From Space Idiot to Professor

23 – Interview (2)

“Hey, look at that. “I’m going to hit the president on the head.”

“I think the chairman is also there?”

“Looks like they’re both f*cking.”

“Yes.”

Me and Sethi chatted while watching the news.

Now we are very sensitive.

The hellish landscape I experienced during the practical evaluation. Schedule suddenly postponed. Interrogation that occurred while detained.

I was under a lot of stress as many other issues were coming at me like the tide.

The situation is not good.

With the fog surrounding the entrance exam schedule, a situation arose where it was impossible to see even an inch ahead.

In addition, the monster’s attack caused real anxiety.

The good news is that the relationship between Seti and I has become a little closer.

Other than that, I don’t know much.

The president and the chairman appeared side by side on the TV screen, informing students of the upcoming entrance exam schedule.

[…] Therefore, Stellarium has decided to quickly change the entrance examination process this year.]

[The results of the written test will remain current without adjusting the ratio.]

[However, the practical evaluation process will be deleted altogether and greater emphasis will be placed on interview evaluation.]

This is what happens in the end. The sea I expected.

Seti clapped his hands after hearing what was said on the broadcast.

“Wow, I wasn’t confident in my practical skills, but this is an advantage.”

I also nodded as if agreeing with those words.

I feel sorry for the other students, but there is nothing I can do.

My brother and sister are poor at using their bodies. The benefit is that the practical skills that would have a negative effect on the evaluation are eliminated.

But….

“Ugh.”

“Why are you sighing?”

“What about Rustilla?”

Rustilla, Seti’s expression became dumbfounded after hearing that one word.

“Oh, that’s right. Sister….”

Students who pass Stellarium are largely divided into two categories.

First, students who do well all over the place.

Second, a student who shows specialized talent in one area or another.

Rustilla was the latter. Despite her parents’ opposition and harsh persecution, she persevered in practicing swordsmanship.

Perhaps if she had taken her practical assessment properly, she would have received a ton of extra points.

But that practical skill has disappeared?

The trump card has been lost?

Even if it were me, I would have had a mental breakdown.

How much worse would it be for Rustilla, who is so beautiful and tender-hearted?

As I was thinking that, I heard someone knocking on the door.

While Seti tilted her head at the sound, I wasted no time getting up from the bed.

“Hey, I need to check who it is and open the door…” !”

Before those words were finished, I opened the door.

And there, Rustila was looking up at me with her sad expression.

Also lined up behind her were three androids to guard and monitor Rustila.

[The interview start date is three days from today. Detailed notices are on the Admissions Office website….]

The moment that sound comes out on the news.

“Please help me just once…” .”

Rustilla’s eyes, which were curved like half moons, began to water.

“What? Who….”

Seti stuck out his head and was shocked.

“Sister!”

Rustila was on the verge of crying. Her brother and sister brought her in based on a split-second decision.

“What’s going on?”

While Seti calmed her down, I came into her kitchen. Sonia chased after him.

“You look like you’re under a lot of stress.”

“In that case, chamomile tea is good.”

“Then I guess I’ll have to do that.”

“I will make some tea. “There you are.”

I gently pushed Sonia’s hand away.

When I tried to put my hand on her port, Sonia pushed me away again.

“It is better for me to do this.”

“Can I do it?”

“Master, go and prepare for the interview.”

“Is this okay?”

“But.”

I answered with a sigh.

“Sonia, you are my exclusive. When you usually ride in the car, you only have to ride with me. And in situations like this, people treat people better.”

“…… “If you say so.”

Sonia reluctantly returned to her seat. Then she subtly tasted her.

Is it because they are the 5th generation that are closer to humans?

That minor detail bothered me a little.

Anyway, I boiled the water, put a tea bag in it, and took it with me. When I offered Rustila her tea, she was surprised but took it and drank it.

Instead, Seti made a dumb expression.

“… What are you. Why are you doing something you don’t do before? “Did you hear the foreign news?”

I was dumbfounded and touched my forehead.

Ah, of course it is true that foreign media heard it. But somehow I didn’t go crazy.

It was such a strange thing. An ordinary person like me can handle Cartesia….

After taking a sip of tea, Rustilla responded with a much better expression.

“Originally, I tried to prepare sufficiently after the practical exam was over. But now all hope is gone. No matter how well I do at the interview, I will fail. Then the bet I made with my parents will go through the water….”

“Bet?”

I was intrigued by those words.

“Yes, I decided to make a bet. If you have the skills to enter Stellarium, I will let you take just one android with you… “It was that kind of bet.”

Rustilla’s face was dark as she said that. When the topic of androids came up, Jermel’s face also hardened.

Lu Stila was attacked by a monster when she was young.

Since then, Lu Stila’s parents have been overly protective of her. In fact, her words were more like protection and surveillance.

No, I thought it would have been better if they had just monitored it.

The Kersils were even interfering with Rustilla’s future.

“The interview is… Honestly, I am confident. But that’s only when I proceed with the topic I want.”

In the Stellarium interview, the following questions are asked:

– What do you want to do when you come to our school?

– What is your dream?

– How can I make that dream come true?

This is a question that recruiters ask every year, so if you can’t answer it, you’ll be kicked out. Of course, Sethi and I were prepared for this.

However, Rustilla….

“… During the personality interview, when her parents asked her, ‘What is your dream?’, She promised to answer, ‘Become a lawyer.’ “You can’t change this.”

