Love Letter From The Future chapter 2

1. The first letter (2)

That day was strange from morning. To be precise, it was like that when I finished getting ready to go out.

As always, I washed my face and got dressed. And finally, when I was about to get my belt, there was an armament I had never seen in my life hanging there.

It was a small hatchet. Up until now, the only weapon I had used was a sword, but I suddenly had an additional secondary weapon.

I felt puzzled, but I put on the belt for now while tilting my head. It must have been given to him while he was drunk, but it was a simple decision to return it later.

When I put on the red cloak that symbolizes the third year of the academy and went outside, there were already many people wandering around the campus.

It was around this time that I began to feel perplexed in earnest. Of course, it wasn’t because there were simply too many people walking around.

It is a place where tens of thousands of people live, including students, faculty, and other residents who manage school facilities. Even if it was crowded with people in the morning, it was not strange.

What puzzled me was not the number of people in the crowd, but the amount of interest they showed.

As soon as I walked down the street, countless eyes followed me. And soon the whispering sound began to tickle my ears.

“That person, he?”

“I heard you beat Yurdina’s cunt to the point of half-death… … .”

At the rumor I heard for the first time, my eyes swung to the origin of the whisper. But as soon as my gaze came to them, they cleared their throats and hurried their steps again.

Are you talking about me?

Feeling confused, I tilted my head once again. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.

This was the ‘Jerep Academy’, the best educational institution on the continent in name and reality.

It was a place where renowned scholars and talented people from all over the world gathered to teach the best talent on the continent. Its history and scale were also qualitatively different from other educational institutions.

Since it was such a place that prided itself on being the best in the world, it was not easy to enter the academy.

Only talented people picked and picked from the continent were able to cross the threshold here. The entrance exam, which boasts a competitive rate ranging from one to hundreds to one to thousands, was equal for everyone.

Whether it was the imperial family, the nobles, or the commoners, it was normal for them to come out with insults whenever they looked back on the entrance exam.

It has been a time-honored tradition at the academy to submit a memorandum stating that it is okay to lose one’s life before taking the exam. It was rare for casualties to occur, but even so, the fact that such a memorandum had to be submitted proved how dangerous the academy’s entrance exam was.

And in such a difficult test process, you have to beat hundreds of these people who are called geniuses in each country to become a freshman in the ‘Academy’.

Of course, even if he managed to get into the academy, that wasn’t the end. After that, it was because about 10% of students failed every year during the four-year curriculum.

Failure at the academy means expulsion. Naturally, students who struggled to enter the academy struggle to avoid failure with all their might, and in the process, the competition intensifies.

It was a jungle-like educational process. It was only when he was not culled from the four-year competition for survival that he could be released into society with the tag of an ‘academy graduate’.

Still, it wasn’t a bad investment in that once you graduate, you are guaranteed a career path.

Rather, there were a lot of parents who coveted the name value of such a ‘proven talent’ and wanted to enroll their children in the academy.

My parents did, for example.

Since I was young, I had shown no interest in most things, let alone management of the estate, and soon became a source of concern for my parents.

The succession structure had already been solidified with the eldest brother, and I wasn’t as knowledgeable in business as my younger sister, so my parents couldn’t help but worry about how I would make a living.

When I was eight years old, my parents finally made a decision. If there is no field that interests you right away, let’s start by securing a way to make a living.

From an early age, rigorous training continued. Fortunately, my talent wasn’t disastrous, and I managed to reap the fruits of my bloody efforts. And with a bit of luck, I was able to get into the academy somehow.

Of course, when I entered the academy, my talent was insignificant.

It is a place where all kinds of geniuses were gathered from the continent. Of course, there was a gap that could not be followed by clumsy effort and talent.

At least, if I had any talents to brag about, it was foot talent or horseback riding, and thanks to that, I belonged to a group that managed to avoid failure.

In other words, he was in the middle or lower ranks, but if he continued like this, he would be able to graduate from the academy without difficulty. That alone was enough to satisfy me.

Understanding the subject has always been important. Anyway, I had already shaken off the thought that I was the main character of the world in my immature mid-teens.

So, until now, when I was asked my name at the academy, I had maintained a level of presence where the response was ‘Ah, that person!’

