182 – Scene 182# Kiss Mark
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Until the day after the academic festival, I reviewed the evaluation and selected the professors.
When I looked closely, there were not many people who did not have the qualifications than I thought.
Indeed, prestigious was prestigious. The quality of the professors here was average. The magic they studied was also of a considerable level, so it was well worth the investment.
And among them, Professor Fuling’s research was a great harvest.
I had Helga investigate Fuling’s background.
Coming from a poor family of adventurers, Fuling seems to have been a genius who stood out for his magical knowledge from an early age.
It was a case where she went to school with the support of people around her who recognized her talent and became a professor at Meikahel University at the youngest age.
Fu Ling, now known as an eccentric among professors, is a reclusive master who is confined to the laboratory except when lecturing, no… . a reclusive professor
A poor geek who lives in a lab, as if he doesn’t even have a house, plus his way of speaking and looks that make it hard to guess his age.
Naturally, I couldn’t help but wonder.
‘Why didn’t I know about such an unusual character?’
I made my own guess.
Fuling was probably kicked out of his professorship because of his poor performance at academic conferences.
In fact, if I hadn’t helped her, she would have disappeared from school without ever showing her face.
“Puling is grateful to the chairman!”
I didn’t expect it because I had a lot of immature sides, but she seemed to appreciate me.
If you look at me like this, you came to say thank you.
“No need to thank.”
“I need to thank you! Professor Ariel pointed out that people who don’t know should know how to be grateful!”
“… … yes.”
Puring speaks innocently.
It’s like you’re talking to a child.
“If there is anything you need for research, let me know. Then anytime-.”
“Then Fuling wants a raise!”
Whoa.
I didn’t expect you to make such a bold request.
I asked, looking down at Fuling with my chin resting on the back of my hand.
“… The reason is?”
“The higher the salary, the more money you can spend on research!”
“… ?”
It was a strange word.
Why is the salary and research expenses… .
no. Hopefully this guy… ?
“Professor Fuling… .”
“four!”
“If you get a large salary, where do you plan to spend it?”
“I’m going to use it for research!”
“… My salary is not money given to me to spend on research.”
“four? Isn’t the salary given to Fuling not a research fund?”
“yes.”
My head got hot.
this guy… . It seems that he was spending all of his salary for research.
No matter how much you don’t know the world… .
She could have been a professor until now because there were people like Ariel and Mondry who recognized her talent.
“Furing didn’t know at all! It seems that the chairman is really clever, just like I heard!”
“… I mean, it’s clever.”
“But Professor Ariel said that the chairman is clever! Could it be that Fuling didn’t know that well?”
indeed… . Did Ariel teach you that?
I answered without thinking to hide the ‘arrogance’ spreading around my mouth.
“no. That is also true.”
“Then you’re lucky!”
“yes. Ariel and Mondri seemed to recognize your ability.”
I got up and stared out the window.
“From now on, I will pay the research expenses myself. If you need anything, skip the formalities and charge me. If you’re not sure, you can ask Professor Ariel.”
“Thank you, Puring! The chairman seems to be a high-ranking person!”
“A tall person is right.”
“It was like that! Fu Ling was dating someone of high rank!”
“It was admiration. I’ll make sure to stop by the lab soon, so you can go.”
“Okay!”
After nodding off at her belly button, Fuling jumped out of the office.
Helga came in as if taking turns with Puring.
“Are you done now?”
“yes.”
“Ah, there are definitely more flowers than yesterday, right?”
Helga came next to me and we looked out the window together.
Outside the window, I could see white flowering trees in full bloom around the campus.
And the look of the people walking under it.
It was finally the beginning of the school festival.
“Count. My tie is crooked.”
“Well.”
Helga reached out and touched my tie.
And as if passing by, I threw a question.
“then… . Are you leaving now?”
“yes.”
The time is soon 1:00.
I have to go see Bella now.
Because I promised to spend a festival with her the other day.
In fact, the festival had nothing to do with me.
My schedule is packed with things to do, so I can’t feel free.
Even so, the reason I hung out with Bella was because I was bothered by the aftermath.
According to the original story, Bella is destined to be connected to the main character, Peter.
It’s not the same festival, but Bella and Peter enjoy the festival together.
However, now that the main character is missing, she is actively approaching me.
In order to encourage her to go to the festival this time, Bella asked me for sparring.
Win or lose, she was going to take me to the festival. I probably wouldn’t give up until I accepted it. If I had ignored it, he would have recommended me until the last day of the festival.
I decided not to avoid this event.
It felt like something the main character was taking away from the event, but there seemed to be no other option.
But just in case, I made an appointment with Wendy for the evening. If anything, there must be an excuse to get out of there because I have an appointment.
“okay. That would be fun.”
