episode_0020

1.

“Ignis.”

As I was leaving the testing room and walking towards the restaurant located in the main building of the Academy, I opened my mouth to ask Ignes something.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand what happened just now.

“Huh? Why are you calling me!”

A bright smile.

Ignis, who was expressing her excitement by shaking her arms and legs in an exaggerated manner, turned her head to the side and looked at me.

“What is your rank? I’m curious as to how you beat the professor in this exam.”

The Holy Spirit can be either magic or swordsmanship.

Just as you are assigned your own role in a play, you have your own unique abilities in this world.

That is the essence of the Holy Spirit.

“…haha.”

However, when Ignis heard that and laughed awkwardly, Taina was startled and apologized.

“Ah, sorry, I should have revealed my status first…”

Also, in this world, the status is one’s own power.

It’s also the spleen joker card.

Since most people do not want to reveal their identity, it is better to reveal your identity first when asking such a rude question.

“My status is the Hunter Fox. I have a good head for tricks and the excellent physical condition of a water race. I am a status with many abilities.”

The innate nature of the Shukeros family is the hunter fox.

I too have inherited that stature.

It’s not a particularly outstanding rank, but I think his fighting intelligence has greatly increased.

Ignis didn’t show any particular reaction even after hearing my name.

As if I didn’t know the Sukeros family very well in the first place.

“What is your status?”

“Uh, yeah. I don’t remember right now, so I’ll think about it. Huh, yeah… What was it? My memory keeps coming in and out… Si, the new sword? ”

“…Unification of the divine sword?”

“Ah, yeah yeah! It’s called the union of the divine swords.”

Body and sword unity

A state where the sword and body become one.

When I watched Ignis’ movements, I got the impression that the sword and body moved smoothly as if they were one…

Who would have thought that a saint would have such a unique name?

So that’s how you were able to draw the sword path without any problems even with such a greatsword.

“So that’s why I was able to be on par with the instructor…”

Even if you don’t fall under the instructor’s authority, you won’t be able to surpass the instructor with swordsmanship.

But what if your own personality supports it?

And what if the performance of that constellation is truly extraordinary?

It wouldn’t be unreasonable to take down an instructor who is taking on many risks all by himself.

right.

One more curious story.

“How did you endure the instructor’s murderous intent? Most people can’t even feel it… But you didn’t care?”

Yes, that’s right.

Ignis was free from the abyss that Kariel, Van, and I had not been able to escape.

The content of the test is ‘Demonstrate your abilities while enduring murderous intent.’

A test to see if I can show off my skills while enduring psychological shock on the battlefield.

Therefore, since it was a test that mostly involved enduring murderous intent, it was a test that was especially advantageous to Ignis, who had endured the murderous intent, or rather, was outside its influence.

Wouldn’t it be nice to know the secret so you can apply it in future battles?

Asking her to reveal a huge fighting secret was like betraying a country girl’s secret, but Taina didn’t even realize it.

“…What is that?”

“……Huh?”

“Murder? Is this the first time I’ve heard of it? What is it?”

While Taina was digging up information against Ban, Ignis was just blankly staring at the test.

Unfortunately, I was unable to change my mindset to think, ‘Why are the kids so tired?’ like Taina did.

I just simply said, ‘Ah! City kids are weak!’ and passed it over.

He showed a miraculous ability by standing on the test bench and seeing himself as different from those kids and thinking, ‘Ah! I’m from the countryside so I’m super strong!’

So I didn’t understand what Taina’s ‘killing intent’ was, and I didn’t understand 90% of the test’s content.

“Uh… When you look into the instructor’s eyes, don’t you feel like your body is stiff or tingling or something… or any kind of pressure?”

“Uh…huh. It wasn’t there?”

“…”

Taina was at a loss.

Some people had to cover their eyes and do a show to barely make a few moves, while others just ignored them.

“That’s what the test was about… Enduring the pressure of murderous intent and demonstrating your own abilities…”

“Eh, huh???”

Judging from the surprised look on Ignis’ face, it seems he really didn’t know.

Not one.

“You, why are you so indifferent? Am I the only one who’s weird? No, right? Are you the only one who’s weird?”

Tears are flowing.

Overwhelming talent…!

In front of him, Taina, a natural hard worker, was destined to experience defeat and inferiority.

When Taina grabbed Ignes’ shoulder and started to complain, Ignes, who was rather embarrassed, opened his mouth.

“Okay, okay, wait a minute! That… That thing called the union of the divine sword! That status! Isn’t that why…?”

