110 – 2. ■■’S Summoner (55)
#110
As always, places where people gather are very cluttered. But today was different.
Except for intermittent whispering, a chilly silence reigned in the huge space of Stadium 1, as if it had been covered with cold water.
The main reason for this must be the 3rd year students who are exuding their energy without anything to hide.
Thanks to that, it was nice that my head didn’t throb in the morning.
At the corner of the stadium, I made a chair out of shadows and sat down.
The temperature is perfect, perhaps because the cool wind and warm light coexist. It’s the best environment for napping.
If possible, I wanted to continue rowing like this. But I know better than anyone that that is impossible.
“…Doing such a thing in a place with so many people, Jang Shin-wu, don’t you have any shame?”
As soon as I was taking a break, one of the causes came.
Lucia making an absurd expression, Ban Tae-woong smiling wryly, and Lily hanging like a koala on Ban Tae-woong’s back are bonuses.
I’m already tired of the usual combination.
“…Does shame feed you? Stop fighting in the morning and go away.”
“As the class president of Class S, I have the responsibility to correct the dignity of those belonging to the class.”
So what about that?
I didn’t even feel the value of responding, so I closed my eyes and only waved my hands as if driving away insects.
It is only natural that Lucia, frowning at my attitude, let out a long sigh.
So who wants to take on such a troublesome position as class president? It’s not that he threatened to do it with a knife, but if he said he would do it, he’ll have to pay the price.
“Because CNU’s strength is always being able to remain calm.”
“Mr. Taewoong! It’s not about keeping calm, it’s just being lazy. The world is peaceful, leisurely! I’m so envious because it’s comfortable. sh*t!”
She wanted to use more slang words, but perhaps it was because of the gaze and reputation of the people around her, and above all, Ban Tae-woong was watching her, so she only chewed her lips to let go of her anger.
It was her Ban Tae-woong’s job to comfort her, and her words. I am the heroine of your choice. Endure it with evil.
Me? I do not care. It’s reputation. It’s been a long time since I’ve already gone to hell because of Cheonmi’s last affair, and I don’t have a big problem with the professors.
I am not weak enough to be swayed here and there by other people’s eyes.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been hardened thanks to someone watching over me with the momentum that my skin will pierce, so I’m the one who can be shameless to the point of crying even at the slightest shame.
In the end, maybe it was because yesterday’s fatigue wasn’t fully resolved, the annoyance index reached the upper level and broke through. Just arriving at the stadium on time should be seen as a miracle.
“Haaam…”
In that moment, a yawn came rushing in, probably because he rolled his head. Immediately after, I was annoyed at the fact that I had an accident that my brain needed oxygen.
I didn’t want to think about anything at least until class started, but I woke up with useless things.
No matter how much I live by saying that I am tired, it is only mentally that I feel that way.
The Awakener’s body is in good shape due to a good night’s sleep, so he is doing his best to jump out at any time.
That is why the brain, once activated, does not turn off easily.
Because the brain that has evolved to understand, accept, and process the non-standard mysteries of magic is unlikely to get tired easily.
I don’t know if it’s after working hard to the limit like yesterday, but in the current state, no matter how much I try to sleep, I can’t fall into a deep sleep.
Wrinkles are formed between the eyebrows at the sensation of being forcibly recalled from a peaceful dream into reality.
Accordingly, the surrounding noise, which I thought was quiet until just now, became loud enough to be heard.
It was because of the ability level that increased enough to be high enough without adding magical power or receiving the effect of [Successor].
It is basic to hear the whispers of the people on the other side, and based on that, we reached the point where the next moves were expected.
In the past, I had to pay attention to hear it, but now I just hear it.
My hearing seemed to respond more sensitively, perhaps because I was forced to close my eyes. Eventually I opened my eyes and looked up at the sky.
There were few clouds, so I could see the clear sky. It’s terribly dirty.
It wasn’t very good for Indians like me. How nice it would be if it rained heavily.
“Haa… Well, you haven’t listened to what others have to say since before. It’s like being stubborn.”
“I will return those words to you.”
In the end, I listened to Lucia and Ban Tae-woong’s chatter, who gave up on raising me, with one ear and let it go with the other.
I wasn’t in a good mood lately because it seemed like I was being swayed more and more.
That’s because when you get involved with these guys, you can’t help but feel like you’re inevitably caught in a trap set by God.
Pook
As I lamented my situation, something warm rode on top of me.
The number of people who survived intact even after doing this to me is naturally narrowed down.
When I bent my head and looked down, I could see a girl with white hair lying on my back, not knowing when she had come down from Ban Tae-woong’s back.
It was stuffy rather than hot.
Maybe it’s because his body is close to that of a child, and his body temperature is high.
Above all, the skill to settle down in one place without the slightest toss and turns was unusual.
Shall I say that it is not a skill that I have tried once or twice to find an exquisite compromise right away that is not enough for her to go to me and is not uncomfortable for her?
I didn’t have the energy to push it apart, so I just stretched the chair of the shadow I was sitting on.
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“…It’s heavy, so put it aside.”
“Ugh… This one is more warm.”
