124. vacant place

***

ㅡHow big can one person’s vacancy feel?

Opinions on that statement will be divided.

Everyone will feel differently depending on how close they were to the person who disappeared, whether they had that much of a presence, or whether they didn’t pay attention even though they were nearby.

And now, in the 4th week of the academy.

Many of the people in the Class C classroom were aware of the absence of one person.

“Then, the explanation of the theory ends here. From now on, let’s all try to manage mana ourselves.”

When Kali, who was giving a lecture on mana theory, said, the cadets in the classroom gathered their hands together and began to use their mana.

ㅡ!

ㅡㅡㅡ!!

A cadet with a lot of mana emitted a vivid blue light, while a cadet with little mana emitted a relatively faint blue light.

And, according to the theory I just heard, I keep the mana that was expressed in my hand.

Training on mana management continued, such as increasing and decreasing the amount of mana rather than simply maintaining it.

The car that nearly 50 cadets were focused on. In particular, the cadets who stood out stood out at once.

-Luna Vermont.

– Gerard Leodry.

They were two men, each from an aristocratic family.

If it was natural, Carly gave a subtle glance at the obvious result.

‘As expected, I can’t ignore the family.’

Unlike characteristics, mana is a part that can be polished in advance, so there was a grinding side.

The car Carly was thinking about and looking at. She inadvertently looked at an empty seat.

Originally, the cadet who would have listened to the lecture with the most enthusiasm was not there now.

“…”

Kali, who gazed at the vacant spot in her nature, immediately shook her head.

Whoa. He took a deep breath and cleared his thoughts.

During the lecture, I had to concentrate only on the lecture. Carly, thinking that even if she showed favoritism, couldn’t think of the cadet who was away, opened her mouth again.

“Cadet Luna and Cadet Gerard are showing very ideal mana management. If the other cadets find it difficult to manage mana, look at the two cadets and find out what to learn.”

Talking lightly, Carly slowly began to circle the inside of the classroom.

again.

again… .

Kali, who was wandering around the classroom watching the cadets manifest their mana one by one, inadvertently looked out the window.

I suddenly thought of the tea that the afternoon sun was warm.

‘If you look at it. Today is the day I practice with Cadet Han Chun-seong.’

twice a week. On Mondays and Fridays, he agreed to help in his training room.

But let’s go crazy thinking that there will be no training even today following last Friday,

“…Whoa.”

Carly was sighing unconsciously.

I felt regret, regret, regret that I couldn’t hide even though I knew very well that there was nothing I could do about it.

flinch!

However, the cadets near Carly took Carly’s sigh in a completely different way.

Feeling that their mana management was immature or unsatisfactory, some of the cadets were extremely focused while sweating.

again.

Kali, who passed by such cadets, soon caught Luna in her eyes.

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!

The young blue mana in both hands was not clear, completely covering both arms.

And that was an unusual amount of mana no matter who saw it.

“…Wow.”

“how. like that”

In fact, when the cadets around her naturally admired Luna, Kali understood.

She looked at least three times as many as the other cadets. In addition, even mana management showed overwhelming proficiency compared to other cadets, so Kali was also satisfied with a small amount.

“Cadet Luna. I am doing very well.”

“…thank you. Instructor Carly.”

When Carly praised the cadet infrequently, Luna smiled brightly and nodded.

Carly passed by Luna with a small smile.

again.

At that moment, Luna exhaled lightly and gradually adjusted her mana.

In fact, Luna had room to use mana even now.

glimpse.

Nevertheless, Luna herself adjusted the appropriate amount of mana and turned her head.

Like Carly, she noticed an empty seat in the classroom.

The place where Agar Castle should be.

“……”

Luna, who kept her eyes on the place, slowly erased her smile.

The joy of being praised quickly subsided.

The last meeting at the infirmary kept Luna on her mind.

‘Can I really say that nothing happened?’

Doubts, once sprouted, seldom dissipated.

She remembered the sight she saw with arcane magic too clearly.

Adelia’s appearance as if she was harassing Han Chun-seong. After that, when I personally checked Han Chun-seong, even the hardships were all… .

I heard Erpe belatedly say it was a misunderstanding, but I didn’t believe it easily.

“ah.”

When the mana concentrated in her hand was greatly disturbed for a moment, Luna immediately adjusted her attitude and nodded.

‘Thinking about it, if I had been molested by the instructor, it would have been difficult for Han Chun-seong to open his mouth easily.’

Moreover, he and Han Chun-seong are not close friends. I thought it would be even more difficult to tell myself.

Ironically, Luna was very concerned about Han Chun-seong.

The idea that if a guy your best friend likes is being abused, you can’t pretend you didn’t see it.

I even had a strange thought that I might have to help in some way.

“…”

The time when Luna, engulfed in agony, looked at the empty seat with complicated eyes.

A cadet who was not far away was looking at Luna like that, and his expression was twisting ferociously.

Beneath the light blond hair, the twisted corner of the eye. The mana gathered in his hand was also shaking like never before.

Gerard Leodry.

He was a man who lost his face greatly after mercilessly breaking his character in a practice lecture.

“damn… .”

