I Became a Genius Mechanic at the Academy

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“Ed, I think it’s time. Time to restore my father’s and mother’s honor.”

Lucas said this while looking at Ed.

Ed closed his eyes with a look that said he knew this moment would come.

Everyone looked at Ed with expressions of disbelief.

Finally, Ed opened his eyes and spoke.

“Yes, it is true. Lucas’s father was indeed a Heavenly Being.”

“·······!!”

Everyone gasped in shock at those words.

To think that Lucas’s father, who they believed to be nothing but a lowly mercenary, was a Heavenly Being.

Especially Adela, who looked as if she would burst into tears at any moment, gazed at Ed.

Ed looked at her and said.

“You must have had many doubts about your husband. How could an ordinary mercenary have gained such tremendous power, why he couldn’t remember himself, and why such a strong person had to die.”

Adela nodded absently as she listened to Ed’s words.

Tears began to well up in her eyes.

After spending a lifetime longing to uncover her husband’s secrets, she was now overwhelmed with emotion, finally standing on the brink of an answer.

“···All those questions arose because he received the power of a Heavenly Being. Suddenly gaining that power led to side effects, causing him to lose his memory, and he was originally a terminal patient. He only postponed death because of the Heavenly Being’s power.”

“······.”

“So the moment he exhausted all his Heavenly Being’s power to save Lady Adela, he had no choice but to die.”

Jack, who had used all his power as a Heavenly Being to save Adela.

And the fate that led him to his inevitable death because of that.

Hot tears streamed down Adela’s cheeks.

Before she knew it, she had forgotten that she was the Grand Duchess of the East and had turned back into an 18-year-old girl, beginning to sob.

At last, she felt a sense of liberation in resolving her husband’s mystery and the overwhelming longing for him all poured out at once.

Ed approached her, gently stroking her back, and said.

“He… must have been happy. Those eight months with you… were the happiest time of his life.”

“Jack… Hoo… Huh… Jack…”

Ed looked at Adela with a face full of compassion.

This was part of his sense of responsibility.

Certainly, ‘Edgar Fix’ and ‘Jack Dionel’ could be seen as separate identities, yet ultimately, they converged in the essence known as ‘Hadoyun.’

He felt a kind of responsibility for the outcome designed by the essence.

Thus, Ed took this opportunity to resolve the question that had plagued Adela for a lifetime.

The question about her husband, Jack.

“Ah, but Lord Fix… how do you know that? If it’s something from back then… it was before you were even born…”

At that moment, Claire’s father, Bernhardt Bionson, raised a question.

It was a reasonable point: how could Ed know events that happened before he was born?

Ed nodded as he replied.

“Yes. That’s certainly true. When Jack Dionel rescued Lady Adela, it was 19 years ago. Long before I was born.”

“…If that’s the case, how…?”

“Memories of Heavenly Beings are passed down. Very briefly, Jack Dionel was also a Heavenly Being, so his memories were transmitted to me.”

The claim that memories of Heavenly Beings are passed down.

However, there was no better evidence to explain the current situation, leaving everyone present, including Bernhardt, with no choice but to accept it.

Ed then turned to everyone and said.

“Thus, as a fellow recipient of the Heavenly Being’s power, I can read the emotions and memories of Jack Dionel. He truly loved Lady Adela and risked his life to protect her. There is not a shred of falsehood in this.”

Bernhardt, Cruel, and Graham lowered their heads.

They had spent their lives believing Lady Adela was lying and belittling Jack Dionel.

Common sense among nobles at the time deemed it impossible or unacceptable for a commoner to have protected Adela from so many monsters, or for a noble lady to have feelings for a commoner man.

As a result, Jack Dionel had been labeled as a “lowly scoundrel who deceived a noble lady with sorcery,” a “coward who manipulated her heart with mind control techniques,” and “a trainer who seduced her with drugs and various tactics,” and this became almost accepted as fact.

No one believed Lady Adela even when she vehemently denied it.

“Lord Elmar, I’m sorry. I misunderstood your husband and insulted him. I will take all measures to restore his honor.”

Thus, Bernhardt and the other Grand Dukes began to bow their heads to Adela.

And they promised to take all possible actions to restore Jack Dionel’s honor.

Lucas smiled as he watched the scene.

At last, the shadow over the entire Elmar family was receding.

