chapter 41
41 – First Encounter
**
Crowded crowded.
It was always a noisy classroom.
The classroom has a particularly excited atmosphere today.
“Hey. What are you going to do after today?”
“It’s not long now, so I need to practice.”
“Yeah~ It’s crazy anyway.”
“This bastard knows how to lose.”
“It’s done. After I finished, I found a part-time job noona’s cute shop in the city..”
Time has passed and the martial arts competition is right around the corner.
Each of them practiced special moves or gathered members to watch together.
We were chatting about the martial arts competition.
“… Excited.”
“Well. It’s the first festival after entering school.”
Perhaps she has been adjusting her condition lately, Selina doesn’t look that tired either.
“Time really flies.”
“That’s right. I don’t think I did much.”
Even when I first heard that there was a month left.
I thought it was a long time ago…
I haven’t done anything special in about a month or so.
Just take classes as usual, go to practice with the kids from Team 2 and win first place,
Sometimes, on weekends, he helped Cluan to attack the gate?
Since the routine was set to some extent, time passed in an instant.
Recently, Morhan and other martial arts students seem to be preparing something with burning will.
‘…Unfortunately.’
Even that Elena had a hard time seeing her face these days.
… What’s really going on with Elena? It’s been a little weird since then.
“… How are your preparations?”
“Me? What am I…”
There is no such thing as preparation.
As she sparred with Seongjin Ha every day, she was accustomed to swordsmanship to some extent.
Because I’ve become pretty good at using shadows at the gate.
As I muttered, Selina opened her mouth with a slightly provocative look on her face.
“You’ll hurt your nose if you stay that leisurely.”
“Oh. Show me something?”
“… This time, I prepared hard too. Prepare yourself.”
To the extent that Selina said that, it must have been a pretty big achievement.
But the goal this time is to win… Even Selina.
At that time.
-Kiik.
As always, the door opened and Professor Bergen entered with an expression full of annoyance.
“… Ha ha.”
Is there a lot of work because of the preparations for the recent martial arts competition?
The dark circles that were already thick came down even longer.
“Be quiet.”
Let’s shut up all at once.
Only then, Professor Bergen starts spreading the notice.
“… As you all know, the martial arts competition starts next week. I understand the excitement, but I hope you can avoid it a little.”
And.
“Because state guests from various countries and scouts from guilds are going to flock to Merhem this weekend.
Please be extra careful when going out into the city. Understand?”
“”Yes.””
As if Professor Bergen had said everything, he started to sleep with his head on his desk.
‘…You look really tired.’
Looking at things like this, being a professor is not an easy job.
“Well. I don’t think I’ll have to go downtown.”
It’s hot.
“…”
“… What is it?”
“Huh? What…?”
… I had to go downtown tomorrow morning.
Of course, keep it a secret from Selina or the other kids.
“… Something suspicious.”
Selina opened her eyes and gave her a suspicious look.
“Where are you going on the weekend?”
“…Me? Of course I’ll take a break for next week.”
“… Okay. I’ll figure it out for now.”
It feels good only when it is needlessly like this.
Since then, I have been persistently questioning you several times.
As she continued to flirt with her, luckily she quickly lost interest.
… All right?
**
Late night.
On the bed in the girls’ dormitory.
Selina’s fingers were moving busily.
– Is this really suspicious?
-Rat Bell: It seems like I keep going somewhere on the weekends these days…
-Old Man: … Are you really doing something weird?
A group chat room without a lie.
In the chat room I just created, Selina was unpacking hot bait.
A group chat room where his roommate ‘Rat Bell’ and the members of the 2 teams close to him are all invited.
-Big stuff: Rai isn’t the type to do that.
-Nice: That’s right… Let’s trust Lai a little more…!
… It pisses people off again.
– So. Aren’t you curious?
For a while, there was silence in the chat room.
-Nice: It’s not like that…
Bite the bait.
The dwarf kid wasn’t even reading the message, wondering if something was going on.
In fact, just convincing Neneto and Elena was of great significance.
It was the most necessary hand to carry out Operation Nenetoya. Because he was always kind to Elena.
… To be honest, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t jealous.
‘Why only Elena…’
Clap clap.
… Now is not the time to think otherwise.
‘Let’s calm down.’
Whatever. Gathering members with this is a success.
If this is the case, even if they are caught, the responsibility will be dispersed if they were all tailing together.
“…”
I don’t know how she got to this point.
