Of All
Things, I Became a Crow: Chapter #117
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
*Rainelle’s POV
Class started the very next day.
...Is this how fast you can fetch teachers? They’re
available immediately without even an introduction? Did Karmeut do something?
Although I was suspicious, I chose to
turn away from that matter.
Class is what’s important now, class!
Of course, among the teachers, Madame
Fangxia was also there. Except for Namuel, whom I designated, there were
teachers in charge of history, culture, politics, theology, etc.
When the teachers flocked to me, I was
about to lose my mind.
"Ahhhh... Lord, I think I'm going
to die..."
I was tormented until mealtime. I was
able to relax comfortably only when it was time for a break or tea time, so
now, I lay face down on the sofa. Everyone was dismissed, in case the maids
told the teachers about this.
"Human beings are strange. They pay attention to even
useless parts."
"Yeah, I know... Ugh, I learn
because I need it, but it's really, really, really hard..."
Sa, save me! This is a different hell than when it was
Madame Fangxia alone! I'm feeling like I'm preparing for the college entrance
exam! I have learned some things from Madame Fangxia before, but still, if
someone is watching me, my body is bound to be tense!
"But didn't you say you would?"
"Yes, yes, but that doesn't mean
it's not hard."
"Well, that’s true."
I felt complicated by Eileen-nim's lightly
affirming words that were said in a smiling voice.
"Sigh... It's hard to be the
empress..."
"That's how much responsibility there is in the seat.
Of course, the meaning and weight of responsibility for humans and crows seem
to be different."
I sighed and nodded my head.
Ahhh, I thought the days of school were over for me, but
this feels like I’m repeating my senior year of high school.
I bowed my head and buried my face in
the sofa.
"Ughhh... I don’t like history...
I don’t like theology..."
"Those two subjects are indeed a
bit complicated."
"Ahhh?!"
I jumped up at the sudden voice. My
waist made a sound.
"Oh, my waist... oof, ah, it
hurts..."
"I, I'm sorry. Are you okay? I
didn't mean to surprise you."
Karmeut, who approached helplessly,
stroked my waist carefully. I groaned and slowly turned my head to look at him.
"Hey, what are you doing here...?"
"It's the first day of class for
you, so I came here to see how it would be. ---Is it hard?"
I let out a brief sigh as his hand
gently stroked my head. Then I answered, burying my face in the cushion,
"---I feel like my head is going
to explode... Really, I think I have a lot to learn..."
"Would you like to shorten the
class time? If it's too hard, you can take your time, you know?"
Of course, it was not that I don't
want to, but there were times when I want to go beyond that.
"I'm going to shove that Duke's
nose very flat! I'll learn quickly and accurately so no one will make that kind
of noise again!"
Karmeut widened his eyes slightly.
Then he started to laugh.
"Why, why are you laughing?"
"Pfft, ah, no... Rainelle. If
that's the problem, you can turn into that big black bird and eat the Duke,
right?"
"Hey, I said that because I
didn't want to be looked down on! I don't want to eat people because I've never
eaten them! Cookies taste better!!"
If I eat something like that, I might get a stomach ache!
And that Duke is old!
I don't know, the older the livestock, the tougher it gets
and the more intense the stench gets, so the slaughter time is fixed! Why do I
prefer lamb to mutton? It’s because of the smell!
"There are so many delicious
things in the world. How can I eat a human..."
I grumbled and pursed my lips.
Of course, I'll even consider killing
if necessary, but eating is...
"Just kidding," Karmeut
said, starting to laugh. Then he patted my back and said,
"It’s a joke. I'm not going to
let you kill Duke Howard."
"...Why?"
"That's because he’s not valuable
enough to get your hands dirty."
Karmeut, who answered without
hesitation as if he was saying something obvious, gently curved the corners of
his eyes.
"If it's really hard, tell me. No
one should badmouth you just because you’re a little slow at learning."
"---Are you going to make them
disappear?"
"Oh my, you got me."
Karmeut smiled playfully and kissed me
on the cheek. In response to his actions, I stretched out my arms and wrapped
them around his neck.
