Broken Possessors of Infinite Regression Academy

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My head quickly cooled down and I understood why the Crown Prince brought up that topic here. It wasn’t an impulsive act; it was a thoroughly calculated move. This was a time when there were many people around because of the ongoing club promotions. The more people there were, the more witnesses there would be to his proposal. If a negative response came out, it would provide the Crown Prince a good advantage. No matter what excuse I gave, I would end up being the crazy person who rejected the Crown Prince’s proposal.

‘Why is he doing this?’

It was frustrating not knowing his true intentions. The Crown Prince, unconcerned with my annoyed gaze, was smiling enchantingly as usual.

In the end, I was the one who took a step back first.

“Alright, Your Highness. What is this proposal?”

“It seems you haven’t decided on a club yet, so I’m offering you a suggestion. If you’re not planning to join another club, why not join the student council?”

The surroundings suddenly fell silent. The noisy promotions and the excited footsteps of those looking around the clubs ceased. Even the expressions of those who had been following the Crown Prince showed signs of bewilderment.

“…What do you mean by that?”

“Just what I said. I want you in the student council. As the Crown Prince of the Empire and the president of the Bellium Academy student council, I have the authority to say so.”

Come to think of it, the Crown Prince had been holding the president position for two years. The power of the student council, which had been treated as a group caught between professors and students without much influence, had significantly strengthened thanks to the Crown Prince’s involvement.

“No, Your Highness. Please reconsider.”

A pink-haired woman standing behind the Crown Prince immediately opposed. She had been quite flustered just a moment ago but seemed to have collected herself.

‘That woman…’

Before I could even recall her identity, the Crown Prince, as if anticipating everything, leisurely turned to look at the pink-haired woman.

“Are you opposing my proposal, Roxanna?”

“…Yes, that is correct.”

Roxanna, the pink-haired woman, though intimidated by his aura, said what she needed to. The Crown Prince, smiling with his mouth but not with his eyes, spoke again.

“Tell me your reason. But know this: if your opposition to my decision is based on purely personal and emotional reasons like jealousy, I will not stand by idly.”

“…That’s because he is still a first-year student. Under your infinite guidance, the student council has become an institution central to the academy. We cannot place a first-year who barely knows Bellium Academy in such a position.”

‘Isn’t the core of the academy the teachers and the chairman?’

It made sense to use such an expression now since the Crown Prince was the president, but I wondered what she planned to do after he graduated.

Moreover, the Crown Prince is a third-year student, so it won’t be long before he graduates. Aside from that, her point was valid. I was still a freshman and had only been at the academy for three weeks. It felt like ages since the entrance ceremony because so many things had happened since then.

“Should I believe that your abilities are lacking then?”

“…What?”

Roxanna froze as if she were making a cracking sound.

“I pride myself on being an excellent judge of character. And I am confident that Mira Crate will adapt perfectly within three days once he joins the student council. But according to your words, it seems you claim it would take you at least a year to adapt to the academy. So, I asked if it means your abilities are lacking.”

Her mouth closed completely. No matter how she answered, it would be self-destructive. If she said yes, she would be demeaning her own abilities, and if she said no, she would have no reason to oppose me joining the student council.

“Now, only your answer remains, Mira Crate. What do you say? Will you accept my proposal?”

While Roxanna was frozen in conflict between pride and contradiction, the Crown Prince turned back to look at me.

“Personally, I hope you accept my proposal. If this proposal is rejected, even I wouldn’t know what I might do in my sorrow and despair.”

The Crown Prince smiled broadly, practically threatening me. With a small sigh, I opened my mouth.

“I decline.”

A ripple of murmurs spread like waves. Amidst the murmurs calling me crazy, the Crown Prince, who had been momentarily stunned, burst into laughter.

“Haha! Did you see that, Roxanna? I won the bet! So as promised, you’ll handle all the student council chores for the next month!”

“…Understood, Your Highness.”

The Crown Prince laughed heartily while Roxanna, looking frustrated, bowed her head. It was an unexpected reaction. The spreading murmurs abruptly ceased.

As I stood there, confused, the Crown Prince approached me.

“Before coming here, I made a bet with Roxanna. Whether you would accept or decline my proposal. Even the final threat was part of the bet. I bet that you would refuse despite any threats, and Roxanna bet that you would succumb and accept.”

With his short bob and blood-red eyes, he stopped right in front of me.

“As you can see, I won.”

The Crown Prince raised his hand and slowly caressed my cheek, sending chills down my spine.

His delicate fingers, which had been brushing my cheek, slowly moved downwards. Then they stopped at my lips, gently stroking them.

“I would have been very disappointed if you had accepted the proposal. The person I know would never give in to such threats. I’m glad you didn’t let me down.”

“In that case, I accept. I’ve always wanted to try working in the student council.”

“Oh dear, oh dear. Isn’t your answer a bit too late, Mira Crate? The opportunity has already slipped from your hands.”

“….”

“But, I don’t dislike that about you.”

The Crown Prince withdrew his hand from my lips and put his finger in his mouth, licking it lightly. It was the finger that had just touched me. He gave me an enchanting smile.

