Chapter 139
(Luei Biscuit... why is this guy here?)
No, it's not particularly strange for him to be here.
This is the academy, and Luei is a student who attends it.
Even if he was in the hallway of the school building, it wouldn't be strange at all.
(If anything is strange, it's that he spoke to me... What the hell does he want from me?)
"Um... you're Biscuit-kun, right? What do you want with me?"
"............"
In response to that question, Luei remained silent.
Even though he was the one who called out, he just kept glaring and didn't say a word.
"...If you don't have any business with me, I'm going."
Clael turned his back to Luei and headed toward the music room.
It was break time between classes. There were less than five minutes until the next class started.
"Ah, wait!"
Just when he thought that was the end... Luei came chasing after Clael.
"...Do you need something?"
"N-No, I don't need anything! I just have class in the music room too!"
Luei puffed out his cheeks with a "Puff!"
With his small build and childlike gestures, he looked nothing but a kid.
"Ah, so you're taking music class too."
"Is that a problem!? Is it so weird that I play the flute!?"
"No... I didn't say it was weird. I see... the flute, huh."
That's right... that was the setting in the game.
Luei liked playing instruments and was especially good at the flute.
He was the eldest son of a certain noble family, but due to his naturally small body, he felt out of place at home.
Luei had spent his childhood being mocked by his father, younger brother, and even the servants... but his only ally was his mother.
His mother cared deeply for the small and frail Luei, and to him, she was his only support.
(But... that mother of his also passed away. She used to often play the flute for Luei, and that became the bond between them... or something like that?)
And... the reason Luei fell in love with Reina at first sight was because she resembled his mother.
He started out clinging to Reina, who looked just like his mother.
However, as he fought enemies targeting Reina's Saint powers, he overcame his mother's death and matured into an adult.
In the ending, there was a CG of the now tall Luei and Reina standing close together.
(Honestly, among players he was called things like 'fake shota', 'a pervert pretending to be a kid', or 'creepy shota', but he actually had a heavy backstory... He is creepy, though. I wonder how girls perceive guys like him?)
"...Did your family teach you the flute?"
"...How did you know that?"
"No reason, I just had a feeling. Please, I'd love to hear your flute in class... I'm sure it has a gentle tone."
"............"
Luei walked beside him, looking up with an indescribable expression.
Since he wasn't acknowledged by anyone in his family except his mother, he seemed unsure how to react to words that could be taken as an expression of expectation like 'I'd love to hear your flute'.
Luei had a conflicted look for a moment... then suddenly widened his eyes with a "Ha!" and jumped back to put distance between them.
"I-I won't fall for that trick!"
"Huh?"
"Just because you praised me doesn't mean I'll acknowledge you! I'm the one who gets to be with Reina onee-chan!"
Luei bared his teeth with an "Eeeh!" to intimidate him, then ran past Clael down the hallway.
"...What the hell was that?"
Could it be... he sees Clael as a rival?
It's not like he doesn't know that Clael is Reina's guardian and foster parent.
(Well, he's just a kid. The whole storyline was about him overcoming his mother complex thanks to Reina...)
Whether he's a capture target or not, to Clael right now, he's just another student.
He couldn't treat him any differently... so in class, he'd just treat him that way.
"Oh, the chime..."
Hearing the chime echo through the school building, Clael quickly made his way toward the music room.