187 – Growing Pains (3)

I happened to make a new friend. That is none other than Luna.

After I looked at the status window, he complained of pain in his eyes and ended up being hospitalized.

The hospital couldn’t take it easy as people complained that it felt like their eyes were being stabbed with needles.

But the problem is that the cause cannot even be properly identified. First, I took painkillers, but it hurt a lot.

I ate all kinds of strange foods, including bugs, to figure it out. Luna is in sudden pain.

“No matter how much I think about it, it’s strange.”

“What?”

I was eating porridge again today to recover. Kara, who was spoon-feeding me porridge, said.

Her gaze was directed toward the bed next to me, that is, toward Luna.

“Okay. Ah, do it.”

“Ah~”

Luna had her eyes wrapped in bandages, as if she were a monk somewhere.

Ellie was feeding her her meal. This is truly a rare situation.

“How come Luna got sick right after you got better? Did you guys eat something strange without us knowing?”

“No. I ate it alone.”

“Hmm. Then when do we kill the devil?”

“I was alone at that time.”

“That’s strange.”

Kara said in disbelief as she scraped up the porridge with a spoon.

I guess I vaguely sensed that there was something between me and Luna.

Otherwise, the development cannot proceed in this way. It would be unnatural to dismiss it as a coincidence.

‘I have the same question.’

I don’t know, but why did Luna say her eyes hurt?

Even if the timing is elaborate, it is too elaborate. In particular, Luna must have had special abilities in her eyes from the beginning.

First of all, you must have the ability to appraise items. I learned this as a result of constant observation.

But I don’t know if a status window like mine exists. I never asked this.

‘I have to ask little by little.’

What I need now is my rehabilitation. Thanks to consistently soothing my empty stomach, regeneration has become faster than before.

The problem is power control. If you touch anything, you destroy everything like the King of Destruction, so this place is not a problem.

I feel like I grew up too suddenly. It has grown gradually in the forest, but now it is very extensive.

‘The window showing physical abilities has also disappeared.’

There is only one reason why this happened. The last time I put the prosthetic eye in my mouth.

If it weren’t for that, these ridiculous things couldn’t happen one after another.

I don’t remember much, but I know that the prosthetic eye acts like a key.

So, something happened just by me putting it in my mouth for a moment and Luna holding it consistently.

‘Well, it is a tool to unseal the demon god. Is this something like this?’

First of all, I think I will have to keep the prosthetic eye with me until the end. It will definitely come in handy later.

After I finished eating the porridge, I got out of bed for rehabilitation. Walking was possible without difficulty.

Power control was also gradually increasing. When I first woke up, I was begging, but as time went by, I quickly got used to it.

Wooji string!

“Ah.”

“Again?”

Of course, it was inevitable that the door would fall off if I applied just a little bit of force. This is something you have to adapt to slowly.

Anyway, there was no change in the fact that I had to do rehabilitation exercises throughout the vacation period. Although training is a bit of a waste, it can’t be helped.

I feel like going through the discharge process and training with Rod. But the doctor was so glaring that I couldn’t do it.

Moreover, he threatened that he would not do anything until Rod was fully healed. It’s good that you care about me, but I’m a little dissatisfied.

‘We must spar before the start of school.’

Otherwise, you won’t be able to control your strength after school starts. My current strength is overbalanced from the students’ perspective.

Until his strength became stronger, he fought against the King of Destruction, and after his berserk burst, he came close to killing him.

So now it will be more than then, not less. The only person who can spar with me is Rod.

‘I don’t know if it’s a skill, but…Now even that skill is gaining strength.’

Cutting down trees with a sword is now meaningless. Skills only improve through sparring.

That is why I have continued to practice my fighting skills with Kara until now. Without an opponent, skills did not increase.

So, I plan to ask Rod as soon as rehabilitation is over. Please help me control my strength well right before school starts.

What if I refuse? Then only the students and instructors will suffer. You should also threaten(?) That there will be more accidents in the future.

