episode_0021

Time passed, and a week remained until the academy’s entrance ceremony.

As usual, I finished my morning exercise routine and went to the dormitory where I was assigned as a dormitory supervisor.

Back to Orion Hall.

‘It’s certainly nice, perhaps because it’s a relatively recently built building.’

It was a thought that occurred to me as I changed clothes and came out of a room with a sign that said [Director’s Office].

The principal’s office was the room where I usually lived, located near the entrance on the first floor.

‘The shower room has a magic shower, the hot and cold water control and water pressure are good, the kitchen and dining room are clean, and the private room is spacious enough for one person to use.’

It wasn’t for nothing that the dean was bragging about the new building.

‘Well, the location is on the outskirts of the academy grounds, but… it’s nice because you can take a walk during your commute.’

Perhaps it is because of this shortcoming that students have not moved in here in the past.

No matter how good the new building is,

Considering that I go to class every day, I would prefer a place close to the main building.

Thanks to that, I was living a satisfyingly quiet and free life.

‘That might be the last day, though.’

Current students or new students who arrive at the Academy earlier than the start of the semester will be able to move into the dormitory starting today.

The dean tried to trick me during the interview by saying that there were no new residents… .

The list of applicants for dormitory housing that will be delivered today means that this advantage may disappear.

‘It wouldn’t matter if one or two people came in. It would be less work, and there wouldn’t be a lot of applications to a dormitory that wasn’t popular in the first place.’

When I heard about moving into a dorm, the faces of two people with whom I have a connection suddenly came to mind.

‘Aria contacted me last time to say that she was returning to her hometown, Count Floris’s family.’

He said he’d be back before the semester started.

Since then, I haven’t heard from her separately.

I, too, have tried my best not to contact her first, ever since I was once told never to contact her first.

‘Julian too… I tried contacting him before, but his voice was strangely weak. Did something happen?’

As a friend, I couldn’t help but be worried.

Even when asked, he would often just say it was nothing.

‘Well, he did sound a bit shaky when I told him I was going to be the instructor and the headmaster.’

Julian also said he would be back before the semester started… .

If we do well, Aria and I might be able to get along.

In fact, neither of them had felt particularly lonely or anything even though they hadn’t seen each other for several months before… .

‘Because lately, I’ve always been with those two, even if it was for a relatively short period of time.’

Maybe that’s why.

It used to be okay, but lately I’ve been feeling a little lonely every now and then.

‘I hope you come back soon.’

Thinking of the two people, I left the dormitory and slowly walked to the academy.

***

Before receiving the list of new residents, I headed to the research building of the Department of Magic.

‘Let’s see, Professor Rollin’s lab… Ah, it’s here.’

I arrived at the location written on the map I had received in advance and knocked softly on the door.

Knock knock-

“Professor Rollin, are you there? This is Eugene, the new instructor who contacted you in advance.”

However, even after waiting for a while, there was no answer from inside.

‘What? You said you would definitely be in the lab at this time.’

You might not have heard it because you were doing other work.

I knocked lightly on the door, using just a little more force than before.

Boom-! Boom-! Boom-!

“Professor, are you there!? This is instructor Eugene!!”

Boom boom boom-!!

Only then did a loud noise come from inside.

As expected! It must have been because the sound was too quiet earlier that you couldn’t hear it.

Wait a moment, the door to the lab opened slightly, just slightly.

And through the slightly open gap a pink head popped out.

“Who, who are you…!?”

The protruding head did not look up, but instead spoke while looking at the floor.

Hmm… Is there something on the floor?

“Professor Rollin? Is that you?”

“Yes… Yes… .”

“I am Eugene, the new instructor who contacted you in advance.”

“Oh, is that so? Oh, nice to meet you, and, can I, can I just go in?”

There’s no way that’s possible.

It’s been bothering me since earlier.

“Professor Rollin? When you talk to someone, you look at their face. That’s polite.”

I moved slightly to the side and stood in front of Professor Rollin’s head, which was sticking out through the crack in the door.

Then, in an instant, a large shadow appeared above her.

“Huh… ?”

Could it be because I suddenly felt like my surroundings had become dark?

Professor Rollin’s head, which had been staring at the floor as if he was going to bang his head, slowly rose.

After climbing up the stairs with our necks stretched out, we finally made eye contact.

