#181
Helmut
Episode 181
‘Oh my, look at the way he speaks.’
Teresa raised her eyebrows.
Whenever he clings to Helmut like he’s weak, he shows his anger as soon as he leaves. The eyes facing me were sharp.
‘These eyes… … It feels somewhat familiar.’
I couldn’t get the hang of it. In any case, Teresa had no intention of backing down just because the other person did not respond.
“Who cares? So, are you saying you are a student at our academy or not?”
An unknown girl who clings closely to Helmut. Helmut is a commoner, so he is not a noble.
Area, who was extremely irritated, did not respond.
Normally, he wouldn’t have hesitated to fight even if the opponent was a third-year student in the magic department, but not now. If you use magic, there is a risk of being caught.
“I don’t know.”
Area turned away, ignoring her. However, her shoulder was grabbed by a hand reaching out to her chin.
“Would you mind showing me your face? “I was wondering if it was someone I knew.”
It was a tone that made it seem like there was absolutely no way he would let it go. It was really an unexpected argument, but Teresa’s eyes showed a venom that seemed to indicate that it didn’t matter.
“I don’t like it, so let it go.”
“why? Is there any reason you can’t show your face? Is there a bounty on you? Too bad. “I really need to see your face.”
Magical energy gathered in Teresa’s hands. A spell that uses simple physical force without the need to recite the spell.
Area shook off her hand that was holding his shoulder and used the same method to block the magic aimed at him. Teresa’s eyes changed.
“Oh, you’re a wizard, right?”
I somehow felt like I had magical powers. But the presence was faint. It was obvious that his skills were not that great.
‘How dare you use defensive magic against me, the 3rd year senior in the magic department?’
It’s the same. Although it wasn’t as strong as the swordsmanship department, there was a strength superiority in the magic department as well.
Teresa was at the top of her third year at the Faculty of Magic. If the opponent is a wizard, he has no hesitation in trampling on it.
‘Now that it’s like this, I have to burn that mask to make sure you see the face that fooled Helmut!’
The venom in Teresa’s face deepened. Eyes that are almost lifelike.
But at that moment, someone intervened between the two.
“What are you doing?”
It was Helmut. When Area didn’t come out, he came back. He also saw Teresa using magic. It’s not a huge attack spell, but it’s too much to be a joke.
Helmut’s eyes turned cold. It was a look in his eyes that gave me a somewhat eerie feeling.
“Oh my, Helmut. long time no see.”
The look of embarrassment disappeared in a flash. Teresa naturally smiled at him and greeted him.
Helmut looked like he was going to say something, but then frowned and looked towards Area.
Of course, Area was angry. Her expression was cold enough to be seen through the mask.
‘I tried to get over it, but he was so persistent.’
Theresa showed that she would not leave any girl who was attached to Helmut alone. She is probably instinctively wary of Area too.
I can’t even blatantly challenge Area on such a topic. Because she knows she is weaker! You will have to fix it at the right time.
But that’s not today. Area let out a short sigh.
“Okay, let’s go.”
There was no good in having a fight for no reason. If the commotion gets louder, the high priest might come running.
Because of that, Helmut also hesitated to take action. Even though most of the people escaped, you can’t kill someone and destroy evidence in a place like this.
Helmut’s thoughts toward the woman who liked him were somewhat cruel.
‘If it’s an obsession, I think it’s this way.’
Helmut also knew that Teresa was not normal. It’s hard to tell whether it’s good or bad. It seemed correct to dismiss it as the latter.
“okay.”
Helmut and Area completely ignored Teresa and turned around. Both of them were planning to retaliate if Teresa attacked again.
However, Teresa could not bear to do so once Helmut appeared. Instead, her voice rang out sharply from behind me.
“for a moment! Helmut, what is your relationship with that girl? “We’re not even your girlfriend, so why are you so attached to me?”
It was a questioning tone. As if to deny that she is not his girlfriend.
Helmut responded as if it were annoying.
“That’s right.”
Area was startled. But what was more surprising than that was Teresa.
“W-your girlfriend? How did something like that happen all of a sudden? Did you really get snowed in on a holiday?”
It was a voice full of betrayal. Helmut did not answer, and neither did Area.
The two quickly left the place, leaving Teresa in shock. Only after moving away from there and reaching a deserted place did Area open her mouth.
“Something terrible has caught you too.”
For some reason, a smile forms on my face. The anger that had been rising because of Teresa was gone.
Helmut asked, briefly looking back towards the building where the puppet show was held.
“What happens if a student from the swordsmanship department and a student from the magic department fight?”
“If you fight, you fight.”
“Is it suspension?”
“… … Maybe? It may vary depending on who started the fight first. “I don’t think it’ll attack you.”
“Right.”
A look of annoyance passed over Helmut’s face. A person who only touches those around me and becomes docile in front of me. I don’t know how to solve it.
Area asked vaguely.
“Rather… … “Since when was I your girlfriend?”
Strangely, my heart trembled as I asked that question. Teresa just persistently asked, and she just responded like that.
Area looked at Helmut’s mouth nervously without realizing it.
