The World’s Academy Will Perish in 100 Days 97

Chapter 97 – Abduction – Three. Four. Or Fifteen.

“I want some cake.”

“Not until you tell me. You’re supposed to.”

“Then I’ll just go.”

“That’s okay too. If you don’t tell me, I can’t go anywhere.”

“Hey…”

The twinkling eyes turned this way. Her twisted body and pouting lips were not cute, but she tried to ignore them and spoke to her.

“I promised my dad. The two of us would hang out together. Do you remember?”

“I remember.”

“But why are you here alone? That shouldn’t be the case.”

“Yes…”

“Okay. Then answer me. Where is your brother now?”

“Brother?”

One tilted her head as if hearing it for the first time. It seems that the still unfamiliar word is rolling in her head. I waited patiently for the process and eventually asked again impatiently.

“Remember carefully. Hana. Where is your brother?”

“Yes…”

“Is it one?”

“Stomach.”

“Stomach?”

“Yeah. Above.”

Then, the words that came out of one mouth were meaningless words. Stomach. What does stomach mean I’m sure you’re not talking about the intestines. I don’t think I’ve ever explained it.

“Stomach!”

As I lost my way, my short finger pointed to the sky. Only then did I slowly raise my head and look at it.

And when he saw the child hanging from the tree, he screamed.

“Hanbyeol!”

“Ahaha!”

“Why… Why there…”

“Dad, my hair is upside down!”

“Okay, come down quickly! No, I mean…!”

In an instant, I realized my mistake and shut my mouth. But even so, there was no way he could pick up what he had already said. As soon as Hanbyeol heard my words, she removed her hand from the tree and fell right here.

“And!”

“No!”

As I screamed and ran, the scenery of the past flashed by for a moment. Academy. Tree. Falling Saya. And I want to accept Everything seemed to overlap at that moment.

However, my body was more damaged than then, and the opponent was a child who couldn’t control his strength. As a result of all of that, I fell backwards on his buttocks instead of accepting his body.

“Ouch…”

“Ahaha! It feels strange!”

“Hanbyeol…”

I don’t know if it was the physical shock or the mental exhaustion, but my head was pounding anyway. Meanwhile, Hanbyeol continued to smile while touching my cheek.

“Dad! Dad goes up too!”

“Dad can’t do that. His ass is heavy.”

“Why? Why is your butt heavy?”

“Dad is a pure human being.”

“Why?”

“That’s… Wait. Where’s your brother?”

As I took my eyes off it for a moment, this time one disappeared. It wasn’t once or twice, but a sigh came out first. At this point I even thought it might be simpler to find a hatchling hiding in the bushes.

“Ha…”

“Dad.”

Fortunately, one popped out before I could find it. Then, in a melancholy voice, he told me the shocking news.

“Dad. Dead one day.”

“You should call me Auntie.”

“Aunt. She died one day.”

“Uh…Yes. I see. Shall we go to bury him then?”

“I will.”

“Me too!”

As soon as I gave birth to one, Hanbyeol naturally jumped onto her shoulder. The strain of her elf agility mixed with her human weight weighed heavily on her nerves.

Is this the weight of parents? It wasn’t heavy, but it was heavy nonetheless. As she walked into the house carrying that strange mass, she caught the eye of a girl who had collapsed miserably.

Only then did I realize that one word was not a lie. The day was literally dead. As she poked her shoulder with her finger, she could feel the trembling of the dead.

“Day.”

“…”

“Are you sleeping?”

“He’s dead.”

“I see.”

The lion’s self-proving was full of confidence. And a feeling of fatigue that can’t be washed away. I didn’t know if I should let him go now, but unfortunately it wasn’t the time yet.

“Then get up now. The kids aren’t sleeping yet.”

“I’m sorry, senior.”

“Compared to real elves, half-half elves are nothing.”

“But humans have been defeated. I’m sorry I was born as an inferior breed of dog.”

“How do we always lose?”

The junior who was always full of confidence and confident was no longer there. There are only small humans who have been defeated by smaller humans. The limbs, stretched like dolls, seemed to have no more strength to move.

“These days, when I go to the academy, kids ask me, why do you come so exhausted on the weekend?”

“That’s a question for me as well. Why is this guy who only has accidents on fictional days, when he sees only children?”

“I was the only one who was playing tag for six hours, so what should I do?”

“That’s because you don’t have to cover your eyes.”

“It was really bad. I’m so pissed off. Would you like to fight later?”

“If you’re going to do it without a prosthetic arm, I’ll think about it.”

“Haru. Are you really dead?”

Haru, who was talking excitedly, shut up like a ghost when Hana interrupted. From the tightly closed lips, I could feel the fear beyond the vigilance. Hana and Hanbyeol pricked Haru’s body with their fingers.

