It was an instant.
It happened before I woke up.
The mana stone that was about to explode disappeared, and Robert collapsed.
After that, I don’t remember the details.
I could definitely hear the voices of Ian and Astina… … I think someone picked me up.
“Rudy? Are you on your mind?”
I gathered my thoughts and slowly opened my eyes.
Luna was sitting in front of me.
“How many days have I been lying in bed?”
“Three schedules… … . Can you wait a minute? I’ll bring some people.”
“yes.”
Luna got up and went out of the hospital room.
I stared blankly at Luna’s back.
Actually, what I’m wondering right now is not how many days I’ve been lying in bed.
I definitely met Professor Robert.
Professor Robert’s smiling face flashes before his eyes.
It wasn’t my mistake.
Professor Robert obviously… … .
The door to the hospital room opened and Luna returned.
“Rudy… … .”
Tears welled up when I saw Luna’s face.
Luna came over to me without saying anything.
“Rudy, it’s okay. Because it’s okay.”
“Professor Robert… … .”
I cried and the words didn’t come out.
Luna hugged me quietly.
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My heart hurts.
A vague feeling comes closer to reality.
“Now Professor Robert… … .”
were no longer there
***
one week.
I spent half of my time in the hospital room. Time outside passed normally while I was spending my time like this.
Robert’s award was given.
He was told that his body was to be cremated and placed in a cemetery.
I couldn’t go to Robert’s funeral because I wasn’t feeling well.
no.
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Maybe it was because I didn’t want to accept Robert’s death.
If you go there, Robert is really… … .
“Rudy Astria, how are you?”
Then a man entered the room.
“Professor Cromwell… … .”
“He said his health has improved quite a bit.”
“Yes, I got a good rest and received healing magic, and I was fine. Is Professor Cromwell any better than that?”
“What have I done?”
Cromwell smirked and sat down by the bed.
“Isn’t it spring soon?”
“Yeah, it’s spring. There are plenty of things to do, but why not see the last way to send a friend away?”
“… … last.”
Hearing that, I bowed my head.
Cromwell looked at me like that and opened his mouth.
“How was Robert’s end?”
I reminisced about that time.
“It was dignified as always.”
“Is that so? Did I say anything to you?”
“… … He told me he was the best disciple.”
“You are the best disciple… … . If Borval heard it, he would be very sad.”
Cromwell said that and stood up.
“So are you going to keep doing this?”
“yes?”
“Shouldn’t we just let Robert go now?”
“… … .”
Cromwell reached out to me.
“Would you like to go with me?”
I closed my mouth.
I had a lot of thoughts.
he is no longer
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My teacher, Robert, no longer exists.
Hearing the fact that Cromwell couldn’t accept comes closer to him.
Cromwell looked at my expression and held out his hand once more.
“Let’s go.”
I clenched my lips and clenched my fists.
“… … All right.”
Cromwell smiled and moved his mana.
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My body was awakened by Cromwell’s telekinetic magic.
Cromwell opened the window and flew out with me.
“… … Can I go like this?”
“There will be some commotion, but nothing can’t be done.”
“haha… … .”
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Me and Cromwell flew for a few minutes.
“By the way, where are you going?”
“A place for him to be.”
Cromwell answered so briefly, and did not proceed further.
How many hours did you fly?
Slowly arriving at the place, Cromwell gradually headed down to the ground.
“It’s here.”
Cromwell lowered me to the ground and then pointed forward.
In front of it was a tombstone.
Three names written on tombstones.
Elena, Richard, and Robert.
“ah… … .”
“It must be the place he wanted to be buried. After everything was over, I would have wanted to be with my family.”
“Professor Robert… … .”
where the family is buried.
I don’t know much about Professor Robert’s family.
Still, he knew to the extent that Professor Robert had a deep relationship with his family.
“Do you remember what Robert once said to you as a habit?”
“… … like a habit.”
