episode_0120

I dragged my tired body onto the bed and buried my face in it.

“Ugh.”

Of course… I was physically fine since all I did was just classwork.

Speaking while receiving the attention of so many people,

It is a task that requires considerable mental strength.

…it’s tough.

He crawled across the bed like a caterpillar.

“I want to quit quickly… .”

My voice was echoing because I opened my mouth while buried in the pillow.

“Then why don’t you just quit?”

As if he understood, Myeong-un sat down at my bedside and answered me.

A low, muffled voice,

Even though I couldn’t see the expression, it seemed like I could see the anonymous frown between his eyebrows.

I lifted my head from the pillow and licked my lips.

“That’s true, but… .”

No matter what, you can’t just quit right away, right?

The research on the cane was also far away,

After leaving the academy, there is nothing to do.

Well, at best I’ll just stay locked in my cabin and swing my sword.

“Ugh.”

…will that be okay?

The hair sticking out near the crown of my head feels like it’s standing on end.

… I think it would be a good idea to seriously consider it.

“Um.”

He nodded and stretched out his arm to the nameless man sitting at the bedside.

“Anonymous.”

“Yes, Master.”

I held out my palm as if asking for something,

Pook- Myeong let out a sigh and opened his mouth while putting a strawberry on top.

“… That’s the last one.”

“What.”

He sat up at the absurd and anonymous words and pointed to the corner of the room.

“What are you talking about! I see something piled up like a mountain over there!”

I protested, puffing out my cheeks.

That would be the case.

In fact, in the direction I pointed, there was a pile of strawberries as big as the mountain that Camilla had shown me.

In the midst of a fierce struggle for justice,

The strawberry dictator, Anonymous, shook his head slightly and pointed behind me.

“Do you know how many strawberries the teacher ate today?”

I turned my head slightly and looked back,

Likewise, there is a ridiculous amount of strawberry tops piled up.

… You ate a lot.

but.

The truth cannot be hidden!

He raised his index finger and poked the nameless man in the ribs.

“Isn’t it true that there’s still a lot left?!”

“…”

How many times have I stabbed that anonymous person in the ribs like that?

“… Master.”

“What is it, have you finally realized your mistake?”

“That… .”

Moo-myeong, who seemed to be hesitating to say something, let out a deep sigh and said something rather shocking.

“Recently, I’ve gained a little weight… .”

“… What.”

I hurriedly lowered my arms and felt my sides and lower abdomen.

“Um… .”

It’s as soft as usual.

It’s ambiguous… .

I didn’t feel like my body got heavier to begin with, so how could I have gained weight?

I squint my eyes and give Anumyeong a suspicious look, wondering if he is deceiving me.

Nameless, who had been avoiding my gaze, opened his mouth.

“… Really.”

“That can’t be… .”

As my mood worsens, my hair and shoulders, which had been on end, begin to droop.

… I guess it’s true.

I can’t even imagine that Anonymous would lie to me,

But you must not give up hope until the end.

He asked the anonymous man in a small, trembling voice.

“Did you gain a lot of weight?”

“…”

The anonymous man remained silent for a moment.

He just stared at me intently and nodded slightly.

But that alone was enough to explain it.

“… Yeah.”

I nodded my head with a solemn expression and steeled my resolve.

“I can’t eat anything more than this today!”

Then, in the early morning, when the nameless fell asleep,

It’s a sad story that all the strawberries disappeared last night, as if thieves had come by.

* * *

“… Are you looking for me?”

“Yes… I thought you were in a hurry… ?”

On the way back to the room,

A few times a student I had met in the library spoke to me.

The reason is that Bell is looking for me.

The cadet said, “I don’t know about other people, but

Professor Bell said that it was the first time he had seen him in such a hurry and that he hurried.

I expressed my gratitude to the student and headed to Bell’s studio.

-Squeak

“Bell, why did you call?”

“Hehehe… .”

As we opened the door and entered the room,

Belle’s somewhat sinister laughter was heard.

“Ah… Oh, you’re here… .”

Belle wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve and raised the corners of her mouth.

I looked at it with a trembling expression,

Belle motioned for me to come closer to her.

“Hey, come this way… .”

“… Yeah,”

Standing next to the bell,

She was showing me her staff and pouring her energy into it.

