Unexpected affair (1)
between the conscious and the unconscious.
An ambiguous state, neither asleep nor awake.
Narsha’s spirit is wandering in the vast subspace.
As if floating in the infinite universe, leisurely as if cruising the vast sea.
ㅁ・・・・・・
The bottom of the ego that you don’t recognize.
No feelings or sensations whatsoever.
The comfort of reaching the end of life.
In that eternal space, Narsha felt dizzy. As if you are on board in a rotating body, as if you are lying down but the gravity is overturning and you are repeatedly lying face down, the entire space is a swirling agony.
“Ugh…”
Consciousness gradually becoming clearer.
Soon, Narsha opened her eyes. I saw a familiar ceiling. It was home.
I was definitely drinking at Brunubel, so why am I at home?
Is this the ‘film cut off’ that I’ve only heard about?
“·······”
Narsha stared blankly at the ceiling. My eyesight went round and my whole body felt hot.
It was like the first time I drank.
If there is a difference from then, the feeling of exhilaration has disappeared and only the aftereffects remain.
“Ah… my head hurts.”
There was excruciating pain in my temples. It literally felt like my head would break.
My speed is disgusting, my body is swollen, I smell alcohol every time I breathe, and my throat burns.
In short, he was on the verge of dying.
see if i drink again
“Ouch.”
Narsha groaned and stood up. After slapping his swollen face, he looked at his watch.
[ pm 13:02 ]
It was one o’clock. It’s not even in the morning, it’s 1pm.
what? Are you sober yet?
Narsha shook her head. I rubbed my eyes and checked the time again.
A laugh escaped from Narsha’s mouth.
“ha ha ha······”
I didn’t see it wrong. It wasn’t that I was less drunk. It was overslept.
Even on weekdays.
“……Crazy.”
For an instant, my mind flashed. The intoxicating smell evaporated in an instant.
Narsha jumped out of bed. I packed my robe and hurriedly headed for the magic tower.
“Crazy, crazy, crazy!”
It is a 20-minute walk from the house to the magic tower.
However, thanks to desperate running, we arrived in 5 minutes. It was truly superhuman strength.
“Ha ha… ha…”
Narsha, who had barely entered the lobby of the Mage Tower, cleared her breath to the tip of her chin. I tidied up my tousled hair and waited for the elevator.
woo woo woo-
Elevator from the basement.
Perhaps because it was lunchtime, there were a lot of researchers in the lobby. The words they passed by and spilled into my ears.
“Did you hear the news? I heard someone kissed at the project dinner yesterday.”
“really? who? Is this our class?”
Kiss at a dinner party.
That would be very disappointing. If it was a mage tower, rumors would spread quickly.
“I heard there was a couple who kissed at a drinking party yesterday?”
“Yeah, did you hear that too? He said he did it unilaterally because the alcohol became a rice cake.”
Tsk tsk. Narsha clicked her tongue.
You should have been drinking in moderation. Do you know how to justify kissing drunk? That is outright sexual assault.
Ding-dong-
Then the elevator door opened.
A number of researchers were on board. Narsha went into a corner.
I was waiting for the elevator door to close when someone tapped my shoulder next to me.
Narsha’s head turned reflexively.
“…?”
Leonard was standing right next to him. He smiled awkwardly and waved his hand.
Narsha hurriedly lowered her head.
“Uh, huh? nice to meet.”
I couldn’t even wash my face because I was rushing out, and my face was also very swollen, so meeting me here… it was a disaster.
Come to think of it, did you attend the mourning ceremony?
I forgot because the film was cut earlier, but Leonardo said he was coming to the dinner, albeit late. He was a guy who kept his promises, so he must have attended.
gulp-
Narsha swallowed dry saliva. Suddenly, I felt old.
Maybe he was drunk and behaved rudely, didn’t he reveal the past he had dated, didn’t Leonard brag that he actually likes me?
I don’t know if I did or not…
Yesterday’s memories were completely erased.
“Uh, did you go in well yesterday?”
Narsha asked with her eyes fixed on the floor. It was a strategy to deliberately bring up a different story and sneak a sneak peek.
Leonard said.
“yes.”
“I went in well too.”
“… I guess so.”
A faint laugh sounded. It was a nuance as if he had brought him there.
A feeling of uneasiness creeping in.
Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead. Narsha pretended to be happy and smiled.
