episode_0070
by adminWhat on earth is this?
I was so surprised that I could no longer even feel the aroma of the grilled skewers and the sweet flavor of the teriyaki sauce that had filled my mouth.
I was planning to enjoy a small party with drinks and late-night snacks in a quiet park near the restaurant, but suddenly Eau de Spartium appeared in front of me through a space transfer.
I didn’t know how to react for a moment, so I just stared at him, and he seemed to not have expected this situation, so he just smiled sheepishly and sat down.
Rather, the skill of naturally joining together is unusual.
‘… ‘What’s really going on?’
No matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason for Odd Spartium to come visit me at this time.
It wasn’t class time, and even if there were any changes to the content of the class that I had declared that I would teach myself, I could just tell them in person the next day or leave a text message.
Still, why did you bother to come to me in person?
As he was staring at him with that question in mind, Odd Spartium let out a light sigh and spoke first.
“Are you eating?”
“Yes… Well, that’s it.”
“I didn’t know you were eating since you were at the park.”
It seemed like I thought time was wasted because my magical power was felt in a park outside of the restaurant area.
The awkward silence came again, and this time I found it difficult to bear the suffocating atmosphere.
“Hey, what brought you here?”
“Hmm… okay. Cadet Seong Yu-jin must be curious enough.”
He is a person who has a knack for tantalizing people.
When he looked at me as if telling me to speak up, he calmly opened a can of beer I had bought and poured it into my mouth.
No, why do you drink beer that someone else bought so casually?
As I was grumbling inside, he said with an expression that he understood how I felt.
“We will pay you properly for drinks and snacks.”
“… Yes.”
At this point, I started to get worried.
This is because Odd Spartium has never shown an appearance like this, even through my experience so far and when I first encountered this world through .
The same goes for his appearance recorded in the information received from the voice.
I have never seen Odd Spartium look so mentally exhausted.
I feel like I’m looking at an office worker who is so stressed out that he feels like he’s about to collapse at any moment.
“Cadet Seong Yu-jin, do you remember the story we shared with you during the midterm evaluation?”
“At the time of the mid-term evaluation… You mean the eighteen primordial runes?”
“No, that’s what I said after we talked about it.”
As I looked back on my memories, I managed to recall a memory that had been buried in a corner of my mind.
I’m sure you asked if I was acquainted with Seria Alfheim.
I remembered that when I told her that I had a personal relationship with her, she immediately sent me to the dormitory.
“What kind of person does Cadet Seong Yu-jin think Ceria Alfheim is?”
“Child… ?”
I was momentarily puzzled by his expression of referring to her as a ‘child’, but soon my mind was drawn to the question he had raised.
I think this is Seria Alfheim.
Since there was nothing special, I honestly told him what I thought.
“He is full of special things, but I think those special qualities make him an ordinary person.”
First of all, her race is an elf that is rare in the world.
Where is that?
Anyone who sees her hair that looks like it was woven from threads made of melted gold and her beautiful appearance that is no different from a heavenly goddess would think she was special.
Even putting aside Seria Alfheim’s external aspects, I am sure that her natural talent and capabilities as a hunter are also overwhelming.
‘If it wasn’t me right now, she would be this year’s valedictorian.’
However, if you ask whether that special appearance truly made her a special person who is completely different from other people, I think no.
As I thought about Seria Alfheim and pondered that evaluation, Odd Spartium laughed bitterly upon hearing my answer.
“Well, I’m glad I found a good friend.”
“… ?”
Odd Spartium had been mumbling something incomprehensible from earlier, but he quietly got up from his seat as if he had something to do.
Since there was no particular reason to hold on to him, I just stared at him, and his back, which must have been looking up, seemed infinitely small.
The world-class hunters I have encountered time and time again are nowhere to be seen, just a man swaying like a reed swaying in the wind.
“I was rude today. I’m so upset for no reason, I’m showing you all sorts of things.”
Magical energy bloomed from his body as he took a few steps forward with a bright smile.
A precursor to space movement using space magic, but Odd Spartium spoke to me one last time before using the magic spell.
