Chapter 47 – Zuuuk
It’s a dream.
The sticky magical energy writhing in the ground covered with white ash was the first step in the emergence of a monster.
It’s been a long time since I had a dream like this. Lately, I’ve been sleeping so deeply that I can’t even dream.
“Seup… …. Ha…… “
Deep sleep is not allowed in the snowy fields. It spreads magical power throughout the body, giving the feeling of simply relieving fatigue, restoring tired cells and simultaneously filtering out impurities and shutting down the brain.
In the repetition of such simple tasks, I spent the dawn alone under a sky that fluctuated day and night.
It is not allowed to lie down on the ground or lean against large rocks.
A gray world.
The only ones sleeping underneath are beings called monsters who have been driven mad by the mad sun.
Their presence, which cannot be guessed when and where they will appear, is like the most three-dimensional form of fear. I always trembled at the threat they posed.
The holy sword in my hand split the earth, the great magic that started from my fingertips sharpened the wind, and the fear of monsters was a fear imprinted in my soul.
I never let my guard down in the snowy fields. It wasn’t just my problem. Because the party members who were with me were always on edge.
However, just as plants grow even in a snowy field, there is bound to be at least one person who is different from others. The woman who sat right next to me and talked to me warmly all the time was someone who did not fit in with Young Seolwon.
“Eugene. “Do you remember this kid?”
That person would touch me and ask me this.
She, who I used to call ‘aunt’, showed me a photo of her sleeping inside the locket she wore around her neck. There were several photos overlapped in it, and it was a strange object where, when you wind the spring at the top, the photos would flip over with a rattling sound.
Although it was said to have been made by an imperial craftsman, she never put photos of her family inside it.
“……… ….”
In my dream, it seemed like I didn’t even turn my head. It didn’t mean anything. In this area, there lives a monster that swims underground. It was swarming with monsters that looked like long earthworms.
The slimy body, which resembled a huge tentacle, had sharp horns at the end, so it was clear that if you looked away for even a moment, your body would be pierced. There were no traces of the chest or abdomen on the body of the first colleague to die. But I couldn’t find the slightest tension in her aunt.
“Baby, you should listen to your aunt. Ta-da, ta-da, you should look here.”
“………… “I’m listening.”
“Phew! Who do you resemble to be so blunt? ! Sobbing! “My aunt is sad!”
“……… ….”
“hehehehe!”
I got up from my seat without saying a word. I thought I had enough rest now.
Even though she stuck out her mouth, she approached me gently.
“Ah, okay! “I’m sorry about my sister.”
She always used to flip over her titles to herself like the palm of her hand.
When she stood as an older person, she called herself ‘aunt’, and when she wanted to be even slightly friendly, she used the expression ‘older sister’ as if she had no conscience.
Anyway, considering her age, she was my mother’s friend, and considering her age, it would have been appropriate to call her aunt, but with her appearance as if her age had been cut in half, I could not disagree with calling her my older sister.
“This is the child in this picture. I remember? I’ve only seen her once, when I was in the Imperial Palace a few years ago. Why, a fox baby who was just toddling around. “Don’t you remember what happened?”
When I didn’t answer easily, she seemed to misunderstand that I didn’t remember.
“… You might not remember because you were much younger then than you are now. How old were you two? 8 Years old? “9 Years old?”
“… I don’t know. “More than that, I know that photo, I remember seeing it.”
Although she answered bluntly, she actually couldn’t remember the name. I only saw him in passing, so I never even said hello to him properly. We weren’t old enough to do that.
“This fox girl is my aunt’s niece. How can it be so cute? hehehe, this aunt again… “Isn’t your love for family special?”
“Ha… …. Family? “What about the emperor?”
“I don’t like you. My other siblings don’t like it that much either. “Of all my blood relatives, the only one I love is Cecilia.”
“It’s a limited family.”
The name of the fox child in the photo was Cecilia.
I frowned and turned my head.
This is a story of no interest.