“Haa…”
Having a crush is a sin…
‘For now, nothing really can happen.’
So tomorrow morning.
If the signal comes from her roommate, Neneto…
For the first time in my life, I may have to do tailing…
**
The next morning.
“…Came.”
A signal came from ‘Rat Bell’ in the chat room.
The news that he got up early in the morning and went out wearing plain clothes.
He would have gone out in a sweat suit for his usual morning workout.
It is said that when he went out, he wore neat plain clothes.
As if…
“…No.”
A man who gritted his teeth and ignored his love attack on a weekend date…
It can’t be.
“That can’t be…”
Awesome.
There should be none.
They quickly got dressed and gathered at the rendezvous point.
Let’s head in front of the cafe building next to the dormitory cafeteria.
Neneto and Yoon Mi-rae are already out. And soon after, the figures of Morhan and Elena appeared.
“…That’s all gathered together.”
“…”
Everyone has a puzzled look on their faces.
I’m sure I’m curious. Is this really the right thing to do? Expression.
At that time, Neneto quietly set fire to the hwadu.
“…I was very careful when I went out today? How many times did I look in the mirror before I left!”
At that, everyone’s faces were filled with amazement.
A mirror?
That rai?
He has never shown that he really cares about his appearance.
‘Of course, he was insanely handsome…’
Anyway.
If that kind of Rai paid that much attention to his appearance, he would go out.
Really, it could happen…!
Gulp.
“This is…”
“I’m sure I’m curious.”
Curiosity enough to put ethical morality behind.
… Are you really saying that Rai is dating someone?
Of course, even though he has a lover, there is nothing strange about his visual, but…
At that time.
“Wait.”
Neneto’s eyes glowed blue and he quickly opened his mouth.
“Rai is standing in front of the school gate…! Someone is going to the school gate?”
“At school?!”
Could it be a school romance?!
… Who’s up against? Is that the muscular girl who has been teasing Lai lately?
Or, unexpectedly, an elf-senpai?
…I heard that a calm cat goes up to the stove first…!
The party hurriedly moved toward the school gate.
Then…
-…Are you here?
-Uh.
The image of Rai standing leaning against the school gate in a neat shirt.
“…Seong Jin-ha?”
At the same time, I’ve never even talked to him normally.
Seong Jin-ha, dressed in the same neat plain clothes, was walking towards her lie.
“…”
A silence hung over the group.
Selina and Elena stare at the two of them in disbelief.
And.
“… It seems like we’re sparring together every morning these days.”
Neneto’s bombshell remarks.
At the same time, the memory of the entrance exam pops up in Selina’s head.
Sung Jin-ha’s eyes looking at Lai, who was standing firmly under the radiant light, were definitely there.
The only way I could describe it was that there was some kind of connection between the two.
‘… No way.’
“What… What?!”
Mi-rae Yoon opened her mouth with an excited face.
“Somehow…! I’ve always thought that guy isn’t interested in women…!
Who is Sue?! Unexpectedly, Sung Jin-ha is…!”
When I saw Yoon Mi-rae running out of control like usual, I got angry.
“…Shut up. Please.”
“Ha…? Your words are very aggressive?”
In an instant, the atmosphere becomes grim.
Morhan and Elena put a distance between them.
But.
“What are you talking about… That can’t be… hahahaha…”
Elena’s eyes held Selina behind her and stopped her from fighting.
She was shaking all the time.
Neneto, who was watching the situation, sighed and opened his mouth.
“… That’s sh*t.”
**
“…What are they doing?”
Today was an important day to give Adela and her queen a tour of the city.
I’m going to meet Seong Jin-ha and head to the station from now on.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of someone fighting inside, so she turned her head and…
Morhan showing off her presence outside the bush, and Elena’s fluttering ears at first glance.
“Haa…”
“…There is no time. We must go quickly.”
It must have been caught by Selina yesterday.
Even so, I never thought that they would come and follow me like that…
I don’t have time to spend on them.
Because she was the escort of the queen, who is a distinguished guest among distinguished guests.
If you are late even for a moment, it will be a great offense.
“Wait a minute.”
I sent a text message to the group chat room by manipulating the smart watch.
-… What are you doing?
After a while.
The fighting stopped and a reply came.
-Selina: What?
“…”
You don’t think he’ll get caught?
-Don’t do anything stupid and go in.
Let’s hit the send button for the text message and hurriedly walk.
