Chapter 343 – 343. Claudia Tries to Give Up Her Dream for the Future of Her Beloved Athena… [Witch Claudia’s Sad Resolution][2]
“Oh I see!!! “Athena graduated from the Imperial School!!!”
– Jump up!!
Kim Tae-sik, who was lying comfortably on the sofa so that his cockiness was sky-high.
But I know how meaningful Athena is to Claudia.
He immediately adjusted his posture and sat up from the sofa.
“Yes, that’s right… Haha! “I heard the news this morning… Taesik wanted to tell you, but he couldn’t because he was busy with his schedule today…”
Kim Tae-sik showed an amazing reaction to the news that was delivered full of joy.
Claudia looked even more heartbroken.
Not only did she look heartbroken, but she even looked earnest.
“But the Imperial School… Didn’t you say that it was a facility similar to the high school here?”
“Athena, isn’t she about 16 years old now…?”
Taesik Kim looked at Claudia like that and raised a question.
After completely opening her heart to Kim Tae-sik, Claudia wanted to tell him a lot about herself. So she chattered non-stop.
If Claudia thought she was telling her own story, she was telling her story about her Euphoria.
So she also told a story about demons,
She also told me about the Gwangmyeong Goddess Church.
Furthermore, the same applies to miscellaneous social systems.
Through that process, Kim Tae-sik heard from Claudia that Hwangrip School is an education system right below the Academy, which you can enter at the age of 20.
It is an educational institution with a six-year course, and Athena entered it at the age of 14 with the support of Claudia.
“Athena is very smart… Haha…!! And I studied so hard… That’s why I graduated in 3 years…”
“Isn’t it amazing? “After I taught him the basics at the beginning of the play, he studied on his own and went to the Imperial School…”
Claudia immediately answered Kim Tae-sik’s curiosity.
Euphoria was also bound to skip a grade because her skills were overwhelmingly outstanding.
In the case of academies, admission is generally at the age of 20, but there are exceptions for those with outstanding skills or
If you come from a special family, you may enter school before the age of 20.
In fact, even though it was Athena’s first time receiving a proper public education, she displayed incredible talent and completed the course in three years.
“Ugh…! What a genius! Our Athena is a genius! “I almost had to repeat a grade in middle school because I wasn’t good at studying, but this is really amazing!”
Kim Tae-sik was impressed.
This is because he experienced first-hand how difficult it is to properly complete formal education.
And not only was he smart, but he was also sincere and eager to work hard.
It was a sight of Athena that one could not help but be proud of.
“Yes? Isn’t it amazing? Haha…! But I’m kind of embarrassed… I feel like I’m at a loss…”
Claudia was truly happy.
Kim Tae-sik praised her appearance as if she were Athena herself, making her embarrassed.
This is because the existence of Athena is so special to Claudia.
A family-like relationship beyond a simple supporter relationship.
Furthermore, it feels like parent and child.
It can be said that she was also full of caution, fearing that her excitement might be perceived by Athena.
“What are you learning at Imperial School? “The stages are similar to high school, but the content will be different, right?”
At that moment, Kim Tae-sik looked curious and began to ask more detailed questions.
Claudia, who wants to brag about Athena,
However, as I was filled with caution as much as my desire, it was difficult to take the initiative to boast.
There was no way Kim Tae-sik, who liked to brag, would not know about such a mechanism.
So Kim Tae-sik gave Claudia, who was full of shyness and caution, an opportunity to boast about Athena.
“Hwangrip School is a stage where general education and basic special education are carried out simultaneously. So, if you compare it to the system here, you can say that you learn national skills during regular hours, and then learn things related to your specialty during special activities.”
“That special education is the education that selects talented people to enter the academy.”
As Kim Tae-sik laid down the seat, Claudia chattered excitedly.
“So, children who graduate early are often those who excel in special education.”
“But even so, it is extremely rare to graduate three years early, and it means that your ability as a talent to enter the academy is enormous.”
The Academy is an organization that mass-produces various ability classes that deal with mana.
On the other hand, academy-related special education at the Royal School is not education for mass production of ability classes.
It is close to a process of testing and examining whether a person has talent.
Athena is not just talented, but her high-quality abilities have already been shown to the leaders there.
“Claudia, I guess you didn’t expect it to be that bad?”
If Claudia knew for sure about Athena’s talent, she would have expected Athena to graduate early.
However, from Kim Tae-sik’s perspective, Claudia did not seem to be like that.
“Uh… I didn’t expect it… We weren’t together often when Athena’s mana could be used in earnest…”
I saw some level of talent.
So Claudia enrolled Athena into the Royal School.
Afterwards, she devoted herself more fully to her work as a framer to pay for her tuition, and in her spare time, Claudia took care of the children younger than Athena among the children she sponsored.
