# 179
Helmut
Episode 179
Area had to unpleasantly realize that Heike was her teacher and grand wizard.
Because, as Heike said, Area’s skills were not able to solve Heike’s trick on the second bracelet.
In order not to fall prey to her tricks, I worked hard to break off ties with her as soon as possible, to the point where I heard people say I was terrible.
But still, Area could do nothing in front of Heike’s magic. All you have to do is wait for 24 hours to pass!
It made me feel more depressed than I imagined. But I couldn’t delay.
‘Now is not the time for this.’
The high priest is coming. If there’s anything even remotely strange, it won’t be overlooked.
Being a disciple of a temple deed means you can become dangerous at any time.
The divergence from Heike was momentary, and Area immediately jumped out of the window to head to the back of the building.
Just as she was turning the corner, Area almost collided with someone and lost her balance and fell down. My eyebrows naturally furrow.
‘I’m busy, but what kind of bastard…’
Suddenly I saw that the shoes were familiar. I was thrilled.
Area instinctively realized this. I would have just lowered my head and pretended not to notice, but for some reason I couldn’t. I desperately wanted to check.
The moment I made eye contact with Helmut, everything was forgotten.
‘Why is this guy here…’
The first time I hit Area was a shock. Then, as her own image appeared in her mind, Area became unable to say anything.
‘Did you get caught? Yeah, there’s no way I don’t know. He was in name and name a roommate, but in vain like this….’
Helmut was staring intently in this direction. I was speechless in front of those mysterious black eyes.
‘How… should I explain?’
Helmut wouldn’t be angry at the fact that a girl pretended to be a boy, went to the academy, and even had a roommate.
Area also knew that because of his insensitive nature, he could sometimes be lenient on certain things.
If I tell you to shut your mouth, will you shut it? Would it be better to excuse myself by saying that my current appearance is just a curse?
Alea’s head was spinning so tightly that it was steaming.
But Helmut only slightly raised his eyebrows when he saw her and didn’t say anything. He held out his hand.
“Catch… catch?”
Area suddenly spoke up and was shocked. Originally, Heike’s disguise magic was to change his voice. The current Area was emitting its original voice.
Helmut kept his hand outstretched and did not move. After hesitating for a moment, Area took his hand and stood up.
‘Yes, Minister. We have to move quickly.’
For some reason, my face heated up at that brief contact. So much so that I want to fan myself.
The two quickly left the place. From what I could hear, it seemed like the unknown high priest was planning to take a look around the Magic Faculty building.
After getting out of the safe zone, Helmut stopped. Only then did Area realize that they were still holding hands.
Area was startled and let go of her hand. However, Area soon realized one thing that was even more surprising than that fact.
‘…are you avoiding the high priest?’
you also? It was not a situation to ask. Not only was there a secret movement, but also a wary look in the direction of the high priest.
There is no way he would know that Area is Heike’s disciple and must not be revealed to the temple. So this is Helmut’s problem.
‘I knew he was a guy with a lot of secrets.’
Maybe their secrets have some similarities. What did you do during vacation?
But it was a question that could not be asked. Just as Alea can’t answer that question.
Instead, Area asked another question.
“Why did you come to the magic school building?”
And why did you run away with me? I could have run away alone, right?
“well.”
The pitch-black eyes were focused on Area. He seemed to be thinking for a moment and then suddenly asked.
“Do you want to see the festival?”
“festival? “Sightseeing…”
“Fun.”
‘Yeah, it’ll be fun. But there’s something strange about this guy.’
Area tilted her head. Is it because he knew this was a woman?
No, what’s more strange is that they don’t even ask anything, leaving no excuse. It wasn’t the way he usually treated himself. A subtle sense of distance.
“What should I call you?”
Area was startled. Then he narrowed his eyes and looked at Helmut.
‘This guy… does he have facial recognition impairment? Don’t you recognize me? ‘They look so similar?’
There was a difference. Because Area when she is a woman and Area when she is a man have different lines and skeletal structures that give off a different feeling. Heike’s magic was truly exquisite.
However, if you had your eyes open, you wouldn’t be able to tell that Helmut, who was even your roommate, was the same person. Area believed so.
However, Helmut was very calm about acting. The expressionless face completely said ‘I don’t know.’
Maybe he was just a simple guy and couldn’t even make the connection between Alea, who was male and had silver hair, and the girl with lavender hair in front of him.
It’s absurd, but there was a part of Helmut that even Area couldn’t understand. It’s also so indifferent that it seems special.
‘No, let’s say I didn’t recognize him, why would he talk so naturally to a girl he met for the first time?’
The naturalness of his attitude was suspicious. Alea raised the corner of her eyes brightly.
“Why do you ask such a question?”
“Then I’ll just call you you.”
Since he didn’t tell me his name, he didn’t ask any more questions. Bewildered, Area asked a question.
“No, more than that, we don’t know each other. “Why are we watching the festival together?”
“If you don’t know each other, why shouldn’t you do that?”
He seemed serious. Area tried to find words to explain, but kept her mouth shut. I didn’t want to refute it. Just follow this flow.
