(sorry, I made a mistake uploading the last chapter. here's the missing one.)
“My, my… Your own Dream World. How romantic…” Milenna held her glass in front of her, turning it to one side then another, letting the liquid make some waves inside it.
“Tell me about it. He comes up with all kind of crazy ideas.” Belinda had another sip from her glass instead of playing with it.
“I thought I was jealous of his other three girlfriends, but after listening to you… well… But really, I’m so happy for you, Belinda,” Milenna was still holding her glass midair, yet wasn’t drinking.
“Huh? That’s not like you to say that, Milenna. Aren’t you two together as well?” Belinda found her friend’s comment suspicious, since Milenna sounded almost depressed.
“Not at all, my dear Belinda,” she replied.
“But didn’t you say you two have kissed?” Belinda smirked at her.
“No. I never said we have kissed. I said I have kissed him,” Milenna put an innocent smile on her face.
“Humph?” to which Belinda frowned.
“I guess I owe you an explanation, don’t I?” Milenna smiled, but didn’t put on an innocent girl’s act this time. “I’ve met him at the campus park today. I just had lunch at Sally’s, right here, and was on my way back to the infirmary when I noticed him sitting on the bench. He looked distraught, so I approached him to find out what happened.”
“Distraught?” that got Belinda’s attention.
“Yes. It turned out the matter was quite serious too. Apparently, his three girlfriends got into a fight. Not a real fight, but an argument. He was planning to go visit his parents during the off-school holiday and his girlfriends wanted to go with him. Unfortunately, the three of them couldn’t agree on who should go and started arguing about it.” Milenna was telling what happened.
“Hah, that’s normal. They’re still kids after all,” Belinda found it amusing. “So, who did he choose to go with him?”
“Neither,” Milenna smiled, but then seeing Belinda’s perplexed facial expression added. “Or rather, he said he was ok with all three of them to come with him.”
“Well, that solved the problem, didn’t it?” Belinda threw one hand to the side.
“Perhaps, but I couldn’t help but notice there was more to it.” Milenna’s words forced Belinda to lean on the table to listen more intently. “I could be wrong, but… I think from his own perspective, he’d rather not have multiple girlfriends if they couldn’t get along.”
“Oh? That’s…” Belinda straightened up, then touched her chin with one hand, being full in thought. “He’s… very considering I suppose.”
“That’s true as well. Let me tell you another thing about him. I was lucky to witness an incident between the four of them some time ago. His girlfriends were trying on new dresses at one particular shop and wanted to know who he thinks was the prettiest. Who do you think he chose, my dear Belinda?” Milenna wasn’t willing to disclose it just like that.
“I don’t know… Ileena Sanli?” Belinda took a wild guess.
“Wrong. He chose all of them. The cutie found a way to compliment all three of his girlfriends, pointing out something specific about each one of them that he admired. You should’ve seen their reaction, it was absolutely adorable,” Milenna giggled, remembering it herself.
“Hold on. How do you know all that?” Belinda realized Milenna had to be there to see it.
“Oh, I simply stumbled on the same shop they were in. I wasn’t looking to buy anything, but when I heard about his girlfriends’ competing on who looked the prettiest, I just had to join in,” the nurse clapped her hands excitedly.
“Really?” Belinda raised an eyebrow.
“But of course. I couldn’t miss an opportunity to ask him how I looked in my new outfit myself,” Milenna pursed her lips, putting on an innocent act again.
“Sigh…” Belinda shook her head, then asked. “And? Did he like it?”
“Hmm…” the nurse put her finger to her lips, cheeks catching a bright red. “Let’s just say his reaction was the most charming, so I decided to buy it too.”
“Hah,” Belinda smirked. “And what kind of outfit was it?”
“A white color laced lingerie,” Milenna smiled happily.
“Eh? For crying out loud, I should’ve known…” Belinda rolled her eyes. “But going back to what we were talking about, you hadn’t told me what’s your relationship with him yet.”
