The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter
Chapter 354: Side Story — Luce's Case (1)

After returning from her trip, Dorothy often felt an emptiness in her stomach.

Just thinking of Isaac made her body heat up at all times, and she found herself longing to see him every moment. It felt as though her self-restraint had significantly diminished.

While Dorothy used to warmly greet Isaac whenever he visited while she was working, she now found herself too impatient to wait for him.

As she crossed her legs repeatedly while reading, she let out a sharp huff.

“This won’t do…!”

She needed to hug Isaac immediately.

It was an urgent matter. She had already become addicted to him.

Dorothy quickly left her room and headed to Isaac’s office, slamming the door open.

“President!”

“Senior?”

Dorothy smiled and stretched her arms wide open.

“I’m hungry for the President!”

Isaac’s eyes widened in surprise. He was momentarily confused by what she said but quickly understood what she meant.

He grinned and scrambled to his feet, approached Dorothy, and hugged her tightly.

The two clung to each other, showering kisses on each other’s cheeks and necks.

Since returning from the trip, their displays of affection had become much more intense. Just hugging each other filled them with energy and overwhelming excitement, making their love for each other almost unbearable.

Isaac and Dorothy basked in happiness, whispering their love to each other.

Luce often stayed holed up in her magic laboratory.

Her current knowledge was far from enough to achieve her goals.

The ability to memorize anything at first glance was a basic skill for a Tower Master. What she needed now was an immense amount of study and practical training.

Having already secured her diploma from Märchen Academy, all she needed was knowledge to pave her way to success.

It’s murky…

During her research, Luce flung the window open as murky smoke rose from a beaker.

And there, she was met with an extremely unpleasant sight.

“Sweetie.”

“I’m still not comfortable with that nickname…”

“Darling.”

“Ehem.”

On the garden path was a woman with light purple hair, clinging to Isaac’s arm, accompanied by attendants.

She called out to Isaac in a coquettish tone full of affection, and he covered his mouth, blushing.

Leech… A filthy creature from the phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea…

Watching her cling to Isaac and spew all sorts of cringe-worthy words… Luce saw a leech.

Yes, that was a purple leech.

The attendants trailing behind looked like fish swimming through the air.

Only Isaac retained his human form in Luce’s view.

Something about the atmosphere has changed.

Recently, Isaac and the leech, no, Dorothy, had gone on a trip together. Since then, Dorothy’s demeanor had changed.

She usually seemed like a carefree, innocent child, but now she had become a leech exuding a subtle sensuality.

Perhaps it would be better to say she had become more feminine.

It wasn’t just Dorothy. Isaac was the same.

While his appearance hadn’t changed much, he now exuded an aura that stirred a woman’s instincts, accompanied by an inexplicable sense of ease.

It wasn’t simply because Luce liked Isaac, her senses were sharp.

There was only one conclusion.

“They did it…”

A haze clouded Luce’s eyes. Her lifeless gaze was fixed on Isaac.

There was no concrete evidence, but she was sure of it. The two of them had undoubtedly shared passionate moments during their trip.

She had somewhat anticipated that her worst fears would come true.

While she had accepted the harem, she couldn’t help but feel her heart ache and her stomach churn.

“…”

Luce glared at the leech.

Her heart felt as cold as a blizzard.

The pitiful thought of securing at least second place… burned like embers in her heart.

Slurp.

While working in the office, I became lost in thought.

During the trip, I had shared countless intimate moments with Dorothy.

So many that the word “countless” hardly did it justice.

Now, every time I saw Dorothy, my body would heat up and his desire would surge, as if I were Pavlov’s dog.¹

I learned something new.

I realized it after intentionally indulging in physical intimacy.

My body… has insane stamina.

When I was with Dorothy, my body went wild, like an unleashed dog.

I was confident that I could easily handle all five of my wives.

For now, I’ll hold back since there’s a lot to do today…

Although I felt an urge to seek out Dorothy immediately, I knew I had to resist for today.

Even though Grand Regent Richard had managed everything well, there were tasks only I could handle, and today was bound to be a busy day.

I should start preparing to meet my in-laws soon.

The aftermath of my harem confession was approaching.

Meetings with King Carlos and the Duke of Astrea had been scheduled.

