Chapter 475 – Chapter 475. Imsol (1)
“Ha….”
After Lucifer disappeared, Scarlett let out a sigh of relief.
She could taste the thick blood in her mouth.
It seemed that her legs would loosen from the relief that she had lived, but first, she had to look at Nam Da-eun’s condition.
“Miss Da Eun. Are you okay? Open your eyes wide. How many fingers do I have?”
“Yes, yes. One. I think it’s fine.”
“Um, Scarlett. Who’s that guy? I’ve never heard of such a strong man coming to the academy.”
“I’m not sure either. I’m sure he’s an outsider…”
Scarlett glanced at Liliana, her brooding expression.
With her head raised, Liliana was looking into the distance.
The opponent continued to call her Liliana’s name while using the magic of hell.
What kind of circumstances did she have with Liliana? Scarlett didn’t know until she told her.
“Liliana. You don’t know me, do you? They seem to know you.”
“Yeah. I really don’t know. … Trust me.”
“Of course I believe. Don’t worry.”
Rebecca stroked her Liliana’s hair.
It must be someone related to Liliana, but it is Liliana who is most confused right now.
As an adult, she has to show herself to be laid-back.
Scarlett felt the same way.
Scarlett continued her conversation with Irene with a nonchalant expression.
A number of Iris guild members stood behind Irene.
“Irene-nim, did you bring all the guild members from the Korean branch?”
“Yeah. Just in case. I saw the flow of people and thought it was something unusual.”
“As expected, Team Leader 1’s judgment is amazing. I apologize for the rudeness I committed last time along with Liliana-sama.”
“It was such an easy thing to apologize for…”
Irene nodded her head.
She felt good because she felt like she had done the right thing for the first time in a while.
“Anyway… Let’s go back quickly. You guys need to drop by the medical team.”
“Right. Liliana, aren’t you hungry?”
“… Yeah, I couldn’t even eat the chicken skewers. I’m hungry.”
Liliana ate half of it and cried as she watched the chicken skewers fall to the floor.
Lucifer appeared as soon as she chewed a few times, so she had no choice but to throw it away.
Irene nodded at Liliana’s words.
“I’m hungry. Because the afternoon sparring has already started.”
“It’s already that time? The baby daddy’s game hasn’t started, has it?”
“It’s not like that… Oh, it’s a big deal!”
“Irene-nim, why are you like this?”
“It’s Alice’s sparring time. We don’t have time for this. We’ve already started. We need to take pictures. Let’s go back quickly.”
“Has Miss Ellis’ sparring started?”
Irene hurriedly ran while looking at her smart watch, and Nam Da-eun slightly squinted her eyes.
After Elise’s, it was her own turn.
“Miss Da-eun. It looks good to go to the medical team first. Dalian isn’t important.”
“…”
Nam Da-eun looked down at her own hands.
No matter how strongly she gripped her sword, red marks remained on her palms.
She slowly cleaves and pinches her fists.
The fatigue she felt… None.
Rather, her body was light, and her head was clear.
Even if she kept swinging her sword like this, she didn’t seem to get tired at all. She wanted to fight more.
An unknown delight filled Nam Da-eun’s body.
“I think it’ll be fine. Even sparring right away.”
“… Daeun, are you really okay?”
“Yes. I know my condition. I can fight now.”
Rebecca looked at Nam Da-eun with her worried eyes.
‘… Runner’s High.’
A state where a huge amount of endorphins comes out of the body that has reached its limit, and you feel joy instead of pain.
Rebecca knows that feeling too.
When you reach that state, you feel a sense of high spirits and happiness that you can do anything.
However, it does not change that the body is in a state that has been pushed to its limit.
It’s true that she’s just fooling herself, and she’s overpowering herself.
If you stay in this state for a long time, it can be dangerous.
“… Let’s take turns thinking about it.”
If it’s your first time experiencing runner’s high, you won’t listen even if you tell yourself. It might be good to make them experience the aftermath that comes later.
You just need to avoid dangerous situations.
Rebecca thought so and followed Irene.
*
A battleground in the main auditorium.
Inside the arena, surrounded by spectators, was full of hot flames.
The spectators watching the splendid couple held their breath and focused, and after a while the sword reached the neck of the girl in the middle of the flames.
[Stop! Professor Kim Jin-hyeok’s victory.]
At the same time as the referee’s decision, the magic circle in the arena, which had been surrounded by flames, went out.
“Ah! It’s unfair!”
“Lucy…! You worked hard.”
“Even if only Rumi was here… Ugh.”
