Aftermath of separation (2)
The finest private bar, Brunobel.
Unlike other rooms where laughter leaked out, sad music flowed in the VIP room.
“Huuu”
It was the cry of Karios.
Karios, who had his head on the table, was sobbing all over. As if riding a rhythm, my body trembled to the sound of the song.
I asked the waiter.
“How long have you been like that?”
“You’ve been doing that all day.”
“okay······”
The waiter bowed his head and moved away. I quietly watched the VIP room.
“Heuuu-gulp. keuheuheuk……”
Carios, who gulped down his nose, shed tears again. Tears pooled on the table and dripped down, forming a puddle of tears on the floor.
Why is the guy who should be in ‘Kataracha’ hanging around in a bar?
I knocked on the open door.
smart-
Karios didn’t react. I still shed tears. I called out his name reluctantly.
“Karios.”
“…?”
Then Karios raised his head. It wasn’t a stupid thing to say. His face was swollen as if he had slept after eating ramen, his beard had grown shaggy, and his cheeks were hollow.
It was a lung itself.
“Le, Leonard… my dear friend…”
Karios, who had barely stopped crying, called me sadly. Even though the distance was far, the smell of alcohol still vibrated here. It seemed like he had been drinking all day long.
I sat across from Carios. It was difficult to share long words, so I asked directly.
“What about training, it’s here. What is it?”
“That, that… Jeniel said we should break up.”
“What?”
I asked reflexively.
At first I thought they were wrong.
“why?”
“I can’t live with a selfish guy like me… Big-huh…”
Karios’ cry broke out again. As if it was difficult to accept reality, he covered his head with both hands.
It was pretty shocking news for me too.
The breakup between Karios and Jeniel was a variable that did not exist in the original story.
But on the other hand, Jeniel understood. If you look at what Karios does, it’s more than enough.
“I do well when I am like that.”
I shook my head reluctantly.
I felt sorry for her suffering, but there was nothing I could do about it anyway. There is nothing more difficult to undo than a human relationship once gone wrong.
Besides, strictly speaking, the marriage between the two was not even an important point in the novel.
“Eternal Wizard World” is a fantasy genre, not a romance. It is not important who connects with whom, but the main goal is to prevent the destruction of the world by annihilating demons.
An affair is only a problem when the relationship between Karios and Jeniel is maintained, and breaking up like this will not have any adverse effect on the novel.
To put it bluntly, it didn’t matter to me whether the two broke up or not.
It is, but…
It was unacceptable for Karios to lie down like a loser like this.
It is because he is the one who has to fight the devil, and it is he who has to catch the black magician in ‘Kataracha’ right now.
To be honest, I was less angry, but I had to take care of Karios for the future of the novel.
I moved to the other side Raised the drooping Karios.
“Okay, so let’s get out.”
“No, I can’t go, Leonard. Until my love Jeniel comes back, never—”
“What are you talking about, I have to go home.”
Carios, whose alcohol has become a rice cake, couldn’t control his body properly. He kept leaning on me, but it was twice as heavy as usual, probably because he was drunk.
In my heart, I wanted to take her to Yeomdong, but because of my social position, I supported her with a shoulder strap.
I led the staggering Karios to the lobby. I exchanged awkward glances with the manager.
“You have worked hard, Professor Leonard.”
“no. Wait.”
I searched for Karios’ robe. However, I searched all over and couldn’t find the guy’s wallet.
Did you lose your wallet as a result of the shock of the breakup?
It had to be dealt with out of necessity.
“We will calculate it later. You can put it in the name of Karios.”
“That’s it…”
The manager laughed awkwardly as if he was in trouble.
“The standard amount is exceeded, so you must pay immediately.”
“yes? How long…?”
“A total of 9740 per.”
1 Ferga 1,000 Won in Korean currency.
In other words, he spent 10 million won on alcohol. The one who didn’t even bring a wallet.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
I cried and took out my wallet to eat mustard. He handed out the check while trying to keep a smile on his face.
In the meantime, Karios’ riot continued.
“Leave this! Until Jeniel returns, I-”
Ha······ She endures because she is the main character.
＊＊＊
A late night, nearing midnight.
Tuck- Tuck-
Narsha walked through the dark academy alone. I had achieved satisfactory research results today, but my steps were somewhat heavy.
“・・・・・A bitch.”
In the end, Leonard’s reply was not received.
Still, I thought it would be done within 5 hours, but because of this, I waited another 30 minutes after work.
It was a silent answer to the end.
Who asked what to bring?
I just asked for your opinion, and you didn’t reply, making people feel embarrassed.
······I didn’t expect much either.
Tuck- Tuck-
Narsha moved with a blank face. I kicked a stone in front of my feet for no reason.
Then, a scream rang out from afar. In an instant, the whole area was in an uproar.
