Chapter 1153 – 1153. Magic School Shutra (7)
(That’s the boy, right? There’s a strange rumor going on with Ariel…)
That sound wasn’t the only thing that caught my ear.
(That’s right, that kid.)
(Wow… What a shame Ariel is to a girl like that…)
I felt jealous, but it wasn’t actually gossip that made Ariel and me uncomfortable.
If it were Ariel, she would actually be happy to hear that she was related to me.
But the rumor wasn’t just gossip that Ariel and I were in a romantic relationship.
(I heard Ariel was so infatuated with that girl that he made himself her slave?)
(Hey… Isn’t this just a joke between lovers?)
(No, I heard it through rumors… She even got a tattoo on her body…)
(Wow… I miss you too…)
(Oh, that’s ridiculous. It wasn’t anyone else but Ariel who did that…?)
(But I saw it… When the skirt went up for a moment, on the inside of her thigh…)
(Oh my god…)
There was a rumor that Ariel and I were sexual aficionados.
For your information, I had no particular complaints about people calling me a sexual fanatic.
Anyway, I will be leaving Shutra School sooner or later, so my reputation within the school is not that important.
But unlike me…
‘Ariel will be in trouble.’
It was a rumor that Ariel related to me could suffer a fatal blow.
If such rumors had arisen after I became a professor, it would not have turned into a big problem.
However, Ariel had not yet become an official professor, and this rumor could have affected his appointment as a professor.
But even though I was in such an emergency situation…
‘Still, you kept the line well. If you look at the fact that Ariel was the only one who fell…’
Since the situation was already expected, there was no sense of urgency.
Rather, I felt fortunate that Hanelone, Milena, and Levin’s Three Beauties did not fall.
‘But… Edgar Horwitz’s goal is to be a professor, not the downfall of other women.’
And above all, when other women tripped and fell, it was none other than Louise who suffered the most.
If such shameless rumors were to spread to Princess Iris, her mother, and her sister, Louise would also have to endure great damage.
‘Let’s find it quickly.’
Seeing as the rumor was spreading so openly, Ariel and the others must have already heard the rumor.
And my guess is…
“Suho, Suho!”
I could tell that I guessed correctly by Ariel’s embarrassed expression.
“Senior, did you hear?”
“Yes. I heard. You heard it too…”
Not only Ariel…
“Who could it be? These ridiculous rumors…”
“In my opinion…”
“Me too…”
“Well, that can’t be…” .”
The other women seemed to have heard the rumor as well and were talking with serious expressions.
And the person with the most serious expression among them is…
“This guy…”
He was Ariel’s father.
From a parent’s point of view, not many people would be able to remain calm after hearing such rumors.
This is especially true if it is a daughter who was raised with great care and showed utmost filial piety.
‘… Thinking about it makes me angry too.’
[…]
Without realizing it, I empathized with Ariel’s father.
My daughter… And if a pretty, kind, and considerate child like Ariel gets caught up in these strange rumors…
‘If it were me, I would have rushed in a long time ago.’
[…]
It’s not a joke, he probably didn’t even think about distinguishing whether the rumor was true or false and rushed in to kill him right away.
Anyway, I was able to sympathize with Ariel’s father’s anger even a little.
However, it was not a problem that could be solved just by empathizing.
And Ariel, who is at the center of this problem and is full of responsibility, spoke in an urgent voice.
“Please wait here for a moment. I go…”
“Senior! “I’m going with you.”
“I’ll go too.”
In addition to Ariel, Hanelone and Milena also prepared to follow her.
Although Hanelone and Milena were not caught up in the rumors, they had influence as student council members.
The intention was to use that influence for Ariel.
“Thank you, you two. For now, everyone, please wait! “I’ll be back soon!”
Just like that, the three women from the student council left, and I naturally tried to follow them.
But…
“For a moment… Let’s talk…”
“… Yes.”
Ariel’s father had caught me.
The good news was that Ariel’s mother and her younger brother were paying attention with their eyes.
Although Ariel’s father was a patriarchal head, he was not the one who led the family, ignoring their opinions.
Ariel’s father looked at the two people’s eyes and nodded, his expression slightly relaxing.
After talking with his eyes, Ariel’s father led me to a quiet place.