I was set to meet King Carlos next week. The King had sent me a letter brimming with affection, even referring to me as “my son-in-law”.

King Carlos feels like a friendly neighbor, but the other in-laws are an issue.

What worried me was the meeting with the Duke of Astrea.

Gerald Astrea and Historia Astrea.

The former had a heavy presence, and the latter was an unknown entity, as I’ve never formally met her.

it was bound to be an uncomfortable meeting.

But I’m not going to back down…

Ultimately, I am the one standing at the top of this world.

There was nothing to be intimidated by.

There really wasn’t anything to feel inferior about, but…

…my heart trembled, and the tension seemed inevitable.

Slurp.

I kept hearing the sound of slurping from earlier.

I tried to ignore it, but I couldn’t take it anymore.

Stopping the movement of my pen, I looked up.

“Luce, if you have something to say, just say it.”

Over on the reception sofa, Luce was drinking tea and reading a book.

She told me not to mind her, saying she just wanted to be with me.

But I had [Psychological Insight]. Did she think I wouldn’t realize she came with a purpose? So, I waited for her to speak up.

But it had already been an hour.

Luce had already drunk her fourth cup of tea.

“…”

Luce looked at me with a blank expression, then calmly set her teacup on the table.

Soon, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

“Today, I’m Air Luce.”

“What?”

“Just ignore me.”

Luce turned her head back and resumed drinking her tea.

She began reading the book she had brought with her.

…I don’t understand.

I squinted at Luce, realizing she intended to stay with me all day.

This was behavior I had often seen from her since our days at the academy.

While Luce had learned to be considerate of others, I still worried sometimes that she might unexpectedly cross the line.

Does it matter?

I didn’t particularly dislike it. In fact, I rather enjoyed it.

It had been quite a while since I’d spent time with Luce.

Back at the academy, she was the one who spent the most time with me.

After graduating, the time we spent together drastically decreased.

I was busy in my own way and Luce in hers.

Maybe I’ll spend time with her today.

It didn’t seem like a bad idea. Luce looked rather cute like that.

And so, a few hours later.

“Hoo…”

As I leaned back in my chair and let out a deep breath.

Luce silently came up behind me and began massaging my shoulders.

“Oh. You don’t have to do that.”

“I’m doing it. Accept my effort.”

“Well then, I’ll gratefully accept it.”

Her firm fingers kneading my shoulders were endearing.

It was clear she just wanted to stay close to me.

“Come to think of it, Isaac, what kind of underwear do you like?”

“White… huh?”

I absentmindedly answered her casual question without thinking.

Underwear? All of a sudden?

What kind of question is this…?

I quickly turned my head to look at Luce.

She let out a “Hmm,” as if deep in thought.

“White, huh…?”

“No, but why are you asking all of a sudden?”

I feigned ignorance, but Luce’s blue eyes were blatantly focused on my lower body.

Then, she met my gaze and gave a subtle smile.

“Isaac, would you like it if I wore white underwear?”

“Uh…?”

Well, uh…

I cleared my throat and quietly composed myself.

Since Luce was going to be one of my wives anyway, there was no reason to hide my feelings.

I asked with a smile, “Would you wear it?”

“You’re too honest, Isaac.”

Luce let out a small laugh.

“Pervert.”

With that, Luce returned to the sofa.

Wasn’t she trying to seduce me…?

Watching how my wives act has recently become one of my little joys.

I had hoped Luce would try to seduce me like she did back at the academy, but it seemed she thought the timing wasn’t right yet.

And then, a few minutes later.

When I went to the bathroom because I needed to relieve myself.

“…?”

Luce was staring intently at me.

Surprised, I quickly looked up.

“Luce, this is the bathroom…?”

“Keep doing your business. I don’t mind.”

“No, the one bothered is me…”

“I was curious if you were urinating well, so I came to check. Don’t worry about it.”

No matter what, it was bothersome.

Luce’s gaze was still fixed on my lower body.

Unfortunately, since I was mid-urination, I couldn’t cover myself.

“I see… about this much…”

“What are you measuring?”

Luce muttered to herself as she measured some length with her fingers.

When she held that length to her lower abdomen, her intentions were blatantly clear.

Hearing my question, Luce slightly raised her head and answered with a blank expression, Nothing.”

Luce turned her back and walked away.

For a while, I silently stared at the spot she had left.