‘But I really feel like I’m going to have an accident…’

Even when I was controlling my strength well, I would inevitably have an accident. But now I can’t even control my strength?

It is not surprising if someone dies in an accident. It can be said to be a miracle that there have been almost no casualties so far.

From the road’s point of view, this is an issue that could be so painful that it could result in a fire. We will avoid casualties as much as possible.

“Mr. Sivar! I heard you fell ill due to illness, are you okay?!”

It was when I was doing rehabilitation training every day. A completely unexpected person came to visit me.

A beautiful woman with long purple hair and sharp, fierce eyes.

“Grace?”

“You’re not hurt anywhere, right?”

Grace, who had returned to her hometown, came to the hospital. She came in such a hurry that her hair was a little tangled.

As soon as she met me, she naturally touched and examined her face. She was quite a brawn, so her cheeks were crushed and her lips were protruding.

Grace, who had been checking my condition for a while, seemed to notice that she was fine and let out a sigh of relief.

Judging by their reaction, they seem to be genuinely worried. She even coughed up blood, so I can’t help but worry.

“Whew… Fortunately, it looks like she’s fine. I heard she even coughed up blood, so you don’t know how surprised she was.”

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“Yes. But Luna…”

Grace trailed off her words and looked at Luna. Luna has a bandage wrapped around her eye and is trying to stabilize her.

A strange, if strange, situation. Grace looked at the two of us in turn and cautiously opened her mouth.

“You two probably ate something strange, right? Mushrooms, for example.”

“··· ···”

How can people’s thoughts all be in that same place? That’s how strangely the perception of me and Luna seems to be.

The funny thing about her is that even Luna is treated as being on the same level as me.

Even if it’s because I pick up and eat various things, why is Luna doing this? She felt a little sorry.

“Anyway, what were you doing during vacation? For your information, I only did annoying and boring things at home.”

“Us, it’s always the same. The only funny thing that happened was Sivar running away from home?”

“Huh? Mr. Sibar ran away from home?”

“Yes. You know the Unity village in front of here? We went there and played.”

Kara looked at me as she said that. The expression on his face asks if it’s okay to talk about the devil.

It didn’t really matter anyway, so I nodded in acceptance. There’s no problem.

“It’s a devil… It’s surprising. I’ve rarely heard of a devil appearing recently.”

“People are the problem more than the devil, right?”

“That’s accurate.”

In the future, both people and devils will be problems. The timing was right for the devil to become active again.

When the world situation is in turmoil, it explodes like gunpowder! I feel like I’m going to explode. United Academy is the beginning.

“Oh, Mr. Sivar?”

“Huh?”

“I’m asking this in advance, but will you be my escort from now on?”

Grace asked me. The purple eyes were filled with anticipation.

When I heard that question, I blinked a couple of times and then fell into trouble. In fact, I wasn’t able to act as a proper escort last time either.

It was close to the feeling that I was often followed around because he gave me freedom. Still, I know it was quite effective.

“As you wish.”

“Okay. Let’s write a proper contract this time. I knew this would happen and brought it with me in advance.”

Flutter-

One of the preparations is thorough grace. She took out two pieces of paper that appeared to be contracts.

One is the contract I will use and the other is Grace’s contract.

Perhaps because of the unique nature of the contract, Kara expressed her doubts while Grace was preparing.

“Contract? Do you really need to sign a contract? You can just do it the same way as last time.”

“No. For things like escorting, you have to have a contract in the first place. Trust is the most important thing, right?”

“Um… Really? Our country doesn’t make contracts. I don’t know if it’s a convoy.”

Kara seemed to just overlook the cultural differences between countries. She just scolded the patient and asked what kind of contract she was putting on him.

In response, Grace slyly said that she did not need to sign the contract right away, and that she could just look at it as a copy.

‘But did you keep carrying the contract with you?’

This is a bit questionable, but I first looked at the contract.