I made a seat for you at best, but they’re using a person instead of a stove.
“Tsk.”
I tried to get Lili away from me by clicking my tongue and moving the shadow again, but it didn’t work out as well as I thought.
It is because the moment her shadow touched her, her magic that controlled her shadow was resisted by her archmage’s unique anti-magic.
“Ugh, a blanket.”
Moreover, he took control of my shadow and manipulated it as if it were his own, as if it were extremely obvious, and showed the extreme of shamelessness.
This is absurd, really.
Now that I’m moving on my own, I feel like I’m losing something, so I tapped my heel on the floor.
Then, Hive, which was reading my thoughts through [Link], Created an alter ego that imitated the human shadow.
Perhaps because it appeared from my shadow, a shadow with a size similar to mine naturally popped out.
A pitch-black shadow covered his face with a white bone mask. The tip of its body shimmering like a haze proved that it was not human.
With its body completely built up, it did not hesitate to carefully pick up Lili, who was lying on me, and move it to the side.
Lily started whining at that fact, but did I know?
At the sudden appearance of a doll, the words of Ban Tae-woong and Lucia stopped for a moment and I could feel that they were looking this way.
I waved my hand like it was no big deal, and the Hive’s clone went back under my shadow, having done its job.
“…Something. Just that?”
“Summons.”
“That’s not it… Ha, it’s nothing.”
Lucia, who tried to say something but kept her mouth shut, crossed her arms and looked away from me. It was her cold expression, the expression she usually makes.
But her heightened prowess corrected her ideals.
Her faintly trembling hands and the tighter grip of her arms, which she folded to hide the trembling, proved that she had remembered her fears.
…Why are you doing that all of a sudden?
Did you suddenly become afraid of monsters as you wielded a sword in front of them, not even for a day or two?
“…Come to think of it, now I’m reminded of the errands the teacher gave me. Let me go for a while.”
Lucia uttered rhetoric that sounded like an excuse from someone who wanted to get out of this place no matter who heard it, and then turned around and left the place.
“Uh, huh? Lucia?”
Ban Tae-woong was as flustered as Ban Tae-woong.
In the case of that guy, Lucia suddenly reacted like that, so she was more surprised by herself, so she was like that, but she was.
When I told the guy who was confused between me and Lucia to go to Lucia with a chin gesture, Ban Tae-woong nodded her head and immediately started running in the direction where Lucia disappeared.
Now that the troublesome guy has been dropped, what’s next?
‘Why did you react like that?’
Seeing that Ban Tae-woong, who watched it together, did not have any special feelings, it is said that it is Lucia’s personal affair. She thought for a moment, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t figure it out.
‘…I’ll take care of it myself.’
Since it is related to the heroine, it is standard for the heroine to solve it on her own. It’s just that if I step out, it’s just going to be a no-brainer.
If the main character does it, it will be a sweet and bittersweet love story, but if I do it, it is a reality that only brings back cold eyes.
Since this is not a wartime situation, and there are no threats for your life anywhere, there is no need to stay alert.
Everyone goes through life with at least one or two worries.
It’s a big deal if it drags on and another problem arises, but as long as it can function without problems, it doesn’t matter whether you bake or drag it by yourself.
As I said earlier, it is not me who shares a mental connection with the heroine, but the main character, Ban Tae-woong.
Even though I put it away from the side, at some point he came over and used my leg as a pillow to ram a white-haired head, and I took a break until the class started.
***
Knock
The sound of falling water drops is mixed with other sounds.
‘Hello! What’s your name?’
In line with that, memories from the past flashed one after another.
‘Lucia? The name is also very cute! You look like a princess!’
It happened before I even met Taewoong.
It was a short but precious meeting at an exchange event where children of famous families gathered. At the same time, it became an unforgettable memory.
I can recall the memory of that day clearly even now.
‘It wasn’t fun because my peers were all boys.’
He was a very attractive person with a bright smile. If the word “Innocent innocence” Could be personified as it is, it would definitely be that kind of person.
‘Since we met today, we can meet again in the future, right?’
No matter how dark it is, if she is there, it becomes a stage only for her. Everyone focuses on her as her spotlight shines on the actress in the lead role.
‘Ugh, I’m a little nervous just trying to say it.’
She Even though she is only two years older, she has a knack for capturing people’s hearts and naturally drawing everyone’s attention to her.
‘Can you be friends with me?’
A warm-hearted person who reached out to me first, calling me a princess, for being ridiculed for being a “Doll” Because I was clumsy at expressing emotions and could only keep my mouth shut.
The person who made me realize that sincerity conveyed with a shy smile makes listeners tickle the inside of their hearts.
From Lucia’s point of view, her word “Princess” Was a word that suited her, not her own.
So her Lucia admired her. Since she was her only child, Lucia, who longed for her brothers and sisters, was her best ‘sister’.
She wanted to imitate and imitate everything she did. Because she wants to be with her Because she wants to be a little closer.
It was such a small wind that a child would think.
The problem is that Lucia was too competent.
I was able to catch up with the difference of two years in an instant. Because it was all too easy for her.
