Chapter 323 – Children’s Thoughts. Adult Thoughts.
The situation was sorted out by Mullin.
The divine power she exuded unleashed her mechanical arms all at once.
“Wasn’t it you who started the fight first, Vice Principal?”
“Heh heh. The misunderstanding is deep.”
“Misunderstanding?”
Mullin wrinkled her face.
“Don’t make the situation look like shit. In the first place, the Dragon of Destruction became like that because of you, and you and Alfred shoveled the Floating Island.”
“Hmm…”
“If you get into any more trouble here and bother me, I’ll crush your head myself.”
“Hey, Instructor Mullin!”
Professor Pai Chun steps forward, but she hesitates and withdraws as Mullin glars at her.
“…I’m sorry for the rude language, but please consider my warning. Vice-Principal. Sir.”
At the words cut off, the reporter smiled.
“I understand. Actually, I thought the explanation was insufficient.”
Saying that, Giza Yire withdrew the magic he had developed.
After that, she brought me to her own office.
With her own awkward gestures, she watered her porter and served her tea…
But I didn’t have time to worry about it.
My body was weak and I was out of my mind.
Got angry
Seriously, pissed off.
To that little boy.
To the child who boasted that he would do well and make him successful.
The little girl was looking at me with a worried face.
Her child was her benefactor, and I just wanted to help her.
Since when did she become obsessed?
If I were Lena, I would feel very dirty.
If someone like me was obsessed with it, it would have been gross and disgusting.
But… It must have been hard to say.
Anyway, my social status seems to be on the high side, and my military power is objectively strong.
Her commoner, she couldn’t complain.
“I understand your, your feelings.”
The reporter was seated across from me.
She had just wanted to strangle her, but now she had no feelings.
“As you know… Miss Lena wants to lay the groundwork.”
She raised her head and looked at her old face.
A face that seems to have been made.
“The youngest Pleon… It sounds sweet. That kid has the talent to become that.”
“…What’s your plan?”
“It’s a plan… I’m sure you’ve heard the rumors too? I’m saying that I can’t use it when I see brilliant talent.”
Reporter Yeo laughed like an old man of his age.
It was an awkward laugh.
The reason can be roughly guessed.
What does he want Lena for?
“I just want to polish the gemstone. I just want to take it to the future that the gemstone wants.”
“…”
“That child is a commoner. If he is a Pleon, he will be able to receive a noble title wherever he goes… And the sadness will disappear.”
Title of nobility
“I’ll tell you, it’s not like he loathes or hates you. Rather, it’s clear that he respects and loves you.”
“…”
There is no consolation.
“But… Yes. It is an unmistakable fact that her you are not helpful to her.”
The anger that had faded at the words that could not be ignored raised his head.
“Help?”
“That’s right. Disassembly magic? It was obviously a great magic, but… It’s like a thorn in the eyes of high-ranking wizards, so it’s not a magic that a child who needs to be introduced to the magic world can learn.”
Principal Lenea had a similar story.
“…That child, he wants to become a nobleman.”
“I won’t say it in words. But after researching it… I heard that there was a time when aristocrats were rough. Since he is an intelligent child, there is nothing strange about pursuing power.”
This is the story of Count Serton.
It’s only three or four months ago, but it feels like years…
In the midst of silence for a long time, the reporter spoke quietly.
“Put him down.”
“Dogs talk…”
“That’s what he wants. What will he do if he sticks to you like this?”
“I will support you both physically and mentally.”
“Support is good. But from my point of view, you… No, you look like you’re taking care of your business right now. Don’t you still have a lot of backlogs?”
“…”
Okay.
A lot of things have been pushed back.
Mr. Blan’s arm. Ashita’s constitution. Mayal’s family revival. Even if I take out the important things to me, the person in charge who neglects me and that guy who exists in this world. Endless enemies and things to do in the original world.
“Even if that’s the case, there’s no reason for Lena to be completely entrusted to you. As much as your purpose seems impure in the first place.”
I don’t know what contract Lena made with the journalist.
However, after becoming a Pleon, wouldn’t it have accomplished its purpose?
The reporter smiled bitterly.
“Even if you become the high wizard Pleon, what will happen after that?”
“After that?”
“Becoming the youngest Pleon isn’t the end. If you don’t make any achievements after that, you’ll be remembered as a wizard who shone brightly in the beginning and then faded away.”
“That’s not going to happen…”
“Of course, if you look at his talent, he’s a child who can become anything even if he’s not in the magic world, but it’s also true that it’s hard to expand the path of magic by your side. Isn’t it?”