“Oh, that’s right. So sorry. I got distracted there,” Milenna giggled to herself. “You see… we got talking and… he found a way to compliment me too. That’s how I ended up here after my work. Long story short, he… he told me he actually likes me… the way I am and so I…”
“And so you couldn’t keep your hands off of him,” Belinda gave her friend a stare, pouting her lips in a cute manner.
“You’re the one to talk. You had sex with him four times yourself,” Milenna frowned back at Belinda, pursing her lips like a little girl too.
“You… you don’t have to be so loud about it,” Belinda averted her eyes away, her face flushing.
A total silence befell the table for a moment, neither of them having anything to say.
“How about another drink?” Milenna finally offered.
“Yeah. How about I treat you this time? Excuse me,” Belinda called for the waitress and both of them had a new drink delivered in no time.
“So, when are you meeting him next?” Milenna was curious to know.
“Some time before the off-school holiday is over, hopefully. He promised he’ll come back from his parents earlier and will come visit me again,” Belinda told her.
“Boo… lucky you. Getting to enjoy yourself in the wonderful Dream World of yours,” Milenna was visibly envious of Belinda.
“It’s not about the Dream World. Well, not only… about the Dream World…” Belinda corrected herself, having a drink from her glass right after. “The thing is, I believe he’s not using his potential fully. Our Dream World fun aside, I want to help him grow as a spellcaster. I had witnessed his capabilities during the Magic Dungeon exploration and I can state with confidence he wasn’t using his abilities to the fullest.”
“Oh, you sound serious about it,” Milenna became more serious as well.
“One hundred percent,” Belinda stated confidently. “He is growing each day, but the way he trains is not enough. In all honesty, I’m curious to see how far he can go.”
“Wow, sounds exciting.” Milenna had a curiously cheeky smile on her face.
“What’s with the look?” Milenna’s stare made Belinda feel uncomfortable.
“Nothing. I never thought I’ll see you so excited about a student, Belinda. You are quite infatuated with him, aren’t you?” The cheeky nurse teased her friend.
“Look who’s talking? Weren’t you the one sitting here drinking on your own, feeling depressed because of him yourself?” Belinda gave her friend a stare this time.
“Yes, but…” Milenna pouted her lips, running her finger around the top line of her glass. “Who could’ve thought, hmm… that we’d fall for a fifteen-year-old boy? Quite a surprise, isn’t it?”
“Humph, a fifteen-year-old? I wonder…” Belinda agreed but the fifteen-year-old part got her thinking.
“So, you’ve noticed it too,” Milenna knew exactly what her friend was thinking.
“Hah, of course. How many other fifteen-year-olds you know who act so… mature?” Belinda became serious.
“How many adults you know that act so… mature?” Milenna asked a question of her own.
“Hah, that’s a good question,” both of them started to laugh. “But seriously, sometimes I feel like… he’s much older than he actually looks.”
“I must agree on that with you,” Milenna had her usual smile on her face, but her eyes had an unusual glow. “Boo… I’m honestly jealous of you. You’ll be having so much fun in that Dream World of yours.”
“Hey, as I said, the main reason we’ll be meeting is to train,” Belinda told her, throwing one hand to the side.
“Yes, yes, of course. And what will you do after the training?” Milenna pierced Belinda with eyes full of cheekiness.
“Well…” Belinda’s cheeks flushed.
“You know,” suddenly, Milenna had a spark in her eyes that even Belinda found worrying. “One of you might get injured during the training. You’d need someone to help, especially if it’s a serious injury.”
“Oh, I know where you’re going with this. Don’t even think about it,” Belinda pointed her finger at Milenna.
“But I’m serious. What if you take your training too far and something bad happens… to either of you?” Milenna had a sound argument there.
“Don’t worry. I’m covered on that part. I managed to get my hands on an item specifically for that,” Belinda stated confidently.
“An item? Wait, you don’t mean… the Elixir of Life?” the nurse was visibly shocked and her face showed it.
“Are you crazy? Not that one. I wouldn’t be able to afford it even if I sold my soul for it. I bought a Minor Health Potion. I had to use half of my savings to get it, but…” Belinda felt like complaining about how costly it was.
