Full Moon - 2
“I’m going to die…”
“The curse series isn’t standardized, so you have to consider the opponent’s conditions when using it—”
“Rotin, how’s it going?”
“There are no predetermined strokes in the spell, and the shape and number are also… Rotin, how’s it going…? Huh? Isabel! You’re the one who messed it up!”
Rotin nervously pushed up his glasses.
Bright brown hair and distinctive glasses made him stand out. He was always calculating and smart… Ah, a failing-class student, but attaching that description might sound a bit odd.
Among the failing-class students, he was incredibly calculating and smart.
He was also Isabel’s friend. Since they came from the same territory, they had known each other since they were children.
“My head is about to explode. I can’t take it anymore~ Ahahaha…”
“I… I understand the point about the absurd amount of study.”
This conversation wasn’t limited to Isabel and Rotin. The sound of people dying echoed from everywhere.
If you listened from outside the classroom, it would sound like a lively party with laughter and songs rather than a lecture hall.
That professor is unbelievable…
Rotin pushed up his glasses again.
Was this torture or learning? Of course it was learning, but even so, there was a limit. This was too much, even for hell.
Rotin Ortiz.
The name written like that was now so shaken that it was hard to identify properly. His eyes twitched nonstop and his head felt like it was going to burst.
“I know the data is useful… but this is too much!”
“I’ve only learned three pages now. It means I have to stay here for ten days.”
Students groaned continuously.
The problem was that they were deliberately making those sounds so Rotin could hear them.
Why are you doing this to me, you guys…
Of course, Rotin understood why they were targeting him to some extent.
In the failing class, Michelle, who had the best grades, refused group activities because of her pride as a haughty noble lady.
As a result, naturally, Rotin—who had a higher grade and decent performance—had come to be seen as the class leader.
…But even so.
“Ah~ Who will tell the professor to just look at it a little~”
“Yeah~ It’s really going to be amazing~”
What power did Rotin have? No matter how many times they gave him the eye, he could do nothing.
Moreover, this wasn’t the time. If he wanted to go home quickly, he had to memorize even one more letter in front of him.
Just before the boy covered his ears with both hands, someone suddenly muttered low.
“It’s noisy as hell.”
The students’ gazes that had been nagging at Rotin turned toward the owner of the voice.
Michelle Maynans.
It was none other than the girl from the Maynans family who silenced the entire classroom with her cold voice for a moment.
There was a brief silence.
It wasn’t because her words were intimidating or scary, but because it was an action Michelle in her usual self would never show, so the discomfort was greater.
Michelle didn’t blatantly ignore the failing-class students; she was the type who didn’t interact with anyone at all.
For someone like her to suddenly mutter such words.
It was more than enough reason for the students to tilt their heads.
The telekinetic girl who confirmed the gazes directed at her continued while adjusting her arm bandage.
“Adrian’s professor is in the office. He hasn’t gone home yet. Go ask him directly. If not, just memorize quietly. Don’t interfere with others memorizing.”
Even Michelle, who hated Adrian the most, said that? The students’ heads tilted even more.
Ah, no.
Because she had been hanging upside down in the air last time, she had to listen to Adrian’s words in silence.
After all, showing the underwear with a rabbit drawn on it…
The students misunderstood Michelle’s inner thoughts completely, but there’s a saying that even if you go to Seoul via Mokro, it’s fine.
They somehow reached the conclusion to just shut up and memorize.
But at that moment.
Charlotte, who had jumped up from her seat, started walking slowly toward the front of the classroom.
Hope instantly spread on the students’ faces.
Yes, Charlotte was there!
After the duel with Adrian, Charlotte had noticeably become more obedient.
Therefore, among the students, if they thought of the student closest to Adrian, it was Charlotte.
Moreover, when she fought with Michelle, hadn’t Adrian only brought Charlotte?
But… no one was close enough to talk to Charlotte.
It’s okay. Isabel, the strongest in affinity, is here! Isabel’s eyes sparkled as she asked.
“Charlotte! Are you going to talk to the professor?”
