I Became The Academy Necromancer-Chapter 288: Drinking Party (1)

[Stay!]

When Xiao Hu stopped just before the food in response to the command, the Dark Spiritualist ran over immediately, praising Xiao Hu with a pat for doing well.

Watching Xiao Hu, now behaving perfectly like a pet, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

[Good job!]

The manner in which the Dark Spiritualist played with her, laughing gleefully, truly resembled a child pestering her parents to keep a cat.

The only difference, of course, was that the pet in question was a yokai.

As I watched the two playing in my room, Xiao Hu’s tail caught my attention.

“Did they increase by two more?”

There used to be two tails, but now there were four. Once I pointed that out, Stella scratched her cheek awkwardly and nodded.

[Th-that’s true.]

“...”

Even if I wanted to let it slide, I couldn’t. The fact that the number of tails had increased naturally brought a certain type of yokai to mind.

Perhaps she was a nine-tailed fox type.

Now that I thought about it, when Xiao Hu was trying to seduce me, she was able to change her appearance. Not only that, she could cling to the ceiling or hide—actions that matched the characteristics of a nine-tailed fox quite well.

It must be a reflection of her own desires.

The desire to become an adult woman and travel with the other yokai.

I wondered when this little charade of hers would finally come to an end.

Pretending not to notice, I resumed packing my belongings.

The issues concerning Illuania and Goben were more or less resolved, and as for Xiao Hu, since the Dark Spiritualist seemed to have taken a liking to her, I decided to bring her along.

“Hey, Master Bastard!”

Just then, Findenai swung the door open roughly and barged into the room.

Having nothing to pack personally, she’d probably just been lazing around.

“I’m bored! Can we go on a date?”

Knowing well that about 70% of the time Findenai approached me, it was for pointless chatter, I handled her with practiced ease.

“Then help me pack.”

“It’s not like you have much to pack anyway. Plus, aren’t we leaving once Goben returns? It’ll still take about a week, right?”

While it clearly felt like we were about to leave Norseweden any moment, somehow, reasons to stay behind kept piling up.

And this time, Findenai was right. I was only packing in advance because of my personality; there wasn’t any real urgency.

In that case.

“Alright.”

“...What?”

[Hold on a second!]

[Huh?]

With just a single word, I drew simultaneous reactions from all three women in the room.

While the Dark Spiritualist and Stella’s reaction was understandable, I found Findenai’s surprise a bit amusing.

“R-really? I was just joking around!”

Findenai looked flustered.

However, I wasn’t. Casually walking towards her, I grabbed her wrist and stepped outside.

I could hear the Dark Spiritualist and Stella discussing something in the room, but judging by their lack of pursuit, it seemed they had enough tact to stay put.

“Wait a second, Master Bastard!”

As we were walking down the hallway, Findenai, who had shaken off my arm brusquely, stood awkwardly looking flushed and said.

“Go wait outside. I’ll join you in 10 minutes. ”

“...There is no need to change clothes.”

I couldn’t understand why she insisted on changing clothes when she usually had no issue roaming about in her maid uniform.

“This is a mess from the start. Shut up and just wait.”

“...”

The atmosphere of an innocent maiden she was giving off just a moment ago vanished, and was now replaced by the leader of the revolutionary army who immediately flipped me off.

“Sometimes I can’t believe that bastard managed to charm all those women.”

Muttering under her breath, Findenai turned toward her room.

“That was not me.”

I replied to her retreating figure, asking her not to confuse me with the original Deus.

“Fiancée, that mentally ill kid, the princess bitch... Am I missing anyone?”

“...Just go change.”

I almost staggered as she returned with a solid counterpunch. On second thought, I wasn’t in any position to blame Deus anymore.

I guess I should be thankful that she didn’t mention my younger sister’s name.

“Hmm? Where are you going?”

As I was heading outside the mansion to wait for Findenai, I ran into Deia. And judging by the pile of papers in her arms, she seemed quite busy.

“I am heading into town with Findenai for a bit.”

It felt strange to lie in this situation, so I replied honestly.

“Bleghh.”

Deia made a disgusted expression as if she saw something revolting. Feeling nauseous and annoyed, she brushed past me, shoving my shoulder.

“Some of us are busy working while others are going on dates. Must be nice, huh.”

“...”

“Be careful. If I catch sight of you, I might mistake you for a wild animal and ‘accidentally’ unload a shotgun.”

Deia’s sharp tone pierced through as she walked past me.

