After Yeeun Lee informed that I was a member of the World Tree clan, I could clearly feel that the treatment of me at the academy had changed.
“Hey, that’s great. In 20 years of my teaching career, I have never seen a genius like you!”
“Jihyuk, do you have time today? Actually, I was going to play with the E class today, but suddenly one of them couldn’t come today… .”
“Oh, you can solve it like this… you teach very well Thanks so much for letting me know! So I mean… .”
… It would have been rather hilarious if it was so blatant.
In fact, from the beginning, I was aware of the fact that the image in my class wasn’t very good.
I had no idea why, but… It’s too late to change now, and I didn’t feel any discomfort, so I thought I’d do it.
Even the professors did not pay special attention to me.
He seemed to think of me as just an ordinary student everywhere.
But suddenly everything changed.
It was right after it was revealed by Yeeun Lee that I was actually a member of the World Tree.
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Of course, everything was fabricated and rigged, but, on the surface, I was a member of the World Tree clan.
Even if he wants, he has enough power to aim for the seat of the head of the family.
Classmates were still able to look at me cutely.
They talked to me more than necessary or pretended to be close to me, whether it was from boys or girls, from where I heard them, or whether he or she decided that building up close acquaintances would make things easier later.
But I never imagined that the professors would be more unusual.
Doesn’t the professor who doesn’t know my name and called only by attendance number suddenly pat my shoulder while calling my name in a friendly way? There were professors who secretly told me that I had talents, and that if I had an idea, I could teach them separately.
To be honest, it was very inconvenient and uncomfortable.
“What do you think? Isn’t it funny?”
“… … .”
Mandragora, who heard my story, took a pose with her arms crossed as if she was worried about that.
Thinking that my expression has become really rich these days, I secretly told him what I remembered the other day.
“By the way, what is that… I think we will need to change the name of you soon.”
“… … ?”
“Keep making you, you, you. What do you call it like this? If it’s okay with you, I’ll give you a name… .”
“… … !!!”
At those words, Mandragora jumped out of the tank.
Maybe it was because he had been out for a while, so he looked at his withered body and screamed silently.
He was shaking his roots as if excited by anyone who saw him, to the extent that such a guy came out right away.
It looked like it was dancing.
“Well… how about gora I’m telling you to make… Ouch.”
He slapped and slapped him in the face.
The guy was looking at me with some cold eyes.
After being slapped a few more times like that, I brought a dictionary to tell you to choose for yourself.
“If I get hit any more, I won’t open my mouth. It’s also your name, so choose the one you want to be attracted to.”
“… … .”
With those words, he whimpered open the thick dictionary and began to search hard for words.
After a while, he pointed at one and looked at me.
“Where can I see you, Piducha? It is a Latin word that means trust. .”
When I looked at him with a subtle expression, he shook his roots as if what was the problem.
Then, as if in the end, it took root and pointed to something else.
“beauty… ?”
“… … .”
“Ouch! Say it, say it!”
Without a word, he began to slap me and beat me.
Where the hell he had fantasies about Latin, his head was pounding because he was picking out only strange words.
“Hey, let’s just call it Gora. He has a good sense of humor and is direct.”
“… … .”
Hearing my words, he stood up without a word.
Then he pointed to the calendar and pretended to scratch from today to the day after tomorrow.
“Shall we think about each other until the day after tomorrow?”
nod nod.
“… Okay, then, let’s come to an agreement in two days.”
He and I shook hands again through fingers and roots.
I looked at the clock as I watched him go into the tank with a wretched back.
It was time for an appointment.
“I’m going out for a while. The room is well guarded.”
“… … .”
At my words, he shook his roots in the tank as if not to worry.
Then, he sat on top of the spirit stone and took a pose, similar to that of a statue famous for thinking.
I smiled and looked at the scene without realizing it, but quietly closed the door so that he wouldn’t be surprised.
* * *
“It’s not natural. Were you not expecting that?”
When I told Mandragora of the worries I had, Ivan dismissed my worries in one word.
“It wasn’t what I expected… I didn’t know it would be so blatant.”
“My friend, even as a fallen aristocrat, there are people who sometimes get stuck like that, but what if a clan of the World Tree, or even a person from the head of the family, who is directly below the head of the family, appears? It literally fell from the sky.”
To be honest, I was a little surprised too.
It was said that the friend I had been living with without thinking was actually a clan of the Hidden World Tree.
No matter how much he thought about it, he burst out laughing as if it was funny.
“Just don’t worry about it and go on as usual. There are going to be a lot of people who will make fun of you if you pay attention to other people’s gaze and suddenly change your attitude… . After all, this interest is fleeting anyway, so after a few days, all the people who can get away with it will fall off because of exhaustion. If you give it an excuse, it will stick to you, so be careful.”
“Uh… .”
“No, it would be better to be a little more careful with your words and actions for a while. Still, he’s one of the world tree clan, who suddenly appeared. There’s nothing wrong with being careful.”
My position as a fallen nobleman is different.
As Ivan said so, he was smiling as if he was really happy.
“Thanks for the advice.”
“Thank you, my friends.”
Seeing him sipping tea while answering smirk, I asked, throwing it away.
“… Aren’t you in a bad mood?”
“uh? What could be bad?”
He looked at me like I was talking and asked.
“ah… What. I was actually a little surprised, but honestly, it was a secret that I couldn’t tell anyone, right? I understand. If I were in the same position as you, I would.”
“… … .”
“But what… To be honest, I thought it would be nice if you could give me an explanation or a little bit of selfishness. Still, I’m grateful that you came and talked to me like this. First of all, it means that you trust me to some extent.”
That was enough, he waved his hand.
I silently thanked him and began to reflect on what he had just said.
