episode_0039

1.

‘How cruel, how cruel.’

How can such coincidences happen?

Fortunately, the incident was quickly calmed down.

No, it’s not really true, but you could say it’s been sutured.

“Ugh, ugh…”

The fallen Srenya was quickly helped up by Yuli.

I sat Casselina down, pressing her mysterious posture and protruding lips into her seat.

“…big.”

There is no such thing as chaos.

I coughed in vain, embarrassed by this mysterious situation.

Then, thinking that she could no longer show off her disgrace, Casselina came to her senses and opened her mouth.

“That, Srenya.”

“….yes, yes, yes, teacher.”

Although both of them were still not of sound mind, their reactions were a little slow.

“You know that guy with blood on his lips you mentioned before? The…janitor, no, the manager will explain that to you.”

Huh.

I?

When I looked at Casselina with eyes that said, she responded with eyes full of resentment.

Anyway, it seems like I’m the one who’s supposed to be taking care of it.

As I straightened my posture, startled by the surprise toss, the magic circle embedded in my chest caught my eye.

‘…huh?’

As I saw the magic circle filled with runes and shapes, I began to interpret it naturally.

A picture of something like vines and tree roots surrounding a round eyeball.

It has a form for detecting something.

It also has the ability to store the shape of the magical power of the detected object.

It looks like there are 21 holes surrounding the eyeball, which could allow the shape to float.

Just like CCTV.

So that’s why you said you prepared it with me in mind…

I’m excited when you say you’ve worked hard and sweated to create a magic circle for me, and I’m happy to see you’re okay.

I opened my mouth, understanding Casselina’s sudden reaction.

“Big. Srenya.”

“Yes, I’m listening.”

“I heard your story from Professor Casselina. She asked me to clean up on the weekend and asked me to do the same.”

Naturally mixes truth and fiction to create a plausible story.

“So I told you because I thought I saw you once or twice. I thought it was the same person you saw and I saw. So you asked me to tell you if you saw him later, and you said you ran into him this morning.”

“What was that identity?”

“…There was a student who came out for a walk like you.”

I can’t bring myself to tell you Taina’s name.

She probably has her own girlish sensibilities, but isn’t it too cruel to have someone else talk about her shortcomings?

So I vaguely pretended that I was a student, but Srenya wasn’t fooled by that.

“Huh? That can’t be true. Why is a student who went for a walk bleeding from the corner of his mouth?”

“That, fish. That’s it.”

“…eh?”

Srenya made a stupid noise without answering.

I also find it absurd that the part that seems the most false is actually the truth.

“I asked the student. Why do you eat live fish? He said that in his hometown, he chewed it like that. That must be why the misunderstanding arose.”

“…I thought it was nothing special.”

Since I myself have a unique culture as an elf, I naturally accepted it.

Also, the story that Taina is showing signs of ‘beastification’ is a more serious story than expected.

Just as a therapist doesn’t reveal information about his patient, I also made up a reason.

Then, Srenya’s spirits suddenly dropped as if she had lost all energy.

“Taina… Thank goodness it’s not…”

“…!!!!”

How did you know?

For a moment, he almost flinched, but Srenya had already lost interest.

He didn’t give me any questioning looks.

After a moment of nervousness.

Srenya, who was somehow persuaded, got up for the next class.

“……..Ughhh.”

Just before the door slams shut.

I saw it.

Srenya’s cold gaze as she looked at me with suspicious eyes.

…about a minute.

We had to endure Srenya’s gaze glaring at us through a small gap.

After confirming that Srenya had left safely, I made sure to close the door.

And I even cast a shielding spell.

As Caesar’s barricade was successfully completed, Casselina, who had sensed something, screamed in earnest.

“Kkaaah….!!!”

Burying my face in my hands.

I guess I still can’t bear it because I remember that embarrassing sight.

-pat pat pat

Yuli patted and comforted Casselina.

“…big. I think that could be possible.”

“You, you you! It’s because of you… Because of you, even though I worked so hard to develop the magic circle, it turned into nothing but trash… Because of you, I embarrass myself in front of my students…”

I was the one comforting you, so why are you angry…

Yuli sympathized with and comforted Casselina, who was even more excited.

“That’s right, that’s right. It’s all Kai’s fault. I agree.”

Yuli hugged and patted Casselina, perhaps wanting to look more mature.

But I couldn’t reach behind my back.

It’s getting shorter.

“If you’re all whining, can we have a serious talk?”

“…Okay.”

“That Demon King suspect, Taina.”

“What……?”

