chsdbacks Chapter 98 Haisen Chapter
Chapter 98 Haisen Chapter
"Cheers!"
Inside the Lambad Tavern, scholars in graduation gowns raised their glasses in unison to celebrate their graduation after four years of arduous study.
In the midst of such a festive atmosphere, Idelia was huddled alone in a corner, curling her red sideburns in a daze.
One of the unsuspecting scholars nudged his companion with his elbow and whispered, "Hey, Idelia doesn't seem to be in a good mood today. She's almost graduating and will soon be free from those messy papers, what's she worried about?"
His companion rolled his eyes at him: "You think she's like you? Idelia's papers are always praised to the skies as soon as they're submitted, unlike us who have to revise them repeatedly under criticism from our advisors. If you ask me, besides that guy Alheimer who's been chasing her for three years, who else could possibly make her lose face?"
Although Idelia initially only wanted to keep her pursuit of someone a closely guarded secret, so much time has passed that everyone knows she's been chasing after Elhesen everywhere. Unfortunately, he only attended classes at their academy for a short period, so they didn't get to witness Idelia's pursuit firsthand.
Although the scholar who asked the question had vaguely heard about this matter, he had never been fond of gossip and did not know much about it. After hesitating for a long time, his thirst for answers eventually prevailed.
He took a glass of wine and sat down next to Idelia, cautiously asking, "Idelia, you don't seem to be in a good mood today. Is it because of Elheisen?"
Idelia remembered that this classmate even had a good impression of him, and knowing that he asked the question out of mere curiosity rather than to deliberately cause trouble, she didn't mind answering: "Yeah, besides Elhesen, who else can make me feel so frustrated?"
She'd had a few drinks, and inevitably started talking a bit more. Once she mentioned Alheisen, she was fine, but then she launched into a tirade: "This morning I asked him if he could come pick me up later to go home together, but he said he had a assignment to submit today and couldn't come!"
Among those present were men in relationships, and several female scholars who had discussed the Kshatriya and Siddham schools were deeply moved by what they heard.
Although Elhesen's school, Shravasti Academy, is known as the Faculty of Arts of the College of the Order, Elhesen, as a guy who specializes in the logical concepts of runic language, thinks in the same way as those typical straight-laced science guys from the Mystic and Plain Theories schools.
Several women felt a strong sense of empathy, as their boyfriends had also neglected them for the sake of their research projects.
A group of distressed women immediately pushed the scholar who had asked the question aside and surrounded Idelia, gently comforting her: "It's okay. It's perfectly normal for people like them to do such things. But there's nothing we can do. Science-oriented straight men just don't get it and don't understand romance. They usually only send flowers on anniversaries and the like."
The problem is, Al-Hysen has never sent her flowers! They're still just friends!
Idelia had been pursuing him for three years, but each time she tried to confess her feelings, she was forced to postpone it due to various accidents. She had originally made up her mind to confess to Elhesen today and bring her academic career to a perfect end, but Elhesen had no intention of picking her up this time, so she had no chance at all.
So all the props she had prepared for her confession were left at home. Idelia attended the graduation banquet alone, feeling sullen, and even drinking didn't bring her any joy.
Unfortunately, it was inconvenient for Idelia to tell them these things, so she was forced to drink one glass after another of their comforting drinks. After drinking too much, she inevitably became a little dizzy, and all she could think of was Montia's advice before she left that she should drink less to avoid embarrassing herself.
She instinctively reached out to refuse, but her classmates misunderstood and thought she wanted more, so they stuffed another glass of wine into her hand.
"Excuse me, everyone, I think Idelia means she doesn't want to drink anymore."
A familiar voice vaguely reached her ears. Idelia looked up in surprise and saw Elhesen standing in front of her, blocking the drinks offered to her by others.
She blurted out, "Wow, is alcohol this high-end now? It can even produce such realistic hallucinations?"
An eerie silence suddenly fell over the private room, and even Elhesen's gaze towards her became indescribable.
Idelia belatedly realized the stupid thing she had said, and her face instantly turned red: "E-Elheisen, it's you! What brings you here? Didn't you say you had something to do today— um!"
She said she bit her tongue because she was in such a hurry!
Elhesen sighed and asked, looking down, "Are you alright?"
Idelia's eyes were brimming with tears, but the pain in her mouth was too much for her to utter a single word.
Elhesen had no choice but to turn to the others present: "Idelia said she's going back. Have fun, everyone."
Idelia really wanted to leave. She had lost face so badly and had been persuaded to drink so much. She couldn't stay any longer and just wanted to escape back to her happy hometown as soon as possible.
