I Realized It Was an Academy Game After 10 Years

“Is Elisa in a state that’s easy for the gods to possess?”
“That’s right.”
“Me, me?”
Elisa looked at me with wide eyes, as if she had never heard such words before. She looked like a baby cat, and I wanted to pet her head, but since we were in a serious conversation, I could only stare at her.
“Yeah.”
“So you knew.”
“The young witch, no, Elisa, was targeted by some suspicious characters before. If I think about that time… maybe she’s naturally prone to that sort of attention.”
“That’s correct. Young one.”
…Being called ‘young one’ constantly feels a bit weird.
I continued speaking, feeling like a child who had just answered a quiz correctly.
“Are gods able to cling to someone in that way?”
“Exactly. What demons can do, gods can do too; they just haven’t felt the need to.”
But if that’s the case, could it be that they would possess Elisa? I frowned at the worst possible outcome, and warmth came from my arm.
Is she scared? I embraced Elisa’s shoulders and patted her gently.
“Don’t be too afraid, Elisa. I’m here.”
“I-I might be a bother to you, Johann…”
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
If the gods tried something funny, I’d smack Kalon’s head. The moment they touched my lovers, I’d wipe out every outsider without a second thought.
“Young witch. It’s not good to be too scared.”
“So what are you going to do?”
“It’s simple. I’m going to inject my power into this child.”
Inject my power? Is that really safe?
Seeing my doubt reflected on my face, she tried to dispel my concerns with a calm look.
“If they try to take her body, but it’s already full to capacity, they can’t.”
“…That sounds like you want to take over her body.”
“What would I do by taking the young witch’s body? I’d just quietly watch the kids play here.”
A rare emotion showed on her face—she looked openly bored.
This goddess might enjoy being cooped up in a corner. From my perspective, that was somewhat good news. It’s much easier to deal with someone who stays put than one who runs around causing trouble.
“What changes when you inject power?”
“You can use the witch’s power.”
…That’s the kind of CC-heavy debuffer job?
If it were before the dragon hunt, I would have been super interested.
Witch magic is weak on damage but offers tons of CC, making it very tricky to deal with.
“The witch’s power, huh…”
“Don’t worry too much. It’s not particularly evil.”
“But others…”
Elisa seemed to remember the past, her expression pained as she looked down. I placed my hand on her head and said,
“If anyone speaks ill of you, I’ll break their backs, so don’t worry.”
If they see what happens when they badmouth kids in front of me, they probably won’t utter a peep. Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to catch a noble as an example and challenge him to a duel?
After all, it’s always the case that when you smack the one who causes trouble, others tend to fall in line.
“Johann…”
“Elisa…”
“You’re playing cute.”
Don’t look at me like that, as if I’m really cute. It makes me feel weird. I mean, I look almost the same as Elisa, right? I brushed through Elisa’s hair and asked her,
“Is there anything else?”
“I can attach myself and teach magic.”
That’s pretty big. The goddess of magic teaches magic directly?
That’s a significant perk I can’t ignore.
If I play my cards right, I might even learn special magic. Whether I can use it alone is debatable, but with plenty of excellent mages around, I can gather them to use special magic together.
In any case, if a situation arises where we need to use special magic, we’ll all have to work together anyway.
“Y-you mean the goddess will teach magic directly?”
“Because you’re young, you need to learn more.”
Hecate’s reply made young witch, no, Elisa, look at me with glances before she spoke.
“I-I’ll give it a try!”
“Elisa.”
“I want to help Johann too!”
Elisa shouted at me. Seeing the baby cat looking like it was desperately crying made me nod without realizing it.
If anything goes wrong, I can just call Rue to get her off me.
“Well, that’s the end of the talk. Come here, young witch.”
Elisa stood up and approached Hecate. Hecate called Elisa closer, then suddenly stretched out her arms and hugged her.
“H-Hecate?!”
“You’re too big for me to hold, young one.”
Can I keep watching this?
I admired the beautiful sight of my chest, which is on the larger side but not quite like Elisa, pressed against hers.
The size is ridiculous, so the impact must be, too.
“Stay still, young one.”
“But…”
“Think of it as a mother’s hug, so relax.”
