I Became a Darkened Extra

Episode 9 – There is no time to be bored. (1)

9. There is no time to be bored. (1)

Esabel, who was wielding the Emperor’s Sword (太皇劍) in her trance, felt something strange.

Chaeng! Visor! Visor! Visor!

‘Huh, huh!?’

It feels like the training scarecrow has been turned into a solid rock.

Leon, who had been helplessly pushed back by her just moments ago, was suddenly blocking her attacks with great ease.

‘Oh my…! ‘You must not give any space!’

At that time, Esabel, who felt scared, poured out her mana and tried to push it even further.

Bright!

Leon’s eyes shone sharply.

The look in the eyes of a wild beast just before biting off the nape of its prey.

“······!”

Goosebumps appeared all over Esabel’s body.

Next moment.

Flash-!

A flash of sunset color covered my vision.

Essa Bell couldn’t even see what was happening.

She just felt like something had passed her by.

Chaeng-!

In a world that has turned white, the refreshing sound of metal can be heard through worn-out ears.

“······.”

As her vision returns, Essabel realizes that her hands are empty.

Hwiik – Sigh!

Turning her head to her side, she saw that her own sword had fallen from thin air and was stuck in her ground.

Esabel let out a soft sigh.

“······Ah.”

You lost.

* · * *

“””Wow!!!!”””

Loud cheers shook the entire academy grounds.

A thrilling comeback win always enthuses the audience.

The sight of Leon, who was cornered and won with a counter of his own will, was very stimulating.

“Is that…?”

“Isn’t this the secret sword technique of the Cruciv family!?”

“Wow, are these the chicks that just arrived today?”

“Leon. “I said that student’s name was Leon, right?”

“Does anyone know which class I am in?”

“I’m really looking forward to this exchange match.”

Instructors and cadets could not hide their excitement at the high-level duels of the freshmen.

But.

The most excited person here right now was Leon.

“Yeee!!!”

“······.”

Leon runs around the square like crazy, like a martial artist who KOs his opponent.

It was like seeing a monkey with its tail on fire.

“Hooooo!!!!!”

“””Wow!!”””

Unexpectedly, the audience continued to applaud and cheer.

Leon got excited when he got a good response, so he raised his sword and started repeating the strike he had just struck.

“Je!! Cloth!! Knife!! Law!!!!”

“······.”

Wheeik!

“Jjasseee!!!!!!!”

“Stop it…”

Essabel closed her eyes tightly as she watched Leon yelling so loudly that the veins in his neck rose.

‘Aren’t you too excited…?’

But if I bring it up here, wouldn’t it be the loser who becomes ugly?

Essa Belle could not bear to say anything directly to Leon, so instead she glared intently at Instructor Mel Morn.

After receiving her glance, Mel Morn came to her senses and stepped in front of her.

“······Big, big! Greatness!”

“hahahahaha! Everyone! Thank you thank you! Oh? Once more? Once more? My!! Cloth!! Knife-.”

“That’s it!! Stop!!”

Frightened, Melmorn hurriedly deployed silence magic to silence the crowd.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

People finally calmed down a little.

“······.”

Melmorn glanced to the side, and saw that Esabel’s face was turning red, as if she was about to explode.

I almost saw the princess explode today.

“······It was a great match. The winner is Leon Crusiv. “Now you will be the second chair.”

After wiping away her cold sweat, Mel Morn took out her scroll from her arms and scribbled down something.

The newly changed rankings are updated immediately.

As expected, it was Elprime who made sure of this part.

“Come on, come on! The duel is over! Dissolution!”

Mel Morn waved her hand, and only then did the people who had cooled off begin to disperse one by one.

Amidst the crowd of people flowing out like the ebbing tide, Essabel approached Leon, who was smiling happily.

It was to say hello to the other person.

“Ugh.”

Something is undesirable, but isn’t he the one who has to set an example first?

And her confrontation with him made her feel a lot of things.

“Leon Crusiv.”

“Ah, princess.”

“······It was a good match.”

She stretched out her right hand to shake hands.

“Thank you.”

Leon politely grabbed her white hand.

“······.”

“······.”

Hot body temperature, rough calluses, pulse racing at the same time.

As they felt each other’s hands holding each other’s hands, a strange sense of kinship emerged between the dancers.

‘Hmm.’

Essa Belle felt the bad feelings toward Leon melting away, just like her lies.

It is not for nothing that people say that we become friends while fighting.

‘Shouldn’t I wash my hands today?’

