episode_0125

“What are you doing here, Jang Ah-hyeon?”

He saw her and started to approach her with long strides.

“Ah… That’s it.”

‘How long have you been here? ‘Have you seen everything?’

Jang A-hyeon was momentarily taken aback by the appearance of a person she had never imagined would be here, but after assessing the situation, she quickly began to organize her answer.

Jang Ah-hyun swallowed her saliva as she looked at Professor Northmund, who was striding towards her.

‘Okay, I didn’t expect you to be here, but I didn’t do anything I couldn’t do, right?’

He has already decided to be with the professor. To go a little further, isn’t it true that they have been married for 100 years?

But what’s the problem since we chased away a dirty wild cat that kept trying to get in between us?

Although he spoke a little harshly, he didn’t physically harm her, like hitting her, and only gave her a verbal warning.

The moment Jang Ah-hyeon, who had organized her thoughts like that, opened her mouth to Northmund, who was approaching with a grim expression,

“Ah, teacher!”

Suddenly, Yoon Si-ah, who was downcast, blocks his path with a puzzled expression.

‘uh?’

Not only Jang Ah-hyeon but also the people behind her all look at the strange sight in amazement.

Why is Shia Yoon suddenly stopping Dean Northmund?

She suddenly stretched out her arms and blocked Professor Northmund’s path, speaking urgently.

“Well, it’s not her fault. This is my fault.”

“Get out of the way.”

“It’s true. I just wanted to get along. I… Because I am not good at communicating between people. Ha, anyway!”

Professor Northmund, who saw this, clicked his tongue and looked down for a moment at the anxious expression of a tall woman with long black hair and horns sprouting from her head.

He placed his hand on his shoulder and gently pushed it away.

The movement was gentle, but it was a sign of stubborn refusal. It was an unspoken reply that I would not listen to her.

She, too, seemed to have understood Northmund’s intentions, nodding slightly and stepping back with a tearful expression on her face.

Northmund, who was looking at her, eventually turned his attention to Jang A-hyeon.

“What are you doing? Jang Ah-hyun. Was what I saw a scene of group bullying?”

“No, Professor.”

Phew, what is it?

Jang Ah-hyun sighed in relief and sighed.

Now, Professor Northmund seems to think he is harassing Yoon Sia.

This proves that not everything has been heard.

You probably heard him say something like he was going to bury you or something, so it must have been quick.

Jang A-hyeon nodded slightly and opened her mouth to the professor.

“Tell me. If what I thought is correct, I am truly disappointed, Jang A-hyeon. Lately, I’ve been feeling proud that I’ve received some compliments… .”

“No, Professor. That woman did something to me that deserved it.”

“… Is it worth it?”

Jang Ah-hyeon looked into Professor Northmund’s eyes and calmly said that.

The person who asked the question looked puzzled in response to his answer, and the person mentioned by Jang Ah-hyun was looking at me and the professor alternately with an anxious face.

The gloomy and downcast look from before was gone, and only a look of confusion was evident on his face.

For a moment, I wondered why she, who was not the party involved, was so embarrassed, but Jang A-hyeon soon lost interest.

“Tell me.”

“Well, the woman… .”

Jang Ah-hyun stretched out her finger and pointed to a woman behind her who looked anxious, as if emotionally unstable.

As the professor’s gaze followed her finger, Jang A-hyeon continued speaking to drive the wedge in.

“He kept trying to interfere between me and the professor.”

“Between you and me?”

“Yes. Didn’t that woman always flirt with the professor? Yeah, I don’t care about what happened before. Because we haven’t achieved it yet.”

Jang Ah-hyeon took a breath and nodded slightly.

“But I can’t forgive you for continuing to do that even after the professor and I promised to be the most important people to each other. He kept distracting the professor and kept approaching me and being mean to me.”

“… What.”

“That chigeundeok does not mean what it says. From then on, that woman continued to interrupt me, repeatedly interrupted me, insulted me, and insulted the professor’s ally. I think there are enough reasons for me to be angry.”