In that situation, because it was Athena’s early graduation, which she had worked hard to achieve, Claudia was even more thrilled and felt a deep lingering emotion.
“…”
Claudia looked down at her table with those deep, lingering eyes in her eyes.
Taesik Kim looked at Claudia in silence.
“Hmm… For some reason, I feel like… Claudia, you are so happy right now… But it also seems like you are worried and worried about something…?”
Claudia’s feelings toward Kim Tae-sik were not just happiness.
She seemed to have complicated thoughts and felt sorry.
“Yeah… I’m so proud of Athena and I’m happy that she’s amazing, but when I think about it more, I feel sorry…”
She felt like it was quite a difficult thing to say.
As a result, even while bragging about Athena’s early graduation to Kim Tae-sik, he showed a subtle mood.
However, when Kim Tae-sik immediately noticed this and spoke up, Claudia began to speak openly.
“Athena wanted to be praised by me, so she showed me a letter of recommendation from the Royal School’s academy… Looking at it, I could tell how much talent she showed that she graduated early in 3 years… Be very specific…”
“Not everyone feels the same when they enter the academy. “From the beginning, more than 90% of the so-called B-level and higher classes are children of great nobles, raised by the family’s vision and outstanding teachers.”
“In the case of these kids, they don’t even attend the Royal School in the first place. So, Athena was evaluated as being at that level.”
In general, academy cadets from royal schools belong to the Royal Special Order or the Noble Special Order.
And magic-type classes live as researchers at the Magic Tower.
Many nuns also fall into this category.
Otherwise, you will function as an upper-middle level adventurer.
On the other hand, the elite cadets referred to by Claudia receive the full support of the empire and the church and grow into the main force of Euphoria, with enormous wealth, fame, and power.
Athena, the northern barbarian girl whom Claudia took, was evaluated as having the talent to become such a talented person.
“If that’s the case… If I enter the academy right now, I’ll be treated very well?”
“That’s right… You will receive full support…”
“I don’t know, but he will grow into a great talent within the empire…”
Judging by the fact that she even had a letter of recommendation, it seemed to Kim Tae-sik that Athena could have entered the academy right away at the age of 16.
Claudia gave her own judgment in response to Kim Tae-sik’s question.
“But… Athena will not enter the academy…”
Athena brought the news to her beloved sister Claudia, hoping to receive her praise.
Afterwards, she entered the academy and was told that she had no intention of receiving an education there.
“She wants to become a witch… Her dream is to get proper education from me and become a witch like me… Other than that, she has no interest…”
Athena chose to grow up at a witch school rather than at an academy.
Just as Claudia has been running towards her goal since meeting her girl named Athena,
This is because she, like Athena, has run so far to realize her goal of following the same path as Claudia, who took her away.
“So, they said that for the time being, they will be using the Royal School’s early graduate premium to work part-time and teach and take care of the children instead of me…”
So Athena volunteered to take on the role of her eldest child.
She wants to share the love she received from Claudia with her younger siblings.
“I see…”
It was truly a beautiful story.
But Claudia looked bitter as she told the story.
And Kim Tae-sik, who guessed the reason for the bitterness, responded cautiously.
“Going to the academy and taking the elite course would be good for Athena in many ways…”
At that moment, Claudia let out a self-deprecating mutter.
She wonders if the promise she and Athena made was blocking the future path of her beloved Athena.
“You can actually find a class that suits you and receive an education… You can receive tremendous support throughout your training… Above all, while you are an academy cadet, and when you graduate with excellent grades and are released, you will immediately enter the upper class. “I can live with respect and admiration from people by being incorporated into…”
Claudia’s pride in being a witch is truly great.
But after putting herself in the shoes of her parents, her thoughts were bound to change.
I want to make Athena work in a better environment.
And I want to make sure she gets recognized for who she is.
I want to help people walk a path of being welcomed and respected, not a path of being despised and rejected like myself.
In particular, if you are given the talent to follow that path without difficulty, I will bless you even more generously.
Claudia feels that way, so she feels very sorry for Athena for giving up on entering the academy.
“But if I establish a witch school, you will learn under me… I can’t guarantee whether I will be able to establish that witch school…”
“Because the work here is also very precious and important to me…”
“That’s why I’m so sorry for making Athena give up on that good path… And for making her wait vaguely…”
After her goddess’s crystal began to function, Claudia began working on creating a cure for her zombie virus.
This is because Claudia desperately wants to help Kim Tae-sik, and she desperately wants to help the people at the Daeseong-gu survival camp whom she caused trouble.
She is working hard at her work here with a happy heart.
That meant she had no idea when the day would come when she would return to her Euphoria.
“So… I’m giving up on building a witch school…”
So Claudia tries to give up on building her witch school.