“Minor Health Potion? Those are expensive to get as well, and quite rare too. You probably had to do some digging to get your hands on it. You must care about him so much,” Milenna relaxed, leaning with her hands on the table, then placing her chin on top of them.
“Tch… of course… I care about him,” Belinda crossed her hands in front of her, blushing charmingly.
“But that’s only one potion. What if both of you get injured?” Milenna wouldn’t let go.
“You are insistent, aren’t you?” the slim teacher pierced her friend with a sharp look, then suddenly, a mischievous smiled dressed her lips. “How about this then? If you get him to invite you to join us, then I’ll allow it. However, my relationships with him aren’t official and you can’t tell him you learned about the training from me either. You wouldn’t want him to think of me as being not trustworthy, would you?”
“My, my, that puts me on the spot, doesn’t it?” Milenna chuckled, touching her cheek with one hand, but then licked her lips. “I just can’t wait to join you two in your Dream World.”
“H… hey, I was talking about the training. Ahem…” the added comment threw Belinda off.
“But you wouldn’t throw me out after the training was over, would you? You already know he would want for his girlfriends to get along. Besides, I’m certain he’d love to be taken care by two of his girlfriends at once too,” the nurse picked up her glass to have a drink.
“Humph…” Belinda pursed her lips, but she knew what was on Milenna’s mind the moment she mentioned her wanting to join their training.
{the next day in the morning}
“Yo’, partner,” Flavia was too excited to describe.
“Hello Flavia, you look lovely today,” Narias greeted her with an added compliment.
“Thank you, partner,” that just made his bunny girlfriend even happier.
“Good morning, Narias,” Ileena greeted him next, brushing her unruly hair to the side.
“Good morning, Ileena. You look very charming,” Narias couldn’t leave out a compliment for her too.
“Thank you, Narias,” Ileena was charmingly flushing.
“G… good morning, Narias. And Ileena, and Flavia too,” Emilia sounded a little nervous for some reason.
“Oh, hi Emi… Wow, your hair looks absolutely amazing, Emilia,” Narias gasped.
“Really? T… thank you, Narias,” Emilia brushed her hair, braided in a ponytail to have it fall down her shoulder at the front. Emilia had long, snow-white hair, and her braided ponytail, with a red-color bow ribbon at the end of it, looked absolutely fabulous.
“Wow, your hair certainly looks amazing done like that. How come I never thought about it myself?” Flavia gasped.
“A braided ponytail?” Ileena whispered to herself, touching her hair, which were only up to her shoulders in length.
“Could you teach me how to do a braided ponytail, Emilia?” Flavia was already in action mode.
“Of course,” Emilia smiled.
“Ahem, should we… get going now?” Ileena suggested.
“Ah, yes. It’s a long ride after all,” Narias agreed.
“That’s right. So, which carriage is ours, Narias?” Flavia was eager to go.
“Well, we’ll have to go to El’Roonst first. Then we’ll take a carriage that would take us to Marnas, a trade city not far from my parent’s estate. From there, it’s another hour or so to reach my home,” Narias explained.
“Of course, hah,” Flavia laughed.
“Sigh… Flavia,” Ileena dropped her head with a sigh.
“So, what are we waiting for? Let’s go,” Flavia encouraged everyone.
“Flavia, wait up,” Emilia chuckled, but followed after her.
Hah, I’m glad to see all of them being in such good mood. I’m finally going home, sigh… I honestly missed my parents. I wonder how will they react to see me come back with three girlfriends? My dad will probably be ecstatic and my mom… I can already see her hugging me the way she always does. Oh, there’s Layla too. I… I hadn’t told them about Layla yet. Sigh… Narias was still standing there, thinking about it. Oh, well, I’ll have to tell them sooner or later. I hope… everything works out in the end.
Narias let out a deep sigh and went after his girlfriends to get on the carriage himself.