“I think he’s really dead. Don’t say anything.”

“Why don’t you say anything? Who’s the tagger now?”

“Life is also fleeting. Human time is too short.”

“What is ephemeral? Why is time so short?”

“The day is shorter. He’s shorter.”

“…The chief is teaching you very difficult words. Now I have to visit him only once a year.”

Apparently, he couldn’t be a good grandfather as much as he couldn’t be a good father. As I pondered over that decision several times, Hana and Hanbyeol looked at me at the same time.

“Then Daddy can be the tagger. Daddy, do the tagger.”

“Huh?”

“Huh? Can I go for a day without asking? Can I play?”

“Hmm…”

“You can bury it later. Rather than that, Dad will need an eyepatch to be a tagger. Shall we take it off and use it?”

“…”

In the middle of the plan, I missed the timing to shout surrender. An ominous future came over me like a sweltering wind, and cold sweat began to flow without my knowledge.

But in a crisis like this, there was always a hero. When the door opened at the right time and the scent of forget-me-nots flowed in, I almost burst into cheers.

“Lope? Why are you lying down?”

“Uh. Mom.”

“Mom!”

As the children rushed towards Saya at different speeds, I swept my chest and Haru let out the breath I had been holding back. Saya’s gaze, looking at us, was soon colored with compassion.

“Looking at you both tired, the kids must have been very tired.”

“I’m fine, but my senior left right away. People have become very weak.”

“Then when it hits, really.”

“I know it’s hard. You’ve worked hard, so now take a break.”

“Then is your mother playing with you?”

At Saya’s words, Hanbyeol and Hana jumped up and grabbed the hem of her skirt. We cast compassionate glances at the victims who had fallen into a new purgatory.

“You must have played all day today, are you still not tired?”

“Huh.”

“That’s great. I brought a picture book. Shall we draw?”

“Uh. Good.”

“I like it too!”

“Wait. A picture book?”

But the sympathy soon turned to bewilderment, and when the children actually went into the room to draw, it turned to astonishment. Haru and I threw our exhausted bodies to the ground and sighed at each other.

“Were they kids who could play while drawing?”

“Why are you only calm when you play with mom?”

“Isn’t it instinctive to distinguish the strong from the weak? Mom knows that she’s not an inferior race like us.”

“Um… Rather, I like to play with the kids. But, as you said, Haru didn’t want to do that with me.”

“Basically, people seem to like bullying those who are weaker than themselves.”

“Is it?”

Despite the complaints of the day, Saya did not lose her smile. I don’t think I’ve seen a shadow on her face since I had children. Did she achieve any mysterious growth as she became a mother?

Or is it because she has what she wants, so there is room in her heart?

“Anyway, you’ve worked hard today, so I’ll give you something. Is there anything you want?”

“I want milk. Directly from Elf.”

“Hey. It’s mine.”

“Did you write your name down? Even if you wrote it down, it’s invalid because I can’t see it.”

“That…What are you talking about. It’s mine. It’s my body.”

The elf, who had been suddenly claimed, wrapped his arms around himself as if embarrassed. But I crawled in between them and hugged them as they were.

Certainly, after having a baby and gaining a little weight, my arms became softer. In the meantime, if I closed my eyes to the forget-me-not scent, I felt like I would fall asleep involuntarily.

“Relaxing.”

“Was it hard?”

“Yeah. But if you drink milk, it seems to work out.”

“I…Don’t come out anymore. You should stop for a day.”

“I haven’t said anything. Not yet.”

Haru smirked at her and thrust her head into her empty arms. Eventually, Saya, who had another boy and girl, brushed our hair.

The momentary peace was as refreshing as the spring water in the hills. Saya’s voice resounded like a lullaby in the midst of the newly blowing spring breeze.

“It reminds me of the old days. It was like this when I was on the train.”

“Sometimes I think it was less difficult then. Of course it’s because of my mood.”

“I really like it. Everyone says that having children is hard, but it was surprisingly fun.”

“Actually, me too. Except for being a little tired.”

“I see.”

A hand wandering through her hair lightly pinched her ear. It feels like the pain of getting wet and the heat rushing in makes my ear lobe feel hot.

As if that wasn’t the case, Saya continued rubbing my ears with her hands. Then, after looking at Haru’s notice, he whispered in a small voice so that only I could hear.

“Then shall we postpone the third a little longer?”

Hmm.

…

It was as if they were discussing a definite plan. Of course, from my point of view, I couldn’t say anything. It’s like the fate you chose yourself in the first place.

If you couldn’t borrow time and write it, there was no other way than attaching new paper and writing it.

So I didn’t object. Instead, she counted her calendar in her head and leaned on her kindness and gentleness.

“…I guess so.”