Chapter 13 – Outrage. ( One )
With the place just for the two of them created, the academy’s clock continued to run.
Lillia’s disposition, which had been given roughly, also became certain. Nine days from now, she has to leave Drexar Academy at the same time as a new teacher has been appointed.
From that day on, Lillia hadn’t shown her characteristic savagery. Problem number 4, which she had been working on every day, was no longer visible on the board. At the same time, the quality of the class was greatly reduced, but thanks to the students who were able to understand even if they spoke nonsense, the class was progressing in its own way.
I was able to understand cashew nuts while taking that class. She said that Lilia was not broken. During her class, when she accidentally made eye contact, her burning pupils still contained anger at cashews.
Of course, that didn’t solve anything. Just like that, only tension flowed between the two and time passed.
Then one day.
“The weather is really nice.”
These were the words uttered by cashew nuts while walking along the promenade of the academy with Efri during break time.
The sky was clear enough to notice. The sunlight was moderately warm, and it felt like I was naturally drowsy. The cool breeze blowing was refreshing, and the petals that fluttered often served as seasoning for the background.
I am walking down that path now with Epri. I didn’t hold her hand, but I was pretty close.
‘Happy.’
Seeing Efri’s slightly flushed face, Cashew thought. Every day since Epri was special. Compared to that month, when she was living a life of her own, playing cashew nuts, which was boring and full of dull colors, it was a different feeling.
So, Cashew didn’t want to be disturbed at all during this time. She shouldn’t have been disturbed. If anyone got in her way, he was ready to punish anyone.
But she couldn’t have it that way.
“Hello, Miss Lilia.”
At the filthy name that came out of Efri’s mouth, the cashew stared in front of her slightly stiffened. Lillia was looking at the two with burning eyes.
“Efri Sugar. Cashew Lüberg.”
Lillia muttered their names in a weak voice. She then stared into her face. As if looking for clues, her eyes were tenacious and ferocious.
‘What the hell is he thinking?’
Cashew frowned at her displeasure just by looking at it. Even now she held Efri’s hand and she wanted to avoid this spot, but she couldn’t. Ironically, Lilia was still a teacher. She didn’t know herself, but Efri couldn’t.
Still, she couldn’t let the situation go unattended, so the cashew nut said something and she tried to break the situation somehow.
“Excuse me… “
“Okay.”
Then, Lillia’s expression suddenly brightened. Lilia, who seemed to have realized something about her, disappeared into the distance, leaving a short message to herself.
The ominous feeling that had been visiting her for a while subsided. It would be nice if the ominousness left only the chills, but the only thing left for the two was the uneasy feeling that something might happen.
“Something… Are you anxious?”
“That’s right.”
Efri briefly agreed with Cashew Nut’s opinion.
The walk that I came out for a change of mood has become a taste of the end. The next class is Lilia’s class. It seemed like she would find out soon anyway, so the cashew pushed back the anxiety that was creeping up in her chest.
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“That’s why you have to use the X-7 actuator in this circuit. There are people who say that it can be replaced with other parts… After all, they say cheap is expensive, and no one has succeeded yet.”
When Lilia’s class, which until yesterday had been rough and boring as if everything was annoying, returned to life, all of her classmates, including Cashew Nut and Efri, were having difficulty adapting to the atmosphere.
‘What is it?’
Cashew saw her bizarre appearance and thought.
It was clear that she had figured out something earlier. And with it, she was sure to find something successful that would rejuvenate her.
But she had no idea what it was. All she did was go for a short walk with Efri. Nothing could be inferred here.
In the end, there was only one thing I could do now. Calm down and wait and see what happens.
The class was lively, but in Cashew’s eyes, the atmosphere seemed calmer than any other situation. The last silence before a fierce storm. Cashew felt that ominous stillness.
At that moment, a sound broke the silence.
‘Widely-‘
It was the sound of small pieces of plastic falling.
Cashews glanced back. It was the sound she heard coming from a place two seats behind her. That place is her own master, and also her own friend. It was Efri Sugar’s seat.
It was a trivial incident that would be common in class. Dropping the writing instrument while writing is a common mistake. Even if she was a strict teacher, she would never make a point with something like this.
However, Lilia did not respond in the slightest to that.
