The Impudent, Simple, and Emotional Laura Arnold

It was a realization that came far too late, but there was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠a slight problem with Keres's gift. None of the young ladies or lords attending Cosmos Academy walked around wearing a "glove" like this. In other words, I now looked incredibly suspicious to anyone who laid eyes on me...

"Do you want to go grab some cake after class?"

"If I hadn't already committed to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠my club activities, I would have gladly joined you. What a pity!"

"Ah, right, right! I heard a new dress line was released today...!"

To put it simply, Ramnusia was still Ramnusia. A few students glanced my ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠way for a fleeting moment, but they ultimately dismissed it as just another weird quirk of the creepy, gloomy Ramnusia. Wearing slightly different attire wasn't going to change the level of bullying I received anyway. In a way, wearing a glove that barely covered past my elbow wasn't even juicy enough gossip to interest them, so no idiots went out of their way to pick a fight with me.

"Now, now. Please make sure you solve the formulas properly. You must familiarize yourselves with solving magic equations to master new spells efficiently."

Once I was freed from the anxiety of being bullied, another tribulation welcomed me.

"Ramnusia..."

Unlike the other students who were chatting and laughing, I was breaking out in a cold sweat. Standing right in front of me was the teacher. What was her name again? At any rate, unlike the instructor from the hunting class, this teacher was an incredibly mature and beautiful woman. Her brown hair was tied back in a ponytail, and her face glowed with light, shimmering makeup. Her tight grey skirt, which vividly outlined her wide hips and plump, voluptuous rear, made my heart flutter. The jacket struggling to contain her bursting breasts was so lovely that I felt a sudden, intense urge to grab the buttons and rip them right off.

"Ramnusia?"

"Y-Yes! Yes, yes, y-yes, Teacher!"

"...Are you unable to solve any of it?"

The magic class teacher spoke to me with a deeply pitying expression, but the answer was obvious. Thanks to Keres's help, I could barely read the letters, but it was utterly impossible for me to derive an answer from a sequence of text filled with numbers and diagrams I had never seen before in my life.

"Ha, hahaha..."

"Just like last year, you still don't seem to have any intention of keeping up with the class."

"Teacher Hecate! Ramnusia isn't even going to finish her academy education anyway, so just give up on her!"

"Yeah! It's just Ramnusia, after all!"

The cackling voices of the boys and girls stung my heart.

"Quiet, everyone. Do you remember what I said about everyone attending Cosmos Academy? Don't forget that each and every one of you is a sparkling gem."

Her words overflowed with warmth, but that was all. The teacher approached me and spoke gently, but she didn't actually give me the answers.

"If you find it too difficult to keep up with the magic class, please let me know."

...Or was it? Maybe she just couldn't help me because she had no idea where my understanding even broke down? In the first place, there was no way for me to read the inner thoughts of someone I had just met. For now, I decided to just remember that this teacher had treated me kindly. At any rate, she smelled wonderful. If I leaned in and sniffed, I bet she would have an even richer feminine scent than Keres...

"Now, that will ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠be all for today's class. You all remember the homework, right? Pages 40 to 45. Solve the magic formulas properly, write the answers in your notebooks, and submit them."

"Teacher Hecate~! Can't you cut it down a bit!"

"Yeah~! Ramnusia won't be able to keep up anyway! Hehehe."

"Enough! You all have your own paths to walk, so the homework is mandatory!"

Drawing a firm line with her words, the teacher quietly returned to her desk and sat down.

At the academy, we had to move to the classrooms where the teachers were waiting for each scheduled period. This meant the interval between classes was both a break and travel time.

"I'm telling you, I saw it! If you ride a horse north for just thirty minutes from here, you can do it!"

"Hey, hey, you idiot. If you get caught doing that, you're finished. Don't you remember what happened to Alex last time...?"

"Hey!! That wasn't an actual whore, it was..."

