Episode 34. Shinsoo, get back! (2)
“Why are you popping out here?”
“… … ?”
How should we view this situation?
It’s an unspoken rule that I usually wake up at 9 o’clock if I fall asleep on the weekend. Even then, it’s common to fall asleep again because I’m sleepy.
It’s not much different now, I’m still sleepy. It’s rare for me to wake up at 6:30 in the morning on a holiday, except for really special occasions.
But strangely enough, today the drowsiness subsided like a flash.
“Give me more!”
“… … .”
One of the final bosses of Chapter 2.
Angela Whitegreen, who would later be reborn as a saint… …Why did she come to my room?
Why are you suddenly breaking into my house and getting a rice ball?
‘Thank goodness I left something in the fridge… … what the heck!’
Angela finished the rice ball in the blink of an eye.
These were the rice balls I was planning to eat for breakfast and lunch.
The moment I saw her asking for more, my hands started shaking.
-Damn it. I have nothing to eat.
‘I want to drink honey chestnuts.’
At this point, Angela’s path was extremely ordinary.
He’s just a kid who lives in the mountains without getting involved in any major events.
Jenny and Crona were definitely advised not to come down the mountain, saying that it was dangerous.
It would be normal for Angela, who has developed feelings for them, to trust those words and remain quiet.
But that trust… …was broken because of a single rice ball of mine, and this absurd situation arose!
“Your name was Angela, right?”
“huh.”
“Didn’t my sisters say that the bottom of the mountain is dangerous?”
“Yeah, I did. But I really wanted to eat it.”
I knew what I wanted to eat without even looking.
But isn’t it really strange?
I met Angela for the first time yesterday. In the meantime, I didn’t have time to buy her a meal, let alone a rice ball.
Why are you suddenly approaching me when we have no contact whatsoever?
“You know, have you ever met me before?”
“Um… …when you go fishing?”
“I’ve never seen you while fishing?”
“No, I was secretly watching you. Didn’t you have fun playing with your little sister?”
Little sister?
Oh, that’s the title she uses when calling Mary.
He is 16 years old and his nickname suits him because of his chubby figure.
“You even threw fish and shared food with your little sister?”
You threw a fish? Oh, I just remembered what day it was.
After that, Mary started acting like a beggar, asking for just one rice ball.
Come to think of it, I packed some rice balls for lunch back then.
“But my sister and brother dropped the rice. I thought it would be a waste, so I took a bite.”
Is this by any chance… …
“It was so delicious. I couldn’t control my strength for a moment. The taste lingered in my head for so long that all I could think about was how I could eat it again.”
It was my fault, after all!
Since it was food that had fallen on the ground, I thought bugs or animals would pick it up and eat it!
It was a big mistake not to collect it then.
It’s just a recipe I’ve been making for a long time, so why did you adapt it to Angela’s taste?
I appreciate that you said it was delicious, but… … Anyway, damn it.
‘But you came all the way here.’
It was as if I had acquired a location tracker.
Considering the unique sense of smell of Shinsoo, it’s not that strange.
“No more?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“why……?”
“We’re out of ingredients.”
-That’s the end of it, you punk.
Angela’s shoulders slumped at the sad news.
And then I rested my chin on the table and looked like a dead cat.
Whether we feel a sense of loss or not… … it’s time to send Angela back to the mountain.
It is currently 8:00 AM. The cadets who had been slowly becoming sleepy are about to wake up like zombies.
Things get complicated once they see Angela.
You can just pretend that he’s just a kid from the village who came to play, but soon, you’ll be embarrassed by Prince Totema.
Along with the identity of the blood of a divine being flowing through it.
Once the cadets see Angela, variables come into play.
Even if they see me coming out of my room, they will later suspect me as a group.
“Let’s go back now.”
“Where?”
“Where are you going? We have to go back to the mountain. Get up!”
“Ugh!”
I forced Angela onto my back.
To prevent his face from being exposed, he put on a large hat.