The cadets around were startled by the sight of him chewing his lips and muttering.

However, despite such a reaction, Gerard only had Luna in his eyes.

And he saw it.

Where Luna’s gaze is heading.

His eyes shook as he looked at the empty seat of Han Chun-seong, and he saw that even the mana gathered in his hands was disturbed.

So I had no choice but to think.

‘Could Luna… .’

Could it be that he has his heart on Han Chun-seong? Even Gerard couldn’t accept that.

The Leodry family and the Vermont family were families that had been linked for generations.

After dating several times in their childhood and miraculously being assigned to the same class, Gerard felt that Luna was a kind of destiny.

He said that his companion would be Luna.

And in his eyes, Luna considered it reasonable in many ways.

Beautiful appearance, unusual but unyielding personality, dignity and arrogant behavior befitting the family’s status… .

However, Gerard could not accept that she was interested in Han Chun-seong, who had greatly humiliated him.

Aduk… .

When the bloody sound of grinding his teeth rang out, the cadets nearby looked at him as if they were wary.

“Gerard?”

When Melden, who was usually with him, cautiously called out, Gerard soon calmed down and met his eyes.

“Melden. why?”

“Oh, no… nothing.”

When Melden, surprised by his cold eyes, answered vaguely, Gerard went crazy with an inadvertent thought.

Looking at the empty seat of Han Chun-seong, he suddenly thought.

‘Maybe this is a great opportunity.’

As long as it’s the time without him. Even more, he had to go ahead.

Above all else, Gerard strongly thought that he needed to approach Luna first.

…

At this time when Han Chun-seong was away, the car was thinking of Han Chun-seong in a different way.

at that time.

Han Chun-seong was not in the infirmary.

***

Han Chun-seong was not lying in a hospital bed.

Now, when other students are listening to the lecture,

Excited!

Seonseong was moving the box containing various potions, but he acted silently while sweating.

If someone saw it, it would be hard to see it as a patient staying in the infirmary.

“Instructor Adelia. Is it okay for Cadet Han Chun-seong to act like that…?”

When Erpe, who was staring at Han Chun-seong from the other side of the warehouse, inadvertently asked, Adelia, who was by her side, smiled helplessly.

“You show so much determination, how can I stop you?”

“If you are a cadet in Hancheonseong. It’s better to focus on resting a little more… .”

“Physically, I am almost fully recovered now. The only thing left is to go through rehabilitation treatment to regain your senses. Moving your body actively like that now will help you find your senses.”

“…then.”

Erpe, who was about to say the next moment, hesitated.

Is it really necessary for Cadet Han Chun-seong to stay in the infirmary? I tried to ask.

“…”

Adelia was making eye contact with her.

Erpe, who had spent time with Adelia for several years, felt her intentions just by looking at her.

“Erpe.”

“…Yeah. Instructor Adelia.”

“You can’t just spit out what you’re thinking… you know?”

“All right.”

Even though he awkwardly nodded his head in response, Erpe felt strange.

The Adelia she knew was someone who overmedicated or didn’t give cadets a lot of room.

It could be said that he was a malinger or an instructor who hated cadets who simply wanted to take a break.

But now, unlike before, it seemed as if Cadet Han Chun-seong was trying to rest somehow.

That’s how Erpe had a strange thought,

that buck

Chun-seong finished all the work and came to them.

“Looks like the warehouse cleanup is over. Do you have anything else to do?”

Seeing her eagerly asking questions even while sweating… Erpe inadvertently looked aside.

“There is no more now. Cadet Han Chun-seong, you’ve had a hard time. Moving your body more than this can put strain on your body. I’m going to stop here for today. Got it?”

Saying that, I stretch out my hand. There was no restraint in Adelia’s appearance.

Seruk.

While looking at the hand carefully caressing Han Chun-seong’s hair. Erpe felt envy inside.

‘Han Hae-sun praises Cadet Han Chun-seong really casually.’

She, who has been working as an assistant for many years, felt a little sad about that.

Because I had never been treated so kindly.

Thinking so, Erpe narrowed her eyes for an instant.

“…”

Adelia’s hand stroking the hair of Cadet Han Chun-seong…

I thought something was strange.

Of course, I thought he had reached out to deliver the energy of vitality, but he didn’t feel that way at all from his hand.

like…

“Ah, then Erpe.”

“…Yes. Instructor Adelia.”

“Will you go to my office for a while and organize this week’s schedule and bring it to me?

“All right.”

While accepting the obvious request, Erpe continued to have strange thoughts.

Something… I kept feeling that Instructor Adelia was trying to tear me away.

‘I’m sure it’s an illusion…’

Wouldn’t it be like trying to be with Cadet Han Chun-seong?

again.

Erpe, who was slowly moving towards the office, shook his head involuntarily.

‘I’m thinking of some nonsense… .’

The Instructor Adelia he knew was not like that.

He was a very pure and kind person.

Yes, because I’m thinking nonsense right now.

glimpse.

Even so, Erpe inadvertently looked back.

The appearance of the instructor smiling and walking with Cadet Han Chun-seong…

Something seemed out of the ordinary.