Becoming the Guide of the Mysophobic Villain? Absolutely Not! - Chapter 201
“…Really? Without doing anything with me?”
“N-No, I would never…”
I had meant guiding, but it seemed that the obscene words I had spat out earlier were still echoing in Daniel’s mind, as his ears turned bright red.
“…Why?”
Knowing Daniel’s character, I had expected him to report me and make a formal complaint.
If he were more despicable than I thought, he might have blackmailed me, demanding that I guide him in exchange for keeping my secret.
After all, wasn’t he suffering from guiding depletion due to his allergy? Plus, being ostracized by other Espers because of Claude provided him with a perfect opportunity for revenge.
“I told you. I respect Lord Claude.”
“…”
“And… I consider myself your friend.”
As he said this, Daniel looked a bit embarrassed, his face turning red again.
…Friend?
We had met barely six or seven times. Even after our first intense meeting, I didn’t even know his name for a while. After learning about his situation, I met him a couple more times with the intention of setting him up with Irene. The meetings after he found out I wasn’t imprinted were more about me running away than actual conversations.
Objectively, we couldn’t be considered friends.
But…
“R-Right, of course.”
No one has ever called me a friend before…
It was childish, but I was oddly touched.
The atmosphere between us grew awkward and bashful. Daniel cleared his throat and changed the subject.
“Anyway, you don’t need to worry about me doing anything improper. I don’t intend to seek guiding from you, nor do I have any thoughts of exposing your secret.”
“…”
“I wanted to reassure you of this, but it seems I ended up startling you. I apologize for that.”
Incredible. Daniel was apologizing to me despite everything.
How could someone like this exist? How could he be this kind?
“Are you… okay? Given that you can’t receive guiding…”
“Oh, I’m fine. In fact, I should thank you.”
“Thank me? For what…?”
“Because now I know there’s a Guide with whom guiding works. I used to avoid contact with Guides out of fear of the pain… but meeting you has given me hope. I will try harder to overcome this.”
Daniel smiled with a lighthearted expression as he spoke about finding hope and trying harder. It wasn’t just empty words.
* * *
After that day, Daniel regularly attended the Esper-Guide joint training sessions.
Of course, he was always fully geared up, wearing the tightly fitted Esper uniform, turtlenecks, and leather gloves.
Daniel came to the sessions looking like a soldier ready for battle. It was understandable, considering that to him, the Guides were like moving mines.
No matter how determined he was, contact with Guides could never be easy for him.
Despite this, his transformation was quite positive.
Firstly, he greatly contributed to the improvement of the quality of life and welfare of the female Guides.
“Do you think Lord Daniel might have a cleansing ability?”
“Huh?”
“Just looking at him makes my soul feel pure and clean…”
“…”
Epine sighed dreamily, almost as if she was in a trance.
She wasn’t the only one.
“My eyes feel so refreshed… It’s like seeing a new world.”
“Do you think Lord Daniel would let me guide him, just once?”
“…I’d like to guide him twice.”
“…Then I want to guide him three times.”
“Four times…?”
Besides Epine and Simeyez, who sat next to each other dreaming wistfully, most of the female Guides were conscious of Daniel.
I glanced over at Daniel, who was standing at a distance.
He really was stunning. His tall, lean frame and well-defined muscles were impressive. Even his back was handsome, and his front was even more so.
His masculine jawline combined with deep eyes and delicate features made him look like a meticulously crafted masterpiece.
