The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 127. Dragon Slayer Seriphos

127. Dragon Slayer Seriphos

“――Please marry me!”

With his face flushed as if in a fever, Seriphos proposed, but…

“I refuse.”

Without hesitation, Isezaki-san coldly rejected him.

There was no emotion on her face as she looked at Seriphos. If anything, it was ‘nothingness’.

I recognize the expression on Isezaki-san’s face now. It’s the same as when she was confessed to by that handsome guy from the same school a while back.

Hearing Isezaki-san’s response, Seriphos froze in shock, his gaze wandering aimlessly. After a while, he suddenly opened his mouth wide and started speaking rapidly, as if trying to smooth things over.

“Oh, um! Right… yes! That’s it! I may have been too hasty with the sudden proposal, I apologize! If that’s the case, please just watch how well I perform in this escort mission! Once you see that, you’ll realize how reliable I am! So, if you could just consider dating me with marriage in mind, that would be enough for me!”

“I refuse.”

But Isezaki-san repeated the same words without changing her expression.

“W-Why not!?”

“I have no intention of marrying you or dating you. Because I am already married to someone much more charming than you. Right, darling?♡”

Seriphos looked up at Isezaki-san, still kneeling and clinging to her, while she ignored him and smiled at me.

If Isezaki-san had accepted Seriphos’ confession, I was prepared to support her quietly from the sidelines, but it seems she has no such intention.

In that case, I should respect her decision as well. It’s time for the fake husband to step in. I speak to Seriphos as gently as possible.

“My wife is very popular, so this sort of thing happens often. So please don’t feel down. Let’s forget about this incident, okay?”

Since we’ll be relying on each other during the escort, it’s best to smooth things over. We want to settle this as amicably as possible.

But Seriphos, with his head bowed, began to tremble more violently. It seemed like his emotions were about to explode.

Seeing that, the scene of the handsome guy at school attempting to stab Isezaki-san after being rejected flashed through my mind. No, no, no. This is bad.

I gently positioned myself between Isezaki-san and Seriphos. I kept my nerves sharp, ready to activate the Interdimensional Barrier at any moment.

As I watched nervously, Seriphos’ head twitched. He’s coming—

“Uwaaaah! Ooooh! Uwaaaah! Rejected againnnn!”

“Interdi—huh?”

Seriphos lifted his head and burst into tears.

Although there were some people passing by the gate, they began to gather, wondering what was going on. But he continued to sob loudly without caring about the attention. Huh, what’s going on…?

Then, a woman with short hair who had been watching over Seriphos approached with a grin. Unlike Seriphos, she was laughing uproariously.

“Ahahaha! Rejected again! Seriously, how many times is it now!? What, the hundredth time!?”

“S-Stop it!”

It was apparently the 101st time. Blocking the passing carriages, Isezaki-san almost died! Did saying that increase the chances of success?

While I pondered such nonsense, the woman with short hair laughed heartily in front of me.

“Triple digits… I can’t believe it! That’s why I keep telling him to stop confessing! Hahaha!”

“I thought it would work this time! I felt fate this time! Uwaaah!”

“Every time you feel like it’s fate, huh? Besides, just standing there quietly, you’re decent-looking enough and you’ve got money too. Just pick up one of those women who keep cozying up to you, okay!?”

“No way! I’m going to marry the person I love! And we’ll build a happy family together! Uoooi oi oi!”

“The women you fall for always have other men, don’t they? You were born under that kind of fate! Give it up, hehehe!”

“No… I absolutely hate that kind of fate… sniffle sniffle…”

As Short Hair chuckled and Seriphos sniffled, it seemed that Seriphos was a man who loved many but was never reciprocated.

By my standards, a go-getter like him should be fairly popular. Especially if he’s handsome and wealthy. But it seems he’s hopelessly unlucky in love.

“Um…”

I can’t just leave things as they are. As I approached them, Short Hair turned towards us and smiled.

“Sorry about that. He’s just impulsive like that; it happens all the time. He’s a really creepy guy, but he’s also pretty skilled. So, could you guys forgive him with a generous heart? Right, you two?”

“Yes, of course.”

“I don’t mind.”

As they both replied, Short Hair grinned and looked at Isezaki-san.

“Oh? Looks like your wife is tired of confessions. And the one who caught such a great woman is this guy here.”

“Yes, my husband is amazing!”

“Is he really? He doesn’t look that impressive to me…”

As Short Hair peered at me suspiciously, I glared back at her, and Isezaki-san’s mouth curved into a little smile. Let’s avoid any further trouble since we want to settle this amicably.

But as Short Hair looked away, she spun around on the spot and smiled at us.

“Well, whatever. Anyway, nice to meet you guys. I’m Regina, the scout for ‘Stinger’. Hey, Seriphos, how long are you going to keep crying?! It’s time to work!”

“Sob sob…”

With Regina urging him on with a hearty pat on the shoulder, Seriphos stood up. His eyes were red and swollen from tears, and his nose was still dripping. What a waste for such a handsome guy.

“Sniff… Uh… Well, please take care of us…”

“Yes, of course. Nice to meet you…”

Although he reached out for a handshake with his tear-stained hand, please forgive me for pretending not to notice.

And thus, the A-class party ‘Stinger’ joined us. Despite feeling uneasy after being shown something strange, I waited for Lady Levia’s arrival.

Fortunately, the carriage carrying Lady Levia arrived shortly after without much delay.