episode_0106

Johanna silently watched Loki, who was whispering with the pink-haired woman.

The light in Johanna’s blue eyes was slowly fading.

‘I can’t hear them.’

She wanted to know what Loki and that woman were saying, but they were far away and whispering, so she couldn’t make out the conversation.

If she strengthened her ears with mana, she might hear them, but she’d be caught by the other professors.

‘… Earlier, he didn’t answer until the very end.’

She had recommended her home as a good place to laze around, but Loki only gave an awkward smile and didn’t answer until the end.

‘Why?’

The place Loki wanted to laze around in was extremely picky.

It shouldn’t cost money to live there, it shouldn’t be a secluded place, good restaurants should be nearby, and there shouldn’t be dangerous things around.

These were Loki’s desired conditions. And Johanna thought there was no such place except for her own home.

She wouldn’t ask Loki for money while he was at her house, and the Freya ducal family’s estate wasn’t a secluded place.

There was always a top-tier chef on standby at the mansion, and if there was anything dangerous, she could just order it to be removed.

“….. Hanna.”

When she heard that Loki’s goal had changed from traveling to lazing around for 10 years.

She was flustered at first, but then she thought it was for the better.

If he traveled around, who knew what other women might swarm around Loki like bugs.

But if he stayed put and lazed around, she could worry a little less about other women.

Moreover, if they lived in the same house, no other women would bother him, and she could always see him whenever she wanted.

‘The same house…….’

If they lived together, they would wake up together every morning, eat the same meals in the same place, play together, have the same dinner, and when night came.

“……. Hanna?”

And. In the same bed…… the two of them…

“Johanna!”

Hearing the loud shout from beside her, Johanna snapped out of her imagination.

“Huh, huh?”

“What on earth were you thinking about that you couldn’t hear me speaking right next to you?”

The person who spoke to Johanna was Jena Sguro, a fellow Disciplinary Committee member and friend.

“Gasp, you’re not sick, are you? Your face is incredibly red!”

“…… It’s nothing.”

* * *

The professor in charge of the Disciplinary Committee looked at Loki and Daron.

“I’m somewhat aware of the situation, but hearing the parties involved is a different matter.”

The professor’s sharp eyes turned to Daron.

“First, Daron Leviathan, tell me in your own words how you ended up fighting with Loki.”

“Wait a moment before that,” the professor said to Loki.

“For now, you be quiet. I’ll give you time to speak once Daron finishes.”

“Yes, I understand! I’m quite confident in staying still, you see. Silence and chatter, both are my specialties.”

After uttering contradictory words, Loki placed his hand on his mask and slowly stroked it from top to bottom. As his hand touched the smiling mask, it changed into an expressionless one.

“Lucas, is it okay to act like that in a Disciplinary Committee meeting?”

“Well, I don’t know anymore.”

Earlier, they had felt embarrassed, awkward, ashamed, and regretted coming because of Loki, but even so, the special class students were worried about Loki.

Even if he showed such a mischievous attitude, he wouldn’t face any specific disadvantages from the Disciplinary Committee.

However, other professors might disapprove of Loki.

“Seeing how confident he is, it doesn’t seem like he did anything wrong, does it?”

“That’s true. Looking at his school life, he seems like a good kid. Perhaps there was some misunderstanding?”

However, contrary to Lucas’s expectations, the professors weren’t as displeased with Loki as he thought.

This could also be attributed to Loki’s usual conduct.

Although Loki was terrible at studying, to the point of getting 0 points on written exams, unlike other students, he had never once slept during class and always had good classroom etiquette.

And unlike other students who would avoid professors if they spotted them, Loki would approach them first and greet them loudly.

Since professors were also human, it was natural for them to prefer more polite and kind students.

Thanks to this, Loki had become known among the professors as a crazy guy who was bad at studying but a good crazy guy who always worked hard to improve.

The reason he was called crazy was because of what Loki did in the last practical exam.

“Daron, speak now. How exactly did you end up fighting with Loki?”

“I directly sought out Loki, who was next to me, because ‘I had something to say’.”

Daron, who had received several hours of divine healing from a high priest, was now able to speak.

However, that didn’t mean he was completely sane.

His desire for revenge against Loki was burning so fiercely it was consuming him.

