chapter 30
30. Why am I leaving?
In a dark room, bright moonlight illuminated Jenna’s room through a gap in the window curtain.
Rustling—
Rustling—
Jenna couldn’t fall asleep.
What were you thinking?
Why on earth was I so angry?
— Jenna likes Joa.
The story Ermanon said kept lingering in my head.
“But….”
It was only 2 days before we officially met.
It makes no sense to have feelings for Jo-ah.
No matter how much we talked for 10 years and received help-
It is strictly a relationship between sponsor and contractor.
Of course, he was a very attractive man.
A lot of young ladies are courting him, and he’s being sought after by female students. Even so-
Even though he was in an extremely high position as a sponsor, he did not put authority first. He was also easy-going.
‘If…. When Joa oppa asks you out….’
Can I refuse?
Jenna’s face turned red in an instant.
Pang Pang Pang—
I hit the bed alone for no reason. Kicking off the blanket.
That time when I was struggling noisily in bed alone.
Wow—
Jenna’s identity card vibrated. All notifications have been turned off. Except Joa’s.
Jenna reflexively tried to quickly check her identity card-
She was startled and closed her eyes tightly.
‘What are you saying?’ ?’
hehehehe. hahahaha.
Take a deep breath for a moment.
Jenna carefully opened her eyes.
[Joa Oppa: Jenna, if you have time tomorrow, can you help me practice magic?]
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Benon Academy female practice room.
“… “Is it really okay to come in?”
It’s difficult, it’s difficult.
“Huh? Huh. “My brother is a supporter.”
First of all, you can use both magical power and divine power –
Among them, I decided to practice magic power first. Magic power is Xena, divine power is Azel.
So, I came with Jenna today.
But in the first place, there was no sponsor who could use magic or divine power like me, so there was no such thing as a sponsor practice room. However, if I go to the boys’ practice room, I get annoyed by the stares I get at Jenna.
So I asked if there was an alternative, and she said the academy gave permission for a practice room for female students.
Even now, countless female students are coming in and out of the door. Glancing this way.
“Something is really embarrassing.”
“Huh? Oh, hey, it’ll be okay. There is a private room inside….”
Unlike usual, Jenna is somehow in a daze. I tried to answer, but it felt like my mind was going back and forth between different dimensions.
Maybe it’s because I couldn’t talk clearly about what happened yesterday.
I also feel the same way-
I want to tell her everything, saying, ‘Blah blah blah until we find a way to get back together.’
But, the mouth doesn’t come off easily.
Although she stands up her defenses as tightly as possible and treats Jenna calmly-
What can I say, I am afraid that the relationship between me and her that has been built up until now will be damaged even a little.
First, I came to Jenna and her practice room to try to clear up the awkwardness as much as possible.
There may be a justification for practicing magical power.
I will talk about it when I take a break from practice.
First, I opened the door and entered the practice room.
The interior of the practice room is in the form of a fairly large auditorium. However, there were large booths set up throughout the auditorium.
“Is this a private room? However….”
Everyone is practicing really hard.
No matter where you look, there is only the phrase [In use].
“Oppa, there is a seat here.”
Fortunately, there was about one seat left. A bit of a corner.
When I opened the door and entered, a strange scene unfolded.
Although the booth was obviously huge, it seemed to be about 3 pyeong in size –
The inside was huge.
“Wow….”
I don’t know much about it, but in addition to all kinds of equipment that looked incredibly expensive, there were a lot of ‘magical engineering’ devices on display that I had seen on the Metreon page.
I am amazed at that appearance-
“Hihi.”
Jenna, who continued to have a blank expression, burst into laughter.
Then her face turned bright red.
What on earth is he thinking so intently?
“… “Jenna.”
“Oh, huh? Ah! Huh! Brother. Why why?”
Even if you just called their name, the reaction is quite intense.
For some reason, Jenna is not a thorough person today.
Has the soul been swapped with Azel?
“What are you thinking-“
Are you this mesmerized today?
“Joa oppa and…. Huh? No, I mean, practice with Oppa Jo! Practice… training! “I thought so.”
“Really?”
Jenna is the type of person who is not good at lying.
She didn’t know because she had never seen her lie before.
When I came and saw it in person-
There are things that appear every time Jenna lies.
Her pupils are shaking violently, and her body language suddenly jumps out. As if explaining it with your hands.
Anyway, this isn’t important now. Anyway, they say that if you practice magical power, you will clear your mind a bit –
We can talk about it after the training.
“First of all, I also looked up some magic training methods before going to bed yesterday. “Why don’t we start with the purification device?”
It was difficult to find anything in the sponsor community.
Instead, I searched the Internet for things students might search for and found some information.
“Huh? Yes.”
Among the flashy devices, you need to do the [Magic Refining Device] First.
If you sit cross-legged and endure the mana particles spewing out from the mana purification device, the mana inside your body will be refined. The concept of bringing order by beating out of order magical power.
