268. Aren’t you feeling strange right now?
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the sky at sunset.
The sky, which was dyed red and was neither blue nor dark, gave someone a very unusual impression.
A strange feeling that makes you look at it endlessly and vaguely.
“Carly, why are you so absent-minded these days?”
Esia’s strange voice echoed throughout the cafe.
“Oh sorry.”
Carly, who was across from him, smiled awkwardly and lowered her head from the sunset sky.
“I’m sorry. I’m meeting like this to rest… but I want the person I’m talking to to be honest. What is it for? Do you have any concerns? Your face doesn’t look too dark for that, but who do you think it is?”
When Esia grinned and asked this and that, Kali laughed a little and shook her head.
“just. I looked at the sky because I thought the sky was pretty today.”
“Just what. Do you know that you are not very like you these days? You might say it’s very emotional… I don’t think you’re the person I know. Have you changed a bit recently?”
“I’m not like me, and what have I changed?”
Even when she pretended to be shy, Carly felt cold on the inside.
‘Still, the feeling is good.’
Esia used to stab Cook in strange places. Whether that’s my concern, or a change of heart, anyway, I caught it well and stabbed it like now.
Maybe… I didn’t even know I was putting myself down a little in front of Esia.
“So, are you going to hide it from me?”
“There is nothing to hide or anything like that. If I made you sad, I’ll deal with you properly now. don’t worry.”
There was no hesitation in answering.
My relationship with Cadet Han Chun-seong was strictly a secret. A relationship that can’t be told to anyone and shouldn’t be revealed.
…For an instructor to date a cadet in the first place is abnormal no matter who hears it.
‘Unless it’s Instructor Adelia who shares the same secret as me… .’
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No matter how close he was to Esia, he couldn’t even open up about the cadets in Hancheon Castle.
Swoop, Took!
I gently cut my portion of apple pie and placed it in Esia’s bowl.
Esia burst out laughing at the apple pie being placed on her plate.
“Carly, be honest. Are you deliberately ordering apple pie?”
“well… ?”
“Anyway, whenever this happens, I get passed over too. Anyway, you know I like apple pie.”
snap.
As Esia, who likes apple pie, smiled and passed over, he momentarily flickered over Esia’s figure in front of me.
Black hair in stark contrast to Esia’s silver hair.
At the same time, a calm smile contrasted with Esia’s bright smile.
And then… a lot. Seeing that he had been expressing his affection for me lately, my heart fluttered involuntarily.
‘Coming to think of it, Cadet Han Chun-seong also liked apple pie.’
It wasn’t because he thought of Esia, but because he was reminded of Cadet Han Chun-seong that he often chose apple pie recently.
In fact, I don’t even hate apple pie.
“Carly.”
“huh?”
Then, as I erased my thoughts on the call and met her gaze, Esia suddenly made a mysterious expression.
“Yes. It’s a little different, but there’s a student named Han Chun-seong recently.”
“…Ah oh. why?”
As I answered for a moment, I was greatly perplexed without realizing it.
Even if I showed a different appearance recently, I wouldn’t have shown that way about Cadet Han Chun-seong.
I didn’t know why the name of the cadet of Han Chun-seong came out of Esia’s mouth.
“Ha, I am… … .”
In addition, when Esia hesitated and did not speak right away, I became nervous without realizing it.
At that time, I was worried that there might be something about Cadet Han Chun-seong.
Took.
Esia stared at me while resting her chin on the table.
“No, nothing. Carly. From your point of view, Cadet Han Chun-seong is… How are you these days?”
“As far as I can see, that’s what… I mean.”
A long time ago, I had already answered countless times about Cadet Han Chun-seong.
Esia knew that, so it wouldn’t have been simply asking about my feelings.
“Recently. I guess I’m a bit interested. Something… I can’t get it out of my head that there is something I don’t know about Cadet Han Chun-seong.”
Sudden change of subject.
…In addition, the words that came out of Esia’s mouth were enough to embarrass me even more.
