Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 79

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#79

As soon as Sonnet sat down at the table, Professor Aldoren poured tea and handed her a cup. He sat across from Sonnet and said.

“Aiden put in quite a lot of effort this time. He even submitted evidence to prevent you from being expelled entirely. If the higher-ups approve it soon…”

“It won’t be approved.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I already checked with the Administrative Office on my way here, and they said the higher-ups aren’t approving it.”

Professor Aldoren looked at Sonnet with a hardened expression. Sonnet spoke without hesitation.

“So I just submitted my resignation papers.”

Professor Aldoren’s eyebrows immediately furrowed.

“Sonnet.”

“I’m sorry for not telling you beforehand, Professor. But I didn’t want to remain in expulsion review status forever.”

“If I still speak well to the higher-ups…”

“Even if you ask, Professor, they absolutely won’t do it.”

Professor Aldoren looked at Sonnet silently. His face was quite serious.

“There’s never been a case like this before…”

“Really never? I think there must have been quite a few nobles oppressing commoners.”

“Still, they never interfered this much. With me as the supervising professor, they wouldn’t dare touch…”

Professor Aldoren also seemed helpless. The Rosefield Family wasn’t one that could be dealt with carelessly.

“So, Professor, can you help me?”

“What do you mean?”

“When I resign, I want to continue the First Kingdom Military Cave Temple research. I want to present it to the Academic Society.”

Professor Aldoren fell into serious contemplation with a hardened face. He took a sip of tea and suddenly frowned.

Professor Aldoren hurriedly put down his teacup and exhaled.

“Are you alright?”

“Yes, I’ve been thinking a lot lately, so this happens sometimes.”

Professor Aldoren briefly got up to take medicine and then sat back down. He looked at Sonnet with a serious face.

“It’s not entirely impossible for you to continue the research. I thought you’d have to make sacrifices then, but since you’ve already resigned…”

Professor Aldoren drank his tea and continued speaking.

“When you resign, that research naturally comes back to me, and I can delegate this research to you.”

As expected, it was a simple method if only Professor Aldoren would help. Sonnet felt hope sprouting in her heart, then suddenly became curious and asked.

“But why do I have to resign?”

“In expulsion status, you can’t do anything, but if you resign, you become free. According to regulations, it’s important that I delegate, so they don’t care much about who receives the delegation.”

“Professor, can you write the delegation letter now?”

“I’ll write it right away. When you’re suffering such humiliation, isn’t it shameful for me to just sit still? Anyway, thanks to you, I received a lot of investment money and even got to sit in that position at the Royal Palace Banquet.”

Professor Aldoren’s eyes lit up vividly as he remembered the Royal Palace Banquet. He thought for a moment and then got up from his seat.

“I’ll write the delegation letter right away.”

“Then with just this delegation letter, I can continue the research? Without the King or Rosefield Duke interfering?”

Professor Aldoren nodded.

“I’ll get some disapproval from above, but what can I do? I can’t just leave my student in this state.”

“…”

“Most importantly, I think you’ll become an authority in this field. Your research is sometimes more detailed and has better perspective than mine.”

Sonnet had rarely heard words of praise about herself. She had only praised herself, but it was rare for others to praise her this much.

“Thank you.”

She wanted to say more, but strangely only simple words came out.

Professor Aldoren smiled faintly and finished writing the delegation letter before giving it to her.

“Here it is.”

Sonnet examined the delegation letter. It was perfect, complete with Professor Aldoren’s seal. It stated that the First Kingdom Military Cave Temple research was being delegated to Sonnet.

“Fortunately, I received this research independently, so I only need my seal. Otherwise, I would have had to get seals from the research director and department head too.”

Sonnet’s heart was newly stirred. Professor Aldoren’s sacrifice seemed quite significant.

“Are you sure it’s okay for me to receive this?”

“Of course. I’ve been sorry that I couldn’t do much for you, so I’m even happy that I finally have something to give you.”

“If the higher-ups bother you, Professor, tell me. I’ll tell Aiden to deal with them too.”

Professor Aldoren laughed heartily as if amused.

“Seeing you say such things, you must be sincere.”

“I’m really sincere, Professor.”

“Alright, Sonnet. If anyone bothers me, I’ll contact you.”

Sonnet greeted Professor Aldoren and left the research lab. She headed to the First Kingdom Military Encampment. With her special visitor pass, no one could stop Sonnet anyway.

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The next day, Sonnet received an enormous amount of letters. Among them was also a letter for Aiden.

[To my beloved Sonnet

I heard you’re at our encampment.

I also heard you left the Royal Ancient Research Institute. Do you have any intention of coming to the Rosefield Research Institute?

If you want to come, just say so anytime.

Some of your photos are already starting to wear out.

Sometimes I regret not saving the photos more carefully.

I already miss you.

– Your Aiden]

Aiden’s letter was concise. Sonnet was amazed that Aiden already knew all the facts. She wondered if he had many people around him.

Sonnet wrote a simple reply. That she wanted to research alone for a while. And that she could stay at his house if needed.

When she checked the other letters, they came from various places. The Royal Ancient Research Institute, Ancient Manuscript Society, Temple Protection Association, Royal Specialized School, etc.

Most of them said they hoped Sonnet would come to their organization to continue her research.

Among them, what caught Sonnet’s attention was the letter from the Royal Ancient Research Institute. The letter was written sternly, and Sonnet’s eyebrows furrowed sharply.

[…Since researcher resignation procedures have not yet been processed, we notify you that if you register as a researcher at another institution, you will have to pay a large amount of compensation according to contract law.]

She didn’t think things would work out smoothly all at once, but she didn’t know they would harass her this much.

‘The resignation approval hasn’t gone through yet.’

They were definitely doing it on purpose.

Sonnet skimmed through the letters from other institutions. The conditions were quite good.

Originally, she had been the first commoner to graduate summa cum laude from Rosefield Academy, and her research performance had been good so far, so it was a natural result.

Nevertheless, she couldn’t accept those conditions. After all, the Royal Ancient Research Institute hadn’t processed her resignation yet.

The conclusion was that she had to stay here in an ambiguous state. The Royal Ancient Research Institute wouldn’t be able to prevent Sonnet from being here.

Sonnet crumpled up all the letters except Aiden’s and threw them in the trash. Then she took the reply she wrote to Aiden to the Post Office at headquarters.

She had just mailed the letter and was about to go up to Aiden’s Office.

‘Should I have written in the reply that the Royal Ancient Research Institute is blocking the resignation processing?’

Aiden had said to tell him everything. But the letter was already sent, and telling him everything seemed like it would just burden him, so she took the elevator.

Still, Sonnet felt uneasy. Aiden’s information was so fast that he even knew Sonnet had left the Royal Ancient Research Institute.

‘He’ll find out eventually.’

Sonnet had no choice but to go back up to the office and write another letter.

[The Royal Ancient Research Institute isn’t processing my resignation.

But you don’t need to step in.

This time I’ll just try my best on my own.]

Sonnet looked at the letter she wrote and frowned. She crossed out the word ‘just’ and changed it to ‘this time only’.

She immediately folded the letter and went to the post office.

When Sonnet sent the letter, the employee said.

“This letter will probably be delivered in two days.”

“Didn’t you say earlier that letters are delivered the next day?”

“You have to come before 10 o’clock for next-day delivery.”

Sonnet simply nodded. After all, being a day late wouldn’t change the contents.

Sonnet’s days weren’t particularly different. The good thing about staying at the First Kingdom Military Encampment with a special visitor’s pass was that because it was a special visitor’s pass, breakfast, lunch, and dinner were free, and there wasn’t much inconvenience.

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