“Jennie ella!! come back aaa~~!! I was wrong- oops!”
“hey! Be quiet.”
“Ugh- Puff! let go of this! No one can stop my love!! JENNIE EEL~~!!”
Nurturing echoes in the silent academy.
It was a somewhat familiar tone. A voice that asked how to reconcile with Leonard one day.
“I was wrong!! Forgive me for being ugly-“
“Shut up, please.”
After a while, the protagonist of the commotion appeared.
A shadow was drawn on the ground illuminated by the streetlight. I raised my head following the elongated shadow and saw two men wrapped around their shoulders as if carrying a wounded soldier.
Karios screaming and Leonar supporting him.
“…?”
Narsha stopped walking at the somewhat unfamiliar sight.
I just stared blankly.
“It’s filthy heavy, really.”
Leonard, frowning, dragged Karios along. Looking back, it was not an accompaniment, but a forced act. Leonard, who had been advancing while screaming like that, finally raised his head and found Narsha.
“·······”
Leonard stopped walking. Likewise, I stared blankly at Narsha.
Silence with only the sound of bugs.
The two blinked their eyes for a while.
“·······”
Narsha asked as if tossing it.
“Can I help you?”
“······please.”
Leonard nodded. It was a short sentence that felt desperate.
Narsha silently supported the other side of Karios.
Thanks to this, the movement became much easier, and we quickly arrived at the Hectare Hall.
Weiying-
An elevator that rises slowly.
Narsha covered her nose and waved one hand.
“Ooh, the smell of alcohol.”
Upon entering the confined space, the smell of Karios’ alcohol was evident.
Leonard smiled shyly.
“Drink some alcohol.”
“two people?”
“Somehow it happened that way.”
Just a few days ago, I asked for a reconciliation method, but it seemed that they had reconciled.
A drinking party for men’s reconciliation. What is it?
That’s why you couldn’t reply.
ding-
When the elevator door opened, the two helped Karios again. I walked through the dark hallways and headed to Karios’ office.
Originally, it was planned to be thrown into Karios’ office, but one problem arose. There was no way to open the office door.
The security of all offices is controlled by the magic system. You can enter inside only by injecting encrypted magic.
However, the drunken Karios did not have the spirit to release the security. I was conscious earlier, but now I’m completely asleep.
Looking over Karios’ drooping head, Leonard asked.
“Do you know any magic to sober up?”
“It’s a sobering magic… I know one thing.”
“Do it now.”
“Wait a moment.”
Standing in front of Karios, Narsha raised her hands. After turning her wrist this way and that, she slapped Karios on the cheek.
Slap—!
With a crackling sound, Karios’ head turned to Leonard’s.
The intensity of the cheeks burning red. However, Karios did not wake up from sleep or drunkenness.
weird······
When Leonard was drunk, the effect was perfect.
“I can’t. Let’s just put it in your office.”
Narsha quietly made a supporting motion. Leonard, who looked at the scene with amazement, opened the door of the office next door. It was Leonard’s office. He dragged Karios with difficulty and laid him down on the sofa.
“It’s okay.”
“Huhhh…
Karios, sprawled out, scratched his stomach and smacked his lips. Are these the archmage candidates, or are they just plain assholes?
While Narsha clicked her tongue, Leonard packed her things. He said as he put the materials in his briefcase.
“Were you on your way home? Let’s go together, I’ll take you.”
“… or not.”
replied sternly.
I didn’t even look at it on purpose.
It was because I was embarrassed to overdo it alone.
That time when I was waiting for Leonard like that.
“uh? I got a text message.”
Leonard looked at the crystal ball and murmured.
At the same time, text messages sent to Leonard passed through his mind.
[Narsha: I heard the tailing service is over, what are you going to do today?]
[Narsha: I don’t mind.]
[Narsha: That’s not why I’m asking you to take me.]
-2 hours later-
[Narsha: I’m going?]
[Narsha: I’m really going.]
[Narsha: If there is no reply within 5 seconds, just skip it.]
[Narsha: There are still two seconds left.]
For an instant, Narsha’s face stiffened. Chick-Geek- He turned his head and stared at his desk.
Leonard inadvertently reached for the crystal ball.
If you read the text here, if you check the intoxication made in anger…
That shame is indescribable.
“·······”
Narsha kicked off her seat and stood up, like a runner’s start. Before Leonard checked the message, he preoccupied the crystal ball and threw it out the window like a shot put.
Clink-
The crystal ball pierced the window and fell to the ground along with fragments. Then, the sound of a crystal ball being smashed was heard.
Kwajik-
All of this was done in less than 3 seconds.
Leonard stood still.
“…?”
“Mo, my body itches.”
Haha.
Narsha smiled awkwardly. After that, there was only an embarrassing silence.