As soon as class ended, the students began gathering in small groups and chattering. I glanced around, scanning the room for Laura Arnold. Sure enough, she was surrounded by a crowd of female students, gossiping away.

Could I use Command Magic to pull Laura away from her group? No matter how hard I thought, no clever solution came to mind. Considering the magic at my disposal, I absolutely had to create a situation where I was alone with her...

"L-Laura..."

Without agonizing over it any longer, I trudged over to Laura and called out to her.

"Huh...?"

Laura glared at me, her eyes wide with disbelief.

"Oh my god, Ramnusia is actually speaking to Laura?"

"Hehehe, I guess she wasn't satisfied with the humiliation she got last time."

I heard her unpleasant lackeys muttering, but I didn't care.

"...How dare someone like you..."

"T-The next class... I-I need to prepare for it, so, um..."

"The next class is equestrianism, isn't it?"

Laura snorted in derision, but when I didn't back down, she bit her lip slightly.

"Y-You don't mean... I'm supposed to prepare for the equestrian class with you..."

I said nothing. I was simply bluffing, using the information that such preparations were required.

"Ha, haha... How absurd. You can go do that smelly preparation work all by yourself."

Laura waved her hand, dismissing me. It was exactly as I had expected.

"...Laura, are you really going to be okay? If Ramnusia snitches, you'll get in huge trouble."

"Shouldn't we at least pretend to go to the stables?"

The teacher in charge of the equestrian class was a knight rumored to be terrifyingly strict. This meant that even if I didn't lift a finger, Laura would be forced to act.

"Ugh, seriously!! I put on such nice perfume today...!"

Her face flushing bright red, Laura finally grumbled and shoved past my shoulder.

"Follow me, Ramnusia! You're doing all the dirty work! After all, it was thanks to the power of me, Laura Arnold, that we got such a good grade in the last hunting class, wasn't it?!"

Spewing a relentless stream of impudent remarks, Laura probably had no idea what was about to happen to her.

Laura and I entered the warehouse near the stables. We were supposed to retrieve the equipment needed for the equestrian class, but as expected, Laura had other plans.

"I'll be resting here. You know what to do if the teacher comes, right? Use your head, Ramnusia."

She intended to dump the most grueling and difficult task—dragging the horses out of the stables and bringing them to the training grounds—onto me while she slacked off. The logic and direction of her actions were so blatantly obvious that, honestly, hunting a rabbit felt like it had more twists and turns. At any rate, I had no intention of playing the fool and wrestling with horses in the stables.

"L-Laura..."

"...Do you have a problem? What are you going to do about it if you do?"

Laura let out a smirk, patted the dust off a nearby crate, sat her rear down, and glared up at me.

"You should know that even speaking to me like this is an honor for someone of your station. You should be thanking me just for coming to the stables with you."

"I-Is that so? My... Ehe, ehehehe..."

I couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

"Hearing that from the Laura who was so meekly licking my pussy makes it a bit funny."

"What kind of vulgar—"

In front of the flustered Laura, I rubbed the gem embedded in my glove.

The Awakening magic was simple. It was a spell that could bring back Laura's dormant memories. Just like lighting a candle to make it burn brightly, I set fire to her sleeping memories.

"...Huh? Uh...?"

Laura, who had been normally flustered, suddenly widened her eyes and covered her mouth with both hands. I could see her mind falling into utter chaos. Her pupils darted wildly left and right, completely lost.

"Why... did I forget until now..."

"I-It seems you remember now. L-Laura."

"R-Ramnusia! You!"

Pointing a finger at me, Laura suddenly covered her mouth again.

"Ugh...! Urgh! Mmph...! Uuugh!"

Was the fact that she had licked my pussy really so repulsive to her that she reacted like that? Covering her mouth with both hands, Laura dry-heaved several times before rising from the crate, trembling all over.

"A mere Ramnusia! A mere Ramnusia dared to use such a weird, vulgar spell on me...! How dare you...!"

"D-Didn't you enjoy it too, Laura?"

