Reincarnated as an Instructor in an Adult Game

For a while Erika was cutely tapping my chest with poko-poko, but as if to show Elysia, everyone entered their own house together.

Hilbyid returned to the mansion prepared near the royal castle while being escorted by Folia.

At that time the two raised the small bottles containing shampoo and thanked me while smiling.

After Erika and the others entered the house, the three adventurer girls approached with tired expressions and complained.

“Teacher, that effect is amazing…”

“The men who approach are annoying~! On the way here it was 5 times, 5 times~~!”

“Yeah, that is annoying. But I understand the men’s feelings. However it’s dangerous—better to urge caution.”

“Ah~, I see. Thank you for protecting everyone. I’ll tell everyone to be careful.”

When I said that the three adventurer girls nodded while tired yet smiling and entered Erika’s house.

As Roll said, looking at everyone’s figures one can understand the men’s reactions.

But I have no intention of handing them to anyone… if asked if it’s possessiveness, though embarrassed I would nod.

If mass production becomes possible they’ll use it every day, so I have to call for caution.

Even if circulating in the world, it will take a little time… it will take, right?

Recently I’ve been troubled because I can’t grasp the speed of distribution for cosmetics and things women use.

Since the majority of word-of-mouth is women’s power, the speed at which cosmetics information circulates is so fast one wants to suspect if SNS exists?

After thinking a little I knocked on Erika’s house and asked the maid who showed her face to contact me when they return.

The maid cheerfully consented, and I let out a sigh of relief and thanked her.

Now then, if doing as Eima wished it’s better after everyone returns.

Moreover there’s one more woman I want to convey my feelings to… she always goes home as if escaping, but today I’ll have her let me convey it.

Until then I’ll help at the tavern, and I started walking toward the tavern.

Erika was surrounding a large table with everyone on the first floor of her house, chatting happily.

Suddenly she took out a pocket watch so as not to be noticed by everyone and confirmed the time.

Confirming the time was 16:30, she called a nearby maid and whispered.

The maid who was whispered to bowed without changing expression and quietly left a little from Erika.

While pretending to look around at everyone and seeing Porte’s figure confirming the time, she let out a sigh inwardly.

(You’re being persistent, Porte-san?)

Erika took a sip of the black tea the maid had prepared, closed one eye and was a little exasperated.

When everyone gathers or when Raide seems about to appear, Porte always goes home a little earlier than everyone.

It’s so natural that everyone probably hasn’t noticed the sense of incongruity, but from Erika’s perspective it’s completely exposed.

Yes, movements as if avoiding Raide…

That is probably noticed without mistake by the party concerned Raide, and Erika’s woman’s intuition was appealing that he would start moving soon.

Then she thinks assisting that is her job, and that it’s unreasonable to keep avoiding his feelings any longer.

That Porte admires Raide is clear to anyone looking, but because of her lack of confidence Porte seems to lack the courage to accept it.

(Well… if she would give up and leave over such a thing, I wouldn’t have become that person’s lover… and I also wouldn’t have held favorable feelings)

She took another sip of black tea, placed the cup on the table and let out a quite small breath.

Raide is bad at giving up, and more than anything he won’t let one escape.

Moreover he picks up even faint small voices, and doesn’t overlook actions.

Though he usually behaves gentlemanly, he never overlooks maiden-like gestures and points them out.

Remembering a little of her own time she laughed “kusu”, and was tilted at by the neighboring Rinelle.

Erika smiled as if saying it’s nothing to Rinelle and fluttered one hand, and Rinelle nodded while looking curious.

From Erika’s perspective, at the point of taking actions as if having favorable feelings toward Raide, Porte is already checkmated.

He won’t overlook that, and won’t think it’s a whim.

More than anything he doesn’t think of them as children and looks at them as one woman, so it’s all the more troublesome.

But from the perspective of those attending the academy, his way of looking at us is happy.

Even if by society’s standards they’re ages judged as adults, there is no student who isn’t happy being looked at not as a child but as a woman.

After a while when it passed 17:00, as Erika predicted Porte went home first looking apologetic.

After Porte left, when Erika grinned mischievously like a prankster, Win noticed Erika’s smile and spoke to her.

“Erika-san~, what’s wrong~?”

’Nfufu, I was thinking of having her steel herself soon.”

“Ah~, Porte-chan~?”

Win said while smiling troubledly as if noticing something, and Erika nodded while putting the cup with black tea to her mouth.

Seeing that Aurora and Rain also nodded as if convinced, then immediately smiled troubledly.

Raide’s lovers had noticed Porte’s actions but deliberately hadn’t mentioned them.

That’s because they like the same person so they watch his condition well, and also turn their eyes to his surroundings so they can notice.

“Come to think of it Porte-chan always goes home early…”

“She’s being considerate. Fufufu, come to think of it it’s also said the time to pay the annual tribute.”

“Nnn? Annual tribute…?”

