Chapter 12 – The Melancholy of Alsfira Medis 2 –
Hi, this is Fii. Now, at long last, the……Entrance Ceremony and Elle’s special lecture are over. Yes, it’s finally over! I couldn’t help but cry as Elle finished his lecture.
「Uuuhhh. That was good, Elle….uuuhhh. I’m so~oo glad.」
I’m glad. Real glad. It went off without a hitch. There were some dangerous moments along the way, but I managed to follow through with my quick-thinking. I had no idea that “crop idiot” could do so well…. I was so happy that Elle was growing up in so many ways.
I’m so proud. There’s not much I’ve taught Elle, but I’ll continue to take good care of him!
While thinking about this, Elle and I went to a drinking party with great enthusiasm.
「So….. Elle, listen to this. My mom keeps talking about me getting married all the time. It’s starting to get annoying.」
「Fii is 27 this year, I believe. Well, she must be saying that for your sake. Besides, nobles are all about marriage, aren’t they?」
「Unn…… they say it’s important to leave behind good children, but….you see? Ain’t I great?」
「We~well… you’re excellent. You’re in your late twenties, and yet, already the head of the academy and a platinum class alchemist.」
「So-so, yeah. I’ve tried going to one of those blind date or something? With a man from a respectable family? But I have such an amazing background that everyone is so humble about it. They say they’re not worthy because I’m from one of the three great noble family, the head of the academy and a platinum alchemist. I tried my best, but I’m struggling here.」
「……It’s not easy being an noble.」
I’m in a tipsy mood now that I’ve had a drink. I also got a present from Elle earlier, which made me feel even better. I never dreamed that Elle would have a gift for me, and I’m so glad. Today might be the happiest day of my life. Free from all kinds of spells with my beloved disciple celebrating it. There’s no better feeling for a teacher such as this. Well, the roles are a bit reversed now…..O~ho~ho.
「Ha~aa…… I wonder if there’s anyone younger and a better alchemist than me, that could be my partner.」
「How about the Knights of the Order?」
「Hmm, it’s a possibility, but I don’t know…… Maybe there aren’t any more people like that in the Order.」
「I see. That’s tough. I’m sorry to hear that. If I find a good guy, I’ll let you know.」
「Unn…..Thank you〜」
I-is he really that stupid? This crop idiot is still as dense as ever. I don’t think there’s any other man who’s a match for me but you! (TN: Wow! Go Fii! Push~~!)
In fact, I’ve been making moves on Elle lately. Some may think that it’s outrageous to go after my own student but….. I’m tired of getting bullied among the nobility. Whenever I attend a noble’s party, I’m always asked, 「“Are you still not married?”」. The same goes for my family and relatives. I know that my father also laments that he’s became too much of a elitist.
Then, I should get the man closest to me! It’s okay! Because Elle is cool, and more importantly, he’s a Blue Stellar Alchemist!
Elle is the only one who can match me. I never used to think about that in the slightest, but lately I’ve been wondering if it’s love for an apprentice, or if I really have romantic feelings for him. I’m approaching him to find this out.
But this man, he’s never fazed. Not at all. All he can think about is studying crops in his brain.
I know that Serena of the Brew family has been staring at Elle with a strange, s**y look in her eyes lately. And I know that her mother is also fond of Elle. But don’t underestimate the inter-aristocratic intelligence network.
But the problem is that …… me and Elle are 10 years apart in age. Yeah, 10 years. A huge 10 year gap. Will Serena be a good partner for Elle, who is relatively close in age? It makes me a little sad to think of it. Unn……
Because of that, I drank today. That’s right, I drank. On the way home, Elle said, 「”You drank too much, Fii”」, but I ignored that. Today is the first day I’ve been released in a long time. I’m free ~aaahhh!!!
And from there….. I experience a happy dream.
「Come on, quick! Take it off! Elle! Quickly!」
Yes, I dreamt that I was in love with Elle. I’ve always been alone for a long time. My parents didn’t spoil me when I was a child, and I’ve always been working alone and lonely as one of the three major noble families, the Medis, and a platinum alchemist.
But with Elle, we can support each other. I am no longer alone.
From my subconscious, I decided that I would spoil Elle in my dreams. I had a series of things I wanted to do when I had a lover — get undressed, bathe with him, and sleep with him. I wanted to do little things like that. I’ve never had a lover before, and being a virgin, I wanted to do those little things.
Now that I’m in slumber. In a dream where I can do anything I want. Yes, I can expose myself here.
「No! Can you sleep with me? Please….」
Elle says he’s going home. I don’t want that! I want to sleep with him!