“Huh!”

This time Professor Northmund froze.

However, the whining sound just now wasn’t made by him. For some reason, the sound of Han Se-jun taking a deep breath, looking at us from afar, could be heard all the way here.

Why does Sejun care so much? Doesn’t he already know everything?

For some reason, his face became extremely anxious, and like Yue next to him, he was stamping his feet and swallowing dry saliva.

And now this space.

It was as if time had stopped.

Rather than saying it has stopped, should we say that it feels like time has frozen, as if Professor Northmund was frozen and the Ice Age had arrived?

When the always serious person suddenly became embarrassed and stopped moving, even the surrounding air became tense and its molecular movements stopped.

Jang Ah-hyeon, who had tried to shoot back at the wind, had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

‘But why is the professor so embarrassed?’

It’s a little strange.

Although he may not openly agree with him due to his position as the dean of an academy, I don’t think it’s something to be this embarrassed.

What’s going on?

Of course, Jang Ah-hyeon had a puzzled expression on her face, as if she knew that something had happened and that this man’s personality would not answer, but she did not open her mouth to seek an answer and just stared at Professor Northmund.

How much time has passed like that?

“So that’s… .”

Professor Northmund’s mouth opened and time began to move again.

“Yes, I just gave you a warning. If this continues, it won’t be good for her as well as us.”

“That kind of thing happened. but… .”

It was obvious that he wanted to say something, but somehow he couldn’t get the words out.

What is happening?

Suddenly, Professor Northmund opens his mouth, moving his neck roughly and making a bone-thumping sound.

“… However, if the academy does this blatantly, as an educator, I have no choice but to admonish it.”

“Yes. Sorry, I will gladly listen to your admonition.”

“No, no. That’s not it.”

At Northmund’s words, both Ahyeon Jang and the clueless woman behind him remain silent.

Somehow, Professor Northmund seems strange today.

I keep feeling like something is conflicting inside my mind, like I want to say something but I can’t get the words out of my throat.

‘What’s wrong?’

I don’t know what happened to the professor or how serious it was.

But it was really clear that there was something strange about the professor.

“Um… .”

Then, Northmund suddenly clenches his chin and becomes serious.

Now, even Jang Ah-hyun is gradually becoming embarrassed when she sees it.

Han Sejun, who was watching the scene from afar, was biting his nails as if he knew something big was about to explode.

She thought to herself how comical it was to see a small amount of supernatural power manifesting itself, wrapping around her fingernails, and biting down on those strengthened, unbreakable nails.

“… Ahyeon Jang.”

Professor Northmund opened his mouth.

“Today, around 10pm… Yes, I have something to tell you, so come to the principal’s office. No, there’s something strange about calling the principal’s office late at night. hmm… Then.”

“No, I’ll go. Because I know that’s not what the professor thinks.”

“Are you okay? Okay, then I’ll see you later. I have a lot to talk about.”

Seeing Jang Ah-hyun shrug her shoulders at the professor’s words and say it was nothing, Northmund sighed a little and covered his head.

What are you trying to talk about?

There was no way Jang A-hyeon wasn’t interested in the long story he was going to tell, so there was already only one option.

When Jang A-hyeon nodded, Northmund somehow stumbled and walked a few steps, looking like he was about to fall, then used teleportation and disappeared.

When the loud sound typical of teleportation rang out, Jang Ah-hyun sighed softly.

“Ah, what are you going to do? professor… .”

After hearing someone’s voice, Jang Ah-hyun, who clicked her tongue and shook her head, felt her mood change again.

It hasn’t improved at all. Even though he threatened me like that.

What happened just now is just a story between the professor and myself. Why does a third party keep trying to get involved?

What are you going to do, Professor? Whatever the professor says, there’s something for that woman to know.

Jang Ah-hyeon felt extremely annoyed at this absurd situation and a sneer appeared on her face.

