I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

309.Unsolved Task (Complete)

“How was the meal?”

“Well, it was really delicious.”

After finishing their meal, the two left the restaurant and went into a nearby cafe. It was one of the places where many residents went to freshen up after eating.

The two took a seat in the corner and continued chatting moderately.

Chat continued about how the steak tasted, whether the method of removing the flesh from the cow and calling in a priest to restore it was more inefficient, and whether the recovered flesh was really a ‘high-quality cut’.

“There are people in the world who do business in all kinds of ways…”

“There are a lot of weirdos in the world.”

“You’re a weirdo enough.”

“I can’t deny it.”

John shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of his steaming coffee without a care in the world. Thanks to the Phoenix’s protection, the steaming liquid didn’t even burn me.

Viola, who was looking at him like that, looked at him with envious eyes and said.

“I wish I had something like divine protection. I think research would have been easier then.”

“Well. “There is no law that says it will be helpful in research just because it has divine protection.”

“But I think it will be helpful to see what you do.”

Viola had seen him casually putting his her hand her her into the fire her in his studio her her her several times. Looking at that, it was impossible to say that protection was not helpful to the work.

It would be a disaster for an ordinary person to roast their own hands over charcoal.

“It would be easier to live without it.”

“I know. “You worked so hard to get it.”

“If you think about it, you did something crazy.”

As John stroked his chin, Viola nodded.

“You’re probably the only person who has the devil’s head hanging proudly in his room.”

“If anything, I can give you at least one as a gift.”

Viola looked disgusted by Johan’s joke and waved her hand. I got goosebumps all over my body when I imagined the devil’s head hanging in my room.

“Oh, I don’t like it. “If I sleep with the devil’s head hanging on the wall, I won’t be able to sleep at all because I’ll worry about it.”

“I’m not as worried as I thought.”

“Anyway, I don’t like it.”

“Then let’s stop talking…” ” Viola. Is there somewhere you want to go?”

John ran his fingers through the neatly emptied teacup and looked into Viola’s eyes. Soft brown eyes look at him.

The two looked at each other in silence for a while.

How much time has passed? Viola came to her senses and quickly opened her mouth.

“Ah, let’s go where you want to go!”

“Where you want to go is where I want to go, so you choose.”

“No, uncle…”

“There is no need to cater too much to me.”

“… Even though I say that, I don’t know much about this city… When I think about it, I stayed in the lab doing research and rarely came out… Me.”

Viola looked at the unwavering liquid in the teacup with sunken eyes. She reflected Viola’s face her, fully dressed in scarlet liquid.

“I hate to say it, but sometimes just hanging out can help with research.”

“Going out to have fun?”

Viola frowned as if she didn’t understand.

“Because the human brain does not work well if you just force it to do something.”

“I don’t know.”

“Don’t you think about research every day? “If you play all day today, you will find out.”

“…All day… When I think about it, I used to play around a bit when I was young. “I think I just kept running after I had a goal.”

Viola recalled her her past her her.

From her childhood when she knew nothing to the Academy. She held on to her book diligently even when others were playing for her one goal.

“It’s like that when you have a goal.”

“When I think about it, I think I hung on more because my family situation was bad.”

“It seems like it brought back bad memories.”

“No. Well, it’s a thing of the past now… Where are you going to go from there?”

“Did you know that there is a circus east of Kalon City?”

“I think I heard it from a friend.”

“I have tickets, so let’s go take a look.”

John took out two tickets from his pocket and waved them back and forth.

“…Isn’t it planned in advance?”

“No, I just bought two tickets to every performance in Calon City today so that I can enjoy it wherever I go.”

“…Wow, that’s a lot of money…”

“It feels strange to say such a thing in such a manner.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“No, that suits you better.”

Yohan chuckled and got up from his seat.

“Then, let’s leave.”

——————

“Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for waiting!”

When the clown dressed in comical makeup gave a polite greeting with exaggerated movements, laughter erupted from the audience. Pierrot smiled broadly as if it were the greatest compliment, looked around at the audience, and shouted in an excited voice.

“We sincerely welcome you to our Arcana Performance Troupe! From now on, you will be able to see a rare performance like no other in the world! Then, let’s begin!”

Viola looked away from the stage and glanced secretly at John. He was looking at the circus performance with interest.

‘Our hands are touching…’

Because the armrests were attached, the two’s arms inevitably touched. Viola looked at the back of John’s hand, which was buried in the darkness and was hard to see.

‘My hands were really rough earlier.’

Viola recalled holding her hand and walking around her store. When she thought about it, didn’t it make her heart pound? Because it was an unfamiliar feeling to Viola, she felt curious.

Then, little by little, she reached out her hand and placed her hand on the back of John’s hand.

“If you want to hold hands, just say so.”

“Hmm, then can I catch it?”

“Of course.”

Johan took Viola’s hand and stroked it with his thumb. Viola’s body trembled with a strange feeling, but she did not remove her hand from her.

Because something deep in her her heart she she was whispering to her not to pull her hand her her her away her her her.

