The Love Story Of A Self-Proclaimed Mob Character, A Young Man Who Has Been Doted On By The Story's Perfectly Beautiful Main Heroine - Chapter 23
Episode 23: More Than Friends, Less Than Lovers
TL: lime
ED: Spynine01
“You’ve changed, I thought you were someone else when I first saw you.”
Master Raquel smiled bitterly.
She hasn’t changed at all.
She hasn’t grown any taller than when I mistakenly treated her like a child the day we first met.
I’m not going to say anything about it though, because it’s pretty rude.
“It’s been a long time, Master!”
I bowed my head.
She’s the one who put me through the academy I’ve always wanted, and I can’t get my head up.
“So you’re Helios’ master, huh? I thought you were a lost child. I’m sorry.”
Dorothy bowed her head while interrupting my greeting.
It’s good to be honest, but Master Raquel is the kind of person who gets sentimental very easily.
Everything is off limits, especially when it comes to her height.
“Y-Yeah… I don’t mind.”
One of your lips is twisted and fished up, Master.
Dorothy smiled happily, as if she didn’t notice anything at all.
No, my head hurts.
I want to get out of this complicated situation as soon as I can.
“Ah, by the way, Helios, could it be that this child is———”
I tilted my head at Master Raquel’s question.
I’m sure I met Master Raquel way before I actually was acquainted with Doroty.
“Is this Liza, the childhood friend you liked so much?”
Master Raquel made a big mistake.
You can’t blame her, since she had come here without any knowledge of what had happened.
Speaking of which, apparently Liza wasn’t part of the squad warfare incident. I was poisoned, but it was Dorothy she was actually after.
Somehow, Dorothy’s rage got back to her and her injuries triggered Lute to target me. I wonder what happened to Liza after the incident.
“No, Master… she is…”
Areh… should I call her my friend?
It’s not like we’re dating, so we’re not lovers.
I can’t make a stupid statement like ‘lover’ which is so misleading.
Is this what it means to be more than friends and less than lovers?
As I faltered, Dorothy saw this and took over.
“I’m Dorothy, Helios-kun’s girlfriend.”
She answered with a smug face while hugging my arm.
Her breasts came into close contact with me, and Master Raquel, who was watching, froze with an expression as if it was the end of the world.
———
“I see, so that’s what happened.”
I asked Dorothy to excuse us, so that we could have some alone time together.
I told her the story of my life from the time I first entered the school until now, and Master Raquel listened intently.
“You’ve really changed since I last saw you.”
Master Raquel continued as she looked at the apple Dorothy had brought with her.
“I came here partly because I wanted to see you, but most of all because I wanted to talk to you about the awakening of a very dangerous power in you.”
She then took out an old book from her bag on the floor.
“———Let’s start with the truth about your father’s death.”