#028 Now That I Know the Problem, Shouldn't I Solve It?
"Kael, where did you go last night?"
After class ended, the princess asked me. Her face and voice were thick with disappointment.
Big sis was waiting for you inside, huh?
"Did you wait for me?"
"N-no, I did not!"
Her words said one thing, but her lips were pouting. The sight was so cute that I quickly scanned the area to make sure no one was around, then grabbed her cheeks and squeezed.
"E-eh? L-let go of me this instant...!"
"I was disappointed I couldn't be with you last night, Your Highness."
"H-how can you say something so shameless...!"
Her mood visibly improved. She lowered her head slightly, hiding her expression beneath her pink hair.
"Anyway... shall we go eat now?"
"Very well. Let us go at once. Ahem!"
The princess quickly took the lead. Meals were always held in her room, and since it took time for the food to arrive, she was clearly looking forward to the foreplay we usually shared in the meantime.
Kh. She's so simple.
Backdoor!
Shut it.
Before the meal, while we were embracing and lightly tangling our tongues, the princess suddenly asked a question.
"Come to think of it, where is that child?"
"Who do you mean? Lady Bella?"
"Yes. Given her personality, I cannot imagine she would leave the two of us alone like this..."
"Does that matter? Right now, all I see is Your Highness. All I think about is Your Highness."
"K-Kael... you really are skilled at saying such embarrassing things. My face feels like an active volcano whenever I am with you..."
"That was a compliment, right?"
"O-of course."
She glanced at me, and when I offered my lips, she leaned in and answered with her own. The scent of the princess tickled my nose pleasantly. I matched her soft lips and lewd tongue while recalling the task I had asked Bella to handle.
Bella was currently keeping an eye on Professor Aria. Having experience with the self-governing body and possessing vast mana, she should be able to monitor the corridors without being noticed. The problem was that Aria herself might not move directly, so we needed someone to watch the people coming and going...
Who are you going to use?
After a moment of thought, I settled on one person.
Sera.
When I went to her after afternoon classes, she readily accepted my request.
"This settles the debt from the Jeffrey incident."
"Right. How do you plan to move?"
"Since there are no classes this afternoon, plenty of students have free time. We'll rotate shifts."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
As I walked back, Beres asked curiously.
By the way, kids are dying left and right, yet the academy is quiet?
Well... I don't know about a thousand years ago, but commoners' lives are cheap these days. Even if they die on the roadside, nobles don't care. Especially here at an academy built for nobles, it's even worse.
How did you even teach here without going crazy? Didn't they harass you?
Don't even get me started. In the end, they fabricated charges and dragged me to the execution platform. That's why I woke you up, remember?
Just then, fireworks shot up and exploded across the sunset sky. Though the light wasn't striking yet because darkness hadn't fully fallen, there was only one meaning behind it.
The festival was finally about to begin.
Then since the festival has started, we should find someone to fuck, Aslan?
Give it a rest. I'm busy this festival.
Aw, why! Let's enjoy the festival properly~ Huh? Please. One of my bucket list items is doing 11P during the festival~
You're insane. No.
11P, my ass. I walked steadily toward a building. Beres sounded puzzled, probably because it was my first time heading there.
Did you hide a woman here?
How did you know?
Ooh! Who is it? Who~ Who~?
Who else. I climbed toward the third floor without hesitation. Before I could even set foot on the third floor, a figure leaped from the air and threw herself into my arms.
"Kael, you really came!"
Ah... so it was Bella? Tch...
"A promise is a promise."
"How... you're so cool♥"
The promise was to have sex in the evening. But given the current situation, I couldn't neglect my duties, so I had come here myself. I glanced toward the opposite staircase and saw a student—presumably sent by Sera—arrive and begin watching the corridor.
But how are you going to do it? Even inside the building, this is technically outdoors?
How? When two mages get together, sex is possible anywhere.
Ooh...!
I pulled Bella into a deep kiss and cast a spell—Soundproof Magic. As if responding, Bella sent her tongue into my mouth and cast her own spell.
Invisibility Magic.
With both spells active, we tumbled straight to the floor. We explored each other's lips, tongues, breasts, and genitals, violently intertwining our bodies. Once her body had loosened up a bit, Bella spread her arms toward me with a lewd expression.
"Put it in now♥"
I erected my cock and thrust it into Bella's pussy. All the way to the root in one go. The sensation must have felt incredible, because Bella let out a sound that was half gasp, half moan.
"Aah♥ I-it really is the best...! This feeling of being completely filled!"
"Can I move?"
"Yeah. Pound me like you're trying to kill me. Fuck me until I pass out♥"
Bella had said it in the heat of the moment, but hearing those words made my chest ache. It sounded like she could only sleep peacefully if pain turned into pleasure and she fainted.
"Don't worry. Even if you tell me to stop, I won't until you pass out."
"Good...♥"
I swung my hips mercilessly, brutally pounding my cock into Bella's cunt. She took the dick hammering against her womb with wet thwack-thwack♥ sounds, twitching and moaning, then soon let out a rough cry and climaxed. But I didn't stop. Even when her waist lifted completely off the floor, her eyes rolled back, and her tongue lolled out, even when Beres's constant "backdoor, backdoor" whining reached my ears, I ignored it and kept thrusting into her pussy.
After ejaculating seven times and only stopping once darkness had completely fallen, the sex finally ended. I laid the unconscious Bella down gently and asked Beres.
Beres, what about Aria?
Hmph. I don't know!
She was sulking because I hadn't used her backdoor even once during the seven rounds. Still, she answered soon enough.