“The first performance was-“

‘I can’t concentrate on the performance…’

The audience was laughing at the sight of Piero shouting something and making funny movements on the ball, but Viola was so busy calming her pounding heart that she couldn’t even concentrate on the circus.

“I guess it’s fun.”

“No, no, just…”

“Just?”

“It’s nothing!”

Johann chuckled as he looked at Viola shaking her head frantically in embarrassment.

‘That’s cute.’

Isn’t this something that is usually hard to see? He began to openly observe Viola’s shyness. With his eyes fixed on her like that, Viola couldn’t do anything and just desperately avoided John’s gaze

Finally, Viola couldn’t hold back and opened her mouth.

“Don’t keep looking at me like that…”

“Is there some problem?”

“No, boo, boo, I’m embarrassed. “We came to see the circus.”

“But you’re only looking at me, aren’t you?”

“My, when will I?”

Viola’s voice trembled mercilessly like a drum beaten with drumsticks.

“Viola. Don’t be too shy. Even if you are honest, no one will say anything.”

“No, but still…”

“We are dating now.”

“Yeah, that’s true, but… “

“It means you can treat yourself more comfortably than usual.”

At Johan’s words, Viola’s gaze rose to meet his eyes hers. The corners of his eyes she were softer than usual.

“I don’t know… I’m confused as to whether I’m excited because it’s a date or because I’m excited to see you.”

“It could be one or the other, or it could be both. But does it matter?”

“What?”

“Dating is about enjoying the moment. You can do whatever you want. For example, you can run out of the circus and walk around Central Park… Or you can watch the circus while holding hands like this.

Anything will become a memory.”

Viola was lost in thought in silence for a while. John held her hand and waited for her to give her answer. It was near the climax of the performance that she spoke up.

“Mr. Let’s go out.”

“Okay.”

The two people stood up.

————–

“Is it okay to just take a walk?”

“Hmm, I don’t think the circus is for me. Noisy, crazy…”

“I almost didn’t see it in the first place.”

“That’s roughly the case.”

The two walked through the park holding hands. All she could see was lush vegetation and people walking around, but Viola found the scenery rather enjoyable.

“After taking a walk around the park…Is there anywhere else you want to go?”

“Hmm, well? “I’ve already gone to the alchemy tool shop… And there’s no place I really want to go… Actually, I don’t even know what’s in this city.”

“You can see plays at the theater in the north, and there are street performances by musicians in the square on the west. “There is a lot more to enjoy in this city than you might think.”

“I see.”

“I will respect your choice.”

“Let’s walk a little more first.”

“Okay.”

The two chatted and blended into the atmosphere of the park. The park, now dyed brown, was slowly absorbing the mood of autumn into the bodies of the two people.

When the sound of leaves rustling under one’s feet died down, Viola stopped and looked at the bench. An ordinary old bench.

John couldn’t help but talk to her when she saw her like that.

“Do you want to sit on the bench?”

“Uhm…No, when I think about it, I can’t remember the last time I sat on a bench.”

“Then you can sit down now.”

“I see.”

Viola giggled at Johan’s answer and pulled his hand towards the bench. The two sat side by side on an empty bench and took in the autumn scenery.

“It’s already the second semester of my second year…I feel like time is going by so fast.”

“It’s already been over a year since we met.”

“That’s right… Uncle. “Can I ask just one question?”

“Tell me.”

“What do you think of me?”

A question suddenly appeared in Viola’s mind.

The question that had been buried deep in her heart for a long time came out from her mouth

John looked up at the sky for a moment in response to her question, and then opened his mouth as he gathered his thoughts of her.

“To call it love… Is a bit lacking. “I have a crush on him, but I think he’s a child I need to take care of.”

“That’s a somewhat salty answer.”

“If I say I love you here, the only outcome is that we end up hurting each other.”

“But I like that side of you. Responsible, competent, hard-working, hard at everything… “

Praise for him flowed one by one from Viola’s mouth her her her her. When I counted it all, it was quite a lot. John, who received the praise baptism right under his nose, scratched his head.

“I was just doing the obvious.”

“Is it natural to defeat the devil?”

“That’s what I heard.”

“Anyway… I was thinking about it while we were on a date today.”

“Okay.”

“I think I like you.”

“I see.”

“Isn’t that too calm?”

“You’re showing off like that, but you think I don’t know? Even after all this, I still have four lovers.”

“Wow, what you just said was trash.”

“You’re the one who said you like me too.”

“I see.”

Viola giggled and pressed his body against hers. The distance where flesh touches flesh. Viola is like Elisa. She crossed her arms and looked up at him.

“It’s a pity that I can’t have it all to myself, but… I guess it won’t be as bad as this. Uncle.”

“It’s uncle. “I think it could be called something a little different.”

“Because uncle is uncle.” I will keep calling it this.”

Viola gently rested her head on his arm. John said, smiling at the feel of the hair on his arm.

“Do whatever you want.”

“Please take care of me.”

Uncle.

A lovely smile bloomed like a flower on Viola’s face