Chapter 1116 – 1116. Magic School Shutra (7)
“Keuuuuu! Claudia!”
“Ugh… Stop crying…”
The Dean cries miserably and Claudia sobs as she hugs him.
A wave of emotion surged through my heart as I looked at the two sad people.
Yes, I am touched.
‘Haaa… Lived…’
She was moved to tears by the fact that she did not become the sex secretary.
It wasn’t at the level of wailing like the Dean and Claudia, but at the level of shedding…
I pinched my cheek, fearful that I might be going crazy and delusional while wearing the dean’s ring.
‘Oh, it hurts!’
I could have pulled it just enough, but I foolishly pulled it with all my might.
The moment I cursed inside like that…
[… Why are you suddenly tearing your cheek flesh?]
Armonia’s strange voice was heard.
Seeing Armonia say that, I guess I pulled the ball really hard.
‘It was like my own prayer ritual.’
[You suffered a bruise.]
‘… It’s such an important ritual. Madam… It hurts…’
I sighed in relief, realizing that it was real thanks to the pain in my cheek and Armonia’s voice.
‘Whoa…’
[Can you please explain the situation?]
‘Oh, that’s…’
I explained her entire situation to Armonia.
As soon as you enter the room, you face the dean, the dean’s misunderstandings and fits, and even the ring and Claudia’s body…
However, he did not mention his promise to the dean (a promise to kill him).
It was because I felt like if I said that promise, another strange problem would arise.
Armonia calmly listened to my explanation until the end.
And then…
[I’m sorry, I never thought such a situation would arise…]
‘No, don’t apologize. It’s not your job to apologize.’
The situation that I find most embarrassing is the situation where Armonia apologizes.
In the first place, I didn’t even tell Armonia about my promise with the dean.
It was all my own decision, so there was no need for her to apologize.
But still, I understood Armonia’s apology.
‘Armonia, what do you think of that?’
[…]
An unexpected change in the dean.
The cause of that sudden change was the Zodiac.
The dean was brainwashed by Zodiac for his entire life.
〈A dead person can never come back to life.〉
The absurd fact is that not only I but most people around me know that that statement is false.
Why did Zodiac lie to the Dean like that?
If Zodiac hadn’t lied like that, the dean wouldn’t have misunderstood me.
Also, if it had been known that Claudia’s soul existed, the Dean would have truly pledged allegiance to Zodiac.
However, Zodiac did not allow him to die and at the same time told him lies, depleting his spirit.
‘Why on earth did Zodiac do that to the Dean?’
[…]
I haven’t had any ill feelings towards Zodiac so far.
No, I thought of it as a benefactor.
It was the Armonia party that summoned me, but it was the Zodiac that allowed me to continue my relationship with Armonia.
However, seeing the dean’s sorrowful appearance, the trust and goodwill they had built up so far instantly turned to pitch-black ashes.
Armonia was silent for a moment at my hostile voice, and then responded with a shallow sigh.
[I don’t know exactly what they think. But I think I understand to some extent why this situation occurred. I will explain that when I return.]
‘… Okay.’
It was a slightly frustrating ending, but I nodded obediently to Armonia’s words.
Seeing that Armonia had said that, she thought it would be such a heavy story that she would have to face it in person.
As soon as I finished the conversation with Armonia…
‘… Wow, I’m shaking.’
I shuddered as I remembered the dean’s appearance earlier.
The dean’s sudden appearance was so shocking that I had to condense all the fear I had ever felt.
And on the other hand, even beings condensed with such fear…
“Keuuuuu… Claudia… Don’t go… ! Please… Don’t leave me… !”
“I won’t go now…” . I’ll never leave… ! Hmm… !”
The fact that it could be damaged like that was shocking.
Claudia’s death would have been just the beginning.
She was brainwashed by the words that she couldn’t die even if she wanted to, and that she couldn’t raise the dead.
From the dean’s point of view, their words would have been practically the truth.
However, in that situation, I created Claudia’s body, so it was a misunderstanding.
That I was using her memories to wring out her already withered motivation…
I reflected on the dean’s misunderstanding.
‘… There must have been a better way.’
There may have been a way to persuade the dean in a more careful and detailed way.
Or maybe it would have been better for Claudia to have intervened from the beginning.
I wasn’t even sure if the ending that unfolded before my eyes was good.
Although the dean accepted Claudia’s presence, there was also the possibility that he would suddenly throw her into a fit, calling her an illusion.
‘It’s a mess. Really…’
As she lowered her head and lamented over the mess that had ended, Armonia’s voice was heard.
[Suho, I don’t know how it might look to other people, but…]
Armonia ended the conversation in a softer voice than usual.
[In my eyes, it seems to be such a great finish that a more perfect finish could not exist.]
‘…’
Although it was faint, there seemed to be laughter in Armonia’s voice.
It was so vague that I had no way of knowing the truth.
But that truth didn’t matter.
‘Thank you.’
Thanks to Armonia’s answer, I was able to regain a bright smile and peace of mind.
Armonia and I had a great time listening to the dean and Claudia’s sad cries as if we were sitting right next to them.
.
.
The fun times are over now.
“Mr. Suho… Why did it come out now?”
When I came out of Rahu’s Tower, Luna was waiting for me with a bloody face.
I flinched at Luna’s expression and took a step back.
‘Wow… It’s a surprise…’
The Dean, Luna, etc… My heart was beating wildly because of the unusual atmosphere.
While the mad Dean was trying to make her heart explode by raising her heart rate to 200, Luna was doing the opposite by lowering her heart rate to 20, causing her to become paralyzed.
