The Traditional Hero Story (36)

To figure out whether I could continue Louise’s lessons—and whether it was all right to move on to the next level when they were already so intense—I went to see Madam. I got the answer I wanted: Louise was a noblewoman I could safely make a move on.

Louise Klein, the youngest daughter of the Klein family, was a disgrace to her house. Her rigid father refused to acknowledge her and intended to use her merely as a tool for a political marriage. Naturally, Louise, who had a talent for swordsmanship, opposed the marriage and ran away from home to pursue her dream of becoming a Swordmaster.

In his rage, her father disowned her, and the lord of Marta, who had had his eye on her for some time, took in the now-homeless Louise. He then entrusted her with the vacant post of deputy commander of the Marta Guard.

So if I made a move on Louise, her family wouldn’t come after me to punish me.

Well, I had no intention of crossing the line, but I might do things that would look like sexual harassment to anyone watching?! I needed to find out in advance, if only for safety’s sake. But with this, it seemed safe to take the next step.

“W-what on earth is this?! What am I looking at?!!!”

There might be some question as to whether we really needed to move to the next step, but Louise had been embarrassed all day after catching a glimpse of the tip of my penis. She needed a drastic treatment.

Besides, there’s a saying about striking while the iron is hot. Louise needed to be able to seduce Siwoo while he was troubled over the succubus incident. And to do that, she needed to get more comfortable around men than she was now.

“This is an artifact for ‘sex education.’ I thought it would be useful for today’s lesson, so I spent all day yesterday tracking one down.”

“S-sex education?! I have no need for such instruction!”...