I glanced at Grace, who was smiling in anticipation, and then picked up her paper.

The contract itself was entirely related to escorting. The compensation was also quite generous.

To be honest, I didn’t need the money, but someone said. Money is not only a currency but also a symbol of trust.

It doesn’t matter whether you put it in stocks or invest in Ellie or Jane.

“······Huh?”

But I discovered something strange. I opened my eyes wide and read one clause.

After reading the clause, I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous, but I caught Grace’s attention.

Grace was smiling brightly, wondering what was good. So much so that all the harsh eyes softened.

“Is there a problem?”

“No, that’s not it…”

“Can you come here for a moment? I’ll check.”

Kara held out her hand as if she felt something was wrong. She gestures for a contract.

“No, Mr. Kara. This is a contract between me and Mr. Sivar. The moment a third party gets involved, the contract becomes invalid.”

Grace stopped him. Unlike when he was smiling brightly, he looks sharper.

In response to that reaction, Kara narrowed her eyes as if she felt something. She asked, eventually sounding like she didn’t understand.

“Is it because that’s the law in your country?”

“That’s true, but it’s the same in other countries as well. Contracts related to security and escort must not be disclosed at all. Isn’t escorting also similar?”

“Hmm…There is a similar clause. Still, there’s something strange…”

There was nothing wrong with what Grace said. When it comes to security or escorting, security is the most important thing.

Therefore, the moment a third party knows the contents of the contract, it becomes meaningless. Kara knows this, so she has no choice but to hesitate.

The Tatar people have a culture that values contracts. Since the environment itself is so difficult, trust is life.

“······But is it possible? Isn’t it possible?”

However, it is highly likely that the Academy will reject this provision. It’s a pretty sensitive issue.

Grace seemed to have predicted this as well, but she nodded and did not deny it. Then she spoke confidently.

“You don’t have to worry. This is something I can handle well.”

“What on earth is that?”

Ellie, who had been quietly listening, intervened. Is it because it’s Ellie and not Kara?

“Shared residence in dormitory.”

“Huh?”

“Common dormitory…What?”

“Mr. Sivar?”

I answered naturally without even realizing it.

Ellie and Kara were embarrassed when they heard that, and Grace was beyond embarrassed.

I covered my mouth with one hand as if I had made a mistake. But the water has already been spilled.

“Living in a shared dormitory? Do you really hit me up every time I see you?”

“Yes, Grace. No matter how good Sivar is, this is not it. How is it different from a marriage application?”

“It’s all different! This is escorting, escorting! This is how escorting is done!”

“Let’s ask someone else. Was it Elvin? You could ask him.”

Thanks to a single word from me, the hospital became a wreck. I was among people who were arguing.

They realized that this was a hospital room and lowered their voices, but the conflict did not stop. In particular, Grace’s momentum was terrifying.

“I’ll say it again, this isn’t about greed, it’s about mental stability. You all know that, right?”

“Well, that’s…”

“Umm…”

Moreover, Grace had a clear cause. A trauma that you may have to carry with you for the rest of your life.

As a fellow woman, I can fully understand Grace’s feelings.

In fact, she showed signs of anxiety when I was away.

“Phew… Okay, let’s think about this slowly. The Academy will have to consider it anyway.”

“Thank you. Then, please sign…”

“Instead, sign it later. Do it after receiving confirmation. Understood?”

“Tsk. I understand.”

Somehow I was able to get over a fraudulent contract that was not a fraudulent contract.

Seeing as Grace also obediently retreated, she must have thought she was in a hurry too.

“Wow…”

Amidst the already noisy situation, Luna’s exclamation reached my ear.

After hearing her exclamation, she turned her head and saw Luna looking directly in her direction. And with her bandages off.

Looking at it, it seemed like the pain was almost gone, but I heard the words that even though a bandage is just a bandage, I can’t get over it easily.

“My strength is 125? I only have 72…?”

It seems Luna is starting to see something different in her eyes.