Chapter 1112 – 1112. Magic School Shutra (7)
Thanks to Luna’s floating magic, I was able to land safely on the ground with her.
However, despite the calm descent, the atmosphere was extremely bloody.
“…”
“…”
Luna’s eyes, which usually looked at me affectionately with a dreamy purple color, were glaring at me as if a purple flame filled with ghost energy was fluttering.
I was prepared.
I was so happy that I ended up getting slapped.
As I prepared to face Luna’s anger, I shared a thought that suddenly occurred to Armonia.
‘In times like this, if you set the mood and hug…’
[I am sure the situation will become more serious.]
‘…’
The confidence that came out of Armonia’s mouth meant that it was something that really shouldn’t be done.
I gave up my vain expectations and waited for the verdict of Luna, who had turned into a ghost.
After waiting so long, the verdict that was handed down to me was…
“Ha…”
It was a deep sigh.
In fact, judging from the way his arm twitched before he sighed, it seemed like he didn’t want to slap me.
Fortunately, he seemed to have resisted the urge and turned it into a sigh.
However, Luna’s sigh only brought out the urge to slap her face, and it seemed that her feelings of anger could not escape.
Luna’s eyes still sparkled, and she spoke in a calm voice.
“How angry I am… Do you know… ?”
Originally, it would have been a situation where I would have had to pay attention and answer, but…
“Know. Enough.”
I answered calmly with a faint smile.
I admit I did something wrong, but I don’t regret this action.
And I was willing to repeat this mistake again for Luna.
So let me answer calmly…
“…”
Luna’s eyes, which had been sparkling with ghostly energy, gradually began to cool down.
“I always wanted to be invisible to others.”
At first glance, it seemed like he was tired of even getting angry.
But…
“But I think I’ll have to give up that kind of life after meeting Suho.”
Rather, I was able to realize that my anger was gradually dissipating.
“Haha…”
I was relieved to see Luna like that and smiled softly…
“Don’t laugh. “I’m not in the mood to laugh.”
Luna opened her eyes again and glared at me.
“Huh…”
“Ha…”
Luna sighed when she saw me looking away and slowly began to approach me.
The moment I get nervous, wondering if something will happen this time…
“In times like this, it’s okay to be shameless like before…”
Luna held my head with both of her hands and made me look at her.
Luna held my face in both her hands and stared into my eyes for several minutes.
And then she suddenly raised her heel, pulled my head and…
“Chuuuuu…”
I kissed.
The kiss led by Luna ended after a while, and Luna parted her mouth and said a word.
“Don’t think about going back until the exam is over.”
“… “I can’t help it.”
I laughed helplessly, and Luna laughed, grabbed my arm, and headed toward the cave from earlier.
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There are countless moments of fun in life, but to broadly categorize them, there are two types.
All things go as expected…
‘… ‘This is not what I thought.’
[…]
It is when things turn out differently than expected.
And now I was experiencing a situation that was different from what I expected and was feeling both fun and embarrassed at the same time.
After coming out of the cave, I was watching the beautiful sunrise with Luna.
For reference, the practical test ended when the sun set over the mountain peak, and there were still a few hours left.
Beautiful sunrise view and leisurely time.
But even though I sensed those two beings, I felt frustrated and ate my appetite.
And with that in mind, let’s slowly reach out to Luna…
Snap!
“Ouch!”
Luna slapped the back of my hand with her palm.
It’s so strong that the back of my hand turns red.
Luna hit the back of my hand like that and snorted without even giving me a glance.
“Don’t touch it.”
“Uh…”
As I was led into the cave by Luna’s hand, I naturally expected and looked forward to Luna’s affection.
However, Luna, who entered the cave, only practiced using the magic circle in front of me and did not allow any skinship.
Even…
“Did I tell you earlier? “Don’t touch it until I give permission.”
“… Yes.”
Luna outright banned me from touching her.
I patted my red-hot hands and grumbled over the phone.
‘I think my anger has subsided, but why are you like that?’ ?’
Just as I said, looking at Luna’s expression, it was clear that she had calmed down.
However, unlike his angry appearance, he was treating me with a cold attitude.
Armonia shared her thoughts in response to my grumbling voice.
