Bullied but Popular

8 – Cecilia Cloud

The people who are currently harassing Aren were mostly unrelated people who were not Aaron’s gang.

Following Yubar’s actions, he touched Aren or talked behind his back and made a noise to make him listen.

Because it’s fun.

It’s fun to see other people do it, so you do it yourself.

And no one touched Aren, who was now approaching.

Rather, the closer Aren got, the farther away he was.

‘f*ck… foot.”

“……What is this?”

‘That bastard… he was a dangerous bastard…”

‘……’

It was as if a warning sound went off in the heads of the students who usually touched Aren.

Of course, there were also those who did not.

“Hey~ It’s a great twist, isn’t it?”

‘……”

Aaron was approaching Aren, expressing admiration with exaggerated hand gestures.

“I thought you were a f*cking kid, but you’re actually a kid doing some sh*t~”

‘……”

Aren looked at Aaron as he approached in silence.

jerk jerk jerk

“But what do you mean?”

“……”

“Even though that child with a severed arm is pathetic, he is still my friend~”

“……”

“Then shouldn’t I do something as a friend?”

Carol, who had been listening to the story up to that point, felt an ominous feeling and shouted.

“Stop Aaron!”

As if Carol’s voice was a signal, Aaron immediately raised his sword and swung his sword.

Break love!

A quick sword that cannot be compared to Yubar.

Still, he wasn’t completely distracted, but the target he was aiming for was Aren’s right arm, not his neck.

Huung

‘what!?’

The moment Aaron’s sword was about to cut Aren, his vision shook and he cut through the air.

‘what…’

Aaron doubts his eyes for a moment, then slowly turns his head to look to his right.

Aren was looking at Aaron with his hands in his pockets with a calm expression.

The eyes of the students who saw the scene were stained with astonishment.

Isn’t it the same situation as when Yubar was cut the other day?

Seeing this, Aaron is enraged.

“This bastard!!”

“Aaron!!!”

Quaang!

The moment Aaron was about to attack Aren again, Professor Byron, who belatedly figured out the situation because he was paying attention to Yubar, rushed to Aaron at once and blew the regime on Aaron’s head.

“This bastard dares to cross the line!!!”

“Keugh…”

After subduing Aaron with a single punch, Professor Byron dragged Aaron out of the gymnasium.

“Now, pay attention!”

As we stretched out to Yubar, an assistant professor came forward and gathered the students.

“There’s been some work, but the temple sparring isn’t over yet. The next 16 students come out.”

‘Crazy continue?’

‘What’s the point in this situation?’

Students are only now beginning to realize what kind of place this place is.

***

“Hey did you hear?”

“I heard you.”

“… No, did you know what to say?”

“It must have been the amputation of both arms.”

“Uh, who did you hear from?”

“Someone spread rumors throughout the academy, let alone the first year.”

Now the academy is hot with rumors of Aren again.

The difference from before was that this time, it was not Aren’s gossip, but the real content that happened in Dalian.

“Awesome…”

“How great was it that rumors spread all the way here?”

After finishing class, Carol and the others were sitting on a bench on the tree-lined road inside the academy and having a conversation.

Ron and Anna sat side by side on a bench and looked at the three men lost in thought and asked the truth of the incident as if they were frustrated.

Tia and Carol looked serious as if they were thinking deeply about something, and Luke frowned slightly seriously.

“Carl… did you see it?”

When Tia asked while looking at Carol, Carol nodded and said,

“I saw it. But I don’t know.”

“……”

Anna, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, said in annoyance.

“What the hell do you not know!?”

Carol answered Anna’s question.

“I saw Aren’s movements in Dalian, but I don’t understand it.

“Why? So fast?”

“No, it was too slow.”

“what?”

Carol watched Aren’s movements from beginning to end.

The problem is that Arei didn’t show great moves.

From Carol’s point of view, Yubar was moving quite fast.

The problem was that Yubar’s sword was moving in a strange direction.

An oblique slash that strikes from the top right to the left.

The attack range was short enough that the target of the sword slightly touched Aren’s shoulder, and Aren naturally took a step to the left to avoid it and calmly cut Yubar.

‘The same goes for Aaron.’

Aaron’s attack also missed for the same reason.

‘It felt like I was told to avoid an attack.’

After hearing Carol’s explanation, Anna frowned as if she didn’t understand.

“I don’t know what you mean, so you’re saying that Yubar took care of Aren?”

“No, absolutely not.”

Carol said confidently.

Then Yubar really rushed at the thought of beating Aren.

Tia, who was listening to the story, also nodded.

“That’s right. Yubar meant it. I’ve seen it all the way, but I’m not sure… Are you certain that Aren is hiding something?”

Carol nodded at Tia’s words.

It happened twice to be called a coincidence, and seeing it with my own eyes made me feel that something was different.

Besides, if it was enough to avoid Aaron’s sword, this was not a coincidence, it was skill.

‘I’m glad I came to the academy.’

Carol laughed inwardly and quietly burned her fighting spirit.

***

‘It’s too bad.’

Aren thought as he walked down the aisle.

“Is that guy Aren?”

“uh.”

“You don’t look that strong, do you?”

“Come to think of it, didn’t you hear the rumors about him the other day and say you’d take care of it?”

“… When did I.”

“I was scared.”

“What do you mean, you bastard, should I take care of you first?”

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

“This bastard!”

Students who have seen Aren whisper whenever they pass the hallway.

