Chapter 43: Ally of Justice!
"Wait a bit longer. Roland still hasn't escaped yet!"
Eikou signaled Gawain and Charlemagne with his eyes.
Charlemagne: "Seriously, just forget him already, I'm done!"
Eikou: "What?! You're the class president, and you're abandoning your comrade?!"
Charlemagne: "Isn't it more humiliating to just sit here and watch him get rejected in front of everyone?"
Eikou: "That's exactly why I have to stay! Medb will reject him soon enough — once she does, we'll grab him and go."
Meanwhile, Roland had already gathered his courage.
"My beautiful lady,"
He smiled warmly and extended his hand toward Medb.
But before Roland could even get a word out, Medb's honey-colored eyes locked onto him.
"Oh? Looks like there's quite the manly warrior here~"
Roland froze. "M-me?"
"Yes, you," Medb said with a radiant smile. "Wanna chat with me? Let's exchange contacts, shall we?"
"Y-y-yeah, y-yeah, yeah, yeah…"
Roland was so excited he could barely speak.
What?!
All the guys were so shocked their jaws nearly hit the floor.
Unbelievable — that idiot Roland actually succeeded?!
Then again, it made some sense. Queen Medb always did have a thing for muscular, well-built men as her lovers. From Cú Chulainn to Fergus — they were all beefy. And well, Roland definitely fit that type.
Roland turned to his friends, eyes sparkling with excitement.
Roland: "Guys, I did it! I actually did it!"
Eikou: "Don't go, Roland! That's hell ahead of you — she's gonna seduce you and then dump you!"
But the French knight no longer heard any warnings; he was too busy chatting enthusiastically with Queen Medb.
Damn it, Eikou groaned inwardly. Things are getting worse by the minute.
"Haha, Miss Medb, what kind of men do you usually like?"
"Hmm, let me think…" Medb smiled, "First, he has to have blue hair, wear a dark hooded coat, have many sharp spikes, and a red tattoo on his body."
"Really? So you like the rock punk type, huh? Next time I'll try dyeing my hair too."
Rock punk my ass, that's clearly the appearance of Cu Chulainn Berserker! Roland, you're literally being treated as a substitute! Why do you always have to play the pitiful role, huh?!
Charlemagne: "It's over, he's completely enchanted now."
Tristan: "I'm so jealous, I want to have a cheerful chat with someone like Queen Medb too, that type of woman who's already married."
Gawain: "Roland and Tristan are both beyond saving, huh."
Eikou: "No, I can't just sit and watch, I have to think of a way to save him. Before he falls too deep, I can't let that pure heart be hurt by such a wicked woman!"
Eikou: "Anyway, Roland is a good man, I can't let him get hurt like that."
Charlemagne: "Eikou… you really are a cool (and gentle) guy. But how are you going to save him?"
I don't know either, honestly I've got no idea.
The only way I can think of is to break the mood between them, but would that really be good for Roland?
Just when Eikou was still hesitating, Medb suddenly turned her head to look at him.
Her beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
Eikou looked back at her with a bit of confusion.
"Ohya…?"
At that very moment, Queen Medb seemed to show a violently moved expression, her eyes at Eikou looked like they were about to shoot out heart symbols.
Eikou immediately felt his scalp go numb.
He thought to himself: whether it's in the Singularity, in Love Sleeping 2, or in reality, don't tell me she really just fell for me at first sight?! Even if she's that kind of woman, shouldn't she at least pretend to have some restraint?!
"Scathach…"
Medb's voice suddenly became soft and seductive; she licked her lips enticingly,
"There seems to be a very nice warrior here, isn't he also one of your students?"
"He's the student who gives me the biggest headache."
Scathach said coldly as she took a sip of red wine from her glass, looking like she was sulking about something.
"Haha, is that so, every day you can freely 'play around' with such a handsome and charming young man, Scathach, I didn't know your school life was this rich."
"What the hell does 'this rich' mean, huh?! What are you implying with that line?!"
"This handsome warrior…"
Queen Medb raised her chopsticks and pointed straight at Eikou.
"Can I have your contact info? Let's go out later, just the two of us. I know a really great hotel nearby, 'Until You Dry', they have lots of delicious things there, I promise you'll be satisfied~"
That's obviously a love hotel! What kind of "delicious things" are there, and in what "way" exactly are you planning to satisfy me?!
"W-wait, isn't the atmosphere between you two kinda wrong already?"
Roland suddenly felt a strong sense of danger and hurriedly interrupted.
"Shut up, don't talk to me so casually, can't you see I already have a boyfriend?" Medb still didn't take her eyes off Eikou, "Should I book the room now? Do you like the kind of bed that rotates automatically?"
What the hell kind of dialogue is this, it's way too blatant! And why the hell do love hotels even have rotating beds?!
"Hold on…"
A drop of cold sweat rolled down Eikou's forehead.
He carefully glanced at Roland beside him.
"U… uuuu…"
That guy's eyes were brimming with tears, letting out the sorrowful sobs of a heartbroken man.
His hair had already turned green!
Although it was a bit pitiful, did he really have to cry that miserably just because a woman he'd only talked to for a few minutes dumped him?!
Come on, man, toughen up — you and she were just in the "vague of the vague" stage, practically nothing even happened!
Eikou: "I… I successfully stopped Medb!"
Charlemagne: "What kind of protection is that?! You said you wanted to protect Roland's pure heart, yet you ended up stealing his date instead. You're the one who truly hurt him, you damn cuckold!"
Eikou: "Shut up, it's not like I had a choice in this!"
Tristan: "Sasuga Sir Eikou, truly magnificent! You really are the 'Married Woman Slayer'!"
Gawain: "What the hell is a 'Married Woman Slayer'?"
Tristan: "Don't you see? Sir Eikou is actually really compatible with female Servants who are already married."
Haizz, really don't want to admit it at all...
Eikou immediately felt a bit of a headache.
Alright then, fine. Roland, this time you must have clearly seen her true colors, right?
As expected, just like he guessed, the blond man wiped his tears dry and quickly regained his spirit.
And right after that——
Roland pointed his chopsticks toward principal Da Vinci.
So now you're planning to flirt with Da Vinci, huh? You finally managed to overcome the gender barrier in your heart, so no matter what, you still want to hit on "her"? Damn it, you're way too stubborn, aren't you?!
With this level of persistence, Eikou honestly started to admire him a little.
Gawain: "Run, the women here are too scary!"
Charlemagne: "Run! He's truly become Mad Roland now!"
At that moment, Eikou stood before a crossroads.
One path was to seize the chance while things hadn't completely gone south yet, quickly slip away with the guys, and leave Roland behind to be crushed.
If Roland stayed, the only possible ending was to be coldly rejected by women and then cry like a kid.
The other path was to stay, shield Roland, act as his wingman, and try to salvage the situation — maybe even give him a chance.
But the price to pay, as his Instinct skill suggested, was that he might end up being "taken away" by one of the women here.
Haizz…
Eikou let out a small sigh.
Although he really wanted to run, he couldn't forget the favor Roland had once given him — sacrificing his own dignity to hold back Baobhan Sith, buying him precious time, and preventing that shurafield from exploding completely.
That favor… it was time to repay it!
Eikou took a deep breath.
Immediately after, his attitude turned righteous and determined.
Eikou: "I can't leave Roland here alone..."
Gawain: "Eikou, don't tell me you..."
Eikou: "That's right, I've decided to become Ally of Justice 2.0! I'm staying!"