The Hero King, Reincarnate to Master the Art of War ~And Thus, I Became The Strongest Knight Disciple (♀) in The World~

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「That’s not coming from me, it’s your attitude that’s problematic!」 「……What do you mean?」

The moment Yua tilted her head, showing no expression at all, the long log under her arms swung out and struck Silva on the shin.

「Ah.
M’bad.」 「Ouch……! This is what I meant, this!」 「Now now now, Mister Silva.
We have a guest, let’s maintain our manner! That being said, it’s not common to be invited like this, so I think you should at least attempt it!」 「Agreed! What, it’s fine! Inglis here will stand on the same stage too, you see!」 「Eeeh?!」 「Wah! Miss Inglis too, huh? Indeed, Miss Inglis will look wonderful on stage……You have a good eye, Mr.
Weissmall!」 「Hohou! Truth is, she had stood on our stage before, you see! I am hoping to have her stand on the stage again!」 「Heeeh~! You do your best too, Miss Inglis!」 「N-, no, I still haven’t……」

She still hadn’t decided she would take up the role.
There was a huge problem that needed to be addressed.
Too huge, in fact.

「There’s a kissing scene at the end too! Right, Glis?」 「Wai……! Hold on, Rani, you can’t——」 「「「「EEEEHH?!」」」」

Rafinha’s revelation was met with surprise from everyone present.

「Inglis doing a kissing scene? I’m surprised she agreed to it!」 「Indeed……In front of the audience, to boot…」 「That’s bold, even for a theatre play……I couldn’t help but imagine it now.」 「Yes, now we’re the ones who are getting nervous……Had it been me, I’m not sure I could do it!」 「D-, do your best……Inglis!」 「We will make sure to take a good, long look, for our future references.」

Leone and Liselotte’s cheeks blushed pinkishly when they said so.
A strange excitement and a feeling of expectation were evident in their expression.
They were both healthy young maidens, after all, they couldn’t exactly act indifferent towards such topics it seems.

「No, it’s not decided just……」 「And the candidate for that kiss, is you!」

Said Count Weissmall, placing his hand on Silva’s shoulder.

「「「Oooohhh~!」」」

Everyone cheered.

「Wha……?! Th-, that’s all more the reason I can’t do it! How stupid! I will have to decline!」 「Eeh~……I thought it would be easier if it’s with your senior, Silva, since you and Glis have known each other.」 「「That’s not the issue here!!」」

Inglis and Silva’s voices overlapped.

「So you want your first kiss with brother Rafa, after all? But, you know he’s on a sortie, and this is just a performance, not the real one.
Though, if brother Rafa heard about it later, he might not be able to keep himself inattentive any longer and be on the offensive with Glis? And then, the day Glis and I become real sisters will come sooner~ ……What’s wrong, Glis? Why are you crouching?」 「Uuuu……」

Each word that Rafinha, Leone, and Liselotte had been saying since a while ago made Inglis’ spine chilled even with just the thought of it.
After all, when Inglis thought about it again, kissing a man in front of a crowd of people was horrifying.
Just, horrifying.
It wasn’t about who she was kissing, but the very act itself was physiologically impossible for her.

「Can’t you please reconsider it?!」

Count Weissmall still tried to convince Silva for the role.

「I am sorry, but I can’t help you! I firmly refuse!」 「Hmm, if Mister Silva really can’t——then, who else here wants to do a kissing scene with Miss Inglis?!」

Principal Miliera then got carried away with the flow and instigated the students all around.

「「「Me me me me me!!」」」

A large number of hands raised high.
At the same time, the boys’ eyes were all focused on Inglis alone.

「Waah! Glis, you’re so popular 」 「Hiieeeeekkkk?!!」

By Alistair, Inglis wished they would stop looking at her with those bloodshot gazes, really.
She couldn’t fight against the chill that froze over her spine.

「Waah——that’s Inglis for you……Ah! You can’t raise your hand, Lahti! You aren’t, right?」

Pullum, a student of the Knight division from the same generation, and Lahti, a classmate in the Squire division, were also there.
The two were overseas students from the North, they were childhood friends with each other and usually had good chemistry with one another.
Pullum was looking at Lahti as if to chide him.

「Hell if I will.
I ain’t interested in such a thing.」 「Okay.
Anything else to add?」

Pullum turned her ears to Lahti.

「Haah?」 「I mean lines like “I will only raise my hand if it’s with you!”」 「As if!」

Then——

「If Silva declines the offer——then I will raise my hand too!」

The one who announced his arrival with such a loud voice was the older brother of Silva——the Commander of the Imperial Guard Order, Redas.