Chapter 38: Barghest
[You've taken your cold medicine and are lying in bed, ready to sleep.]
[As soon as you close your eyes, the image of Morgan in nothing but an apron pops into your head.]
[You try to chase away those wicked thoughts and force yourself to sleep.]
[But you soon realize… you're the kind of person who gets so excited before a trip that you can't sleep the night before.]
[Please make one Endurance check.]
[Check failed. Your cold hasn't gone away yet.]
[However, that doesn't affect your mood or excitement about the trip at all.]
The calendar flipped once more to the next day — the day of the outdoor class had arrived.
"Woohoo~"
Though it wasn't time to gather yet, Eikou and the two Round Table Knights had already brought their luggage to the meeting point, waiting for the school's tour bus.
Holding a toy in his hand, Eikou slowly said:
"…When I was a kid, I had a very innocent hobby. Back then, no one ever judged me for it. But as we grow up, if we keep playing childish games, it suddenly becomes something to be ashamed of."
"But now, we're about to embrace the purest nature — so letting out a little childlike innocence isn't so bad, right!?"
The three grown boys simultaneously put on sunglasses and excitedly raised their kites high above their heads.
"Camping!"
Eikou beamed, raising the kite in his hand:
"We get to fly kites out in the countryside! I've always wanted to try that at least once!"
"Kites!!" x2
The two Round Table Knights shouted in unison.
"You guys are fucking stupid," Baobhan Sith, who was standing nearby waiting for the bus, said coldly. "Grown-ass men still wanting to play kiddie games like kite flying, I feel embarrassed for you losers."
"KITES!!!" x3
The three boys completely ignored the red-haired girl and shouted even louder in unison.
"Three dumbasses."
Baobhan Sith quietly stepped farther away, both to avoid catching their idiocy and to make sure no one mistook her for being in the same group.
The three kites tangled together, looking like three swords raised high before the Round Table during a knight's oath.
"We'll always be brothers!" x3
"..."
Baobhan Sith was speechless. She glanced sideways at them.
A bunch of noisy, childish, troublesome boys!
And then, as if a mischievous idea popped into her head, she gave a sly smile and quickly walked off.
Five minutes later, Homeroom Teacher Finn arrived with a weary look on his face.
"Students, may I borrow one of you from your group?"
Finn said:
"For this outdoor class, students typically act in groups of three. But there's a group that only has two people, and they've requested to borrow someone from your group."
Eikou thought to himself: Do you not know how to count? We only have three people too, if you take one, we'll be the group with two!
He shook his head decisively.
"No can do, Finn-sensei. Our group's missing people too. Normally, we wouldn't mind making a small sacrifice,"
"But right now…"
The three kites were once again raised high above their heads.
"We've already made a pact — to fly kites together in the countryside! No one can break up our brotherhood!"
"I see… that's unfortunate,"
Finn said with slight regret. Then he turned around and addressed the red-haired girl hiding behind the wall:
"My beautiful red-haired student, this homeroom teacher has delivered your message, but it seems they're not willing to join your group. What a shame — you'll have to look for teammates elsewhere."
"Is that so? That's really such a shame."
The Blood Princess gave a sly smile, as if she wasn't disappointed by this result at all.
Eikou froze.
So it was that damn Baobhan Sith!?
If it were a normal day, Eikou would probably have agreed to her request — might even have offered to join her group himself.
But today was different. Today, he wanted to hang out with the Brothers more.
After all, only men truly understand the joy of being men.
"But it's fine, I'm sure our group will find someone else,"
Baobhan Sith said nonchalantly, clearly pretending not to care:
"After all, besides me, our group also has Barghest. I'm sure the boys will be scrambling to sign up."
"!" x3
The three boys froze in place at those words.
All three of them turned their heads in unison toward Baobhan Sith — and saw a tall blonde woman standing straight beside her.
Golden hair shining bright, a towering, muscular figure that surpassed even most men, heterochromatic, alluring eyes, and a face filled with the noble spirit of a true knight.
That was — Barghest, a Fairy Knight.
Her chest looked like it was about to burst out of the thin fabric, and Eikou's eyes felt like they were glued to it.
OPPAI DEKAI!!!!!!!!
There couldn't possibly be a woman this perfect — beautiful and elegant, yet carrying the presence of a knight; a well-developed and generous body, firm, symmetrical muscles that radiated aesthetic power… This Fairy Knight, from every angle, could only be described with one phrase: "overwhelmingly seductive."
Under the boys' intense gaze, the tall blonde woman instead looked bashful and pure — completely at odds with her appearance. A little nervously, she spoke:
"H-hello everyone, I'm Barghest from the Fairy Knight club, also a member of Class Britain. I look forward to working with you."
"..."
"Eikou, want to reconsider joining our group?" Baobhan Sith asked with a seductive tone.
Eikou looked at the kite in his hand, then looked at Barghest's mature, seductive, well-trained body… then back at Baobhan Sith's adorable, mischievous little devil face.
In that case, there was only one possible answer…
"CRACK!"
Eikou suddenly lifted his knee and snapped the kite in his hands clean in half.
He was a grown-ass man — why the hell was he still playing childish games like this!? He should've graduated from that phase long ago!
It was time to step closer to the adult world!
Childish joy meant nothing — but in the adult world, countless mysterious pleasures were still waiting to be discovered.
Eikou grabbed her hand and forced out a kind-of-sincere, kind-of-not expression as he said:
"My Lady Baobhan Sith, I swear my loyalty to you! I wish to—no, I must—create unforgettable memories in your group! Please let me join — I'll even pay you 5 QP!"
Tristan & Gawain: "Eikou brother?!"
"Good boy~"
Baobhan Sith gave a radiant, wicked smile and nodded in satisfaction.
This girl had a downright rotten personality, couldn't stand anything wholesome, and loved using other people's misery as fuel for her own happiness. That's why she loved baiting people and driving wedges between dumbasses like them.
Just like Eikou — she was a bastard wholly loyal to desire!
[On the morning of the outdoor class, you temporarily joined Baobhan Sith's group and got on the bus with them.]
[You feel like the Fairy Knight named Barghest is secretly sneaking glances at you.]
[The bus arrives, the engine starts — your outdoor class with the Fairy Knights has officially begun.]