Upon hearing this, she quite consciously stood up and followed behind him.
With all the parties involved having made their stance clear, no one would dare to stop them. They all wished them a safe journey, and Elhesen led Idelia out of the tavern with considerable ease.
As soon as he left the tavern, he leaned close to Idelia and whispered, "Let me see."
Idelia looked completely bewildered.
"Tongue," Elhesen explained.
Idelia was a little embarrassed and waved her hands repeatedly, taking a step back. But when Elhesen just raised an eyebrow slightly, she guiltily walked back and obediently opened her mouth.
El-Heisen pinched her face and examined it carefully: "It's alright, not too serious. Go home and ask Mr. Montiaga to find some medicine for you. Try to talk as little as possible for the next couple of days, and you'll be fine soon."
Idelia was immediately relieved, and even the wound on her tongue didn't hurt as much anymore.
With one worry gone, she remembered that Elhesen had said he wouldn't come, and she gestured with her hands and feet to ask him why he had finally come.
Al-Hysen said in a calm tone, "You really didn't listen to me. I replied that I couldn't guarantee I'd come, but you obviously assumed I wasn't coming, and you were too angry to hear a word I said after that. Hmm, you seemed to be having a good chat with those guys."
It was obvious that the guys he was referring to were the scholars who kept urging him to drink.
Idelia was a little unsure how much he had heard, and awkwardly tried to cover his mouth.
Elhesen wasn't annoyed that his mouth was covered, after all, with Idelia's strength, it would be easy for him to resist if he wanted to.
He easily pulled Idelia's hand away and took hers instead: "Let's go back anyway."
For some reason, Idelia suddenly became a little awkward and forcefully pulled her hand away from his.
Elhesen turned to look at her.
Idelia, gritting her aching tongue, muttered softly, "Without a name or status, who gave you permission to hold hands—"
"Oh?"
Idelia took a deep breath to bolster her courage, and after gathering her emotions, she said in a self-deprecating tone, "Let me tell you, it's your own fault for saying you wouldn't come in the first place. I was planning to use this opportunity to confess to you, but now I've left all the things I needed for the confession at home. You've missed your chance!"
"I don't make uncertain promises." Al-Hysen looked down at her aggrieved expression. "But I told you, I would finish up my research and come to you as soon as possible. Even if you didn't hear me, there's no denying that I did come, and what you've been waiting for isn't over yet."
Idelia seemed a little confused.
She tried to understand what Elhesen meant, but the more she tried, the more unbelievable it seemed: "Wait, wait, is it what I think it means?"
I think so.
When the time came, Idelia started to back down: "Uh, well... my things are still at home..."
"Then I'll speak first." Al-Hysen clearly had anticipated this turn of events and continued without hesitation, "Idelia, would you like to build an academic family with me?"
Academic families are a unique type of family relationship in Sumeru. Some scholars who are obsessed with academic research will choose like-minded allies to build a family for the purpose of doing academic research. However, in the past, this saying has become more like a popular marriage proposal among scholars.
Idelia paused for a moment, then asked, "Huh?"
Weren't they dating? Why did it suddenly evolve into marriage?
Al-Hysen asked a thought-provoking question: "Besides me, have you ever considered marrying anyone else?"
"No, not at all..." Idelia frowned, displeased that he had wronged her.
"So now we're just skipping some steps and getting straight to the point, which saves a lot of trouble. Of course, I'm not in a hurry for your answer, since you need to discuss it with Mr. Montiaga. If you need, I can go back with you to see him now." Elhesen explained his plans in detail.
Idelia was even more confused.
She cautiously probed, "Is it possible that if you go back and tell my dad about this today, you'll get a beating?"
Although Montiaga was very supportive of her having a relationship, especially with a high-quality guy like Elhesen, it was three years ago. But because she had never been able to win him over and was always getting angry at Elhesen, he had successfully become a good-for-nothing who looked down on his precious daughter.
If, as Elhesen said, she were to go back today and tell Montiaga that she was going to marry Elhesen, Montiaga would be so angry that she would hit her.
She explained the matter to Al-Hysen and successfully saw a rare look of surprise on his face.
Idelia suddenly stopped arguing, suppressed a laugh and patted his shoulder in a mock manner: "Sigh, if you really want to marry me, you'd better get past my dad first. Good luck, junior Elhesen."
(End of this chapter)
The author said: I have not mourned the end of the Hysen arc for a moment. The next one to rush to the battlefield is the Ayato arc!
Of course, there are still side stories from the traveler's perspective that I haven't written yet, but that doesn't stop me from posting the cover of Ayato's story for everyone to enjoy first!
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Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!