“I’m interested… wait, what do you mean by that?”
“What are you talking about? It just sounds like you’re interested.”
I quickly blinked my eyes at the face that responded calmly.
Out of the blue… I didn’t know what he meant by saying this to me.
“Pu-sup… Kali. What are you thinking right now?”
“…uh?”
“Did my words sound so strange? It’s just that I’m interested. As a man, I’m conscious of Cadet Han Chun-seong. Did you say something like that?”
“Ah, no… that can’t be. It just sounds a bit odd.”
“That sounds weird, that’s what I mean. Really, you too… Even if you think about it, how do you think that? How can an instructor have a dark heart for a cadet?”
He even waved his hand and burst into laughter, which made me flinch even more.
‘what?’
Maybe Esia noticed the relationship between me and the cadet Han Chun-seong.
Knowing that, did Esia deliberately play pranks like this? A car that seemed to sink my heart.
Esia continued to speak calmly.
“Yes. You know the rumor that Ariya Magic Tower visited the academy the other day, right?”
“…uh. You know that the Lord of the Magic Tower visited me when I was gone. But why?”
—-The lord of the tower.
I knew you were referring to Esiya Suppelent, the lord of the central magic tower.
“It seems that the purpose of the visit by the Lord of the Tower at that time was related to the accident that occurred at that time. At first, I met Cadet Han Chun-seong, and I also met Cadet Leonhardt… At that time, the Master of the Mage Tower personally handed over the certificate to Cadet Chun-Chan Han.”
He could feel the whispering voice and Esia’s mana spreading around him.
“…a certificate for a Cadet of Han Chun-seong?”
“That’s it, because I also really don’t think it makes sense. I understand that Cadet Han Chun-seong is now a cadet with unprecedented growth and outstanding talent, but he even handed me the certificate himself. He’s the kind of person who doesn’t care about anyone.”
As Esiah continued to speak with a mysterious expression, he was greatly relieved even though he was quite surprised by the contents.
‘I didn’t notice our relationship.’
…Even though I was relieved, the content itself was questionable.
Receiving a token from the Tower of Magic was a new fact, and Ariya’s Tower of Magic had a mysterious existence as many rumors circulated about it.
From the surprising fact that he pioneered the realm of a mage that humans can climb to, and other than that, by obtaining eternal youth in his hands, the emperor is going low to the mage lord. In addition, there were many rumors that could not be understood by common sense.
Even when meeting the imperial family, it was a famous example if it was famous.
however… .
‘I thought you handed the certificate to Cadet Han Chun-seong.’
It had to be seen that the owner of the Magic Tower, who was surrounded by mystery, liked it.
“That’s why I asked you. I wondered if there was something special about Cadet Han Chun-seong. how is it? Do you feel anything after listening to me?”
When I asked out of curiosity, I nodded my head involuntarily.
“I can feel it. Cadet Han Chun-seong is… really special.”
“What is special?”
“note. First of all, I don’t feel like a cadet.”
“Don’t you feel like a cadet?”
“uh. That much is clear.”
Even as they continued talking, they couldn’t vaguely reject Esia’s words.
I have to answer the appropriate answer again so Esia won’t be interested in the cadet Han Chun-seong anymore.
“To put it bluntly, it means that I am not conceited in the slightest. It means not being complacent and continuing to look forward. Isn’t that why the Master of the Magic Tower handed the certificate to the cadet of Han Cheonseong?”
“…Don’t be conceited. That’s right. If you look at what you have done so far, everyone will accept it even if you are conceited, but it is a famous story that Cadet Han Chun-seong is sincere.
“yes. I think that’s the biggest thing, because if you’re at the level of the Lord of the Tower, you’re bound to see through the essence of a person.”
Even as I spoke… my heart seemed to react a little.
Maybe that’s why I was drawn to Cadet Han Chun-seong. As an instructor, it was unacceptable for him to harbor selfish feelings toward his cadets.
