Chapter 56: Apology
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 56: Apology
I made them both kneel and began to get the whole story. The two of them glanced at each other warily before cautiously speaking up.
“……Ritz provoked me first.”
“Me? What did I do?”
“She was spouting all sorts of nonsense, saying things like she could just run away with Yohan if she wanted, that she’d already fucked you—so I just….”
Hearing her words, I looked at Margaret with an expression that asked, Did you really say that?
Margaret scratched her cheek, then gave a slight nod. It felt like just yesterday that we’d agreed to keep it a secret from my teacher, and she’d gone and said that?
‘She’s insane….’
She was lucky to be alive. It wouldn’t have been strange if my teacher had decided to fight to the death. As I glared at Margaret, my teacher spoke up cautiously.
“So, Yohan—it’s a lie, right? You haven’t done anything with Ritz, have you? You’re still pure, right?”
“……Teacher.”
“Yes? It’s not true, is it? I believe it’s not.”
“We did. We had sex.”
“Wh-wha—what?”
As if shocked by my words, a sound like a broken music box kept spilling from my teacher’s lips.
Click, creak—making those broken sounds, my teacher soon looked up at me. Her pupils were vacant. Her eyes had lost their focus, as if her very soul had fled….
But if Margaret had already revealed the truth, then my teacher had to know it as well.
‘I should have told her the truth long ago….’
Because of my fear, because of my selfish desire not to hurt her, I had ended up wounding my teacher even more deeply.
Her focus returned, and my teacher’s eyes trembled uncontrollably as she looked at me.
“Wh-what does that mean—.”
“The reason Margaret’s curse was broken is because she and I had sex.”
“N-no, that’s a lie! It’s a lie!”
“It’s true, Teacher.”
My teacher scrambled to her feet and rushed at me, grabbing my sleeve and hanging off it as tears streamed down her face.
I could neither comfort her nor push her away, simply standing there frozen as time passed. Seeing my teacher like this, Margaret quietly shattered the subspace.
The world broke apart, and we returned to the cabin.
“Alright, everyone! Work hard!”
─Yes, ma’am!
At the half-destroyed cabin, dozens of dolls were scurrying about, carrying building materials. Once the materials were gathered and stacked, Margaret would use her magic to slightly overlap two pieces.
Once fused, the materials would never come apart. In this way, a mansion far larger than the original cabin was completed.
‘How is construction done in less than half a day….’
Yohan watched the dolls moving about with a dumbfounded expression. Seeing them effortlessly carry materials dozens of times their own size, he could understand the speed.
Each of these magical creatures was no different from a piece of heavy machinery. Dozens of human-sized construction machines were equivalent to a workforce of thousands of laborers.
On top of that, since they were using the site of the original building, there was no need for anything other than cleanup.
Looking at the new cabin—completed in half a day and several times larger than the original house—Yohan let out a hollow laugh. Then he glanced behind him.
“Teacher? Let’s go inside.”
“……”
Evangeline shot Yohan a sideways glance before entering the cabin without a word. Though it was larger, the layout itself hadn’t changed much, so Evangeline was able to find her room quickly.
Realizing how deeply upset she was, Yohan tried to follow her to her room to comfort her, but bit his lip when he found the door locked.
“Disciple? What are you doing there?”
“……Oh, nothing.”
After staring cautiously at Evangeline’s door, Yohan went to the living room and served tea and snacks to Beatrice and Margaret, who had worked hard on the construction.
Even without Evangeline, the two of them enjoyed the refreshments, laughing cheerfully. They couldn’t even speak to each other, so what was so amusing?
‘Ah, I see….’
Yohan finally realized that these witches didn’t need anything special. They only needed one thing: him.
The only person who could understand them. The special person who wasn’t bound by their curses.
And only then could he fundamentally understand why his teacher was so upset. She had been betrayed by the one and only person on her side in the entire world.
It was a wonder she wasn’t trying to destroy the world right this instant.
‘Teacher….’
Yohan quietly looked toward the door to Evangeline’s room.
Belatedly, he realized the sin he had committed against her.
Late that night, just as dawn was approaching—.
Yohan realized the door to his room was sliding open. He hadn’t heard a sound, but he felt the draft from the door as it opened.
‘Who is it?’
