NOVEL NEXT Chapter 65
“Shall we get started right away?”
As the instructor’s words echoed, the students immediately began their discussion.
Since it was a group task, they had to start by talking about how to approach it.
“We don’t have anything to worry about!”
With a grin, Lumina looked at Sowol. Sowol tilted her head in response to Lumina’s gaze.
“Why do you think that?”
“I’ve heard that every time the Saint speaks on the battlefield, her speeches resonate with all the paladins and soldiers… Writing something like this should be a piece of cake!”
“…Hehe. Is it really okay for just me to write? How about we all give it a try and pick the best one?”
“Hmm. That sounds better. Let’s all write something and choose the best!”
As Ripa agreed, everyone began to write.
Sowol, watching them, felt a cold sweat trickling down her back.
‘This is not good.’
Until now, Laila or Serin had been writing all the speeches.
Of course, Sowol wasn’t completely clueless about writing.
But she thought there was no need to put in the effort when someone else could do it for her, so she hadn’t studied separately, and now look where she is.
‘I should’ve just tried when Laila told me to…’
Sowol regretted her past self who had refused to write.
She tried to maintain her composure as she picked up her pen.
‘About Master…’
Laila had told her.
The most important thing in writing is to express your heart through words.
Sowol closed her eyes. Her feelings for Lee Hyun.
[Sex. Master’s… and I say “ouch!” while Master loves it. My chest is really big.]
“……”
‘This is not it. This is definitely not it.’
Sowol quickly folded the paper and tucked it away.
She glanced around, worried someone might have seen, but everyone seemed too busy writing their own pieces.
Letting out a small sigh of relief, she stared at her blank paper.
To express her feelings for Lee Hyun.
She reminisced about the past.
The first time they met, and the times spent together with the Eastern Trading Company.
When they went to the village and had fun together.
All those moments were beautiful and dear to her.
That’s why she could move the pen.
It didn’t require flowery phrases to express her heart.
Simply mentioning how nice it was to be with him was enough to convey her feelings.
So, Sowol smiled and slowly began to write.
“Alright, shall we present what we wrote?”
Each group only needed to submit their best piece.
So they would just have to pick the best among them.
Thinking that way, Ripa spoke lightly when it seemed everyone was done writing.
The first to raise her hand in response was the cheerful Arisha.
“Me! I’ll go first!”
“Sure. Go ahead.”
“Teacher! Thank you always! I really like you!!”
“…And?”
“Is that it?”
“……”
What could she say?
Ripa let a drop of cold sweat trickle down.
“…It’s well-written, but it’s a bit too straightforward.”
“Come on~. Isn’t honesty and directness refreshing?”
“I think it might be too honest and direct… Let’s just hold off on it. Next…”
“Um, I’ll go!”
Lena raised her hand.
She usually didn’t speak much, but she was the head of the Ivory Tower where wisdom, knowledge, and magic converge.
Ripa nodded, thinking she would come up with something decent.
“Um, well, you know…”
It seemed she got nervous once she had to speak.
Lena awkwardly began to read what she had written, and Ripa extended her hand.
“How about we all take turns reading instead?”
Lena nodded vigorously and handed over her paper, which Ripa quickly began to read.
[To my Master,
You always say that those with power can change things. That’s why I’ve been trying to gain strength.
I study, think, and work hard to use the strength I gain in the right places.
You must think I’m quite impressive, Master.
If you were to praise me with your soft voice like a warm sunshine, I would naturally fall into your embrace.
Our gazes would lock, mixed with intense passion and desire, and without knowing who started it first, we would press our lips together.
As we share a hot kiss, sticky and yearning for each other, you would shyly turn your gaze away, feeling bashful, which anyone would find irresistible.
That’s why I would pull you in closer, and you would accept my touch and slowly start to strip…
Like licking each other’s wounds, we’d touch our bare skins and passionately caress each other, and you wouldn’t stop reaching out to me even as you felt flustered.
In that now dampened room filled with our rough, hot breaths, you would place me down and gently say,
“I want you.”
Ah, with those words, I was saved.
