Chapter 6: "Why, You Really Have a Relationship With Me."

LUAN'S POV

"HAHAHA really?! You're 40 years old here?! You're twice as old! Pft!" my friend Nicolas asked in shock. I looked at him angrily.

“Shut the f*ck up! Will you?" I annoyed question him and fell to sit on the sofa.

"But seriously, bro. I didn't know you at first. You look uhh ... a little old here." He and held back a laugh.

"Tss."

"But you're still handsome." He immediately added and winked so I smirked.

"That can't be taken out of my body." I answered and leaned my head against the sofa.

"Do you know that I had a hard time coming here because of Luna?"

"No. I don't know." I answered philosophically and he looked at me badly.

"She wants to come with me because she wants to be with you again." 

"It's good you didn't take her with you." I whispered.

"Of course. I know you won't like it." Nicolas.

"I don't want people here to think I have a crazy sister. So it's good that you didn't include her. She'll just come here next time." Me and he laughed.

"When are you coming back to us? You'll have a hard time coming back when it's raining here."

"I'm still taking care of the girl." I answered and suddenly he sat next to me on the sofa.

"Have you met her?! What? Is she pretty? Sexy?" He asked one question after another.

"No." My answer.

"What?!"

"She's not pretty. She's not sexy either. She's skinny, pale, and uhh... Small."

"Woah? The punishment from superiors is so severe?! Why did that kind of woman come to you?!" he asked in shock.

"But she's hardworking. She stood up early as a parent for her siblings." I added.

"So—"

"And that's not enough reason for me to like her." I cut off what he was going to say and opened my eyes. "But I'll need her when I get back to the moon." I added and stood up.

"I'm leaving. I'm going to university because I have a class there from five to ten o'clock at night."

"Goodluck." He smiled and tapped me on the shoulder before he disappeared from my sight.

I looked at my wrist watch, it's half past four in the evening. I'm sure she's sound asleep now in my office. I really meant not to show up for her to stay there and sleep while waiting for me.

I saw her sleeping yesterday in their staff quarters and she was very sweaty and I don't want to see her in that way again.

I was close to the classroom when I saw her picking up paper. When I entered, I looked at her who was now frowning while also looking at me.

What's the problem?

"Maybe you want to go to your sit, Miss Acadia?" I asked her and it was as if she had just returned to herself.

"I-I'm sorry." She whispered and swallowed before going to her seat.

How many times has she swallowed every time she talked to me. Tsk! Do I look scary?! Argh! Every woman in my world dreams of me. D*mn!

After class, I saw Acadia and her boy bestfriend coming out of the gate together again.

"Bestfriend?" I asked myself. Does it seem like something is wrong? "Ah... That’s what Acadia sees in him, but he’s more than friendship what he sees for Acadia" Me and nod.

When I returned to the house where I was living, I found Nicolas there. "What are you doing here? I thought you were back on the moon?" 

"Psh! I just forgot to say, the king told me to come with you and help you." He replied.

"But I don't need a companion so go back to the Moon. You will only increase my tiredness here." I said seriously.

"Psh? What can I add to your tiredness? In what way can you—"

"In the way of talking to you. So if possible? Shut up and go back to where you really live? I'm tired as hell. Think of the kind of work I do here, all I do at the University is speaking. So if possible? Let me sleep? Even if we are here, still respect me. " I whispered as my whole body lay on the bed.

"That's your karma, because you weren't talkative before." I heard Nicolas whisper too but I ignored him.

"You only have a few days left, Luan. You need a queen." I last heard before going to sleep.

--

When I woke up in the morning, I expected Nicolas to be gone because I hadn't seen him from here on the sofa. But I was mistaken.

He was in the kitchen and cooking. "Even if you get tired of what I'm talking about, you'll immediately lose your tiredness from what I'm cooking like a bubble." He said foolishly and my face was more serious.

"You don't even know how to cook, stupid." Me and I went into the bathroom.

'Nonsense.'

My eyes were closed as I felt the cold water pouring down my body. Instead of waking up, I felt even more drowsy while taking a bath.

"How can I ask her to marry me?" I asked that suddenly came out of my mouth. Tsk! If I only knew it would be this hard for me, I would have preferred to be a worker in the palace of the Moon.