“So~ You know~ Auntie wants to ask Eugene for something~”
“……… …..”
“What if a situation arises in the future where it becomes difficult for my sister to take this child away?”
I was able to guess what was going to happen without even having to hear it. I cut her off.
“Go directly.”
“……… ….”
“I heard that the fox people are ostracized by the imperial family because they are the emperor’s illegitimate children. Go directly. “It’s none of my business.”
“Just in case, Eugene.”
I was momentarily moved by her words of “If” And looked at her with her blatant irritation. But unlike usual, she was looking at me with an extremely calm face. She said in her calm voice.
“What if? Very if.”
“There are no ifs.”
“Yes. “It has been and will be the same in the future.”
She let out a light sigh.
“I’m sorry.”
“…… “There’s nothing to apologize for.”
“Cecilia, I’m talking about that kid. She’s probably staying in the fox forest with Ariel for now. She doesn’t know that she is a member of the royal family or that she is an illegitimate child. I didn’t tell the other fox tribe either. “I’ll just be staying there as an ordinary member of the fox tribe.”
“……… …..”
“Good boy. So, please take good care of me.”
She hated the way she said it, as if she was concluding that she wouldn’t be there.
Was it still unreliable that her short height did not even reach her chest? She had no doubt that when she grew up, if she grew up a little older, there would come a time when she would talk to him as an equal and from the same perspective.
“… …. “We will go together.”
“Okay, let’s go together. …… Ah! Lu Chen is calling over there. Let’s go quickly. “I’m going to get angry again.”
She lightly strokes her head, as if comforting me while she is complaining.
Her gentle touch was so warm, but on the other hand, she felt upset.
“Ah! “But you still have to get your aunt’s permission to get married?”
“……… Shut up.”
“It’s cold in the snow.”
“… “It’s not that cold.”
“It’s cold. “If you’re cold, you’re cold.”
***
When she first opened her eyes, there were pupils there.
It’s still a dream. She did and she closed her eyes again. In the pitch-black vision, I counted the sheep one by one.
One sheep. Two sheep………
“Three sheep… “
“There are four Cecilia… There are five Cecilia… “
“There are six Cecilia…… “
In my imagination, Cecilia becomes ten.
The fox has pointed ears and a fluffy tail.
… Eh?
“Teacher.”
When I opened my eyes, fox ears perked up. Blink blink. The eyes blink again.
I, who had not yet figured out the situation, started by putting her name in her mouth.
“Cecilia.”
“Yes.”
“Cecilia?”
“Yes, I am Cecilia.”
What kind of gas did you drink just before falling asleep? The window in the lab was already open.
Unbelievably, the culprit was my student, Cecilia. She also seemed to have no intention of hiding, as she took off her gas mask, which I can’t even guess where she got it from, and approached me.
I was hanging on an old wooden chair with my hands and feet tied tightly. I guess it wasn’t an illusion that I felt that the tying skills were unusual. It’s not that easy to tie someone up. Knots made in the hands of most beginners usually come undone the moment they are shaken vigorously.
Cecilia’s knot was excellent. Not only I but even Undine couldn’t move. In particular, Undine, who had already woken up, had her mouth covered.
“Eup! Ugh! “Eup!”
“……… ….”
“Eup! Town! “Ummm!!!”
“Cecilia, why don’t you loosen up Undine’s mouth first?”
“……… ….”
Cecilia looked at Undine expressionlessly, nodded her head with a sullen expression, and then she released the cloth covering Undine’s mouth.
“Uvvv… Puha! Fire?! What on earth is this now? It’s too much to say it’s a joke………… ……… Uh… ? Where are you going now… My story isn’t over yet! ………. Huh? Yep? No way… ? Fire! Wow! “Don’t approach the teacher now!”
Cecilia came over to me without even hearing anything and suddenly jumped onto her lap…
Huh? Over your knees?
Wait a minute.
Huh? Is this a strange posture?
