episode_0026

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I don’t know how to react to Assyria’s misunderstanding, which is not a misunderstanding.

‘…Somehow, he was unexpectedly kind.’

But I couldn’t fool you forever.

It was only a matter of time before it was discovered that I was a man.

What if you already hate men and then lie to them and deceive them?

You will never be able to speak peacefully with your favorite character, Assyria, again.

It would be lucky if he didn’t come chasing me saying he’d cut me in two with that wooden sword.

“….No injuries.”

“Yeah. That’s good. But since you came all the way here, are you a prosecutor too?”

Inspector…

What kind of misunderstanding is this?

I tried to somehow reveal that I was a man, but this time he asked if I was a prosecutor.

Wait a minute, a good idea just crossed my mind.

Wouldn’t it make you feel better if you say it’s the same test?

Even though he was a former assassin, he knew how to handle a sword. So he wasn’t lying.

Erai, I don’t know anymore. I nodded to Assyria’s words.

Okay, now for the explanation…..

“Oh, that’s good. I was wondering how good the new students are these days… What do you think? If you have time, would you like to spar with me?”

“No, I….”

“If you win the sparring, I’ll grant you one wish, freshman. How about that? Doesn’t that sound appealing? I’m a pretty famous swordsman in this academy. I don’t think it’ll be a loss…”

A wish… A wish?

My mouth is watering.

What if I win and get my wish?

Assyria never lied.

If I win and I say, “I was actually a man. I think there was a misunderstanding. So don’t be angry and let’s be friends from now on…”

The old-fashioned Assyrian will try to make my wish come true somehow, even if I am a man. My head was spinning.

This was an opportunity.

I looked at Assyria before my eyes.

The eyes full of confidence couldn’t even think that I would lose. But what can I do? I barely held back the laughter that was about to burst out.

No matter how strong Assyria is, it cannot reach me.

Of course, I’m a little bit unsure about black…

I looked at the swordsmanship skill in the skill window.

If I use this, there’s nothing I can’t do, right?

Although I have never used it before, I was confident because I had already confirmed the skill’s effectiveness by handling animals.

Besides, Assyria hasn’t even reached the rank of Sword Master yet.

“…Like.”

“Okay. Come in.”

With Assyria’s permission, I walked to the center of the training room.

Assyria threw me a wooden sword that was piled up in a corner. I grabbed it. It was heavier than I thought.

“Okay. Jump in first.”

Assyria said, taking a stance. With his eyes filled with triumph, he took a short deep breath, opened his skill window, and activated all of his swordsmanship skills.

Okay, let’s go.

I ran towards Assyria, raising my sword high.

Assyria clashed his sword with mine. There was a loud bang. It was a sound that could not come from a wooden sword.

Assyria’s eyes widened in shock. Oh, I didn’t know I could control my strength properly.

I have to let you go… If I don’t, Assyria will be in shambles after me.

I wanted to defeat Assyria, but I didn’t want to hurt it.

We have to win as close as possible.

“…tsk.”

Assyria seemed to bite his lips tightly, then began swinging his sword roughly without giving a second thought.

The black, sharp blades flying all over my body, as if waiting for an opening, were thick and sharp.

I dodged the attack by a hair’s breadth.

I put a lot of effort into every single evasive movement, because I was afraid that if I dodged too easily, Assyria might feel a sense of inferiority.

Could it be that there have been dozens of battles like that?

“You! Can’t you do it right? Are you even looking at me right now!”

I got caught like this.

“….No, that’s not it.”

“If you don’t do it right… I will never forgive you!”

They say if your tail is long, you’ll get stepped on.

The future sword master had a keen eye.

It seemed like he had noticed that I was looking at him.

I could feel his passionate sincerity in the way he glared at me with his eyes as cold as ice, as if he was angry.

If things continue like this, I’ll be properly hated…

Sigh… This is driving me crazy.

I sighed.

“…..Okay, then I’ll go with all my heart.”

“Yeah. That’s right.”

Only then did she raise the corners of her lips as if she was satisfied with my answer. She was so damn pretty.

From then on, my attack pattern changed.

I took the lead and did not go along with the Assyrian sword.

Despite the vast difference in skill, Assyria did not give up and gritted its teeth and followed along.

I pointed out Assyria’s weaknesses, like a teacher teaching a child, and tapped on its shortcomings.

Each time, Assyria gritted its teeth and defended itself.

How many more battles went on like that?

It was more fun than I thought, so I think I wasted too much time without realizing it, and when I was about to wrap it up…

“Ah!”

