NOVEL NEXT Chapter 79: One More…
(Syrilblia’s POV)
I feel like a bored hunter… This entire time; it hasn’t really taken me that much effort to seduce any girl. In fact, if I was a horrible person, I could easily rape them into loving me.
Which is a fucked up idea. One that I will never indulge in. Regardless, the thrill of the seduction is limited, but I still have fun with it.
Seducing the girl… is just the first part. The sex is nice, and if I am allowed to delude myself with an absurd amount of pride, making the girl happy is the best part.
The MC’s last friend was… one that I couldn’t actually seduce. Why? Because I wasn’t into underaged girls. Her name was Alice, and she, much like Beatrice, was a genius at using magic.
At the age of 15, Alice was allowed to enroll into the Academy. As she was far too young for me to seduce sexually, I must seduce her via material items and comfort…
Alice: “…”
Syrilblia: “…”
Malnourished from birth, the girl was still very small. Despite being 15 years of age, she really was small. Like… she was only slightly bigger than a ten-year-old girl.
With immense power, tends to come with people being scared shitless of you. And that is the case with Alice. Originally, that is, in the novel, she was ostracized at the Academy.
And she was actually ostracized her entire life. Basically, she was very lonely, and being enrolled here didn’t help that at all. Of course, with me making every girl happy as can be, no one here had mistreated her.
Student: “Good job at your classes today, Alice!” She said with a warm tone, rubbing her head before walking off.
Alice: “I am not a child.” She said with a pout.
Syrilblia: “I’m sorry, Alice. It’s just that… most of these girls are dating each other. With a spouse comes the desire to have children. You just, unfortunately, trigger our maternal instincts.” I explain with an embarrassed tone.
Alice: “…”
At the moment, Alice was sitting on my lap, reading a decently complex book. As for why this occurred… Every other girl, even my own primary harem members, kept treating her like a child.
She was cute, and I wanted to raise her as my daughter as well. But the difference was that I didn’t see her as a child. Due to that, she has quickly grown attached to me. Or rather… maybe I was a shield to her?
Alice: “It’s not that I don’t like how they treat me… It just worries me.” She admitted.
Syrilblia: “Why does it worry you?” I ask in reply.
Alice: “Just… I don’t understand why they like me so much. Prior to coming here, everyone treated me like a monster.” She explained.
Syrilblia: “You lived in a small village, Alice. The people there were simple, which made them easily afraid of you.” I say with a warm tone.
Alice: “…”
Syrilblia: “Which, is just the nice way to say that they’re stupid.” I say with a joking tone.
That joke of mine, which I partly stole from an old movie, was more than enough to get a laugh out of the cute girl. Much to my satisfaction. Alice has been sticking by my side for over a week now, and she has slowly opened up to me.
Alice: “Yes, those people were stupid indeed.” She said with a giggle.
Syrilblia: “And can’t you sense it? Even the weakest girl here is significantly stronger than you are. Why would any of them think you a monster?” I reply, lightly rubbing her head.
Alice: “I’ll be honest… I am a little upset that I was mistreated by them like that, even when, as you have just said, the weakest girl here could easily topple an entire city.” She said with a sigh.
Syrilblia: “Do you want me to find and kill them all? I mean, the ones who mistreated you?” I ask.
Alice: “…”
Syrilblia: “You want revenge, right?” I continue.
Again, I feel somewhat like an asshole. With my knowledge of the novel, I knew far more about these girls than I should know. Alice wants revenge. The MC’s part of her life was convincing her not to do it.
Alice: “Would you think less of me if I said that I did want revenge?” She nervously asked.
Syrilblia: “No, I wouldn’t. Though, I would prefer if you weren’t the one to bloody your hands.” I reply with a warm tone.
Alice: “Hah… Then, I beg you to kill them. Once they’re dead… a weight off my shoulders will be lifted.” She agreed.
Syrilblia: “That’s not true, Alice.” I deny.
Alice: “Not true? Revenge… I know that it won’t make me happy. But when those people are dead, then I can move on with my life.” She expressed.
Syrilblia: “I don’t feel any less weight on your shoulders, even though those people are already dead.” I say, lightly rubbing her shoulders with a laugh.
Alice: “…”
Syrilblia: “?”
Alice: “You killed them already?” She asked in shock.
Syrilblia: “Me? No. It was… I can’t recall who did it. But one of the students had gone out to burn that village to the ground.” I explain.
Alice: “…so my revenge was already done for me.” She said with a groan, slumping in my lap.
Granted, I wasn’t the one who ordered the hit. I didn’t ask who did it, either. All I know is that… some girl who really saw Alice as her daughter, and said girl was very pissed off to learn of what Alice went through.
With her lack of growth due to being malnourished, it was lucky that Alice tended to sleep in, rather than wake up in the morning. If she saw that… each and every one of those villagers decapitated heads were lined up in front of our dorm…
I don’t know how she would react. But it wasn’t something that Alice should be seeing at such a young age. The woman who did it… Again, I have no idea who it was. Do I agree with her actions? Yes.
It wasn’t just malnourishment; it was physical abuse by the entire village. The novel skirted what she went through, but it was implied that Alice was also sexually assaulted by both the men and women of the village.
Sorry, but regardless of who you are, doing such things to a child… That’ll earn you a straight up death from me, and a first-class ticket to the deepest parts of hell.
Alice: “Whoever it was… I wish to thank them sometime. For now, I guess that I can finally move forward with my life.” She said with a happy tone.
Syrilblia: “Do you want to be my daughter?” I ask with a serious tone.
Alice: “…”
Syrilblia: “I am not joking about it, either.” I add.
Alice: “This Academy is weird… if I am your daughter, will I still be left in the dark?” She asked.
Syrilblia: “Become my daughter, and you’ll get everything, including secrets of this Academy, and who I really am.” I reply.
Alice: “…Okay. I sorta already see you as my mother, anyway.” She agreed with a laugh.
With my motherhood assured, I gave Alice every piece of information that I knew of, but via magic. She didn’t need to sign a soul contract. She was a very special girl, and Alice was already more than attached to me. I wonder how Marina will act when I bring home our daughter?…