122 – Academy Transfer – 3
I couldn’t help but be embarrassed if he suddenly said such heavy words to me, asking me to be his reason for living. Even if I were asked to do so, I don’t have the ability to do so.
The chairman seemed to have noticed that my reaction was hesitant and quickly began to explain.
“I don’t mean to put a burden on Mira. It’s for my own self-satisfaction, and I want Mira for personal reasons. Even if you don’t accept it, can you promise me in my name that there will be no disadvantage to you whatsoever? And I’m not asking you to be my real son. That’s too greedy for me. “It’s enough to just take care of Mira more than you do now, embrace her more than you do now, and occasionally, really occasionally, get a very small amount of compensation in return.”
“It would be best for you to calm down first. “I understand your intention.”
“Well, so? I understand. “Thank you.”
A sigh of relief flowed from my mouth that was pouring out excuses like a rapid fire. The strength in her hand loosened a little.
“I understand the intention, but I don’t know the purpose. “What does the chairman gain from doing this to me?”
“Didn’t I tell you? It’s the reason for life. To put it another way, you could say it is the driving force to live.”
The fingers entwined tightly between the joints curled and caressed the back of his hand.
“Just as a parent’s love doesn’t need a reason, I just support Mira without any reason, watch from the side to see how far she can grow, grieve with her when something sad happens, and rejoice with her when something happy happens.” I want to have that kind of relationship. If you don’t keep me in this world…… Because I really feel like there is no reason to live anymore.”
“… ….”
To summarize, are you trying to look at me in an unfair way?
She said with her own mouth that she wasn’t trying to be a replacement for her daughter, so it seems like she ultimately needed someone to take care of her purely. Perhaps she opened her eyes to the maternal love inherent in raising humans. It’s work.
Now, she is struggling because she has no one to express her motherly love to.
“Is what you just said not enough? If there’s anything you want from me, feel free to tell me. “I will listen to anything as long as I can.”
“It’s not a shortage. In fact, it’s almost the opposite. I was wondering if I could accept something like that. Even with empty words, he doesn’t have a particularly nice personality, and even if you want something like cuteness, it would be unreasonable. “She has a separate real mother, so it would be difficult for her to call the Chairman her mother.”
Even now, I have two mothers. She is the real mother who gave birth to me, and the mother who gave birth to this world’s mummy crate. If the chairman of the board was added to this, there was really no separate genealogy.
“You don’t have to do that. All I want from Mira is to take care of her to the extent possible. “If I can just watch my child grow in my arms, that’s enough.”
“…… “If you need a student to look after, wouldn’t there be Leona or Aria?”
Even though Leona is a warrior, the name Aria surprised me even after I said it. I wondered if it was because the guilt of taking away everything that Aria should have had in her original work came to mind now.
“Those children will definitely grow up to be good children. “But you can’t.”
“Why?”
“Because I don’t think I can be as satisfied as taking care of Mira.”
The chairman spoke clearly. I don’t know what the difference is, but I think it can be taken to mean that the two of them are not enough to satisfy that strange desire.
“I understand. “Do whatever you want.”
Even putting everything else aside, it was a deal with nothing to lose by accepting it. It’s not like they’re treating me as a replacement for their daughter or asking me to do weird things, they just want to help.
You can just pretend that you are saving a dragon. The face the chairman showed when I was explaining it earlier was a face that looked as if he would give up on life if I even refused his request.
“Are you serious?!”
The chairman’s expression brightened.
“Thank you, child…… ! “Thank you so much!”
With an overwhelming sense of emotion, long arms embraced me.
I don’t know why, but since I was in a position that I had quite a bit of experience with, I was able to stay still without worrying about the smell of warm milk entering my nasal passages and the feeling of a warm chest embracing my head.
“…… !!!!!”
It was unclear where to put his arms, so when I put my hands behind his back, the chairman trembled with joy as if he had been struck by lightning. The strength in his arms became even stronger. If it were a normal person, his spine would have been broken.
Honestly, it felt like there was a crack in the middle at least once.
“I’m sorry, kid! It’s been so long that I don’t even know…… ! Have you ever been in a difficult place?!”
And we stayed like that for a whopping 3 hours. Thanks to this, my face, which had been pressed between my breasts for a long time, was bright red even after it was released, only the part that was pressed down was bright red.
“No. It’s okay. “Except it was hard to breathe in between.”
“Ahh…… ! I’m really sorry! How should I apologize…… !”
The chairman looked at my face like that and apologized several times with a tearful expression on his face.