“…”
There was nothing to refute.
“Besides, I’m worried that something bad will happen if I stay by your side, who seems to have many enemies.”
“That’s a leap. In the first place, your purpose was…”
“Lena was worried about that too.”
The words that came out of my throat stopped.
“Since childhood, he seems to have developed his dream of becoming a wizard by reading my books, so he often confides in me. I decided not to tell the story I heard, but I will say one thing: he respects you, but on the other hand, he is afraid of you.”
What will happen to you, not you.
At those words, I opened my eyes wide and clasped my hands tightly together.
The most fucked up thing was the fact that, rather than the pity that Lena had such anxieties, I first heard the anger that she had confided her true feelings to the reporter Yee, not me.
Okay.
I hate myself the most.
“For the future, it’s best for her to be my assistant. She wouldn’t have noticed if you showed constant interest, but that’s not it, she would have wanted to quit as a child. She’s a good-natured person, so it’s hard for her to say it herself. Will.”
The reporter pushed his upper body in.
It smelled like oil, which is rare for a wizard.
“Let Miss Lena go. I will raise her to the fullest. Is there any reason why she had to stay with her in the first place? Isn’t it your greed that everyone just wants to keep that smart kid by her side and watch it?”
Preview? I?
But there was me that I couldn’t deny.
I feel like I’m going to lose even though I haven’t done anything, so I’m trying hard…
“What is the purpose?”
“Progress of my longing because of her talent.”
“…”
“Why? I thought you would hide it, but is it surprising?”
The reporter, who removed his upper body, laughed.
“You can trust me. I don’t lie very often.”
“It sounds like bullshit.”
“Yes. Whatever you think is fine.”
“…What is a secret wish?”
“I can’t tell you. It’s going to be my weakness. You probably… Guessed it.”
Guesswork.
Yes I know
Maybe he didn’t mean to harm Lena.
Silent me
I guess I was expecting an answer, but the reporter uh… Groaned and said.
“Did you hear that at the time?”
“…What kind of grain is it?”
“It’s nothing. I think I’ve said everything. The rest is up to you.”
“As I like?”
Can I kill this old man right now?
…No, no.
The mind has already disappeared.
Instead of anger, desolation and disappointment followed.
He thought he wouldn’t say the same thing as his dad.
But I made the same mistake, and on top of that, I ended up getting angry.
As this guy said, Lena doesn’t have to stick by my side.
It was not because of her talent that brought her to her Fryu Nar Academy in the first place, but to repay her kindness.
The little touch that took care of me when I was made to be a loon by Julis and was grunting and receiving glare from everyone.
I want her to be happy, and she should be.
If what she wants is success, and if that success is established because she is by her side as a reporter, then it should be let go.
I might have mistook her for something that belonged to me before I knew it.
She is also a person with feelings and choices.
Lena would be much happier leaving me now.
A cruel fact lay before her eyes.
“…Until she becomes a Pleon… No, even after she becomes a Pleon, please help that child with all her heart.”
“Oh?”
The reporter smiled at my words.
“Otherwise, I’ll pull your head out.”
This was my sincerity.
When I glared at him without showing any particular intention, reporter Yeo put on a stiff smile and slowly nodded his head.
“Of course, it’s one thing. If her child gets stronger, it’s also helpful for her long-cherished wish. Looking at her now, objectively speaking, I hired her temporarily on very good terms.”
“… I’ll leave it to Lena.”
“It’s a very good choice. It’s very difficult for her to wish for the happiness of her partner rather than putting her own desires first, hehe…”
Cleft.
“Then… When will the seed contract be terminated? I want to bring Lena as my assistant right away.”
“Assistant? What about Professor Paicheon?”
Could he have several assistants by the time he was rapport?
“I can’t have just one assistant, and he’s not my assistant.”
The reporter smiled brightly.
“That spot was reserved for a bright kid like Lena.”
“…Hot.”
Lost this
Even the outstanding professor who was inaugurated at the academy couldn’t become an assistant, but he left the position empty for a commoner girl.
Really better than I could have done.
I said I would write it right now and slowly got up.
After filling out the brief, I went out the door to return to Hart Street.
“I’ll look into it.”
“Suffer.”
Profit.
Widely.
The door is closed.
My relationship with Lena also felt closed.
The way back. For some reason, Mullin saw me off.
No, this will be surveillance.
I was going to get annoyed and kick him out, but I didn’t have the strength to do so.
This will last a long time
“I’m sorry.”
“…What.”
“Even if you had half your temper with me, those killifish would have peed.”
“…Is that so.”
Momentary silence.
