29 – Pass (3)
After washing off our sweat in our respective dorms, Rustilla and I decided to gather in one room. Since I dried her hair faster than her, she came out first, set the table, and added soda to drink instead of alcohol.
While I was ordering food to be delivered, Seti stared at me intently. It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with the menu in my cart. For a daughter from a rich family, Seti was a child who ate well no matter what she ordered.
“Oh my, I’m so dumbfounded.”
“Why again, little brother?”
“You’re the chief?”
I told Seti and Rustilla that I had passed.
To start with the conclusion, Sethi also passed. She, like Zernia, was an excellent scholarship student. Her hard work in studying paid off.
Anyway, all three of us passed, but Seti seemed dissatisfied with it.
“No matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t make sense. How did you pass…… “You get first place too?”
It stings my eyes as they ask me if I used some kind of shortcut.
Of course, there was no cheating or forgery involved.
“You don’t trust me.”
“Who are you?”
“They said the pasta would arrive in 30 minutes. “I’m even setting it up.”
“If you have a conscience, do it.”
“Oh my, I’m dirty so I do it alone.”
I placed the chopsticks and plate on the table. Serves 3. Today, the three of us, including her younger sister and a new friend, are going to eat and drink together.
Somehow the picture doesn’t work, but what can I do? It’s strange to eat alone with Rustilla, and it seems like conversation is cut off if I eat alone with Seti.
Originally, the more people there are at a party, the better. This is especially true if it is a party for successful candidates. For reference, this hotel had all the kills except for the three of us.
“Little brother.”
“Why?”
“You know I feel very sorry for you, right?”
Seti pulled out a bread knife from a drawer and pointed it at me.
“f*ck you. Who are you.”
“Uh, uh. Brother. “Put that down and talk!”
“Who are you?”
Seti stabbed me one after another. The plastic blade digs mercilessly into her collar…….
“Aren’t you angry even after this?”
“Do you think I’m the kind of person who would get angry over something like this?”
“Uh.”
Seti nodded her head emphatically.
“You always cursed me just by looking at my face.”
“… ….”
“Why don’t you act like you used to? “You’re the chief, so now you’re afraid of your reputation, right?”
“Gently scratching is an art.”
“I still have a long way to go before I have to pay it back with interest.”
If you think I’m sorry, I told you to stay still. I suffered this even though I knew it.
Although Idel and Seti are born together, Jinsoo Lee and Seti are seven or eight years apart. Normally, when siblings are one or two years old, they become guardians, but when the age difference is more than five or six, the older brother often takes care of the younger sibling.
“It’s almost time for Rustilla to come.”
“I know. “To commemorate winning first place, you’re going to eat all the food today, right?”
“Yeah, sure.”
“Wait a minute. “Where is your money?”
If that is the case, measures have already been taken.
“I’m afraid it’s a family bank account.”
“Huh?”
Seti, who checked the bank account like a ghost, blinked.
It will contain exactly 60 million credits, no more, no less.
“Where did you get this?”
“I won it through gambling.”
“You crazy bastard! Really?”
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“No. “That’s true.”
“Ha, this is really….”
I almost lost my mind due to Seti’s Rhineland-style sword techniques that followed.
“Where did you get it from?”
“My room.”
“What is your room?”
“I sold all the furniture.”
Seti’s expression became dumb.
“What, what? Selling furniture? It’s crazy?”
“No. “Is it normal?”
“Does that make this much money?”
“It’s my bed brand. The used price is 100 million. “Even considering the gold lacquered edges, it was expensive.”
“Ah, anyway. “Then where do you sleep?”
“If possible, I won’t go into the house.”
“What bullsh*t….”
“Now the academy is my home.”
Toduk. A bread knife fell on the floor.
“This is terrible. Why do you want to go to graduate school?”
“Ugh.”
“He’s the same as before and still is mentally ill.”
“You are speaking harshly, little brother. “You just insulted a graduate student in the entire universe.”
“What is that?”
“I don’t know anything else, but I can’t stand people criticizing academics. “You’d better be careful what you say, little brother.”
Then Seti signaled towards me. Her depiction of the mountain range was so beautiful and profound.
“Guys, I’m here.”
It was then that Rustilla arrived. She brought the chicken she ordered to her lodgings, all wrapped up.
Soon, the other foods we ordered arrived one after another. Preparations for the party were in full swing.
“Aidel is the chief…” .”
Lu Stilla said with admiration, as if she was still in disbelief.
Seti, who was chomping at the chicken legs (she ate both of them), pointed at me with her little finger and slyly retorted.
“Now, because of this guy, I won’t be accepted into Stellarium next year? “Just wait and see.”
“Huh….”
“Seti, you shouldn’t talk like that even if it’s empty words.”
With Rustila interceding, Seti could not say anything more. The right answer for her was to have a party with the three of them.
And there was also a calculation that by doing this, they would become closer friends.
Seti and Rustilla. Both are important talents. Building small relationships in this way is also necessary work.
Of course, at the point where I thought of this as work, it was difficult to be comfortable with it.
Anyway, while we were chatting, Rustilla suddenly started sniffling.