“Yeah.”
“Wow, great! Definitely, if Charlotte talks, he might listen!”
But Charlotte added that she didn’t know, while fiddling with the ends of her hair for a moment.
“…I’m just going to ask something I don’t know.”
She added only that and left the classroom in a flash.
But suddenly, Michelle followed behind Charlotte. The remaining students tilted their heads at the two people leaving the classroom.
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“……”
The sun had long since set. After walking for a while down the corridor, Charlotte finally stopped. At the same time, she turned around and asked.
“Are you following me?”
“…If you know, stop.”
Michelle, who had been limping, approached close to Charlotte.
“Eh…?”
When Michelle reached out her hand, Charlotte instinctively took a defensive stance.
It was after all professors had gone home and students had gone home. If Michelle started a fight, there was no one to mediate.
But the action shown by the Maynans family girl was extremely unexpected.
“What I don’t know, I’ll tell you.”
“……?”
Charlotte rather closed her mouth tightly. She understood what it meant but found it hard to accept.
“It’s not far to the office. I’ll tell you.”
“You, Michelle? Why?”
If asked why…
Michelle was lost in thought for a moment. It was complicated inside to answer casually.
When the bell ringing the lecture sounded, Michelle was still in the bathroom. No matter how much she focused on telekinesis, there was a limit to assisting living body parts.
Because she was limping, her walking speed on the corridor was inevitably slow, and naturally, returning to the classroom was late.
Pi… She had vomited a lot of blood.
Seeing Adrian, who was staggering while wiping blood from the corner of his mouth with a bloodshot eye and pale face.
The professor was struggling so much that he couldn’t even notice Michelle facing him head-on. Obviously.
I don’t know why I’m taking care of this professor, really, really…
Literally, I don’t know why I’m taking care of this professor or why I’m looking after him, but it was annoying that Charlotte went to find the resting Adrian.
It was impossible to convey that feeling directly. The girl suitably deflected.
“Why? Because it’s pitiful.”
“Get out of the way. And it’s unnecessary. I’ll ask the professor.”
Charlotte lightly shot back and tried to go her way again.
“Why are you suddenly so enthusiastic?”
“Michelle has always lived her day as planned?”
Michelle’s one word to grab Charlotte’s ankle. But rather, the question came back.
“The planned things happened every day without any error. Michelle.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“I never did that. I lived day by day not knowing what to do.”
“But.”
“But Adrian professor taught me. What to do every day. Now I live knowing how I should live every day.”
I didn’t know it was that sincere. Michelle’s eyes twitched slightly.
“…I’ll work hard to the point of death. I’ll repay the grace given by the professor.”
After hearing Charlotte’s sincerity, Michelle’s heart also shook a little. She had a much deeper mindset than Michelle had thought.
Michelle looked at Charlotte with a calm eye.
“Is what you said just now sincere?”
“Sincere.”
And Charlotte answered with eyes even more serious than that.
It was probably sincere. Saying that one always puts emotions first is the same as not being able to hide one’s emotions well.
For such a person to say this much…
In the end, Michelle let out a long sigh.
“Okay. Then, there’s no choice.”
“What’s there no choice for?”
“Actually, Adrian professor’s current physical condition is not very good.”
Charlotte’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Professor… are you very sick?”
“I vomited blood.”
“Ah… Then, going to find him now isn’t possible. He’s resting, I can’t disturb him.”
“Of course.”
It was fortunate that she understood quickly. Before getting angry.
Charlotte, with eyes full of worry, tried to return to the classroom. But Michelle quickly continued with the next words.
“But if it’s really annoying, there is a way.”
“Way?”
“First, I’ll ask one thing. Is the theory difficult, or is the activation difficult?”
“Hmm… The activation side. I understood the theory itself, but since I can’t try activating it, it’s a bit too annoying.”
“It means it will be solved if there’s a training ground.”
Charlotte tilted her head.
“But there’s no training ground I can use. The failing-class dedicated training ground is too poor in environment, so the professor warned not to use it for a while…”
“Use the mid-class or high-class training ground.”
