Episode 143. Let’s go to the beach (2)
“Professor Elisha…?”
I got up from my beach chair and frowned at the black-haired beauty approaching me with leisurely steps.
“Why are you here, Professor?”
“Hmm. Did I bother you?”
“No. That’s not it….”
The Celestial Resort provided each group of guests with an uninhabited island connected by a warp gate.
This means that you cannot use another guest’s warp gate unless you are in the same group… .
-This time, a nice gift came from a foundation that is cooperating with our father’s company.
Then, Juliet’s words suddenly flashed through my mind.
“Surely that foundation….”
“Haha. It’s a foundation run under my name. This time, I received a large investment from candidate Juliet’s father, so I prepared a gift for him.”
Now I think I know why Professor Elisha was here.
I asked, swallowing a laugh.
“How did you know Juliet would invite us?”
“Huh. Well?”
I shook my head as if I couldn’t stand it, looking at Professor Elisha who was smiling mischievously.
“Well, anyway. It’s nice to see you here, Professor.”
“Can I ask you specifically what you like about it?”
Professor Elisha sits on a beach chair, legs crossed, and gives a provocative look.
The ends of her slender legs and her pretty feet with black pedicure steal the spotlight.
“that….”
Is it because I usually only see him in suits?
Seeing Professor Elisha in a swimsuit like this, I didn’t know where to look.
“Haha. Just by looking at Candidate Dale’s reaction, I can tell what’s good.”
Professor Elisha looked at me as I turned my head slightly, a satisfied smile on my lips.
“By the way, what did you do during the vacation?”
“Well… I trained and explored ruins and stuff.”
“Relic exploration?”
I told Professor Elisha, who tilted her head and showed interest, about what happened during the last exploration of the ruins.
“Archbishop? Did you just say you fought the Archbishop of Desire?”
“yes.”
“Huh… Did you know about the ‘future’ and fight on purpose?”
“No. It was purely coincidental that I ended up fighting the Archbishop this time.”
I also never thought that the Archbishop of Desire would use the ‘Protection of Exploitation’ to extract magical power from the Legacy of the Iron Fist (although it was fake).
“… … .”
Professor Elisha looks at me with a worried expression.
She slowly reached out and caressed my face.
“This time… how many ‘deaths’ have you experienced?”
“Oh, this time I didn’t die even once.”
Of course, I experienced death a few times while using the Intensification skill, as I had to create magic power at the cost of my life, but at least I never died at the hands of Lactasia.
“okay?”
Professor Elisha’s expression, which had been filled with worry, brightened significantly.
She playfully pinched my cheek with the hand that was caressing it.
“That’s fortunate.”
Professor Elisha said that with a faint smile.
The smile on her lips was filled with relief, as if she was genuinely worried about my ‘death’.
“… … .”
As I looked at her smile, a feeling of commotion spread through my heart.
“hmm?”
I wonder if he noticed my annoyance.
Professor Elisha smiled even more deeply and slowly wrapped her hand around the nape of my neck, pinching my cheek.
As our gazes gradually grew closer.
“…Mr. Dale?”
“What are you doing now?”
A cold, settled voice came from behind.
When I turned my head, I saw Iris and Yuren looking at me with cold eyes.
Before I could make any hasty excuses, Professor Elisha spoke first.
“Candidates Iris and Yuren. Are you all having a good vacation?”
“Why is Professor Elisha here…?”
“You can ask Candidate Juliet about that.”
At Professor Elisha’s words, all eyes were focused on Juliet.
Juliet, dressed in swimsuit bottoms and an Aloha shirt (fortunately she wasn’t wearing a women’s swimsuit), opened her mouth with a puzzled look.
“Uh… I, I knew that the tickets we received this time were from the foundation run by Professor Elisha…”
Juliet hesitates and trails off, probably not expecting Professor Elisha herself to come.
“Huh. So… the candidates came to hang out together, and the professor came with you?”
“It hurts my heart when you say it so bluntly.”
Professor Elisha lets out a short sigh with a sad expression.
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“I just wanted to see if my beloved disciples were enjoying their vacation… I’m sorry. I’ll go back to the resort first.”
“Huh? Oh, no. That’s not what I meant….”
Iris looks bewildered at Professor Elisha’s unexpected reaction.
The eyes of those around her were focused on her, exerting silent pressure, saying, ‘Ugh, trash.’
“Now, just a moment!”
Iris urgently grabs Professor Elisha’s shoulder as she walks away.
She continued speaking with an awkward smile on her lips.
“Oh, our professor is also like that~ Of course, he was just joking, right?”
“Is that so?”
“Of course! You’re the one who arranged for me to stay here in the first place, so we should play together!”
“Haha. If Candidate Iris says so, then there’s nothing I can do.”
Professor Elisha places a friendly hand on Iris’ shoulder.
“Let’s follow the wishes of candidate Iris.”
“… … .”
Iris realized that she had been fooled as she looked at Professor Elisha, who was snickering as if to say, “When did she ever make a sad expression?” and her expression suddenly crumpled as she let out a belated sigh.
“… It wasn’t a spider, it was a snake.”
“Haha. I’ll take that as a compliment.”
“That’s not a compliment!”
