’t imagine it. I should have asked that question in the carriage, but Ilya said something strange, and I was completely caught up in it and lost my senses.
I was walking along, fully prepared to purify my opponent at any time.
Swoosh. Ilya said, snatching away the dark red stinger that suddenly popped out. “The magical plants in front of here are contaminated with magi.”
“Magi…”
Magical plants that come in contact with ghost monsters should have turned back and died, so they shouldn’t have been contaminated like this.
Something is strange.
I thought of a greenhouse floor plan in my head. The magical plants that existed in front of us were filled with dangerous species that showed hallucinations or were poisonous. If they were all contaminated, it would be quite troublesome. It’s like there are a lot of death traps laid out.
“Should I use the purification magic?”
Ilya stretched his arms out in front of me as if to protect me and shook his head. “It won’t be useful.”
“Yes?”
A deep, low female voice came as if echoing from a cave at that time. “Hi?” It was Lillith, a creepy-looking demon wearing a blackthorn crown.
I shouted inside. This isn’t a ghost monster. It’s just a demon! That’s why I thought it was weird. There’s no such thing as a humanoid ghost monster!
Lillith looked at me with curious eyes. I too, looked at her with wary eyes. She was very beautiful, but she was nothing like Clyde.
“Interesting. Why is this human smell so familiar and good? I guess this is why he likes you.” Lillith laughed as if she was trying to seduce me.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Clyde’s in-law’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.
[Meeting mother-in-law complete.]
It was never a good sign for the demon to show affection. This was because they collected or ate the souls they liked. That means I’m going to die.
“I guess it’s because my ancestor is a black wizard…”
“Black wizard? Well, they’re definitely close to the demon… Huh? Do you know who I am?”
“Stop playing around.” Ilya attacked Lillith with a warning.
Kwaaang! Professor Felix had urged us to keep the interior in good condition, but one shelf collapsed from a single attack.
Lillith frowned as if she was offended. “You have manners with a lady. And this kid is a human, so if you can’t control your strength, she’ll die. Is it okay for you to run wild?”
“You have useless worries.”
Ilya responded mechanically and launched a ruthless attack. Although he cast a protection spell on me, it didn’t seem enough to block all of Lillith’s attacks unless he was fighting with his body.
Just a trivial human being sandwiched between the two great demons, I slowly took a step back and widened the distance. At that moment, Lillith soared through the air with her bat wings.
“Babies, won’t you help me?”
Kugugugu——— There was a very ominous sound and a vibration beneath my feet.
Ah… I think I know what this is. As I lowered my head because I had a bad feeling, I saw the earth crack and my mouth open. “…Crazy!” It was a pit falling into hell.
I quickly used magic to jump upward before I was swallowed by the pit, but my ankle was caught by the stems of the contaminated plants. “Uargh!” I’m falling!
I prayed to myself as I was dragged down. Please, butterflies or something, come and save me! If I’m dragged to hell like this, I might die! At that time, Ilya’s sigh was heard in my ear.
“Just dream for a moment.”
Yes? Wait, what do you mean by that?
“It’s going to be alright when you wake up.”
“Professor…!”
Snaap! Before I could stop him, a black color resembling a dungeon swallowed me.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Bet Your Life on Theresa’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Does our Theresa was born with itchy feet? She can’t stay in one place… I feel sorry for her (cover my mouth).]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘As Long As It’s Not Me’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Take your hand off your mouth.]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Bet Your Life on Theresa’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[(Laughing).]
When I felt like I was being teleported to a faraway place, I heard Lillith’s irritated voice far away.
“Stealing and using someone else’s power. You have bad hand habits, right?”
After hearing her voice, I was sent somewhere.
Flip— Flip— I checked the papers I received from Professor Ilya when he suddenly closed the carriage door and did not return. There was a detailed plan of the interior of Professor Felix’s greenhouse and the types and locations of the magical plants he had. Dangerous plants seemed to be marked separately.
I was only paying attention to the ghost monster, but now that I think about it, there must be all kinds of strange plants in that professor’s greenhouse.