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“My, my… Your own Dream World. How romantic…” Milenna held her glass in front of her, turning it to one side then another, letting the liquid make some waves inside it.
“Tell me about it. He comes up with all kind of crazy ideas.” Belinda had another sip from her glass instead of playing with it.
“I thought I was jealous of his other three girlfriends, but after listening to you… well… But really, I’m so happy for you, Belinda,” Milenna was still holding her glass midair, yet wasn’t drinking.
“Huh? That’s not like you to say that, Milenna. Aren’t you two together as well?” Belinda found her friend’s comment suspicious, since Milenna sounded almost depressed.
“Not at all, my dear Belinda,” she replied.
“But didn’t you say you two have kissed?” Belinda smirked at her.
“No. I never said we have kissed. I said I have kissed him,” Milenna put an innocent smile on her face.
“Humph?” to which Belinda frowned.
“I guess I owe you an explanation, don’t I?” Milenna smiled, but didn’t put on an innocent girl’s act this time. “I’ve met him at the campus park today. I just had lunch at Sally’s, right here, and was on my way back to the infirmary when I noticed him sitting on the bench. He looked distraught, so I approached him to find out what happened.”
“Distraught?” that got Belinda’s attention.
“Yes. It turned out the matter was quite serious too. Apparently, his three girlfriends got into a fight. Not a real fight, but an argument. He was planning to go visit his parents during the off-school holiday and his girlfriends wanted to go with him. Unfortunately, the three of them couldn’t agree on who should go and started arguing about it.” Milenna was telling what happened.
“Hah, that’s normal. They’re still kids after all,” Belinda found it amusing. “So, who did he choose to go with him?”
“Neither,” Milenna smiled, but then seeing Belinda’s perplexed facial expression added. “Or rather, he said he was ok with all three of them to come with him.”
“Well, that solved the problem, didn’t it?” Belinda threw one hand to the side.
“Perhaps, but I couldn’t help but notice there was more to it.” Milenna’s words forced Belinda to lean on the table to listen more intently. “I could be wrong, but… I think from his own perspective, he’d rather not have multiple girlfriends if they couldn’t get along.”
“Oh? That’s…” Belinda straightened up, then touched her chin with one hand, being full in thought. “He’s… very considering I suppose.”
“That’s true as well. Let me tell you another thing about him. I was lucky to witness an incident between the four of them some time ago. His girlfriends were trying on new dresses at one particular shop and wanted to know who he thinks was the prettiest. Who do you think he chose, my dear Belinda?” Milenna wasn’t willing to disclose it just like that.
“I don’t know… Ileena Sanli?” Belinda took a wild guess.
“Wrong. He chose all of them. The cutie found a way to compliment all three of his girlfriends, pointing out something specific about each one of them that he admired. You should’ve seen their reaction, it was absolutely adorable,” Milenna giggled, remembering it herself.
“Hold on. How do you know all that?” Belinda realized Milenna had to be there to see it.
“Oh, I simply stumbled on the same shop they were in. I wasn’t looking to buy anything, but when I heard about his girlfriends’ competing on who looked the prettiest, I just had to join in,” the nurse clapped her hands excitedly.
“Really?” Belinda raised an eyebrow.
“But of course. I couldn’t miss an opportunity to ask him how I looked in my new outfit myself,” Milenna pursed her lips, putting on an innocent act again.
“Sigh…” Belinda shook her head, then asked. “And? Did he like it?”
“Hmm…” the nurse put her finger to her lips, cheeks catching a bright red. “Let’s just say his reaction was the most charming, so I decided to buy it too.”
“Hah,” Belinda smirked. “And what kind of outfit was it?”
“A white color laced lingerie,” Milenna smiled happily.
“Eh? For crying out loud, I should’ve known…” Belinda rolled her eyes. “But going back to what we were talking about, you hadn’t told me what’s your relationship with him yet.”
“Oh, that’s right. So sorry. I got distracted there,” Milenna giggled to herself. “You see… we got talking and… he found a way to compliment me too. That’s how I ended up here after my work. Long story short, he… he told me he actually likes me… the way I am and so I…”
“And so you couldn’t keep your hands off of him,” Belinda gave her friend a stare, pouting her lips in a cute manner.
