episode_0073

Another two weeks have passed since the hunting festival.

“……Was it a dream?”

I frowned after having an unpleasant nightmare.

It was a dream that I would never be able to escape from the deadline, and that I would be alone again due to being framed.

Faberdedo, Purdo, Trejiado, Zenado. There was no one left by my side in the dream.

Maybe it was because my colleagues had left, but in my dream, I walked aimlessly with my eyes losing focus. I walked and walked again.

Finally, I lost all my strength and fell to the floor, and I heard someone sobbing. I don’t know who is crying.

“You have all these crazy dreams.”

There was no way Zenana Pur or Trezia would leave me in the first place.

Even if I were to leave, it would only be a brief farewell and not a total loss.

After erasing useless thoughts, I stood up and stretched.

The weather now had a distinct spring scent, and even the leaves were green.

As I open the window to let in the light, the fishy stench of the inn near the semi-basement stings my nose.

“I tried to clean it up, but the smell is just not worth it.”

I grumbled and looked out the window at the huge scenery of the academy’s knight club.

Several groups of students can be seen among the cherry blossoms, which have now almost all fallen.

“You dropped your ranking again.. I really want to die..”

“Hey, he’s still much better than me. I didn’t study at all for this midterm just to let it all go.”

“I didn’t do much either.. I think we both just failed.”

I am very proud of the students who sigh and yell at each other. There is no student who does not study at Beatus Academy.

In addition, you can see inexperienced but youthful kids who enjoy dating, hard workers who silently swing their swords in the training hall, and a guy who naturally places his red head on someone else’s shoulder.

What is this?

“Senior Dyers… I’ll be taking my midterm exam soon, and I didn’t study at all… Hehehe, what should I do?”

I have to take back what I said earlier. At Beatus Academy, everyone studies except Jenna.

Jenna’s entire body was covered in sweat, as if she had just run. I said, putting a towel over my head.

“I see. I studied. Good luck.”

“Wow… Do you know that seniors are really unfriendly sometimes..? How can you react so dryly when your ‘closest junior’ says you didn’t study?”

“How can you react so arrogantly when ‘such a great senior’ wishes you good luck?”

Jenna’s gaze and mine met for a moment, creating silence.

It’s really like this.

So what.

I hate my senior.

Oh okay, goodbye.

I really hate you, senior.

It looks like it’s going to rain for some reason, so take it slow and go.

I will cry in the rain.

Cry. Because I will smile.

Jenna, who had this conversation with me with a glance, left the inn with a blank expression on her face until the end.

The whole world knows that you’re joking, but your acting skills are only improving. Later, I will have to bring along the genealogy book that was included in the collection.

I muttered as I looked at her footprints.

“Maybe I’m the one doing the acting.”

My chest feels like it’s burning and I feel nauseous.

I bowed down.

“Wow.”

As if to let you know that there is not much time left, dark red blood soaks the clothes and floor.

I have vomited blood so many times that I have now gotten to the point where I know when I will vomit.

I held back desperately when talking to Jenna. There is nothing more stupid than showing blood in front of your juniors.

When I glanced in the mirror, I noticed that my dark circles had become extremely dark.

“Still, I gained something from winning the hunting festival. With this, you can quickly make a life elixir.”

Two copies of the replica S-class herb obtained by defeating the Chimera.

I cherished those new arrivals.

Now that I have obtained one of the three ingredients for the elixir of life, my suffering like this will soon be over.

It must end. Even now, I am desperately trying to act out my daily life, but I never know when I might vomit blood and pass out in front of people.

Before the ‘curse of the tongue’ continues to eat away at me.

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For the first time in a while, I stopped by the orphanage and met Trezia. She greeted me with an eerie smile, probably because she was disappointed that I hadn’t come recently.

She had a habit of smiling whenever she showed that she was genuinely upset. It’s a soulless laugh, like a cult preaching to strangers.

“When did you say you would come and how many days is it now?”

“……”

“One week. You haven’t come for a week.. How disappointed must you have been? Yes..?”

I had no choice but to close my eyes and remain still. For some reason, I felt like a beaten husband.

Of course, my relationship with her is not that kind of relationship.

A person who has always been cool-headed and calculating, and who exudes a noble and unapproachable aura, could not get used to this change.

“Do you know how long the kids have been waiting for Mr. Dyers? They say that when someone who used to come often doesn’t come, your young heart gets hurt.”

Someone suddenly jumped out and rebutted her confident statement.

