Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 234



233 – Intermission_21

Marie Lindbergh and Olivia Tersi were in the same class for almost a year and a half.

That’s why we talked a lot when we met, and we often did things together.

If someone who didn’t know the situation looked at the information given from the outside, they would have thought that the two would not be on bad terms or that they would be good friends.

But that wasn’t the case.

Even though we were in the same grade and class, we were divided into different groups.

Besides, whenever Olivia Tersi had free time, she would rush off to train as if she was being chased by something, so we didn’t have time to become close.

In that case, I could have thought of it as a relationship between classmates who only knew each other’s faces.

That wasn’t it either.

From the time of their entrance ceremony, their grades were similar, and their families were not very different in status, with one being the second daughter of a prominent business owner in the American Holy Empire and the other being the second daughter of the largest guild in Europe.

The family history of having an older sister who was better than her and the feelings she had for her were also the same.

That’s why they were looking at each other from different perspectives.

There were both positive and negative ones.

Then, you might think it would be right to judge it as a rivalry.

That was also ambiguous.

That was half true, but when it came to grades, Marie Lindbergh was in the magic world, and Olivia Tersi was in the martial arts world, so their results were completely different.

Even in the family, one side was a business and the other side was a guild, so the starting point and the ending point were different, like history and tradition, emergence and leap forward.

My feelings about my family history were polar opposites: inferiority complex and longing.

Maybe that’s why their personalities were completely different.

One side was active and hid its body by using colors to hide it, while the other side was serious like a sunflower silently raising its head toward the sun.

That’s why the two don’t look alike.

It looked similar.

Water and oil.

Like things that have the property of being liquid but cannot mix.

Then you might think that there is no relationship at all.

That wasn’t it either.

Normally, even if we recognized each other, we wouldn’t have gotten entangled.

Like a surfactant that makes water and oil mix.

A fate brought the two together.

And events, emotions, greed, etc. are all intertwined.

The two can never be called best friends.

It’s not like we’re not close.

Close yet not close.

Not doing it while talking.

But it feels far away.

It seems unexpectedly close.

But they know each other.

That’s how we were.

“Me, really?”

“Yes, that’s right. Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s fine. As you know, the broken bone touched his major organs and nerves, and he also had some severe bleeding, so it seems difficult for him to return to where he was before the incident. Of course, that doesn’t mean there’s no hope. It’ll be difficult, but if he receives treatment and has surgery…”

The first person to hear that Olivia Tersi had come to her senses was Marie Lindbergh.

It was a miracle that the regular visit times once a day since the accident coincided.

“thank you.”

“The explanation isn’t over yet…”

“thank you.”

The doctor’s words explaining the condition fell on deaf ears.

The only thing that matters now is that Olivia is awake.

Marie Lindberg bowed her head to the doctor to express her gratitude, then headed to the room where Olivia was.

‘Slow.’

I tried to take the elevator, but it was so crowded today.

Olivia isn’t running away anywhere.

There’s no need to be anxious though.

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Marie Lindbergh ran up the stairs, seemingly anxious about something.

“Ah, are you okay!!?”

The door to the VVIP room on the top floor of the hospital opened roughly with a ‘creak’ sound of the floor being dragged.

Marie Lindbergh approached the bed, breathing heavily and with a slightly refreshed face.

“number of animals…?”

It really was.

It is said that it is difficult to open one’s eyes unless a miracle of fortune comes.

He opened his eyes, looked this way, and called out my name with difficulty.

“Yeah, it’s me. Thank goodness. Really… thank goodness.”

A feeling of relaxation.

My legs felt so stiff and weak.

Marie Lindbergh leaned against the bed rail and bowed her head.

“Ah, this is not the time. Everyone… Contact Seonghyeon…”

That too for a while.

Marie Lindberg looked up and took her cell phone out of her pocket to tell Olivia that she was awake.

The hospital will contact you, but the hospital’s job isn’t just to contact you.

It was obvious it would take time.

“how…”

It was about this time that Marie Lindberg picked up the cell phone and made a call.

Olivia opened her mouth.

Because I couldn’t even tilt my head properly, let alone move my body.

I couldn’t even make a proper facial expression.

The speech was slow and muffled.

But Marie Lindbergh captured the confusion Olivia was feeling precisely in those few words and in her eyes.

