Chapter 184 – Change of Heart

A laboratory in Eunpyeong-gu.
I was sitting at a table in the break room reading the Bible, and I laughed lightly when I heard a gurgling sound from the other side.
Then, Adele, who was eating udon cutely, looks at me with a curious look.
She asked as she chewed and swallowed her noodles.

“Why? Do you have any questions?”

“No.”

“Then focus.”

How many times will you be able to concentrate?

“Yes.”

After answering obediently, we lowered our gaze to the Bible, and Adele cautiously proposed.

“Shall we take a break?”

You seem to know that I want to rest.

“No.”

“Ah yes…”

Were you embarrassed by the resolute refusal? Adele pouted her mouth.
She mumbled something silently, and then started eating udon again.
The sound of slurping sounds again. This time, the soup was very cold.

“Whoa…!”

Adele leans back in her chair, exclaiming, and stretches her legs forward.
I could feel her slippers touching my shins.
Adele, startled, sits down in her upright position and apologizes.

“I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay.”

I answered in a blunt tone without raising my head, and tried to turn the pages after reading the Bible for about 5 minutes.
Then, Adele clears her throat and she says.

“..Hehe! I need to give a quiz.”

“Now? You haven’t read it in less than 20 minutes?”

“Is that so…?”

“Do you have anything to say to me?”

Adele was taken aback by those words.
Everyone could see her expression wanting to say something, but the words that came out of her mouth were different.

“Isn’t it…?”

It looks like you’re asking about yesterday and the day before yesterday… You’re afraid.
I’m afraid that we might fall apart.
That kind of indecisiveness won’t help at all… Although it’s great for me, of course.
I rested my elbows on the tabletop, crossed my arms and leaned my upper body forward, smiling benevolently.

“Adele.”

“Yes?”

“Shall we go out and get some fresh air? I’m a bit frustrated right now.”

“Okay? Like!”

Adele didn’t notice my concern.
I was honestly thinking I was frustrated.
I’m showing off like this… That’s also an ability.
I asked, pointing at the udon with my chin.

“Did you eat all of that? There is a little bit left, are you full?”

“Oh, wait a minute…”

Adele buried her face in her udon noodles and ate her noodles in one bite.
Then she munches her mouth and puts her thumb up at me.
I laughed and got up from my seat with a pleasant smile on my face.

Adele met. A drop of udon soup splattered in her mouth.
I pulled out a tissue and held it out.

“There was soup splashing around her mouth. Bottom right.”

“Ah yes…”

Adele, who politely took her tissue with both hands, looked at me while wiping her own mouth.
Worried eyes. She asks, putting her tissue in her trash can.

“Shall we not have class today?”

“Why?”

“I think you must be having a hard time studying every day. Rest, rest.”

“Then can I take you home?”

“Mr. Jihyeok, you really don’t notice! I’ll make an amazing suggestion, so listen carefully.”

“A suggestion…?”

At me dumbfounded, Adele raises her nose.

“Didn’t I say that Jihyeok gives good energy? So let’s go play together! How about an amusement park?”

“Are you still receiving good energy? Do you want to go to an amusement park?”

“It’s not that I want to go, but Jihyeok-ssi is frustrated, so I’m going to go to a place that’s open and fun! Also to relieve stress!”

“You just say you want to go…”

“Oh really! If you don’t listen to your master in this way, you can even punish them!”

Ooh, would you like to assert your authority?
I’m not scared at all, but what should I do? Should I pretend to be trembling?
I said with a shrug.

“Didn’t you just say it was an offer?”

Stupid Adele. She corrects her words in her haste.

“It’s an order!”

“Then what… I understand.”

Reluctantly, I shook my head and put on my coat.
Adele’s face as she looked at me was full of remorse, but it was clear that she was forcibly apologizing to me.
Originally, I was going to say it calmly, but everything in the world is not going as I thought, right?
Life is all like that.

Putting on her coat and tying her shoelaces, I took Adele’s white trainers and set them in front of her.

“Tell me when you are ready.”

“…. Yes…”

**

Shoot ah-!

The raindrops slammed down towards the ground with terrifying momentum.
Adele stood blankly at her earthly entrance, her mouth gaping open.
When was it raining? Expression as if to say.
Standing beside her in her Adele, I took off her overcoat and blocked her in front so that the raindrops would not splash on her.

“It is raining.”

“Uh, since when… Have you been coming?”

“I do not know. I should have checked the weather in the lab… My mistake. It’s like a shower, so let’s wait in the hallway for a bit.”

I grabbed Adele’s shoulder and flinched as I tried to turn it away from her.
Acting as if remembering yesterday’s events. Adele checks my awkward gestures and looks up at me.
Her thick lips opened as she stared at me with complex eyes.

“Today Jihyeok seems to have a sense of distance from me.”

“What are you talking about…”

“You’re still aware of what I said yesterday.”

“I’m just taking care of what Adele wants.”

