Kuro no Maou Chapter 276 Friend (2)

Chapter 276 – Friend (2)

「I’m here for private work, so don’t talk formally Kurono-san. Or rather I want to talk informally, is that alright with you Kurono-kun?」

She said with a smile more intimate than the one at guild, just how many n could deny her request when she is like this?

At the very least I consented to her without hesitation.

「By the way, Erina-san――」

「It’s fine to call Erina」

She gave a perfect wink just like young Lily, and corrected .

「Why is Erina in the Academy?」

「I’m a graduate from the Civil Course. So I ca here to et a junior」

I thought so ti ago whether she was a graduate from Academy, looks like my guess hit the right spot.

「If it’s fine, how about you also co with ?」

「No, I need to et soone so I will refrain from that」

This was surely an alluring invitation, but I already have plans to do magic learning with Nell-san.

「Oh, you have a previous appointnt, too unfortunate」

「I’m sorry」

「Don’t worry, I will invite you later」

Is that true――no, this might that thing called lip service, right?

And recently I tend to forget about the fact that I shouldn’t be spending this ti while playing around.

The ti I spent with Nell-san is pleasant, but I am perfectly getting taught about magic and am nourishing my power.

Well since that’s the case, I sense so reluctance to go with Erina for just playing around.

Even more when I think that Lily and Fiona might be working hard right now.

I also need to show my powered side by the ti they return back.

If possible I want to show my explosion offensive magic that use the flas divine protection, and then make them say「it’s too showy」.

「That’s why you have to co to the Guild soon. You haven’t co recently, it’s lonely」

She’s a person that can say words like ‘it’s lonely’ without any problems and might stimulate male instincts.

Putting that aside, it’s the truth that I haven’t been to the guild recently.

The last ti I went there was after returning to Spada from that bandit subjugation quest, so it’s already been two weeks.

Currently, the three mbers of『Elent Master』were scattered, but it’s not like I can’t take on quests alone.

Yeah, that’ right, now that I have a chance I should try out my newly learned black magic, and also raise up so money.

「Sorry, I will co tomorrow, so give your recomnded quest」

「Ufufu, I will choose a harsh one just for Kurono-kun」

「I’m alone right now, so please not a dangerous one......」

Maybe after I saved her from the serial murderer Joto, she might be having excessive anticipation for .

No, let’s just say she was joking right now.

「Alone? Did the party dissolute?」

「Don’t say sothing that scary. We are just doing work separately for now――」

Then we talked and walked.

I told her about the fact that my party mbers were away from Spada for training, and the fact that I am searching for a certain Rank 5 monster, etc etc, I talked about everything that would be of no problem to talk about.

Well at the sa ti I heard a lot about Erina.

Like she was searching for boyfriends, her choice of man was a strong and tall one that would save her in dangerous situation, her quite private details were being made public.

Geez, was she trying to seduce a high-schooler male student like , at least age-wise, by talking like that. Indeed a terrifying receptionist she is.

But I won’t be deceived, it’s my loss if I pay heed to it, it’s just that.

With this and that, I broke up with Erina at so place, and hurried towards the dorm where Nell-san might be waiting since before.

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「Kurono-san, I need to talk about sothing serious, can you hear it?」

Eh, don’t tell , the food I made was bad? I don’t have a clue about that.

About ti I returned back to the dorm, I was apparently a step slower while Nell-san was waiting for at the entrance.

It was in the calculation error of who would reach dorm first, so I don’t particularly care about it, however the problem right now would be that she said that line with a mysterious face as if she were thinking about sothing.

If I take her words at face value then she seems to have to ask sothing from , but well, what might be the problem that is making a princess worry this much about. If it is sothing too highly political thing then I won’t be able to answer her.

For the ti being, I need to hear what she wants to say or the talk won’t proceed. I invite her in my room which had already turned into Nell-sensei’s personal classroom.

I sit on the chair with a writing desk in front, while Nell-san sat on the bed. It is the usual position when chatting.

Because of this arrangent my bed gets covered by white wings, but let’s leave that alone for now.

「So what do you want to talk about?」

「Ah, yes......Um......what does Kurono-san......」

It seems like she is having a hard ti to speak it, looks like this talk is quite the heavy one, I need to be resolved.

「What does Kurono-san......think about ?」

The words that ca out of her mouth after all the hesitation were quite abstract.

What do I think about Nell-san, well then, what sort of intention did she had when she asked this――no wait, isn’t this line like a confirmation for the existence or nonexistence of romantic feelings between a male and female?

