7 - Another Grueling Day for the Aristocratic Kindergarten Teacher
The teacher at the noble kindergarten is struggling again today, Episode 007
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He said he was dad. Dad.
"In parenting materials, when a child calls their father 'dad', he seems to smile broadly and is willing to do anything for them."Why does my father have a face like he's chewing on poop?
Windister asked back with a face that seemed to have heard nonsense.
"What did you just say?""I said that I wanted to leave the family."The smile hanging on Ephna's lips is soft and elegant. Like a dead wife.
Was my daughter a child who could speak so clearly?
Windister found all of this unfamiliar now. Even the words that came out of my eldest daughter's mouth.
But the more he was flustered, the calmer Ephna became.
"I prepared the documents just in case you might find it bothersome, Father." My father was always annoyed by anything related to me."When exactly did I ever bother you...""Here it is.""I held it dear, fearing I might lose it." Everyone carries at least one document in their heart that resembles a resignation letter.
Ephna briefly ignored Windister's words and spread the documents on the table.
Family Registration Form. Family Expulsion Request Form. Mandatory Property Division Document.
"You, Ephna, do you know what this is...!""Yes, Father." I know. Would you like me to explain it to you if you don't know?"Since Dad's plan isn't working, there's no reason to call him Dad anymore."
"I brought this for Lilien.""Family Registration Form to register Lilien as the daughter of the deceased mother in order."
"This is for me."Family Expulsion Request Form to make Ephna an unrelated person to Windister.
"This is for my future.""Mandatory Property Division Document that must be paid above a certain amount when disowning a child under the age of 19 from the family."
Just say it. I will explain it to you. Windister got angry at Ephna's strong service spirit. Not knowing the effort she put in.
"It's not that I don't know, so why are you asking?""Then I have nothing more to say." Please let me know when you complete the document. I am trying to find a place to live for the time being. My father has always wanted to cast me out.”
“Ephna. You must really be out of your mind. I have never wanted to cast you out.Windister slammed down the armrest of the chair. Ephna gently caressed the armrest of the chair.
"Please don't make such scary jokes." And after 18 years, this is the most sane I've ever been.”
“Ephna!"I never wanted to drive you away." Then what does it mean that I haven't been treated like a person all this time?
She looked directly at Hardness. It is stuck next to Lilien like a glutinous rice cake.
"I can't believe I didn't realize it was that obvious."'Tsk. Ephna took out the last document that she had been holding dear, clicking her tongue softly.
"Here, a gift.""Hardness's face, which had received it in a daze, gradually hardened."
A deeper voice flowed from his mouth.
"What is this?""Make an effort to read." It's the divorce papers."So." I asked what this means right now."Do I have to say that for you to know?" Ephna tapped a divorce paper that Hardness had dropped with her finger.
Let's break off the engagement.It was truly a bombshell statement. One of the onlookers fainted.
The second older brother, who was just entering the reception room, gaped in surprise. The eldest brother dropped the financial statement he had been holding like a talisman.
"Brother." What is she saying right now?”
“……."Only Ephna was uniquely calm in this space."
Hoorok. She leisurely sipped her lukewarm tea. It was a perfect posture, a perfect manner.
The taste is good.As she leisurely sipped her tea, Ephna watched as Hardness's thin lips trembled slightly.
"Engagement cancellation." You, Ephna, are you crazy?"I told you earlier that I'm in my right mind.""No!""Why?"The eyes, raised like a cat's, blink coolly. In an atmosphere that overwhelmed everyone in an instant, not a single person could utter a word.
Dalgak. Ephna put down the teacup and stood up. As she approached Hardness, his pupils trembled uneasily.
"Why can't we break off the engagement?" "Do I have to take on the duties of the marquis family instead of you, who is incompetent?" Is it still because Lilien is the daughter of the government? Or do you at least like me?The last words were a joke. So, there's no need to be so contemplative.
