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◈ I Unleashed a Gossip Gallery in Another World ◈
Chapter 62: Academy Vacation Special Class (5)
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Elrod, who had been standing there blankly, rolled his eyes as he looked at Princess Ruabel, who was trembling quietly.
“However, I refuse.”
That was what he finally said.
“Pardon?”
“I have no intention of tutoring at night.”
The maids around him began to look somewhat flustered.
“Especially not if the student is Her Highness the Princess.”
Even so, Elrod stated it clearly once again. Silence fell over the room.
“...Why?”
Lady Roanna, the only one maintaining a calm expression, asked the question.
“First, I was born weak and sickly, so I need sufficient sleep.”
Elrod explained his reason in a low voice as he watched her.
“You could say my condition is similar to Her Highness’s.”
“Ah...”
“Of course, there is one more reason.”
His expression darkened slightly.
“The risk is too great.”
The same went for the maids and Princess Ruabel in the room.
“If Her Highness brings the maids to my room every night for the next month... won’t people start talking?”
“Then Sir Elrod could go to Her Highness’s room...”
“That would be an even bigger problem.”
Elrod shook his head and moved a step to the side as he continued.
“No matter how quietly we move at dawn, people will eventually talk behind our backs.”
“...”
“Birds hear what you say by day, and mice hear what you say by night. Don’t you know the previous Hero’s saying?”
He perched on the desk chair in the dorm room, his eyes darkening as he added,
“Especially... in this age when Unauthorized Galleries are running rampant, the risk is even greater.”
No one could argue with that.
“And I know.”
In the even darker mood that followed, Elrod spoke again with a calm expression.
“That this is practically an offer to recruit me into the Princess’s faction.”
“Sir Elrod, you misunderstand...”
“Of course, you may see it differently. That may not have been your intention.”
The Princess, who had been sitting on the bed and watching for an opening to speak, tried to open her mouth, but Elrod did not stop.
“However, House Durgel is currently receiving a great deal of attention in noble society.”
“...”
“And as the sole heir, I am receiving plenty of attention as well.”
He did not need evidence for that.
If they opened the Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery right now, they would find a board filled with mentions of Elrod.
“In such circumstances... I do not wish to bear the risk of being seen as part of the Princess’s faction.”
With that implication, Elrod stopped speaking in a low voice.
“...I understand what you have said.”
How much time passed after that?
Lady Roanna, who had been quietly lost in thought, finally turned to the Princess with an awkward expression.
“Your Highness, it seems...”
“Hehe, it’s all right.”
However, Princess Ruabel merely interrupted her with a soft smile and shook her head.
“I am truly sorry for coming without warning at dawn and causing you trouble, Sir Elrod.”
“...”
“Cough, cough.”
Princess Ruabel rose slowly from her seat, coughing repeatedly.
“Please forget about today...”
With a sickly smile, she bowed her head and headed for the door.
“...”
Silence followed.
“We will be leaving as well.”
“Good night, Sir Elrod.”
“Please keep today’s matter a secret...”
The maids, who wore dark expressions in the silence, each said a word to Elrod as they followed the Princess.
“Please wait a moment.”
That was when Elrod suddenly rose, blocked the maids’ path, and lowered his voice.
“Now that Her Highness has left...”
“...?”
“...I think I can help in another way.”
The maids stopped walking and looked confused.
“In short, all that matters is making sure Her Highness isn’t expelled from the Vacation Special Class for a month.”
“Th-that is correct.”
“Fortunately... I think I can manage that much.”
The maids began staring blankly.
“...Without Her Highness herself finding out.”
Elrod scratched his head and gave them an awkward smile.
“You needn’t be suspicious. It seems Professor Moria has actually... come to favor me to some extent.”
How much time passed after that?
“Sir Elrod. Setting our gratitude aside for the moment, may I ask you a question?”
“Yes, of course.”
Among the silent maids, Lady Roanna spoke for them.
“Why do you wish to keep it from Her Highness?”
“Well, that is...”
In truth, Elrod had refused the Princess’s request and made this choice for the following reason.
‘If I get directly involved with her, I’ll obviously become Gossip Gallery fodder all day long. My sanity won’t survive that.’
After suffering Princess Ruabel’s sexual harassment for so long, Elrod could not help it.
‘Still... I should support the Princess somehow.’
Of course, he also knew very well that Princess Ruabel needed support for the Empire’s future.