‘if… … ‘Do you like me now?’
Was asking to go out together a date request?
Helmut responded lightly.
“girl friend.”
It was only a little later that Area realized what the gap meant.
‘She’s a friend and a woman.’
My pulse relaxed.
“You too.”
Helmut simply changed the subject.
“What do you want to eat? “For meals.”
How long should we go together? There might be something going on with Teresa. Helmut was an eye-catching guy, so I didn’t know what would happen if we stayed together.
It would have been nice to just break up like this, but for some reason, I couldn’t stop talking.
‘Helmut is planning to go to the cross-dressing competition, so wouldn’t it be okay if we stayed together until then?’
Area struggled to compromise with herself. I was also hungry.
“Should I just go in somewhere I can see?”
“Sure.”
What I could see was the academy student cafeteria.
The academy’s student cafeteria tastes pretty good. It was clear that it was of a better standard than the shoddy restaurants run by students that opened during the festival.
As all eyes are focused on the outside, it is relatively quiet today.
The two soon ate and talked naturally, considering they had just met each other for the first time today.
It was so natural that at one point during the conversation, Area was startled.
Area had to work hard not to show that she knew Helmut well.
‘It’s a shame Helmut is insensitive, I’m being too lax just because he didn’t recognize me. ‘It’s difficult to do this.’
Area looked up and saw Helmut. Unlike himself, Helmut, who was slicing up a hamburger steak, did not look nervous at all.
It seems as if you are just eating with someone, without any awareness of the other person.
So, someone who doesn’t cause tension and isn’t an attractive person of the opposite sex.
‘This guy looked at my face and didn’t feel anything?’
Area also lives by looking at the mirror. She knew very well what her face looked like.
It’s difficult to fall in love at first sight and ask someone out on a date, but for some reason, it didn’t feel good to see them sitting there like nothing happened.
Area asked vaguely.
“You know, that strange woman from earlier.”
“huh.”
“Isn’t it pretty?”
Although she is an annoying senior, she is not only known for her outstanding magic skills but is also known for being pretty.
Even though both of those things were less than Alea herself, other than her personality, she was generally a likeable person. If you look at it objectively.
Helmut answered after swallowing the steak he was chewing.
“It’s pretty.”
It was a fact that Helmut himself didn’t really feel, but everyone said that. When I looked at it carefully, it seemed like that.
“But why… … Refuse? “They said it was pretty.”
Area wanted to bite her tongue. It’s not like she’s going to push between Teresa and Helmut, but she says she likes such a pretty girl, so it sounds like she’s telling her to accept it.
“I don’t know you, so what does it matter?”
And it was someone I didn’t really want to know. His face is useless.
Of course, sometimes there are people who make you feel like your vision becomes brighter just by looking at them.
In particular, it seemed like there was nothing to gain from being close to Teresa. He found it annoying and uncomfortable trying to swing this.
When she approached, it was always while Helmut was doing something. In other words, she’s in the way. She was surprising at first, but she couldn’t have made a good impression.
‘Well, anyway, it’s not Teresa.’
Well, Teresa’s personality is a bit different. Area was inwardly relieved and pondered Helmut’s words.
In fact, most of the students in the swordsmanship department said, ‘As long as you’re pretty, everything else doesn’t matter.’ Helmut is unusual.
I don’t know what Asuka is like. Even if he verbally identifies a woman, he is picky, so even if he gets a girlfriend today, he will break up with her tomorrow.
Area asked without realizing it.
“If you know… … “What if it’s a girl?”
Helmut answered without difficulty this time.
“Well, I haven’t thought about that. “You’ll know when the time comes.”
As we returned from vacation, the sun had risen sharply. There is no time to look elsewhere. While looking at the book, my eyes fell on the wooden sword standing on one side.
The world of his thoughts, which had expanded over the course of the first semester, narrowed again to the sword.
Feeling anxious at times. Helmut calmed himself down by saying that he had to take it step by step. There is nothing good about rushing.
However, there were only a few people who could enter his world in such a state.
The festival was a time for Helmut to relax for the first time in his life. It is also a period where you can experience something different. The puppet show was also unique in its own way.
Area clenched her chin and observed him.
‘Not really interested?’
It was not a stage of relief. Some guys are slow to become interested in the opposite sex.
In fact, Helmut doesn’t seem to have much interest in people, not because he enjoys playing with his friends more.
‘No, whatever happens to Helmut, it has nothing to do with me.’
I asked something strange. Area asked, shaking herself from her thoughts.
“Then what is the most important thing to you right now?”
“… … There’s something I need to find. For that, right now.”
Helmut spoke firmly.
“I need to become stronger.”
“… … that.”
Same as me.
Area swallowed her words and thought. It is not a childish idea of simply wanting to become stronger, but something that must be achieved. Aspiration and goal.
When talking with Helmut, there were moments when everything felt the same even though everything was different.
Helmut was the only person Alea met who made her feel that way.
Even though one person is a swordsman and the other is a wizard, and their lives, environments, and circumstances are completely different.
That moment of coincidence stood out like a shining piece.
So much so that you can’t help but feel that they are facing each other.
