The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy

Chapter 217 – Side Story: Priscilla – 2

“Go on a date with me this weekend.”

“… … .”

The club room suddenly became quiet.

With a thud, the dessert fork fell from Leona’s hand and hit the cake on the table. With a thud, the plate in Rosaria’s hand tilted and the piece of cake on it spilled over.

No one cared about that fact. They just looked at Priscilla standing proudly in front of me. There were two reasons for this reaction.

Firstly, because someone was trying to break the delicate balance that had been surprisingly well-maintained around me, and secondly, because the first person to do so was Priscilla.

Who was Priscilla? She was the type of person who would always stick to me and purr like a cat or rub my face like a puppy. Priscilla was the first to go up to the hut.

“… …Why all of a sudden?”

I carefully controlled my expression and voice as I asked the question, trying not to seem like I was bothered or that I was disliking it. In fact, I didn’t think about it at all. I just felt like it was coming.

Rather, I should be surprised that she has survived the past seven years without me and has not lost her mind. I was prepared to become addicted to her just like Priscilla when we first met.

“I like you. But do you need any more reasons?”

“Wow, crazy… … .”

Rosaria was mumbling without even thinking about chewing the cake in her mouth. Elisier had a face like she had seen some kind of monster, and Laura’s eyes were wide open as if she was doubting her own vision.

“… …Is this a dream?”

Leona muttered softly. Even so, it was clearly audible because the club room was so quiet. Nika, who was serving us next to us, was also looking at Priscilla with wide eyes.

No matter how I looked at it, it wasn’t the kind of reaction one would give to someone who asked her out on a date, but since Priscilla was the first person to do so, it was understandable.

Of course, being able to understand the reason and how Priscilla would react were two separate things, so I quickly grabbed her wrist and dragged her out of the clubroom.

The reactions from those around me seemed to be positive, but I guess I’ll just wait just in case.

“Are you serious?”

I went to the end of the hallway on the floor where the club room was located, put up a soundproofing magic barrier, and then asked again.

“no?”

“No. I absolutely do not dislike it.”

“Okay then. Let’s go. Let’s go on a date. I like it, you like it too. So why hesitate?”

Did Priscilla have such a reckless personality?

I thought about it carefully, but it wasn’t true. Rather, among the people around me, I think he is the one who is the furthest from this kind of reckless charging.

Then why on earth?

‘wait for a sec.’

By the way, Eichenhardt had told me that he had met Priscilla and that I would soon find out why. I asked him quietly.

“Eichenhardt, is that woman going to do this?”

“… … .”

Priscilla shuddered. Judging from the fact that her eyes, which had been fixed firmly on me, were shaking back and forth, it seemed that she had been hit.

‘somehow.’

He must have been able to speak so confidently because he had given her advice. Just in case, he threw out another option that was a bit tricky.

“Surely not to Rachel… … right?”

That woman, as far as I know, is a person who has never dated a man before.

“… … .”

Instead of answering, Priscilla fidgeted and moved her lips as if she didn’t know what to do. It seemed like she really did ask. I never thought she would ask for advice from that blacksmith. It was quite unexpected even for me.

I just threw it out there because Priscilla only has two people who can influence her lately, I never imagined it would be real.

On the contrary, it also meant that he was sincere. It meant that he approached her first to ask her out on a date, even though they were not close and had not even seen each other’s faces that much.

“You came up with that idea. Priscilla, you were the one who went there first, right?”

“……huh.”

Priscilla hesitantly told the whole story.

It is said that this was the plan that came to mind when Rachel was staying at the Eternal Guild headquarters. They were to skip the festival under the pretense that they needed someone to take care of Rachel, and then use that as an excuse to ask for a one-on-one date.

But the plan was grandiose, and there were no details on what to do or how to do it, so in the end, I asked for help from two people. Anything else would just end up ruining the plan.

The things I did so brazenly and openly, and the things I suggested in the clubroom where everyone around me could see it, were all part of the advice Eichenhardt and Rachel gave me.

“So, so… … it won’t work, right?”

Priscilla, who had been confident from a moment ago, had returned to her usual wrinkled and wary appearance and looked up at me pitifully.

Judging from the fingers wringing in front of her chest and the moistening eyes, it seemed like she would burst into tears if I even hinted at her dislike here.

Instead of answering, I put my hand on his head and stroked it.

“You’re all grown up, Priscilla.”

“… … Me?”

“Yeah. You’ve been like that since before. You’re the one who said, ‘Take the initiative and do something.’ How could you refuse?”

“then…….”

Priscilla’s face brightened again.

“Let’s go. Date.”

But there was a big problem with the cheerful answer.

‘… … How do I plan the course?’

Priscilla and I were both complete strangers to this sort of thing.

I am a person who has entered the tech tree with a confirmed career as a magician in the engineering department of Namjung High School. The only women I have ever been around in my entire life are my mother and older sister.

