chapter 20
20 – 2v2 sparring (3) Illustration of Lilia.
It seems that the three of them firmly misunderstood something.
Baran explained in detail before misunderstanding.
Then, the three made faces of understanding.
“Yeah, that was it. I thought I was suddenly confessed again…”
“No, usually who recommends it that way.”
– Disciple. If you hold hands and ask to date, everyone misunderstands you.
Miroel reproaches me in a harsh voice.
Well, I don’t really have anything to say.
Didn’t I suddenly rush because of the quest?
‘If you can ignore even the characteristic of being calm, you’ve been in such a hurry.’
This is all because of Sherry next to her.
In a way, she is the mid-boss in the next episode.
So let’s turn her head to her.
“Why are you staring at me?”
She puts her question mark on her head.
Baran shook her head.
“Nothing. Rather than that, Miss Sherry, can I ask you one thing?”
“I think you are changing the topic too blatantly. Anyway, yes, it doesn’t matter.”
“Who are you against in Dalian this time?”
“Hmm, I don’t know why you were curious about that, but it’s Luden.”
Hearing that, Baran let out a sigh of relief inside her.
She was worried on the one hand that it might be different from the original, but luckily that didn’t happen.
‘Anyway, that’s a little sad.’
Sherry burns her eyes as she thinks of Luden.
She seems to be thinking of winning somehow this time.
However, unfortunately, she is defeated.
With that too, the gap is even wider than before.
‘No. This time, I made Luden grow.’
If it’s her original, she should keep her distance from her.
But, is it because we had a conversation like this in a cafe?
Somehow, a feeling of intimacy has arisen.
And on the one hand, he made Luden grow up, which made me feel uncomfortable.
‘Well, a little bit of advice wouldn’t matter.’
Thinking so, Baran called her with her serious voice.
“Ms. Sherry.”
“Yes?”
“I don’t know if a person like me can say such a thing, but your strength is far superior to mine.”
“Uh, uhm…”
Sherry was stunned by Baran’s sudden praise.
He didn’t care and continued.
“I can see that your mana is burning more vigorously than anyone else. If you have enough confidence, you will be able to control your mana more precisely.”
“Uh, yeah.”
The corners of her mouth twitch as if she is quite happy.
Miroel, who was watching that, puts on a salty cold expression.
-You seem to be good to all the women. I have Casanovachi.
No, something like that Casanova.
I changed the topic while feeling ridiculous about Mirole’s words.
“Anyway, how is Lisa? Will you partner with me?”
“Ah…! Me, I’m rather grateful. It’s none other than Mr. Baran, and I’m paired up with him.”
“Yes, then please take good care of me in the future.”
That was the moment when he became Lisa’s partner.
***
After talking a bit more at the cafe, Baran and his party parted ways.
Sherry stared blankly at the back of Baran’s head as he walked from afar.
‘I acknowledged it.’
A blind archer who suddenly appeared at the academy.
At first, except for being blind, there was no noticeable feature.
If there is, is it to the extent that he is handsome even with his eyes covered?
So I just didn’t care.
‘Because I didn’t think it would be great anyway’
However, it was not.
He uses a bow whose eyesight is important even though he is blind.
On top of that, he was the only one attacking the entrance exam because of how good his sense of humor was.
Even more so, he even put an effective hit on Dale.
‘Recently, I even got first place in a practical class.’
So his reputation grew more and more as the days passed.
He is such that promising students, including himself, are buried.
However, none other than him acknowledged himself.
-I don’t know if a person like me can say such a thing, but your strength is far superior to mine.
-You may not know it, but I can see that your magic power is burning more vigorously than anyone else. If you have enough confidence, you will be able to control your mana more precisely.
He had never been recognized by his father before.
Is that why?
For some reason, I feel pretty good today.
-Thumping.
And for some reason, my heart also beat like crazy.
‘I’m going to win this time somehow and get recognized by my father.’
With that thought in mind, Sherry hummed Lulu Lala as she moved toward the training ground.
***
After breaking up with Sherry, Lisa and I headed straight to the student lab.
Why did Dalian pair up with the Department of Production?
No big deal. It was to engage in sparring with weapons enchanted by the Production Department.
Honestly, it’s enough to score points by sparring with each other.
However, the department of production must be meticulously checked one by one in order to score.
So, in order to reduce the time, they take a joint exam like the combat department.
“Are there many people?”
“Well, that’s right.”
Shouldn’t we make a weapon as soon as possible and practice?
Because of this, students must pair up quickly to finish the enchantment.
Sherry, it’s relaxed because she’s with her faction.
-I feel like my disciple is being taken away by using another weapon while I am there!
At that time, L Miro claimed that she had been NTRed.
I was taken aback by her words and asked Lisa a question.
“How is Lisa’s enchantment skills?”
“Mmm. To be honest, it’s not really a great skill. Just····.”
“Just?”
“About half of your father?”
“·······.”
No, that’s how good you are.
Because you said it so uneasy, I wondered if it was different from the original, but it was just a simple illusion.
Her father, Dilo, only lost his enchanting skills because of alchemy.
In terms of enchantment, isn’t it at least at the top level?
If you have half that skill, it is certain that you will be better than most enchantment masters.
‘It seems that he lacks confidence because of his timid personality.’
If I’m going to help, I’d rather instill confidence in him.
‘And whenever you need it later, it would be perfect if you get some potions from Lisa.’