“What’s wrong?”
“…… “Wow, it’s spicy.”
My gaze went down. Rustilla’s plate had noodles that she topped with green onion, garlic, and olives.
I thought it must be spicy when I saw the unique spicy aroma of pepper.
But even taking that into account, Lou Stilla seemed to cry a lot.
“I heard that during her written exam, she cried after reading the literature passage.”
“Hey, I told you not to bring that up…” !”
Rustilla’s cheeks turned as red as blush. Seti was busy giggling and teasing Rustilla.
Certainly, even without alcohol, minors could get drunk just by the atmosphere.
“Okay, here’s the water.”
“Ah, thank you… !”
I inhaled the remaining noodles and thought about the following.
The debt she owed to Seti was repaid, and she became friendly with the two girls. In particular, Seti acted like he couldn’t catch me at first, but now he was playing around and showing a relaxed side.
Relationships with family are more important than anything else. At least for now, gaining the trust of family members is the No. 1 Priority.
Although we have restored our relationship with Seti to some extent, there is still a long way to go.
Now it was Eidel’s turn to pay attention to her father, Arnold von Rhineland.
***
The Galactic Southern Front is a place of death.
Once you pass the ether belt, where humanity can live safely, and reach the lawless zone, it is the territory of monsters.
Monsters grow by feeding on the darkness beyond the galaxy. And here, one by one, they fly towards the spiral arms.
It is the soldier’s duty to monitor it.
Even now, numerous soldiers defend with plasma swords. The moment the battle breaks out, they throw away their lives like stubble and fight against the despair of the universe. In the process, someone falls down, and someone else stands up.
Those who step on the corpses of their comrades and become heroes are given two privileges. One of them was a new epaulette, and the other was a piece of high-quality equipment.
Rank and equipment.
It was probably a good story for the medical officers.
“Good job, Teacher Rhineland.”
The large man patted Arnold’s shoulder as if massaging it. Three stars were clearly etched on his shoulder.
“Lieutenant General Wolfgang.”
Arnold bowed his head and greeted his superior. Family origins are higher in the Rhineland, but rank takes precedence in the military. Although Arnold had no rank, he was treated like a warrant officer.
The Lieutenant General looked around and was impressed.
“Thanks to your medical skills, many soldiers were able to survive today. “I will pay my respects on behalf of the soldiers.”
“This is nothing.”
“There should be many people like you on the front lines… Where is everyone and what are they doing? Tsk tsk.”
Arnold could not help but smile bitterly.
Not mindlessly agreeing with or opposing what others say. That is the virtue of a member of society. The higher your position, the more careful you have to be with your mouth.
“How is your wife these days?”
“You mean my wife? “I work in the S1104 planetary system over there.”
“You are not far away.”
“It’s not even very close.”
“But why don’t you go together? “If a couple does the surgery together, they will work together and it will be more comfortable in many ways.”
“Heh heh.”
Arnold laughed bitterly.
“Well, you probably have your own circumstances. If you stay in a place like this for a long time, even good couples will soon fall out. “It’s either because the work is hard or because of the mental manipulation of the Descartes.”
“My wife and I are doing well.”
“If that’s the case, I’m glad. Wow, it’s already so late. “I guess I’ll just go.”
“Loyalty. For the Union.”
After the high-ranking person left. Arnold walked around and counted the number of soldiers scheduled for surgery.
No matter how many bodies there are, there are not enough.
There was a significant shortage of medical personnel.
He had no time to rest.
While he was thinking about his busy schedule, the cell phone he had stuffed in his pants pocket rang loudly.
What it was, it was a report from the family’s androids that their child had passed Stellarium.
Arnold focused on Sonia’s report.
[Master Eidel has been accepted into Stellarium. This is senior admission.]
A photo of the acceptance letter attached below the message. And Idel’s application number and password.
There were no gaps in Sonia’s report.
Arnold widened his eyes.
A condition that was set because it was thought to be absolutely impossible. That was admission to Stellarium.
It was not enough for Idel to pass the exam, and he also firmly secured the title of first place.
I couldn’t believe it, but the physical evidence was obvious. This is Idel’s acceptance certificate that appears on the academy’s website.
Arnold finished reading his email, breaking into a cold sweat.
[You have even defeated the children of the Adelbein family. This is a remarkable achievement.]
[Matriarch, I am sick of Sonia. As promised, Mr. Master’s expulsion from the family must be canceled or at least put on hold. Also, you will have to attend this entrance ceremony with your wife to grace the occasion.]
A promise is a promise and must be kept. However, it was not easy for Arnold to accept the current situation. No matter how much he thought about it, the child he knew, Del, was not capable of that.
At least he needed to check it himself.
I shook off my thoughts. Arnold looked around again.
Grunting sound. The sound of calling the names of parents and lovers. The sound of desperately searching for doctors and nurses. Moans filled with corrosion and illness erupted intermittently here and there.
Children’s entrance ceremony, and the life and death of frontline soldiers.
If I had to choose between the two, it was definitely the latter.
However, if you do not devote any more energy to your children, something serious could happen to your family.
Arnold made a decision after much thought.
