553 – Friends (2)

The combination of Reina and Diana. To be honest, it’s a combination that doesn’t suit them at all.

Blue tteokbokki, samgyeopsal with cream puffs, inari sushi with giant beans, etc.

Pineapple pizza, mint chocolate, these things are at least divisive, but the ones above just don’t go together.

Reina is a warrior who fights on the front lines, even if she is a savage, while Diana is a politician who just carries the burden.

So it would be normal for them to hate each other, but surprisingly, they seem to be getting along well. That’s why I became even more curious.

I wonder what happened to these two in the month I was gone. Did a huge typhoon hit the class?

“We just got closer through practicing.”

“While practicing?”

“Yes. Diana was the hostage? She was in a similar role, but she was in danger.”

Reina gave detailed information in Frozen instead of the official language. The official language is still immature or something.

After I left for the East, the class conducted an internship. The theme of the internship was hostages.

Each team has hostages, and if they rescue all the hostages, that team wins.

There is also a special rule that applies here: even if you rescue the hostage, if you ‘capture’ the opponent, he becomes a hostage.

There were reactions saying that it was practically an infinite loop, but they said that it couldn’t be helped in order to increase the level of completion.

‘Well, you could just force it in.’

Anyway, Reina and Diana became one team. At first, Diana was the hostage.

After that, many things happened, and somehow Reina rescued Diana. If you just look at this, it’s ordinary.

The problem was that the practical training was worth quite a lot of points. I didn’t send them off because of those points.

But who is Reina? At least in her class, she is a talent among talents with few rivals.

Even Namgung Seokdae would be no match for Reina. In the end, her team won.

“So, this is how we met each other?”

“Yes! Diana asked me to have a meal with her one day, and now we’re eating together.”

“ha ha ha······”

Diana smiled awkwardly. It was clearly meant as a greeting, but it was clear that Reina had taken it in stride.

If it’s like Reina, then it’s like Reina. Of course, the unique culture of Frozen may have played a part in this.

Frozen, a harsh environment, is basically short on resources, namely food.

So, asking to have a meal together is closer to saying, ‘I like you, so let’s get along well.’

‘It’s a good thing for Reina.’

Diana didn’t show any sign of being uncomfortable because of me or because of Reina.

However, there is still one thing that is worrying: Diana’s promiscuous lifestyle.

When I saw her, she was with several men, so I was worried that she might be attracted to Reina.

‘There’s a reason why the idiom ‘the ink is black’ came into existence.’

Reina is far from being promiscuous. Rather, she is an extremely pure person.

I think it would be best to keep watching to see what happens. If Diana tries to teach something strange, we should cut it off with a knife.

The only fortunate thing is that Diana is also hesitant to act rashly due to recent events.

Now that the Matra Empire has begun to interfere in the internal affairs of the Huan Empire, they will take notice.

“Oh, by the way. What about your brother?”

“Brother? Brother Karasu?”

“No. That······inconvenient person.”

I couldn’t think of a name, so I expressed it vaguely. It’s not wrong, since the person below is very uncomfortable.

Diana smiled bitterly as she heard my words and immediately remembered who it was.

“······Leon Orabeuni returned to the palace for treatment. He has essentially gone through the process of resigning.”

“I guess it’s not curable.”

“Yes. He even asked the wizard to strike him with lightning.”

“··· ···”

It’s unfortunate, but not pitiful at all. It’s what you sow and what you reap.

Because he usually teased her and had a personality close to being a tyrant, he provoked Porori.

If you stay still, half of it will go away. This is a case that fits this saying perfectly.

“By the way, Senior. Did everything happen in the East?”

“I’d like to ask in return. Is everything okay?”

“Our class is the same. Oh. There’s one thing. The expressions of the Eastern countries, excluding the Huan Empire, have improved?”

It looks like you heard the Declaration of Independence. It’s still hanging in the newspapers, big as a door.

The humiliation of the Huan Empire, the independence of the Federation, etc.

The one that took up the first page was definitely the devil. The leaders of each religious order gathered together because of the appearance of the devil.

What’s even more surprising is the Tatars. Since the Tatars themselves believe in the Gulag, they are looking for someone to give them the position of cardinal or something.

“Other than that, there are no noticeable changes.”

“okay?”

I looked at Diana after hearing Reina’s answer, wondering if she knew something else.