“I will compensate you. All.”
＊＊＊
next day.
I went to the office a little later than usual. It was a manor issue, but luckily it was resolved.
Let’s open the door to the office with a fresh mind
“Ah… the smell of alcohol.”
The pleasant smell of alcohol spoiled the mood.
The office is cluttered with yesterday’s commotion.
Karios, who woke up, was sitting on the sofa and staring out the window. Then he turned his head and looked at me.
“Did I break that window…?”
I said, heading to my desk.
“okay. I finally stopped you from jumping to commit suicide. Thanks to that, I was also slightly injured.”
Actually, it was the glass that Narsha broke, but it was blamed on Karios. It’s not that he’s not, he needs to wake up.
I continued to talk while unpacking my bag.
“And I paid for your drink yesterday.”
“How long have you been out?”
“Man per.”
“Gosh······”
Carios lowered his head as if he had no face.
“I’m sorry, Leonard.”
“Driving on the radio, loud noises, suicidal riots, and damage to private property. Do you know how many sins you committed yesterday?”
“sorry. I have nothing to say. And thank you for taking care of me. How should I repay this favor…”
Slowly, the desired response was coming. I spoke nonchalantly.
“If you’re sorry, leave for Kataracha. I hate to see you wandering around like that.”
‘Kataracha’ located outside the continent.
It is a training center modeled after Shaolin Temple and located at the top of the Erest Mountains.
Here, Karios is going to grow after being trained by Bosco, who is the top manager of Kataracha and a reclusive master of the attack line, and will even deal with the black magician who has infiltrated after Bosco.
As long as it’s the same as the original.
But it’s already been delayed by two days.
“Kataracha…”
Hearing my advice, Karios repeated with a spleen face. He seemed to have made a big decision. Then Lee Chae said with a tearful eye.
“Leonard.”
“why?”
“I’m indebted to you, if you buy me a meal in the morning-”
“get out. Aren’t you leaving?”
I lifted Karios with 「Injury」. Karios tried to destroy my psychokinesis, but he couldn’t defeat me with his magical powers. I was just shaking my arms and freaking out.
“Come on, time. It was a joke, Leonard. Calm down first.”
“Should I throw it out the window or walk out on my own?”
“I’m leaving, so please calm down first.”
It was then.
A knock was heard in the office.
smart-
The tumultuous office became quiet in an instant. Charios, who was floating in the air, fell to the floor with a jerk.
“Aww… say it and cancel it. By the way, who else from morning?”
“····I don’t know.”
Karios and I looked vaguely toward the door.
A strange silence lingered in the office. For some reason, I felt ominous.
just as expected.
-Leonard. It’s me, Jeniel.
Jeniel’s voice came through.
Karios and I looked at each other at the same time. No one said anything first.
“Su, are you hiding?”
“Hide now.”
＊＊＊
same time.
The headquarters of the Imperial Guard in the Empire of Archinia.
“Ah… I miss you. Want to see. I miss you so much.”
Regilos, who was lying on his quarters, chewed while looking at the ceiling.
Yerina’s face shimmered in the glow of the fluorescent lights. Her bright appearance and innocent personality resemble a handful of light.
It would be nice to see you again.
“miss······”
Within two days, Regilos had become very devastated.
I couldn’t sleep, I lost weight due to a loss of appetite, and I was lethargic in everything.
Ha… is this a love affair?
That’s true, it’s a terrible love.
Regilos recited a line from the song.
“I want to see you. Oh my~ I’m going to hate you~~ I’m so happy~~”
Then a pillow flew from the bed next to her and landed on her face. It was the work of James, his roommate and classmate.
“Uh-huh, day and night, that’s fucking shit.”
“·······”
Regilos silently removed the pillow.
Is it because I can’t see Yerina? He didn’t even have the strength to get angry.
“Do you… you know love?”
“If you like it that much, why don’t you gather up the courage to come and meet me?”
Took-
What else did James throw? This time it was a crumpled paper document.
“I heard that the Imperial Guard is giving a special lecture for the defense class. I heard the place is the Imperial Academy, so apply for support and see the face at least then.”
“What, what are you doing?”
Regilos hurriedly unfolded the paper. It was an application for special lectures spread by the administrative office.
As James said, a special lecture was scheduled at the Imperial Academy.
Regilos jumped out of bed.
“this! Why are you telling me this now!?”
“Even if you tell me, it’s fucking crazy…”
James shook his head and finished tidying up the watchtower.
“If you’re not going to apply, give it to me. Yes, throw it away when you empty the trash can.”
“·······”
No answer came back. Did I have a heart attack because I was so happy?
When James glanced away, Regilos was not on the bed.
Only the door that was open before I knew it illuminated the desolate hallway.
“…Anyway, you’re a funny bastard .”