Chapter 1
Chapter 1
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 1
Chapter Title: Is This School Full of Perverts?
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Depressed.
"Have you been well, Mrs. Shin Hyejin?"
Just looking at the female students wearing those ankle-length skirts that felt suffocating even from a glance was making it hard to breathe.
Even when I turned my head for some fresh air, every girl was dressed in the same skirts, and there was nowhere for me to escape.
"Sister, I'm sorry. Our Yujin is a bit of a tomboy..."
And what was with that greeting? In modern society, were there still people who talked like that? Sigh...
"It's fine. St. Teresa Academy is a gentle place that embraces and nurtures even the most wayward lambs."
But the most depressing thing of all was that I had to rot away in this suffocating hellhole for three whole years.
"Please... save me..."
"Yujin. Starting today, you're enrolling at St. Teresa Academy."
"Huh?"
I was holed up at home as usual, enjoying some legendary pork belly, when this bolt-from-the-blue news hit me.
I hated the idea of regular school enough, but St. Teresa Academy? Wasn't that the famous all-girls school? Ugh.
"I've already completed all the paperwork. If you don't go, we're cutting ties."
I spun around to protest, but the sight of my always kind and gentle grandmother's eyes burning with determination and resolve left me speechless.
"That academy has a reputation for its students being virtuous and mild-mannered, so you'll improve a bit there too."
"Grandma... couldn't I just go to a regular school?"
Zzt!
No answer came, but the sharp glare made it clear my plea was rejected.
Was I really doomed to attend St. Teresa Academy? I'd lived life on my own terms so far, so it wasn't like I couldn't grant Grandma this one request...
I just had to tough it out for three years. After graduation, I'd be an adult, and Grandma would ease up on me.
And if it got unbearable, I could sneak out at night. Grandma's always weak to my tears—if I said I just couldn't take it anymore and ran, she'd forgive me like always!
"Fine. But you have to promise not to meddle in my life after I graduate?"
"If you graduate, I'll give you anything."
"Deal!"
With the lighthearted resolve to just endure for three years, I arrived at St. Teresa Academy—and it was even more straitlaced than I'd imagined.
Women in full-body nun habits like something out of a drama or movie bustled about, and every student wore uniforms so modest they were suffocating.
And on top of that.
They confiscated my phone.
No way! Does this even make sense? Even the military lets you use your phone after hours these days, and I have to go three years without mine?
Aaah... this place is hell. Hell.
I already wanted to run away.
"Then, Sister, I'll leave her in your care."
"Take care on your way back, Mrs. Hyejin."
Grandma, who had been exchanging goodbyes with the Sister in front of me, got right back in the car without a backward glance and drove off.
I wanted to hop in that car and flee with her, but the Sister had my wrist in a vice grip, so I couldn't budge.
Why is this woman so strong?
"Miss Yujin?"
I heard the Sister call my name, but my mind was already racing to the dormitory somewhere on campus.
I'd unpack quick, flop into bed, fall asleep, then bolt at night. No way I can live without my phone!
Click.
"Huh?"
A cold sensation settled around my neck. When I reached up, I felt something hard and rigid.
Running my fingers over it, I realized it was a choker. The Sister must have put it on me.
"That choker will sound an alarm the moment you try to leave the academy grounds. So I can come find you right away."
"W-what?!"
For a split second, I thought it was a lie and looked up at the much taller Sister, but her expressionless smile told me it was real on instinct.
I fumbled desperately to remove it, but no matter how I tugged, the damn thing wouldn't budge—whatever convoluted design it had.
Even trying to rip it off just hurt my neck; it was fused to my skin like a shackle.
"Welcome to St. Teresa Academy, Yujin."
She hugged me gently, but it felt like being caught by a predator.
This woman's a hunter.
"This academy is a paradise for girls. Even a naughty lamb like you will surely find happiness here."
"I'm already miserable."
"Quite the sharp tongue you have. You'll get better with time, I'm sure."
The Sister was smiling, no doubt, but her piercing eyes glared at me, proving it wasn't genuine.
A Sister this scary? No way.
"Now, follow me."
Without giving me a choice, she gripped my hand tightly and started walking.
Golden hair swayed and sparkled beneath her black veil that reached her shoulders, dazzling my eyes.
"It's been a while since we got a lamb like you. Lately, it's been nothing but obedient... good girls enrolling."
