Chapter 1113 – 1113. Magic School Shutra (7)
“Don’t be distracted. Guardian student… “You’re leaving school, right?”
Sonya’s words seemed to be urging me, and I couldn’t help but be speechless for a moment.
The reason I was speechless was because I had heard something similar before.
‘You said the same thing as last time.’
Sonya said something similar to me last time.
However, even though they said the same thing, the atmosphere between then and now was completely different.
If it was a question full of doubts before…
“If there is a problem, let me know. That’s how we solve it.”
Now, it was actually a question full of certainty.
First, I almost knew why Sonya said something like that.
‘Is it obvious like that?’
It may be because of my actions today.
Even though Luna and I were officially lovers, we were ultimately classmates, students, and rivals.
Even though we were in such a relationship, my actions would have been completely incomprehensible in Sonya’s eyes as I had obediently handed over the rank.
And looking at Sonya’s attitude, I was able to realize that she had made a big mistake.
‘Luna must have found it strange too.’
Even in Luna’s eyes, my actions would have appeared as incomprehensible as Sonya’s.
Actually, it might have been better if I had been more careful earlier…
‘I thought I would just get over that…’
From my perspective, I thought it wouldn’t seem strange if I gave in to Luna.
However, the positions of the two people seemed to be different.
No, not just the two of them…
[Not only the students here, but all the professors must have had similar thoughts.]
The position of everyone staying at this school is the same as these two people.
To me, Shutra School is just a stopping station where I stay for a while, but to the people here, Shutra School is no different from the gate of heaven.
A door that only allows one person to enter.
There is no way that a person who kicks away the opportunity to go to heaven can be considered normal.
‘I have to be careful.’
It seemed like I had relaxed my sense of tension without realizing it because of the relief that I had kept my promise to Luna.
I answered Sonya, pulling on the tension again.
Haha… I’m sorry for causing you worry. Nothing like that will happen, so don’t worry too much.”
“…”
Despite my answer, Sonya seemed to have no intention of relaxing her stiff expression.
In other words, it meant that he had no intention of believing what I said.
Sonya, who was looking at me with such a stern expression…
“Whoa… “We can’t keep retaining students who are going to take the practical exam in the evening.”
He sighed deeply and released me.
For your information, the meaning of what Sonya said was conveyed to me very well.
‘I guess I’ll see you later…’ .’
It meant that he had no intention of believing what I said and that he would ask me a proper question after the exam.
So I left the lab, being seen off by Sonya with a grumpy expression.
As I headed to the dormitory, I started to have another worry.
‘Reasonable breakup…’
As soon as I resolved Luna’s promise, which I thought was the biggest challenge, I ran into another challenge.
Rather, Lewis, who was the core of the mission, felt ridiculous.
‘That guy… All you have to do is make it into a state where recovery is impossible.’
If everything goes as planned, Lewis will break down on his own.
The problem was that after completing the mission, I had not yet decided how to leave Shutra.
‘Expulsion… Kinda like that. Taking a leave of absence… I’ve already done it once, so it doesn’t look good. The disappearance… It’s the worst.’
But I couldn’t come up with a good way.
While thinking about this, I overheard countless student conversations on the way to the dormitory.
(Sigh, I hate practical tests so much…)
(Me too… I think I read the handwriting well…)
(If even the attachment is ruined…)
The students were usually giggling, but perhaps because it was right after the exam, not a single student was seen smiling.
‘… Luna must be nervous like that too, right?’
This shows how important the Shutra School exam is to students.
Meanwhile, I also heard a conversation that caught my ear.
(How was this fire attribute test?)
(Don’t even talk… I don’t even have the strength to lift a finger right now.)
Fire attribute practical test.
An absurd test of burning as much firewood as possible and turning it into charcoal.
(It’s just burning wood. Is there anything difficult about that?)
However, the people who actually took the test did not laugh at all.
(Try burning wood without stopping for four days. Isn’t it difficult?)
