130 – good cause

Swoop, Swoop.

A soft touch that passes through the skin.

The consciousness that had sunk deep slowly rises to the surface.

I lifted my eyelids, and through glasses that now felt like parts of my body, I saw the ceiling of my bedroom.

– Beep… … Beep… .

When I turn my attention to the sound of chicks coming from below, there is a fairy sleeping on top of someone else’s stomach, leaving her nest.

Swoop.

Unlike the little fairy who didn’t even feel like she was on top of it, the warm body temperature and soft touch were once again transmitted around her right arm.

When I turned my head slightly, the elegant blonde hair caught my eye first.

It was only after I carefully moved my left hand to tuck the flowing hair behind my ear that I could see the profile of Claire, who was soundly asleep.

She is sleeping soundly while lying on the other person’s arm with her pillow left intact.

It’s a familiar landscape now.

The day I returned to the mansion with Na Yeon-joo.

I closed my eyes for a moment with Claire in my arms.

And for the first time, I failed to wake up at the set time.

It is not that he was forced to sleep because his soul was damaged.

So it’s bound to be a difficult situation for me to understand.

But it wasn’t long before I knew why.

A body that has been restored to a level far beyond what was expected and unique magic power that has been filled. and slightly relaxed muscles.

At that moment, he let go of the string of tension that he had never let go of before.

Through him, I realized one more thing.

My subconscious knows that I trust her more than I think.

From that day on, I decided not to spend the night in the study anymore.

Since greed is no longer rampant, there is no reason to slow down the body’s recovery.

‘You and I all look alike when we sleep.’

The atmosphere she has and the shape of her face and eyes may be different, but she and Hana Baek are strangely similar in many ways.

-Beep~

That guy who just scratched his stomach like someone else.

I wanted to hold her face in my eyes a little longer and feel her body temperature, but unfortunately I have to get busy again from today.

Ugh.

I moved my magical energy and put the fairy on the boat into the basket placed by my bedside. In the past, she would have woken up rubbing her eyes, but since the day she realized she was the queen, she has been steadily getting lazy.

After dealing with the guy who got in the way on the ship.

“Um… .”

He got up and bit her earlobe in his arms.

She only digs into my arms a little more, but doesn’t seem to have any intention of waking up.

Even on the first day, I stayed up all night with my eyes open.

Now I can sleep well even if I leave traces on my body like this.

‘It’s definitely an animal of adaptation.’

Carefully, I lifted her head and removed her arm. Then, he magically drew a faraway pillow into the empty space and laid Claire’s head down.

When I get off the bed, Claire fumbles with her arm as if looking for me, then grabs the pillow I was lying on a moment ago and holds it tight in her arms.

Leaving that figure behind, I came out to the study.

I grabbed my phone from the desk and headed to the kitchen.

I sat down on a cold chair, pulled out a teacup with magical power, and prepared coffee by tearing a coffee stick on it.

And while the water was boiling, I called Jayden on the smartphone in my hand.

– I got a call.

Call connected before double beeps.

Considering that it’s 5:00 in the morning, it’s as if I’ve been waiting.

“How did the request go?”

Seongwon Kim and Doshik Yoon.

Personnel were commissioned to the Clock Tower to protect several other faculty members.

There was also the option of dispatching paladins from the temple through Lee Ye-sol, but from now on, only manpower to escort the priests and priests would be tight.

In addition, most of the Wizards of the Clock Tower are old and unknown eccentrics, so it was also a factor that they were more suitable for this job.

-hahahaha, I had a hard time sorting out the applicants because the salary the professor offered was so huge.

“Good thing. I leave the rest to you.”

-They were selected after being screened and screened, so I won’t disappoint you.

“Even if I fail, I won’t be disappointed. But be sure to follow Yoon Do-shik.”

-I will be in charge of that myself. But is Kim Seong-won okay?

“… It must have been fate if he died. There are decent guys under him, so it won’t be a big problem.”

