Became the Golden Sun of the Academy

67 – Solitude (2)

I had a proud father.

He was always a bright, cheerful and smiling person who was respected by those around him.

But he died.

There was also a mother who had a warm heart.

She was always a hugger, a little embarrassing, with all sorts of displays of affection.

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But she died too.

There was a brusque older brother.

Every time Chigeunduk pushed him away, saying he was annoying, but on days when he was bullied by his peers, he kicked out the house and beat up the bullies.

But he died too.

He was left alone in the world like that.

Even though a lot of time has passed, their vacancy has not been filled and remains empty, and Anastasia is still alone because she has not been able to fill that vacancy.

But it felt like Adele in front of me temporarily filled that void.

It’s only for a moment, but it reminded me of my family.

“…… Hmm.”

Anastasia frowned at the tip of her nose at the sight of her medicine bag on her kitchen table.

Maybe it’s because I’m not in good shape or because I had a dream.

“What is it, did it hurt enough to cry?”

“I haven’t cried yet.”

I would have cried if I had stayed a little longer.

“Rather than that, look at this.”

Anastasia changed her subject as she grabbed her clothes with her fingers.

She wore pajamas in her dormitory, and it was full of pictures of herbivores such as rabbits and sheep.

Anyway, what Anastasia wants to say is that her clothes have changed. She

She said she had nothing to say about this. She was giving notice.

“I changed clothes because I was sweating too much.”

But, Adele replied as if nothing was wrong.

I know at least that it wasn’t done with a nefarious purpose, but isn’t it a very indifferent reaction?

“I didn’t even touch the underwear, so don’t worry too much.”

Well, even so, it’s just a random word to change the topic, so it doesn’t matter.

“Yes.”

Anastasia roughly put the porridge in her mouth.

She didn’t really have anything in it, so it didn’t have much flavor.

It’s a meal no different than usual.

Well well.

I could feel their gaze as I was chewing with the porridge filled so that my cheeks were puffy.

It belonged to Adele, sitting across from her and watching her eat.

“… ….”

Anastasia’s jaw stopped working hard.

“Why is that? Is the death strange?”

“No.”

The dead were fine.

If there’s anything strange, I’d say it’s in the atmosphere of the room.

She felt awkward about having other people in a room that was always empty, and it was so strange that the room felt cozy even though there was only one person sitting across from her.

“Anyway, if you’re not feeling well, tell me, so why didn’t you tell me until you collapsed?”

She says things she doesn’t want to hear like her parents, but she didn’t hate it because she was worried about them.

“Are you listening?”

“I am listening.”

“Next time something like this happens, tell me in advance. Okay?”

“… ….”

Anastasia put the spoon she was about to bring to her mouth.

She was on the other side of the wall. She was nagging at her. She looked straight into Adele’s eyes and answered Adele, who warned him to answer quickly.

She is past immature age, but she knows that she has caused her concern, but she insists.

“I hate it.”

“What? This time, I followed you, so it’s a shame. You don’t realize that you could have been in trouble if you made a mistake.”

I know.

I know it well.

To be honest, when I lost my mind, I thought it was a really big deal.

Still, the reason she said no to Adele was purely because of Anastasia’s greed.

“Then you come too.”

There are people who worry about you because you are sick.

Someone comes to the dormitory after collapsing.

A greed to soothe the loneliness caused by such false learning.

“Come to help again.”

It was a mental problem that had been sick from a long time ago than a cold body.

* * *

A day passed by Anastasia’s goal.

I should have felt better today since I fed him properly last night and bought him some medicine.

She was so worried that Tina, sitting on Adele’s lap, poked her face with her finger.

“Boss, you came in too late last night.”

“I couldn’t speak because something happened in a hurry.”

“Tina is fine, but Charlotte was worried.”

“I’m not doing anything particularly dangerous, so it’s okay not to worry.”

No, she was worried that she might be dating another woman.

As expected of Adele’s exclusive maid who follows her day and night, Charlotte was concerned about what Adele’s life was like because she knew what Adele’s daily life was like.

Lucy, whom Adele had risked her life to save several times, was a person of particular interest.

According to her feelings, she said that she looked the most dangerous.

“Kyle, what do you think about your test results?”

“Totally screwed up. The test questions were too difficult.”

