episode_0056

Some ladies sighed and put down their fans.

“The test has already started. The time is 60 minutes from now.”

The assistant took out a chair and sat down as if supervising.

‘Well, there’s no need for me to adjust.’

I took out a pan and started filling in the answers.

*

Professor Mikel, who was grading, frowned.

“Why does this test paper have no intermediate steps and only the correct answers?”

“That is Princess Marian’s exam paper.”

“Marian… Are you talking about the princess who skips class?”

“Yes. In fact, he…”

The professor clicked his tongue at the teaching assistant’s explanation.

“Huh. No matter how genius you are, you still have to write down formulas? They said she was a princess and threatened other students so they just copied the answer.”

“Well, that’s… I roughly calculated that the class average is 20 points… The only one who got 100 points was Princess Marian.”

“Is it real?”

“Yes… And at the fastest, it would take 40 minutes, but the princess left in 5 minutes.”

The professor who always ranked first at the academy had high pride even though he was a commoner.

“5 minutes… ?”

Even if I solved it myself, I wasn’t confident that I would get a perfect score within 15 minutes.

To say that I took a picture is half subjective.

“Alternative… .”

“Isn’t he really a genius?”

At the teaching assistant’s words, the professor just glared at the question paper.

* * *

As soon as I got home, I got ready to go to the library.

On the day of the exam, the academy finished early so I had time.

‘It’s really big.’

No matter how many times I’ve been there, I’m impressed. Although it was smaller than the library in the Academy, it was not a duchy, but a library attached to a mansion in the capital was this big. In short, it was grander than the university library.

As soon as I entered the library, the woman standing there opened her eyes wide.

“Lady Marian. Did you come looking for Seria?”

“That’s right.”

She guided us in a familiar manner.

When we got to the center, the librarian stopped.

“Well… Seria told me not to come in from here on out…”

“It’s okay. Take care of your work.”

“Yes…”

She looked at me with regret and went back.

From here on, it could be said to be a kind of secret base prepared for Seria, who spends more than half of her day in the library.

Again and again.

I walked slowly.

Table and sofa. I can see the tea set that has already cooled down.

A place that could be called a reception room.

Among them, when I remove the blackout curtain between the bookshelves, I see Seria sleeping face down on the desk, leaving behind the soft sofa.

“Ugh… I sleep in my bed.”

As I sat down next to her, I carefully swept the glossy black hair that was scattered on the table and brought it to my ear.

“Is this hairstyle… Emilia’s skill?”

Looking at the condition, it has been like this for at least a day… It seems like it has been like this since yesterday. It didn’t look like it had been washed that much, but instead of smelling, it was full of the sweet smell of dessert that she presumed to have eaten.

Sunlight came through the large window and illuminated her pale white skin.

The dazzling, frowning face was also cute.

I snapped my fingers and closed the curtains.

When I poked his white cheek, I saw him pursing his mouth and tightly covered my mouth.

She’s older than me, so why is she so cute?

‘He’s like a real younger brother…’

I think I definitely have a weakness for pretty and cute things.

“Mmm. Marian… ?”

She woke up, smiled prettily and rubbed her cheek against mine.

“Sorry. Did you wake me up?”

I was dizzy from this over-the-top cuteness.

I liked cats and dogs in my past life, but they hated me, and I couldn’t help it because I didn’t have the environment to raise them, but she was 100 times cuter than a cat and followed me like her own owner, so there was no way she wasn’t lovely.

‘No, no, friend, friend! ‘What’s so crazy about animals?’

No matter how much he acts like a cat, I can’t believe he would think such a crazy thing about a friend, so I just shook my head.

“Are you tired?”

“I stayed up late reading the book and felt a little…”

“Sleep more.”

“Ugh…”

When I stroked her head, Seria quickly fell asleep again.

‘Even though Ceria looks like this, she is reluctant to meet people, so Emilia and Elaine bring her meals herself.’

“Ugh… Marian, cute… Like a white rabbit…”

I burst out laughing when I saw Seria muttering as if she were talking in her sleep.

“You are cuter.”

Even if I look like this, my past life and present life combined make me 34 years old.

Seeing the child sleeping soundly makes me feel a little sleepy too.

I sat down on the desk like her and closed my eyes.

‘Wait a moment, just a moment.’

* * *

I can hear the sound of breathing.

Blue eyes like the deep sea flashed open.