-All right. Still, I will try my best not to die.

“Do it yourself. More than that, did you get in touch with your teacher?”

-ha ha ha… … Sorry.

As expected, it looks like you still can’t get in touch with Sean.

“If your master asks anything about me, tell me what you know without hiding anything.”

-Yes? Ah yes. I will… … .

“And don’t be stubborn and act as you see fit.”

-… … I will.

Perhaps because he is well-versed in magic, he seems to have noticed what I had in mind when I said it.

“Then do your best.”

-professor!! He, the chairman of the board, asked me to visit him at lunch or in the afternoon.

Even before the vacation, he treated me as the same level as the chairman, but when I heard him speak, it seems that my influence within him has surpassed that of the chairman.

“I should have contacted you directly.”

– He said he hadn’t contacted me for several days. And recently, he went into a rift to find an artifact and returned yesterday morning.

“I will.”

– I hope you have a nice day.

Seeing that I’ve gotten better at speaking than last time, I think it’s okay to beat in moderation if I bring up unnecessary words now.

As I passed the time while drinking moderately cooled coffee, the short hand of the clock hanging in the kitchen pointed to the number 7 before I knew it.

If Hana Baek and the children had been staying at the mansion until now, it would have been a bit of an uproar a little while ago.

“Good.”

How long has it been since you felt the silence?

Very satisfied.

I slowly got up from my seat to wake up Claire.

It’s a fact that I learned from Lee Ye-sol, but it seems that Claire likes to roll around in her room unexpectedly.

Even before meeting me, he said that resting for at most three days a year, at most ten days, was everything, so this is understandable.

That’s why I always wake her up an hour later than the requested time, even when she asks to wake me up.

“Claire.”

“Um… … ?”

As I sat on the bed and stroked my hair, my tightly closed eyelids slowly moved up.

I turned my bangs that were covering my forehead slightly to the side, facing my slightly hazy blue eyes. And lightly greeted the white skin in the morning.

“It is morning.”

“… … .”

soggy.

Slowly, the eyelids moved twice.

“… … !!”

As always, two beats later, he raises his body, making his blue eyes round.

And as always, the pillow I was hugging disappeared, and I greeted the defenseless lips again with proper morning greetings.

“You know I have a morning schedule starting today, so get up, wash up and come out.”

“… … Yes.”

I left the bedroom, lightly stroking her hair as she buried her face in the pillow in my arms.

**

-Beep~

The fairy sitting on Claire’s shoulder yawned drowsily and began to doze off.

“Sleeping there is dangerous. Come inside.”

-Ugh… I’m so scared… … .

It moved its tiny wings and went into Claire’s pocket.

I was going to let him see the house by himself, but somehow the guy who usually slept in late woke up like a ghost, stuffed a few chocolates into his mouth, and came out after us.

“oh! Oh, hello!!”

“hello!!”

“i look forward to!!”

In the classroom I visited after two months, few students were filling their seats with great tension.

-one!!

The fairy, who thought she would sleep in Claire’s pocket again, poked out her head and looked precisely at the place where Baek Ha-na and Nam Seo-hee were.

“Now is… … .”

“Leave it alone.”

You won’t be able to see it anyway.

Claire nodded and put her hands together again, and the fairy slipped out of her pocket and flew to the place where Hundred Hana was.

– Beep… !!

-Beep~

-No, ji, it’s a bit difficult right now… … .

-I’ll take notes, so don’t worry.

I looked at the three for a moment and then said to the students.

Well, I said I was a student, but seven are all.

“You wouldn’t want to lecture on assignments from the first day of class either.”

““… … .””

“No answer. Then lecture-“

-no!!

-I don’t like lectures!!

– Me, not me! I do… Wow?!

Lim Kyung-soo, who opened his mouth without notice, was hit by a female student next to him and fell backwards.

I ended the situation by raising my hand toward the students who were sending me a strong-willed gaze.

