episode_0022

“Oh, my head.”

With my head still dizzy from the aftereffects of the experiment, I walked in the direction of the Dean’s office.

‘Mr. Monster! You have to come again, again…?’

I don’t know if the experiment was successful or if he just enjoyed my reaction… .

Professor Rollin saw them off, trembling, saying that they would meet again.

To be honest, I didn’t show it, but my pride was hurt.

Professor Rollin was the first woman who had ever caused me this much pain.

In short, you are the first woman like this to me… something like that.

‘More than anything, even if I didn’t specifically ask you to come again, you have to come regularly to conduct classes.’

While I was thinking about this and that, I found myself in the dean’s office.

dripping-

“Dean, this is Eugene.”

“… Instructor Eugene? Come in.”

After receiving permission, I opened the door and went in.

The Dean, who looked several years older than when I had last seen him, was sitting in his office chair.

“What happened…?”

So when I asked, the dean stared at me for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“Instructor Eugene, let me ask you one thing.”

“Oh, yes. Go ahead.”

“Are you acquainted with the saintess of the church?”

If she is a saint of the church….

It must mean the girl with the green hair.

At this I shook my head.

“No, I met him once during the entrance exam… but other than that, we don’t really have any contact.”

“Then why… .”

The dean, who was about to say something, swallowed his words again.

“… No. It’s not the kind of thing you can bring up so carelessly.”

“I don’t know what it is, but… I hope you cheer up.”

“… Hehe, maybe it’s not me who needs to cheer up, but Instructor Eugene. By the way, have you been to Professor Rollin’s lab?”

He tilted his head at the dean’s somewhat meaningful words, then nodded at the question that followed.

“That’s fortunate. I’m also very much looking forward to our new instructor’s performance. It may even be like that in the future.”

“Thank you. However, I feel a little burdened if I expect too much.”

“I hope you get used to it. Once the semester starts, you will probably be the center of attention of the entire academy, for better or worse.”

He let out a short sigh at that somewhat irresponsible remark and moved on to talking about the reason he had called me here today.

“The first list of applicants for the entire Academy dormitory has been completed, so I am calling you today as a housemaster and not as an instructor.”

“… Did someone move into our Orion building?”

It doesn’t really matter how many there are in a minority.

Since nothing at all was the best in terms of freedom, I swallowed and asked.

“Let me get to the point… Yes, there is.”

“… Ah.”

“When I first offered you the position of house manager, I talked to you about the fact that there were no new residents, but I am truly sorry about that.”

However, in our academy, which values freedom and equality, we cannot reject a student’s application for admission without a reason.

He nodded his head to the dean’s subsequent words, expressing his understanding.

Because it wasn’t an issue that could be resolved by being stubborn.

“So how many people?”

Yeah, even if it’s inevitable that new residents will come in… .

I hope that my wish that it was at least a minority will come true.

“In the first round of applications for student dormitories, the number of students moving into Orion Hall is… 2 people.”

2 people, not bad.

‘No, it’s better. It’s less awkward than having just one person, and it’s an easy number to take care of.’

While I was thinking like that, the dean looked lukewarm.

He gave me such an ambiguous look.

“But… According to my research, both of the new residents have connections to Instructor Eugene.”

“Yes? Are you talking to me?”

“… Check it out for yourself.”

The dean found a document in the pile of papers on his desk and handed it to me.

And then, at the unbelievable names written there.

I had no choice but to open my eyes wide and take a deep breath.

***

A woman walked up the hill, dragging a large bag along the ground.

One, even though it was clearly a difficult situation, she didn’t show any sign of difficulty.

Instead, he hummed a tune as if he was very happy.

“Huh~♪”

The identity of the woman who looks quite cheerful is….

It was Aria who returned from her paternal home, Count Floris.

In fact, I’ve been stuck with Eugene all this time, so I haven’t had time to go home since I left for the North right after returning.

However, since it couldn’t be like that forever, I went back to the Floris mansion to pack my things for the academy.

‘Actually, I don’t want to be apart from Eugene even for a moment… but I’m a woman who guarantees my spouse some alone time!’

But when I returned home after such a long time, my father and brother were out of the mansion for work.

The only person who came out to greet her.

“Welcome, Aria. Did you enjoy your long journey? I hope you enjoyed it.”

It was her mother who welcomed me with a bright smile.

One, Aria couldn’t help but tremble as soon as she saw her mother.

Well, Aria, her daughter, knew all too well that that smiling face was the expression she showed when she was at her most angry.

“Don’t contact me! Just wander around! If you’re going to! Just! Don’t! Come in! ”

Crash- crash- crash- crash- crash- crash-!!

Holding a whip imprinted with the fears of childhood.

She had no choice but to take the beatings without any resistance from her mother, who would kick her calves and beat her violently.

She couldn’t help but shed tears as the pain felt as if the area where she had been hit by the whip was burning hot.

None other than tears of joy.

‘I’m glad you look healthy… .’

Because it was still clearly engraved in Aria’s mind.

Her figure was hanging from the ceiling, limp and swaying from side to side.

The concern of a loved one that I might never receive again came with such joy that it made pain seem insignificant.

A smile naturally appeared on my lips.

“… Are you laughing? What did he do so well that you’re laughing now!”

“Huh? That, that’s not it… .”

“Aria, you really can’t do this, right? You need to get hit some more to come to your senses!”

“Huh, Mom!? Hey, wait a minute… Gyaaak!”

After a while, behind my mother, her expression seemed slightly relieved.

Aria had to wriggle on the floor, curled up like a worm.

Well, after that, we talked about recent events and went shopping together, so we had a really meaningful time.

Of course, even so, her mother never asked her about Eugene or anything.

No matter how much she kept talking about how she was trying to mend their relationship.

Because of what he has done in the past, it will be difficult to believe him.

‘So next time, Eugene and I will go see Mom and show her that our relationship has improved a lot from before!’

Aria, who was filled with anticipation and dreams of seeing the word “mother-in-law” coming out of Eugene’s mouth, finally arrived there.

‘It’s like a dream.’

It was just a recently built dormitory building with nothing particularly special about it… .

To her, it was a wonderful castle, one of a kind in the world.

The reason I could think that way was simple.

‘Because this is the nest of love where Eugene and I will live!’

In Aria’s mind, this was already their new home.

They were considered a happy newlywed couple living there.

Aria, who freely creates delusions that would terrify the people involved if they heard them.

Actually, I lived in the same mansion with Eugene even before I returned… .

There were other servants, and their rooms were far apart, so it was hard to see them as living together.

That is, this was the first truly commemorative joint living between the two people.

‘I’m happy… Do I deserve to be this happy?’

Frankly, she still thought of herself as a sinner.

Because I hadn’t finished atonement for Eugene, and I was still feeling guilty.

‘That’s why I have to atone for my sins right next to Eugene.’

This communal living was going to be that opportunity.

I will definitely make him happy with these hands.

Jerk- Jerk-

As she was making that determination, the sound of people behind her began to slowly approach.

‘Is it Eugene? Are you on your way back from the academy for instructor work?’

I didn’t tell him which dorm I was planning on moving into because I wanted to surprise him on the day he moved in.

So my mouth has been itching for a while now, but that’s over now!

When I look back, I see Eugene with a surprised expression on his face… .

“… Huh?”

“Ah… ?”

But her expectations were shattered the moment her eyes met with the slender, brown-headed figure that entered her field of vision.

Was it the same for the other person?

Julian’s expression, which had been walking with an expectant smile, hardened the moment he spotted her.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The eyes of the two people looking at each other turned black and dead.