“Hehe, I forgot my age and showed a ridiculous side of myself.”

At that moment, Adela wiped away her tears and smiled awkwardly.

Then, with a complex expression, she stared at Ed for a while before seemingly making up her mind and said firmly.

“Lord Fix. Could we talk alone for a moment? I still have many questions I want to ask.”

Adela wanted to discuss something more, but Ed sensed from her expression that the topic was personal and intimate.

Her face and eyes exuded a peculiar and intriguing air.

It was something easily inferred just from her request to talk ‘alone.’

“···Uh, sure.”

So, Ed awkwardly scratched the back of his head and took the lead.

Soon, Adela followed behind Ed with a flushed face.

Enya and Isabella watched them with wide eyes.

***

“Was there a lie mixed in?”

“Puhuh!”

By the stream.

Adela’s shocking opening line made Ed spray coffee that he was drinking.

Coughing for a while, he looked at Adela with wide eyes.

“···What??”

“The fact that you inherited your husband’s memories. It’s a crafty deception.”

“······.”

…How did she find out?

Ed looked at Adela in surprise.

Everyone had been easily deceived, and he thought she had been, too.

Finally, Adela smiled slyly and nodded.

“I knew it. My eyes weren’t wrong.”

“······.”

“Your husband had the same habit. He would often blink rapidly when lying or stick his hands in his pockets.”

Ed turned to look at himself while trying to hide his embarrassment.

Had he exhibited such behavior when lying?

The answer was yes.

Looking back, he realized that he had a tendency to stick his hands in his pockets or fidget with his hands when he lied.

He may not have even noticed that he blinked a lot.

“···But it must be true that you have your husband’s memories and feelings. It’s just the path to obtaining them that differs. Am I right?”

Ed gazed intently at Adela.

There seemed to be a conviction in her eyes.

He felt that if he tried to half-heartedly deceive her, he might end up the one in trouble.

Indeed, fooling everyone had been a great arrogance.

“···Yes, that’s correct.”

So Ed straightforwardly acknowledged it.

Adela sighed a breath of relief and patted her chest.

Then suddenly, she grabbed Ed’s hand and said.

“You… you are Jack’s reincarnation, aren’t you?”

“······.”

“I kept feeling confused. Your habits, your way of thinking, your mannerisms… everything reminded me of him. It was too confusing, with you and him overlapping in my mind.”

As Ed listened to Adela, he realized he had overlooked one fact.

The unique personalities embedded in a soul would always be evident, even when possessed by another person.

Moreover, a perceptive woman like Adela would be able to notice those traits even more easily.

In other words, if he was going to proclaim that he carried ‘Jack’s memories and feelings,’ he should have been more careful.

“Recently, you remembered your past life… right? That’s why you’ve been nice to me and kind to Lucas?”

Adela’s hand holding Ed’s trembled slightly.

She was desperate.

Desperate for her husband to come back.

Desperate for him to have returned to fulfill the promises they couldn’t keep.

“Adela, I…”

But as Ed was about to respond, Adela suddenly pulled him into an embrace.

Holding him tightly as if she would never let him go again, with a teary voice, she said.

“It was so… so hard. The truth is, I needed someone to lean on too. I missed you so much… so longed for you… I’ve dreamt countless times of you coming back to life.”

Adela began to unleash all her emotions she had bottled up over the years.

Even though she was nearing 40 now, she slowly began to speak of how many cold stares she had to endure to prove herself until she became the person she is today.

“·····You’ve worked hard.”

And Ed hesitated on how to respond to her. In the end, he decided to simply listen to her.

Pretending he was unaffected, he realized that her heart must have been filled with scars.

Wrapping his arms around her shivering shoulders, he soothed her back.

Adela also needed someone to lean on.

“You did well. Without you, no one else could have done it.”

Ed praised Adela like that.

After all, she, too, was a woman yearning for love.

He filled her long-suppressed ‘spoiled emotions’ to the brim.

Adela needed the praise of the man who was her mental pillar, and no one else.

“You’re okay. It’s all okay now. It’s all over.”

Ed embraced Adela while accepting all the emotions she poured out.

As if comforting a child, he softly patted her head and stroked her back to fill the emotional void.

However, during that process, Ed began to resonate more with Jack’s feelings.

