The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 118



Eve’s Transfer

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The Oblex Bridge of Jerion Academy.

A woman stepped out of the carriage that had crossed the bridge.

Her blue eyes shone beneath her blue hair that fluttered in the wind.

A face that was more striking for its coldness than its beauty.

The unyielding blue flame.

It was Eve.

In front of her stood an assistant professor from the martial arts department who had come to greet her.

His name was Barkov Debliju.

He was the assistant professor in charge of the second-year martial arts class.

His entire face quivered with flesh as he grinned broadly.

It was his habit to smile instinctively when he saw a pretty woman.

It was a very unpleasant smile, but Eve didn’t even glance at him.

Because there was someone who made her angrier than Barkov’s unpleasant smile.

Starting with the frame that he confessed to her at the international individual exhibition meeting.

The man who provoked her in the individual exhibition and then got himself captured by unleashing the magic of the ancient dragon.

Hanon Airei.

When she thought of him, Eve couldn’t help but grind her teeth.

Because of this transfer, she felt bitter about the label that had stuck to her.

A love-struck fool who went abroad for love.

Love?

She had never felt such a thing in her life.

Eve did not particularly like men.

To be precise, she did not particularly like people, whether they were men or women.

Eve’s status was that of a commoner.

The academy was full of nobles with a strong sense of superiority.

It was obvious how Eve was treated there.

She had heard derogatory remarks about her appearance more than once because she was considered pretty.

There was nothing more absurd than being judged for her looks rather than her skills.

‘There are certainly good people, but…’

Eve was in a position where she received more jealousy than recognition.

Could she feel love for the opposite s*x?

Sorry, but Eve didn’t have the confidence to live so romantically.

To be labeled a lover was the most humiliating thing for her.

A sigh escaped from Eve’s lips.

‘Was it a hasty choice?’

Of course, it couldn’t be said that Hanon’s influence had nothing to do with this transfer.

Eve’s decision to transfer schools in a fit of anger was greatly influenced by him.

But it wasn’t just because of him that Eve transferred.

The main reason Eve transferred.

It was because of Iris.

The day she clashed swords with Iris.

Eve saw a chilling presence beyond her.

Even though it was just a feeling, Eve was the kind of person who moved based on such feelings.

So she willingly transferred to Jerion Academy.

‘Honestly, I thought Ordo Academy would hold on to me a bit longer.’

Ordo Academy let her go more easily than she expected.

The influence of the martial arts professor was significant.

“Eve, as you know, Prelize is falling. That’s why support for Ordo Academy has decreased.”

The martial arts professor at Ordo Academy was someone Eve personally respected.

Although his words often lacked power and were often ignored, he always worked hard for the students.

“In any case, Jerion Academy and Ordo Academy will merge in a short time.

So I would rather you spread your wings at Jerion than at the declining Ordo.”

He always wanted Eve to go out into the wider world.

The kingdom of Prelize was too small for Eve to stay in.

So the professor willingly handled the transfer procedures for Eve.

Eve thanked the professor sincerely several times.

‘One regret.’

None of the students she had been with regretted Eve’s transfer.

When Eve left, they rather felt relieved and showed a comfortable expression.

The fact made Eve feel complicated.

Eve had tried to get along with the children in her own way, but it seemed that her efforts had not been very effective.

‘Will it be different in Jerion?’

She was worried that the incident had left a bit of trauma.

She was worried whether she would get along with the students in Jerion.

But Eve soon shook her head.

She had not lived a life so young as to be obsessed with human relationships.

She decided to prioritize the reason she came to Jerion.

“Wow, I never thought I’d see the unyielding blue flame in person. Nice to meet you! I’m Barkov Debriju, the best associate professor of martial arts!”

At that moment, Barkov suddenly extended his thick hand in front of the pensive Eve.

Even though his hand was smeared with oil, Eve did not avoid it and shook it.

Then Barkov grinned broadly and tried to hold her hand a little longer.

Eve immediately withdrew her hand and glared at him with a displeased look.

“Ah, yes.”

She was a woman before she was a prosecutor.

She was sensitive to the eyes glistening with a man’s desire.

It was hard to believe that an associate professor of martial arts would be like that, but Barkov’s eyes were blatant.

“Haha, I’m in charge of martial arts, so just make a good impression on me!”

Barkov laughed heartily and glanced at Eve.

At that moment, Eve’s mood was about to turn sour.

Eve saw a boy running towards them, kicking up dust in the distance.

His appearance was somewhat familiar, and her eyes gradually widened.

The boy’s body suddenly floated up.

A person is flying.

At the moment Eve blankly watched it, the boy’s two feet accurately hit Barkov’s face.

“Ugh!?”

Barkov screamed and flew away, crashing to the ground.

The boy landed on top of Barkov, who had his head buried in the dirt.

He nonchalantly lifted his foot.

“Wow, Professor Barkov, I didn’t expect you to spread all the rumors about me.”

The boy smiled brightly and focused his strength on his foot.

“But I wonder how you planned to handle the aftermath.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, he stomped down towards Barcop’s head.

