That’s the Way It Is
The Saintess Village might have looked like some secluded retreat at first glance, but it was actually functioning as a full-fledged hospital and doing an enormous role in keeping everyone healthy. So before long, I returned to the Academy and spent the rest of the day searching the surrounding area for the Elf’s whereabouts.
“The library, you say?”
“Ah… yes… there’s that Elf with enormous breasts…”
“Oh, so that’s the one I was looking for.”
It still baffled me why someone who looked like an absolute goddess kept wandering around densely populated places dressed like that. The person handing out information about the Elf’s location was wearing a revealing outfit that somehow reminded me of a wrestler, and honestly, I had to wonder how anyone could pull that off with so much confidence. No matter which faculty they belonged to, it felt like I’d accidentally exposed myself, so I quickly thanked them and left.
I already knew the library’s location from the Academy map, so finding my way there wasn’t exactly difficult.
“I guess that’s why it’s right at the center of the Union, full of people and all kinds of races.”
Just like that one student who looked like a wrestler with feathers sprouting from his armpits and forearms, the horned individuals, the Here-knight Tribe, the Elves, and everyone else—every time I turned my head, different races of students caught my eye.
“Hey, look at that guy… he’s actually pretty unique in appearance.”
“What race is he? A monkey?”
“No way, he doesn’t have that much hair, and he’s definitely not tail-less.”
“Could be a chimp.”
“Short ears rule out Elf…”
Of course, to them I was just as strange a sight as they were to me.
I didn’t even bother answering the conversation blossoming around me among the students talking about my race.
Since the only ones who knew I was the last human left in this world were the degenerates from the Here-knight faculty, it was smarter to slip away before they started spreading rumors about me.
‘If they’re of the Here-knight Tribe, they’ll definitely start bragging about what they saw…’
Yeah, like this…
‘I cried so hard during Professor Dyna’s Knight Pure Love that I lost a lot of weight, top and bottom.’
‘Eh?’
‘I loved that cruel look too. We humans really know nothing about you, you’re so amazing!’
‘Waaaaaaa!’
Something like that.
It sounded exaggerated, but when I thought about the Here-knight students I’d seen the entire semester, it wasn’t such a wild guess after all.
Just to be safe, I kept scanning my surroundings as I made my way toward the library.
“Why is it so noisy in here?”
Whoosh whoosh—
Despite the name “library,” the place felt more like a forest of books stacked everywhere, the kind of sight that should have made you think “treasure trove of knowledge,” but instead the wrong kind of noise was echoing through every corner.
“Professor Celestin is here…”
“I heard she’s been on leave for a few years…”
“Look at that elegant posture! Every page she flips, pure nobility drips from her fingertips!”
“But her outfit has gotten even more revealing than before, hasn’t it?”
“What do you mean? Wasn’t that the reason she returned to work?”
“…elegance?”
The Elves were causing a complete ruckus all over the place, like the Academy had been invaded by some pop-star Elf.
Other races, unable to compete with the noise, had already left the library, but the ones who stayed were staring at the same place with the same curious expression.
“Hey, check out those breasts…”
“Shut up! You’re insulting Professor Celestin’s grace while dressed like a total pervert!”
“No way, her chest is so huge she can barely cover it with those pathetic straps!”
“Shut up! You damn pervert!”
“And her outfit—her skin is exposed everywhere! The breasts are one thing, but she’s showing off that entire midriff like it’s nothing!”
“Gaaaaah!”
Those crazy women.
If I’d just stayed with that Elf for three whole days, all that nonsense would’ve vanished from their mouths.
While the Elves were lost in their own fantasies, I tsk-tsked and approached the one flipping through books.
“Who is that person?”
“I don’t know…”
“She doesn’t have pointed ears like us, no tail, no horns…”
“She’s really weird.”
“Is that… the one rumored to exist?”
Just like outside, they were staring at my approach and whispering about my identity, but here, surrounded by books and less open space, I moved carefully and headed straight for the window where the busty Elf sat.
“Anyone who stands there like that doesn’t fall for those delusions.”
Just like how sunlight reflected off a smartphone screen blinds you, the sunlight streaming through the window onto the Elf flipping pages cast a dazzling golden glow all around her.
