Academy’s Genius Tamer Episode 172
“It’s a loss-making engagement.”
Han Tae-soo wiped his chin and spoke briefly.
His servant bowed his head and agreed with Han Tae-soo’s words. This engagement was an engagement that would not benefit the Castica family.
The Arkenent family was a place to be recognized for its legitimacy when considering its past reputation, but it is still weak.
It will take quite a while to recover the ruins that have been damaged in the past 7 years.
That is why Han Tae-soo muttered as if muttering.
“There is no reason to do it.”
“then… Why did you decide to get engaged? Maybe because of the friendship with Count Arkenent?”
loyalty.
Did my son say so?
Han Tae-soo smiled and shook his head.
The only thing that can be decided through friendship is the right to negotiate business.
Where is the father who puts such personal feelings into matters that depend on his family and the lives of his children?
Tae-soo Han picked up the fountain pen with bitter eyes.
After thinking for a while, turning over the piled-up papers one by one, he spoke up.
“You seem to have a crush on a child named Adela.”
The Catablam case promised to be queried.
She is a smart and bright child, and she will keep her promise.
However, attraction is not an easy problem to solve.
The servant frowned and asked carefully.
A genius wizard from commoners.
It was a famous name, so he knew it.
“If it’s Adela… A classmate of magic?”
“okay.”
Tae-soo Han turned over a piece of paper and spat out words as if affirming.
“Not the kid.”
Before the attraction between the two of them becomes more out of control.
You have to cut off that feeling.
in any way.
Tae-soo Han will block the gap between the two.
A child who survived the cursed town.
Isn’t it possible that Adela, not Han Si-hyuk, could be aiming for my child’s life?
it just has to be stopped.
Han Tae-soo clenched his fists tightly. The innocent fountain pen broke with a squeaking sound.
“hundred… Count?”
He didn’t say anything, but a strong emotion arose in Han Tae-soo’s eyes.
“Somehow… block it.”
It was an attempt to stop even by burying a village.
There was no reason not to be stopped by a losing engagement.
* * *
A hallway crowded with students.
Adela hurried her steps with the [Magical Crafting] textbook in her arms.
He licked his dry lips and took a deep breath.
“Hey, did you hear about the engagement?”
“I heard, maybe it’s Castica’s loss?”
“Still, we meet each other. Before the war, both were famous places.”
“Does the fortress joint project seem to be going well?”
Everywhere I went, that was the only thing I talked about.
Adela covered her ears nervously.
nevertheless it sounds I hate to hear it, but it sticks in my ear.
Adela bit her lower lip hard enough to bleed.
“a little bit… Let me know in advance… .”
Even if Solia came from a weak family, the nobles are nobles.
He knows that he has a legitimacy that cannot be surpassed by himself.
So, I know I’m not a match, but… .
wanted to hold
I know it’s nonsense, but I wanted to end this engagement.
“It would have been less miserable if I had informed you in advance.”
Hearing this from Won made Adela miserable.
Adela stood leaning by the window.
The cold wind that blew in through the window made Adela’s cheeks ache.
Engagement isn’t a sudden decision, so there should have been plenty of time to tell you.
I did not understand Han Si-ha, who had been avoiding herself for the past few days.
Why?
Are you sorry for letting me know that you’re engaged?
You think you don’t even need to tell me?
If not… .
A forgotten word echoed in my mind.
‘Castica, the child’s family.’
Adela shook her head violently again.
“It can’t be.”
When I first talked about Catablam with Siha Han.
That smile, which seemed to be cheering, was clearly remembered by Adela.
By the way.
When I said that I was going to investigate the Catablam case.
The words that the guy who was always by my side hesitated for a while.
‘… Good job.’
What was that strangely bitter look in his eyes?
as if he knew something.
What was that face of self-reproach?
no.
it won’t be
“under… hahaha… .”
Even if I try to deny it, the thought fills my head.
what if.
If everything the woman who wore the robe said was true.
Then… .
What should I do then?
“ah.”
tuk.
Adela felt her heart drop.
How pensive were you?
Suddenly, I saw someone’s shadow, and when I looked up, I saw a familiar face.
“Adela?”
it was timed.
* * *
met by chance
Han Shiha swallowed her saliva and stared intently at Adela.
“Why are you there?”
Adela smiled awkwardly as she picked up the textbook that had fallen on the floor.
His eyes seemed to be contemplating on what to say, and Han Si-ha was not much different.
After rumors of their engagement swept through the academy, she never visited Adela.
I should have said it, but I missed the timing.
I’m afraid I’ll bring back what I said back then.
The second time, it seemed like I couldn’t really control my expression.
Hansiha hesitated and opened her mouth.
It seemed that I had to break this silence somehow.
“Oh, how the engagement went… .”
“Han Shiha.”
Han Si-ha, who was trying to make an excuse, was intercepted by Adela.
“me… I have something to tell you.”
I was afraid that the word about Catablam would come out of his mouth, so he froze.
When asked directly, what would you say?
How should I respond when asked if I knew?
Is it possible to cheat in the first place?
Against that smart kid.
Thoughts were biting their tails.
But the words that came out of Adela’s mouth were completely unexpected.
“I know it’s off topic.”
“uh?”
“I wish you weren’t engaged.”
… That was unexpected.
Hanshiha, who had been rolling out all kinds of excuses for Catablam in her head, widened her eyes.
“What… What?”
Adela’s eyelids trembled. There were countless things I wanted to say.
I have to ask about Catablam, I’m curious about the family, and I want to break up the engagement.
But, I can’t pour out all those words. I spit out the most important words.
