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Chapter 110

Translator: Cyrus





I’ve decided to follow along quietly, on the condition that Freesia doesn’t come with us .

Freesia and Mariwa aren’t acquainted with each other, but I would never think of introducing Freesia to Mariwa . There would only be chaos . And so I felt compelled to take responsibility .

Not bringing Freesia along had a great effect on getting me to calm down .

I gulp as we arrive on the doorstep of the reception room in the school .

Once we open the door, we will see Mariwa inside . I can’t help but get nervous .

Besides today’s debate, it’s been three years since Mariwa and I have seen each other face to face . I still have a bad impression of her pounding her teachings into me as a private tutor . I can’t help but get nervous .

“What’s wrong? Hurry up and go in . Otherwise I’ll kick you inside .

“Well, I mean…… Hm?”

Ignoring her violent remarks, something she said caught my attention .

“Surfania, are you not coming in with me?”

“What? You want me to go in with you?”

I was under the impression that we were going in together, but Surfania looks surprised .

“I know better than to spoil the mood, you know? And just the idea of seeing you cry in tears while being reprimanded…… Well I guess it’s a fine opportunity for me to intrude . ”

“Stop right there . ”

More unnecessary remarks . She’s hopelessly rude .

I was about to tell her to stay where she is as she had originally planned, but she seems to have understood my intention . She takes a step forward .

“No way . Now that it’s come to this, no matter what–”

“Leon, stop her . ”

“Aight . ”

“Wha-?! You traitor! Let go of me, Leon!”

“Come on, let’s not spoil the mood . You won’t make new friends if you keep going on like that . Control your desires a little more . You like to hurl abuse at the slightest incident . That’s why ordinary people stay away from you . ”

“Mind your own business!”

Leon holds Surfania back just as she suddenly starts getting excited . I take a deep breath and let it out as I knock on the door .

It’s alright . Mariwa may be a demon, but she’s a reasonable one . So I should be able to salvage the situation if I come up with an excuse . I just have to prove the validity of my reason for being a delinquent since enrolling in the Academy .





Telling that to myself, I enter the room . It feels like I’m a condemned criminal walking up to the gallows on my own free will .

“I-I’m coming in . ”

I enter the room where Mariwa is in .

She was probably there when I knocked earlier . She stands up from the sofa and gives me a graceful bow .

“Good day to you, Miss Noir . ”

She straightens her back as if she’s glad to see me . Even though we’ve known each other for so long, she’s still speaking so formally with me .

I feel lost because of the unexpected greeting .

It was as if she was greeting a stranger .

That’s only natural . Mariwa is no longer my private tutor . From her point of view, it’s only natural for her to treat me with respect .

That said, I still didn’t expect her to behave this way .

“It has been some time . Is something wrong? Or did you need something, perhaps?”

Mariwa asks me as I’m standing speechless .

Another unexpected response . It’s like she’s greeting a customer . I wonder if something is related to her current attitude .

Maybe Surfania said something to Mariwa .

“Um, did Surfania say anything to you?”

“No, she has not . Miss Calibrachoa merely invited me to be the judge of the debate, that is all . ”

So she hasn’t said anything . To a certain degree, I was convinced that was what happened, but what Mariwa told me blew all my expectations away .

“I have fulfilled my role as the judge for the debate, so it is time I should be going home . I was just thinking about proceeding with the formalities to take my leave from the office–”

“W-wait a minute!”

I’m still confused because I thought Mariwa and Surfania spoke to each other prior to this . I call for her to stop in order to calm myself down .

If Surfania said nothing to Mariwa, then why the hell did she drag me here? I feel like crying right now .

“What is wrong, Miss Noir? My deepest apologies, but I am a busy person, you know . Would you care to tell me what it is you wish?”

“Oh, well, um……”

With my thoughts all jumbled up, all I could do was lower my head .

“I-I’m sorry . ”





In response to my abrupt and awkward apology, Mariwa tilts her head slightly .

“Why are you apologizing all of a sudden? You may be a student, but someone of your status should not be lowering your head as you please . ”

“W-what do you mean……”

Confused by her question, I look within myself and come to a sudden realization .