“Come on, don’t be so excited. I know it’s called an entrance fee, but I brought plenty of food.”
Professor Elisha shrugged, pointing to the delicious meat inside the icebox.
“This is the highest quality beef from the Empire.”
There was a saying on the continent:
If you want the best seafood, go to the Republic. If you want the best vegetables, go to the Holy Land. If you want the best meat, go to the Empire.
Imperial meat was known for its high quality and excellent taste.
“Ahem. Well… Well, if you say it like that, then I can’t help it.”
“Wow. I didn’t know you could fall for Seongguk meat.”
“Do you think that a saint only eats grass?”
“Haha. Just kidding.”
Professor Elisha looked Iris up and down with her arms crossed.
Iris was wrapped up in such baggy clothes that you wouldn’t think she was at the beach.
“Didn’t you bring a separate swimsuit?”
“No… I brought it, but… .”
Iris glances back at Berold, Yuren, and Juliet.
She coughed briefly, covering her mouth.
“…I’ll wear the swimsuit later.”
“Hmm? If not for the beach, then when are you going to wear it?”
“I, I’ll wear it myself! By the way, Professor, didn’t you choose a swimsuit that was too revealing?”
Iris narrowed her eyes at the black bikini Professor Elisha was wearing.
A piece of cloth the size of a palm, wrapping around a slender body without a trace of fat.
I wanted to scratch him and say, ‘Isn’t that too much of a stretch?’
“… Ugh.”
I couldn’t say anything like that when I saw her body, which was so perfect that even a woman would exclaim in admiration.
“I think this is normal.”
“This isn’t ordinary at all! Come on, put your shirt on!”
“Haha. Okay, now don’t complain.”
While Professor Elisha and Iris were bickering like that.
“… … .”
Yuren stares blankly at the black bikini Professor Elisha is wearing.
Did his blatant gaze bother you?
Professor Elisha raised the corners of her lips as she put on the shirt she received from Iris.
“Looking at it this way, candidate Yuren is also a man.”
“Ah… I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“No. Just don’t look at me too hard.”
Because I have a master.
Professor Elisha muttered as she glanced at me.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t heard candidate Dale’s impressions yet.”
“What do you think?”
“What do you think? Does it suit you well?”
Professor Elisha smiled mischievously, lifting the front of her shirt slightly.
“… … .”
Of course, there was no need to ask such a question because we got along so well.
It was difficult to tell the truth in front of Iris and Yuren’s cold gazes that were glaring at me fiercely.
“… Not bad.”
Professor Elisha, who had listened to the evaluation that had been derived after much thought, opened her eyes slightly.
“Well, let’s just let it slide today.”
Professor Elisha shrugged and walked back towards the beach chairs.
With the pouring sunlight.
The short summer vacation has come to an end.
* * *
A few hours of playing on the beach, forgetting all your worries and concerns.
The sky was turning red as the day drew to a close.
“Should we go back soon?”
You must have enjoyed playing in the water to your heart’s content, and you must have enjoyed grilling meat to your heart’s content.
It was time to slowly head back to the resort and finish the day.
“Hahaha! I had so much fun! It feels like I’m back to being a kid again!”
Berold nodded with a hearty laugh.
Behind him, a huge sand castle the size of an ox was showing off its grandeur.
I swallowed a laugh at the sand castle Berald had made.
“No, you’re not a kid, so why are you making something like this?”
“Hmm? Didn’t you have a lot of fun when we made it together earlier?”
“I was just pretending because I was afraid you’d be embarrassed.”
To be honest,
It was kind of fun.
‘I could never have imagined in my previous life that I would be able to enjoy my youth at the beach like this.’
For me, summer vacation was just a period of time where I had to work all day long to earn living expenses.
‘Well… it’s not bad. Playing like this.’
Building a sandcastle with Berold.
We split into two teams and played volleyball.
The story of grilling meat on a grill and chatting away loudly.
A page from my youth that seemed like a painting, but now that I look back on it, I feel a little embarrassed.
It was a good memory that I would like to experience again someday.
‘Still, starting tomorrow, I have to come to my senses and start practicing harder.’
When I was about to return to the resort, thinking that I had rested enough after a day of rest.
“I… Dale.”
Yuren approaches quietly and grabs his collar.
“why?”
“Can you stay here a little longer? I… I, I have something to show you.”
Yuren hesitated and avoided eye contact.
“okay.”
I approached my colleagues who were unpacking and told them I would stay behind to finish unpacking, sending them away first.
After pushing Iris’s back and sending her away, she said she would stay with him until the end.
I returned to the meeting place where I had agreed to meet Yuren.
Swish.
The dark night sky.
The sound of waves crashing on the beach.
Under the clear moonlight.
“… Are you here?”
Yuren… no, Yurina was waiting for me in a silver swimsuit.
* * *
On the way back to the resort room.
“Why are you doing this, Saint?”
Camilla turned her head towards Iris, who had stopped.
“… … .”
Iris remained silent for a moment, lost in thought, before turning around as if she had made up her mind.
“I don’t think I should leave Mr. Dale alone after all.”
“Saint?”
“I’ll go meet Mr. Dale for a bit! Go to your room first!”
Saying so, Iris ran towards the warp gate.
