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The children’s endless argument began.

“Then let me check a few things. Is that okay?”

“Of course, ask anything.”

“……Okay.”

Lucia took a deep breath.

Even she recognized that she had a fiery personality.

Be prepared to not repeat the same mistake.

The other person is probably a 10-year-old child who doesn’t know yet, so it’s up to you, as an adult, to guide him to the right path.

‘There were more than one or two points to point out, but first.’

“I can roughly understand the promiscuous swing of weapons.”

“uh.”

“Because it is a common mistake made by people who are not knowledgeable about martial arts. For your information, I am more than an expert.”

“… … In the eyes of Go Soo, it looked messy. I was worrying about other things. I feel sorry.”

The smile disappeared from Siron’s face. Lucia had no intention of stopping. She wasn’t relented enough to stop there.

An arrow that has already been fired cannot be returned.

“First of all, there are more than one or two strange things about your strange behavior and what you call training. I’m not sure what to point out first, but first.”

Lucia pointed with her fingertip at the weapons scattered randomly on the floor.

“I can understand swords, spears, and maces. Because you can learn things like spacing by simply swinging.”

“Okay.”

Siron crossed his arms and nodded. In a way, it is an attitude of silently listening. Lucia cleared her throat slightly and cleared her voice as if she was satisfied with that.

“Now, let’s get to the point. For what reason are you wielding a dagger, a shield, and a staff? The training method was completely wrong.”

“That makes sense.”

Indeed, Siron figured out what Lucia was thinking that was interfering with his training method.

In a way, it was a natural statement. On the surface, his training method is nothing more than simple repetition that is neither systematic nor efficient.

Even Siron himself, when he looked back on what he had just done, realized that he was behaving abnormally. But that was before Siron confirmed his proficiency.

Siron uncrossed his arms and sighed deeply.

Where should I start explaining this? I felt a headache as things became more complicated. Siron pressed the back of his neck.

‘Lucia has a point. In the end, the use of daggers is often limited when there is a battle in a large space. When it comes to shields, it is better to learn shield techniques separately. I can’t even feel mana, let alone a staff.’

“So let’s stop such ignorant training. If you develop bad habits from a young age, you will definitely regret it.”

“… … .”

Siron looked intently at Lucia’s face. Then he walked up to her and tapped her shoulder.

“Thank you for your concern, but I will decline.”

“What?”

Lucia’s voice rose slightly.

“Didn’t you just agree with my opinion?”

“I said it made sense, but I didn’t say I agreed.”

It was a childish pun.

Lucia looked at Siron with a blank expression. The little boy, who had been maintaining a bright smile, soon wiped the smile off his face.

I knew there would be a backlash, but I couldn’t criticize his attitude for listening to Lucia more seriously than I expected.

When I was feeling so frustrated, there was a flash of light. There was a scene that flashed through my mind.

“Then let’s ask one more question.”

Lucia continued to point out elements that bothered her.

“Why on earth do you eat snow? Isn’t it dirty? If you’re thirsty, you can use the well in the courtyard.”

For a moment, Siron’s shoulders twitched slightly.

Lucia did not miss the situation.

“You just flinched.”

“What?”

Siron opened his eyes wide. Lucia laughed heartily at that.

“You also know that your behavior is strange.”

“… … .”

Siron could not bear to deny it.

As a series of random actions began to fill my mind, my face began to heat up. Is it because my body is younger? My face became thinner.

Moreover, it was hard to bear the fact that he showed an embarrassed side to a girl with whom he had a conflict not long ago. I had an uneasy feeling that this might become a weakness forever.

Strangely, the present seems to overlap with numerous events that occurred in the past. For some reason, my lips don’t separate well.

Is it because I saw the expression on the child’s speechless face? Lucia felt good and smiled.

“So, why don’t you quit? There is a degree to everything. Besides, what you did wasn’t even a fluke. If you really want, I can kindly let you know.”

