109 – Reasons for Lateness
‘…None.’
Entering her class, Yulia reflexively put her eyes on the seat behind her.
Looks like you haven’t been to school yet.
As soon as she sat down with a bit of regret behind her, her classmates naturally gathered around her.
While Yulia was chatting with them kindly, she remembered the boy who was the owner of the vacant seat.
Time passed and the class became crowded with children.
Even though it wasn’t long before the ordinance, the boy’s face was not even visible.
Even though Rachel, a habitual latecomer, is sitting idle.
‘Maybe…. Is something wrong?’
Feeling puzzled, she got up and walked over to an empty seat.
“Rachel.”
“Huh?”
“Is Crow not here yet?”
“Sure. What’s the matter with the guy who always came earlier than me and sat down?”
As if she wasn’t particularly worried, she guessed in a non-trivial tone.
“Well, even if you oversleep, let’s see.”
“I shouldn’t be late for the exam.”
It’s not a big deal since you can just get penalty points for tardiness and move on, but if you’re late for the exam, even if you come in the middle, it’s considered cheating and you won’t be able to take the exam. In other words, if you are late, you will always be at the bread shop.
Is something really going on?
Up until yesterday, he looked the same as usual. After the exam, she went to the art museum with her and talked.
The image of the boy waving his hand goodbye came to mind.
Could that be the last appearance…
Yulia felt increasingly impatient with the ominous imagination that came to her mind.
Rachel glanced at Yulia like that and said with the sound of her gasping air.
“Leave it alone. He’ll figure it out.”
“But…”
“If anyone sees you, they’ll think you’re their mother. Her own life is her own.”
Is she really just doing what she says she is just making fun of herself?
Or maybe she’s the other way around, she thinks Rachel is too optimistic.
What if something happened to Cro?
Maybe we, her friends, should help.
Crow helped himself, but he pretended not to know and could he just move on?
“As expected, I am worried. Crow is not one to be late for no reason.”
“Then do you want to bet? Will he come back to class fine until lunchtime? If you don’t come by then, something may have happened as you said, so you can go home.”
“What if I lose?”
Rachel answered Yulia’s question.
“You will be Crow’s mother.”
“What is it? That is.”
“Isn’t it fun?”
What’s funny about giggling?
She said that apart from that, her offer she put out was quite reasonable. If it doesn’t come to the end after waiting for it, use your lunch break to visit Cro’s house. I remember the address exactly, and the distance wasn’t too far, so there was no problem.
“I’ll be back soon.”
“Mistress! It’s a surprise!”
Suddenly, a third person’s voice came from beside her, and Rachel screamed in shock.
Sharon appeared without knowing when she came.
Actually, what she said was more important than that.
“Coming soon? Do you know why Crow isn’t coming?”
“No.”
“Then how do you know you’re coming soon?”
“It’s a gut feeling.”
That was a very logical answer.
It wasn’t the answer she expected at all, so Yulia let out a deep sigh.
“Then it is 2 vs 1?”
“I also think Crow will come back. It’s just that I’m worried.”
“Anyway, let’s see. When will this guy appear?”
Cro didn’t show up when the teacher came in when it was time for the meeting.
“Hmm? That vacancy… Rachel. Crow hasn’t come yet?”
“Yes. I guess so.”
“I haven’t received anything specific. If you come later, tell them to come up to the teachers’ office.”
“Yes.”
Hearing that, Yulia’s anxiety only grew.
She was late without even contacting the teacher. She also doesn’t get along with Crow.
The problem is that now the test starts immediately after 10 minutes. For her, getting a perfect grade in one subject was more serious than she thought. In the worst case, there was a possibility of being suspended for not meeting the minimum grade.
If she knew this would happen, she should have paid more attention before we broke up yesterday.
Of course, she was not a witch who could read the future, so there was no way to predict this situation.
All Yulia could do was pray earnestly for the boy to come soon.
After a while, the front door of the classroom opens simultaneously with the ringing of the class bell.
