◈ Episode 194: Law Shen’s Secret (2)
Did you think my rejection was unexpected?
Teacher Vierano couldn’t stand it and asked.
“May I ask why? Out of pure kindness, I… … .”
“Calm down. I’m not saying I completely disagree with Mr. Vierano’s opinion.”
I took a step back to reassure Mr. Vierano.
When I asked for persuasion, I expressed my intention to refuse, but that did not mean that I unconditionally denied the other person’s will.
“Teacher Sedina is a great student. His grades are excellent and his abilities are also excellent. She found out that she had been living in her unfavorable circumstances, but that’s not something I can do on my own.”
“Why? Aren’t you the teacher in charge?”
“yes. It’s in charge. But Mr. Vierano. You should know this. That someone else’s choice is ultimately yours.”
“… … .”
Of course, this is just a good excuse to sell.
To be honest, I didn’t want to let go of Sedina.
Sedina is not just an assistant, but a great source of information about the Black Dawn.
‘If Sedina disappears, there will be a considerable void for me.’
As a teacher, he can handle his duties somehow, but as the First Order of the Black Dawn, it is different.
Sedina is a child who will be my eyes watching over the Black Dawn.
If Sedina leaves for the elven village, her future work will be greatly hindered.
Of course, I can’t tell Mr. Vierano about it openly.
“But Mr. Rudger. This is for Miss Sedina.”
“I do not doubt Mr. Vierano’s thoughts. However, Assistant Professor Sedina rejected that opinion once.”
“What if that is not her will?”
“You’ve decided that if I persuade you, you’ll change your mind.”
“You know? Miss Sedina doesn’t get along with anyone else. But the only one, I’m working as an assistant to Mr. Rudgar. Even then, when I spoke to him, he replied that he should have Mr. Rudger’s opinion.”
“Is that so?”
I didn’t know that either.
I told you to make friends, but it seems you’ve been alone all along.
“Because it is Mr. Rudger, I am asking you. If you are a teacher, you can change Miss Sedina’s mind.”
“If I persuade you to break your thoughts, that is not Sedina’s will.”
Can actions made by others be true?
In the end, it has no choice but to become another fake.
There is no real happiness at the end of a false life.
believe you are happy,
Only the empty self remains.
“Aren’t you also unsure of what true happiness is for assistant teacher Sedina?”
“… … That cannot be denied.”
“I fully sympathize with Mr. Vierano, who thinks of his fellow countrymen. But sir. Do you really think that teaching assistant Sedina will be happy just because she goes to the elf village?”
I know enough that Mr. Vierano cares about the same elf.
However, if you think other elves are the same, I will firmly answer no.
“I have also heard of elves. They have a strong sense of kinship, but on the contrary, even if they are the same elves, if they are different from them, they will be rejected.”
A representative example is Bela Luna.
As an elf, she was interested in medicine and alchemy research, so she was treated as an eccentric and ostracized even among her fellow elves.
In the end, Bellaluna, who was kicked out of the forest where she was staying, had no choice but to come to the world of humans.
Elves are definitely a beautiful and noble race.
At the same time, they value tradition too much and do not seek change, so they have a closed mindset.
Will such people really accept mixed races as members of their own?
“Still, Miss Sedina has half of her elven blood.”
“It’s only ‘half’.”
“… … .”
“Mr. Vierano seems to have held a fairly large position in the forest.”
“… … how do you do that?”
If you ask me how, I only got clues from what he said.
I tapped the table with my fingertips and said.
“The horse seemed confident. She has the power to incorporate Sedina her teaching assistant into her elven village, and is confident that he will take good care of her. If she were an ordinary elf, she wouldn’t even think of it.”
Like Vierano, an elf who came out to the human world and worked as a teacher was enough to be called an eccentric among other elves.
If so, Vierano would not have said that he would take Sedina carelessly.
But he asked me for help.
‘Confidence that I can take Sedina to where the elves are if I just convince her.’
That would mean that Vierano held a position where the opinions of the other elves could be ignored.
“Miss Vierano, are you by any chance an elder of the forest?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
… … uh?
