During Class
During Class
In the end, I completely skipped that class and didn't go in.
And when I entered the next class without being late, Jerad was quietly smiling a displeased smile, and then Lady Ehiton hurriedly approached me.
"Lunia, is something wrong?"
Having recently gone to dessert cafes and attended classes together, she had grown quite close to me and was now worried about me.
Something, something *had* happened, but··········how could I tell her?
"I-I'm fine. Nothing happened·····"
·····It didn't, though. Yeah·····.
Was it because I cut off my words midway? Lady Ehiton's expression crumpled.
"If it's something difficult to talk about, you don't have to. But if you really need help, please just give me a hint. My lips are very sealed, you know. Understood?"
"Yes, y-yes·····."
When I barely managed to nod, she finally relaxed her expression and turned her head.
I tried to act, but to be found out so completely. It seemed I had no talent for acting.
'·····I'll have to be more careful next time.'
Still, I was a little happy that I had made a female friend who worried about me, besides Mari.
But that feeling lasted only a moment, as just before class began, Jerad smoothly came and sat next to me-
"Lunia, is this seat next to you okay?"
My mood immediately soured because Jerad had suddenly taken the seat next to me.
The one who spoke up for me was Lady Ehiton, and she glared at Jerad and snapped.
"Are you planning to disturb us even during class now, Young Master Reinhardt!"
However, Jerad, far from being displeased by those words, smiled broadly and naturally shifted the target of the 'arrow' to me.
"Ah, I have no intention of disturbing. Lunia gave me permission, you see."
"What?!"
When did I ever give permission for him to sit next to me?
I frowned at this unknown fact and glared at Jerad, who then formed a displeased smile and began to mouth words.
'Girl.friend-'
As Jerad said that much, heat instantly rushed to my head, and,
"·····Who-!"
'Who's your girlfriend!'
I tried to say, but because the Book of Oaths had activated, no more words came out. The Book of Oaths didn't stop there; my mouth moved on its own.
"I-I gave permission·····hup!"
This isn't what I meant to say·····!
How can I be forced to say things just because I became his girlfriend through a mere scrap of a contract·····!
But no matter how unfair it was, words already spoken couldn't be taken back. Lady Ehiton, who heard my words, looked shocked, and Jerad was still holding back a laugh that seemed about to burst, with his usual unpleasant smile.
'Damn, damn it·····!'
Wasn't it clearly just a contract to be his girlfriend until graduation?
I had never expected my actions to be forced as well.
'·····No wonder.'
I thought the contract was too simple.
He must have pulled some trick.
That was the only suspicion I could have right now.
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"·····Mana Recovery Potions are the most basic, utilizing mana grass-"
At the lecturer's desk in the classroom, an elderly Professor continued the class.
This class was about alchemy, primarily teaching about potion blending and mana reactions according to mana properties.
Today's lesson was about Mana Recovery Potions.
"····The lowest-grade Mana Recovery Potions naturally have low density. The blending ratio is approximately 9 to 1, something that can even be made in an ordinary household-"
'Ah.'
That's the same potion the old lady who owned the general store sold when I was in a party with Mari and Reed.
As I was thinking that-
-Sliiiide.
"Hick?!"
I barely managed to suppress the scream that was about to burst out.
"Lunia? What's wrong all of a sudden?"
But it seemed I couldn't hide it from Lady Ehiton, who was sitting right next to me, as she stopped taking notes and turned to look at me.
"Ah, it's nothing·····."
"Oh? Ah, yes·····."
Fortunately, Lady Ehiton seemed to believe that it was truly nothing, and she began taking notes on the Professor's lecture again.
And after checking one last time if anyone else had noticed, only then did I glare at Jerad.
-Whisper, whisper.
"·····What the hell are you·····!"
But even that momentum, in the end, wavered at Jerad's hand reaching inward.
"·····Hmph!"
Of course, Jerad's hand hadn't fully entered my thigh.
But when someone else's touch, not my own, reached my thigh, I instinctively grabbed Jerad's hand.
"Get, get your hand off·····!"
We're in class right now·····!