“Haha, I’m glad we didn’t have any special problems. The other team’s dinner wasn’t even a fuss.”
In order to overcome the current awkwardness, I mentioned the gossip I picked up.
“I heard that they kissed because alcohol became a rice cake, and just imagining it is terrible, isn’t it?”
“·······”
Leonard didn’t answer. I just pinched Narsha’s forearm.
Narsha looked up at him with a puzzled look.
“Aww, why…”
Why is my child suddenly like this?
Is the couple in the elevator by any chance?
Narsha stuck out her head and looked around. The eyes of about 10 people were looking at him and Leonard. The rest bit their lips and averted their gaze.
like holding back a laugh.
“Why are you pinching? I didn’t say no.”
Narsha caressed her pinched forearm. He glared at Leonard with pouty eyes.
At that moment, Leonard’s face hardened.
Leonard covered his mouth with his hand and whispered softly.
“Please be quiet.”
With a more earnest voice than ever before.
“Because that’s me and you.”
“…?”
For an instant, Narsha’s brow furrowed. The moment I tried to refute what kind of bullshit that was.
————!!
A severe headache arose. At the same time, a scene came to mind.
The background is the private room where we had dinner yesterday.
What I see in front of me is Leonard’s face crushed by my hand.
– Hey, I love you.
ㅁ・・・・・・
-Sincerely.
A cheesy comment led to my voice.
Eventually, the gap narrowed.
The faint touch of the lips.
The flashback ended there.
Narsha soon realized.
The scene I just saw is a fragment of the memory I lost last night.
That the couple who kissed at the dinner party were herself and Leonard.
“Ah!!”
Narsha reflexively screamed. He shook his head and was shocked.
“What is this······? What do you remember?”
“…so I told you to be quiet.”
Leonard let out a small sigh. After that, he could see the eyes of the researchers focused on him. Only then did I know why they held back their laughter.
Talking about the dark history with my own mouth, saying it indifferently in front of the person concerned.
Narsha wiped her face with both hands.
“·······”
It was embarrassing. It was embarrassing. It was a shame.
My face turned red as if it were going to explode, and I felt like I wanted to hide in a rat hole right now.
back-
Narsha, who pressed the button on the 80th floor without saying a word, put on a hood and turned her body toward the wall. I held my breath like a person who hadn’t been there from the beginning.
“·······”
The 80th floor is the rooftop of the Magic Tower.
I pressed it because I wanted to be alone, but what next? It’s a problem when I go home right now, but what about the way to work in the future? How about living in the mage tower for three years?
······Should I just jump down?
– Ding-dong. It is on the 29th floor.
– Ding-dong. It is on the 43rd floor.
– Ding-dong. It is the 58th floor.
Elevator that rises to the top.
As the door opened and closed, the presence decreased. Maybe people got off.
“·······”
It was quiet after the 73rd floor.
was left alone.
– Ding-dong. It is the 80th floor.
The 80th floor was reached shortly after.
The elevator door opened and the dazzling sunlight flooded in. The chilly outside air hit my skin.
A panoramic view of the rooftop as you turn your head.
“Ehh…”
Narsha turned around helplessly. As I trudged out of the elevator, someone grabbed my hand.
Then a familiar voice was heard.
“Where.”
Narsha’s shoulders trembled. Looking back slowly, I saw Leonard still standing there. A halo of light seeped into the elevator, illuminating his face.
It made me want to kiss him… no. What is he saying now.
Narsha shook her head and pursed her lips.
“Let go.”
“·······”
“Let go.”
I tried to shake off Leonard’s hand. But the more he did, the tighter Leonard gripped his hand.
“What are you doing on the roof?”
“Oh, let this go. Let go.”
She didn’t particularly hate holding hands, but she was more timid than she looked, so she didn’t intend to go to extremes, but Narsha complained for nothing. cried and cried.
“I am going to die! I’m going to die and earn it!”
“Just calm down and-”
“Leave this!”
＊＊＊
After a 30-minute scuffle, Narsha’s suicide was barely stopped.
I am the victim, but I am the one who was kissed, so why is it more upsetting?
That’s how I took Narsha home and returned to the Hectare building. As I was moving down the hallway on the 7th floor, my steps stopped in front of Karios’ office.
“… yet?”
Karios I haven’t met since the Annals of Gates.
It’s been three days since the day of reinstatement, but he hasn’t shown up yet. Karios’ office was still locked.
I stared at the sign in silence.
