The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 214

Zenia Nifleheim.

She, now my younger sister, visited Jerion Academy.

The reason was to take care of her biological brother’s death.

I thought I would see her at this year's entrance exam, but I didn't expect to see her like this.

I hurriedly moved my feet.

“You had a younger sister.”

Seron, who was following me, was somehow diligently grooming his hair.

I don’t know what’s changing.

Isabel also fixed her ribbon several times.

“Why are you both so conscious of it?”

They're both being so extra.

Then, Isabel, after fixing her ribbon, glanced at me.

“If you marry her, that lady will be your sister-in-law.”

Sister-in-law.

I turned to Isabel after hearing those words.

“Are you even thinking about marrying me?”

Isabel raised the corners of her lips instead of answering.

It was a strange atmosphere.

Then, Seron suddenly poked his head between us.

“If you’re going to marry, you should marry me! I restored Prince Sweet Potato's emotions!”

Isabel flinched.

She stared at Seron with narrow eyes.

“It’s okay. I’ll find the rest for you.”

Isabel did not back down even with Seron's provocation.

"Marry?"

At that time, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

Sharin, who had appeared before I knew it, peeked out while sticking close to my back.

It seems Sharin came after hearing the news that Zenia had visited the academy.

Sharin would also be interested in the Saint-level magic.

Sharin stared at Isabel and Seron, then turned to me.

"I'm the fiancée."

She held up the ring on her ring finger.

"The marriage partner is me."

Sharin puffed herself up.

When I returned to Hanon, she strongly insisted on being my fiancée again.

"Wow, what a mess."

Soon after, another acquaintance appeared.

It was Card, wearing a Jerion Academy uniform.

Card decided to re-enroll in Jerion Academy.

Come to think of it, this guy didn't quit, he applied for a leave of absence.

He's a sly one, anyway.

“It's a disturbance of public order.”

Eve appeared, following behind.

My eyes widened.

"Eve, for you to appear with Card, don't tell me."

Eve momentarily didn't understand what I meant and raised one eyebrow.

Soon after, she noticed the meaning of my words, widened her eyes, and showed utmost contempt.

“Now that Bicamone is dead, do you want to consider Hanon dead too?”

So fierce.

"Suddenly, I'm getting hurt."

When Card looked at Eve with a mournful expression, she swallowed a dry cough.

“I’m just not interested in the opposite gender. I don’t want to live disturbing public order like someone else.”

I couldn't bring myself to retort.

I also know that the situation surrounding me is not normal.

But there is an even bigger problem here.

I am also becoming more and more accustomed to the current situation.

‘Is this, okay?’

I’m starting to get worried, too.

The question is whether I can easily conclude this situation when I regain my love.

My eyes looked at Isabel, Sharin, and Seron.

Nikita is also included here.

My head became complicated, but I shook my head.

In the end, the reality was that I couldn't come to a conclusion until I regained all my emotions.

Right now, it's Zenia.

As I continued to walk, everyone followed me.

Soon after, I arrived at the Jerion Academy guest room.

It was the appearance of the prestigious magic family's young lady, renowned as a descendant of Jerion.

Besides us, many students had come to see Zenia.

The children made way for an unexpected reason.

"It's Sharin."

"Sharin's here."

The undisputed top student of Magic Engineering across all grades at Jerion Academy.

Everyone was watching with interest because she had come to meet Zenia.

It was natural since they were both the most promising prospects in the magic world.

Sharin looked at me and puffed herself up slightly.

I felt like pinching her cheeks for no reason, but I held back because there were many eyes watching.

"With Sharin."

At that time, a familiar face was seen among the children.

"Lightning bastard."

Dora frowned as soon as she saw me.

The way she was eagerly flattering me during Bicamone was nowhere to be found.

‘I thought she would have roughly noticed that I’m Bicamone.’

Judging from her reaction, it seems she hasn't noticed.

Well, it’s difficult to think that we are the same person right away.

After all, Dora doesn't have as deep a connection with me as Hana or the other kids.

The Heavenly Dragon Flower can also be thought of as a coincidence.

Or maybe she just doesn't want to believe that we are the same person.

“Why did a guy who got beaten by a transcended apostle come here?”

Dora spoke sarcastically.

"Just bored?"

I couldn’t say I came to see my younger sister, so I said it vaguely.

Then Dora frowned.

“Miss Zenia is in a very heartbroken state after losing her wonderful brother.

Don’t come to see Miss Zenia for such a trivial reason.”

Dora warned me, as if she were the male lead in a romance novel.

"What did you come here for?"

“Well, of course, I came to comfort her as someone who saw Vice Instructor Bicamone’s last moments.”

No, I mean, who are you?

Then, one memory came to mind from my questions.

It was a conversation I had with Hana.

Zenia once said that she would marry someone stronger than the strongest magician at Jerion Academy.