Clap clack. It’s not street smoking, our street drinking sister Kwang-soo wiped her mouth and she said:
“Well, it’s weak to the weak and strong to the strong, isn’t that the kind of personality?”
“Three times is just to be patient.”
“I don’t think it did that to me.”
“Every time you…”
It’s hard to answer.
Just walked
Then, suddenly, her neck was pulled.
A grip that makes you want to break it in an instant, and a scent that seems to be good even though it definitely smells like alcohol.
Turning around, this is a saint. A pretty face that was so beautiful that I wanted to, glared at me.
“…What is it?”
I was wondering if it was comforting… But the crazy bitch suddenly pushed me the bottle I was drinking.
“…What?”
“Don’t worry about it, just drink this and go to sleep.”
“I can’t take it.”
It would be difficult to take even my body, which is closer to that of an ordinary person than the body of a stranger.
“It is possible to get drunk if you have the knack. You learn very quickly, so it should be easy to get drunk. And since this is poisonous enough to catch fire, even if you lower your resistance even a little, you will get drunk easily.”
Don’t be a nuisance, drink alcohol and grow up.
If she was like her, she was caring like hers.
She smiled bitterly and accepted her bottle.
“I’ll have a good drink.”
“If you’re angry, do you think you’re drunk and play a game?”
“Is that okay?”
“No. If that’s the case, then you’ll be beaten by me and know how to go after me. I’ll get scolded if I run into an accident with you.”
What are you saying? A bitter laugh came out.
“Come to think of it, how did Frostia surveillance come to me?”
“That pun is not as dangerous as you think, so you can leave it alone. My sister also admitted it.”
Now, it seems to be recognized as acceptable by others.
Anyway, it is a noble and cute dragon.
Shall we go see Frostiana?
Thoughtless naivete helps now… No, no.
If it were her, she’d be offended by my unusual attitude and tell her to leave.
“By the way, Mullin. Do you know about God or about other worlds?”
“Roughly. After all, unlike other strangers, you don’t have any restrictions.”
Mullin frowned.
Well, I don’t know that
“Then, I’d like to ask you, where I lived, there were quite a few parts of the sentence that were commuted for drinking and accident… Is there a part where drinking and accident is commuted in Ntiair?”
“Don’t bullshit.”
“Ku-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k…”
Better than modern
“Even if the sentence is commuted, it will only be a little bit. It might go beyond light assault.”
“…”
Will it be
It’s the same everywhere, everywhere, where people live.
A drinking problem.
Me and dad
Lena and me.
All people are alike.
So, I staggered back to Heart Street.
I felt like I wanted to walk aimlessly, so I refused the carriage and walked.
Pop. Pop.
A drop. Two drops.
The cold drops of water seemed to touch me, but soon it became rain.
Ah.
Fuck you.
…Dad.
Still, I must have made a better choice than you, right?
***
Smart smart
“Come in.”
The one who politely opened the door at the reporter’s words… Lena.
She was holding her hands together with her tense face.
“Yes. Did you do everything you were told to do?”
“Yes. The work you asked me to do. And… I also conducted sensitivity training with the spirits.”
“Yeah…And?”
“And… Asking the spirit to create an artificial body…”
“I told you to do it, not a request.”
Lena flinched at the stern voice.
She narrowed her eyes and winced.
“…Sensei, is he dead?”
“I’m back. The talk went well.”
“It seems that the teacher understood.”
Lena smiled brightly.
“Yes. What you wanted…”
The reporter smiled faintly.
“I want to become a confident and powerful person and assist Instructor Dre with no shame. I made him understand that.”
“…You made me understand? I asked you to keep it a secret…”
Lena didn’t want that great, great teacher to pay attention to herself.
So, without his help, she was able to achieve a certain level of skill and wanted to surprise…
Lena’s heart felt heavy when she remembered the rare face of her teacher who was genuinely angry.
“You’re so angry. It’s hard to understand in a normal way.”
“I see…”
Lena felt her chest tighten.
The teacher got angry
She had never been angry with herself, but she said in a voice full of resentment.
Maybe she thought she was a disappointed, cocky kid.
Lena thought that she… She would like to become a Pleon as soon as possible and return to his side.
And.
“I did, but he said.”
“…”
Ominous foreboding.
Lena trembled slightly involuntarily.
“…What?”
Her voice trembled with anxiety.
The reporter laughed.
“I don’t need a selfish squire, so now you’re entrusting me with it.”
“…”
Lena’s gathered hands dropped.
Seeing Lena tremble like an aspen tree, reporter Yeo smiled deeply and deeply…
