Academy’s Second Seat

“Hey, what is this?”

“It’s a car.”

“Uh, how do you get that speed? What kind of magic did you use… … .”

“Magic… … It’s not like this… … .”

I was taking a taxi with Astina to the wedding venue.

I knew I was doing something with the taut engine with my resources, but I didn’t know the details of the principle, so I just smiled awkwardly.

It felt like saying something to someone from another world, ‘Ah, this is a car.’

I thought it would be embarrassing to say such a thing, but seeing Astina with her mouth open and looking around in wonder, it wasn’t a bad feeling.

Usually Astina explained something to me, but not often when I said it was nothing.

It wasn’t made by me, but it felt proud.

Astina looked around the taxi and outside, saw me and asked a question.

“So, where are you?”

“ah… … It’s complicated to explain… … .”

I scratched the ball.

Would you believe me if I told Astina?

It was questionable.

From where to where should I say… … .

I opened my mouth quietly and carefully.

“This is where I used to be.”

“usually?”

Astina tilted her head.

Then the taxi driver looked at us and said,

“Yes, we have arrived!”

“Ah yes. thank you.”

As I got off, I said hello and Astina followed me down and asked a question.

“What do you mean where you used to be?”

I smiled at Astina like that.

“I will speak slowly. First… … .”

“First?”

“Would you like to meet my family?”

I pointed to the building ahead.

“Hey, what else… … .”

huge building.

It was a tall building from my point of view.

The place where my cousin sister got married.

It was a huge hotel on the other side of Seoul.

Astina looked up at the building and opened her mouth.

“Come on, let’s go in.”

“Uh, uh. okay.”

Astina panicked and followed me.

Astina carefully follows me and looks around.

He was clinging to his back and holding onto his clothes.

A timid look different from the usual Astina made me laugh.

However, I didn’t understand.

If I suddenly fall into a world I’ve never seen for the first time, I think I’ll act like Astina.

“uh! Is my son here?”

As I entered the wedding hall, I saw a middle-aged man smiling happily.

Astina heard the man’s words and widened her eyes.

“Lu, Rudy? son?”

Astina made a face that looked like she was confused.

I looked at Astina like that, smiled and looked ahead.

“long time no see. father.”

As I said that, Astina pulled my sleeve.

Astina raised her claws and whispered to me.

“Rudy, are you your father?”

“It’s my uncle.”

When I said that, Astina let out a sigh.

“… … When you’re done with what you need to do, tell me every single detail.”

Up until now, Astina has been very considerate of me.

No matter what I asked him to do, he didn’t ask about it.

He proceeded without asking why.

He looked at me as if he wanted an answer someday.

But now, I didn’t want to back down.

He looked at me as if he was asking me to explain everything.

“All right.”

I looked at Astina and nodded.

Astina came here risking her life.

It didn’t make sense to keep hiding everything from such a person.

It’s too late now, but I was going to say it now.

“Do you think it makes sense to be late for your son or sister’s wedding?”

taken from readwn.com

My grandfather came over to me with a big smile.

taken from readwn.com

Middle-aged muscular male.

taken from readwn.com

My uncle was like this.

Even if I did something wrong, he forgave me and always smiled and cared for me.

He was always playful, but he treated me warmly.

Now, I can’t think of my real parents.

He died when he was too young, so I didn’t even feel that he missed me.

But, I missed my uncle.

no. I was sorry rather than missed.

I couldn’t do anything to my uncle who always cared for me.

In the end, I gave up everything and showed only the collapsed figure.

The regrets and regrets I had.

guilty.

I should have at least showed my uncle a little bit of his smile… … .

At least I shouldn’t have shown you how it collapsed… … .

At least… … At least… … .

I was overwhelmed with emotions, but I looked ahead.

I wanted to shake off these regrets and regrets.

I looked at my grandfather and smiled.

“I’m sorry. father. I drank too much yesterday.”

Then Grandpa opened his eyes.

“What? Did our little bugger come late after drinking?”

Grandpa then laughed out loud.

“Then there is nothing you can do. Whoa!”

I smiled as I saw my uncle who deliberately said it wasn’t a big deal.

Uncle smiled like that, then opened his eyes thinly and looked behind me.

“by the way… … That person… … .”

Grandfather asked cautiously.

It was like asking about Astina.

Then, Astina-senpai came forward slightly and greeted me.

