chapter 26
027. I regret~ I’m doing it~ (1)
No other discipline is affected by talent as much as magic.
These were the words that Sepia had heard as a child.
In order to become a competent mage, effort was required based on talent.
‘Sepia, you will become the head of the Lognes family.’
‘The head of Logness?’
‘Yes, cherish and take care of everything in the Logness family and the Logness class estate. You have to live for them.’
My mother used to read fairy tales to Sepia.
From the time she was a toddler, Sepia learned magic from her private tutor. The teacher was her mother. Everyone said that my mother was a competent wizard.
‘I learned magic today, so I should give you a prize, right?’
Mother folded colored paper in front of sepia. The first colored paper doll Sepia received from her mother was a crane.
‘Is it moving?’
‘Treat me well. And it’s a secret to everyone else.’
‘A secret?’
‘Yes, it’s a secret between Mom and Sepia.’
Sepia put a smile on her lips and made a promise to her mother.
Even after that, Mom folded the paper to Sepia. The colored papers folded by the mother moved as if they were alive.
Crane, frog, cat, giraffe… .
Magic that brings life to inanimate objects.
It was a secret between Sepia and her mother.
In Sepia’s room, the confetti were playing together, but when a maid came, everyone stopped on the spot.
Memories passed quickly like turning the pages of a book.
‘Take good care of me. miss.’
‘… … ‘
‘You’ll catch a cold if you stay here.’
‘… … ‘
‘miss… … .’
Sepia suddenly opened her eyes.
Sunlight did not enter the room with the curtains closed. It was not easy to distinguish what time it was, day or night.
He couldn’t even remember how he fell asleep.
Sepia put a hand to her throbbing hair.
I felt like I had a fever.
Memories of yesterday slowly returned.
‘Ethan… . You’re disqualified as an escort swordsman or servant.’
‘I know. Sepia girl.’
‘What?’
‘sorry. Thank you so much.’
Yesterday’s conversations floated to the top of my consciousness.
not. Ethan couldn’t do that. We’ve lived together for over 7 years. you swore You promised to stay by my side for the rest of your life.
Sepia bowed her head. Ethan left. I didn’t want to admit it. But why why all of a sudden?
am i bothering you?
But I am the master and he is the servant.
Sepia buried her head in her lap. After a while, he thought of the things he had done to Edan one by one.
It was all something that a master could do to a servant.
‘Since when did you think of leaving me?’
When the thought reached that point, Ethan was disgusted.
Then someone knocked on the door.
“My dear, this is Vivian.”
“come in… .”
Sepia answered in a cracking voice. As soon as Vivian entered the room, she pulled back the curtains. The midday sun streamed into the room.
“You look very unwell.”
“yes… Somehow I feel unwell.”
My body was actually shivering. I didn’t have the energy to go to class.
“Vivian, call Ethan.”
“… … ”
“ah… .”
Sepia visited Ethan as usual this time as well. I was thinking of ghostwriting the contents of the class. Even Vivian, who did not know exactly what happened yesterday, knew that Sepia had returned Ethan’s sword.
And Vivian knew what that meant. Ethan was no longer a servant of the Logness family.
“Edan is no longer a servant of the Logness family.”
“no… … . It can’t be.”
Sepia tried hard to deny reality. Before she knew it, she was activating the crystal ball.
“Vivian, do you want to bet with me? When I call, Ethan… ”
“… … ”
I couldn’t follow the back story.
However, Sepia was happy to contact Ethan.
A long call followed, but no call was reached.
“Yes, this is class time… .”
“… … miss.”
Vivian called Sepia in a pitiful voice.
“So it is. That’s why I can’t contact you.”
The more I spoke, the more miserable I felt.
Before long, Sepia got angry.
“What did I do wrong? tell me vivian What did I do wrong to Ethan?”
Vivian couldn’t get the words out easily. It wasn’t even that she knew everything about Ethan and Sepia.
“How good have I been to Ethan? Where is the master like me? When you’re sick, take care of your medicine, ask you to pick out a sword, ask for a parasol, buy a cookie and then ask for a cake. huh? What did I do wrong?”
As she spoke, Sepia remembered that moment.
‘It wasn’t me who did anything wrong… . Because Ethan hung out with other girls… .’
“The bad thing is Ethan who didn’t serve his master… .”
Sepia lowered her head. I didn’t understand why he was doing this. Emotions out of control ran wild.
“You didn’t turn down the offer of a scout from the Ergé Company because you only thought of hitting the back of the head… .”
I don’t know what kind of betrayal I felt at that time.
Vivian sat down next to Sepia in silence.
“Yes, because Ethan is still a member of Lognes’ class… . Even now, I’m giving orders in the name of the Lognes family… .”
As she spoke, Sepia realized that she was wrong.
In my heart, I wanted to imprison Edan in a dungeon.
Rather than having Ethan taken away by Ergé’s firm… .
“What did I do wrong? How many young girls are worse than me? Is it Vivian? Some of the ladies I know whip a servant every few days.”
“miss… . I’m sorry, but it hurts.”
When she came to her senses, Sepia was clutching Vivian’s shoulder. ah… . Sepia slowly loosened her grip. A sigh came out.
“Sorry.”
“it’s okay. miss.”
“There you are. Vivian, can you leave a text for Ethan?”
“… What can I leave behind?”