"What did you say?!"

"Y-You didn't report me to the t-teachers, did you? Ehe, ehehehe..."

Laura knitted her brows tightly.

"That's...! Ugh! I don't know! Shut up! The only thing that matters is that you forced me to do such a thing!"

"I-Is that so? From what I saw, you seemed to enjoy it..."

"Shut up!"

In the end, Laura grabbed my collar with a tight grip and shook me violently. Her strength was actually greater than I had expected.

"How dare you...! Utter such filthy, disgusting words...!"

"B-But it felt really good when you licked my pussy, Laura..."

Her expression turning to utter horror, Laura gripped my collar even tighter, glaring down at me as if she were about to devour me alive.

"Ramnusia... I suppose you've been feeling lonely lately because I haven't beaten those filthy manners out of you?"

"Yes, I missed your touch, Laura."

"U-Ugh...?!"

With a look of pure disgust, Laura could neither let go of my collar nor find the words to respond. Ah, I guess a noble lady is still just a noble lady. When I acted so openly depraved and creepy, she had no idea how to handle me.

"Y-You..."

"Come to think of it, back then... I didn't even get to feel your breasts to my heart's content..."

"What are you—Eek!"

When I suddenly reached out and squeezed her breasts, Laura shrieked in horror, bringing her hands down to grab my wrists and shove me away.

"Huh? Haa...? What?"

Covering her breasts with both hands, Laura was utterly bewildered. She didn't know what to do. Well, I suppose if a sausage you'd been poking at with a fork suddenly jumped off the plate and slapped you across the face, you'd be shocked too.

"Laura. I..."

I took a step closer. Beyond mere disgust, Laura looked completely baffled by the situation.

"Today... Ehe, ehehehe... I'm going to play with you right here."

"Y-You don't mean..."

"Since I made you serve my body last time... Fufu, this time, I'll play with your body properly."

The light returned to Laura's trembling eyes.

"Do you think I'll fall for your tricks again?! Keep dreaming! You're just a mere Ramnusia!"

Laura grabbed my shoulders roughly and shoved me back.

"I wonder how long you'll be able to keep that smug face of yours! I'm going to report you to the teachers right this instant!"

Screaming at the top of her lungs, Laura turned and stormed out of the warehouse, throwing the door open. I didn't even bother to stop her. I simply caressed the gem on my glove.

"Even if you beg me in tears, I will never... forg... Huh...?"

Laura's stomping legs came to an awkward halt. Unlike the Awakening magic, the Calming magic was a spell that could suppress memories of my choosing. It was like extinguishing the flame of a burning candle. Suddenly losing her spark, Laura looked around blankly.

"What... what was I..."

"L-Laura... didn't you say you were going to r-rest in the warehouse?"

"...Ah, right."

With a dazed expression, Laura stared at the stables for a moment, rubbing her temples. But resting in the warehouse was a perfectly normal routine for her. In the end, Laura walked back inside and sat her rear back down on the crate she had dusted off earlier.

"Ugh... Ramnusia... hurry up and get to work."

Laura spoke impudently once again, but it didn't matter. I rubbed the gem on my glove once more, pulled out the handkerchief I had tucked into my inner pocket, held it up in my left hand, and locked eyes with her. The submerged memories resurfaced instantly. Laura's face contorted in a flash.

"W-What... how did..."

"You're smart, aren't you, Laura? Do you really not know what's happening right now?"

"Ah, ah..."

Laura stared at me with her mouth slightly agape, and then her gaze shifted.

"I'm going to kill you, Ram—"

"As expected, Laura, you're impudent, stupid, and so simple-minded."

I cast the Hypnosis Sigil Magic on the handkerchief in my hand. Just as I desired, Laura was instantly neutralized, and the mana that had been surging from her right hand vanished into thin air in a split second.

"Now then, Laura. Shall we start by taking off all your clothes?"

Now that I knew I could suppress and recall her memories at will, I had absolutely nothing left to fear.