59 – Interlude_2
Laplace Academy.
In the meeting room of the main building, silence lingered for a moment.
There is only one reason.
It was because of a word that Seolha Baek, the chairman of the board, brought out during a meeting about the academy schedule.
“…Are you serious, Chairman?”
An old professor asked him again if he wanted to hear something wrong.
“I am serious. The members of the academy competition, which will return in December this year, will be selected from cadets who perform well in the autumn martial arts festival.”
Beksulha nodded as if to confirm that he hadn’t heard something wrong.
“However, in the case of members of the academy competition, the professors are elected by convention…”
“So, how was our academy’s performance last time?”
“Big.”
“7Th place. There are only 10 academies gathered, and it is 7th.”
“That’s the only time I was unlucky, and the other time…”
“Third place. Shall we be more explicit? Have you ever won first place in the past few years?”
“Um…”
“That’s right…”
The professors gathered in the conference room cleared their eyes and cleared their eyes to avoid eye contact with Seolha Baek.
“…No. If so, do you know why?”
“…”
“Because I will be graduating soon. Because he listens to me well. Since this cadet is a cadet that I cherish, isn’t it because I sent ambiguous cadets to drive my career for such a selfish reason? Please answer me if I am wrong.”
“Chairman, what you said is a bit excessive. It’s selfish. We never did.”
“That’s right. In the first place, the academy match is something we match with other academies, so the rank is not something to worry about.”
Didn’t they say that they react more violently when stabbed?
Some of the professors put vomit on their horses under the snow.
“They are hanging out… That’s right. In the first place, this competition started with the meaning that other academies came to our academy to learn.”
“That’s right. So, the members of this competition are…”
“But do they still think so? Do you know what I hear a lot these days? Laplace Academy is a toothless tiger. The world’s best academy is now a thing of the past. Instead of entering Laplace Academy, he goes to another academy. I heard mango.”
“Isn’t that what some media outlets who don’t know the facts say to draw attention to provocative topics?”
“Is that so? When I went to discuss the academy competition, I saw that the other academies seemed to think the same.”
“”…””
The professors immediately knew why Seolha Baek had suddenly brought up the word about the match at the meeting.
That’s why they tightly touched their mouths like mutes who drank honey.
It was because I realized that if I said useless things and got filmed, I would no longer see my face at the academy.
In the first place, there was nothing to be ashamed of now.
Because even Seoljun Baek, who was fighting for stake, passed away in an absurd matter, and there was no one in the academy to be hostile to by absorbing all his stake.
“It’s been a long time since I talked about useless things. Again, turning the story around, until a few years ago, there was no problem with such a rough selection. It’s a matter of course, since the basic skills gap between the cadets is so great, no matter who you pick, you’ll win. But now it’s gotten to the point where it doesn’t work. While our side neglected development with the thought of being intoxicated with the name of being the best in the world, the other side did not neglect development. Researched and tried to surpass us. The result is the match score. It’s not that I don’t want to follow convention. Still, isn’t this grade a bit low?”
There was nothing wrong with Baek Seol-ha’s words.
In fact, it is true that the academy’s grades are going to hell these days, and there have been discussions among the professors.
Still, I was just looking down on them and ignoring them because I was proud of being Laplace Academy.
The confrontation started because they begged for it.
“That’s why we’re trying to organize students with good grades in the Mutuje. If you have a different opinion on this, please feel free to tell me. I will listen.”
Who can object?
In a situation where Seolha Baek is smiling like that.
The professors were silent.
After that.
Beksulha’s proposal was unanimously accepted.
**
It’s already been three days since summer vacation ended.
The cadets of 1-A are gradually recovering from the aftereffects of summer vacation.
Around the time when we were talking amicably about topics such as what the next lecture was like or the funny video we watched yesterday.
Unlike that atmosphere, there was a cadet lying face down on a desk with a gloomy expression on one side of the classroom.
It was Marie Lindbergh.
The cadets who were acquainted with Marie Lindbergh expressed their curiosity, wondering what was going on.
“What are you worried about, Marie?”
“Why?”
“Marie?”
“…”
There was no reply.
Meaning you don’t want to talk.
So, those who came because they were worried about Marie Lindbergh couldn’t ask any more questions and had no choice but to leave with worried faces.
Otherwise, Marie Lindbergh’s mind was confused.
The cause was a word I heard when I visited Seonghyun Lee after summer vacation.
‘Even if I ask why… There are some things you don’t want to say even between friends, right?’
