One week has passed since the battle in Rashuka City.
The people who played a great part against the Empireâs Magician (in other words me and Racine), passed without waiting for the results of the interview.
Furthermore, Claire was assigned to the same corps as me and RacineââIn short, we will be working in the same unit from now on.
Then, on the first day of our new job.
I, Claire and Racine met on the main street.
Royal Capital Gloria Cityââ
Noise and excitement.
A luxurious carriage occasionally passes through.
If we go by this worldâs standards itâs certainly a big city.
ăRashuka also has big streets, but this place is even more amazingâŠâŠă
ăItâs Aisha Kingdomâs capital after all. As expected, the number of people here is greată
It seems that Claire is used to it.
This is the city in which Claire enrolled at school after all.
ăBut, it seems the number of people here are decreasing recentlyă
ăDecreasing? Why?ă
ăThat isââă
When Claire started to talk,
ăFu~, Fu~, Fu~ă
I heard rough breathing nearby.
ăâŠâŠ Hey, what!?ă
That was surprising.
A man with bloodshot eyes and rough breathing passed by me.
ăW, whatâs with himâŠâŠă
His eyes looked dangerous.
It looked like he would commit crime any moment.
ăTh, that was little scaryâŠâŠ desuuă
Racine clung to my right hand with a frightened face.
Mugyuu, her soft chest is pressing on my upper arm.
Un, this is a good feeling.
I grin unconsciously.
ăâŠâŠ Fawning over ită
Claire glares at me with a sullen face.
ă? What are you angry about, Claireă
ăIâm not angryă
No, you are clearly angry.
ăIâm just, thatâŠâŠ ummm, Iâm just worried that Racine will fall victim to Abelâs poisonous fangs, thatâs allă
ăPoisonousâŠâŠă
ăRacine is pure. I donât want her to by dyed with your muddy, full of lust coloră
ăWould you stop comparing me to a lust demon!?ă
ăAre you not a lust demon?ă
Donât ask with such straight faceâŠâŠ
ăâŠâŠ I mean, didnât you do indecent things with Racineă
Claire mutters with her face becoming more and more sullen.
No, that was a necessary ritual for magic restoration you know.
ââAlthough we certainly did many indecent things, and it felt really good.
A scene of that time flashes through my mind and blood starts gathering in my lower part.
ăAra, are you having trouble dealing with your appetite, Abel-sama?ă
Racine looks up at me with upturned eyes when she saw through me.
ăTrouble dealing with my appetiteâŠâŠă
That startled me.
ăNatasha told me about it. If man has trouble with his appetite he will accidentally discharge ită
Racine smiles.
No, thatâs some extreme view on things, Natasha.
I tsukkomiâd for Natasha that I have never met.
ăIf I can somehow become useful to you, just say it. I want to become Abel-sama strengthă
After leaving the Rashuka City, Racine started completely adoring me for some reason.
ăYou must not say silly things, Racine. You will get impregnatedă
ăI told you to not talk about me like Iâm a lust demonââă
ăAre you not a lust demon?ă
Donât say it twice with such straight face.
While I sighed, my eyes matched with the man with bloodshot eyes from before again.
ăFu~, fu~, fu~ă
Uwa, heâs glaring at me with all his might!?
ăCertainly, a bit creepyă
While saying so, Claire snuggles to the other side.
Mugiyu, equally splendid elasticity, and softness hits my other arm.
Oo, this is the finest quality feeling as well.
I have become sandwiched between Racine and Claire.
Un, two blessings at once without a doubt.
I perked up my shoulders at the suspicious man that was glaring at me and left.
ăSpeaking of Gloria, itâs a symbol of peace and glory. Itâs a city I admire butâŠâŠă
With a little dejected expression, Racine stared at the man in the back.
ăSomehow, the passersby are making me tenseă
ăThe public order in the Capital has deteriorated. Because of that, many people escaped to the nearby cities and the population decreasedâŠâŠă
Claireâs expression stiffened.
ăBecause of the war with Evil Empire, the citizens are feeling uneasy and the crime has increased. Because of that, the Knightâs Order is busy keeping the peace and orderă
ăKnightâs Order workââThen, will I have to do such work too?ă
No, because Attacking Magic Corps Slayerâs job is to fight against the empire, we wonât be doing such things as keeping the order?
To be frank, I still donât understand the contents of the work.
It will be probably explained soon.
ăYou can see it now, Abel, Racineă
Claire points at the front.
Compared to surroundings, there was a huge, luxurious building.
It had a three spire design, it reminded me of a bird spreading its wings.
ăThat is the headquarters of Knightâs Orderă
Attacking Magic Corps.
Knight Orderâs special unit in the task of countering the Magicians of the Evil Empire.
After gathering talented people from all over the country, it was the time to formally establish the corps.
Attacking Magic Corps were assigned to the Third Corps.
After arriving at the headquarters we were walking to the Third Corpsâ office through a long corridor.
ăTo think that Abel became a knight, I couldnât even image it when you were childă
Claire laughed softly.
ăWhat was he like a child~?ă
ăI have left the village when I was seven, but Abel at that time had poor health and was made fun of by other childrenă
Claire answers Racine with a distant look.
ăPoor healthâŠâŠ You say? But, he can use such amazing magică
ăI was keeping my magic power in secret the whole timeă
I answer dubious Racine this time.
ăBecause of my poor stamina, I was terrible at working in fieldsâŠâŠ I was made fun ofă
ăAfter Abel repulsed the Empireâs Magician, everyoneâs opinion suddenly changed thoughă
Claire smiles.
ăTo hide such power all this time. I canât even imagine ită
I start recollecting.
That reminds me, when before I came toââWhat kind of relationship Claire had with the original Abel?
I heard a little about how she wasnât conscious of the different gender at that time.
But nowââWhat does she think of me now?
I have slept with her twice.
But, the first time was because of villageâs law, the second time, the mood wasââThere wasnât a lover-like sex even once.
I glanced at Claire for an instant.
Her unyielding expression was changed with a cheerful oneââHer beauty is full of life now, different from her usual doll-like beauty.
Sheâs adorable after all.
ă? Is something wrong, Abel?ă
Claire notices my eyes and tilts her her to the side.
ăN, no, itâs nothingă
I shook my head in panic.
Iâm fascinated with you. I possibly canât say that.
In order to hide my embarrassment, I walk ahead.
There was a door at the end of the corridor full of paintings.
A phoenix was engraved at the center of the door, itâs a crest of Knightâs Order.
The office of the Third Corps is on the other side.
Now then, what kind of people I will be working from now onââ
I opened the door slowly while feeling slight expectations and uneasiness in my chest.\n