"Not there."
At what I just uttered, he widened his
eyes. Then he smiled.
"You've become bold, haven't you,
Rainelle?"
"Um... you don't like it? I want
to be praised because I'm working hard."
“No, no. If it’s something like this,
I will give you as many as you want.”
I closed my eyes at Karmeut's face
that approached as he said so.
There was a soft feeling on my lips.
After he opened my mouth in a gentle prompting action, a slimy flesh rushed in.
His movement was soft as if he was
licking a wound, but I felt drunk on the thick texture. I stick out my tongue
and entwined it.
Feeling soft hair standing up with
every little movement, I tightened my arms and clung to him. However, my eyes
widened at the action of Karmeut who immediately removed his lips.
"Ha..."
"---Don't be too much,
Rainelle."
I shrank my shoulders at Karmeut’s
action of slightly biting my earlobe while whispering "Then it's hard for
me to bear it."
"You have another class later,
right? So, you can't be like that."
"...Ugh, you’re so mean."
"Mean? Why?"
"I'm asking because I like
it..."
Seriously! I didn't know I would say this! But it's indeed
good, and I don't want to lie about this...
I let out a brief groan as he embraced
me tightly all of a sudden.
"---Really, this makes it unbearable..."
The low growl-like voice gave me
goosebumps. A hand touched my back and my body stiffened, feeling as if I was
about to get eaten.
When my body relaxed a little as the
hand patted me, as if he was comforting me, saying that it was okay and not to
be afraid, he slowly rubbed our cheeks together.
"---Thank you for your hard work.
It must be hard and difficult in many ways."
"It's for Karmeut. Of course,
it's also for me... but it’s what I have to do to be with Karmeut."
I said "So don't think too much
about it," and hugged him tightly.
Then the sound of laughter tickled my
ears.
"Thank you. ---But all I can say
is, stay strong."
"Um- If you really want to
support me, I think it would be good if you could give me a delicious
snack."
"Snack?"
"Yeah! Eating sweet snacks makes
me feel better."
"Okay, okay. I'll instruct the
maids to always have snacks ready. Anything else you need?"
"I don't think I have any."
Karmeut laughed quietly. The next
moment, he said while stroking my head,
"I’m telling you again, don't
overdo it. You can reject it if you don't like it. No matter what anyone says,
you are my only mate."
His calm but sincere voice tickled my
heart. Once again, he looked so cool, so I smiled and replied,
"You are also my only mate. So,
even if studying is hard and difficult, I will try my best."
He laughed out loud. Then he kissed me
on the forehead.
"See you later."
"Yeah, see you later."
Waving my hand, I saw Karmeut off.
Perhaps he came because took time out of his work, he made a regretful face and
left the room.
"...He’s a good mate."
I turned my gaze to my necklace at the
gentle voice. The sapphire necklace gave off a small brilliance.
"I think I understand a little bit why you're trying
so hard."
"---Isn't Karmeut cool?"
"Yeah, he's really cool."
Eileen-nim's smiling and affirming voice
made me feel better than when I was praised. I laughed.
Yeah! I have to be strong!!
***
"---Huh? Namuel?"
"Hello, Rainelle-nim. This time,
I'm going to help Rainelle-nim."
So this moment finally come. This is also a time I’m
looking forward to.
Namuel. A target character of a
female-oriented game. And when the heroine rides the Namuel route, he can wake
up, but he will go berserk and kill Karmeut.
I turned my eyes to look at him.
Namuel, who was preparing for class by
taking out a book along with parchment and a quill, didn't seem to have awakened.
Well, if he awakens, there’ll be a riot right away. So it
means that he hasn't eaten the Crobanlock yet...
"...? Rainelle-nim?"
"...Ah! I'm sorry. I have a
question for you, but I don't know if I can ask..."
"You're free to ask. There's
nothing more rewarding than helping you in your search for knowledge."
I marveled inwardly at Namuel's smile
as he gently nodded.
Hm, hm. Karmeut is the most handsome, cool, and the best,
but Namuel is second to none. I think I can understand why Aria is so smitten.