“Yeah. No. It was so cool.”
Lucy sighed regretfully as Rumi came out of the waiting room.
The audience watching Dalian applauded and just talked about Dalian.
– Wow… What is that The flaming arrow moves freely?
– You said it was a key technique, right? He has a great understanding of the magic he uses.
Lee Ho-yeon, who was sitting in the audience, clenched his fists in regret as he watched Lucy come down from the arena.
“Sueup… It’s a bit disappointing. I thought I was going to lose, but.”
Originally, Lucy and Rumi have to be a team to be strong.
Lucy is in charge of offense and Rumi is in charge of defense.
The firepower was overflowing enough to fill the arena, but Lucy alone was not enough to block Professor Kim Jin-hyuk’s offensive.
“Still, you did the best in Dalian so far.”
Although the professors were agitated, Lucy was the first cadet to push the professor to this extent.
Lucy’s magic has grown tremendously thanks to the key techniques he taught himself.
Together with Rumi, they will be a good duo.
“…But where is everyone?”
Lee Ho-yeon spent a good amount of time with Baek A-young until the afternoon sparring started.
After she made her way to her medical team, Lee Ho-yeon took her seat in the auditorium.
I thought there would be someone to watch it with, but why is he watching the game alone?
Let’s think.
Lucy and Rumi didn’t see each other until right before the game, and just before the game started, they said hello and went into the waiting room.
Ellis continued to stay in the waiting room, saying that she had to win the match against the Korean branch manager, and Moon Soo-rin was also invisible from the moment she looked like the twins.
The opponent, Im Sol, has not yet appeared. She was stuck in the lab and she seemed intent on showing up right before the match.
‘… Am I bullying?’
I never thought I would be sitting alone in the audience.
Had she known it would be like this, would she have gone towards Liliana?
But I couldn’t see them either. Now, I’ll have to come to the arena soon.
[The immediately following match is a match between Cadet Ellis and Dr. Hyo-Rin Kang. Ellis Cadet, who became the official successor of the French Iris Guild, will reveal her skills this time!]
Clap clap clap-
Lee Ho-yeon turned his head to the host’s voice.
Alice and Kang Hyo-rin came up to the round arena.
– … Take good care of me. Dr. Hyorin Kang.
– Yes. It’s an honor to have a sparring with Cadet Ellis.
Lee Ho-yeon saw Alice’s uncomfortable expression and smiled.
It was very interesting to see the situation facing the Korean branch manager.
That person has a knack for scratching people gently.
“Who’s going to win?”
Lee Ho-yeon knew of Alice’s skills, so she watched the sparring with anticipation.
As soon as her start signal sounded, Elise revved up her magic power.
A tightly constructed defensive barrier.
Cold ice crystals covered Elise’s body.
A blue crystal freezes on the sword in her right hand as well.
After her special training in France, Alice’s magic power increased several times.
After her congenital magical disorder was cured, her growth, which had been blocked, finally began to explode.
Hyorin Kang screamed at her, dodging her Alice’s ice pick.
“Ellis ni, no. Cadet Ellis. It’s cold!”
“Dr. Kang Hyo-rin. Thank you for being considerate of Seon-gong.”
“No. It’s not consideration… Ugh!”
Elise’s ice lance created a destructive rush. Her flight cut through the cracks in her icy spear, even piercing Elise’s sharp sword.
Hyo-rin Kang tried to resist her terrifying attack by distracting her mana, but her Alice’s mana was more sophisticated than Kang Hyo-rin thought.
Each time Elis’ sword brushed, Kang Hyo-rin gradually stepped back from her, and she looked at Elise with a disbelieving face.
“What the hell happened in the past month…?”
“There were several.”
The month I spent with Wild Gladiator was a time I don’t want to remember.
Ellis moved her fingers and drew her spell.
Her ice crystals spread around Elise’s feet, filling her arena.
Hyo-rin Kang stomped her feet, breaking her spell, but Ellis pressed Hyo-rin Kang with her ice.
“I’m sorry…”
Kang Hyo-rin frowned and brushed off the ice that clung to her tenaciously.
She tried to distract her mana by drawing on her defensive spells, but it was difficult to stop her tightening Alice.
Kwakwawang!
In the end, Hyo-rin Kang’s back was blocked by ice, and she came to a situation where she could not escape to Ellis.
“… Surrender.”
“You worked hard. Kang Hyo-rin… Doctor.”
Kang Hyo-rin raised her hands as she watched her sword stop in front of her own neck.
She was going to do it while watching, but she never thought she would lose.