Several days have passed since then.

Yubar is hospitalized with both arms attached, and Aaron has been put on probation for one month as a disciplinary measure.

‘Looks like the madman can’t help it this time.

No matter how much he has the background of a later writer, this time he crossed the line in front of several professors.

The image of the academy will be tarnished if convenience is provided as the material of a later writer.

Thanks to this, Aron is put on probation and seems to have no word on how much he acknowledges the marquess family.

‘Anyway, I’m a bit tired now…’

Eyes gather wherever Aren moves.

In a way, it is natural.

Aren was already known for his bad rumors, and all first graders know that Yubar is bullying him.

However, in this Dalian, it was said that Aren had beaten Yubar, so the students had no choice but to be curious.

‘And the coastal effect is better than I thought?”

It was the first time it was used in practice.

To be precise, I have used it in my dreams, but reality and dreams are different.

Aren in the dream was assimilated into another man’s body, and in the first place, the man was not very strong because of his poor mana management ability.

However, the technique used this time was the one used by the man in the dream.

coastal mirage

One of the abilities of the coast is the ability to interfere with invisible currents or air currents, but the technique used this time was just twisting the currents that came into sight into a mess.

If you do so, the opponent’s field of view will have the illusion that the space is shaking, and the accuracy will be reduced, resulting in a failure of the attack.

Of course, the effect was reduced so as not to be noticed by others, but this level of power was enough to deal with the student.

“Hello first graders.”

“huh?”

While Aren was walking down the aisle, thinking, someone came up to him and was talking to him.

‘Uh, this person was at the entrance ceremony…’

A female student with sky-light silver hair and golden eyes.

“Call me Cecilia Cloud.”

‘cloud?’

Tia Cloud’s older sister, Cecilia Cloud, was looking at Aren with an expressionless expression.

Aren roughly settled the situation and lowered his head.

“Hello, senior. My name is Aren Deepus.

“Yes, bye.”

“But what did you call me for?”

“Let’s have a sparring match.”

“……?”

It was absurd from Aren’s point of view to have sparring after all, but thinking about the first meeting with Tia, on the other hand, I was convinced.

High-ranking nobles have a strong self-centered personality.

“I’m sorry, but I’ll refuse. I’m not in very good shape after sparring a while ago.”

Aren expressed his refusal as politely as possible.

Aren knew something about Cecilia Cloud.

Cecilia was in her third year this year and was one of the strongest among the academy students.

She was the genius of geniuses who became Aura Night at the young age of 17.

No matter how dark Aren was in rumors, her rumors were heard by Aren from time to time.

“Why are you lying?”

“yes?”

“It’s a lie.”

“……”

Cecilia said without expressing emotion.

To be honest, it was uncomfortable for Aren, a junior student.

I wanted to explain something, but I was speechless when I saw that confident look in my eyes.

“There’s no need to be uncomfortable. It’s just simple to see your skills.

‘No, that’s why I don’t like it…’

Aren opened his mouth to refuse once more, but Cecilia suddenly grabbed Aren’s hand and started dragging him.

“let’s go.”

“Oh no wait…”

“It’s a preliminary execution order.”

‘… what is this person really?’

Aren had no choice but to follow Cecilia to the gymnasium.

***

“Are you too weak?”

‘Why am I like this…’

Aren was sprawled on the floor of the gymnasium.

Arriving at the gymnasium, the two immediately started sparring, and Aren was literally killed.

‘If it wasn’t for the wooden sword, I would have died dozens of times.’

As Aren lies still, Cecilia tilts her head and says,

“Why don’t you do it with all your might?”

“I did it with all my might.”

“Is it different from what I heard?”

‘sh*t.’

Aren was frankly unfair.

In fact, Aren’s pure swordsmanship skills were not weak.

He also passed the Bollywood entrance exam, and as far as Aren is concerned, he is on the strong side among his peers.

‘The problem is that my opponent is a knight and I am a weak mana user.’

Aren stared at the ceiling with a sullen expression.

“I heard from Carol that you use strange abilities?”

‘what?’

Aren couldn’t help but be surprised by Cecilia’s words.

He controlled his strength so as not to be seen, but it seems that Karl noticed Aren’s ability only with his keen eyes.

‘Well, if it’s him, he might notice.’

Aren, taken aback for a moment, was unable to think and pushed it aside.

My body hurts too much to think about it now.

‘For now, I’ll be careful not to get caught next time…’

While Aren was taking a break thinking about that, he heard Cecilia’s voice.

“You can use it on me, so let’s stick together again.”

“No, I want to stop.”

“No, stand up.”

Cecilia grabbed and dragged Aren to the barracks.

Aren, who was getting annoyed, shook Cecilia’s hand and said,

“What have you been doing on your own from earlier? That’s enough now.”

“No, what I was trying to see is your power.”

“A while ago, I thought we’d stick together lightly!”

“Did I?”

She tilts her head and speaks slyly.

To be honest, I want to say more, but I’m speechless because it looks so beautiful.

‘You look like a gangster…’

“Anyway, let’s do one more round.”

“ha…”

Aren resigned himself and got up while using the shore.

‘It’s impossible to keep hiding anyway, so if I just evade it as my own swordsmanship… What, what!?’

The moment he looked at Cecilia using the shore, Aare opened the distance with her flagship.

‘High Human!?’

I was so surprised that I pointed a wooden sword at her and took a vigilant posture.

“what’s the matter?”

“you…”