191 – Omen (3)
Students staring at the blackboard, an old-fashioned object, flamboyantly moving their wrists as if performing fancy swordsmanship.
-Ugh… … !! I wrote it, but I can’t recognize it at all!!
– I’ll show you later, so be quiet.
Only one person, Yoon Isul, takes his time and reads the contents written on the blackboard carefully while entrusting the writing to the shadow.
“Let’s end today’s lecture here.”
At the same time as my declaration, the hands of the children who were listening to the existing lecture become even faster. It must be because he thought he would erase the blackboard and leave, as he had always done.
“As for the assignment, I will walk after the lecture starts on Friday. one hundred.”
“… Yes, Professor?”
A white hairball that has grown significantly lately raises its head and looks in this direction.
“Erase the blackboard before leaving the classroom.”
“Yes? Ah, yes, yes!!”
Baekhana with a slightly surprised expression.
Not only him, but the existing children who were busy taking notes looked at this side with their eyes wide open.
Like a fainting believer who witnessed a miracle.
‘It’s been tight, so it’s time to loosen it up.’
And when I feel free from the disappearing leash.
A new, tighter leash will choke you.
If there is one difference, this time, rather than being expelled, they are going to practice in a harsher environment. Since the clergy and alchemists have joined, they should be able to imitate a small raiding party.
-Uhhhhh… … !!
-What, what, why are you suddenly shaking and fucking?
– No, I suddenly got a chill… .
I was the only tanker, but Im Kyung-soo, who was still unable to do his job, stopped writing and rubbed his arms. Finally, I packed my things and left the classroom.
Dreuk.
“School, professor… … .”
Unlike usual, I stopped walking and turned my head at the very timid voice of Na Yeon-ju. However, the guy who was only sticking his head out came out and came up to me and stood in front of me.
“That, go, thank you… … Hamda… .”
“thanks.”
“Cha… tea… … .”
Yesterday, while entrusting the fairy, Claire talked to Lee Ye-sol, but she is definitely a woman who handles work quickly.
“I hired you. So if you need anything, feel free to tell me.”
“Yes, yes… … .”
I nod my head once and try to turn around.
“ah… … .”
Na Yeon-joo trembled with eyes like a disappointed child after expecting something.
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“Ah, that, that’s, ah, it’s not… … .”
Looking down at my hands with her head lowered, her hands clasped politely on her lower belly and squirming continuously seemed to be nothing but the behavior of a child wanting something.
Frustratingly, the person concerned doesn’t seem to have the courage to talk, but it’s not that difficult for me to infer what he wants just from the trivial actions he’s showing.
Tup.
“oh… … .”
When I put my hand on the top of my head, he shook his shoulders for a moment, then pushed his head a little more so that I could stroke him more comfortably.
“Let’s eat lunch.”
“Yes, yes… … hehehehe… .”
Only then does she smile with satisfaction, bow her head in greeting, and enter the classroom as if running away.
‘I don’t think he needs affection.’
Although he did not grow up in the hands of his parents who gave birth to him according to his personal story, he must have received enough affection from other priests at a young age.
‘I don’t know.’
What is certain is that the feelings he has for me are far from love.
If you feel satisfied and rewarded just by stroking your hair, there is no reason not to do it. Above all, it’s also the fastest way to make it calmly without breaking the atmosphere.
toduk, toduk—
The rain, which began to fall from dawn, seems to have no intention of stopping even though it is nearing noon, and it traces and drenches the crouched earth in preparation for spring.
“Ugh!! Oh, how are you… … !!”
“Thanks for the lecture!!”
When I entered the main building using the umbrella Claire had provided as a walking stick, I was politely greeted by teaching assistants and professors who had been walking around the lobby.
I was properly greeted with a nod of the head and climbed into the elevator.
tying.
After getting off the elevator, I walked down the hallway and opened the door to the lab with a plaque reading ‘Jayden’ on it.
“Ah, are you here?”
The guy who was sitting in front of the desk and manipulating the tablet got up from his seat and naturally headed to the bathroom, and soon returned with a cup of instant coffee.
“I changed the proportions a bit, but I’m not sure if it suits your taste.”
He set the cup down in front of me on the sofa and took a seat across from him.
“It’s better than last time.”
“Huh, it’s worth tasting several times.”
“Looks like we’re running out of time.”
“Kuhm!! That, could it be?”
