Chapter 1 (Part 2)

Being alone here with Grace, who only knew how to swing a sword, was annoying, and this body, which couldn’t even perform simple magic, was frustrating.  

No, in this body, he couldn’t use magic at all, nor could he do anything.  

‘All she knows is how to wield a sword decently, and she knows nothing else, so what can she do?’

Without knowing the exact cause, she just rampaged like a foal.  

He had deliberately let Grace run wild, hoping she’d realize how incompetent she was in this situation.  

As expected, Grace, unable to grasp the situation properly, ended up potion-addicted, thinking potions were a universal solution.  

“Don’t complicate matters by acting rashly when you know nothing.”  

At Leonardo’s cold words, Grace remained silent.  

Really, just being in the same space made her feel unpleasant, and she frowned deeply.  

Then, she spoke with genuine disgust,  

“But how do we handle the bathroom?”  

At Grace’s words, Leonardo was momentarily at a loss for words.  

The bathroom, of all things. Why bring that up now?  

“Are you saying you need to use the bathroom now, Sir Lowell?”  

Looking at Leonardo as if he was more absurd, Grace sneered.  

With one leg raised on the chair, she spoke.  

“Why else would I bring it up?”  

At Grace’s retort, Leonardo blinked in confusion.  

Searching for words, Grace stood up abruptly, seemingly irritated, and walked toward the bathroom, saying,  

“I’ll just handle it myself, so don’t worry!”  

As Grace spoke dismissively, Leonardo, feeling more anxious, followed her to the bathroom, saying,  

“No, Sir Lowell! How can you just go like that?”  

“Then what should I do!”  

Adding that she was urgently in need of the bathroom, Grace slammed the door shut as she went inside.  

It was only after that Leonardo realized that the male and female body structures and ways of relieving themselves were different. He knocked on the door.  

“Sir Lowell! Open the door!”  

“Are you crazy? Trying to see someone else’s body!”  

Leonardo wanted to shout, “It’s not your body, it’s mine!” but he only pounded the unyielding door with his fist.  

The force was so strong that it cracked the wooden door.  

But still, the door didn’t open.  

Sighing, Leonardo glared at the door with disdain.  

‘She seems unfazed, being used to a man’s body. Truly… vulgar.’  

During her academy days, Grace Lowell was always surrounded by male students, regardless of her department.  

Despite the chronic issue of rivalry between knights and mages within the empire, she seemed an exception.  

‘She was so nonchalant about groping a man’s butt. So surely, she’ll be fine.’  

Grace Lowell quickly gained popularity using her pretty appearance.  

Her excellent swordsmanship was a bonus.  

There were always men around her, and Grace Lowell had no qualms about interacting with them.  

‘An ignorant, stupid, and vulgar knight.’  

It was easy to despise someone you already disliked.  

And having concluded so, he couldn’t even guess.  

But truth was, Grace Lowell was ignorant about a man’s body.  

“Ugh, Ugh!”  

Startled by the sudden scream, Leonardo moved away from the wall he was leaning against.  

It wasn’t a scream one would expect unless faced with a very dangerous situation.  

Startled by the unexpected situation, Leonardo knocked on the door again.  

“Sir Lowell! Hey! What’s going on?”  

“Argh! What is this! Damn! Are you crazy?”  

Hearing the muttered curses mixed with all sorts of swear words, Leonardo, momentarily infuriated, grabbed the doorknob and pulled it with force. 

Grace’s strength was so great that with a snapping sound, the door split in half along the crack from earlier. 

Simultaneously, Leonardo witnessed an absurd scene.  

“You crazy human! Why did you open the door―!”  

Grace, neither sitting nor standing, was awkwardly sticking her butt out.  

And, between her legs, her counterpart was making its presence known.  

“What are you doing now! Stand up!”  

“Stand up, how! How can a person!”  

“Men usually stand when urinating!”

At Leonardo’s words, a deep look of disgust passed over Grace’s face.  

Glancing down, she shouted again.  

“No! No! It’s disgusting! It’s dirty!”  

Seeing Grace making absurd claims and refusing to do something unknown, Leonardo gritted his teeth. But above all.  

Disgusting and dirty?!  

“Do you think words are everything?”  

