32 – a little special

Claire checks herself in the mirror, tying up her blonde hair that falls down her shoulders with a hair tie.

“Hmm.”

Confirming that she was neat and tidy, she left the room wearing a beige coat.

The bluish morning light that streamed in through the window softly permeated her neatly tied, flowing blond hair.

“Good morning. Executor.”

“Well.”

Lee Ye-sol, head of Yu-hee-shin’s temple academy branch, approached Claire with a strange smile.

She scrutinizes the respectable bailiff’s attire up and down, then nods.

“To think that the Executioner, who always only wears uniforms and priest clothes, now wears such colorful outfits. I am truly grateful to him.”

“… … It sounds useless.”

Even though Claire slightly furrowed her forehead, Lee Ye-sol did not lose her subtle smile.

If you look at it, you can’t imagine the day will come when your boss, who insisted on wearing a pure white priest’s uniform and a dull black suit that looks like he’s going to have a mental illness, will wear a white polo shirt with a prominent line.

Lee Ye-Sol sincerely felt grateful to Baek Woo-Jin.

Claire is too beautiful even for the same woman to see.

Lee Ye-sol did not want her to live as an old maid for the rest of her life.

Yes, they do sexual harassment every time they get a chance for a boring joke, but giving up part of their lives to serve a god they respect. Isn’t it too sad?

With that beautiful appearance and violent body, zero love experience.

“… … Doesn’t it seem a bit too clingy?”

“It’s a suit that originally had that intention.”

“That’s the intention… ?”

At Claire’s question, Lee Ye-sol just laughs.

I can’t lose the pleasure that came to this boring daily life.

Lee Ye-sol turned the subject to another place while thinking about what kind of outfit she would try on next.

“By the way, Executor.”

“… … What.”

Claire, who had been trying to pull on the pollati that was clinging to her breasts for no reason, raised her head, and Lee Ye-sol looked at her superior’s blue eyes and said,

“All agendas and documents that come up can be sent in the form of an e-mail. That’s why I’m telling you, but since going out every morning would be inconvenient, why don’t you move your bedroom over there?”

“… … ?”

Claire furrows her brow once more and tilts her head slightly.

In response, Lee Ye-sol laughed and gave a more specific designation.

“Please stay at Professor Baek’s residence.”

“Uh, what… … !!”

Claire, who has never lost her composure under any circumstances, opens her eyes wide and panics.

Thanks to her superior’s reaction, Lee Ye-sol was able to get enough satiety that she didn’t have to eat breakfast today.

“That would be too. Wouldn’t that be much more efficient?”

Travel time is reduced, and assistance is always available.

Where is that?

“Above all, rumors have already spread.”

“rumor… … ?”

“Executive Officer and Professor Baek are lovers—”

“Coke!!”

Claire coughs and opens her eyes.

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Receiving intense glare from her boss, Lee Ye-sol continued.

“It is not an unfounded rumor. Rather, it is a very plausible rumor.”

A long time ago, Claire caused an uproar inside the academy by breaking through the infinite labyrinth.

However, on the first day after Baek Woo-jin finished the hands-on lecture, so many people witnessed him enter the infinite labyrinth with her.

That alone was enough material for rumors to be created, but as people witnessed Claire entering the infinite labyrinth every morning and coming out with Baek Woo-jin, the rumor spread to the academy community as if it were a fact, not a rumor. became one of

It’s just that Claire’s position and the things she’s built up so far are too heavy, so everyone can’t get it out of their mouths easily.

Most of the students and faculty had already concluded that Claire and Baek Woo-jin were in a relationship.

“It’s a misunderstanding… … Me and the professor are not like that.”

“So, wouldn’t it be better for you to stop moving so that we can be like that?”

“… … Stop talking nonsense and get ready to pray.”

Claire sighs and turns around.

Lee Ye-sol politely bowed her head and saw her off as she opened the door roughly as if slightly angry.

Then, looking at the closed door, he murmured softly.

“Whoops. You’re not telling me to correct the rumors.”

Lee Ye-sol continued to prepare for prayer with a refreshing smile.

**

“Sigh.”

After leaving the temple and entering the maze, Claire wipes her face with both hands.

‘A lover… … .’

I never thought that such a rumor would circulate in the academy.

It was something I hadn’t even considered.

As an associate professor, it is natural to accompany the professor to assist.

Moreover, it was expected that he and his existence would cause some trouble.

However, the rumors we heard today were not included in those expectations.

A labyrinth that is still an unknown territory.

Another person broke through. Also, an unknown professor.

Claire definitely thought that part of it would bother others around her.

However, until yesterday, a day passed and two days later, no one approached.

‘It’s clear that they went crazy as a group.’

She sincerely thought so.

How many suspicious parts are there in his relationship with Baek Woo-jin?

After a complete cessation of outside activities for several years, he suddenly appeared as an assistant professor at the academy.

Isn’t this alone enough to cause gossip that there must have been something between Arena Academy and Yu Hee-sin?

But why do you mean ‘lover’ among many, many things?

“It’s difficult… … .”

As I walked, I was already at the door of the mansion.

Claire opened the door and stepped into the mansion, contemplating whether Baek Woo-jin knew about this rumor.

