novelraw Chapter 312
Chapter 312
"Ah, what was that all about...?"Without thinking, she shut the rooftop door and pretended she hadn't seen anything.
As Marianne descended the staircase, she tilted her head in confusion.
(That was a raccoon... probably. But why is a plushie moving? And why is it fighting Vincent Flame? I don't get it at all...?)
Vincent's expression also bothered her.
With sweat glistening refreshingly, he looked like someone enjoying his youth through sports.
The way he looked at the raccoon (?) was the same expression one would give to a beloved.
What on earth had she just witnessed?
"No, um... hmm... a-anyway, my Charm probably won't work on him..."
There are two kinds of people who can be affected by Charm.
The first are those with little magic power and weak magic resistance.
The second are those with vulnerabilities in their hearts, burdened by exploitable 'darkness'.
The former can be turned into puppets without resistance, but for those with strong magic resistance, unless they have 'darkness', it's impossible to trap them with the spell.
(From the looks of it, Vincent Flame is quite strong. His magic resistance is likely high, and unless I exploit some 'darkness', I won't be able to brainwash him...)
A man swinging a sword with such a refreshing smile didn't seem to have any openings in his heart.
Without signs of emotional weakness, desire, ambition, hatred, or jealousy toward others, it's impossible to Charm a strong person.
"Yeah, that's right. That's right... It's not that I absolutely don't want to get involved with him. Yeah."
Marianne made an excuse to no one in particular and changed direction.
"I-I mean, there are other student council officers, right? It doesn't have to be him, right? It's not like I absolutely don't want to get involved with some dangerous guy having youthful fun with a plushie or anything... Ugh, what am I even saying!?"
She shook her head to drive out the unnecessary thoughts.
Thankfully, no one was around. If someone had seen such bizarre behavior, Marianne would've been labeled a weirdo.
"Next. Next... Next, I'll go meet a boy named Luei Biscuit!"
There were other candidates to turn into puppets.
She decided to approach a boy named Luei Biscuit, who was also a student council officer.
(According to preliminary research... Luei Biscuit doesn't get along with his family. I also heard he lost a sister he was close to... There must be a gap in his heart.)
Recalling the information she had gathered beforehand, Marianne headed toward the second-year classrooms.
She asked Luei's classmates about his whereabouts... and walked in that direction.
"He often spends time on the courtyard bench after school... huh. Makes me want to tell him to do his student council work."
In any case, she headed to the target location.
And there... she spotted a small boy.
"Big sis! I want some milk!"
"Yes, Luei. Drink up—"
"Babu, babuu"
"................................................What?"
Stepping into the courtyard, Marianne froze at the sight before her.
Just as she'd heard, Luei was on the courtyard bench.
However, he wasn't alone. There was an unfamiliar female student with him.
(No... she's not 'unfamiliar'. Wasn't she the general affairs officer of the student council? Her name was...?)
"Reina big sis! Carry me!"
"I'm not Reina, I'm Melon..."
"Ah, right. Melon big sis!"
"Yes, yes. Good boy—"
That's right... her name was Melon Bread.
Her plain appearance made it hard to recall her name.
(N-no... her name doesn't matter. More importantly, why are Luei Biscuit and Lady Melon doing baby play in the courtyard...!?)
Melon had Luei resting on her lap and was feeding him milk from a baby bottle.
Perhaps due to the bizarre scene... the courtyard, which should've had more people after school, was empty except for them.
"Babuu, babuu"
"Hey now, naughty boys shouldn't bite there."
"Hiee..."
Disgusting.
Feeling a visceral repulsion like having a caterpillar thrown inside her clothes, Marianne fled the scene.
Whether it was vulnerability or just drenched in 'darkness', she could probably Charm and brainwash that boy... but she didn't want him near her.
(Even if I made him a puppet, he'd still be creepy... So gross!)
Though she was supposed to be a witch, though she was supposed to be an incarnation of the Demon King, Marianne felt genuine fear from this pair and fled at full speed.
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