It was definitely what he said.
At least, to those close to me, I would personally go to them and give them a behind-the-scenes explanation.
It was courtesy and trust.
“… … .”
“Anyway, don’t worry too much. Everyone will understand you.”
Ivan noticed what I was worried about and said extensively.
As he said, the people around me do not just understand that I am a member of the World Tree, but… There were quite a few reactions.
Hyun-woo Choi and Ye-seul Jin showed reactions as if it was a problem now.
Lee Yu-na was terrified and trembling, but later found out that she seemed embarrassed because she owed most of her debt to people related to her clan.
I knew Cass Lyle would hate it, but it seemed that Professor Alice Blesbuck’s problems didn’t even bother me.
He added that he didn’t like Yeeun Lee, not that he didn’t like the World Tree.
And Han Soo-young… .
“… … .”
She has clearly been avoiding me these days, keeping her distance.
And that attitude gave me an opportunity to organize my thoughts clearly.
that I am from another world.
And I have to go back someday.
I couldn’t hide this fact forever.
I don’t know if I kept hiding it, but since Yeeun Lee already found out… .
At least Han Soo-young, Choi Hyun-woo, and Jin Ye-seul, I thought I should tell the three of them.
And, if possible, to my friends sitting right in front of me, Ivan, Cass Lyle, and Yuuna.
I don’t know what the consequences of this will be, but somehow I feel like it has to be.
… In the case of Jin Ye-seul, it was terrifying to think about how he would react.
“Ah, Sooyoung and Hyeonu are passing by just in time.”
At Ivan’s words, I immediately stood up.
In fact, in the distance, Han Soo-young and Choi Hyun-woo were walking together.
They were talking about something, and as soon as they saw me approaching, they reacted in markedly different ways.
“Oh, Jihyuk!”
Hyunwoo Choi smiled and waved at me as if he was happy.
“Oh, it’s a big deal. I really remember what the professor called earlier, so I’ll go back for a while!”
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On the other hand, Han Soo-young spit something out without breathing as if she was rapping, then quickly turned around.
And before I could even come closer, he backed up and ran away.
He was so fast that he couldn’t even keep up.
“… … .”
As I was staring at him in absurdity, Hyun-woo Choi tapped my shoulder.
“cheer up. Because Sooyoung is a kid who apologizes right away if she thinks she did something wrong.”
“… It’s not what you think.”
“uh? What, weren’t you two having a fight?”
What other nonsense is this guy talking about?
When I looked at it with such a meaning, somehow the guy was smiling as if he was making fun of me.
And he told me not to worry.
“It will be fine. Maybe it’s because I’m a little confused. Sooyoung was always smarter than me, but she had a lot of ideas.”
Saying that, Choi Hyun-woo playfully tapped my shoulder with his fist.
“… … !”
Then he suddenly became contemplative and took a few steps away from me and began to look around intently.
After a while, he sighed in relief and said to me.
“If I think… He probably ran around and ran to the library and hid for a while.”
it’s been like that since long time ago
If you are in trouble or confused, go to the book and hide.
he added quietly.
“Why don’t you go ahead and wait? Maybe you wouldn’t even be able to run away from the library properly. I think it’s good to talk about it once in a while.”
I was willing to follow his advice.
* * *
“found… .”
I pulled out an old book and muttered quietly.
It was the skill book that I had been looking for while walking around the library for a few days in the past.
Myunggyeong Index [Rare]
― Increases mana recovery.
― It helps you to feel and handle mana more sensitively and delicately.
[Effect][Active]
― You can enter the ‘concentrated’ state for a certain period of time.
― In the ‘Concentration’ state, the magic status increases by one level for a certain period of time.
― In the ‘Concentration’ state, the probability of stabbing the opponent’s weakness increases for a certain period of time.
Having found what I had just found in my hand, I couldn’t hide my unfamiliar disappointment.
“It must have been hidden in the Eastern Studies section, not the Philosophy section… .”
Then I wondered why I was doing that in vain.
Without realizing it, I burst out laughing and learned it quickly at first.
It was because it was a skill that had nothing to do with getting it wrong.
As advised by Choi Hyun-woo, I went straight to the library and waited for Han Soo-young.
However, he couldn’t just pass the time, so he was looking for the skill book he had been looking for before to revive his memories.
The reason I couldn’t find it for over a week was actually because I remembered the hidden place incorrectly.
It was time to shake my head slightly at the ending that felt even disappointing.
“… Really here.”
It was as Choi Hyun-woo said.
Her red, beautiful hair, which could be seen from a distance, was fluttering in the distance.
I decided to turn around and approach her as far as possible without her noticing.
“… … .”
I quietly and slowly approached from her blind spot, just in case she noticed.
It was when she pulled out a few books and was about to head to the reading room.
“Swimming.”
“Hey hey!”
When I appeared calling out her name, Han Soo-young made a sound as if she was clenching her jaw.
The problem was that she was startled and unknowingly threw the book she was holding at me.
“100 million!”
After being hit with a book in my nose, I fell backwards.
Lee Ye-eun, Jin Ye-seul, and Han Soo-young, as I was contemplating why the women I know wield violence first when they are surprised, I felt my nose ringing blankly and I felt a warm sensation.
“ah… .”
“Ji, Jihyuk. it’s okay!?”
As soon as I hurriedly grabbed the dripping nosebleed with my palm, Han Soo-young approached me in awe.
She was on her knees, restless and looking at me with eyes full of guilt.
“Look, huh? No, don’t lean your head back! Then if you make a mistake, you die!”
“no. Be quiet.”
In the end, Han Soo-young was crying and rubbing my face with her sleeve until the senior with big glasses came and drove us away with a look of displeasure.