He hadn’t even heard footsteps, so guessing who it was should have been difficult—but Yohan instinctively knew it was Evangeline.
Thump—Feeling the weight of his teacher carefully climbing on top of him, Yohan opened his eyes.
“……You’re awake?”
“Yes, Teacher.”
The moment Yohan’s eyes opened, Evangeline recognized it. She gave him a gentle smile and stroked his face.
Her touch was like that of someone caressing a precious treasure. That alone told him how much his teacher cherished him.
“Yohan.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“I came… to break the curse.”
Yohan knew very well that this was a euphemism. But he didn’t point it out and obediently let himself get hard.
Feeling his erection lift her body slightly, Evangeline realized Yohan had gotten hard for her.
And as she looked down at Yohan, who was aroused by the sight of her, she realized how selfish her words had been.
“Mmm—cancel that. I take back what I said about breaking the curse.”
“Teacher?”
“I’m here to have sex with you, Yohan. It has nothing to do with the curse. I just want to be with you.”
Rustle—Evangeline slipped off the one-piece dress she was wearing and tossed it aside. Beneath it, her pale white skin and underwear were revealed, shining beautifully in the moonlight.
Her vibrant, sky-blue eyes gazed down at him. Yohan felt her gaze on him as he looked at her body, which she displayed with a confidence that said, Look all you want.
He offered an apology.
“Teacher.”
“Mhm.”
“First of all, I’m sorry.”
“……Does that mean you don’t want to do it with me?”
“It’s not that—it’s about what happened with Margaret.”
At his words, Evangeline’s expression hardened slightly.
“I’d rather you didn’t talk about other women in front of me….”
“But I have to. Facing one’s mistakes is the first step to solving a problem.”
Yohan said as much, but as he was about to explain why he’d had no choice but to have sex with Margaret, he shook his head. In truth, there was no such reason.
Whether Margaret had made the first move or not, Yohan could have pushed her away. He could have pushed her away and asked Evangeline for help, or run to his room.
But the fact that he hadn’t was entirely his own choice. It meant that sleeping with Margaret first was his fault.
“I won’t make excuses. Having sex with Margaret was my choice. Whether she seduced me or whatever, I should have pushed her away first….”
“……Mhm, no. If she seduced you first, it couldn’t be helped.”
“It could have been helped. I was more than capable of pushing her away. I just didn’t have the will to do so.”
Hearing that, Evangeline looked down at Yohan with incredibly sad eyes. He could see the disappointment she felt in herself reflected in them.
“—If you put it that way, then it’s all my fault.”
“……What did you do wrong, Teacher?”
“If I had been a little more courageous, if I hadn’t treated you like a fish already caught and had cherished you just a little more—this wouldn't have happened. At the very least, I should have taken your first time….”
Evangeline began to blame herself. To Yohan, her words were utterly absurd. He had cheated on her, and she was saying it was her fault?
She had done nothing wrong. Yohan didn’t want to leave even the slightest stain on his teacher.
“No, it was my fault—.”
“No, my fault…”
As they watched each other refuse to accept the other’s apology and insist it was their own fault, they both realized how ridiculous the situation was.
Realizing this, they both chuckled, and it was only then they noticed that his full erection had, at some point, gone completely soft.
Evangeline didn’t know what to do about the now-limp penis beneath her and looked at Yohan intently.
“Th-this—what do we do?”
“Teacher. I told you before, didn’t I?”
“Hm? What….”
“The magic spell to make me hard.”
“—Ah, right.”
Hearing his words, Evangeline carefully leaned down and pressed her lips to Yohan’s. The magic spell that could always give him a full erection.
Indeed, it was still effective. Feeling the member beneath her grow even larger than before, Evangeline smiled gently.
“Well, if we were both at fault… then we should apologize to each other. Right?”
“I suppose so, Teacher.”
“And when you apologize, you need to offer proper compensation…. I’m thinking of giving you my virginity, Yohan. What do you think?”
“Then I’ll give you a night you’ll never forget, Teacher.”
“Let’s see just how unforgettable this night will be, shall we?”
Evangeline used the magic spell once more.
Her sweet, soft lips met Yohan’s.
Feeling her tongue push past his lips, Yohan began to gently caress her entire body.