Two people went into the professor's office and came out in the middle. The kids on standby followed them each time. If they'd found something, they would've come here since they know you're here, but so far there's been no word!
I see. Thanks, Beres.
If you're grateful, then backdoor!
Ah, fine, fine. I'll do it during the festival if I get the chance.
Yay!!
That aside, this was getting troublesome. I stared at the door to Professor Aria's room and fell into thought. The fact that she hadn't moved today meant there was a high chance she would cause an incident on the actual day of the event.
Just what are you planning, Aria...!
***
So he's not coming today either.
Reina, the empire's third princess, collapsed onto her bed. It was already 11 p.m. No matter how long she waited, Kael never came.
He didn't come last night either...
She had thought he would come today. The princess buried her face in her pillow and reached down with her hand. Her lower body felt especially itchy today. Her desire to see Kael grew even stronger. Then a sudden thought struck her and she shot upright.
Don't tell me... he found another woman!
After all, he had met the duke's daughter on a day when the academy was empty not long ago! The moment the thought occurred to her, a violent storm raged in her heart. Kael is mine... After everyone else left, he became my hands and feet that I personally selected. My teaching assistant who helps me. And... s-s-s-
The princess blushed and lowered her head deeply. Then she started punching the innocent pillow.
How does Kael say such shameless words so easily?
She turned her head to the side. Through the window, the soft moonlight and occasional fireworks decorating the night sky came into view.
"The festival lasts five more days."
But the next three days would be hectic. The emperor and high-ranking nobles were scheduled to observe on the third day.
This time, I must do it without any mistakes.
The princess hugged her pillow and closed her eyes. She wished the thing in her arms was Kael instead of a pillow.
***
As expected, nothing happened during the two days of the festival despite Bella, Sera, and the commoner students taking turns watching. In the meantime, I continued preparing for the magic class with the princess.
"Huu. Responding isn't difficult, but I'm worried I might make a mistake."
"Don't worry. You'll do fine."
When I smiled and encouraged her, the princess blushed and smiled shyly. She had been smiling a lot more lately.
"Then it starts in three hours. You should wash up and prepare."
"I suppose so."
Still, she was royalty. She needed time to get ready before appearing in front of others, even if it was just wearing a professor's robe.
"Then I'll see you later."
"I'll come escort you."
As I slowly descended the stairs, someone came running toward me in a panic. I recognized the face. One of the students I had taught back in my Aslan days. A second-year this year, if I recalled correctly.
"Hah... hah... K-Kael... sir...?"
"Yeah. Speak."
"You... you need to go right now...!"
So they finally moved. I nodded heavily and ran after the student.
"Haa..."
After hearing Sera's explanation, I could only press a hand to my forehead.
"Do you know what this is?"
"Yeah..."
Of course I did. How could I not? I scooped up a handful of dirt and stared at the purple liquid. It gradually lost its light and soon completely concealed its presence on the soil.
What is that?
Wait. Let me check first.
I stood up and looked around. The place I was standing was the stage where the princess's class would be held in three hours. It wasn't particularly special—just decorated similarly to the usual training grounds. The stage floor was covered in fine sand and soil, with spectator seats behind it and higher seats prepared for nobles and royalty.
"They sprinkled the liquid all over the floor?"
"That's what I was told."
At Sera's answer, I walked to the center of the stage. Then I tried casting a spell.
Light.
A soft glow appeared above my palm. Looking at it, I burst into mad laughter.
"Khkhkhkhkh."
Aslan?
"Assistant?"
"Ah, no. It's nothing. Thank you so much, Sera. Thanks to you calling me quickly, I was able to figure out what this is."
If I had been even a little later, it would have completely lost its color before I noticed. Then I would have been wandering around clueless for a long time.
"What was that just now?"
"I could tell you, but I don't want you getting deeply involved and getting hurt."
The purple-haired beauty nodded as if she understood. Having witnessed many political battles with nobles, she knew this was the time to suppress her curiosity.
"Then I'll be going now."
"Right. You've helped more than I expected this time. If this is resolved well, I'll reward you and the other commoner students."
Sera stared at me quietly. After a moment, she turned her head and smiled faintly.
"I'll be looking forward to it, Kael."
Once everyone had left and the stage was empty, I quickly turned and sprinted out of the academy, casting reinforcement magic on my body.
What was that earlier?
Magenta ore. They chemically processed it so it would stick to other ores and sprinkled it.
Magenta stone? I've heard of it somewhere.
Yeah. It's an ore often used in magical engineering items. It slows the flow of magic.
Ah. A substance that interferes with mana flow? But it only slows it down, so it's not really dangerous, right?
That was true. Magenta ore was occasionally mined in the north. Just because it interfered with the flow of magic didn't mean it was particularly troublesome. It only slowed the flow; magic still manifested normally. The power and effects remained the same. The problem was that the class the princess and I were teaching was Practical Magic.
When I tried casting Light earlier, it was delayed by about 0.2–0.3 seconds.
Aha. So that bitch Aria who sprinkled this was planning to make the princess fail to respond to magic in time?
Something like that.
I looked up. The checkpoint was visible in the distance. I quickly cast Invisibility Magic and slipped into a back alley. Then I skillfully scaled the stone wall and landed inside the Stronghold.
Where are you going now?
Now that I know the problem, shouldn't I solve it?
You have a method?
Yeah.
There was one substance that could neutralize Magenta ore. However, unlike common Magenta stone, it was extremely rare in the empire...
The place that managed tribute from the south would definitely have it.
That place?
Renatri.