On the way to the auditorium for the vacation ceremony.
The children’s eyes were full of anticipation and excitement.
“Jinwoo. Do you have any plans for this vacation?”
Young-jae asks Jin-woo while leading the classmates next to me.
“ok? Didn’t you try to play the games you couldn’t buy all day long?”
And Se-ah sighs at the appearance of Jin-woo, who spits out the expected answer.
“That’s why we go around getting stabbed by our goddess. What do you do with a strong father? Have you been training!”
“I’d rather ask that Mi——Mentor-sama. What about my father? Are you really a nobleman who knows how to become strong only by driving his children to death? I’m not some kind of alien combat race, really.”
Certainly, Antonio’s method is a bit radical.
Even if it was, I didn’t know that I would choose Han Yeo-eun.
“Then glasses. What do you do on vacation?”
“me? Maybe training?”
“Ugh-. Did you really get a disease that would kill you if you didn’t practice?”
Young-je laughs at Jin-woo, who is frightened.
“Because I have to be strong for my goals.”
Young-Je’s teacher who is still imprisoned in Dante’s Hell (La Divina).
Due to the dungeon’s difficulty, we haven’t even set up a proper rescue operation yet, but what’s certain is that we’re getting stronger than when we first made an appointment with the Emperor.
Maybe at this speed… … It won’t take too long.
Jin-woo glances at Se-ah as if they didn’t like the answer only they gave.
“What are you going to do during vacation, but you look so excited?”
“yes? Me? Of course you should play! Normally, I would have spent part-time jobs for living expenses… … There is quite a lot of money saved up while doing Familia activities! During vacation, I will go on a trip with my younger siblings and rest at home! Oh, and training sometimes? I do.”
Everyone seemed to have a plan.
“What about Eugene? Where are you going?”
Then, all of a sudden, a question comes to me.
“me?”
“yes. Eugene must have something to do during vacation, too.”
“hmm… … On vacation.”
In fact, there were plenty of things to do during vacation.
Even if it’s just family work right now, it’s always there regardless of whether it’s vacation or not, and since the materials obtained this time as well as things obtained in the past have accumulated, it’s time to strengthen the equipment.
In short, it’s not that there’s nothing to do, it’s that there are so many things that you don’t know what to do first.
so.
“Perhaps I am too busy walking around.”
“Certainly, the manager must be busy.
“Director. Don’t do that, come over to my house and play games. huh? Are you sure you are treated differently when your friends are home and when you are alone?”
“Do you think Eugene is as free as you?! Play games at home!”
Was it because I was more excited than usual?
Children laughing and fighting. Seeing that, I couldn’t help but smile.
After all, when you look at them like this, they are really young kids.
After walking around chatting like that, I arrived at the auditorium. There, all the students of the academy, including us, were gathered by district.
“Ah, it’s Mr. Choi Yeon! Mr. Eugene. The first graders must be over there!”
Sae-ah smiles brightly when she sees Choiyeon sitting far away. The other side looks at us as if it has also found us, and gently waves its hand.
Sae Ah vigorously waved at this.
But what caught my eye more than anything else was the image of Chung Eui-hun sitting at the front of the crowd.
Contrary to the excited faces of the children around him, he is looking only at the podium with a gloomy expression.
Of course, it is not that the reason why he makes such a face is inferred.
yep, last night After all, the entire nation learned of the incompetence of the Awakened Department of the National Police Agency.
Maybe you read the comments of the article somewhere?
“Well, I don’t know.”
Our class 1-A also moves to the assigned location.
Our class is evaluated as the ace of the first year thanks to not only having the highest average grade, but also winning the class ranking match.
Perhaps because of that, the chairs we sat in were quite comfortable and luxurious, unlike the other classes.
The chair in the worst class is… … Is it an all-in-one desk chair? I wonder who the hell made something like that.
At that time, someone climbed onto the empty podium.
Long, well-groomed black hair and sharp eyes. and bright red eyes.
A woman who draws everyone’s attention just by appearing.
-hello. The vice president of the student council at Seoul Hero Academy. This is Yuli Rodman.
It was Yuli.
-Originally, President Ray Pendragon, the representative of the student council, should have been in charge of the vacation ceremony, but due to the president’s personal reasons, I ended up hosting it instead. Thank you for your understanding.
She starts talking in a very calm and clear tone.
She turned her head once and looked at everyone and smiled.
Um, I think we just met eyes… … .
A refreshing smile that seems to be in a very good mood.
Well, it’s natural to feel good. Because the chairman is urgently repatriated, and it is no different from taking on that role. It wasn’t even that I didn’t understand.
After the basic greetings and introductions, the President’s speech followed.
– Nice to meet you dear and beloved Seoul Hero Academy. I am Heo Seok-gi, the president.
As expected, a very boring speech.
Stories telling us to be careful of water, be careful of dungeons, be careful of villains, and rest in good health during vacation. And even the story of not forgetting the assignments during the vacation.
Of course, there was an incident in which Jinwoo yawned in the middle and then screamed after being hit by a ballpoint pen that flew by space magic.
“With the above, let’s finish the academy’s vacation ceremony. I hope students have a pleasant vacation.”
The vacation ceremony ends with Yuli’s words.
As a result, students stood up one by one, and the inside of the auditorium creaked and shook at once, and then it was filled with the sound of cheering students as if they had been waiting.