Leon was seriously thinking about something like this.

“Wait a moment. “I’ll be back to get that spot again soon.”

She conveyed her promise to Leon with a face burning with her competitive spirit.

Leon answered with a bitter smile.

Essa Belle, who saw that, also laughed and left.

“Leon! It was a great duel! “As expected, your skills are amazing!”

When Essabel left, only then did Carotene come up and congratulate her.

“hahahahaha! “I usually do black!”

“Oh! Indeed! But why did you throw the handkerchief so hard earlier?”

“Hmm! That can also be seen as a type of strategy…”

Jeobbuk.

Leon’s bullsh*t that was about to start again was canceled by the two beauties approaching.

“Sir Leon. Lord Carotene. Nice to meet you.”

A blonde girl wearing the same school uniform, but with telltale booties and lots of fancy accessories.

“Hello?”

And she was a chic girl with dark purple hair and eyes.

“Umm…? Ah!”

Carotene looked at them with a puzzled look on her face, and then shouted happily.

“Liana! Celia! Long time no see!”

Liana Elingold, the fourth daughter of the Duke of Ellingold.

And it was Celia Hellbridge, the third daughter of the Duke of Hellbridge.

* · * *

Late afternoon.

Elliim’s finest restaurant.

The children of the four dukes have an early dinner together under Liana’s leadership.

El Prime Academy has somewhat lenient rules, so once your class schedule is over, you can go out until curfew.

“Isn’t it fate that the four ducal families met in the same year? Let’s do well over the next three years.”

As is the case everywhere, social relationships are very important even in the aristocratic society of this world.

It was natural for the upper class and elite to band together as a human species.

In particular, the higher the status, the smaller the number of people, the more important the connections between each other become.

Being classmates at the same age and entering the academy from one of only four ducal houses in the empire could be seen as a very meaningful relationship.

As you go to the academy, won’t you have a lot of face-to-face encounters over the next three years?

This was the reason why Liana actively formed a position for her so-called social group.

If there is one minor problem.

‘Leon Crusiv? Leon Crusip…?

The name of the boy from the Cruciv family who showed off his incredible skills just now feels very unfamiliar.

Celia and Carotene often met at social gatherings and banquets, so they were somewhat close friends.

I couldn’t remember that black-haired boy.

‘It’s strange…’

Actually, Liana has met Leon a few times before.

The image was so different from back then, and her greeting was just a short exchange, so it just wasn’t memorable.

Anyway.

For Liana, it was unacceptable that her network was narrow.

Leon, who has a good background, top level skills, and a confident(?) Personality, was qualified to become her friend.

Liana decided to become closer to Leon from now on.

“Sir Leon. “Do you like the meal?”

“Very much.”

“hehehe. This is a restaurant run by our family with great care. The highest quality ingredients imported from the Southern Continent are sent directly to Warp…”

Leon willingly came along because he said he would feed him delicious food.

He was very hungry after using up a lot of her stamina, so he ignored Liana’s explanation and stuffed her steak into her mouth.

Since I had a general idea of Liana’s personality through her original work, I wasn’t very suspicious of her young gaze.

‘Because it’s the hack style.’

Apparently, there was a skills event a little while ago, which was enough to get her interested.

If it had been Leon Crusif in the original, the four would never have come together like this.

At this point, I would probably have been swinging a sword alone in the training hall to aim for the chief.

No matter what, building friendships with these people was good for Leon and was never a bad thing.

While listening to Liana’s words and chewing her steak, Leon suddenly had a question.

‘Anyway, the Republic guys must have come in at this point, right?’

Spies of the Gamelon Republic who frequently appear in the early and middle parts of the original work.

In order to trample on the future of the Latia Empire (academy cadets), they carry out terrorist operations in various directions.

And of course, the place where such spies are hiding is Elaim City, where Elprime Academy is located.

“······.”

One wizard (Liana), one tanker (Carotene), and one spearman (Celia).

Leon felt something and began to measure the power by stroking the table.

* · * *

Billy returns from the first day after receiving a penalty point for being late.

“Hmm.”

He let out a short sigh while unpacking in the dormitory.

This is because he realized that he had left his bag containing his clothes behind in his haste to get off the carriage.

No matter how frugally he lives, shouldn’t he have a change of underwear right away?

‘I need to go out for a while.’

After getting lightly prepared, Billy went out of the academy and headed toward Elaim’s shopping street.

Coincidentally, that direction is where Leon and his group are having dinner.

The man who brings disaster was coming.