Surviving a Harsh Fantasy with Cheat Items (WN)

Chapter 98.2: Lyle-Sensei’s Confession

So, sensei nodded with a sigh and took off his bathing suit, and stripped naked.

Hmm, smooth and beautiful skin. Its so clear and white that I think it has never been exposed to the sun since birth.

Though slender, her breasts are moderately developed and her waist is slender. She has the body of a healthy 23-year-old woman.

I thought she might have been badly burned but apparently, shes not.

The lower half of her body is also feminine and fleshy..hnnn.

Looking closely, you can see a little boy, about the size of a babys, growing between senseis legs.

I see. Sensei was an otokonoko.

Whats that?

TN: Otokonoko is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. This includes amongst others males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing.

Sensei, who had been meditating and trembling with nervousness, opened his eyes in surprise.

No, hes an otokonoko in a tolerable range. You know, those super cute girls but not really girls.

Totally acceptable.

Wait a minute. I dont know what an otokonoko or whatever word you are saying but I feel like Im being misunderstood

Okay, well, excuse me and let me observe a little more.

Looking closely, the little boy seems to be too high up and theres a girl under the wisp of hair.

Ehot, that.is that what it is?

Dont stare too close!

Sensei covered her crotch with her hand.

No, youre the one who told me to check it out, sensei. Im not the one who suggested it.

I couldnt observe well but I think sensei is 20% guy and 80% girl.

I see. Perhaps shes one of those who are called biologically bisexual or hermaphroditic. So thats why Lyle-sensei calls her half-man.

How can you be so calm after seeing my body, Takeru-dono?

Well, I prepared myself for every case.

It will be surprising if Im in the real world but this is real fantasy so anything is possible.

I understand that it is hard for the people involved. However, I dont think its something exaggerated for me to be surprised about.

Haa.somehow, that is, Takeru-dono!

Yeah?

Lyle-sensei gave out a long sigh and came into the bathtub after pouring water over her.

Shes kind of pitiful thinking that its not easy for her to take a bath. She must make sure that she wont be seen by anyone first. She should be having a hard time.

Your reaction was completely different from what I expected so I couldnt figure out the right thing to say but as you can see, my body is like this.

I see. May I ask for more details?

Yes, I will tell you as much as I can. You know that the Laertius family is a family of scholars and advance mages for generations, right?

Yeah.

They died in Gales coupno, its not like I left them to die on purpose. My two older brothers were advance mages. Normally speaking, no matter how many mages are in a family, its not possible for so many advance mages to be born in a row.

Is that so?

In a small country, there may or may not even be one advance mage. If many advance mages are born because they are from a mages family, this world would be full of advance mages.

Sensei shudders, horrified at the thought.

She really hates advance mages.

The Laertius family can give birth to a lot of high-level mages because we used a horrifying forbidden magic that manipulates the factors of their children.

Ah, you mean something like genetic engineering.

Im not sure what Takeru-dono is saying but I think that you fairly understand it. My two older brothers are successes and Im a failure because I was born with such an awkward body.

I see what you mean.

If Lyle-senseis existence were to come to light, the Laertius family would be exposed for using abominable, forbidden magic, and their social standing would plummet.

We can even say that we were lucky that he was not killed and was allowed to live.

Lyle-sensei, who is not that good at magic and has a secret in her body, has always been mistreated by her own parents as a disgrace to her family lineage. Perhaps this is the reason why she was left behind as a rural secretary while her two older brothers were working in the royal capital.

This is a terrible thing to say to sensei but I can somehow understand her deep hatred against advance mages.

Its not a simple envy because shes just an intermediate mage but more of a sincere resentment.

It was her misfortune that she was not born a proper advance mage. I dont think its right to say that hating advance mages is merely taking it out on them.

The Laertius familys excessive demand for strong mages had originally caused her to suffer so its no wonder she wished them all dead.

Listening to senseis personal story, I remained silent for a while and thought about her life.

If theres any saving grace, it is that her distorted and unfortunate upbringing became a strong motivation for sensei to become a knowledge cheat.

As if seeking to replace her lack of magic power, she greedily absorbed all kinds of knowledge and became an alchemist, military strategist, and specialist in pharmacology and natural history.

I believe that the pain and suffering that she endures were the food that nurtured her.