05. The Human Causing a Stir
05. The Human Causing a Stir
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The next morning.
The dining hall was quiet.
Even with the servants endlessly bringing food and drinks, the maids standing by to attend, and Sihwan eating together with his family(?) at the prepared table, the place was dead silent.
Dalgeurak.
The only sound was the clinking of utensils—no one opened their mouth.
In the midst of that,
"Yesterday."
Sihwan spoke up.
He'd barely uttered a single word, but Yuina, sitting across from him, froze in place.
"What time did you go to bed?"
Sihwan wore a strangely amused smile.
Yuina felt a mix of shame and anger surging up at once.
He was definitely doing this on purpose.
Last night, while Sihwan was spending their first night with Eleonore instead of her, Yuina had pressed her ear to the wall to listen.
It was a pretty impure thing to do, but she felt like she wouldn't be able to sleep otherwise.
In the end, she ended up with jealousy and stress, and couldn't hold back—she slammed the wall with a bang.
Of course, the sounds from Sihwan and the women stopped immediately.
No matter how good the soundproofing was, they couldn't miss her directly hitting the wall.
"Why are you suddenly asking something like that?"
"No, just curious. Wondering if my wife slept well all alone."
"I slept great. It was so refreshing without you around that I almost shed tears of joy."
Pointless exaggeration.
She pretended to be calm however she could, dodging the intent of his question.
But was Sihwan the type to back off just like that?
He's the kind who does mischievous stuff even if you tell him not to.
"Well, yeah. With all that snoring, of course you slept well."
"What?! Who said I was snoring!"
"But snoring that loud—doesn't that mean there's something wrong with your health?"
"Usually it's caused by obesity, but even skinny people can snore if their sleep is unstable. Either way, it's not a good situation."
A brief explanation from Bari, who was eating with them.
Her face was dotted with mischief just like Sihwan's.
"Let me see... It peaked around 2 a.m., right?"
"Yes. I thought the mansion was gonna collapse. Looks like she needs some treatment."
"That's what they say. I'll build you a hospital ASAP, so hang in there."
"Argh!! Cut the crap!! At 2 a.m., you guys were in the middle of...! The thick of...!"
"The thick of? The thick of what?"
"Ugh... ughhh...."
Classic airhead Yuina.
Just poke her a little and she self-destructs—and she messed up again this time.
"Hey, just kidding. Our noble 『Noblesse』-nim wouldn't snore or anything, right? Huh?"
"Yeah. That's... that's right...."
"But what were we supposedly in the thick of at 2 a.m.?"
"At 2 a.m., it must've been... when Master was doting on me and Ellie."
"True, but the soundproofing here's top-notch, right? Even next door, no way you'd hear. How'd you know?"
"If she pressed her ear to the wall, she'd hear everything, no? Hohoho. And right then there were those bang bang sounds too...."
She knew everything.
Especially Bari, the AI with passive surrounding scan abilities.
They weren't far apart, and it wasn't like they were buried in thick concrete—so escaping her detection was impossible.
She could scan exactly what they were doing anywhere, whether they were sleeping or whatever!
Naturally, even while Sihwan was pounding away at her, she didn't miss a single thing about Yuina.
And all that info went straight to Sihwan's ears.
Bang!
"I'm heading out first."
Yuina, red as a beet, ground her teeth and stormed out of the dining hall.
"Did I tease her too much?"
"You did go a bit overboard."
"You did it too."
"She's cute. Teasing her is fun."
Eleonore watched the two giggling to each other and felt pity for Yuina.
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"Wow."
After breakfast, he brought Bari and Ellie to the Academy.
Since they slept at Yuina's place, it was super close. Like a 5-minute walk?
Stepping into the classroom, Sasha—who'd been late the past few days riding with Tweed—was there early for once.
She was twirling her signature pink hair with her right finger, staring at me—but the problem was her body blocking the entrance.
"What. Why."
"I! Heard some huge news!! Is it true? Huh??"
Subtle glances coming my way.
Sasha was blatantly blocking my path, but plenty of other eyes were on me too.
Pretty much the whole A-Class.
"Yeah, I heard something huge too."
Rihana walked up behind Sasha and plopped her massive chest right on top of Sasha's pink head.
"Ugh~ So heavy."
"The heavier the boobs, the better."
Agreed.
Ah, no, that's not the point.
"What is it. Why're you blocking the way."
"I told you, it's huge!"
"Jeez, just spit it out."
I had a rough guess anyway.
"You married the Instructor-nim!!!"
Sasha burst out from under Rihana's chest and yelled right in my face.
"How's that even possible? A human marrying a Noblesse!"
She was shouting loud enough to bring the hallway down.
Whether she was trying to troll or just genuinely shocked, one thing was clear: she was a nuisance.
"And even before that, time-wise, isn't it way too short? How long have you even known each other? Not even two weeks."
"Right, right. How'd you two end up married?"
"Did something happen? Is the Instructor-nim pregnant? Kyaa!"
"...."