Shouting so, Leonardo stepped inside. Then, he forcibly lifted Grace, who was in a crouched position.  It was possible because of Grace’s exceptionally strong body.  

Holding Grace’s body firmly, Leonardo said,  

“Stand up! Relieve yourself standing up like this!”  

“No!”  

“Are you pretending not to know now?”  

Just as Leonardo shouted and thought of forcibly turning Grace’s body.  

With a face turned pale, Grace screamed.  

“Nooo!”

Simultaneously, a powerful stream of water sound was heard at an inappropriate time.  

Leonardo’s face turned grim as he unintentionally got caught in the urine splash by standing directly in front.  

Finally, having done the deed, Grace covered her face with her hands in overwhelming shame.  

“Damn, see, I told you, I didn’t want to!”  

Watching Grace swear at him, Leonardo gritted his teeth. Being soaked in urine was a secondary issue.

“What are you going to do now?”  

“What else!”  

“You need to wash, don’t you?”  

At Leonardo’s fierce voice, Grace flared up.  

Seeing her eyes shake as if she hadn’t thought of the issue, he raised the corner of his mouth. Then, holding up his wet clothes, he said,  

“Shall I wash it?”

“Are you crazy?”  

Without a second thought, Grace snapped back at Leonardo’s words.  

No way could she let Leonardo wash her body. Without thinking deeply, Grace grabbed his clothes and walked ahead.  

“I’ll wash it.”

When Grace grabbed the hem of his clothes, Leonardo shook it off roughly. Watching her hand being slapped away with a sound, Grace made an incredulous expression. Frowning severely, she spoke.

“Oh, are you planning to take this opportunity to check out my body?”

“Are you crazy? Why would I be curious about Grace Lowell’s mere body?”  

“Mere body, you say?”  

At his words, Grace raised the corner of her mouth as if incredulous.  

Seeing her lips tremble as if having a spasm, Leonardo confidently gestured with his chin and said,  

“Go and look in the mirror. Whose body you are using.”

“What did you say?”  

“I am Leonardo Fernandez. I’ve never thought I’ve been outdone by anyone in terms of looks.”  

At his words, Grace bit her lips hard.

Though it was unpleasant and annoying, what he said was somewhat true.  

‘That’s why it’s even more annoying!’  

For a man, he had a face as pretty as a woman’s.

Grace found that fact unfortunate, unfortunate, and unfortunate again. Truly, he was an unfortunate person who ruined her appetite. 

As Grace didn’t respond to his words, Leonardo added.

“There’s no way I’d be curious about your body, Sir Lowell.”  

“……Ah, yes, you’re so great.”

With a face full of disdain, Grace sneered, and Leonardo raised one corner of his mouth in a smirk.  

Grace was so taken aback by his attitude that she couldn’t speak, muttering words like “Huh, really, ha, seriously,” and Leonardo gestured with his chin.  

“Then I’ll go wash alone.”  

As soon as she regained her senses, Grace said firmly.  

“No! That’s that, and this is this.”  

With a determined attitude, Grace tightly held on to Leonardo’s clothes and, with strong force, walked as if dragging him to the bathroom.  

Leonardo, being pulled towards the bathroom, had a face filled with dismay.  

He, too, had said he would wash alone more out of stubbornness.  

Regardless of whether he liked or disliked Grace Lowell, or whether he was interested or not, he couldn’t see someone else’s body. But what other method was there?  

Such worries were unnecessary, as Grace resolved the situation at once.  

“Cover your eyes with this.”  

Upon reaching the bathroom, Grace took a towel nearby, tore it into two pieces, and offered one to Leonardo.  

“……What are you doing?”  

Leonardo looked at the piece of cloth she offered with cold eyes, his expression incredulous.  

“If you cover your eyes with this, I’ll wash you. If you don’t want to seem like a pervert wanting to see someone else’s body, do as I say.”  

Saying so, Grace thrust the cloth piece right up to his nose again.  

Leonardo had no choice but to take it.  

He didn’t want to hear that he was curious about Grace Lowell’s body, even by accident.  

‘Somehow, I have a bad feeling about this.’  

He had a foreboding feeling.  

And he didn’t yet know that such premonitions often proved true.