Episode 53. glass (3)

The main character of the novel is the core of the story and the guide who shows the world in the work, so it can be seen as the most familiar character to readers among the characters.

So, as a reader of Ah-young, I couldn’t cover up the sense of incongruity felt by the small change in Yuri, the main character, as a useless worry.

‘Hmm… .’

The only time I could feel the strange change was after the 5th class, the day to submit the magical transformation task, the day after I was supposed to take care of Carol.

“Today’s class ends here. Does anyone know the reason for E class 1st grade Yuri’s absence today? Are you sick… .”

“… .”

“Is anyone there?”

Even after the class was over, Yuri did not show up in the classroom.

‘When I was scolded for talking last time, I seemed even more depressed than usual… . Wasn’t it because of my mood?’

If the absent student had been another child, not Yuri, I wouldn’t have bothered this much for missing just one class… . Considering Yuri’s diligent appearance in the novel, this is absolutely not something to be overlooked.

Although Yuri has an image of an alley leader who is far from academics, he is not the kind of student who misses classes or neglects his studies.

‘Rather, he’s a student who tries harder to learn things he feels he lacks by studying harder.’

Yuri in the original work used not only free magic but also various other magics to solve the case.

After receiving the help of his best friend Jun, Yuri was like the incarnation of a spirit that never gave up and worked endlessly in all areas, to the extent that he was able to use the difficult high-ranking magic ceremony as well as other honor students… .

‘if.’

If the current situation where Yuri skips class without saying anything and doesn’t submit assignments, if it’s not because of any urgent circumstances, but because Yuri’s personality and attitude have changed, then the problem becomes much more serious.

Aside from the problem of the growth rate of the main character, it can also be out of sync with the main and supporting actors who will be influenced by the unhiding and upright Yuri growing up.

“Sir, yes. Shouldn’t the teacher just take care of all those children instead of Yuri?”

“If you think about the difference between professors and students, there are limits to that as well. Unlike Yuri, I can’t be around people like Karin for long. And… .”

If you think of characters with a dark side that were not written in the novel, such as Euril and Rise of the student council. The main character, Yuri, whose good heart is clearly portrayed… . Of all the characters in the novel, he was the most reliable ally.

In other words, it is a character that is too precious to be left distorted.

In addition, it is important for educators to understand students’ feelings… .

“Elma, where is Yuri now?”

It would be good to use this absence as an opportunity to have an interview.

* * *

‘It’s only two o’clock yet… .’

The afternoon was stiflingly long.

Everyone went out to class, and Yuri was lying in bed alone in an empty room, without even turning on the light.

My body was comfortable, but my heart was painfully uncomfortable. In order to forget that sense of distance, Yuri tried to fall back asleep with the blanket over her.

“ha… . Now Professor Ian, you won’t be able to enter the next class even if you die, right?”

After a fight with Eugene, the first class in the school, Yuri was immersed in the thought that he was so pitiful and pitiful that he couldn’t get out of E class.

‘I should have learned free magic first, but I’m far behind Mina-senpai… . Actually, maybe I shouldn’t have been a wizard?’

Maybe I was living a presumptuous life now. What kind of talent did he have when he was sold to a slave trader? . How dare you do that with just 5 years of training. Did you ever think that you could become a wizard?

Yuri became lethargic at the sudden thought and could not bear to put his hand on the task.

“In the end, I only did half of it… .”

Karin, who had lived her entire life as a saint, also made two magic ceremonies.

Thinking that she would be scolded by the professor again if she submitted an unfinished magic ceremony, and that she would cry like an idiot on the spot if she heard something in her mood, Yuri ended up skipping today’s class.

“I was absent this time, but if I show my face in the next class… . You will be very scared… ?”

It was too scary.

‘I was so scared that I skipped all classes, and in the end, if I start the first semester of my freshman year with an F, I’m still an inferior student… .’

smart.

At that time, someone knocked on the door as if to break the chain of depression.

‘Who is it?’

“Yes, I’m leaving~”

Yuri, who was wriggling painfully under the blanket, slowly walked out of bed and opened the door slightly.

Through the gap in the door, I peeked out, I could see well-groomed legs in neatly ironed uniforms.

As I lowered my gaze, Yuri’s dazed face was reflected in the polished shoes.

‘… ?’

Along with Yuri’s expression, which gradually changed from doubt to surprise, her gaze turned upward.

Professor Ian was standing in front of the door.

‘You’ve been chasing me all this way for missing class once?’

Yuri quietly closed the door again.

“… That’s rude.”

“aaa… . sorry!!!”

When Ian opened the door and came in without answering, Yuri, who faced reality, stepped back and shivered.

“I missed class today… . that’s it… .”

“That’s not why I came all the way here-“

“Quaaa! Help me!!!”

“Calm down.”

Professor Lee Ahn strode toward Yuri with an expressionless face.

Yuri looked back, but there was nowhere to run. If you get caught like this, you will definitely be scolded.

‘… !’

No, there was only one escape route.

“for a moment… !”

Dormitory 4th floor.

When the window was opened, the glass jumped out of the window.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the professor’s expression looked like he was terribly embarrassed at that time, but it must have been an illusion.

“draft-!!”

Yuri rode the wind and landed safely on the ground, then ran away without looking back.

Ian, who was left alone in the room, sighed as he picked up the half-magic transformation copy lying next to the bed.

It was only a matter of time before he caught Yuri wherever he ran. Since there is Elma who can attend anywhere in this school… .

