Chapter 156 – 26. One Fine Day in October (3)
Recently, Arbadelin’s administrative office has been unusually quiet.
As the entire faculty went into emergency, professors took over all the tasks that the staff had to do, so all they could do now was sit back in their chairs and pass the time.
And one of them, Ariel, was sitting in front of the computer today, clicking the mouse and forcibly spending her boring life.
“Professors are busy, can we play like this…”
“Because of security, only a few people can’t access it, but what can I do? I’m just going to get paid with a butt, so I have to stay still.”
“The atmosphere outside is turbulent these days. Isn’t it like a real war?”
The other employees sitting around the table next to me were chatting.
After overhearing it, it seemed that the story was about a recently passed bill.
Ariel let out a big laugh and shook her head.
‘Anyway, even if you are an administrative employee, when you sign a contract, there is a safety guarantee, so what are you worried about? During that time, I do more self-development.’
Thinking so, the moment I tried to turn my eyes to the monitor screen again, the sliding door of the administrative office opened and a woman walked in.
Since she was a professor who seldom met herself, Ariel soon tried to turn her attention to her professor.
But her professor seemed to have business with her for some reason.
“I’ll submit my leave of absence.”
“…Yes?”
“I’m giving a leave of absence. I’m having a hard time, so I won’t be able to eat for a while.”
Ariel couldn’t help but doubt her own ears.
That would also be the case, because the woman in front of her was in charge of a job that was too important for her to declare a leave of absence.
Ariel managed to allay her embarrassment, and in a stammering voice she asked the professor.
“Uh, now, I didn’t hear that wrong…?”
“How many times do I have to tell you? Because you’re taking a break? I submitted the file there, so I just need to approve it.”
“Ah, I get it. Wait. Because it’s not a problem to deal with on my line. Um, I need approval from the administrative manager… But he’s not here today. Then I’ll call the principal right away.”
The professor in front of her looked like she wanted to get out of here right away.
What kind of work did you go through and what kind of pain did you do that?
The urgency she couldn’t hide was revealed on her face.
For a moment, Ariel wondered if she should ask why, but then she decided to quit.
It was an act of crossing the line for a mediocre administrative staffer to be curious about a professor’s work.
She just asks the principal for approval, and in the end, it’s just a matter for the principal to decide.
“First of all, I sent a request for payment right away, but I got a reply saying it would take a while… How, would you like to have a cup of tea?”
“Haa… I see, what.”
“Coffee? Green tea? Oh, it’s been chilly lately, so I’ve also brought in adlay tea. Which one would you like?”
“No, I’m not going to drink it. I’d like a glass of water instead.”
“Ah, yes…”
It’s unnecessarily rough.
I don’t think it was this much when we talked for a while before.
Feeling strangely sharpened, she tilted her head.
“Here’s cold water.”
“Thank you. Whoa… How long does it take?”
“I’m meeting with an important person right now, so I guess I’ll have to wait another 10 minutes…”
At Ariel’s answer, the professor nervously ran her green hair through her own.
Judging from the way he narrowed his eyes and glanced around, he seemed to be looking for something to vent his anger on.
As for Ariel, she had no choice but to pray fervently that she would not become a target.
After clutching his head and groaning for several minutes, the professor suddenly jumped up from his seat as if he remembered something.
“I’ll have to meet you in person.”
“Yes?”
“I have to go… Quickly. It’s still dangerous now…”
Muttering incomprehensible words to himself, the professor strode out of the administration room just as he had entered.
Ariel watches her quietly until her professor disappears out the door, then she returns to her own desk where her computer sits.
I don’t know what’s going on, but the principal will take care of it.
After Ariel’s brief break from her daily routine, she started browsing her shopping site again as she did before.
A petit bourgeois had to live as a petit bourgeois.
No matter what huge changes are coming, people live their daily lives.
It just adds a spoonful of anxiety and two drops of worry to your usual routine.
Otherwise, they cannot prepare for tomorrow, so they choose today rather than the not-too-distant future.
When I came to my senses, the change was already in front of me.
* * *
“Siana, it’s as you said. I just received a leave of absence application.”
The headmaster of Arba Delin Academy, Sanya Dominas, was browsing the documents that had just been delivered to her on her work tablet.
As she skimmed through the stylish sentences written in neat handwriting, she was able to confirm the signature at the end of the document.
[…I request a leave of absence for the following reasons.]
[Applicant: Elin Dayhearts]
“…What should I do?”
“What should I do, what should I do, stop it.”
“That’s natural, but there’s no good reason…”
Cianna Plata hesitated in reply with her usual dark face.