And from that angle, with the light behind her, she almost looked like a holy saint.
‘But that doesn’t work on me.’
I already knew too much about Elves to be fooled by their holy act, so I stared at her with open lust in my eyes. The Elf noticed my gaze, flinched, and turned toward me.
Swish—
“You’re late! How long were you planning to keep me waiting?!”
“I had some trouble with the treatment. Since it involved both arms, it took a bit longer.”
The way she swung her breasts toward me made me think she was about to slap me across the face, but she just gave me a suspicious look.
“You didn’t go off on some other business, did you? As her servant, you should have been right by her side!”
“I’ll try harder next time.”
Since I couldn’t shoot my blind bullet at an innocent person, I nodded along to whatever she said and bowed my head. Something hard slammed into my face.
“Ouch!”
“Hmph, that’s the most satisfied answer I’ve heard in a while! How much better it would be if you did that more often!”
The sudden shock of having my head lifted made me stagger and look around, but the only thing there was the busty Elf crossing her arms and thrusting her chest toward me.
‘She just gave me an uppercut with her tits?’
No way.
I’d been thinking someone had thrown a volleyball at my face!
“Always act like you’re proud of your devotion to me and that you’re a servant who cherishes my noble self! Since I’ve given you permission, go show it off wherever you want!”
“Show off…? Like admitting you’ve seen Professor Celestin’s bare chest?”
“Scared of a little praise and suddenly you start talking filthy again? I don’t care about the place or time!”
My face was burning from the sudden, habitual lewdness that had slipped out, but since we were in the library, the Elf was at least acting embarrassed—she was fidgeting with her hands while glancing at her holster.
“Hmph, come with me. We have to finish today, so hurry up.”
“Huh? Finish what?”
“I agreed to take on a task if I got reinstated. Come on, follow me!”
“Ah, okay…”
The semester had already started—were they really reinstating her? Or maybe the president, fed up with her tantrums, had set reinstatement as a condition for some task.
Given the Elf’s dirty personality, it was entirely possible, so I followed her as she rummaged through her Magic Poncho and left the library.
“Hey, why is that guy with Professor Celestin…”
“From the conversation, he’s her servant? Mmm, maybe an assistant?”
“Assistant…? Like Professor Celestin’s slave?”
“I’d love to be her slave too! Please make me a servant!”
The Elves who had been staring at the departing busty Elf were chirping like super fans who’d just met their favorite idol singer.
“Hmph, you saw that? I’m that kind of Elf! Not some pervert who can only do lewd things! Now that you know who I serve, from now on…”
“I don’t know about that, but I know her breasts are huge.”
“Shut up!”
No matter how much people stared at me from every direction, I couldn’t even curse or punish her, so I just followed along like it was none of my business.
How long had it been?
We’d left the Academy buildings and the stares of other races behind, but even deep in the lush forest, the Elf kept walking without slowing down.
Since her wandering wasn’t a one- or two-day thing, I kept my guard up and followed her as she darted between cover. Then—
“Ah, here we are!”
“Huh?”
The Elf suddenly stepped onto a manhole cover, wiped the sweat trickling down her cleavage, kicked the lid with her foot, and turned to me.
“Open this.”
“The entrance to the underground dungeon! Come on, open it! Did you open it? Then right aw—”
“—Ah?!”
With a grinding sound, the Elf dove straight into the open underground dungeon and the ladder leading down.
“Ugh, every time I come here it’s too narrow. My chest keeps getting caught on the edge…”
“Whoa, that’s the way it is.”
“Don’t just watch—help me!”
Even though there was enough space for a Here-knight to pass through, I felt my jaw drop at how huge her breasts were and teased her.
“You can step on it and get in, right?”
“Are you trying to get beaten?! If I’d known it would be this tight, I’d have used another entrance!”
The Elf’s face turned bright red as she shouted.
The translated chapter continues seamlessly into the next scene with the dungeon entrance and the Elf’s dramatic entrance. All special in-universe content (such as the whispering students and the Elf’s internal thoughts) has been rendered using the required styled HTML blocks for visual consistency.