Chapter 249: Promise of a Date

“That’s so you, Halt. You won against upperclassmen who used auxiliary and body-strengthening magic without using a single ounce of mana.”

“Well, this isn’t a big deal.”

I beat up Elmia’s entire class of fifteen males until they could no longer stand. I did it without using a magic suite, magic, or Hakoku, so the most severe injury they could get was just a broken bone.

Seira already patched them all up.

Even if we had a one vs 17 match, these students’ real abilities were nothing much.

Having a one-on-one match with Elmia would be much harder than this.

Their coordination had been great, though.

Everyone’s occupations were magician-related, so I guess it couldn’t be helped that their swordsmanship skills were quite subpar. They strengthened their cooperation to compensate for that, it seemed.

However, the reason why they were learning swordsmanship in the academy was to equip themselves in case they were approached by monsters.

There was no guarantee that they would always be beside comrades whom they could coordinate well, so they should hone their individual skills more.

Well, I’m pretty sure Elmia’s aware of this.

“By the way, Halt, you won, so…do you want a reward?”

“Huh?”

Did we have an agreement like that?

If Elmia’s student won against me, then the reward is a date with her, but there was no talk of what would happen if I was the winner.

Of course, I’d be happy if Elmia was to do something for me. So, what should I ask for my reward, hmm?

This is kinda exciting!

“If you don’t want to, then… it’s fine even if there’s none.”

“No! I want a reward!! I won, so please reward me, Teacher Elmia!!”

“I-I see, you want one, huh!”

Elmia brightened up.

“So, what do you want to do for me?”

“That’s…Halt, how about…going to a restaurant you like and have a meal there?”

I see, so it’s the same condition as the one she set for her students, huh.

…I see.

So that means the reward was a date with Elmia.

Yup, isn’t that great.

“Teacher Elmia, are you okay with just the two of us?”

I teased her for a bit.

“Erm, if possible, I want Seira to go with us —”

“Eh, am I allowed to!?”

Seira had been standing behind me after she finished healing the students, so she cried out in surprise.

“It’s Elmia’s reward, so if she says she wants to, then I’m fine with Seira going with us.”

“I-I want to be with Seira.”

“I see.. Then Halt-sama, please allow me to join you.”

“Yup, thanks.”

“So, where do you want to go, Halt?”

Ah, so I’m the one to decide the destination, too, huh.

Wait, Elmia’s reward is eating out, so I’ll be the one paying for our meals, I think?

There’s no problem with that.

But then, what’s the difference with our normal dates when I ask Elmia and Seira to dine out?

“.......”

W-Well, Elmia normally wouldn’t even dream of asking me for a date, so it’s already an improvement that she’s creating a chance like this.

“There’s a newly opened cake shop at the Central, so how about that?”

“The one with the famous chiffon cake?!”

“The girls were frequently talking about it too!”

Both of them seemed to be familiar with that place.

“Yup! That place just recently opened and you need a reservation to buy a cake there, right? Well, here’s a special discount coupon for that place.”

I showed the coupon to Seira and Elmia.

They snatched it from me with great gusto.

“T-This is—”

“N-No way…They told me I can get a reservation after a month…”

It seemed that they were not taking any orders both for dining in and take out until after a month.

I had a special discount coupon that allowed me to order a cake from that super popular store any time I wanted.

It was a store opened by H&T Corp. after all.

The manager of the store brought the special coupon directly to me, saying that it was part of the celebration of the store opening.

By the way, Tina was the mastermind and creator behind the recipe of the most popular chiffon cake.

If I asked Tina, I wouldn’t have to drop-by that place especially, and I could even eat a cake that would be far more delicious than the one they’re serving at the store, but…

Well, it’s pretty nice dining in a fancy restaurant, too!

It’s also a date with Seira and Elmia, after all.

“So, what do you think, is this store…not good?”

“Not at all! It’s perfect!”

“Halt-sama, I also want to go there!”

They waved the special coupon in front of me while saying so.

Alright, that was pretty quick deciding on a place.

“Okay. By the way, wanna go there today?”

I didn’t have any plans for the rest of the day.

If it’s okay with their schedule, then I want to go there today.

I have already visited that place a few times now. The dining area has a very relaxing ambience despite how popular it is, so it’s been one of my favorite places to go since recently.

“I do not have any training after this, so I’m good to go.”

“Me too. I already closed the clinic, after all.”

They seemed okay with this.

“Alright, then let’s go back to the mansion first to change clothes. And since it’s a date, let’s meet up at Central's fountain plaza, okay.”

“G-Got it.”

“Yes! Ehehehe, a date with Halt-sama…I’m looking forward to it!

Okay then, it’s a special date, so I’ll do my best to let them have a great time!