Magic power is developed through the process of spewing out the magical power so organized into the [Magic Power Release Device].
– This is the basic course of mana training.
I operated the magic refining device while Jenna was half-fazed. Because the operation itself is not that difficult.
Simply set the power to the lowest and run.
I sat cross-legged in front of him.
As I closed my eyes, the device activated and mana particles poured out.
Wooow—
Something feels really tingly.
It’s not just a tingling sensation….
“Big… !”
It felt like someone was stabbing me all over my body with a needle. A moan escaped me without my knowledge.
However, since Jenna is watching, she cannot show it.
More than anything, becoming stronger is always accompanied by pain.
It wasn’t even hot, but I could feel sweat dripping from my head.
How many seconds have passed? No, it feels like a few minutes.
I feel like I have no sense of time.
I can vividly feel the sweat flowing down my forehead and the air particles moving in and out through my lungs and bronchi.
Similarly, I can feel the vibration of magical power flowing through my bloodstream.
The vibrations of magical power were gradually decreasing in speed. As stated in the explanation, the magic power was being ‘refined’.
‘This is magical power.’
Now I think I have a basic sense of how to handle it.
I was getting used to the pain.
At first, it felt like I was buried among a pile of thorns, but now it feels like the thorns are gradually becoming dull and soft.
At some point, the feeling itself gradually disappeared.
But….
It really seems to have disappeared, what is it?
I thought it was because I was used to mana particles, but I really couldn’t feel anything.
Is it over?
Let’s open our eyes carefully-
Jenna was in front of her eyes. Just like me, sitting down.
The mana particles were hitting Jenna’s back.
… This is my first time seeing Jenna’s face like this, right in front of her nose.
It’s really f*cking pretty.
I looked at Jenna blankly, then came to my senses.
“… Jenna, what are you doing?”
I need to refine my magic power.
Jenna lightly scratched her head at my words.
“Oppa, this is for adults….”
After hearing Jenna’s words, the state of my body finally came into view.
It was only for a short time, but my muscles were excessively tense to receive the mana particles, and-
Sweat was pouring down like rain, and my whole body was wet, as if I had just been hit by a shower.
“If you overdo it from the beginning, it may be bad for your health….”
Although I am an adult, my magical power level is actually elementary school level.
I had overlooked this.
This is because elementary school students decided to go to the gym and bench.
“Oh, that’s right.”
I feel somewhat embarrassed.
“Woah, of course my brother was really cool! When I was a kid I never even thought about trying adult stuff….”
Jenna did not want to interfere with Cheonun’s training. Even if she said it was ‘adult’ that wasn’t up to his level.
Cheonwoon must also have his own pride and pride as a man.
Even so, I had no choice but to stop it.
Because the situation just now could have been dangerous. His magic power is not yet properly prepared. An excessive amount poured out.
The rule is to turn off the device. However, in that case, Cheonwoon’s pride could have been scratched –
Jenna tried to resolve the issue in a way that was as considerate to him as possible.
However, Cheonun’s expression did not look satisfied.
“Hmm…. “Do I still have a long way to go?”
“That’s not true! You too can become stronger quickly….”
In fact, Cheonun’s talent was worthy of being called a genius.
However, enough to set aside the thought, ‘I’m happy because my brother is a genius!’
‘If Joa grows up so quickly and becomes the top sponsor rank in an instant, wouldn’t he ascend very quickly?’, The thought became stronger and I couldn’t continue.
Of course, Cheonun could not read Jenna’s thoughts.
“That’s right, I need to get stronger as quickly as possible.”
That way, you will find clues.
Cheonun always intended to ascend to heaven with Xena and Azel, but he never revealed this thought to them.
Jenna became depressed after Cheonun’s words.
However, she did not go out of her way to show it.
I just smiled like before.
“Okay, then I’ll do my best to help you.”
Jenna’s pupils were shaking, and her hands were in an excessive fighting stance.
… Don’t you want to do your best?
Actually, I’m already tired.
Or maybe it was a bit of a hassle to help me.
If you think about it, it could be so. No matter how close a friend is, it can be annoying if they say, ‘Tell me about my studies!’ After school.
“Ah, lie. Jenna, it’s really obvious when you lie. “Actually, isn’t it really annoying right now?”
“No! No! Brother, I just… !”
“That could be possible. Should we stop and go take a rest?”
I said it intentionally in a joking way.
But, Jenna was serious.
She said in a tone that Jenna felt unfair and needed to explain.
“I am! Just my brother….”
Jenna interrupted once. He glances at me secretly.
She wiggled her fingers and spoke quietly.
“I don’t want to leave one day….”
It wasn’t a lie this time.
Because his eyes were fixed on the floor and he was holding his fingers cutely.
I think there is some misunderstanding.
“Why am I leaving?”