“Cuckolding? How could you call it that, little kitty? Don’t tell me… do you really think of Alice as your lover?”
That’s right, the reaction was spot on. Lynn silently curled the corners of his mouth. The little kitty’s reaction was perfect.
“Uh, well… that’s not exactly it either, guh…”
Keti coughed awkwardly twice and then fell into thought. ‘Actually, that makes sense… No, wait! I almost let my rival lead me in circles!’
“Right now, or rather, in the setting of this illusion, Alice is my girlfriend! How is that not cuckolding?!”
“But you aren’t the Keti from this illusion, are you? You’re the one who traveled here with me. If we’re being technical, wouldn’t that make you the one cuckolding yourself, little kitty?”
‘Dammit, why is this guy giving me a logic puzzle! Who’s cuckolding whom has nothing to do with me!’
“An… anyway, Alice is still my childhood friend! I… I… we’ve spent so much time together, I… of course I have some special feelings for her. Whether we’re a couple or not, you’re not allowed to lay a hand on her! That also counts as a form of cuckolding!”
Keti shook her head immediately. Who said only couples could be cuckolded? She and Alice had a bond, right?
‘Hmm… thinking about it, Alice probably hates me. After all, she was the one who kicked me out of the party back then. And after I left, she was the only one who didn’t check on me…’
*Sigh.*
The more she thought about it, the more Keti felt her mood sink. ‘When it comes down to it, am I even that important to Alice?’
But even so… how should she put it? It was strange. Keti still felt uncomfortable with her rival’s suggestion.
Even if the person wasn’t Alice, Keti would probably still feel a bit uneasy. It was just that once her rival chose Alice as the target, that discomfort intensified.
“Aaargh, I don’t care! Why does it have to be Alice anyway? What kind of twisted taste do you have? You know Alice is my girlfriend in this world line… can’t you pick someone else?”
Keti glared at her rival and shouted in frustration, but Lynn just rubbed his chin helplessly and shook his head.
“Hmm… well, how should I put this? The more you resist, little kitty, the more I want to…”
“No, wait, are you freaking insane?!”
The corner of Keti’s mouth twitched. ‘What is that supposed to mean? Is the essence of a cuckolder that the yellow-haired guy actually falls for the victim? What do you mean the more I resist, the more excited you get?!’
“Don’t mess with me, okay? There are so many beautiful girl students in the entire Magic Academy. Isn’t that enough to satisfy a perverted teacher like you? Anyway, anyway, Alice is off-limits!”
Keti pouted. As for Layla and Sylvia, they were obviously off-limits too! *Cough…* But those two former comrades couldn’t possibly be at the Magic Academy right now, so there was no need to worry about them.
“Whew… that’s a problem then. Although there are many students… *sigh,* little kitty, the truth is, I’m actually quite unpopular as a Teacher. I was hoping you’d introduce me to Alice.”
“You just said you were very popular!”
*Ugh…*
Keti stared at Lynn, puffing out her cheeks. She felt like her rival was just teasing her this entire time.
“Does it have to be Alice?!”
“Well~ I have no choice. Since you won’t agree yourself, little kitty~ Alice is quite to my taste~”
“Hmm… re-really? Now that you mention it, I do feel like you paid a bit too much attention to Alice in the past.”
Keti pouted as she faced off against the smirking Lynn. After a while, she thought of something else and let out a huff.
“Whatever, just go ahead then…”
“Hmm? Why the sudden compromise? Don’t you care about your childhood friend anymore, little kitty?”
Lynn tilted his head, noticing that Keti suddenly seemed full of confidence. Indeed, the silver-haired girl huffed and gave a cold laugh.
“I was just overthinking earlier. If I really think about it, there’s no way. Alice is incredibly prideful; she’s not someone you can just successfully lay a hand on whenever you want~ Not to mention she’s my girlfriend in this world line. Even if you make a move on her, the chances of you succeeding are zero!”
“Oh? Is that so? You’re quite confident, little kitty.”
Lynn blinked, his tone carrying a hint of doubt as if questioning Keti’s skepticism of his abilities. Keti immediately curled her lips into a smirk and nodded confidently.
“No problem. I believe in her; she’ll definitely never let a guy like you have your way! You’d better find another target soon. Hmm… as long as it isn’t any of my former comrades, anything goes…”
“Oh… well, alright then~ Since you don’t object anymore, right? In that case… just wait for the moment we leave this illusion.”
Lynn nodded. The two of them… well, somehow they seemed to have started a strange competition.
Well, Keti didn’t mind at all. Her rival would probably change targets in a couple of days anyway, and then she’d be able to leave.
However, if that happened, it meant… Lynn would be doing *those* things with another woman.
‘Hmm… with… with another woman…’ How strange. Just thinking about it made her feel incredibly restless.
She clearly shouldn’t care. Why? Why was that?
‘Could it be… I’ve become addicted to being trained by him?!’
After leaving Lynn’s Office, Keti’s face stayed flushed as she pondered that question.
Eventually, even Keti herself became a bit restless.
The silver-haired girl felt a bit apprehensive. ‘How should I put this? Is it really okay?’
Although she had faith that Alice wasn’t someone an ordinary person could handle, Lynn seemed very confident.
Ah, whatever. Keti shook her head. A whole day passed just like that.
Since she couldn’t go back for now, it was a rare chance to return to school as a student. Keti decided to enjoy her youth for a couple of days.
Since school was out, she would go find Alice and head home together.
The silver-haired girl stood up, but when she looked around… ‘Huh? Where’s Alice?’
She was gone… It seemed she had hurried off as soon as school ended, only leaving word with a female classmate to tell Keti she had something to do and that Keti should head home first.
*Hiss —* In an instant, a bad premonition rose in the silver-haired girl’s heart.
‘Wait, no, something’s not right!’
Thinking about it carefully, she had been too careless. After all… she didn’t know how the relationship between Keti and Alice had developed in this world line.
What if… they were on the verge of breaking up?! What if she was the one who had been persistently clinging to her?!
The silver-haired girl took a deep breath as countless adult comic plots flashed through her mind. Then, she bolted out of the Classroom.
‘Where should I go? Where should I look? Right… Lynn’s Office!’
‘I have to protect pure love, dammit!’