EP.169 A freshman who brings a storm (3)
The first day of September dawned. The opening ceremony held in the main auditorium begins with the eyes of numerous students. Actually, it was not such a grand event.
An event that only announces the start of the new semester.
And, it is an event where the student representative only makes a declaration.
It is only such a simple event… but compared to the simplicity of the event, the scale is not that small.
“If you have any inconvenience…”
“Oh, I’ll get ready soon. Here at table number 7…”
Maids who would normally be managing the central academic building walk around among the students. The main auditorium where all kinds of banquets are held is reminiscent of a social gathering for aristocrats rather than a school opening ceremony.
There is a reason why that has to be the case.
Aplia Academy is prestigious. Among the students, there are many children of noble families, and among them there is even a person who belongs to the noble royal family. No matter how small the event, if it has the title of ‘event’, it means that preparations should not be inadequate.
“So during vacation…”
“Did you see the ball held by the Harpel family? The Golden Lady participated there…”
There are many students who are familiar with social churches.
They hold their glasses skillfully between their fingers and talk about the things they experienced during their vacation. If there are students who naturally blend into social circles like that…
“Hey…”
There are also students who are not like that.
“Belnoir, what is this? “This looks amazing.”
“I don’t know either. “Have you tried it?”
“Are you sure you’re eating it? “Is it this pretty?”
“Then you left it for me to eat, or for you to look at it?”
“That’s true, but…”
Swallowing dry saliva, Chloe took the tongs in her hand. Desserts that are cut into bite-sized pieces… look like a kind of work of art in the eyes of Chloe, who lived in the back alleys.
‘The only dessert I had was the cake that Mr. Blacktop owner sometimes buys.’
It can’t even be compared to that. In the first place, what are all the desserts cut into bite-sized pieces like this? It feels like I’ve peeked into another world.
“Hmph, huh.”
Chloe hummed and put a lot of desserts on her plate. It looks as if they have come to have a meal rather than a social gathering to chat. That sight catches the students’ attention.
She is already a girl who attracts attention.
There were quite a few students who wanted to talk to her, but with Belnoa guarding their side… they couldn’t get close.
That’s it.
“Sit down first. “I think I should go up there too.”
“yea, I got it!”
At that moment, Belnoir came to Chloe’s side.
Belnoa, who was the top student last semester, also had to make a declaration as the representative of the Combat Magic Department. That was the moment when Belnoa left.
Crack, thump.
The sound of footsteps rings in succession.
It was a moment when Chloe was looking at the dessert on her plate and happily thinking about what to eat first.
“Hey, you know what?”
Someone spoke to Chloe.
Chloe raised her head. And then, I took a short breath. There were more than one student surrounding us. Five or six female students were surrounding Chloe.
“W-what’s going on?”
That gaze is quite burdensome.
As Chloe swallowed dry saliva and asked… one of the female students opened her mouth. She was a girl with short hair and an active appearance.
“You said your name was Chloe, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
“I’m Charlette. “She belongs to the same combat magic department as Belle Noah… Can I ask you something?”
what?
Chloe nodded slowly.
“You, last time at the duel arena.”
Charlet asked, lowering her voice.
“You sat next to Professor Rania, right?”
“yes? yes. “The seat next to the professor was empty…”
“Have you ever thought about why it’s empty?”
“yes?”
Chloe blinked.
“Why is it empty, Laño?”
“···Such.”
Reaction as if you don’t know anything.
Charlet and other female students sighed at that innocent look. In their eyes, Chloe looks like a lamb.
“You don’t know anything…”
A lamb who does not yet know the truth.
It was as if she was seeing herself at the beginning of the semester, and Charlett let out a long sigh and lowered her posture slightly. She was at eye level with Chloe, who was sitting, and she spoke as if Charlotte was whispering.
“You know, Professor Rania…”
The outside and inside are different.
A nightmare is stirring inside.
You need to keep your distance as much as possible.
What should I say first? What word can best describe that devilish professor? With that in mind, Charlette was choosing her words.
“Professor Rania is like…”
“Yes, say it.”