“… I understand.”
Before he left, I could only nod my head at his sincere words.
Odd Spartium smiled as if he was satisfied with my answer and then disappeared.
Just as it appeared, without any trace.
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Time passed faster than expected.
The night I shared a can of beer with Odd Spartium was already a few days ago.
And now.
“… Plague.”
I knew what others might think of me muttering curses in broad daylight, but even so, I couldn’t shake that feeling.
If I had to pick one fortunate thing, it would be that there is no one else around here other than me.
It wasn’t normally a deserted street, but since it was lunch time right now, most of the cadets were heading to the restaurant area.
‘They set the mood by showing the original 18 runes, and then the class goes on like that?’
Rather than lacking aptitude as an educator, his outlook on education is a bit… No, I didn’t think it was anything other than very disturbing.
After finishing the extremely difficult morning class at Odd Spartium, I headed to the restaurant to fill my hungry stomach.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind me.
“Wow, it’s been a while!”
The voice instantly narrowed the distance between me and placed an arm around my shoulder.
Due to the nature of the shoulder-to-shoulder posture, it was a moment when I froze in shock at this situation where the unique soft touch of a woman was clearly conveyed, rather than a hard body.
The owner of the voice, Cheon Yu-hwa, spoke with a smiling expression.
“You seemed to have plenty of time in the past, but are you a bit busy these days?”
“I guess so. After the sports competition, there were more things to worry about.”
Cheon Yu-hwa burst out laughing, not even realizing that the things I had to worry about included her.
“Haha! Well, now it has been revealed that he was the top student, and he must have become famous by winning the sports competition.”
Cheon Yu-hwa, who patted my back several times while loosening his shoulder grip, smiled.
It’s a face that has something to wish for, but unless you’re a mind reader, it’s impossible to guess her wishes just by looking at her face.
As if he knew that, of course, Cheon Yu-hwa coaxed me without erasing the smile on his face.
“If you haven’t eaten lunch yet, would you like to eat it together? Seria is also there.”
“Of course. Coincidentally, I was also on my way to a restaurant.”
“Good! Then let’s go.”
I headed toward the restaurant, following the pace of Cheon Yu-hwa, who energetically grabbed me as if she was happy to accept my consent.
The restaurant arrived shortly after. Inside, the restaurant where Seria Alfheim first settled down was a Western restaurant.
As I entered the restaurant under Cheon Yu-hwa’s guidance, Seria Alfheim turned towards me and opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Just as I was wondering why she was so surprised, she fired a shot at Cheon Yu-hwa.
“Amount of oil painting! You should have told me in advance that Seong Yu-jin was coming too!”
“If we met on the way, why not order one more dish.”
“That’s not it… ! Ah, that’s it.”
Watching the two of them naturally conversing, I felt like they were closer than before.
As I sat down feeling somewhat awkward, it occurred to me that it had been quite a while since I had met these two.
“Sung Yu-jin, please order one too. It may take a while for the food to come out, but… Until then, we can just share the food I ordered in advance.”
It looks like they weren’t just staying seated, but had already ordered food for the two of them.
I nodded and accepted the menu. Since I’ve always been good at eating anything, I decided to order the pane cream pasta, which looked like a lot.
I handed over my order to the employee who brought Seria Alfheim and Yu-Hwa Cheon’s food, and was about to appease my hunger for a moment with a few pieces of steak and some pasta that Yu-Hwa Cheon prepared for me.
“Miss Seria. Is that necklace an artifact obtained from the Credit Exchange?”
“Yes? ah… yes. Is there any problem?”
“No, that’s not it… .”
Her eyes, which had been lost in melancholy for a moment as she looked at the necklace I pointed out, returned and asked again, and I let out an awkward laugh and complimented her eye.
If such an item was on the exchangeable list, I wanted to go out of my way to get one.
“That necklace is truly an incredible artifact. The built-in spells and magic power are enormous, and I think you made the right choice.”
But did I do something wrong?
For some reason, a cold expression was felt in Seria Alfheim’s expression as she calmed down again.
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