“You’re the one to talk. You had sex with him four times yourself,” Milenna frowned back at Belinda, pursing her lips like a little girl too.
“You… you don’t have to be so loud about it,” Belinda averted her eyes away, her face flushing.
A total silence befell the table for a moment, neither of them having anything to say.
“How about another drink?” Milenna finally offered.
“Yeah. How about I treat you this time? Excuse me,” Belinda called for the waitress and both of them had a new drink delivered in no time.
“So, when are you meeting him next?” Milenna was curious to know.
“Some time before the off-school holiday is over, hopefully. He promised he’ll come back from his parents earlier and will come visit me again,” Belinda told her.
“Boo… lucky you. Getting to enjoy yourself in the wonderful Dream World of yours,” Milenna was visibly envious of Belinda.
“It’s not about the Dream World. Well, not only… about the Dream World…” Belinda corrected herself, having a drink from her glass right after. “The thing is, I believe he’s not using his potential fully. Our Dream World fun aside, I want to help him grow as a spellcaster. I had witnessed his capabilities during the Magic Dungeon exploration and I can state with confidence he wasn’t using his abilities to the fullest.”
“Oh, you sound serious about it,” Milenna became more serious as well.
“One hundred percent,” Belinda stated confidently. “He is growing each day, but the way he trains is not enough. In all honesty, I’m curious to see how far he can go.”
“Wow, sounds exciting.” Milenna had a curiously cheeky smile on her face.
“What’s with the look?” Milenna’s stare made Belinda feel uncomfortable.
“Nothing. I never thought I’ll see you so excited about a student, Belinda. You are quite infatuated with him, aren’t you?” The cheeky nurse teased her friend.
“Look who’s talking? Weren’t you the one sitting here drinking on your own, feeling depressed because of him yourself?” Belinda gave her friend a stare this time.
“Yes, but…” Milenna pouted her lips, running her finger around the top line of her glass. “Who could’ve thought, hmm… that we’d fall for a fifteen-year-old boy? Quite a surprise, isn’t it?”
“Humph, a fifteen-year-old? I wonder…” Belinda agreed but the fifteen-year-old part got her thinking.
“So, you’ve noticed it too,” Milenna knew exactly what her friend was thinking.
“Hah, of course. How many other fifteen-year-olds you know who act so… mature?” Belinda became serious.
“How many adults you know that act so… mature?” Milenna asked a question of her own.
“Hah, that’s a good question,” both of them started to laugh. “But seriously, sometimes I feel like… he’s much older than he actually looks.”
“I must agree on that with you,” Milenna had her usual smile on her face, but her eyes had an unusual glow. “Boo… I’m honestly jealous of you. You’ll be having so much fun in that Dream World of yours.”
“Hey, as I said, the main reason we’ll be meeting is to train,” Belinda told her, throwing one hand to the side.
“Yes, yes, of course. And what will you do after the training?” Milenna pierced Belinda with eyes full of cheekiness.
“Well…” Belinda’s cheeks flushed.
“You know,” suddenly, Milenna had a spark in her eyes that even Belinda found worrying. “One of you might get injured during the training. You’d need someone to help, especially if it’s a serious injury.”
“Oh, I know where you’re going with this. Don’t even think about it,” Belinda pointed her finger at Milenna.
“But I’m serious. What if you take your training too far and something bad happens… to either of you?” Milenna had a sound argument there.
“Don’t worry. I’m covered on that part. I managed to get my hands on an item specifically for that,” Belinda stated confidently.
“An item? Wait, you don’t mean… the Elixir of Life?” the nurse was visibly shocked and her face showed it.
“Are you crazy? Not that one. I wouldn’t be able to afford it even if I sold my soul for it. I bought a Minor Health Potion. I had to use half of my savings to get it, but…” Belinda felt like complaining about how costly it was.