She pulls out a bow hanging in her lab as I roll her head and plan her.
“Mr. Baran, do you use a bow?”
“Yes.”
“But you don’t carry a bow?”
Well, since the archer doesn’t carry a bow, it’s natural for him to be so puzzled.
I showed you the palace of the beginning to answer the question.
“I usually use this.”
“Yes? Uh, isn’t it just an ordinary silver bracelet?”
“No. Check it out.”
After hearing her words, she inspected the palace of the beginning.
Within, the moment you want to touch it.
-Pajijik!
There was a rejection reaction in the palace of the beginning.
Then, Lisa glared at the palace of the beginning.
“Mr. Baran. This bracelet must be cursed.”
-Muh, what are you talking about! Curse!
Miroel refutes her words with an unfair face.
However, unfortunately, Miroel’s refutation was not heard by Lisa.
As a result, Lisa asserts with her confident face, not even knowing that Miro El is unhappy with her world.
“It must be cursed!”
***
She quickly cleared up her misunderstanding, thinking that if I left Mirole’s feelings alone, she would become a nuisance.
Then, with an apologetic expression, Lisa handed over her apology.
“I’m sorry. I never thought it would be an exclusive weapon.”
‘No. That way she caused a reaction that could be misunderstood.”
-Black. It’s just that I don’t like touching anyone except my disciple.
I quickly got to the point, leaving Miroel crying behind me.
“Rather than that, let’s enchant it sooner.”
“Yes, yes!”
Shaking her head, Lisa places her bow on the table.
Then, she caresses the bow and pulls out her quill with her free hand.
‘It’s amazing to see it in real life.’
Lisa is editing the circuit drawn on the low-cost bow.
I don’t know anything about enchantments, but I know nonetheless.
How important concentration is to that work right now.
I even held back the sound of her breathing, fearing that her immersion might be broken.
-You may have spit out absurd remarks earlier, but you are very talented. Even in our time, it was rare to see someone with that level of talent.
Miro El even recognizes Lisa’s talent.
Of course, it’s like secretly dissing her.
“Whoa. That’s it. Baran!”
Then, as if her fertilization was over, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with her arm.
I looked at the bow on the table.
Within, let’s use the mind’s eye.
[Academy Popular Bow (Rare)]
[Description: The original grade was normal, but it has evolved to a level due to Lisa’s enchantment. The bow contains magic control and reaction speed magic.]
An explanatory message was reflected in the field of vision.
At the same time, Lisa explained about the magic in the bow.
“Baran has poor eyesight, so she thought about adding something related to her eyesight, but after seeing that she fired last time, she just controlled her magic and added a reaction speed formula. How about this?”
“Not bad. I never thought that the magical power of a weapon would change to this extent.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I don’t understand why she was so insecure.”
“Ehehehe!”
She smiles brightly in the world as if she has never been praised quite often.
‘How much did I live with being starved?’
At this point, I sincerely feel sorry for you.
How lacking in confidence she was, how could she smile brightly after only one compliment?
‘Well, it’s a skill that’s nothing strange to be praised for.’
Anyway, with this, everything is ready.
This is enough for her to catch Kanya.
Now all I have to do is adapt to the bow until the sparring in two days.
“Ehehehe!”
No, how long will he keep smiling?
***
Soon, the day of Dalian approached.
There were quite a few seniors in the stands to see the skills of the freshmen.
Is that so?
-Gulp!
Lisa next to me swallows dry saliva in a cold sweat.
It seems that he is quite nervous, probably because of the burden of showing the weapon he has impersonated in front of people.
“You don’t have to worry. It will be enough to win.”
“Yes, yes!”
She shakes her head with her hard face.
Soon after, she asked in a worried voice.
“Th-would it be all right, Mr. Sherry? The opponent is Mr. Luden…”
“Hmm. If it’s Miss Sherry, she’ll get through it just fine. Rather than that, we think first.”
“Yes.”
While we were talking like that.
“Student Baran, Student Kanya Please wear a gauge suit.”
Dale hands over the gauge suit.
As I received it, I put it on over my clothes.
The next moment, Dale looks at us with a smirk.
“If you wear it, please come up to the arena, both of you.”
After hearing that, Kanya and I went up to the arena.
The next moment, Dale explains the rules.
“The defeat condition is simple. If you give up or the gauge reaches 0, it is considered a defeat. I have a question…”
“Professor. Can I add one more rule?”
I cut Dale’s horse by the waist and raised his hand.
At my question, Dale smiled, saying he was interested.
“Are you trying to add something?”
“How about the one who loses agrees to grant the favor of the one who wins?”
“Huh. I’m fine. How about student Kanya?”
“I will accept it. However, I hope that there is a penalty for him.”
“Which penalty are you talking about?”
“Isn’t it impossible for me, who is in Class B, to win against him? So let’s change the condition so that even if his gauge is reduced by half, I will win.”
Dale caresses his chin at those words and ponders.
Then, he turned his head to me.
“Is the desired student okay? In a way, the desired student would be at a disadvantage.”
“Yes, it is fine. Even that much would be enough for Mr. Bun-haired Young lady to win.”
“Profit!”
She blushes at the mention of her bun hair.
Dale tries to hold back her laughter and opens her mouth.
“Run bread meh… Yes, then I will add the rules assuming that you both agreed. Then you can start right now.”
Like that, the long-awaited true training for bun hair began.
You fell behind. Bun hair bastard.