Chapter 44 – A day when I was fooled by a single article
ㅡ During the Academy Festival, a mysterious romantic blood relative? The name of the man who stole the hearts of the audience is Moonlight Chaser.
On an old typewriter, the first line of the article was written with similar content across all newspapers.
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If I were to reflect on what a normal morning means to me, I couldn’t come up with a very nutritious conclusion, but yes, at least by my standards, this morning was not that unusual.
The alarm clock rang first, and I tossed and turned in the blanket and seriously considered whether it would be worth selling a year of my life if I could sleep for just one more hour. Then, suddenly, I felt something soft and warm writhing under the blanket, so I checked it, and sure enough, there was a cute stranger who had sneaked in in the middle of the night and was talking in his sleep with the hem of my clothes in his mouth. I was trying to wake up Cecilia like usual, but I tripped on the blanket and lost my balance. ,
“Teacher! Did you read the paper this morning?! It’s a scoop, special…………..”
When asked to knock, he swallowed back tears and said, “Because private life is shared between married couples?!” Our Miss Undine left behind a dizzying quote that left us breathless, not knowing where to start or how to say it. As usual, boom! I think that at the moment I opened the door and came in, depending on the composition, it could have looked like I was attacking Cecilia.
Anyway, it was just unlucky. On the one hand, she was crying, and on the other hand, she felt sorry for Undine, who was waving her arms as if asking for her to be hugged, so she calmed down and told Undine to do whatever she wanted for a while. After coaxing and soothing her for a while, she was able to send the two mischievous students away.
The stormy morning passed quickly and I finished the shower with bleary eyes.
Tong! He put the popped toast in his mouth and chewed it. The grape jam I bought the other day on the recommendation of Professor Aegis had a wonderful bitter aftertaste. Then, suddenly, a morning newspaper that Undine had left behind caught my eye.
I muttered in a hoarse voice.
“This…” What… ?”
The Academy cooperated with the authorities, but was unable to reveal the identity of the demon.
At an academy that held a friendly mock match between students to celebrate the Eunwolje, a blood relative appeared during the match on the 27th, causing a big uproar, making it a hot topic.
From Noble mtl dot com
While the students were having a friendly battle, a group of unidentified Vanir gods planned to kidnap a female professor.
It is presumed that it was a planned crime, considering that an intelligent method was used to kidnap her, such as using the ‘power of charm’ of the Vanir gods on a school student. The police arrested a group of Vanir gods that day, but the arrest has failed as the criminals fled with force.
It was revealed that the hero of the 4th Holy Sword, who was serving as the chairman of the academy, was not present at the time. The warrior of the 4th Holy Sword said, “We were fully prepared ahead of the festival, but there were some shortcomings.” He said, and emphasized again, “I will personally take action to resolve the incident so that parents do not have to worry.”
Meanwhile, the identity of the blood relative who called himself ‘Moonlight Chaser’ has not yet been revealed, making it a hot topic. Currently, the imperial family has not expressed any particular position, so attention is paid to its future response.
“Ugh…… “
I crumpled the newspaper into a mess.
If you ask me what I thought when I first read that word in the newspaper, the only answer I can give is one word.
This is ridiculous.
Kill me.
Some kind of reporter with nothing to do wrote this… ?
Now that I say it, it’s not just a word.
It was so absurd that there was nothing we could do about it.
… Or rather, is this a news story?
During the festival, a professor was almost kidnapped by the Vanir gods.
An unknown blood relative appears by chance and rescues a kidnapped professor wearing a mask.
Such absurd things happen these days………… Well, thinking about it again, I think it was a great news story.
Was there another more provocative incident in the empire overnight?
Yes, let’s think generously.
However, I quickly realized that the situation was not lenient, so I quickly put on my shirt and pants, put on my crumpled clothes, and quickly ran out.
My worries about where to go were short and my legs were long.
Run out of the lab and head forward, forward. A few students greeted me and said, “Hello!” Hi! Hi!” And gave a wide greeting.
Soon we reached the third lecture building.
I looked around with my eyes lit up, as if I were a highly trained spy who had cast a magic spell.
Among the crowds of people in a cluttered classroom. And finally, I was able to find the girl I was desperately looking for.
I shouted her name loudly in case I missed it.
“Freyja!”
The appearance of her flowing platinum hair tied up gives a different atmosphere than usual. The shirt he was wearing, which he said he was wearing neatly, exposed all the way to his collarbone along the neatly stretched nape of his neck, leaving a strangely immoral impression.
I was taken aback for a moment and was speechless.
Freya blinked her big, surprised eyes and immediately smiled brightly to welcome me.
“… Ah, Eugene! Are you okay? “I heard you were hurt a lot.”
“Everyone is hurt… ? Who. I?”
“Ah, yes. Stepping on a can and falling down the stairs… Professor Aegis said yesterday that she had to undergo emergency surgery because the fluid reached her brain…. “Are you sure it’s okay?”
She tilted her head.
What, no one explained that? If I had really fallen, no matter how stubborn I was, I would have died instantly.
