Chapter 118 Graduation and Farewell
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
The meeting with Duke Vermillion, a probing exchange, had ended.
Somehow, while completely keeping the matter of Liliana hidden, I succeeded in making him accept the status quo.
I briefly reported to Cecilia, who was waiting anxiously in the mansion’s living room, that the talk had concluded peacefully, said a short farewell, and left the Vermillion estate.
Outside, it was already completely dark.
Spring had just arrived, and with the sun down, the cold air stung my skin.
A carriage carrying me slowly proceeded along the quiet night road.
* * *
Time passed—
The Royal Academy of Magic welcomed a new academic year, bustling with the hopeful voices of new students.
Elenor, engaged to Bartholomeus Crowley, recently graduated from this Academy without issue. As planned, Bartholomeus assumed the position of the new Student Council President.
And one year from now, after he graduates from this Academy—
The two will officially marry.
I deliberately did not attend the grand dance party celebrating the graduates.
However, around the time the banquet ended—
For some reason, I used Teleportation Magic to move to the Academy at night.
The location was a hallway right next to the Student Council Room.
A dim place where the soft afternoon sunlight never reaches.
Inside the room, Elenor was alone.
Through the [Collar of Submission] she wears, her exact location and the faint surrounding sounds picked up by the listening device had already been confirmed.
Escaping the noise of the party, perhaps to rest—
She must have come alone to this room filled with memories.
I formally knocked on that heavy door, then entered the room. Spring sunlight streaming through the large window made her beautiful golden hair sparkle.
Elenor quietly gazed at me with her infinitely clear, sky-blue eyes.
”…I thought I didn’t see you. So you came, you bastard.”
”No. I just arrived. To see you.”
Just saying that, I slowly walked to her side, put my arms around her slender body wrapped in the graduation dress, and gently embraced her.
”…No resistance?”
”—Even if I did, it would be pointless.”
She completely entrusted her body to me.
”Were you alone here, lost in twilight? Or were you immersing yourself in sweet memories with me?”
”…Both.”
She’s strangely obedient today.
Seeing her like this, I felt an unbearable affection.
”…Should I have joined the party and shared a last dance with you?”
”In front of everyone, getting along with you wouldn’t do. For both of us.”
That’s true, I suppose.
I hugged Elenor even tighter, pressing close as if to engrave her warmth and scent into memory. It is a forbidden act allowed only in this room, just the two of us.
”…Raise your face, close your eyes.”
”…”
She stared at me with moist eyes, then quietly closed them as told.
I brought my face close and overlapped my lips with her trembling ones.
It felt like a single instant, yet also like eternity.
Is this a farewell kiss?
Or a binding kiss saying “You are mine forever”?
Even I, who kissed her, didn’t know.
Which meaning it will hold depends on my actions from now on—
And hers.
I reluctantly released Elenor’s body from my embrace.
Then, without saying anything, I left that room.
We two did not speak a single word until the end.
Unable to sort out our mutually complex feelings.
That is how we parted.
* * *
This other world’s Academy also has a spring break.
During that period, I frequently visited the demon realm’s princess, Lucifiel.
I spent my time hearing about the demon realm’s situation and learning throwing techniques from Myuril, who serves as her guard.
The world of demons—
In the demon realm, above all, power speaks.
Factions form around those with power, each sharpening their claws aiming for the next Demon King’s seat.
Eventually, a power struggle will begin, the weak will be culled, and the true strong will become the Demon King.
Lucifiel will likely be forcibly married off to the next Demon King.
”Before that, just flee to the human world.”
I proposed this to her, who wore a gloomy expression.
For monsters and demons inhabiting the demon realm to move to the human world, they must either pass through a “spawn point” or be summoned by a human sorceress. However, the stronger the demon, the harder it becomes to pass through a spawn point, and summoning by humans also becomes difficult.
If she flees to the human world, they won’t be able to easily lay a hand on her.
The sole concern is the “Teleportation Demon” Ashraf.
In the game world, that guy killed me—Xenos—in order to summon demons from the demon realm to the human world.
He probably won’t move immediately, but when the time comes, he might attack.
However, since the scenario has changed quite a bit from the game, he won’t necessarily act the same way. Still, it doesn’t hurt to be cautious.
* * *
The new academic year began.
But the school atmosphere is somehow, slightly, awkward.
The Royal Family’s forceful investigation of nobles, under the pretext of searching for Princess Liliana, has finally extended beyond the Royal Capital, reaching the territories of local nobles.
If the Royal Family dispatches investigators into territories that are supposed to be the “sacred and inviolable” rights granted to nobles—
This becomes a major issue that can no longer be settled quietly.
The other side won’t accept it meekly either.
But the Royal Family seems to have resolved themselves too.
If they refuse that demand, military force is unavoidable—it seems.
They say they’ve already started organizing the army for that purpose.
