Chapter 38.2

Chapter 38.2

-So, here we have all gathered today!

In the dining hall of the commoners dormitory- the place where we had a drinking party at the freshman welcome party a few weeks ago- the whole class got together for the first time in a while.

As our academy lives began in full swing, it became increasingly difficult to find the time to fit each individuals schedule.

So it was the first time weve all gathered together since having entered school.

This was the Summoned beings dinner party.

The class president, Minho, seemed to want to hold these meetings regularly.

If we united together without alienating any of our classmates and stuck together in our own organization, we could deepen our bonds and actively raise our political voice.

But the atmosphere among us was not what it used to be.

When we were first summoned, the future was uncertain, so we had no choice but to stick together.

However, now that everyone had taken their place as academy students in the Empire, we are not as desperate as we were then.

Neither was I, in fact.

As a mythical Awakener and the fianc of the 2nd Princess, I had established a stronger standing than anyone else in the same position.

I honestly couldnt care less how these kids who i am not even remotely close to live their lives.

Group gatherings are cumbersome as far as I am concerned.

I was not about to spit out complaints though.

22 students were sat at a long table and started eating.

Usually, at a party like this, the talkative kids exchange conversations with each other and drew attention toward hot topics, while the rest of the individuals talked quietly and only to those around them.

The former were popular guys like Choi Ji-hoon and Park Min-ho, and the latter were people like me, Ji-hye, and Hye-rin.

But that was not the case today.

Right now, most of the attention was on just one person sitting in the corner.

Jihye, are those rumors true? Those undead rumors...?

They are.

Jihye nodded once at the question of the girl sitting across from her.

Then, as the agitation spread with her confirmation, the eyes looking this way became even more intense.

The incident in which a vicious criminal whom Ji-hye had executed during murder practice and who was briefly resurrected as an undead quickly spread throughout the academy because it was such a rare and shocking phenomenon.

Ever since the great sage of the [Death] Attribute in the Great War era, all attempts by wizards and black magicians to artificially create the undead had failed.

The undead that appeared today were only naturally occurring monsters for unknown reasons.

Wow, thats cool...

Admiration could be heard in Hwang Seung-woos- one of the representatives of our class- voice.

.

Seong Ah-young had a reluctant gaze, as she was of the attribute of [Life].

Some of the eyes looking at Jihye consisted of pure curiosity and amazement, while others displayed a little fear and disgust.

I could understand them though.

In the short time between Choi Ji-hoon and his maid returning to the dormitory after receiving the body from the research institute, someone had stolen it.

I dont know why they would have coveted something like that...

The inside of the academy didnt seem to be safe from pickpockets either.

***

The group dinner ended in a bad atmosphere when Choi Ji-hoon slapped the maid and Park Min-ho stopped him from continuing.

Jeon Ji-hye and Anna went back to their rooms.

I feel sorry...

For who? Choi Ji-hoons maid?

Yes.

Ji-hye recalled the sight of the maid who had been beaten without even a smidgen of resistance even when her cheeks had turned red.

He has a bad reputation for being trashy. Its good that Im your master, isnt it?

Yes.

The maid responded promptly with a warm smile to her masters smirk.

Meeting you is a blessing in my life, Jihye.

Its a little embarrassing to hear you say that...

She scratched her head, turning her head away from her.

Anna, meeting you is a blessing to me. You are the second most important person to me.

Jihye did not have the courage to confess that to her though.

Her face became hot.

Maybe because it was night, so her mind wouldnt seem to calm down.

At times like this, she would hold on to her talisman to help her to calm down.

She opened the bag to take out the talisman in her pencil case.

This was the reason why her writing utensils were precious but a bit perverted.

Jihoos hair was contained within anything that could be disassembled and assembled again, such as the mechanical pencil, pen, and sharpener.

From two strands of hair plucked from him right before they were summoned the day before the entrance exam, to hair secretly picked up from the floor when visiting his bedroom in the past.

It was her only secret that Jihoo didnt know about.

But it was gone.

Huh? Eh?

Books and notebooks poured out when the bag was flipped over.

huh?

No matter how much Jihye dug through the heap

The brown pencil case did not show up.