“…That’s true too. But I have some circumstances, so it would be difficult for me to show my face.”
Area secretly wondered if anyone would notice if he had said this much.
But Helmut seemed completely unaware. He came up with a simple method.
“Because there are a lot of people wearing strange clothes during festivals. “Why don’t you buy a mask?”
It was perfect for Sian’s dream of imitating the mysterious masked wizard. Although I was currently more interested in being good at dressing up as a woman.
Alea somehow smiled and laughed.
“Good idea.”
It suddenly seemed like things were moving in the direction of enjoying the festival with Helmut.
A date with a cool boy… Heike’s words flashed through her mind, but Area tried to erase them.
‘It’s not because of what she said. Festival… well, not bad.’
There was no other reason why Area did not participate in the festival. I was afraid that once I started enjoying it, I would let myself go.
Even though she didn’t have friends to enjoy it with, there are very few people who would refuse to enjoy the festival with Area.
Because I always had to live with a high level of tension. Even at times like these, I made up my mind not to enjoy myself.
But somehow the barrier that had been erected was falling apart. In front of Helmut.
Area acknowledged that he was special to her. Perhaps Helmut is the only person who can change Area’s decision. Hey, it’s just that they’re forced to do it.
“But why are you alone? “What about my friends?”
“I went to participate in a cross-dressing contest.”
“…I see.”
Are you saying that they participate in competitions like that? I was speechless for a moment.
So, while Helmut was alone and bored, he found a girl who was alone and thought of playing with her. It felt like Helmut even though it wasn’t like Helmut.
Helmut’s attitude was not subtle enough to suddenly attack a pretty girl because he had a crush on her. It’s literally like enjoying a festival.
‘…I don’t know.’
It may have been a good thing because it was difficult for Helmut to like her as a woman. Area asked with a sigh.
“Where are you going?”
Helmut briefly explained his schedule.
“First of all, the cross-dressing contest is fixed. But it opens around 5pm and I have no plans until then. “Is it something you want to do?”
It was now morning, not even noon yet. Area asked suspiciously.
“How long do you mean we’ll be together?”
“Well, are you busy with anything else?”
“No…but.”
There was a lot of hesitation in speaking. Area had even forgotten what she had gone to the magic faculty building to do.
Helmut nodded lightly.
“Good.”
It’s really clear. It’s so clear that I have nothing to say.
“What do you want to do?”
Area was only able to answer that question late. I remembered something that caught my eye on the way back and forth.
“Oh, I hear it’s called a puppet show. “I’ve never seen it before.”
“I’ve never seen it either. let’s go.”
Before that, I decided to buy a disguise mask. Area secretly changed her eye color using magic. The purple eyes changed to plain blue.
Helmut is a dull guy, so even if he didn’t know, he was just wondering if someone would recognize him.
Fortunately, Heike’s magic and the eye color changing magic did not seem to conflict with each other.
Helmut doesn’t recognize him anyway, so he won’t think it’s strange if he uses magic.
Area was wearing the cloak of Greta Academy’s magic department. The clothes he wore underneath were just plain shirts and pants, so there was nothing special about them.
‘I won’t be caught with my clothes.’
Helmut recommended Area to buy a roughly suitable mask and put it on.
“Why don’t you be more certain?”
In front of the academy where the festival was held, merchants from Baden’s shopping streets were selling goods.
There, Area bought a fancy cape to wear on the outside. The perfect disguise was achieved by even purchasing a childish magic wand with a crescent moon on it.
It’s like cosplaying to really enjoy the festival.
‘What am I doing?’
Although she felt skeptical, Area made up her mind to enjoy the festival to the fullest since she was fully dressed.
The Greta Academy festival is a famous event in Baden. Because of that, they had to be surrounded by a huge crowd as they headed back to the festival shopping district. Perhaps because it was the last day, there were a lot of people.
In a situation where it was impossible to walk side by side, Helmut held out his hand.
“catch. “Let’s go see a play.”
They originally didn’t hold hands. So Helmut must have no idea that he is Area.
I felt somewhat uneasy. Area believed that the reason she suddenly grabbed his hand was because there were a lot of people. Haven’t you already caught it once before?
‘Your hands are strong.’
It’s only natural since it’s a swordsmanship department. But strangely, my heart beat faster at the naturalness of it all.
“Hey Helmut.”
Area asked.
“You don’t just hold hands like this, do you?”
“anyone? “I don’t normally hold hands.”
“Then why…”
“There are a lot of people.”
I answer as if it were very obvious.
“This is comfortable.”
“…okay.”
Area thought that this was a guy who was very picky about convenience.
Of course, there were people I knew in the shopping district. The second-year swordsman students who discovered them went into an uproar.
“Who on earth is that girl holding hands with Helmut?”
“Even though her face is covered, doesn’t she look pretty? “I think it looks pretty somehow.”
“Maybe your fiancee came to visit for the festival?”
“Helmut is a commoner! “What kind of fiancee are you?”
“Do you believe that? From what I can tell, that guy is a commoner!”
“After all, you could just be my girlfriend!”
“Helmut’s girlfriend?”
A cold voice intervened in their conversation.