“Dyers That’s a lie! Mama, I always look at the door and wait with a faint expression as if I’m waiting for my boyfriend!!”

“Oh my… Cream, aren’t you very tired? Come to think of it, it’s already time to sleep~? Good children should sleep now.”

“No!! Mama, I’m not sleepy at all..!”

Cream’s body floats as she says something, as if she is a fighter trying to tell the truth.

Trezia saw that and smiled. It was a smile that would thrill anyone who saw it.

It’s a completely irrelevant issue from my point of view, but it’s a deadline-limited wife.

“Mother. Could you please marinate me with some cream?”

The pencil automatically writes the answer on paper.

-I understand, Tree. Have a good time, you two.

“There is no need to write that down.”

“Eupeup!! Ugh!”

In the end, Cream, who wanted to tell the truth until the end, was put into a nap with the sound of the door closing.

Cream… I feel like I’d rather sleep.

“Hehe, this is where the treasure is sleeping.”

These days, the treasure even takes a nap.

“…So what did Cream say?”

“Is that important now? Why do you change your mind?”

Trezia looked at me as if she was still dissatisfied.

No matter how you look at it, it seems that he is the one who is changing the conversation. Nevertheless, I couldn’t help but notice Trezia’s feelings.

Because I was the one who said I would come and then broke my promise.

I’ve been very busy over the past two weeks, but even if I say it, it’ll only be an excuse.

In the end, we have no choice but to borrow the power of capital.

“I’m sorry for breaking my promise. I wonder if this will relieve my anger.”

I tried to take out the wallet I bought at the market for 5 silver (5,000 won). Since the amount they are eating is no joke, it is time to donate.

“…Are you crazy now? Do you think I’m doing this for money? Am I really angry?”

Trezia got extremely angry when I tried to hand her money as an apology. Although he speaks softly because of the children, he looks very angry.

There is no one in this world who hates money, and nuns in particular are the type of person who is very interested in money, so why are they so angry?

I quickly assessed the situation and took out my ring instead of my wallet. It was obtained by going through the dungeon.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. There’s no way I would think like that.”

“A person like that… uh. What is this..?”

Fortunately, I succeeded in turning her around. I think it’s a pretty ring.

“I got it by chance while going through a dungeon. Since it was pink, I thought it would go well with it, so I kept it.”

Although it is a red diamond ring, the effect is comparable to that of a fairly decent A-grade accessory.

Was it a ring that, when you pressed it once when you were sweating profusely, made your whole body feel refreshed as if you had taken a shower? That would be the case if it hadn’t changed from the original.

“……I think it suits you..?”

“Okay. So, why don’t you let go of your anger?”

Her eyes widen in surprise and at the same time, the corners of her mouth turn up uncontrollably.

I took advantage of that opportunity and gently placed a ring on her index finger.

You have to put a wedge in it. You can’t do it at the end.

“I kept the ring very clean for a week with the intention of giving it away. It suits you as expected.”

“Hmm.. I really don’t like this type of thing, but… well.. Mr. Dyers said it suits me, so I wear it.”

The crisis was barely overcome.

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After completing my service, I started business with Nanpur.

Although the days have warmed up, the popularity of bungeoppang has not yet waned.

However, since there were a lot of new restaurants, they came up with a new menu, which was a simple meal.

Rice cake soon. And slush.

When they added special sauce to the standard menu items, they started selling like crazy.

While doing business, I sometimes heard things like this.

“Are you two in a romantic relationship? I’m so jealous..”

“Hey. Of course you’ll be stuck together all day. You call that a question?”

“Ah… that..! Although we are not lovers, from now on..!”

Every time he heard such a rude and impolite question, the timid Pur didn’t know what to do.

“We are friends, not lovers. Don’t talk nonsense.”

In the end, I had no choice but to step forward and correct my statement. Every time that happened, Pur smiled a strangely weak and awkward smile.

He deserves it too. Even if you’re like me, if you’re asked if you’re in a relationship with someone like me, you’ll lose all your strength.

When business was getting a little easier, Pur opened his mouth.

“Dyers. But have you heard a strange rumor lately? They say a person wearing a mask goes around destroying terrorist groups…”

From what I’ve heard, it seems like it’s about a person who single-handedly destroys terrorist groups.

“I don’t know who he is, but he’s such a useless guy.”

“Is that so..? Well, it’s so dangerous and scary. It would be better if they just did business like us.”

Pur nodded his blue head and agreed with what I said.

I naturally continued to stir the tteokbokki. casually.

Uh, um…

But that’s me.