Why indeed?

What exactly am I apologizing about? There are a few superficial things I should apologize about, but most of all, it’s my unladylike behavior in the Academy since I enrolled . I’ve soiled Mariwa’s teachings and failed her as a student .

But even before that, I’ve always felt like I could never look her straight in the face, that I’ve felt guilty about something .

Why is that?

“W-well……”

Most likely…

I think I’ve found the reason .


I’ve always been deceiving myself . Because of that, I clung to Mariwa’s words .

It’s because I want to believe that I can definitely save Michelie .

“I’m sorry . For many things . ”

I can’t express it well in words . I’m not a person who believes that fate is something that has already been determined, yet I convinced myself otherwise . I have no excuse whatsoever for changing my beliefs and slacking off in my efforts . That’s why I couldn’t help but say such vague words .

She’s going to hit me .

She’s going to get angry over my immaturity because I’ve defied her teachings completely .

Surfania was right when she said I haven’t matured at all . Having relied on Destiny to guide me to Michelie’s future, I’m probably no different from the Christina in my past life .

I hear her sighing .

Just as she sighed, I could feel her mood changing .

“Please, calm down . ”

She places her palms, which I have feared all my life, on my head .

It’s been so long since Mariwa last patted my head .

The palms seem to be smaller than it was long ago . Now I wonder if she wasn’t using all her strength to discipline me . But now I can feel the warmth .





I look up and make eye contact with her without having to go above eye level .

I noticed that we’re looking at each other straight in the eyes . For the first time, I realized how much I’ve grown .

“I think I know why you are apologizing . However, there is no need for an apology at all . It was most likely my fault . ”

Her hands really are warm .

Even though they’re a little dry and clumsy, it’s enough to make me cry . I look down to hold back the tears from overflowing .

“I’m sorry……”

“Like I said, there is no need to apologize . Even then, you were still a little brat . ”

Her evaluation of me is a little unbelievable for a person of noble status .

“……Did you just call me a little brat?”

“Yes, that I did . ”

My tears dried up from her immediate affirmation .

“And even now, you still are an impertinent little brat .

“I see . Is that really what I am?”

“Yes . That is what you are . ”

She’s affirming herself again .

“And I was a fool as well for making a slip of the tongue . When I heard your pet theory at the debate, I had to refrain from hitting you in front of the public . ”

“D-don’t do that . ”

“No, I will now . ”

It was probably no more than a joke, but it was scary nonetheless .

“I suppose you are already regretting your current situation . And so, I will not tell you what you should do . It would be unbecoming for me to ingrain reason and logic to a carefree one such as you . ”

She adds that she’s failed in doing that in the past .

“However, allow me to say this one thing . ”

Mariwa brings my head to her chest as if consoling a young child . I close my eyes and put up no resistance .

Her warmth and heartbeat feel so pleasant . I feel secure .

“I like you the way you are when you act as you please, without a script . ”

Tears are blurring my vision just slightly .

I feel no remorse or guilt, only overwhelming happiness .

“Hey, Mariwa . ”

“What is it, Chris?”

This will most likely be the only time .

She called me Chris .

“I’ve done horrible things to Michelie . ”

“You have, haven’t you? Shall we go to her later, where you can offer your apologies?”

“I wonder if she’ll forgive such a useless sister like me . ”

“Your worries are unfounded . ”

“……I wonder if I can redo the future . ”

“But of course . ”

She listens to my regrets and reassures me .

“Everyone fails once or twice . We do not know what will happen in the next second, but a day must mean much more to you than a month means to me . And you have three hundred and sixty-five of those days in a year . What do you have to fear?”

I wonder why her words resound so well within me .

“Mariwa . ”

“What is it?”

“Is it okay for me to be myself?”

“Please do not be mistaken . You are you, no matter what happens . ”

Hearing her reassure me fills me with confidence, and my face turns into a smile .

We break off from our embrace and look straight at each other again .

“Thank you, Mariwa . ”

As if thanking her with a broad smile is a rare occasion, Mariwa smiles slightly herself .

“You are very welcome, milady . ”

Her smile seems to widen a little as she says it .



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