chapter 9
9 – 9. Trust
I thought about it until the end.
I hesitated again.
A note with too heavy content for one to accept.
It was difficult to even call this something. Confession? A plan?
After reading it over and over again until she had memorized the entire contents, the only thing left before her was a choice.
I was able to tear up this note and return to the dormitory.
Anyone would have done that.
This is too absurd a story to believe.
But, the cube on the table she was sitting on.
Scarlett, who was staring at the cube that was softly sparkling in the light….
I got up from my seat and headed to the rooftop.
And where she arrived, a black, huge, circular being was swimming.
She immediately knew that the disturbing object was the gate.
Because it was written that way.
And then, leaving the gate behind. There were two men.
A blonde instructor holding a shining sword,
A black-haired man stuck in a corner, out of breath.
The reason he didn’t look like an instructor for a moment was because his appearance was so uncharacteristic of him.
“…”
He was a person who didn’t even like shaking hands with others.
He did not forgive even the slightest change in clothing appearance.
He was an instructor who would give an irritated sermon for several minutes whenever someone bumped into him.
He was like that.
He was so broken that he couldn’t even be recognized as the same person. He doesn’t even try to hide the traces of a fight he can’t win,
When I saw them struggling with the look in their eyes that they would endure until the end.
Scarlett was sure.
His note was true,
The fact that her hesitation pushed him and Russell to the edge.
“Miss Scarlett! “I’m here at the right time!”
Chris slyly cajoles her.
Ivan was a black man, and he had to be stopped.
If we keep going like this, the gate will open.
Everything was as written on the note.
So we moved forward. To catch that guy off guard.
His expression looks as if it might distort at any moment.
After progressing one step at a time like that.
“I just need to get stabbed to death with that knife, right?”
“…Huh?”
We were able to create a gap,
After concentrating all my attention, I was able to land a punch.
“You’re such a rag.”
I wanted to start with something a little nicer, but she wasn’t brave enough to sneer in front of someone who got hurt because of her.
All I can do is help him up.
Ivan said, standing side by side with him.
“Now, it’s practice time.”
“What?”
“You solved the cube, right?”
The blonde instructor who flew far away stands up and chuckles.
Her tall face was stained with her blood,
Her eyes clearly contained the anger that she had managed to hide until now.
However, Ivan was relaxed.
I slowly searched the inside pocket of my uniform, and what I took out was….
A polearm as tall as me.
Let alone that the blade looks so worn out that it is hard to use, how on earth did they put that in their inner pocket?
However, I decided not to ask. I’m tired of being embarrassed now.
She just decided to be told what she had to do.
“What are you going to do with that junk?”
“Please do not disparage. It’s your weapon. As soon as you start the car, you will recognize it immediately.”
“I’ve never wielded something like that.”
“You can start now. “You’ve punched a lot, right?”
She held her long spear in her hand and poured out her mana.
As he told me, I feel the mana circuit.
‘It’s much more complicated, this… !’
The cube was unraveled, but this piece of scrap metal was so twisted that it couldn’t even be compared to it.
No matter how much you know the tricks, you are not Ivan.
I couldn’t solve it all at once.
Chris approaches unsteadily. If it continues like this….
“Damn.”
A curse filled with impatience flowed out.
It is said that the surprise attack was successful, but the opponent was a swordsmanship instructor from a top-class academy.
In other words, the moment you make the wrong choice, both of you die.
The moment when I think that the best thing to do is to throw away this spear and grab hold of that guy to buy time.
“Please take your time.”
Just before he could loosen his grip on the spear, he stepped forward.
Pass by her shoulder and move forward.
Surely you want to buy time? Like that?
This is not it. It is nothing more than a meaningless act of suicide.
“Are you planning to die?”
“Do you feel upset if I cheer you on?”
“Cheering? I can do that until I’m hoarse. But that doesn’t mean you can win a losing battle-“
“No.”
He spits out a grave denial and takes a stance.
For a person facing death, he was very resolute.
Only then did she know.
She recalled again the sight she first saw after arriving at the rooftop.
No matter how miserable and dangerous his situation is.
Chris’ breathing was also irregular.
He seems….
“I guess I didn’t just get hit.”
Chris came right in front of him.
Eyes full of murder, with an expression I’ve never seen before.
But she didn’t let go of the spear.
“Please hold on for just one minute.”
I believe in him.
For the person who believes in himself, I set a limit of one minute.
It is revealed within it. No matter what happens.
“Now you know how to ask for favors.”
His answer was also very reliable.
—
I was tired. Not only that, but I was greatly annoyed.
I was convinced that it was an appropriate conclusion for my situation, which I was not given time to think about.
Why can’t I come all the way here and solve it?
You can roughly solve it in a similar way to solving a cube.
Is that difficult? I’m weird?
However, we were greeted by a guest who had no time to lament.
He was not much different from the robber in that he was a prodigal son who returned even though he had never been missed.
Two men in a fierce confrontation,
I was the one who spoke first.
“You might wonder why I betrayed you.”
“……”
Let’s buy time.
I will decide what you think. You might be curious about this.
Let’s just do that. That thing that usually appears in cartoons.