[H701. Chief Professor Karios]
Did you fall out with Jeniel again?
Even if that’s the case, he’s not the guy to be absent from work. He’s a guy who prioritizes work over love because of his “prevention of slaughter” trait.
“·······”
They say you can’t see dog poop when you want to see it.
When Karios, who was always troublesome, was nowhere to be seen, he started to worry.
Am I lying somewhere, am I being hit by a variable I don’t know about, am I drinking again?
Moreover, after a while, there will be an unusual magical descent.
“professor!”
Then, a booming voice rang through the hallway.
Rainan, the teaching assistant, appeared out of nowhere and ran quickly.
“You are back!”
Ryann held my hand as if he was happy. He asked, scanning his entire body up and down.
“Are you okay?”
“As you can see.”
I pointed to the intact body. While he was away without notice, he seemed to be worrying about me quite a bit.
Well, since I left for Catalonia on the day the Annals gate broke, it’s understandable to misunderstand it.
“I am very fortunate. I’ve been worried about how much I’ve been worried, but if you come, please contact me at least once.”
“How did you know I was back at the academy?”
“That’s right, there are rumors about Leonar-sama and Narsha-sama in the Magic Tower-“
Suck-! Perhaps he wanted to oops, Lynan hurriedly shut his mouth. He looked at me with his quivering pupils.
“That, that… that’s why… what should I say? intuitively-”
“Don’t be funny.”
I smiled lightly.
The magic tower is where rumors spread faster than the market, and there are seven researchers who saw the scene (?) yesterday. Rumors must have already spread throughout the academy. It was a fact I was guessing too.
Ryann scratched his head shyly.
“Ha ha… Yes. Somehow I heard the news.”
“okay. I’m glad that it eased your worries. Anything more to say?”
“That……there is one more…”
Rainan glanced again. I twitched my lips, contemplating whether or not to speak. Somehow I thought I knew that question too.
“It’s okay, so tell me.”
“Then are you dating Narsha-sama by any chance?”
“What······?”
His brows furrowed in embarrassment.
Naturally, I thought it was a question about Sir Bernos, but it was unexpected.
“I heard rumors that they are a couple. Are you a couple?”
“·······”
I pondered.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Narsha attacked yesterday. However, if I said that they were not dating, Narsha’s situation would be quite embarrassing. Given Leonard’s popularity, he could have been socially buried.
Seriously, not joking, it would put your safety at risk.
It’s a bit far fetched to say that we’re dating.
“I will make no comment.”
I got around moderately. Then, he waved his hand.
“Let me go back.”
“Hmm…”
Lynan narrowed his eyes and nodded slowly. I felt like I was making my own guesses.
“Yep. Then let’s go.”
Before long, Lynan turned his back.
I went straight into the office. I simply packed my things and headed to Adonis Hall.
Now that the tunnel for attack magic training has been completed, we plan to polish the 「Ultimate Flame」 in earnest.
＊＊＊
The Silok Gate that shocked the Empire.
Before the lingering effect went away, a more intense scandal hit the Mage Tower. It was the kissing incident between Leonard and Narsha that happened yesterday.
As a result, the Annals Gate was completely forgotten—Academy limited—and the Mage Tower was swept up in a crucible of shock.
The researchers had a heated discussion about the relationship between the two, leaving their work behind, and many women who loved Leonard harbored strong hostility toward Narsha.
Yerina was one of them.
“·······”
B-2921 Private Lab.
Upon hearing the news, Yerina looked at the research data with fierce eyes. Her eyes blazed with fire. The ballpoint pen I was holding to control my anger broke in two.
Kwajik-!
Narsha has loved Leonard for a long time.
The person himself denied it, but Yerina grasped the fact with her exceptional “nunchi”. Back then, I liked Jeniel, so I cheered him on, but subtly pushed the relationship between the two, but now the story is different.
Yesterday’s comrade turned into today’s enemy.
It’s also very outrageous.
“Did you use a shortcut?”
Even if the two of you dated in the past, you should keep the basic lines.
Dare to use the foul of skinship?
Is that also one-sided?
“… you’re going to come out like that, right?”
Yerina picked up the calendar on the desk. Glancing at the corner of his mouth, he stared at the date of making the illegal potion he had promised with Leonard.
How dare you kiss Leonard.
Let’s see Narsha.
I’ll do more. Because I’m really going to make a ‘baby’ .