“I do not wish to burden Her Highness.”
“...”
“And I do not want to make her owe me.”
That was why he chose a Gossip Gallery-style solution again.
As someone who preferred operating in the shadows rather than the spotlight, this was more comfortable than getting tangled up in something troublesome.
“Do you understand how great an opportunity this is?”
“Well, I’m not sure.”
Naturally, the maids saw things somewhat differently.
Since the Imperial Ball, Crown Prince Lukabel’s position had been significantly shaken by the succession of revelations and petitions.
And now that even the Emperor, who had backed him, had withdrawn from public life, it was obvious how the imperial balance of power would shift once Princess Ruabel began acting as proxy.
“But I’m only helping a little from behind the scenes.”
The man before them was refusing a chance to stand at the center of that current.
“Isn’t it stranger to treat that as an opportunity?”
No, it was more than that.
He was declaring that he would help, yet receive no benefit from it.
“...”
The maids, all highborn ladies who had spent their lives navigating high society, could not understand such behavior at all.
“...Just as the rumors say.”
As everyone stood there unable to say anything, Lady Roanna spoke in a low voice.
“We shall take our leave now.”
“...All right?”
“Please have a good night.”
She bowed to Elrod on behalf of the maids, then left the room.
Click...
Elrod’s door shut tightly behind them.
“Oh my...”
“He’s crazy, he’s crazy...”
“Wow... Unbelievable.”
The maids finally let out the breaths they had been holding and began chattering all at once.
“He doesn’t want to burden Her Highness? Wow...”
“What would all those young lords scrambling to impress the Princess’s faction think if they saw this?”
“What a shame. If he had tutored her, we could have seen him every night.”
Their squeals echoed through the corridor as their faces reddened.
“Keep your voices down.”
Lady Roanna put a hand to her lips and spoke in a low voice.
“...Elrod is not someone we can trust yet.”
Her eyes turned cold as she issued the warning.
“So this matter must not leak anywhere.”
“Yes, Lady Roanna!”
“All of you, keep that in mind.”
The maids immediately fell silent and nodded at her chilling gaze.
“The moment anything about this matter is posted on an Unauthorized Gallery, I will track it down somehow and punish whoever did it.”
Yet even as Lady Roanna gave that cold warning, posts were rapidly appearing on one Gallery in the shadows.
[Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery]
[Anonymous: Awakened Elrod <<< My husband from today on, yeah]
[Anonymous: Count Durgel <<< Upvote if they should immediately exercise the right of first night and delegate it to their son lmao]
[Anonymous: Mm-hm, sure. I’m a count’s daughter, but I’m not even asking to be the primary wife. I’ll just come in as a concubine lol]
It was nearly impossible for maids crazy about gossip to let this matter go.
Anonymous1: What happened again at dawn?
Anonymous2: Is it the 555,555th regular Elrod praise time?
Anonymous3: Good heavens, Sir Elrod... Seducing noble ladies even this late at night. Truly the Gallery Owner of the Noble Ladies Gossip Gallery...
Anonymous4: The Empire <<< No future? Upvote lol
ㄴAnonymous5: Elrod says he’ll take responsibility and raise the birth rate!
And judging by the reactions, there was no hope for the Magnesia Empire.
Tap, tap...
(Author: Lady Roanna, Imperial Palace Maid)
[Anonymous: Elrod <<< Apparently he’s probably into women with plain looks. That’s terrifying...]
(Author: Lady Roanna, Imperial Palace Maid)
[Anonymous: Think he likes girls with a few freckles? lol]
(Author: Lady Roanna, Imperial Palace Maid)
[Anonymous: This isn’t the 5,555,555th mob theory. There’s evidence, so bastards denying reality need to shut up...(Rest omitted)]
“L-Lady Roanna?”
“Turn off the Gossip Gallery.”
Once again, there was no hope for the Empire.
(Author: Lady Roanna, Imperial Palace Maid)
[Anonymous: Elrod’s dorm key <<< How much gold would this reach if we auctioned it? lol]
As Lady Roanna proved that proposition in real time, dismissed the maids who had looked at her with suspicion, and headed toward her room...
“Lady Roanna.”
“...Eek?”
Someone suddenly appeared and spoke to her, startling her into looking away from the Gossip Gallery.
“Your Highness?”
“...”
“Have you not returned to your room yet?”