I would slowly embrace you and dedicate everything to you.
When I nod, you would take my legs…]
“AAAAAAH!!”
Ripa screamed, her face turning bright red, and Liana awkwardly scratched her head at her intense reaction.
“What’s this all about?”
Confused, Lumina picked up the paper that Ripa dropped and started to read it quickly.
Having read it all, her face turned red, and she moaned, cautiously asking Lena,
“When’s the sequel coming out?”
Ripa sighed deeply, at a loss for words at her reaction.
It was well-written, but there was no way this could be submitted.
She looked at Sowol with a desperate gaze.
With a look that seemed to say she believed in her, Sowol eventually told the truth.
“Actually, the speech and report were written by the church… You might not want to trust me.”
As she said this, they took turns reading the papers she handed out.
It was well-written, but it didn’t exactly stand out as the best.
“So then, my piece…”
When Lumina’s work was read, everyone offered awkward smiles.
“Isn’t this brilliant?”
“It’s not bad. Now, let’s read mine…”
As Ripa presented her work, everyone nodded as they read it.
It was a bit exaggerated, but it was the best among them.
“Which should we submit?”
“Ripa’s was the best! Let’s go with that!”
Everyone agreed with Arisha’s statement, and Ripa stood up.
As she went to submit her paper, Lumina tried to carefully fold and tuck Lena’s paper away in her arms.
“Uh? Um, why are you taking that…?”
“Oh, since it’s such a brilliant piece, I thought I’d ponder over it… But by the way, haven’t you…”
“Yes, um, actually. Um. I… like Master…”
With a piece like this, it was clear Lena had feelings for Lee Hyun.
Lumina couldn’t help but smirk at Lena who struggled to speak as if revealing a big secret.
“Lee Hyun is a really impressive guy.”
“Yes, hehe. He truly is wonderful… It’s impossible not to like him…”
Sowol nodded at her words.
He was indeed someone you couldn’t help but like.
But this was one thing and that was another.
The fact that someone else also had their eye on the one she was aiming for didn’t sit well with her.
‘Of course, Master likes me more.’
Still, the fact that a rival had emerged didn’t please her, so she thought she needed to secure Lee Hyun quickly, clenching her fist tightly.
As soon as class ended, Sowol went looking for Lee Hyun.
Since he was in the instructor’s room when it wasn’t class time, it wasn’t difficult to find him.
But if he were to ask what she wanted, what would she say?
Should she just confess straight away without overthinking?
Unable to suppress her racing heart, Sowol checked her appearance in a hand mirror.
Her beautiful face looked just as pretty as ever. Just like he liked, her bust was also sizable.
So, wouldn’t it be okay to confess? Even as a saint of the church, the church doesn’t prohibit priests from getting married.
On the contrary, it even encourages it, so she might even receive a blessing.
‘But…’
– I’m sorry, but I’ve never thought of you as anything more than a student.
“Ugh!”
Her heart sank.
Imagining that Lee Hyun might struggle after her confession and their current relationship might not even remain, her legs felt weak.
‘Yikes, the best course of action is to guide Master to confess to me instead…’
“Hey? Sowol, right? Perfect timing. I was just about to call you.”
“Yikes. M-Master?”
“Why are you so surprised?”
“Haha, oh, it’s nothing. But why did you want to call me?”
Sowol trembled for a bit at the sudden voice but quickly regained her composure, greeting Lee Hyun with her usual confident smile.
“I need to visit the church for a bit. Come with me.”
“Oh? Why would I go? Haha, surely someone like Master wouldn’t be scared of going alone?”
“Ha ha ha. You see, if I go alone, they keep insisting I join mass. If I go with the saint, they might not bother me as much. Is that a problem for you?”
Sowol grinned as she jokingly replied to him.
“Well… if you insist that you want to go together with me, then I guess I should accompany you!”
“Thanks. Haha.”
“But what’s the reason you’re going to church?”
In response to her question, Lee Hyun answered casually.
“It seems there are movements from the Asura sect at the Academy, so I’ve requested an investigation from the church. I’m going to check on that.”