episode_0048

When I finished my day’s work, it was already late in the evening, and the sun was already dark. I walked lightly into the dormitory grounds, avoiding other people’s eyes.

Now, I’ve become quite familiar with the route to and from Yeon Myeong-ha’s dormitory. Although I am careful, I don’t have to worry about being caught, thanks to the principal removing the security and custodian.

But what stopped me in my tracks was the unexpected scenery that unfolded in front of the front door.

“… What are you doing?”

“… Hehe.”

When she heard my voice, Yeon Myeong-ha, who was squatting in the dormitory entrance, raised her head. His complexion is pale, like someone who was caught doing something bad.

And beneath her feet… A small cat with a familiar appearance is seen lying down with its belly exposed.

-Dang!

As if he was waiting for me to come, Peanut immediately got up, ran over, and put his body on my leg.

The pain adds to an already sore head. Why on earth is Peanut here? Did he follow my scent like last time? ?

“Yes, your cat… ? But in the dormitory… Animals… Without my permission… ”

Yeon Myeong-ha belatedly managed her expression and stood up. The effort to build up prestige as a senior is quite tearful.

But I have to speak while shaking and unable to make proper eye contact… I think he was even patting Peanut’s belly just a moment ago.

Surprisingly, although he is cruel to people, he may be kind to animals.

-Myan!

As if he wanted to be petted like usual, Peanut pretended to climb up his leg to encourage me.

But all I can think of is that it is extremely difficult. Fortunately, it seems that Peanut is unaware that Peanut’s official owner is someone else.

The very person that Yeon Myeong-ha hates so much.

Of course, it’s not wrong to say that it’s my cat, but I can’t reveal that situation to her right now.

If that happens, it may become an excuse for other problems later…

“No. This is my first cat. Let’s get it out quickly.”

-Myan!?

After careful consideration, I made a decision and shook my head resolutely.

But at that moment.

Peanut looked up at me with wide eyes, as if he had understood what I was saying.

My heart feels a little sore. This is because those eyes really felt like they were full of betrayal and shock.

Peanut gave me a wet and resentful look for a moment. Then, in an instant, he ran beyond the bushes and disappeared.

I guess he really understood it and didn’t get upset. Should I feed him something delicious later?

“Ah… ”

Toward the spot where Peanut had disappeared, Yeon Myeong-ha raised her arms forward as if regretful. However, he glanced at me and withdrew the hand he was about to slightly extend.

“… ”

There was only awkward silence between us. Well, it’s inevitable that this is the case.

After looking at me for a moment with pity, he turned around and walked back to his room.

-Wudangtang!

“… Hehe.”

And that moment. He stumbled, lost his footing, and fell to the floor with a loud noise.

Perhaps because of the shame of showing such indecent behavior in front of my juniors, I sat down and trembled for a while.

Compassionate again raised his legs with difficulty. Then, he walked languidly into his bedroom and quietly closed the door without making a sound.

Her face was always filled with the deep sorrow of a sick person.

***

-Wow!

-Click!!

-Ugh… Go away… Black…

The sound of objects floating in the air colliding with each other.

The sound of something falling to the floor and breaking into pieces.

and… The plea of a girl who was so scared and cried after seeing something in her dream.

For several days now, the same sound has been coming from the next room every night.

“… ”

Suddenly, I turned my gaze and saw a scene of pencils and clothes floating and embroidering the air unfolding before my eyes.

They fell and floated repeatedly, creating a seemingly surreal scene around them.

I’m sure you said it was a typical poltergeist phenomenon that happens around a powerful wizard when he or she is put in an extreme situation.

When I first entered this dormitory, I was momentarily taken aback by how messy it was.

No one would think that the dormitory of a noble lady who was always neatly dressed would have cups, outerwear, and everything else lying around on the floor.

Are you the kind of person who cannot get over his anger at the sight of such a messy scene and ends up making a mess of things? And I guessed it.

However, looking at it now, I feel like I have completely lost the will to organize this phenomenon because it repeats itself every night.

-Ugh… stop… stop… !

“I’m going crazy… ”

That plea I heard right now was the biggest worry I was facing right now.