It may seem like kidnapping, but it’s the opposite. I ran out of the dorm to return Angela to where she came from.
There weren’t many people who stood out yet.
However, the number of people cleaning the dormitory from the morning or running early morning exercise has begun to increase.
I moved while avoiding their gaze as much as possible.
I was going through the student plaza to get from the 3-star building to the east mountain.
‘There are more people than I thought. Surely no one saw this person’s face on the way here?’
Of course, it was dawn so there would have been no one there.
I ran at full speed before it was too late.
“Where are you going?”
“Hey! If you keep doing this, you’ll get caught!”
As I was passing the square fountain, I raised my head to reveal my face.
But he crossed the square quickly enough to not allow any gaps.
We finally reached the entrance of the mountain.
I was able to breathe a sigh of relief when I finally reached safety. Then I carried Angela on my back and climbed up the mountain to the lake.
“You must keep in mind what I say from now on. You must not go down the mountain from now on.”
“It’s similar to what my sisters said. Why are you doing that?”
“Why, because from now on, something extremely dangerous is going to happen. You must not show your face as much as possible. Got it?”
“Yeah.”
Hearing the same words from her sisters, Angela recalled the trust between them.
These are the sisters who took care of me during this short period of time and even gave me a name.
Ignoring their request would be an act of betrayal. However, because of the smell of rice balls, I forgot that trust.
“What a waste of rice ball.”
How delicious must it be that you still think about it?
I held the back of my neck and sighed as I spoke.
“If it’s rice balls, I’ll come up and give them to you. Is that okay?”
“really?”
“Then you don’t have to come all the way to my dorm.”
Angela’s expression brightened and she felt greatly relieved. It was as if she was looking at Mary’s face when she was out of her mind and doing strange things.
However, there is no harm in building a relationship with her, because later on, after Chapter 2 ends, she becomes the strongest healer in the game.
Even if you’ve been the boss of a chapter, that power doesn’t go anywhere.
And there’s another benefit to being friends with Angela.
No one knows it yet, but Angela and Ruska have an important relationship.
Then you can form a smooth relationship with the reborn Ruska.
Since I’ve already given you the rice ball, I have no choice but to do it that way.
“Rice ball! Rice ball!~”
I’m so excited, so excited.
Are you an old boy who stays in the mountains and only eats rice balls? … No, are you an old girl?
It just changed from dumplings to rice balls.
“Goodbye~”
I said goodbye and descended the mountain.
When I came back down to the square, it was packed. It was really a close call.
I prayed that he wouldn’t come down again since he promised to deliver rice balls every now and then.
‘Wait, come to think of it, Angela has never eaten food properly since she was born.’
Angela, who has always lived as a test subject, has not been treated like a human being. Her sense of taste was so off that she found the trash left behind by researchers to be sweet.
Even rice is a fantasy to her.
‘What if your appetite was awakened because you picked up and ate the rice ball that I threw away?’
Then that explains why you came all the way to my dorm.
Because it is the first ‘food’ I have ever eaten in my life.
Just as a dog becomes dangerous once it gets a taste of blood, it is highly likely that Angela, having gotten a taste of it, became intoxicated with the rice ball.
I should have had tuna rice balls instead of ham then. Then I would have been less drunk.
“good morning!”
“Yes. Good morning.”
I made eye contact with the janitor who was cleaning around the student center. He greeted me cheerfully as soon as he saw me. He seemed so friendly that it was polite to respond in kind.
That wasn’t the only one who greeted me as I was about to pass by.
“Nice to meet you.”
Ruska, whom I wanted to avoid as much as possible, came to say hello.
The blue jacket over shorts was a popular outfit for female students, so it looked less bad.
“Where are you going?”
“The suspension will be lifted soon. I’m on my way to the Information Integration Center to check it out.”
It’s the weekend so there won’t be many employees, but the Information Integration Center is a place that runs on its own even when there are no people.
Even now, the archive system will be processing all records within the bachelor’s degree.