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Someone placed a hand on Charlette’s shoulder. The weight of the hand on her shoulder was light. It is so light that it seems as if nothing is on it. However, perceived weight is always relative. Charlette’s shoulders trembled.
Squeak, squeak.
Charlette turned her head with a squeak.
Among the female students holding their breath with pale complexions, there was someone standing.
“Professor Rania?”
Nightmare stood there.
With her gray hair hanging down and her blue eyes half-open, Rania whispered to Charlette in a very soft voice.
“like?”
What is the word that comes next?
So, what am I, you idiot?
The voice was soft, but it seemed as if she had overheard the words contained in it, and Charlette’s complexion turned pale.
“Uh, uhh…”
Charlet desperately shakes her head.
I brushed away the negative words that filled my head and put the lies-filled words together one by one.
“It’s like… I’m going to say that you’re like an example of a great professor…”
“I’m honored that you think so.”
Rania patted Charlette’s shoulder a couple of times and smiled with satisfaction. While Charlette was breaking into a cold sweat, Rania shifted her gaze to Chloe.
“Student Chloe.”
“Yes, Professor Rania!”
Chloe nodded loudly at Rania’s call. That’s the way Professor Rania speaks in formal settings. It’s refreshing… With the same thought, Chloe waited for Rania’s next words.
“I think you can come to classroom 108 after the opening ceremony. “I plan to give a brief introduction before the supplementary class in the future.”
“Yes, shall I bring the textbooks as well?”
“You just have to come physically.”
Rania nodded slightly, as if she really liked Chloe’s motivated appearance.
“See you later.”
With those words, she leaves.
As soon as Rania leaves, the female students exhale the breath they had been holding. They glanced at Rania’s back as she walked away, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
“…How good are your ears?”
“be careful. “You might be listening.”
“No, professor, you are not some kind of special forces unit…”
“Didn’t you hear? The Hound is also the one who catches her with her bare hands. Couldn’t he really be from the special forces…?”
“…Wasn’t that a rumor?”
“Really. surprisingly.”
“…Is it Aplia’s name for no reason?”
While the female students were whispering, Chloe just tilted her head. Chloe recalls the sentence that Charlet put into her mouth a moment ago.
‘He is like a model of a great professor.’
As expected, you are a good professor.
Chloe smiled brightly. Charlette’s eyes shook violently as she looked at that smile.
“···Chloe.”
“yes?”
“cheer up.”
“Yes, thank you for your support!”
A girl taken by a nightmare.
A pitiful freshman.
Charlet shook her head as she looked at the girl who would soon be caught up in the storm. A disaster is a disaster because you cannot escape from it even if you know it is coming.
‘Unfortunately.’
Everyone was looking at Chloe like that, but Chloe was actually busy thinking about which dessert to try first.
‘Everything looks delicious!’
No matter what anyone said, Chloe was happy now.
2.
While the school opening ceremony was in full swing, I was walking around the school grounds. I was planning to go to the lecture room I was directed to first.
‘There’s no need to show your face.’
In any case, the only thing next time is for the representative of each department to go up to the podium and make a short declaration. Since I had no interest in such a formal event, I left the main auditorium early.
“hmm.”
I glanced at the plan in my hand.
It was a special curriculum for Chloe, a new student entering this semester. Actually, it wasn’t just for Chloe… but Chloe was the main focus of the lecture.
Chloe, a warrior with a unique constitution.
A watcher, someone who reads the context of the stars.
I was thinking of raising them both at once.
Because they were related talents. If we teach them together starting this semester… we will both be able to achieve significant growth by the time they enter their second year.
The curriculum has already been prepared.
All that was left was to raise students along a set path. As the plan was planned perfectly, there should not be any disruption to the plan.
‘Whether a superhuman comes or not, I have to go to class.’
I understand that the First Prince is attacking.
I understand that we are in a rather difficult situation.
However, there is no time to rest… nor to postpone the lecture to prepare for it.
Time is the most precious commodity.
I had no intention of wasting it.
‘Catch them both at once.’
The guardian of class and Aplia.
