The Cute Master Was Actually the Black Demon King

29 – Because you are precious

“… ….”

Gripping her own rapier, Serena narrowed her eyes.

“Oh~ What is it, what is it?”

“What happened…….”

“… ….”

Orca, Chris, and Julian arrived late.

And Persia and Joshua arrived a step later than they did.

But there was only one person, an invisible person.

“What about Aidan Kesil?”

Orca tilted his head and asked, and Joshua scratched his cheek with a shy look.

“…… Well, he said he would take a little break and come back.”

“Um, is that so?”

The orca nodded nonchalantly.

Instantly, her gaze turned to Serena, who was standing in front of her.

“How is it, do you have anything?”

“…… Mmm.”

At Orca’s question, Serena let out a short saliva.

‘…… At the last moment, just before arriving.’

I think I saw something like a bluish membrane.

“… ….”

Did I see it wrong?

Serena pressed her own eyes for no reason.

A huge explosion erupted, and strangely annoying noises continued after that.

I had an intuition that something had happened, and I rushed to it.

“…… Ha.”

Serena let out a relieved sigh.

…… When I arrived, what was this?

Let alone an incident of some sort, there was not even a single wound inside the imperial palace.

‘…… There was such a loud noise, but no damage was done?’

I thought at least one or two pillars in the hallway would have collapsed─

“…… Ah.”

It was only then that Serena noticed.

In the hallway not far from the source of the sound, one of the pillars had collapsed terribly.

“… ….”

Why?

Why is that single pillar destroyed so mercilessly?

A small question mark floated above Serena’s head.

Still clutching her rapier, she began slowly moving towards her pole.

Saaa-

Slowly, a strange energy began to swirl in her eyes.

Sooner or later, did he realize something?

“This is…… ?”

A look of surprise came to mind from Serena’s expression.

‘With this unusual presence, this blue mana… ….’

Sug-

Taking a look at the mana remaining in the remains of the pillar, Serena slightly parted her lips.

The emotion that comes to mind on her expression is none other than that.

Because it was deep suspicion and more than that, curiosity.

‘…… What did you do in that short time?’

The corners of Serena’s mouth began to rise.

A platinum-haired boy once appeared in her mind.

“… ….”

By the time Serena had lifted her head back, her lowered body had returned to normal.

There was a graceful eye smile on her face.

“…… White. White Qliphoth.”

Muttering a boy’s name quietly.

Serena’s eyes sparkled with interest.

*****

“…… Oh, what is it?”

Feeling her head pounding for a moment, White let out a voice mixed with displeasure.

“Why is that, disciple?”

Ashera asked with a doubt.

“No, it just feels like someone is talking about me.”

“Are you insulting?”

“If you look at the strangely unpleasant sensation, it might be.”

“Huh~”

Ashera let out a pleasing nasal sound, and White frowned at her.

“…… Are you satisfied, Master?”

Soon he asked with a displeased expression.

“Yes? What?”

The only thing that came back was Ashera’s deft reply.

Above White’s forehead, tendons began to sprout one by one.

“…… Ha.”

White let out a deep sigh.

…… Her whole body was still throbbing.

If you ask why.

Because I overworked myself in the short battle with the Imperial High Mage, Friedrich Edwald—

“… ….”

-—Of course not.

White made a puzzled expression and glanced at Ashera.

“Huh?”

Ashera smiled naturally at him.

Although it could be said that it was a very cute smile.

At least to White now, it just looked repulsive.

“…… Well, what would you do I, her disciple, have to put up with it.”

“I don’t know what you mean~”

“… ….”

It was as if her head was pounding at Ashera’s attitude of always denying it.

Literally, what can I do?

“…… Tsk.”

White clicked her tongue slightly.

It wasn’t once or twice that her own teacher inflicted unilateral violence in the name of discipline.

Looking at the blush that pops up on her face every time, it’s clear that she’s content with herself.

‘You must be a master with a very peculiar taste… ….’

To go a little further, wouldn’t it be called a castle wall?

‘mmm… ….’

I had such a stupid idea for a moment, but the moment I said it out of my mouth.

Perhaps it will disintegrate into atomic units.

Of course by his own heavenly master.

…… Anyway, let’s get over it first.

“… ….”

…… Well, if I didn’t go over, I didn’t have anything to say if I asked what else to do.

Anyway.

“Whoa… ….”

Raise your head and face the setting sun.

“…… hahahaha.”

White let out a chuckle.

A bit suddenly, without the slightest hint.

“…… Disciple?”

“Yes?”

At that, Ashera began to look at White as if she were looking at a strange person.

“…… Why are you laughing so hard? Did you lose your mind because it was so right?”

“Uh, yeah?”

“Otherwise, did the middle school 2 sensibility come up again? To be honest, it’s a little creepy. It’s a bad smile.”

“… ….”

Ashera uttered vicious words without hesitation, and White’s expression turned slightly gloomy.

No, I just laughed at the sunset for a while.

Why did he have to listen to such words?

It looked like it would be slightly crooked.

“…… Master.”

And at the same time, a strange sense of playfulness began to emerge.

“Why, disciple?”

“… ….”

White smiled oddly mischievous, parted her lips, and opened her mouth.

“If you keep doing that, will you just end up as Sir Edwald’s apprentice?”

…… It was just a muttering in a flat tone.

The impact of that joking tone was not that small.

“──.”

Ashera’s expression calmed down in an instant.

Before White noticed her expression.

“hahahaha, are you kidding—”

Shock!

“…… !”

A blade filled with bloody mana flew towards White.