Helga, who was adjusting her tie, nodded slowly.
If she had been, she would never have let me date another woman.
“I will escort you one step away, so have a good time, Count.”
Have you learned a lot while attending me?
Or, as I said yesterday, is it just because I hate festivals?
Helga was calm enough to be called a paragon of secretaries.
Feeling sad for some reason, I opened my mouth.
“Is it lonely?”
“Heh… . If I’m lonely, will the Count comfort me?”
“no.”
“Ah, what a pity! Helga is going to cry!”
“… … .”
“The count’s eyes are scary, but honestly, I don’t hate them. Please keep staring. Yes?”
“… done.”
“Don’t do that, huh?!”
Helga’s high heels snapped and she lost her balance. I quickly wrapped her up as she was about to fall forward.
At last, she almost fell face down on the floor.
“be careful.”
“Go, thank you… . My feet hurt a little. Ahahahaha… .”
Helga, too, seemed quite surprised, and buried her face in my neck for a moment.
I couldn’t bear to shake her off.
Are you weak-minded? Or is it because she smells good?
But that wasn’t the reason.
Kwak… .
Helga was holding me tight, as if it wasn’t from the mighty Wolfbert family.
It was to the point where I felt like I was caught in a compression machine.
Maybe it wasn’t conscious of it, but it was painful to be sick.
I pointed it out to her while maintaining my composure.
“… How long are you planning to stick around?”
“Huh! Sin, I’m sorry!”
Then I was freed from her.
If I hadn’t trained, I might have broken my ribs.
“Ahahahaha… . I don’t know stop… .”
Helga stroked her tousled hair.
Looking at her, I noticed something different about her.
“Hello.”
“Yes?”
“lipstick. It’s a color I haven’t seen before.”
“oh… ! Did you notice?! Are you pretty?”
Helga’s lips were a very pale purple. But it didn’t look pale or anything. Rather, it blended well with her purple hair.
However, I did not utter these sentiments out of my mouth.
Because that wasn’t like Tristan.
“… I’m fine.”
“Heh… . Yes?”
Having been praised, Helga let out a strange smile.
Maybe it’s just my mood… .
*
“miss. Go a little slower. Then you fall.”
“No. don’t slow down Us.”
There were two women striding under a tree with pure white flowers.
Both of them were rare beauties, but the leading lady was enough to catch the attention of the people around her.
Shining silver hair, pure white skin, and slender appearance made it hard for people to take their eyes off of her.
The main character of that appearance, Bella Isaachel, asked gracefully wiping a drop of sweat from her forehead.
“Are you okay with that makeup? It’s strange, isn’t it?”
“Yes. You are more beautiful than usual.”
As Blanchet said, Bella looked more beautiful than usual.
It’s not an exaggeration, but Bella was wearing a casual checkered skirt and blouse, not a dress, and was in a state of fashion.
It wasn’t even a formal occasion, so she chose an inconspicuous outfit, but her appearance was too dazzling to hide.
“I never thought makeup would take this long… .”
Maybe it’s because I put more effort into makeup than usual?
In the end, I was late for my appointment.
Bella’s steps were swift, but her gestures were infinitely discreet.
That action was obviously also to protect the pride of the Isakhel family. As befits the highest duke among nobles, he had to pay attention to his conduct.
But today, I had a slightly different intention.
‘Ugh… . It’s a bit tight, but still… . It’s fine… . Well! Safe!’
Is it because I took out my old clothes and put them on?
the skirt… . little, very little
Bella held her breath.
not fat In the meantime, she just grew up.
This skirt is already more than a year old.
Of course, as I grew taller and my body grew, it was only natural that I would wear it like this. So it’s not that I’m fat. cancer. don’t be like that
how far did you walk
Bella was able to spot the figure of a man. A black aristocrat standing under a white flower tree.
It was the man she was looking for.
‘Whoa… .’
Bella inhaled quietly.
And approached him with a haughty gait.
“… Are you here?”
Tristan Ruelberta recognized her.
The young president of this school and the head of the notorious Ruelberta family.
But now he is her most precious person.
First of all, an apology.
“sorry. count. It was too late to prepare… … yes?”
As Bella looked closely at Tristan, something strange came into her eyes.
The purple stain was on the nape of Tristan’s neck.
At first I thought it was a bruise. But no matter how you look at it… .
“oh… .”
At that time, the woman standing next to Tristan saw Bella and greeted her lightly.
It was none other than Helga Wolfbert, a woman in a black army coat.
If it were just that, it wouldn’t matter.
But Bella didn’t miss.
Helga’s lips, a pale purple, were the same color as the kiss mark on Tristan’s nape.
“It’s kind of ‘late.’ Lady Gong.”
Having said that, Helga licked her lips with her tongue.