Thud!

But the boy’s foot was blocked by a sword.

As the boy’s red eyes turned, there stood Eve.

Eve, restraining the boy, twisted her eyes.

“Hanon Airei.”

The reason she had come all the way to Jerion Academy in a fit of rage.

“What is this sudden act of violence?”

The one he had longed to meet again appeared before Eve.

* * *

In front of the entrance to Jerion Academy.

I saw Eve stopping me from punishing Barcop.

I had expected Eve to transfer soon, but I didn’t know it would be today.

So I gave her a friendly smile.

Because now, I needed to build a good relationship with Eve.

“Eve, it’s been a while. Now that we’re fellow students at the same academy, can I speak casually?”

“Do as you please.”

I was granted permission to speak informally.

It seemed we would become good friends.

“But right now, I’d like you to explain this situation.”

Eve asked me to explain why I had crushed Barcop.

I understood the situation.

In Eve’s eyes, I was someone who had committed violence against an innocent Barcop.

“Attacking an innocent person like this is not right.”

“I agree. I was very upset when I was attacked at the party.”

I had previously been attacked by the ancient dragon’s magic.

Eve’s eyebrows twitched quietly.

“But Professor Barcop is not innocent.”

My eyes fell on the unconscious Barcop.

“Rather, it would be better for you to be punished by me. This man might be killed soon.”

Vinesha found out the source of the rumors spreading in the academy.

Vinesha has the mindset that she will only look at me for the rest of her life.

For her, having another lover is the greatest humiliation.

She is coming to kill.

If it’s Vinesha, she will definitely come to kill.

So I came to deal with Barcop before her hands get stained with blood.

He was already a guy who was going to be expelled from Jerion Academy, so I intended to expel him this time.

“Killed? What do you mean?”

Eve, who didn’t know the situation, didn’t understand my words.

But she took her foot off Eve’s sword and clenched her fist.

“I’ll explain soon. It looks like she’ll be here soon, so we need to finish quickly.”

Just as I was about to finish Barcop again, a blue flame bloomed on Eve’s sword.

I quickly stepped back before touching the blue flame.

Then I looked at Eve with a bewildered face.

“Eve?”

“Hanon Airey, you’ve always lied to me.”

Eve’s sword, containing the blue flame, was pointed at me.

“Don’t you think you’ve done too many bad deeds to believe your words right away?”

Somehow, it seemed that Eve was protecting Barcop.

Eve’s words meant to make sure of the facts and then act.

But that didn’t mean I could just say, ‘Yes, I understand.’

“Even if you don’t know about other things, this time it’s true.”

“I hate your shameless attitude.”

“Associate Professor Barcop is the one who spread petty rumors because the woman he likes has feelings for me.”

I had no choice but to explain the situation.

Eve’s eyes turned to Barcop.

She couldn’t easily believe my words, but it seemed she recalled Barcop’s impression.

She hesitated and bit her lip.

She hesitated, unsure of what to do.

Even Eve could see that Barkov was not the right person.

“Hey, hey, hey! Lightning b*stard, it’s coming. It’s coming!”

At that moment, I heard Dorara’s urgent voice.

I saw Dorara running towards us, carried by the wind from afar.

At the same time, a pitch-black figure was fiercely charging towards us behind him.

The figure with long, drooping arms was a demon.

Hundreds of red eyes embedded in its face glinted through its long black hair.

Just by looking at those eyes, you could tell how full of malice the demon was.

It was a demon sent by Vinesha to kill Barkov.

“Am I too late?”

I sighed.

Eve’s eyes widened in shock at the appearance of the demon.

“A g-ghost?”

Her face turned pale.

It seemed that despite her strong impression, she was weak against occult things like ghosts.

“Ugh, ugh.”

At that moment, Barkov opened his eyes.

His face was swollen, and he lifted his trembling arm.

Then he grabbed Eve’s white ankle.

“S-save me.”

“Eek!”

Startled by Barkov’s hand while looking at the demon, Eve instinctively swung her sword.

Whoosh!

“Squeal!”

At that moment, Barkov screamed like a pig being slaughtered and burst into blue flames.

Barkov rolled on the ground.

Eve, watching the scene, hurriedly sheathed her sword.

The blue flames clinging to Barkov’s body went out.

Soon after, Barkov lay unconscious, his body charred black, eyes rolled back.

Barkov was evenly cooked.

The evil spirit that had been rushing madly towards this place suddenly stopped.

The evil spirit stared at Barkov for a moment, then quietly turned into smoke and disappeared.

“Huh, did we, did we defeat it?”

Dorara wiped the sweat off his face, which was drenched in cold sweat.

That guy always says things he absolutely shouldn’t.

Still, he came all the way here to save a human who didn’t even seem human.

As a student of Jerion Academy, he felt it was his duty to protect lives.

I left Dorara alone and turned to Eve.

She had a dazed look on her face, as if she couldn’t believe what she had done.

Looking at such Eve, I smiled kindly.

“We’re accomplices now.”

Eve’s face turned slightly tearful.