Episode 333 Lion in White (1)
“What did you do?”
“It is a simple sealing magic. It’s just blocking the power to leak out.”
“Simple?”
“It’s not perfect, so be careful. Once awakened, your power will become stronger as time passes, and the seal will be easily broken once a certain level is reached. Still, it will buy me time right now.”
“It’s a sealing magic. oh my god.”
Even though he looks like this, Line is a student who boasts considerable knowledge in the theoretical part.
She said that sealing magic is a very difficult magic to learn.
It’s a magic that’s quite possible if you’re a Seorn teacher who’s put in enough time and effort.
It was not a magic that could be unfolded immediately in such a short time.
‘No, since it’s Mr. Ludgar, I’m not too surprised now.’
But what can I say about Ludger’s attitude of taking this lightly as if it were no big deal.
At this point, I wondered if he was doing this on purpose.
“Rine. I explained everything to you, but you must not tell anyone that you have the judgment.”
“why?”
“If they find out that you have the Judgment, the Church of Lumensis will try to take you by any means. And the demon that appeared this time is the same. I can’t guarantee that no one else will prey on you.”
“That’s…”
Rinne nodded as if he understood.
However, Line suddenly remembered that there was one more person who saw her changed eyes.
“That teacher.”
“Why? Surely you’re not trying to tell someone else that you’ve already been caught?”
“…..”
Line naturally avoided Rudger’s eyes and shed a drop of cold sweat.
“Who caught you?”
“There is only one person. Senior Erendir.”
“You mean Erendir von Exillion?”
“yes.”
“That’s hmm… is that so.”
Since the two of them often hung out together, it wouldn’t be strange if Erendir noticed the change in Line.
The only problem was the position she held.
If he was an ordinary student, Ludgar would be able to threaten him, but isn’t Erendir a blood of the imperial family?
No matter how much Ludger was, it bothered me to warn him on a personal matter.
‘But since I’m asking Princess Eileen, I have to explain the decision to her as well.’
As for the existence of the judgment, it was better if there were at least one person who knew about it.
Even if it was Eileen, Ludger had no loyalty to tell her that.
Rather, considering Eileen’s personality, she would want to use Linen somehow.
It was right to hide.
“Rine. To you, is Erendir someone you can trust and follow?”
“yes? Me?”
“I’m asking how you look.”
“I…”
Line hesitated to answer.
You can either cover it up moderately here or pass it off as a lie.
But Line knew that wasn’t what Rudger wanted.
At the same time, his own heart did not want such an open remark.
“Senior… I can trust him.”
“Is that a judgment entirely made by you?”
“yes. Of course, not everyone knows me. Maybe there is a side of the sunbae that I don’t know. Still, I want to believe.”
Line answered honestly, but on the inside, she was nervous.
It wouldn’t be strange for Rudger to criticize him harshly, asking what he could do with such complacency here.
However, Rudger agreed with Line’s answer surprisingly easily.
“i get it. If you say that, I won’t ask anymore.”
“Are you convinced?”
“Didn’t you say you would believe it?”
“It is, but…”
“Then it must be so.”
Rudger thought that if Linee said that, he could trust him enough.
Rather than believing in her judgment, it was closer to believing in the power of the judgment.
‘Because I won’t stick around with someone who has a bad influence on me.’
Of course, Linen, knowing that Rudger believed in himself and said that, trembled with intense emotion.
“Still, Renee. Even if you can believe it, you never know when the news will suddenly leak out. So be as careful as possible.”
“yes!”
“Be vigilant when strangers approach. If you treat them kindly, they will be even more suspicious.”
“yes? yes.”
“You shouldn’t recklessly follow them just because they buy you something to eat.”
“….teacher. Aren’t you treating me like a child?”
Rudger felt sorry for the moment.
As I was having a conversation like this with Line, I suddenly saw her childhood image overlapping.
Because of that, without realizing it, he spoke as if he was treating a child.
Rudger cleared his throat lightly.
“It meant to be careful. There is nothing wrong with doing a lot of preparation.”
“Certainly not.”
Line smiled at Rudger.
“But if I am in danger, will you come to rescue me?”
“…..”
Ludger replied coldly to that voice that even harbored some anticipation.
“Look.”
“yes? What is it?”
Line puffed up her cheeks and turned her head away.
Rudger smiled lightly at the sight.
“It’s good though.”
At those words, Line turned her head and looked at Rudger.
“I knew it would be very difficult for me to go through something like that. But looking at it, it looks like I was worrying for nothing.”
“Because I was helped in a dangerous moment. To Flora-senpai and Ludger-sensei. To the point where I don’t know how many times I should be thankful. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of any help.”
“It is admirable enough just to think of it.”
Rudger said that and stood up from the bench.
“Are you going?”
“okay. It’s free time only after a long time. Since your field trip was canceled, you should take a break and enjoy yourself, even in the imperial castle.”
Rudger left with those words.
Line did not rise from the bench until Rudger was completely out of sight.
“ha.”
When Rudger was nowhere to be seen, Line let out a small sigh.
‘I couldn’t ask after all.’
I’ve already asked enough questions, but Linen still had one other question left.
‘I really wanted to ask if we hadn’t met in the past.’
* * *
Rudger walked through the well-established park within the imperial castle.
The sight that would come out of a masterpiece made my eyes happy.
Inside, Seorn’s students were enjoying a picnic.
Some students saw Rudger and smiled brightly and waved.
“teacher! hello!”
“Have a nice day!”
