CH 20

Since it was lunch break, the usual four of us went out and bought bread at Hioyko-Do.

We had lunch at a gazebo in a natural park near the school.

“Hmm, to summarize, Makoto likes to be peed on, and Caroline-sama likes pain, is that right?” Curtis asked.

“It’s not right!” I yelled. “What kind of rumors did you hear, Curtis!!”

“Th-Tha-Tha-That’s not right at all, I, I don’t like being hurt, not at all…!!” Carol said.

“I see… I don’t get it,” Elmer muttered as he put his second mayo-corn bread into his mouth.

Ah, so you truly are idiots in the prime of puberty!

You won’t understand even one millimeter of the maiden’s hidden, exciting spirit of adventure!

“Or rather, how do you know about the girls’ martial arts class, Curtis?” I asked.

“House Browright’s family’s spies are excellent,” Curtis said.

“Spies? Who are they?” I asked.

“There would be no point in being a spy if they’re uncovered, Makoto, stop being stupid,” Curtis said.

“Kuuuuu, even you, Curtis,” I said.

“Rather than that, show me the technique they keep talking about, the human power plant,” Curtis said.

“I-I’ll not let you demonstrate that on me!! Makoto!!” Carol yelled.

“Uh, yeah, that’s right…” I said.

Or rather, it’s not a technique that can be used on girls in their uniforms.

Oh, no, no, I can’t imagine it, I’m drooling.

Prime numbers, count prime numbers.

Hi-hi-fuu.

“Then grab me instead,” Curtis said.

“Hey, Curtis-san,” I said, “this technique requires you to put your hand by your opponent’s crotch, and when you do that, your delicate parts will fall flat on my upper arm.”

“So, did you use such a shameless technique on a young lady?” Curtis asked.

“A young lady doesn’t have a vital point that can be struck to fell them in a single blow,” I said.

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“Makoto… has no mercy,” Elmer asid.

“Then, I’ll use it on Elmer, so tell me how you do it,” Curtis said.

“I’m feeling reluctant…, but, well, alright…” Elmer said.

We went out onto the lawn and I taught Curtis-onii-chan how to do the Canadian Backbreaker.

As expected of the muscle-brained Curtis, he quickly learned the trick and picked up Elmer.

“Wahahaha, what is this technique, it’s not practical at all, wahaha, but it sure is fun!!”

“Ow… you’re killing me…” Elmer groaned.

Elmer also wanted to try it, so I explained it to him, too.

You’re surprisingly powerful, Elmer.

“Oh… this is the human power plant… it’s too hard to hold up…” Elmer said.

“Oooh, it hurts more than I thought, Elmer, I yield, I yield…!” Curtis cried.

“The boys look stupid but they’re having fun, which is nice,” Carol said, smiling as she brought some saint’s bread to her mouth.

Elmer gently shook Curtis until he was satisfied then put him back down on the lawn.

“Ow, ow, ow, you were shaking me too much, Elmer!” Curtis said.

“I’m sorry…, halfway through, it got kind of fun…”

“Where does it hurt?” I asked.

I cast “Heal” on Curtis’s waist.

“Oh, as expected of Light magic, the pain goes away in an instant,” Curtis said.

“Makoto… it’s the first time I’ve seen something saint-like from you…” Elmer said.

“The hell are you talking about? Geeze,” I said. “Come on, Elmer, offer me your waist, too.”

I cast Heal on Elmer’s waist, too.

Carol smiled and sipped her soda while looking at us covered in grass.

Somehow, it’s fun to play and look like idiots with the boys under the sun.

“When I’m with you, Makoto… I can experience a lot of new and fun things…” Elmer said.

“Oh, it is kind of fun, I wonder how long it’s been since you wrestled with someone,” Curtis said.

“For me… it’s the first time,” Elmer said.

Curtis looked away.

Elmer smiled innocently.

I wiped off the grass on the clothes of the roughhousing boys and returned to the pavilion.

“Well, let’s start the second regular meeting of the Saint’s Faction,” Curtis said.

“Have you made any progress?” I asked.

“In front of the wall newspaper this morning, some lower nobles who knew about the Saint’s Faction asked to join in,” Curtis said. “It was a wonderful publicity stunt, Makoto.”

“I just got involved with MacKnight-sama,” I said.

“It was important that Gerald-kyou gave you his seal of approval, saying the saint is like the princess of a small country,” Curtis said.

“My father also said that he could move from the Royal Faction to the Saint’s Faction…” Elmer said.

