episode_0067
by fnovelpia
It’s Monday morning again after the weekend.
Logs was sitting quietly in the back of the classroom, nodding off, unable to resist the drowsiness.
Just then he heard someone sitting down next to him.
“Good morning.”
The owner of that voice was Sarah.
“Yeah…good morning.”
Sarah turned her head in surprise at Logs’ feeble response, which would have normally been a lively greeting.
When I checked Logs’ condition, he was shaking his head back and forth, his eyes barely hanging on the desk, and it was hard to tell whether they were open or closed.
Sarah, who had been watching Logs for a while and was worried about his condition, opened her mouth.
“Didn’t you sleep well last night?”
“Yeah…”
“Didn’t you get back faster than us?”
“Yeah…”
“What happened?”
“Yeah…”
Sarah raised her fist, angry at Logs’ dry answer to all her questions out of concern. Then, at the moment when she was about to strike him down with the intention of waking him up,
She saw Logs’ face, drenched in fatigue.
Sarah hurriedly hid her aforementioned face and pulled the hand she was about to strike into her arms.
‘Something’s annoying…’
Sarah saw Logs’ face once again.
I shook my head at the strangely hot warmth rising on my face and turned my gaze away from him.
And muttered softly.
“It’s nice to look at because it’s quiet.”
***
Sarah, who always bothered me with her conversations, strangely didn’t bother me today. If it were normal, she would have already broken my back.
‘Are you being considerate of me?’
When I thought about it, I felt more reluctant than happy.
But today, I decided to just accept it as consideration.
Why?
Because I was tired of playing with Ilya, who kept pestering me to hang out late last night. To be honest, I ignored Ilya.
I thought Ilya would fall asleep quickly after just a little bit of play, but I had forgotten that he was once a capable spa.
Unlike me, who was so sleepy I thought I was going crazy, Ilya was smiling happily with bright eyes.
What man could look at that expression and tell her to stop playing?
Time passed so quickly and it was 5 am.
If I delayed any longer than this when I thought about going to the academy, I would definitely miss class and collapse.
-Ilya, now tell me the real reason why you are in this room.
-uh?
-No matter how much I think about it, there’s no reason for you to stay with me until this hour.
-That…actually, I wanted to sleep here…
-As expected! I knew it.
After that, I put Ilya to bed and slept comfortably on the sofa.
I was already suspicious when he said he wanted to play with me, a boring person.
And the conclusion is.
I could tell he was after my bed. I could tell he had chosen this Academy bed really well.
I knew that wanting to sleep in a place like that was a natural desire of all living beings, so I quietly left the place.
‘But… why have my ears been so itchy since a while ago?’
Well, let’s ignore those minor issues.
This ominous feeling I’ve been feeling since earlier.
That feeling you get when you wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and thinking you slept well.
I could tell that it wasn’t break time because I couldn’t hear any students chattering around. However, I couldn’t hear the teacher’s voice anywhere, so it must have been class.
Feeling something strange, I immediately straightened my back and looked around.
“Huh?”
There were no students or teachers anywhere, as if it was school time. No, that was better.
The time now is 11:00 AM.
I knew it wasn’t school time at all.
Combat practice starts at 1pm, so does that mean it’s outdoor class now?
Sarah is sitting right next to me so I can wake her up without any problems.
I sighed in disappointment. But I was in no position to curse Sarah.
I didn’t even ask you to wake me up in the first place…
“Still, wake me up!!”
The empty classroom was filled with my cries.
An empty classroom.
No one sympathized with my loneliness.
Yeah, I thought there weren’t any.
A voice was heard from somewhere.
“Hey, I can hear it all the way outside.”
Startled, I looked at the back door where the voice had come from. There was Sarah, opening the door and walking in slowly.
I don’t know why, but I shouted at her with that confidence.
“Hey, Sara!!”
“What, what all of a sudden.”
“If you’re going out, can you wake me up?”
Sarah, surprised, burst into laughter at my angry words.
“What did I say again… You looked so tired, and the teacher said to only let those who wanted to leave, so I didn’t bother waking you up.”
“… Really?”
The anger that had been on the verge of exploding just a moment ago subsided when he heard that there was a reason. Sarah smiled at that sight and told me.
“Of course, if the country was important, I would have woken it up.”
“That’s…right?”
“Of course.”
“If that’s what you’re saying, then what did the teacher say that made you all leave?”
The moment I asked Sarah a question, familiar faces came in through the back door Sarah had come in through. I naturally raised my hand and greeted them.