“…Huh?”

The name of a unique constellation called Shingeom Hapil comes to Taina’s mind.

Body and Sword Unification

A state where the sword and body become one.

“That’s why… Since it is a status that inherits half of the sword’s characteristics, it is impossible to use fear or the sixth sense. Therefore, it cannot directly feel fear, which is the trigger for murder. It’s like I covered my eyes.”

It is natural for emotions to be engraved on the human body, but fear cannot be imbued on a sword.

I will continue to speak in a way that makes the story as plausible as possible, holding on to a somewhat far-fetched logic.

In fact, there is no logic in this process.

I wonder if my desperation has interfered with my correct judgment.

“…Ugh, ugh! That’s right! To be honest, my arms were numb and stuff too!”

But even though the sword was connected to my body, my body didn’t disappear, so I guess I was affected a little bit.

Is this the principle by which the instructor’s ‘murderous intent’ was avoided…!

When my thoughts were about to go on and on, Ignis spoke and broke the chain of thoughts.

“Let’s eat. The test is over, so don’t worry about it!”

“Uh, yeah…”

Ignis deliberately changed the subject of conversation, and Taina headed to the Academy’s cafeteria, unable to hide her drowsy expression.

…

“It was delicious…!”

A word uttered by Ignis as he left the restaurant.

After a huge meal, he smiles with satisfaction.

Ignis, who had been hesitant on her first day at the academy but had acted as politely as possible, now realizes that her actions were all a fabrication.

“The garden is pretty, Taina.”

“It’s the Academy’s specialty.”

I walk naturally, as if it were engraved in my instincts, and head towards the wide open garden.

It looks like there are other girls besides me, gathered in groups of three or five, circling around the garden.

When I was about to join the procession naturally, Ignis let out a questioning exclamation.

“…Huh? I think I’ve seen that guy somewhere. What is it? Oh… That’s right! Yesterday! ”

He opens his eyes one by one, stares at something, and then shouts as if something has come to mind.

When I look where Ignis is looking, I only see a group of students.

I followed Ignis, wondering if he had any other friends besides me.

“Excuse me!”

huh?

‘…was this guy?’

It was Ignis who was heading towards an unexpected man whose presence she had not noticed.

2.

“Excuse me!”

Another peaceful day at work at the academy.

It’s always fun to wander around sweeping the floor and looking at the bustling students.

The face I saw last year was now a second-year student, and the face I saw for the first time the year before was now a third-year student.

“Over thereㅡ”

They are heartless children who graduate without even exchanging a single word, but is it meaningful to silently cheer on their growth?

The murmur of sound around me also gives me a sense of peace, just like the combing.

‘Kai, the kid who stepped on me yesterday is coming to you.’

Huh? What does that mean?

“Over there!”

Wow!

He looked surprised and turned his head to the side.

Then a familiar face catches your eye.

Taina, Ignis.

I didn’t really pay attention to it because it didn’t usually catch the students’ eye.

I realized it had been a very long time since someone had called me like this.

It’s also amazing that that person is Ignes.

“Do you remember me? Yesterday…”

“Shh.”

He grabbed Ignis’ shoulder and turned his body to face the opposite side of Taina’s gaze.

With a gesture that seemed to tell them to be quiet.

The matter, of course, is what happened yesterday.

“Student… You must never talk about what happened yesterday.”

“Uh, uh. Why?”

“Because you sneaked into the academy. You shouldn’t have done that, but I specially let you in, so if you get caught, you’ll get in trouble.”

“Oh my… But you climbed up the wall by yourself? You could have gotten over it without help…”

“That’s the problem. Trespassing in the Academy is severely punished, so you have to be careful what you say.”

It naturally forces you to open your mouth.

It’s better not to reveal such an unusual thing as much as possible.

Let go of your shoulders and put Ignis back in place.

Taina made a motion towards Ignes, asking for an explanation, with a puzzled expression on her face.

Leaving Taina behind, Ignis bowed her head and expressed her gratitude.

“Thank you for what happened yesterday, Manager. It was so urgent that I just left… I thought I should express my thanks like this.”

“Yeah, yeah. Don’t worry about it. It happens often. ”

Even though I broke up with Ignis like that… it was a day when I had an ominous feeling that I would get involved with someone else.

And I looked at those kids and thought.

That this academy life is about to begin.

The real content of the novel is about to begin.

…I have to make a decision.

Should I intervene in the novel or just watch?