episode_0131

‘Things that just happened…’

‘It’s all a dream.?’

This is a situation that is difficult to accept… I just stare into this dark room with a bewildered expression.

The cold sweat running down your forehead and the lumpy chicken skin on your forearms seem to capture that eerie feeling.

Everything that happened in the dream was so vivid that I couldn’t forget it.

Those dream moments when I crossed the wall of the {Royal Academy} and wandered into an unknown forest.

The inside of the mansion, which appeared to be a ruin, was filled with musty moisture and an eerie atmosphere, as if it would collapse at the slightest touch.

Sigh..

I rub my cold forearm and try to sort out this unpleasant situation.

‘Save Seinnim…’

***

So a few hours later…

Eventually, morning came.

Today, Teacher Zeright’s theory class began as usual.

Sein, who was supposed to join us for morning training like usual, didn’t come today for some reason.

It was a moment when anxiety came over me, whether it was because of the content of the dream or not, whether I knew it or not.

Of course… I went to Sein’s dormitory just in case, but contrary to expectations… there was no reaction at all from Sein.

And when I arrived at the classroom… Sein’s seat was empty.

＇Sain is not the type of person to go somewhere without saying anything..＇

I keep getting a bad feeling. Is this a pointless thought?

It was only after the morning and afternoon classes were over that I was able to hear from Teacher Zeright about Sein’s current status.

According to what Teacher Jeright said…

It is said that Duke {Baneshier}, who regularly supported Seinnim, called her over for a while and headed there last night.

＇So last night.. you left right after meeting me?＇

＇Without saying anything.?＇

It suddenly occurred to me why she didn’t look good last night.

If he kept it a secret because he didn’t want to tell me… is this a situation that we as lovers should understand?

Honestly, I don’t even know what this feeling is.

I could have felt sad that she left without saying a word.

But this feeling that came over me without knowing it was clearly anxiety and worry.

＂If Duke {Bainsheer} is… is this where Ver is?”

So let’s ask Mr. Jeright..

“How does student Dahein know about him??”

He asked back with a curious expression, as if asking how he knew that.

＂That’s right.. Ver is always next to me.＂

‘Huh.. always?’

Teacher Jeright’s idealistic response, asking as if Vernim was not a student in the same classroom, puzzles me.

Ber’s presence should have always been there.

Let’s think again…

In my memory, Vernim appeared as if a part of my memory had been cut off, appearing sparsely.

just..

It’s like an unknown entity whose presence is so easily erased that you can’t recognize it as if it exists or doesn’t exist.

The reactions of the female students who seemed to always ignore Ver… flashed through my mind for a moment.

Let’s quickly combine all of this personal information in a complex way.

Finally…

We were able to recognize that Bernim was an imaginary character who did not exist. I urgently run out of the classroom to resolve the situation.

＇Only Sein and I recognized and recognized Ver..’

＇But why.?＇

I am in a situation that is difficult to understand.

I think back to the ominous dark blue magic I felt when I first entered the {Royal Academy} and in my dream last night.

Even though I know that it is a magic power that I must instinctively avoid.

The dark blue magic power that I felt like I missed so much that I couldn’t even recognize it.

And the shape of the dark blue magical power that could be faintly felt even around Seinim clearly seemed to have a deep connection with them.

Trap!! Trap!!

So, I managed to remember the route I had seen in my dream last night, and began to run blindly through the interior of the {Royal Academy}.

This is definitely an unfamiliar place that I have never been to before.

But because of the familiarity of being here before… I speed up and go even faster.

I let out a sharp breath and continued running like that… before I knew it, the high wall of {Royal Academy} that I had encountered in my dream revealed its presence.

Of course, I realized that there was no one around me through my {monomantic sense} and {sixth sense}, so I used {magic circulation} to quickly and nimbly climb over the wall like a beastman, and fell over it in an instant.

Without hesitation.

It was clear that doing this in itself was a violation of the rules established by the {Royal Academy}.

Something I would never have done if it were me.

But such personal things were not important to me now.

Sein comes first now.

‘I remember this road.’

‘Definitely this way…’

After running for a while, the blue moonlight began to rise in the sky.

