The Only Male Student in the Academy

059. Beginning of Summer Vacation (1)

“Couldn’t return as a human mean Mari is a monster?”

Rose did not deny my question.

I didn’t even agree.

“Should we say the boundary between humans and monsters… Marie has become assimilated with the phoenix.”

It is said that there were problems in many ways.

It is said that the problem was that Phoenix had been parasitic to Marie for too long, and that Marie had accepted Phoenix too much.

Therefore, it is now impossible to separate Marie and Phoenix.

“Strictly speaking, it can be separated. But if you do that…”

“Does Marie’s life be in danger?”

Rose nodded his head.

She said she did take off the phoenix to some extent though.

But that is only to a certain extent. She only took the very bare minimum to keep Marie alive.

This caused the Phoenix to lose some of her powers, allowing Marie to suppress the Phoenix on her own.

However, if there is no way for Phoenix to dominate Marie like before, that is not the case again, she said.

Simply put, it has become a time bomb that never knows when it will explode.

You can’t make such a person a lord.

“Who is Count Ruhelif? If Marie is disqualified from being a lord, who will be the next lord?”

“I have a younger brother. …He’s not yet 10 years old, but when he grows up, he’ll be the next lord.”

“I see.”

This is also the original content.

Marie was destined to never become a lord in the first place…. That’s because he died in the original story.

‘If things go according to plan, Rose will vow to avenge her and she will be with Lucius.’

But will Rose still do the same now that Marie is alive?

It can’t be. She is the one who should have died.

Many things will change.

Despite knowing this would happen, I chose to save Marie.

Then I will have to take responsibility.

“It’s your fault, Rose Eiffeltain.”

I try to say that while squinting my eyes as much as possible.

Then Rose lowered her head even further. You can’t deny what I said.

“That’s right… I made Marie like this…”

“That’s why you have to become the lord of the Eiffeltain Marquis family. At that level, you will be able to support Marie.”

I said so.

Marie saved her life, but lost her powers as her nobility. As much as she has become distant from humans, she has become a difficult existence to be accepted by the aristocratic society.

An existence like a ticking time bomb that doesn’t know when it will explode.

It would be difficult to occupy an important position, and it would be difficult to marry into another noble family.

“If you can’t support Marie, you’ll have to find a way to get her back. Either way, you’re responsible.”

“……That’s how it should be. That’s what I meant from the beginning.”

“Until then, I will take Marie with me.”

“Yes?”

Rose widens her eyes.

Reaction as if he did not understand what I said.

I keep my cool and continue talking.

“I was originally a party with Marie. So we will find a way to get back to normal.”

“I’ll help too, Prince Beherit.”

“No, recognize yourself. It’s better not to get close to us.”

“…Why?”

That’s because it’s difficult to relate to Rose.

Rose must act together with Lucius from now on. But she says she’ll come see Marie, and if she keeps getting entangled with me, she becomes a nuisance.

Above all, if Rose comes alone, she doesn’t know, but she doesn’t know if Lucius will come together holding hands.

“It is more efficient to act separately, and above all, it is because there is a difference in position.”

Of course, I only keep my personal thoughts in my heart, and for now, I say that.

It wasn’t exactly a lie. It was good in many ways to separate and act together for the future.

For example.

“Marie has become like a ticking time bomb, and you are the next lord of the Eiffeltain Marquis family, whose future is bright….If Marie runs out of control, you are in danger.”

“So you’re telling her to leave her sister alone?”

“Let’s think more about the future. If you, the lord candidate, lose your life by any chance, who will take care of Marie after that?”

“That’s…”

Rose slurps her words.

Well, I can’t have a party with Marie for a thousand years. If the day comes when we graduate from the academy, won’t we go our separate ways? Even during Kim Il-hwan’s days, the relationship with the friends I had made in high school became estranged after graduation.

If Mari’s monster transformation is not resolved by then, then I can’t take responsibility for that.

It would be better to leave that part to Rose, so I also liked that Rose was alive for a long time.

“So leave Marie to me.”

I said so.

……… To?

After that, I was hospitalized for two weeks.

… To be honest, I don’t remember very well these two weeks. Because it was too painful.

According to the medical staff, they fought for a long time in an overly hot space.

That’s why the body was at the level of getting used to while alive, and thanks to this, it seems that all organs were damaged.

All the bones were also broken, so it was hard to find a place where the body was intact.

Fortunately, the treatment went smoothly.

If this was Earth, I wouldn’t have lived long, but this is a fantasy world. With the power of medical magic, pretty much anything can be cured.

But medical magic isn’t all-powerful either, so I’ve been suffering from a high fever for these two weeks. It is said to be a side effect of medical magic.

Well, as long as your body gets better, it’s not a side effect that you can’t handle…. I felt like I had the flu and slept almost every day.

So, when I came to my senses, two weeks had already passed.

Marie is still in the bed next to me.

“Marie.”

“Uh, uh, huh?!”

I just called her name, but Marie raised her voice in shock.

“Why, why, eh, Ariel…?! What, what’s going on…?!”

“No, I called because I had something to say…”

“Ha, what to say…?! What, what to say…?! Uh, what do you want to say…?!”

