It was the late hours of the night, the stars were shining and illuminating the sky, the view was majestic.
I was sitting on the grass of this small floating island where there was a large rustic-looking hut in the middle.
(Selene) What are you doing here?
...I was looking at the stars.
Sometimes looking at the sky means being at peace and other times loneliness, but I had the feeling of feeling both, so I didn't know what I felt when looking at the stars.
(Selene) Are you planning to go back home at this hour?
...I have no other choice, I have nowhere else to sleep.
(Selene)...stay here to sleep then.
...won't that be problematic?
What is Professor Selene thinking? If it is discovered that a student slept in the same place as their teacher, wouldn't it be a serious problem?
(Selene) Come on, as a teacher I can't let my student go out at night, especially where more bandits are being reported on the roads.
"Well, if Professor Selene is confident that nothing will happen, I don't think I should doubt it."
...ok, but I'll sleep on the couch.
(Selene) It's fine.
I got up and headed inside the hut, but not before seeing the dark sky once more.
The sofa was warm and comfortable enough to rest on.
(Selene) Here, so you can keep warm, the nights up here are cold.
Professor Selene had handed me a sheet when I sat on the sofa.
...thank you.
(Selene) It's the least I can do, don't you think? In the end, it was me who brought you.
Selene had brought Noah to this floating island to teach him a bit of fencing, but she didn't realize that the hours passed quickly, making it impossible to leave in the dark night.
The good thing is that I'm learning.
...haha...thanks for worrying.
I have always had the habit of smiling at those I consider close or who have helped me.
This time was no different, as always I gave a sincere smile, closing my eyes.
Professor Selene let out a small laugh and turned around, retreating to her room.
(Selene) Sleep well, I think you got a bit tired during training.
...that's what I'll do.
I lay down on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, feeling a constant restlessness that wouldn't let me sleep comfortably.
I got up and pushed the sofa towards the window where I could see the night sky.
"That's better"
The night with the especially beautiful stars, if I didn't keep looking at them, I felt more frustrated.
This feeling coming from me, what was it? A gentle yet piercing sensation, a feeling difficult to explain.
...I hope the future isn't terrifying.
the starry night, I slowly closed my eyes until I fell deeply asleep.
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The sun illuminated the window where I was, the heat hit my face. I covered my face with my arm and proceeded to get up.
"It's already daytime."
Since I had just woken up, I always felt the urge to go to the bathroom.
...but first I will return the sofa to its place.
In the short time I spent in this place, I already knew some necessary spots like the bathroom. Positioned on the right side at the back.
"Where could the teacher be?"
I thought that since Professor Selene was one of those who wake up early to get ready.
I opened the bathroom door, but I didn't expect to find a visual spectacle.
...p-professor, wake up!
"Did the teacher drink alcohol?"
Selene was asleep, sitting on the bathroom sink, bending her back forward with her head down and her hands hanging.
"I'll take her to her room instead."
I didn't feel shame, nor shyness, just surprise and concern. Having a high insensitivity, I could control myself even though she was dressing the parts she had removed.
"I feel like I'm going to prison for doing this."
I left her in her bed and covered her with the sheets I had.
(Selene) Wh-what did I do to you?
"Maybe he is having a dream right now."
I remained calm at all times, even though I didn't know how to get back to the academy. Since we first came up here using a connected door.
And even though I wanted to leave through the same door we came in, I didn't even know how to turn it on in the first place.
"Better try to open the door and if it doesn't work, I'll start cooking something for when the professor wakes up."
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Time passed, approximately two hours later, I had given up on returning to the academy after multiple failed attempts to activate the door, hoping not to worry my friends about my absence.
"Good thing Professor Selene has what it takes to cook."
I was worried that she didn't have them; if that were the case, I would be starving while waiting for the teacher to wake up.
"...the teacher!"
My concern came from what I did to the teacher an hour ago.
Professor Selene, when I left her in her bed, was not only talking nonsense but also rolling around so much that she ended up falling three times.
My only solution...tie her up with the sheets, she was practically a caterpillar now. I ran as fast as I could and pushed the teacher's room door with all my strength.
...teacher!
(Selene) What.
He had a poker face, lying in front of me, face up and still tied up, the room was completely disheveled.
...don't worry, I'm going to untie you!
(Selene) But you're more desperate than I am!
Things looked complicated, sitting in front of the teacher with an angry look.
...and I...
(Selene) Why did you tie me up?
...because-
(Selene) With the truth!
"Let me finish!"
(Selene) Is it so hard to explain?! Or d-did you do something to me?
For some reason, the teacher's confused face was strange, but this gave me a mental advantage.
...first of all, how can a teacher drink when she has to work early!
(Selene) Ugh.
...Do you think the prestigious Eldoria Academy is a joke?!
(Selene) ! I am the teacher, of course I know about the seriousness of the academy!
...aaa, ! But that didn't stop her from having a drink, did it?!
