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After accidentally getting two positions: instructor of the martial arts department and dormitory supervisor.

I left the dean’s office where the interview was held and went out of the building.

“Yu, Eugene!”

For some reason, I ran into Aria, who was loitering in front of it.

There really was no such thing as perfect timing.

Have you been waiting for this until now?

“Hey, what happened?”

I was about to open my mouth right away because I had a lot to say about how I got the position of instructor at the academy and headmaster of the dormitory.

Seeing her ask that question with such a restless look, I somehow felt like teasing her a little.

“… Oh, I failed the interview.”

“Fell, lost…?”

As soon as she spoke with a slightly gloomy expression, the light in Aria’s eyes faded.

“… The happy academy life I was trying to enjoy with Eugene disappeared?”

Aria muttered something in a voice so small that it couldn’t be heard.

Soon her gaze turned to the building behind me and she slowly walked away.

Thud thud-

“Uh, um… Aria? Why are you suddenly going that way?”

“The academy that dropped Eugene is now useless. I’m going to go burn it down.”

This isn’t just a joke.

I had a strong feeling that he was going to do something serious, so I quickly stopped him.

“Mi, sorry, I was just joking!”

“… Are you kidding?”

“No, it’s true that I failed the interview.”

“… Must burn.”

“Instead, I got the instructor position!”

Stand tall!

“You became an instructor…?”

“Yes, as per the Dean’s suggestion. So calm down.”

“… Really? Are you really going to become an academy instructor?”

“When have you ever seen me lie?”

Actually, I’ve done it a few times… but let’s just let it go for now.

Fortunately, it worked, as light gradually returned to Aria’s eyes.

Then he quickly approached me and spread his arms wide.

I started shaking back and forth so much that I was out of my mind.

“Wow…!! Congratulations! No, we should hurry up and have a party!”

“No, Aria! Wait, wait!”

This time, unlike before, I had to calm her down as she was jumping for joy.

Yet, from her who still could not sit still, it felt like an invisible puppy’s tail was wagging.

But honestly, I couldn’t help but feel proud when she celebrated and enjoyed my work as if it were her own.

A snicker escaped my lips as I saw Aria looking up at me with her bright eyes.

‘Yeah, I guess you entered the academy safely.’

I guess I can enjoy today with an honest heart.

“… Shall we have a job celebration party?”

“Yeah!! I know a place that specializes in that kind of thing! Let’s decorate the room nicely and eat lots of delicious food! Since you don’t have that brown head anymore!”

“… Uh, um, Julian, right?”

I walked alongside Aria, who was chattering away.

‘Not bad.’

It felt like a new wind was blowing.

***

Meanwhile, the head family of the Dustin Count family.

“Okay, this is a hastily prepared portion because you suddenly mentioned going to the academy. I’ll probably hold out until the next time I come back.”

Julian took the bottle of medicine thrown in front of him and put it in his pocket.

Then he looked coldly at the human being in front of him, his biological father.

The reason I put it that way is because he is a man who cannot be a proper father.

He was like a dead tree.

A human who is clearly alive, but at the same time, just twisted and dried.

Since ‘that guy’ died, that human has completely lost its flavor.

“I won’t stop you from going to the academy, but… always be careful.”

“I know, you too, don’t contact me unnecessarily like this. You’ll be suspected for no reason.”

“Doubt? Who would doubt it?”

“I’m with Eugene again this time, and I didn’t get a call from you. I tried to make up for it somehow, but there’s no guarantee it’ll work next time.”

“Is that really Prince Eugene? Yes, let’s do that.”

The only thing he reacts to, living as he is, unable to die, is topics related to ‘that person’.

For example, didn’t he show no concern when his mansion was invaded during the Northern Scions Conference?

Anyway, I told you not to contact me even when mentioning Eugene, so I won’t bother you for a while.

Julian turned around and tried to leave the room.

He stopped walking for a moment and asked.

“Do you have anything else to say? Now, let me say this to my child who is leaving the North and going to a faraway place.”

“Do you really need that? You can still go anywhere, right? Dead people can’t even leave.”

“… Yeah, I’m the one you were expecting. Don’t live well either, just live moderately. I’ll foolishly come back when the medicine wears off. ”

Squeak- Boom!!