“Haa… That’s nonsense.”
“I know you’ve been watching. Thank you. Kang Hyo-rin… Dr.”
“Yes yes. You worked hard. Cadet Ellis.”
Was it fortunate that Alice had saved her face?
Hyorin Kang trudged down her training ground.
Wow! A great cheer erupted from the audience.
For the first time, a cadet who overwhelms the professor has appeared, so of course there will be an enthusiastic response.
Lee Ho-yeon also applauded her and admired Ellis’ performance.
“You’ve gotten really, really strong.”
Dr. Hyo-Rin Kang, the head of the Korean branch, isn’t weak either, but needless to say if it’s overwhelming enough like that.
Amid the cheers of hundreds of people, the presenter continued.
[The next match is a match between cadet Nam Da-eun, a rising star, and the academy’s best swordsmanship instructor… Wait a minute, what? Oh sorry. It is said that the remaining cadets are not ready yet. If you wait a moment….]
“… Where did Da-eun go?”
The match starts soon, but Nam Da-eun has not yet arrived at the waiting room.
Besides, Liliana, Scarlett, and Rebecca were also supposed to join around this time… Where are you all?
– Sorry! It’s late!
At that time, Nam Da-eun ran up to the training ground.
Arrived slowly.
Seeing that his hair was wet with sweat, he seemed to have worked hard.
‘… But can you get wet just by running? I must have sweated profusely.’
As soon as Lee Ho-yeon questioned, she heard a familiar voice behind her.
“Baby daddy. Are you here?”
“Ah, Mr. Rebecca… Huh?”
Standing behind Rebecca were Liliana and Scarlett.
Up until this point, it was the same as usual, but strangely, Irene was also with them.
… Why are you there?
“Irene? What is it? Do you know each other?”
“Yeah. Somehow. It happened. They’re neighbors.”
“Ellis’ match… It’s also over…. I need to go to the waiting room.”
Irene was making a vain expression like a person who had lost her country.
If Irene missed Alice’s game, she wondered if she had something incredibly important.
Lee Ho-yeon watched Irene’s back as she quickly went down the stairs.
I wondered when they found out, but we’ll ask that later. I wondered why it was late right now.
“Where are you from?”
“That’s… Oops. Oops.”
“It’s nothing. Daddy. Something interesting happened. I’ll let you know when the game is over.”
“What is it? That’s it.”
Rebecca covered her Liliana mouth and smiled at her.
Could she be a surprise?
Lee Ho-yeon looked over at Scarlett and Liliana, then turned her head away.
Not only Nam Da-eun, but the other three also looked exhausted.
I could read the status window, but I didn’t bother.
If it’s really serious, I’ll tell you first.
And now I have work to do.
‘It seems that Da-eun’s mood has changed a little.’
Nam Da-eun’s match will begin soon. Lee Ho-yeon focused his attention on the training ground.
“Please take good care of me. Cadet Nam Da-eun.”
“… Yes. Please take good care of me, Professor.”
Nam Da-eun confronted the swordsmanship professor who was teaching her.
Pounding. Pounding.
My heart is pounding.
The professor in front of her was not the enemy, but Nam Da-eun could not calm down her fighting spirit.
Raised his powers. Nam Da-eun’s magical power that controls the space enveloped the entire training ground.
“Well?”
Seo Jeong-won, a swordsmanship professor at the academy, tilted his head.
I knew that cadet Nam Da-eun was the best among first-year students, but today I felt weaker than usual.
Besides, he was apparently gasping for breath.
“Cadet Nam Da-eun. You don’t look well. Are you okay?”
“… It’s okay. It’s so good.”
[Okay, once again. Cadet Nam Da-eun, a rising star, and Seo Jeong-won, the best swordsman professor in the academy, will face off!]
Beep-!
Professor Seo Jeong-won was worried about Nam Da-eun, but her signal to start had already sounded.
He waited for Nam Da-eun to move while holding his sword.
Hearing the signal to start, Nam Da-eun repeated his deep breath.
Professor Seo Jung-won was thankfully waiting for his advance.
It must mean giving yourself a handicap as a cadet.
“… Whoa.”
Nam Da-eun looked down at her sword.
In fact, she had never been so fond of swordsmanship.
Initially to defend her imprisoned brother.
After that, she continued her training to return her favor to Lee Ho-yeon.
But now she…
‘It was such a fun thing.’
Daeun Nam smiled at her as her shoulders trembled.
Reveling in the refreshing feeling that filled her body, she grabbed her sword and swung it.