“So, I extended my hand to greet him and become friendly, but this guy, with his hands in his pockets, looked at my hand and said, ‘Are you telling me to grab this?’ completely ignoring me!”

“He ignored your greeting, and is there anything else?”

Unaware that the face of the professor in charge of the Disciplinary Committee was twisting into a frown, Daron continued speaking without stopping.

“After I held myself back once there, I asked for his name, and then this guy gave a fake name………..”

Daron, who had been speaking excitedly, finally saw the professor’s expression, and his voice gradually became softer until it disappeared.

“Haa… that’s enough for now.”

The professor, letting out a deep sigh, looked at Loki with eyes full of dark circles.

“Loki, do you have anything to refute or anything you’d like to say regarding Daron’s statement?”

“Everything Senior Daron said is true!”

Loki acknowledged Daron’s words as if they were of no great importance.

A clean admission, without even a small denial.

At that swift and clean admission, Sepia beside him, the professor in charge of the Disciplinary Committee, and even Daron himself were startled.

Of course, there was a reason Loki didn’t deny it and admitted it quickly.

“But everyone, please think about this logically.”

Loki spoke as if performing a play, addressing everyone present, not just the professor in charge of the Disciplinary Committee.

“Ignoring a Senior’s greeting and giving a fake name? Of course, if we’re talking about right or wrong, it’s certainly not the right thing to do.”

Unlike Daron, who spoke as if consumed by rage and shouting, Loki’s calm, clear voice, speaking like a play actor, had the power to make people focus.

“But do you think that’s a reason for over 10 Seniors to attack me all together?”

Loki paused here for a moment.

As if giving the listeners an opportunity to murmur.

“Ignoring a greeting isn’t something to praise, but as Loki said, it’s not a reason to hit someone all together, is it?”

“That’s true. He’s a kid who would listen if you just spoke to him, so using hands is a bit much….”

“Moreover, 10 Seniors attacking a junior to punish him is quite serious.”

“Do they even have the right to punish him, since they’re not even part of the Disciplinary Committee or student council?”

Of course, only one professor was deciding the disciplinary action.

But not many people could ignore the murmurs they heard.

“That’s…..”

Because of that, Daron opened his mouth, forgetting that he didn’t have the right to speak at the moment.

“I distinctly told you not to speak.”

At the cold voice, Daron closed his mouth like a mute.

He had a lot he wanted to say, but he couldn’t utter a word.

It was true that he was angry about Loki ignoring his greeting and giving a fake name.

But the part that angered him the most was realizing that the guy’s talk about selling magical tools was actually just a trick to toy with him.

However, he knew that saying this wouldn’t change much.

“Then, knowing that ignoring a greeting or giving a fake name isn’t right, why did you act that way?”

The professor in charge of the disciplinary action spoke to Loki in a cold voice this time, but Loki opened his mouth immediately as if it were nothing.

“I was on my way to attend class with Sepia-ssi when someone spoke to me. Honestly, I wasn’t surprised that someone spoke to me.”

It was an unexpected remark, but the professor didn’t say anything in particular.

Because he had noticed that the “someone” Loki mentioned was Daron.

Loki tapped the mask that had somehow returned to its original state.

A ludicrous yet bizarre mask covering his entire face.

“Honestly, it would be stranger if no one spoke to me while I’m wearing such a noticeable mask.”

The professor in charge of the Disciplinary Committee looked at Loki, who had drawn the attention of everyone present.

He had presided over quite a few Disciplinary Committees so far and had seen many students try to turn the situation to their advantage.

Money, threats of power.

Of course, such things didn’t work here.

But Loki was dominating this place with only his persuasive ability.

Of course, even if Loki hadn’t spoken so eloquently and had just spoken normally, he would have judged him the same way.

‘He wouldn’t be trying to sway those other club representatives or professors there, would he?’

If Daron was only thinking about the Disciplinary Committee now, Loki was thinking beyond that.

“Ah, right. Now that I think about it, Senior Daron said earlier, didn’t he? That he came to find me directly.”

Daron had said earlier that Loki was the one who picked a fight.

And Loki, deep down, admitted that.

The reason Loki ignored Daron’s greeting or gave a fake name was simply because he didn’t like Daron.

“But you see, behind the person who spoke to me, there were over 10 people armed with swords, bows, and staves.”

“Isn’t it natural to be cautious, instead of carelessly extending your hand or giving your name?”