Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

116 – First dance on a dark night

“Tsk! Hurry and search thoroughly! “They must still be around!”

“””protection! protection! protection!”””

“We must find Moonlight Chaser! He kidnapped Freya. I can never forgive you! Catch it! Grab it and create a fear so great that you will never be able to live on this earth again! “I will thoroughly instill the indomitable will of the Freya Lovers!”

“””protection! protection! protection!”””

The members responded by stamping their feet along with the booming voice of the code name Mr. Protein.

Onlookers around were clapping or looking at the members with curious eyes.

Regardless of whether the group was a secret society as rumored, or an unidentified organization operating in the dark, it was clear from the audience’s perspective that they had already completely screwed up.

Tomorrow, there will be a ton of articles in local newspapers about the sasaeng fandom that is destroying this academy. Perhaps it could become a problem for large newspaper companies because Fedonandez spread advertisements across the country.

“phew… … . What will happen… … .”

Codenamed Dispenser, or Aegis, took off his mask on the rooftop where no one could see.

Her lemon-colored blonde hair pours out, and she brushes away the wet hair from the sweat that has formed on her forehead.

A gentle voice sounded morosely between red lips.

“by the way… Where on earth did you go after abandoning me~ Professor Neferna~♪ I don’t really like neglectful play~♪”

The sudden appearance of the ‘fake’ who called himself Moonlight Chaser was truly an accident.

A completely unexpected event. Aegis was also stunned by the sudden appearance. Eugene also followed behind the fake, and soon disappeared, escaping the dispenser’s tracking network. Thanks to whoever the real identity of the ‘fake’ was, the whole plan went awry.

Lin, Ran, and Anastasia are seen lighting a fire near a huge bonfire. Anastasia was looking after her children with a perplexed expression, as if she had suddenly been left behind. I was watching to see if I needed help, and it wasn’t long before the sharp-witted Ignis appeared.

Looking at it this way, it’s a really strange combination.

Aegis took a deep breath and, like today, he couldn’t overcome the weight of Baaang and rubbed his stiff shoulders.

Kugugu… …

“… … Now I have to look for it~… … Yes? That… ? Wow… Wow… … ..!”

It was almost simultaneously that three people suddenly fell from the sky.

***

“… … Oh, crazy. Manwol, that crazy b*stard… .”

“Ugh… ah… It hurts… ”

“Master, master! are you okay?! Ugh! No matter what, I can’t forgive this! No, why is the magic momentarily confined? Are you bragging about how good you are? “Isn’t it true that he was planning to kill me because he treated me like a boss?”

The undine, which had a lot of horns, was grinning and couldn’t help but feel angry.

Manwol, who suddenly reversed the space and moved the stage to the sky, suddenly disappeared as soon as she bound the magic power of the three of us.

It was a disaster because I barely succeeded in casting magic right before I fell, otherwise it wouldn’t have been strange if I had landed head first and covered in blood foam.

Again and again.

“Oh my, Professor Neferna… ?”

“hmm? ah! Professor Aegis!”

I was about to shout ‘dispenser’ just by looking at her outfit, but quickly corrected myself when I realized that both of us were taking off our masks.

“I wondered what you were doing, but were you playing in the sky~♪”

“haha… Somehow I fell… “In the sky.”

“Hmm, I don’t know what you’re talking about, but isn’t everyone hurt~♪? Professor Freya, Undine’s student. Are you okay? “Can you stand up?”

The two nodded, shaking the dust off their clothes.

“yes. are you okay.”

“I’m fine too.”

Professor Aegis quickly examined the situation and made eye contact with me. The moment we briefly exchanged glances with her, I understood what she wanted.

She spoke first and opened her mouth.

“Phew~ It’s no big deal. I was wondering if Moonlight Chaser would suddenly appear, but he even kidnapped Professor Freya~♪ I’m glad you came back safely.”

I was about to give a reflexive answer, but I closed my mouth and paused.

From now on, whenever I spoke up, I had to think carefully about how much of it was known to the public and how much of it was information only known within the fan club. I answered calmly, following Professor Aegis.

“Anyway, I was surprised. “I, too, heard late this afternoon that the fan club had posted an advertisement in the newspaper and that people were flocking to it, but I never dreamed that Moonlight Chaser would actually show up at the Academy.”

“Iknow, right. They are such strange people that they even provoke people for no reason. Freya Lovers~♪”

It was just around the time when Professor Aegis was trying to dismiss the topic by agreeing with him.

“… … … … A group of lovers.”

The creeping, extremely dry whisper sent a chill down my spine. When I turned my head in the direction the voice came from, I saw Freya there, staring into space with her blue eyes.

“Professor Freya?”

“Professor Aegis… Do you know what this fan club is? Who belongs… .”

“Well~ hehe… I can only hear rumors… … . Maybe you’re not feeling so well… You’d think so. yes. “He did various things with his name on it.”