I could tell she wasn’t just angry because of work, but there wasn’t much I could do for her.

After waiting outside for about 20 minutes...

“Ah, it’s warm.”

Like someone stepping out for a quick smoke break, Findenai emerged, rubbing her arms with both hands.

She was wearing a white sweater that looked quite similar to the one Deia had worn before.

“Deia gave it to me.”

“...”

“She came to my room and threw it at me. How did she even know I didn’t have much to wear?”

I think I had a rough idea.

After all, the only thing she wore was the maid uniform.

Since all the maids who had worn those uniforms before had quit, Findenai ended up with multiple identical outfits.

That was why she could wear the same thing every day.

“When I looked through my clothes, I realized the only other things I owned were the coat and shirt I wore during battles. So, I grabbed this and put it on. How do I look? Does it suit me?”

Tugging at the hem of her sweater, Findenai deliberately showed off her figure hidden beneath the thick garment.

Impressed by her efforts, I chuckled and nodded. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

“It does not look weird.”

“You always give the strangest compliments. Why can’t you just say something normal like a proper bastard? ‘Let’s go to a motel! Spread your legs!’ or something like that.”

“What is the point? I already know you will not be able to go through with it. You will probably just get startled and start hiccupping like the last time.”

This was the typical Findenai—always full of big talk.

However, Findenai seemed different this time. She laughed boldly and straightened her shoulders confidently.

“Are you crazy? No way I’m backing out this time. I’ve been sexually frustrated for a while now because someone went missing for months.”

“...”

“Can you handle it? If not, I might have to bring an axe if you fail to perform.”

“Is this why you called me out? To talk about this?”

I was starting to feel a little dizzy.

Why was it that whenever I spoke Findenai, I was naturally drawn into her pace?

It must be because I do not entirely dislike these kinds of conversations with her.

I knew the truth but pretended not to, my pride holding me back from admitting it.

“It’s because you can’t give proper compliments. You’re such a shy boy—or no, a de-boy.”

“Enough already.”

“Fine, fine. Let’s go. If we keep this up, we’ll remain chatting here until sunset.”

As Findenai marched ahead confidently, I sighed, muttering under my breath.

“You are pretty, though.”

Like someone who had just been hit without warning, Findenai whipped her head around at lightning speed.

“What did you say?”

Her big, round eyes bore into me, but I simply gestured toward the path ahead with my chin.

“I did not say anything.”

“Boring.”

Still, as she looked ahead, her lips curled into a long smirk, and her breathing quick and uneven.

And judging by the faint blush spreading across her cheeks hidden beneath her hair, she had definitely heard what I said.

It turned out that the destination she had in mind turned was the outskirts of town, near the mountain range.

The scent of smoke, charcoal-grilled meat, and a faint hint of alcohol filled the air, as men, just starting to get tipsy, sang boisterously.

Members of the Scrapyard Nomads and soldiers from Norseweden had gathered, eating meat and throwing a party among themselves.

“I originally planned to come here.”

“Did you not ask me to go out with you because you were bored?”

“I never thought you’d actually come along.”

Did she only intend to tease me a bit before leaving, only to be caught off guard when I decided to follow her?

“You’ve arrived!”

“Oh no, the second young master is here too!”

“Y-Young Master!”

“S-saluteeee!”

While the members of Scrapyard Nomads greeted me in a friendly manner, the Norseweden soldiers instantly stiffened, saluting in strict formation.

“No need for formalities. We will keep to ourselves.”

“Oh my, did you guys hear that sweet tone of voice?”

Now, even requesting her to knock it off had become bothersome. And no matter how much I told them to relax, my presence alone already made them uncomfortable. So, Findenai and I moved away from the rest and set up our spot closer to the mountain range.

With just two folding chairs, sitting and gazing at the towering mountain range made it a simple yet emotionally fulfilling moment.

“You will have a drink, right?”

Findenai asked, holding up a bottle of beer she had brought along.

While I was not a fan of alcohol, it didn’t seem like a bad idea for today.

When I held out my hand, she deftly flicked the cap off with her fingers and handed the bottle to me.

“Let’s make a toast!”

Clink!!

The crisp sound of the beer bottles meeting was satisfying. Grinning broadly, Findenai took a long swig straight from the bottle, and I followed suit after a slight delay.

It wasn’t the usual Norseweden alcohol but something from the Clark Republic instead, and it was stronger than I had expected.

“Gaaahh! That’s good! Hey, bring some snacks over here!”