[I think it will take time to shake off all my emotions. Still, I think it would be good to feel fortunate that we can have a conversation like that.]
‘… ‘Yes.’
As Armonia said, I decided to be satisfied with just being able to talk.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Luna took the lead with her cold attitude, and I followed behind her and smiled at her.
‘Well, this isn’t bad either.’
[…]
It doesn’t matter what kind of relationship it changes.
It was enough for Luna that the incident that happened yesterday could remain as a memory rather than a scar.
So me and Luna headed to the camp.
And I didn’t forget to catch Liber on the way.
If you returned after wandering around all night and didn’t catch a single word from Liber, strange rumors would definitely spread.
‘… Even if I caught it, there would be rumors.’
I smiled helplessly, grabbed Liber and followed Luna again.
However, when I reached the camp, Luna spoke to me vaguely.
“… “The numbers aren’t right?”
“… ?”
I wondered what that meant, but it was only when I saw where Luna’s eyes were directed that I could understand.
It was referring to Liber’s number.
The number of Libers trapped in my binding magic is fifteen.
It was an odd number.
Until now, Luna and I always got an even number and then submitted half each.
However, if you submit it in this state, one more person will have to submit it, making it impossible to tie for first place.
But I…
“It’s okay. Let’s just go.”
“…”
I headed straight to the camp as if it didn’t matter.
Although Luna had a puzzled expression, she didn’t particularly express any dissatisfaction.
That’s how we arrived at the camp.
‘There are a lot… ?’
Unlike usual, when it was quiet, there were more students than usual at the campground.
I was as excited as I was when I heard Sonya’s exam explanation and precautions on the first day.
[Now that there is not much time left until the end of the exam, it seems that they have decided that there is no need to exert any more effort.]
‘Wow… Young guys… Tsk tsk…’
[…]
I lamented the weakness of such young people and headed with Luna to the professors’ tent inside the camp.
The inside of the camp, which had been noisy just a moment ago…
‘Stop looking…’
As soon as Luna and I appeared, silence began to fill the air.
It wasn’t just everyone looking at me and Luna and being silent.
(What…? How many are there…?)
(No, I heard that they caught a lot, but… Is that it…?)
(More than what our team caught…)
(Sigh… I had to force myself to follow…)
Everyone was looking at Liberman, who was trapped by my binding magic.
As I walked while listening to so many focused gazes and whispers, I was barely able to reach the tent where the professors were staying.
And today, the professor who is faithfully in charge welcomed us.
“You worked hard until the end.”
Sonya came out and welcomed Luna with a faint smile.
Then he took the liberator I gave him and checked it…
“Huh… ? There are fifteen… ?”
He started looking at me and Luna alternately with a puzzled expression.
From Sonya’s perspective, who knew the relationship between me and Luna, this situation seemed unexpected.
Looking at Sonya like that, I answered calmly.
“I caught seven and Luna caught eight.”
“Radish… !?”
Luna was taken aback by my answer and seemed to have forgotten her warning about no skinship, so she pulled me in and whispered in my ear in a scary voice.
“What are you doing? Why do you say that…”
“Well, what do you think? There is only one difference.”
“It’s not even a difference. Then the rankings…”
Luna grabbed me like that and spoke in a hurry, but I answered clearly while trying to ignore Luna’s urgent appearance.
“Please do the same as before. Professor Sonya.”
“…”
Like Luna, Sonya was staring at me with an expression of incomprehension.
However, Sonya, conscious of the surrounding gaze, quickly managed her expression and nodded.
“Seven Seongsuho students and eight Luna students. Thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you.”
After hearing Sonya’s answer, I left a hint to Luna who was next to her…
“We don’t have much time left anyway, so let’s rest until we come back.”
“…”
Without listening to Luna’s answer, I leisurely returned to my tent alone.
I went inside my tent, which was still in place, and immediately lay down.
‘Ugh, let’s take a nap.’
She couldn’t sleep at all because she was watching Luna’s magic circle all night, and when she arrived at the camp, she felt drowsy.
It was definitely bright and sunny outside, but sleepiness poured down on my mind like a torrential rain, making me feel gloomy.
