Gaiden – Later story
The loud and sharp sound of heels resounded clearly in the spacious lecture hall.
Even though the attention of hundreds of people was focused solely on her, the woman standing in the auditorium was unpretentious.
“… In other words, if we put the story together so far, we can conclude as follows.”
The woman indifferently brushed her blonde hair as if it was annoying, and let out a characteristic languid sigh.
Her name is Evangeline Lohengrin.
Until just a few years ago, she was a member of the Ten River and a hero praised as a great witch, but now she is teaching at Orge Academy.
Why did she, who is still in her prime, suddenly and suddenly withdrew from the class?
For what reason did you choose the path of an educator out of the blue with a declaration that was almost like retirement?
Even as she specialized in nurturing wizards, whether she became a professor at Orhe Academy rather than Urea, which can be called her alma mater, was still a question in the public domain.
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Of course, Evangeline Lohengrin’s retirement caused a lot of uproar in many ways.
In addition, contrary to everyone’s expectations, Lee Myung-joon and all of the members of the group showed willingness to leave her, and Reiko Fujiwara, who retired at the same time due to old age, left a story to support her. Numerous stories and rumors about her resignation spread in an instant.
In fact, her sudden retirement and transition as an educator are still a topic of gossip and broadcasting, and it is often seen in the academy that reporters who have asked for an interview are shunned.
But she remained silent, not answering any questions.
He only left a meaningful comment: ‘I’m not an idiot enough to repeat the same mistake twice.’
… And I was one of the few who knew what she meant.
“adaptation.”
After opening her mouth, she slowly looked around the students in the auditorium, then slowly stopped moving.
She found me out of these numerous students without difficulty, and then started looking at me.
“… And evolution.”
A moment later, she looked away from me and turned slowly, and as she swung her fingers, the words Evolution and Adaptation were engraved on the blackboard.
“Adaptation and evolution I’m talking about here… Let me tell you in advance that this is adaptation and evolution in a slightly different meaning from what you know and is usually meant.”
Saying so, she let out a sigh.
“Then let me give you an example… Goblin. It was also possible to confirm this adaptation and evolution among hobgoblins who are more dexterous and cleverer than them.”
She snapped her fingers, and this time the old projectors floated up.
The projectors, in turn, began to show various weapons, armor, tools of unknown purpose, and cross-sections of several crude firearms.
“Now, what does this picture mean… Smart people would have noticed, but these are the things the hobgoblins I just talked about looked at and imitated us humans.”
The next picture that came to mind was a monster that looked very much like a goblin.
It was quite different from the only gentleman and polite hobgoblin I’d ever met, so I rolled my eyes without realizing it.
“It was crude and simple, and in the case of firearms, most of them exploded on the spot instead of firing properly. … But it took only three generations for them to develop like this. And, as we all know, goblins are replaced by a generation in less than three years.”
She shrugged slightly and fiddled with the glasses she wore only for lectures.
“Of course, at the time of this experiment, we created, maintained, and continued to stimulate, in many ways the best environment for them to evolve… The fact that humans achieved evolution that took hundreds of years to evolve in just a few years suggests a lot. They adapted to us and evolved accordingly. I hope you all do not take this lightly.”
She looked at her watch and nodded slightly.
“… There’s not much time left. Don’t just rush to conclusions and move on.”
She let out a small sigh.
“To continue the story, adaptation and evolution are, in a way, the same thing. This is because adaptation is an instinctive method of all living things in order to survive effectively in the environment, and evolution also to survive. And the purpose of such adaptation and evolution, as mentioned above, can be said to be for survival, and furthermore, for the reproduction and preservation of the species.”
She clapped and clapped.
“In that sense, until next week, each of us can freely select one monster or a different race, and their reproduction and preservation, and adaptation and evolution. Then write and submit a short report on your conclusions on this. It will be reflected in your grades, so don’t think too much about it.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the bell rang, precisely signaling the end of lecture time.
She clicked and flicked her fingers to tidy up and add.
“Oh, and I wish only two people would accompany me.”
Evangeline Lohengrin.
As she said that, she secretly didn’t forget to make eye contact with me.
“I had something to tell you, but I forgot to leave it behind.”
* * *
“Brother, I really thought about it.”
A male student walking right next to me grumbled in a low voice.
He was the student in the class and was also the one who persuaded my classmates to take over as vice president.
