Chapter-99<* Apology and Proposal *>
"I think that's enough" - Chifuyu said as she entered - "Anyway, I see that Bodewig still hasn't arrived..."
"Sorry for the delay, instructor"-Laura said as she entered the classroom, although the girls were surprised to notice that she was no longer so cold and haughty.
"Don't apologize, just go to your seat" - Chifuyu said neutrally.
"But first...I'd like to say a few words"-said Laura as she looked around-"First of all, I'm sorry...I'm sorry that my attitude was so...bad..."
The girls were surprised that they heard the girl speak in this way, as they never thought they would hear an apology from her, not with the way she is.
"It seems that Cloud-san managed to bring her down a peg..." - Cecilia muttered while Houki nodded.
Chifuyu was surprised, although a small smile appeared on her face upon hearing her former student's words.
"I hope we can start again"-said the girl from Germany as she bowed slightly. After waking up, she fell into a moment of reflection noticing how easily she had been defeated and with it, understanding that there is always a woman who can be better than you.
The more she thought about her situation, the worse she felt treating people who were weaker than her in such a cruel way, so after thinking about it for a bit, she decided to start changing little by little, the first step being to try mend their relationship with their peers.
"I'm sorry I said those words, Ichika Orimura... although I don't regret calling you weak"-Laura said as she looked at the black-haired boy.
"T-Thanks… I guess…" Ichika sighed as she shook her head.
"Cloud Strife..." - Laura said seriously.
"Yes?" the blond asked as he cocked his head in confusion.
"I want to tell you two things... first, I want you to keep fighting me so I can improve more and more" - the girl said seriously - "And second... I have decided that I will become your wife"
". . ." - a deep silence invaded the classroom, even the girls couldn't contain themselves anymore - "EEEEEEEEEH?!"
"W-W-W-What are you trying to say with that?!" Cecilia exclaimed as her face lit up upon hearing those words, "How can you say something like that?!"
"What's so strange about it?" - Laura asked as she tilted her head in confusion - "Clarissa told me that when a strong person finds a partner good enough, she claims him so she can marry and leave a strong offspring, if I were the strongest, that would make me in the husband, but since Cloud Strife is much stronger than me, that makes me his wife"
"That makes no sense!" Houki exclaimed.
"At least not everything" - added Charlotte.
"I don't understand"-Laura said as she looked at the blonde-"Did I say something wrong?"
"No... it's just that you confuse things a bit" - Maya said while giving the girl a forced smile - "Let me explain things a bit... Marriage, is when two people love each other enough to be able to desire unite their lives forever
"I understand that" - agreed Laura - "But I had understood that marriage between strong people was necessary to bring a superior offspring to the world"
"That...is correct..." Maya nodded as she sighed regretfully. It was common for today's society to have arranged marriages between two unknown people in order to bring up a son with enough talent to become a Pilot, after all, the Representatives were the greatest military power of the different countries in the world, the more strong is that Representative, greater would be the power of the Country, it is for this very reason that many countries had wanted to strengthen ties with Chifuyu and thus be able to have the offspring of the so-called [First Brunhilde].
"B-But marriage is a test of love, one that has to be accepted by both parties" - Maya said as she blushed because she honestly found it embarrassing to talk about this kind of thing, much more so when the boy she had been with was with her. had sex in the room.
"I don't understand..." - Laura murmured with a frown - "One of my superiors married a man she didn't know because she was ordered to... why do I have to wait for Cloud Strife to accept my proposal?" ?"
". . ." - Another silence invaded the room while everyone looked at the girl in surprise.
"Did I say something wrong again?" Laura asked in confusion. She honestly didn't understand what was wrong with her words.
"I guess the problem is not with Bodewig-san... but with Germany" Maya thought as she shook her head.
"Bodewig...the point is that here in Japan, marriage is something that has to be accepted by both parties"-Chifuyu said as she looked at the silver-haired girl-"That means you can't marry him"
"Unless he accepts me," Laura murmured as she looked at the blond boy, "Tell me, Cloud Strife... do you accept me as your wife?"