In a bad way, it meant that there was no standout corner, and in a good way, it also meant that he had adjusted to life in the academy without difficulty.

So, the reaction of the people around me today was inevitably a little strange.

Every step I took was followed by a whisper. At first I thought it was the wrong outfit, but it wasn’t either.

I’d rather think it was an illusion, but the glances of those who glanced at me belonged to the kind that couldn’t be mistaken at all. It was an embarrassing feeling.

There is nothing more terrifying than unprovoked interest. It was because I couldn’t even tell if it was goodwill or malice.

The gossip that troubled me didn’t go away even after a long time. I was on my way to listen to a lecture, but if I went on like this, I would have to listen to gossip even during the lecture.

That’s why you can’t grab a passer-by and ask why he’s whispering about me.

As I was looking around with such a puzzled face, a savior caught my eye.

The trudging gait was a familiar man. A pale light lingered on his face, which still had a youthful spirit. I’m sure he must have been drinking too much yesterday.

He, with his brown hair and green eyes, was my old friend. They have had frequent exchanges since childhood, and they have a strong bond that is also their motivation for entering the academy.

‘Leto Ainstern’, was a celebrity who said that if you were to choose the best hanryang in the academy, at least one person would mention that name.

He yawned, as if he was still suffering from the hangover from last night, but soon stiffened when he saw me walking across the street. The emotion that passed through his eyes was plain bewilderment.

However, the relationship between him and me was not so good that I cared about even the momentary reaction. I was delighted and immediately raised my hand to greet him.

Yes, Leto would have known why. Why are people around me so impatient because they can’t gossip when they see me?

“Hey, Leto!”

And then, I walked to Leto without hesitation. But for some reason, Leto seemed to be restless.

He hesitated and looked at me, then opened his eyes wide as if he realized something. I don’t know why, but I was very surprised.

His search continued for a long time after that. It wasn’t until I stood in front of him that Leto hugged me with a teary expression.

“Ian, you’re back… … !”

no, what nonsense is this?

The sudden hug gave me a dumbfounded look for a moment, but I soon regained my sanity. My hand immediately pushed Leto away.

I didn’t have the hobby of sharing a hot hug with a guy in broad daylight. And, as far as I know, Leto must have been too. He used to call himself ‘the lone wolf who hunts lonely women in bars every night’.

When he suddenly hugged me, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed. It was like welcoming a friend who had returned from a war.

I got goosebumps. Words pouring out of my mouth, criticizing Leto.

“no… Hey, are you crazy?! Why are you hugging me in the morning and making a fuss? … !”

However, despite my bruises as I trembled and shouted, Leto just cried and wiped my eyes with his sleeve. he whispered.

“Hey… Yes, this is Ian. Cancer, this is Ian… It’s back well, it’s a baby! ”

Then, as if to congratulate me, he patted my shoulder with a tap, a tap. My bewildered gaze turned to him, but he didn’t even care about my reaction, as if he was thrilled.

Slowly, I felt a dull pain as a hand tapped my shoulder. My expression naturally crumpled, and a questionable voice came out of my mouth.

“… … What are you doing?”

Contrary to my legitimate question, it was Leto who was startled. He opened his eyes wide, then jumped up and asked me.

“Hey, don’t you remember? What crazy things have you been running around for the past week?!”

“A week?”

I asked him back with a more puzzled look at Leto’s dramatic reaction. Then Leto thumped my chest as if he was frustrated.

As a magician, his body was weak, and it seemed as frustrating as that.

“you you… Don’t you remember that too? In the last lecture, you killed Yurdina’s bastard!”

“… … I?”

My index finger pointed at me. In response to another question that was spit out in disbelief even after hearing it, Leto nodded violently and confirmed his meaning once again.

“Yes, you madman! In the last class, the 3rd and 2nd graders were supposed to pair up and fight, but you beat Yurdina until she couldn’t stand up? Do you know how surprised Celine and I were when we heard that? Wow, did this bastard swallow the wrong snack while drinking yesterday… … .”

Then Leto’s excited voice continued, but I had nothing to return but a stupid expression.

Because there was nothing left in my memory.

