I Was Reincarnated As An Instructor In An R18 Game... - Chapter 20

I had a short conversation with Erika, and then a maid showed me to the reception room by the entrance.

Everyone gathered around a table and sat on separate sofas.

The group was divided into two the three adventurers, and then me, Niimi, and Erika.

Behind Erika stands a butler who doesn’t show much expression.

Since Erika’s complexion improved somewhat, I have her give an explanation.

Erika’s mother, Elysia, is the Count’s second wife.

Elysia’s health worsened when Erika was ten, and she was often bedridden.

It’s said the Count would take her to see a doctor once a year.

Even so, her condition didn’t improve.

Apparently, just a short while ago, he abandoned Elysia and Erika and left.

Since Elysia was up today, she reportedly had a conversation with the Count.

Erika face is twisted in anguish as she squeezes out her voice.

“To Mother… to my ailing mother, to call her a whore!”

I listened to Erika’s words and glanced sideways at Niimi.

Niimi also listened to Erika’s story with a pained expression; the three adventurers were the same.

Niimi and the three adventurers must have understood — the Count had never taken her to a doctor.

…There’s no way I could say it, she’d break down for sure.

No…

“Should I slaughter them…?”

The three adventurers picked up on my muttering.

Since Niimi was watching Erika next to me, she didn’t notice it.

I asked Erika with a serious expression.

“Erika, is keeping the Deus family name important to you?”

“If it means protecting Mother and the maids, I don’t need it!”

“Understood… alright, let’s move.”

“…Huh?”

Erika, who looked like it was all over, was dumbfounded by my words.

Smiling at Erika’s reaction, I stood up and looked at the butler to ask.

“Butler… do you serve the Deus family or Erika?”

“…My family has served the Deus family for generations.”

“Who prepared the medicine?”

“…It was me.”

“Have you given it to her yesterday or today?”

“No, I have not given it to her.”

“…I see. Take care.”

The butler bowed deeply in response to my words.

Smiling wryly at the butler, I instructed Erika and the maids, confused by the situation, to gather their belongings.

Then, when I asked to meet Elysia, Erika hesitated but nodded and led the way.

As I left the reception room, someone grabbed my arm.

When I turned, Niimi wore a pleading expression and seemed like she wanted to say something.

Smiling, I reassured her it was fine and went after Erika.

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On the way to Elysia’s room, Erika asked me without looking at my face.

Speaking in a faint voice, unlike the usual Erika I know.

“Did the butler… put something in the medicine?”

“…It’s probably a mild sleeping pill.”

“…Why?”

“Because he serves the Deus family… I understand the feeling, but I’d never want to imitate it even if it kills me.”

“Is… that so?”

Erika murmured that and fell silent. So, I gently took her hand and turned her toward me.

…She’s about to cry, you stubborn girl.

So I knelt on one knee to meet her gaze as much as possible.

With a reassuring smile, I said it clearly so there would be no mistake.

“Listen, Erika, it starts here. You’re prepared for this, right? I’m here too, so don’t worry.”

“…Is this considered preferential treatment as well?”

“Rather than preferential treatment, it’s more like being treated like family.”

“Normally, instructors don’t hit on their students, right?”

“…You just smiled, didn’t you?”

“…Geez.”

When I stood up, she lightly tapped my arm with a happy smile.

I talked about something a little uplifting and stopped in front of a door.

After Erika knocked twice, a woman’s voice came from inside, and Erika entered first by herself.

After a while, Erika came out of the room, as her mother wanted to speak privately with me.

Then, entering the room and closing the door, I saw a woman resembling Erika was sitting on an luxurious bed.

Her blonde, silky hair was long enough to touch the bed she was sitting on, and her face looked calm.

Wearing a white negligee​, she gave off an aura full of elegance.

Her body shape was slender like Erika’s, yet her chest was slightly bigger than Erika’s melons.

She was someone who had a different charm from Erika’s.

To Elysia, who smiled as she looked at me, I gave a slight bow and began to speak.

“We’re moving out today. I know it’s going to be hard on your body, but I’ll support you.”

“…You’ve noticed, haven’t you?”

“…What are you doing?”

Elysia got up from the bed and removed the strap of the negligee that was draped over her shoulder.

The negligee fell straight to the floor, and Elysia’s beautiful naked body was revealed.

Is her height about the same as Erika’s?

Beautiful white skin, with a luster that makes it hard to believe she gave birth to Erika.

…But her expression. It overlaps with Niimi’s expression from that day.

I approach Elysia and lift the negligee that had fallen to the floor back up for her.

Still, to Elysia who remained smiling, I speak with a serious expression.

“From now on, you don’t have to do this kind of thing ever again.”

“……”

“I know and have realized it. I have stopped another woman who showed the same expression as yours.”

“…I am that girl’s mother.”

“Yes.”

At my words, she lowered her face and murmured in a frail voice.

When she next raised her face, she had an anxious expression.

…Sh1t, it’s the same. Her expression is just like Niimi’s.

Up to now, Elysia had traded her own body to secure Erika’s safety.

Feeling like she was about to break, I gently embraced Elysia.

It’s inappropriate, but she smells just like Erika.

She spoke while tightly clutching the front of my shirt with both hands.

“I… if it’s for my daughter, then…”

“…Yes.”

“As long as it was for Erika, I didn’t mind any hardship.”

“…Please leave the rest to me.”

“If it means Erika can be happy, I’ll go anywhere.”

“Elysia-san, you will also be happy… I promise you, on the name of Reid.”

After saying that and stepping back, she finally gave me a genuine smile.

Teary-eyed, but that’s fine. As long as she’s smiling, it’s okay. I open the door and call Erika, who is outside.

She probably heard my voice and understood.

She slipped past me, tears streaming down her face and hugged Elysia.

…Now then, what shall I do with them?

Let’s start by attacking the outer defenses first.

Let’s collect a gift from those who had been leeching the sweet rewards—for the two of them.

With a wicked smile, I left the room.

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