The hot emotions and sensations he had shared with Adela as Jack began to surface and resonate within him.

“Hah… Hah…”

Finally, Adela looked up at Ed with her bangs messy with sweat and slightly stained with tears.

The once cold and regal Grand Duchess of the East was entirely disarmed.

Her sorrowful gaze strangely evoked a desire to conquer.

As if she had longed for a man’s embrace, she trembled while looking at Ed’s chest.

“······.”

For a moment, they stared at each other, lost in their eyes.

As time passed, a swirl of desire began to form in both their eyes.

Right now, Ed’s thoughts were consumed with how delectable and enticing Adela’s damp lips looked more than anything in the world.

-Swoosh…

Soon, their faces began to draw closer together.

As if they were irresistibly drawn to one another, their gazes locked in.

His heart raced wildly, and their bodies, touching against one another, became more sensitive than ever.

Ed was excited by the sensation of Adela’s soft skin against his chest, and Adela was thrilled by the feel of Ed’s firm chest pressing against hers.

She felt an overwhelming urge to surrender herself completely, to be conquered in his embrace.

The loneliness she had felt from a lifetime of building everything alone was overtaken by a masochistic desire to be dominated by the one she loved.

“Hah… Hah…”

So close were they now that they could kiss at any moment.

They gazed at one another.

And Ed recalled the memories he had when he was Jack, savoring Adela’s beautiful and voluptuous body freely.

The way her ample breasts and curvy hips responded when he held them close was etched in his mind.

Indeed. ‘Jack Dionel’ had endlessly craved the ‘taste’ and ‘feelings’ only Adela could give, and Ed knew those tastes and feelings all too well.

“Uh…!”

But in that moment.

Suddenly, Adela pushed Ed away, creating distance between them.

When Ed looked at her blankly, Adela smiled bitterly and spoke.

“Have I… aged a lot? After all, it’s been 19 years…”

Ed shook his head.

To be honest, Adela looked young enough that she could easily pass for her mid-twenties.

However, Adela smiled and said,

“···And it must be a big desire. To ask you, living as ‘Edgar Fix,’ to come back as ‘Jack Dionel.’ You have many responsibilities to take care of in this present life.”

“······.”

He couldn’t deny that.

Above all, Ed valued his life as ‘Edgar Fix’ more than anything.

Because the essence of Ed, ‘Hadoyun,’ didn’t wish for his mind to collapse, even after numerous cycles, and in order to achieve that, he had to perceive his previous life as a game or keep a distance to recognize it as a separate identity.

Thus, Ed could give his all in every cycle and could start anew without being fixated on his past life.

His current life had become his everything.

He couldn’t allow any lingering attachments to his past life to ruin the present life.

“So, I’ll take a step back here. You should follow your own path. In this life, you are the savior of humanity, and I am the head of the Elmar family.”

As Adela said this, she undid the necklace around her neck.

It was a keepsake Jack had given her before he died.

She held it out to Ed and said.

“But, but just in case… I doubt it will happen, but if you indeed have feelings for me… if you’re ready to handle our relationship, please put this necklace back on me.”

Ed looked at the necklace Adela was offering.

It was the same necklace she had worn every day since Jack’s death, filled with her scent and traces.

As she placed it in Ed’s hand, she continued.

“And likewise, if you think our relationship is inappropriate… then just leave the necklace in my hands like this. This life is entirely yours, and I will abide by your choice.”

Ed gazed at the necklace resting in his hand.

Then he nodded and put it into his pocket.

Looking at Adela, he said.

“Yes. When my heart is made up, I will return it to you in any manner.”

***

“Huuh… Huuh… Huuh…”

In the dense forest,

Lucas was sprinting in a frenzy through the woods.

He had stealthily followed Ed and his mother, sensing their strange atmosphere, and had witnessed them almost kissing.

Shocked by the sight, Lucas was now lost and wandering the forest.

‘Ed… so you had that kind of relationship with my mother?’

The way Ed and his mother looked at each other.

Those eyes perfectly matched those of two people deeply in love.

It was a gaze that could not develop simply from one or two meetings, but rather the sticky look that comes from a long history of interactions.

Lucas’s mind was racing with all sorts of fantasies after witnessing such a shocking scene.

‘Hah… Hah… Ugh! Honey…!’

“Uaaaaaah!”

It was a night of chaos and destruction.