Julian closed the door without looking back and went straight to his room.

I felt dizzy, like my head was going to explode.

‘…I’m tired.’

He threw himself on the bed and raised his arms to cover his eyes. Home was not a sanctuary for Julian.

‘… I wonder what Eugene is doing now. I’m sure he said he was going to have an interview around the time I leave, so I wonder if it went well.’

Eventually, my thoughts circled around to my best friend.

A man whose appearance is comparable to that of a ferocious bear, but whose inside is so innocent that it is foolish.

He is mercilessly cruel to his enemies, but he is usually kinder than anyone else.

‘A fool who doesn’t even suspect his friend’s lies.’

Thump- thump-

‘Oh, here it comes again. I feel sick.’

It definitely wasn’t a big deal before.

Whenever I think of him, my heart starts pounding with an unpleasant and unpleasant feeling.

Suddenly I thought about when it started.

It was probably when my friend got engaged to some woman and started focusing on her.

When we meet after a long time and he opens his mouth, he says, “Aria aria aria aria, really, stop it.

When you’re with me, just focus on me.

That’s why.

It was so wrong that I forced him to give me the wrong answer, which was far from the correct answer, when he asked me for advice on how to improve his relationship with his fiancée.

Well, that stupid woman ruined the relationship on her own without me having to go through all that trouble.

But the more I saw my friend suffering, the more I felt like it was my fault, so I started to distance myself from him.

The stone that rolled in like that dislodged the embedded stone.

‘But why did you suddenly change? Why are you still tangled up when you know the mistakes you made? Why are you trying to be the only one happy?’

Oh, my head hurts again.

The spirits around are chattering noisily.

Let’s kill him. Just get rid of him. Why hesitate? It would be better to reveal everything…

“Be noisy.”

Yeah, if you go this hard it’ll be a little quieter. But it’ll pop out again soon and make your head spin.

It’s all their fault.

‘Eugene and you b*stards. You guys really piss me off. I really hate you.’

But even though I think like this, I will eventually return to Eugene’s side.

For Julian, his friend’s side was his only comfort.

‘It’s disgusting.’

… In the end, the thing he hated the most was himself.

***

“… Huh? Dormitory supervisor?”

Aria dropped the piece of cake she was about to bring to her mouth on the floor.

But now, such trivial things are not the problem.

Her trembling gaze turned to Eugene, who was sipping his beer.

“Oh, I heard it’s a newly built dormitory with no new residents… They gave me a position as a dorm supervisor and told me to live there.”

Certainly, now that I think about it.

Even before she returned, it seemed like there were many facilities that were built uselessly and never actually used.

During class time, I would look at the teachers and staff grumbling about how envious they were of the students, as if the world was pathetic.

“Ah… .”

In that moment, Aria’s imagination began to run wild.

After work, Eugene returned to the dormitory, his body exhausted.

The person who meets him at the entrance is Aria, who was returning from school.

That’s right, it was me.

While waiting for him to come home, she cleaned the dorm thoroughly and even prepared a delicious meal herself for dinner.

She asks him with a longing smile, even though he looks obviously exhausted from his hard work.

-Are you back? I prepared dinner. Do you want to eat first?

-Or do you want to take a bath first?

-Or else… from me?

Eugene, who was asked the question, looked at her expressionlessly for a moment, then smiled faintly with his manly face.

Then he gradually closes the distance between her and lifts her up, hugging her tightly with his arms that are thicker than her waist.

And said.

-you.

‘Hehehe… I, I like it too… .’

The strength in his eyes went away, and the corners of his mouth went up uncontrollably.

I felt like my back would loose strength if I let my guard down.

“Well, you never know what will happen to people. Even if there are no new residents right now, when the new semester starts… .”

Eugene said something, but she couldn’t hear it.

‘You, it may be a little early, but… I can’t miss this opportunity! I’m a proper student! And I’m Eugene’s fiancée!’

When I think about it like that, I start to feel like I don’t have time to do this.

“I’ll get up first! I have some urgent business to attend to!”

“Huh, all of a sudden? Where are you going?”

“Rain, it’s a secret!”

Aria running like the wind.

Of course, the party just for two with Eugene is also important… .

She was a woman who knew how to look forward to long-term happiness rather than short-term happiness.