At first, I thought it was a joke or that I heard it wrong.
Through the long two-month summer vacation, only two cases were contacted.
Even with that, the average call time is around 10 minutes.
How painful and difficult was it on days when there was no call?
Still, Seong-Hyun Lee must have his own work, so he endured it and looked forward to the day when summer vacation would end.
And the long-awaited day.
I tried to complain out of sadness about not being able to answer the call.
A friend with the tone of saying nothing?
I didn’t understand.
So I asked again.
However, the answer was the same.
The only answer is that they are friends.
Although the adjective “Precious” Was added, the result did not change.
‘…’
I don’t understand, but I’m not wrong.
It wasn’t like we were dating.
When he confessed, I refused and asked to be friends.
So if you define a relationship somehow, the word friend is not wrong.
But.
But it is.
What happened in the labyrinth?
The events of that night.
Can a friend be defined so simply?
Isn’t this something that can be communicated without words?
Was he the only one who thought that way?
Didn’t he say that he liked him too in the first place?
Didn’t your mind communicate?
A little more then.
Some more.
Couldn’t there have been something else?
Wouldn’t it have been better to say it in a way that said it was nothing?
I don’t know.
I didn’t know.
The word friend itself is not a bad thing.
However, the more I think about those words, the more I think about them.
There’s no way that could happen, but it seems like we’re just friends
My heart tightened up and only gave me pain and anxiety.
That’s why I visited him several times.
At that time, I couldn’t talk because the red hair was interfering, but I thought there would be a chance to clear up any misunderstandings at other times.
However, there was not one hindrance.
One, two, not three.
Small and large.
The two clung to each other and did not separate from Lee Seong-hyun.
There are often redheads who appear and interfere.
In the end, I got to this point without even having time to say a few words to Seonghyun Lee.
“Is Marie okay?”
As I was thinking about it, someone approached me and asked.
A familiar voice.
I raised my head slightly and looked where the sound came from, and saw a familiar face.
Chun Yoo-seong.
He was looking at him with a worried look on his face.
And after that, there were friends who asked how they were doing earlier.
Assuming that he was showing himself like this, he seemed to have summoned Cheon Yoo-seong.
‘I don’t need it…’
When I saw Chun Yoo-seong’s face, I felt nothing but displeasure.
If you were going to call me, I wanted you to call Lee Seong-hyeon, not Cheon Yoo-seong.
Then it should be fine.
“It’s okay. It’s because I can’t sleep.”
Still, he brought me because he was worried about himself, and since he came again, I can’t treat him harshly.
However, he had no intention of continuing the story with Chun Yoo-seong, so he cut off the story with a small smile so that he would not worry.
“Yeah… Your complexion is too bad for something like that?”
“It’s okay. It’s because of the jet lag, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
“Then I’m glad…”
“So could you give me a break?”
“Okay… But if you have any concerns, just tell me. I promise you that this time I will definitely be strong.”
…Promise?
I don’t believe it.
Twice was enough to be betrayed.
“Really? Thank you.”
Nod moderately.
Chun Yoo-seong’s expression brightened slightly.
“And this is another topic, but… Mari, do you have a partner to go out with in the pair part of the Fall Festival…”
Chun Yoo-seong started talking as if he still had other things to say.
Although it was Marie Lindbergh that I hated.
It’s strange to be angry here, so it was just a time to be patient.
“Marie.”
From noble mtl dot com
He heard someone calling him.
So she turned her head slightly and looked where the sound had come from.
And.
—!
Marie Lindbergh jumped to her feet and ran to the doorway at the back of the classroom from where the sound had come.
“Marie…?”
Chun Yu-seong and other cadets were taken aback by that appearance, but Marie Lindbergh didn’t even care.
Marie Lindbergh saw only one person.
“Sung, Seonghyeon-ah… What are you doing here?”
“I came because I wanted to see you. Couldn’t you come?”
“Oh, no, that’s not it. Absolutely not.”
‘Did you miss it!?’
As expected, it was clear that the friend’s remark was a misunderstanding.
Otherwise, there is no way I would say that I miss you among my friends.
Perhaps because of that, her face became hot.
Just by hearing a single word from Lee Seong-hyun, the things I had been worrying about so far disappeared so easily.
Marie Lindberg twisted her body.
“Really? I’m glad then By the way, Marie, maybe it’s a bit early, but with me, the autumn mutuje fair…”
“Wait.”
Chun Yoo-seong interrupted with a displeased expression.