The Mob Priest Will Raise the Heroine

Chapter 313

"W-What is with that student council officer...? Aren't they all strange people...?"Marianne trembled in fear as she fled from the courtyard.

Why, when she was a witch... when she was supposed to be the incarnation of the Demon King who instilled fear in people, did she have to be scared of mere humans?

"A-As expected of the Royal Academy. The top institution for nurturing the next generation... It won't be easy."

It didn't feel like that was the real issue... but Marianne turned her eyes away from the inconvenient truth, as if putting a lid on something that stinks.

"N-Next is, um... Will Rileis, right...?"

Will Rileis. A second-year student, in the same year as Luei Biscuit.

The top student of his grade and the son of the Prime Minister. He was expected to be the brain supporting the reign of the next king, Eric Seincle.

(Smart people. The more ambitious they are, the more likely they harbor 'darkness' in their hearts... If I exploit that, Charm should work on him too...)

There's even a theory that hypnosis works better on intelligent people.

Similarly, those who overestimate themselves with thoughts like "I'm smart" or "There's no way I could be deceived" are surprisingly susceptible to the hands of Charm.

(If I can get him, he could help with planning strategies to defeat the Saint. I've heard he's also an excellent Mage...)

"H-He should be a desirable asset... yeah."

And yet... why was she so reluctant?

Vincent and Luei... after seeing those two, she felt extremely uneasy about what kind of person Will might be.

Honestly, she didn't want to meet him.

She just wanted to go home, drink some honey tea, and crawl into bed.

"But I can't do that... Work, work. This is work."

Marianne placed a hand on her chest and tried to convince herself.

She was the incarnation of the Demon King. A witch who served as the vanguard for the Demon King's resurrection.

She couldn't abandon her duties over silly likes and dislikes... Even though she hated it a little, a lot, extremely, immensely... she still tried to approach Will Rileis.

"Will? Ah, I saw him in the lounge."

"Thank you very much..."

Honestly, it would've been better if she hadn't found him... Though she thought that, she quickly learned where Will was.

With heavy steps, she headed toward the lounge.

"Excuse me..."

She softly called out as she opened the door to the lounge.

The lounge was a space for students to interact. Several tables were lined up, and during lunch breaks or after school, many students used it freely.

At one of those tables in the lounge... sat a boy wearing glasses.

"Ah, this problem. Apply the formula here... Yes, just like that."

"Wow, thanks, Will!"

"As expected, your explanations are so easy to understand. That really helps."

There were several students at the table, seemingly studying.

At the center was Will Rileis. The target she was after.

Will was calmly teaching the other students. He explained the reference book clearly and smoothly wrote numbers in his notebook.

"This problem is hard..."

"It's okay. Your method isn't wrong. But... it might be easier if you simplify this number first?"

"Ah, I see! As expected of Rileis, you notice everything!"

"Haha, flattery won't get you anything."

Surrounded by male and female friends, Will was laughing.

He smiled in a smart, slightly bashful, and kind-looking way.

"........................He's normal."

Marianne muttered unintentionally.

Will was a normal person. He seemed to have lots of friends, seemed kind... and looked like the embodiment of common sense.

"That's Will Rileis... really just a normal person...?"

"Huh? You're a new student, right? Do you need something with Rileis?"

"!"

She had been hiding behind the lounge door, peeking inside, but a male student coming from the hallway spotted her.

"Ah, no... I..."

"Hey, Rileis! This girl says she needs something from you!"

"W-Wait...!"

Even though she wasn't ready to talk to him yet, the male student took it upon himself to call out. Marianne's refined face instantly turned pale.

"Oh... You're the one who gave a speech at the entrance ceremony... Lady Ryatley, was it?"

"Y-Yes, that's right...!"

Will walked over.

Marianne's voice quivered as it left her lips.

(W-Wait... what am I doing...!)

"Ah, it's okay. This lounge might mostly be for upperclassmen, but underclassmen can use it too. No need to be so nervous."

Will spoke gently.

With the face of a senior who was considerate toward underclassmen.

"So... did you need something from me?"

"N-Not exactly... um, the Student Council..."

"Ah... could it be about the recommendation to the Student Council?"

"Y-Yes..."

Marianne nodded repeatedly.

Seeing that, Will softened his expression kindly... but for some reason, Marianne trembled.

"You were second in your grade, so you're definitely qualified. There are other candidates, so it's not confirmed yet, but... I'll talk to Prince Eric about it."

"Th-Thank you very much... and, um..."

"Is there something else?"

"!"

Will leaned in closer.

Marianne shuddered.

"It's okay. If you have something to discuss, I'll listen to anything. Don't worry."

"N-No, it's nothing! Please excuse me!"

"Ah..."

Marianne bowed her head and immediately fled.

Will let out a surprised voice... but as expected, he didn't chase after her.

"Haa... haa...!"

Fleeing from the lounge, Marianne rushed into a stall in the girls' restroom.

She clutched her chest, trying to suppress her pounding heartbeat with her hand.

"N-No doubt about it... that guy is definitely a pervert...!"

Marianne, a witch, knew.

The more someone seemed like a sensible person at first glance, the more likely they were hiding outrageous fetishes deep inside.

Being stared at through his glasses, Marianne felt as if she were being stripped bare and visually violated.

"There's no way a normal person could exist in the Student Council with those two... He's probably a massive closet pervert. If I carelessly used Charm, I might end up in serious trouble...!"

She had experienced it before.

The person she Charmed had such uncontrollable perversions that even Marianne couldn't handle them, and they went berserk and tried to assault her.

Charm exploits the 'darkness' in a person's heart and amplifies it to bring them under control.

But... if the person had a 'darkness' so deep even Marianne couldn't handle it, it could backfire.

"That licking gaze... just like a slug. Honestly, he's the creepiest person I've met today!"

Marianne desperately rubbed her goosebump-covered arms.

By the way... Will didn't have any of the perversions Marianne feared.

He was genuinely considerate of his juniors and simply wanted to help Marianne.

However, there's a saying: 'Suspicion breeds suspicion.'

If she had met Will first, it probably wouldn't have happened... but because she met Vincent and Luei beforehand, she ended up assuming "Will Rileis must be a pervert too."

That preconceived notion amplified Will's oddly normal demeanor into a bad image, and in Marianne's mind, "Will Rileis is a dangerously perverted man beyond human comprehension."

Poor... Will Rileis.

Thanks to his friends, he suffered from a kind of reputational damage and was misunderstood by a junior as the biggest pervert in humanity.

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