Sepia was troubled for a moment.
“If you don’t come back right away and kneel, you’ll be brought to court for insulting a noble… ”
“My lady, that is a threat.”
“… Wouldn’t that be okay?”
“I don’t think so.”
Sepia’s legs trembled nervously. The people she had depended on the longest were Vivian and Ethan. Losing one of those people.
“ha… . why am i like this… .”
“My lady, I think you need a little break. Let’s touch your forehead for a moment.”
To that question, Sepia weakly answered and nodded her head slightly. Vivian slowly touched Sepia’s forehead. My head was dizzy from the cold.
Originally, those with strong magic never caught a cold. She could see for herself how weak she was now.
Suddenly, something came to Sepia’s mind.
“Okay, renegotiate. You’re renegotiating. I’m offering better conditions to Ethan. yes that’s what you wanted Right? Honestly, I was dissatisfied with my salary, but I couldn’t say it because of my pride… .”
It doesn’t matter how much Hergé’s company offered.
The fact that the company offered that amount of money meant that Edan had that kind of talent.
“Now I promise you I won’t even stab you.”
“miss… .”
“Vivian quickly text Ethan. Come find me after class.”
Sepia grabbed Vivian’s collar and urged her. Vivian had no choice but to light the crystal ball.
* * *
I submitted the club establishment confirmation signed by Sylvia to the student department. The members of the student department were amazed, but they stamped the permit.
“Congratulations on the founding of the club.”
“Wow! Then, do you give a club room?”
Arthur, who was next to me, had twinkling eyes.
“Since Professor Sylvia has permission, I will provide a room for the club. However, if the activity of the club is weak within 6 months, the club room will be returned, so please refer to the club activity rules here.”
Arthur accepted the ‘Club Activity Rules’ handed to him by the student department’s administrative staff. Even at a glance, it was well over 100 pages.
Maybe our protagonist will read that rule book all night.
“Get the club room key.”
“thank you!”
I headed to the student council room with Arthur. The club room Arthur received was Room 301.
“Wow, this looks like a club room.”
Like a child on a picnic for the first time, Arthur was excited. Soon Arthur looked down from the window. It was amazing. Because when Arthur first got the club room, he was following the behavior he described in the novel.
I was also embarrassed about something.
Why do you think I rolled instead of the main character?
“Let’s go outside and have a celebration party today.”
I felt sick to my stomach at those words.
When it comes to alcohol, I ran all night on the weekends.
No matter how weak the alcohol, if you drink it all night, you will get drunk.
Ugh, I feel sick to my stomach already.
“Ooh, look at this place.”
Anya greeted me brightly and entered the club room. And behind Anya, Tesha and Tia were following.
“hello. Ethan and Arthur. My name is Tesha.”
Tesha and Arthur bowed their heads at each other.
“Wow, by the way, it’s a club room, so you can come here and take a break during break time.”
As expected, Tesya continued to be generous.
As I looked away, my eyes met Tia’s.
As soon as our eyes met, Tia slowly turned her head.
“Tia, do you remember yesterday?”
“Yes? What’s going on?”
Without changing her expression, Tia asked again.
However, cold sweat was running down his forehead.
It was a body sign that he was taking off his pretense.
“Are you saying I’m not drunk?”
At my words, Tia was taken aback and surprised.
It was almost a fleeting moment, but that alone showed how talented Tia was at acting.
“That, well… . I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Ethan, did I make a mistake? I drank too much and lost my memory.”
After Tia cleared her throat, she naturally continued talking as if reciting the lines she had prepared.
“Did you really lose your memory?”
“Yes… . I don’t remember how I got back from the social.”
If you are, then so be it… .
I had no intention of scratching my ego by further questioning here. As expected, you have to be good at ‘kilkki bappa’.
Ugh-
At that moment, the crystal ball in my pocket vibrated. It was a text from Vivian.
-hello. Ethan. This is Vivian. Sepia Lady is looking for you. Can you come to the cafe for a while after this class?
Yesterday, although I was drunk, I did not lose my memory.
I believed that I had finally escaped from the Lognes family.
So it was a prison break.
Besides, while enjoying the freedom today, I was going to talk about the club’s founding celebration party and future direction with Arthur.
―Vivian, you’re having a bit of trouble today. I have a prescription.
I sent a text message tapping the hologram in the air.
“Who are you texting?”
Arthur asked me
“Oh, I got a text from Vivian.”
“Ah, Mr. Vivian?”
“why? Can you introduce me?”
“Ah oh? iced coffee? what?”
I laughed at Arthur’s exaggerated reaction. It’s like having “I like Vivian” written on my forehead.
“no?”
“I don’t hate it, but-”
Then Vivian got a call. I took the crystal ball and went out into the hallway to receive a call.
[hello. Ethan. This is Vivian.]
[Yes, Mr. Vivian, I am listening. Please speak.]
[Sepia Lady says she will wait. Do you know when the promise will end?]
Vivian continued in a calm voice. Suddenly, Vivian felt sorry for her. You should also stop losing sepia coins and board Arthur coins.
[It seems difficult to give a definite answer.]
[Ah, wait a minute.]
Beyond the crystal ball, Vivian exchanged brief conversations with Sepia.
[Ah yes. Ethan. The sepia lady says she will wait.]
An ominous aura was spreading in my heart.