Marriage is a promise made between opposite genders.

Among the academy magicians, who is the best among the men, other than Sharin?

It’s Dora right in front of my eyes.

So, Dora was delusional that Zenia wanted to marry him.

I know why Dora has such thoughts, but it's a shame.

“Who are you to act up?”

As expected, Seron, the most combative ferret among us, snapped at Dora.

But Dora only showed a relaxed attitude despite her accusations.

“What would a stupid martial arts student know?”

He's putting down martial arts here.

Instantly, all the martial arts students glared at him, but Dora was shameless.

“Dora, you shouldn’t say such things. It's offensive to other martial arts students.”

Eve pointed out Dora, as she is someone who stands for justice.

But Dora also had a sense of what was going on and corrected her words.

“Okay, it's just Forehead and Lightning Bastard who are stupid.”

And Dora floated into the air.

It was Sharin's magic.

Before I knew it, Isabel was also grabbing Dora by the collar.

"W, what!"

"Enough."

Isabel smiled while tightly gripping Dora by the collar.

Even to me, that smile was a chilling smile.

"Enough. Got it?"

"You'll be in trouble."

Isabel and Sharin gave a sincere warning.

Dora couldn't say anything to the two of them and just moved her lips.

"Ah, uh, uh."

When Isabel let go of her collar, Dora rolled on the floor.

Then, she stuck to me as if she felt bad.

"Who are you calling stupid? How smart am I?"

As I lived my life, I sometimes found people who took my side like this.

Before I knew it, Sharin also came to the other side and leaned her head on my arm.

The children looked at the two of them with surprised faces.

It's understandable for his fiancée Sharin, but they didn't expect Isabel to be like that.

"Idiot."

Seron said something while looking at Dora.

Then, he glanced at me and snorted as if he didn't like it.

Why are you bothering me too?

Squeak-

Just in time, the door opened.

Dora quickly got up from her seat and straightened her clothes.

Zenia, who had exchanged greetings with the headmaster, walked out.

Snow-white hair and a small height.

Everyone was amazed by her appearance, which was as outstanding as Bicamone's.

Among them, Dora took the most intense breath.

The cloak she wore had the Nifleheim County's emblem on it.

It symbolized that she came as a representative of the Nifleheim County.

Zenia belatedly realized that many people had gathered and paused.

Then, she looked at our side and widened her eyes.

I and Isabel are acquainted with her.

Perhaps that's why she recognized me.

Zenia calmly took a breath, then looked at me.

"Senior Hanon."

She called me, of all people, first, and wore a somewhat bitter smile.

"Excuse me, can I talk to you for a moment?"

The children looked surprised at her asking for a conversation even though Sharin was right in front of her.

"Uh, eek."

And the one who was the most frozen among them was Dora.

She couldn't believe that I, not herself, had been singled out.

Leaving Dora in shock, I nodded.

"Of course."

"W, wait a minute!"

At that time, Dora suddenly lunged forward as a last resort.

Zenia looked at Dora with a puzzled expression.

"D, don't you want to talk to me?"

Zenia blinked.

"Uh, who are you?"

She tilted her head and asked carefully.

It was a question asking if she knew him but didn't recognize him.

Dora was shot down as it was.

She became unable to recover and didn't know how to move.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about him."

When I told Zenia, she nodded and moved her feet.

I gave a signal to the remaining members and turned around.

Since Zenia only asked me for a conversation, everyone tactfully stepped aside.

The two of us left like that.

All Dora could do was look at our backs with despair.

* * *

I went to a nearby park with Zenia.

It was raining in the park, but thanks to Zenia's magic, we could stay comfortably inside a round air bubble.

Drip, drip-

The sound of rain hitting the air bubble and flowing was constantly heard.

The atmosphere is quite atmospheric.

"So, what did you want to talk about that made you call me?"

I asked Zenia, who was staring at the sky blankly.

Zenia's face was filled with thoughts.

Her face showed that Bicamone's death had a bigger impact than I thought.

"I'm sorry. There were many things I wanted to talk about, but suddenly my head doesn't work well."

Zenia briefly touched her eyes with her hand.

"Zenia."

"Ah, it's okay. I'm just a little tired."

She forced a smile, telling me not to worry.

"I guess even if he was a truly pathetic brother, he was still my brother."

Zenia slowly looked down at the ground.

"I keep thinking, 'Would this have happened if I had at least prevented my brother from being excommunicated?'"

Her two fists clenched.

"Because he's a foolish person, I knew for sure that he would cause some sort of trouble as much as he was excommunicated."

Now, tears welled up in her eyes.

The shock of losing her brother was making it hard for her.

"Hic, at least he wouldn't have died like this."

Zenia, whose emotions exploded, couldn't control the tears flowing from her eyes.

Seeing that, I couldn't help but make an awkward expression.

'Uh, um.'

That brother is here.