He looked around to make sure there was no one around and then…
“I’m sorry for being rude earlier. If you don’t mind…”
“I am Ariel senior’s father, so you can speak comfortably.”
“… “If so.”
Even though I accepted his apology and told him to be comfortable with me, his expression did not calm down.
I had a rough idea of what the story would be.
“I wish you would tell me honestly. Ariel and… What is the relationship?”
“…”
It didn’t come off easily.
The reason I was speechless wasn’t just because I neglected my duty to explain.
‘It would be much better for you to explain yourself rather than for me to do it.’
No matter how good an explanation is, the nature of the explanation is that if two things are mixed, it can degenerate into a misunderstanding.
And above all, there was no guarantee that my explanation would work.
‘I probably heard other women’s stories while being guided.’
If Ariel’s father had seen me, he would have listened closely to check what kind of person I was.
However, if all the surrounding women talk about me with affection… ?
It must have been a situation where misunderstandings about me were spread even before I heard the rumor in the first place.
With that in mind, I spoke politely to Ariel’s father.
“The relationship between me and Ariel-senpai is not for me to decide, but for Ariel-senpai to decide.”
“Radish… What…”
I don’t know how he understood what I meant, but I could clearly see that the anger was twisting and spreading across his face.
The Carsten family leader endured insults and contempt while leading a family of knights.
But even he didn’t seem to be able to easily exercise patience when it came to things related to his daughter.
What if Ariel’s father loses his patience and stabs me with his hand?
‘What… Let’s accept that much.’
I was willing to accept it.
It was because I thought that if I couldn’t vent my anger to this extent, I might get so angry that I might get sick.
In this place where violence could easily break out…
“Suho student… ?”
A familiar woman’s voice was what stopped the violence.
The identity of that existence is…
“Professor Sonya… ?”
It was Sonya.
Because of her unexpected appearance, I looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Sonya approached me cautiously, looking at Ariel’s father with wary eyes.
“Who is this person?”
They weren’t asking Ariel’s father, they were asking me.
It was a rude action, but from the professor Sonya’s perspective, it could not be said to be rude at all.
I quickly explained it, at least for Ariel’s sake.
“I am Ariel senior’s father.”
“Aha…”
Only then did Sonya relax her expression and begin to smile.
Sonya relaxed at the same time as she learned the other person’s identity…
‘Sonia must have heard the rumors, too.’
It may be because I understood the reason for making that expression.
I quickly continued with Sonya’s introduction.
After hearing the introduction, Ariel’s father finally relaxed his expression and began to apologize.
“I’m sorry for showing you a bad image.”
“No, it’s okay.”
In this way, we were able to resolve the misunderstanding between Sonya and Ariel’s father.
However, I was unable to resolve the most important misunderstanding between me and Ariel’s father.
When Ariel’s father started glaring at me again…
“Student Suho, have you heard the rumor?”
Sonya took the lead and began to steer his mood in the direction she wanted.
I answered with a sigh of relief.
“Yes, why is such a rumor suddenly coming out…”
“…”
Despite my answer, Ariel’s father didn’t seem to believe it at all.
That’s right, it would be hard to believe a person who doesn’t make a good first impression and even has bad rumors about him.
But there was someone who immediately put his distrust to rest…
“Iknow, right. There are rumors like that about Suho, the student who was favored by the dean…”
“Cho, my favorite… ?”
As soon as he heard Sonya’s words, he looked at me in shock.
It was an expression that said it was hard to believe.
Sonya continued her speech as if she was satisfied with his reaction.
“I think he probably spread this rumor out of jealousy. Still… To spread such reckless rumors… The dean could step forward himself.”
“Ji, directly…”
Aside from his disbelieving expression, Ariel’s father stares at me as if he is shocked by Sonya’s words.
These are the words of the Shutra professor himself, not someone else, so even if you don’t want to believe them, you can’t help but believe them.
Thanks to Sonya, Ariel’s father was able to relieve some of the anger he had.
Sonya was satisfied and took my hand.
“Now, go quickly. Rumors are like weeds; at first they are just a bunch, but they spread around in the blink of an eye. “You have to pick it early.”
“Ah yes. That…”
Even as I was being dragged away, I checked on Ariel’s father.
