Chapter 25: Just Become One II
Author: Geraint
Date Posted: April 13, 2024 Sat @ 7:19PM
In the public bath, after washing myself, I soaked myself in a hot bath and relaxed my body as I slowly sank down until the water reached my chin.
"Uuuuuu~ Not bad... my fatigue is being washed away with the hot water..." my tone sounds like an old man.
Suddenly, someone joined me in the bath and he sat beside me.
"Hm?"
Looking at the loser guy whom followed me, he was staring intensely to me and he seems to be furious.
"Aren't you... Huh? What's your name again?"
"It's Bukkororii! You scumbag!"
"Oh, Bukololi. Sorry, I forgot..."
"You're not doing it on purpose, right? It feels like you were just mocking me!" he became more angry to me.
"Then Broccololi, why do you look so mad at me? Did I offend you or something?"
"It's Bukkororii, you blonde bastard! You're really mistaking my name on purpose!"
"Ummm... Okay..."
"Damn you!" he shown frustration out of my annoyance then he stood up and pointed at me as he asked me with angry tone, "Tell me! What is your relationship with Soketto?! I saw you hitting on her on the way here!"
"Pardon?" I tilted my head out of confusion.
"I said, are you interested in Soketto?!" he was exhausted from retorting to much.
"Well, she's beautiful and... that's all but NO."
Bukkororii dropped down back on the bath as it splashed on me some little water.
"Then when did you get close with her?! I never seen her react like that and she even touched you in the face!"
As expected, he was the loser whom I sensing lurking around and he was stalking Soketto to the way here in the bathhouse. This loser is the embodiment of creepiness and disgust that even a guy like me feel gross out of him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?!!" he cried when the feeling of disgust of him showed in my expression.
"Stop it! You're staring at me like I'm some sort of pitiful creature?!"he continued then pointed his finger to me.
"Hey, you! Aren't you already going for Yunyun? I heard from Megumin that you already confessed to her but still waiting for her answer? And here you are! Still going for another girl? I won't let you have Soketto and I will protect her from no matter what! I will always stay by her side and you will have no chance!"
After hearing his warning, the meaning of his words is different and it sounds like, 'I will stalk her twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. All the time, I will always follow her.' His creepiness is to the level beyond what I imagine. His a full pledge stalker and born to be a stalker.
I was speechless and felt even more disgusted with him.
"Say something, would you?!!"
I sighed with the situation and got tired with his antics even I'm supposed to be relaxing here in the bath.
"Hey! Just because you're good looking outsider doesn't mean you can treat me like that!"
"Am I really? We're talking about Crimson Demons like you."
I just thought their taste in looks in supposed to be different from us outsiders.
"We aren't that much different from normal humans. We are just cooler than them and we're all Arch Wizards!"
He looks proud of his village.
"About Soketto, I just met with her coincidentally and spoke with her about something. We're not really that close."
"Liar! Didn't you see her reaction? That's the first time I saw her like that and she even touched you in the face! What's the meaning of that then?"
"You see, I'm troubled by her divination."
"Divination?"
"Yeah, and because of that divination, I wasn't accepted as an apprentice since I'm a outsider. He only accept Crimson Demons now."
Bukkororii sat down and listened to my story.
"What kind of work are you trying to learn?"
"Well, I want to learn Magic Item Crafting."
"Isn't it better to learn that at school here?"
"I can't! Remember, I'm an outsider."
Bukkororii tried to think for a solution,
"I can help you with the application at school but the problem is your appearance." he pointed out while looking at my blonde hair and blue eyes.
I remembered about my transformation magic and I can change my appearance into a Crimson Demon.
"Then can you help me out with my application? You can say that I'm your relative from outside. I can't really ask Yunyun or Megumin to prove my new identity since Yunyun has no relative aside from her father and Megumin, I don't want to ask her. Also, it will be suspicious since they already saw me with them."
"Sure, I can help you... Wait! Why am I helping you?"
I wrapped my arm around his neck then I whispered.
"I already told you that I'm not interested in Soketto! How about this then... I'll help you get closer to Soketto and in exchange, you will help me apply at the school. Deal?"
Bukkororii became embarrassed but anxious at the same time.
"Can you really help me get closer to her?"
"Yeah, I can help you increase your chances of winning her heart but in the end, the rest is up to your effort. You just have to do your best."
"Okay then..."
"Also, do you still have your old uniform? Will you lend it me?"
"Yeah, you can have it."
I hit his back with my palm several times while grinning at him.
"Thank you, brother! You can rely on me with Soketto! Hahaha!"
Bukkororii became more anxious.
My long sense skill has been activated since I came here in the bath and I can sense Soketto on another side of the bath who's trying to listen to our conversation the whole time.
Judging from her body movement, she seems to be very embarrassed with her covering her face.
Now, she's aware that Bukkororii is aiming for her. Thus, no misunderstanding will happen.
After a long relaxing bath, I followed Bukkororii to his home and he prepared things for my application.
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At Megumin's house, I was applying medicine on Megumin's exposed swollen butt after I pulled down her black panties.
"Uuuuuuugh... it hurts! I won't forgive that bastard!" Megumin was crying and writhing in pain while lying down flat on the tatami floor of her room.
"Haru-kun might went too far but it's also your fault for not being careful casting your spell. You just nearly killed him but I know he will be fine since he can just teleport out of that situation."
"Have you seen what he did to me? She put me on shame and treated me like a child!"
Komekko was watching and she curiously poke her big sister's butt.
"Ouch! Don't touch it, Komekko! It hurts!"
Chomusuke was in the corner of the room and she's scratching the wall.
"I'm back! Yunyun, are you still there?!"
When we heard Haru-kun outside the house, Megumin became quickly furious and she immediately stood up and rushed outside, slamming the sliding door open.
"That perverted bastard!"
*Thud!*
"Wait, Megumin! You forgot to wear your panties!"
Komekko and I quickly followed after her.
When Megumin arrived at the entrance and opened the slide door, it was already dark outside and Haru-kun showed up himself.
"Damn you, Haru--Huh? Who are you?"
We were surprised when Haru-kun is kind of different from his normal appearance with his hair being black and eyes that tinted with red that glows into the darkness.
"Haru-kun? Is that you?" I tried to call his name but he wasn't responding.
She smiled for a moment then he suddenly took different poses which made me realize that something was really wrong. The clothes that he wears is the same as the uniform that we wore during our school days.
In other words, he just turned himself in a Crimson Demon that left me lost of words and shocked.
"I am called-- Harukin! The foremost and greatest mage among Crimson Demons!"
After his dramatic introduction, there's nothing but awkward silence.
Megumin on my side was looking at him weirdly and her cheek was twitching.
"So cool!" Komekko was amazed of him.
Haru-kun was smiling as he span around in front of me and showed his new appearance.
"What do you think, Yunyun? Am I look cool?"
I got mad at him and grabbed him in the collar, shaking him intensely.
"It's embarrassing! What have you done to yourself?!"
"Wait! I can explain!"
"Mooooo!!!"
(To be continued.).