193 – Behind the Scenes (9)
The door to the small theater opens and someone comes in.
The students who were sitting and taking a break in the dark auditorium were calmly aware of the visitor, but did not show it outwardly.
Damian stands in the audience aisle and looks around.
Luna stood up without a sound. She was easy to spot because she had light blonde hair.
Everyone was paying attention to how she came out.
Luna went in front of Damian and spoke in an inaudible voice.
Then Luna quietly led Damian towards the prop room. It was a large space and was sometimes used for receiving guests.
The surrounding students who were carefully observing the scene opened their mouths when Luna and Damian disappeared.
“Is that really Luna?”
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“Even though I couldn’t do it, I think I said 20 words?”
“It’s a new record.”
Luna rarely talked to her female students and did not communicate more than a couple of words with her male students.
Her habits, her mysterious abilities, and her appearance combined to make her a protected species.
Meanwhile, some of her male students were surprised when Damien showed an unusual appearance.
Then she let out a complaint mixed with regret.
“All you’ve ever said to me is to get out of the way. What.”
“What happened?”
“The evaluation of Dalian was greatly improved.”
“Oh, because of that then?”
***
Luna sat me down on a small wooden chair that looked like a theater prop and used magic to heat the water in the kettle.
Without saying a word, she took out a teacup, handed it in front of me, and poured some tea.
“There is no need for this. “I’ll be leaving soon.”
“Still… “You are my first customer.”
Luna sat across from me. There were props scattered around, but there was a small seating area around where we sat, probably for entertaining guests.
“Um… It seems like you are doing well in the theater department. I’ve been seeing that wolf friend a lot lately, so I wonder what’s going on….”
Luna suddenly cut me off.
“… “I didn’t order it.”
“… What?”
Luna spoke clearly and drank the tea with both hands, slightly avoiding my gaze. I didn’t come here to find fault, and I didn’t really cause any trouble, but was it my mistake to feel like the atmosphere was being flirtatious?
Luna looked at my reaction and continued.
“No, nothing. Rather… “What happened?”
“I came to hang out once, just to pretend to be friendly.”
She nodded her head twice, as if satisfied.
“Okay… Then, can I go to the art club too? ?”
This is a rather active response, unexpectedly.
I imagined how Xenia and Hayley would react upon seeing the theater club members. I thought it would be okay, but I needed to be careful since Hayley is sensitive before and after prom.
“Yes, seniors are not welcome in the theater club, so I come here sometimes when there are no people around.”
“Those seniors from the art department in the healing room before… “I saw it too.”
Luna covered her mouth with one hand and laughed quietly as if something funny had happened.
“They are full of energy. “It’s all good, but the art department has a strong sense of unity, but is hostile to other members.”
“I think so….”
“How about the theater department? “Do you get along well with the other members?”
“Yes….”
“… You are also a member of the same club as Trisha, right? “Are you two getting along well?”
Luna looked at me, blinked her eyes, and after thinking for a moment, slowly shook her head.
“….”
It was an honest answer.
“I see. “I thought it might be because the two of you have very different personalities.”
She nodded her head wordlessly. It felt like she was acknowledging that the personality differences were too great.
“I just thought it would be good for my few friends to have some level of familiarity with each other because I may have to do group evaluations like I did with the circulation system at some point.”
Luna’s gaze fell slightly. Just as I was about to change her mind, wondering if she was in a bad mood, she spoke.
“That’s… “It will be enough for just the two of us.”
“….”
“Just looking at the skills… That’s right.”
It is not wrong. Luna and I both achieved the highest scores in the circulatory system practice evaluation.
The reason I hesitated for a moment was because I wondered if Trisha was such an irritating presence.
There was no way Luna wouldn’t have written Trisha’s name on the list of inconvenient people on the adaptation evaluation form. Because these two have opposite tendencies.
Just in case, I immediately asked about Trisha.
“How is Trisha doing in the theater department?”
Luna was lost in thought for a moment and then she spoke calmly.
“I get along well with everyone. Lively… “He is faithful and sincere to his role.”
Luna, who had only said good things, seemed to be bothered by something, but her expression sank somewhat.
I sensed something strange and probed deeper.
“… “What’s going on with Trisha?”
The main purpose of my visit to the theater department was to find out this problem.
Luna hesitated, but eventually nodded her head.