“House Clayton doesn’t get involved in politics much,” Curtis said. “But even still, they’re a marquis, so just being here is going to be a huge help to our rise, Elmer.”

“Leave it to me…” Elmer said.

“Also, it’s a big shot, Duke Appleby from the south has asked to join in,” Curtis said.

“Huh, it’s one of the three major duke houses, aren’t they a faction of their own?” I asked.

“House Appleby doesn’t really want to form factions, so until now they’ve been with the Royal Faction, I don’t know why they’re trying to join us, but it might be because they’re still affiliated with the Royal Faction?” Curtis said.

“I don’t know what reason they would have,” I said.

“Makoto, Duke Appleby is Yurisha-senpai’s family,” Carol said.

“Ah, that Oppai-senpai, you meant,” I said.

“What do you use to remember people by?” Carol asked.

Yuri-Yuri-senpai?

I wonder if Yuri will be forced to join the faction.

But, thank goodness.

“One duke, one marquis, one margrave, one count, one saint candidate, quite a faction, isn’t it?” Carol asked.

“Because of Makoto’s constant antics, a fan base for the saint candidate is forming, and I think the faction will soon reach the size we had envisioned,” Curtis said.

“Factional conflict… it’s my first time participating, so it’s very fresh,” Elmer said.

“Let’s organize the current situation,” Curtis said. “The factions currently dividing the Academy into two are the Royal Faction which follows the king, and Pottinger-kyous’s Faction, which is centered on the upper-class nobility. I want to bring three factions into a three-corner deadlock, and if we do that, Pottinger-kyou’s Faction won’t just stand idly by.”

“For the faction… I want someone who is good at managing…” Elmer said.

“I would like to take in Sir Gerald, but doing so would drastically reduce the power of the Royal Faction,” I said.

“Balance is important,” Carol said.

If possible, I’d like to cut down the nobles of Pottinger-kyou’s faction, but there’s also the fear of being subdued by pretending to support our faction once they join us.

It’s a difficult place.

Somehow, I want to save the noble lady that tried to poison me, the viscount’s daughter Pamela Gaufre, and bring her here.

Hmmm.

Maybe I’ll get help from the temple’s intelligence unit.

“Can’t the soldiers of the Great Temple be stationed inside the school?” I asked.

“You could, it’s allowed, but those people are scary,” Carol said.

“Then Linda Crable-sama is coming from the Great Temple,” I said.

“Uuuha, she’s going to be trouble,” Carol said.

“Normally, she’s a nice person, but the thing is, her thinking is way too radical.”

“Please introduce me next time, I would like to meet with the Mad Angel of the Great Temple once,” Curtis said.

Geeze, this battle maniac.

He can’t help but get excited over a strong enemy he hasn’t met yet.

“Also, go visit the daughter of Appleby-kyou, even after school,” Curtis said.

“Understood,” I said.

“I will send a letter to visit Yurisha-sama and make a promise,” Carol said.

“Thank you, that’s very helpful,” I said.

“It’s alright, don’t think about it, you don’t even have a maid or a butler, Makoto,” Carol said.

“I wonder if I should hire a spy maid as well,” I said.

I admire the ninja maids.

“Let’s find out what Vivian-sama is doing.”

“Hahaah.”

Something like that.

“Well, I don’t know, you can’t put a maid in your room, Makoto,” Carol said.

“Some of the temple’s attendant priestesses have knowledge of espionage, but I don’t think they need it, and Elmer doesn’t have one either,” Curtis said.

“At the Lord of Magic’s house… we don’t need spies,” Elmer said. “Political struggles… if we had the time for that, might as well put it into research.”

“In the future, Makoto may need to use an agent as a saint, so it’s a good idea to get used to it at school,” Curtis said.

“What should I do?” I asked.

“Well, think about it yourself, then let’s disband the second Saint Faction’s meeting,” Curtis said.

“As always, thank you, Chairman Curtis,” I said.

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“No problem, leave it to me,” Curtis said.

And with that, he smiled broadly.

He’s totally dependable.

As a capture target, it’s not very moe though.

However, when I was playing the game, I didn’t realize there was such a complicated and intense political struggle going on behind the scenes.

A lot of people worked to make Vivian-sama a queen.

Society is complicated.

Alright, after school, I can say hello to Yurisha-senpai.

Hmm, hmm.

But I guess there will be a magic class this afternoon.

Again, it’s hard for me.