Siron pressed his temples as if his head was pounding.

Seeing that action, Lucia began to gain momentum.

“When you are young, it is a time to lay the foundation before laying the foundation. You can swing a sword after you gain more muscle or stamina.”

“Ha… … .”

Siron was slowly running out of patience with Lucia’s old-fashioned behavior. Does this guy know what he looks like right now? Siron looked at Lucia, swallowing the cursing that was rising to the top of his throat.

“Hey.”

Siron said with a stern face.

“How old are you?”

What happened all of a sudden? This question is taken out of context. However, since there was nothing she couldn’t answer, Lucia answered Siron’s unexpected question.

“… … 8 years old. Why is that?”

“Then isn’t it time for you to lay a foundation? Who was the one silently swinging the sword until just now?”

“I’m okay though.”

Siron chuckled as Lucia confidently answered.

“Hey. Are you aware that what you said is inconsistent?”

Lucia flinched. I guess I just realized it. Siron did not miss the opportunity and continued to fire.

“Where are you from?”

“… … Heln.”

“Heln is a warm plain in the southwestern part of the empire.”

“… … .”

“I was born and raised in the North.”

“What do you want to say?”

Lucia frowned and glared at Siron. I was irritated by the people talking back and forth.

Siron gathered all his weapons neatly. I got tired from arguing for no reason. I was not happy about the unnecessary expenditure of physical strength.

“I don’t think you know it because you’re from the South, but in the North, there’s a way to train in the snow by becoming one with nature.”

Of course it was nonsense. This is something Shiron just made up. I didn’t really want to lie, but I couldn’t explain that I was trying to increase my cold tolerance, so I made up a lie.

“What, what kind of bullshit are you talking about? Don’t you just not want to admit it?”

Lucia scolded Shiron as if he was saying something absurd.

It’s frustrating and driving me crazy.

Although it is a memory from 500 years ago, it is clear. Even when she was Kylie, there was no such training method in the North. I knew her well because she was none other than a northern immigrant.

However, apart from that, I couldn’t tell Siron that she was a reincarnation.

Even she knew how absurd it was that she was reincarnated…

‘Could it be that a new training method has emerged over the past 500 years?’

I tried to be a little flexible in my thinking.

“Lie. If that were the case, there’s no way so many people would still be dying from frostbite. If such a method existed, many people would not have died in vain.”

“If you find it hard to believe, I’ll show you the proof.”

Siron picked up a handful of snowballs and began to stuff them into his clothes.

“… … What are you doing now?”

“What are you doing?”

Siron spread his arms and raised his head as if showing off.

“As you can see, there was not a single scream. It’s not even cold. I just have the impression that it has touched ice.”

In fact, Siron was not terribly surprised even though he felt a cold touch.

“It was so cold that I went out of my mind.”

“…I’m going to turn.”

Siron laughed as he couldn’t understand what he was saying. Even if you show them kindness, they treat you like a crazy person.

It’s not like I’m arguing with a kid, but not only am I wasting my physical strength, but I’m on the verge of running out of mental power.

‘Why don’t you just say I’m a possessor? If you say that this is a game world and that you know everything that will happen in the future… you’ll be lucky if you don’t get treated like a crazy person.’

Lucia sighs deeply. I was pushed out of an argument by a child. A regret arose, thinking, ‘I should have studied at least a little while I was alive.’

‘driving me crazy. Should I just say he’s a reincarnation? No, there is no way to prove that I am a reincarnation. If I were to tell my memories to a ten-year-old, I’m sure he would think it was just a lie.’

Even after revealing that one is a reincarnated person, there is still a problem.

Until just now, Siron was complaining about every word Lucia said. It’s a relief when a grown adult doesn’t get scolded for arguing with a child.

I was slowly running out of patience. That’s the same for both Lucia and Siron.

Did silence linger between the two for a moment? Lucia was the first to open her mouth.

“You are weaker than me.”

In an instant, Siron’s heart caught fire.