What about the last week? Does that mean I’ve been out of my mind for a week?

Even more so, ‘Yurdina’s slut’ was a term used to refer to that woman.

The eldest daughter of the Marquis Yurdina, ‘Seria Yurdina’.

Although born from birth, she was a woman who inherited the blood of the family of Marquis Yurdina, a great figure in the northern part of the empire. Even at the academy, which gathered all kinds of talented people, her talent for swordsmanship was unrivaled.

Even before entering the academy, she had already been mentioned as a strong candidate for the swordsmanship department. Although she was still only a sophomore, even a fair number of seniors couldn’t compete with her.

Despite her talent, background, and beauty, many people approached her, but she was completely ignored. That’s why the nickname he got is ‘Yurdina’s slut’. By now, there was even an atmosphere of quietly ostracizing her.

Even so, the reason I couldn’t openly bully her was because her talent shone that much. Because skills were everything in the academy.

He was that skilled. Although she doesn’t reach Yurdina’s lineage of being in the 4th year, she is a female swordsman with talent that rivals the top among the 2nd year.

By the way, that Seria Yurdina, you beat me until I was half dead?

It was so ridiculous that I couldn’t even laugh. I said “huh” and let out a laugh, but now Leto started to put on a serious expression.

“Hey, do you really not remember? Come to think of it, you were a bit strange, you had strangely tired eyes… Is it some kind of curse?”

It was then that I realized that Leto was serious, not a joke or a lie. A light look of concern flashed in his eyes.

If he was always optimistic and took this seriously, it was right to think that most of what he had said so far was right. I immediately felt a throbbing sensation in my head.

That I’ve been doing that for a week? why the hell

Then I felt a vague pain in my brain. I think I’ll remember something, but that stuffy feeling that I can’t remember at all.

It’s a matter that should be very serious in common sense, but for some reason, there was me who took it for granted. Rather, it gave me a stronger sense of incongruity.

As I groaned for a while, the worried expression in Leto’s eyes deepened even more. He soon started muttering something.

“Wait a minute, what is the curse of losing your memory or changing your personality? Whether it’s the banshee’s roar, Pan’s lyre, or the possession of a high-ranking ghost… … .”

I had a hunch that if I continued like this, I would get involved in more troublesome things. Could it be that he was taken to a laboratory in the Faculty of Magic and subjected to all sorts of experiments?

It was the worst I could have imagined. I raised my hand first to interrupt Leto’s next words.

“Okay, don’t worry too much. What… Who would curse the second son of an insignificant country viscount like me?”

When I said it was nothing, Leto closed his mouth and stroked his chin. He still looked at me suspiciously, but at first he seemed to think that what I said made sense.

It was like that too. What is the reason to put a high-level curse that can change someone’s personality on the second son of a Korean-American aristocratic family?

Even so, when Leto’s expression didn’t resolve, I chuckled and threw a joke. It was an appeal that I was fine.

“You know? Maybe the graduate student majoring in curse science, who was stuck in a closet all day, went crazy and cursed.”

“Hey, that’s right. If you’re a graduate student, it’s acceptable… … .”

It was said as a joke, but Leto seemed to be considering the possibility quite seriously.

What kind of place is the graduate school of the Faculty of Magic?

While I was shaking my head like that, Leto’s hand rested on my right shoulder.

He had a nice smile. It seems like I’m relieved now.

“I’m glad you’re okay, hey. Honestly, I thought I might be absent from the next lecture.”

What is the next lecture? As soon as I heard those words, I remembered where I was heading now.

My memory for a week was deleted, but all lectures were scheduled according to the day of the week, so the place I had to go did not change.

And that place is a swordsmanship training ground.

An exclamation of ah came out of my mouth. It was a distorted exclamation filled with perplexity.

“I heard you were discharged yesterday, that Yurdina’s slut.”

Then, Leto gave me a warm smile and tapped my shoulder a few more times.

“I hear you’re grinding your teeth? I’m relieved that you don’t have to worry.”

No, that sounds like something to worry about.

I broke out into a cold sweat and thought so.

It was so obvious how the beast, wounded in pride, would come out.

I felt like a pig being led to the slaughterhouse.