“… … Iknow, right. Freya Lovers. I’m grateful that people like me, but… … I can hardly forgive this incident. How can you ruin the harvest festival that all the students worked so hard to prepare… “Do you feel any remorse?”

“… … Cough!”

“… … Hi!”

I cleared my throat, and Professor Aegis froze and hiccuped.

In a hurry, I went next to Professor Aegis and nudged her. ‘What are you going to do now?’ When I winked at her, she said, ‘Shouldn’t the boss take responsibility for his subordinates~♪’, and she was saying something like a headache.

Either way, Undine, who was watching the situation blankly, tilted her head and was busy making the situation worse.

“Then how about Professor Freya go and scold him personally? “If you ask Bulyeoshi to sniff out the masked person wandering around there, it won’t be difficult to track down the headquarters of the bandit group or something.”

Undine made a straightforward suggestion. Why does he only show himself as an honor student at times like this? If Freya even takes it seriously, it’s over for me.

Undine and Cecilia know that I am the ‘Moonlight Chaser’, but they don’t know that I am the ‘leader of the Freya Lovers’. I have no intention of talking about it because I would lose face in many ways if it were known.

“Now, think about such personal matters later.”

I forced a grin and stepped between Freyja and Undine. Their eyes widened at my sudden action. I didn’t miss that moment and pulled the two people with me.

“The festival is still in full swing, right? Let’s enjoy today.”

***

“You’re here now… . “Master.”

“hmm? Oh, the professor is finally here, guys.”

“ah! brother! welcome!”

“… “You did.”

“Lin! Ran! “Did anything happen?”

As I greeted Rin and Ran, who ran towards me, Anastasia, with a haggard look on her face, sighed. Taking advantage of the confusion, she seemed to have been helping Ignis as well, and when he greeted her at the same spot, she responded with a grin.

Ignis asked.

“Did it go well?”

“Don’t say anything. The most annoying guy has arrived. “You were wise to wait here.”

“Hmm… Even so, there was a blood scent unique to blood relatives. If the professor is that embarrassed… Lower moon, upper moon… or not… “Manwol must have come in person.”

Although he hadn’t said anything yet, Ignis had already shrugged his shoulders and spoke in a confident tone. I left Rin and Ran in his care, saying I would explain in detail later.

“Now, princess.”

I tried to urge her, but Anastasia just stared blankly at my hand without answering.

“They say the harvest festival will continue. “It means that Freya is safe and that nothing bad has happened.”

“is it so? Good for you. then… “Are you done with your business?”

“hmm? … … Ah, that’s right. Uh, it’s over.”

“Congratulations, Master. “Then shall we go back now?”

“… … … What are you talking about?”

“yes?”

“There’s still work left to do, right?”

“… … … ?”

Anastasia tilted her head with a blank expression.

“I came here with you as a partner, but wouldn’t it be a shame if I just left? “I’m bored. Let’s dance.”

***

“… … … ha.”

“Why are you sighing? “Do you hate me that much?”

“I think I grew up in the Hwangseong castle with a certain amount of knowledge.”

“however.”

“Right now, I wanted to say that I’m not a skinny enough to be able to dance while being looked at like this.”

Just as the melody began, Anastasia’s lips quivered and she cried. Wondering what she was so afraid of, she secretly moved her gaze to the corner of her eye, and saw that a huge darkness, as if a black abyss was surging up, was creeping up.

Cecilia was sitting on a chair with her hands neatly clasped together, looking at me with dead eyes, and next to her, Undine was crying, holding the tablecloth in her mouth. Freya, who was sipping her beer, seemed to have been in a bad mood ever since the ‘Lovers’ story, and was frowning and resting her chin on her chin. Lin stamps her foot with a slightly sad look on her face, and Professor Aegis… … I am leaving the place for a while to clean up after the fan club.

“are you okay. “We’re all going to dance later.”

“It would be nice to feel confident about having an affair. … Thanks to you, I had a strange misunderstanding with Cecilia.”

“Being confident is one of my few strengths.”

“It wouldn’t be strange if I were killed by a sword at some point, Master.”

“Is this a compliment?”

“… “Is that a compliment?”

I changed my movements to follow Anastasia, who was moving her steps triumphantly.

To keep from falling, I wrapped my arms tightly around my waist and our bodies became tightly pressed together. The faint scent of perfume reaches my nose without warning. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to cover up my momentary embarrassment, or if it was a question I had originally asked.

When I came to my senses, I had already spoken out loud.

“… … “Holy sword.”

“yes?”

“Holy sword. Do you still want to hold it?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Anastasia’s expression became strangely clouded. I smiled bitterly at her, unable to open her mouth easily, and belatedly covered up her words.

“no. You don’t have to answer. “It doesn’t mean much.”