I Grabbed the Tyrant's Heart

“Euel.”

Waiting outside the door after class, Weathering came out, exhausted from having been bombarded by the students.

“I heard that the Consium is cumbersome? By the way, what do you mean a professor?”

“I thought this would be better than going to a social gathering.”

Weathering grinned.

“It’s an honorary position, and the Dean promised me that there would be no hassle. Instead, they asked me to make the thesis presentation as ‘Weathering Blest, a member of the Consium’. Of course.”

“Is there a research fund?”

“Of course. The Dean seems to have some greed to win the Sage’s Tower in the Southern Empire, doesn’t he?”

“He must have been greedy because there were talented people he could try.”

The Southern Empire, which stands shoulder to shoulder with the Northern Empire, has more developed academics because they were easy to exchange with neighboring countries as well as within the country. The Northern Empire always lags behind, but with the emergence of outstanding talent, the Dean’s motivation seems to rise.

“Because we are in the same space, we will have more time to discuss. The research director and the researcher are more free to meet than being a scholar and a lady right? It’s not okay for the lady to have an affair with some men, right?”

“Did you even pay attention to that?”

“I am a very sensitive person. I am trying to protect Lady’s honor.”

Weathering, giggling, followed me.

In fact the people here didn’t know who Weathering was except for the students from the previous class.

Maybe it’s more because anyone can wear a white gown in the Consium.

“What’s wrong?”

“Looking at you from here, you look like a student.”

“I often hear that I have a baby face.”

Certainly, Weathering did not seem out of place even among the students. Of course, even if he says he was a Consium student, everyone is all adults because there were a lot of academy graduates.

“This is my lab.”

Weathering, who led me to a room full of bookshelves and stacks of books, threw something at me.

“The key.”

I looked at it with a gaze asking what it meant, and he said like it was an obvious thing.

“What, who is my research assistant if not Euel? I don’t like it when people I don’t know enter my space.”

“It’s an honor to be a research assistant for the Weathering Blest. Everyone would want to take this seat.”

“Am I the one who uses a popular lady as a research assistant, shouldn’t I be careful?”

At the same time, me and Weathering burst into laughter and began to organize the books.

“You can take the books here and read them. Of course, compared to what’s in the imperial palace library, it’s pathetic.”

“I come to the Consium more often than the imperial palace, so this would be more nice.”

Above all, when I went to the imperial palace, I couldn’t focus because someone appeared immediately.

“Ah, material related to the recent discussion. Can you find more?”

“I have some parts, so I’ll copy it and bring it.”

“Then, I’ll leave it to you.”

I couldn’t help but smile as I watched Weathering mischievously wink one eye.

When I go to the imperial palace library, he appears. The one who keeps trying to covet me, the one who tries to swallow everything of me.

My goal was clear, and even if it was impossible, I couldn’t give up until I saw the end with my own eyes. Anything that got in the way could be cut at any time.

But the goal keeps shifting.

Because of he who waited for me, because of he who changed everything for me.

I thought he would be faithful to only one person, and that person would be me.

Even if I keep pushing him away, he doesn’t give up and tries to come in, so sometimes I forget my nightmares.

How many days have I been watching Weathering at the Consium? Even on days when I wasn’t going to the Consium, he called me.

We sometimes ate or went for a walk rather than work. I wanted to ask him to at least eat by himself, but the conversation we had while eating was quite fruitful.

Eventually, I spend many days of the week with Weathering.

“Here, I’ve sorted it out. I will bring you the data I talked about before.”

“Yes please.”

Weathering nodded and rummaged through the piled up desk. Not being threatened with the research funds, he seemed very comfortable.

“By the way, Weathering, what is all this?”

In one corner of Weathering’s room, bouquets of flowers and various gifts were piled up.

“There is a card. ‘Dear Doctor, with love.’ Hmm, popular are you?”

“Really?”

“I think so. I had people ask me if Weathering was married.”

“Haha.”

“I said no, and they asked if you were dating anyone.”

Weathering stopped his hand and turned to me.

“I said I didn’t know because I didn’t know……. Are you?”

“If I had, I would have said it when my cousin asked me to go to the meeting in the first place.”

“Ah, I guess so.”

Clap, I applauded.

“Then the women who asked me were from families I knew by name. Should I tell you who they were? It might be surprisingly nice to meet them. You might fall in love and get married.”

It was funny that I naturally recommended it to others even though I had no intention of getting married.

“I’m not interested in people I don’t know well.”

“How many people do you know in the first place?”

“Um, I can count on five fingers the women I know? Including my mother.”

“What the hell is that?”

Weathering grinned, finding it funny too. He took off his glasses and pressed his temples.

Even when he’s wearing glasses, or even when he’s not wearing them, this famous researcher is quite handsome. Well, Duke Lantia has been famous since before too. They both are handsome.

“What about Euel?”

“What?”

“Are you seeing someone?”

“Well…….”

There is a kid chasing after me, but uhm.

“What if I don’t?”

Rumble, boom. The sudden roar of thunder made it hard to hear Weathering’s words.

“What did you just say?”

“Nothing.”

“Really?”

As he shook his head, Weathering’s ear lobe was slightly red. Cat got his tongue?

“It’s raining…….”