11. Clue – 01

Naturally, the place called Nineveh is basically a school, and at the same time a place established with the purpose of teaching students.

It was also a place that could be said to be a kind of arena for competition, where all talented people within the empire gathered and competed.

As it is a place where such talented, smart, and flying guys are gathered, in order to get a top grade here, you have to study steadily and hard.

In order for commoner students to receive scholarships, and for aristocratic students to avoid the misfortune of having their names written at the bottom of the score board.

In the first place, school was not a place built to enjoy a youthful life that seemed like a picture drawn with friends, but a place made to study hard when your head was spinning even a little tight when you were young.

As such, in Nineveh, there was generally an atmosphere that encouraged study, not an atmosphere to play like college freshmen.

Of course, even in such a place, there is always a guy who wants to play, and beyond that, there is also a couple like cockroaches who want to eat each other because of a relationship between a man and a woman.

Even if only five people gather, one of them is bound to be trash, but isn’t it really ridiculous that so many students have gathered and all of them are good enough to listen to the teacher obediently?

In addition to that, as I just said, there is an atmosphere that encourages studying in Nineveh, so everyone expresses interest and interest in the subject of love between a man and a woman, even if they pretend not to.

In such a place, if the love story of Erekaya Del Pendragon, the daughter of the Duke of Pendragon, one of the most prestigious families in the empire, and who is currently in charge of Nineveh’s student council president, is to be witnessed, everyone will become interested and interested.

“… So, with that guy called Jin and the student president?”

“Yes. My friend said they were dating each other at a dessert shop after school yesterday?”

“That’s right, and on top of that, the atmosphere between the two was strangely sweet… Rumor has it that they were holding each other close to each other as if they were kissing.”

In this way, the rumor spread all over Nineveh in the blink of an eye, like fire spreading in a dry field, and by lunchtime, there was no student who had not heard the rumor.

… However, it was unavoidable that there were conflicting opinions about the authenticity of the rumors.

“No way, that’s nonsense.”

“Well… I’m not in a position to talk about other people’s relationships, but… It’s hard to believe that the two are in a relationship… ”

Yes. No matter how they rolled their heads this way and that way, the combination of Jin and Erekaya was a combination that the students of Nineveh could not easily accept.

There was no need to mention the difference in status between the two, or Jin’s background.

Because during the past three months, at the point where Jin had demonstrated his ability in front of everyone, his superficial identity had long since lost its meaning.

In the end, all the students at Nineveh had only one thing to point out about the combination of Jin and Erekaya.

“There is a slight difference in the level of the face… .”

“Well… Aside from everything else, the combination of the two seems to greatly violate the laws of physics.”

Yes. Jin also went through various incidents after entering Nineveh, and there were few students who did not know what he looked like because he had a record of selling his face once.

In the eyes of everyone, the man named Jin was not that handsome.

It was an appearance that couldn’t be said to be ugly, but at the same time, it wasn’t even a face that could be called a handsome man of the century enough to take out a woman’s soul.

Should I say that it is just right to say that it is a face that is a little higher than the average level rather than simply mediocre by putting up a moderately compromised plan?

Those who trained in martial arts for a long time and had magical powers in their bodies for a long time had no choice but to correct the imbalance of the body and change the body to an optimal state, and the face changed to look handsome.

And even taking all of that into consideration, it was hard to say that Jin was that handsome.

Well, some of the female students in Nineveh saw him like that and said that he had a strange charm, but that was only a minority opinion…

But a woman named Erekaya del Pendragon was different.

From the very distant past, the biggest characteristic that symbolized the descendant of the Pendragon family was the appearance that reached the height of beauty.

And Erekaya del Pendragon is an existence that can be said to be the greatest masterpiece created by the Duke of Pendragon.

Of course, her appearance had to be something far beyond the usual level.

Purple hair that seemed to symbolize nobility itself, and golden eyes that seemed to have melted gold itself and put it in her eyes.

Erekaya’s beauty, which could change the atmosphere around her just by being there, was so perfect that even people who hated her could not help but admit it.

All the boys in Nineveh also feared a woman named Erekaya del Pendragon, and used to peek at her appearance secretly, but did not dare to approach her, talk to her, or even attempt to make foolish alterations. .

The background that Erekaya has is also a background, but what kind of courage do you have the courage to approach and talk to her, whose appearance is on a level different from that of ordinary humans?

That’s why there was no choice but to be a man who approached her, and naturally, Erekaya also had no choice but to be like a flower on the cliff.

But that Jin is dating Erekaya? No, it’s not at the dating level, but it’s in a romantic relationship?

