Became the Golden Sun of the Academy

Chapter 45

45 – Heidel (1)

My head was pounding as if I had been sick since morning.

She would have taken the day off from the academy if her body condition was like this, but she didn’t want to be in the mansion, so she went to school as if to evacuate.

It was because today was the day Heidel decided to return.

“Whoa.”

Her hand gripped her fountain pen.

Black ink smeared on her notes as she organized her thoughts.

The paper soaked in her moisture eventually tore as it couldn’t stand the sharp nib.

“Hey there… ….”

Anastasia, who planted it in the flower bed this morning, seemed to not care about my uncomfortable planting, and persistently talked to her.

Normally, she just glanced at her notes, but it seemed that winning the open practice was a problem, so she became more active than before.

“Why do you keep ignoring me?”

Before long, Anastasia grabbed my arm holding her pen and shook it again.

Anyway, it seems wrong to think quietly alone.

She turned her head countless times.

“Why but.”

Anastasia held her paper and stretched her arms out in a straight line.

A complex and geometric magic circle filled her field of vision.

Anastasia answered from the corner of her paper, sticking her head out.

“I want to use the question ticket that I promised during the group assignment before.”

“Oh, that.”

Tak.

Putting down her pen, Anastasia accepted the paper she held out.

Anastasia, who finally became quiet, stared at me with her narrow eyes.

It seems that I had to analyze this magic circle first before asking the question.

“Um.”

It was possible to guess the magic circle and its use that had never been seen in the original work.

“Is it a magic circle that controls the temperature?”

“…… You got it right.”

Anastasia’s voice was mixed with annoyance, as if it was a pity that I got it right.

It was ironic that she wanted me not to know the subject she was trying to ask, but originally, Anastasia is such a guy, so I didn’t try to understand.

Ah, or did you just ask to see if I could interpret it?

“I want to keep the temperature at body temperature, but I don’t know where to go.”

“If that’s the case… ….”

Anyway, a promise is a promise, so I was in the middle of checking the parts to be fixed in the magic circle drawn by Anastasia.

“But what were you worried about?”

Anastasia, who was leaning against her desk in a calyx position, asked a private question unlike usual.

It was significant because the Anastasia I knew was not the type to ask such questions.

“Were you interested in that?”

“Can’t I?”

“It’s not like that.”

Taktak, I slapped the checked papers on the desk, arranged them, and handed them to Anastasia.

The guy put the paper in his bag and urged him, tapping the desk with his hand as if to talk quickly.

“But… ….”

I looked at Anastasia, her speech trailing off.

The guy tilted her head as if asking why.

“Is this also a question?”

“… ….”

The brow furrowed.

The frantic tapping on the desk stopped.

I didn’t say it, but you don’t have any friends.

Well, I wanted to say that with my expression.

“Just kidding…… Because of my father.”

“Because of Dad? Are you not on good terms?”

“That’s how it is.”

Hmm, Anastasia made a noise as if she was interested.

“I don’t know because I don’t have a mother or father.”

Saying that, Anastasia knelt down on the desk and had a slightly sad face.

She looks like a cat abandoned by the side of the road. Her hand went out without me knowing.

She was naturally brushing his back.

It was an act she might not like, but Anastasia didn’t particularly care, rather gave her back.

“What, are you comforting me?”

Then he smiled faintly as he lay on his stomach.

“I think it would be like this if I had an older brother.”

Imagining a family that no longer exists.

“… ….”

He’s obviously smiling, but he looks lonely.

I tried not to get involved as much as possible, but I felt like my heart was weakening when I saw this kind of appearance in this story.

If Kyle was looking after Anastasia, he would have left her alone, especially since he can’t afford to do that right now.

It was the moment when her first resolution was shaken.

* * *

“…… Slowly now.”

As the sun began to set, the shadow of the iron gate stretched.

The servants of the mansion lined up in a line to greet the owner who was returning after a long absence, and I was standing in the center.

‘After seeing Adele’s memories, I hate seeing her even more.’

Perhaps it was because I was uncomfortable, but the tie I was wearing seemed very uncomfortable, so I kept reaching for it.

But if you want to live as Adele, you can’t avoid it.

I swallowed her discomfort and lifted her head stiffly.

…… Dag dag, dag dag…….

A sound coming from far away.

A black figure slowly began to appear over the horizon, and it soon became two horses pulling a carriage.

As the carriage slowly approached, two servants approached the front door and pushed the closed iron gate.

Deed deed deed…….

Dust rising with the sound of scratching the ground.

A luxurious carriage that arrives at the mansion before the dust settles on the floor again.

The servants all bowed their heads toward the owner in the wagon.

“… ….”

The white hair sparsely visible between the neatly grown beard and the neatly combed front hair.

In the carriage was a middle-aged man who looked a little older than Adele’s memories had seen.

Jumping.

When the driver opened the door, he got out of the carriage.

“Welcome, Master.”

“It’s been a while.”

Heidel, who lightly greeted me by raising his hand, trudged and stopped in front of me.

Even the tall Adele’s eye level was similar.

“… ….”

The sharp eyes that resemble Adele’s narrowed.

He stood in front of me and said nothing, staring intently as if he was trying to see right into my pupils.

That’s how our eyes crossed.

“Your eyes are clear.”

The first thing he said when he saw his son whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“It’s not as confusing as when we met before. You seem to be still sane.”

This is probably about Heidel’s 【Hypnosis】 that I peeked into Adele’s memories.

However, I didn’t feel the need to talk about it and show that the current “Adele” Was different from the Adele he knew, so I just took the familiar aristocratic greeting.

“Welcome, Father.”

“Yes. It’s been a while, Adele.”

Heidel patted my shoulder with her palm and passed by.

I followed him first, and then the servants followed in turn.

“Come to think of it, I heard it. He’s been doing well at the academy lately.”

“Yes.”

“Well done.”

That was all the conversation we had until we arrived at the mansion.

“I want to wash before eating.”

Upon arriving at the mansion, Heidel took off his coat and handed it over to the butler.

And he said to me as we headed for the bathroom.

“Eat first. And see you in the study at 9:00. Since we haven’t seen each other in a long time, shouldn’t there be a lot to say to each other?”

“… ….”

I just thought, “I don’t have anything to say, so it’s okay.” I wanted to say no, but what can I do?

As the saying goes, you have to enter the tiger’s den to catch a tiger, it’s necessary to have a conversation with Heidel in order to figure out Heidel’s plans that don’t appear in the original story.

“Yes, I understand.”

So, I sent Heidel away and ate alone.

The mountain and delicacies that always went down my throat without clogging were also out of reach today.

It was when I was resting in my room for a while after finishing my meal, not knowing whether I was eating with my mouth or my nose.

“Haa… ….”

I sighed as I fell on the bed despite my uncomfortable attire.

He turned his head slightly and looked at the clock hanging on the wall.

Seeing that, his chest felt tight, so he sighed again.

“You seem to be doing this all the time.”

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That was what Charlotte said.

“Was it me?”