How can a character with glasses smile like that? Also,
Namuel is showing gentleness! This is precious---!! If there is a camera, I’ll
definitely take a picture and show it to Aria---!!
"I'm curious about the existence
of demons."
"The existence of
demons...?"
I nodded my head quietly.
---It won’t be good if I mention Succubus and Incubus, so I
should say it like this.
Namuel narrowed his brows. Maybe such
a question was surprising. But he didn't ask why I asked such a question. He
simply answered as he lifted his eyeglasses with one hand,
“Before discussing the existence of
demons, it seems the first thing we should talk about is the demon realm. The
demon realm refers to one of the other worlds, not this one. Along with the
spirit realm, the heavenly realm, and the phantom realm. This place where we
live is in the middle of the other realms. One of them is the demon realm."
He mentioned the existence of the
demon realm, which was common in a fantasy world, in a serious and easy-to-understand
way.
“When it comes to the existence of the
demon realm, you may think that everything there is unconditionally evil, but
that’s not necessarily the case.”
"...Huh? Is that so?"
"Yeah, just like not all heavenly
beings are good."
....I tilted her head, wondering what
this was all about.
He laughed a little seeing my reaction
and added an explanation,
"If you go to the extremes on
either side, it can also be destructive. Warmth is important for living things,
but too much will burn you. Our world is literally in the middle. It's okay if
you lean a little to one side, but if you go to the extremes, it will be
destructive, whether good or evil."
"---It's hard."
"Ummm... I can explain it this
way: Helping others is a good thing. Usually, it's a commendable thing to do.
But when it goes to the extreme? You'll end up helping others without taking
care of your own body. Whether your body is broken or you will die, you will
try to help. Can you really call that normal?"
"...That's strange. How can you
help others when you're not well?"
“That’s right. That is why, no matter
how hard you try to help others, there must be some selfish aspect of taking
care of yourself. In the same sense, the existence of the demon realm does not
necessarily mean goodness should not exist. Our world that’s in the middle is
influenced by many realms, whether it is more or less."
“Do people usually avoid the demon
realm and demons?”
"Because... the so-called
'extreme' is still natural by their standards, but by human standards, it’s
extreme in the real meaning, so of course. Otherwise, humans will suffer."
I nodded at the easy-to-understand
explanation. It was to the extent that I thought: perhaps it would have still been easy to understand even if I still had
a crow brain.
"Then what about the occasional
mixed blood?"
"...Are you talking about demon
mixed blood?"
"I heard that there is almost no
mixed blood with demons... So, is there any?"
"Of course there is, but it is
extremely rare. Mixed blood... Mixed blood is dangerous."
While saying that they were dangerous,
Namuel fixed his glasses.
“If you put a weight on a balanced
balance, it will only tilt. And mixed blood is like a tilted balance. It is a
balance that is difficult to be balanced with any effort or will. Mixed blood,
which is easy to reach extremes, is just as dangerous. It's not that they
didn’t think of the extreme instinct as a bad thing, but it's very difficult to
go against that instinct."
I swallowed my saliva at those words.
...He doesn't know that those words apply to him, does he?
Listening to the explanation, I got
the hang of it.
Instinct. Instinct cannot be resisted. So, when Namuel woke
up, he could kill Karmeut.
A pack only needed one leader. Karmeut
would be a wolf as he had awakened, and he was the one holding the leader
position, while Namuel would be a challenger.
It was self-evident that a fight broke
out over the leadership position.
Besides, the blood of an incubus, which was from the demon
realm, was flowing through his body...
What's more, he might think nothing of the slaughter.
In the original story, it was the heroine who corrected the
tilted balance. To be precise, it must be the result of Namuel’s 'will' of
loving the heroine and not wanting to harm her.
I nodded at Namuel who asked if my
curiosity was solved. Then, I tried to calm my complicated mind as I looked at
him who said,
"Let's proceed with the
class."
After listening to the explanation, I understood why the
original story goes like that, but...
I looked at Namuel, feeling that it
was too much for me alone.
...Oh, really, what should I do with this man? This is
driving me crazy!!
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