The conditions were not good in many ways, but I thought it would be okay if I got Ilya’s help.
Tak. Ilya climbed into the carriage as I was checking the greenhouse plan in detail. Without realizing it, I glanced up to see what was outside, but I could only sense a wavering heat, and nothing was visible. What was he doing out there?
As the carriage departed, Ilya opened his mouth. “Have you met Clyde today?”
I narrowed my brows as I recalled what happened in the private reading room. “Yes. We did meet.”
“I see.”
That was the end of the conversation.
“Um, Professor? Why did you ask that?”
Ilya stared out the window thoughtfully for a moment, then he made eye contact with me. “Did you feel anything when you saw Clyde’s condition?”
“He’s like a bully.”
“…”
“Professor, did you just laugh?”
“No.”
He said no, but he definitely laughed.
Ilya asked, glancing at the papers in my hand. “Did you check the documents?”
“Ah, yes. I’m not familiar with the dangerous magical plants yet. “
“Memorize it before we arrive.”
“I understand.”
Well, let’s see if there’s anything useful. I looked through the papers and separated a paper about some plants separately.
Then Ilya asked. “Why are you leaving that out? It doesn’t seem like a particularly dangerous plant.”
I answered with a cautious expression so as not to be caught up in my personal interest. “I’d like to check in more detail.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Born From Theresa’s Heart’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[It’s actually a shopping catalog.]
When I had selected about 20 kinds of good magical plants, I suddenly felt eyes staring at me, so I raised my head. Ilya was looking at me with his chin resting on his hand. Why is he looking at me…? Could it be that he noticed that I was somewhat distracted from my mission? I felt stabbed and rummaged through the papers.
At that time, Ilya suddenly asked. “Did you sleep well last night?”
“Yes?!”
“Y-Yesterday? I slept well… Did you sleep well, Professor?”
“Not so much.”
Somehow, I hesitated to ask why he couldn’t sleep much.
As I slowly blinked my eyelids and fiddled with the vague documents, Ilya put the documents aside. In an instant, my hands were empty, and I felt defenseless. This made me want to ask about ‘not so much’ countless times.
“Um… Why didn’t you sleep well?”
“I was thinking about what I think about you other than a disciple.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Choose’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Honey, babe, my love, baby.]
I vaguely expected something like this to come out, but it was embarrassing to hear it directly. His likeability rating has greatly increased, but I don’t feel it.
In the game, when Ilya’s likeability is 3 hearts, your magic ability increases, and you can raid the dungeon together. In addition, if you go to a place where he often appears, there are additional events where you can enjoy festivals in the human world, water play, and walking in the garden at night. It meant that things more like lovers were starting to happen. Uh… so can this be seen as a part of that situation?
I muttered, “I see,” and looked out of the window without knowing what to do, then looked down at my wiggling fingers and acted busily, such as glancing at the documents.
Ilya asked. “It seems you know how I feel about you.”
“What? No? I have no idea?”
“From now on, if you lie, I will give you an assignment.”
“…”
My heart was chilled by the cruel punishment.
“So, what do you think?”
Would it be better to get an assignment instead? No, what kind of assignments will I get during the exam period? Am I crazy? My head was tangled up in a complicated way. Eish, I don’t know.
I closed my eyes tightly and answered. “I think the professor likes me? With romantic feelings!”
“…”
“…”
After a long silence, Ilya opened his mouth. “It makes sense.” He swept the tip of his chin with his white-gloved hand as if he hadn’t even thought about it that far. It was a move that seemed prudent.
“Let’s get off.”
Before I knew it, the carriage had arrived at its destination. Ilya got out of the carriage first and extended his hand to me. I held his hand, came down to the ground, and tried to let it go. However, Ilya still held my hand and walked. There’s no reason to walk hand in hand unless you’re being escorted as a partner.
“There are two entrances to the greenhouse. Going through the front door is too noticeable, so let’s go through the back door.”
“…Okay.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Future Ilya’s in-law’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[You look like a couple of exorcisms.]
The greenhouse was huge. The interior was filled with scents from magical plants vibrating competitively, making me feel dizzy.
