episode_0071

After eating the breakfast prepared by Ilya and getting ready to go to the academy, I found myself smiling brightly.

“Anything good happen today?”

“Ah, today…”

“What?”

“…I was thinking about eating your food too.”

I didn’t mean to lie, but this fear felt instinctively.

I don’t know why, but before I could ask why, my body unconsciously vomited out a lie.

“What about a midnight snack…I can make you dinner too.”

“Then do it in the evening too.”

“Of course.”

I quickly wiped the cold sweat running down my forehead.

“But what time will you come today?”

“Huh? T, why is that?”

“Then you can prepare the meal in advance.”

“Ah…”

I answered her with a relieved smile.

“I’ll be there by 6 o’clock.”

“Come as fast as you can.”

I hastily averted my gaze from the pressure I felt in Ilya’s eyes.

“I’ll try.”

“Yeah, definitely try your best.”

Sometimes Ilya looks scary.

***

“You worked hard today too. See you tomorrow.”

““Yes.””

The teacher put a period at the end of the class.

Even though it was a normal class time, today somehow time felt like it was passing slowly.

It must be because of the anticipation of being able to play with friends.

I burst out laughing at myself for still expecting something like this.

Knock knock.

As the teacher left the classroom, the students who had been fully armed with military discipline relaxed and left the classroom while chatting with their friends sitting next to them.

I, too, quickly packed my bags like them.

Then, I heard Sarah’s voice sitting quietly next to me.

“Hey Logz.”

“Why?”

“If you have time today, could you please show me some swordsmanship?”

I moved as far away from Sarah as possible, who was looking at me with longing eyes.

This is because I had a gut feeling that if I got caught by her by mistake, something troublesome would definitely happen.

“What? Why are you so far away?”

“…I’m sorry I had plans to hang out with my friends today!”

“What? Hey, wait, you don’t have any friends!!”

I swallowed a resentful reply to Sarah’s barbed words and left the classroom.

And then he started running to catch up with Yasha, who had set off first.

In the end, I met Yasha at the main gate of the Academy. Was I this slow?

“Are you here?”

“Uh…uh…please wait a minute.”

“Ah… Sorry, I guess I got too excited because it was my first time hanging out with someone.”

“…”

“I feel a bit embarrassed.”

I smiled as I saw Yasha crossing his legs with the aforementioned face.

“Are you a kid?”

“Ugh…”

I burst out laughing at his shocking reaction. I kept that a secret from him.

We left the main gate of the Academy and started to wander around the weapon shops around there.

I didn’t think it would take that long since I had enough money and the weapons were already made.

It definitely should have been that way.

The weapon points I had found on the map were gradually disappearing.

“Ah…We decided not to sell weapons starting today.”

“I won’t sell weapons to you. Who would die?”

“What face do you have? Get out of here!”

But we couldn’t find a single place that would accept us.

‘Does this make sense!!?’

I even prepared a hat and sunglasses for a day like today, how could no place accept them!

“Yasha, is my disguise that obvious?”

“Maybe it’s not your problem…it’s my problem.”

“Ha…Yasha.”

“Huh?”

“The blacksmiths working there are all commoners. So why are they kicking you out?”

“That’s not it…it’s nothing.”

Yasha, who was about to speak as if he was going to pour out all his troubles, quickly lost his momentum and lowered his head.

Since there was no reason to ask, I ignored her and took the map out of my bag and unfolded it.

“This is the last one.”

“It’s better not to go here…”

“This is the last one, so I can’t help it. Do you hate the black market?”

“That’s not it…it’s not a place for nobles to enter.”

“I’m going to be okay since I’m disguised. And I’m only going to buy weapons, so what could possibly happen?”

“The place where that happens is the black market…”

Yasha, who at first tried to dissuade me, saying it was dangerous, eventually nodded his head at my words.

“Then just buy a real weapon and go out right away. Otherwise it could be really dangerous.”

“Okay.”

“Don’t take it as a joke. There are a lot of crazy people in the black market!”

“If anyone heard you, they’d think you were buying from the black market.”

“…Um…Um.”

Yasha avoided my answer and grabbed my hand tightly.

And then he ran straight towards the black market.

“Why are you suddenly running!”

“If you walk, you’ll be late!”

***

As soon as I arrived at the black market, I was thrown into the dumps.

“Ugh…I want to stop running now…”

Yasha was shocked that a so-called academy student could be this exhausted.

“Sorry, I didn’t know you had this much stamina.”

“It’s not your fault.”

“Sorry.”

“If you apologize one more time, I’ll get angry. ”

“mi…that…”

Are you saying that you don’t know how to say anything other than apology?

I changed the subject of conversation on behalf of Yasha, who was at a loss.

“When did you come to the black market?”