“Good kid…” / “They said we’re going to train with 10 warriors next week.”
“Huh? Sorry, I didn’t hear you correctly.”
“Oh my… Let’s understand this in one go. So, we’re going to have a duel with 10 warriors next week, so he told us to quickly make groups of 3 and sign up. Oh, and he finished early today.”
“…Why are you suddenly sparring?”
“I don’t know, but the teacher said that this kind of opportunity doesn’t come often, so plan carefully. Oh, and you should keep that in mind.”
“Ah, carefully… That’s not the important part! This is obviously very important!!”
“Is that so? I don’t know~”
He slapped Sarah’s shameless face.
bean!
“Aya!”
“This one was also seen.”
“Lee…”
Sarah’s eyes were filled with venom as if she was so dissatisfied. However, she did not get angry at me, perhaps because she also knew that it was her fault.
‘Phew… I was scared for a moment.’
“Are you guys fighting as soon as you get here?”
I smiled and answered Kadira’s teasing tone.
“Kadira, I’ll do better than you.”
“What did you say!”
“You should get hit with this too.”
I slowly brought my fingers to Khadira’s forehead, but Khadira was already covering her forehead with both hands and glaring at me.
“Really don’t do that.”
I couldn’t hit the growling Kadira’s forehead, but I’m satisfied with hitting Sarah’s forehead today… You shouldn’t be satisfied with that, you idiot!!
“Jo…”
“Shall I say it again? The teacher said to form a group of 3 people.”
Sarah giggled and gave me the information again, very gratefully.
“Ugh…Where?”
“I already made it with Robart and Ripley.”
“You’re not saying that all the other kids did it too, are you?”
I looked at Lina in front of me with earnest eyes. But Lina tried hard to avoid my gaze and said.
“I…Sarah and Kadira asked me to do it together…”
“Then what about Cecilia?”
“Nana, I made a plan with Labes and Asbel.”
“I see…”
I looked at the faces of my friends who had abandoned me with a bitter smile.
“Would you really feel better if you did that? Even though you all know I don’t have any friends?”
Lina blurted out her explanation to me in embarrassment.
“I knew you were going to do this…sorry, I should’ve figured it out when Sarah asked me to apply early…”
‘Ugh! Why did I avoid this kind of person in the beginning and become friends with other people?’
Lina’s warm comfort instantly brought a bright smile to my face.
“It’s okay, I’m going to be sick that day.”
“The teacher said that everyone who was ranked in the midterm exam had to participate unconditionally. And he gave them a week to do it, but he told those who didn’t make it to the end to wait.”
As Sarah finished speaking, she raised her right hand to cover her smiling mouth. However, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like she had no intention of hiding that smile.
‘Sarah, you’re going to rot me to the end.’
bean!
“Aya!! Hey kill me… Don’t run away!!!”
‘It looks good.’
***
Since I’m only going to be sparring with the 10 warriors anyway, I don’t think it’ll have much of an effect on my score. And I had to use that to find at least one slacker among the cadets.
Those guys in particular, they don’t put effort into things that don’t need to be done. That’s why if I say first, ‘I’m going to do it roughly,’ they will understand and accept my sincerity.
Of course, I hope so. Hope…is it. Sigh.
If we were to divide our class into thirds, there would be two people left over. And most likely, that slacker and I would be the rest.
If you persuade them well, it is possible.
A dream called .
I had that too.
I left the classroom and spoke to every kid in sight.
And not a single one!
Yeah! There wasn’t a single one of them who was going to do it half-heartedly.
I don’t know if it’s because he doesn’t really exist or if he just doesn’t want to do it with me, but for my own peace of mind, I decided to think of it as the former.
So, leaving behind the last ones to finish my long journey, I was walking around here and there. I think I’ve seen all the places I know.
The last ones were nowhere to be found.
And I quickly learned why.
Because they weren’t in an ordinary place.
“A bitch who is treated like a loser even by the common people group.”
“Where are you, stay on the same line as us, for sure!”
“Do you think it makes sense for a bitch like you to accept something from us?”
“Sorry, I’m sorry.”
A dark alley with frequent traces of people within the academy.
The voices of the commoners lying there in tears and the nobles laughing at the sight were heard.
I was secretly watching the scene, leaning my head against the wall. Then I looked up at the sky and talked about my future.
‘You can’t necessarily say that a gift from a teacher is a bad thing, right?’
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