Chapter 157: Baobhan Sith, You Are My Prey!
[In the evening at the library, you happen to encounter Baobhan Sith.]
"If you don't want to be disturbed, why not study at home?"
Eikou asked, a bit puzzled.
Given Baobhan Sith's status and personality, she should have found a spacious, private place to read, like a cat living in isolation, rather than coming to the library—a public place.
"You're an idiot. Only Chaldea's library has the richest collection of books. Ivan the Terrible, Ptolemy, Iskandar, and other great figures all keep their precious books here; it's very convenient to borrow them."
Baobhan Sith seems to have realized something and hurriedly added:
"Of course, our Fairy Kingdom's library is also very rich."
"Is that so? You know a lot."
"Even if you praise me, it won't benefit you at all, you know?"
"If a few compliments were beneficial, you'd be way too easy-going…"
Eikou smiled wryly and shook his head:
"Princess, though I have no right to praise you, the top student of the class, I still have to say, you've improved a lot recently and are perfect. You don't cause trouble, study diligently, and your personality has become much more mature. In places we don't see, you have truly grown up."
"Hmph."
Baobhan Sith's expression lies somewhere between "that's obvious" and "be jealous then."
"But I wonder, you changed so much in just half a month?" Eikou asked curiously.
Baobhan Sith raised one eyebrow, asking back with a puzzled look: "You don't know yet?"
Eikou felt confused, thinking to himself: what does this have to do with me? How should I know?
"It's that girl you brought last time, the witch with the hat, gentle and approachable but actually quite stubborn."
"Ah?"
He froze for a moment—could she be talking about Aesc, the Rain Witch?
They had only met once; how could she have such a deep influence on Baobhan Sith?
"At that time, for some reasons I couldn't explain (the battle over the seat next to Eikou), I was called to my parents. Mother-sama scolded me coldly and even froze my credit card. Being punished by Mother-sama like that, I really didn't know what to do…"
Eikou was somewhat impressed by that incident.
Though he didn't understand the full cause, Morgan had secretly posted on the Einzbern page asking: "My daughter was called to her parents at school. I punished her by freezing her credit card. Was that the right way to handle it?"
When Baobhan Sith was troubled and didn't know how to reconcile with her mother, Morgan had the same worry, and even asked Eikou to keep an eye on Baobhan Sith's recent situation.
"So I resolved to study hard, at least to get good grades to make Mother-sama a little happy."
Baobhan Sith habitually flipped the book in her hands; the pages rustled quickly.
"After that, I often met that strange witch in the library. No matter how I tried to chase her away, she wouldn't leave and insisted on teaching me my homework.
"Though it was a bit odd, the way she taught was really good. The difficult knowledge, she explained it once and I understood immediately."
"Hmm…?"
Eikou frowned in confusion.
That's not right—the timing doesn't match at all. Before Baobhan Sith was called to her parents, Aesc had already reverted back to Morgan.
"Ah…"
Could it be that Morgan, worried about Baobhan Sith, secretly used Aesc's form to tutor her?
When Eikou and Artoria accidentally ate the porridge and both turned into pigs, he saw Morgan come to school, bring food for him and Baobhan Sith, and even help her with studies, giving her a step to climb down?
No wonder Baobhan Sith's grades are so good—it turns out her mother personally intervened.
[You gain a piece of information: Morgan seems to have a way to transform back into Aesc's form.]
"Umu, this really is…"
Thinking this through, Eikou instantly understood.
Even though he didn't know what method Morgan used to turn back into the Rain Witch, she clearly cared far more about this adopted daughter than she let others see. Since she couldn't bring herself to lower her pride as a mother, she helped Baobhan Sith under the identity of the Rain Witch instead.
"Do you know who she is?" Baobhan Sith looked at him.
He did know, but that identity wasn't something he could casually reveal.
Eikou smiled and said, "Just a kind witch who happened to pass by."
"Tch, useless. If you don't want to say it, forget it…"
Baobhan Sith pouted in irritation.
"Keeping some mystery isn't bad," Eikou said with a squinting smile. "Because of that mystery, the encounter feels more romantic — and more memorable."
"…Even though it feels like you're making excuses," Baobhan Sith instinctively turned her head away, "I kind of like that way of speaking. Sometimes you do say decent things."
"What's even better is: 'Beautiful Princess, please go on a date with me the day after tomorrow.'"
"What sort of punishment game is that supposed to be? Even though I already agreed to the date, I don't find that amusing at all."
The red‑haired witch pouted again, purposely making a face of dislike.
"Haha, but I'm being very serious,"
Eikou lifted his face slightly — he seemed to smile casually, but his eyes were extremely serious.
"First of all, let me be clear: I don't intend to play any ambiguous half‑hearted games with you. So I'll say it straight — I'm here to pursue you seriously. On this date, I don't want it to stop at being ambiguous. I want you to become my girlfriend."
Baobhan Sith was a little surprised — she didn't expect him to suddenly say something like that.
But she quickly formed a mischievous smile, revealing her cute little fang as she tilted her face slightly closer.
"Oho?" Baobhan Sith said softly. "You, a small fry, actually dare to dream about pursuing me?"
"I mean," Eikou answered calmly, "not just pursue you — but make you my girlfriend."
"Hahaha,"
Baobhan Sith narrowed her eyes, a clear expression of "you really don't know your place" appearing on her face.
"Just a trash fish, yet so arrogant. Do you really think one date is enough to conquer me?"
"It probably won't be easy, since you're really difficult to pursue," Eikou laughed. "But that's fine. Want to see who has more patience? If this date isn't enough, the next one might not be either — then I'll create another, and another, until you surrender."
"Sticking to me like that… can you even call it love?"
"There are many forms of expressing love."
—Come on. I, Mochizuki Eikou, the future Harem King of Chaldea — once I set my eyes on you, do you think you can escape, woman?
Saying this, he suddenly realized why Baobhan Sith had been so difficult to win over.
Baobhan Sith had EX‑rank Magic Resistance. Most curses and magecraft didn't work on her.
That meant even Disaster With Women didn't affect her.
On top of that, Baobhan Sith completely disagreed with his lifestyle and principles, so she didn't admire him the way the other women did. She only had the bare minimum of goodwill toward him.
Because of this, his progress with her had been extremely slow.
Good.
When Disaster With Women doesn't work… he'd simply conquer her with his own true ability.
Baobhan Sith — you are my prey!