“… Huh.”
“Can you tell me?”
Luna nodded her head again.
“There is someone harassing Trisha.”
For a moment, it felt like my blood was flowing backwards. I suppressed my anger and asked.
“Do you know who it is?”
“Yes… “It’s not just one person.”
***
I heard a story about Trisha from Luna.
“Trisha could have told the manager and her sister separately… “I don’t think I want it.”
Luna was already able to see clearly those who hated Trisha through her spirits.
There were three people in the theater department who were maliciously harassing Trisha.
The reason Luna couldn’t readily report those people’s bullying behavior was because Trisha didn’t want it.
Although she was angry to the end, she couldn’t act rashly.
This had a high possibility of turning into a factional fight between women.
These are just three acts of hate that have been revealed on the surface, but there may be people who are tacitly sympathizing with them beneath the surface. No one wins or loses here. There are only hurt people. There may be more people involved than Luna said, and the problem will not be solved if I intervene.
If a professor or someone from another department intervened and took their side, the situation could have worsened.
I had experienced something similar in the past at the Temple of Acates. It was a conflict between Lisa and the other girls, and although Lisa was in the one-sided victim position and had the complete upper hand in her tug of right and wrong, she could not win.
Those kids just hated Lisa. There, Lisa had her only special ability, and she came from a prestigious family. She was strikingly beautiful and she was greedy and jealous.
That’s why he was hated by everyone, and there was no ending where everyone was happy.
I had a good relationship with everyone, but when I took Liza’s side, they kicked me out of the group.
Trisha’s work may also be similar.
After she finished confronting Luna, she came out of the small theater. She escorted me to the front of the small theater.
“Thanks for talking to me. Come on in.”
Luna hesitated for a moment before me. Is there still something more I want to say?
“Demi… not.”
“Huh?”
“Prom… Have you decided on a partner?”
“Not yet.”
“Me too… “I haven’t decided.”
Luna left those words and ran away, entering the small theater.
“….”
I feel like I have more to say, but it feels like I’m cut off mid-conversation.
Still, at this level, she was able to clearly understand what Luna was trying to convey.
If Luna were to attend the prom, she would have no one but me to be her partner.
I was grateful that he opened his heart to me, but at the same time, I felt a sense of burden.
Feeling frustrated, I stood still and sighed.
Someone will achieve what they want and someone will be disappointed.
Is it possible for everyone to have a happy ending?
***
We practiced dancing in a small vacant lot in the corner of the Eternia campus.
“What a woman fears most at the ball is turning into a wax flower.”
As Lilith answered my question, she slapped my thigh with her palm and corrected her steps. She was a strict teacher when it came to teaching.
“Wax flower?”
Lilith surrendered her body to my movements again and got into rhythm again.
“I’m talking about women who spend their time sitting still at the prom waiting for the person they want to apply for, but in the end they don’t receive an application from anyone. “I sat still until it was all over and called those women wax flowers.”
“It’s a shame.”
“No, most people are self-employed. “Sometimes it’s because no one applies, but most of the time, they have too high expectations and reject all applications until the man they want comes along, and they end up alone.”
“What happens to the wax flowers next?”
“What happens? “Those women will go home and cry.”
“Have you ever had that experience?”
“I don’t know how you will see it, but in Eternia I was always a wax flower.”
It doesn’t seem like that, but this was a somewhat unexpected confession.
“It looks like you were waiting for someone great.”
“It’s the opposite. I waited for a worthless human being. I have no desire to become successful as a man. “In fact, there is no other way to rise in status than the royal family.”
“You seem to have an open mind.”
“Yes, I am so open, but that person didn’t even say a word to me, let alone suggest that we do something together. Flirting with other kids. “He treated me coldly.”
“How did it feel when I turned you into a wax flower and saw you like that?”
As Lilith slowly adjusted her steps, she raised her head and looked up at me with sharp eyes.
“I wanted to kill you. “I really wanted to kill you.”
It was eerie to hear such words coming from such a neat and innocent face.
“….”
As I listened to Lilith’s experience, the images of Cecil and Luna, who had left a subtle signal for me, flashed before my eyes.
What would happen if they turned into wax flowers? Luna will be greatly disappointed as this is the first time in her life she has opened her heart… Cecil may completely separate from Candy.