Is it too much to ask to be supported by a spoiled older instructor? - Chapter 5 Part 1 - A Single Bride
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- Chapter 5 Part 1 - A Single Bride
Translator : Xean
ED: Chaos
A few days after the evening party, I was training on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, after sending Instructor Miya off to work, in order to regain some of my strength.
“Then, let’s start!”
I asked Sharon to be my training partner. Today is her day off from work, so she’s been accompanying me since this morning.
Today’s training is not only sparring, but rather a training of quick reactions using risky techniques.
“Come.”
I told Sharon at a distance, and prepared myself.
Yes, Sharon was holding a gun. It’s an evasion training for the demon’s attack method 《Magic》which humans can’t handle. She’s been shooting at me a number of times now, and I’ve managed to avoid it all.
“Let’s go for a break. I’m afraid something might happen to you due to exhaustion.”
I agreed with Sharon’s suggestion, and we took a break. We found a bench on the side of an empty field and sat down on it with Sharon.
“Here’s some milk. I’ll have some too.”
Sharon took out a bottle of chilled milk from a box filled with ice.
“To bring milk in a place like this… Just how much do you like it?”
I was a little confused, but I gratefully accepted the bottle and took a drink.
“Theo, you’re all sweaty. You’re going to catch a cold if you don’t change, and don’t you feel gross being like that?”
“Yeah, it feels gross.”
I’m sweating so much that I feel like I’m going to catch a cold if I don’t change. But I don’t have a change of clothes. Then all of a sudden, someone brought me a change of clothes.
“Whoa…!”
Suddenly a woman with silver hair peeked out from under the bench. It was Erza.
“Stop appearing like a ghost!”
“I’ve been watching you all the time. Because I’m off duty today too.”
“If you’re here, just join us normally!”
“I’ll do that next time.”
Maintaining her same blank expression, Erza got out from under the bench and stood up. She brushed the dust from her battle garments, then inserted her body between me and Sharon who were sitting on the bench.
“Hey Erza, you can’t do that… okay?”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t notice Sharon because you were too small.”
“That’s not true!”
“Why don’t you use honorifics when addressing me since you’re younger than me? Are you trying to start a fight?”
“Honorifics should be used for people you want to respect. I don’t respect Erza so I don’t use it with you.”
“Your opinion is like a spoiled kid in middle school.”
“Mukka…! That’s why I hate you so much!”
“You also don’t use it with Theo. Don’t you respect Theo?”
“Theo is special! He’s like family to me! But you’re a stranger!”
“If Theo and I get married in the future, then Sharon will be like a sister to me.”
“I’ll never accept that! Theo would never marry you!”
“Is that so?”
Then Erza turned her eyes to me… Stop it, I don’t want to get involved.
“See, you’re annoying Theo. There’s no way someone like you can be Theo’s bride.”
“But that doesn’t mean Sharon could be one either. Not with that size of bre*sts.”
“S-size doesn’t matter when it comes to breasts! Also, there’s not much of a difference between you and me.”
“That’s not really the case. My bre*sts are just the right size. They fit in the palm of my hand. They are beautiful and easy to squeeze. The n*pples are beautiful, too. Sharon, on the other hand, has nothing. It’s as flat as a cliff.
“You really like to piss me off, don’t you? Hmph! I don’t care anymore!” Sharon said as she looked away pompously.
Oh my god… they’re really like cats and dogs.
For now, let’s just leave the ill-tempered Sharon alone.
“Hey Erza, you said you brought a change of clothes, but where is it?”
“Here.”
Erza took out a folded garment from inside her clothes.
“I kept it warm for you.”
“What are you, a magician? Well, whatever… I’m going to go change, so wait for me.”
I went into the bushes nearby. The only thing I need to change is my top and bottom layers of clothing. As expected, there wasn’t any underwear.
“Theo, here.”
Right before I started to change, Erza came up to me and offered me something.
“T-this is men’s underwear?”
“Yes. Feel free to use it.”
“Thank you.”
I accepted the underwear…. But it felt strange. For some reason, it’s warm. Was Erza’s clothing this warm? However, I felt something was wrong. It’s like this was just freshly taken off.