The fact that the person Srenya had suspected was right.

In addition, the sudden appearance of a name that was not expected to appear.

As soon as I brought up the main topic I had originally intended to bring up, Casselina immediately began to focus on me.

There was no trace of moisture in his wide-open eyes.

“No, it’s strange to even call him the Demon King’s suspect in the first place. This has nothing to do with the Demon King at all.”

“Wait… Why is Taina here?”

“I think this story will be long, do you have a next class?”

…

I told Casselina the story as concisely as possible.

But we have to keep it a secret, just like Taina said.

Because I have to tell you what Casselina asked me to do.

Instead, he spoke specifically about the symptoms and refused to go into detail.

“Anyway, it’s not a beast transformation, right?”

“Because the cause of beast transformation is that the fox’s blood suddenly increases, while the fox’s blood’s position narrows. You could call it anti-beast transformation. However, I think of it as a type of beast transformation for now.”

“Whew… That’s a relief.”

Casselina lets out a sigh of relief after her long story.

“There are more than one or two inconveniences because the paper is different.”

He sighs with a sad expression.

The Academy is a place where any citizen of the empire can attend.

However, most of the students attending the academy are human and imperial citizens.

Because of the large cultural differences between races, most of the water people and elves do not come to the Imperial Academy.

Because cultural differences are more stressful than you think.

Of course, it’s a different story for students with exceptional talent or who admire warrior parties.

“So this is how this case ends?”

“Yeah. Sorry for tiring you out with something so trivial, Kai.”

He seemed very apologetic, but he hadn’t done anything that great.

Besides, when I look at the magic circle in my arms, I see that Casselina has worked as hard as I have… no, even harder than I have.

“Dessert is more than enough. And you seem to have had a hard time too. I’ll go now. This took more time than I thought.”

“Ouch, okay… I hope I don’t see you again because of something like this.”

“Let’s see each other’s faces more often.”

“Haaam… Goodbye, Casselina…”

Yuli seemed to be listening to the conversation, but at the end she even fell asleep.

From the first period until lunchtime, you were sleeping while I was messing with Casselina…

I guess he’s not fully awake yet.

“Goodbye, Yuli. Thank you too.”

“Wooow…”

Casselina knelt down and met Yuli’s gaze.

Then, he wiped away the boogers from Yuli’s eyes with his thin fingers.

Yuli is still like a child.

I left the professor’s office, which had been noisy for a while.

As usual, I finished my afternoon chores and returned to the cabin.

…like clearing up a misunderstanding.

2.

An afternoon at the Academy as the sun sets.

As she walked back to the dormitory with Uni by her side, complicated thoughts were swirling in Srenya’s head.

I mean, thoughts so complicated that I couldn’t concentrate in my afternoon classes.

‘Teacher Casselina… Do you like Kai oppa?’

The reason was a surprising sight seen during lunchtime.

The distance between us is too close to be called just colleagues.

I don’t think you came here to handle business as I heard last weekend.

In addition to that.

An expression of timid defeat.

A flushed face with such an expression.

The sight of him running his hands between those wickedly torn chest muscles.

It looked like he was placing some paper on his chest.

And the final finishing blow.

‘I skipped meals… Since last night, I, I’ve been thinking about you……..’

That’s for sure.

He is more majestic than anyone else, but is kind to everyone.

Teacher Casselina, who always has a relaxed attitude and a dignified appearance.

That, that kind of teacher…

‘Write a love letter like a naive girl in love… and do it right in front of your eyes…!!!”

A strange feeling of tightness in my throat keeps tickling me.

The homeroom teacher’s love story.

It’s a very entertaining story for a secretive yet boisterous teenage girl, more than anything else.

but…

Why do I feel uneasy?

“That… Srenya…?”

“Ah. Yeah. Why?”

I swallowed the unidentifiable stuffiness and turned my head at Uni’s call.

Another face appeared above Uni’s head.

A man whose face looked two times different from Uni’s awkwardly waved his hand.

It’s Kai oppa.

“Srenya? Can I talk to you for a minute?”

…

The story I heard after sending Uni first was nothing special.

It’s like an epilogue to the incident, where he shows a magic circle and says he can catch the student with it.

But the way he spoke, sweating profusely, made him look like a lying boy making excuses.

but.

Srenya believed the story too easily.

It wasn’t a love letter, it was a magic circle.

Trying to ignore the thought that I could change it to hide Ms. Casselina’s true feelings.

That appearance was like that of a naive and innocent girl, and Srenya could not help but recognize it.