Belatedly, I heard a fight from inside, saying, ‘You got caught!’
‘…At least if you want to follow me, shouldn’t you bring Morhan?’
I can tell even from 100 meters away.
**
Leave the fuss behind.
I moved to Merhem’s station with Seong Jin-ha.
“I’m a little nervous…”
“…”
Let’s look at the clock.
There are less than ten minutes before Her Majesty the Queen and Adela arrive.
As usual, the royal family’s visit is scheduled for tomorrow.
In order to deceive people’s eyes, it is said that the two of them will come only by body first, and then come back tomorrow in the royal carriage.
“…He lives a tiring life.”
Since the location is the location, it must be that difficult to make time for a day.
It was then.
-Chiik!!!
Soon after that, the next train pulled into the station.
“Let’s see… He said it was column C.”
On the C train where double rooms are mainly distributed.
Two unusual people came down.
“…There he is.”
“Did you say that was camouflage…?”
The appearance of two women walking towards us as if they had spotted us.
I’m wearing sunglasses and a hat to hide my identity, but…
Buck and go.
Black hair that hangs down to the waist as if the night is flowing down.
Adela is wearing a white shirt and black pants.
Unlike my kingdom uniform or armor. Dressed neatly in accordance with the culture of the royal capital that came from Earth.
With long legs and a disciplined gait unique to knights, he looked like a model.
‘I usually wear something like that.’
And…
The other one.
‘…That one.’
The princess of the vampire kingdom.
Merveus di Diana.
Goddess of the Moon.
A name given to the Queen of the Vampires, the ruler of the night.
Transparent white hair flowing down through a slightly loose hat.
You can see through the cracks in the sunglasses, deep red eyes that feel black.
Let’s look into those red eyes that cannot even fathom their depth.
Like prey standing in front of a predator, the body slowly stiffened with instinctive fear.
‘… What is this?’
Contrary to my thoughts, my body did not move properly.
Her, as if I had to obey her.
“…Hello?”
She approached me at some point and opened her mouth to me.
A bit mischievous. A sweet voice that feels warm even at the same time.
Only then was she freed from the restraints that held her back.
“…Hello. It’s an honor to meet Her Majesty the Queen…”
Let’s try to greet politely without knowing it…
In a hurry, Queen Diana popped in my ear. And dug in.
‘… I thought I was biting her neck at the moment.’
Contrary to my worries.
She whispered softly in my ear.
“…Then there’s no point in disguise.”
“…Ah. Sorry…”
“Just treat your sister as a friend and treat her comfortably. At least for today.”
“…Yes.”
‘… I was surprised.’
I knew it from the novel, but she has a fairly free personality for a country’s queen.
Soon after, Seongjin Ha also lightly bowed her head to finish her greeting to her queen.
And I.
“…”
I stood in front of Adela, who had been silently looking at me since earlier.
It’s the first time I’ve seen it in about two months, but since it’s the first person I’ve seen since coming to this world.
It felt like I hadn’t seen you in a very long time.
“Sister… Long time…”
Gasp.
A sweet scent that pierces the nose in an instant.
The warmth you feel in your arms and the hair tickling your neck.
“…Sister.”
Adela suddenly came into my arms.
In her arms, I feel Adela swallowing her words, opening and closing her mouth.
For Adela, it is a reunion after a few months with her sister, who has been hurting her all her life.
No matter how infrequently you heard the news over the phone, you must have been very worried.
I quietly closed my eyes and accepted Adela’s embrace.
‘I’m sure Adela knows I’m lying.’
Since then, she has not said anything, so she must be waiting for me to speak.
‘…I’m sorry.’
Although it can’t be helped.
No matter how many times I apologized to Adela, it wasn’t enough.
For a touching reunion, the time is fleeting.
Adela, who fell away from my arms, leaving behind the regretful eyes,
She calmly returned to the queen.
Chuck.
The Queen looked at Adela like that with a pleased expression,
She immediately opened her mouth.
“… That’s impressive. But…!”
“…?”
“Time is running out! Opportunities like this don’t come easily! Let’s go!”
At the same time, the queen quickly walked towards her exit.
“Wait a minute. Slow down a little…!”
As if familiar with this situation, Adela hurriedly followed the queen.
Thanks to that, I, who was standing there blankly, and Seongjinha…
‘It’s going to be a rough day…’
I belatedly followed Adela’s footsteps and made her step right.