I Became a Genius Mechanic at the Academy

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Lucas nodded after hearing everything from Edgar and Adela.

The story about how Edgar’s past life was his father, and how memories and feelings still lingered.

Upon hearing that, he began to understand why his mother’s gaze towards Edgar had been unusual, and why Edgar had been particularly attentive to him.

“Congratulations, truly. And thank you for coming back to us like this.”

However, rather than getting angry, Lucas expressed his gratitude.

Having grown mentally after nearly dying in Cassandra’s cave (which, of course, was a scheme orchestrated by Edgar).

Now, he had grown into an independent individual paving his own path, no longer fixated on his mother’s approval.

Thus, he viewed Edgar’s marriage to his mother not as losing her to another man, but as finally bringing happiness to his mother, who had suffered from long-lasting loneliness.

Above all, the fact that the other party was Edgar, whom he respected and followed, and his father reincarnated.

There couldn’t be a happier ending than this.

“But… calling you ‘Father’ might be a bit difficult.”

Yet, to Lucas, Edgar still felt like his friend.

The recognition was strong that he was a friend and companion with whom he had shared many memories since their first year at the Academy.

It was inevitable that he would feel resistance in suddenly calling such a precious friend ‘Father.’

“Just call me however you feel comfortable. I have the memories of my past life, but right now, I’m Edgar Fix. This marriage won’t change our relationship.”

However, Edgar also didn’t want this relationship to change.

It had already been four years since they had built their friendship.

Thus, Edgar was now in a place where he was more accustomed to treating Lucas as a friend.

There was just a bit more tenderness and attention than he would show to other friends.

Edgar regarded Lucas as a friend as well.

So, Edgar and Lucas agreed to remain friends and wrap up this complicated situation.

***

After that, Edgar visited each of the heroines.

The order was Isabella – Enya – Charlotte.

This order had nothing to do with Edgar’s affection.

He simply arranged it in the order of who would be the most challenging to persuade.

“Hah! So, I’m becoming a concubine…?! The Grand Duchess of the Graham family, becoming a concubine to you, a commoner…?!”

And as expected, Isabella’s reaction was cold.

No matter how liberated from denials she became, her blood was mixed with Lilith’s.

Her strong possessiveness and authoritative nature couldn’t be helped.

“Pfft!”

But then, suddenly, Isabella burst into laughter and playfully looked at Edgar.

With her profound gaze fixed on Edgar, she suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close.

Bringing Edgar’s face right in front of hers, Isabella said:

“…Actually, it’s a joke. If that’s the path where you can be happy, I don’t care. Just being with you makes me happy.”

Isabella, the Grand Duchess of the Graham family, believed that the worthiness and baseness of people were destined from birth.

However, to her, Edgar was the one exception.

If someone other than Edgar suggested marrying her as a concubine, she would have ripped them to shreds.

If a lowly commoner dared to covet her, they would face immense punishment.

If someone who had the audacity to have her while turning their eyes to another woman, she would have torn them apart…

But attaching the audacious behavior to the name ‘Edgar Fix’ made everything forgivable.

No, it filled her heart simply with the fact that she could be with him.

Knowing he was too magnanimous a person for her to keep to herself.

Knowing she had received tremendous love countless times in the repeating timelines.

Isabella looked at Edgar with nonchalance.

She kissed him first.

Confirming that she would love him with a heart unchanged, no matter what he did.

“I love you… As much as the countless versions of me who couldn’t save you… This life, I will give you that love. I love you… Edgar.”

Isabella, freed from denials, was utterly adorable.

The cunning, authoritative, haughty girl became a helplessly lovestruck girl before Edgar.

Edgar held the lovely Isabella throughout the next day.

“Hmmm~ I expected this. Pretty kind Edgar wouldn’t abandon anyone.”

And the next day.

Enya accepted Edgar’s words rather nonchalantly.

Enya, the first heroine Edgar had become involved with across countless lives, always had the power to put Edgar at ease.

Even her casual reaction to such a heavily stated topic radiated that comfort she provided.

“If you want it, I completely agree. Just—”

However, it wasn’t a matter of entering into a concubinage without any price.

With some naughty thoughts crossing her mind, Enya approached Edgar with a sultry smile and hugged him.

Asha’s voluptuous bust snugly pressed against Edgar’s lower chest, and the soft sensation excited him.

“I want to be the first one to bear your child…♥”

“…Ugh!”

