Chapter 68 – Don’t believe the rumors!
I thought this was what it was like for the head and body to play separately.
As if I had been struck by lightning, my mind flickered and flickered, as if a mechanical device was turning on and off, as a terrifying sensation went through my whole body.
It was only then that I realized that my face was half buried in Professor Aegis, and I was able to exhale and step back.
They won’t even accept the excuse that you did it because you were hungry.
Wait a minute… Because I’m hungry… ? I was hungry, so why on earth was I burying my face in that Baaang?
What are you talking about? That’s because I’m hungry. Regardless of time and place, it’s common sense to rely on maternal love when you’re hungry, right?
Now that I think about it, I don’t remember anything until just now. Water given by Professor Aegis. After drinking that one cup, Mitch seemed to be in a trance……… Ah, let’s think about that later.
What is important now is not the embarrassing fact that I was unconscious and had my face buried in my chest.
No matter what the process was, I guess it meant showing a side of me that I shouldn’t have seen to a person I shouldn’t have seen.
Not even two hours had passed since Freya ran out of the room crying. I don’t know why I came back to the hospital room, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Freya felt very upset if she saw me flirting with Professor Aegis and playing pranks.
Sure enough, she did not come into her hospital room, but only showed her face.
He makes eye contact with me as if passing by, but then he leaves as if in passing.
The suffocating silence sinks heavily.
How long did the standoff on thin ice last?
She glanced at me with her cold eyes, as if she didn’t care about me at all, and briefly asked Professor Aegis.
“……… …. Professor Aegis. “Have you eaten?”
“Oh, no. “Not yet.”
Professor Aegis smiled awkwardly, looking a little embarrassed. Normally, he would have reacted in a playful tone, but Professor Aegis seemed unable to control the mood.
Professor Aegis’s embarrassment is a rare sight. But even more so was Freya, who was angry without her expression. If there had been a camera, she would have pressed the shutter even if it meant cutting off her head. Even if it’s not a famous magazine, wouldn’t it be possible to have it on the front page of a school newspaper aimed at students?
“I made some food just in case. Please eat.”
“Oh my, thank you. When did all this happen…… “
“This is the food I made this morning. I reheated it so it will be warm. The taste… I hope it suits your taste.”
“No~ It can’t be like that. “I know Professor Freya’s cooking skills well.”
Freya placed several of her lunch boxes on the table. However, she still maintained a monotonous tone and cold attitude.
“… And although I am not in a position to say this or that, I think it would be better to avoid such excessive physical contact. I think there might be some strange misunderstandings if students suddenly show up. “I’m sorry if I sounded offended.”
“Ahahahaha… No! “I went into overdrive without even realizing it. I’ll be careful.”
“Thank you for your understanding…. By the way, weren’t you outside just a moment ago? “I think I saw Professor Aegis.”
“Professor Neferna just woke up and went out to buy some food. “But she brought us a wonderful meal, so we’ll have to put her off until later.”
“Yes.”
When I was mentioned, Freyja frowned and cut off the conversation.
Professor Aegis, who only noticed briefly, opened the lunch box with a deliberately exaggerated reaction.
“Wow, that sounds delicious! But it’s too much for me to eat alone… This… What should I do?”
Freya bit her lip and said,
“Please just throw away the leftovers.”
He left a monotonous answer and walked out of the hospital room.
I didn’t even have the courage to hold on.
Professor Aegis and I held our breath for a long time because we couldn’t relax until the sound of shoes disappeared at the end of the hallway.
“…… Ha, I was surprised.”
“I never thought it would appear so suddenly. “It would be fortunate if there were no unnecessary misunderstandings.”
“I see. “I was just joking around.”
“Now that I think about it, Professor Aegis, after drinking the water you gave me earlier, I felt strangely confused.”
“Professor Freya, you’re really angry. And he even prepared a lunch box for me.”
It means that they have no intention of telling you.
No matter what, he was an expert in medical magic. Even if the suspicious drink she gave had a delirium effect, at least it wouldn’t be bad for her health.
“Hmm, you’re saying we should share that lunch box between the two of us now, right?”
“You told me to throw it away~♪”
Professor Aegis gently unpacked the lunch box.
“Ta-da~♪ I don’t know why, but it’s the perfect bread porridge for patients who have been starving for a long time~♪”
“hahahahaha……..”
“Are you feeling burdened for no reason?”
“No, I feel sorry for Freya.”
“That’s right~ If it were me… “No, even if it weren’t for me, I wouldn’t have brought food just out of concern for the professor, who must have starved for 15 days less than two hours after his feelings were hurt.”
She took out something of her own from one corner of her wrapping cloth.
The jingling sound feels like thin pieces of metal hitting each other.