“Efri Sugar?”
“Yes, teacher.”
“Why are you interrupting the class time flow?”
“I just dropped my ballpoint pen… “
“Look at the other students. Can’t you handle that much?”
“I will be careful… “
In this way, Epri became a felon who committed the ‘crime of dropping a ballpoint pen’.
Even after that, Lilia’s eyes continued to be on Efri. As if it were CCTV, Lilia proceeded with her class, paying attention to Efri’s slight movements. If she felt something caught on that radar, she immediately stopped her class and took over her intellectual quality.
“Efri? Don’t move your head.”
Her neck was sore, so I pointed out that she moved her head once.
“Efri, you just lost your posture. Are you not paying attention in class?”
She straightened her back a little and said something harsh.
“Efri, Efri! I can’t stand it any longer. Go out behind you and stand with your hands up.”
And finally, Efri fell into punishment.
Cashew nuts were finally known for sure. She can’t touch herself anyway, so let’s touch the people around her. She used to go alone until not too long ago, but if she hangs out with someone, she must be someone she cherishes. By doing so, it was clear that she was planning to indirectly harass her.
In fact, if she wasn’t from a high family, she was quite the student who was stamped with the power of being an ‘academy teacher’, so Lilia’s judgment was correct. She even said that Lilia is the body she has to get out of this place next week. Since she didn’t have a back, it seemed obvious that she was going to set the fire properly.
‘What the fuck… ‘
‘His feelings’, which had been asleep while spending a happy time with Efri, were wriggling. I wanted to grab that madman right away and cut off his arm with a protective shield. Even if I cried out for help, I wanted to let those words spill into my ears and kill me brutally, giving me as much pain as I could.
However, ‘her memory’ and ‘his reason’ prevented that. Her cold-hearted memory gave her opinion that she was not being victimized, so she should back off, and his reason pointed out that a bigger trap would be waiting for him if he ran out of here.
The former could be rejected because it was a tool, but the latter was difficult to reject. For now, I decided to calm my anger.
“Then, I’ll end today’s class here. Thank you all for your hard work.”
By the time the 25-minute long march had passed since Efri was standing with her hands up, the class bell rang and Efri’s punishment ended.
As soon as class was over, Cashews approached Efri. It was clear that he was tired from the long punishment. He carefully massaged her arm and asked her sincerity.
“Efri… Are you okay?”
“This is nothing.”
Epri’s expression did not look good at all.
Still, the steady touch of the cashew nut noticeably calmed her Efri’s arm. Her pain-stricken expression had returned to some degree, and she could now be called Efri.
Even now, she wanted to follow Lillia and punish her, but the cashews, swallowing her emotions, spoke in her calm voice.
“Lilia, what the hell are you thinking?”
“Aren’t you sure about one thing? It looks like he’s trying to make you angry.”
“You don’t get anything out of being angry.”
“Since you’re a crazy bitch, I guess that’s the purpose?”
“Um… “
It made sense. Being kicked out anyway is an established fact. For Lilia, who lives and dies on her pride, she deserves it. And she said that with her flying hair, she’ll take extra gains if she lets herself go on a rampage.
Still, she wasn’t like this. She had to do something about it. So she was about to ask what to do, but Efri interrupted her.
“Cashew nuts, for now, I’ll be patient.”
“What? You did nothing wrong.”
“Anyway, he’s the one who will leave in a week. Therefore… As long as I am patient, there will be no problem.”
“No. That’s absolutely not possible.”
At Eph Lee’s words that he would go through all the pain alone, Cashew shook his head violently and objected. What the hell are you talking about? Pain is halved when shared, so why would you carry it alone?
But it was not enough for her to stop her expressing her will.
“Okay. Instead, if you hurt me, I really won’t let you go.”
In the end, the cashew nut had no choice but to accept it with minimal conditions.
Today’s school trip wasn’t so rosy. It was unavoidable as she walked full of her worries about Efri.
After returning home and throwing off her shoes, Cashew sat down on her sofa and thought.
‘Efri, is it okay?’
She didn’t care if that happened to her. ‘Cause she’ll feel good
But Epri is not a masochist. As she continues to be punished, her body will gradually break down. As she listens to Lillia’s sadistic words, her mind will be shattered little by little.