“I feel like I took on the role of class representative for nothing.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
“Look at this. If something happens, it’s all passed on to us. Don’t you think so, brother?”
Dark black hair and shimmering purple eyes.
He looked at me, seeing someone familiar.
“Your brother is also a problem. I keep asking the kids whether they want to come or not, so everyone secretly says they like it.”
“Then what do you do? That’s what the president and vice president say.”
“So that’s what I said earlier. No matter how much I thought about it, I assumed the role of the CEO for nothing. In addition, I dragged my brother in for nothing and made it a hassle.”
Jin Ye-jun.
Jin Ye-seul and Jin Ye-jeong’s younger brother, he murmured as if complaining.
He had grown so much in just a few years that he was now at the same level as me.
“If I knew that even my brother was doing this because of me, he wouldn’t leave me alone… .”
“Is it Yesul? Now I wouldn’t.”
He shook his head when he answered with a smile.
“Ah, that’s because your brother doesn’t know. Anyway, the little older sister… .”
Jin Ye-jun, who said that, was startled and startled, then looked around in a hurry.
After trembling for a moment, he spoke in a voice begging me.
“You won’t say anything… ?”
As he nodded as if not to worry, he breathed a small sigh of relief and carefully knocked on the door with the back of his hand.
“Professor, this is Jin Ye-jun. I came as you said.”
“Come in.”
At Evangeline’s words, we immediately opened the door and entered.
She lay leaning back on her chair, as always, with a very relaxed look.
Seeing it again, I let out a sigh.
“Well, there it is.”
A bunch of handouts lay where she pointed.
Jin Ye-jun, who saw the small amount of handouts, asked in a calm voice.
“Is this all?”
“okay. Originally I should have taken it, but I forgot. In addition to a summary of today’s class, there are also some useful information for the assignment, so I had to share it with you today.”
Jin Ye-Jun was silent for a moment and chose a word.
“… I think it would have been enough for just one person to come.”
“Ugh.”
At his words, Evangeline stretched out as if drowsy and said.
“But if you say you need two people, it’s obvious who Ye-jun will come with you.”
She slowly shook her head and looked at me.
He had a thin smile on his face.
“I have a separate story to tell with Yoo Ji-hyuk. I have something to discuss.”
“Ah, yes… .”
“Then will you go now? Counseling should be done alone.”
At her words, Jin Ye-jun turned his head slightly and looked at me.
When he nodded slightly as if he was okay, he bowed his head toward Evangeline as if he knew it, with a shaky expression on his face.
“Then let’s go.”
Evangeline raised her hand without saying a word and waved it.
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Only after confirming that Jin Ye-jun had closed the door as he left, Evangeline let out a sigh mixed with laughter.
“Yeah, then… .”
She snapped her fingers to lock the door naturally and latched it until she looked at me.
“okay… How is life at the academy these days? Are you good enough?”
The hard, overbearing tone she had just seen in the classroom and in front of Jin Ye-jun just before was like acting, and she treated me with the utmost gentleness.
“… … .”
But instead of answering her question, I frowned silently.
At the sharp gaze, she sighed and coughed in vain, but quietly straightened her posture.
I didn’t open my mouth until I saw her straighten out her blunt and slightly disheveled dress.
“So what’s happening again this time?”
“Suddenly.”
She looked surprised at my question, as if she was surprised.
“First of all, am I your professor?”
That was one of the conditions that she made when she joined the Orge Academy as a professor.
To keep me in charge while I’m here.
I heard that if that promise was not kept, he said he would quit his professorship at the academy at any time.
She said it was just a coincidence to me with the chimney flapping open, but she had already heard from many people that she had half threatened the board of directors.
“Since your situation is also your situation, of course, you are paying more attention to you than other students… .”
As she moved her finger, I felt an intangible force gently pushing me away.
As soon as I surrendered my body, the soft chair that approached me suddenly swallowed my body that was falling backwards.
“Yeah, are you okay with it?”
Each time she moved her finger, the kettle and teacup moved in the air, and each started preparing tea and coffee.
Black tea was an ordinary tea bag tea that you could buy at convenience stores scattered around, and for coffee, small tools such as a hand dripper and a grinder were constantly moving in the air.
“Take the same class in the same class as your classmates with a big age gap… I don’t know how uncomfortable that is. As you know, I also turned to a wizard too late, didn’t I? How hard was it for me back then? .”
She shrugged and brought the tea in front of her and the coffee in front of me.