I also wondered how many more ‘works’ I should do. But surprisingly, compassion’s surrender occurred quite early.

I don’t know what he was thinking on the inside, but he could no longer openly show his spiteful and arrogant attitude toward me, who pitied me. At best, I’ll just try to show off my pride for a moment like before and then give up.

Over the past few days, little has been said about her from the crib.

There is something my sisters always said. It is said that the stronger a person appears on the outside, the more empty they are on the inside and the easier it is for them to break.

I wonder if that may be the case even with pity… That’s not the problem.

After suffering for a few days, I was able to know for sure. As was first guessed, the problem that is bothering Yeon Myeong-ha the most right now is her excessive connection with spirits.

At night, when the moon and stars rose and her sensitivity to particles became more sensitive, she was always tormented by terrible nightmares and cried and suffered in her dreams all night long. It’s like a sound I can still hear from the next room.

And thanks to the poorly insulated walls, I haven’t been able to sleep for several days.

Originally, I was going to just check the condition and sleep in the dormitory, but… I couldn’t stop walking when I heard that sound.

She didn’t seem to sleep that first day. It seemed like the reason was that I was in the next room, but I couldn’t hold out for long, perhaps because I suffered from chronic fatigue.

Therefore, at first, I was planning to observe Yeon Mye-ha’s situation for a while.

There was still no human trust between her and me that could reveal the existence of power.

But even more than I thought, her situation looked really bad.

Suddenly, he was alone, staring into space with a scared expression on his face. I even saw someone swearing at something invisible from afar. Those appearances did not seem like normal people at all.

Moreover, it had only been a few days since she entered the dormitory, but even in that short period of time, Sang Yeon-ha’s condition was noticeably worsening.

His face was haggard with deep dark circles, and he had no energy like before, so he stumbled on the floor alone.

-Clink!

-Ugh… Black…

“… ”

I was in deep trouble today as well. Her condition today didn’t seem much better than yesterday. Even if he were found dead tomorrow morning, his face looked like there would be nothing strange about it.

Even if you don’t like her on a human level, you can’t help but feel a little sympathy when she shows you like that.

“… ”

I felt like today was the time to end those worries.

No matter how many times I thought about it, I couldn’t see any other sharp numbers. In any case, we can’t keep letting things like this continue.

And I need to check at least once to see if my power is really effective in calming her nightmares.

… Let’s give it a try. If I get caught, I’ll try to get out of it somehow.

I made up my mind.

Then, he infused his will into something clustered near his heart and spread it like ripples in all directions as far as possible.

-Wow!

Soon, the sound of objects falling from the air all at once echoed loudly throughout the dormitory.

Anyway, poltergeists are also a particle-mediated phenomenon. Since the entire surrounding area has been blocked by the blockade, there is no longer any room for poltergeists to appear.

I thought that the noise might wake Yeon-hye, but the bedroom next door remained silent.

And before long, the only sound that could be heard was someone taking small, regular breaths.

-Ko… Saegeun…

It was a deep, comfortable breathing sound that I had never heard since I entered this dormitory.

there is. It definitely works.

Somehow, I feel a sense of accomplishment building up, and instead of crying in sorrow, I feel a little peace in my heart along with a little satisfaction from the silence that surrounds me.

We cannot yet guarantee whether this achievement will continue until her successful correction… Still, I think I can get some sleep today.

Maybe it was because I was relaxed, but a feeling of fatigue and drowsiness quickly began to creep into my head.

If you get caught… Let’s take a look first…

***

-tweet!

At the sound of birds chirping outside the window, Yeon Myeong-ha, who was lying in bed, suddenly opened her eyes.

Then he tilted his head and frowned slightly, as if he didn’t understand something.

Even though she was half asleep, a strange sense of discomfort was filling her nerves.

“… ?”

I immediately understood why.

The warm morning sunlight was filling her room.

The evil ridicule that used to be loud every morning was somehow quiet today.

My head, which had always suffered from headaches, was clear and calm, and my body felt light, as if I could fly into the sky at any moment.

There wasn’t even the slightest lingering memory of last night’s terrible nightmare.

“What is this… !”

I turned my sympathetic head and checked my watch.

And then I couldn’t speak.

Today was the first day she overslept.