No, wait wait, that imagination is just too much.

That’s right, this is nothing more than the second ti of today that I heard a word that would make a man’s heart misunderstand.

Henceforth, I don’t need to quicken up here, and proceed carefu――

「What does Kurono-san think about !」

Wait a sec Nell-san, I’m thinking about it, so don’t say it again as if pressing for an answer.

「Ah, err, what do you an what?」

My thoughts weren’t collected, so I could reply in that ambiguous manner.

「What ans......umm, does Kurono-san think of as a friend......」

Her appearance with a blush on her white stainless face, completely personified the flawless charm of an embarrassing girl, however the contents of her line weren’t sothing great, but just if I thought of her as a friend or not.

Yeah, it was my loss to expect, no, be consciousness of her words.

「I think about Nell-san as a normal friend」

I have t her recently, and it has only been the past one week since I have been able to talk to her perfectly, moreover with the cooperative relationship of magic and cooking I’ve been thinking that we might have gotten close.

However the difference in social statuses might be the problem. After all she is a princess while I am an adventurer, never can I say we were in equilibrium.

However the thing called friendship can’t be defined by social status. At least I think like that, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to talk casually with Wil.

The feelings I have for Nell-san will be similar to what a high-schooler would feel when he suddenly started talking with a female classmate.

It might be a strange line to be calling her as a friend, but I think it’s fine to call her my friend.

「But sorry. If Nell-san doesn’t think like that, then, I was being overly-familiar」

「Noo! It’s not like that! I also think about Kurono-san as a precious friend!」

*shake boing shake*, the two big mountains wrapped in the blouse right in front of my eyes shook violently.

It was because Nell-san bent forward towards from the my front.

It is quite a surprise for too that she declared as her friend with this sort of overreaction.

「I-Is that so, thank you very much」

Maybe she perceived the atmosphere that seed to retreat, Nell-san imdiately sat back down.

Her wings on the back were flapping probably to hide her embarrassnt. Like that again the bed was covered by wings, no, let’s ignore it for now.

Well, within the past couple of days of working together with Nell-san, I ca to understand that she expressed her emotions greatly, so seeing her reactions would only seem charming to .

Or rather, she’s cute so everything is forgiven! The male nature is so sad.

「And, is being the friend or not the thing you wanted to ask?」

「Ah, yes, half of it」

「Then the other half would be?」

「Err, umm......I don’t the experience of having many friends......」

She spoke truly embarrassing words in an embarrassing manner.

Well I also didn’t had many friendship relations that I can laugh it off. If just limited to Spada, the person who beca my friend would be only Wil, if excluding Nell-san.

「Is that, um, a good thing that I should hear in details right now?」

「Yes, I want Kurono-san to heart it」

I see, so the main part of the talk cos now.

「As Kurono-san knows, I’m the First Princess of Avalon. My abroad studies here in Spada was also officially announced on a great scale, so I doubt there would soone who doesn’t know about in the Academy」

Unless the information was blocked to a great extent, there’s no way that the topic of a royalty commuting to school won’t beco a great story.

Even if I hadn’t t Wil and Nell-san, I would’ve heard about them from rumours while walking.

If talking about rumours I have also heard about so fa of Nell-san in this Academy.

「Nell-san is also called as the Idol of Academy, so I thought you must have many friends」

Even if leaving aside the Rank 5 Party『Wing Road』, if I tried to extract rumours about the princess of Avalon, they would all have good contents.

Not only her beauty like that of an angel, but also her kind-hearted personality, that led her to call out to and help , so her image must have been ford by the accumulation of those good deeds.

As an extra there is also Her Highness Princess Nell’s Fanclub made by those whose head and heart were done in by the beauty and kindness of Nell-san, the people of fanclub call themselves as her elite bodyguards.

「Yes, certainly everyone in the Academy is kind towards , but......」

「But they are treating you as a princess, is that what you want to say?」

「Yes, that’s is exactly it!」

So I got the right point. I thought that this cliché had occurred a lot in novels and stuff, but this actually even applied in reality......

「The reason everyone is kind is just because I’m a princess」

「But, I don’t think that it’s the only reason? If you didn’t had a good image among students, then even if you were a royalty there would be no good rumours about you」

That’s why Wil I have decided to keep your rumours as sothing I never heard.

I know that in truth you’re a truly good guy.