A word that Robert used to say.
It meant that he did not accept disciples.
“Robert didn’t want to make someone responsible for himself, someone who would take responsibility for him. The sorrow of losing his family, of being abandoned by his master, he could not bear. I didn’t try to create people around me so that I wouldn’t have to go through that any more.”
“… … .”
“You were the one who got it at that time. There is also a Borval guy, but he’s a little different. It was more of a work relationship than a teacher and a disciple.”
Saying so, Cromwell took a bottle of wine from his bag.
“He accepted you as a disciple. There wasn’t any special reason. He just seemed to like you when he saw your efforts. Weren’t you really working hard at the academy?”
He brought the drink to his mouth as a bottle.
He took a drink and wiped the drink with his sleeve and opened his mouth.
“To Robert, you were a resolve, a disciple, and a son.”
“… … I.”
“Robert would not have wanted you to be so sad and grassy. I wouldn’t want you to regret it. I would have wanted you to stand up proudly.”
Cromwell looked at me, sprinkling alcohol on the tombstone.
“Now get up. Shouldn’t it be moving slowly? Aren’t there a lot of people around you besides Robert?”
I was in the hospital room for a week and thought a lot.
If I had been stronger, if I had been careful, if there had been something else, Robert could have lived.
However, in reality, there is no if.
I have lived my life to the fullest and faced reality properly.
If I fall down here just because Robert is dead, it’s like destroying the tower I’ve worked hard on.
As Cromwell said, I had a lot left.
If Robert had been by my side, he would have scolded me and slapped me on the back.
Are you just going to break down with something like this?
Are you going to end it like this?
i have to live
Couldn’t fall here.
‘You were my best disciple.’
I repeated Robert’s words and looked at Cromwell.
“I am a disciple of Professor Robert. It cannot fall here.”
“okay.”
Cromwell heard me and smiled.
***
Cromwell and I flew through the sky to arrive at the academy.
“You take your luggage.”
Cromwell brought me some burdens.
It was the burden that Robert left behind.
“Can I take it?”
“I can’t take it, can I? Most of them must be related to black magic.”
Cromwell smiled.
“… … thank you.”
“What are you grateful for carrying a load?”
“I’m talking about something else.”
Cromwell’s words were of great help.
I am not alone with Robert.
Robert was a big part of my life, but I still had a lot left.
The Astrian family and the rebels of Aryandor.
There are people who believe in me and wait for me.
I am greedy
Neither of these could be given up.
“Then go get some rest.”
“Aren’t you going to take me? Bring me here.”
Cromwell laughed at my playful tone.
“It’s difficult to get you there by magic, so I’ll take a wagon. Go to the front of the academy.”
“thank you.”
I smiled and went outside.
Countless cherry blossoms stood out outside the academy.
It has a strong floral scent.
New students coming in soon.
Someone’s life is over, but someone’s life has a new beginning.
I stretched out.
“Shall we go and see the faces of the other guys?”
There will be no 3rd graders like Luna or Lee, but it was time for 2nd graders like Yunina Kuhn to slowly return to the academy.
“There, Master Astria.”
As I was walking forward with that thought in mind, someone spoke to me.
“… … grandmother?”
In front of me was an old woman carrying her back.
“Are you busy these days? I don’t even come here to eat.”
The grandmother was the owner of the restaurant that Robert took to, the cheonggukjang house.
I opened my eyes wide to see you after a long time.
“Would you like some rice or a bowl?”
Grandma pointed to the shabby building with her cane.
It was where my grandmother’s shop was.
“Not long ago, that damn bastard, Robert, said a word after paying off his credit card. I’ve paid off everything I’m going to repay, so I’m asking you to cook for the disciple later.”
Grandma smiled and motioned for me to follow her.
“Have a bowl of rice or go. It will make you delicious.”
I smiled when I heard my grandmother say that.
“Yes, I will go with a bowl.”