Take off your shoes and wear furry slippers. Then take off your coat and hang it on a hanger.

Dalgrak.

Following the sounds and fragrant smells from the kitchen, Claire slowly moved inside.

The kitchen, the source of sound and smell.

There, Baek Woo-jin was putting down a coffee cup next to a plate of sandwiches for Claire to eat.

“Good morning. professor.”

Claire, whose thoughts had not left her head, struggled to say hello.

Baek Woo-jin, who put down the coffee cup, looked back at her.

“… … professor?”

“Sit down.”

Baek Woo-jin, who had been staring at him for a while, said that as he moved to the seat across from him.

Claire watched Baek Woo-jin’s back for a while and then sat down where a light breakfast was prepared. Then, he quietly puts the sandwich in his mouth.

‘… … It’s delicious.’

It does not contain any special ingredients.

But whatever he cooked was delicious.

When she lightly emptied the plate and took a sip of coffee, Baek Woo-jin asked her.

“I’ve said it before, but if you have any concerns or requests, don’t hesitate to tell me. Claire. If it’s your request, I’ll help you to the extent possible.”

“… … .”

After hearing Baek Woo-jin’s words, Claire put down the coffee cup she was holding.

It seems that what I was worried about has been revealed on the outside in the middle of the day.

“actually… … .”

Claire, who had barely moved her lips, closed her mouth again.

Wouldn’t it be strange to say something like this while worrying about it?

It’s not true, but it’s not particularly problematic, so it’s a ridiculous problem to explain publicly.

‘Great man… … .’

Claire was very resentful of the quiet Vuir today.

The day Baek Hana came to get her abilities evaluated.

I don’t know what questions were exchanged between the two that day. However, one thing is for sure, it was clear that the story about himself was coming and going.

“If it’s difficult to say, it’s okay not to.”

“… … that is.”

Concerned, she raised her head.

**

Claire, who had been lowering her head, looked straight at me and moved her lips again.

“with me… Rumors are circulating in the community that the professor is in a relationship. Perhaps… … Did you know?”

Blue eyes staring straight at me without avoiding it.

I nodded once at her question.

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Rumors that Claire and I were lovers began to circulate on the first day of the hands-on lecture.

“Didn’t you know that too?”

“… … I came to know about it today.”

“Right.”

It was unexpected.

As much as Vuir is a Yu-hee, the priests who serve him are very sensitive to information. That’s why you have to quickly grasp the trend, so you have to do that.

“Is it unpleasant?”

“That… … !! Ugh, never… It’s not like that… .”

The blue eyes that had been looking straight ahead slowly descended.

And ask.

“Professor… Aren’t you offended… … ?”

“at all.”

not at all unpleasant

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Rather, I want to ask. What part do you think I will be offended by?

“… … then.”

Her eyes, which had gone down, looked at me again as if to give me courage.

“I-“

“Claire.”

When I called her name, she shook her shoulders and closed her slightly parted lips.

The question I was just about to ask.

That must have been very difficult for me now.

So I stopped talking to her.

And I plan to give my own answer that I can give now.

“I didn’t keep you by my side just because it was convenient and useful. I… I trust you.”

“… trust… … is it.”

I nodded my head as I stared into the complex emotions in my eyes.

“trust… … In other words, me… Would it be okay if I took it as a little special consideration?”

a little special

I nodded once again.

Only then did the tangled emotions in her eyes disappear one by one.

“… … special.”

Even the corners of the lips that did not go up well draw a soft arc.

“I’ll clean up and go to the study.”

I nodded my head this time as an answer, got up and entered the study.

Stacks of thick papers on the desk.

I left them behind and looked up at the slowly brightening sky in front of the window.

I was conscious and careful from the time I heard Claire’s heart from Vuir, but in the end it turned out like this.

Hana Baek and Claire.

I definitely trust them both.

However, if the heart that the two embraced grows bigger than now as time goes by.

At that time, I’m half-sure that it will be the biggest obstacle to my plan.

‘Not yet… … I mean.’

click-

After washing the dishes, Claire entered the study.

“Is this all?”

“yes.”

She put wads of paper in a pouch-shaped artifact belonging to the temple.

After filling all the items on the desk, she quietly stood next to me, tightening the mouth of the bag with a string.

“Uh, professor… … .”

“Let me speak.”

Is there anything else left to say?

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Reflected in the window, she looks at me and says.

“… How about increasing the garden a little… … .”

garden.

It’s probably referring to the number of lecturers. Even for one hundred.

‘I’ll have to increase it.’

Originally, I had no intention of increasing the number of people.

It’s just annoying to have to see more.

However, I expected Baek Ha-na to attend my lectures, but I never thought that it would fail.

Also, that my lecture will be full before Claire is revealed.

Originally, I was thinking of making the list public and making a contest, but I had to change my mind when I found Nam Seo-hee on the list.

It was a decision made out of concern that Baek Ha-na’s condition through the ring seemed to be half swallowed up in madness, so that somehow her relationship with Nam Seo-hee would deteriorate.

‘I’ll just have Kim Seong-won do it.’

Considering that one in a hundred will fail again, I’m going to tell them to leave one seat empty this time.

“Don’t let that happen.”

“thank you.”

A faint smile was once again drawn on Claire’s lips reflected in the window.