“ah…”

That was understandable.

Even if a doctor or nurse had explained it, they would have explained only the physical condition or the circumstances of the incident.

I had no idea how this happened or what was going on, so I couldn’t really explain it properly.

Moreover, since Olivia said that she was tricked by Tachibana Rie and ended up like that, she might have been worried about Seonghyeon.

‘I guess I should start by explaining.’

Marie Lindbergh hung up the phone.

And come to think of it, Lee Seong-hyeon was also in a situation where he couldn’t receive it because of his inauguration speech.

In that case, it would have been right to leave a message and calm the confusion here.

“Sorry, let me explain first. Here’s how it happened…”

Marie Lindbergh tells the story of the week Olivia Tersi spent out of her mind.

**

“…that’s the current situation.”

Olivia Tersi stared blankly at the ceiling.

Stories told by Marie Lindbergh, events that occurred while she was struggling between life and death.

Tachibana, villain, investigation, false accusation, inauguration, admission, truth…

Because I didn’t understand all of it.

“So, don’t worry. Seonghyeon took care of everything.”

Solution?

no.

Of course, the rumor was true, but he never investigated it nor was he pushed by anyone.

This is…

‘lie.’

It was.

And the reason why Lee Seong-hyeon told such a lie was clear.

‘You…were using me?’

The body didn’t move, but the head was fine.

Public interest? Reality? Exposure?

It sounds good.

But it is of no use in resolving the situation.

If that were true, it would be like telling them to hide the evidence.

This… just seemed like they were using their situation to get sympathy and votes.

An ominous and ugly cross-section was revealed.

‘No…right?’

Yet, I still have some faith.

I tried denying it though.

But the more it happened, the clearer it became.

The course of events, the outcome of a unifying event.

Dealing with it afterwards.

It all led to one conclusion:

What Marie Lindbergh described was a rough outline, so there may be differences and even the circumstances themselves may be wrong.

‘Senior, you’re a liar. Well, if it’s all a lie, then maybe it’s not a lie. Well, it depends on how you think about it.’

Pink.

voice.

lie.

excuse.

reason.

Olivia’s mind was prickled with emotion.

A rising feeling of nausea.

My head was spinning.

“blanket…!”

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong with your face? Ah. Nurse call, that’s not it, doctor’s call─”

The urgent voice became muffled as if diving deep into the sea.

My vision became blurry.

Sister…

saint…

me…

“are you okay?”

Such gentle words in a voice that gives a sense of stability.

“…?!”

Olivia struggled to open her eyelids and looked in the direction where the sound had come from.

The head didn’t turn, but someone’s face was definitely caught in the sight.

And that face was a familiar one.

“castle…”

“Yeah, that’s me. Are you better than that? I heard you passed out after coming to. Are you uncomfortable anywhere? If you feel uncomfortable, tell me right away. I’ll call a doctor right away.”

He was still kind.

The hand that affectionately touched her face was large and warm.

Olivia didn’t hate that touch.

Blankly, just blankly.

That touch…

But that didn’t last long.

Deception and lies.

And the suspicions that are piling up on top of it.

Because everything came back to life.

“stop…”

“Oh, you didn’t like it?”

“…”

“I was careless.”

“…Mar…Lee…”

“It’s not that I went anywhere, I just asked if I could have some time alone with you two.”

Time for just the two of us?

I couldn’t understand the meaning.

There will be no more conversation to have now.

“Olivia.”

Lee Seong-hyeon’s eyes appeared.

It was an eye that had decided to say something.

“sorry.”

What do you mean sorry?

“You may or may not know, but I’ll tell you for sure: I used you to become student council president.”

…

“And this is a piece of crap that has no theory or excuse. So I won’t ask you to understand it.”

…

“If you want to curse, you can curse. If you want to tell me about this, you can tell me. And if there’s anything you want from me, you can tell me.”

…

“Because you deserve it.”

…

“saint…”

I really hoped that wasn’t the case.

In fact, I hoped that Marie had missed something in the transmission process.

I hoped and hoped that wasn’t the case.

However, he affirmed everything.

“That…is…all?”

then.

“okay.”

then..

“What…am…me…to…you?”

Just this much…

“Friend, my precious friend.”

The words were kind, and the answer was very short.

“Do you believe me?”

A hand blocked the view.

The words were so far away.