Nicole held the chair which was waving with all his strength. At the same time as the cry, the stain in his pants grew bigger. Because there is no smell other than perspiration, memory tells me what it is supposed to be, it seems to be a salt water. ( TN: It says ātideā but I donāt get it.)
As I seriously observed with my sense, I heard Nicoleās voice.
[Sheryl-samaā¦]
[Hmm?]
[You overdid it.]
[ā¦.Sorry.]
When I took a look, Corbusier-sansei has lost consciousness in Nicoleās arms.
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[Sheryl-kun, I might not be able to become a son-in-law anymore.]
[Iām so sorry..]
In the end, I couldnāt make it with just a single change of underwear so Nicole went to Corbusier-senseiās room to get him a change of clothes.
Because Senseiās crying voice sounded so good, I ended up being carried away.
[I did ask you to wait, didnāt I?]]
[Yesā¦]
[Although thereās no pain, I wondered how you could ignore the patientās pleas.]
[Yesā¦]
[Please take responsibility, ok?]
[Yesā¦. wait, eh?]
Sensei looked down on me with a face as if saying āit canāt be helpedā and lowered his head.
His expression doesnāt seem angry.
[I heard that Cadio-san also experienced it, did you have any difficulties in your daily life?]
[No, I do not. Because the Mana flows back to normal once the control is cut off.]
[Thatā¦. about that bodily sensationā¦.]
[I do not become particularly sensitive. Itās justā¦.]
[Itās just?]
[Itās difficult to forget the pleasure once I experienced itā¦ā¦only that.]
[Is that soā¦]
I was unable to understand what the both of them are talking about so I just repeatedly look at the both of them alternately.
I thought that there are no after-effects, was that not the case?
[Sensei, how is your bodyās condition?]
[Itās doing pretty well. After having the Dreaming Illness, it has been awhile since Iāve felt this light and refreshed.]
āI seem to be able to use a bit of magic if itās now.ā He said as held out his hands.
In front of it, a small fire is burning.
[Ehā¦]
Was it Sensei who let out that voice?
Everyone in the room opened their mouths.
Although itās small, there is no mistake that time seems to have stopped around the fire.
Sensei turned his neck like a broken gear to look at me.
For the time being, Iāll have the teary-eyed Sensei get calmed by Nicole.
Itās my first time operating mana on patients with dreaming diseases, but I never thought that this would happen.
Itās worth celebrating over but, I canāt think what caused it.
A certain amount of mana is necessary to activate magic.
I immediately observe Senseiās Mana.
[Ahā¦]
[Sheryl-kun, whatās wrong?]
I was shocked after seeing the amount of Mana Sensei discharged.
The effects of treatment and emissions are increasing.
However, the emissions seemed to be decreasing at the moment.
Apparently it is temporary to increase emissions as a result of treatment, so I explain it to Sensei.
[Since it seems to be effective, I would like to keep doing it butā¦ā¦Is it not okay?]
Of course Senseiās physical condition is also worrisome, but what I wanted to demonstrate in this experiment was explained while Nicole went to pick up some clothes.
No matter if itās for the Dreaming Illness, I canāt force him to do it.
Thatās why, as long as Sensei is fine with itā¦ā¦ I said as I look at Sensei standing beside Nicole waiting for his reply.
Ah, with Nicole and Sensei together, Nicole seems to be slightly taller.
[ā¦..I do not mind. Even if itās just one step closer to overcoming Dreaming Illness, I am ready to do everything. Besides, I canāt really say no if you look at me with that face. Howeverā¦ā¦please go easy on me next time, okay?]
[Ah, yes!]
[In here, please call me Noe. Cadio-san, too.]
[Then, itās fine to call me Nicole, too.]
As he nodded on Nicoleās words, he stretched his hand towards my head.
His long and slender fingers move through my hair as if combing it.
[Sheryl-kun, I look forward to working with you from now on.]
[Same here, I also look forward to it.]
When I exchanged greetings with him again, Noe stared at me.
Do I have something on me?
Noeās hand which was stroking my hair went down my face.
[Unexpectedly, Sheryl-kun is more aggressive compared to his looks.]
[My looksā¦]
[Even though you look so fragile right now.]