Priscilla was even worse than me, to the point where she was even spanked on the back by her mother for asking why she was letting her perfectly healthy face rot away in her room. Of course, she stubbornly refused to leave even after being spanked on the back.

But that doesn’t mean I can just wander around aimlessly. I toiled all night, squeezing out as much knowledge as I could.

I hadn’t expected the day to come so soon, but I was glad to hear about Priscilla’s tastes from Eichenhardt. Whether or not it will still work is a second thought.

And since I couldn’t do anything even if I died, I had no choice but to ask for a hand.

-nim

-? What’s going on at this hour?

-Please help me choose some clothes.

-What clothes? Just wear your usual tracksuit.

-I’m going on a date

-ㅁ

I was wondering what was going on when I heard nothing from him after the last letter, but then I was immediately bombarded with phone calls.

“Oh, I got it”

“Date?! Dateeeeeeeeeee?! Wow, you finally opened your eyes! You’re crazy, Kang Yuna! You’re amazing! It’s really good that you survived until today! I have to go on a date with my little sister, so listen to her when she tells me to pick out clothes!”

As soon as I picked up the phone, a very excited voice rang out like a machine gun. Occasionally, I could hear exclamations like “Keuuu,” as if I had just had a shot of beer.

I was listening in disbelief and then snapped back.

“So, are you going to help me or not?”

“Of course you have to help! This older sister will take a vacation right now and run over there, so just wait! If you move alone, you’ll break in half!”

Kang Yu-na, who had been receiving a lot of consideration in many ways without being noticed, perhaps because of her position as my older sister, really got permission to take a vacation and ran out to take me and rushed to the department store.

Honestly, I don’t remember what happened after that. I had to wear all kinds of clothes, to the point where I wondered if it was right. To me, they were all the same clothes, but to my sister, they didn’t seem to be the same.

“Little brother. You know that the current meta is a battle of speed? I don’t know who your opponent is, but unless they’re an A-class hunter or something, no one will say anything if you break the speed limit, so if you feel like you’re in the mood, just go for it—”

“What the hell are you talking about? It’s my sister who should be responsible for speeding. Next year, it’ll change to 3rd place in the front seat.”

“… … .”

Kang Yu-na was fatally wounded and sunk by those words.

I didn’t feel particularly sorry for him. This guy, knowing that Priscilla and I were meeting for the first time today, encouraged me to speed.

He told me to get her pregnant from the first time we met, and next year the first digit will change to 3, but I still don’t have a boyfriend, so I wasn’t in my right mind.

“Still, thanks for helping me choose the clothes. I’ll look for a suitable man later.”

“… … Will the wound get better if you stab it with a sword and then apply Fucidin, little brother?”

Well, that’s a shame.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The next day, when I went out to the meeting place, there was Priscilla, smiling awkwardly in plain clothes.

To be exact, it was Priscilla who had disguised herself as someone else with the necklace of change. I don’t care, but Priscilla is such a famous person that if I didn’t do this, all sorts of scandals would explode.

I placed a perception-obstructing spell around the area and created a barrier. Priscilla, who realized my intention, pulled off the necklace of change. As soon as I did, the appearance I originally knew appeared.

She was wearing a light brown off-shoulder sweater that revealed her shoulders, and sweater gloves that went up to half of her upper arms. No, they weren’t gloves, since they started at her wrists.

The strap of the cross-body bag crossed the center of her chest, and the tight black skirt fell to an exquisite length. Black shoes gleamed beneath the stockings that reached up to her thighs.

It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into the outfit. The makeup, the accessories, the fashion, everything was of an unusual quality, so it was obvious who it was without even looking.

“Was it your mother?”

“Yeah. What about you, Mira?”

“Sister.”

“I see.”

We looked at each other and laughed. It was true that I had become a different person with the necklace, but metaphorically, I felt like a completely different person.

“It suits you well.”

“Thank you. Mira, you look great on me too.”

Priscilla, blushing shyly, slowly reached out and grabbed his hand. He put strength into the hand he was holding. In return, Priscilla flinched in surprise.

“Where are you going?”

“……that is.”

“If you don’t have a reservation right now or something, can you go to the movie theater first?”

This time it was my turn to be surprised, because the first product of my poor imagination was a movie theater.

I don’t think he knew I was going to the movie theater and was being considerate… … It felt like he really wanted to go. What the heck.

After arriving at the movie theater in a daze, I took out my smartphone.

“I already reserved a table, so I can just wait for about 30 minutes and then go in.”

“Other than that, I want to see that.”

Priscilla, who was tugging at my sleeve, pointed to a poster. The poster itself was of an unusual melodrama.

-If you put on a porn video instead, no one will be able to tell the difference.

-It seems like the director is trying to see how many explicit scenes he can put in when he turns 19.

“… … .”

As I looked at the title, I thought back to the review that had passed by without me noticing, and I cautiously asked.

“Are you really going to see that?”

“huh.”