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Lee Hyun, who accepted defeat from Yeon Myeong-ha, stood up. Then, I manipulated the particle array to cancel the magic formula in the prediction eye and looked around.

The curtain of fire has now come down to slightly more than half its height, so in a moment, all the students here will be able to see them.

“Huh… Black… ”

Lee Hyun looked down again and looked at his feet. I saw Yeon-hyeong-ha still sitting in her seat, sobbing softly. The way he covered his stomach with both hands and curled up reminded me of a bean bug.

Although she didn’t touch her face, her once beautiful and neat hair was already a mess, tangled and dusty. It seemed like it was because he rolled around rough on the sparring hall floor.

“… ”

The purpose has already been achieved. In any case, he is in a position to help Yeon Myeong-ha rise in status.

The purpose of this sparring is also to break her heart, not to humiliate her in public.

However, if everyone knows that they were miserably defeated by a new student, instead of increasing their standing, they will end up becoming an additional source of ridicule.

-dump!

“Huh… Hi… !”

Lee Hyun approached Yeon Myeong-ha again and sat down in front of her. At that action, Yeon Yeon-ha hiccuped and shook her body.

Anyway, Lee Hyun took out a small package that had been neatly wrapped in flame retardant paper from his arms. As I turned him over, a faded white pill and a small comb fell into my palm.

“Open up.”

“Black… Well, what… ”

“Open your mouth.”

“Huh… Why why… ”

Lee Hyeon picked up the pill with his finger and held it out to Yeon-sik, but she just kept shaking her head with a very frightened look on her face.

“… Haha.”

“Hi… ”

Lee Hyun, who was momentarily irritated, sighed.

“Huh… Breathe!”

Lee Hyeon again grabbed Yeon Yeon-ha’s chin and forced her mouth to open. Then he threw the pill he was holding with his finger into her mouth.

The water-soluble agent immediately dissolved and penetrated into the mucous membrane. I felt the pain that was pounding my entire compassionate body visibly disappearing.

“Huh… What is this… ”

“This is Catanyl, an immediate-acting painkiller used in the military.”

“Why are you telling me that… ”

“… ”

Lee Hyun didn’t bother to answer Yeon Myeong-ha’s last question. I got up from my seat and headed behind her.

And this time, he took the comb and began to tidy up Yeon Myeong-ha’s messed up hair.

“… Ugh… Hehe… ”

I couldn’t understand the pity. There was absolutely no consistency in his behavior.

The person who beat her to the point of death is now giving her painkillers and standing behind her, calmly combing her hair. It was even more absurd that he was skilled with his hands as if he had done it dozens of times.

The male student in the mask was clearly a mentally ill person who had completely lost his mind. I was so resentful of the principal who allowed such a crazy person to enter school.

But now all she could do was sit down and shiver.

I didn’t even fully realize that for the first time in my life, I was allowing contact with someone outside of my life.

“… Phew.”

Yan Yanha’s hair was now as fine and neat as when the sparring began. Lee Hyun, who had been holding back the unpleasant sensation that had been creeping up his fingers, finally let go and sighed.

“Wake up.”

“Sniff… Ugh… what… ?”

“Please wake up. Or should I force you to wake up?”

“Hi… Hi… ”

For a moment, a chill ran down my spine, and as soon as I felt pity for it, I stumbled and got up from my seat.

Lee Hyun confirmed the appearance of such sympathy. The hair is neat and there are no visible injuries.

The handprints from when he was strangled were obscured by his long hair and were not clearly visible. Perhaps because of the duel, she wore minimal makeup, but there were no traces of tears.

The armor on his torso was a little dented here and there, but no one would think that he was rolling on the floor just now.

Feeling a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, Lee Hyun nodded without realizing it.

“Congratulations. You are the official winner of today’s duel.”

“What… ?”

“However, the declaration of defeat that you made earlier is still valid. Never forget.”

“What is that… ”

Lee Hyun did not respond but placed his left hand on his right shoulder. It was at that moment when anxiety began to arise again in Yeon Mye-ha’s heart due to that strange behavior.

-Wood!

“Hi… ”

Lee Hyun’s right arm fell limply down with a harsh sound of the joint coming off. Seeing that grotesque appearance, Yeon Myeong-ha fell like an aspen tree.

“Crazy bastard… Really crazy bastard… ”

***

The students waited with bated breath for the curtain of flames to clear.

Eventually, as the upper part of the curtain began to disappear, small murmurs gradually broke out from various places.

“I… ”

Sarah turned her head to the side to say something. However, seeing Yena staring straight ahead without even blinking made me feel embarrassed.

“I see… !”

Suddenly, a loud commotion came from all directions, and Sera turned her gaze back to the sparring hall.

What eventually appeared was Lee Hyun, with burns all over his body.

His anti-violence suit was shattered and scattered throughout the sparring hall. The right arm was limp and motionless, and the blade was lying flat on the floor.

The students turned their gaze to the person on the other side. Yeon Yeon-ha’s hair, which was still neat and undisturbed, aroused the admiration of those who saw it.

