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Translator: Nemui
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◈ Reincarnated as the Villain's Heir
Chapter 39: Girls Keep Gathering Around Me
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"You are awake?"
When I opened my eyes, I was lying on a bed in the academy's medical room.
With my head still unclear, I looked around and saw Rinrin there.
In the back, the health teacher was writing something, but when she noticed me, she looked relieved.
"Teacher Rinrin! Did Alphys wake up?"
"Yes. As expected of my excellent student."
"He did not wake for a whole day, so I was worried about what to do..."
I had slept that long?
Thinking that, I tried to move my body-
"Ow, ow, ow...!"
My whole body hurt terribly.
The burden pulse placed on the body was tremendous.
However, I thought this was a matter of acclimation, like how people unused to exercise got muscle soreness after exercising.
The reason I had lost consciousness was that the burden from pulse had been too strong.
From now on, I had to gradually accustom my body to pulse.
On top of that, I had simply overworked my mana and body too much in the Emperor Worm fight.
Its irregular movements had been ridiculously difficult to catch.
It was frustrating, but I needed to rest a little more-
"Worm Kiiiiiss!"
"Whoa!"
The one who slid out from under the bed was Big Sister Mirei.
I somehow dodged the surprise kiss, but she wrapped around my body and would not let go.
This girl had liquefied about half her body with magic.
And because water pressure still worked properly, I could not shake her off at all.
"Why are you here?!"
"Because you collapsed! Of course I would come!"
"Information travels way too fast. As expected of House Balfont."
"When I heard you had defeated that Emperor Worm, your big sister fainted from shock and emotion! For a whole day!"
Could she have been under the bed for a whole day, and unconscious at that?
I did not know at what point that had happened, and the timing did not add up, but whatever.
The real problem was that she would not let go at all.
"Hey, let go. I am injured."
"I am healing you with Aqua Heal while hugging you."
"Damn it! Having a reason makes this even more annoying! And since you are water, I cannot grab you!"
"A good woman dripping with water, that is me."
"Shut up!"
As we were doing that, Luchel, Lilisha, and Leticia entered the treatment room.
It was a situation that could invite absurd misunderstandings, but there was nothing I could do.
"L-Lord Alphys! You woke... Ah! Mirei! You are doing something indecent again! Let go!"
"What is that?!"
"Please separate from Lord Alphys!"
The three of them tried to peel my sister away, but it did nothing.
The fact that I was recovering during all of this only made it more irritating.
With my sister and the others jostling around, I was in a situation where I wondered how many people could fit on one bed.
"My, my. Luchel and the others are your classmates? Alphys is in your care. I am his older sister, Mirei."
"M-Mirei? The famous one who, at a young age, seized... took the position of director of the National Magic Research Institute?!"
"You are Lilisha, yes? I have heard of House Parsifam's great name. And that its young lady possesses outstanding talent..."
"Oh my, as expected of someone from House Balfont. I feel I could get along with you."
Do not be won over instantly.
More importantly, I wanted her to let go already.
"U-um! Miss Mirei... I do not think this is appropriate."
"You say that, but you are not entirely displeased, Princess Leticia. And the young lady of House Parsifam... Alphys is quite something. This passes."
"Huh?"
"Which one becomes the legal wife is up to Alphys, though!"
"Leeeegal wiiiiife?!"
The girls were stunned by Big Sister Mirei's outrageous statement.
It was infuriating, but with my strength, I could not stop Big Sister Mirei.
Since long ago, she had forced through every selfish whim.
When she became director of the Magic Research Institute at only ten years old, she scattered the resident security magicians.
Her reason was that she wanted to play with magic.
For that ridiculous reason, she took over a state-run facility and, under the name of experiments, erased an entire mountain.
And once she got bored, she left the operation to some random person, leading to her current state.
Even so, the many spells Big Sister Mirei created through her magic experiments contributed greatly to the royal capital.
The fountain called the Fountain of Recovery in the center of the royal capital, and the public baths with healing effects, had all been developed by Big Sister Mirei.
That said, she herself had no reason beyond, "It looked interesting."
Even when moving randomly, she ended up contributing to the country. That was probably the quality of House Balfont at work.
"Ahem... Everyone, especially Mirei. Could you please separate from him now? This is still a sacred academy."
"Teacher Rinrin, would you like to join?"
"I refuse."
Big Sister Mirei finally slipped away from me.
At the same time, the tangled Lilisha group came undone and rolled onto the floor.
"Ouch... Good grief, what tremendous mana. As expected of House Balfont..."
"But it was not bad..."
"Huh?"
Leticia's cheeks reddened, and I felt like she was heading in a dangerous direction.
Rinrin cleared her throat again.
"Alphys, good work this time. Your sister Mirei was that worried about you, so do not feel too badly."
"That is my good point."
Do not say it yourself, idiot.
Rinrin, who even followed up for this hopeless sister, was a model teacher.
"The academy's failure to detect the Emperor Worm's approach is our mistake. The student council is not at fault either. As a teacher of the academy, I apologize for having relied on a student."
"You do not need to be that formal. It was good experience."
"Hearing you say that eases my mind. The headmaster and student council should also apologize later."
"You do not need to go that far."
At that moment, the treatment room door slammed open, and Gareo entered with tremendous force.
"Ooooooh! First-year! You were safe! Of course you were! As expected of my junior!"
"Senior Gareo, you are a little intense."
"I am glad, I am glaaad!"
Senior Gareo cried tears of joy over my safety.
He was not bad at heart. Just a little annoying.
After him, the student council members, including the president, filed in.
"Alphys, this time..."
"Enough with the apology rush. I am still tired, so let me sleep."
"I see. Sorry."
I pulled the blanket over my head and burrowed in.
There were reflection points from that fight I wanted to think about.
But this was a bad move.
"Your big sister will sleep beside you."
"I did not ask. Disappear."
"Lilisha, Princess Leticia, Luchel. If you feel like it, any time is fine."
"Seriously, get lost."
Big Sister Mirei got into the blanket.
Surely the other three would not come in too, right?
Or so I thought, but Leticia took one of my hands and Lilisha took the other.
"D-do not misunderstand! It is not like I love you or anything. I just do not want to be apart!"
"Lord Alphys, I will adore you for life..."
"Mirei! Get away from Lord Alphys!"
Hey, is something not very wrong here?
Only Luchel was clinging to Big Sister Mirei and trying to peel her away, but the others had red faces.
They must have fevers. Yes, that must be it.
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