Rudger was momentarily bewildered at the reaction, which was different from before.
At first, I thought it was because there were other teachers, but it wasn’t.
The students were really looking at themselves and talking.
It was a phenomenon that was difficult for Rudger to understand, but the students had a reason for it.
The students cheering for Ludger now were witnesses who saw Ludger save them in front of the Crystal Palace that day.
Ludger, who saved everyone safely by dealing with the countless Chimera swarms with splendid magic, was at least the object of admiration for the students in the Crystal Palace.
Rudger was greeted by passing students many times after that.
The students who were still afraid of Rudger did not even make eye contact, but compared to before, the ratio was less than half.
‘Still, receiving the medal seems to help improve the image.’
Just when I was thinking such silly thoughts, I found a familiar face across the street.
“You’re Sedina’s assistant. Are you resting well?”
“Yes, it is all thanks to Mr. Rudger.”
“Are you alone?”
“I don’t have anyone close to me.”
Even as Sedina answered, she glanced at Rudger.
It seemed like she was trying hard to pretend otherwise, but it was like Sedina’s habit of showing it whenever she wanted to ask something.
“Ask me if you have any questions.”
“yes yes?”
“Because it looks that way.”
“That’s it…”
Sedina was embarrassed, but recalled the conversation she had with Julia a while ago.
It wasn’t that I didn’t believe Julia’s words, but I thought there might be a misunderstanding.
However, after discovering that Rudger was having a private conversation with Line, that anxiety slowly grew.
‘teacher. Did the teacher really kill the mother of a student named Grine?’
There was no reason why I couldn’t ask.
Because it had nothing to do with you anyway.
But if Rudgar asked who heard it, Sedina had to bring up Julia’s name.
If that happened, it was clear that the conflict between the two would spread like a fire ignited by dry straw.
Right away, Julia was very hostile towards Ludger.
Julia, who worries about Sedina as a friend, couldn’t take a good look at Ludger, a murderer who killed people.
Then what about Rudger?
Rudger was not the type to stand still when it came to people who were hostile to him.
In particular, there was a possibility of shutting down the opponent who knew his shame by using a little drastic means.
‘What do we do?’
Sedina didn’t want either of them to get hurt.
Because both of them were precious to her.
“Teacher Sedina. Do you have something to say?”
“Oh no. So…”
Sedina pondered over 100 times whether or not to ask during that fleeting moment.
“It’s just nothing. I think I misunderstood something.”
The choice Sedina made at the end, who had been pursed lips, was evasive as if it was not a big deal.
Seeing that, Ludgar also noticed that Sedina’s behavior was awkward, but he didn’t bother to ask.
It was because he thought that if Sedina acted like this, there must be a reason.
“iced coffee. right. Senior Hans sent a message.”
“Hans?”
“I’m on standby, but I said I want to see you as soon as possible.”
“You want to see me soon?”
“yes. He didn’t explain the exact reason, but judging from his earnest tone, it seems like something happened to his senior…”
At Sedina’s words, Ludger wondered what Hans might have gone through.
The answer came sooner than expected.
“Ah, that’s it.”
I remembered who Hans and Bellaluna were with now.
Grander.
Her selfish master was now with the two of them.
‘I wondered why Master didn’t visit me, but he was looking for another target to harass.’
Even before that, Grander had been quite curious about Hans.
A person who accepts the factor of a beast and transforms as it is.
Even for Grander, who has lived for a long time, Hans was an interesting subject.
‘It’s just that it’s not pleasant from the standpoint of the victim being interested in Master.’
Hans’ request to see him in a hurry must have been to ask Master to stop him.
Rudger shook his head.
I’m sorry Hans, but this side couldn’t leave the imperial castle right away.
It was quite a daunting task for Ludger to soothe Master’s boredom for no justification.
“Could you write back to Hans to wait a few more days?”
“yes. All right.”
Left alone after Sedina left, Ludger pondered what else was left.
There was no
I received all of the rewards from Eileen and also communicated with President Elisa.
Since he had finished talking with Line, the thing that bothered him the most, it was safe to say that he had finished all the things he had to do during his stay in the imperial castle.
‘The only thing left is to send news about Bellaluna to Mr. Chris.’
Should I close my eyes once for the rest of the time?
With that thought in mind, Ludger returned to his assigned quarters and narrowed his eyes at the doll standing restlessly at the entrance.
“What are you doing in my room? Mandelina.”
“Uh huh?! Weren’t you in the bar room?”
“I went out for a while to talk with the president.”
“Ah, you went to the outside communication room.”
“So you came to see me, it must mean something is going on.”
“Oh, that’s true…”
Mandelina broke out in a cold sweat and avoided Ludger’s gaze.
Mandelina was still uncomfortable with Rudger.
Even though Ludger had no intention of killing himself right away, the fear engraved deep in his memory did not easily disappear.
Ludger had no intention of asking Mandelina to put her mind at ease.
That person has a personality that can be released endlessly once released, so it was much better to maintain this kind of tension.
“So what’s your business with me?”
“Should I say that? We had guests from outside.”
“customer? Are you the one who came to see me?”
“Oh no. That’s not it. The ones who came are the emperor and the first princess.”
A guest to the point of visiting the emperor himself.
Rudger caught a strange uneasiness in Mandelina’s demeanor and words.
“The princess told me not to tell you, but I’m still a little worried.”
“So who came?”
Mandelina answered after hesitation.
“The Kingdom of Bretus. I sent a messenger from there.”
