I Became the Only Buffer in the Academy

128 – Significant Changes – 3

“Did you finish talking?!”

After the story, there was a moment of silence when Elizabeth opened the door and came in.

The only thing in her hand was an energy drink.

“Huh? Did you just buy mine?”

“Ho-ho-ho! When Grandpa asked to buy something to drink, he meant to get away for a while! Drinks are available here too!”

She took out some tomato juice and orange juice from the refrigerator inside and handed out the tomato juice to Mr. Breath.

“Would you like something else? I have coffee…”

“No. This is fine.”

“Ho-ho-ho! That’s it!”

After that, it was just small talk. Talking about places you like in England, restaurants worth eating in Korea, or places worth visiting.

Perhaps it was breath who traveled all over the world, he knew quite a lot of places.

“The Grand Canyon is a must see.”

“Yes. I’ll go see you later when I have time.”

“I’m going too! I’ve been there with my mother before and it was pretty cool!”

“Sure.”

My mother…

I met the smile on Elizabeth’s lips. Is it because of my gaze? Elizabeth tilted her head and took a sip of her drink before she asked.

“Did something get on my face?”

“No. Nothing. Then, sir. I’m going to leave.”

“Ha ha ha! Yeah! I’ve been holding on too long! Come on! Elizabeth! Go on, you too!! You know that to be a great hero, you must never stop training?!”

“Ah. Yes! Then Grandpa! Take good care of yourself!!”

Smiling brightly, Elizabeth accompanied me out of her hospital room. The people waiting outside were trying to tell the Taylor family heroes something to get inside when we got out, but most of them were being rejected.

“Aren’t you curious?”

“Yes? What?!”

“What the old man and I talked about.”

“Actually, I’m curious… But I won’t ask!”

When she returned to the academy, Elizabeth answered my question with a bitter expression.

“I know that my grandfather has some secrets from me!”

“It’s a secret…”

“The same about your mother’s condition.”

Elizabeth’s steps were light and her voice was calm.

But I knew that it was to cover up her sadness.

That’s because her face didn’t have the bright smile it always had.

“John. Do you know? My mother…”

“I found out about it while researching the Taylor family.”

“Ah… I see. Then what about your father?”

“Never heard of that.”

“Ho-ho-ho! Right?! Actually, my father passed away a long time ago!”

“Aren’t you talking too brightly? And I don’t think it’s something to talk about in a place like this.”

“Then can we talk for a minute?!”

I went to the bench with Elizabeth. Having pulled out two cans of her coffee from her vending machine next to her bench, I held it out to her, and Elizabeth, who received it, touched her can of coffee with both her hands instead of drinking it, and smiled bitterly.

“My father was quite weak for a Taylor family member. So he said that his grandfather was very worried about him.”

“Really?”

“Yes. He said he had a bad heart… I don’t know the details… He died when I was one year old.”

“Hmm…”

“That’s why I don’t have many memories of my father. All I heard from my mother was. My father was weak, but he was always upright and never gave up.”

He couldn’t train hard because of his weak heart, but he was a man who wanted to keep going.

I heard that her mother, who was an outstanding hero, fell in love with her and proposed to her, and after courting her several times, she eventually got married.

“My mother said she was very happy.”

“I see…”

This is a story that didn’t even appear in Hero Academia. It was only that my father died when I was young, and the story has not been resolved.

Anyway, it was a serious story, so instead of saying anything else, I listened to her story calmly.

“My mother went to that ruin because of my father.”

“Is it to get the reverberation of the soul?”

“…Yes. They say you can summon the spirits of the dead for a while by using Soul Reverberation.”

One of the rare items that can be obtained from ruins.

In the game, it was used as an item to find other equipment or artifacts through it, but Elizabeth’s mother seems to have tried to get it because she just wanted to see her dead husband once again.

And in the end, it was cursed by the devil and his soul was sealed.

“I’ve thought about it sometimes. Did I have to do such a risky thing to meet someone who passed away… Is love really that great?”

-Pushyuk.

After opening her can of coffee, Elizabeth quietly took a sip of her coffee. And she looks at me and smiles.

“Can John understand?”

“You can know ten roads in the water, but you don’t know one road inside the people. Mother must have had her own thoughts. Anyway, it’s no different than an accident… Well, if I dare to say my thoughts…”

I got up after drinking a can of coffee in one gulp. Then, taking a step forward, she turned around.

