I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

73 – Insensitivity (2)

I went out of the drawing room and asked the maid.

Where did Caitlyn go?

Then she led me to her room, saying that she was probably in her own room.

When she locked her room, her parents knocked on the door, praying and appeasing her anger.

… It’s a medieval European fantasy world, but somehow it wasn’t much different from the parents and children in Korea.

Well, maybe it’s because I’m not an aristocrat, but a commoner.

The couple noticed me and once again bowed their heads and apologized.

“Excuse me, sir…. I made a useless suggestion….”

“Don’t worry about some things I didn’t answer properly. I want to talk to Caitlin in person, so would you mind stepping aside for a moment?”

“Okay.”

The two left in front of the door.

Now the moment I want to knock on the door,

Kik-.

The visit was suddenly opened.

“Come in….”

It seemed like he overheard a conversation between me and my parents.

I came here with the intention of talking at the door, but I never thought they would open the door so willingly.

Are you saying he’s the guy you like more than your parents?

Goed into the room where she grew up.

It was quite spacious.

The beds, chairs, and desks were also of high quality.

It was a room that felt like a space used by a rich family.

We sat side by side on the bed.

I tried to talk her out first, but she said.

“Sorry.”

He seemed to apologize for suddenly running out of the drawing room.

But the face still looks depressed.

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Seeing her like this made me feel more sorry.

In retrospect, she gave me a subtle signal, but I was caught in a preconceived notion that she would not like me as a high-ranking aristocrat.

I also have a tsundere personality, so I was more mistaken because I didn’t speak honestly.

“The reason I turned down your parents’ offer earlier is not because I didn’t like you.”

“… Then?”

I explained to her in as much detail as possible.

I don’t like arranged marriages, so my parents refused to marry me.

“Eliane-nim is an arranged marriage, isn’t it?”

“That’s right. Because even I couldn’t unconditionally reject her father’s will. But I want you to think that there is a reason why you just wanted to do it once when your marriage was broken off.”

She said “Huh….” She stared at me.

It seemed that he understood my explanation to some extent.

But he seemed hesitant about what to talk about.

Should I just tell you?

Be my woman.

… I already had another woman, so I wondered if it was too shameless.

“You know.”

“Uh.”

“Which would you choose, an empire or a kingdom?”

An unexpected question came.

No, it wasn’t an unimportant matter.

If she becomes my lover too, she will greatly influence her life.

I’m in an empire or a kingdom, and she won’t be alone in the republic.

“It’s not that urgent, so I’m still thinking about it.”

“Really?”

“Everything has its pros and cons.”

If I choose the Kingdom, namely Benedetta, I can legally place my lovers in the position of wives.

I am not criticized morally either.

Southern churches allow multiple wives, but fertility is a virtue.

… In other words, if she only plays with women and doesn’t have children, she gets scolded.

That’s why regardless of gender, infertility is viewed as much more incompetent than the empire, and abortion is absolutely forbidden even if there is a risk of rape or death of the mother.

Kingdom is a country that is more conservative than you think.

‘The Empire would be better if I simply thought of living alone….’

Empire is monogamous.

They say that if you make the crown prince win the civil war, you can change to polygamy, but that’s legal.

The doctrine itself of the Northern Church will not change and will be criticized culturally.

But the empire is the homeland where I was born and raised, to be exact.

If you go to the kingdom, you will only have Benedetta as your only network, but the empire has its biological father, the Margrave, and its supportive nobles.

Whether you are an heir to a duke or a margrave, the conditions in an empire are much better for ruling a territory as a noble.

‘Except for monogamy, the empire is rather better in terms of institutions.’

The kingdom first established the Church of the South as the state religion.

If you are a citizen of the Kingdom, you must believe in the Church of the South unconditionally, and the power of the Church is legally guaranteed.

However, the Empire surprisingly recognizes freedom of religion in its code of laws.

The vast majority of people simply believe in the Northern Church, which is at the level of the state religion. They are not punished for believing in the Southern Church or other religions.

The legal authority of the church also does not exist at all.

“I see. For some reason, he seems to care a lot about the polygamy part.”

“… Yes, because I want to buy well not only with myself but also with my girlfriends.”

“He’s a perverted aristocrat, but he’s gentlemanly.”

“Call me a perverted gentleman.”

Caitlyn giggled.

She was just a casual joke, which worked well for her.

It was so funny that it brought me to tears.

She smiled and moved her hips closer to me.

Then she turned her head and looked at me intently at her.

“I won’t procrastinate anymore.”

She put her head forward.

In the blink of an eye, her lips met mine.

A kiss lasted about two minutes.

She said after parting her lips.

“My first kiss.”

“Can I say thank you?”

“It’s okay, I gave it to you on my own.”

It was to the point where I wondered if the tsundere attribute had completely disappeared.