Seria raised her head with a soft smile on her lips.

Seeing Marian sleeping next to me makes me smile.

“Cute.”

I was carefully combing Marian’s silver hair so as not to break it.

side.

I unconsciously kissed that soft looking cheek.

“Ugh…”

“Because Marian will raise me. Is this okay?”

Ceria clasped Marian’s hand.

‘I somehow feel like I can hear my heart beating through my hands…’

For Seria, every time spent with her was precious.

Reading a book was nice, but just having her next to me made my heart pound.

“Happy…”

* * *

“Ah…”

I slept more than I thought.

When I opened my eyes, the sunset was setting.

“Hehe.”

I smile when I see Seria sleeping next to me.

‘Are you still sleeping?’

It was a time when I was wondering whether I should move Ceria to bed.

Nazar’s voice.

“What’s going on?”

“Special herbs…?”

I went straight to his hideout.

“Welcome.”

“Yes. So what about herbs?”

“It would be quicker to see it in person. I’ll explain as I go.”

Following his guidance, I entered the glass garden.

Magic Greenhouse. Various medicinal herbs grown like bushes.

The infectious disease treatment I was talking about is already ready, enough to be used on all citizens of the empire.

In addition, we have developed herbs that have various effects, and this one was discovered this time.

It had a pain-relieving effect, and when burned, it caused hallucinations and other effects. In short, it was something between a cigarette and a drug.

“What should I do?”

“What do you think of Nazar?”

The herbs I burned as a test had a sweet scent.

It’s a little bit dizzy, but no matter how you look at it, it’s closer to a drug.

“It is certain that it will make money if it is put on the market, but…”

“Cultivated only for research purposes and managed strictly.”

I spoke firmly to him who hesitated.

“Okay.”

He smiled in satisfaction.

No matter how good the money was, I had no intention of becoming a drug lord or something.

“You don’t know where the infectious disease originated, right?”

he asked cautiously.

“Yes.”

I had nothing to say about this either.

In the original work, it only says that the epidemic has already spread, but it does not say where it originated.

It’s just an episode that appeals to the heroine’s compassionate heart.

This world is already the world I live in, not a novel.

Many people die.

Even though I knew that, I had no intention of doing nothing.

If you make money while doing it, you kill two birds with one stone.

Still, there’s nothing I can do about not knowing.

It takes place approximately two years after the female protagonist entered the academy.

‘you’re close.’

Well, let’s talk more about business.

“How about it?”

I took out the note I had put in my pocket and placed it on the table.

It’s “. It’s your new work.”

“Well, right… ?!”

I spoke in shock at his uncomfortable, intense response.

“Is this a fruit?”

He carefully unfolded the note and began to observe.

“That’s right.”

What I drew was a picture of strawberries and other fruits that were deformed and personified into characters.

“What tool did you mention before?”

“It took quite a while because I had to apply the rotational power of the blade and the cleanliness magic, but it was perfect.”

I nodded, looking at the blender he took out.

“Oh.”

As a test, I immediately put some fruit in it and pressed the button.

“As expected, it’s perfect.”

A finely colored fruit. A fragrant scent wafted out of the blender as well.

“Wasn’t it meant to be used for torture? ?”

He was watching what I was doing and said with a shocked expression.

“Go, torture… ?”

I was embarrassed and stuttered.

“How on earth do you look at me!”

I screamed without realizing it.

“I’m just kidding, lady. There’s no way our lovely lady would do that. By the way, it’s really artistic. The other logos were really cool, but this one is also a masterpiece.”

My hands were quite golden.

The painting he praised so passionately was one he drew to kill time during boring classes.

Chicken House has a cute character with a chicken as its mascot.

Hamburger started a franchise using a character made of bread as its logo.

This time, I drew a logo based on the image of fresh fruit juice, and it seems like it’s a lie to say that it’s cool no matter how you look at it, which is clearly an attempt to divert attention, but it’s just cute and doesn’t feel cool at all.

I narrowed my eyes and looked at him.

“Hmm. I finally understood the young lady’s deep meaning. Cleanliness magic is for cooking. No need to wash them one by one… . Hmm. Indeed… .”

“Well, that’s right… .”

I have a big heart and will only look at you once.

‘But still.’

I think he’s a former dark guild master.

A blender is a torture tool… Still, after listening to it, the blade was quite sharp… . It flashed.