Becoming the Guide of the Mysophobic Villain? Absolutely Not! - Chapter 147
Well, if Oscar was talking about his own love life it’s obviously pure romance. But hearing about his friend’s love life was outright TMI.
Oscar had known Claude to be one of two things: 90% of the time ferocious, and 10% of the time annoyed by everything.
Yet now, after a few questions, Claude was lost in thoughts of his Guide, showing expressions and looks in his eyes that Oscar had never seen before. It was something he couldn’t get used to and probably would never get used to.
Ugh.
Having seen what he shouldn’t have, he felt he needed some purification.
After clicking his tongue in disgust, Oscar turned his head towards the female Espers lingering around.
Meanwhile, Claude snorted.
He wished this guy would just leave now. But Oscar was persistent.
After exchanging hand kisses with female Espers as a form of purification, Oscar came back to ask again.
“So what exactly is your complaint? You wanted to be the only one to know Rose is your Guide, and you’re upset that it’s all out in the open now?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Claude’s teeth ground together.
Oscar flinched and glanced at Claude, wary.
Recalling that day still made him seethe with anger, even though he should let bygones be bygones.
He had told Rose she could go to another Esper with a higher matching rate than his, but obviously, he had no intention of letting her go to anyone else.
He was just confident.
At the time of the guiding test, Rose was extremely frightened. With Rose being like that, she could not possibly guide anyone. And even if by some chance she did, the one with the highest matching rate would be him.
Though it required much coaxing to experience even once, Rose’s guiding in return offered an intense pleasure so electrifying that Claude had never heard of any Guide’s energy bringing such pleasure to an Esper.
On that dawn, bracing for an imminent rampage, he met her—impossibly perfect. Moreover, he was the first to discover Rose, and she succeeded in guiding only with him.
Thus, although Claude did not believe in fate, for Rose alone, he believed in something akin to it. That there must be some force at work, insisting they were indispensable to each other.
Thinking so…
The sight of Rose, holding hands and being caressed by another Esper right before his eyes, was something he believed he could never forget for the rest of his life.
He knew it was an action taken out of fear. Moreover, the guiding hadn’t succeeded.
However, witnessing Rose attempting those private habits they shared with another Esper made Claude face an unwanted truth.
To him, Rose was irreplaceable…
But to Rose, he was not.
Even though he was the Esper with the highest matching rate at 97.83%, there were others not far behind in percentage.
Right after such facts came to light, Claude saw it clearly.
The way the eyes of other Espers darkened in a moment towards Rose.
If another Esper had discovered Rose before he did and won her heart first.
Then Rose would have…
Seeing Claude’s forehead vein throbbing, Oscar confidently assumed.
“That’s it, right? You wanted to be the only one who knew Rose’s worth, but now you’re disappointed that it’s known to everyone?”
“…No. In the end, it’s not bad.”
Claude sighed.
The misunderstandings between them got cleared, and they confirmed each other’s feelings. Above all…
Previously, Claude could walk around with Rose tucked by his side without anyone suspecting the nature of their relationship. People simply saw a pitiable office worker suffering under the whims of a nasty Esper.
Now, it was clear to everyone in the Center whom Rose belonged to.
To anyone at the Center, Rose and Claude appeared indisputably as lovers.
Despite his wealth, Claude had never had the inclination to flaunt it to others…
…Yet, he found himself feeling unexpectedly content with the situation, more so than he had anticipated.
While Claude was deep in thought, Oscar was nearly driven mad with impatience.
“Ah, this is really frustrating. Just come out with it clearly. What’s the issue? If everything’s so great and perfect, why the long face…!”
“…How has Rose been lately in the Guide Division?”
“What?”
“A girl who cherishes her sleep now sets three alarms each night, barely managing to open her eyes in the morning, struggling yet determined to wake up.”
“…”
“A girl who lives to eat now skips breakfast. She leaves in the morning and doesn’t return until evening, leaving all the snacks she loves in the fridge to go uneaten, often having to be thrown away.”
Claude let out a sigh.
After the payment of 400 billion Berks for an unauthorized imprinting that never even happened, Rose was extremely angry.
When the initial fine of 200 billion Berks was imposed, Claude accepted it without fuss…
…But he had not anticipated Rose’s extreme reaction.
It was clear that letting the half-crazed Rose go would lead to disaster. Not having imprinted would have made her a target for all Espers.
At that time, his only thought was to prevent that. So, in a move uncharacteristic of him, impulsively, he declared he would pay double the amount of the fine.
