#173
Helmut
Episode 173
“hello.”
Helmut and Area greeted calmly. What was she thinking? Instructor Patricia raised her hands.
“Oh, don’t get me wrong! We never did that… … .”
“I don’t misunderstand.”
Helmut cut it short. You just have to judge it by what you see. And I’m not interested in anything more than that.
Area glanced at the two people and added.
“I’ll close my eyes.”
With a more subtle nuance.
Instructor Alan, who had just regained his composure, frowned and refuted.
“What are you talking about turning a blind eye to? This is just… … . No, we are not meeting in secret.”
Area pinched sharply.
“Are you saying you’re not cheating on your fiancee?”
Alan was horrified.
“Wind! It’s been a few years since we broke off our engagement. And just to be clear, that’s not why we broke off the engagement.”
I have to add this for fear of misunderstanding. It wasn’t a lying face.
“Then why are you surprised?”
“Well, that’s… … .”
Alan and Patricia looked at each other. Patricia added as if making excuses.
“I just thought it was too early to make it known to swordsmanship undergraduate students… … . “It’s been a while since we met.”
Are you surprised to suddenly be caught by a student? For some reason, I felt defenseless by being stuck in a place like this.
No matter how expensive the restaurant is, it may be quiet. It’s not unusual for two instructors to be together. The only problem is that they act like lovers.
Area smiled brightly.
“Then I guess you don’t mind if rumors spread.”
Instructor Alan said seriously.
“… … “I buy the meals.”
The two quickly left the restaurant. Perhaps because it was a lucky day, I unexpectedly got a meal. Helmut glanced at Area.
“Why are you doing that?”
Helmut was just curious as to why Alan would bother to silence them.
Area explained lightly.
“I think it’s true that we broke off the engagement. Considering that this fact was not known, the engagement must have been broken off against the will of the family. Also, the noble families of Baden are conservative. “It means that his meeting with Instructor Patricia, an outsider, is not without problems.”
“Because it would be a pain in the ass if word got out?”
“yes.”
“Here, I decided to buy it.”
“Buy that next time.”
It looks like this isn’t the answer either. It naturally led to ‘next’. As expected, staying away from Area is a long way off.
‘Did it go well?’
Helmut decided not to worry. The two enjoyed a free meal.
Meanwhile, Helmut suddenly felt something strange.
Even though there weren’t many people in this restaurant, there was an area here. A store with an area opens even when there are no people there. This means that it naturally becomes crowded.
But today, strangely, there was nothing like that. I didn’t meet anyone who bothered me as I walked down the street with them. I don’t think there was much attention.
“It’s strange.”
“what?”
“Why isn’t everyone looking at you?”
Area smiled brightly. He had been strangely laughing more often these days.
“Why?”
Helmut soon found the answer.
“Magic power… … “It’s being blocked.”
Area’s magical power, like pheromones, attracts people, especially women, like a swarm of bees. The magical power of fascination naturally radiated from the body like dreadlocks, even if no magic was used.
But the scent itself felt like it had clearly faded.
“Yeah, I didn’t hang out during vacation either.”
It’s not my place to say anything, but why did I work so hard even though I was the top student at the magic department? Area’s studies were desperate.
Perhaps that was why, Helmut now realized.
Area seemed to have regained her composure. My attitude has become more relaxed than before.
I no longer wear a hood and walk around in secret. Came out from the shade into the sun.
“I can’t believe it’s this difficult to be normal.”
Area said with a sigh.
Looking at Area’s sparkling appearance, Helmut thought that those words were wrong.
Area will never become ordinary. Even if it becomes possible to completely block magical power.
*
After the meal, they looked around the shopping district. After buying textbooks and other items, I went to another store to drink tea. It was a dessert shop with delicious red bean shaved ice.
As expected from the place Area visited, the price was expensive. It wasn’t crowded inside, but it was quite crowded.
“Have you ever tried red bean shaved ice?”
“no.”
“It will be delicious.”
What Area ordered was the bitter coffee shaved ice, and Helmut chose the plain milk shaved ice.
While I was waiting after ordering, I looked out the window without thinking, and somehow I heard footsteps approaching this way.
“Hey, can we sit here too?”
Someone asked a question and quickly took the seat next to Helmut. The seat next to Area, who was sitting across from us, was also filled with people.
Alea’s expression became cold. It was a cold feeling similar to anger.
“It’s over there.”
Helmut pointed it out first. I immediately recognized who the other person was. Helmut remembered her in a negative sense. Because she had no one else to bother her like this.
Theresa, a senior at the magic department with reddish-brown hair. And the person sitting next to Area was her friend, an unknown person.
Teresa’s friend was staring at Area and sitting around. It was as if the cold didn’t matter as long as I was sitting next to Alea.
Teresa said calmly.
“It just so happens that there are two of you. “There are two of us.”
“So?”
Alea raised her eyebrows.
“I never asked for permission to sit down.”
“Oh my, that’s not possible. What good is it if men hang out together like this? It would be more fun if there were more people. “We’ll buy this!”
Area was not a match for which the word dull was appropriate.
But Teresa spoke shamelessly and smiled at Helmut. It was a refreshing smile, as if he knew nothing.