It was also accompanied by a bucket containing sugar cubes.
“So, are you going to be okay?”
“What… .”
She tilted her head as she muffled her words as she put sugar in her coffee.
Seeing her like that, I burst into laughter.
“I’m doing well enough that you don’t have to worry about it.”
I was in the same class as Jin Ye-jun, who was a few years younger than me, and was in the same class.
Because I was still in first grade.
In addition, the friends who joined the academy around the same time as me had already graduated from the academy early, belonged to a guild, or were in their senior year.
As I had spent more than two years in the original world, it was natural to see that a similar time had passed in this world as well.
No, rather, we should be thankful that time passed in a similar way.
In a nutshell, how terrible would it have been if a year in my world had been 10 or 100 years here.
There, I was known to the public for being caught up in a sudden gate and missing.
I don’t know if it’s fortunate or not, but surprisingly, there were a lot of cases where I had to take a paycheck or take a break from the academy due to various unavoidable circumstances, so there was a commotion, but no one thought it strange.
But above all… .
“what’s the matter?”
She looked at me and asked, smiling slightly at her.
“Can I be a little honest?”
“… ! Well then, of course.”
She nodded quickly and set the teacup she was holding down beside her.
I licked my dry lips with my tongue and opened my mouth.
“To be honest… … .”
I immediately smiled and shook my head, trying to express the feelings I was feeling in a pleasant way.
“I can’t.”
“Well?”
“How could I put it into words… just happy, thank you I can’t think of anything other than those two things.”
It wasn’t just a rant, it was the truth.
In fact, all but two of them were just floating around empty in their mouths.
There were only two words that could represent the countless emotions and thoughts that popped into my head.
I was happy to be able to meet everyone like this again, and I was just grateful to be able to be together like this.
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Other than that, everything else is pretty good.
“Good luck, thank you… .”
Evangeline began to tap and tap her fingers as if contemplating how to respond to my words.
It was evident that he was thinking very carefully, so I looked into her face without realizing it.
… She was one of the most heartbroken people I’ve had when I fell in an accident in the past.
And as soon as I heard that I had returned, I was also the person who heard the news that I was involved in an accident again.
I heard that he was almost half-destroyed and was in hiding, but Suyeong, along with the paladin, Laura Hartmann, somehow managed to get it out.
“And I’m happy to have met Evangeline.”
At that, she stopped and looked at me.
She stared at me silently for a moment, then came up with an answer a bit late.
“… I am now your teacher and your professor. So, take an attitude that suits you.”
“Excuse me. professor.”
She lowered her head slightly as she said that, and smiled a little.
“It was something I thought I would never hear in my life. Professor, I wonder if there are any other words that do not suit me so much.”
She straightened her posture and muttered in a low voice.
“How good it would have been if it had been 10 years earlier… .”
After muttering like that, she looked at me calmly, as if she had not said anything, and smiled.
“okay. This concludes today’s consultation. I’m sorry for keeping you on hold for so long.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Thank you for being honest. uh… And while this is something you should avoid as a professor, honest students should be rewarded.”
She still smiled and spoke to me in a soft voice.
“Maybe we can give a little more generously to students who do research about dragons?”
“… A dragon?”
“Yes, Dragon.”
She let out a languid sigh as she ruffled her hair indifferently, as always.
“Can I give you a little more hint? Dragons often take the form of polygamy or polygamy when breeding.”
As soon as she finished speaking, my shadow swelled and the surface began to boil.
Then, a soft, trembling voice echoed in my ears.
[I, such a foolish… !]
‘Minerva.’
As soon as I heard the voice filled with anger, I leaned forward halfway and touched the shadow with my hand.
Now, unlike in the past, it was difficult in many ways to pull out power blindly.
First of all, I started to persuade her by patting the shadows at the thought of calming her excited.
“It’s still a lot of trouble.”
Evangeline was still smiling, looking at me and my shadow, to be precise, at Minerva over there.
When she first told me about Minerva, she was startled and wary, but now it seems like a good thing.
[How can the original woman calm down? Right now, that blonde girl is blatantly harassing you in front of the real woman!]
Minerva growled, excited as if he was about to run out.
It was when I put my hand into the shadows, hoping to take action sooner rather than later before anything serious happens.
smart.
“Excuse me.”
knocking on the door.
And whenever I hear a voice that makes me smile without knowing it.
“Is your brother here?”
It was Gina’s voice.