“Is there a problem, instructor?”

I don't know why, but I feel like I've been using the phrase 'is there a problem' over and over again lately

I think I have to find another sentence for a change, otherwise others will accuse me of not having enough vocabulary to diversify my words.

But I don't know yet why Christina called me to her office

Why was she looking at this paper with unreadable looks?

Christina didn't answer me and instead held out the paper to me

I grabbed the paper and started reading its contents

Oh, it's the paper where we're supposed to write our dreams

I still remember my first day at this academy

Christina entered the class and asked us to write down our dreams that we want to achieve in the future

I liked the way of this instructor

She knows how to communicate closely with her students, and in this way it becomes clear to them that she cares about each student's dream

At the same time, you will know the students’ ambitions and orientations, deal with them on this basis, and guide them to the right path if one of them suffers from a problem.

But why did she give me this paper?

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"Alexander."

" Yes?."

“Are you taking this seriously?”

"Of course I do."

“So what is this answer that I just read?”

“It's my dream, and instructor Christina, it's like you're making fun of my dream.”

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“Is your wildest dream to sleep on a bed made of money?” Christina blinked

She read the answers of dozens of students

She was happy because all the students were ambitious and had a lot of hope for what the future holds

But she stopped at one of the papers

It was Alexander's paper

His answer was so strange that she thought he was making fun of her

'My dream is to be rich and have a bed made of money'

"...." A bed of money?

She has worked for five years in the field of education, but this is the first time she has seen such an answer

She would understand if this answer came from someone who lived his life in extreme poverty

But the Ford family was one of the richest families in the empire

So why is Alexander so obsessed with money?

Christina remembered Alexander's words at the Academy Council

She felt that Alexander's relationship with his family was not good, especially with his father

It was not difficult for her to obtain information regarding one of her students

She knew that Alexander's parents divorced when Alexander was seven years old

Then Alexander began to disappear from the scene with the appearance of Maria and Lucas, who were more talented than him

She wouldn't believe Alexander wasn't psychologically affected by this

Is this the reason for Alexander's abnormal behavior?

He was acting like a child trying to get attention

She must understand him and help him before he collapses

She will not allow one of her students to suffer because of family problems that he has nothing to do with

Christina's maternal instinct awakened

“Do you have any other desires and dreams that you sincerely aspire to achieve?”

Christina diagnosed Alexander's condition

It seems that the Ford family deprived Alexander of many things, causing him to develop a distorted feeling that money is the most important thing in life.

She must make Alexander realize that there are more important things than money

“...” Alexander looked at Christina

But I really want to have a bed made of money

Alexander thought for a moment and then answered. “I want an endless supply of food.”

"...." Why doesn't this student have any normal dreams?

“...” Alexander didn't know why Christina kept asking him about his ambitions

Is there a problem with my desires and dreams?

He knew they were simple dreams, but he didn't have much ambition

If someone asked him in his previous life about his goals, he would answer directly, “I want a peaceful life.”

But after the Great Ones began to pursue him everywhere, he was forced, resignedly, to delete the word “peaceful” from his dream and lower the level of his dreams to “I want to live.”

At the end of his life, he gave up the desire to live

All he wanted was to get revenge

After he was reincarnated, he immediately realized that there was a great possibility that the Great Ones would discover his existence in this world and completely destroy his soul

He must increase his strength enough to survive when facing these cosmic entities

But there is an obstacle standing in his way

the money

You couldn't take a single step forward without money

Where will you get the materials to prepare the necessary potions to increase your strength or buy powerful weapons to defend yourself?

Of course you will have to use money to get all of these things

Plus, he wants to have fun to his heart's content since he could die at any moment

He does not like noisy places, so he cannot visit famous places in this world

He does not have a girlfriend to spend his days with

What's left for him?

The answer was simple...food

It may sound silly, but food was the only thing that comforted him when he was under stress

Christina didn't seem convinced by Alexander's answer. " any thing else?."

" no."

"..." Christina began to worry about Alexander's future

Her students were full of hope and optimism

Only Alexander looked like a black cloud in the clear sky

Alexander noticed her anxiety and tried to explain to her. “I know that most of the students wrote ambitious dreams, but I am a realistic person. I will not write something fantasy like my desire to become prime minister or something like that.”

“...” Christina began to listen to Alexander's reasoning

Alexander continued. “Survival in this world requires money. I think you know this as an adult living in this consumer society.”

“...” This is a high dose of realism

When she was his age, all she could think about was enjoying her school life with her friends

But this boy thinks like a man in his fifties experiencing a midlife crisis