As that progressed for a day or two, the eyes of the adults began to focus on herself rather than on her “Sister.” At first, I was just happy. She finally became like her sister.
Her older sister was also happy with it as if it were her own business. She was happy
It’s not that I have a bad relationship with my family, but as I spend more time alone due to work and time, the frequency of receiving affection naturally decreases.
Lucia imitated ‘her older sister’ even more in the sense that her lacking parts were filled all the time.
Day after day, day after day… When she came to her senses, she realized that she was spending less and less time with her ‘sister’. She wanted to meet more and faster, so Lucia worked harder.
Beyond copying ‘her older sister’, she also took on new challenges. Her talent made it possible.
Drop!
Not knowing that it was slowly strangling her ‘sister’, she pushed on even harder.
‘I’m working hard too…’
‘Everybody just say your name. Lucia, Lucia, Lucia…!!!’
‘I’m sick of it…’
Things tend to break if you apply too much force.
‘I really hate people like you…!’
‘Go away! Don’t appear in front of me anymore!!!’
It was not much different from the human mind.
Tap!!
As a result, she killed the ‘sister’ she respected because she couldn’t love her.
‘…I wasn’t close with someone like you.’
From the beginning, she was excellent at responding to her magical powers.
On the day when the dam of emotions that had been suppressed by adults’ irrationality and unknowing ridicule burst, ‘Sister’ woke up.
Magic power projects her thoughts. Writhing in pain, her agonizingly distorted magical powers went out of control as her heart was distorted, causing considerable damage to those around her.
The family has managed to cover up the incident somehow, but the association’s eyes do not disappear.
In the end, she left for recuperation. It was medical treatment, but it was actually confinement.
Moreover, I had to learn how to handle power by force in order to prevent further runaways.
She got there was the last of her that she could have known.
Quietly and quickly, as if not wanting to have any contact with herself, the cause of her troubles, she disappeared from his side.
If you think about it now, it’s really no big deal. Reputation at best, expectations at best.
But for a child, it was more important than anything else. The wounds caused by the absurdity of the adults were burned by the circumstances of the adults without a chance to heal.
What remains is a huge scar. A scar that hurts and makes you sad when you touch it.
After that incident, Lucia lost her smile again. She became the ‘doll’ Lucia again.
After that, she met Taewoong and Lucia changed again.
Every day was full and happy, so the face of ‘her sister’ that came to mind whenever I had a chance could no longer come to mind.
She thought it was thanks to her efforts to forget as much as possible, believing that the time she had been coming in would solve it.
But it wasn’t.
The scar was still there, though it was hidden from view by other memories.
The moment she saw Lili being carried away in the darkness in the form of a human, her body stiffened.
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This is because the last image of her that she saw overlapped with the image of her ‘sister’ who was limp in her grown-up’s arms.
Things I had forgotten until now came to mind in an instant. Even the emotions she felt at the time were intact.
Tap!!!
“…Ah.”
The sound of water droplets falling from her face brought her back to her senses.
Here… Yes, she just ran straight to the bathroom. Recalling that she had washed her face to get rid of the stuffiness due to her stomach ache, Lucia hurriedly took out her device.
“Time is…!”
＜07:47＞
There were still 13 minutes left before the start of the first period.
“…Whoa.”
Lucia let out a sigh of relief at that fact, cleaned up her device, and raised her head to check her reflection in her mirror. She is the version of herself she has always seen.
She somehow kept an imperceptibly calm expression, but the slight frown and whitened complexion indicated that she was in bad shape.
My hands even turned white because of how much power I gave them. Conscious of that fact, Lucia loosened her grip.
‘Let’s stay calm. Keep calm.’
As she always repeats, she used the breathing method she learned from Shinwoo Chang to catch her breath, and then her complexion began to circulate throughout her body.
“…Your face is pitiful.”
It was a face he never wanted to show to Tae-woong.
If ‘sister’ sees you like this, would you worry that your pretty face is a mess? Or will you laugh at me for being ugly?
I felt like I couldn’t stand it either way.
At that, Lucia washed her face again as if to erase her thoughts. Just as the blurry traces of tears are washed away by cold water, I hope that this gloom will quickly disappear.
After she repeated that a few times, she seemed to finally come to her senses.
Shoot aaa…
In order not to fall into her thoughts again, the sound of running water fills the bathroom.
The sound of the water could be heard louder because the surroundings were quiet, probably because there were no people because it was time for classes to begin soon.
“…Sister.”
No answer came back. No wonder. Her ‘sister’ died the same day.
After all her work, what I saw was her becoming a mere ‘other’.
Her heart ached. She wanted to help right away, but she couldn’t, because time cannot be turned back.
So let’s forget it.
As before, let it go the same way. Until it is hidden from view by other memories.
Kikik
I shut off the water supply by shutting off the water supply.
“Time…Will take care of it.”
…Surely so?
She muttered the same words over and over again as if putting a lid on another thought that was welling up in her heart.
The weather was gradually passing spring and getting closer to summer, but strangely, the cold did not go away.
I needed warmth, warmth. For some reason, I wanted to meet Tae-woong right now.
With that thought, Lucia quickly moved her steps.