(Ah…)
If the purpose of the wind property test was to catch as many rivers as possible over four days, the purpose of the fire property test was to burn as much firewood as possible over four days.
(As soon as I started testing how much water I drank, steam rose around me like a forest fire.)
This is firewood that has been soaked in water for several days.
But the steam and smoke seemed to be bearable.
The real problem is mana.
(More than half of them fainted…)
After using magic recklessly without rest for four days, it seemed that many students were suffering from mana exhaustion.
For your information, this was the first time I heard about the test content.
In other words, it was said that this was a new test created by the professor.
However, I was able to grasp the essence of the test as soon as I heard the test content.
‘It’s a trap from the beginning.’
Turn water-soaked firewood into charcoal.
If you only listen to the test content, it may seem like the goal is to quickly burn firewood with strong firepower, but…
‘The key is to evaporate the water by continuously maintaining a small amount of heat.’
In reality, the purpose was to efficiently drain water from firewood.
Once the water is removed, the firewood will easily burn.
It was simple common sense that anyone could think of, but…
‘They must have had a hard time too.’
Those taking the test may not have been able to think of such simple common sense due to nervousness.
It’s the same principle as someone putting a stone on a checkerboard who can’t see their mistake, but someone watches from the side can easily notice their mistake.
However, there was someone who shattered such a hardcore test in an ignorant way.
(By the way, I won first place in the fire attribute practical skill this time… I heard it wasn’t a joke…?)
(Uh, Lewis… Even the professors were surprised because of him.)
Lewis poured out fire magic without stopping for four days.
Although he fell asleep just once in the middle due to mana exhaustion, he got up again and seemed to have burned firewood without stopping until the test was completed.
To others, he may have seemed like a student who was passionately taking the exam…
‘Crazy guy… What wish would you make? .’
To me, he just looked like a crazy person who was crazy about Ariel’s wishes.
I chuckled as I remembered Lewis using fire magic like a madman to win a bet.
‘What will Ariel’s face look like when she hears this news? .’
Ariel said that she would grant the wish of one of the two, Louis and I.
This news will definitely reach Ariel.
What will Ariel look like when she hears this news, and what will she think? .
‘When you make a wish, you have to watch it secretly as a ghost.’
I chuckled, imagining Ariel’s embarrassed expression and emotions upon hearing Louis’ wish.
She smiled like that and was able to reach my room before I knew it.
As soon as I entered the room, Claudia greeted me with cheers.
“You’re finally here!! “I thought I was going to die of boredom alone!!”
For your information, Claudia greeted me in a dress, not naked.
A familiar type of dress.
I asked at the same time as I accepted Claudia’s greeting.
“How about clothes? Are you okay?”
“Clothes?”
Claudia twirled her body as if dancing in response to my question, and she answered with a grin.
“Very good. “I wore it for four days and there wasn’t a single tear anywhere.”
“Thank goodness.”
The dress Claudia wore was of the same design as the dress she wore when she was in her spirit state.
Claudia started dancing on her own, fluttering her dress in front of me.
I enjoyed watching Claudia dance like that.
It was like a scene where her daughter was acting funny in front of her father.
Claudia, who had been dancing for a while, finished her dance and lifted her dress with both hands.
It was Claudia who was trying to somehow maintain her graceful posture…
“You’ve never danced before, right?”
Claudia’s dancing skills and her final pose were very sloppy.
As soon as Claudia heard her laugh, she huffed and stamped the soles of her feet on the floor.
“Iik! Okay! Does not exist! In the times when I lived, dancing itself was a disgrace!”
Claudia looks upset.
However, seeing Claudia like that, I responded with a happy expression, not an apologetic one.
“I wasn’t there either before I met Luna.”
“…”
I had never danced for a banquet before meeting Luna.
Luna became my first partner, and I was able to learn to dance thanks to her.
I said something to Claudia while reminiscing about her past with Luna.
“Learn from the Dean later.”
