I Became The Academy Necromancer

41. Brilliant, beautiful

“… … .”

My eyelids were heavy and I could only open half of them, but I could tell that this was a hospital.

As soon as I started to see the sight, the hospital’s unique smell of disinfectant and medicine began to linger in my nose.

The sensation returns to my fingers step by step, and I feel the vague sensation of a sick bed, not knowing whether it is soft or hard.

“after.”

Feeling the senses return step by step, as if inserting batteries one by one, I raise my upper body.

The sap on the back of the hand was already gone, so after pulling it out, the door to the hospital room opened just in time.

“No, is it real? There was a guy named Illuania who was his lover.”

“Stop lying! From what I’ve heard from my family, Deius isn’t even a bad person.”

“That’s right, your family must have run a gura… … .”

Finden Ai and Erica enter the hospital room. I warn them both with my hand on my forehead.

“It’s a hospital room, be quiet.”

“Go, I’ll go and get the doctor.”

Erica, who met my eyes, turned and ran out of the hospital room as if in a hurry, and Finden-I approached with a grin.

“Can you tell me what happened this time?”

“… … I just saw you off.”

“sendoff? who? Anyway, I can’t understand what the necromancers are talking about.”

Of course, Pindenai giggled, saying that I was the only necromancer he had ever met.

Hearing her laugh, I started preparing for discharge.

* * *

It wasn’t that I had been confined to the hospital room for such a long time, and in fact, it was a fleeting moment for me, but when I came out of the hospital, I felt welcomed by the outside air.

My heart, which had been stuffy in the night air, was instantly pierced, and my steps felt light as my body felt refreshed.

“Are you going back right away? I was using the owner’s room, where can I use it?”

Findenai passes by while stretching. At that, I asked without hiding my displeasure.

“Did you use my room?”

“Yeah, you can’t sleep outside.”

“I’ll tell the dean to get a separate room.”

“I like places with higher floors.”

Seeing the grumbling Finden Eye, Erica, who was behind her, made a strange expression.

I didn’t think I could have imagined that he would be so easy-going even to me, the owner.

“Then Finden Ai. go clean my room If even a single strand of your hair falls off, I will call you back.”

“… … I’m serious?”

Findenai frowned and said with a puzzled expression, but he did not reverse my words.

“I’ll wait for about an hour and go in.”

“ah! If I had known this would happen, I would not have left my luggage unattended!”

Findenai started running toward the academy with a spirited yet transcendent speed.

It was so powerful that Erika and I, who were behind me, were staggered by the aftermath of the momentary run.

Seeing Finden-Ei stepping on the roof of the building and walking away, Erika murmured in bewilderment.

“I still listen.”

And she and the rest of us quietly turned our heads and proposed.

“Would you like some coffee for a while?”

“uh? Nana?”

Embarrassed, Erica pointed at herself and asked.

I didn’t want to sit in a coffee shop, but I wanted to feel the outside air a little more, so we took a coffee and sat on a bench in a nearby park.

It was night, so there were many people walking around.

There was a blue star-shaped sculpture in the center of the park, and it lit up the whole park with a soft blue light that seemed to return to magic.

A little boy sitting on a bench and sipping coffee, grabbing and pulling my pants crotch.

After carefully stroking the child’s hair, I take another sip.

“… … what’s there?”

“It is nothing.”

Erica was staring at the place where the child was, but she couldn’t see anything, so she coughed and leaned against the backrest.

quiet for a while.

The natural noise of the city hovered between us, but it didn’t bother us too much.

On the contrary, we were able to be more comfortable by giving each other a feeling of filling the gap.

After taking another sip of coffee, I open my mouth.

“Not all of the evil spirits in the academy have been resolved. However, there will be no more dangerous or powerful enough to cause an incident.”

“… … yes.”

Erica feels a bit regretful that she didn’t know how to tell this story.

Our eyes were still on the sculpture of the blue star, but the conversation continued.

“Did the evil spirit that tried to kill you disappear then?”

“Yes, he left too.”

“… … yes.”

Static again.

Erica coughs and scratches her forehead as if something is frustrating.