(Selene) Yo-
...don't you see what I suffered to leave you in bed after finding you naked in the bathroom-!
(Selene)...
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The uncomfortable silence took over the room; I couldn't face the teacher after such a statement.
I only saw how his hands trembled.
"Is this how I'm going to die?"
Accepting my fate, I prepared for the beating of my life and closed my eyes tightly.
But nothing happened, I looked ahead and the teacher was gone, I could only hear the clinking of dishes coming from the kitchen.
"He's definitely pulling out a knife, I have to run away from here quickly!"
I stood up from the chair, looking around, I couldn't find a place to escape until I saw the exit door of the house.
...that will work.
Running to get out of the house, hoping to manage to escape the place.
But the misfortune of life happens, when I was about to open the door, a knife that had been thrown from behind got stuck between the wall and the door.
"Open, please"
He struggled with the door, trying to open it; he couldn't use the pulse ability because these doors opened inwards.
I only heard the footsteps getting closer, very slow steps that I didn't even want to look at.
...!!t-teacher, this is a crime!!
(Selene) What the hell are you saying!
...huh?
I turned to look. There she was, the teacher holding a cup while shaking it, raising an eyebrow.
(Selene) Go sit down again.
...and it's okay.
I returned to the same chair from which I had been moved. Looking ahead, I could only see the teacher with her eyes closed, holding her cup while blowing on it.
...teacher.
(Selene)...tell me, Noah.
Immediately after, the teacher placed her cup on the table and looked at me with a calm expression.
...am I in trouble?
(Selene)...no, it was partly my fault.
Phew, "what a relief, but why would the teacher drink?"
...Professor Selene, why were you drinking?
(Selene)... It was before entering the academy as a student.
The next moment, the teacher started explaining her life to me, which I didn't need to know.
[]From here on, it will only be written under the name of Selene.[]
She was the best student in the school at just 12 years old, praised and loved by everyone, only having competition from a few students in higher grades.
I excelled in the use of mixed weapons, a promising future, so my parents looked for someone who matched my level, and apparently, they found one, so they united our families.
I didn't know him well, I didn't even like him. Time passed and our relationship grew stronger until we achieved mutual affection. Little by little, the idea of having a contractual relationship didn't please us; rather, we wanted a real relationship.
Thus, we easily obtained approval and time kept passing; we both took the entrance exam for the most prestigious academy in the kingdom and among the three great academies in the world.
No matter the difficulty of the practical and written exam, we would make it together, that's what he told me. We managed to get into the academy of our dreams, so our parents prepared a grand banquet.
Happiness to my daughter and my future son-in-law! Ha ha
You seem very happy with my son, apparently!
The conversations of our parents, the excitement of the party, it was a day to remember, until the unexpected happened.
The one I seemed to know as someone I appreciated and loved was trying to force me to have relations with him.
(Selene) L-let me go, please 'with tears in her eyes'
Why are you acting like this? A while ago, you could have used your abilities to stop me. Tell me the truth, you were expecting this too.
Pushing against my body, I wanted to move away, but I couldn't move, I felt weak and dizzy.
(Selene) P-please.
Your parents are happy to have me as their son-in-law, isn't that better?
...I don't know what would have happened if my parents hadn't discovered us at that moment.
Before the act took place, my father would forcefully open the door to my room.
What the hell are you doing!
(Selene) Fa-ther
-wait father-in-law, this was spoiled-
He got what he deserved at the hands of his and my parents, dishonoring his family and mine.
Over time, our families cut ties.
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(Selene) That's why I had to drink.
...but that happened years ago, right?
(Selene) Yes, but I found it after sending you to deliver the papers.
I had a meeting with other researchers about a new porridge that emerged a few days ago. That's where I saw him; he had a different face than I remembered, but I still didn't like the way he looked at me.
I spent the day stressed, and when I returned to the academy, I found you on a bench looking at the sky. I thought it was funny how you got so lost in thought that you didn't even notice me approaching.
...now I understand it.
(Selene) Thank you and sorry for making you miss a day of class. Thank you and sorry for making you miss a day of class.
...the apologies weren't necessary.
(Selene) Sometimes you behave more maturely, didn't you notice?
...I didn't know.
"Maybe it's just a calm feeling from Noah."
I looked out the window, the sunset was approaching, the students were already heading home.
"It seems like it's time for me to go."
...alright professor, I will be leaving.
(Selene) Take care, please. Take care, please.
Things happen for a reason, today was a good experience, although I feel a bit of pity for her. This feeling I knew, it wasn't Noah's, but mine.
... teacher.
(Selene) Yes?
...keep pushing yourself, you are a strong person at heart, I will be supporting you.
The words never came, that's how Selene felt, but why when he said it?, she felt her heart race with intensity.
(Selene) Hehe, thanks.
The smile was noticeable, the feeling of helping someone was a good feeling.
I walked out the door, walked across the grass to the edge of the island, looking at the sky, this time with a single star about to hide.