If she openly tries to stop her Elin, she too will sense that her situation is taking a strange turn and turn hostile.
She never wanted to go through another confrontation with her former colleague, her ex.
So she somehow had to find a plausible excuse and explain it to Elin… But it wasn’t as easy as she thought.
It was because the things Elin had done so far were so many and difficult that no one could easily do them.
Of course, if you apply for a leave of absence, you have to accept it out of courtesy.
However, as she did not know what she would do if she let her Elin go, her troubles deepened.
– Thump thump!
Then, someone knocked on the door of her lab.
Did she come to see her already? As she looked at Sanya with her fearful heart, she shook her head.
She appeared to be a fortunately harmless visitor.
“Siana! Are you inside? Huh Eok, open the door!”
Only then did Shiana put her mind at ease when she heard her familiar voice from outside.
When I unlocked her lock and carefully opened the door, I saw a male student with dark purple hair breathing heavily.
She must have run a fairly long distance in one month.
“Jihoo-kun, I told you not to meet me in person… Is it really urgent that you come here like this…?”
“Heh, heh… Look at this. I don’t think it’s time to meet now.”
The male student put the mobile phone he was holding firmly in his hand on a nearby desk and immediately displayed something on the screen.
Looking at the dense text, it seemed to be part of a scrapped article or review.
Sianna began to read the sentences on the screen, trying to suppress her excitement at the sudden meeting.
[…That’s why the Arbadelin Academy must prove their innocence so that they can continue to guarantee their autonomy. In a situation where a group led by the Monster Response Committee is urging strict punishment for humans who sold their souls to demons, this case can serve as an excellent example to prove the purity of the Awakened.]
“Where did this… Come from?”
“The post has now been deleted, but it must have already spread as soon as it spreads. As you can see, someone is maliciously manipulating information and trying to destroy Arbadellin. .. We have to quickly catch the professor that Shiana said. If we lose it now, we will never catch it.”
“You got it right, Jihoo-kun.”
At her male student’s urgent explanation, Sanja Dominas nodded her head in surprise.
Then, she looked straight at him with her all-piercing red eyes and asked back.
“So, what would you like me to do?”
“I’ve contacted people around me in advance so that I can figure out the route if I’m going to run away. If I’m going to negotiate directly, I’ll buy it with Siana. If it’s two people, I’ll be able to deal with it…”
“Okay then, here’s the practical evaluation.”
“Yes?”
A male student asks a question in a bewildered voice.
Sanya smiles at him and gives him an order.
“There are 30 seconds left until we arrive. I’ll take care of it, so fight and win. Show me the results of the training you’ve been doing for the past few months, okay?”
“No, now is not the time…”
“Practice and actual combat are different. You have to bump into them to be able to withstand even bigger waves. You’re not a petit bourgeois like other humans, are you?”
“Sanya! Jihoo-kun is still a student!”
“…”
Bang!
The moment her male student, who was thinking of something about her, was about to answer her, the door to her lab was thrown open.
Since the male student did not set the lock again after entering, the intruder could easily enter the room.
“Here you are, Headmaster.”
The green-haired professor Elin Dayhatsu’s gaze scans the room and turns to the male student.
Elin, who looked at the male student who seemed to be intimidated from the outside, asked a question curtly.
“What, is this him?”
“Ellin, wait a minute. First, let the students go…”
“Professor Elin Dayharts. I will approve your leave of absence.”
Sianna hurriedly grabbed Elin’s arm, but Sanya spoke faster than he did.
Approval of leave of absence.
At the moment when Elin’s face was colored with relief at the two words, Sanya’s condition that followed her made her doubt her ears.
“However, if you defeat this student.”
“…I beg your pardon?”
“I know that if you leave here you will never come back. So give it a cool sweep. I’m determined to kill you.”
Unusually solemn tone of the principal.
Goosebumps ran down Elin’s forearms as she felt as if she were facing an observer looking down on everything in the world, the opposite of her playful self.
“So, if you beat that little slob, you’ll let me out?”
“Yeah. Did you see me say two words with one mouth?”
“Whoa… Really, you’re very picky. I’ll finish it soon.”
Elin sighed and raised her mana.
Then she starts to grow thick-stemmed vines wriggling behind her back.
Elin Dayhearts deals with plants.
As befits a multi-talented plant, she is proficient in everything from support to attack.
However, among them, there was something that could be said to be her speciality, and that was the art of tying.
Elin’s nickname is Bindmaster.
She never let go of a prey once caught.
“Come, kid. I’ll tear you to pieces within a minute.”
Countless vines shot at Lee Ji-hoo.
