Chapter 135 – Don’t sell your eyes.
Nina Gratias Esselton.
She lived as a maid of Alberto Salihar Meidern in the Maidern family, and after his disappearance, she was also a wizard who walked her magical path through Professor Julia.
In addition, she succeeded in finding out how to make more potions at the same cost, and was also an up-and-coming aristocrat who received the title of baron in the Bregern Empire.
She was twenty-eight when she received her title of nobility.
By the standards of the Bregern Empire, women of her age had more than one child.
In this world, it was common for commoners to get married at around 15, and to have children between 16 and 18.
It was a society where most of the population was engaged in agriculture, so naturally, many children meant a lot of labor force.
However, they did not give birth without a plan, and in the case of commoners, they tended to give birth only to the extent that they could afford it.
In the past, there were many cases in which newborn babies did not live long due to diseases or environmental factors and died early.
However, in this time zone, where a lot of time has passed, the mortality rate of newborn babies has drastically decreased as clean water has been supplied thanks to hygiene education conducted in each territory and water pumps and water purification facilities, which are products of magic engineering.
Well, thanks to that, it was common for commoner families to have between 2 and 4 children.
In other words, looking at her through the eyes of the people of the Bregueren Empire, she was an old virgin who could not get married to reach her age.
In addition, a woman who became an aristocrat through meritorious work was always considered last when discussing marriage in aristocratic families.
Why?
In order to understand this, it is necessary to know what kind of thoughts the nobles live with.
I don’t know of a person who was a commoner but became a nobleman by virtue of his achievements, but a person with a nobleman’s status from birth generally takes it for granted that he or she is a nobleman, and thinks that his or her lineage is a noble lineage.
Of course, these thoughts will also affect the way you choose your partner.
Since she is of a noble lineage, of course, the person she wants to marry must also be of a noble lineage.
Such thoughts were not limited to young aristocrats.
The more aristocrats rise to the position of head of a family, the more carefully they tend to choose who will become their spouses or their children’s spouses.
For nobles, marriage was a tool to increase the power of one’s family.
Of course, it can be said that not all aristocrats engage in arranged marriages.
Because each family has different family customs, there are cases where they continue their relationship with a fiance decided since they were young, or there are cases where they meet each other at places such as academies, banquets, and balls.
However, in the case of free love, most of the time, the other party was an aristocrat, and in very rare cases, a commoner woman and an aristocratic man married. It was when I was allowed to do it.
In addition, most of the women who became nobles through achievements did not know much about the aristocratic world, and in addition, many of them were older, so they were very unattractive as marriage partners.
So, Nina, who was approaching 30, was a marriage partner that other aristocratic families did not covet.
However, the good thing was that she had her partner.
He was also a swordsman who was 10 years younger than her and had reached an amazing level, capable of defending her own body.
However, for some reason, her lover had to hide her identity and act, so her dating shouldn’t be discovered until she returned to her original identity.
And, in the eyes of others, her lover was a prey worthy of salivating.
Adalbert Rainmed.
A talented person who defeated the commander of the task force who served as a test instructor during the entrance exam.
With a radiant appearance like a nobleman, the divine aura felt from him was like a lofty flower shining in the dark.
So, how many people are going after him?
However, the lofty atmosphere felt by Adalbert prevented people from approaching him, and because of his diligent personality, who only went back and forth between the classroom and the lab, the reality was that quite a few students, except Solar, could not even talk to him properly.
In such a situation, Adalbert and Helen were seen eating together, so people who like to talk to others speculated that there was some subtle flow between the two.
Originally, people who like to talk about others started to talk about it when certain events occurred.
The truth didn’t matter.
It was just to create a story by guessing after guessing as much as possible in the given situation.
Maybe they ate together because there were no seats?
But they were already talking about whether they like each other or not.
Though the person who heard the story was taken aback.
However, the problem was that Nina was there.
“Adalbert student?”
“Yes, Professor Nina.”
Nina called out Adalbert’s name, hiding her trembling voice as much as possible, and Adalbert turned and looked in the direction the sound came from.
“There is something urgent, so let’s go to the lab right away.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Nina called her Adalbert to her lab, and Adalbert followed her after telling her that he knew her.
Other students who saw this started whispering among themselves.
‘Why did Professor Nina suddenly call Adalbert?’
‘Didn’t you know? Professor Nina is Adalbert’s advisor.’
‘Oh, is that so? Then he must have asked me to do something.’
‘He is very pitiful too. How come you get caught by your advisor and taken to the lab as soon as you come out of your meal?’
The main content was that he felt sorry for Adalbert, who was dragged away by his advisor.
Well, what can I do?
To the students, a professor is a fearful being that brings them pain every day.
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I followed Nina to the lab.
Today, there were only morning classes and no afternoon classes, so most of the students headed to the dormitories, so we only met a handful of people on the way to the main building.
After opening the door to the lab room 402 on the 4th floor of the main building, Nina closed the lab door and locked it.
“Professor?”
Nina locking the door lock.
I wondered at her unusual appearance.
Could it be that someone is following us?
So I deliberately said Nina’s title and not her name.
“It’s okay. There is no tailing. In the lab, when the door is locked, no one can hear anyone except for business, and it is set so that it does not leak out, so you don’t have to worry.”
Anyway, Nina seemed to know what I was thinking.
Then why did Nina lock the lab door?
“Brother. From now on, I want you to answer my questions honestly.”
She asked me to answer her questions honestly. What the heck does that mean?
I started guessing why Nina was behaving this way.
Perhaps it’s because of the meal I had with Helen earlier?
Or did I just hate it when female students called me by my first name?
If not, do you want to confirm that I like you?
I couldn’t figure out why she was acting like that to me.
“By any chance, what do you think of Miss Helen of the Alemis family?”
Nina asked me what she thought of Helen, whom she had met at the restaurant.
What did she mean by asking me this question?
Think carefully. When she asked a question, it was clear that she had some intention.
“Once upon a time when I was in trouble on the street, I helped. That’s all. They are just acquaintances.”
I told Nina honestly how I felt about Helen.
She was just a person I had helped, nothing more, nothing less.
Even if she had a crush on her side and approached me, as of now I had no choice but to reject her.
Why?
I already have an owner named Nina.
It is unacceptable for a person who has an owner to sell his eyes to another person.
Thinking of that, it was understandable that Nina had such a sharp attitude.
Perhaps, the reason why I questioned the relationship between Helen and I was because I felt some kind of fear.
Then there was only one way I could do it.
-Side.
“Uh…… ?”
“Don’t be anxious. Because I only have you.”
That’s what she showed by her actions to give her unshakable confidence in her.
Nina kissed her on the cheek and gently hugged her.
“Then…… I’ll just let it pass this time. Never sell your eyes. I will never sell my eyes either.”
From Nina’s reaction, it seemed like my actions were correct.
Whew, I need to finish my mission quickly and get married or something.