70 – You don’t listen (3)

… … Inside the locker room with the door closed.

In the silence where it seems like you shouldn’t even breathe.

Lee Seon-yeong, who led the atmosphere, as well as Kim Seong-won and Choi Min-sik, who had nothing to do with this incident, stared straight ahead as if frozen, unable to lift a finger.

gulp-

I heard someone’s throat clearing.

Claire, who had been quietly looking at the empty desk, raised her head.

The blue eyes that shone more brilliantly than the brilliant blond hair moved slowly.

Every time the cold blue eyes passed by, the pupils’ pupils turned downward.

The moment they met, their instincts shouted that the heart they were barely holding on to would shatter and collapse like a fragile ice sheet.

Neither speculation, nor intent to kill, nor did he unleash his mana.

It was just that the Awakener, ‘Clerbin Asen’, revealed his original presence.

And finally, the one who froze this space opened his mouth.

“Chief of Academic Affairs.”

“Yes… … .”

Choi Min-sik, who had been hardened by Claire’s anger-mixed dignity, bowed his head involuntarily.

“As an associate professor of the basic rift science course, I will apply to be the guardian of Baek Ha-na, who took the course, until he graduates from the academy.”

guardian.

There are no rights, just a position of responsibility.

At that single word that came out of Claire’s mouth, the expressions of not only Lee Na-young but also the students sitting in the seat changed completely.

Among the sperm, it is not difficult to find those who lost their parents in childhood or adolescence.

The same goes for students entering the academy.

The stronger the pain of the past, the stronger the ability is awakened.

In order to protect such talented students from going wrong or astray, the academy had a system in place that, if there was a professor who wanted to, be the student’s guardian until they graduated from the academy.

Of course, since it was a story with the government, it was naturally applied to work outside the academy.

“… Excuse me for a moment.”

Choi Min-shik apologized to Claire, not to anyone else, and left the room. And he returned to his seat and answered exactly before a minute had passed.

“Because there is no consent from the student, Hana Baek, if the student Hana Baek applies for guardianship rejection, it may be terminated.”

Claire nodded and said.

“I will ask as a guardian of Hana Baek.”

Her blue eyes moved.

Next to Lee Seon-young, who is frozen in a huddled posture.

I stopped at the female student who is the core of this work.

“Naminseo.”

“yes… … ?”

Na Min-seo, a female student who had her eyes down, answered with a startle. Her gaze was still on the desk.

“Is there anything wrong with you in this situation?”

“uh… Uh, no, you, all, all… .”

Terrified, clench your teeth! Despite the conflict, Na Min-seo struggled to answer.

Claire’s eyes grew even colder.

“I will ask again. Hello, is there anything wrong with you in this situation?”

“… No, yes… … .”

There was a moment of silence, but Na Min-seo gave Claire the same answer as the first one.

“Can you swear?”

“… … yes.”

Claire nodded and said to Choi Min-shik.

“This requires that the case be reinstated and all judgment withheld until the re-investigation is complete.”

“Now, hold on—”

Hoo-wook.

Something grazed Lee Sun-young’s cheek as she opened her mouth in a hurry.

Took, toduk.

Bright red blood dripped down her cheek and down the desk. Behind her was a sword made of divine power that emitted a faint light.

“answer.”

“Ah, yes, yes, bar, accept, I will.”

Choi Min-sik barely answered by moving his dry lips and tongue.

I’m sure she was standing right next to me, what she did, and when the sword was driven into the back of Lee Seon-yeong, who was sitting across from me. I didn’t understand any of them properly.

As Claire reached out, the sword embedded in the wall turned into particles and seeped into her hand.

“Now speak.”

With a pale face, Lee Seon-yeong pressed her bloody cheek.

This is because if you get hurt by Claire’s sword, you can’t heal it even with divine power. I just had to wait for it to slowly recover on its own.

“Executor, you are using your social status now… Are you trying to manipulate the case to your advantage?

“Operation.”

“Yes. Already, the students who become witnesses have not made any excuses. But how are you going to spend time restoring and re-investigating the case?”

Claire spoke quietly to Lee Sun-young, who was looking at her with her bluish lips chewed.

“There is a misunderstanding. Violence itself is acceptable to me.”

“That, then.”

“What I want to find out is the reason for the violence.”

“My child… .”

Claire spread her hands.

It was a signal not to open any more.

“The case will be reinstated and the investigation will proceed as scheduled. And.”

Whoaaagh

The vicious murder that spread around Claire quickly overtook the students around her.