“Then can I ask you a favor on my behalf?”
“Is there only one? Give it a thousand or ten thousand. “I will listen to everything I can.”
“I would like to transfer a student here, is it possible? Although I don’t have a family, I will guarantee your skills, origin, and status.”
I thought it was a good idea, so I brought up Elisier’s story. With that kind of response, it would seem that the transfer would have gone much easier.
“Of course it is possible, but…… “It turned out to be a coincidence.”
“It turned out to be an accident?”
“One more person was scheduled to come in.”
‘Now that I think about it, there was one more person.’
“This is Karna.”
“It’s Ciel.”
That’s what I thought when I saw the two of them standing next to each other, showing polar opposite first impressions.
I know that he has become accustomed to high-handed words and actions after living as a demon lord for nearly 500 years, but I once again thought that he must have a hard time getting close to other people.
‘It looks like he’s wearing a school uniform after all.’
Carnado and Elisier, who went by the name Ciel, were both wearing school uniforms. Even so, since Elisier is the Demon Lord, Karna had no sense of discomfort at the fact that her number in front would soon change to 3.
It is highly likely that Laura’s desires were unconsciously reflected in the setting.
“I will work hard from now on. I look forward to!”
Karna, with both her hands gathered in front of her lower abdomen, bowed her waist and greeted her. Her applause rang out. Perhaps because he was a disciple of the Sword Master, most of them had friendly faces, and there were only a few that had a nervous expression.
“Some people may have negative thoughts about me.”
In contrast to him, Elisier was indifferent.
“Those guys, come to the training ground. I plan on staying there after lectures for a whole week. “No need for long words, I will prove it with my skills.”
The students’ eyes burned with a desire to win at the remark that openly looked down on them. Even some who were looking at it with favorable eyes changed their attitude.
From Noble mtl dot com
Although it was agreed upon in advance that it would be better to let people check directly than to let them endure complaints, it seemed certain that life at the academy would be quite tiring.
It was fortunate that his true identity was not discovered. It’s a long way to change her face, hair color, and eye color while leaving her height and body the same, but that alone completely changed her impression.
The chairman also failed to realize that Elisier was the devil.
“You were really Sword Saint’s first disciple? Great!”
“Nice to meet you! I am… ….”
When it was time for a short break, Karna was surrounded by her flock of students. Since she was a famous swordsman in the empire, it seemed inevitable that Karna, who was her direct disciple, would also receive attention.
Since Elisier was giving off the air of ‘I’ll just talk to her somewhere’, she was leaning more towards Karna.
“You became famous overnight.”
“It’s strange that I’m not receiving any attention even though I’m a direct disciple of the Sword Saint…… ?”
It was only after I had said that that I noticed something strange. First of all, the presence felt was extremely small. At least as far as I know, there was no student at Bellium Academy who could kill their presence to this extent.
“Who is it?”
When I asked that, I heard a chuckle coming from behind me.
“Your senses have become sharper. It’s me. How have you been, child?”
The voice was completely different from anything I knew, but of all the people who spoke that way, there was only one person who would appear here.
“Are you here because you’re worried about your student?”
She turned her head. As I expected, a female student who looked like an ordinary student but whose presence or presence was barely noticeable was smiling and waving her hand.
“I’m more curious than worried. “He’s no longer a murderer, so why should I worry about him?”
“But why the disguise…?” … ?”
“If I appear, it will be a burden to Karna. So I borrowed a crude item left over from Valera. “You gave the real thing to that kid named Ciel, right?”
“Yes.”
The Sword Saint narrowed her eyes and examined Ciel. Right now, I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. The chairman was deceived, but Geomseong doesn’t know what will happen next.
“He’s a very talented kid. If I polish it a little more here, it will become a very fine gem. Did you say that your child would vouch for your identity? “You have formed a very precious relationship, so cherish it.”
But despite my nervousness, Sword Saint praised Elisier with a smiling face.
It may be that the special order necklace of Heavenly Change was doing its job, but more than anything, it was highly likely that the current Elisiere was too weak to be considered a demon lord.
The Demon King in the Sword Saint’s memories would have been literally a natural disaster, but Ciel would never be at that level.
“And, first of all, I’m only telling this to the child, so please listen carefully.”
The voice heard became lower.
“For a few days now, there have been simultaneous reports that the demons on the front line are strange.”
“How can you say it’s strange?”
“This is a realm of speculation, but… ….”
Geomseong paused for a moment.
“It looks like a civil war has broken out.”