“…But is it okay?”
Charlotte blinked.
“The Rahal Academy regulations say that. From 8 PM onwards, all training grounds within the academy can be used freely.”
Of course, in Rahal Academy, at 6 PM, students were practically forced to go home, so it was a regulation that was practically non-existent.
But thanks to Adrian, it was the first time they were able to use that regulation. The president probably didn’t think there would be such a professor.
Charlotte was only half satisfied.
“But we are two people?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
There were two people who seemed to accept unconditionally.
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“Wow wow wow wow~~~ It’s really amazing! Amazing!!!”
Normally, students classified as mid-class should learn in this training ground. Isabel spread her arms wide and shouted.
Michelle’s prediction was exactly right.
As soon as she proposed to use the training ground, Isabel and Rotin bit the bait.
“We’re using such a good facility! I really want to use only this training ground for the rest of my life!”
“Stop making a fuss. You’re always overdoing it, Isabel.”
Rotin pushed up his glasses and interjected.
“But it’s really amazing, right? I didn’t know the facilities were this good! This is the first time I’ve come!”
“Even so, it’s just the mid-class training ground. It won’t be anything compared to the high-class.”
“Has Rotin been to the high-class training ground too?!”
“No, this is the first time here too…”
Although they were bickering, except for Michelle, the three of them couldn’t stop talking about the great facilities.
Wide space. Cleanly arranged facilities. Bright lighting. Clear air. No matter which element you compare, it was different from the failing-class training ground.
But Isabel’s curiosity couldn’t stop.
“But it’s a bit strange. Why is this training ground open from the beginning? Is there anyone among us who has a student ID?”
No one was giving a direct answer. Because ‘if it’s open, it’s open’ was the thought.
It wasn’t against the regulations, so what was there to be afraid of?
“Enough.”
Michelle’s lips parted with a somewhat serious face.
“I hate group activities the most. From now on, don’t interfere with me at all.”
Although the tone was a bit harsh, everyone agreed. After all, since this training ground was so wide that they couldn’t interfere with each other if they started learning separately.
The four split off in one direction each, east, west, north, south, as if they had made a promise.
Michelle tried to stay as far from the other students as possible. Eventually, they became small dots to each other.
It couldn’t be helped. To practice Event Horizon, they had to be as far apart as possible. If people around got caught up, it would be really tiring.
“Hmm.”
Michelle suddenly stopped.
There was something noticeable. She immediately picked it up using telekinesis.
[Yuria Howard]
“It’s a student ID.”
Seeing the red border, it was a mid-class student’s badge. This student ID was probably why the training ground was open.
However, Michelle stopping just because she found a student ID wasn’t the reason.
“…Blood.”
The student ID was covered in blood.
Not much time had passed. From the student ID being picked up, blood was dripping.
Real-time.
Real-time…?
Then, the landscape spread out in front of Michelle’s eyes was eerie. The path made of blood droplets stretched in a constant direction.
Fatal injury.
Injuries are common when practicing high-level magic. For Michelle, who was about to learn Event Horizon, if unlucky, she would die.
If a student is injured, they need to be rescued quickly. Nobles have to know how to lower themselves to others.
Michelle’s steps became urgent.
Following the path made of blood droplets. Walking and walking.
“Ah.”
And finally found it.
From far away, a female student was shaking her body as if asking for help.
“Hey, you there. Are you okay?”
No reply came back. Just shaking her body.
“Asking? Are you okay… nya……. Eh.”
The female student’s body shaking was a bit strange. Her neck was twisted excessively, and her limbs were bending with thud sounds as if there were no joints.
At the same time, she felt directly that something was wrong.
Crack— Crack—
Something was swallowing the girl whole. Primitive fear flowed through Michelle’s body. Soon, her body stiffened.
Then, with a thud, the girl’s body was thrown in front of Michelle. Her body was shriveled like a mummy, as if all blood had been sucked out.
“What… .
Before she could ask what, her mouth froze.
The most ominous red eyes were now looking at Michelle.