I Broke Off My Engagement and Got a Job at the Academy

78. Far Away, Together.

… How did it end up like this?

I sat on the boat blankly and looked up at the sky.

And then the ‘she’ sitting next to me spoke to me.

“What are you doing? Is something going on?”

“No, I just thought the sky was really blue.”

There was nothing I could do. The ship I was on was scheduled to sail the Mediterranean for several days, and during that time I would have to move around with the woman sitting next to me.

Choop. She took a sip of her drink, put it down, and ran her hand through her black hair.

“I feel awkward every time I see this. There’s still a lot of time left, and do I have to do this already?”

“…Just in case.”

I turned my gaze and answered her question. Then she forced my face to turn so that I was looking at her, and our eyes met.

“When someone speaks to you, look them in the eye and answer. That’s polite.”

I nodded without saying anything to that.

It felt like those pink eyes, which even magic could not hide, were piercing through me.

What can I say, the woman sitting next to me was none other than the next Saint Luna.

I looked at her and forced a smile.

“…Yes. Is there anything that is inconvenient?”

Then Luna looked at me with eyes that said, “I’m saying something strange.”

“…? I think it’s not me who’s uncomfortable, but you.”

I kept my mouth shut at those words. Luna-san jumped up from her chair and spoke to me.

“Ugh, I’m tired. I’ll just lie down in bed first.”

After saying that, she fell down on the bed.

The outfit was so light that it was practically nothing more than underwear, but it was quite an outfit to show to others.

I closed my eyes and tried to clear my mind.

How did it come to this?

I blankly recalled the past.

…

“So, Luna, you’re going to be my watchdog?”

Eden said with a blank expression. The next saintess nodded slightly at those words.

“Why? It’s not strange. Weren’t you the one who said it was okay to keep an eye on me first?”

Eden had no choice but to keep his mouth shut at Luna’s words. After all, it was true. It was no different from being forced to participate in Architelos’s event without damaging his relationship with the sect.

In short, he couldn’t even dare to say anything because the karma he had already sown was so deep. Eden shed tears inside.

It’s not like I’m the only one who’s created this karma…! I thought to myself, but it was meaningless.

Wasn’t it no different from simply relaying the position of the Academy leadership? But how unreasonable is it that he is the one reaping the karma all by himself?

Like that or not, Luna continued.

“While I’m away from the academy, someone else will take over as the school nurse. So you can rest assured. That person has also been thoroughly vetted by the school.”

Eden responded to that absentmindedly.

“Uh… Then why don’t we just let him continue to be the good teacher?”

“No, I can’t. He said he has a lot of work to do. Anyway, since that’s how it is, just accept it. I said I wanted to negotiate with the Mines while maintaining the trust of the church, so carrying me around alone wouldn’t be a big deal.”

The words that came to the tip of his tongue, “How could it be nothing to bring the next religious leader from the land of the Minds, of all places?” Eden had to hold them back.

Of course, the church had already provided enough convenience, and now Eun was in Eul’s position. Eul’s position was this sad.

Eden thought about it for a moment, then looked at Luna and said.

“…But there’s no way I’d let Luna, the next saintess, into Architelos, and it wouldn’t be right to let people see Luna hanging out with me-”

“Oh, they told me to disguise myself and follow them as if I were a normal group.”

Unfortunately, the sect was extremely capable, and could quickly prepare the means to do something like this. Luna turned the jewel on the bracelet on her wrist.

Then, her hair instantly turned black. The magical power within the artifact had changed her appearance. Of course, the color of her eyes did not change.

“Hmm, hmm. It’s quite awkward. They said that Mines tend to be less suspicious of people with black hair, so they changed the hair color to black.”

As the saying goes, the Mines tended to be more friendly towards those with black hair.

Not only were the hair of the Mines basically all black, but the father of the founder of Architelos was a human with black hair, so it was also said that her descendants, the Mines, were kinder to humans with black hair.

In any case, in a word, Eden was left speechless, and everything he wanted to say was blocked at the source.

“Of course, if you use divine power, the disguise will be removed, but that is something that can be done without using divine power.”

Eden answered, holding back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

“…It suits you well.”

At those words, Luna looked at Eden with a slightly red face and let out a “huh” sound.

“Anyway, since that’s how it is, you will always be by my side while I attend Architelos. This is the condition for the school to maintain a relationship with the Academy.”

“…Always, yes.”

“Yes, always. Don’t worry. I’ll let you have some time to yourself when you need to.”

Eden, who was discouraged upon hearing that, frowned for a moment and said.

“…Only when I’m doing my business?”

“Is there a problem?”

Eden hesitated and spoke cautiously.

“When you sleep, huh?”

Then Luna tilted her head and looked at Eden and said.

“We should get the same room, right?”

Eden wanted to scream at those words, but tried to hold it back.

And this was the result. Luna and Eden shared a room on the ship heading across the Mediterranean to Aquitelo.

I guess I should be thankful that it was a twin bed and not a double bed.

Luna acted really comfortable in the room, as if she had absolutely no ulterior motives towards Eden. … To an excessive degree.

Eden tried to point out Luna’s behavior, but Luna responded in a purified language, “What do you want me to do?”

Luna’s point was that she would naturally maintain her dignity as a saint in front of people, but for now, she was only spending time with Eden, and the period of time would be quite long. Eden could not say anything and could only keep her mouth shut.

Even in such a situation, Eden felt even more crazy because Luna’s natural beauty did not go away.

She was already known as a beauty unparalleled in the empire, no, even in the world. I tried hard not to be conscious of it, but after sharing a room with her for several days, I couldn’t help but be conscious of it.

In that situation, it was quite a harsh ordeal for Eden to not even show a hint of lust.

It was difficult to suppress one’s lust, but it was also difficult to express one’s lust.

When he tried to distance himself even for a moment, Luna clung to him again, just as she had said, ‘I’ll always be with you except when I’m doing something.’

In the end, Eden had to live his life trying hard not to be conscious of her with his mental power.

Luna, on the other hand, was… honestly, a little excited.

No matter how much the sect hated the nation of the Minds, Architelos, it was a country outside of the empire that I had never experienced before. I tried to calm myself down by thinking of it as a mission, but it wasn’t easy to calm my trembling heart.

The Mediterranean Sea was sparkling in the early summer sunlight, and the sky was bluer than the Mediterranean Sea.

And next to him was Eden, who, although he didn’t like it that much, looked like he would be the envy of anyone when placed next to him.

It was like a romantic trip straight out of a novel. Luna tried to control herself strictly, but that didn’t mean she could be completely rational.

It was a satisfying story from the perspective of her biological grandfather, the saint.

So, Luna and Eden spent several days sailing in the same room, each with their own thoughts.

And then, how many days passed?

The land began to appear.

To be honest, there wasn’t much to see on land. The harbor scenery wasn’t much to look at either, and the land looked barren to anyone.

But as we got closer, a magnificent and splendid city began to appear amidst the desolate natural environment.

Eden looked at Luna and said.

“Let’s get ready now.”

“yes.”

Luna nodded and quickly put on her clothes.

So, the two slowly got off the boat and looked around the harbor scenery.

“This is the place….”

The land of the mines. The scenery of Architelos was visible.