Erika nodded at Rinelle’s words and took a sip of black tea.

Looking sideways at Rinelle and the twins tilting their heads curiously, Erika placed the cup on the table and smiled.

In her heart she muttered “Well, you all are also lover candidates though?” and laughed “kusu”.

I am now walking toward the 7th street.

On the right Porte is walking with a distance that doesn’t touch shoulders while looking down awkwardly, and I looked sideways at that condition and smiled wryly.

While helping at the tavern Erika’s maid came and told me Porte seemed about to return.

At that time I received the message from Erika “Please catch her”.

Hearing that I waited outside the tavern, but it was hard to call out to Porte who was trying to return at a quick pace.

Porte herself probably has the sense of walking fast, but her legs are fast and catching up was hard… I ended up running a little.

When I caught up and took one hand she made a surprised expression, but when I said I’ll see you off because it’s dangerous she consented looking awkward, and that result is the current situation.

I smiled troubledly and rubbed the back of my neck with one hand, then turned my face to Porte and spoke.

“It’s been a while since it’s just the two of us like this. Lately you haven’t come to the instructor’s room—are you okay?”

“Eu? Y-yes… that, I’m fine.”

“Haha, what. Are you nervous?”

“No, um, I’m not. About me separately…”

I didn’t miss the small muttered words like “you don’t have to care”.

I smiled gently and gently connected Porte’s left hand; then Porte looked up at me with a startled expression.

Porte’s expression with lightly flushed cheeks, combined with the hair cleaned by shampoo and rinse, feels beautiful.

“I do care. Porte is also one of my important women, you know?”

“Is that… as a student?”

“Hey hey, I don’t remember saying something that would cause such a misunderstanding? I said it, as a woman… you understand the meaning, right?”

“I…”

Suddenly Porte stopped her feet and looked down becoming quiet.

I wait quietly for a reaction without rushing Porte, without releasing the connected hand during that.

Gently gripping Porte’s hand that seems to be trembling faintly, I convey that it’s okay through action.

Then Porte, still looking down, begins speaking in a weak voice.

“I don’t have business talent like Erika-san…”

“Un.”

“I’m not good at singing like Aurora-san and the others, and I can’t bake bread like Rinelle-san…”

“…Un.”

“I-I think I’ve gained more confidence than before. But… but, beside the teacher there are people more than me…”

“Porte, I’ve never compared everyone even once.”

I moved to the front of Porte, put one knee on the ground, and looked up at Porte’s face that seemed about to cry.

This place is a side path connecting the 7th and 8th streets with few passersby, so even taking such an action it probably won’t be noticed by eyes.

Moreover even if noticed by eyes, I have the confidence to take the same action without embarrassment.

Gently gripping both of Porte’s hands with both hands, I smile as gently as possible and continue.

“It’s the same with the lovers—I’ve never compared them even once. Erika has Erika’s, Aurora and the others have Aurora and the others’ good points, and I’ve fallen for those. Porte says as if lacking confidence, but I also have no confidence in myself, you know?”

“The teacher…?”

“Yeah, that it doesn’t look like I lack confidence is only bluffing. Inwardly I’m always self-questioning and encouraging myself. Even now it’s so—it might not look that way but… I’m quite bluffing. Conveying feelings to someone is always scary.”

I took out what I purchased at noon from the magic bag and put it on Porte’s right hand.

A bracelet with cute white floral decoration in pink color; the name is [Binding Bracelet], a present item.

Though a present item it does have an effect; the content is sensing the magic power of the person who was given the present.

In the game the effect almost never activated, and because the name and content are heavy it wasn’t very popular…

But when I found this bracelet at the market I thought if giving to Porte it has to be this.

When explaining the bracelet’s name and effect, Porte released the connected hands and gently stroked the bracelet with her left hand.

“It feels… warm.”

“It might be heavy, but I’m by your side. When confidence doesn’t well up, I want you to look at it and remember. When I’m by your side I’ll support you. So, won’t you become my lover?”

“…Fufu, amazing. An anxious feeling is transmitted from the bracelet. Is this… the teacher’s current feelings?”

“When asked it’s embarrassing but… there is the anxiety of being scared if refused.”

When I said smiling embarrassedly, Porte smiled gently and hugged me as if embracing my head to her chest.

While still with one knee on the ground, I wrapped both arms around Porte’s waist and pulled her toward myself.

The faintly fragrant warm gentle sweet scent removes my anxiety.

Sensing that the previous trembling has stopped against the pressed chest, I let out a small sigh of relief.

Porte says in my ear in a slightly tearful yet gentle voice.

“I also want to be by the teacher’s side. …Please let me stay.”

“Ah, I’ll be the one requesting from this side.”

After separating my face a little from her chest, Porte smiled while happily shedding tears drop by drop.

Separating one arm from Porte’s waist and wiping the tears, I brought my face close and gave a kiss that only touched the lips.