It wasn’t that difficult. Because I have always handled more than one task at the same time. Just as it has been so far, it will remain so in the future.
chin.
Just as I was about to take that step.
Someone’s figure was caught in my field of vision.
“······.”
A garden created in Aplia.
There was a girl sitting on a bench in the garden, looking at the floor in silence. Although her face was not visible, it was not difficult to figure out her identity. This is because her unique white blonde hair stands out.
“Princess Ayla?”
When I called her name, Ayla shrugged her shoulders and trembled. She slowly raised her head. The hair of her platinum feet flowed along her head.
“What are you doing here…”
Why is someone who should be at the entrance ceremony here?
Instead of asking such a question, I kept my mouth shut. This was because the appearance of Princess Ayla raising her head was different from usual.
“Ah, Professor Rania…”
The golden eyes that always shined are dull.
Her mouth, which used to have a leisurely smile, now has a weak smile on it. It was a smile that was clearly fake.
“···What’s going on?”
“···that.”
She opened her mouth.
However, no words came out of her mouth. She hesitated for a while, then shook her head and smiled weakly.
“it’s nothing. “I felt a little sick, so I was resting outside.”
She stood up.
“It’s cold. “I’ll just go in now.”
As soon as Ayla stood up, a guard knight followed her. Normally she wouldn’t have a knight with her. She was so attached to the knight that it was now pathological. Her appearance felt unfamiliar to me.
Appears to be rejecting the other person.
It looks like it doesn’t want to have anything to do with anything.
Ayla looked different than usual, so I stared at her back for a while.
3.
“···What’s going on?”
I couldn’t ask for help.
I wanted to say it, but I couldn’t.
Ayla bit her lip.
【Don’t believe anything.】
【Do not get involved with anything.】
【Trust leads to betrayal, and entanglement leads to unhappiness.】
Ayla ponders the three lines of sentence.
This is a three-line sentence obtained after praying to the silent star several times. The star remained completely silent after leaving these three lines of sentence. He didn’t say anything.
Distrust, disconnection.
That is the prophecy from the stars.
“Don’t believe it, cut it off.”
Ayla thought over those words several times.
She trusts the sentences left by the stars.
I value the prophecy of the stars more than anything else.
‘···Because it’s always been like that.’
The stars always showed Ayla the way to live. He taught her how to survive the royal family’s power struggle, saved her from the danger of poisoning, and gave her a place to hide from the gaze of the First Prince.
The stars always gave the right answer.
For Ayla, who had no friends, the star was a kind friend. In the castle where there was no one to trust… Star was Ayla’s strong ally.
‘It’s always been like that, always.’
We were able to survive because we had stars.
I was able to survive because there were stars.
While the star remained silent… the emotion Ayla felt was fear. Everything in the world felt unfamiliar. It was difficult even to walk one step at a time.
‘···Like this.’
Because Ayla could foresee danger, she was always able to travel with ease. If the stars didn’t warn, it meant the place was safe.
‘Like this, I am.’
Ayla was able to be confident in front of anyone because she could see through the essence of everything with her starry eyes. Because superiority in information leads to confidence.
‘Like this, I have been leaning on the stars.’
As the stars fell silent, everything shook.
When you can’t read what’s inside, everything in the world seems unfamiliar. Even the students I had greeted only yesterday seem unfamiliar to me.
“······.”
Ayla looked blankly at the floor.
【Don’t believe anything.】
Disbelief.
【Do not get involved with anything.】
Severance.
【Trust leads to betrayal, and entanglement leads to unhappiness.】
That’s the way to survive.
‘therefore.’
Don’t open up your feelings to anyone.
Don’t trust anyone.
Being alone is the only way to survive.
“What is it.”
She couldn’t understand the star’s true intention.
Ayla’s eyes are still facing the floor. Since she couldn’t know the star’s true intentions, she didn’t even know what action she should take.
“···What’s going on?”
【Do not get involved with anything.】
Someone’s words and the star’s prophecy linger in my head.
Which one should you choose?
Ayla didn’t know yet.