“… His tone has become cold. I guess I just got mad…”

Adele collapsed with her back against the wall in her hallway.
As she crouched down and placed her hands on her lap, she let out a long sigh.
I bent my knees and met Adele’s eyes, and I said with her warm smile.

“I was wrong. Because of the frustration I mentioned earlier, my voice has lowered without realizing it.”

“Is that so…?”

“Sure. Even if I was scolded yesterday, why would I speak coldly to Adele, who gives me great strength just by being by her side?”

“…Really?”

“Of course. I just have one piece of advice. It’s a disciple’s advice… But will you listen?”

Adele’s self-deprecating attitude changed in an instant.
She replies out of the blue.

“Yes! I’m a teacher, but I’m not enough! I desperately need your disciple’s help!”

Ah… I want to sleep with that round face tightly to my chest.
Having barely resisted the temptation, I brought out the words I had been thinking about.

“All right. Adele seems to have a tendency to be swayed too much by others. Even if it means putting herself down or taking a loss, she doesn’t want to hurt the other person’s feelings. Is that right?”

“Oh, that’s right… How did you know?”

“I have no choice but to know. It shows in your facial expressions and actions.”

“Okay…”

“You are nice. Besides, he’s honest. Being nice and honest is a big weakness in living on this earth. It is easy for people to use.”

Adele’s face darkened.
However, my follow-up comment made me hopeful again.

“But in this state, if you have discernment… No, personality, it could turn into a big advantage. And I think Adele has that kind of personality.”

“Your personality?”

“Yes. There are only good people around Adele. First of all, the followers of Adele’s planet must be kind enough to believe in Rosario.”

“Right! They are all very gentle people!”

“It seemed so. In addition to this, Sylvia from another planet, Sehwa and Dr. Sehwa from Earth, and even Yuria… Of course, I haven’t met Yuria yet, but as she is suitable for Aether, she will get along very well with Adele.”

Adele, who had been listening to the story, tilted his head.

“Why is Jihyeok missing? Jihyeok is also a very nice person.”

No, he’s probably the baddest guy you’ve ever met.

“It would be embarrassing if you put me in my mouth.”

Adele laughed at the playful tone.
An innocent and pretty smile. That smile is a big part of how Sylvia cherishes Adele.
After losing her mind for a moment, I brushed her hair a couple of times and continued with her.

“Anyway… The people who gather around Adele are the ones who accept whatever Adele says without malice. For example, if Adele says to Sylvia, ‘Your sister is a bad person!’ Sylvia will reflect on her and she will do it, but she will not be hostile.”

“Aha…”

“The same goes for those around Adele. I am the same. I don’t hate anything you say, so do your best. If there is anything you want to say, say it.”

Adele stared at me with bright eyes in silence for a while.
I went over to her wall opposite her and sat in the same pose as her so Adele could think of her.
I was looking outside and waiting for the rain to subside, when Adele woke up.
Then she crouched down next to me.

“I had a question I wanted to ask, not something I wanted to say, but I won’t.”

Any questions you want to ask? He must have asked if he liked me.
You listened to the advice I gave you, and you seemed to take it deep in your heart, but you’re going to bury the question?
This is proof that Adele has had a change of heart.
And it was clear that the change was in a good direction for me.

“All right.”

“Aren’t you asking why?”

“I don’t want to rush. Please tell me when it is convenient for you.”

“Yes, Thank you.”

I got up from my seat and smiled at Adele.

“The rain doesn’t seem to stop. Shall we go in and study the Bible again? Or would you like to go to an indoor amusement park?”

“Aren’t you frustrated?”

“We had a serious talk, and after hearing the sound of rain, it disappeared.”

“I guess you like rainy days?”

“The sound of rain calms the mind. Everyone is different, but I am.”

“I see…”

Adele nodded. She stretched out her hand towards me.

“Can you stand me up?”

Natural behavior. This also coincided with the meaning of burying yesterday’s work with questions.
There was also an intention to treat him as usual.
I took her little hand of Adele and gave her strength to lift her up and pat her on the back.
Then she noticed that the hair clip on the back of her head was a bit crooked.
But I had no intention of touching it, so I just mentioned it to Adele.

“Her hair clip is a little bit off.”

“Please do it again. It’s hard to make something pretty by yourself.”

“Do it yourself. I will look after you.”

“…. I know.”

Adele raised her hands weakly, slightly disappointed, and untied her hair clips.
Blonde hair, close to platinum.
The smell of shampoo… Is it the scent of baby powder I bought the other day? It suits you.
Adele, who gathered the back of her hair with her hands, turned her head a few times and tucked it over her.

“How about it?”

“I think it would be nice to turn it a little more.”

“Like this?”

“Yes, it is.”

“It’s all done?”

“All right. Now there…”

Beep-! Beep-!

I fell silent at the loud, fast-repeating sound that echoed from my phone.
Adele, startled, turns to look behind her.

“What, what is it?”

I answered while looking at the situation board linked to my phone with a calm expression.

“It’s a monster. Location is Israel. The grade is B, but it is rising steeply. It’s two.”