“I believe you already know how kind Professor Freya is~♩ You’ve known me longer than me.”
“……….”
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Professor Aegis placed something small of hers in my hands.
That cold metal object was nothing else but the silver handcuff key that Freya had confiscated from the kids.
***
“…… “That’s how I was able to be released from confinement.”
“I understand.”
“Hey, Ignis, isn’t your reaction too cold?”
“I’ve already heard that story for the third time. “How fresh of a response do you want?”
Ignis waved his hand in annoyance and gulped down his coffee in one go.
He said he made an espresso base mixed with milk and various syrups… It’s been a long time since I forgot the name of the menu.
“Hmm, so let me summarize.”
Ignis sighed heavily and continued.
“Professor Freya and I have become even more troublesome, Undine is going crazy with the marriage certificate she received from her mother, and Miss Cecilia is said to have become obsessed with the professor because she was traumatized by the sight of him fighting in the snowy field and jumping into the midnight sun. That’s right. “She was scolded by Professor Aegis for talking nonsense the last time she woke up.”
“That’s right, that’s correct. But you can’t hold on to Lin and Ran and complain.”
“… “That’s why he dragged me out after I had been hanging out at a nearby bar for a while.”
“Are you playing carefree right now? “Are you having a meeting with women on either side of you and giggling?”
“That was just to fill the empty space. “They said if I just sit down, they’ll let me attend the next class on my behalf.”
“Attend when you have good words to say. “I’m just going to cross off the attendance list.”
Ignis spoke confidently, as if he had even forgotten that I was a teacher.
He shrugged his broad shoulders with a sour expression and got to the point as if he couldn’t listen anymore.
“And if you think about it, it’s all the professor’s karma.”
“… …..Ugh.”
I held my breath and came up with an excuse.
“But if you think about it, didn’t I save the school and the nearby city?”
“I heard that an evacuation was also planned.”
“Well, even if you follow the Crown Prince’s tacit instructions and all, there would have been friction with the Emperor in the end, and realistically, where could this many people have been put?”
“Well.”
“In other words, I am the hero of this city…… “
Feeling dissatisfied with the word ‘hero’ I had uttered, I cleared my throat, pondering my discomfort.
“Hmm,,,! “He’s like the savior of this city.”
“Okay. “If the professor is good, it’s good.”
“……… ….”
“So, putting complex human relationships aside, when will classes return?”
“Oh, that’s right. Class.”
“You collapsed due to lack of magical power. “A person who teaches margin tectonics cannot give a lecture without using magic.”
“And we can’t beat Fernandez forever.”
“No one but the staff knows why the professor has been missing class. “The citizens and students didn’t seem to know that there was almost an attack by monsters or that evacuation was discussed at the higher levels.”
“… “So what do students think I’ve been doing for 15 days?”
“……… ….”
“Ignis.”
Why does he suddenly close his mouth while talking? Uneasy….
“Professor.”
“Why?”
“Cheer up.”
“Cheer up? Now that I think about it, every student I meet has been saying that for some time now. “Why are you showing off your strength all of a sudden?”
“Try to find out slowly.”
“What is that…?” … “
“Anyway, try to take care of it yourself.”
As he said that, he happened to point somewhere with his finger.
There, a few students were gathered around the bench and chatting happily, and they were all students taking my class. Even though I didn’t understand why he was pointing at those students, Ignis just smiled silently.
What is it? Are you telling me to say hello to the kids? ?
But it didn’t take long to get an answer to that question.
Because at that moment, the students’ conversation flowed into my ears.
One student cried out.
“Professor Neferna said she would be back soon.”
“Huh? Really? “Have you finally overcome it?”
“Professor Fernández said so.”
…… Overcoming… ? What on earth does that mean? Did Fernandez just tell a lie?
“What should I do…” Even if it was normal for Professor Fernández, Professor Neferna must have mustered up the courage to convey her true feelings…. “You must have been very sad because you got dumped.”
“That’s right, even if it looks a little stupid on the outside, that kind of person actually gets hurt a lot!”
“But I still can’t forgive! Miss Undine?! Are you saying that only the fishing grounds have been affected so far?”
“That’s right! And Freya… Oh no… ! We should also consider Professor Freya’s position. How much would your pride be hurt when you were confessed to by someone you didn’t even care about? Are you saying I’m not in the same class as Professor Neferna? But isn’t it strange that someone confesses out loud? You guys will reject it too. “If the situation is the same.”
“Still, don’t you feel a little pity that Professor Neferna attempted suicide because of her broken heart?”
…… What?
“Pity? Joy! “How can I feel sorry for a professor who was kicked once, got caught on a tree branch while jumping from the school roof, and suffered a mild concussion that left him unconscious for several days?”
………. Guys.
What on earth are you talking about? .