episode_0133

It’s been a while since I heard a story about a pupil, and it reminds me of what happened between me and Jack. I did not bother to block the memories that kept coming back to me.

He was an unusual human being. From the beginning, it was an incredibly strange thing for a human to become one of the dukes of the demon world.

It was something whose origin could not be traced. The duke is not just a human being, but a human being who fought a fierce battle and destroyed a duke’s family.

However, those who know Jack know the reason.

Jack is not a good man. Rather, they are closer to evil spirits who know how to do evil without hesitation.

The reason she came to the Demon World was because she felt a magical energy there. Jack later stated that he was drawn by that energy.

The reason we had such a big fight with the Duke family was because there was friction between them. According to common sense, what demon would not misunderstand that there are humans wandering around the demon world?

Of course, demons with broad and open values like me welcomed anything interesting, human or otherwise, with open arms.

‘Ahahaha! Great! Who would have thought that he could destroy the eastern dukedom alone! This is really beyond your imagination, isn’t it?’

‘Like you, these people have a unique body structure. It’s different from humans. Is it Jiangshi? Or a monster?’

‘If you come to the Demon World, you must call me by the name of the Demon World! The greeting was late. The demon is called Oscar Lucifer!’

‘Oz is Lucifer… ? Hmm, are you going to antagonize me too?’

‘Hey, I’m different from those senseless fighting fanatics. I’d rather have a conversation with you! Where are you from? ‘Has there ever been a person who uses magic energy that is this strong?’

I’ve never had a fight with Jack. Although there was a time when she drunkenly babbled abstract verbal couplets, which she called non-geom (論劍).

Anyway, Jack later met the Demon King and, of course, was defeated. I still can’t forget the maniacal laughter when he admitted defeat to the Demon King.

‘Hahahaha! When I asked why I came here, I realized that there was a divine demon here! The God of our school is right here!’

She called the Demon King Shinma. Then I wonder what will happen to the Demon God, but since neither the Demon God nor the Demon Lord can jabs, there is no problem.

Jack and I got along pretty well, so I even performed a few Joker magic shows. Every time that happened, she clapped and cheered enthusiastically.

‘It’s fantastic! If Kanos is a divine demon, then you are a mad demon!’

‘Gwangma? ‘Do you mean he’s a crazy devil?’

‘Ha ha ha ha ha! Doesn’t it suit you? ‘Joker, it’s just a nickname that suits you!’

Whenever Jack drank, he would mutter stories about the world he used to live in. He said that he was the leader of a cult with about 100,000 followers, and that the entire Gangho trembled at his feet.

Nevertheless, her saga was quite exciting, so after my relationship with Cheonwoong Stella ended, I often went to her mansion to have a drink with her.

Of course, it was my responsibility to bring the alcohol.

‘Gwangma, this alcohol tastes exactly like the bamboo leaf syrup I used to eat on the mainland. It is deep and mysterious and truly profound.’

Honestly, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to it.

If you don’t feel excited when meeting an old friend, it’s because you’re a fake friend.

If I had to fight to protect Maria, I would have to replace that face with a shotgun.

“Haha… I’m looking forward to it.”

A smile full of anticipation appeared on his lips. Maria tilted her head towards me.

“What are you looking forward to?”

“Just reuniting with Jack. We were pretty close.”

“… Just in case, I hope you don’t neglect your students because of your friendship with Jack.”

“Don’t worry. I am an apostle of Mary. Do you think you would allow something like that to happen while revering the name of Saint Mary?”

“… .”

The look in Maria’s eyes as she looks at me says, ‘Yes, I think so.’ I smiled sheepishly.

“Anyway.”

Grumble-.

Maria gets up from her seat.

“Huh? Maria, why are you waking up suddenly? Where should I go? Do you want to go to the bathroom?”

“I’ve said everything I wanted to say, so I’ll just go back to my room.”

“Already? Is it still 12 o’clock?”

At the unexpected answer, I shook my head and pointed at the clock. The hour hand of the clock was pointing to the number written at 12 o’clock.

It’s only been a few hours since you met Maria of the Night, and you’re already going? Yesterday, you came back late in the morning?

When I expressed doubts, Maria kindly explained.

“I need to sleep. Because it’s 12 o’clock.”

“Sleep? Why are you sleeping all of a sudden? You didn’t sleep last night. Are you tired of chatting with me?”

“Could it be so? However, Joker is forgetting that I have the body of a girl.”

Maria dabbed under her eyes. There was a small shadow there.

“Ah… Yes, I don’t mind not sleeping, but Maria is a student right now. Okay, I guess I should sleep.”

“Yes, you can’t cause trouble to me during the day. I should sleep at night.”

“You’re so considerate. You said earlier that you were jealous of Maria during the day.”

“… Well then, let’s go back to the room.”

Maria tries to leave the window.

I reached out and grabbed her skirt. Then I pulled with quite a bit of force.

Pook-.

“Umm… ? What are you doing?”

Maria lost her balance and fell backwards into my arms. She asked, struck by an unexpected deterrent.

“But Maria, do you really need to go to the dormitory and sleep? Is there even a law like that?”

“That means… .”

“Let’s sleep here together. All you have to do is sleep until the sun rises. I’ll wake you up on time.”

I put my butt on the floor. Maria, who had naturally been leaning against me, also sat down.

In the middle of a quiet library. A dark and cozy place. A place where moonlight seeps through the windows and illuminates dimly.

I laid down there as a bed. I pulled Maria and laid her down next to me. She relaxed her body and did not resist.

“Sleeping in the library… Hehe, I didn’t even think about it.”

“Maria is smart, but she couldn’t think of something like this?”

“It’s because I’m stuck in a rut. It’s hard to think freely like Joker.”