“What I did was of no avail.”

I don’t bother answering

I had no intention of offering any consolation about it. Because that was her choice.

“I’ll be honest, I’m sorry. In my opinion… … It was something I did to save you.”

“Know.”

I answer calmly and take another sip of coffee. No matter how many times I drank it, for some reason, the last sip felt more bitter.

“But I will never ask you to get engaged again. It’s true that I hurt you.”

Erica’s hand strained and slightly crumpled the paper cup. But there was no change in her expression.

“Are you better off too? I heard that there was someone who loved me very much besides me. It must have been an annoyance to be engaged by family.”

“… … .”

“Breaking up marriage is a fault only for women, but it is not a big problem for men. There… … .”

“Stop it.”

Suddenly, my gaze focused on her face.

Her voice and expression were unwavering, but a tear was already running down Erica’s cheek.

“Why is it so broken, Erica Bright?”

“… … What?”

Erica made eye contact with me asking what that meant, but quickly turned her gaze to another place as if running away.

“I will be honest. I feel less emotion than other people. It’s an acquired disposition.”

“… … .”

Saying that, Erica kept her mouth shut and waited for her words.

“That’s why I don’t know what love is. I thought you wouldn’t realize what such a vague, hard-to-define feeling was.”

but.

“However, by chance, I could feel that feeling. It wasn’t mine, but I shared the feelings of a man who truly loved a woman.”

I continued, thinking of Deius, who truly loved Illuania.

“So I can tell you now.”

“… … .”

Erica’s eyes tremble. She made a face that she hoped my mouth wouldn’t fall off.

He spoke without hesitation.

“I didn’t love you, Erica Bright.”

“ah… … .”

Kuduk.

Erica’s cup crumples even more. If the coffee was full, it would have overflowed and wet your hands and the floor.

“Not even for a moment. I have never felt love for you.”

“That… … Yes, of course.”

It was three months before I was expelled from the academy.

I have been with Erica Bright for about two months.

For the remaining month, I couldn’t be with her because she was hostile towards me.

For two months, we stuck together pretty hard. She tried so hard, and I didn’t avoid it either.

Memories of the time come to mind, but unfortunately there were no emotional ups and downs.

“I know.”

hooked

Erica lowered her head. Tears were dripping down her cheeks and dripping down her hands.

I continued without thinking.

“However, you are worthy of love. She was a woman who deserved to be loved.”

pop.

Erica’s body stiffened.

Slowly and very slowly, he twisted his head and looked at me.

I sipped my coffee and looked at the star sculpture again.

“So I spent time with you, and I hoped you would smile. And you wanted me to love you.”

“ah… … .”

“But Erica, look at you now.”

Personally, I felt very sorry for her.

“Now you are different from the Erica Bright I first saw.”

She was staring blankly at me, so I continue to comfort, not comfort.

“I am blinded by the emotion of love, so I can’t even judge properly. I thought my choice was right, but in the end I couldn’t make any results.”

“… … .”

“And now I have given up on everything and let go.”

I slowly met Erica’s eyes again. This time, she doesn’t avoid it and faces me with tears in her eyes.

I took out a rolled up piece of paper from the bosom of my coat. It was received from a servant of the Bright family whom he met on the way to Lovern.

“It’s a breakup book. I haven’t signed yet.”

“… … !”

“Since our breakup hasn’t been finalized yet, no one will be able to ask you to marry someone you have a crush on.”

Findenai had already heard about Gideon.

The only consideration I can give Erica.

“Stand up again, Erica Bright. Don’t be buried in failure and remember yourself. Don’t let go of everything, swayed by the emotion of love.”

I slowly got up from my seat and smiled softly as I saw Erica accepting the letter of divorce.

That is, a blessing for her future.

“Take care of yourself. You were a terribly beautiful woman when we first met.”

“ah.”

“The divorce letter, when you found confidence in yourself again. When I am no longer swayed by anyone.”

Took.

put your hand on your head

“Once again. When I became the dazzlingly beautiful Erica Bright.”

Erica gently closed her eyes and felt my touch.

“Bring it to me then, let’s conclude our separation.”