Episode 35 – Time to Prepare


The Tale of Gerald Vader, the Heretic Knightโ€™s Rampage Through Another World


As winter’s chill began to ease, my enrollment at the Knight Academy drew ever closer.

I had already turned fifteen, making me an official adult within the kingdom.

In my previous life, adulthood meant being eighteen or older, so this felt strangely unfamiliar.

After all, it’s like being told โ€œYou’re an adultโ€ at an age equivalent to high school freshman.

Then again, in my previous lifeโ€”in Japan long agoโ€”15 was considered adulthood, so it’s not unreasonable for such countries or worlds to exist.

But that aside.

What happens when you become an adult?

Twina becomes a ferocious beast.

โ€œHeheโ€ฆ You’re an adult now too. You’re prepared, right?โ€

In my bed, at the Vader family’s villa in the capital.

Twinaโ€”guardian deity of House Vader and the one who granted me divine favorโ€”had me pinned down.

She flashed a bewitching smile as her white fingers gently traced my cheek.

Of course, with my strength, I could easily throw Twina off.

She isn’t human, but that doesn’t mean she’s stronger than a knight blessed with divine protection.

But I stared down at Twina straddling me, crossed my arms, and said.

โ€œOf course I’m prepared too. Bring it on anytime.โ€

I promised her that in exchange for her blessings, I would โ€˜give her everything I haveโ€™.

Therefore, it’s only natural I fulfill her requestsโ€”as long as they don’t lead to my death.

It’s definitely not because I’m thrilled to be attacked by a silver-haired, emerald-eyed, non-human beauty.

This is about the sincere and serious contract between her and me.

Sorry, I lied.

I’m genuinely happy.

After all, I’m (physically) just a teenage boy.

Refusing her request here is simply not an option.

โ€œThen, let us beginโ€ฆโ€

Twina swept her silky silver hair back with one hand.
Then her face drew closerโ€”

I closed my eyes, preparing to receive her lips.

Then, the weight on my stomach vanished in an instant.

Clink. A silver necklace fell to the floor.

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

Again, huh?

I sighed softly inside.

Apparently, Twina’s heightened tension had pushed the โ€˜Exposure Talismanโ€™ beyond its magical capacity.

Before her overwhelming magic could burn the talisman out, the safety mechanism activated, forcibly cutting off the magic supply.

Once that happened, she couldn’t maintain her physical form on the ground.

We’d agreed to ease into things starting with a kissโ€ฆ but was even that impossible for her in this Beast Mode?

โ€ฆor so I thought.

Something felt off.

An oddly tense atmosphere hung in the room.

And Twina’s presence wasn’t nearby.

Of course, I could sense Twina was in the room.

But she felt distant.

Had she sulked away into the closet because I stopped short?

โ€œโ€ฆTwina?โ€

No reply.

A strange uneasiness gripped me.

I opened my eyes.

Scanned the room.

Twina was nowhere to be found.

But instead, I found someone else.

Beyond the open door stood Alyssa.

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.Well. It seems the guardian spirit of my home is quite skilled at seducing my younger brother.โ€

She said this with a smile, but her voice was bone-chillingly cold.

At the same time, a trembling presence from Twina reached me from deep within the closet.

โ€ฆCome to think of it.

It was about time for classes at the Knight Academy to end and spring break to begin, wasn’t it?


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