"NO!" - exclaimed Houki, Cecilia, Charlotte and Maya, who looked at each other in surprise.
"Yamada-sensei!?" - exclaimed the girls.
"Dunois-san?!" Maya exclaimed in surprise.
". . ." -again, a silence invaded the room while Chifuyu shook her head and Cloud decided to look out the window, thinking that today would be much more troublesome than he thought.
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After things calmed down, Chifuyu was in front of her podium observing each one of her students- "As you know, the tournament will start in the next hour of class, so I had thought of giving you the free hour"
The girls cheered excitedly while Cloud's group was staring at each other in silence, as if they were hungry animals trying to see who would take the first bite of the meat in front of them.
"You…" Chifuyu said as she pointed at everyone involved, including Maya, "I want you to stay, the others can leave"
The girls looked at each other with annoyance but still nodded. They didn't want to get on Sergeant Orimura's bad side.
"I guess I'll go get ready"-Ichika muttered as he got up from his desk.
"Good luck" - said Cloud.
"I should say that"-Ichika replied as he rolled his eyes at him-"Well, I hope you're still alive when my battles begin"
"Well..." - Chifuyu said seeing that only the boys were left - "First of all... I want to know something Dunois..."
"H-Hai!" Charlotte exclaimed in panic.
"You're a girl...right?" Chifuyu said seriously.
"H-H-How is that possible? Hahaha!" Charlotte exclaimed as she let out a monotonous laugh but this one faded when she noticed the neutral expression of the black-haired teacher. "How did she know?"
"I had my suspicions when I heard of a second boy who could pilot IS" - Chifuyu said seriously - "Let's just say that Tabane assured me that it was impossible for this to happen again as Ichika is an extremely unique case for reasons I don't wish to reveal"
It was impossible for her to tell him the origin of her younger brother.
"And let's say that your reaction when you heard Bodewig's words drove the last nail" - continued the beautiful black-haired woman.
"I-I see…" Charlotte mumbled as she sighed regretfully, "Yes…I'm female…my real name is Charlotte Dunois…not Charles…"
"What?!" - Cecilia and Maya exclaimed but were surprised when they noticed the neutral expression of Houki, Laura and Cloud.
"Did you guys know?!" Cecilia exclaimed as she looked at her friends, and then looked at the girl from Germany.
"Don't look at me..." -Laura said while she shrugged her shoulders- "Whether I'm a man or a woman doesn't make much difference to me"
"I knew it and Cloud knew it too" - Houki said calmly - "She told me recently and Cloud knew it long before"
Cecilia gave the blond a look who just shook his head - "I'm sorry... I promised I wouldn't say anything..."
"Why?" Maya asked with surprise and curiosity.
"Because I came with a mission..." - the girl from France sighed as she shook her head regretfully - "My father, the CEO of the Dunois corporation, ordered me to dress as a man so... so he could steal information from the IS from Ichika-san..."
Houki and Cecilia couldn't hide their surprise when they heard these words, although now she had a little more sense of why she dressed up. A man approaching another man would be much less suspicious than a woman.
"But... after interacting with you... I felt bad about it..." - the girl murmured sadly - "And when Cloud-kun discovered me, I decided not to follow his instructions anymore because now that I'm in the Academy, I am no longer under the control of France, or rather my father's Corporation..."
"Thank you for being so honest"- Chifuyu said as she nodded- "Although I have bad news for you, Dunois..."
"Are they going to expel me?!" Charlotte exclaimed fearfully as her friends looked at her with concern. The only one who was as if nothing was Laura, although this was because it was because she did not know the girl very well.
"I never said that... it's just that now that we know you're a woman, you can't share a room with Strife" - Chifuyu said calmly.
"NO!" Charlotte exclaimed shocked by the news.
The others just looked at her in surprise since her reaction was much harsher than the one she had when she thought she would be expelled..
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