The guy, who had a strangely disturbing expression, immediately stiffened his face and shook his head.
“… … I practiced in my free time. It’s true.”
I didn’t have any intention of interrogating him, but seeing that the horse’s tail was getting longer, it seemed that there was nothing to get in the way.
“However you use your time, that’s it, you’re free, get to the point before you sink to the floor.”
“Kuhm!! Well, I got a call from an old man this morning.”
Sean Connery.
The owner of the Clock Tower and Jaden’s teacher.
“Ten months.”
“Maybe that’s about it.”
After investigating the crystal and the rift the crystal created and returning, the guy who cut off all contact and disappeared immediately reappeared.
“therefore.”
“… … They asked me about the professor. Gradually, starting with the most recent one.”
closing party.
Confrontation with Ben Stiller.
Other activities within the academy that were not revealed.
“How far have you been talking?”
“He told me to answer everything without hiding anything, and he even boasted about the summer festival and the barrier.”
“The reaction.”
“There was no particular reaction. And the professor hung up after leaving a message to let me know if there was an outside schedule, especially if something happened to fall into the cracks.”
The boy narrowed his eyes and let out a short sigh.
“It smells very bad. If you know anything, could you share it with me?”
“Nothing has been confirmed yet.”
i don’t trust him
To be precise, his insatiable thirst for knowledge.
‘No matter what choice I make, I respect it.’
However, with choice comes responsibility.
I have no intention of giving you a second chance.
The will I carved into his heart will explode the moment he harbors negative feelings toward me.
In other words, the fact that he is still breathing at this point means that he has not harbored any negative feelings towards me yet. However, an incident I had recently heard from Claire challenged that assumption.
The disappearance of children aged 10 to 14 years.
and heart removal.
Unfortunately, the physical age of Sean Connery, who was rejuvenated from the rift, is very close to the missing children.
Is it really a coincidence?
‘Whether it’s a coincidence or not, it doesn’t really matter.’
To me, it’s a little convenient to have him, and it’s nothing more than a guy who doesn’t exist.
If there’s one thing I really want, it’ll be a trap to catch the shadowy guys hiding like rats.
“If you find out anything, let me know then.”
“… All right.”
“And the last month of this year. Tell them that you are going to meet the Eternal Witch.”
“The Eternal Witch… … .”
He stroked his chin for a moment and looked like he was contemplating something.
“Ah, I heard from Professor Doshik Yoon. You said you had a schedule set up nine years ago.”
“I heard from Yoon Do-shik.”
“Yes? Ah yes… … .”
The guy with a face that looked like he was going to talk about the eternal witch at any moment, secretly avoided my gaze and kept his mouth shut.
I took out my smartphone and pressed and held the name of one of the few registered in my address book.
And exactly when it beeped twice.
– I got a call. This is Kim Seong-won, the head of the finance department.
He spoke to the guy answering the phone in a lively voice.
“I must have told you not to tell anyone anything about me.”
-Yes? No, of course!! I can assure you that in the 9 years I have been with the professor, I have never told anyone what the professor has instructed!!
“How can I explain that Doshik Yoon knew about the schedule for the Eternal Witch?”
-Eternal magic… … .
His confident voice, as if he could claim innocence to any question, cuts off midway.
and the silence that followed.
“Kim Seong-won.”
-Sin, sorry!! During that, bar, vacation, I once had several bottles of soju at the party at Yoo and Do-sik Yoon’s house… … Ah, I guess I made a mistake with my words then… … .
“It looks like you had a lot of fun.”
-Ah, that, that, that… … .
“Well, it wasn’t a secret enough to hide, so it doesn’t matter.”
-Heo-eok… … !!
Is it a sigh of relief?
A rather heavy sound came through the speakers. Perhaps his legs were loose and he sat down on the floor. But like I said before, I have no intention of giving it a second chance.
“Your mouth gets lighter when you drink alcohol.”
-School, Professor… … !!
“I hope you didn’t say something you shouldn’t have said. Pray to you from the past.”
Let’s end the call with him.
“Me, professor.”
“What.”
“Is there any magic that erases memories?”
“I know how to make an idiot.”
“Oh, no… … .”
The already white skin turned paler, and the guy said with a hard face as if he had made a big decision.
“Stop drinking from today——”
“Jaden.”
“… … yep?”
I pointed at the lab door toward the guy who was looking this way nervously.
“Shut up and go get Yoon Do-shik.”
“yep… … .”