"What, what...""You dare not deceive me twice, Hardness." And Lilien.A gaze as cool as the dawn's sharp wind settled upon Lilien. Lilien barely opened her mouth with a trembling gaze.
"Sister.""Who is your sister?" I have never had the daughter of a government official as a sister.”
Ephna Windister. She did not have a very good personality. There was not a hint of hesitation in digging into the inferiority complex of the half-brother who had mocked him.
"It's all yours, Lilien." My seat too. My fiancé too. What I discarded suits you very well."With those words, I turned around."
Could it be that I couldn't stand the excessive insult? Lilien bowed her head deeply. Well-managed hair flowed down smoothly, covering Lilien's face.
So no one saw it. A beautifully crumpled face.
"Is that crazy!""My second older brother runs towards me with his calloused hands raised." It was a very familiar scene.
If there is something that has changed, it is that Ephna no longer closes her eyes tightly. She smiled faintly.
"Hit me.""You, this arrogant...!""Is it really just violence that one can achieve with the talent they were born with?" Aren't you embarrassed? Brother, is that all you have in terms of the spirit of a knight?Ephna's words made his arm twitch. When I was about to hit my younger sibling, my arm, which had no hesitation, first spoke of chivalry.
It was funny. Ephna passed by her second older brother, who stood tall and stopped, and went up to the room.
Still shabby walls and a fireplace that does not function. And the moldy-smelling bed that is left alone at the end of the wall.
She leaned against the old bookshelf, gazing at them for a long time.
I messed up.'Since I've done this much, my father will surely cast me out immediately.
"Haah.""Still feels refreshing." She let out a lighter breath as she touched the pages of the book.
Thud. In an instant, a notebook fell from deep within the bookshelf. The first thing that caught my eye was the small text written in the corner of the cover.
[Diary – Ephna Windister]
Ephna Windister?
Did I write something like this?No matter how I look at it, this is the first time I'm seeing it.
The suspicious gaze scans the notebook back and forth. Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind.
"Is it really the original Ephna?""It's not like it's completely impossible, right?"
She carefully opened the diary. It was written like this on the last page, which seems to be the most recently written.
I was only sure of it today. I have a 'talent' like the invited Windister.
"Talent like the invited Windister?""Now that I think about it, it was about a month after I was possessed." There was something my father said while slapping his own cheek.
Lilien has the same talent as the invited Windister.I do not know what the talent of the invited Windister is. But one thing is certain: Ephna herself has no talent.
"But talent, huh." What is this.........I didn't understand. She opened the first page of her diary.
Today, I secretly shot the gun that my second older brother used out of curiosity. All 20 shots hit the bullseye. It must be a coincidence...?
The eldest brother is said to have exceptional talent in business. I secretly read the business plan that my brother was organizing. It was quite easy to understand!
Physical talent.
Business talent.
My father played the violin in the lobby. The melody was so beautiful that I listened closely and tried to write down the sheet music. I should try playing it later.
I wanted to study so much that I stole the language book of the Kingdom of Kueman that my brother was reading. It was definitely a sentence I had never seen before, but it flowed easily as I read it.
Artistic talent.
Linguistic talent.
The page has no end. As the pages turned, Ephna's face was filled with horror.
The countless sentences written casually were never ordinary.
"If this is real, Ephna really has talent...""But surely Ephna must have been discriminated against because she lacked talent."
I had never felt any particularly outstanding abilities even after waking up in this body.
At best, it was just a coincidence that the bullet hit the center of the target.
Hit it?
"...Oh, crazy."There is no way to stop the rough words that come out of my mouth.
Okay. At that time, she thought it was a coincidence. Like Ephna in the diary.
'Still, it's strange.' That was the first and the last time. I've never experienced anything like a diary.Ephna turned the page with a nervous heart.
Mistress of the Maid McSterner called me before leaving the mansion.
The lady said that I was born with talents similar to those of the invited Windister.
I couldn't believe it. Me? Moreover, if it is the 'talent' of the first Windister...