What on earth is this crazy person doing? While I shivered with chills, I stepped back.

“Since you said you wanted to try working in the student council someday, I’ll give you the opportunity. I trust you wouldn’t lie to me.”

“….”

He understands these things eerily well. I sighed inwardly.

“Roxanna. Please guide Mira Crate.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Roxanna, her shoulders slumped, likely due to the thought of having to handle all the chores for a month, turned around. I wondered why the Crown Prince wasn’t guiding me himself, but I decided to just go with the flow. It was much better than being with that crazy homosexual.

“Follow me, Mira Crate. I’ll explain about the student council.”

Roxanna gestured for me to follow and walked ahead. I told Priscilla and Aria that I might not be able to join them for lunch, then followed her. As I walked, I resumed my earlier interrupted thoughts.

So, this woman should be a half-succubus spy from the Demon King’s army.

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Laura was walking through an empty park. It was a park within the academy. Dolores had silently joined her. After wandering the garden for a while, Laura suddenly spoke.

“Dolores.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Aren’t you curious why I always appear before Mira Crate as a man rather than as a woman?”

Of course, she was curious, but Dolores held her tongue. She was essentially Laura’s hands, feet, and shadow, never in a position to speak first. But Laura, as if knowing her inner thoughts, started speaking even though Dolores hadn’t responded.

“Lately, I’ve been feeling that I’ve been living as a man for too long.”

“…?”

“I know how to approach as the Crown Prince, but I don’t know how to approach as a woman at all. Approaching Mira Crate as a woman is just… too embarrassing.”

Dolores was surprised twice. First, by the fact that the Crown Prince felt embarrassed, and second, by seeing the Crown Prince’s embarrassed expression, fitting her words. Laura, with a slightly flushed face, shyly covered her blushing cheeks with her palm and looked fondly at the finger that had brushed Mira Crate’s lips. It was a sight Dolores had never seen in her lifetime of serving the Crown Prince.

Dolores barely managed to maintain her stoic expression. Whether aware of this or not, Laura continued speaking.

“Every time I see that person, I find it hard to resist the desire to get closer. In the end, I have no choice but to stay close as a man… but it’s obvious that he dislikes it. He is trying not to show it, though.”

Should I say it’s a relief? Dolores thought for a moment. If Mira Crate had preferred Laura as a man, her master might never have revealed her true self.

“Dolores, I truly do not understand why I am like this. Just being near him makes my heart race, and even the touch of a single finger makes my whole body warm, as if I’ve been freed from shackles that bound me for so long. Doesn’t this mean I fell for him at first sight?”

Dolores remained silent. It was clearly an expression of first love, but the mention of being freed from shackles troubled her. What were those shackles? The guilt of turning her sibling, born from the same womb, into a convict-like state? Or something else?

“People often say love comes suddenly, but in my case, it’s too sudden. Sometimes I wonder if the inner Laura has completely changed without me realizing it. Coincidentally, I know two people whose personalities have changed similarly.”

“…”

“Priscilla Agnes. And Rosalia Leone de Michaela.”

Dolores continued to stay silent. It was time to just listen.

“Priscilla Agnes was a stoic woman devoid of emotions up until her first year, no, even just before the entrance ceremony. But after meeting Mira Crate, there have been endless rumours about them, and she’s transformed into a woman who smiles happily while clinging to Mira Crate.”

“…”

“And what about the Saint candidate? When we first met, she was incredibly rude, but after calling Mira Crate to her room on the night the demonic transformation occurred, her personality completely changed. Recently, there’s even talk that the rumours circulating were actually malicious slanders.”

“…”

“Dolores. Do you think all of this is just a coincidence? The fact that the two women involved with Mira Crate have become entirely different people, and now even I am on the verge of being swept into a similar change, do you think it’s merely a product of chance?”

After a long silence, Dolores finally moved her lips.

“Do you believe that person has tampered with forbidden sorcery?”

There were legends, though ancient, about magic that could enchant or fascinate humans, making them feel love. However, Laura shook her head.

“No, that’s not it. If such magic had been used on me, I would have noticed it. This necklace of a thousand transformations I wear has protection against mind-altering spells, and similar but much stronger magic is installed in my bedroom.”

“Then what do you suggest…?”

“I must find out for myself. For Laura Ercarencia Anna Cresenne von Euperantis Bellium to be shy over one person, a man at that, is something that must never happen.”

Laura reached for the necklace of a thousand transformations hidden between her shirt and tie. As the necklace was unclasped, Laura’s appearance began to change.

From a somewhat androgynous beautiful boy to a figure that could be described as a perfectly beautiful androgynous girl.

“So…,”

Laura trailed off, gazing down at her chest. Despite being tightly bound by a shirt, vest, and blazer in three layers, her chest resolutely asserted itself. If the restraints were removed, it would surely present itself with even more magnificence.

Dolores, having understood her master’s intentions, took out something white from her waist. It was a compression bandage.

“Let’s start with small changes.”

The pocket that had held the compression bandage now held the necklace of a thousand transformations.