A grin was what she said.

“I like you. No, I love you.”

“Uh.”

“Then take me as your concubine. It’s not something my parents told me to do. Even if my parents object, I want to be your concubine.”

“Is it okay to be a perverted aristocrat?”

She replied with a smile.

“Even if you’re a pervert, it’s fine because you’re a gentleman.”

Instead of talking to her, he hugged her tightly.

She wrapped her arms around me too.

“Actually, when I went to a deserted island, I was envious of you doing things with women in a tent.”

“…… Wait a minute, did you see everything?”

There were obviously no holes in the tent, and the soundproofing magic was thorough.

I also cleaned up after myself.

Are you caught by the smell?

“I haven’t seen it myself, but if you see it from the side of the tent, you can tell what it does with the shadows.”

Shadow.

Silhouette.

I never thought I would have missed that.

I was a bit embarrassed.

Louisa’s face, who was listening beside her, also turned slightly red.

Caitlyn asked me.

“Can I cross my arms proudly now? Can I go to your room every morning too? How many children will you have? Oh, before that, when are you going to take the virgin? Is it okay if I introduce myself to others as your lover?”

The barrage of questions continued.

It was the first time she talked so much.

He seemed a little excited about the fact that he was dating me.

“Do whatever you want.”

“That, is it? Can I kiss you more?”

It felt very cute.

I stroked her red hair and this time I put my lips together first.

I took it off and put it on. While she was repeating it, she pushed her tongue into my mouth.

Mixing her tongue, she paused.

“Sorry, I’m a bit clumsy.”

“It’s the first time, so it’s natural. Rather, it’s a little awkward at first, but it’s good to get used to it.”

“You really are a pervert. I still love you.”

She was a person who was good at expressing affection.

I’ve never seen her in a game.

In the first place, there was only a scramble for Lando, the main character in the game, and there was no heroine that I directly dated.

So, of course, this is the first time I’ve seen her as a girlfriend.

Said Caitlyn, turning her head towards her Luisa.

“Louisa is with us too.”

“Yes? I am fine now.”

“You don’t have to be considerate of me. Joel likes to hang out with a bunch of girls, right? It’s because I want to make Joel feel better.”

“I understand if that is the case.”

Louisa also sat on the bed.

Then she stuck her tongue out.

Caitlyn followed her and pulled her tongue out of her mouth.

It took too long, so the three of us enjoyed it until the worried parents arrived.

… It was embarrassing to be caught by the heroine’s parents.

*

After lunch at Caitlyn’s house, she went out.

Then he moved on to the Hoover Industries headquarters.

As expected, the office building was large, probably because it was a large corporation in the Republic.

The site itself was vast, not tall like the headquarters of a Korean conglomerate I know.

Just as Caitlyn had predicted, she said as she crossed her arms with me.

“That way.”

It was a place where an office and a factory were together.

Even if it was mass-produced, the automation rate was extremely low, perhaps because it was still in its infancy.

Most of the machines were also magic tools of some kind, not powered by electricity, but by magic.

The arms business, led by Caitlyn, was a little out of the way.

Well, the main business of Hoover’s industry is clothing manufacturing.

She is even more amazed by her plan to develop a weapon business in a clothing manufacturing company.

[Weapon Business R&D Department]

She slammed her door open without hesitation.

Inside, about 40 people, both male and female, each ate lunch or sandwiches at their desks.

… Apparently, he came during lunchtime.

“Are you doing well?”

Hearing her voice, the staff quickly put the food they were eating on the desk and jumped up from their seats.

And all of us bow down,

“”Yes, manager!””

Answered loudly, almost like a soldier.

She nodded her head.

“I’m sorry I came to eat. But this is His Excellency Joel. Practically paying you a salary.”

All the staff opened their eyes wide.

Then they lined up in front of me in a row.

He looked very nervous.

No matter how you think about it, that’s probably it.

A high-ranking person suddenly came to the site without warning, a situation that is no different from a nuisance to practitioners….

She cleared her voice and addressed her staff.

“You can sit down and eat. Oh, I’m sorry, Manager, but eat later.”

““Yes!””

Because I need someone to explain to me.

Actually, no matter how much I tell you not to be nervous, you will be bothered.

… Maybe someone here will eat lunch today and pretend.

A general manager came in front of me and explained the subdivision.

This side designed the magic circle, this side researched the material, this side designed it, and so on.

Seeing that even though the number of people is smaller than expected, it seems that only talented people have gathered in this field.

“Your Excellency, the prototype of the horse gun for direct supply of magic potions that you devised was completed in the morning.”

“Oh is that so? That’s good.”

“Yes, would you like to try it while you are here?”

“I do.”

With the guidance of the manager and Caitlin, we headed to the shooting room, which was set up separately from the R&D office.