He was the one who was growling at me just a moment ago…
“…”
He was looking at me with an expression as if he didn’t know what to do.
Thanks to Sonya, I never got hit on by him, and I was able to raise his evaluation of me to some extent.
‘Once this is over, my anger will subside to some extent.’
With that thought in mind, I was drawn to Sonya.
The place Sonya and I headed to was the auditorium.
And the closer you get to the auditorium…
(Huh? That’s Seong Su-ho, right?)
(Oh, right.)
(The person next to me… I think it’s Professor Sonya?)
It started to change from untidy to noisy.
And the moment I arrived at the auditorium…
(For the sake of the school’s reputation, thorough verification is necessary!)
A familiar voice was heard again.
Of course, unlike Sonya’s voice, it was an unpleasant voice.
“That student… “You’re the vice-president from last time, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Sonya also seemed to have no interest in anything other than Ariel and didn’t seem to know about Edgar Horwitz.
“The name…”
“This is Edgar Horwitz.”
I didn’t even know the name.
Considering that Sonya, who has the temperament of an educator, would say this, it seems that there was nothing that stood out about Edgar Horwitz other than his grades.
‘No, that’s not important.’
I checked the top of the podium.
On the podium, Edgar Horwitz, three members of the student council, and professors were standing and talking.
Edgar Horwitz was talking to the professors with minimal courtesy, unlike Lewis’ previous riots.
However, apart from being polite to the professors, words that were far from polite came out of my mouth.
“No matter how good the student’s grades are, I don’t think it’s right to select a student who has tarnished the prestige of the professors as the top student!”
If such a situation were to occur, there would be only one person who would benefit.
Edgar Horwitz.
Anyone who saw him could see that he was dragging Ariel away for his own benefit.
But every student in the auditorium…
(It’s not like that…)
(Well, it’s not a matter for us to decide…)
(Picking a kid like that…)
Even though there was no benefit at all, I was agreeing with Edgar Horwitz’s words.
No matter how good Ariel’s reputation was, it was only external.
Rather, because it had a good reputation externally, people felt more betrayed.
Above all, Ariel was very unsociable.
Ariel had not made any friends and was only focused on the student council and studies, so she had few people who would take her side.
Of course, there was one.
(But… It’s a rumor, right? What if…)
(If it’s a rumor that spread like this, it can’t be true.)
(Do you want to be deceived like that in other places too?)
(Oh, no…)
The problem was that since they were a small minority, it was difficult to make fun of them.
She was treated indifferently just by speaking.
However, unlike those students, there were those who said what they wanted to say without paying attention.
“But aren’t they just rumors?”
“That’s right, slandering people based solely on rumors…”
These were professors listening to Edgar Horwitz’s opinions.
They were also arguing on Ariel’s side, but they did not argue recklessly.
First of all, the reason was that Ariel was not an official professor, and the second reason was…
“In that case, I think the priority is to confirm the truth of the rumor.”
“Okay…”
It was because Edgar Horwitz’s remarks were too valid to ignore.
Even she, Sonya, couldn’t speak easily when she got up on stage.
I sighed inwardly when I saw that.
‘I’m well-prepared.’
Of course, it was not easy to find the culprit who spread the rumor right now.
In comparison, it was not difficult to figure out the truth of the rumor.
All you have to do is check the mark on Ariel’s inner thigh.
And once it is confirmed…
‘Finding the culprit will be buried quietly.’
If it turns out that the rumor is true, you won’t go out of your way to find the person who spread the rumor.
I looked away, shaking my head at the confident Edgar Horwitz and the embarrassed Ariel.
In that place…
‘You look like you’re about to die.’
Lewis was secretly looking at her podium with a smile on his face.
Lewis put Edgar Horwitz in the lead and secretly worked behind the scenes.
The two people’s plan wasn’t bad.
‘If only I didn’t know.’
I had already foiled their plans and had already prepared a way to end their lives.
‘Okay then…’
That was the moment when I stepped in and tried to solve the problem.
“It looks like something trouble has happened.”
“Uh… ?”
An unexpected person suddenly appeared.
The identity of that person is…
‘No, why does this person suddenly appear!?’
He was the most responsible dean of the Shutra School.