“Oh, my name is Astina.”

Astina politely greeted her uncle.

“that… … .”

taken from readwn.com

My uncle looked at me in turn with Astina greeting me.

For my uncle, I’ve never seen me with anyone.

read from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲

I wasn’t even an ordinary friend.

Studying has always been my friend.

I thought I knew what my uncle was thinking.

If you suddenly brought a woman, that’s all there is to it.

And I wanted to meet those expectations.

“Yes, she is my girlfriend.”

“… … uh?”

“What… … what?”

Astina’s eyes widened, and her uncle took a step backwards in great bewilderment.

“Hey, that… … what is that… … .”

Astina looked at me and stuttered.

I smiled at Astina like that.

“I’m sorry. Can you give me a little bit of rhythm?”

Although it was a dream, I wanted to show my uncle now a wonderful side.

I wanted to show the successful me that my uncle wanted.

I said that and took Astina’s hand.

Then, as if to look at the hand he was holding, he showed it to his uncle.

“Isn’t it pretty? my girlfriend.”

taken from readwn.com

My uncle looked at me blankly with his mouth open.

After not being able to speak for a while, a happy smile appeared on his lips.

“Yes, you are very beautiful.”

I looked at my uncle like that and continued talking.

“And now I have many friends and I have the ability.”

“Did you get your test scores?”

I smiled at my grandfather’s question.

“It has nothing to do with that.”

Here I could have answered with the sound I heard when I first entered this dream.

But, it didn’t.

Now, I wanted to pour out my sincerity and my promise.

Why I couldn’t get out of here.

I actually wanted to go back here.

I was afraid.

The world in which I am possessed is a world where everyone around me is in danger, and I don’t know when my life will end.

I was afraid of such a world.

So I depended on the future I knew.

Even though I knew the future had changed, I wanted to depend on the future.

I wanted to rely on the story I knew.

Because it was a story that made everyone happy.

Because it was a story I didn’t have to go through.

I was ignoring reality in my own way.

But, now I have made a commitment.

I’m going to go on a new path now.

I will carve out my own path.

“Honestly, I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I will do my best nonetheless. All I can do.”

taken from readwn.com

My grandfather looked at me like that.

And smiled.

Grandpa opened his mouth.

and said briefly.

“I always support you.”

That’s what my uncle said every time he said I was doing something.

When I went to college with no money, when I said I was preparing for law school, when I collapsed, my uncle said.

that you always support me

I know this is a dream, not reality.

However, when I heard that my uncle was there, I really wanted to hear this.

I looked at my grandfather and smiled.

“Watch me.”

@

The roof of the hotel.

taken from readwn.com

My cousin’s wedding was over, and Astina and I went up to the roof of the building.

Astina stared at me.

“So where are you?”

I looked at Astina like that and gave a different answer.

“I am not Rudy Astria.”

Astina’s face hardened when I said those words.

“Then who are you?”

“It’s just an ordinary person borrowing that body.”

“Since when?”

“It’s from the entrance ceremony.”

When I said that, Astina relaxed her expression.

And he had a characteristic warm smile.

“Then the first time I saw you, it was you.”

“I do… … .”

When I said that, Astina tapped my chest.

“Then you are Rudy Astria. At least me and the people around me don’t know about Rudy Astria before that.”

When Astina said that, I smiled spontaneously.

“Thank you for saying that.”

“What are you thankful for? I was just saying you were you.”

Astina shrugged.

“So, where are you?”

“This is Korea. Maybe it’s a city that wasn’t where we were.”

So I told Astina how I became Rudy Astria.

It was brief but detailed.

The same goes for the game world.

“So… … Is our world a game? was it like that? Have you already seen the future?”

It was difficult to explain exactly the meaning of the game to Astina, but Astina seemed to understand the meaning to some extent.

“But, that future has already been ruined. It’s going too differently.”

“Hmm… … .”

Astina caressed for a moment as she touched her cheek.

Then he stared at me.

“I have a little guesswork about this, but… … .”

“yes?”

I opened my eyes wide.

“I can’t tell you because it’s not exact, but I’ll do an investigation.”

Do you have any guesses?

As I was about to ask another question, a hole started to form on the side of us.

A hole like a black passage appeared in the air.

Astina pointed to the hole.

“Are you going to have to go back to find out?”

Astina smiled.