I poked it just in case, but I didn’t know that this would be the correct answer.
Even among the elves, there is a distinction as a prestigious family, so I just thought I belonged to that side.
“You already knew about me.”
“This is just… … .”
I nodded moderately, not trying to make an excuse.
I sigh inside.
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It seems that there is something more firmly mistaken about me, but I hope it is my base.
“As one of the seven roots of the world tree, we, the Dentis family, have been in charge of protecting the forest beyond the boundary since ancient times. And I am the head of the Dentis family.”
“Is it okay for someone like that to be a teacher in Seorn?”
“I can’t help it because of past promises. And being here doesn’t mean I’m neglecting my original mission. In fact, he used to return the clans who wandered in the forest to the arms of their compatriots.”
Right.
Protecting the outside of the forest also prevents foreign enemies from outside the forest.
Does it have a purpose to protect the people who are so far away from the forest?
“My family can help Miss Sedina adapt well. Dentis’ thick roots are tough enough to be defeated by anyone.”
“But other elves won’t. The famous house of the elves is not limited to the Dentis family.”
Once you hear the story, the Dentis family is a very enterprising place.
Helping elves wandering in the outside world, and extending a helping hand to mixed races without discrimination.
This is a rare trait among elves.
But other elves wouldn’t do that.
Especially if it’s the family of other elves with the name High House.
“Anyway, I listened to Mr. Vierano’s words. Still, since the teacher asked for help himself, let’s ask for the opinion of Sedina’s teaching assistant.”
“yes. Just doing that is enough. I also have no intention of bothering Miss Sedina any more than that. I know very well that this ideal is only self-righteousness.”
He is said to be the elder head of household and is very considerate in this area.
It seemed like he would act arbitrarily, but it was quite unexpected.
‘Come to think of it, Miss Selina said that at the time. Ms. Vierano is popular with her students.’
Usually, Seorn’s teachers have no choice but to become friends with people of the same lineage.
Teacher Selina, who is in charge of Elemental Science for the first year, naturally gets along with the spirit teachers who are in charge of the students above.
… … Of course not me.
In the first place, all of the specialized teachers are nobles from Hugo’s faction, so they don’t fit me well.
That’s what Selina’s teacher said then.
Did Mr. Vierano say that he looks like a younger brother but behaves like a paternal grandfather?
That’s why he said that there is a strange charm that makes you lean on something mentally.
After that, ‘Students did it! It’s not me!’ I desperately made an excuse, but I don’t know why.
‘Yes, rumors are rumors. I thought it would be different in reality.’
However, after meeting Vierano today and having a long conversation, I think I can definitely understand why.
Even if he pretends not to, he has a strangely caring personality.
I wonder if it would feel like this if I literally had a paternal grandfather.
However, the strange point is that he is trying hard to pretend he is not.
Like a disingenuous elf.
“Thank you for taking the time. Mr. Rudger.”
“I am okay.”
“Still, I received your help, so I will return it soon. Enough then.”
Vierano left the teacher’s office with those words.
The customer has left, but I have a new problem.
I quietly got up from my seat and knocked on the classroom door with my hand.
“Sedina. Is there?”
“… … yes.”
Sedina answered in a voice crawling through the door.
“May I come in?”
“yes? Now, hold on!”
About a minute to hear a crackling sound. After that, the commotion died down and the door was carefully opened.
The slight redness on his cheeks and his rough breathing suggest that he cleaned something up in a hurry.
“D-Come in.”
The scenery seen through the open door was unexpected.
Sedina must have piled all sorts of papers all over the room, I thought.
She knows how to gather information and how to use origami magic, so it’s not unreasonable to think so.
But my expectations were spectacularly wrong.
“There are a lot of plants.”
The classroom itself is not that narrow.
Originally, it is a space that should be used by at least 7 people.
Considering that Sedina uses it alone, it can be seen as spacious.
Filling the inside of the space were green plants.
Even though it’s the same room, the air itself feels much cleaner.
“Sorry, sorry. Decorate the room as you please.”
