episode_0214

It wasn’t a bad thing to hear from Yul about the lab he wanted to have.

‘I just need to create a lab by referring to what I heard now.’

I listened carefully to what Yul said and kept it in my memory.

“I wish the sunlight wouldn’t come in. The sunlight makes me realize how much time has passed, so I get anxious for no reason. And again… .”

“hmm… .”

At first, I think I was happy about being able to have my own lab, but the conditions for the lab I wanted were more stringent than I thought.

It made me wonder what he knew before talking to me.

‘It’s no problem to talk about the lab you want to have… .’

What worried me was that my mouth seemed very light.

Sure enough, Yul, who had been talking about the lab for a while, first brought up the reason why he was telling me this.

“Actually, I wanted to brag to my friends, but the dean told me not to tell them. So I held back, but I couldn’t stand it with my boss.”

“Did I tell you not to tell me about receiving sponsorship?”

“yes. He said other kids might get jealous. “I felt like I had been given such a great opportunity, so I thought I should be careful not to brag for no reason.”

Basically, when something good happens, you want to show it off to the people around you, so your mouth gets itchy.

But how did Yul feel when he was told not to do that?

I completely understand.

However, Yul thought that he should be careful because he would only lose money if he spoke lightly.

“You can brag to me as much as you want. It’s not like I have somewhere to brag about hearing this story. On the other hand, don’t be rude to someone you can talk to somewhere else. “If you receive sponsorship, the experiment information will be carefully managed, so you have to be careful.”

“ah! yes yes. Okay.”

“For example, people like friends. Do you happen to know? “In cases where alchemists had their research stolen, most of the culprits were friends.”

“!!!”

“If you don’t want the results of a lifetime of research to be taken away by others, you need to speak out loud. Now that you’ve received sponsorship, it’s not just your research, right? “You may have to file a huge claim for damages.”

Of course, even if that happens, there is no need to file a claim for damages.

If it had been that kind of sponsorship, the dean would not have accepted it.

But the innocent Yul seemed frightened by my words.

“Hi! Ah, I see. “I’ll keep that in mind!”

Yul clenched his fists and looked nervous.

“Thank you for letting me know. “I almost made a big mistake.”

Since I’ve mentioned this so many times, I won’t be so quick to bring up the topic of research with my friends.

Additionally, I have no intention of leaving her unhelpful friend by my side.

The better Yul does in the future, the more trouble those friends will cause him, so there’s no reason to keep letting him do it, right?

“There will be good results. With so much passion, there’s no way you won’t see results. “I heard that the sponsor is providing a lot of support, so I think I have a good opportunity.”

“Yes? “How can I express my gratitude to the sponsor who readily offered to support me even though I did not produce any great research results?”

Even if you don’t do anything, it’s okay because you will get a lot of money later if the research is successful.

But she, who did not know the future, could not understand my feelings.

“If you research well and achieve results, you will be happy. And if you just want to express your gratitude in a small way, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to write a letter.”

“letter!! “I think that’s a really good idea.”

Yul’s eyes widened brightly, as if the word “letter” had piqued his interest.

“Thank you for listening to me.”

“It’s no big deal.”

Yul left the general store carrying a bundle.

There was a large display case left in the place where Yultugi had passed, and with a small sigh, I began to take out items and restock them.

I don’t know how many times the general store has been reorganized and restocked.

After doing this several times, I guess I gained some know-how and was able to fill the items much faster than before.

Then, suddenly I felt scared, so I slightly opened the door and checked outside.

“… “There is none.”

I should be happy because I made money, but I don’t know why I feel scared of Yul standing in front of the door of the general store.

‘I wonder if I wanted to tell him to stop coming without even realizing it.’

Her appearance had a huge impact on the general store.

* * *

“We received a medal!”

While I was fighting against Yultugi.

The academy has finally opened.

The children who were resting at the luxury inn also seemed to be gradually shaking off the fatigue of the trip, and the number of times they stopped by the general store was increasing.

And the academy, which opened school, was the first to award medals to children who showed great performance during the vacation.

“How many are there already? “There are so many that I have no real inspiration anymore.”

“I still like it every time I get it.”

“Sisters deserve it!”

“Ah, thank you.”

“lol.”

Remember when Hash and Narrell asked me to introduce them to the kids?

The two of us came to the general store and asked when we could meet up with our sisters, so we had no choice but to get a table as quickly as possible.

In fact, maybe because I had already seen it once, I didn’t have to pay much attention to it and got along just fine.

The children were excited to have met the older sisters they admired, and they seemed to be happy about the little fan, so they took care of them like older sisters.