“Phew! That guy dances… ? Rather, I think I should teach you… ?”
Claudia closed her eyes as if remembering her dean and began dancing in front of me again.
Claudia’s smile that looks happy just by imagining it.
But my face began to smile at the sight of Claudia like that.
I started asking myself, not through communication, but from my true heart.
‘Why did the dean make that expression?’
It was a difficult question to ask even Armonia.
What the Dean wants is not Claudia’s return alive… Is it really death? ?
Rather, this method, which I thought was the correct answer… If I’m wrong, what should I do? ?
I fell into such worries and thought and thought again.
The reason why I was suddenly worried like this was simple.
‘It will definitely come.’
The dean will definitely appear in front of me when I take the affiliation test.
My attachment is brain attribute, and this time too, the dean will be the one making the brain attribute test.
Maybe you just create a test and don’t show up, but…
‘He will come…’
And when I think of that expression… The dean will definitely appear.
Therefore, I had no choice but to worry without being able to rest properly in a situation where the exam was about to take place.
‘What if this is the wrong answer… ?’
Claudia dances alone with her eyes closed and a happy smile.
Can Claudia’s happiness continue after her meeting with the dean?
Rather, wouldn’t my choice be taking away Claudia’s remaining happiness?
I looked at Claudia while thinking about that.
As I stared blankly like that…
“Don’t be anxious.”
“Yes… ?”
Before I knew it, Claudia had stopped dancing and was staring at me.
Unlike usual, Claudia tickled my eyes and ears with her relaxed smile and soft voice.
“I’m ready to accept whatever that guy treats me with.”
Claudia seemed to know what I was worried about just by looking at my expression.
“But if I did something for nothing…”
This is not a ‘game’ where decisions can be overturned.
It was a ‘reality’ where everything in this world could change with just my choice.
If I was the only one headed to a bad ending, I was confident that I would make the choice at any time.
But if the choice I made was the one that decided Claudia’s bad ending… ?
And Luna, Karin, Sonya, Anna, Iris, etc… If it’s a bad ending for the women I love… ?
Can I really endure that ‘reality’?
It was that moment where I muttered to myself again with a blank expression.
“Whoa… “You’re so kind that it’s embarrassing.”
“… ?”
Suddenly, Claudia looked at her with a sigh in her voice.
‘Are you nice? What are you talking about… ?’
Claudia spoke to me in the relaxed voice of an elder rather than her usual childish voice.
“Now that you’ve given it away like this, you’re worrying again…” ? You’re stupid… ?”
“No, you’re stupid…”
I almost got angry for a moment.
He said he was nice, but why does he suddenly become an idiot again…
Claudia smiled and approached me, seeing me getting upset.
Then he looked up at me with a kind smile.
In the past, he looked like a tomboy who wanted to hit Honey Chestnut, but now he looked so kind that it brought peace to my heart.
“You told me not to make the mistake of making the wrong choice, right?”
“Okay… “Yes.”
She had previously advised Claudia not to repeat her same mistake.
It was warning advice that making decisions alone for the sake of the dean could lead to greater misfortune.
“You… “You gave me a chance to make a choice that I thought I would never get again, and you corrected me, so I wouldn’t make a mistake.”
“…”
“For that alone, I have received a favor from you that I could never repay even if I had to repay it for the rest of my life. Therefore…”
Claudia finished her sentence by patting me on the back.
“You make that kind of face, but… “I couldn’t give you anything, and I don’t want to give you sadness.”
“…”
Claudia’s voice and her palms patting her back.
Claudia’s two words of comfort helped my reeling emotions…
“… Thank you.”
It was strongly tied and supported.
And I was able to make a decision thanks to Claudia’s support.
I said, looking at Claudia with her cheerful expression as usual.
“Claudia.”
“Yes.”
“Get ready.”
“Eh? Ready… ?”
Now, I have an appointment with the Dean…
“I just hate putting off homework. Tests and homework… “I’ll finish everything today.”
The moment to conclude has come.