In the first place, the biggest difference between instructors and cadets was whether or not they had experienced the battlefield.
To an instructor who has been through the battlefield, the original cadet never approaches him with a feeling similar to himself.
Because there is an absolute difference in experience and a difference in values, even if it’s reason, it doesn’t feel like reason at all.
However, Cadet Han Chun-seong was really different.
He seemed to be well aware of the efforts that strangely changed my life, and he was different from many other cadets in his actions.
Like a completely different person… .
“Carly. Then you know, what is the essence of the Han Chun-seong cadet you saw?”
“…I think it’s an effort.”
“effort… ?”
“Of course I have talent. It cannot be denied that Cadet Han Chun-seong can be said to be naturally gifted. But I always feel that it is the essence of me to move forward. There is also a feeling that people are upright to the point where you really think that people are okay when you look at them from the side… .”
Stop talking I abruptly cut off the conversation.
“…”
Then, when I carefully looked at Esia, I gulped down my saliva while looking at my eyes.
Talking about cadet Han Chun-seong, even words that I didn’t need to say came out without my knowledge.
“Effort… such a strange word. Even when you said effort, I really didn’t like it, but now you’re using the expression effort to cadet Han Chun-seong, who has achieved unprecedented growth.”
“That’s right, you can’t achieve the same level as a Cadet Han Chun-seong with simple effort. However, I believe that Cadet Han Chun-seong achieved the growth he has now through extraordinary efforts.”
I know how my ‘effort’ sounds to others.
That to most people it would sound like deception.
But the words that changed my life were hard work, so I couldn’t help but say them.
‘and… .’
For me, who watched Cadet Han Chun-seong from the side a lot, I felt it more.
That there was something absolutely extraordinary about him compared to other people, more than his talent, his senses, his natural instincts.
I’m not saying it’s an effort because he made an ordinary effort.
Because usually you can’t even try that hard.
So I wanted to say that the greatest strength of cadet Han Chun-seong, close to the essence, is hard work.
More specifically, that will. That will, which manifests itself strongly anytime, anywhere, naturally makes us look at him.
“Yes, Carly. I understand to some extent what you are saying. But, I mean, it’s really weird. The Magic Tower Lord I know… isn’t someone who evaluates people by their efforts.”
As Esia showed signs of still not knowing, I began to think about the cadets of Hancheon Castle a little more.
‘There really might be something we don’t know about.’
Even though I had a deeper relationship now, I couldn’t claim to know everything about Cadet Han Chun-seong.
It was amazing.
Without a commoner, a common class, or even a proper background, he would have lived the world alone. He can shine that far on his own.
He shows growth that overwhelms the cadets who are in a much better environment than himself, and attracts the attention of many people.
…I certainly didn’t think I lived a normal life.
That there might be more of his secrets that I don’t know about.
Took.
Even while dipping the apple pie with a fork… I felt a bit regretful while looking at Esia, who was lost in thought.
‘I want to extend the time we meet.’
I couldn’t say more because it felt like Cadet Han Chun-seong was speeding up his training recently.
I said that I could use my private training room more, but Cadet Han Chun-seong refused to do so again.
ㅡIf I stay with the instructor longer… I don’t think it will work because my heart will grow bigger.
When the image of him refusing with a soft smile came to mind, the deep regret grew.
And I also agree with that statement.
I want to be with you more Longer… It seemed to me that I would suddenly cross the line to him.
“…”
Even so, a smile leaked out inadvertently at the sweetness of the apple pie spreading in my mouth.
The fact that Cadet Han Chun-seong, whose attitude towards me has changed significantly recently, is much more attractive… I honestly liked it.
Something I feel more fretful about.
…but I don’t hate this feeling.
“Carly.”
“uh?”
“I’m asking just in case, but you… don’t you have a strange mind right now?”
Then, when he suddenly asked a serious question, he immediately shook his head while quickly erasing his smile.
“I don’t know what you’re asking… but it’s not at all.”
“……”
Noooooo