The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter
Chapter 349: Side Story — Brother and Sister (1)

“I finally finished the urgent stuff…”

“Good job.”

I slumped onto the garden bench.

Luce, who was reading a book next to me, stroked my hair and whispered in a tone of admiration.

“…”

As I looked at the woman who would become my wife, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

Premarital Chastity Agreement.

The five women in my life had made such an agreement to avoid any emotional conflicts before marriage.

However, it was merely a surface-level agreement.

According to Alice, they had only set it up as a mechanism to keep each other in check.

By reading into their psychology, I could confirm their intent to secretly secure me for themselves.

But White genuinely believed in it.

Only White seemed to accept the meaning of the agreement with pure intentions.

Well, it didn’t matter to me.

If my women’s true intentions were mischievous, I welcomed it. As for White, I just needed to approach her directly.

As a result, my disappointment vanished, replaced by anticipation.

I’ll play along with them.

While looking forward to seeing how they would act, of course.

Still, nothing much should happen here.

There were many eyes watching in the Imperial Palace. No one would dare make a move on me recklessly.

In fact, over the past few days, the Imperial Palace had held a banquet to celebrate my meeting the women who would become my wives, regardless of whether they knew about the Premarital Chastity Agreement.

The wedding was scheduled for next year after White graduated from the academy. In other words, it was a bit early to hold a party.

But wasn’t it a party to celebrate the birth of my harem empire? After finishing my pre-assigned tasks, I enjoyed it to the fullest.

“…”

“…”

But… I didn’t hear the sound of pages turning.

It seemed like Luce was staring at me intently.

Then, her warm breath grazed my cheek.

“Gasp.”

Lick.

I felt a moist sensation in my ear.

Startled, my eyes flew open wide. Then, Luce instinctively placed her hand on my cheek, keeping me from pulling my head away.

Nom nom. Slurp…

Luce endlessly licked my ear with her lips and tongue.

The sticky, moaning breaths tickled my eardrums, and a strange pleasure flowed down through my ears.

“What, what are you doing…?”

Alice’s playful actions come with a prelude. A sort of “I’m about to tease you now,” energy and because of that, I could prepare myself mentally.

On the other hand, Luce was different. She had a tendency to suddenly make bold moves without any context. This meant unexpected situations often occurred.

Luce pulled her mouth away from my ear. The sticky saliva connecting her tongue to the rim of my ear stretched out like a thread.

Luce answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “I’m cleaning your ears? You like this kind of thing, don’t you?”

“At least say something before you do it. You startle me every time…”

“Isaac, your face is all red.”

Luce gently turned my face toward hers, placing both her hands on my cheeks.

At a distance so close our breaths intertwined, she seductively whispered, “Did you feel it?”

With an intimate tone, Luce looked at me with a subtle smile.

She’s aggressive.

Aggressively trying to seduce me.

Of course, I felt it…

Ever since I did something erotic with Alice recently, it felt like my senses had become even more sensitive and heightened.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Suddenly, Luce leaned toward me and kissed my cheek.

Mwah.

Next, Luce showered kisses on my other cheek.

“You’re not going to say anything? Even after this?”

Mwah. Mwah. Mwah.

Feeling good, I stayed still, and a laugh slipped out.

“Yeah, I felt it. It was nice.”

“Want me to lick you more?”

“Please do.”

When I intertwined my fingers with Luce’s, she smiled gently and leaned her body against me.

Luce alternated between licking and softly sucking on my ear again.

Every time her soft lips and warm breath touched my skin, my body shuddered slightly.

Ah, this feels good…

I was happy.

However… there was one thing that kept me from fully enjoying the happiness.

Come to think of it, she’s been staring at me nonstop since earlier…

What should I do about this sister of mine who had been secretly peeking at me from behind the wall?

Eve Ropenheim. She was the only family I had left and had been living with me in Düpfendorf since graduation.

She often deliberated over whether to talk to me and frequently ended up stealing glances at me.

She could just come and talk to me.

Was it because I was spending time with Luce? Eve couldn’t easily approach.

Her lips moved slightly as if to speak, but she only stared at Luce with a hint of envy.

I haven’t been paying much attention to her…

I had been extremely busy lately.

When I needed brief comfort, I’d visit Dorothy and bury my head in her chest, but I hadn’t given any attention to Eve.

Eve must have felt unsure, wondering whether it was okay to approach me or not.

…I should approach her first.

She was my only family left, so I felt a special bond with her.

***

There was always something that bothered me when I looked at Eve.

Before I became Isaac, I noticed a recurring problem in many transmigration stories, and that was how the transmigrator handled their original family and friends.

I was Isaac now.

But the Isaac before enrolling at the Märchen Academy wasn’t me.

And in the category of Isaac that Eve loved, both the original owner of this body and I were included at the same time.

…Revealing the truth now would only bring harm.

With that thought, I pulled up my robe and headed for the palace entrance.

With the robe enchanted with recognition-blocking magic, as long as I wore the hood properly, others would have difficulty identifying my face.

Under the night sky, a woman with silver-blue hair bathed in moonlight came into view.