“….Assyria?”

…..I haven’t hit you yet?

“Those attacks just now… what were those attacks?”

That attack?

If it was an attack, the skill would have taken care of it for me?

Let me say it plausibly first.

“….I saw a gap in your swordsmanship. I just attacked you during that gap.”

“There’s a gap in my swordsmanship?”

“Yes. Here, here, here…. I can definitely see it all?”

I just blurted out whatever came to mind without thinking.

That was the moment.

“Gap, gap…. Ah….!”

Assyria froze in place. I stopped in my tracks as he seemed to be deep in thought, as if he had just come to some realization.

‘This… this… surely that’s not it?’

I didn’t think you’d awaken Assyria, the beggar who wanted to get his wish through a duel, into a sword master?

“Hey, hey. Assyria? Why are you doing this all of a sudden… Hey? Can’t you please come to your senses…”

I desperately called out to Assyria, but she was already standing in front of the wall of enlightenment and could not hear me.

I never knew things would turn out this way.

It was my fault for underestimating her talent.

Ah, now I don’t know.

‘Let’s go.’

I feel like I’m just working hard and running around all day, but there’s nothing I can do here.

I closed the training room door tightly so that no one would come in and disturb Assyria’s enlightenment, and I kindly wrote on the door with a piece of paper and pen I took out from the subspace, “No one should enter during training,” and then ran out without looking back.

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“Yeah, you went this way?”

Solar and Professor Luken were able to get to the training room by asking the students.

Fortunately, the students all remembered Jodelle’s existence, as her shaggy hair that covered her face and her clothes that proved she was an outsider were noticeable to them.

‘…..A training room? That’s really amazing.’

Professor Luken nodded with satisfaction.

He was a child with a promising future, already thinking about coming to the training room.

But why is Solar looking for Jodel like this, even though she wants to accept Jodel as her assistant?

The question I had forgotten to ask because I was absent-minded has now come to mind.

“….Solar student?”

“Yes, Professor.”

“Why are you looking for Jodel-kun?”

“…..I received a gift, but I don’t know who gave it to me. I wanted to ask Jodell, because I thought she might know.”

“Really?”

I feel like you’re looking too hard for such a trivial reason.

Rather, a madness even greater than Professor Luken’s flashed in his eyes.

Even now, the one who was tirelessly searching each and every training room was not Professor Luken, but Solar.

‘Hmm… I guess it’s okay.’

Although he was worried about the meeting between Solar and Jodel, Professor Luken followed Solar without much worry since he could stop it if it was a dangerous situation.

After passing through the training rooms, I arrived at the very last training room left.

In front of the training room, there was a piece of paper written on it that wasn’t written in front of the other training rooms.

“You’re training, don’t come in? Wait, Solar Student!”

Professor Luken was startled and tried to stop Solare, who opened the door without hesitation, not caring about such writing.

But the door was already open. And there, Assyria was seen, wielding a silver aura blade.

“….Ah, Assyrian student. That’s….!”

Professor Luken opened his mouth wide. Assyria was only 15 years old.

But that clear aura blade that he was swinging right now… was proof of being a sword master!

The youngest sword master has appeared!

“….Professor. And…you…..”

Assyria looked at Professor Luken and then at Sola.

Solar frowned slightly, not knowing who Assyria was.

“….Senior, have you seen a freshman boy with bushy hair named Jodel?”

Solar got straight to the point, not caring that Assyria was a sword master.

“…A freshman with bushy hair?”

Professor Luken also stepped forward, seeing Assyria’s appearance as if he knew something.

It’s a great honor for Assyria to become a sword master, but we can celebrate that later.

Since he wasn’t a student under his jurisdiction anyway, his priority was to find Jodell, who was getting further and further away.

“Yeah. She was about this tall and wearing black clothes. Her bangs were long and covered her face, so you could only see her lips…”

“….Wasn’t that a woman?”

“What?”

“….was here. But…I thought she was a girl…but she’s a guy?”

“….I don’t know what you’re talking about. Jodel is a male student.”

Although the body looks a bit small, there is no indication that it could be mistaken for a woman.

Even though she was young, her Adam’s apple was clearly visible.

“….That’s ridiculous.”

But Assyria seemed to have been greatly shocked by something.

“I, I…. wish…. a favor…. to a man……”

Professor Luken couldn’t help but be bewildered at the sight of the disheveled Assyrian for the first time.

‘…..What on earth happened in the training room to make him do that?’