The two girls squealing and spinning wild fantasies among themselves.
Their high-decibel racket turned the whole hallway rowdy.
"Oh? Pregnant?"
One line to shut it all down.
It came from behind me.
"Gasp."
"Ah! Instructor-nim!"
You could tell at a glance she was furious—trembling all over.
"You little... saying whatever you want...."
"Uh... not pregnant?"
Even in this atmosphere that'd make anyone panic, Sasha tossed out her innocent question.
What are you, some kind of hero? Where's this courage coming from?
"Of course not!!!!"
"Ugh...."
"Why the disappointed face?? Get inside already?!"
"Yes."
Today's class began with Yuina's furious bellow.
Nothing had even started yet, but I already felt drained.
Yuina roughly sorted out the chaos and stood at the podium.
Her face was still a bit flushed.
"Today, we'll proceed with the class that was supposed to be yesterday."
"Instructor-nim!!"
Sasha shot her hand up.
"......From this class on, there'll be rewards."
Ignoring Sasha as best she could, she pulled something out.
It was like a ring case—a box like the one that held the title beads we ate before.
Probably candy that gives titles or boosts stats?
"Instru~ctor~ni~m~!"
"It's a very important item that directly raises your ability stats. Show great attitude in class, and you can take one home at the end."
"Yuina Instructor-nim!!"
"One month... no, now it's three weeks left. If you get rewards every time these three weeks, you'll definitely see yourself way stronger than before."
"Hel~looo~~ Can you see me? Can you hear meee?!"
What a total nutjob.
Does she have no fear of 『Noblesse』 at all? The others were shaking.
"Instructor! Nim!"
*Bang!!
Yuina finally snapped.
"Hey, Demon Race."
Her arm trembled.
Her lips twitched.
Full-on maximum rage.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Killing intent rising sharply.
But Sasha brushed it off like nothing.
"Tell us about your first night!"
"Shut up!!"
"How's human taste? Does the waist spin well?"
"You...!"
"Ah! I heard humans are go—,"
"I said be quiet!! You, out!!"
Sasha, who bravely asked her question, floated up and got booted out of the classroom.
-Kyaang!
A cute whimper as she fell.
Being Demon Race, no damage.
The real damage was to Yuina.
Look at her panting breaths.
"Huu... huu...."
Sweat dripping from peak rage and excitement.
This look was kinda erotic in its own way.
"Jeez."
No helping it.
As her husband, I can't just watch my wife suffer.
I'll protect her honor.
Scrape.
I stood up from my seat.
Yuina's head whipped toward me.
"What're you doing."
Sit down, she signaled.
Her eyes shook anxiously, like she thought I'd say something weird.
Don't worry, my wife.
I'll make you look like one hell of a woman.
"Curious?"
"Yeah!"
Rihana's eyes went wide as she nodded furiously.
"Ryu Si-hwan!! You out too!!!"
I tried to say something, but floated up.
Looked at Bari—she was floating too.
"What. Why."
"You punks really! Think class is a joke?!"
She swung her arm wildly, and me and Bari got flung straight out to the playground.
Thud!
Pretty fast speed hitting the ground, but the soap-bubble thing wrapping my body absorbed the impact.
And there was Sasha, who got booted first.
"Hey. You made it?"
She greeted me and Bari with her bright, innocent smile.
From this angle, she really was a pure, bagel beauty.
Horns aside, that body was killer.
Ah. Or maybe the horns add their own charm. Like grabbing them for a blowjob or...
Anyway, she's super pretty if she just stays quiet.
Too bad her personality's wrecked and she's a psycho.
"By the way, didn't our Sihwan snag an Elf too? How was the Instructor-nim?"
Sasha shoved her face right up close.
Why's she so nosy? Keeps asking nonstop.
"What's it to you."
"C'mon~ tell meee~ Ah. Did it not stand or something?"
"Keep talking shit and I'll rape you for real."
"Kyaa! Rape, huh. You perv~!"
"......."
What the hell is this crazy chick's deal.
No clue what she's about.
What's her real personality?
Does she snap if you poke her? She always gets serious when I ask if she's close to Tweed and denies it.
"Master's stamina is incredible."
"Really?"
What're you saying, Bari?
"Of course. She could crush a girl like you and make her pass out."
Hey. Not quite that much... ;;
Just last night I ended up getting eaten by Bari... Pass out? What?
"Omg?! Virgins say the craziest things! Hmph!"
*Smack!
Sasha slapped Bari's back.
"I'm a precious young lady of the esteemed 『Demon Race』."
"So, how was it for you."
"Me? What about me?"
"You picked Tweed, right? What'd you two do? Maybe?"
I asked jokingly, but Sasha's face suddenly hardened.
"What's that outta nowhere? Why ask that?"
"You asked me too."
"...."
She stared at me all serious.
After about 10 seconds, back to her innocent face.
"Right. Ahaha."
"...."
"Silly~ Like I'd do anything with a loser like that~ Jeez."
Yeah, Tweed's just livestock-level to her, apparently.