“Now, cut my arm. I’ll let you have the most comfortable night in the world.”

I stretched out my arms as if I was going to hit the floor. Maria obediently followed my instructions. The weight of a human head is felt in the arms.

A bright smile was drawn on the corner of her mouth. It was a beautiful smile, as if it had been painted by a painter. I was curious about the reason.

“Why are you smiling so much? Is something happy happening?”

“Hehe, I suddenly realized that I have something that only I have that I don’t have during the day.”

“Really? what is that? Please let me know too.”

“I can’t sleep like this during the day, leaning my neck against Joker’s arm pillow, right? So, it is a privilege that only I have.”

As if she was truly happy, the smile on Maria’s lips did not want to leave. I used my left arm as an arm pillow, and my right arm wrapped around Maria’s body.

Maria closed her eyes. The snow-white eyebrows sank down. She muttered with her eyes closed.

“Oh, and… Please refrain from showing violent tendencies during the day. The world will laugh at you for becoming a saint and throwing punches in a vulgar way… .”

“Okay, okay. If Maria says so, of course it should be so.”

“Thank you… .”

Suddenly, Maria’s small breathing continued.

I didn’t fall asleep. Instead, I spent the night quietly next to Maria, brushing her hair.

*****

It’s been three days since I came to the academy. I have a lot of work to do starting today.

Three, to be exact.

The reason why he left the Panthera crew was to establish Magic Crew.

How do you make daytime girl Maria a member of the book club?

And, an unidentified variable, Mr. Squinted Eyes.

After learning that Teacher Squint was not a character in the previous episode, I brought up the appearance and identity of each teacher and contrasted them with Maria’s memories. As a result, it was confirmed that the only variable was the narrow-eyed teacher.

If I were so busy with a lot of work, I would have tolerated such minor variables.

I am not busy now. Rather, it is leisurely. Therefore, such variables cannot be left alone.

“Teacher, I don’t understand this part. Can you explain in more detail?”

“Student Evans, what don’t you understand?”

Recess after history class. I approached the narrow-eyed teacher who was packing up his things and leaving the classroom. He spoke in a sad tone.

“Here, it’s the year 310 of the imperial calendar, about 400 years ago.”

I traced a section of the history textbook with my finger and watched the teacher’s reaction with narrowed eyes.

A person’s nature is revealed even in the smallest of places. It’s not just temperament. The environment you lived in, the occupation you worked in, and the accommodations you lived in. It all shows in action.

For example, people who use knuckles have a habit of smoothing their clothes. People who smoke often bring their middle and index fingers together.

“Imperial calendar year 310. The historical event at this time was the war between the Holy Kingdom and the Tui Kingdom. This is an incident where Tuguk invaded the Holy Kingdom with a great conqueror named Agesiliad. Why?”

“Nothing else, but I’m curious about the backstory of a paladin named Beatrice Constantino who was active at this time. It disappeared historically, right?”

“Haha, sorry, but as a teacher, I have no way of knowing that part. Beatrice Constantine, the knight of reversal, was the protagonist who led the war to victory for the Holy Kingdom, but was also an apostate who made a contract with the devil, and eventually fled to avoid the Inquisition. There are no more records after that.”

The narrow-eyed teacher placed his left hand behind his back and pointed to the content written in the textbook with his right hand. His back was straight, and the movements of his slender limbs resembled that of a gentleman.

I didn’t feel any awkwardness. It’s not that he’s being pretentious, it’s just that he always acts like that.

Write, what is it really? Is it just a variable born from the butterfly effect?

“Do you have any other questions?”

“No. I’ll just leave now.”

But for that to be the case, there is too much hidden energy. Just like me.

Because it is so tightly hidden, it is impossible to measure its exact discretion.

Should I go ask Beatrice? Since when has Mr. Squinted Eyes been working at Eden Academy, and what is his previous job? There is no guarantee that you know it is her.

“Yes, I hope you enjoy the rest of your class today.”

“Good luck.”

“You keep playing pranks on Maria behind her back… Just stop now. Haha.”

“… .”

I touched Maria in a blind spot that was invisible to the teacher. How do you know?

After all, it’s not something you can just ignore. Not just a teacher.

I followed the teacher with narrowed eyes as he left the classroom and walked away with meaningful gaze.

Most of the students liked him. Kind, gentle, neat-looking, even with squinted eyes. He was a very likable teacher to his students.

This thing is really suspicious. Why is a person of that caliber working as a teacher in a place like this? It’s understandable if they’re coming in under someone’s orders like Beatrice or Nioh.

I guess I’ll have to go to the information store after school today. I definitely need to request an investigation there. Spending money has meaning. The money you hoard is like a piece of toilet paper.

With that conclusion, I put my history textbook in my locker and prepared to move. Preparation here means taking care of Maria.

“Maria! Let’s go have lunch!”

It’s fun to tease Maria during class, but not as much as during lunch. This is because you can chatter loudly during lunch time.

He put his arm around Maria’s shoulder and called her.

“Uh, Mr. Evans?”

“What, why are you so surprised? Is it because you don’t like being shoulder-to-shoulder?”

I even hugged him to sleep last night, but I feel sad.

“Well, that’s not it… .”

It’s not that I didn’t like it. But why are you suddenly shrinking? Do you feel distant?

Maria wiggles her fingers, her white hair blowing in the fresh breeze. Her index fingers hesitate shyly.

“Well, I… .”

Do you have something to say to me? Are you embarrassed to bring it up? It was when I suddenly raised my head in front of Maria.

“Ma, please give it a try!”

“Huh?”

“Uh, uh, my hands have been itching since yesterday… I know it’s really rude to ask this, but… Sis, I can’t hit my stomach anymore after eating… .”

Ah, what should I do? Saint?