TEASER CHAPTER 7 PART 3
Even
after the incident caused by Ken Notis, classes at the school were still going
on without a hitch on the surface.
It
was the same in the third year, first-class classroom to which he belonged.
Irisdina,
having finished nursing Nozomu, was walking down the hallway leading to her
classroom.
The
morning assembly had probably not started yet. There were buzzing conversations
leaking into the hallway from inside the classroom.
When
Irisdina arrived in front of her classroom, she took a deep breath and put her
hand on the door.
When
the door rattled open, all eyes in the classroom turned to her at once.
The
hustle and bustle that had been going on earlier had suddenly stopped, and all
eyes filled with interest and curiosity turned to her at once.
Irisdina
sat down in her seat, ignoring all of the various gazes around her.
The
information about Irisdina and Shīna treating the injured Nozomu had not been
made public.
However,
it was a fact that Nozomu, who had been spending a lot of time with Irisdina
and the others recently, was currently being treated in the hospital after
being injured in a recent incident.
Irisdina
and Shīna were frequently seen coming to school late and leaving immediately
after school ended, anyone could get a rough idea of what was going on.
In
fact, there was a student who actually asked Irisdina directly, "Are you
going to visit Nozomu?" and she didn't deny it either.
The
only thing that Jihad kept quiet about was that Nozomu was a Dragon Slayer and
about Abyss Grief.
Since
it was a well-known fact that Nozomu was hospitalized, there was no need to
deny it.
However,
this fact caused quite a stir among the students.
Irisdina
is one of the five most beautiful girls in the school. And considering her
ability, origin, and potential, it was impossible not to gossip about her.
Precisely
because she was unattainable, she attracted people's interest and attention.
The
dark-haired princess had a new love interest.
Recently,
she and Nozomu had been getting along well, and rumors about this had been
circulating, but when she started taking care of Nozomu, the story spread
throughout the school at once.
The
fact that Lisa Hounds' gossip had sprung up just at that time also contributed
to the spread of this rumor.
"Hey,
Is it true that Irisdina-san.. with that
guy..."
"I
wonder about that. Nozomu and Irisdina-san are an unusual combination, aren't
they? Nozomu certainly seems to be ridiculously strong, but he's not someone of
noble birth, isn't he?"
"But
it's obvious that the black-haired princess has been acting strange lately. It
seems she lost her composure…”
Even
though her surroundings were noisy, Irisdina's mind was on something else
entirely.
From
the beginning, Irisdina was accustomed to the gazes of those around her.
She
had lived in a narrow, aristocratic society that was sensitive to other
people's rumors.
Compared
to that sticky, suffocating, damp, and cold world, she didn't care about the
gossip of the students.
Therefore,
it was not such a rumor that dominated her mind now.
What
came to her mind was Nozomu lying in a hospital room. And all she could think
of was his childhood friend who was nursing him.
