Healing at the Academy Convenience Store - Chapter 1038
Only Krnovel
1038. Episode of EVE 32
Eve opened her eyes.
I realized that people are not as flustered or surprised as they would think when they open their eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling.
To be precise, before being surprised, think back and deduce why you woke up in this place.
He and Wolfram went out to inspect, and as soon as they heard about the shelter, he became very tired, and as the quality of the bed was so good, he covered himself with the blanket and fell asleep.
As a result, my body felt completely relaxed after a good night’s sleep, and my head was also drowsy, so I felt good enough to want to sleep a little more.
If there’s a problem… . So… . What’s the problem?
No matter how tired I was, I just lay in bed and slept without thinking.
That too, in front of Wolfram… in front of him… .
“Hot?!”
Eve quickly raised her upper body. However, the bed was too soft, so her body sank into it and she couldn’t raise her upper body quickly. It took a while for her to raise her upper body properly.
In the meantime, when I looked to the side, there was no sign of anyone coming in and sleeping together. Of course. Even if Wolfram was a crazy person, he wasn’t that shallow. I exhaled with a strange sense of belief and relief.
What about Wolfram? Where is he? If he had secretly glanced at his sleeping face, or if he had seen the sloppy way he was talking in his sleep… What should he do? Should he get angry? After all, he was the one who fell asleep first? It’s easy to cover it up by getting angry, but this is just… So, doesn’t it seem so stupid to get angry in this situation? There is a limit to the amount of harm done.
So in this situation, that is… . So… .
Glanced around. I looked around to see where Wolfram was. I kept my head straight ahead and rolled my eyes to check for signs.
Wolfram is nowhere to be seen… Did he go out and abandon his sleeping self? If so, that’s fortunate.
That moment when you quickly adjust your clothes and try to get out of bed.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Hukkiyaaaah?!”
The voice I heard startled me and I jumped up from my spot.
“You must have had a good night’s sleep. You can run around so healthily.”
“Hey, what are you? Where have you been?!”
“I thought it was about time to wake up, so I was doing some cooking.”
“Cooking….”
I didn’t even notice that smell? When I looked, there were sandwiches and salads on the tray Wolfram was holding. If there was even a good smell, I would have traced the location, but since the dishes were made with ingredients that had less of a smell, I didn’t notice.
“Show some sign of presence!”
“Aren’t you getting angry for a very unreasonable reason?”
“Who is it!”
Wolfram shrugged at Eve’s shout.
Aren’t you being unreasonably angry?
Eve von Lohengrin knows best. It is unreasonable for him to be angry. Wolfram did nothing to deserve it.
Still, the reason you get angry is because you are narrow-minded.
Because they accept my anger like this, I end up being a spoiled brat without realizing it.
“Ugh… .”
“Don’t be so gloomy all of a sudden. You’re really an unpredictable guy.”
“It’s noisy… .”
“So. Are you going to eat it?”
Eve paused for a moment with her face buried in the blanket, then nodded slightly.
***
Seriously. This guy is uncontrollable.
The guy who was sleeping until just now was angry, but now he’s eating quietly.
I guess that’s because the minds of girls this age are so self-willed.
Wasn’t puberty and secondary sexual characteristics originally a stormy period, or was it a subculture… . People around… . Well, that’s what I learned.
Eve, more than anything else, doesn’t cross a certain line. She’s just as annoying as the girls of that time were, and just as cute as they were annoying.
“Have you eaten everything?”
“drink….”
“Oh, there’s a little left. Sorry.”
“No… It’s okay.”
Eve, unable to catch the half-left smoothie, put the straw in her mouth and started sipping it little by little.
“Eat slowly. You’ll have a lot of work to do afterward.”
“Is it something worth putting in effort?”
“Shouldn’t we move all the gold nuggets here to the student council room?”
“aha.”
Eve’s eyes light up slightly.
This is a huge asset, as the student council suffers from chronic budget shortfalls.
“By the way, if I were to change all of this to lean, how much would it cost?”
“I’m not sure… but I think it’ll be something like this?”
The amount Eve mentioned made me nod in agreement. The calculation was accurate.
“So what do you plan to do with the money?”
“Well… Well, since this year’s budget execution has already been completed, it could be transferred to next year’s budget. But I think that would be a bit of a loss. It’s not enough to feed all of Zephrin… But it doesn’t make sense to use it for personal purposes in the first place…”
Eve thought about it for a long time, turning her head.
Yeah. It looks like this.
No matter how much Eve von Lohengrin whines and makes a fuss, what I find cute in the end is that… this guy thinks of the public interest rather than personal gain, and while showing humanity by being happy about the immediate benefits, he also calculates realistically.
How can I hate someone so cute?
I let the guy’s eyes roll around for a moment, and I gathered my thoughts.
If I were given full authority, what would I do with this gold…? First, I would make the capable but poor guys in the Knight Academy into adventurers, and increase the power of the entire Zephrin. Most of the money would be used for rewards, equipment, and potions for those guys. And….
Well, it’s all just meaningless delusion.
What would Eve gain by giving me such authority?
“What do you want to do?”
“what?”
“So, what would you do with this money?”
“Hoo… If it were me… .”