* * *

On the Dulle-gil, far away from the Agoge Dormitory, I slowly approached Yuri, who was sitting on a lonely bench in the sunset, and said,

“The approach was impressive.”

The drooping back of Yuri stiffened as it was.

I chanted cyan, the magical language of the wind, and sent Yuri’s task flying over her head.

“Sorry. Even if I submitted it as it is, A would have been correct. Looking at the erased letters, did you go through a lot of checks and calculations?”

“Yeah… .”

“It’s a good attitude. All three of the students who ran out crying during class today neglected sword calculation.”

“right… .”

“Since the deadline has passed, the grade for this assignment is a B.”

The guys who did rough calculations deserved a scolding. An error in the magic formula could lead to an accident.

“I apologize for scolding you for talking a little in class last time. I didn’t expect to keep it in my heart like that.”

“That… . It’s not, I can’t say it’s my fault… .”

“Regardless of the true intention to convey, if a student is hurt by the revealed expression, it is my fault.”

I sat down beside her and watched the sunset sky together. A cloud that looked like a white bob of glass flowed slowly.

I wondered how long it had been since I had spent a fleeting day like this, and how long it had been since I sat on a bench and lazily gazed at the setting sky.

“Have you had a lot of trouble lately?”

“Yeah?”

“It’s a class. You might miss a class or two. But I thought it was strange that you missed class alone, leaving the saintess alone. The saintess seemed to be worried about you too.”

Yuri, who finally turned her head towards me, had a face as if she had seen something unbelievable.

‘… Was I that scared?’

“Did you wear that hairpin too? I think I matched my friends.”

“Ah, this… .”

“Nice to see. It’s hard to find a companion as good as the friends you made in school days.”

Yuri was also wearing the same rabbit-shaped hairpin that Karin was wearing in class today. Originally, Jun also wore that, so did the three of them go around like that as a set?

‘… Is it the rabbits?’

Still, it was fortunate that they seemed to have gotten along better than the original.

‘Please, don’t lose that friendship and go to the end.’

“That… . sorry. Missing class, suddenly running away… .”

“Certainly, jumping from the fourth floor was dangerous.”

“Huh… .”

It’s an age where even the smallest things are difficult.

Even if it wasn’t the big trials that appear in the novel, something could shake Yuri’s heart.

If someone asks how she, the hero in the novel, can be so weak, I would like to answer that there are people who suffer more from trivial sorrows than huge sufferings.

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Just like Ahyeong.

“Shall we talk tomorrow?”

The wind grew colder.

It seems that the consultation will have to be postponed until tomorrow.

* * *

On a rainy day, Pyeongeun High School’s playground.

That day was the one month since I became close with Ayoung.

“Teacher, look at him. Isn’t it cute?”

“no… .”

“Why, earthworms are cute. It must have come out in the rain.”

Ayoung liked bugs. She loved bugs to the point that she couldn’t even kill them, and would shudder when someone caught a mosquito in the classroom.

Since I was the only person at school who kept a close eye on Ah-young, in a way, this could be seen as a secret between her and me.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I was stupid enough to ask my classmates not to catch insects in the classroom for Ah-young.

After saying that, it wouldn’t have been strange if the corpses of insects were lying on Ah-yeong’s desk the next morning… .

“Doesn’t the kids touch these days?”

“Yeah. If I was quiet, I would just leave it alone. I guess everyone got used to it.”

“Ehh.”

“You don’t have to worry. Do I like that? It was difficult all three years in middle school, but compared to then, I feel more comfortable now.”

While trying to approach the students with a good heart, I always had to remember that this place was a microcosm of a harsh society.

There may be some people who think that school life is a flower garden compared to society, but that may change depending on the individual’s experiences during school days.

The classroom is a little more animalistic than society. There are more than a dozen minors confined in a small space, and among them there are aggressive children who have not yet been socialized.

Acts of ostracizing others without hiding their instinctive hatred for the incomprehensible and trying to prove their status by harassing the weak are more commonly observed in the classroom than in society.

Because of this, children who are sensitive and not accustomed to social interaction have become victims of the implicit food chain that dominates the classroom.

It was cruel, but that was the reality Ah-yeong faced. There were a handful of students everywhere who harassed children who stood out in the wrong direction and enjoyed their reactions, and it was impossible for even the most ardent homeroom teacher to get rid of it completely.

No, rather, the more the teacher passionately tries to stop such a thing, the more elaborate and vicious the bullying becomes.

Still she was alone, quiet and sensitive.

It was better than before, but there were still bad kids who came and said a few mean words and left.

I am approaching her problem as carefully as possible, fearing that she will fall into a more difficult situation… . Frankly, this situation was close to impossible for individual teachers to solve.

To change in reality, this required a lot of effort and time in a wide range.

“I am good these days. It rains a lot even though it is spring.”

“… .”

“I can be with anyone here.”

He says he is happy right now, but these days, for some reason, I feel that those words are comforting for me.

‘Did they catch me falling into helplessness in front of Ah-yeong?’

There were many times when I suffered from such thoughts.

“I hope it rains forever. Lock the school too. Everything except here becomes the sea.”

“So you and I can’t get out of here?”

A small space in the mountain behind the school where only Ayoung knows about and can avoid the rain.

The place where Ah-yeong used to spend time until the evening and return before going to bed because she didn’t want to go home.

The rain and earthworms there were the last memories I had of the clearing.

* * *

It rains endlessly in the clearing.

The world gradually turns dark blue.

The black rain was pouring down, making it impossible to see an inch ahead, and the earthworms were gradually gathering… .