「Yes, you are right. I have Telepathy so I know that everyone is not kind towards just because of self-interest. But even so, the image of the princess cos up first」

I see, so even with good will, they still end up looking through rose-coloured glasses.

But, thinking about humans ntality it seems natural, even I treat her as a princess――

「But Kurono-san was different」

「Eh?」

Unexpectedly an extrely questionable voice leaked out.

But Nell-san continued as though it didn’t reach her or she ignored it.

「Kurono-san speaks everything to without holding back. Ufufu, it was shock when you said my food wasn’t good, though」

Holy moly! Looks like I have been rude towards her.

That ti I was in confusion due to sudden developnts, no doubt. Thankfully it was Nell-san, but based on circumstances I might have been sentenced with lese majeste.

Looks like I have t quite a fortuitous royalty. That ti in the school cafeteria Nero said,

「Do you know who they are? They aren’t people you can touch them thoughtlessly」

Looks like that it is common sense in this world and not just so prideful way of speaking.

「No, it’s not like that. Even I am concerned about the fact that Nell-san is a princess」

I tried to appeal by returning favour to the princess, but,

「Fufu, it’s fine Kurono-san, I clearly know about that. Kurono-san knows that I’m a princess of Avalon but you aren’t conscious about it at all. Almost like you don’t know things like Royalty, as though you are person from a truly faraway country」

Ugh, Nell-san you are quite sharp......

「I’m sorry, but you are truly correct. Things like royalty, aristocracy, or difference in social status just don’t seem real」

It’s impossible to evade her anymore. Then, I can only admit my fault and ask for forgiveness.

「No don’t apologize. I think that only Kurono-san can beco my true friend」

「It saves if you say it like that」

Both sentintally and realistically.

Looks like my speech and conduct didn’t incur Nell-san’s wrath, but miraculously gave her a good impression about .

If it wasn’t like that then no matter how much of a kind-hearted person Nell-san is, she wouldn’t be hanging out with every day.

「That’s why Kurono-san please be a best friend with and be with much less restraint」

「Naturally. I also want to get on good terms with Nell-san」

I replied while raising a smile from the bottom of my heart. I don’t have rejection in increasing the friendship with my second friend I have made in Spada.

No, more than that, we aren’t connected by just cooperative relationship now, but also by a friendship relationship.

「Thank you very much! Well then, I have to ask for sothing from Kurono-san......is it fine?」

Nell-san again said bashfully. Looks like she is an expert at hearing others wishes, but is bad at telling her wishes.

Her cute red face and her behaviour might incite fire in the sadist hearts, but as I don’t have that sort of crooked fetish, so I can only consent to her.

「What is it? Nell-san also can speak anything with without restraint」

Did the nuance got through her, that I will do anything if it can be done by . Nell-san finally seed to have resolved and opened her mouth bashfully yet happily.

「Umm......can I call you as Kurono-kun?」

This feeling was like a student was confessed in a classroom after the school when sun was setting down.

Of course I never had such a good experience, but Nell-san’s words along with her embarrassed face surely did have an impact of that level.

Calm down , I persuaded myself again, just how many tis have I done that today?

In short, I was quite flustered today that I had to conscious about composure.

I had the guts to hear her request no matter how reckless, but little had I thought that it would such a cute request.

No matter if for friendship, if you speak like that to a man it will surely be misunderstood, Nell-san.

She is an airhead in a different way from Fiona――and I will be troubled because I have quite the impurity just like how an high-schooler should be.

Anyhow, I will take on her request itself, I have no reason to complain about it.

「It’s fine」

Maybe the flustering had a lingering effect that I spoke in a curt manner, damn I’m even more embarrassed.

I even averted my gaze a bit.

「And――」

The request is still not completed?

Nell-san had her face red, but she didn’t seem to stop now from asking .

「Please call as Nell. In truth Kurono-sa――Kurono-kun doesn’t need to talk in honorific language」

It is extrely lovable how she tried to change her way of calling .

No, I shouldn’t be praising that,

「Eh, err, is that alright? If other students saw talking casually with Princess then――」

「Don’t care about other people! Please do so!!」

Nell-san again bent her body forward from bed, she is a person who uses her all in everything.

Well, I talk casually with Wil, so I don’t have any excuse for that.

At any rate, the force of other side seed to have surpassed , now I can’t possibly refuse her.

「Yes, got it Nell-san」

「Kurono-kun?」

「Ah, got it got it, Nell」

I corrected my answer and the Princess of Avalon showed an truly exaggeratedly happy smile to .

This feels like, there will be no magic learning today......