I Became a Blind Swordsman at the Academy

10. ocean

“Is that woman what you’re looking for…?”

“That, that’s…”

“I’m hungry. Let’s go quickly.”

Before I could say anything to Yuri, who was dumbfounded, Eisel pushed my back from behind.

‘I don’t know what the situation is… but should I see it as an advantage?’

It wasn’t even a romantic relationship with Yuri, and it had to be seen as nothing more than just a close friendship.

Will she understand this much?

I didn’t have any excuses to give her anyway.

“Well… then see you next time. Ms. Yuri.”

I was gently pushed away by Eisel who was pushing me away and waved goodbye to Yuri.

When I was almost done with the girls’ dormitory, I looked back slightly, but Yuri’s figure had already disappeared.

“Why did you do that?”

“…What?”

Eisel pretended not to know what had happened.

As soon as I got out of the girls’ dormitory, I was back to yesterday’s cold tone like a ghost.

I had a lot to share with her.

But, I’m just talking about it here…

“…Let’s move our seats.”

I said that and walked ahead.

Eisel shrugs with a nonchalant expression and walks after me.

‘I’ll have to return the badge first.’

First, we headed to where the guard was.

As soon as the security guard saw me while cleaning the area, his eyes widened and he smiled broadly when he saw Eisel behind me.

“Hey~. Looks like they got along after all?”

“…I will. Thanks to you, I was able to solve it well. Thank you.”

He thanked the guard and held out his badge, which he placed back on his chest.

“No, no. It’s nothing, but what?”

The guard waved his hand while saying that, then glanced at Eisel behind me and whispered in my ear.

“By the way… are you really just friends? Or…”

“We’re just friends.”

“Heh heh heh! Cadet! What are you doing so hard? But. You’re young, but you’re young.”

The guard pats me on the shoulder and swipes my nose again.

“Then, have a good time at work.”

I quickly left behind the guard who was making a fuss, thinking that the atmosphere with Eisel, who would be listening to me from behind, would become strange.

“…”

“…”

We walked for a while without speaking.

I was the first to break the long silence.

“…so why?”

“I want you to look troubled.”

“It was difficult, but difficult…”

“That’s all right.”

Eisel spat out the answer.

She was strangely tickling me.

“You don’t ask anything. You’re probably wondering why I was there, right?”

I questioned Aisel, questioning me in reverse.

I was just curious about her behavior.

“…Because I have a secret too. I’m not someone I don’t know… You’re the underwear thief who sneaked into the girls’ dormitory… There’s no point.”

‘Underwear thieves are a bit…’

Perhaps this kind of thought passed through Yuri for a moment.

“Can I ask you right now?”

“No, that’s enough.”

It was difficult to answer even now.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have sneaked in at night.

“…thank you anyway.”

“It’s nothing.”

The conversation with Eisel was plain.

‘I think the conversations I had with Eisel in the game were more general and meaningful…’

Except for Eisel, the personalities of the other characters were the same as those encountered in the game.

Amon was like that, and so were Edward, Raina, and Kaliman.

The only thing that was a little different was Yuri, but from what other people said, it seemed like they only treated me that way.

‘But Eisel… it’s different from the game.’

As she was a regressor, it was clear that something had happened in the previous episode, but I couldn’t figure out what had happened.

number of cases.

She recalled the number of cases she could have as a regressor.

But there were too many of them.

In the game, each character had a set amount of dialogue.

There were certain scenarios that could come out.

However, when this becomes a reality, there is no limit to the amount of metabolism.

Then, it was necessary to see that the scenarios that would appear would also increase innumerably.

I did not try to predict the whole future.

There was no foolish thought from the beginning that the story of the game would be able to proceed smoothly.

Information I can have as a possessor.

Information that Eisel can have as a regressor.

With just these two pieces of information, the future could easily have been twisted.

This is often referred to as the ‘butterfly effect’.

Just looking at it right now, I had to say that I was experiencing the butterfly effect.

Wasn’t Edward watching the class assignment test completely differently than I planned due to the unintended influence of Eisel?

This was also closely related to the reason why I wanted to become stronger.

Starting with the simple goal of saving Aisel, the future was twisted and he needed enough force to cope with unexpected situations.

‘I’ll need to get stronger much faster than expected…’

Suspicion creeping up from Eisel’s sudden and unexpected moves amplified this ‘reason’.

I need to advance all my plans.

Even if there is a limit to overexerting the body.

“So, where are we going now? Do you know the way?”

To Eisel’s question that was following me, I answered, clearing out my complicated mind.

“From the first day I came to this city, I wandered around and memorized the geography of the city. If I visited a place even once, I never forgot my way. It’s hard to call it a skill, but I’m pretty confident in my memory through the senses.”

“…”

“More than anything… I heard you’re hungry?”

Eisel nodded.

I just threw it out, but it seems like I was really hungry.

Arriving in front of the store, I looked around and sniffed. It’s like going through a check-up to make sure you got it right.

“…I think this is the right place. It’s the store I’ve been to before. How are you?”