“Hee, heeek! Go, monster!”

“… It is also rude to call someone a monster in front of someone you just met.”

“I, I don’t taste good… Uh, please don’t eat it… D-instead, I’ll hand over my assistants to you aaah… !!”

“Even if it looks like this, people don’t eat it. It’s really rude. To me and to the teaching assistants.”

I was shaking so much that I thought something big might happen.

I couldn’t help but sigh at the sight of her stubbornly acting rude.

“Are the items I asked you to prepare through the dean completed? I will be using them in class right away, so it would be difficult if they are not completed soon.”

Did you feel like I was ignoring you by asking you that question?

Professor Rollin spoke to me with his eyes wide open.

“Of course! What do you think of me? Mr. Monster, please stop screaming loudly while I scan your brain!”

“Wow… A scream. I haven’t screamed since I was a kid. I used to laugh it off even when a knife was stuck in my body… Let’s wait and see.”

I smiled belligerently at Professor Rollin, who spoke so brazenly.

Well, even though her words were confident, her legs were still shaking as if an earthquake had occurred on its own.

“Well, then… Okay, let’s start… ?”

…by the way, I was made to sit in a strange chair.

In an experiment where a helmet-like object was placed over the head and a brain scan was performed.

“Euuuugeee…!?”

“Hee, heehee, heeheehee… !!!”

I couldn’t help but scream… no, I couldn’t help but groan slightly at the brain-wrenching pain I was experiencing for the first time in my life.

By the way, Professor Rollin, who was watching from the side, was very pleased.

***

Meanwhile, at that moment, someone’s scream echoed throughout the research building.

In the dean’s office, two people were talking face to face.

“How was your time at the Academy, Saintess?”

The green-haired girl who was sipping tea across from the dean asked.

Rene said with a bright smile.

“It was a really boring place with nothing to see or fun to do? I don’t know why it’s called the best educational institution.”

Contrary to the impression of being naturally sacred, the Dean broke out in a sweat at the sharp and venomous remarks that came out quickly.

Even though the organization he managed was being denied outright… he couldn’t bring himself to get angry.

Because she was the most important figure, agent, and envoy of the sect, which was called the two great powers along with the imperial family.

“Hehe, I see. This is really… I can’t even raise my head when I think that you must have felt that way because of my lack of virtue.”

“I’m glad you knew. I hope you do your best in the future?”

“… … .”

Much younger than me.

A cross-shaped vein bulged out from the forehead of the dean, who had been scratched so much by a girl who was at least as old as his granddaughter.

“Hehehe! Then, what about the academy admission that I suggested beforehand…?”

“Why should I go to an academy full of obvious flaws? I don’t regret it, but I will decline.”

“Hehehehe! This is it, this is really too bad. If the saintess were here, she would have made the lacking academy shine even brighter.”

“That’s why daily diligence is more important than anything else. Because you never know when the goddess will give you a chance like a stroke of luck.”

The Dean, whose patience was starting to reach its limit, just wanted to quickly get rid of the villainess disguised as a saint in front of him.

“It’s a shame. Something fun was about to happen at the Academy, but you passed away without even seeing it.”

“Is it something fun? I’m not particularly curious, but I’ll tell you what it is.”

“When you observed the entrance exam, do you remember the test taker who performed very well there?”

The moment the dean asked that, the saintess’s expression became mysterious for a moment.

“… Yes, I remember. You mean that big brother who is as big as a mountain?”

“That’s right, that guy has joined as an instructor this time. The lecture of the new instructor, Eugene, who will probably be the youngest in our academy’s history… Saintess?”

“Why are you like that? Continue what you were saying. Hurry up.”

“That’s not it… Are you okay?”

At the dean’s worried question, Rene tilted his head to the side as if he didn’t understand English.

Then, the dean tells her something she herself had not noticed.

“Since I heard Instructor Eugene’s name earlier… I’ve been crying.”

“… Yes?”

Rene raised his hand and touched my face. He felt dampness.

What is this? Tears? Why am I crying?

As a saint of the church, I am crying in front of others. I should stop crying quickly and shut the dean’s mouth.

“… Huh? Why won’t this stop?”

But the more I think about that name, the more it keeps lingering in my head.

‘Eugene.’

Rene’s tears showed no sign of stopping and just kept flowing down.

‘What the hell are you?’

…who are you?