“Oohhhhh clothes! It’s vacation! It’s game season!”
Among them, the loudest one was right in front of me.
“Oh really noisy! Oh, Mr. Eugene. Where are we going to travel?”
“huh? travel?”
“yes! It’s a club group trip! Because the first semester ended brilliantly. I think it would be fun to go on a trip together!”
… … it’s a trip After all, is it a trip during vacation?
Certainly, I thought that it would not be bad if there was at least one such event.
“Good trip.”
“and!”
A bright smile blooms on Sae-ah’s face after hearing my answer.
“Then why don’t we go home today and make detailed plans in the chat room?”
“Okay, then let’s do that.”
“yes!”
Wouldn’t it be perfect to call it a club trip, invite the kids, and train them?
Originally, club trips are such events.
The vacation training special event receives full training rate correction, so if it’s an opportunity, it’s an opportunity.
“Then, are the people under our Familia going all the way?”
However, Jin-woo has doubts about the word club trip.
“No way. How many clubs are we protecting right now? If we all go together, isn’t it almost like a large-scale troop movement?”
At this, Youngje waved his hands, saying that it was nonsense.
“Most of them are interns. Isn’t it just a matter of gathering only the official members?”
“Ah, if there are too many people, there is no romance! For now, let’s go alone!”
Thus, our travel plans were finalized.
“Oh, come to think of it, Mr. Eugene. You said you go here and there during vacation, right?”
“huh? What, right?”
“Then, do you have any other places in mind? If it’s Yujin, I think he’ll go somewhere great.”
Sae Ah asked with her eyes shining.
“Where did you think of? hmm… … .”
Places I will go to during vacation.
And if you have to pick a place that comes to mind… … .
“I am… … .”
* * *
An island like paradise with moderate wind and warm sun.
The cool breeze tickles the surrounding grass, makes the body lie down, and makes the trees tremble. A pair of birds flying over such a meadow.
A blonde girl with a blue ribbon in her hair walked slowly under the two birds flapping their wings vigorously enjoying the sun rising in the sky.
“mmm~♪ Hmmm~♬”
Above her white hand is a basket that seems to have been woven herself.
As if something was inside, the girl gently placed her other hand on the basket to check the warmth of the item inside.
“It’s still warm. I must go quickly.”
The girl’s steps start to speed up.
Like the intangible wind running over the meadow, or as if I became one with them.
She ran with a very light motion, but the basket in her hand only slightly swayed.
Soon, a smile began to form on her lips as she confirmed her destination in the distance.
Even though it’s far from the city, that’s why the cabin is more peaceful and quiet than anywhere else.
There is a steep cliff behind the house, but because of this, it was the most precious place for the girl, as she could see the deep blue Mediterranean Sea just by looking out the window.
The girl’s footsteps slowly slow when she reaches the hut.
She starts to walk slowly, trimming her messy hair and clothes due to her high speed.
Finally, standing in front of the wooden plank door, she checked to see if her expression had hardened before entering, then raised her mouth.
– Knocked up.
“grandfather! I’m here!”
She walks inside, talking in a refreshing voice.
Stepping inside, she put the basket on the table, smelling the smell of the sea breeze tickling her nose, the smell of old wood, and the warm smell wafting from the basket.
“Am I not too late? really sorry. I was going to come as soon as possible, but your mom makes you do all sorts of housework, not to mention the laundry, right?”
A girl who opens the basket while talking naturally.
“Still, thanks to that, my mom seemed to be in a better mood than usual, and she packed a lot of food. Doesn’t it already smell great? As my grandfather knows, my mother’s Alla Norma is amazing.”
As soon as you open the lid of the basket, the aroma of fragrant tomato-based sauce, the smell of freshly baked bread, and the smell of cooked meat come out.
“Oh, I also brought some Stighiola. Grandpa really likes this too, right? I asked my mother for a favor.”
As she moved the food taken out of the basket full of tables like that, she suddenly felt strange.
“… … grandfather?”
For some reason, the grandfather, who would normally have sniffed it and came out with an apologetic smile, was quiet.
In response, the girl slowly approaches her grandfather’s room.
I carefully listened to the room, but I couldn’t hear any sounds coming from inside, nor did I feel any presence.
“… … Aren’t you there?”
As it was a long-standing relationship, the girl knew her grandfather well.
Even the fact that he rarely goes out of the house.
“Where have you been?”
At the same time, a worry began to sprout in one side of her mind.
Originally, the fact that a person who did not go out of the house often was away meant that something like that had happened.
And then.
She sensed a presence outside.
—–! ── ─.
this familiar laugh. it was grandpa
At the same time as the embarrassment of worrying for no reason came over me, the girl let out a sigh of relief and smiled.
As much as I made you worry, you should pay it back with a joke.
As it was, the girl hid by the door and pressed herself against the wall, barely holding back a laugh, hoping to surprise her grandfather.
The door opens with a squeaking sound.
At the same time, the girl burst out and ran toward the door.
“Wow!”
but.
“… … ?”
Soon she realized that her eyes were not the grandfather she had been waiting for, but a boy her own age.
Black hair and red eyes. And a boy looking at himself with eyes that don’t know what the situation is.
“… … who?”
The girl, who was surprised by this, asked first, and the boy opened his mouth.
“Eugene Han Callione, but… … .”
“Eh?”
thud!
Carlione.
It was enough of a name to knock her rigid body back.