It was a shop I stopped by for a quest before the placement test. By the way, this is a shop that Eisel in the game really liked.

“Let’s go in.”

Eisel’s permission is given, and when I open the door and enter the store, the owner greets me.

“Oh, Zeto is here. The side is the first face I’ve ever seen.”

“hahahaha. Mr. Harold, I want to eat some food.”

Eisel and I took a seat at a table in the corner of the shop.

“More than that, Jetto, rumors have spread all over the place.”

“A rumor?”

“There should have been more people who were helped by you. People say that a ‘blind saint’ has appeared.”

The Herald smiles and approaches the table where we are sitting and stands with arms crossed.

“Ahahahaha…”

I scratched the back of my head at the embarrassingly excessive praise.

“No matter how much it is, it’s a blind saint. There is a real ‘saint’, so can I stop saying that? I hope people don’t get arrested for blasphemy.”

“Ha ha ha ha!

The Herald laughs out loud at my joke.

He had a bald head and had a fairly generous personality.

“How about you give me what you ate?”

“Would you like to try the same menu as me? It’s curry, but it tastes pretty good.”

In response to the Herald’s question, I suggested a curry that Eisel would like.

“Then I’ll go with Curry too.”

After receiving the order, the Herald enters the kitchen to cook.

In the game, I could often run into Eisel at this store, but now I’m in the position to introduce the store first.

I felt strange.

“I have a question…”

I was drinking water, and I tilted my head to say something.

“What were you doing before you came to the academy?”

“What have you been doing…”

“I’m simply curious.”

“I learned how to live well in the world even though I can’t see from Master.”

In reality, it was unknown whether Zeto existed in this world before being possessed.

“How can I live well in the world?”

“Sometimes, one of the things Master taught me was this: It’s good to look into each other’s eyes when talking to people.”

Eisel listened to my story with a little interest.

“But since you had your eyes covered, you made it a habit to turn your head toward the other person every time. For example, like now.”

Saying that, she stared at Eisel in front of her eyes.

She also looked at me quietly.

Her doll-like appearance stands out enough to give you goosebumps when you see her up close.

So did she, Yuri and other women.

Is it a character in a game?

It felt like only the women with the same beauty were gathered together.

“…stop…”

“Yeah?”

“…Ah, it’s just a burden…”

Eisel turns her head away from me.

It’s like this and that, it’s close and then it’s far away again.

It was very difficult for Eisel now to understand what was inside.

Even so, I didn’t care and continued talking.

“Master taught me the ability to become blind and become another eye. He allowed me to walk on my own feet without relying on anything and wield my arms and sword to protect myself. He was a good person.”

“…”

“Now… it’s hard to meet anymore. Would this be the answer?”

Since I mentioned the teacher in the placement test before, I’ve been thinking about him too.

strength of the past.

It is a mysterious move that is understandable even if you explain it with a strange reason.

And it had to be a person who had already met death.

In particular, death was essential.

That’s because I was thinking of putting that person’s soul into the sword.

Considering the effect of ghost sword surgery, there was no hindrance.

There was one person who was perfect for being my ‘fake’ teacher.

She died alone in a place where people couldn’t reach while training in the closed hall.

No one knew when or why she died, so she was perfect for my teacher.

Moreover, she was an excellent swordsman in her lifetime. He was one of the best swordsmen on the continent.

The first is the swordsman.

And the second was her.

“…So you were always with Master until you entered the academy?”

Eisel’s question continues again.

Is it purely to keep the conversation going or is it really curious?

Although it had nothing to do with me, who was only spitting out false information.

“Master wanted to show me a wider world. To say he wanted to show me… It was a funny expression to use for me.”

“ah…”

“So I wandered all over the continent. I went to North Sike, where the harsh winter wind was fierce, and Ishai in the East. I even went to the Glass Desert.”

The information about the numerous regions obtained through in-game knowledge was suitable to bring my lies to life.

“…Then, what about the sea?”

For a moment, Eisel’s voice lowered slightly.

“The sea… the sea… what kind of sea is it? I’ve been on a boat.”

“Beleshanas.”

“Aha… Beleshanasra. I think I’ve heard that the beach is famous for its pretty beaches, but I don’t remember going there.”

I cut it moderately at this point.

Even so, we cannot say that we have been to all regions.

It was overpaid.

Eisel stopped talking to me after that question.

Did my answer get her what she wanted?

I wasn’t sure what his intentions were, but it was clear that he was interested in me.

After a bit of a wait, a curry that could be said to increase Eisel’s favorability appeared.

“Did you wait a long time? Now, curry is out.”

The Herald brings two curries and puts them on the table.

The Herald then exited and our meal began.

Eisel’s spoon scooped out the curry and soon went into her mouth.

“…”

There was no exclamation, but it was not a face I hated.

As if it was a food he hadn’t eaten in a long time, Eisel hurriedly started eating curry without saying a word until his cheeks puffed up.

Actually, I didn’t like curry that much.

Just looking at Eisel made her feel full, but it was also not polite to not even lift a spoon with food in front of her.

I take a big bite and eat it.

‘Last time, but… it’s filthy spicy.’