‘Because there is still some practical training left… I need to get some sleep.’
[I will wake you up when it is time to end.]
‘Yes, thank you.’
As soon as I expressed my gratitude to Armonia, she instantly fell asleep as if her memory had been cut off.
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〈 characters, thank you all for your hard work. Now let’s go back to school.〉
With Sonya’s declaration of the end of exams, we began to return to the Shutra School.
And on the way there, I walked side by side with Luna, just like when I came.
‘It’s awkward.’
The only thing that was different from when I came was that there was an atmosphere of awkwardness between us.
It wasn’t the atmosphere you feel when your feelings are hurt after a fight.
It almost felt like an extension of the incident that happened yesterday.
But despite the awkward atmosphere, people around…
(Wow… They really don’t give me a chance to intervene.)
(So…)
(Phew… Thinking about next year, I think it would be better to become friends from now on…)
I was seeing Luna and I as lovers with a good atmosphere.
‘Ugh… I want to hold hands.’
It was a moment when I was laughing to myself and trying to ignore the conversations coming from around me.
(But is that true…?)
(Ah, Luna teamed up with other kids and caught Liber…?)
… ?
I couldn’t help but tilt my head for a moment.
‘Luna formed a team with other kids… ?’
I looked at Luna with such curiosity, but Luna just remained oblivious and avoided my gaze.
I continued to stare at Luna and eavesdropped on conversations around her, but I couldn’t find a conversation clear enough to answer my questions.
‘… Let’s ask when we arrive.’
Even if I asked in this crowded situation, I didn’t think I would get a proper answer.
As I walked with that thought in mind, I was able to arrive at Shutra School past lunchtime.
As soon as she arrived at school, Sonya began explaining to the students using loudspeaker magic.
〈The attribute test will be held at Rahu’s tower after dinner.〉
And Sonya explained that, unlike the main attribute test, the accessory test consisted of a simple test that could be completed in 2 to 3 hours.
〈Until then, rest in peace.〉
As soon as Sonya’s explanation was over, the students began to disperse, and I naturally tried to ask Luna who was next to her…
“Luna, let me ask you a question…”
I did it.
But the moment I asked a question, someone else called me.
“Student Suho, I want to talk to you for a moment. Do you have enough time?”
That other person was Sonya.
I stopped what she was saying to Luna, opened her mouth for a moment, and then nodded and answered.
“Yes, Professor Sonya.”
“Thank you for your hard work, Professor Sonya. Suho, see you later.”
And at the same time as my answer, Luna calmly said her goodbye and left her place.
‘… ‘I’ll ask you later.’
I didn’t worry because the answer wouldn’t change even if I asked later anyway.
After sending Luna away, I followed Sonya.
The place I arrived was the first lab I visited.
“Please come in.”
“Yes.”
At first, I thought this was somewhere, but I realized it right away through Sonya’s natural behavior.
‘Ah, I guess I got this position after being promoted to assistant professor.’
I felt Sonya’s promotion firsthand and entered her lab.
After being guided by Sonya, I sat down on her sofa and faced her.
I waited, wondering if she had called me here because she wanted to say something, but Sonya didn’t say anything for a while and just stared at me with her calm eyes.
After about three minutes of watching Sonya, she barely opened her mouth.
“Student Luna caught a river a while ago.”
“I’m not there… ?”
“Yes. And…”
Sonya chuckled and trailed off, then continued her words with a faint smile.
“It was submitted as a student’s responsibility.”
“Ah…”
I finally understood why Luna teamed up with another student.
It was to match the number with me.
‘Just rest during that time.’
I tried to ignore it earlier because I was sleepy, but my actions actually made Luna suffer.
‘I don’t need it anyway.’
I sighed and wondered how I should apologize to Luna.
But my worries did not last long.
“Guardian student.”
“Yes.”
Sonya asked not with the look of a professor, but with the look of a woman who usually accepts my aegyo.
“If you have any health or family problems, tell them all. “I will solve it.”
“Yes? What happened suddenly… ?”
When I put aside my worries about Luna and tilted my head to look at her, Sonya spoke to me in a sorrowful voice.
“Don’t be distracted. Guardian student… “You’re leaving school, right?”