Hecate lifted Elisa’s bangs and kissed her forehead.
Elisa flushed bright red and trembled a bit, but she didn’t pull away. Is that how she transfers power?
It feels like watching a mother kiss her daughter. I lingered, watching Hecate and Elisa, who had their lips together and didn’t seem to want to separate for a while.
After the kiss that I could watch endlessly, Hecate finally pulled away.
“It’s more effective to transfer through lips, but it seems like the young witch didn’t want that, so I used the forehead.”
“My lips are for Johann!”
Elisa pointed to her lips with her hand, looking adorably protective. It made me want to cuddle her and steal a kiss right away.
“Seems like the young witch really loves the bigger young ones.”
“I really love them…”
“So pure.”
Hecate wore a gentle smile, the kind a parent might show. I chuckled at that.
A mother-in-law… Wait.
I don’t want a future where I have a mother-in-law added to the mix.
“When do you plan to have kids?”
“W-what?”
“Oh, you’re still a virgin, huh.”
“H-H-Hecate?!”
What is she saying with such a calm face?
I turned my gaze from the blushing Elisa to Hecate. Hecate made eye contact with me and tilted her head.
“Isn’t it normal for young ones who like each other to mate and have kids?”
“…That’s not wrong…”
“Are you perhaps keeping your virginity until marriage? I’ve heard humans have such customs. The customs of humans are fascinating. Please let me know when the first night happens; human mating is intriguing.”
With a curiosity-filled gaze like a child, I swallowed the sigh that nearly escaped my lips.
“…This is dizzying.”
“The young ones are quite unique.”
“Compared to you, I feel pretty ordinary.”
I responded to Hecate’s fascinated words with a curious tone.
“I don’t know the definition of normal. What’s normal, and what’s unique?”
“…I can’t answer such philosophical questions.”
“It seems I’ve found something to ponder over again.”
“Well then, we should be going.”
It’s about time to head back to the city to sleep.
My conversation with Hecate was mentally exhausting, so I wasn’t keen on continuing.
“It’s getting late, so stay here tonight. There’s still work to do tomorrow.”
“…I’m a bit uneasy about that.”
“Young one, you need to sleep well at night to grow strong.”
[Contractor is young!]*
I gave Rue, who was bursting out laughing in my head, a smack and sighed as I responded.
“Humans don’t grow at my age.”
“Is that so?”
“Anyway, I appreciate the kindness.”
A night at a god’s mansion. It’s bound to be a restless night.
“You can use that room.”
“…I wish you had given two rooms.”
“Aren’t lovers supposed to share a room?”
…With any response I give, it seems like she intends for us to sleep together in that room.
Well, nothing much should happen.
“Got it.”
“J-Johann… please take care of me.”
Whatever will be, will be.
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“Johann. Can I stay close?”
“Of course.”
This much is normal for lovers. I looked down at Elisa, who was lying with her arms under my head. The moonlight streaming in through the window reflected in her purple eyes, which glimmered with moisture and illuminated my face.
“Johann. My heart is pounding so much.”
“What a coincidence. Mine too.”
I responded with a cliché line while brushing back Elisa’s hair, which covered half her face. Elisa’s face, fully bathed in moonlight, was flushed.
…I wonder if I can sleep.
A lump of fat weighing down on my chest is actively disrupting my sleep.
“Johann… please kiss me.”
Elisa, feeling heated, asked for a kiss.
Without hesitation, I pressed my lips against hers. I enjoyed the familiar sensation and, when our lips were moist, I slid my tongue in.
“Mmm…”
I felt her tongue brush against my teeth and tickle the roof of my mouth.
Elisa’s cute reactions to every little movement were even more stimulating than dusty memories of old AV.
We pulled back from our lips only after Elisa gently tapped on my chest.
“It’s suffocating…”
“Sorry. It’s just that you’re too cute.”
“Johann…”
We pressed our lips together again, likely to drift off to sleep like this.
Perhaps we could cross the line a bit more…
But that would be tricky.
Especially if Hecate is watching secretly as we kiss.
“How interesting. So kissing can go on for more than 10 minutes.”
“Hecate?!”
…What does she want?
I sighed while glaring at Hecate, holding Elisa close.