I lowered my voice so that only Jerad could hear, trying not to be caught by Lady Ehiton, but Jerad's hand showed no sign of stopping, reaching further into my crotch.
'H-His strength, why is it so strong·····!'
He wasn't a knight who trained his body, yet for a mage, his arm strength was inexplicably powerful; I couldn't stop his hand slowly pushing in. Eventually, Jerad's fingers reached my underwear.
Jerad also seemed to feel the texture of my underwear, as he didn't push his hand in further. But while he didn't push it in, his hand remained there.
I glared at Jerad as much as I could, continuously signaling him to quickly remove his hand, but Jerad suddenly put his mouth to my ear and began to murmur in a very deep, low voice.
-Are you sure you don't need to cover your mouth with your hand?
"·····Hick."
My ears tingled from the low voice, and I was startled for a moment. After a few seconds, my brain finally began to interpret the meaning of Jerad's words-
'W-Wait, what?'
I realized my hand was still gripping Jerad's forearm.
And the moment I thought, 'Why cover my mouth?' -
-Sliiiide···!
"·····Hmph?! Ugh!"
Jerad stroked my clitoris over my underwear, and just as Jerad had implied, I covered my mouth with both hands before any sound could escape.
'Y-You crazy bastard·····!'
Is it even possible to do something like this during a class with at least 30 students listening?!
Even if I was a pervert who got excited by the sense of liberation from masturbating in public, I wasn't so lewd as to be okay with being caught by other students.
But even if we were caught, unlike me, Jerad wouldn't suffer any particular damage. Rather, I was in a situation where I had much more to lose.
So Jerad began to act recklessly, as if he didn't care if anyone saw him, and I endured the trembling of my body and covered my mouth to hide myself as much as possible.
Was there anything I could even do in the first place?
Unlike Jerad, I couldn't force him to do anything, nor could I escape this situation.
All I could do was cover my mouth with both hands to prevent any moans from escaping.
"·····Ugh, hmph. H-How long·····. Hup·····."
But that suppression of breath lasted only a moment,
"Lunia? Are you really okay?"
"Heeek?!"
I was startled by Lady Ehiton's voice, suddenly speaking to me worriedly from beside me.
'C-Caught? Was I caught?'
"Lunia, your face is red. If you're sick, would you like to go to the infirmary? Shall I help you?"
"Ah, no. Hmph···. I-I'm·····fine."
Fortunately, it seemed I hadn't been caught by Lady Ehiton.
However, due to my tendency to get aroused by acts of exposure, my body had become incredibly hot, and Lady Ehiton, seeing that I looked very distressed, placed her hand on my forehead as if to check for a fever.
-Thump.
"·····Hmph?!"
The moment her hand touched me, I had a slight orgasm.
··········Jerad must have clearly felt that I had orgasmed.
Immediately after, my thighs began to tremble, and my hand gripping Jerad's forearm tightened considerably.
The aftereffects of that slight orgasm were a noticeable tensing of my body, and my head felt dizzy as if overloaded.
"This won't do. Let's go to the infirmary, Lunia."
And Lady Ehiton, judging that I was no longer okay, began to try and help me up to take me to the infirmary.
"W-Wait a moment, I'm really fine·····."
'W-Wait·····! If this continues, I'll be found out!'
"Lunia, no one will say anything if you miss one class because you're sick."
"Ah, no. It's not that·····"
Anyway, I wasn't that obsessed with the class itself, having been late so many times.
The reason I wasn't trying to get up right now, no, the reason I *couldn't* get up, wasn't because of the class.
After that slight orgasm, he hadn't stimulated my clitoris, but Jerad's hand was still inside my skirt, past my thigh, touching my vagina.
So if I stood up like this, Lady Ehiton would definitely see this. It might have been different if it were another seat, but she was right next to me.
I urgently tapped Jerad's forearm, signaling him to remove his hand, but Jerad seemed to have no intention of taking it out at all.
But Lady Ehiton, whether she knew my feelings or not, finally began to pull my arm.
"Lunia, please get up quickly. I'll help you."
'Ah, no! I'll be caught, I'll really be caught·····!'