… I wonder if it’s dangerous.

Just in case, I moved away from Bell a little.

“Okay, look carefully… ?”

Belle saw me fall and made a cold expression.

He said that with a deep sigh.

and.

When the bell’s energy flowed in to some extent,

A change occurred in the cane.

“… What?”

“Isn’t it amazing…?”

I turned my back on the sparkling bell and looked at the staff, or rather the scabbard.

“… scabbard?”

“Yes… I found out while researching… There was this strange technique… .”

As if trying to hide something, Bell added a small note and handed me the scabbard.

“Ah, you must be a great wizard… I, I’ve never seen such magic before… .”

“… It’s magic.”

“If it weren’t for the background of magic and alchemy, I probably wouldn’t have found it… .”

Belle burst into laughter after saying that.

“Wow, what a discovery… .”

I looked at the scabbard in his hand.

… I, of course, didn’t notice that Elia had something like that either.

No, wait.

So, is this the sword case we were looking for in the Demon Realm, the item Lily introduced us to?

Did Lily do this on purpose to put Anonymous in danger…?

…He hasn’t come to see me lately.

Let’s not make any wild guesses, just think of it as one of the possibilities.

“After… .”

My head is spinning from the sudden onslaught of information.

Do you have no intention of taking me into consideration?

Bell took the scabbard from me and pointed to one of the words written on the top.

“And… This, this I haven’t interpreted yet.”

“This is….”

There was a Chinese character written there that was not there, a character that no one but me and the nameless would know: 無名 (nameless).

“… How on earth.”

He muttered softly and touched his forehead.

Because I had a headache.

Belle spoke to me as if she was more interested in my reaction.

“Do you know this character?”

For a moment, I felt a little surprised at how he asked questions without hesitation.

At that moment, Belle felt a strange sense of discomfort at the sight of a kind of madness and curiosity in his eyes, so he nodded his head slightly.

“… I know, I know.”

It’s my disciple’s name, so it’s hard not to know it.

I felt strange.

After finishing speaking, he tilted his head to continue thinking.

“What does it mean…!”

Bell suddenly grabbed my hand and slowly brought his face closer to me.

“That’s so close!”

“Huh? Please tell me…!”

“Get off me!”

Let’s move our bodies back, clearly showing our dislike.

Only then did Belle realize what she had done, and her face turned pale.

“Sorry, I’m sorry…!”

Bell bowed deeply,

It must be quite scary to see your body trembling.

“… Okay, I guess mistakes can happen.”

I sighed deeply at the sight of Bell and waved my hand slightly.

And, I feel sorry for Belle… .

I don’t think I can read what that word is.

That would be the case.

Anonymous? Isn’t that too explicit a word?

I have no idea what kind of looks my disciple will get if I tell him.

… Even the name of the person Lucius spoke of, something like ‘the nameless one’, was truly embarrassing.

Even the writing on the scabbard is anonymous.

“… Tsk.”

So what should we do?

If you listen to Lucius, the nameless man they’re chasing is clearly a villain.

But my disciple, Myeong, is a good boy who grew up by my side his entire life.

I can’t see any relationship at all,

The nameless person written in those Chinese characters and the nameless person Lucius is chasing linger in my mind.

“Tsk.”

It would be pointless to deny it any further.

I guess my disciple must have some kind of connection with that scabbard.

And the one who told me about that scabbard was Lily.

If you think back to what she said when she first saw her in the past, she said that she was acting according to the prophecy of the Demon King who had not yet awakened.

And the jackal who came to the mountains in the past to look for the black-haired man.

The circumstances that I tried hard to ignore all point to anonymity, as if they were denying me.

So, is Myeong-un a character who will become a villain in the future?

“…”

I don’t know.

But, what.

Even so, it doesn’t really matter much.

Anyway, for now, it’s just a situation, literally a possibility.

I am a coward.

It is not easy to be certain as long as there is even a single possibility.

and.

As long as I remain an anonymous master, nothing negative will ever happen.

If by any chance it happens… .

Is there any other way?

I have to help Anonymous.

If even that fails,

I should have killed myself and committed seppuku, having raised a bad disciple.

Once I organized my thoughts, my head became clearer.