“Ha… “
Cashews sighed and cupped her head. She couldn’t see the point of what to do. She said that, but seeing F. Lee, who was getting more and more broken, she couldn’t do that.
She thought for a while, and she thought again. She tried to come up with a good idea somehow. It was impossible for her to let her know she shouldn’t be.
In the end, there was only one thing cashews could do. Let her watch Efri. Let’s comfort her with all our heart and let her endure each day. If Lilia crosses her line, she will then…
At that time, she decided to postpone what to do until later. When she thought about it, she couldn’t make a rational decision.
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As expected of the cashew nut, Epri was becoming impoverished day by day.
The severity of Efri’s punishment gradually increased. At first, I stood with my hands raised, but now I am kneeling on my desk. Sometimes Efri secretly swallowed her tears, and each time the cashews turned her head away, unable to bear to look at them.
As the time for Lilia’s exit drew closer, Efri became more and more shaken. It was visibly visible that the limit had been reached. Of course, Epri wasn’t the only one with that limit. Cashew nuts were also approaching a clear limit in a different way.
Just like that, she said that there were three days left until Lilia left this academy.
“Efri, why is the class attitude like that today?”
“Sorry… “
Cashews bowed their heads to Lillia’s garbage that started today. She didn’t want to see her anymore.
I already imagined what route it would start with. Now, after clamoring for words like that a few times, I kneel down on the desk. If she moves her numb leg there, she raises her hand. When I shake my arm, I hear something heavy.
Then, Epri will shed tears of pain again.
‘Pup… Really… ‘
Cashews gritted their teeth. It seemed that only this way this thought would not jump out of her mouth. As she swallowed the curse, I felt like I was rotting myself, but I endured it thinking of Efri, who must have festered even more.
Even in the meantime, Epri was suffering from the same route. Because his ears were open even when he did not see, the whole situation flowed in and was pictured in his head.
But today, something was different.
“Efri, hold this instead of a bucket today.”
At the word ‘this’ that came out of Lilia’s mouth, the cashew nut glanced in that direction. What Epri had to listen to today was the cane.
“Don’t move your arms. If not, I will be fine with that today.”
Afterwards, Lilia’s sentencing made Cashew feel her heart skip a beat.
‘That’s right?’
It fits with that Those words kept ringing in my ears.
Her head went blank at the situation that was about to unfold. She clearly said so. If you hurt me, I won’t let you go.
Now, Efri is about to get hurt. It wasn’t yet, but it was clear that it would happen soon.
“Efri!”
“Yes… “
“I kept looking at you, but now I can’t look at you any more.”
Having said that, Lilia pointed her finger at her desk. Everyone in the class knew what that meant.
“Efri, go up on the podium.”
Efri got down from her desk and approached the podium. Perhaps his legs were quite numb, Efrey’s legs were trembling violently.
Standing weakly in front of Lilia, Cashew took off her shoes and climbed onto her desk through the chair next to her. She pulled her socks down to her ankles. The cane landed on Efri’s calf.
“Aww… Whoa… “
Soon after, the hawk fell, and Efri’s sobs echoed throughout the class.
Watching all of this, Cashew’s eyes trembled violently. Efri’s marks were engraved one by one in her furious eyes. It was as if the hawk was hitting him. She seemed to be provoking.
Cashews squeezed her hand. She gnashed her teeth. She couldn’t take it anymore. 저 개새끼를, 직접 모가지를 꺾어버려야 했다.
“Lilia Aresis!!”
Cashew Nut jumped up from the spot and shouted. The sound of her roaring through the classroom brought everything to a halt. The slightest movement of the students, Efri’s sobbing voice, and the sharp movement of the cane were all.
She continued her thoughts without hesitation. Using her emotions, she threatened her by grabbing reason and memory at the same time. Right now, give me an answer that can be removed from the lines that are not a problem.
The two trembled and came up with an answer. As soon as he accepted the answer, Cashew spoke clearly word by word in a voice full of the chill of the northernmost part.
“As the eldest daughter of the Duke of Lüberg, I request it. Lilia Aresis, I challenge you to a duel.”
“Of course, that’s what I wanted. Princess Lüberg.”
Perhaps she wanted that situation, Lilia answered with a fishy laugh.