“I’m sorry.”
“what?”
“I said I was sorry.”
Ruska suddenly apologized.
Why are you suddenly coming in?
“What’s going on all of a sudden? I remember hearing that kind of apology at the Unique Hall.”
“I didn’t have any sincerity in me at the time. I thought I should just do it since we met by chance.”
I already knew that it wasn’t true.
But why are you apologizing again now?
“Isn’t it too late now that he’s already been suspended?”
“It doesn’t matter. It’s just my personal opinion. I had a huge misunderstanding about you before I was punished by the Dean.”
It seems that he is reflecting on the fact that he mistook me for a shadow soldier. If there is anything else he misunderstood about me, that is all that comes to mind.
I didn’t specifically ask why I misunderstood.
In the first place, he’s not the kind of person who’ll answer if you ask.
“And you, I heard you often go fishing at the lake on the eastern mountain?”
“That’s right, but why.”
“You’d better not go in and out of here anymore. It’ll get dangerous soon.”
Ruska also seems to have noticed. She is telling me that a divine beast has invaded the eastern mountain.
Perhaps an assistant who was in league with her sent the messenger.
Ruska did not enter the academy empty-handed.
A powerful figure who would provide scholarships supported her: Elder Enviel of the Magic League.
“You’re worrying about me now, when I was about to bite you. How strange.”
“Think as you wish. I’ve never cared what anyone said since before.”
Ruska’s emotions had long since become desolate, having been betrayed by both her colleagues and her superiors.
She no longer cares about anything other than revenge.
Moreover, he was destined to be betrayed by the elder who was his only helper, so it was a life full of ups and downs.
“I don’t care about the means and methods to achieve my goal. I don’t intend to hesitate even if you get caught up in it. So it would be better if you listened to my warning now.”
“Why do you say that?”
“The meaning of the apology. It’s so that the person who was hurt by my misunderstanding won’t get involved in the same thing. It may sound complicated, but it won’t hurt to listen to me.”
After giving that advice, Ruska walked back towards the General Information Center. He had intended to do so even without being told.
“Oh, and lastly… … .”
She suddenly stopped walking and turned her head to me again.
And asked.
“Do you know the angle of the sandstorm in inches?”
He asked me for a password that no one other than someone related to the Kingdom of Papyrus would know.
Asking one last time meant that it was a final check.
My answer is self-evident.
“Why are you looking for a sandstorm in such a sunny place?”
“… … .”
It was like eating a piece of cake to pretend not to know about my outstanding acting skills.
“okay.”
Upon hearing that answer, Ruska’s expression became calmer. Thinking about her usually fierce eyes, it felt quite uncomfortable.
After breaking up with her, I went my own way.
But we didn’t know that someone was watching that scene…
The janitor who was cleaning around the student union stopped his friendly expression and took on a sharp expression.
With an aura of shadow and enveloping presence.
* * * * *
The next morning. Since it was the weekend anyway, sleeping in was the rule. Jenny sometimes suggested that I train early in the morning, but I didn’t have the energy to do that.
Since I stayed after school on weekdays to work on the newspaper club, getting enough sleep was essential.
So today I tried to close my eyes until 11pm.
Knock knock-
It’s only 7 o’clock. Who else could it be? You must be tired.
It’s rude to greet guests with a worried face, but I can’t help it because I’m still tired.
Since it was you who woke up the person in broad daylight and made them half-asleep, you can be considered to be in a state of leniency.
I opened the door and asked, “Who are you?”
“Please give me a rice ball!”
“… … .”
I fell into the sage time again. She was a real pain in the ass.
Fortunately, his face was covered by a cloak and mask. It must have been a gift from Crona and Jenny.
It seems he realized that I had asked him not to show his face.
That part is great, but… I’m pissed right now.
“Rice ball… … .”
“I’ll give it to you! I’ll make it for you!!”
“Extreme!”
Angela is startled when she hears the sound of her voice for the first time in a long time.
I wonder if my spine is straight.
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