Days like this don’t come often. It was Helmut who always blocked approaches by telling me not to bother him because it was a class and a test. This was an opportunity to meet each other in the city.
Coincidentally, Teresa’s friend liked Area. The targets are different. It would be more convenient to do this one-on-one rather than one-on-one.
‘But these two, why are they hanging around like this?’
I heard a rumor that Area was unusually close to my roommate.
But when I looked at the two of them, a strange current flowed through them. Teresa observed the two with keen eyes.
Helmut is a very expressionless and calm guy, but Area is a bit suspicious. Are you obsessed with her friends?
‘It’s also like you’re acting like you’re blocking me. Are you saying it’s not like Area?’
I was now able to think about things that I couldn’t think rationally before because of Area’s magic. It became possible to have doubts about Area.
To begin with, Teresa was not even a follower of Area. Teresa got the target right this time.
“If you two are like this, you’re a perfect match. “Good things are good things.”
It’s an instant meeting. The problem is that the other side doesn’t want it at all.
Teresa pushed forward with her characteristic aggressiveness. She is well known for her excellent grades and her outstanding beauty.
Moreover, he is a skilled wizard. He wouldn’t do it anymore if he wasn’t confident.
Helmut briefly wondered how to react. Although the opponent is from the magic department, he is a senior at the academy. Until now, Teresa has maintained a reasonable line. But today I crossed that line.
Area gave the answer. Words like daggers shot out from Area’s lips.
“Senior, you’re really wet.”
Even Teresa’s tone was cold enough to make her face heat up.
“Ah, Area, what can you say like that?”
“Then it goes off.”
“Who cares about you? “This is what I’m interested in!”
Helmut was surprised for a moment. He turned to Ah Leah because he had never seen a woman speak like this. Plus the direction of her fingers.
‘It was me, right?’
That was also amazing. Usually, Area has a purpose, but it turns out that she had a purpose purely for herself.
She was the first woman to express interest in Helmut with pure intentions. She is monumental.
The only problem is that the attitude is rude rather than active. It would have worked if he had a crush on her, but Helmut only thought of her as an annoying senior from the magic department.
And at those words, a look of death flashed in Area’s eyes.
“If I’m interested, is it okay to break someone else’s promise? “Apart from common sense, I have no concept.”
Area gave advice as before to be wary of Teresa. Like Teresa is trying to reach him through Helmut.
But now, Area was speaking as if she knew that Helmut was what Theresa was interested in.
‘Why?’
A question passed by. But he may have said that because he knew Teresa would be so persistent. Helmut simply interpreted it.
Alea raised the corner of her mouth.
“Would you like to get up on your own? Or should I let you wake up?”
It sounded like he was going to use magic to get his butt off his seat. It’s a blatant threat.
Even though Teresa is the top third-year student in the magic department, she is not worthy of being brought to Area. She knew it herself.
Teresa exclaimed as if she were cornered.
“Oh my, you sound harsh! “Area, aren’t you too obsessed with your friend?”
“If it’s obsession, I guess it’s only for seniors.”
“Do you know that you two always stick together like you’re dating? “No matter how much you say you’re not interested in women, you know that you can still be misunderstood, right?”
Teresa raised her voice sharply. Area responded lightly.
“It’s better than being misunderstood for dating a senior.”
“what… … Called?”
“Do you agree?”
It was a murderous look as if telling him to agree unconditionally. Helmut nodded his head lightly.
A feeling of shame appeared on Teresa’s face. Area lowered her eyes and jabbed her chin at her arrogantly. Putting someone down was Area’s specialty.
“If you understand, f*ck off.”
“How can you treat your senior like this…” … .”
“Do you want to challenge me to a duel? “I don’t know if I have the courage to do that.”
“this person!”
Teresa glared at Area with a heated face. As Sian said, there are no normal people in the Faculty of Magic. It’s a bloody situation where it wouldn’t be strange to pour magic on each other right away.
It was the employee who poured water into the situation.
“Hey, that customer. Red bean shaved ice… … “It came out.”
The employee muttered in a voice as loud as a mosquito. He quickly placed two pieces of red bean shaved ice in front of Helmut and Area and said apologetically.
“And I’m sorry, but if you raise your voice like that in the store, it will be a nuisance to other customers.”
Teresa’s sparkling eyes turned to the waiter.
Just as he was flinching, Teresa’s friend finally opened his mouth. With a much more timid face.
“Te, Teresa. “Let’s go now.”
Unlike Teresa, she noticed Area’s feelings. Even as she was dragged away by her friend, Teresa was unable to hide her anger.
At last, in a peaceful place, Area calmly adjusted her expression. He looked much more relaxed and changed the bowl of red bean shaved ice.
“Red bean shaved ice, this is yours. “Try it.”
Helmut thought as he lifted his spoon.
‘Is it okay?’
He says it doesn’t matter that it’s a different school, but isn’t Area the same magic school as Teresa? It might be difficult to get into an open fight with a senior like this.
However, seeing as Asuka, who used to pick fights with everyone, went to the academy just fine, it might not have mattered.
“It’s delicious.”
The red bean shaved ice was not too sweet and was pleasant to the mouth. Helmut decided not to think deeply.
‘Area will take care of it.’
He didn’t know why Teresa and Area were so keen on each other.