But she was also breathing quite harshly and unevenly. There were no visible injuries, but there were some dents in various places on the intruder suit he was wearing.

It was a look of compassion that seemed quite exhausted, something that had never been seen in previous sparring matches.

“I knew that… How can a freshman defeat that person… ”

“Still, it’s amazing… Isn’t this the first time someone has stood on their own two feet even after the curtain of fire has ended?”

“And how many effective hits did you land? I guess I came first in the basin practice for no reason.”

Although the students were talking to each other, they did not take their eyes off the sparring hall. The curtain of fire was over, but there was still time for the duel.

But the next moment, the masked male student opened his intact left palm and raised it above his head.

“I will abstain. I suffered a serious injury to my right arm and can no longer continue the duel.”

After his declaration, the bell signaling the end of the duel immediately rang out in all directions.

And Yena’s face, who was looking at the sparring hall, instantly became tearful.

***

“Hyuna!!”

I heard a voice calling me from the direction where the audience was. It seems a little wet.

Jena came running from afar and was in front of me in an instant. I could see that those innocent eyes were full of tears.

“Yena. Are you crying?”

“Hey… what’s this… I just said it was just a light duel… ! They say it’s for skill practice… !”

Yena looked at the wounds all over her body and frowned as if she was upset. Then, he turned his head and glared at Yeon Myeong-ha while grinning. The effort to put on a fierce expression in its own way somehow feels fake…

“… do not do that. It was really practice. This is how your skills will improve.”

“But this is too much… Well, this is not the time. Hyuna. First, to the clinic… ”

“It’s really okay. It doesn’t hurt that much.”

I left Yena and walked back to the sparring grounds.

“Wait a minute. I’ll say hello to my senior and come back.”

“Wait… !”

In the center of the sparring hall, you can see that Yeon Myeong-ha has already come up.

“I learned a lot, senior. I guess it was still too much for me.”

“… Tsk.”

“It would be better to go to the clinic right away. Although Catanyl is effective immediately, it is not a painkiller that lasts very long. Maybe after about 10 minutes, the pain from before will come back.”

“… Hmm… ”

“And I adjusted it to avoid fatal injuries as much as possible, but I think it would be a good idea to get a detailed examination just in case.”

As if the vivid pain from earlier was coming back to mind, Yeon Myeong-ha’s body was trembling slightly.

“Then please take care of me in the future, senior.”

Those arrogant eyes were now filled with fear.

I had to pretend not to notice the overwhelming satisfaction I felt.

Was I originally this kind of person?

***

I also headed to the clinic right after the duel ended. I just put my right arm back on, but since I suffered minor burns anyway, I needed to get some simple treatment.

“Tsk tsk, you have a big problem with the topic of freshmen, huh? Even if we have to duel… ”

A young woman in a white gown scolded me while tapping a cotton pad soaked in disinfectant.

Because he was wearing an anti-violence suit, his wounds were not that serious. Perhaps thanks to the sense of accomplishment of taking the first step well, I felt almost no pain.

I left the clinic after hearing a nagging message telling me to be careful not to expose myself to water for a few days. Since there were places to go separately afterward, Bangbanggeuri barely managed to console Yena and went alone.

The place I was headed was a tall building on the western edge of the main cradle building. As I went up to the 4th floor and walked down the hallway, I saw a signboard saying ‘Principal’s Office’ hanging on the door at the end of the hallway.

-smart

-Come in.

A now familiar female voice was heard. As I opened the door and entered, I saw a woman working at her desk with a dignified and elegant appearance.

“For some reason… Oh my.”

Haewolhwa raised her head and suddenly looked surprised when she recognized me. Wearing round glasses, he has an appearance that makes it difficult to think of him as being older than the leader.

“The hot topic freshman came to the principal’s office in person.”

“… Don’t make fun of me. I have something to tell you. Do you have a moment?”

“It’s okay. I was already planning to take a short break. Now, would you like to come and sit down?”

The principal got up from his desk with a smile and led me to the sofa in the living room. And like last time, he skillfully brewed tea using his telekinesis and immediately served it in front of me along with refreshments.

After taking a sip of tea, the principal immediately opened his mouth with an elegant smile.

“… okay. What brings you here?”

“It’s no different, but last time you said that you would grant any request, right?”

“That’s right. I definitely said that.”

When I brought up the words from the last practice session, the principal nodded and agreed.

“I was still wondering when you were going to say that. So, what kind of favor does our student Yoo Jin-hyeon want to ask?”

Perhaps he was really curious, but there seemed to be a faint anticipation in the principal’s eyes.

“Actually, I want to move the dormitory. Is it possible?”

“Of course it’s possible… Why do I even have to write a wish… ? It’s difficult to change for personal reasons, but you can do that right away… ”

The principal tilted his head with a puzzled expression.

“There is a dormitory I would like to move to, but I am telling you this because I think it will be difficult using the normal method.”

“… Hmm? What kind of dormitory is this? ?”

“Cradle 2nd grade. Yeon Myeong-ha’s dormitory.”

“Phuheup… !”