That cliché where the betrayed side cries out and the betrayed side tells a story. He probably doesn’t have a lot of energy either, so he wouldn’t mind taking a break for a while.
“This is when I went to Revangar. The weather that day was clear and-“
Wedge!
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Not even a seed was eaten.
I rolled to the left with all my strength to avoid it.
Dodge and block.
The situation itself did not change, but the problem came from the poor physical strength of this cursed body.
“How dare you, how dare you!”
His sword slashing, driven by evil, is repeated. He could clearly see where he was going to fly, but now watching and avoiding him would be doomed to failure.
Must be expected and avoided. We must hold on to the future that is two seconds ahead of that guy and not let go.
And, no matter how old I am….
“…Ugh!”
It was impossible to do it without even touching it.
The uniform becomes more torn, and small wounds accumulate on the limbs.
How long has it been like that? It was about time I started to slightly regret not having written down a will.
I felt a tremendous force of magical power from behind my back.
I think it really took a minute.
“Ivan!”
A loud shout was heard. It was her voice.
Two humans intertwined and fighting.
If she were to target only one of them, what method should she take?
Probably the window….
Wouldn’t it be thrown?
I decided to bet my confidence on that idea.
Before she even said anything,
I relaxed my legs and sat down.
A second cry was heard as if it had been waited for.
“Get down!”
Before I could even put a smile on my face, I felt a rush of energy pass over me, enough to send a chill down my spine.
A polearm that strikes like lightning striking sideways.
Gwaeong!
Sinchang Rampage.
The highest-ranking holy relic that purifies everything with holy fire.
The Empress of the Divine Spear, the only human who can 100% unleash the power of that sacred weapon.
Now, it seemed as if he had descended behind me.
“Wow… !”
And that power broke through the mana shield of the instructor, who had risen up like a zombie no matter how many times he was hit.
It was more than enough to blow off one of her arms.
He sits down, and his floor becomes stained with blood.
I kicked his shaking shoulder and knocked him down.
Boom!
Chris falls down without resistance.
When I glanced back, Scarlett was also lying on the ground as if collapsing.
Yes, it’s a miracle that it was plugged in properly once.
It is natural to feel exhausted.
I held the Rampage that had fallen next to me in one hand and aimed it at his neck.
His reaction on the verge of death was,
“Kuh, keuhuh…” .”
Cynical. It was a burst of laughter that bordered on ridicule.
“Who have you been hanging out with now?” . I’m not curious. “It’s just a pity.”
“…”
“Kill him. But, I really want to tell you this.”
I felt like I knew what he was talking about.
It must be the last scream of the frog in the well.
“You will not be saved.”
You are going through a very difficult life.
I spoke to his fading eyes.
“There are a lot of interesting back stories. “The ending was a total disaster, though.”
This is not Ivan Kherson, but his final mockery as a gamer.
“You won’t be able to see it.”
Pook-
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With the sound of skin being pierced and the unpleasant taste of your hands.
I was finally able to kill the first villain.
—
Although Scarlett may have been exhausted, she did not seem to have fainted.
As soon as I approached, I saw her raise her head with difficulty and ask.
“…What happened?”
“It ended well.”
She finally broke down, as if relieved.
I sat quietly next to him.
When I looked at the rooftop again, there was no real mess.
The floor was dented as if struck by lightning, and the polearm that fell next to it returned to its original state. And a corpse.
While I was feeling distraught, I felt someone next to me again.
“After all the bravado, what is this?”
Scarlet.
Her red eyes were looking directly at my arm, which was stained even redder than that.
“Ivan.”
“Yes.”
“I’m sorry. Late.”
After her brief apology, she lost consciousness and collapsed.
Perhaps her body had been complaining of its limitations for a long time.
At that moment, a loud sound was heard from behind.
It was the sound of the rooftop door being opened roughly.
“What is this?!”
“Gate…? “That’s the gate, right?”
“aaah!”
“Hey, over there…. “The one who fell, is it really Instructor Chris?”
Standing behind that door are numerous instructors.
The time has come.
I walked towards them, holding Scarlett in my arms.
The instructors each flinched as I walked.
The person who walked out among them was a representative figure.
Fox ears on top of long straight black hair, and a fluttering tail.
If it had gone as originally planned, this would be Adam’s exclusive instructor.
“Instructor Miho. “Can you please accept this friend?”
Miho.
A former S-class combatant belonging to the imperial family, and someone with the skills and character to represent the instructors.
Even though she was a woman, she was tall enough to be at eye level with me, and she carefully accepted the student I offered her.
The moment she confirmed that the student she had accepted was Scarlet Rain, her fox ears and tail stopped.
However, she soon called me in a cold voice.
“Ivan Kherson.”
Yes, you probably have a lot of questions. Since I knew everything about what was going to happen, I knew how to explain it.
But doesn’t treatment come first? My arms are slowly becoming cold and the feeling is fading away.
This right arm is the foundation of the business, and if it breaks down already, it will be very difficult.
At that moment, a cold, hard feeling on my wrist.
I can also hear a rattling sound, this can’t be right….
“You will be placed under immediate arrest.”
No, guys.
You are too quick to judge.