No matter how much I thought about it, it was really nonsense.

To the students of Nineveh, their dating sounded more absurd than saying that a dragon and a worm, no, a hungry lion and a fat rabbit met each other’s eyes.

And after school, Erekaya, the party to the rumors that stirred up Nineveh, came out with an explanation.

The fact that Jin and himself were simply walking around the streets to buy supplies for the student council, and that the polite ‘skinship’ was just a misunderstanding, and it was never what you think.

“Ah, what is it? Then it is.”

“Well, there’s no way someone like Erekaya-sama would be in a romantic relationship with a man. is not it?”

So, the rumor that Jin and Erekaya were in a so-called ‘lover relationship’ ended with a fleeting happening.

Of course, there were people who didn’t believe Erekaya’s explanation at all.

“… Kaya.”

“yes? why?”

Claire, who has dark circles under her eyes, asks Erekaya a question in a trembling voice.

“That necklace… Hey. The necklace you are wearing right now.”

“yes? this? Why is this?”

“It looks like a necklace I haven’t worn until yesterday… what the hell is that?”

At Claire’s question, the eyes of the other students around her suddenly turned to the nape of Erekaya’s neck.

Certainly, as Claire pointed out, Erekaya was currently wearing a necklace around her neck.

As if she had seen a swan adorn herself, it was a truly rare and rare event for Erekaya, who had never worn even a simple accessory on her body.

And the necklace that Erekaya was wearing was a very beautiful necklace, as if it suited her dignity.

Since the basic material is wood, it looks a bit unassuming from the outside, but at the same time, it was obvious that it was made by a famous artisan with all his strength, so it couldn’t be anything but a necklace that suited Erekaya very well.

“It’s just, it’s nothing. It’s a necklace I received as a gift from someone else a while ago, but I only wore it because I wanted to try it on today.”

Saying that, Erekaya seemed embarrassed and even slightly covered the necklace she was wearing with her hand.

From the outside, it seemed like she was covering her necklace because of the burden of other people’s eyes looking at her, and in reality, her behavior only seemed that way-

“…..”

For some reason, Claire looked at Erekaya and kept her mouth shut as if she was dissatisfied with something.

“What’s wrong, Claire? it’s okay? Come to think of it, it seems that I was not in a very good condition today… Did you get sick somewhere?”

“… no it’s okay. i really… it’s okay.”

While saying that, Claire slowly, but at the same time firmly rejecting Erekaya’s touch.

And watching the two of them from a distance, Altina unconsciously felt a sense of incongruity.

From the outside, Erekaya and Claire looked like close friends who cared about each other’s condition, but-

… For some reason, if you think that the relationship between the two is similar to that between a wife and her lover fighting over her husband, is it simply her old age?

“…..”

The necklace hanging from the nape of Erekaya’s neck shimmered and shone.

And for some reason, Altina thought that the necklace seemed familiar to her.

… When was it? Apparently, she seems to remember seeing that necklace before… .

Did he ever witness Kaya wearing it around his neck?

No, no. Didn’t Kaya say a little while ago that this necklace was a gift she received ‘not too long ago’?

So, a jeweler somewhere? Or an accessory store?

Hopefully it can’t be Until now, Erekaya had not worn any jewelry on her body.

Wasn’t there any reason for her to wear cheap accessories that could be obtained by paying money now?

However, it is also clear that the necklace remains in Altina’s memory.

If so, where the hell did he see that necklace?

“… no way.”

I remembered. Where did you find that necklace yourself?

And what was the reason why such a type of necklace remained in the memory of Altina, who usually had no interest in accessories.

– … Picture?

– Is this what Jin looked like when he was younger?

Yes. Isn’t that the necklace that was placed on Jin’s desk at the very time Altina entered Jin’s room?

At the time, Altina didn’t pay much attention to that necklace because she was preoccupied with a picture of him as a child on the desk, but at that time, she definitely recognized that the necklace and the one hanging around Erekaya’s neck were the same thing. Could.

“…..”

For a moment, I didn’t know why, but Altina tasted the sensation that her head was spinning.

What is the reason that the same necklace that was on Jin’s desk is now in Erekaya’s hand?

It’s only been a day since Jin joined the student council and spent time with Erekaya.

During that day, what kind of relationship did the two of them develop between being a simple student council president and a member of the student council?

For just one day… What had Erekaya done to put the necklace he was wearing around her neck?

“… Kaya.”

So wrapped up in a certain emotion that she couldn’t quite understand herself, Altina just stared at the necklace hanging around Erekaya’s neck with a blank face.