Just then, I heard that voice from the back seat a little further away.

It was the sound of conversation that Tina could hear because she had a good ear.

“How are you?”

“Me? I think I played well. She came out a lot from what she learned from Adele.”

“…… Adele? Did you study with Adele?”

“Yes. He’s good at theories.”

“Did you two do it together?”

“Not two, but three, including Anastasia. Why?”

There was a little excitement in her voice as she asked.

It seems that he was happy to see the man’s jealousy and impatience.

Seeing things like that, I don’t think the things Charlotte is concerned about will happen.

Trumbling.

Then Tina’s ears pricked at the sound of her approaching footsteps.

Unlike the leisurely footsteps that usually headed this way, the interval between her voices was short.

‘I heard that even a tiger will come if I say it.’

It was the appearance of an unexpected person who had thought about it.

“Hey, Adele.”

It was Lucy.

She sat down next to her and crossed her legs.

She slammed the midterm exam paper she had just taken the previous day down on her desk and held it out toward Adele.

“Look at this.”

When Adele received it, she took a quick look at it, and there were traces of it being painted with a red pen.

Even though it was a fairly difficult problem, it seemed that the results were good considering that all but one were marked with circles.

That elated attitude with her shoulders stretched out and her chest sticking out must also have originated there.

“It’s a good place to eat.”

“What, what?”

It was intended to press down on the bridge of Adele’s nose, who looked down on her, but the reaction that came back was bitter.

“It is said that the points were wrong.”

Adele took up her pen and painted over Lucy’s marks.

Suck.

A straight line above the circle is him.

Suck.

Another straight line above the circle is him.

Suck.

Another straight line over the circle, it rained on the test paper.

“If you only look at the correct answer, you might think it was correct, but considering the process of deriving the intended answer for the problem, you cannot see it as a perfect answer. You’ll probably only get partial points.”

Adele’s detailed explanation for Lucy, who couldn’t quite understand, changed her expression after realizing that there was something she had missed.

I was going to take it apart if it was an explanation I couldn’t understand, but after hearing it, it all seemed right.

Lucy chewed her lips at the sudden change in expected score, as the sense of despair was greater when hope was given and then taken away than when there was no hope.

“It is ideal.”

Adele handed over the corrected Lucy’s test paper again.

Lucy’s hand trembled while reading the test paper at the result of the provisional scoring, which had changed dramatically from the first high score.

Listening to Adele, I felt like I was getting away from the scholarship because I thought I was wrong on a problem that others could guess.

Did you grind too hard?

I was being mean on purpose to let them know that if I wanted to receive a scholarship and go to the academy, I would have to be more meticulous.

“But, well, you got everything I explained right. It’s probably because my explanation was poor rather than you lacking.”

As if that wasn’t enough, Lucy didn’t say anything, so he added one more word.

“It was such a difficult level that the other guys couldn’t even get half of it right, so it’s right to say that they did well with this level.”

“… ….”

Is this not enough?

Didn’t you feel sincerity in the compliment because of the way he spoke?

As she looked at Lucy, who still kept her mouth shut, Adele patted her on the back, weakening her heart again.

It was only then that Lucy asked what are you doing? With a bewildered look, she flirted with Adele.

“I am saying that you did well. He seems to be having trouble concentrating lately, but he seems to be working hard as usual.”

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A flat compliment.

Lucy felt her ears, wondering if her ears were broken, and stared at Adele with her eyes wide open.

At that reaction, Adele belatedly regretted that she had praised Charlotte and Tina too much, but she had already spit out the words.

“As usual? You talk like you’ve seen me often…… ?”

“Aren’t you taking the same lecture?”

“How did you see me sitting in the back seat?”

“… ….”

I had nothing to say because I can’t say that I know how much effort you put in through the original work.

As Adele stayed still without saying anything, Lucy let out a sound of her breathing like an idiot and snatched up the test paper like a hawk.

“What, since when did you have so much interest in me?”

Then, as if she had received a confession, she went back to her place making a loud noise with her ears dyed red.

Tina, who was sitting on her lap watching her, looked up at Adele in contempt.

“…… Flirt.”

Looking at it now, Charlotte wasn’t too worried.

Rather, it is to the point of not covering the mouth of this young boy who seduces the women around him as if breathing, and not covering her face.