Quang!

Thuduk, patter!

“… ….”

I managed to avoid it somehow.

As she watched the huge scars being carved on the wall behind her, White began to break out in a cold sweat.

‘…… This.’

I think I touched it wrong.

Her anxious intuition flashed through her mind for a moment, and White tried to smile.

“Ha ha ha. Master, why are you like this? It was an ordinary joke.”

“… ….”

“…… Master?”

The reply didn’t come back.

A trickle of cold sweat ran down White’s cheek.

A strange silence hung over the two of them for a moment.

“──.”

Before long, Ashera opened her mouth with her head bowed.

“Disciple.”

“…… Yes, Master.”

At the unusual tone in that voice, White’s expression naturally hardened.

It’s like a knight about to die.

…… If it was just a joke, I wondered why he had to be so nervous.

‘…… Are you angry?’

Because his own teacher’s feelings were more important than anything else, and he had to prioritize them.

White carefully began to look into Ashera’s eyes.

“…… Don’t.”

Then, in a very small voice, Ashera opened her mouth again.

“Yes? Master, what now?”

“… ….”

For a moment, White, who did not understand, asked back, but the answer did not come back immediately.

However, White soon noticed a slight change.

“…… Master?”

Realizing that her own teacher’s body was trembling slightly, White soon hardened his expression seriously.

‘…… What, suddenly why?’

A perplexing light appeared on White’s face.

No, really, why are you saying this all of a sudden?

“Su, Master.”

White stretched out her hand to Ashera with a look of concern on her face.

Usually, if someone starts to shudder, the first thing to do is to suspect that something is wrong.

I couldn’t imagine that the pathogen would work on his own master.

‘Seizures? Shock? Otherwise, something else is seriously wrong—’

Naturally, many assumptions came to White’s mind and began to subside over and over again.

…… However.

“… ….”

Took-

“…… Master?”

None of the things White was worried about had anything to do with Ashera’s current state.

At Ashera’s actions as she quietly leaned her slender body towards herself, White put on a puzzled expression.

Then, Ashera took her lips apart again.

“…… Don’t tell me.”

“Yes?”

…… In a very cautious, strangely trembling voice.

“Don’t say that.”

“Master…… ?”

With Ashera’s solemn tone, White’s expression slowly changed as well.

Slowly, the teacher’s distorted expression began to appear in his eyes, as if he was about to burst into tears.

‘…… No, wait.’

This, no way?

White blinked his eyes with a dejected expression.

…… If your predictions are correct.

This reaction of her now, maybe.

“… ….”

Took-

Ashera poked White’s shoulder with her finger.

“…… It’s too much, disciple.”

Because the attack that wasn’t that attack didn’t contain mana, or even the slightest bit of power.

‘…… Oh, I shouldn’t be laughing.’

The corners of White’s mouth were about to rise.

However, trying hard to suppress those feelings, White stiffened her body as seriously as possible.

And at that point, Asherah continued her words.

“To find another teacher, to work under the great mage of the imperial family.”

“… ….”

“…… Just try to bring those words out in front of me once again. Because I will kill you.”

Ashera tilted her head slightly and leaned softly on her white shoulder.

“… ….”

Thump, boom.

…… The beating sound of the heart that began to resound carefully, whose could it be?

Is it Asherine or White?

Or maybe both.

“…… Ah really.”

Soon impatient with the strangely uncomfortable silence, White opened her mouth by scratching her head.

“Master.”

“Yes… ….”

Ashera, who is now beginning to melt away, stretched out her words in response.

She couldn’t hold back her laughter spilling out at him any longer, and White continued her words.

“It was a joke, just a normal joke.”

“…… Still.”

Ashera began to notice White with her uneasy expression.

But before she could say anything again, White opened her mouth again.

“Shall I tell you the truth? Master.”

“Uh, yes?”

Ashera momentarily flashed a puzzled expression over her face.

“Seriously, huh?”

That word was so meaningful, but also subtly thrilling.

Ashera’s expression slowly turned red.

“Master.”

And then, with her face to face.

White opened her mouth gravely.

“Let me be clear here.”

“… ….”

Ashera looked straight at White with trembling eyes.

Thump, thump, thump.

The beating of that heart was now clearly audible.

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

…… Was it an illusion that the sound of that heart sounded as if it were split in two?

White and Ashera direct their eyes toward each other with their own emotions.

A strangely tickling atmosphere was slowly forming around the two.

And within.

“…… I am not leaving you.”

“…… !”

White muttered in a calm voice.

Ashera’s eyes widened at that.

“That means… ….”

Her face instantly became angry and hot.

But before she could say anything, White immediately followed her up.

“The sudden attack on Sir Edwald, and the confrontation with him. The reason for such a dangerous act that could be driven as a challenge to the Imperial Magicians.”

It was all because of you.

…… That it was for you

Adding that, White put a faint smile on her lips.

“Because you are precious.”

“──.”

“…… Because you are more important than anyone else, I lost half my sanity when I thought you were attacked. I’m sorry, Asherah. That was just a joke.”

I will never leave you.

…… With that one more word, White concluded his words.

“… ….”

At that point, Ashera’s face was burning red to the point where there was nothing more.

“My, disciple. That means…….”

“… ….”

Ashera held White’s wrist in her trembling hand.

Her eyes were vibrating seriously.

She couldn’t even think to hide her flushed face.

“That word, that word.”

Ashera carefully parted her lips.

“…… How am I supposed to accept that?”

With an expression of excitement on her face, exactly the same as that one, just like that of a teenage girl.