106 – Directions
Going back to the academy, I was lost in thought.
Why did I come into the novel I wrote? Not even the main character, but an extra. To Ross, who thought that was expendable.
Suddenly, my original life came to mind.
If this place and time flow together, will someone be looking for me?
I shook my head with a wry smile.
The reason there are no parental blessings is that this place and the original world were the same.
If it’s the mother who didn’t want to see me, she probably lives happily with her boyfriend.
Are all my things in the gosiwon room thrown away? They were things I loved.
Dad, no. Even the old present from the uncle was unopened. Would stay the same
I stopped and looked at the academy from afar. What would happen if I turned my back and ran away?
Leaving behind the memories and relationships you have built up until now, you run away irresponsibly.
If I do that, there won’t be any hard work, and nothing will put my life in danger for several years.
Using future information, Roel will be able to play and eat while he saves the world.
If you give up, there is no point in trying.
Darkness rushes over, today the sky hides even the stars.
I took a heavy step. Not behind, but toward the academy.
Do not run away. No, I couldn’t escape.
Because I was originally a coward.
A person who is clumsy in a relationship with someone and difficult to deal with.
A coward who is insecure when receiving a gift and worries about what to do in return.
So I have no choice but to walk. A friend I made at the academy. Newly experienced emotions, precious memories.
Those things motivate me to move.
If I run away, they will all crumble and vanish into memory.
For the growth of the main character, to prevent a tragic story that drives the main character into a desperate situation.
Karma, cause and effect, fate. I couldn’t run away from them.
As if running away from the approaching darkness, I couldn’t go far. I had to stop walking again.
I don’t know since when, but Luna was standing in front of the main gate as usual.
A strange feeling stretched in a corner of my heart when I saw Luna standing still and looking up at the sky where not a single star could be seen, to see if she was waiting for me.
I moved on again.
Unlike before, with footsteps that don’t even feel the weight. With a smile.
***
The next day.
If you only take classes until next week, the long summer vacation is coming to the academy. Was it because of that, or was it because of the long three-day break?
The atmosphere at the academy was a little relaxed unlike the first.
A two-month summer vacation in which Roel plays in the sea with the heroines and increases the amount of time with a group illustration in a swimsuit.
During the 2nd year, when Roel strengthens his inner strength with the heroines, I have to grow without stopping. The moment Roel becomes a third grader, all sorts of incidents will come rushing to him.
“I’m going back home for vacation. What about you?”
Aria asked while lying sprawled on the sofa in the club room and eating snacks.
“I have to go home too, because I have to work hard to please my family during the vacation to get my tuition money.”
Kane frowned and answered with a sigh.
“I am going back home too. My sister and I decided to train under her father.”
Like Lacard, most of the students returned home during vacation. It was an academy where the most talented people on the continent gathered.
Unless you’re a born genius, you need support for your talent to blossom. And most of the academy students were aristocrats.
For your beloved children and for your family. Quality elixirs will be waiting for them to return home.
“Me too… I am going home to see my parents.”
I laughed bitterly at Luna’s words. Although she had heard from Luna beforehand, she couldn’t help but feel regret in a corner of her heart.
Because I love Luna that much.
“Are you Ross?”
As I was drinking my coffee in silence, Aria looked at me curiously.
“Someone has to protect the club room.”
It was unlikely that Ross’s parents would welcome him back. I had no intention of going home and resting anyway. The more I fell behind, the more I had to work harder.
“The vacation is long, so shall we go on a trip together? You can come over to my house! It’s a resort, so there’s a lot to play!”
Aria said with a happy smile as if she was happy to play.
“I agree. It can be done before the vacation is over.”
“My training will be over by then, so it’s okay.”
To Kane’s words, La Carre added hers.
“I like it too.”
I also nodded in agreement with Luna. I had no intention of breaking the atmosphere, and I thought I needed a break.
Excited by everyone’s approval, Arya got up from the sofa and was writing down a plan on her paper when someone knocked on the door of the club room.
It was a small voice, and the members were helping with Arya’s plan one by one, so I got up from my seat.
When I opened the door, I saw a strange female student with a plain impression.
Because of that, the most notable thing was her hairdo, where her light blonde hair was cut straight from her shoulders.
I bowed my head too, realizing that it was a senior on the ribbon representing the sophomore on the girl’s clothes with her head bowed down.
“Hello. My name is Flynn. I came from the student council. I came to see Mr. Ross, the head of the 1st year combat department.”
A student council also existed at Transcendence Academy. It was nothing grandiose, but it was the role of a mediator between the professor and the students. An existence that does various things like an assistant.
There was also a student council president chosen by the students, but I didn’t know the name because it was only mentioned as the student council president in the novel. There was no activity whatsoever.
“I am Ross.”
At my words, Flynn nodded her head and asked in a businesslike tone.
“Have you finished writing your wish ticket?”
At that question, I immediately took out two wish tickets from my pocket and handed them over.
Wishes written on the wish ticket include a wish to move out of the Combat Division dormitory and live in a club room and for Aria to become a disciple of Professor Leora.
After receiving her wish ticket, Flynn was sure that her business was done, and she bowed her head again to greet her, and then walked away often.
*
The next day, Senior Flynn knocked on the door of the club room again.
“This is the result of using the wish ticket. Enough….”
After receiving the results, I bowed my head to the departing senior and checked the contents.
There, it was briefly written [Permission to use the Right of Wish – Nelson].
Aria had already received permission from Professor Leora, and I was also the head of the Combat Division and the second-year student. Permission was easily granted.
After lying on the couch and scratching her stomach, I put the results on Aria’s face, who was taking a nap, and I headed for the combat unit dormitory.
I tidied up the bed I was using, and put the rest of my belongings into the space storage.
My roommates gave me a puzzled look at me emptying the bed, but they couldn’t talk to me easily because they were awkward with me.
I didn’t feel the need to explain.
When I left the dormitory building to get out of the room and go back to the club room, I happened to run into Roel who was returning to the dormitory.
My gaze met Roel’s eyes for a moment, but I pretended not to see the person and passed me silently, avoiding my gaze.
While contemplating whether to talk about Bella, I smiled wryly at Roel’s attitude. It was Roel who always ran at me like a big dog whenever he saw me and waggled his invisible tail.
Anyway, Roel seems to be eagerly listening to my request to get out of my life.
***
This week passed faster than I thought. It was because it was difficult to build a house on an uninhabited island rather than feeling that way relatively because I played Monday.
At first, I thought it was just for sleeping, but Aria, who was bored, started interfering, and Lakar and Luna also started to express their opinions. Little by little things started to grow.
As a result, rather than the small cabin we initially planned, it became our own hideout on an uninhabited island where everyone can enjoy themselves on weekends.
For that reason, Arya and Luna also helped build the house.
Later, they said they would live here if they used the wish ticket, and the members planned to make their own rooms like me.
Thanks to Kane’s diligent blueprints and Aria and Luna’s magic, building the house was faster than expected. I feel like I’ve already completed 40% in less than a week.
Lakar cut down the tree with his stout hands, hammered it, and laid the foundation. I worked with Kane to set up a toilet and (Aria insisted on) a bubbling tub.
Luna was by her side trying to help even a little, she eagerly held something like a tool and hovered around me, and Aria… ran around vigorously.
It was dinner time, and we all left the academy and ate out. It was hard on my body to cook and eat, and I felt a little sad to go to a restaurant. They all went out together.
While having a good time eating honey beer and delicious steak, I had no choice but to put my fork down with a stiff face at the sudden voice in my head.
[Bella is in danger.]
That was Estelle’s voice, asking for Bella’s watch.