“Today’s lecture is also an hour long, so I’ll pretend there is no lecture.”

– Wow!!

– Professor, I love you!!

-And, what about the assignment?!

-Shut up that bastard!!

Lim Kyung-soo, who brought up the topic of the assignment, was once again beaten by the students. I seriously contemplated whether it was okay to keep him by my side.

“There is no assignment, so be quiet.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the classroom became silent.

I swallowed my saliva and opened my mouth as the guys who were waiting for my mouth to drop.

“Today, for one hour, I will give you the opportunity to choose with your own hands how the lecture will be conducted on Thursday.”

I opened the briefcase I had brought and sent the materials I had prepared to the students’ seats.

“One is practice. There are no evaluation items, and the seven of you can form a team and reach the rift core within the lecture time.”

Sararak.

Students turned to the next page.

“The other is to teach the theory normally. Of course, in this case, the task goes out. Before the lecture is over, you guys decide and bring me the answer.”

I tried to close my eyes to observe the infested worms for a while until they came to a consensus.

“I have decided!!”

“… … .”

I could clearly hear Baek Ha-na’s voice, lively but the only one that didn’t get on my nerves.

When I turned my head slightly, Baek Ha-na, with a fairy on top of her head, smiled slightly at me and continued.

“I decided by practice!”

“It is unconditional practice.”

“No evaluation, no assignments.”

“It’s too out of balance.”

-Pooh-hip… … .

Claire’s small laugh came from the side.

I nodded and opened the briefcase again.

“Thursday lectures are hands-on.”

“Wow!!”

“Are you entering that artificial rift then?”

“Wassi, you did well to hold on!!”

slither.

Other materials escaped from the bag and floated into the air.

“And.”

I blew it over the students’ desks.

“Since there is a lot of time left, I will proceed with the lecture, even if it is short.”

What you just shared is, of course, a task.

**

“hello!!”

“Did you enjoy your lunch!!”

After taking Claire to the mansion after the lecture, I went to the main building.

Tteing-

The door of the elevator opened with a familiar sound, and a signboard with the words “Chairman’s Office” caught my eye.

When he opened the door with magic and went inside, he found An Hyun-do buried in a pile of papers.

Whoop-!!

I roughly organized the tangled papers and pushed them aside.

“… You came early.”

“Tell me about your business.”

“His personality is the same… … .”

I ignored the tired-looking guy and sat down on the sofa.

“I have a lot to do, so be brief.”

“… Get this for now.”

I grabbed the document that was flying in the air.

【Announcement of the 2031 Academy Festival】

“This time, the British Royal Academy.”

Each quarter, the country and academy where the festival is held are different.

However, whether by coincidence or fate, the venue this time was England, and the academy was also scheduled to be held in the royal family directly operated and managed.

“therefore.”

“… I want you to take over as general manager.”

Now, he has proposed a position where he is responsible for everything from selecting the representative students of each grade to participate in the festival, selecting training professors, and coordinating the schedule.

“I, who is in charge of non-major lectures, will become the general director.”

“I’ll tell you in advance, I’ve already asked all the other professors for their opinions, so don’t say anything strange.”

“If you still refuse.”

“… Whatever it is, I’ll do a favor later.”

“good.”

“So my f… Well?”

The guy who was banging his head on the desk raised his head and looked at me blankly.

“Hey, what did you just say?”

“I said I would.”

“… … Why?”

I got up from the sofa and threw the papers I was holding back at him.

“Judging by the reaction, it seems that it was better to refuse.”

“Oh no! no!! just that, what is it? You don’t like being bothered, so I thought you’d be very upset again… … ha ha ha… .”

“You know that. So whatever I ask you to do later, do it without saying anything.”

“Ouch… … A fiend.”

Leaving behind the guy who hit his head on the desk again, I left the director’s office.

uk.

A place where auctions are held where artifacts required for planning are submitted.

‘Sometimes it helps.’

I got another chance to use it.