I withstood the screams of my heart and forced a smile.
“It was hard to understand.”
It wasn’t a lie.
Because the dean didn’t bring the test itself, there was nothing to understand in the first place.
The reason I was late even though there was no exam was simple.
‘Ugh… I never thought I would cry and cry for over two hours…’
The Dean and Claudia wept for two hours… No, to be exact, it was because it continued without a break for 2 hours and 26 minutes.
If the accessory test had been a four-day test like the main attribute test, the two people would have hugged and cried for four days.
However, since the exam lasted a total of three hours, I had no choice but to calm them down and send them off before the exam was over.
Meanwhile, the dean seemed to no longer be able to hear what I was saying, so no matter how many times I called him, he just cried without answering.
Claudia, who at least understood what I said, gave her words to the dean and was able to quietly leave.
‘… Please don’t cause an accident…’
I prayed so earnestly that the dean would just spend some quality time with Claudia at her mansion.
“… “You said it was difficult to understand?”
But I came to my senses from the cold radiating from the front.
‘… I’m in no position to worry about those people right now.’
Before I knew it, Luna had come right in front of me and was glaring at me with cold eyes.
“A moment ago… “Didn’t you say you were looking hard?”
“I tried hard…”
“But now… And you didn’t show up until 3 hours into the exam?”
It was only after listening to Luna that I was able to understand how to obtain scores on the adjunct test.
‘Like the spring semester, the sooner you finish it, the higher your score.’
The story is…
“Suho… “It was the last time.”
The story was that I completely failed the adequacy test.
In fact, it didn’t matter whether I failed the test itself or not.
What was important to me right now was not the test score, but saving the dean.
But…
“Sorry… “It was a lot harder than I thought.”
When I saw Luna being heartbroken, I felt like a bullet of guilt was lodged in my heart.
When I answered weakly with such a guilty expression, Luna stuck out her lips and grumbled.
“A person who was normally so smart…”
At the same time as her anger subsided, she seemed to be embarrassed by how angry she had been.
Luna let out a deep sigh and continued her words weakly.
“It looks like the dean gave this brain attribute test as well. So why did you choose the brain attribute? .”
“Haha… It looks like the dean prepared the test questions this time.”
“Ha…”
Luna sighed and crossed her arms as if she had screwed up her exam.
“I can’t just let you go like this. “Let’s have a chat with me and then go in.”
“Uh? Now the results are announced. Don’t you have to go see that?”
For reference, Shutra School immediately announces the report card and ranking table as soon as the exam is completed.
And in the case of top-ranking students, the dean directly calls them by name.
But here a contradiction arises.
Right now, the dean probably doesn’t have any thoughts about the professors, let alone the students’ grades.
It may just be a situation where your head is filled with Claudia.
I looked at Luna with her puzzled expression, realizing something was strange after what I said.
Luna explained without knowing what I was thinking.
“For some reason, a notice has been posted saying that the announcement has been postponed.”
“Ah…”
I knew very well what the situation was.
“First of all, the ranking announcement has been postponed until tomorrow, but that doesn’t seem to be accurate either.”
“Hmm… That’s strange…”
I pretended not to notice and gave Luna a look filled with curiosity.
But as if Luna didn’t care about that, she pulled my arm tightly and huffed.
“Forget about sleeping well today! “I need to get scolded!”
“Ah… Haha…”
I gradually moved away from Rahu’s tower, guided by Luna’s folded arms.
But as soon as I walked away from Rahu’s tower, a silhouette in the darkness appeared in my eyes.
Even though it was covered in darkness and I couldn’t tell its exact identity…
Familiar body shape and familiar gestures.
With those two things, I could tell who it was right away.
‘Has that guy been stalking Luna all this time?’
As soon as I answered correctly, the silhouette came out of the darkness, as if revealing her correct answer, and she started applying color to her body.
‘Hey… At that level, he’s not a stalker, he’s a ghost, isn’t he?’
Lewis’s appearance was not just that of a vicious human being.
It was a demon itself.
Louis was glaring at Luna and me with her arms crossed.
Fortunately, Luna was dragging me forward, so she didn’t see Louis’ disgusted expression.
But even with Lewis’ demon-like expression…
‘… I guess you did well on the test.’
Laughter began to appear.
Lewis’ face showed both the desire to kill me and the joy of stamping me.
‘Looking at your expression, I guess you came in first place.’
[After checking through Shiho’s reconnaissance, it seems that 1st place is confirmed.]
Armonia even stamped the confirmation.
In other words, the winner of this fall semester exam and the person who holds Ariel’s wish is…
‘What… I made an effort, so I should acknowledge it.’
It was Lewis.
Even as I was being dragged by Luna, I forced a smile towards Louis.
My smile was so unnatural that anyone who saw it could immediately tell that it was forced.
And when Lewis saw that unnatural smile…
‘Yes, laugh as much as you want.’
I started smiling like a madman.
The pleasure of defeating myself and even winning Ariel.
Lewis was smiling disgustingly, openly showing his dirty desires on her face.
‘I feel good.’
For your information, I wasn’t in a bad mood because I lost the test or the bet.
I felt dirty simply because I saw Lewis’s disgusted expression.
I smiled at the same time, remembering Louis’ face so disgusted that I wanted to wash my eyes.
‘Now, what will Louis wish for Ariel, and…’
I looked up at the quiet night sky and laughed heartily.
‘What wish does Ariel wish for me? ?’
I listened to Luna nagging me until dawn, expecting two wishes for which I had no choice.