“Can’t you do it?”
I was at a loss for words.
Adela continued speaking directly, as always.
“You never do anything you don’t want to do.”
Adela’s deep eyes turned to Han Si-ha.
“You don’t do anything. Man’s eyes… You don’t see that.”
Adela is right.
I thought it was a sudden engagement, and Han Si-ha was going to break this engagement somehow.
It was an unreasonable plan, but I came to the same conclusion with Solia.
No matter how much the family pays attention, he is not the type to give in to such things. I didn’t want to see anyone else’s eyes or my family’s eyes.
By the way.
It was herself who was shaken by Adela’s words.
‘You’ll find out eventually.’
Hanshiha clenched her fists tightly.
Adela will somehow try to uncover the Catablam case, and may have come a lot closer to the truth than she thought.
Because he was only a short-lived extra in the original. Adela will figure it out easily.
What level of betrayal will Adela feel when she finds out like that? At least I didn’t want to inflict the worst wounds.
I thought that if it was a relationship that could not be continued anyway, it would be better to end it.
You can’t be an enemy, but a stranger.
Isn’t it wiser to leave it that way?
Hanshiha spoke with her lips that did not fall off.
“I don’t think it will.”
“uh?”
At Adela, who looked as if the world had collapsed, Hanshiha tried to smile calmly.
“It’s an adult decision. Maybe I should.”
“eww… yes.”
“So I’m going to do it.”
There would be no options for me.
Han Shiha nailed it like that.
* * *
A month has passed.
In the meantime, Adela searched for traces of the Catablam incident, but could not find any decisive clues.
The woman in the robe did not appear after that day.
It was awkward with Han Si-Ha, but he treated him like before.
It felt like something was wrong. I don’t have one or two questions to ask, but Adela didn’t even know the first button.
Adela looked out the window blankly.
Tomorrow was the engagement ceremony.
After today, there is no turning back.
Adela bit her lower lip.
‘It’s an adult decision. Maybe I should.’
Why are you speaking so quietly?
What the hell is so easy?
It’s such a huge thing, why are you all right?
The words she wanted to shout came up to her throat and shook Adela.
jump
Adela threw the pillow that was wrapping her head.
After today, it’s over.
Shaking the palace under the moonlight and regretting the words I couldn’t even say.
After a few hours, everything becomes meaningless.
“If I hold onto you one more time… .”
Will you be caught then?
Adela reached out in the air and clenched her teeth tightly.
“It doesn’t matter whether you get caught or not.”
pod-.
Adela jumped out of bed.
“It’s better than not trying.”
It’s not late, but it’s a night when everyone has entered the dormitory.
When she should have been quiet, Adela slammed the door out.
thump.
Climb the high stairs in one month.
Originally, it was not possible to enter the men’s dormitory, but in good time there was no dormitory superintendent.
open hallway. Adela ran down the long hallway without even pretending to be popular.
“Huh… Ugh.”
ran non-stop.
ran and arrived
“here… Am I right?”
This is the dormitory room used by Siha Han and Won.
Adela mumbled in a voice that only she could hear alone in front of the door.
“I’m just talking.”
It didn’t matter if I was hit by the doorbell.
Let’s just say something and come.
Adela hesitated in front of the tightly closed door and reached out.
Click.
When I pulled the doorknob, the door opened.
Adela tilted her head cautiously.
By the way.
“uh?”
There was no one in the room that the fat-faced circle would have welcomed.
“Where did you go?”
Because this was an unexpected scenario, Adela looked around in bewilderment.
“ah.”
Did you go to the square with Won?
It’s my engagement ceremony tomorrow, so I think I went to buy some clothes.
I guess I got the timing wrong.
Adela muttered with a perplexed look on her face.
“It’s difficult… .”
Two bunk beds and a desk for studying.
A small room with Basil and Closti’s rice bowls spread across the floor.
Adela’s eyes caught the eye of a room that was maintained just average, neither neat nor dirty.
It wasn’t really what I wanted to see, but it was a small room, so I could see it at a glance.
It’s quite different from my room, which is empty and has nothing, it’s a room where you can feel the warmth of two people.
Adela murmured as she slowly scanned the entire room.
What do we do?
“Should I wait for you to come?”
It’s kind of hard to get inside. I don’t know when it might come, but I can’t wait.
The moment when Adela hesitated in front of the door and raised her head a little.
“what?”
The sword hanging from the ceiling caught her gaze.
There are no common cubics in the visual, which is not at all aesthetic for decoration. Instead, there is only an old-looking pattern engraved on it.
A sword stained with dirt that must have been rolled with the years.
Adela scanned the sword slowly and stepped into the room as if possessed.
“… .”
It’s a pattern I’ve seen anywhere.
It’s a vague memory, but it’s not unfamiliar at all.
Adela reached for the sword with trembling hands.
The magic of the sword splattered into Adela’s fingertips. As soon as a short spark exploded, the magic power contained in the sword flowed straight into Adela.
At the same time, Adela’s face turned cold.
“this… This… .”
My head couldn’t remember, but my body remembered.
A waveform of unique magic created by an old sword. A vague but distinct pattern that remained in my mind.
Adela shook her head in disbelief.
“no… It won’t be… .”
There are things that will not be forgotten even after years have passed.
A living hell where people’s screams resound.
The only thing Adela remembered in the middle. An artifact with blue magic that had buried the entire town.
Even ten years later, it was fully recognizable.
An old sword with a pattern engraved on it.
The cursed sword that stole his people.
“Why am I here… .”
Adela took a step back and sat down.