They seem intent on using this opportunity to crush all disaffected elements opposing the Royal Family in one fell swoop.
Achieving peace with the Empire by causing a civil war at home appears contradictory at first glance.
But since peace negotiations can’t proceed without complete domestic unity, it can’t be helped.
Amidst such a tense political situation on the verge of explosion—
The head of our Pro-War Faction, Margrave Grimlock, was in excellent form on the eastern front.
He routed the Empire’s soldiers, long-standing arch-enemies, and further expanded that front.
The newly acquired territory is minuscule when viewed from the Kingdom as a whole.
But even so, it serves as more than enough material to form domestic public opinion: “We’re winning on the battlefield like this, so why must we make peace with the Empire now?”
In the midst of such a touch-and-go tense political situation—
Grimlock family’s steward, Oscar Blackwell, visited my mansion in the Royal Capital again.
Moreover, this time, he brought along one incomprehensible “extra.”
”Wow! This big, cool mansion is all going to be miiine! Alright, I’ll do my best!”
An unknown small child shouted in a piercing, ear-grating voice.
…What is that? That visibly annoying brat?
I watched the footage of that brazen intruder with cold eyes.
Notes:
• Duke Vermillion – Cecilia’s father and a powerful noble. Disapproves of Xenos but is being blackmailed with private videos. Represents the old guard of nobility and is concerned with maintaining political stability. Grills Xenos about Princess Liliana’s disappearance.
• Liliana – Known as the “Angel of the Asgard Kingdom” for her golden hair and sky-blue eyes, this princess is the younger sister of Prince Liam and Elenor. While maintaining a refined, angelic public facade, she is a manipulative mastermind who wields explosion magic. As Serena’s liege and the true culprit behind recent assassination attempts, she carefully hides her dark nature behind whispered, noble asides.
• Lilia – Xenos’s fiercely loyal, trauma-resilient Head Maid is a lovely, pale, busty woman with long dark hair, a chest tattoo, and a nullified crest. Dressed in a black uniform, she maintains refined, icy elegance when disciplining others, especially Elenor. While formal and efficient with guests, she masks deep, jealous anxiety for Xenos, finding her greatest joy in serving him and sleeping by his side.
• Cecilia – The eldest daughter of the Vermillion Duchy and a former saint, she is Xenos’s fiancée and one of his romantic interests. Known for her flame-red hair, blue eyes, and pet, Lumiá, she possesses a cold yet playful nature. Though she rejected Prince Liam, she adores Kuuko and teases Lizel. Lilia shows no jealousy toward her. She occasionally uses a ring to adopt a revealing dancer’s disguise.
• Bartholomeus – First son of the Crowley family and student council member, which governs the Eisen mountain range where dwarves reside. Described as a plump, round-faced, harmless-looking noble with refined features befitting his high-ranking lineage. Wears a perpetually polished, gentle smile that softens the atmosphere around him. Member of the Crowley family who provided Xenos with information about dwarf blacksmiths in the Royal Capital.
• Crowley – Bartholomeus’ family name.
• Elenor – Princess Elenor, the haughty, analytical “Saint of Light” and sister to Liliana, is a silver-blonde swordswoman and healer with gray-blue eyes. Though a noble princess and Grimlock’s fiancée, she is the protagonist’s submissive, magic-sealed slave. A tsundere torn between royal dignity and affection for Xenos, she balances sharp retorts with intense devotion, often appearing in revealing cosplay.
• Ashraf – Job: Teleportation demon; Relationship: Guardian of Xenos’s mansion; Note: Guards against potential attacks.
• Xenos – Job: Heir to a high-ranking noble house; Relationship: Owner of Lilia; Has romantic connections with Elenor, Cecilia, and Lizel; Item/Magic: Summoning magic, [Substitution Collars]; Note: Was caught up in a Royal Palace explosion and missed three days of school. Pragmatic and calculating personality. Job: Noble of Grimlock family, protagonist; Relationship: Manipulator of Princess Liliana, pursuing Serena; Item/Magic: [Ring of Transformation]; Note: Reincarnated villain with game knowledge, calculating and arrogant. Job: Theater Owner and noble of Grimlock family; Relationship: Fiancé to Cecilia; Item/Magic: Game knowledge/metaknowledge; Note: Reincarnated villain protagonist who knows the original game script.
• Grimlock – Xenos’s family name.
• Blackwell – Oscar’s last name. The Head butler of Grimlock family.
• Oscar – Head butler of the Grimlock family and Gaius’s most trusted confidant. A tall, lean man in his late forties with impeccably groomed gray hair, silver-rimmed glasses, and a perfectly tailored black tailcoat, he is known for his expressionless face and piercing azure eyes. Beyond managing the family’s servants, he serves as the Grimlocks’ strategist and spymaster, overseeing finances, intelligence, covert operations, and rebellion funding.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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