Undine also began to tremble with her lips due to Cecilia’s unusual mood.
“No charge, no charge! Stop! That’s s*xual harassment! It’s a crime! “I can’t turn a blind eye any longer!”
“… Cecilia’s student? Why don’t we solve it through conversation? If you are dissatisfied with something, it would be better to express it in words. Cecilia. Take a deep breath. Seup, hahahaha. If… “
“Teacher.”
“Yes!”
I closed my eyes and answered vigorously. Cecilia asked that with her eyes slightly sunken.
“Do you like Professor Freya…? ?”
“F… what?”
“Do you love Professor Freya?”
It was a similar question, but the meaning was completely different. As I stared at her in a daze, speechless, Cecilia hugged me tightly, murmuring in her arms as I was unable to move.
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The undine’s crying scream is sharp.
I became completely rigid and turned into stone. The strong smell of shampoo and soap wafting up from the back of Cecilia’s neck and her bedside felt like her head was going numb.
Good thoughts, good thoughts.
“I like my teacher.”
“Uh… Thank you. “I feel good when my students like me.”
“Not as a teacher, but I like it. I love you. “I want to be by your side for the rest of my life.”
I was thinking of turning the horse around, but Cecilia nailed her first.
“Professor Freya has been noticeably strange these days.”
“That… I see… ?”
“Yes.”
“I…” I’m not sure…… ….”
“I heard that Professor Freya loves Moonlight Chaser.”
“………… No way. “It must be an illusion.”
“It’s not an illusion. And it’s no mistake that you are a moonlight chaser.”
“………… “It could be an illusion.”
“Please prove it.”
“In this position… ? My arms and legs are tied and I can’t move… ?”
“If I could…” .”
Lift the face buried in her chest, slowly and slowly…
The face creeping up and touching the neck, the tickling breath and soft lips,
“Try to avoid it.”
Page. Do.
“Fire! aaah! Fireyyyyyy! Ahhh! Oh no! Gmaaan!”
Thump thump thump with a pitiful scream! And Undine vigorously shook her bound body. It was like the unfortunate protagonist who witnessed her lover being brutalized right in front of her eyes.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I wrote it wrong…” Ugh…… Please don’t violate my master… Hi! Yet… I’m still shocked! We haven’t even had our first kiss yet… Ugh….”
Undine crying bitterly, shedding tears and snot.
“uuu…. Please… please… I spelled it wrong… “
Ah, I tried not to think about it like this, but I guess this is a bit immoral.
I think I will open my eyes to new tastes.
But regardless, Cecilia began to hug me more and more intensely.
I felt strange due to the pressure so strong that it took my breath away.
“Teacher… teacher… “
Her breathing becomes increasingly rough. I could tell from the way her tail was stiff that she was unusually excited.
The temperature of Cecilia’s skin is strange. The skin had been as cold as ice just a moment ago, but at some point it started to heat up to the point of screaming.
She hugged her shoulder, the nape of her neck, and her ear, biting and licking her. I couldn’t do this or that and fell into a panic wondering what to do.
Is it the dignity of a teacher that makes me scream?
What if Cecilia gets hurt?
If anyone else sees this now, it is clear that they will be completely buried on campus.
It’s not a problem to see her face in the next issue of the school newspaper. This time too, it will be on the front page of a famous newspaper.
‘Shock, scandal between a professor at an academy and his student’s promiscuous relationship… Professor E, Claims, “It was just a one-sided attack.” ’
When I was estimating the end of my life as a teacher, thinking, “At that point, everything will just fly away,” I suddenly felt a strange energy.
The change was so sudden that both Undine and I opened our eyes and screamed in confusion.
“… Uh?!”
Puuu~, Cecilia’s body was engulfed in smoke,
“Hmm… ?”
There…
“Seonsannii… “
Cecilia, who had become even smaller than Lin and had become her little girl, was sitting on my lap, looking up at me with her blank eyes.
“…………………………… What?”