But as Princess Ruabel’s personal maid, Lady Roanna instantly composed her face into an expressionless mask and tilted her head.
“Do you still have the key used to enter Sir Elrod’s room?”
Her eyes shook slightly.
“I do...”
“Give it to me.”
“Pardon?”
Princess Ruabel watched her quietly, then suddenly held out her hand with a stern expression.
“I will dispose of this key.”
Silence passed between them for a moment.
“But, Your Highness, if Elrod uses this matter as an excuse to plot something...”
“He is not that sort of person.”
Lady Roanna hesitated and began making excuses, but Princess Ruabel extended her hand farther with an even firmer expression.
“And since he has made his refusal clear, we must respect his wishes.”
“...”
“I command it as Princess.”
The Princess’s noble expression became even clearer in the moonlight streaming through the window.
“Ha...”
Lady Roanna quietly sighed and began searching through her pocket.
“Honestly, Your Highness... You are too kind for your own good.”
“I-I do not need praise...”
“A full succession war will begin soon. What will you do then?”
She placed the key in Princess Ruabel’s hand and muttered with a worried expression.
“Lady Roanna. Not every matter in the world is resolved through schemes and intrigue.”
“...”
“At least, there will be no such thing in the Empire I wish to create.”
At the Princess’s answer, Lady Roanna began to look slightly moved.
“That’s right.”
Thinking that she had done well in serving such a righteous liege, she turned away.
Swish...
“It is because of those noble ideals... that we stand beside Your Highness.”
Lady Roanna began briskly walking away again.
“I will return to the servants’ annex now.”
“Do so.”
“I should also... get some sleep.”
Princess Ruabel watched her back, gracefully lifted the hem of her skirt, and offered a farewell.
“...Good night.”
How much time passed after that?
“...”
Princess Ruabel turned around as well and began walking toward her own dorm room.
“...Heheh.”
The corners of her mouth were twitching wildly in a faintly twisted smile.
* * *
Click...
As soon as she entered her room, Princess Ruabel locked the door as usual, cleared her throat, and looked around.
“Ahem...”
Then she slowly walked toward the dresser.
Swish...
She took a black robe from a drawer and draped it over herself.
“...”
Princess Ruabel headed quietly toward the full-length mirror, but her gaze suddenly shifted to the side.
(Author: Princess Ruabel)
[✪Collection of Personal Creative Series Links]
It was a collection of the posts she had personally written on the Gossip Gallery, currently receiving the hottest response there.
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[HIT] Personal Creative Series Collection
• One Night with the Hero and 00 (Episodes 1 to 20)
• Fucking the Great Forest (Episodes 1 to 20)
• The Princess’s Secret Night Tutoring (Serialization to Be Suspended)
• The Gossip Gallery Moderator Is Actually a Beautiful Girl!? (Episodes 1 to 5)
• Awakened Elrod’s Great Seed-Sowing Revolution (Episodes 1 to 10)
• I Transmigrated into a Bald Emperor (Episode 1)
• The Main Heroines Are Trying to Squeeze Me to Death (Episodes 1 to 524, Complete)
• I Became the 17th Participant in Breeding Game (Episodes 1 to 204)
• The Invisible Noble Lady’s Secret Hobby (Remake in Progress)
[Comments: 999+]
(Student Council President Celine): When is the next episode of the Hero series coming out?
ㄴ(High Elf Sigria): For real lol
(Mage Tower Top Disciple Eirin): When’s the next Awakened Elrod series coming out, you f1ucking bastard?
(Crown Princess): Does it make any sense for the Crown Princess in the Awakened Elrod series to be a gold-digging seductress? Forced plot, fuck.
(Lady Yurian): The ducal lady in The Main Heroines Are Trying to Squeeze Me to Death <<< seems like the primary wife? lol
ㄴInterspecies Gallery Deputy Mod1: The Demon King is the primary wife, what are you talking about?
(Beastfolk Detective Girigiri): Author? So when exactly are you planning to resume Breeding Game 17?
(Goddess): (Orc emote with a nosebleed)
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“...”
Princess Ruabel blankly checked the new comments, then quietly scrolled down.
Anonymous123: Invisible Noble Lady <<< Didn’t you abandon this because you couldn’t think of where the plot was going?