As soon as she saw me, she sprang up from the bench.

It was Eve Ropenheim, dressed in her outing clothes.

“Sister.”

I took off my hood, smiled brightly, and waved. Eve gaped and suddenly seemed to forget how to breathe.

When I stopped in front of her, she regained her composure and quickly turned her head to the side.

“W-why did you call me? Why did you tell me to dress up… weren’t you busy?”

Eve fidgeted, intertwining her fingers below her stomach.

“I’ve finished the urgent stuff. We haven’t spent much time together recently. I’ve been busy since graduation.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“Let’s head out for now.”

I gestured toward the main gate with my chin.

“Where?”

“To hang out. Because I want to spend time with you, Sister.”

When I smiled warmly, Eve froze for a moment, as if completely frozen in place.

***

The streets of Düpfendorf were predominantly tinted in shades of blue.

The icy structures, beautiful buildings, and the cityscape tinged with blue mana and golden lights had always dazzled Eve’s eyes whenever she saw them.

However, today was different.

Because she was walking side by side with Isaac through these streets.

She had no mental space to appreciate the cityscape.

“Um, are you really okay with this? Spending time with someone like me…?”

“Stop with the self-deprecation…My wife does that enough.”

It was like the story of Snow White.

The woman considered the most beautiful in the world always showed a particularly vulnerable side before Isaac.

Compared to White, who outshone her in status, beauty, talent, and everything, there was no way Eve could possibly feel confident in herself.

“Shall we get something to eat?”

“Y-yeah, sure!?”

Isaac led the overly enthusiastic Eve to a skewer stand.

“How much is this?”

“2 copper coins!”

“Two, please.”

The vendor handed over two steaming skewers. Due to the robe’s recognition-blocking magic, he didn’t realize the customer was Isaac.

“Here, Sister.”

“Can I eat it? Me?”

“Why wouldn’t you be able to…?”

“Thank you…”

Eve took the skewer from Isaac and ate the meat piece by piece.

She couldn’t discern the flavor.

Her entire attention was on Isaac, who was walking beside her and enjoying his skewer.

Eve glanced at Isaac’s right hand holding the skewer.

“By the way, Isaac.”

“Yeah?”

“Why did you ask to hang out with me? Wouldn’t it be better to spend time with your wives?” Eve asked in a subtly trembling voice.

It wasn’t that she didn’t like it.

It was just that Isaac had chosen her over his future wives, leaving Eve with a strong sense of doubt.

However, Isaac’s reply was incredibly simple.

“We’re family. There are things I can talk to you about that I can’t with them. Do you really have to ask?”

Eve’s lips twitched.

“…Really?”

Eve had always believed there was an incomparable priority between herself and Isaac’s future wives.

Is he saying I don’t need to worry about things like that?

Is he saying it didn’t matter because I, as his only family, held my own unique position?

Thinking that way, she felt a sense of ease in her chest.

Eve’s cheeks flushed as she laughed awkwardly, clenching her fists and lowering her head.

“W-well, if that’s what you mean, then it’s fine if you lean on me when you’re struggling like you do with Dorothy… I can give you comfort or encouragement, and I’m sure I’d be good at ear-licking, too! I’ve even practiced!”

“That doesn’t seem like something you should say to your brother.”

“Oh.”

Eve flinched.

Feeling relieved, she accidentally let her true feelings slip.

Surely, Isaac would feel burdened.

Especially since Isaac was an Archwizard who could even read others’ minds.

Eve believed it was certain that Isaac was showing her a great deal of consideration, and she decided to be careful from then on.

“Y-you didn’t take that seriously, right? Obviously, I was joking!”

“Right…”

Both of them knew it was a lie, but to avoid making things awkward, Isaac let it slide.

As they passed through the crowd, Eve looked up at the night sky and began to speak, “That reminds me.”

“What does?”

“Me, you know. I said I’d take responsibility for you no matter what after I graduated from Märchen Academy.”

Eve had planned to sever ties with the Ropenheim family and live with Isaac for the rest of her life once she obtained her diploma from Märchen Academy.

She wouldn’t marry and would live entirely for Isaac until he settled down with a wife and led a stable life.

Because for her, it was enough if her beloved brother lived well.

That was the resolution Eve had held in her heart, shedding tears of blood, on the day she abandoned her family.

“Why bring that up now?”

“It’s just… it’s fascinating how things turned out. The one I thought was weak turned out to have the potential of an Archwizard, and became the strongest person in the world… You might not understand, but it still feels a bit unfamiliar to me. Like my brother has become someone else…”

Eve gave a faint smile.

“Sometimes I wonder… What if I hadn’t abandoned you from the start? I also wonder if how we’ve ended up is a miracle or a tragedy.”

“Why waste your time thinking about that?”

“You’re right. But I still don’t know. During the time after Mom passed, when I couldn’t see you, what kind of changes you went through…”

Eve looked at Isaac’s right hand, which was holding the skewer.

“Like, you know, I’ve been watching you at the academy for a while and noticed, you’re completely right-handed now.”

“…”

“You used to be left-handed.”