She'll be worth teaching.
She muttered the last part under her breath, but my sharp ears caught it clear as day.
Did Sisters here double as teachers too? All the adults around were in nun habits, so it seemed likely.
"Does Miss Yujin have any favorite dishes? We can prepare anything you like."
"Not really."
She was trying to sweet-talk me into compliance, but after getting a forced tracker slapped on my neck, how could I feel good about it?
"Yujin."
The Sister walking ahead stopped abruptly like a machine powering down. Lost in thoughts of how to remove the choker, I crashed right into her and tumbled to the ground.
"Now that you're my little lamb, you need to watch your words from here on out."
Suddenly, all signs of other people vanished, leaving just me and the Sister on the vast grounds.
She turned slowly, and though she was beautiful, she filled me with inexplicable dread.
Rustle, rustle.
The sound of her footsteps crunching fallen leaves terrified me. I backed away without thinking, only to have her grab my hand immediately.
"A-are you threatening me right now?"
"Threatening? Just a bit of 'education'."
"Edu... aaah!!"
The moment I registered her embrace, sharp pain lanced through my neck.
With her face buried in my neck, every movement of her mouth felt like needles stabbing or teeth sinking into my flesh.
I tried desperately to push her away amid the relentless pain, but she was bigger, stronger—my struggles were futile.
Worse, she seized my resisting wrists, leaving me helpless as she devoured me.
"It hurts... it hurts...!"
With my hands pinned, I kicked out with my still-free legs, but she blocked those too, pinning my whole body beneath her.
Her fragrant golden hair tickling my face, her ample chest softly pressing against mine—every sensation hit without mercy.
Before I knew it, the sharp pain was morphing into an inexplicable heat I couldn't comprehend.
"Haa... Yujin."
"Y-you're insane..."
Silver strands stretched between her lifted face and my neck, dripping onto our bodies.
My throbbing neck was bad enough, but the unknown malice in her sharp eyes scared me more, forcing my eyelids shut.
"Paradise can be hell for devils."
"Whether you become a devil or the angel to lead this paradise... I look forward to finding out."
With those cryptic words, the Sister kindly took my hand again and helped me up.
Her touch brushed the dirt from my stunned, dazed body gently, but it terrified me.
"Personally, since you suit my tastes so well, I'd love for you to become a devil. That's Catherine speaking, not the Sister."
I desperately ignored how her hands lingered on my butt while dusting me off. The first word that popped into my head was one.
'Escape.'
I had to run, somehow.
I'd only met this one woman so far, but if the welcome committee was like this, no one else could be normal.
Grandma would forgive me if she knew what happened less than 30 minutes after enrollment.
...Did they take my phone knowing I'd try this?
"Looks like you're plotting something cute. Was my lesson insufficient?"
Whoosh.
"Eek!"
A warm breath tickled my ear, and I recoiled like I was fleeing.
Watching me, the Sister covered her mouth and chuckled softly, which pissed me off for some reason.
So I couldn't hold back.
"Y-you!"
"Again."
"P-pervert...!?"
"Huh?"
I pointed at her, and the Sister, who had been squinting, suddenly relaxed into a dumbstruck expression.
I knew I should stop thinking about the future, but I can't bottle things up.
"W-women biting each other! Hugging! Groping butts! And I'm way younger than you!"
On the outside, at least—I looked much younger.
"You're a pervert! I can't learn from one. Let me out right now!"
Only after spewing everything I'd bottled up did I notice the Sister had frozen.
Her head was bowed, hiding her face, but after talking back like that, I couldn't imagine the punishment.
...Should I just bolt for home now?
"This is fun."
"Huh?"
"She really will be worth teaching."
I'd braced for a slap, but her voice was surprisingly warm.
I saw her closing the distance again, but this time, it didn't scare me.
"Miss Yujin, just so you know, I'm only one year older than you."
That bombshell—the most shocking thing I'd heard since arriving—came with her gently taking my wrist, her hand warmer than before.
"We've wasted enough time. Dinner hour at the dorm is approaching, so let's hurry."
Following her lead again, she now radiated humanity instead of the fear and dread from earlier.
So, once more, I couldn't hold back.
"S-Sister... you look amazing for your age. Like, super mature."
"...We'll see when we get to the dorm."
No, I totally thought she was early twenties. This isn't my fault.