This Zephrin said that since there are so many unexplored places, he will gather the poor guys from the Knight Academy and convert them into adventurers.
“It’s okay. It’s not a bad idea.”
“what?”
“Hmm. That’s a possible idea. Let’s see… Then.”
“No, Eve. You took my opinion seriously? You?”
“Yes? Hmm? Ah… .”
I really can’t figure out why you asked my opinion. Even though I gave it a good review? Who are you?
“therefore….”
“Well, it doesn’t matter. I could ask for your opinion, and so… You’re mine… mine… .”
“eliminate?”
What is this? Does it mean you want to remove it?
“Anyway! It’s not strange for me to ask for your opinion! You said we’re partners!”
“Ah, ah… I see. Partner. Yes. Partner.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
After briefly exchanging glances, they turned their heads away, embarrassed.
I never thought this guy would accept me as his partner. It’s a little embarrassing.
“Ahem… It’s embarrassing to call someone your partner so openly.”
“You did it as if you were breathing, and now you’re saying this?!”
“No, that’s what I mean… Should I say that the feeling is different depending on the speaker…?”
“hey!”
No. What can I do about being embarrassed?
***
Anyway, Eve, who listened to her partner very well, seriously considered my suggestion.
“Wolfram. No matter how I think about it, that proposal is unreasonable.”
“I really didn’t think I would be accepted either.”
“No. It’s not that it’s completely impossible. It’s just that it’s impossible to do it on the scale you’re talking about. The weapons and potions are incredibly expensive.”
“Hmm. I see.”
“But it’s a reasonable thought… So…”
“Turning Zephrin’s unknown into our realm. You can become a prophet.”
“Yes. A more innovative and enterprising leader… . I can turn the poor students of the College of Engineering into heroes and people of merit. All of this will come back to me as my achievement.”
Eve continued to ponder, and finally ended with a sigh.
“Is it difficult in the end?”
“yes.”
“Then what if I take the lead and run it on a small scale?”
“It’s not bad… but it still doesn’t work.”
“Why?”
“You are too valuable to be wasted in such a place.”
“… … .”
“Why? Say something… .”
“No, it’s a bit sudden. It’s a shame to use me in a place like that… .”
“Did I… say something like that?”
“I did.”
“… … .”
Eve turned her gaze again.
An odd silence fell again, and lasted for several hours.
***
As the silence continued, Eve’s face gradually turned red, and soon she was out of breath, so I thought she was acting out of shame, so I spoke first.
“Why don’t you go out and get some fresh air?”
“Yeah, that’s right. That’s a good idea.”
When I left the golden room and went outside, it was midnight.
“It’s refreshing.”
“It’s cold… yes.”
Even though it was spring, the nights in the forest were a little cold, so Eve shivered, and I handed her the blanket I had brought from inside, thinking she would be. I wasn’t sure if something that sparkled gold would suit this kind of night, but Eve’s expression relaxed as she accepted it with slightly trembling hands, so I guess it was all good.
“Ah… It’s warm.”
“It’s always cold at night in the forest. Would you like a drink?”
The boy’s expression became even more relaxed when he accepted the offered cocoa.
“Overall, you have a good sense. What happened?”
“If you catch a cold, it will be difficult for you as a partner.”
“Who would catch a cold…?”
“You won’t get caught, but let’s take precautions. Make sure your partner is considerate.”
“Partner, partner. It’s noisy. Seriously.”
“You admitted it and now you’re complaining?”
The guy took a sip of his cocoa with a sullen expression and continued complaining.
But the complaint I voiced this time hit me right in the heart.
“Is your partner temporary?”
“You’re asking such a sudden question. I haven’t set a specific time frame, though…”
“Then, will you remain my partner even when I ascend to the throne?”
“… … .”
“No. That can’t be true. The personality I’ve seen of you is not like that. You would be reclusive. You would comfortably use me as a shield and live quietly.”
“Did you notice?”
“Yes. There is still plenty left.”
That’s why they are quick-witted guys.
“That’s right. The moment you achieve your goal, I plan to go into hiding with your glory on my back.”
“So then, partners really do have an expiration date.”
“I guess that’s how it will be.”
But isn’t that inevitable?
“no, I do not want.”
“what?”
“I said no. You treated me like a partner and got me involved. And when it ends, you end it as you please? How is that equal partners?”
“That’s… I see. Then what do you want to do?”
“It’s simple. You start it as you please, and I’ll decide when to finish it.”
“… … .”
“I don’t want to be manipulated by you or ordered around by you. You said we were equal partners. Then you have to listen to me too. This is my first offer. If you start it, I will finish it. Do you understand?”
He strides towards me and looks up at me with a confident smile.
You can refute it as much as you want.
You are so lacking compared to me that I have to lead you… I have my own life too.
But the dozens of reasons that came to mind were blocked by one confident gaze.
Finally, he raised both hands and nodded.
To be honest, being oppressed by someone or having the initiative taken away from me is far beyond my taste, but I couldn’t even muster the will to rebel against that confident and proud smile.
“Okay, if that’s what you want, then do it.”
“Okay. That’s a very good answer. I’ll use it well for the rest of my life.”
I guess my partner is incredibly greedy.