Became an Academy Self-Inflicted Blackmailer chapter 51

51 – Misunderstanding (3)

‘Hmm.’

I opened my eyes.

Nothing special, just like waking up in the early morning sunlight.

It was really natural, and I didn’t feel any discomfort.

It was only after I got up and stood up that I realized that the situation was a bit different from my usual morning.

Beyond the blurry vision, I could see a blond hair that I was used to.

It was Tsumei.

“…… It’s a surprise.”

I’m not kidding, I felt my heart drop and rise once, and I opened my mouth tremblingly.

“No, why are you here? Why are you staring at other people sleeping?”

Then, Tsumei, who was chewing on a lollipop and reading a book with an unknown title, finally looked away.

A pair of eyes, clearly tired for some reason, stared at me.

I was about to get a little scared because he looked at me without saying anything for too long, but Tsumei finally spoke up.

“Woke up.”

And spitting was the only word.

I blinked in bewilderment.

Is that the end?

The answer to my question?

…… The moment I was about to put my thoughts into my mouth without much hesitation, the memory suddenly came back.

Views that pass before your eyes like a panorama.

‘Ah.’

I belatedly remembered.

How did I lose consciousness at the end, and why did I end up like that?

‘Ah, ah.’

I remembered the stupid question I asked just a moment ago.

Why are you staring at other people sleeping like that?

Quickly shaking her head, I carefully looked at Tsumei.

Anyway, since my memories aren’t perfect, it’s because I wasn’t sure what to do with Tsumei now.

Did things go well? Or should I be nervous right now?

‘What happened to Liche and the demonic sword… ….’

The moment I tried to think of complex concerns in my head at the same time, my chest suddenly throbbed.

“Cool, cool.”

Involuntary cough comes out.

Feeling the fishy taste of blood from the back of your throat is a bonus.

‘What is this?’

While I was panicking without realizing it, Tsumei started talking to her while clicking her tongue.

“Stay still. You are in a very bad condition right now.”

“Uh, um.”

What should I say?

Still rolling my eyes, Tsumei’s words continued.

“Stop staring at me unnecessarily. Because there is no need for that.”

“…… Ah, yes.”

Tsumei rolled her eyes at me as she nodded.

Then he murmured so low that I couldn’t even hear him.

“…… I thought the penalty talk would be a lie after all.”

“Yes?”

“Nothing.”

Seemingly not intending to say it again, Tsumei shook her head and changed her subject.

“…… If you passed out, what happened.”

Taking the lollipop out of her mouth for a moment, she calmly began to tell her story.

After I passed out, to be precise, ‘I was just going to pretend to pass out, but I actually passed out,’ Flugel and Beatrice woke up and informed me of the general circumstances.

So, Tsumei ended his explanation by saying that there was nothing to be nervous about.

By the way, this is an academy hospital, but in fact, I didn’t hear such a thing properly…….

What I cared about the most was nothing else.

‘Was he awake?’

The moment when the end was almost over, Tsumei was able to calm down thanks to Flugel, who had completed the purification, summarizing and explaining the objective situation he had seen and heard inside her demonic sword.

That was a story that couldn’t have been more surprising than that.

The fact that Beatrice and I had been listening to all of that meant that she was awake before even attempting to purify the demonic sword.

It’s true that she was sealed by the demonic sword, but that doesn’t mean she lost consciousness? There are times when I fall asleep for a while, but I was able to think (思考)?

‘What kind of crazy mental power is that?’

Inwardly, I let out a quiet voice mixed with admiration and amazement.

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No matter how much he inherited some of the Sky Dragon’s power, it would be a very different story.

I thought it would be really hard to put everything away.

I carefully examined Tsumei’s expression.

Unsurprisingly, as he was the person who sealed Flügel’s soul in the demonic sword, his feelings seemed quite complicated.

It seemed like he was trying hard to hide it, but he couldn’t help but notice.

I had a similar thought the other day. Tsumei, you have a personality that can’t manage your facial expressions.

‘Mmm… ….’

Anyway, thinking about that, I looked at her with a bit of concern, and Tsumei licked her lips and spoke again.

“Well, a tearful reunion, a touching reunion. Actually, I expected something like that. I never thought that the expectations that had been inflated for 10 years would collapse in this way. I never thought that the first thing I would hear after seeing her for the first time in a long time would be ‘Auntie is an idiot!'”

“…… Hmm.”

While contemplating whether I should laugh at this or not, Tsumei picked it up first and smiled at me.

“That kid seemed to like you quite a bit. Beatrice too, but especially you. No matter what the process was, they were thrilled to see Beatrice, who was trying to destroy her at first, persuaded her…….”

After that, he said a few words as if it was not a big deal.

Carefully remove her lips, which had been closed for a moment.

“I am.”

“… ….”

“I thought you guys were trying to break the demon sword. She thought she would harm him.”

I didn’t answer.

It wasn’t the right time for me to say anything right now, and in fact, Beatrice’s limited Tsumei wasn’t completely wrong.

“…… Even though it was a reasonable suspicion at the time, in the end it was a misunderstanding. You, no, you rather tried to save Flugel. Your baseless stories about demons and seeds were also true in the end.”

Catching her breath with her heavy expression, she clenched her fists.

“What if I overpowered you and dragged you to the ground? If I had missed the opportunity for purification by doing so, if I had neglected the seeds planted by the Three Kings without ever noticing. If so…….”