Na Min-seo, as well as Kang Seok-ho and Na Joo-hee, all the teenage children of the guild frothed at the mouth and banged their heads on the desk.

Suaaa

Claire, who had taken her life, spoke to Lee Sun-young with cold eyes.

“If I really wanted to fabricate the case, I would have cut off the heads of you who are the problem, not restoration.”

I really wanted to, and I’m still struggling to suppress the urge to do so.

“Remember.”

Claire turned around.

“It’s not that I can’t, it’s that I won’t.”

And.

‘Be thankful that this is his resting place… .’

She quietly opened the door and left the room, just as she had entered. No one in the administration room made a sound or even looked up until she left.

When he came out of the main building past those who suppressed his will and avoided him.

“… sister.”

“One, sheep?”

The unpleasant feelings that had been brewing until just now disappeared like a lie.

“The other children.”

“I sent it back first… … .”

“okay. You didn’t have to wait for me, but please go back quickly. I will go back… … .”

prison.

Claire gave a slightly surprised expression, forgetting that she was outside now and that there were stares around her.

Hana Baek, who had never been hugged since awakening her ability, embraced herself first.

“Ah, me, one, sheep… ?”

“… … thanks.”

“No, no, no. Well, since this place is outside… .”

“me.”

“Yes Yes?”

Hana Baek, who had buried her face in Claire’s chest, carefully raised her head and pursed her lips in a very, very small voice.

“… It’s okay if it’s your sister.”

“… … ?”

“I will go.”

Leaving Claire blankly staring at her back, Baek Ha-na quickly ran towards the dormitory, showing her ears and even her tail.

Claire, who had a slightly dazed expression, returned to her original emotionless face as soon as the hundred disappeared.

Using the rising moonlight as a milestone, Claire returned to the mansion.

“Hmmm.”

Give strength to the corners of your mouth that are about to go up.

**

Yay!

I woke up to the touch of my cheek.

– Beep!!

“… … .”

A small rascal sitting on the bridge of someone’s nose arrogantly tapped my glasses with a hand smaller than a bracken. It didn’t leave a mark, but it was very unpleasant.

“Get out of the way.”

-Pia~!!

When I got up, it flapped its transparent wings and floated upward. Then he comes back to me and pulls my hair. It’s like asking you to follow me.

“… flea.”

I got out of bed with my still languid body.

It wasn’t until I opened the bedroom door that was slightly open that I could see what he wanted. The door to the study, which should have been slightly open like the bedroom door, was firmly closed.

‘I’ll have to put a side door on it.’

As soon as I opened the door, he flew through the crack and went to the kitchen.

“Tsk.”

I leaned back on a chair in the moonlight that reminded me of Baekhana.

He used the power of greed, and his soul took the cost instead. Thanks to this, the effect of the exhausted soul was immediately exerted on the body, and the balance that had been restored was destroyed by 20%.

There would be no problem with the action itself, but if you think about what you have to do from now on, you will need to get a good night’s sleep for at least half a year.

“Whoa.”

I closed my eyes, looking at the soft moonlight.

‘It’s only increasing the debt.’

While sleeping soundly due to the uniqueness of the body and soul, I watched all the events so far through the ring I presented to Hana Baek.

Confrontation with Na Joo-hee.

Na Joo-hee’s rampage.

A character who has more pride than anyone else and has a sense of choice.

In the original work, Baek Hana worked as an apprentice paladin at the temple, so there was no point of contact, but Na Joo-hee was defeated by a classmate she ignored in the 3rd year and was seen running amok on the spot several times.

Therefore, there is no problem with Na Joo-hee’s runaway today because it was expected. Actually, the training room was destroyed, but that was because Kim Seong-won and Choi Min-sik took care of it.

The problem is that they don’t even know how to do it, and they run amok.

Bitches like worms who ran rampant, unable to tell the difference between heaven and earth, to leave behind the people who reign as kings in this small piece of land.

“… … Whoa.”

I opened my closed eyes.

Due to the use of the Power of Greed, his emotions intensified little by little if he wasn’t conscious of it. This is not a good thing. But apart from that, I don’t intend to leave this task to Claire alone.

‘Although it’s a bit early.’

I opened the drawer

There was a smartphone that should have been in my jacket. When I woke up, the coat was off, so she must have put it away.

[Name: Seongwon Kim]

Strangely, I clicked on the name of the one I didn’t like.

-Yes. professor.

The guy answered the phone exactly before it rang twice.

