Acting Like a Kitten 18: Chapter 18.
Acting Like a Kitten After that.
The butler was apprehended.
Upon our safe return, Philip and I discussed pinning everything on Ghislaine.
The reason, of course, was the same as in my previous life: for the purpose of protecting me.
And just as Philip and I were talking about the private tutor.
“I heard!” Sauros kicked the door open and rushed in, furiously ruffling my hair.
“You saved Eris!” “No, it was Ghislaine alone; it had nothing to do with me.” “You brat, how dare you lie to me!” “Lord Philip told me to do this.” “Philip!” Sauros delivered a righteous punch that shattered Philip’s face.
How terrifying.
He held nothing back; Eris’s bad habits are learned from you, you know?
“You scoundrel, not a single word of thanks to the benefactor who saved your daughter!
Are you only teaching him boring noble theatrics?” Philip scrambled to his feet and calmly knelt on the ground.
“Father, although Paul severed ties, he still carries the bloodline of the Greyrat Family, and thus, his son Rudeus also inherits the Greyrat Family bloodline and is part of our family.
Compared to formal commendations, I believe it is better to treat him gently as a family member.” Hehe, what a high-sounding statement.
However, Filis’s approach is correct.
I don’t want to get involved in the power struggles between nobles.
Here, my identity is merely that of a private tutor.
Afterward, Sauros called Eris to the reception room because I demanded that she personally bow to me and ask me to serve as her private tutor.
This is also a necessary refinement.
Hmm…
Actually, no.
I just wanted to see Eris act like a kitten.
“Eris, if you want to ask someone for a favor, you must show your sincerity yourself!” Then, Eris made an unhappy expression.
( ￣へ￣ ) ↑Roughly like this↑ Looking closely, she’s still very cute, but at a time like this, I have to hold back and not laugh.
“Grandfather already promised me…” “If you don’t ask him yourself, I won’t hire Rudeus.” Upon hearing this, Eris glared at me, her face flushed, not from shyness, but from anger and humiliation.
But no matter what, in the end, she still really wanted me to stay.
Come on, Eris!
Make me stay in a way that fits the Grelat Family’s XP!
And so.
Eris grabbed her long red hair at the roots with both hands, pulling it to either side of her head to form pigtails, and blinked her eyes.
“Pl-please teach E-Eris magic, nya?” My eyes closed, and I fainted on the spot.
Being too cute isn’t always a good thing; for example, it’s bad for your health.
… … In any case.
From then on, I officially became Eris’s private tutor.
Of course, it wasn’t entirely smooth.
For instance, Eris completely refused to learn arithmetic and reading/writing.
She only participated seriously in swordplay and magic lessons.
I wasn’t bothered by this; after all, Eris in my previous life was exactly like this—a complete idiot.
Moreover, she later went to train in the Illiterate Holy Land.
The Illiterate Holy Land lives up to its name; from the Sword God down to the lowest foot soldier, every single one of them is illiterate.
Being in such an environment causes one’s intelligence to plummet, eventually turning them into an idiot who knows nothing but swordplay.
That being said.
Even without Filis’s urging, I needed to teach Eris the basics; otherwise, if she truly became illiterate, she wouldn’t even be able to become an adventurer.
And regarding Eris’s hiding place.
I naturally had a clue.
… In the stable’s hay pile, Eris lay sleeping soundly, her belly exposed.
I climbed onto the hay pile, my gaze falling upon Eris’s chest.
A-cup, can’t play… Did you think I’d say that?
No, no, one must look further ahead.
Although currently she’s an A-cup, in a few years, she’ll swell up like she’s been inflated, reaching at least an E-cup.
Having personally fondled them, I can confirm this with certainty.
The most crucial point is that I’ve been kneading them since she was little.
The sense of accomplishment is very gratifying.
In any case.
After a thorough fondling, I prepared to wake Eris.
How exactly to wake her?
Of course, by taking off her underwear, as that’s what I did in my previous life.
So, I took off her underwear.
… Huh?
Something’s not right.
In my previous life, shouldn’t Eris have punched me away during the process of taking them off?
I looked at the underwear, which had come off smoothly in my hand, and fell into thought.
Then I looked up and met Eris’s somewhat fierce gaze.
“This is me…” “If Rudy likes them, you can have them…” Eris looked at me with a fierce gaze, but her face was burning red.
Phew… Rudeus, calm down.
Don’t forget your purpose here.
I calmly put the underwear into my pocket and then moved closer to Eris.
“Let’s go back to class.” “No, arithmetic and reading/writing are boring and useless.” “You don’t want to learn because you think they’re useless?” “Exactly.” “But I heard that Eris really wants to become an adventurer.” “You don’t need arithmetic or reading/writing to be an adventurer; being strong is enough.” “Since you say so, let’s call Ghislaine and go for a walk in town.” Later.
I took Ghislaine and Eris for a tour around town.
Eris had a lot of fun.
And I also took this opportunity to thoroughly teach her the importance of arithmetic and reading/writing for adventurers.
Although she was skeptical at first, Ghislaine also spoke up to confirm.
During her Black Wolf’s Fang days, Ghislaine couldn’t do arithmetic or read/write, leaving all of that to her companions.
In other words, scumbag Paul and the others.
It wasn’t until after the Black Wolf’s Fang disbanded that she realized the importance of arithmetic and reading/writing.
If one is completely ignorant of these, no matter how strong they are, they won’t be able to feed themselves.
Because they wouldn’t understand how much to pay for food, the cost of maintaining equipment, or the requests from the Adventurer’s Guild.
They would instantly become penniless.
That’s why Ghislaine is now so actively asking me to teach her arithmetic and reading/writing.
This is a common situation.
Only after experiencing it do people realize what they lack and then want to make up for it.
In any case, to become a self-sufficient adventurer, one must master these most basic common sense skills.
ErisTurns Ten Eris obediently accepted.
From then on.
Eris began to study arithmetic and reading/writing with an attitude even more proactive than I had imagined.
Even more proactive than in my previous life.
This made me feel a bit uneasy.
Eris’s attitude towards me seemed a little too gentle.
Whether it was her greater respect for my opinions or her not immediately stopping me when I took off her underwear last time.
I could clearly feel that because of some subtle changes in me, Eris had also changed.
This butterfly effect, I don’t know if it’s good or bad.
But regardless.
Major events significant enough to alter the course of history will still happen.
For example.
The Teleportation Incident.
… The giant black sphere floating above Roa.
That is the culprit behind the Teleportation Incident; according to Seven Star’s research, Seven Star was summoned by it.
First, a disclaimer.
I do not intend to prevent the Teleportation Incident.
In fact, I don’t even plan to notify people to evacuate.
The reason is simple.
Before meeting the Dragon God, I must ensure that the general course of history remains the same as in my previous life.
And the Teleportation Incident is an event that can cause a huge change in the course of history, so I cannot prevent it.
Even to be safe.
I cannot interfere with Zenith and Paul either.
I must, absolutely, 100% ensure that the Teleportation Incident is exactly the same as in my previous life.