Anonymous124: Is this coming back? Lmaoooooo
Anonymous125: Church <<< Keep cracking down on erotic fiction, yeah. We can just read it when it gets serialized on the Gossip Gallery lol
ㄴChurch Gallery Eraser: (Expectant Orc emote)
“Hehe...”
A dark laugh that no one would have imagined could come from the frail and noble Princess Ruabel began slipping from her lips.
[※Handle with Care※]
[This artifact is provided only to members of the imperial family for escape purposes, so use it only in appropriate circumstances! - Academy Head Oswald]
Just as the warning label on the black robe stated, Princess Ruabel’s reflection in the full-length mirror had become completely invisible.
“Ehehehe...”
“Serialization is finally resuming...”
For the third time already, there was no hope for the Empire.
“Heheheheheh...”
* * *
Creeeak...
About ten minutes later, in Elrod’s room.
“...”
Princess Ruabel, invisible beneath the black robe, opened the door with a copied key and looked around.
Thump, thump...
When she saw Elrod sleeping soundly in bed, her heart began pounding fiercely.
“Ah...”
Princess Ruabel let out a heated moan without realizing it.
Tingle, tingle...
At the sensation of electricity running up her back and into her brain, Princess Ruabel’s body twitched wildly.
‘I think I’m going to become addicted...’
She stood there for a long time, twisting her body and drooling.
Then Princess Ruabel narrowed her eyes and looked around the room before rising onto her toes and sneaking inside.
Rrrk...
She reached Elrod’s wardrobe and opened it with trembling hands.
“Hehe...”
At that moment, the angel and devil in her head began speaking to her at once.
‘Just take it. One thing is fine.’
‘With just this, you’ll never run out of material.’
As anyone could see, it had become impossible to tell which was the angel and which was the devil.
‘Should we secretly hide away some hair too?’
‘How about marking your territory and making this place your own colony?’
No one would have imagined that the heart of the noble Princess, who had always lived perfectly as an example to others, could be so twisted.
After wandering around the room for so long, her entire body trembled, drenched in cold sweat.
“Hng...”
Now, each step made her heart pound so wildly that her chest hurt.
‘I should... come back tomorrow...’
Feeling that she was nearing her limit, Princess Ruabel began moving toward the door to keep from exceeding her stimulation threshold.
Rustle, rustle...
That was when she heard the sound of Elrod shifting in bed.
“...!”
Princess Ruabel froze on the spot and turned her gaze aside with a horrified expression.
“Mmm...”
Fortunately, Elrod had only shifted in his sleep.
“Whew...”
Princess Ruabel sighed in relief and began sneaking toward the door again.
“Intruder elimination mode activated.”
“Huh?”
A cold voice suddenly echoed through the room.
“Eek!?”
Green vines wrapped tightly around her wrists and ankles.
“Eliminating the intruder who entered Master’s room.”
Princess Ruabel nearly fell to the floor, but then spotted the source of the voice and began trembling in shock.
‘A-a Spirit!?’
A tiny Spirit sticking its head out of Elrod’s pocket was staring directly at her.
‘B-but how could it...?’
The problem was that this situation should never have been possible.
‘This is... an ancient artifact.’
It made no sense for a mere low-ranking Spirit to see through an ancient artifact that obscured not only the user’s appearance, but also their presence and aura.
“Error. Unable to identify intruder.”
“...”
“Error... Image cannot be seen.”
Princess Ruabel’s face had gone pale, but she soon felt dizzy with relief.
‘Fortunately, the artifact means I haven’t been discovered...’
But immediately afterward...
“Master! Master!”
“...”
“Wake up! Wake up!”
The tiny Spirit pulled Elrod’s hair and began raising its voice.
“Ah, ahh...”
Princess Ruabel felt dizzy again and began hopping around with her hands and feet bound.
‘I-I need to get out quickly...!’
She thought that if she left and escaped, she could somehow salvage the situation.
“Ghk!?”
But then...
Thud...!
A rough hand grabbed Princess Ruabel’s slender neck and pulled her body downward.
“...Ghk!?”
With her body still bound, Princess Ruabel was slammed onto the bed.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Immediately afterward, Princess Ruabel’s body began trembling as if in convulsions.
“...You little intruder bastard.”
Elrod wore a cold expression as he gripped and pressed down on her throat.
Footnotes:
“Mob theory” here refers to the repeated theory that Elrod prefers plain-looking women, rather than a claim that Elrod himself is a background character. The commenter says there is evidence and tells deniers to shut up.
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