Chapter 34 – She Can’t Be Caught
After her academy, Seria disappeared like her wish, saying that she was going to see her sister, and Rike headed to her dormitory.
‘Tomorrow is my brother’s class…’
She is amazed at the transformation in herself since leaving her house in the morning.
Her spirit sinks coldly just because her lover is out of sight of her.
Wouldn’t it be hard for my brother to see?
The corners of her mouth, which had risen easily enough to cause such concern, showed no sign of moving.
Still, I don’t have the same gloomy feelings as before.
I can’t wait to go home with her brother.
‘This is what it means to have a place to return to.’
My mother’s books in the dormitory and a tin of cookies given to me by her brother.
She took only her underwear and a few clothes and left the room.
–
“Wait a minute. Cadet Skadi.”
As I was about to leave the dormitory, the door to the management office opened and a middle-aged woman approached.
She was the academy employee who guided her when she first entered the dormitory.
As she tried to correct her name, Skadira, and foreboding that her words would be too long, Rike decided to listen only to her business.
“Yes.”
“…A vassal from the Marquis of Skadi visited in the morning.”
She looked quite serious, but Rike expected it.
Marquis Skadi expected her to move quickly in this direction.
“Okay.”
“Academy dormitory and meal expenses have been refunded… Once a semester has started, refunds are not possible, so you can use it…”
The bottom line is that the dormitory and cafeteria will not be available at the end of this semester.
The cost is not insignificant, so it is an amount that is close to impossible for a cadet with almost no social experience to pay without the help of his family.
‘It’s childish…’
Listening to it, I just felt that way.
Even without her brother, in the current situation, she would be homeless on the street and starve if she was starving.
She would never have gone back with her head down.
“I understand. Thank you.”
“… I hope this will be resolved amicably.”
Rike nodded lightly and moved her feet out of the dormitory.
‘I want to see you.’
Rike’s footsteps began to speed up.
*****
Coudangtang-!
The door slammed open and Rike ran into her house.
She puts her luggage on the floor and runs to me.
“Brother!”
She approached quickly and if she is a person without mana, she hugs me with such strong force that she will be crushed.
At times like this, all I have to do is stroke her hair and pat her ass.
“Welcome. I had a hard time taking classes.”
“Sueup-ha… You worked hard, so pet me more.”
–
After tidying up the embarrassing luggage, she sits down with Rike to do the Tonap method and eats dinner when the sun goes down.
After the intense love affair, driven by burning desire, we lay down in the bedroom and enjoyed the leisure time to end the day.
“··ㅡ So tomorrow, after class, I’m going to go back for a while as a request. I’ll finish it as soon as possible.”
It’s a little late to say because I’ve been mingling with her, but it’s something she should know that I’m away.
I’m going to take this opportunity to see the hidden piece that was empty before the swamp whale arrived in Dova.
I was thinking of leaving around the evening after class tomorrow.
“…Don’t get hurt. I’ll be waiting for you.”
“I’ll try.”
“Brother, do you remember not to leave me alone?”
“Of course.”
What she fears is that I will die or disappear and be alone again.
Rike’s voice contained various emotions such as worry and regret.
I hugged her tighter and asked.
“Is the academy class worth following?”
“Huh… It’s hard because I skipped too many memorization subjects like history… But I have to work hard.”
“If you’re working hard, I’ll buy you a present.”
“···Okay.”
Although she is still not completely energized by her worries and anxieties.
Same for me.
There is her anxiety about leaving her alone with her.
“Would you like some fresh air in the yard?”
I put my clothes on Rike, who was covering herself with a blanket, and came out into the yard.
In order to erase even a little bit of my anxiety, Rike’s growth is essential.
Even in my absence, if a situation arises that requires force, so that I can deal with it.
I took out the item I checked periodically from my inventory.
A black orb left behind when Grotto’s familiar died.
Now, the remnants of the black magic have completely disappeared and turned white.
“Hand”
“Hand!”
As I spoke, she held out her hand to me.
I can see the disposable engraved ring that I still wear.
I placed the bead on her palm and covered it with my hand.
“Let’s pour mana together to break it. Can we do it?”
“Okay.”
Rike nodded her head, not having any doubts about my words.
Her eyes shine bright and she watches me.
‘It’s great-‘
The effort to see my mana moving is imaginary.
If you try hard like that, the places you can use that eye become infinite.
Awesome-
Phut-!!
The pure white marbles could not withstand our mana and cracked, then exploded quickly.
What was locked inside.
The souls used as sacrifices are released, and an innumerable amount of light goes up to the sky.
Saaaaa
“Wow-!!”
Rike saw the phenomenon and vomited childlike admiration.
It’s definitely a beautiful picture, but I’m a little surprised by the amount.
It wasn’t that he had caught a black magician once or twice, but this was his first time.
