Rosarin and Aldin.
Hello, everyone! Thanks to my sweet moments with Dirk, I'm in an exceptionally good mood—it's Easy-Rosarin here.
When I got to school, the pink aura around Aldin-sama and Miss Leticia was intense. Feeling a bit awkward, I decided to look for Kurarin after class, but... outside the window appeared Kurarin, glowing like a Buddha in golden light.
"Kurarinnnn!?"
Moreover, Kurarin was tied up and suspended for some reason.
"Kurarinnnn!???"
At the end of the rope was a bird-headed, muscle-bound figure clad in a full-body white tights outfit—Poppo-chan, the eccentric character I had previously turned away at the gate.
"Poppo-chaaaan!???"
"Yes?"
"No, why is Kurarin in such a situation!?"
"Even if it's a god, I will not forgive anyone who harms my Princess Hero!!"
Poppo-chan declared firmly, though his intentions were sweet, his method was way too problematic!!
"Your feelings are appreciated, but I don't need punishments, scolding, or torture! If I don't like something, I'll say so, and if it comes to it, I'll fight!"
"... My apologies, I overstepped..."
"No, no... I appreciate your feelings, Poppo-chan."
I comforted the dejected Poppo-chan. The problem was entirely in his approach; his feelings alone were enough.
"Indeed. Rosarin-sama loves to personally torment those she dislikes."
"Hold on a second."
Poppo-chan handed me the rope gently.
"Kuruppo~?"
He tilted his head adorably... except, with that muscle-bound body, it's not cute at all.
"I DO NOT have a sadistic hobby!!"
"Kuruppoooo!???"
After receiving a cobra twist from me, Poppo-chan passed out and ascended to heaven. For a moment, I panicked, thinking he had died, but apparently, it was just a kind of emergency escape mechanism.
Needless to say, I was irritated by how quickly Poppo-chan bounced back to his usual self.
"Rosarin."
"Oh, sorry, Kurarin!"
I had completely left Kurarin tied up! As I tried to untie him, Kurarin shook his head.
"Behind you."
"… Behind?"
There were my classmates, utterly shocked. Oh right, this was still the classroom. Thankfully, not everyone was there, just less than half who happened to remain…
"Well then, everyone, see you tomorrow! Farewell!!"
I had no choice but to make a dash while carrying Kurarin. I couldn't come up with any explanations!
We ended up discussing the situation in an empty classroom where no one would bother us.
"So, the reason Kurarin is shining gold is..."
"Because the intervention with Kirarin was successful."
"Thought so."
Aldin-sama = Shining. At this point, glowing = Aldin-sama. Any luminous object = Aldin-sama. It all made sense.
"Kirarin liked Rosarin. But Kirarin didn't want to ruin their relationship, so he couldn’t say it."
"Wait, what?"
"Kirarin was planning on not getting married and adopting a nephew instead."
"That’s way too complicated!"
"It's not Kirarin's fault. Rosarin is just that captivating... Kirarin cherished you, Rosarin."
Without hesitation, I slapped Kurarin with a paper fan. Oops. Since it was a Valkyrie fan, it packed more power than I thought... Kurarin rolled far away!
"Consider this payback for dragging me into this awkward mess! See ya!!"
I ran and found Aldin-sama... and knocked both him and his bodyguards flying with the Valkyrie fan.
"Hey!? What are you doing all of a sudden!?"
"I thought if I tried to tie up Aldin-sama, you'd interfere, so I took preemptive action! Strike first, win first☆"
"Aldin, what did you do!? If you apologize sincerely, maybe, just maybe, she'll forgive you! Whatever happens, never make an enemy out of Rosarin!"
Hugh sensed my anger accurately... but his words were a complete landmine for me.
"... What?"
The temperature dropped drastically, both physically and figuratively. I was at peak anger.
"Rosarin!? What happened!?"
Oh no, I forgot that today was the day Dirk was visiting as a lecturer.
"Dirk, thank goodness! Please stop Rosarin!"
"Who made Rosarin this sad!?"
'Huh?'
"… The girl is... furious, isn't she?"
"No, she's really, really sad. That's why I came running! Rosarin, it’s okay now! I'm on your side!"
Please stop.
It makes me want to cry, and it makes me want to lean on you, so please stop.
"... Please pamper me when we get home."
I’ll say it myself, and if I want to fight, I’ll fight. It’s okay, really.
"Aldin-sama, it's terrible. Just because you confessed to me doesn't mean I'd stop being friends with you. You're like a little brother to me, and if enduring a little discomfort helps you get over your feelings, I’ll bear it."
Don't cry. If you're going to cry, do it when you're alone with Dirk.
"This is awful. I'm determined to help Aldin-sama become a good king, so... we're not that fragile, right?"
At least, that's what I believe. He's my friend, someone I’m meant to serve in the future, and a family-like precious person.
Aldin-sama blinked.
"I'm not calm enough to express myself clearly right now, but... for now, Hugh will face some sort of payback."
No one saw that coming, so everyone froze in place.
"What are you going to do!?"
Realizing he wasn’t a bystander, Hugh quickly came back to his senses.
"Something. For the sake of your master, take the brunt of my frustration."
"... I'm sorry, Rosarin. I was really rude to you. I was just too scared. Please continue to be my friend."
"…… Okay."
Aldin-sama and I shook hands. With the weight lifted off his shoulders, Aldin-sama was sparkling... no, more like gleaming so intensely he was almost blinding.
At that level of "glaring," there's nothing "subtle" about it anymore. You stand out like Masahi Kondou*.
*(no idea who)
It was the kind of dazzling scene that made me want to escape reality. Perhaps because we had troubled the gods so much, the love effect on Aldin-sama was enormous. Outside the window, the God of Love spread her eight wings and shone like the sun, leaving the students speechless.
Today, the god was in a golden, glittering frilly thong. Quite sexy.
"Rosarin."
"... With Kurarin's intervention, Aldin-sama's love story has ended, and Kurarin (probably) leveled up."
"……… I see."
No one knew what to say, so we just stared out the window. Somehow, the confusion and all the emotions swirling inside just didn’t matter anymore.
Later, this became one of the Seven Mysteries of the academy.
It's known as 'The Mysterious Glowing Cross-Dressing Old Man.' If that wasn’t Kurarin, I’d be really concerned.
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