Avoid Yandere Constellation

The next day.

Lise stood quietly in front of the mansion’s entrance. Just as she was about to leave for school,

“Kaine, why are you so late?”

Skaya crossed her arms below her majestic chest with a pout.

Why are you here?! I wouldn’t normally think this, but I can’t help it right now. Lise is right in front of me.

She and Kaine need to hold hands to learn the magic taught by Makarov. No, they might even need more intimate contact to adapt quickly.

“You… Why are you here?”

“I came to go to school with you.”

“No…”

I couldn’t bring myself to say, Don’t you know what I’m talking about? What if Lise interrogates me?

‘I might get scared like last time.’

As Kaine thought this, Skaya spoke in a reassuring tone.

“Don’t worry, Lise already knows.”

“Huh?”

“I told her about our situation, so don’t worry.”

Kaine shifted his gaze to Lise, who stood silently with a stoic expression. Feeling his gaze, Lise nodded.

“Yes, as Skaya said, I already know, so you don’t have to worry. And anyway…”

Before Lise could finish her sentence,

“?!”

Kaine’s tie was pulled. The two were now close enough for a kiss. Lise smiled seductively and said,

“The young master is mine♥”

“…”

“…”

Her words were met with a moment of silence. Skaya blushed and grabbed Kaine’s hand, not wanting to be outdone.

“W-Well, he’s mine right now.”

“No, I’m not anyone’s…”

The two glared at each other coldly.

[The goddess of Fate claims him as hers!]

Why are you like this too? Well, it’s actually weirder for the constellation to be quiet, but I wish she would just stay quiet.

Anyway, Kaine thought it would be better not to continue the conversation, so he quickly changed his tone.

“Yes, ma’am.”

He switched gears at the speed of light.

The two nodded with a menacing smile, apparently pleased with his change of attitude.

“Yes, it’s not a perfect answer, but it’s definitely better than what you were going to say originally, young master.”

“Yeah, it’s definitely better than what you were going to say.”

Isn’t that right? Why do I feel murderous intent in your smile?

“Uh, yeah. Let’s just go quickly, or we’ll be late.”

“Oh, you’re right. Then, Lise, take care.”

“Yes, you two be careful, too.”

With that, the two left for school holding hands like a couple. Lise stared at their entwined hands.

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Meanwhile, at that time, Skaya was…

‘Ughhhhhhhh!!!’

She was pacing anxiously in her mind, and her heart was pounding so loudly that it could be heard by Kaine, who was standing next to her.

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

She hadn’t felt this way in a long time. The only other time was when Kaine called her for the second semester performance assessment last year.

‘Ugh… I hope Kaine isn’t hearing my heartbeat.’

Skaya shifted her gaze to him, worried that he might be able to hear it. Fortunately, he seemed to be unaware, tilting his head in confusion as he looked at her.

‘I already experienced it yesterday, but his hands are big.’

Yesterday, when they held hands to use the couple magic, her heart had raced so fast that she thought she might die.

It was so nerve-wracking that she made such a big mistake while using magic. She had rarely made mistakes in controlling her magic power or spellcasting.

Of course, it happened occasionally, but only when she encountered a complex spell for the first time. The spell she saw yesterday wasn’t that complicated.

Despite this, she made a series of mistakes due to her nervousness, and her memory of the event was hazy.

‘Yes, it was definitely a mistake!’

As Skaya rationalized to herself,

“Skaya!”

Someone called her from behind. She turned around, and it was none other than…

“Jenny!”

Eileen and her friend Jenny. Jenny approached with a slightly brighter smile, and then…

“…”

She glanced at their entwined hands and flinched. She looked back and forth between the two with a puzzled expression.

Skaya waved her free arm frantically, babbling,

“This is because of the magic taught by the Grand Sage! It’s unavoidable! The Grand Sage told me to do this!!!”

Was it because she spoke too quickly? Jenny shifted her gaze from Skaya to Kaine. He explained to her what had happened yesterday.

“Hmm. Couple magic… It really makes you look like a real couple.”

“What? Couple, couple, couple, couple.”

Skaya jumped at Jenny’s muttering. Her face turned bright red, and she froze up. Jenny ignored her and looked at Kaine, saying,

“Hey, if Ange, Eileen, or your maid finds out, won’t you be in big trouble? Is it finally time for your funeral?”

“No, even if I you tell them… And Lise already knows, so it’s fine. Hmm, I’m not sure about the other two. I’m just feeling hopeless. But they might understand since there’s a reason.”

“I don’t know… Just make sure you balance things well. Otherwise, you might end up in pieces.”

Jenny’s words were hard to deny. The constellation was already flooding him with messages. If it weren’t for Lisanna and Rain being in the royal capital, the goddess would have descended by now.

‘I should take her out for some real one-on-one fun sometime.’