“Tell Jayden to contact me now.”

-… Can I give you your contact information?

“You are asking something strange.”

– Oh, sorry. Bar, I will deliver it right away.

It was about 3 minutes after I hung up the phone with Kim Seong-won.

[ 010-xxxx-xxxx ]

An unregistered number appeared on the screen.

Well, since all three of them were registered, there was nothing particularly strange about it.

-… Are you Professor Baek Woo-jin?

“yes.”

-… … This is Jaden Martel. I heard you found it.

“Where did the confidence that I showed when I first saw you go?”

-That, that’s… … !!

The shrunken guy raises his voice and stutters.

It’s definitely because I’ve been through the real battle for a long time, so I’m quick to grasp the subject.

“Jaden.”

-Yes… … .

“Tell your master in the clock tower.”

-teacher… Pooh!! uh, how… ?!

Officially, his master is supposed to be dead.

I ignored the flustered guy and continued.

“The person who created the barrier will show you something interesting, so bring us a useful Awakener from the Restoration and Realization world by tomorrow evening.”

-Master, no no, that, just, barrier… Ho, are you talking about the academy’s barrier?!

“Jaden.”

-Yes, yes… ?

“If you want to take a seat, don’t bother me any more and just tell me properly.”

-ah… … .

I stopped talking for a while.

match-!! match-!!

It sounded like a slap on the cheek. And Jaden’s voice followed.

-All right. By the way, if you’re talking about realization, are you talking about psychometry? I’m still not good at Korean… Sorry.

“yes.”

-All right. Do you have anything more to say?

That was all the business, so I put my hand on the end button and said to him.

“Summer Festival. don’t expect it.”

-Yes? no, that’s-

The lights on the screen went out and I could no longer hear his voice.

Watching the moonlight seeping through the window, I turned my chair and sat down.

A shadow crept in through the crack in the door I had left slightly open, and then the crack opened and Claire appeared.

Standing in front of the door with a stiff face, she stared at me sitting in a chair.

“ah… … .”

I opened my eyes slightly wide and was taken aback.

“Awake, are you awake?”

“Thanks to whom.”

“… … ?”

Not understanding what I was saying, she blinked at her softly shining blue eyes in the moonlight.

“They closed the door to the study on their way out. Thanks to that, the little guy snatched me up because he was hungry.”

“ah… … !!”

Claire’s eyes widened.

It’s the first time I’ve seen such a surprised expression.

“I’m sorry.”

The neatly trimmed blonde hair flows down the gap between her shoulders.

I said to Claire, who was completely bowed down.

“I must have told you not to apologize or bow your head.”

“ah… sorry, sorry… no, that… … .”

Claire stuttered like a broken machine in an awkward posture, unable to straighten or bend her back. The look was very cute.

“Not one hundred, you, and the guy in the kitchen. You’re terribly oblivious.”

“Ah, uh, uh… … .”

“Come closer.”

“Yes, yes… .”

Claire, who couldn’t hide her bewilderment, cautiously stood in front of me.

“closer.”

“… Yes.”

She stood with the desk between them, and at my request, she turned around the desk and stood next to me.

Her cool beauty looked even more beautiful in the moonlight.

I got up from my chair. Looking down at me, she quickly raises her head and tries to make eye contact with me.

He reached out his hand to Claire’s face.

“… … ?!”

The two eyes opened even wider than before.

Like a frightened small animal, his shoulders trembled every time my fingers brushed against him.

Claire’s cheeks were burning bright red before she knew it.

I said raising the corner of her mouth slightly.

“It’s a punishment.”

“… … ?”

Claire makes a slightly foolish expression, saying that she can’t understand the current situation.

Mine that no one can see, that only I can appreciate.

I said once more to Claire, who was staring blankly like an idiot for a long time.

“Until midnight passes today.”

Carefully removing the hand that was pulling the corner of her mouth.

“Let it be. That is the punishment.”

“Ah, uh… … that, ugh… .”

The corners of Claire’s mouth trembled as if a convulsion had occurred.

A natural smile is distorted in a strange way. No, it’s not a smile anymore, but should I say it’s closer to a cry?

With my eyes on another new side, I sat down again.

“You may have something to report.”

A face with beautiful bright red flowers blooming. White steam rises above it.

After thinking about it for a while, he opened his mouth.

“A cup of coffee, please.”

“Yes, eh… … .”

At my request, Claire turned around and left the study as if running away.

From then on, it took two hours for Claire to return.