After I took a shower, I came out of the bathroom with my towel hanging on my arm.

I caught Nicolas looking at me who was now at the table and waiting for me. "Just tell me if you want to touch my body."

"You're so hot, fafa." Nicolas so I stared at him.

I sat down on the chair and spooned rice on my plate and put the dish as well. When I tasted it, I immediately spit it out.

"Are you a sea man?" I ask him.

"Ha? Yes? Aren't you with me on the Moon? The palace is near the sea. Haven't you noticed?" He replied.

"It tastes like sand on the beach. Tsk! I'll only eat at the University." Me and drink a glass of water before standing up.

"I was busy cooking for you so you should be thankful!" 

"Why should I be thankful for the food you prepared for me if it's not that delicious? Tss. In fact, beginners even better in the palace kitchen." Me and left.

"Whether you're young or old, you are still delicate!" He shouted so I looked at him again. 

"Ah really? Leave then." 

--

Even before I got to the office, I saw Acadia at the end of this building. She looks like she's from above of this building. She was carrying three boxes and she looked like she was struggling with those things.

Early in the morning, she was already bathed in sweat.

I resumed my walk into the office before she could see me looking at her.

I pulled my phone out of my pants pocket because I was going to call the Staff supervisor here.

"Good morning." 

[Good morning, Professor. Do you need anything?]

"It's about Miss Acadia that you gave a new schedule."

[What about her, Professor?]

"Can she just work here only in my office?"

[W-What? It is not easy—]

"I'm willing to pay no matter how much." I cut to what he had to say.

[I'm really sorry, Professor. Right now I can't answer for sure what you want to happen.]

"Hmm then, don't let her work as hard as she does now."

[We can't do anything about that because it's part of her job—]

"I don't care." I disgusted answer. "If you can't allow me to just work in my office only, ask her other co-workers to do the heavy work that should be her. I am willing to pay them twice." I added.

[I will think about—]

"Thanks for the time. Bye." Me and I cut off the call.

A few minutes later, I heard a faint knock from my office door before it opened.

"Good morning, Professor." Acadia. She smiled at me so I examined the entirety of her face. If you look at her, it looks like she hasn't worked hard earlier.

"Good morning." I also greeted her and looked back at my phone.

"Professor, do you want coffee?" she suddenly asked so I looked back at her.

"Hmm all right. Join me." I answer.

"W-What? T-Thank you, Professor. But—"

"My treat." I cut her off so she bowed for a moment before leaving my office again.

A few minutes later, she was back in the Office. "Thank you." Me and sip coffee.

"Later, I will clean the bathroom of your Office, professor. I didn't clean it yesterday." She and sipped her coffee.

"No need. Just rest." I answered and she looked at me.

"That's unfair for my other co-workers." She and and sipped again her coffee.

"But they won't know if you don't do your job now, right?" I answered and she smiled sparingly.

"We have the same amount of salary, and receive the same amount of money on the same day. So I have to do the work for me, because they do the work for them. We have to get tired equally. Because that's part of our job. " She added and no word from me came out.

I never thought of that thing. Even then. For me, after all, you have the same salary, even if you don't act as long as you come in, it's okay. What do I really know about working anyway? I never entered that. Just now.

"Aren't you tired of working? Instead of studying in the morning, and sleeping at night, you can't do it." I asked and she smiled.

"I don't just work for nothing. Yes, it's tiring. But when do I think about payday?" she asked and laughed softly. "I'm excited. I think that, when that day comes again, I can buy my sister's things again and we can buy a delicious dish again." She and I were dumbfounded by her.

The smile on her face as she said those words. She doesn't seem to have the word tired in her vocabulary when it comes to her sisters.

Impressive.

"I've run out of coffee. I'll clean your bathroom, professor." She and stood up. Took her work tools.

"All right. Thanks for joining me for coffee. Be careful inside." Me and she smiled.

"A-Ah. Professor, I-I just wanted to ask you something if it's okay with you..." 

"What's that?"

"Didn't you bump into a girl yesterday?" She asked and I was silent for a moment.

Perhaps she was confirming if it was me, because she was confused as to why I was suddenly in the bathroom yesterday.