“…….”

No matter how you look at it, Marie is nervous. Maybe more than she did when we first met.

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I don’t know why you’re making such a fuss.

These days, Marie is somewhat strange.

“No… I was going to say let’s go to the dungeon after I get discharged…”

“Dungeon after discharge…? That, that’s all…?”

“That’s all.”

“That’s right… I like dungeons… Yes, I like dungeons…”

Mari muttered as if she felt sorry for some reason, as the tension gradually disappeared. I can’t figure out what’s missing.

‘As expected, it was a bit like having both men and women in the same hospital room.’

I wonder if that’s why Marie is like this.

It deserves it. Even I was a little nervous.

Not to mention, Marie must be as sensitive as a girl of her age.

She might be stressed about living in the same room as a man.

“Marie, isn’t it kind of weird for men and women to share the same hospital room? It looks like there’s room in the hospital room, so I’m thinking of moving rooms.”

With that in mind, if I make a suggestion like this.

“Oh, no…! Ariel isn’t feeling well…?”

Rather, Mari rejected it.

…… Difficult.

“I’m fine now that my physical condition has improved a lot.”

“Yeah, but it’s still hard to move your body…? Your bones haven’t fully attached yet, your internal organs haven’t healed, and you’re bleeding, heat stroke, dehydration, and even the risk of tetanus…!”

“That’s…”

“Uh, not too long ago I had a fever…! That’s why… I, I have to help…!”

“Um…”

Having said that, I have nothing more to say.

Certainly, I am not feeling well, and I need help from others in my daily life.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be Marie.

Even if it’s not Marie, you can just call a nurse and get help, and if it doesn’t work out, you can pay and hire someone.

Just.

“Because Ariel became like that because of me… So let me do it… Boo, please…”

Somehow, it seemed like Marie felt a strong sense of guilt toward me over the last incident.

It’s not that I don’t know anything. If I were in Marie’s position, I would have felt the same way.

“I can’t help it if that makes you feel better… But don’t feel too gracious. I want to be close to you.”

“Go, get closer…”

Marie gulps down her saliva and returns to her nervous self.

For a moment, I wondered if I had made a mistake. But no matter how much I look back, I wouldn’t have said anything strange.

While looking at Marie, who is strangely strong, she is puzzled.

– Smart.

A knock is heard at the door.

As Marie approaches and carefully opens the door, she sees a woman with a familiar face over her shoulder.

“It’s been a while. I heard that you can visit from today, so it’s okay if I go in.”

It was Professor Catherine.

Marie nodded vaguely, and Professor Catherine entered as if it were natural.

Then he calmly pulled a chair in front of me and sat down.

Eye contact with me lying on the bed.

“How are you, student Beheritt? Are you feeling well?”

Professor Catherine asks.

I don’t get the impression that he’s worried about me in a businesslike manner as usual.

She just feels like she’s just checking on the safety of her student.

“Yes, that’s fine.”

“I hear you’re in pretty bad shape. You must have done some pretty reckless things.”

Professor Katherine pulled out some of her papers and went through them.

Even from my seat, I could barely see a few letters. It appears to be records about a fire incident not long ago.

“Student Beheritt, why were you there?”

I knew where it was at once. I guess you mean ‘disconnected space’.

“When the fire happened, I happened to see Elpis Bamir.”

“Elpis Bamir?”

“Yes. I witnessed Elpis Bamir taking Marie and going in a completely different direction from the Great Auditorium, the place of refuge.”

Then, I lied and said that I had entered the Faol Dungeon after following Elpis Bamir.

“Why did you pursue Elpis Bamir?”

“That’s because Mari is a party member. I was worried about her, so I followed her.”

“According to student Lucius, I heard that she seems to have been hiding.”

“Seeing that Elpis Bamir went inside the dungeon instead of shelter, I thought he had a plan. I thought I’d put on the invisibility cloak I had prepared and watch the situation.”

“…….”

Professor Catherine looked at her papers in silence.

You won’t feel anything strange. It’s because I’ve prepared an explanation that matches the front and back.

Above all, the room for who is at fault is clear.

“Elpis Bamir turned out to be a monster.”

Professor Catherine hesitated a little while explaining.

Elpis Bamir fled outside the floating island on the day the fire occurred.

She left the floating island by using the warp gate without permission, and based on the record of using the warp gate, the academy organized a pursuit party.

A chasing party made up of several professors and active adventurers pursued the trail of Elpis Bamir, but could not catch it.

Instead, I only found what appeared to be Elpis Bamir’s hide.

Development of the original content as it is.

“It must have been the monster that impersonated Elpis Bamir that brought in Phoenix. Also, the shadow wolf that injured Beheritt during the class assignment test.”

“Is that so?”

“You’re not surprised.”

“That’s because I saw Mari turned into a monster right in front of my eyes.”

That’s what I said, but even if I wanted to be surprised, I couldn’t be surprised. Because it was a fact I already knew.

So here, I have no choice but to react calmly, saying that I expected it to a certain extent.

“Then, this is the main point.”

Professor Katherine sneaks up on the papers.

There was written ‘Seasonal Semester Course Registration Form’.