After a fierce battle.
Ariel was completely defeated, lying limp on the desk.
I called her two personal attendants for her, Elmoa Bluewolf and Krinie Elrond. They were Ariel's closest personal attendants.
Even if Ariel were to marry, they would accompany her.
It was somewhat like the dowry maids in ancient China, except their backgrounds were higher—both were daughters of nobles.
When they saw Ariel lying limp on the desk, they almost cried out.
But in the end, years of attendant work allowed them to hold back, both covering their mouths with their hands.
Then, one went to fetch Ariel's change of clothes, while the other went to help clean her up.
I stood to the side, feeling out of place. Not only could I not help, but both of them glared at me with fierce eyes whenever they looked at me.
It felt as though I were a villain despised by the villagers.
I thought about just leaving, but I wondered if walking away at a time like this would make me seem like a scoundrel.
Ariel was just very tired; she wasn't asleep. After seeing me standing there dumbfounded,
she said to me:
"What, do you want to join me for a bath?"
I smiled awkwardly.
"I was thinking of preparing hot water for you."
"Alright, you can go. Just don't let me down in the future."
Why did I feel like I was the heartless one? It was Ariel who seduced me, leading to the mistake. Why did it seem like I had forced her?
Sigh, a man in such a situation can't explain himself no matter how many mouths he has.
Afterward, I left Ariel's office.
Outside, I saw Luke again. It was a bit awkward. His attitude toward me was still unfriendly, but this time, theoretically, I had taken his person.
Since I wasn't in the right, I didn't provoke him.
However, Luke had quite a few rumors at Ranoa Magic University. I heard the number of female students he had conquered was beyond counting on two hands.
And according to what Doris told me, Luke had once tried to strike up a conversation with her.
Thinking about these things, I felt Luke wasn't so pitiful after all.
Hehe! I felt much better inside.
After leaving the student council, I went to find Doris and followed her to the student dormitory area to meet up with Rudeus and the others.
Their luggage was still at my place, so they would definitely need to return to my house to retrieve it today.
So we planned to go home together.
But when we arrived at the dormitory, only Aisha, Norn, Roxy, and Eris were there.
Rudeus wasn't here.
Aisha ran over, grabbed my hand, and said:
"Master, master, do you know who we met?"
"Who?"
"We met the older sister from next door when we were little, Sylphiette. She's also brother's childhood friend. They went somewhere else to chat together."
I glanced at Roxy. Though I couldn't tell if she was in a bad mood, her hands constantly playing with her hair made me feel her thoughts were unsettled.
"Should we wait for your brother to go home together? Your luggage is still at my place, right?"
"No need, master. Brother and Sylphie haven't seen each other in a long time. Who knows how long they'll chat?
We can leave a note here saying we've already returned. Brother will know when he comes back."
"Alright, let's go back together then."
Afterward, we all returned home together. In the evening, Philip and Rudy returned, and surprisingly, Rudy brought Sylphie along.
How intimate! But Rudeus, your battlefield is coming soon. Enjoy the happiness while you can!
In the evening, we celebrated the reunion together again. But this time, I wasn't the main focus, so the ones being urged to drink became Rudeus and Sylphie.
The main instigator urging them to drink was actually Roxy. I wasn't sure if she wanted to get Rudeus or Sylphie drunk, or if she wanted to get herself drunk.
That night, because dinner and drinking went on too late, Rudeus and the others stayed overnight at my house again.
The next day, we went to school for classes as usual.
Rudeus and Aisha went to their regular classes.
As for me, I went to the special class.
Upon arriving at the classroom, I stepped inside.
The special class was indeed prepared for influential people. Although there were only four people in the entire class, the room was much larger than those of the regular classes outside.
I carefully observed each classmate and tried to match them with the characters I remembered.
First, in the front row, there was a young boy reading a book while writing. He wasn't very old, with very long hair. His bangs covered half his face, leaving only one eye visible.
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