The one among Edgar’s heroines with the strongest sensual tendencies, Enya.

Looking up at Edgar with a flushed face.

Her lips and gaze, reddened all the way to her ears, glistened with moisture.

“So. Show me here today… that I will have your first child…♥”

Having already had relations with Enya during their more than a year of dating, Edgar was caught in the throes of indulgence.

Therefore, Enya no longer concealed her tendencies.

She was filled with ideas to actively seduce Edgar and be lovey-dovey with him.

Indeed, Enya found her happiest moments when they teased each other in bed after relations with Edgar.

Enya often pulled Edgar into bed for that lazily satisfying moment when her desires were fulfilled.

“Really, I can’t resist.”

Thus, Edgar was thrown onto the bed, led once again by Enya’s hand.

And Enya, who had some perverse desires, secretly procured a substance through a dealer and mixed it into a drink before offering it to Edgar.

With a sly smile, she said to Edgar:

“Tonight, be prepared♥”

***

Three days later.

After everything Enya had put him through, Edgar regained his strength and went to find Charlotte.

However, it had only been two months since they started dating.

A thrillingly awkward air hung between them.

In that moment, Edgar brought up the topic of marriage.

“H-h-h-h-marriage… Aah… M-me… and E-Ed…?!”

Charlotte began stuttering, deeply flustered.

Although she turned into the Witch of the Woods when downing her special emotion-removing potion, in her ordinary daily life, she was overflowing with emotions, unable to restrain herself.

So overwhelmingly happy and moved, Charlotte felt like she might break down.

“I-I… with E-Ed… Huhh… Ugh… I-I… with E-Ed…”

The girl who had been at the bottom ranks of the Academy with her lackluster appearance.

Plus, she came from a ruined family, had a timid personality, and stuttered.

Nobody had ever paid her any attention.

Thus, her only dream was to graduate from the Academy and become a civil servant by any means possible.

She wasn’t even sure if she would succeed in achieving that.

Because the financially crippled Verdian family couldn’t afford to pay Charlotte’s hefty tuition.

In fact, in her previous life, Charlotte had been expelled from the Academy and ended her life in despair.

“Thank you… for saving me…”

Therefore, Edgar was a brilliant light to Charlotte.

A light that illuminated her undiscovered talents and possibilities she couldn’t have developed without meeting him.

Now she couldn’t even imagine a life without him; Edgar had become her reason for living and her objective.

Whether as a concubine or in any form, being with Edgar was more than enough.

“I’m thankful too. For being with me this lifetime.”

However, Charlotte wasn’t the only one who wanted Edgar.

Edgar also felt immense joy seeing Charlotte develop day by day.

Perhaps because of that, it had become one of his wishes to see the happy Charlotte.

Yet, whenever he envisioned Charlotte being happy beside someone else, a wave of pain coursed through his chest.

Only then did Edgar realize he was in love with Charlotte.

He wanted her so much that he couldn’t accept her being happy unless it was by his side.

“Stay by my side for life. I need you.”

So, Edgar conveyed the genuine feelings that had become his heart.

Charlotte nodded and hugged Edgar.

The two shared a long kiss.

***

He had persuaded all the heroines.

Now there was only one person left, the Princess.

The key figure seated at the foremost position of the family tree Edgar had planned.

“Right, marrying Sephilia… If I want to maintain the power structure, there’s nothing better than leveraging my family’s strength.”

Then, to marry Sephilia, Edgar first approached the Emperor.

Now they had become friends who spoke comfortably, but after all, he was Sephilia’s father and his father-in-law.

“But… I will need to explain this to Sephilia separately.”

Unlike the other heroines, Sephilia and Edgar were not in a loving relationship.

Of course, the Princess had personal curiosity and fondness for Edgar, but that had withered when Edgar entered relationships with several heroines.

Thus, political justification was necessary for bringing the Princess as a lawful wife.

“…Don’t think about merely deceiving her. She’s more perceptive than you think and will notice everything. Besides, she possesses the ability of a mana eye.”

The mana eye manifests absolute power limited to humans.

If he tried to persuade her half-heartedly, nothing would come of it.

The reason for bringing the Princess in as the lawful wife had to be explained convincingly.

Keeping that in mind, Edgar spoke to the Emperor.

“If that’s the case, I’m fine. I’m thinking of proposing a deal disguised as ‘marriage.’”

Edgar made that statement with a profoundly meaningful smile.