Became the Idiot Young Master Who Tormented the Main Character

58. Grade Test (9)

Cyan could tell at once what he had heard.

The atmosphere became awkward.

He tries to look confident, but his eyes shake with anxiety.

Hedy was clearly on guard.

There is only one thing that can happen when someone you were comfortable with while having lunch together just a moment ago changes like this in an instant.

…that he overheard the conversation between Darius and him in the backyard.

“I heard… .”

“okay.”

Cyan could no longer hide or deny it.

“…I never imagined that you would be the prince of a country.”

“You don’t have to treat me any differently. I’ll tell you everything, so just do as you usually do-”

“As usual? That would be difficult, wouldn’t it?”

Sian’s heart wavered at Hedi’s unexpected answer.

“I thought we were pretty close, but now I’m not so sure.”

Hedy continues.

“If you were hiding it from everyone, then I wouldn’t know. Professor Iris is from the same background, so let’s say so. But… why didn’t you tell me even once, when you even told that unrelated guy Darius?”

“… … .”

“I feel like I’m the only one being fooled. Do Lloyd, Bobby, and Louis know what your status is?”

“… Yeah. I know.”

“ha.”

Hedy let out a sigh with complicated feelings.

It was the moment when all the feelings of alienation she had suppressed until then burst out all at once.

Actually, it wasn’t something to be disappointed about, but… she was piling on.

After opening her heart to Sian, she revealed a lot to him.

Feelings, expressions, concerns that you can provide as a friend, and other things.

Unlike when he was living with his guard up, he started to show a little sincerity when dealing with Sian.

But as our relationship grew deeper and I became more familiar with him, I felt like I couldn’t know him anymore.

Hedy herself wanted to show Sian a part of her life, but Sian seemed busy deliberately hiding things about herself.

Maybe that’s why.

If it had just been a relationship like that, it would have been an issue that could have been overlooked, thinking, “He was a prince of a country.”

Hedy had become so sensitive that she was becoming increasingly irritable.

“… I’m sorry. I’ll tell you everything.”

“it’s okay.”

Hedy turned her back on Cian and said.

“From now on, I don’t care what you hide or not.”

“Wait a minute. Where are you going?”

“Why do you want to know? In the first place, why would a noble person like the son of a duke get involved with a fallen noble?”

“Are you serious about this?”

“… … .”

Hedy walked away without answering Cian’s question.

Cyan couldn’t catch her like that.

All I could do was just sit there and wait for her to disappear into thin air.

***

After what happened, Sian occasionally ran into Hedy in the hallway.

Of course, I tried to talk to her, but every time I did, Hedy treated me like I didn’t exist. She just looked ahead and passed by.

With the second exam approaching, Si-an’s mind was full of complexity.

My heart was heavy, wondering if I would not be able to spend time with her as usual from now on.

It’s my own fault that this is happening.

Before becoming an adult, he was confident that dealing with children of lower mental age than him would be easy.

If you were going to hide it from the beginning, you should have hidden it clearly, and if you were going to reveal it, you should have revealed it clearly.

I regretted it. It was difficult to control my emotions with reason, perhaps because of the immature brain of the body I was possessing.

It was a bitter feeling, like losing a precious friend.

It couldn’t just stay like this.

I had a gut feeling that if things continued this way, I would be separated from Hedy forever.

‘After the second test is over… I need to have a serious talk with Hedi.’

After finishing the test that was right in front of her, Hedi would also have some mental freedom.

Cyan prepared a letter. A letter to be handed over directly, not to Stitch.

I wish the second test day would come sooner. In the meantime, I decided to focus on training.

Time passed and passed, and it was the day of the second test.

The entire swordsmanship department within the academy was gathered in a facility built for special purposes.

A spacious space that can comfortably accommodate the entire swordsmanship club.

The ceiling height was also very high.

In the center of the facility, there were four narrow spaces, each with a barrier, and they were sealed spaces with transparent magic walls rising up like holograms.

This facility was used whenever there was a second test or special event for indirect combat training.

A professor stood in front of the central platform at the top of the facility and shouted to all the fencing students gathered in a line.

“Everyone is here. Welcome! Future budding swordsmen. I am Instructor Bahamut, who teaches the second-year swordsmanship club!”

His voice resonated throughout the facility thanks to the amplification spell cast by the Ministry of Magic teacher standing nearby.