Regardless of the fact that I calmly believed it, it naturally ended up being said that Freya still didn’t realize that I was playing a prank.
It was then that I realized that something had gone terribly wrong.
“Pff, Freya. Do you have time now? I have something to tell you……..”
But there was a voice that interrupted me.
“Oh! Professor Freya! It’s an honor to see you here. “I think today will be a very lucky day.”
As it happened, Fernandez appeared at the end of the hallway at that very moment and started running towards me.
Freya greeted him with an awkward and bitter smile on her face.
“………. Hello, Professor Fernandez.”
“Yesterday was a really big deal. I hope you’re not hurt anywhere, okay. If it’s okay, the hospital I reserved……… “
But Fernandez’s efforts did not last long. The students who showed up and hit his shoulder spoke violently.
“Oh, just get out of the way.”
“… ….? You guys?! Now, just wait a minute, if you push like that… I… Argh!”
“Sssss. Freya, are you okay?”
“I was watching from the stands at that time. “I almost got into big trouble.”
Students began to gather around the tree that Freya was leaning against. Poor Fernandez was helpless and pushed somewhere by the students.
I barely managed to hold on to the seat next to Freyja, but I had no choice but to crouch down, half entangled in a tree.
Anyway, Freya smiled brightly at the students.
“Hello, guys!”
“Teacher, teacher, can you tell me about yesterday?”
“What happened to the real culprit? Those evil Vanir gods!”
“Anyway, can’t we just recognize that our teacher is pretty and just put her to death for those things?”
As one student grumbled, Freya laughed bitterly.
“Ahahahaha… The death penalty is pitiful. Ah, yes. I’m really fine. “I heard that the culprit was lost while being taken away.”
“Really? And… Even the real police officers are extremely incompetent.”
“That’s not what I’m saying. “They also did their best.”
“Despite the fact that we did our best, we should be scolded for missing the bad guys who tried to kidnap our teacher.”
The female students were giggling here and there around Freyja, and the male students who didn’t have the courage to get close were hovering around and cheering.
I knew that Freya was popular among students, but I had no idea it would be this much.
“Ah, teacher. Right. Saw? “That face.”
“Face… ? Who… ?”
“Who are you? They are blood relatives!”
A female student held Freya’s hand and squealed. The other students also cheered for a while, probably because it was a question that was also on their minds.
And at that moment,
Freya’s face, which had been infinitely soft and neat, began to stiffen.
“…………….”
“Uh, teacher… ? Are you sick?”
“…………….”
“…. Teacher. Saaaeam~. “Teacher!”
“……….. Ah! Huh? “Did you call me?”
“Yes. Are you sick?”
“Oh, no! “I’m not sick right now.”
“Your complexion looks strange.”
Freya shook her head and laughed awkwardly.
Everyone’s face froze at that strange change.
“No way…”
There was one student who had the courage to speak out about the doubts she had kept in her mind.
“Hey, are you sure that our teacher has a crush on that blood relative?”
“Ha… Hey, you crazy b*tch, don’t joke, why would Professor Freya treat such a blood relative… “
“Why~ Isn’t he the prince who saved us from danger? At the end, when that blood relative disappeared, I felt somewhat disoriented. I don’t know if it was just my mood, but strangely, I looked cooler? He’s tall, has a good voice, is good at fighting, and is a blood relative… ! Blood relatives. It’s a bit weird to say something like this, but isn’t there something cool about it being like a secret race? “I couldn’t see his face because he was wearing a mask, but I’m sure he was handsome.”
The reason why I was delirious was because the power of fascination temporarily overflowed rapidly after retrieving Freyja’s Bricingamen.
“The teacher answers directly. Isn’t that what it is? Like he said, in love or something like that. Right? That can’t be possible! Yes? Yes?!”
“…………….”
“Sir…… ?”
The surroundings became cold as if frozen.
Freyja’s face.
The moment they saw the expression on her face, no one could open their mouth.
“Ah, ah, ah, no! Something like that! It’s not really! Me, I… !”
A very flushed face.
Cheeks tinged with pink.
Because she did not wear any makeup, her blush was highlighted even more clearly.
It was a change that was clearly noticeable even to a country that I had not touched since I was ten years old.
No one noticed.
It was only after Freya’s ears turned red that she was able to confirm her condition. She lowered her head in surprise and stammered in a slightly raised voice.
“I, I…” “Well, I’ll go to class first!”
You, I, and all of us had no choice but to follow Freya with blank eyes as she hurriedly left the scene, hiding her face with the textbook she was holding.
No one moved, and no one opened their mouths.
People gathered around the tree, and students busily heading to the next classroom. Not only a cat passing nearby, a bird flying in the sky, but even a leaf fluttering in the wind. The clouds and sun stood tall, making it seem as if time had stopped.
A strange atmosphere, as if you had entered a world in a frozen photograph.
For a while, no one was able to break the silence.
Freya’s reaction had a certain amount of influence.
I quickly covered my mouth with my fist.
I was finally able to recognize the seriousness of the situation.
A joke… What a sweet word…
“… Crazy, what should I do?”
This… How do I fix this?