“Minor Health Potion? Those are expensive to get as well, and quite rare too. You probably had to do some digging to get your hands on it. You must care about him so much,” Milenna relaxed, leaning with her hands on the table, then placing her chin on top of them.
“Tch… of course… I care about him,” Belinda crossed her hands in front of her, blushing charmingly.
“But that’s only one potion. What if both of you get injured?” Milenna wouldn’t let go.
“You are insistent, aren’t you?” the slim teacher pierced her friend with a sharp look, then suddenly, a mischievous smiled dressed her lips. “How about this then? If you get him to invite you to join us, then I’ll allow it. However, my relationships with him aren’t official and you can’t tell him you learned about the training from me either. You wouldn’t want him to think of me as being not trustworthy, would you?”
“My, my, that puts me on the spot, doesn’t it?” Milenna chuckled, touching her cheek with one hand, but then licked her lips. “I just can’t wait to join you two in your Dream World.”
“H… hey, I was talking about the training. Ahem…” the added comment threw Belinda off.
“But you wouldn’t throw me out after the training was over, would you? You already know he would want for his girlfriends to get along. Besides, I’m certain he’d love to be taken care by two of his girlfriends at once too,” the nurse picked up her glass to have a drink.
“Humph…” Belinda pursed her lips, but she knew what was on Milenna’s mind the moment she mentioned her wanting to join their training.
{the next day in the morning}
“Yo’, partner,” Flavia was too excited to describe.
“Hello Flavia, you look lovely today,” Narias greeted her with an added compliment.
“Thank you, partner,” that just made his bunny girlfriend even happier.
“Good morning, Narias,” Ileena greeted him next, brushing her unruly hair to the side.
“Good morning, Ileena. You look very charming,” Narias couldn’t leave out a compliment for her too.
“Thank you, Narias,” Ileena was charmingly flushing.
“G… good morning, Narias. And Ileena, and Flavia too,” Emilia sounded a little nervous for some reason.
“Oh, hi Emi… Wow, your hair looks absolutely amazing, Emilia,” Narias gasped.
“Really? T… thank you, Narias,” Emilia brushed her hair, braided in a ponytail to have it fall down her shoulder at the front. Emilia had long, snow-white hair, and her braided ponytail, with a red-color bow ribbon at the end of it, looked absolutely fabulous.
“Wow, your hair certainly looks amazing done like that. How come I never thought about it myself?” Flavia gasped.
“A braided ponytail?” Ileena whispered to herself, touching her hair, which were only up to her shoulders in length.
“Could you teach me how to do a braided ponytail, Emilia?” Flavia was already in action mode.
“Of course,” Emilia smiled.
“Ahem, should we… get going now?” Ileena suggested.
“Ah, yes. It’s a long ride after all,” Narias agreed.
“That’s right. So, which carriage is ours, Narias?” Flavia was eager to go.
“Well, we’ll have to go to El’Roonst first. Then we’ll take a carriage that would take us to Marnas, a trade city not far from my parent’s estate. From there, it’s another hour or so to reach my home,” Narias explained.
“Of course, hah,” Flavia laughed.
“Sigh… Flavia,” Ileena dropped her head with a sigh.
“So, what are we waiting for? Let’s go,” Flavia encouraged everyone.
“Flavia, wait up,” Emilia chuckled, but followed after her.
Hah, I’m glad to see all of them being in such good mood. I’m finally going home, sigh… I honestly missed my parents. I wonder how will they react to see me come back with three girlfriends? My dad will probably be ecstatic and my mom… I can already see her hugging me the way she always does. Oh, there’s Layla too. I… I hadn’t told them about Layla yet. Sigh… Narias was still standing there, thinking about it. Oh, well, I’ll have to tell them sooner or later. I hope… everything works out in the end.
Narias let out a deep sigh and went after his girlfriends to get on the carriage himself.
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Thank you for reading. Leave a comment and favorite the chapter if you enjoyed it. Apologies in advance if you find a weird sounding phrase or a grammar error. These are draft chapters after all.
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