Thinking I was offended, Sedina hurriedly lowered her head.
I shook my head.
“No need to apologize. It was just because I was curious.”
Is it more plants?
Even if you look at the state of the leaves of most of the plants you can see, there are no flaws.
“You must have worked hard.”
“Yes, yes.”
“Is it a hobby?”
“yes. I have been raising them since childhood.”
“Since childhood.”
After all, half of his blood is an elf.
I looked around the classroom and asked Sedina.
“Sedina Rosshen.”
“Yes, teacher.”
“I will ask you one thing. It’s an extension of the conversation I had with Mr. Vierano a moment ago.”
“ah… … .”
“Do you really want help?”
Sedina hesitated without answering my question.
But at the point of hesitating, she made a big mistake.
Originally, I had to firmly shake my head, saying that couldn’t be the case.
Conversely, he could have been given the opportunity to show his sincerity by not doubting his loyalty.
But Sedina didn’t.
It didn’t.
‘My heart has become weak.’
His loyalty to the Black Dawn has wavered, albeit slightly.
This was a huge boon for me.
“Sedina. Even if you look like this, I evaluate you as a very excellent person. So you can be honest.”
“Lu, Ms. Rudger?”
“I also know that you don’t fit in with the others in this plenary session. Even so, you are here. It must be purely your ability that allowed you to enter Seorn.”
I understand that he joined the Black Dawn with a vengeance because he hated his family.
But is the future really bright?
In the end, the Black Dawn must disappear. because i will make it
Then, what will happen to Sedina, who belongs to it?
“It’s okay if you say you want to leave.”
“What do you mean?”
“If you say you will give up everything and live quietly and peacefully, then I will help.”
Sedina is excellent.
It is true that her talent is definitely helpful to me.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t force them to obey my will.
A person’s will is important.
No one should interfere with doing something of one’s own will.
I know that more than anyone else.
“The words that came out here are the secrets of only you and me. You don’t have to worry about leaking anywhere.”
“I am… … .”
Sedina wiggled her hands and hesitated.
The path of vengeance and the path of serenity.
You are given the opportunity to go to either one.
Any smart kid will know which path is much better for him.
As I thought so, Sedina raised her head and met my eyes.
Unlike the way he always avoided my gaze, his gaze was very straight.
It was clear again.
“First of all, I would like to apologize to Mr. Rudger.”
The moment I heard that, I realized.
is it.
Just like a smart kid, make the right choice… … .
“I haven’t been able to properly assist Mr. Rudger.”
“what… … .”
“Even on the last day of the festival, Mr. Rudger was swept up in it and didn’t realize it. He couldn’t even visit the hospital. Besides, I even hid my identity.”
Saying that, Sedina lifted her brown side hair.
It was smaller than the ears of an elf, but it still had mixed-race ears that were sharper than those of a human.
Her private parts that had been hidden until now.
Just showing it to me made my ears flush red.
It must have been embarrassing and something he wanted to hide.
“I certainly may not be qualified. Being able to be with you like this is an undeserved grace.”
Sedina tried her best to say that she was okay, but her expression revealed a pain that could not be hidden.
“Still, there are people who have told me that I need them. There are people who have complimented me on how great I am. Whether it’s future peace or revenge, honestly, I don’t know right now.”
“Sedina… … .”
“Still, one thing is certain. teacher. I sincerely want to follow you for recognizing me. So please don’t say that it’s okay to go somewhere.”
A firm opinion that cannot be seen as Sedina, who usually just bows her head.
As I stared at her with my eyes wide open, Sedina belatedly realized what she had just said and returned to her normal state.
“Sin, sorry! I dare to go beyond the subject… … .”
“No, no. Sedina Rosshen. I heard your opinion clearly.”
“teacher?”
I said putting my hands on Sedina’s shoulders.
“I have something to confess to you.”
“yes yes?! Oh, a confession!”
Did he realize that I was serious?
Sedina’s face flushed even more red than before.
okay. It’s a confession.
I am making a sincere confession here and now.
“Sedina. I am not really the First Order.”
“… … yes?”