"I did not. I don't remember anything I bumped into." I lied and she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"All right. Thank you for answering, professor." She nodded before leaving in front of me to go to the bathroom.

ACADIA'S POV

Maybe Kerky was right. Maybe Professor just happened to have the same shoe, so I thought it was him.

Because when my suspicion happens to be right, it’s probably horrible.

I have removed that from my mind because I also knew that it was not Professor, and resumed scrubbing its bathroom floor.

After that, I came out of the bathroom still sweaty. I look at Professor's table. He was not there. Maybe it's time for his teaching now.

I wasted no more time and I left its office. Coincidentally, I saw Kerky.

He ran so fast towards me that I wondered. "Oh why?" I ask him.

"The boss is calling you. He's in the Staff Quarters, waiting for you." He said I was shocked.

"H-Ha? But why?" I asked and my cold sweat from cleaning the bathroom earlier doubled even more.

"I don't know. But I think it's important, he even went there for you." He answer so I ran to go to Staff Quarters.

"Good morning, boss. Did you call me?" I asked our supervisor.

"I'll go out first, Lods." Kerky.

"I talked to Professor Luan earlier. He is forcing me to just put you in his office and work there all the time." Its introduction that surprised me.

"H-Ha? He did that? But why?" 

"I, on the other hand, was surprised. I said that what he wanted to happen was not easy. So he said, if I don't let him do what he wants, just don't let you work the heavy ones and just give it to your co -workers and he's ready to pay them twice." The supervisor told another story and I looked away. I could not believe what I heard. What entered the mind of Professor and he did that?

"Do you have a relationship with the new professor?" he suddenly asked so I quickly raised my head.

"W-What?! Nothing, boss!" I answered almost aloud.

Oh shih tzu! I still haven't lost my mind to have a relationship with the professor!

He step backwards. "You don't need to shout." He said it seriously so I looked away.

"I-I'm sorry." I whispered an apology. "But nothing really, boss." I added. "Just don't agree to what he wants, either way."

"All right. You look tired? Where are you assigned?"

"In the new professor's office. I cleaned the bathroom of his office." I answer.

"Take a break first."

"Yes. Thank you." Me and bow.

"Acadia, the new professor is even older than me in fact. He is forty years old and you are only seventeen years old."

"B-Boss, I don’t really have a relationship with him. I also don't know why he did that and I was also surprised." I explained. "M-Maybe he's just worried. Especially since I'm his student."

"Hays all right. Get some rest." The supervisor and left me.

I sat in a nearby chair here. "What did you talk about?" Kerky asked after the supervisor left.

"You should not just say goodbye and leave first if you also ask me after we talk." 

"C-Chill, I'm Just asking!" He said in a gay tone but I ignored him and stood up.

"Hey! Where are you going?!" He asked but I just kept walking.

Morning class or night class, the new professor only goes to one room so I went to that room because he was definitely there and teaching.

As soon as I went up to the fourth floor of the building, I saw him just coming out of the classroom.

"Prof. Can I talk to you?" I asked after meeting him.

"Yes, Miss Acadia?" He asked and we stopped at the stairs.

"Why are you interfering with my work?" I asked him and he did not answer immediately. "If you're worried for me because I'm working hard here, I just want to say that I'm okay and I'm fine with my work here." I added.

"Because your body—"

"My body has always been like this. I can still handle myself, Professor. So please. I'm sorry but don't interfere with my work. You don't know what other will think—"

"What will they think of what I did? I just care." 

"That I have a relationship with you." I answer directly.

"Why? You really have a relationship with me." His immediate answer surprised me.

"P-Professor?!—"

"My relationship with you is that I am a professor and your relationship with me is that you are a student. It's not just a couple you can say that they have a relationship. Even with a friend. A relationship is how you are connected two or more. What is my connection with you? I am your professor. What is your connection to me? You are my student. And that's the relationship we have. " He interrupted what I was going to say and I was amazed. Where does he get what he says? Aish! What else should I expect? He is forty years old. He has different beliefs about the relationship because he has grown old without even being married!

"Are you done my STUDENT? You know, your PROFESSOR hasn't eaten since he came here to university. So excuse me as well, I'm leaving." He said it seriously and passed me by.

I looked after him and swallowed. Does it seem like I'm the one embarrassed instead of him? Aish!