As if he didn’t even want to think about it, Tsumei’s expression twisted painfully. Her

Biting her lip, she turned her words around.

“Yes. Too bad I was wrong. You were right I went out to protect that child, but looking back, I haven’t done anything. Oh, was there anything you could do in the first place?”

“…… Dean.”

“Things like trivial sincerity that do not provide a practical solution have no meaning in the end…….”

It was a voice full of shame.

I’d love to tell you something, but with my mediocre words, it was impossible to comfort her.

So I couldn’t do this or that, and only my hands flinched, but Tsumei only smiled bitterly at my reaction.

And then he spat out a word.

“You are such an idiot.”

“…… ?”

I suddenly stopped and blinked at the curse.

What is it?

Of course, Tsumei didn’t care and continued her words.

“Okay. Don’t mind her, it’s not something she said to be comforting. Even if she was comforted by you, it would only increase my guilt.”

“Yes… ….”

“Yes, yes. Now, then, what more do we need to talk about?”

After bobbing her head a couple of times, Tsumei nuzzled her chin.

With a brief, troubled look on her face, she immediately said something that didn’t fit her context.

“I won’t apologize.”

It was really out of the blue.

“Even thinking about it now, my response wasn’t wrong, at least by the standards of that time. You must have been very suspicious.”

The next thing I added was definitely not wrong, so I nodded and opened my mouth.

“I admit that… ….”

“Let me tell you.”

“Oh, yes.”

Although Tsumei immediately stripped her of her say.

“Anyway. Aside from the fact that I’m an aunt who is the only one in the world who almost endangered my niece, you were too suspicious. I know very well how those religious men of the Holy Church package and teach me and my own people, so it didn’t look like I came for a good purpose.”

I nodded again in understanding.

I can’t speak.

But, that’s why I’m wondering why this story is being brought up.

“But.”

Tsumei immediately answered the question directly.

“I can’t say thank you. You not only fulfilled my wish, but also prevented a terrible catastrophe that might have come to me in the not-too-distant future.”

After her short breath, Tsumei bowed her head to me without hesitation.

“Thanks, Dante. You have been blessed A grace greater than the grace of life-saving, which cannot be repaid in a lifetime.”

I flinched in panic for a moment, but didn’t say anything else.

I was just silent.

It wasn’t hard to see how serious she was when she brought this up.

Tsumei spoke slowly.

“I don’t know which of the three kings did this. However, even if it takes a long time, I will find and eliminate the culprit.”

“… ….”

“A hundred years ago that day, I lost 90% of my people, and ten years ago, I lost the last of my people. Now, Wa Flugel is the last family and treasure Celine left me. Therefore.”

After a moment of silence, Tsumei raised her head and looked at me with those flawless blue eyes.

“Unless you have anything to do with the Three Kings and those demons, I promise to never ask for your secrets. How did you know the secret of my underground world, how did you penetrate the depths, and how did you know the secret of the demons related to the Day of Creation? I swear on the dragon’s name that I will keep quiet about it all.”

I have a lot of questions, but I won’t ask unless you tell me first.

That is the smallest reward I have to give.

Even if you’re still hiding more, that’s the right thing to do.

As Tsumei continued, he let out a calm exhaled breath.

And then she finishes her words.

“…… To say it again, thank you from the bottom of my heart—”

Boom!

If the door to the private room hadn’t opened right after that with a loud sound-.

Perhaps he brought up another story after that last thank you.

I reflexively turned my head to look at the entrance.

Now that I’m back, the facilities are unnecessarily good for a private room in an on-campus hospital. Is it a VIP-only room or something?

I’m a little embarrassed because I don’t remember seeing such a luxurious interior on the in-game screen.

“… ….”

“… ….”

“… ….”

“…… Leechee?”

Anyway, the one who slammed the door open and entered was none other than Beatrice.

I tried calling his name, but there was no response.

“Are you done talking?”

No, rather than saying that there is no reaction, it would be more correct to say that there is no reaction ‘to me’.

For some reason, the person Beatrice spoke to wasn’t me, but Tsumei’s.

“When you’re done, you can leave. I also have a lot to say with this person.”

…… Besides, what he says is not too outspoken. Considering that the other person was Tsumei, that level was nothing short of ridiculous.

I was startled, but I twisted her head and looked at Tsumei.

‘Are you angry?’

I was afraid that an unnecessary collision would happen, so if there was a sign of displeasure, I was going to stop it right away.

“…… Uh, well Ah Okay.”

To my surprise.

To my surprise, to my horror.

Tsumei didn’t show a particularly violent reaction, no, rather, she just stood up with a more downtrodden expression on her face.

Every step she took was so frightening. Wouldn’t that just explode without warning?

But in the end, that was just my ignorance.

“Well then, let’s talk… ….”

Crushed out of place, Tsumei left the space with an awkward smile.

Tak!

The sound of the door closing resounded, and in the short silence I checked Beatrice’s expression.

“…… What have you been doing?”

What did you do, no, what did you do to make Tsumei look like that?

It was a feat that I couldn’t understand with my common sense, and even so, Beatrice just laughed it off calmly.

“Okay. I guess I’m sorry. Well, after all, there’s nothing wrong with that woman.”

“…… ?”

I tilted my head, but Beatrice did not answer my curiosity.

Beatrice glared at the door through which Tsumei had left and let out a chuckle.