“As you can see, there are four spaces installed in this facility. The Indirect Combat Training System Room. If you enter there, no matter how fatal the wound, the moment you come out, all of your wounds will be healed! In short, it is a virtual reality space made of magic!”

“Today is the day of the second exam. All four classes of the first-year fencing club will gather here and take the same exam! The exam format is….”

As Instructor Bahamut nods his head to give a signal, a female professor under the podium extends her hand.

All the students of the swordsmanship club who were looking at the stage fixed their gaze on the female professor.

-Whoa!

After that, a large magic circle appeared in front of the female professor. Then, small flames began to rise from the outside of the magic circle.

-Whooosh!

The flames grew and grew until they came together in the center, forming a single figure, resembling an unfinished human being without legs.

“Ku …

Fire Spirit Ignis.

It was a mid-level fire spirit that could easily defeat three low-level demons.

As soon as Ignis was summoned, Instructor Bahamut shouted at the students one after another.

“The intermediate fire spirits summoned by the Spirit Department professor. From now on, I will be placing the spirits in each of the four system rooms. Then, what should your swordsmanship club do? Enter the system rooms one by one and fight the spirits to annihilate them! Don’t worry! Even if the spirits are annihilated, the Spirit Department professors are gathered here in large numbers so that other students can take the exam!”

As soon as they heard Instructor Bahamut’s words, all the students in the swordsmanship club began to stir.

‘You want me to defeat the intermediate spirit?! You’re looking at us who are now in our first year?!’

‘This is crazy! Intermediate spirits are bosses of lower-level labyrinths!’

‘Is it possible for us, who have just entered the 1st level, to win against that…?’

“… … .”

Cyan, who was mixed in with the crowd of students who were making a fuss, was not looking at the fire spirit Ignis like the other students.

Hedy Marigold, mixed in with the students in the distance.

I was looking at her.

Hedy notices the gaze and faces Sian.

“… … .”

“… … .”

After a brief encounter, Hedy turned her head back towards the stage with a blank expression.

‘ha….’

Xi’an also averted his gaze.

As always, Hedi’s reaction was cold.

Sian decided to stop thinking about Hedy now.

Now that it’s the day of the second exam, I decided to focus on the exam.

If I pay any more attention to Hedi, I’ll feel burdened and resentful.

‘Okay… after the second test is over…’

That was when.

“-Idea! The second round of exams for the first year members of the swordsmanship club will now begin!”

Bahamut announced the start of the chaotic second trial.

*

“Cain! Fighting!”

“Cain! You can do it! You must defeat the spirit!”

Ellis from the Magic Department, an old friend of Lucy and Cain from the Alchemy Department who were watching the exam from the third floor seats like a coliseum, shouted at Zeke.

The first-year fencing club exams are observed by a variety of students, including other undergraduate students. Observation is free, and is free as long as it does not interfere with other classes.

Cain waved at them in the stands, smiling awkwardly.

In the meantime, he spoke to Aria Sylvester, who was next to him.

“I feel a lot of pressure because the test is open-ended.”

“Just turn it off and that’s it.”

“Easy to say… huh? Who are you looking for, Aria?”

“… It’s nothing.”

Aria stops looking around and turns her head back to the system room.

She found a man for a while.

A man who helped me when I was almost killed by a griffon.

I thought we would never meet again, but I was really surprised when I unexpectedly ran into him at the swordsmanship club training grounds at the beginning of the second semester.

The swordsmanship training grounds are off-limits to anyone who is not part of Ariel Academy’s swordsmanship club.

I thought he must be a member of the current fencing club. Today was the day when all the first-year members of the fencing club were gathered, so I thought I might be able to spot him.

‘… I don’t understand why you are giving me grace and then running away.’

Aria was the type of person who couldn’t live with debt.

For whatever reason, even if he respected the fact that she didn’t want to see him, she had to give back as much as she received.

All you have to do is pay off the debt of your life.

‘Well, if you don’t want it, then it doesn’t matter anymore.’

That was when.

Someone placed a hand on one of Aria’s shoulders.

Aria looked back and immediately saw someone, and she was startled and knelt down on one knee to show her respect.

“What is happening here…?”

“Please raise your head.”

Silky red long hair, clear blue eyes.

It was Princess Rosaria.