For a moment, Jang Ah-hyun was seriously contemplating whether to throw a bullet into the back of this defenseless head and silence him forever.

With a creepy smile on his face that didn’t seem to be a smile, he turned around and started walking away.

*

“Uh… What are you going to do, Elm!”

Looking at the time, it is roughly 9:40.

That means it is night.

According to the World Health Organization, you must go to sleep by 10 pm and it is recommended to wake up around 7 am.

That time is the most optimal sleep time for body balance, and sleeping at that time makes the day the most refreshing.

Still, whatever.

By today’s standards, going to bed at 10 o’clock is a very early time.

It’s still early evening at 10 o’clock. Don’t TV programs air the most interesting programs around 10 p.m.?

That means,

There was no problem with this lovely little girl coming to see me while it was still early evening.

“Sia. I never called you today.”

“Elm! What on earth are you thinking?”

“I plan to tell her everything. I can’t hide it anymore. I can’t make you suffer anymore.”

She always looked at me and smiled brightly.

She was the kind of girl who just hovered around me cutely while playing Elm Elm, but today she’s pressing me and it’s scary all over again.

Somehow, today, he just looks down at me sitting in his office with a stiff face and talks to me in an anxious tone.

“What are you thinking! No matter what, there’s no way that kid will accept it!”

“Then there is nothing we can do. No, I would rather not accept it. Because I refuse to feel any more uncomfortable.”

Well, I see.

It is true that today is a sleepless night.

Everyone here is awake and passionately clashing opinions with each other.

“But then what about Elm’s cause? What if we don’t use her background to influence the world? It’s getting infinitely further away from Elm’s goal.”

“Then there is nothing we can do about it. I have no choice but to try to do it on my own.”

“Elm!”

I stared at her with a small smile as she looked as if she was going to grab me by the collar.

Even though he was angry, there was a hint of relief mixed in somewhere in his eyes, which was a bit funny, so I ended up laughing.

She, too, must be endlessly clashing in her mind with the joy that I chose her and the situation that made her betray my goal, creating a constant sense of immorality.

“You once told me. Tell yourself to be confident. But I don’t want to betray you like this and make you unable to be confident in yourself.”

“Elm… Ah.”

“And don’t worry too much. Even if they did not receive support from Taesung, they were able to ultimately bring about a union of countries around the world. Yeah, they said it would take about 5 years.”

I nodded and told her the answer.

Will this world be able to survive for 5 years? Didn’t talk about that.

I felt like I was telling more and more lies, saying that I was solving a lie, but as I hugged her in my arms with such emotion, all of those distracting thoughts felt like they were flying away.

As I was gently stroking her hair in my arms, I began to hear footsteps coming up the stairs from afar.

“Ah, that kid is coming. I’ll just go now.”

“No. It’s okay for you too. Please sit on the chair behind here.”

At the sound of someone’s footsteps, Yoon Si-ah said goodbye and tried to jump out the window, but I shook my head to stop her and pointed to the chair next to my desk.

This is the chair that Helen always sat in when drinking tea.

“Uh… .”

After thinking for a moment, she nodded at me and walked over to the chair and sat down.

As I looked at that figure lovingly, I slowly turned my gaze to look ahead.

The sound of footsteps gradually got closer and eventually reached the door,

smart.

There is a sound of someone knocking on the door.

“Professor, this is Ahyeon Jang. I came here after being called.”

It has finally come.

I took a deep breath to compose myself.

What’s about to happen may be a really big deal.

It may make the child cry, and it may leave a huge scar on the child’s heart that cannot be erased.

I might get a slap in the face, and my true identity might be exposed by an angry Tae-seong for doing dirty things with a student at the academy.

It may be socially buried like that.

but… .

In order for me to be myself and be confident with the woman next to me, it was a story that I had to tell at least once.

So everything that happens in the future is my responsibility.

The only person responsible for that is me.

“… Come in.”

I said so.