“Maybe she’s what your mother wanted her to show you.”

“Yes? To me… Yo?”

“Elizabeth. You don’t have memories of her father, do you? It must have been a mother who always thought of you… I don’t think she was trying to get the reverberation of her soul for some other reason than leaving you.”

Elizabeth’s eyes tremble. I shrugged my shoulders as I met her gaze as she stared at me.

“Of course this is my opinion.”

“…Hohoho! What is it!”

“I told you. I know ten streets in the water, but I don’t know the people in one. I’ve never met Elizabeth’s mother, so I can’t say this, can’t I?”

And you’ll find out later. But I don’t need to tell you now.

Reality and games are different. Of course, many parts are similar, but that is not to say that there are no mistakes.

In the worst case, she may not get the angel feather, and if that happens, Elizabeth will be very disappointed.

Just let me know if you get it later.

“Have you met your mother?”

“I see him from time to time. He’s in the Taylor family’s intensive care unit.”

“I see. I’d like to meet you too.”

“…Yes? Uh. Uh uh. Yo, John?”

“Ah. Outsiders are not allowed to enter, right?”

“Yes, but…”

“Elizabeth, isn’t that the person who left you a lot of memories?

I’ll have to say hello when I come to my senses later. I smiled at Elizabeth, who stared blankly at me.

“There’s a lot to do in the future.”

“…Yes. I think so.”

There was not the slightest hint of darkness in Elizabeth’s face as she slightly clenched her fists.

After meeting Elizabeth and her, I returned to the dormitory and browsed the Internet on my terminal.

The failure to capture the black dungeon must have been quite shocking, so people were talking hard here and there.

[John. Wait, are you okay? I’m in front of your dorm.]

It was Yoo Choa’s contact. I thought I would be contacted somehow. I replied, put on some clothes, and went outside.

Yuchoah was leaning on her back in front of a streetlight near the dormitory and tapping the ground with her foot.

“Ah! Here we come!”

“Yes. I’m here. What’s going on?”

“Yeah. Just.”

It’s just not the same. He took her and headed to her bench near her. It’s a place where people are rare, so it’s good to have an important talk.

“Um…”

Even when she got there, Yuchoa couldn’t get her words out. Something seems serious… What’s up?

“I got a call.”

“To whom?”

“From the association. I received an offer to go through training during vacation.”

“It’s vacation time.”

As expected. Feeling a sense of crisis due to the failure to capture the black dungeon, she made her proposal to Choa Yoo.

“Doesn’t sound like a bad opportunity.”

“I’m sure it will be. It will be very difficult. But… Will it be okay?”

“Hmm? What?”

Yoo Choa had her signature bright smile. But her hands were shaking.

“…I feel like the weight on me is stronger than I thought. It’s a little scary.”

What will she do if she doesn’t grow enough to satisfy them?

What if there is a problem with the aptitude of zero?

Aside from that, Yuchoa was spitting out other fears incoherently.

“I… What should I do?”

“Well, I think you’ll do just fine.”

“…Really?”

Yoo Choa’s hands were shaking. When it carefully grabbed my hand, instead of shaking it off, I said calmly.

“You’ve done well enough up until now, you’ve done well, and you’ll do well. So don’t be afraid. There are many people by your side, right?”

“…..”

“Elizabeth, Jin Shi-yeon, Serenia and other friends.”

“…And you too?”

“That sounds obvious.”

The weight of the burden that the main character of this world must have is beyond imagination.

And, as you progress, you will find out what aptitudes of Zero are and what the duties of those who have them are, the more difficult Yuchoa will be.

In the worst case, it could lead to a bed ending, let alone a true ending, so you should work hard to help.

“…hehehe. It’s really powerful.”

Yoo Choa smiled and stood up. However, the hand she was holding did not loosen.

“Yes. I’ll come to you whenever I’m having a hard time. Can I ask for your support?”

“Of course it is. If it is difficult, tell me.”

“Ahahahaha~. Thank you~. Then I’ll be on my way. Thanks for taking the time.”

“You’re welcome. Go in.”

Yoo Choa, who returned to her original expression, greeted me and left. After. I have to work even harder to provide mental care.

***

Johan and Yoo Choa are on good terms.

The hands they hold.

As soon as he saw it, Jin Shi-yeon, who hid himself in the dark, bit her lip.

The woman’s senses were screaming sharply that she couldn’t stay still like this.