But Elle just graduated and became a instructor due to my inability…..his research on crops has been delayed. If I continue to fidget around here, I will be a……deadweight woman. That would only annoy Elle, and it that isn’t good.
And Elle just left. It was some kind of weird, a realistic dream, but sometimes it’s good to have it. I’ve been lonely for a long time, so I’m sure it’s a gift from God.
「Fu~fu~fu…」
And so I was falling into a deep sleep again.
Beep-beep-beep-beep.
「Hmm? Morning?」
「I wake up. My head still oddly hurts. Maybe I had too much to drink yesterday. Then, I went to the bathroom to wash my face to wake myself up.」
「What? The towel is folded? And there are signs of me…..bathing…..yesterday.」
I went back in my memory. Come to think of it, how did I got home? I’ve been having pleasant dreams for a long time, but……what? Wait, wait, wait. Huh? Seriously? W-was it re-real?
I searched for all traces of yesterday’s dream. The bath, the toothbrush, and even the wardrobe underwear and pajamas. All of that was done by Elle in my dream. I look at my underwear, it’s new… and the pajamas are my favorite bear design that Elle made me wear in my dream.
「…..」
My face turned pale.
Eh? Wait a minute! It was real! That was REAL!
My God! I immediately headed to Elle’s house, who lived next door.
「Yes. Who is it? ……Oh, the only person who can ring the intercom directly is Fii. Fii……What’s up? What can I do for you?」
「Ki~ki ki~ki ki! Ki~ki ki~ki ki!? Ki~ki!!」
「……? You’re showing off your monkey act?」
「Yesterday! You remember, don’t you, ！！！！?」
「Fo-forget it! Forget everything about yesterday, Elle!」
「I can’t do memory manipulation with alchemy you know. It’s impossible. Well, it was quite an experience? From now on, you’ll have to be more careful when your drinking.」
「Unn……So, did you see?」
「No, you know I can assess my surroundings without vision, right?」
「Yes, but……you remember the contours, the shape and all that, right?」
「It’s better than being seen in person. If this is what you call sexual harassment, I’m going to cry. And because of Fii’s super advanced barriers, I couldn’t go home.」
「Uuh…… I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.」
「S-so, how was it?」
「Hmm?」
「Was I pretty?」
「Hmm, I can only see your silhouette, so I can’t tell how you look.」
「I…..I see……haha, I wonder if I can still get married….」
「……Well, someday you’ll find yourself a good match.」
「……Yeah. I’m sorry to barge in on you like this. I’m going home. Bye.」
「Yeah.」
After that exchange, I trudged back home. Oh god, it’s over……all my cool beauty impressions are gone.
「Uwaaaaaaah!」
「I dive into the couch and scream in agony.」
「My advantage is that I’m supposed to be a woman “who can do it all”, cool and intelligent……but how did I look yesterday?」
「You can’t go home!」 「Take it off!」 「Sleep with me!」
I’ m an idiot. Is my brain filled with sweets?. Elle looked like he didn’t care, which is even more annoying. He looked at my body through my silhouette…..ugh, am I really not attractive? Yesterday that was a situation where I could have been attacked. My virginity could have been taken. But nothing happened. He just took care of me like I was a child. Umm, that’s all.
Thi-this must be a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, because of the daily stress! Thus…
Nothing more will come out as a excuse. I’ve done it. Yes, I’m screwed.
Uuuhhh, what kind of face am I going to show to Elle now?
While I am immersed in despair, the house phone rings.
「Ha~a……who is this at a time like this……yes, hello, this is Alsfira.」
「Fii? Are you home right now?」
「Yes, but what’s going on, Mom?」
It was my mother who called me. I thought it was a work call, so I was a little distracted.
「Can you come home right now?」
「Okay, It’s okay today, but……what’s going on?
「The mystics have been acting really suspicious…..and they’re going to have a meeting with the nobility, and you’re required to attend as the next head of the family」
「E~eh……the mystics? What now?」
「……I hate to say it, but they don’t like Elle’s path. There have been a lot of complaints about it that it’s starting to corner the Medis family. It’s a countermeasure for that.」
「Eeee~eeeh?…….Can’t father handle it?」
「It’s also because of you, you know? I can’t believe you made Elle a instructor at the academy. He could have gotten a better job.」
「Eeeeh?, it’s my fault? If it weren’t for me, Elle would be taking over a family farmhouse now, right? They’re the one who should concede.
「……their thinking won’t change easily. Well, come home anyway.」
「……ok.」
I hung up the phone and while holding my aching head, changed into my outdoor clothes and headed home.