I just ran so recklessly that I forgot how many hours I had been running.

Let’s compare the road we saw in our dream through the blue moonlight… We were able to arrive at the magnificent mansion before we knew it.

A mysterious mansion built in a remote location in the middle of the forest.

‘It really was there…’

The mansion, which exudes grandeur, is so beautiful and grand in harmony with the surrounding nature.

The outline was certainly similar to the mansion I had seen in my dream last night, but the only difference was that it was not a ruin.

Sigh..

I checked the main gate of the mansion from the tree…

The emblem of Duke {Banesheer} was visible.

I could clearly guess that Sein and Ver were here.

＇Should I go in secretly?＇

＇Or through the front door?＇

I’m in a cautious situation, maybe this is all my imagination.

There was also a chance that something unavoidable would happen.

In that case, rather than sneaking in, it would have been better to stay calm and enter through the front door.

Tread.. plod..

“hello..”

just as expected.

This late in the evening…

As soon as the women guarding the main gate sensed my presence, they drew their swords and began threateningly asking me how I came here.

＂What is this guy doing!!＂

“How were you able to come in?”

I might have been surprised by the threat of such female knights, but after approaching the mansion… I couldn’t afford to do so because the more massive magical energy was taking away all my nerves.

I show them the {Royal Academy} school uniform I was wearing and reveal that I am a friend of Sein and Ver.

＂Keuhum..＂

“Excuse me.”

“Please wait there for a moment..”

As soon as the female knight guarding the main gate finished speaking, the door began to open… With the help of these women, I was able to enter the mansion safely.

Tread.. plod..

Rattling.. rattling..

Sein’s weak magical power can clearly be felt through {monomistic senses}..

‘It must be here.’

Good profit..

As you enter the mansion, a mature woman with blue hair and light green eyes warmly welcomes you.

“Did you say you were my daughter’s friend?”

“Seeing as how you came all the way to this dark, deep forest alone, I think you’re in quite a hurry.”

“Let’s come in first.”

Unlike her gentle demeanor, which comes across as a calm tone of voice…

Her dark, tired eyes and trembling hands looked quite dangerous.

“Oops.. the subtotal is late.”

“There are very few customers who come to places like this, so there were a lot of rude people.”

“My name is Duke Beige of the {Bainsheer} family.”

“I heard that my daughter is very indebted to me.”

Does your daughter owe you a lot?

I couldn’t help but have questions.

{Bainsheer} Although I didn’t understand some of what Duke Beige said, I decided to follow her guidance for now.

Again.. again..

“My daughter is so sweet… she talks about you a lot.”

Tread.. plod..

“You’ve been practicing swordsmanship together every morning lately?”

As I walked around the mansion for a while, I was able to listen to her daughter Ver’s daily stories.

But… the more I listened to the story, the more it seemed like I was listening to the daily life of Sein, not Ver, who was the main character.

It’s as if his daughter is referring to Sein, not Ver.

“By any chance… are you referring to your daughter Sein?”

In response to my question, Beige, who had been walking for a while, hesitated for a moment and frowned.

Again.. again..

However, as if he had never done that before, he smiles again and starts walking while remaining silent.

Turf.. plod.. plod..

An inexplicable sense of discomfort that feels desolate.

I, who was even aware of Beige’s momentary change in expression, was caught up in an unknown tension.

Unlike Dahin, Beige, who was moving very calmly, soon seemed to have reached her destination, easily opening the tightly closed door and guiding Dahuin there.

‘This place..’

The place where Beige stopped was none other than the iron gate that Dahyun tore down in her dream last night.

Da-hein, who was starting to have a bad feeling about something bad, quietly put on {Sixth Sense} and {Defense Shield} and watched her every move.

“You know. Dahyun-kun..”

“I feel so fortunate that you came to me like he said.”

The situation inside the room gradually becomes visible after Berlin’s low-pitched words…

Wow..

‘This, this??’

just as expected. There, Sein could be seen sleeping on the bed with his hands and feet strongly tied so that he could not move.

Neat grooming with no visible traces of resistance…

I am once again surprised to see Sein wearing a white suit, as if he were being sacrificed to some foundation.