171 – Abduction – Female college student’s supplementary task 2
The place where Chris arrived after following the professor.
There, stood a statue of the man Chris already knew and had troubled her.
“You probably know who this person is.”
“Yes, Isolda Evergarden…the founder of our school and Bahamut’s third wife.”
Isolda Evergarden, standing proudly in the uniform of a 16th-century Merchant of Beden.
Beside her was a woman in the form of a young girl. There was also a statue of Yuria Sweets, who was better known to the public as Isolda’s assistant rather than the fact that she was the ancestor of the current Hungarian royal family.
“Isolda Evergarden and Yuria Sweets. They are people who have put a lot of effort into public projects such as this university, orphanages and hospitals. However, although she became an example of mercy and charity in later generations, originally she was not such a good person.”
“Yes? But… if you look at the records, he was a bit strict, but he was always dedicated to helping people in need..”
A professor who speaks a little unexpectedly.
In response, Chris said with a question, and the professor quietly smiled and continued talking while looking at such a student.
“What is generally known is that, in fact, her life has been that way ever since she rose to prominence in her early twenties. But.. Looking at her actions before that, the woman named Isolda Evergarden was originally a vicious person who deserved the modifier of the villainess.”
“That… that…”
Watching the professor tell an unexpected story, Chris expressed his bewilderment.
A woman who gave her life for those in need, and because of that, is often called a saint in the West, was originally a villainess.
If the person telling the story hadn’t been a professor, it probably wouldn’t have been easy to believe.
“Her misdeeds… were quite famous at the time. Its notoriety spread even to the far-flung Dragona Empire. However, she suddenly appeared as a different person one day. Not a villain who uses and abandons others, but a benevolent person who is dedicated to helping others. And many scholars are looking at Bahamut as the cause.”
“Ugh. Could it be that this is it? Like a woman changed while falling in love or something like that..”
Although she is the third wife, Chris thought that there was a high possibility that it would be because she was married once, and the professor said with a small laugh.
“Whoops, okay? I don’t know for sure because I don’t have any information. I don’t think it was such a sweet story. After all, a certain amount of shock is necessary for a person to regenerate.”
“Um… ”
Suddenly, Chris started to get curious about what the hell had happened, but he had no way to know at the moment.
And, looking at the student like that, the professor continued to speak in a calm tone.
“I am also curious about the process. In any case, it is clear that Bahamut changed Isolda’s personality. And this is not just a story limited to Isolda.”
“Umm… Come to think of it, my ancestor, Mrs. Bertina, had a similar story about Bahamut-sama.”
It was a relatively well-known story that Bertina, who had gradually changed after losing her ex-husband, found her way again after meeting Bahamut.
This was a fact that could be known from the books she wrote, especially from the preface of ‘The Principle of Credit’ with gratitude and affection for her husband Bahamut, which would be tempting even for a great merchant like her in later generations. It was seen as a warning message that it was necessary to be vigilant at all times.
“That’s right. In addition, if Ophelia, his second wife and famous warrior, had served someone other than Bahamut, he might have used his mighty force for the wrong. Looking at these facts, it can be said that the influence of Bahamut on modern times is truly great in many ways.”
Suddenly, while listening to those words, Chris thought that without Bahamut, the thick management textbook he was studying would have been reduced to less than half. It gave me an amazing feeling.
“How can I say it… From that point of view, it seems that the era at that time definitely revolved around one main character, Bahamut.”
“You might look at it that way, but…well. Personally, I think my opinion is a little different from the point of view of history. It is not that the era moved around Bahamut, but that Bahamut moved it from the center of the era.”
“Yes? What does that mean?”
A professor who speaks a little unexpectedly.
Chris questioned this, and the professor said to her with a calm smile on his face.
“If you look at the situation of the times at that time, in fact, there were many people with wealth and power higher than Bahamut in the early days. Right now, even Bahamut himself was inferior to Lee Solda in terms of reputation before his 20s.”
“that… ”
Suddenly, to Chris’s surprise, the great man hadn’t done much until he was his age.
Generally speaking, it is normal for a person of that level to have at least one or two great anecdotes from his childhood. Bahamut was that there was no such thing.
“If I were to evaluate Bahamut before I reached my 20s… yes. If I had to compare it, would it be something like an extra hogu? He was known as an incompetent person who had nothing special to do but was lured by Isolda and consumed the wealth inherited from his ancestors in vain.”
Following the story of Isolda, the professor tells another rather surprising story.
While listening to the story, Chris began to recall a fact in his head with surprise, and the professor continued talking while watching Chris.
“The person who did that came to his senses one day. Since tidying up the surroundings, things have changed. As a person we know well… a so-called main character.”
At the professor’s words, Chris quietly nodded, but began to recognize something.
Why did she give herself this task? And because I knew what she wanted to say.
“It’s a personal thought, but I always feel it when I think of his life. In this world, the main character and the extra are decided only as a result of individual actions. I think that person showed us that, depending on how each of us lives our lives, we can change ourselves, others, and even the flow of the world.”
“…”
At the professor’s words, Chris remained silent for a moment without saying anything.
The professor’s story reminds me of the nagging my parents often used to tell me, to be a little more motivated in life.
However, the current work was not just nagging, but it was reaching her with a more intense feeling.
‘I am also a person whose blood flows.. Then, can I do more than I thought like him? A lot of things can change… something a little more valuable.’
It’s vague, but it’s a fact worth thinking about.
Seeing the disciple showing a rather serious feeling unlike usual, the professor smiled with satisfaction as he confirmed that what he had intended was conveyed well.
at that time..
-Diriririring~-
The professor takes out his phone at the sound of a sudden ringing bell.
Then she started answering the phone in a bright voice.
“yes. What’s happen? Ah.. Okay, I’ll be there soon, so could you wait a bit? Alright, then see you later, my daughter.”
A short call that didn’t last very long. Then, a different smile began to form on her lips.
A smile that felt something different from the kindness of a teacher.
“Then, the schedule I mentioned earlier ends here. Please do not let this happen next semester.”
After saying that, the professor goes back and goes on his way.
Facing her back, Chris lowered his head with a little sincerity and shouted.
“Go.. Thank you! Professor Roseveta!”
“Whoops.”
Like that, right after receiving the ‘disciple”s thanks, he let out a light laugh
She is..
A woman who is the actual owner of this country, the Dragona Empire, and is now a university professor as a hobby.
Mina Roseveta Dragona recalled the images of those people who remained in her old memories, and began to quietly take care of her main job.