92 – Shadows That Open Their Eyes
Bell is not the type of person who is blind.
If a pink-haired young lady somewhere listened to it, it might be a surprise, but except for certain fields, it can be said that she is very quick-witted.
That’s why I’ve been aware lately that Lorne isn’t in perfect condition.
Because there are many times when I am alone in a daze while having a conversation, and I feel a strange sense of distance.
I can’t make a conclusion, but after realizing that the starting point was after the exchange meeting, something kept bothering me.
A story about the battle with Professor Melissa that Lorne was overblown.
And this is what was written in the report I saw in the student council room.
“I heard about this. Apparently, even in the investigation team, it was said to be unusual.”
Lizerote found the report Bell had mentioned and opened it.
The girl with second grade disease, who was busy complaining, was looking at the report with sunken eyes, even anticipation.
Following that gaze, Bell, who was reading the report inwardly, opened her eyes wide and asked back.
“Is that enough?”
“Yes. Above all, she was told that the remnants of her magical powers left on the scene were too dense and thick. She could hardly be considered a first-year cadet.”
“Being a first year cadet…. It means that the owner of that magical power is Lorne.”
Of course, the first year students at the scene were Aden and Marie.
However, when considering the back and forth of the story and the sentences written in the report, Bell muttered in a confident voice, believing that it would be correct to see Rone.
“Since it’s what the investigation team said, it must be so. But there are more strange facts.”
“What a strange fact…. What is it?”
“It’s hard to see that magic is completely the junior’s. You guys know what I mean.”
Hearing Lizerote’s words, his pupils grew larger and then stopped dilating.
I know.
In the first place, human magical power is an inherent quality that each individual is born with, and it is impossible to change it.
It’s not much different from Olberus, who is said to have reached the level of a great wizard.
However, if there are several ways to twist the law, it is probably not the right way.
Representatively, there must be something like taboo magic.
“So, I heard that the investigation team sent a separate person to the child. However, he denied it, saying he did not know whose magic it was.”
Bell pondered over Lizerote’s words.
It’s probably not like Lone’s peeing on frozen feet, touching and denying the forbidden power.
In the first place, Bell could already infer the cause of what was written in this report and the reason why Lorne denied the facts.
Of course, this is an episode that also existed in the original story.
‘Looks like you opened your eyes.’
In the original work, the reason why Lone was called a long-lasting character comparable to Aden, who was the main character, is an awakening episode that is an opportunity to awaken the talent sleeping inside.
The story is about Lorne, who is involved in a specific incident, accidentally seeing Aden dying right in front of his eyes, and with that opportunity, the limit hidden inside him is released and he opens his eyes.
This is also a story that will come about a long time later.
Anyway, the important thing is not that the limit has been opened.
Starting from this episode, Lorne fights with someone’s voice inside and becomes afraid of his own power.
‘By the way, what the hell did you wake up to? There wouldn’t have been a process like that.’
Bell, guessing Lorne’s condition, opened her eyes sharply at the doubt that surfaced on her surface.
In this world, unlike the original, Lorne had no reason to do so.
Although the time in the Wizard’s Forest bothered me, it turned out to be unlikely since he had properly defeated the enemy and collapsed, and he wasn’t even close to dying.
Then, when will it be?
What triggered her awakening?
How long have you been suffering alone with those worries?
Unlike before, when she was worried about the flow of the story in this world, now Bell is only concerned about the girl, her childhood friend, and continues her thoughts.
“You must be quite worried about her friend. Jeong Then, why don’t she ask me?”
“Even if you ask…. I’d like to try to reveal what I’ve been silent about to the investigation team.”
This is also the episode that is the biggest turning point for Lorne.
Trying to sneak up on it now and dig into it will only backfire.
When Bell frowned as if it wasn’t a very good idea, Lizerote instead tapped him on the head with the short baton next to him.
“It was a silent affair even in the investigation team, so I asked you to ask. Tskz, you look like an idiot.”
How can you be so unaware of women’s feelings?
Lizerote bruised him as if he could read Lorne’s thoughts more clearly than Bell, with whom he had been with him all his life.
A smile formed on her lips as Belle raised her question mark above her head.
I only thought she was her trustworthy junior, so I wonder if she is a child?
It seems that there are still mountains of things to teach.
* * * *
“Hello Professor.”
“Professor, there is something I didn’t understand about what you said during class yesterday. Can I ask you something?”
“Professor Kirsland, the assignment you gave me today….”
Grerick Kirsland has been busy since early morning.
His classes were always excellent, and in line with that, the number of cadets looking for him increased dramatically right after he returned from vacation.
“Kersland, how about a drink after work today?”
“How was your vacation? It’s been a while since I’ve been back to my hometown, so I’m sure you’ll feel a little better.”
Not only the cadets, but even the same faculty members were busy coming to talk to him when they saw him.
This is like an indicator that shows that he is a good person who is loved by many people before he is purely a person with good abilities.
“I have work to take care of today, so it seems impossible. If you invite me next time, I will be grateful.”
Whenever that happened, Grerick skillfully responded to those around him with a kind smile.
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It was a friendly tone, almost like that of a receptionist, but it wasn’t really acting for the sake of living, it was just his nature.
I went to my last class to end my busy day.
While observing from a distance the cadets leaving the classroom after class.
His eyes opened wide for an instant, and he inadvertently tapped the pen holder.
At the end of his gaze, he saw a girl with finely braided silver hair walking around the lecture room with careful steps, waiting for someone.
Rone Elua from Class C.
He is a cadet who has a desirable attitude in class and diligently completes assignments, but there is nothing that stands out.
Despite that, for some reason, my eyes kept going.
It was the story of the realm of the unconscious that ‘Grerick Kirsland’ would not be aware of.
‘It’s an appetizing magic. If you offer it to the master, he will be happy.’
“…… !?”
The voice echoed in his head and Grerick’s eyes flashed and he looked around.
However, there were only a few cadets about to leave the classroom and others approaching him with questions.
Who do you mean master?
In the first place, he was not enslaved to someone.
Realizing that something was twisting and trying to think back, his consciousness stopped for a moment like a puppet with a thread cut, and his vision flickered.
‘It is natural for an educator to be interested in a cadet who looks promising.’
As if someone was trying to forcefully squeeze his consciousness and insert new common sense, the voice soon became words and dug through the creases in his brain.
When the thread of consciousness that had been cut off was reconnected, the confusion in the pupils disappeared completely.
“Professor?”
Hearing a mysterious voice through the ensuing ritual, his mind awoke.
“Ah, sorry everyone. What did you say?”
Grerick belatedly apologized to the cadets around him with a friendly smile as usual.
After coming back from vacation, I was so busy that I couldn’t open my eyes, so I got tired and stayed blank for a while.
Resolving to go back today and go to bed early, I approached the cadets presenting their notebooks.
“I just got confused during class. May I ask….”
“Sure, sure. Now, which part did you get confused about?”
In a cheerful tone, Greer points out the points that the cadets are puzzled by.
The cadets had doubts when the cold air they felt when they had been silent for a while changed at once, but they let it go and rushed to ask questions.
Accordingly, Grerick took up his own pen and even wrote ghostwriting for the cadets’ notebooks, answering questions faithfully.
In that fleeting moment, he was not even aware of the mysterious shadow passing through his eyes.