I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 81

Arden Gilber currently did not have permits to enter major buildings such as libraries or lecture halls.

“Well, Weathering?”

“Huh?”

“I’ll apply for a permit for Arden.”

“What permit?”

“A permit to enter the professor’s lab.”

Arden will come here periodically anyway, so I’ll hand over my work to him!

“Wow, how dare I qualify to enter the laboratory? I am very happy.”

Weathering’s lips pursed at the selfless smile. After a while, he nodded his head reluctantly.

“… fine.”

“Arden, you said you were from the academy, right? Then, this isn’t the first time you were at the Concium right?”

“Yes, I know the structure very well.”

“Great. I will tell you what to do here.”

Weathering seems to be indifferent to Arden, only tossing some books to read. In the first place, his class was also conducted in the same way like ‘I’ll throw it for you, so you can take it yourself.’ So this was rather obvious.

After recommending books and papers that were easy to approach to Arden, who said he was interested in magical powers, I passed the task of being an assistant.

It’s for the next semester, but it’s good to get used to it in advance.

“Wow, there are so many different books…….”

Arden was busy admiring, and Weathering and I focused on our respective tasks. Weathering called me through the long silence.

“Euel.”

“Yes?”

“Look at this.”

Arden marveled at the two of us.

“Wow, are you two close?”

I suddenly looked at the other person, wanting to say something, and his eyes twinkled.

“Professor calls you by your nickname.”

“Arden can also call me Euel.”

These days, my nickname is being called here and there, so it won’t be a problem if one more person calls me Euel.

“Is that true? What an honor!”

The more I look at it, the more Arden resembles Hanil. Innocent Hanil liked me very much. Next time I see her, I’ll greet her.

The fussing party had something to do, so Arden politely asked if he could go first.

“Shall we go too?”

Weathering, who had piled something up on the messy desk, stood up.

“Your hair is messy.”

“Where?”

“Here.”

When I touched the left side of my head, Weathering brushed his hair.

“What is this troublesome hair?”

His curly hair rolled up on its own.

As I crossed the campus, students looked at me and greeted me in surprise when they saw Weathering next to me. Weathering asked, taking their greetings casually.

“Euel, can he call your nickname carelessly, you’ve only seen him today?”

“Come to think of it, I saw him when I was younger, right? And I will continue to see him, is that a big deal?”

Weathering took off his glasses and rubbed his temples.

“There is nothing just by looking at it.”

“Anyway, it’s surprising that Weathering is willing to teach someone.”

“Because I received a lot of help from Marquis Gilber.”

“Really?”

“Because my father naturally was against me becoming a scholar, and my cousin didn’t help me from the beginning either. There was a time when I couldn’t even buy books properly, but the Marquis supported me physically and mentally.”

Due to an Emperor who had a sense of rivalry with the Southern Empire with a low illiteracy rate, there is a law that compulsory alphabet learning is required.

Printing technology has also developed and there are newspapers, but books are still expensive. In particular, specialized books are more expensive because only a few would go and find them. Spellbooks are often worth more than a sack of wheat.

“Marquis Gilber unusual. High-ranking nobles usually regard learning as a hobby. Especially since Arden is first.”

“Is he not the successor?”

The Marquis had three sons, so I asked.

“No, Arden is the successor.”

“Since the Gilber family handles magic stones, they might be interested in magic.”

The position that Marquis Gilber held in the palace was not high. What sustains the Marquisate is money.

They run a business that processes magic stones necessary for living. Although the tax rate is high, it is nothing short of a monopoly, so they were raking in gold.

The Marquis or his heir doesn’t directly intervene in processing, but usually learns how to manage it. Still, it doesn’t seem all that out of the ordinary.

Weathering stared at me. Seeing him face to face, I turned my head away.

“Well, I think I roughly understand why the Marquis sent Arden here.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. It seems that Arden himself came without knowing anything.”

He was silent for a while, and when he reached the carriage, he threw a word.

“I think you told Arden what to do, so for the time being, you can reduce the number of times you come to the lab.”

“Then I won’t decline.”

“Wouldn’t it be polite to decline once?”

“Weathering would reply, ‘then come every day’, right?”

“You know it well.”

Weathering laughed and raised his hand.

“There’s something here, careful.”

He stretched out his arm, but I moved faster.

“Thank you for letting me know.”

“…… yes.”

Weathering, who awkwardly lowered his hand, shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

“If there is a meeting you want to attend next, let me know in advance.”

“Ah, I already have something decided.”

I’ve been looking for a meeting that Aurin and Ethyl could attend!

Oh, because Aurin is busy, she will only show her face in bold places. It’s more fun if I show up out of the blue than asking Aurin or Ethyl about his schedule.

“That day, I’m free, but Weathering has classes, so will it be okay?”

“Class ends in the morning, so no problem.”

I ended up coordinating my schedule and parted ways with Weathering.

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