“What is good about receiving a medal?”

“It’s good to get extra points when you get promoted.”

“And later, when we are discharged from the military, we will receive money every month?”

“Wow~!”

“Isn’t everyone too worldly? “In these cases, reputation is more important than money.”

From now on, children will receive medals for being able to breathe. So there is no need to be happy with such a small medal.

“It’s good to get honor by receiving a medal, but I think it’s better to get specific benefits. “It’s not good to roughly give away medals like we do now.”

“Are you saying the medal is a bad thing?”

“There are levels of medals. “Do you think it’s normal to receive only that medal for what you did?”

I guess I never thought of it like that.

Since I don’t know politics yet, I am purely happy that I received the medal.

Taking advantage of the children’s naivety, the imperial palace is trying to quietly wipe their mouths with medals.

“From now on, you will receive medals for as long as you breathe. “Medals are expensive in the imperial palace.”

“You’re going to get a medal for breathing?”

“Man, isn’t that too much of an exaggeration? “This medal is really good.”

“You know what you’re going to do. “If it weren’t for you, tens of thousands of people would have died.”

These are the heroes who will clean up the contaminated area and reclaim the land of humanity.

Look at the imperial palace’s actions in trying to wipe away such heroes with medals.

It’s not for nothing that I don’t want to be involved with the current imperial palace.

“If you were adults, you would have been given a large estate and a title. Or, if we had waited until a certain amount of damage had been suffered before resolving the issue, the palace would have had no choice but to give greater compensation.”

“It doesn’t make sense. “I didn’t do this hoping for compensation.”

“That’s right. “We did it to save people, not to get compensation.”

What is the duality of wanting to preserve the children’s innocence, but also not wanting to cause harm to the palace?

“lets think. Even if you don’t mind receiving a medal now, you guys did a really great job. Let’s say you saved the country from being overthrown. People around you are praising you as heroes. But the imperial palace said I did a good job and gave me a medal? “You won’t be offended if this happens?”

“…….”

“…….”

Everyone was speechless, perhaps because this was something they had never thought of.

“Once is difficult, but the second time is easy. “Don’t let the imperial palace look down on you.”

“What should I do to not look easy?”

A way to make sure the imperial palace doesn’t take them lightly.

Of course, it is not easy.

It’s something I don’t expect the kids to be able to do yet.

“You guys are still minors. “The adults will take care of this matter.”

When there are only a few days left before school starts.

Thalia, who was contacted through Damon, came to the general store.

At that time, she and I talked a lot.

In that conversation, there was also information about our future and compensation for the children.

Thanks to this, Thalia has been going to the imperial palace a lot these days, protesting against the fact that only medals were given to the children.

Ariando’s father, the Duke, also agrees with Thalia’s opinion this time, so better compensation will soon be given to the children.

“Now adults do it, but from now on you will have to do it. “Prepare your heart.”

It’s fortunate that there is Vine among the kids.

Baine resembled Thalia and was somewhat aware of politics.

“It’s difficult.”

“Even if it’s difficult, you have to learn. “That is what qualifies you to be an adult.”

It was the wrong attitude to not try to learn something just because it was difficult.

“If we’ve done something really great, what should we ask for?”

“The bigger your dream, the better. Even if it doesn’t work, isn’t it worth trying once? When negotiating, the rule is to try to reduce the price to the point where it seems ridiculous at first.”

Business skills are very helpful in politics.

If you suddenly present something that others might think is crazy, the other person is bound to be embarrassed.

And a seasoned politician uses that embarrassment to turn the situation to his advantage.

I don’t expect children to be that kind of expert, but I was telling them because there is a difference between suffering knowingly and suffering without knowing.

“Actually, I’m not that experienced in politics either. If you want to learn politics, it would be better to learn it from Mother Baine. “You will see him often, so watch him and learn from him.”

“Commander Thalia?”

“okay. “Arianne also has a father, the Duke, but we don’t get along very well right now.”

I heard that my daughter, the Duke of Idiot, is quite stubborn about this matter.

What kind of parent would easily allow their daughter to go into limbo?

But he will soon have no choice but to break his stubbornness.

The position of duke would force him to allow Ariando to join the unit.

“Then I’ll ask you to become a duke!”

“huh?”

“I told you to dream big! I’m going to do something really big and ask you to make me a peacock. Then Dad can’t object either. “Because your status is the same as mine.”

oh my god.

The dizzyingly immature words make me dizzy.

Because he wanted to give up trying to convince his father, he said he wanted to become a duke, but the duke didn’t give his permission.

I felt pathetic for trying to do big things with a child who was only strong, so I was hit hard.