This was really embarrassing.

“It’s like that.”

I muttered that without even realizing it. Then Seti hit me hard on the back of the head.

“I’m getting angry again.” Anyway, don’t criticize other people’s parents, right?”

“I’m not swearing, it’s just so bad.”

“Again!”

Seti was cautious about this. Still, is she trying to shield herself because they are the parents of the person she is closest to?

It didn’t seem like that to me. Seti also clearly looked uncomfortable.

Lu Stilla parked her car and continued.

“… “My parents also said that if I said anything strange during the interview, they wouldn’t pay my tuition even if I passed.”

This is a bit serious.

I remembered the description ‘the interference is excessive’ because it was often seen in novels, but I never dreamed it would be to this extent.

“After all, no one knows what kind of conversation they will have in the interview room, right? “They also check to see if there is any wiretapping equipment.”

She said, “She said she would send a sound-sensitive android outside the waiting room to secretly listen.”

“Wow….”

“But, I don’t want to lie in front of the interviewer….”

Rustilla’s eyes are shaking wildly.

Well, the interviewer is not stupid.

A student who intentionally does something that does not suit her aptitude and is unable to overcome external pressure from her parents will not be considered talented and will be rejected.

“… ….”

“There is no way to do this.”

Seti was silent, and Sonia gave the facts.

In the meantime, I was feeling strange.

Somehow I felt like I was involved in the incident that occurred during this practical exam.

Wouldn’t Lou Stilla have passed her interview even though she had followed her parents’ advice?

This is why Stellarium looks at talented people properly.

Until the fourth month of the practical exam, I expected Lustila to pass with ease, and she didn’t pay much attention.

But (probably) things ended up like this because of me….

She thought it was right to take responsibility.

“It’s better to stick and then think about it than to fall.”

I presented such a correct opinion.

“But I can’t pretend to be with my parents.”

This is truly gaslighting.

But it doesn’t matter.

Because the person who would break Rustila’s way of thinking was right under her nose.

“I lived well even though I was unfilial.”

Seti’s eyes widened.

It was as if he was saying, ‘This bastard?’

But this is not just Eidel’s story. I also didn’t have a very good relationship with my parents.

– Use medical school.

– I am going to Seolmulcheon. Vroom vroom.

– Jinsooyaaa!!!

I just think that Rustilla’s situation back then and now are almost the same.

As someone who is 6 years my senior, I couldn’t help but give this advice.

“If people want to do something, they should live their lives doing it. Otherwise, if you get swayed by those around you, you will hit the ground and regret it later?”

Actually, this is ordinary advice that anyone can give.

But depending on who says it.

And depending on who hears the words, the amount of emotion conveyed varies.

“There is a saying that if you meet a Buddha, kill the Buddha, and if you meet a teacher, kill the teacher. Same thing. “When I meet my parents, I kill them.”

After hearing what I said, Seti widened his eyes in bewilderment.

Lu Stilla’s eyes began to sparkle as if she understood the hidden meaning of my words.

After catching her hint, he increased the intensity of her words.

“… If you don’t even have those things, you’re not human. There is no free will. “It’s like being manipulated by foreign media.”

It’s not something I would say as I coexist with foreign media, but anyway.

“I will take care of that eavesdropping robot or something, so come back after saying what you want to say. Okay?”

I only encouraged Rustilla.

Lu Stila eventually nodded her head, and by then there was a soft blue light in her eyes.

***

On the day of the interview.

Lou Stilla arrived at her interview site, checking her speaking skills, which she had honed over the past three days.

‘Did I come too early?’

Perhaps because we arrived earlier than expected, the area around the interview room was empty.

I was a little nervous, but it was okay.

– Say what you want to say and come back.

Idel’s words lingered in my mind.

Lou Stilla clenched her fists.

‘I’m coming back after saying what I want to say. ‘Whether I pass or not, let’s think about it after the end.’

Rustilla and Eidel had not known each other for a long time.

Still, for some reason, Lou Stilla seemed to gain strength every time she recalled the gems he had said to her.

It was unique.

The person who could say such deep words to me.

Contrary to the public perception of her being misunderstood as an idiot, Idel had her own (albeit somewhat radical) outlook on life.

– If you meet your parents, kill them.

I could get a glimpse of Idel’s values right from those words.

I’m not saying you should really kill your parents.

It means to live an active life and not to lose sight of yourself by being deceived by the false pretenses of those in the position of your parents.

However, it was difficult for Seti, who had just turned 16, or other children his age, to understand this mysterious principle.

Only Rustila, who had experienced excessive interference from her parents, could understand its true meaning.

‘So, Idel may have had a bad reputation within the family.’

Given Idel’s personality, it is clear that he has had many conflicts with his parents.

But Lou Stilla decided not to think about it any further for now.

Rather, she was strangely concerned about the location of the ‘eavesdropping robot’ that her parents had sent.

‘Where on earth is he?’

Even when I looked around, it didn’t seem like there were any robots moving around.

Also, what Idel said came to mind.

‘Idel said that. Don’t worry about the wiretapping. To be honest, I think he said it to reassure me….’

It was when Rustila was thinking like that.

From a distance, a person wearing strange-looking sunglasses was approaching.

“Let’s go.”

A boy dressed in a blazer similar to a suit.

In his left hand, he held the caliper he had seen when he fought the monster last time.