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Just in case, the person who entered the class was not Crow, but a middle-aged teacher. The teacher walks leisurely to the lecture table and looks around the class.
Soon after finding an empty seat next to Rachel, he frowned slightly.
“Beside him…”
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Just as he was about to continue, the back door was violently opened with the sound of running from the hallway.
Suddenly, everyone’s eyes turned to that direction. The owner of the seat, who had been sweating profusely, glanced at him and smiled shyly.
“hahahaha… Good morning.”
“Are you going to school now?”
“Oh, that’s it. Someone asked me to help move things on the first floor.”
“Who?”
“I will. I don’t know that either. Ahahahaha…”
“You didn’t know who it was and you just helped? You’re such an adult. I’ll only look at you this once, so take a seat.”
“Thank you!”
If it had been the situation where everyone was handing out exam papers, they would never have looked at them.
However, the teacher decided to be fooled by her disciple’s flimsy lies out of her generous master’s magnanimity.
Rachel whispered softly as she hurriedly sat down.
“What were you doing late?”
“Oversleeping.”
“Kick-kick. That’s a no-brainer.”
Soon the exam papers were placed on everyone’s desks and the first class of the third day of the exam began.
If I had had more time to observe the boy closely, I would have noticed that he lied again.
Because his eyes were too bloodshot to be a student who was late because he overslept. As if he had stayed up all night.
Actually, Crow wasn’t late because he overslept or helped someone on the first floor.
To find out why, I needed to go back in time to last night.
***
“A jewel without an owner?”
[Yes. Not all gems have found owners. Rather, if only the ratio is considered, there will be more cases where it is not.]
I understand what you mean, but technically it’s not a phantom thief activity.
How can you steal something that has no owner? It would be more accurate to call them explorers or treasure hunters rather than phantom thieves.
“No, don’t forget my goal from a while ago, you are the best match for the phantom thief. After saying that, suddenly aiming for a jewel that has no owner, doesn’t it change too quickly?”
Actually, he’s just talking sloppily, is it just nagging to stop doing other things and collect jewels?
[Write. I’m just suggesting anyway. Wasn’t it you who wanted to steal the jewel today without any prior preparation? That’s why I gave you the best option, but you doubt my favor.]
“Um… Is it?”
After hearing the story, it seems like the right thing to say.
First of all, it is true that I first asked the Goddess if there were any goals that could be achieved today.
If you look at the way I’ve been doing it, I’ve set a goal, and after a few days of thorough research, I’ve designed a trick to steal the jewel.
But today, since it’s a comeback after a long time, my body is itching, so I want to get rid of it right away. There was no time to wait leisurely for days.
“Okay. So what is your goal?”
[It is a millennium pearl.]
“Oh. Your name is pretty.”
When it comes to pearls, jewelry must be finalized.
As the name suggests, is it a thousand-year-old pearl?
But this time the target is a jewel without an owner…
“Wait a minute. Where is the pearl?”
[You already know the answer.]
It is common knowledge that pearls come from shells.
In other words, if it is a pearl in its natural state without an owner, it must be inside the shell.
“…Is it the sea? Surely it’s not under the sea?”
[You already know the answer.]
No, you want me to dive into the sea at midnight like this? Into the dark night sea where nothing can be seen?
This is not real. I’m not kidding, it’s much better to rob the palace.
I thought it might be too easy since it’s a jewel without an owner, but it’s the most difficult difficulty so far.
I have a deep sea phobia.
[Don’t worry. I have figured out where it is.]
“…That would be a little better, though.”
[If there is a slight problem, it is because this location cannot be distinguished from top to bottom.]
What is it? If the Z-axis is not displayed in the sea.
You mean you don’t even know how deep you have to dive.
As expected, this goal is unreasonable. Let’s fold it neatly and aim for other jewels.
[By the way, the Millennium Pearl is stronger than any other gem you’ve absorbed so far.]
“Where is the sea? Let’s go quickly before it’s too late.”