Episode 41
In the end, I guess she clung to me for about twenty minutes. Millie had fallen into a peaceful sleep in my arms before I knew it.
Whether she suddenly reached her physical limit, cried herself to sleep, or just felt relieved, whatever the reason, she usually bounces back after a good sleep, so this should be all okay.
Even I wouldn’t be like, “Geh heh heh, to fall asleep in front of me, what a foolish woman, guheh heh,” in a situation like this, so I just normally laid her down on the bed and watched over her.
The battle within the academy completely ended about an hour after Millie fell asleep. However, those involved would be facing a death march with no time to sleep as they confirmed the damage and such.
The students… well, after taking roll call, what would happen to them? They probably wouldn’t be returning to the dorms in the attacked academy, but on the other hand, students who came from far away had nowhere else to go. Millie and I should probably go to the roll call too, but that could wait until Millie woke up.
“Geld-kun.”
As I was vaguely watching the flow of people who seemed to be coming from the Practical Training Building through the window, a vague, cute voice called out from behind me.
“You’re awake?”
“Yeah, good morning… How long was I asleep?”
“About two hours and a bit. Not that long.”
“I see… Oh, Geld-kun! The Monsters!”
Millie seemed to have remembered the situation before she fell asleep, and her expression suddenly became tense. The rare sight of Millie just waking up was already over.
“The battle’s already over. Right now, they’re busy with damage confirmation and stuff.”
“Really…? That’s good…”
She’s back to her sleepy self…
After that, I was enjoying a fluffy conversation with the fluffy Millie, but after about ten minutes, she was fully awake. Then, the next topic became what to do from now on.
“What are you going to do, Geld-kun?”
“I’m going to join my class for a survival report for now.”
“I see, you’d make them worry, wouldn’t you?”
That’s true for Millie, at least. If she doesn’t show her face soon, a large-scale search party will probably be formed.
“What about you, Millie?”
“Me?”
“Go back to your room to wash off the blood or change into proper clothes or something. Don’t you need to do that?”
“Hmm, I don’t have a spare uniform, so I guess I’ll just stay like this. I’ll go with Geld-kun.”
Although the upper half is a unisex design, it’s clearly too big, and the lower half is not a skirt but men’s trousers. It’s quite a sight, but she doesn’t seem to mind.
As we left the dorm and walked towards the Practical Training Building, I checked the surroundings, but there were not many signs of destruction on the school buildings or facilities. Since Monsters disappear like smoke when they die, it was hard to believe that this place was a battlefield just a while ago; it looked like the usual academy.
If I had to say, there were some bloodstains here and there, but none of them seemed to be from fatal wounds. The students and teachers weren’t strong, but the Monsters that attacked were just weak. That’s probably it.
“This will probably be a long school closure.”
“Right? What should I do during that time?”
“Go back home or stay and laze around… hmm. Millie might as well hunt Monsters around here.”
Millie has excellent magical skills, and her level is probably in the double digits. However, you can never have too much level, and there’s a good chance that something like what happened earlier could happen again, so it wouldn’t hurt to raise it. The Royal Capital area might be a little inefficient, but going far away is difficult and dangerous. If she diligently grinds levels around here, I can rest easy.
“Yeah, you’re right. I need to get stronger too.”
Millie is showing her motivation with a huff in response to my suggestion. Cute.
It seems that the inhabitants of this world don’t know the concept of levels, but they understand that they can become stronger by defeating Monsters. That’s why the students of the academy go outside the Town on weekends to hunt Monsters.
“Ah, it’s the Harem Party. I’m disappearing here.”
“Eh? But…”
I discovered Noroma’s Harem Party among the crowd of students near the Practical Training Building. It would have been game over if those guys had accidentally died, so it’s a good thing, but we’re not exactly the kind of friends who would celebrate their survival. Millie is dissatisfied, but this is where we part ways.
“If they see me, they’ll cause trouble again. They’ll say something like, ‘You made Millie’s clothes all tattered, so you had to put her in your clothes. Kukuku…’.”
“You didn’t have to say it! Geez, why do you always have to…”
“Right, ask them where they were and what they were doing today. Also, you can just throw away that uniform when you don’t need it anymore. See ya.”
“…Okay. See you later.”
After parting ways with Millie, I found the teacher in charge and reported my survival, then quickly returned to my room in the Boys’ Dormitory. This time, I ended up playing a big role and accidentally defeated the boss, but originally, I’m just a mob character who has already finished his role. I intend to continue lazing around until the protagonist defeats the Final Boss.
Later, the academy announced a school closure until the end of August.
It’s early June now, and if we assume a one-month closure, it would immediately lead to summer vacation. So, they might as well connect it to summer vacation and make it a big, collective closure.
Fortunately, it seems that neither the Boys’ Dormitory nor the Girls’ Dormitory were damaged, so students who wish to stay are allowed to remain. Gruff guards now patrol the area 24 hours a day, which might be a different kind of terror for the girls, but at least there’s no need to fear Monster Attacks.
In that situation, I chose to stay in the dorm.
The life of going back home and being taken care of by Shino while lazing around was attractive, but the gazes of the other Maids were still too much to bear.
There was also the idea of going to the Southern Forest, but that environment is too harsh for me now. I’ve been completely softened by the life of having a roof, walls, and a bed.
One day in early August.
Having lived a life of doing nothing for two months, I was completely worn out by the midsummer heat. Thinking about it, the first crisis I faced in this world was the boredom of having nothing to do.
So, recently, I’ve been taking leisurely strolls around the Royal Capital in the cool mornings, and when it gets hot, I retreat to the dorm and laze around. I’m living such an elegant life.
Today, as usual, I left the academy to wander around without doing anything in particular, and I happened to meet a group of students who were about to head outside the Town. Pitiful guys who go outside the Town in this scorching heat, walk for a long time across the vast Plains under the blazing sun, and desperately try to scrape together meager experience points.
I, who have no intention of ever doing such a thing as leveling up, elegantly passed by them and was about to go to the plaza for some gelato when…
“Huh? Geld-kun?”
I turned around at the voice calling me, and there was a blue-haired angel.
“It’s Geld-kun after all! It’s been a while!”
“O-oh… Millie, is it?”
It seemed that Millie was also in the group heading outside the Town, which meant she was going to level up. Not giving in to the hot weather, and having an insatiable desire to improve by steadily accumulating even small gains. As expected of Millie.
“Geld-kun is also going outside today… or not.”
My outfit was a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, and sandals, which was hardly suitable for activities outside the Town. It was exactly the kind of formal wear for a stroll around the neighborhood.
“Ah, Millie is… huh? Aren’t those usual guys with you?”
I thought she was going outside with her usual Harem Party, but there wasn’t a single face I recognized.
“I’ve been going alone lately. Haruto-kun and the others quit the academy and went somewhere.”
“Hee, they quit the academy, huh?”
Millie was puffing out her chest and giving a modest smug look, as if to say, “I’m fine even alone.” Cute.
I wondered when they would go on an adventure, but it was at this timing. Not even leaving their registration at the academy means they won’t be coming back. After that, it’s non-stop until they defeat the Final Boss… wait?
The one in front of me is Millie. Millie, who should be one of the heroines. It’s been two months since I last saw her, but she’s still incredibly cute and incredibly sexy. There’s no doubt, it’s Millie.
Millie, who should be traveling with those guys, is somehow still at the academy.