Diana also responded with no response, as if it was no different. I thought the conflict would deepen, but it seems that there is no such mood.

‘Anyway, it seems like you’re doing well.’

Although they don’t match, Reina seems to like Diana too. I’m not sure about Diana though.

But it seemed like he didn’t hate it when he saw them hanging out together. Just don’t teach them weird things.

“Diana.”

“yes?”

“Don’t tell me anything weird.”

That’s why I warned you openly. I didn’t want to warn you too much and then it would be too late.

Diana also realized what I was warning her about and her expression hardened. But here something unexpected happened.

“Is something strange?”

“There is something like that.”

“You’re talking about Diana’s private life, right? She’s hanging out with boys every day.”

“Hey, Reina?!”

It turns out that Reina wasn’t completely oblivious. She immediately noticed what I was talking about and brought it up out loud.

At this point, I was the one who was feeling embarrassed. So I blinked and looked at Reina.

She opened her mouth as if nothing had happened, leisurely eating her snack.

“I know everything. If I didn’t know, I’d be an idiot. But Diana is kind. I can guarantee that.”

“··· ···”

“Besides, if I get into that kind of thing, all my brothers will beat me up, right? Including me.”

Reina chuckled. Looking at her smile, it seemed like she had been worried for nothing.

On the other hand, Diana’s face was as red as a persimmon. She drank tea to calm her stomach, but it didn’t seem to calm her down.

Although they are two polar opposites, they strangely fit together well. I’m sure they’ll find a way to balance things out.

“······Okay. I feel relieved when you say it like that.”

“Since it’s come to this, Diana, you should stop seeing men too. What if the rumors get bad?”

“When did I ever meet a guy? It was a misunderstanding.”

Diana protested desperately, but it was no use.

“You threw me a side glance too.”

“!!!”

He’s been flirting with me before. I clearly remember him saying I was a cool guy at the freshman orientation.

After that, I got scolded by Karas and got crushed, but Reina and I focused on teasing Diana.

Thanks to that, we were able to enjoy a rather comfortable meeting. Diana’s face didn’t fall until we left.

‘Should we go to Jane’s workshop now?’

Jane’s class is almost over. The last time I went there, the door was closed so I couldn’t get in.

Jane only listens to the class until 2pm and doesn’t listen to everything. She only listens to what she needs to hear and she already knows it or something.

Anyway, since they don’t even check attendance separately, they just take the tests regularly. And even those tests have high scores.

“huh?”

We had almost reached Jane’s workshop. The area where the workshops were gathered resembled an industrial area.

So the road itself had to be like an alley, and I was able to find someone in it.

A man with his hood pulled up and busy looking around. You could tell he was a man by his height and physique.

‘······thief?’

My gut told me that it was definitely a thief.

That thief had broken into Jane’s workshop, I was half sure of it.

So I followed him carefully, hiding my presence. I was gradually heading towards Jane’s workshop.

As expected, the thief stopped right in front of Jane’s workshop. He looked around and took something out of his pocket.

‘key?’

It looks like an ordinary key. However, the key to the workshop is separate······

-Clang!

······But surprisingly, the door to the tightly locked workshop opened. I opened my eyes wide when I saw it.

Who on earth is that person and why does he have the master key?

That doubt was short-lived, as the thief opened the door to the workshop and entered. Normally, the alarm should have sounded.

But no matter what he did, the alarm did not sound. Things were starting to get worse.

‘If it looks like someone is stealing research materials, we should take action immediately.’

I watched the thief in front of the door. I was going to subdue him the moment he put the paper in his bosom.

But the thief’s reaction was different from what I expected. He didn’t even pay attention to the research materials.

Rather, he was staring blankly at Jane’s masterpiece, the steel suit, as if he was possessed. His next actions were even more extreme.

“Haa······ Haa······”

He let out a sigh of relief and started touching various parts of his steel suit. He even rubbed his face.

Even I couldn’t help but be dumbfounded by the actions that a pervert would do. The problem is······

-Kikigigigi!

The suit was not fixed and started to fall over.

The thief realized this fact too late and retreated, but it was already too late. The steel suit was about to fall over.

“Eww!”

“··· ···”

Oh my. What the heck is going on?

I silently walked towards him and barely managed to grab hold of the falling suit.

When I finally looked at the thief’s face, what I saw was······

“······?”

It was the face of an old professor, quite a sullen-looking man.