If left unchecked, I might die of heart palpitations. So, I needed to set aside some time to spend with her. After all, a balance of rewards and punishments is necessary.

“You need to explain it to Eileen first.”

As soon as she said this,

“Kaine? And Skaya?”

Eileen looked at the two with an icy gaze, tilting her head in confusion.

‘Huh? What the hell?’

He had intended to explain, but…

‘Not right now, though.’

As she thought this,

“Kaine… sir?”

A chilling voice called out. Cold sweat trickled down her spine.

He knew who it was, but he didn’t want to find out. Still, he turned around, and…

“Ange?”

As expected, she was the saint of the goddess of Fate.

Lisanna was also there, and Jenny quietly slipped away, fearing she might get caught in the crossfire.

Kaine was trapped from all sides. He looked at Skaya, hoping she might resolve the situation.

However, contrary to his expectations,

“Couple, couple, couple.”

Skaya was still malfunctioning, muttering the word ‘couple.’

With a solemn expression, Kaine knelt down and explained what had happened yesterday. Surely they would understand since there was a reason, right?

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There was a time when I thought the same.

[The goddess of Fate is pleased, hmph!]

Hey, it’s not like I did anything terribly wrong. Sure, being involved with multiple women is trashy, but it’s legal in this world.

So, since I didn’t break any laws, I didn’t do anything wrong.

As I was making excuses to myself,

“Kaine, are you listening to us?”

“Kaine-nim? Are you listening?”

Eileen and Ange asked with piercing eyes. I nodded without hesitation.

“Phew. Well, it’s… I guess there’s no choice but to learn magic.”

“Yes, Kaine-nim. I respect your opinion, but…”

Ange continued in a serious tone.

“Don’t cross the line. Understand?”

The line she was referring to was obvious.

Yes, of course…

“Sex?”

Lisanna blurted out without thinking, then quickly covered her mouth with both hands, realizing her mistake.

The two women stared at me with blank faces, more concerned about my answer than Lisanna’s slip-up.

Feeling the silent pressure, I slowly nodded.

“Yes, don’t worry. I won’t cross the line.”

“Hmm, Kaine isn’t usually trustworthy when it comes to women, but I trust Skaya… I understand.”

“From what I’ve seen of this lady, Kaine-nim won’t cross the line.”

[The goddess of Fate will be watching, she says.]

Hey, I’m a gentleman. I’ve endured despite having opportunities.

I can guarantee that no one is as gentlemanly and patient as me. If it were anyone else, well…

But denying it here wouldn’t help.

Especially since the two women were staring at me with their intimidating smiles.

“Then let’s go to the lecture. We might be late if we stay any longer.”

The two nodded with slightly uneasy expressions.

I turned my gaze to Skaya.

“Couple, couple, couple.”

She seemed to really like the word ‘couple,’ as she was still malfunctioning.

To bring her back to her senses, I gently released her hand.

“Huh?”

“Finally, you’re back to normal.”

“Why did you let go?”

Skaya’s voice was filled with disappointment.

I answered without hesitation.

“Because we need to go to the lecture. That’s why.”

“Oh, right.”

She nodded, understanding my words, with a look of great regret.

“Anyway, I have to go with Eileen to Master Mikasa’s lecture. Have a good day, Ange-nim.”

“Yes, Kaine-nim. Take care.”

With that, I, Eileen, and Jenny, who had been watching from a distance, sprinted towards the training grounds to avoid being late.

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Mikasa, the commander of the royal knights, was said to be unmatched in swordsmanship, even by the Thomas and Elijah families, who were known for their knightly skills.

Mikasa, neither from a knightly family nor from another world, was on par with the heads of these families.

She could be called a genius without argument. But perhaps because of this,

[The goddess of Fate is bored, she says.]

She had no talent for teaching.

That’s why the constellation was sending messages saying she was bored.

However, it seemed that only I and the constellation felt this way, as the students around us were all paying close attention.

‘Yawn!’

As I stifled a yawn, Mikasa, with her short hair, spoke up.

“That’s enough explanation. From now on, each of you will pair up and spar with each other.”

As soon as she finished speaking,

“Kaine, let’s spar.”

Eileen approached me as if she had been waiting for those words.

I had a bad feeling about it and tried to refuse, but…

-Grab!

She quickly grabbed my wrist, as if she wouldn’t let go.

Was this pairing supposed to be forced?

I tried to pull away, but…

-Squeeze!

As expected, she was applying force. The veins on the back of her hand were visible from the strength of her grip.

In the end, I ‘agreed’ with Eileen and was dragged away by her.

For the rest of the lecture, I was beaten up by Eileen.

After the lecture, I learned one thing.

Eileen had been hitting me with personal feelings.

As a side note, She received a lot of feedback from Mikasa for relying too much on physical ability.

Finally, the last lecture was left, the one by Master Tony, the teacher of Kim Soo-yong.