“Be careful. There are plants that make you fall asleep immediately if you touch them.”
I nodded and checked the back of my hand, just in case. Because of a shallow expectation, the whale ghost would appear and help me. However, there was no sign.
This time, I checked the shadow side. The Squire butterflies seemed to transport me to a safe place in moments of danger. If a crisis occurs, will butterflies appear again?
Anyway, what on earth is a humanoid ghost monster? I still can’t imagine it. I should have asked that question in the carriage, but Ilya said something strange, and I was completely caught up in it and lost my senses.
I was walking along, fully prepared to purify my opponent at any time.
Swoosh. Ilya said, snatching away the dark red stinger that suddenly popped out. “The magical plants in front of here are contaminated with magi.”
“Magi…”
Magical plants that come in contact with ghost monsters should have turned back and died, so they shouldn’t have been contaminated like this.
Something is strange.
I thought of a greenhouse floor plan in my head. The magical plants that existed in front of us were filled with dangerous species that showed hallucinations or were poisonous. If they were all contaminated, it would be quite troublesome. It’s like there are a lot of death traps laid out.
“Should I use the purification magic?”
Ilya stretched his arms out in front of me as if to protect me and shook his head. “It won’t be useful.”
“Yes?”
A deep, low female voice came as if echoing from a cave at that time. “Hi?” It was Lillith, a creepy-looking demon wearing a blackthorn crown.
I shouted inside. This isn’t a ghost monster. It’s just a demon! That’s why I thought it was weird. There’s no such thing as a humanoid ghost monster!
Lillith looked at me with curious eyes. I too, looked at her with wary eyes. She was very beautiful, but she was nothing like Clyde.
“Interesting. Why is this human smell so familiar and good? I guess this is why he likes you.” Lillith laughed as if she was trying to seduce me.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Clyde’s in-law’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.
[Meeting mother-in-law complete.]
It was never a good sign for the demon to show affection. This was because they collected or ate the souls they liked. That means I’m going to die.
“I guess it’s because my ancestor is a black wizard…”
“Black wizard? Well, they’re definitely close to the demon… Huh? Do you know who I am?”
“Stop playing around.” Ilya attacked Lillith with a warning.
Kwaaang! Professor Felix had urged us to keep the interior in good condition, but one shelf collapsed from a single attack.
Lillith frowned as if she was offended. “You have manners with a lady. And this kid is a human, so if you can’t control your strength, she’ll die. Is it okay for you to run wild?”
“You have useless worries.”
Ilya responded mechanically and launched a ruthless attack. Although he cast a protection spell on me, it didn’t seem enough to block all of Lillith’s attacks unless he was fighting with his body.
Just a trivial human being sandwiched between the two great demons, I slowly took a step back and widened the distance. At that moment, Lillith soared through the air with her bat wings.
“Babies, won’t you help me?”
Kugugugu——— There was a very ominous sound and a vibration beneath my feet.
Ah… I think I know what this is. As I lowered my head because I had a bad feeling, I saw the earth crack and my mouth open. “…Crazy!” It was a pit falling into hell.
I quickly used magic to jump upward before I was swallowed by the pit, but my ankle was caught by the stems of the contaminated plants. “Uargh!” I’m falling!
I prayed to myself as I was dragged down. Please, butterflies or something, come and save me! If I’m dragged to hell like this, I might die! At that time, Ilya’s sigh was heard in my ear.
“Just dream for a moment.”
Yes? Wait, what do you mean by that?
“It’s going to be alright when you wake up.”
“Professor…!”
Snaap! Before I could stop him, a black color resembling a dungeon swallowed me.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Bet Your Life on Theresa’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Does our Theresa was born with itchy feet? She can’t stay in one place… I feel sorry for her (cover my mouth).]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘As Long As It’s Not Me’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Take your hand off your mouth.]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Bet Your Life on Theresa’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[(Laughing).]
When I felt like I was being teleported to a faraway place, I heard Lillith’s irritated voice far away.
“Stealing and using someone else’s power. You have bad hand habits, right?”
After hearing her voice, I was sent somewhere.