“Hey… can I ask you something?”
“What?”
“This… you were wearing this just now, right?”
“Of course. It’s probably a little wet, but please forgive me.”
“Unforgivable.”
So of course, I returned the freshly removed underwear politely and just changed my clothes. After that, Sharon and Erza took turns shooting at me, and we continued my evasion training in predicting the trajectory of 《Magic》.
By the time we realized it, it was evening. We wrapped things up and went on our way home.
Sharon was sleepy from exhaustion on the way to the Imperial City for shopping and was lying on my back. Erza was walking next to me as usual.
“I’m not heavy, right?”
“Don’t say that, Sharon.You’re not heavy. In fact, you’re very light.”
“Does her bre*sts hit against your back?”
“Why does it matter?”
Well, if I had to say whether it was hitting me or not, I’d say it was. It really feels like there’s a faint bulge pressing against my back.
“I can give you a better feeling.”
“Please stop, don’t you dare do it.”
Erza jumped the gun, but I decided to thank her for now.
“Thanks, though. I’ll treat you to a meal after my rehabilitation.”
“It’s fine. I want to do this. But if you’re really grateful, you should at least kiss me.”
“Well, that’s not gonna happen.”
“Then, can I at least hold your hand?”
She held out her hand. Her hand was clean and slender, it’s like it didn’t belong to a musketeer.
“Well, if that’s it, then…”
I squeezed the hand. It was smooth and comfortable to the touch. That was my impression.
Erza got carried away and hugged my arm.
“Hey.”
“No?”
“… Well, okay.”
I’m sure she won’t get away from me that easily no matter what I say, so I’ll forgive her this once.
“Hey, Theo.”
“What is it?”
“You have to go back to normal.”
She suddenly wished for my recovery.
“You’re my hero, who wields a sword and slaying demons. A hero must always be strong. It’s just not acceptable for you to stay like this forever.”
“I agree.”
I know that Erza looks up to me. I also know that it was because of her admiration that she decided to become a musketeer, and that she has actually made it to the stage like this.
So, that’s right, I have to become the strongest swordsman again for her sake too.
“Just you wait and see. I’ll pick up my sword again and destroy the demons.”
“Promise.”
“Yes, it’s a promise.”
“If you break it, I’ll give you a kiss sentence.”
“Please don’t make that as a punishment.”
“Then, want to do it now?”
“No, please stop, okay?”
While doing this exchange, Sharon woke up.
When we reached the city center, the noise of the city had swayed us, and from there the three of us walked side by side while I did the shopping.
“What are you going to have for dinner, Theo?” Sharon asked.
“I haven’t decided yet. The instructor said to go light today, so that’s probably what I’m going to do.”
“But Miya-san has been working all day from morning till nightfall, right? Is a light meal really okay?”
“It’s okay. I heard that it’s not that tiring.”
I didn’t hear what the job was since I didn’t ask for details. It didn’t seem to be demon hunting, but what could that be? As we walked for a while, a huge church came into view.
This church is famous for its weddings, and there was some kind of event going on there today.
However, it didn’t look like a wedding. I could see what looked like the bride, but there was no groom, and the people around her were clearly not attendees. There were only a few of them, and they wore normal clothes, not formal attire, and they looked like contractors with their equipment, including a film projector.
I wondered if they were shooting for some kind of magazine. They seemed to have built a simple darkroom out of tents.
“Hey, let’s have a look.”
“I want to see it too.”
Sharon and Erza begged me to see the event. As expected, as girls, they might be interested in taking pictures of dresses. And besides, it’s not like I had anything urgent to do, so I was totally fine with that.
We approached the shooting site. There were a good number of people who were watching from afar, just in case they tried to enter the church. We joined them and started watching.
“… Huh?”
As we approached and took a look at the bride’s model, I felt a bit uncomfortable.
She had a familiar face. When I was looking at her from afar, I couldn’t make out her face because of the veil, but from this distance, I could see her face very well.
“Hey, Theo, isn’t that…?”
“I think so too. There’s no way I could make that mistake.”
It seemed that Sharon and Erza had also noticed. That’s why I asked her with confidence.
“What are you doing, Instructor?”