[Thatās just how splendid Sheryl-sama is.]
[He really was merciless, wasnāt he?]
[ā¦..Uhh, Iām sorry?]
āYes, yesā, as the two of them nodded together, I wondered if they planned about this beforehand.
Itās rare for Nicole to let anyone other than my family touch me.
Now that you mention it, this is the first time I met Noe.
I was not supposed to do something like that to a person Ā just met, I have reflected belatedly.
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The students finished their entrance exams and were waiting for the start-up ceremony.
After finishing breakfast, Nicole and I are in front of the boyās dormitory together.
From the direction where the Girlsā Dorm is located, we can see a girl wearing round-rimmed glasses with her shoulder-length sandy hair swaying as she runs.
When the girl stopped in front of us, she gave a big bow.
[Sheryl-sama! Nicole-san! Good morning!]
[Good morning, Welmina. Since weāll be classmates, thereās no need for the ā-samaā.]
[Such a terrible idea!]
Since Welmina will be taking care of me while in school, sheāll be pushing my wheelchair from here.
Since itās not that I canāt walk at all, I would like to be careful so as to not cause her trouble.
[Good morning, Welmina-sama. I will leave Sheryl-sama in your care. Since heāll definitely try to walk on his own, please stop him.]
[Nicole!]
Donāt blow my plan so quickly!
[Roger that, Nicole-san! Leave it all to me!]
[If itās during the time when youāre pushing my wheelchair, I think itās fine for me to walk by myself, thoughā¦]
[And what if you get caught? you might break your bones if you fall, you know? Ā We canāt have a lady like Welmina-sama cover up for you, can we?]
[Uuuā¦]
I canāt argue back to such absolute reasoning.
If only I could a pass.
For that purpose, musclesā¦ā¦I hold my arms but itās thinness makes me want to cry.
[If youāre okay with me, I can cover for Sheryl-sama with all I have. Besides, heās thinner than me.]
[I will never allow it. I canāt have Welmina get injured for my sake, and I wonāt say something so selfish.]
[Thatās how it should beā¦ā¦Well then, please take care on your way.]
[See you lateer~]
[See you later!]
Both Welmina and I waved our hand at Nicole as we head to school.
Although the school is a brick structure of the same color scheme as the dormitory, only the color of the roof is different, and the large pillar and the tower of the observation look luxurious.
[It should be fine to directly go to the assembly hall today, right?]
[Thatās right. After starting the entrance ceremony in the assembly hall, we move out to our respective classrooms. Has Sheryl-sama visited the school building?]
[Welmina, ā-samaā is banned from now on.]
[Eehhh?!]
[Youāll be fined 100 mega (the currency) every time you say it.]
Incidentally, Welmina comes from a merchant household so she becomes strict when it come to money.
[There are a lot of students. Even though Iāve been to the research lab.]
[Oooh, going straight to the Mana research, huh. As expected of Sheryl-saā¦ā¦-kun!]
[So close.]
[Fufu~n, you wonāt be able to cheat me of my money! Ā ā¦.Still, we sure draw a lot of attention.]
They avert their eyes when I meet them, though.
Itās fineā¦ I still Welmina with me.
[Itās weird to enroll Ā during the third year, isnt it? Ā Also, riding in a wheelchair is quite eye-catching.]
Actually I am the only one in the middle grade. (TN: Who transferred as a third year.)
However, this wheelchair is actually a high performance item that Bellom-sensei prepared for me as a celebration to my transfer to middle school.
A wind attribute manastone is planted in the vicinity of the wheel, and it alleviates when thereās a shock from the steps. Itās such an excellent device that I can smoothly advance without worrying about a 3-centimeters tall steps.
[What are you talking about? Ā Iām very fascinated with Sheryl-saā¦.Sheryl-kunās beauty!]
[Haā¦?]
[Jule-sama and Sheryl-kunā¦ā¦The appearance of the both you side by side really resembles a red rose sticking together with the blue rose. The branch of the red rose supports the blue roseās thin branchā¦]
Ah, Welminaās sickness has started again.
Her bad habit lies in that both Big Brother and I are too beautiful.
Though I canāt tell my brother that the roses sheās talking are different to what he thinks, even if my mouth is pried open.