It seems to be about twice the amount I thought.
‘How many people did they change…’
Among the warlocks, it is an item that only drops from special ones, so among the repeatable achievements, the release of the soul has good growth efficiency.
[Physical abilities increase. ]
The total amount of mana also increased.
He was a worthwhile guy who waited until he was fully prepared.
‘If it’s this amount…’
Even if it was divided in half, it would be meaningful to me and give a rather big influence to Rike.
Ricke is contemplating his body with surprised eyes, as if he had noticed the change in himself.
*****
Robert contacted the family immediately after Rike’s shocking remark.
The adults of the family who heard the story said they would check to see if they were surprised by Rike’s remarks, and after some time they contacted him again.
(It seems like there is a minor trouble. Marquis Skadi said not to worry because the child will be back soon.)
I checked again and again.
Is there really no problem?
Then came the answer in a slightly annoyed voice.
(Girls of that age are like that sometimes. They think they can get through the world on their own…
“···All right.”
Certainly, even after a long time has passed, there are characters that remind us of ourselves before being possessed by this body.
My fiancé, who had almost no reaction.
An adventurer who ruthlessly beats the restraint of a prestigious marquis.
And a woman with low self-esteem who mirrors her past self…
If I stopped here, it seemed like I would go back then.
‘Okay. If you really leave after pushing me away, then you don’t understand a woman’s heart.’
It was the same in Korea, but a woman’s words are different from the outside.
It seems that the torn mentality is slowly being sutured.
–
The next class is the rotten adventurer’s ‘real battle 1’, so you will see Rike and her face.
‘I should read the borrowed book after class… I delayed it too much.’
I was so determined to find a way to return to Korea, but lately I haven’t been able to do anything.
A book thrown on the desk is a plate that can’t even turn over the cover and collects dust.
[Dimension Magic Experiment Report]
Just looking at it makes my head hurt as an aspiring knight, but it’s time to take one step at a time.
‘If you just put it off like this, nothing will change. I can’t do anything in the end…’
After this class, Robert came out of his dorm room, determined to read even the first page.
“Robert! Did you rest well?”
“Is everyone okay?”
“I want to sleep a little longer~ haam-“
Friends had already gathered and were waiting for themselves.
The fact that the children of famous families gathered like this and waited for him subtly raises his mood.
“Haa- I really want to stab that adventurer just once.”
“If you don’t do it, something will happen someday? My parents say that he has a lot of enemies.”
“Even my parents told me not to touch them from behind. They’re supposed to do that on their own, right?”
…
…
“How many Platinums are there besides the members of the Urus party? Aren’t the instructors and Urus the only Platinum adventurers who all know their faces?”
“I heard there are two of them. One is now an instructor, and the other party members are blue gold—-.”
No matter how wild you are, in the end you are a commoner.
They are full of dissatisfaction with the class even if they do not lead, chewing on the instructor and heading to the class.
‘Should I use the skill pretending not to know?’
–
Upon arriving at the indoor gym, I see people spreading out here and there warming up before class.
Robert and his party also began warming up simply by picking up the academy-type weapon hanging on the wall.
The time when getting hurt is an established fact.
They were acutely aware of how important stretching is to the extent of their injuries.
‘Is it only red hair?’
Robert looked for Rike once more when he saw the kid in the corner holding a shield in his hand.
After history class, Rike glimmers in her eyes.
She has changed somewhere, and in just one day, she is attracting attention and talking about it among the men of the Faculty of Engineering.
Some who knew of the engagement said they were envious of Robert.
‘What kind of rumors were there in just that short amount of time…’
Drooling-
The front door of the gymnasium opened and the instructor came in, followed shortly by Rike.
The instructor went straight to where the priests were and shook hands and started talking.
‘There’s some time before we start.’
Robert now decided to approach Rike without caring about the eyes of others.
His steps were unstoppable because he had vowed not to care even if the bad rumors of the Marquis Skadi damaged his image.
In the end, all this was because he insisted on continuing her engagement.
“Like?”
Rike wiped her mouth with her handkerchief and let out a quick breath somewhere in her.
‘Where else is it not painful?’
If you look closely, you can see that her face is also red.
“…?”
“How about having a meal together after class today…? We have a lot to talk about.”
Once she creates a spot, she somehow believes it will be a conversation.
If you have a heart-to-heart talk, you will definitely be able to reconcile the points of disagreement.
Rike neatly folded the handkerchief she had been using to wipe her mouth and placed it in her arms.
She coughed lightly as if something was still getting stuck in her throat.
“…Hmm! I’m sorry, but I’m full right now…”
Rike leaves her seat with a rare happy smile.
The destructive power of her tongue gently licking her lips made Robert stiff and unable to move.
She just stood there in a daze, stunned by that figure.
“…You’re prettier when you smile.”
