NOVEL WEB Chapter 182
Chapter: 182
The second semester has started, and already a few weeks have passed.
I was gradually bringing up the idea of starting a business with Ivana.
Just an ordinary daily life, hanging out with the other girls…
“Why are you like this, Young Lady?”
“I think my breast size has gotten a bit bigger.”
“…Ah.”
Anyway, I was just going through an inconsequential daily routine.
The season had now shifted from summer to autumn.
Despite realizing that I liked women, I was just living normally.
Of course, it did feel like I was getting a bit more physical than before?
“I think I can just give this one to Ivana…”
Originally, I planned to just have fun playing around with the younger kids.
After all, dating girls who weren’t even adults seemed a bit against my conscience?
But that was a separate matter.
Since they didn’t seem to mind the physical contact, I probably ended up being a bit more touchy-feely.
Holding hands, lying together on the bed, resting my head on their arms, or hugging—well, that’s nothing, right?
After all, I used to do that with Rosalyn too.
“Rize, can you get me some candy?”
“Yes, Young Lady.”
Anyway, the conclusion was that I was just living a normal life.
Nothing particularly grand about it.
*
Academy, First Year, Second Semester.
October 4th.
It had already been a month since the second semester began, and the midterm exam season was approaching.
What I did was simply sleep during classes, whip up assignments if I had them, and then go back to sleep.
Aside from that, it was just the end of club activities.
It was still the same daily routine.
But maybe because of the recent exams, the first-year students were constantly noisy in the common room.
Karen often stared at me.
She seemed unaware she was staring, but she was surprisingly perceptive in that regard.
She even noticed when Ivana was following me around before.
Every time I taught Grace literature, helped Ella with her mana studies, or discussed business with Ivana, Karen kept sending me looks that seemed a bit dissatisfied, maybe slightly jealous.
Since childhood…
No, for Karen, I was probably the first real friend she had, right?
Despite being from the Rosaki Count family in the city of Melnick, Karen never got to make friends, so I was her first.
Maybe that’s why she kept glancing at me.
If Karen liked girls, maybe she liked me specifically; I thought about that possibility.
If that were the case, things could change in many ways…
But for now, that was it.
*
Academy, First Year, Second Semester.
October 30th.
The midterms were over.
I mean, it wasn’t like the midterms lasted for a whole month; a week was sufficient.
During that time, I hung out with the first-years quite a bit because of the exams.
And since Karen kept watching me, I ended up spending a lot of time with her after the exams.
Of course, other friends tagged along, and my younger sister Grace was often with us, but at least I saw Karen in a much better mood than when we were studying for midterms, so that was enough.
Afterward, we even went on a trip to celebrate the end of exams.
I was just spending ordinary time with friends, and nothing particularly eventful happened.
Whether it was hanging with Karen or the other girls, or just being with Rize, everything remained at a perfectly normal level.
It was a repetitive daily life that was really no different from before… to be honest, it was kind of boring.
I’d rather something happen.
In the novels I read in my past life, it always seemed like some incident occurred in places like school or academies.
Instead, it was just too uneventful, and time dragged on to the point of being dull.
*
Academy, First Year, Second Semester.
November 11th.
It’s been quite some time since I started discussing business with Ivana.
There hasn’t been much change since our prior conversations.
The project to help Ivana become head of the family was decided to start with the northern tourism business.
But it wasn’t just about developing tourist attractions in the north; the priority was to make it easier to get there.
After all, I’ve never been to the north myself.
The north is quite hard to reach without local help or requires routing through the central region every time.
We planned to build roads linking the north with other areas and discussed experiences of northern culture.
Aside from helping Ivana become the head, I was genuinely serious about the business.
Since it had been a while since I engaged in business, I was particularly motivated and eager.
In any case, the conclusion is that Ivana’s business is about to really kick off.
If Ivana returns to the north during this break, we could create roads directly connecting the west and east.
I had plenty of money, but making those routes wasn’t just about cash.
That was something Ivana would handle, and thus, we concluded our discussion.
*
“Yawn…”
“You’ve been falling asleep the moment you enter the classroom lately. What’s up with that?”
“I’m just tired…”
“What have you been up to? Aren’t you just playing in bed at the dorm all the time?”
“That’s true, but…”
Maybe it’s because I’ve been spending time writing in my journal before bed lately?
Or perhaps I was just busier preparing for business with Ivana lately?
Besides that, I had quite a few reasons to be tired recently…
“The mana studies teacher has been assigning a lot of homework, right? That’s probably part of why you’re worn out.”
“Ah, that’s definitely annoying. It’s just endless writing…”
I suddenly recalled why I had sort of wound down my business just before entering the academy.
Honestly, trying to juggle business and schoolwork while attending academy would be exhausting, and it turned out even more tiring than expected.
“This weekend, I’ve got to catch up on my lower-level magic assignments and get new underwear.”
If it were something creative, it wouldn’t be hard.
Just click, click, and it’s done.
But… maybe it’s because I’m a first-year at the academy?
Most of the assignments were just about writing pages on what we’d studied or learned.
“…You’re getting more?”
“Yes?”
“I mean, do you really need to buy underwear again?”
“Ah, I didn’t expect to have to so soon, but my size turned out to be way off.”
I thought we’d be talking about assignments, but she asked about my underwear instead?
Well, the underwear I had on was from just before the academy finals.
Since I had mentioned it before, Ella couldn’t help but be confused.
Honestly, I never thought I’d need new ones so quickly…
“Well, it’s a growth period, you know.”
“That is true…? But isn’t it a bit too fast?”
“It’s better than not growing at all, I think.”
“Not wrong, but still…”
Until recently, I had been on the smaller side compared to girls my age.
Ella and Grace were on the shorter side among the people around us, but I was smaller than both of them.
So, of course, I couldn’t help but be positive about my growth in height or body.
“You can just go buy them like it’s no big deal. It’s not like the weather feels as hot as summer anymore; it’s getting a bit chilly, right?”
It is November after all.
“And besides, you might go with Rize for a mood change when doing assignments.”
“That part doesn’t really matter to me. But… something…”
“Something?”
“The you I know was shorter than me and much smaller!”
“That’s not quite accurate, you know…?”
I got what Ella meant, but no matter how I thought about it, that level wasn’t right at all.
Of course, I was smaller back then.
But for Ella to say much smaller was really…
“Besides, you’re small too, Ella.”
“I’m taller than you!”
“No…”
In the end, she was admitting she herself was short.
From what Ella said, it sounded as if my height was comparable to that of a three-year-old!
Still, that wasn’t quite right.
I’m just about a head shorter than Karen and Rize…?
Of course, by the time I was in the first year at the academy, I had already outgrown that.
“Anyway, Ella. You’re shorter than me in breasts while talking like that?”
“That has nothing to do with height…!”
“Both height and breasts are body features—why wouldn’t it matter? If anything, it’s very relevant, don’t you think?”
In reality, Ella wasn’t particularly tall, right?
Sure, with Karen and Ivana being on the taller side, it might seem so, but she was about the same as Grace, who had grown a bit during vacation.
It was just that size range.
“Hmm…”
Looking just now, she was by no means busty and more like a B…
“W-What are you looking at…?”
“Nothing much…”
“Why are you laughing?!”
Hmm.
It was a cute size.
It reminded me of my past self.
Although compared to my current self, I’d feel a bit bad for my breasts if compared to hers?
“Hehe…”
In any case, whether it’s business or my body, I was definitely in the process of steadily growing in stages.