Academy's Second Seat [part 2 Complete]

Chapter 272: Saint Haruna 2 (5)

Haruna and I moved to a place where we wouldn't run into other people.

"Have you been well?"

Haruna asked with a smile.

"I'm not sure if I've been well. I've been swamped with work."

"Is that so? That's unfortunate. But,"

Haruna's expression suddenly turned fierce, glaring at me menacingly.

"Why didn't you take over as the head of the family?"

To which, I responded with a question.

"Was it you who passed the information to Professor Robert?"

"You were supposed to inherit the family, weren't you?"

"I'll ask again. Did you push Professor Robert into a corner?"

Our conversation stalled.

Haruna sighed.

"Let's have a proper conversation."

"If you answer my question, I'll answer yours."

I wasn't planning to back down.

If someone had sacrificed those around me once, it meant they could do it again.

Having such a person around meant that people close to me could start disappearing one by one.

I was not willing to tolerate such a situation.

"I regret what happened to Professor Robert."

"Regrets or whatever. Did you do it?"

Haruna nodded.

"Yes."

Clench.

I gritted my teeth.

"You... You drove Professor Robert to..."

"If I hadn't spoken to Professor Robert, you would be dead."

"Weren't there other ways? You could have told me about it, or prevented this situation altogether."

"There was no other way for this one."

"So you're saying that Professor Robert had to die?"

"Yes."

She was firm.

That only fueled my anger further.

"Professor Robert! What did Professor Robert do wrong? All I had to do was become stronger, tell me the future properly. How could you just..."

"Have you heard of the butterfly effect?"

"...The butterfly effect?"

"A small butterfly's wings might cause a faraway storm. Aren't you afraid of the things that could happen if I told you the future and took different actions?"

"So, you're saying you didn't intervene to cause Professor Robert's death?"

"It was the way to minimize the shock. And I didn't force him to sacrifice. The choice was Robert's."

"Choice?"

I was puzzled.

What had Haruna done to Professor Robert?

"All I did was show Professor Robert the past and the future. And the decision he made was his sacrifice."

I narrowed my brows.

According to Haruna, she hadn't asked Robert to sacrifice himself.

The sacrifice was entirely Robert's decision.