“…”

Yasha looked at my face with a smile, but she didn’t answer.

“Yasha?”

When I put my hands on her shoulders, Yasha, surprised, raised both arms.

It wasn’t a worry, it was just frozen.

“Gaga, what are you talking about all of a sudden?”

Unlike me, who thought I had asked a simple question, Yasha reacted as if he had been asked a difficult question.

I had not expected such a reaction at all, so I calmed down for a moment, almost panicking. If I start panicking now, our conversation will stop right away.

And now I can’t stand the curiosity.

I didn’t ask yesterday because there was no good reason to ask, but not anymore.

The reason was enough for Yasha’s reaction.

“Even though this country recognizes the black market as a district, the route to the black market is not clearly marked on the map. So how did you know it was here?”

Yasha shut his mouth at the sudden question. Then, he lowered his gaze to the floor for a while.

Yasha thought with a bitter smile.

Even though we’ve only known each other for a few days, Logs is a nice guy.

I don’t know why people call him a loser.

He is considerate and understands other people’s feelings well.

I didn’t want to lie to him, but I didn’t want to tell him the truth either.

I finally made a real friend.

I didn’t want Logs to find out my identity.

So I avoided answering. You can call me a cowardly bitch for running away.

If only Logs could stop asking this question.

You can get cursed at as much as you want.

Yasha noticed that some time had passed and looked at Logs, thinking that he had probably given up on the question.

But Logs’ eyes were still fixed on Yasha. There was a sense of unwillingness to back down in his eyes.

“So what’s the answer?”

“…”

Yasha didn’t say anything.

Logs continued speaking in a cold tone.

“If you don’t want to answer, you don’t have to. You probably don’t want to tell a loser like me anyway.”

And Logs turned his back.

It feels like the back of Logs, who is standing still, is getting further and further away.

I didn’t want my identity to be revealed.

I also hated lying.

But there’s something I hate more than that.

She raised her hand urgently.

“That’s not it!”

What I hated more than anything was that Logs was leaving me.

***

I smiled and said to Yasha, who grabbed my arm.

“Just kidding, Yasha.”

“Huh?”

“Everyone has a secret, right? ”

“…Black.”

‘Huh?’

Was the prank too much?

I forgot because Sarah and Cardi didn’t react. Yeah, this is normal for a normal person.

I grabbed Yasha’s shoulder.

“You’re just an ordinary person.”

“…That’s what you want to say now?”

“You like being ordinary, Yasha?”

“That wouldn’t be bad. Do you like being ordinary?”

“Of course. I like ordinary things the best.”

“Really? Then…is that okay?”

I was relieved by the relaxed atmosphere.

Now, if I just buy a weapon and go back to the academy, it’ll be perfect.

I guess I can finish quickly today.

“Logs!”

“Huh?”

“Why did you come here all of a sudden!”

“What?”

I came to my senses at Yasha’s words, tugging at the hem of my clothes. Where am I, really?

Only then did I see the two men bleeding on either side of me.

[With the blessing of Naiz, you cannot ignore evil]

This crazy blessing!! And this isn’t malice, it’s fighting!

I let out a sigh of anger. I opened my mouth to say something that would raise public sentiment.

“Stop fighting over there.”

The expressions of the two who were fighting brightened at those words. Why?

My doubts were quickly resolved.

There was an outcry from the audience watching the fight over my intervention.

“There’s a really funny scene right now, get out of here!!”

“Yeah! I bet money on it, so you’re going to take responsibility!?”

“Get out of here, you idiot! And why are you guys stopping! Ignore that kid and fight!”

The faces of the two men who had been fighting darkened again, and they both looked at me.

It feels like he’s asking for help. Is there anything I can gain by getting involved in this fight?

While I was worrying, public opinion around me became more intense.

““Fight again quickly!””

-Son, get up quickly.

-Don’t people want to see your sword?

Those people’s cries brought back old memories.

I tried my best to hide my expression, but Yasha discovered my rotting expression behind my sunglasses.

“There are people in this black market who intentionally make people fight and make money from it.”

“So no one is stopping you…”

At my answer, Yasha’s expression darkened rapidly, but he hid it with a smile.

“This is a black market. Ninety percent of the people here aren’t human… It’s best not to get involved with those guys, so let’s go back now. Okay?”

I realized what kind of malice the status window was talking about.

This is the support.

This pressure is to kill you if you don’t fight.

I didn’t leave that spot quietly. I could hear voices full of arrogance from the audience who were dissatisfied with him.

“No, that kid is looking down on people. Why are you interfering with someone else’s business that is going well!”

“… ”

A man who looked to be in his mid to late twenties approached me.

“I hope this kid is scared and doesn’t say anything.”

“What?”

“Where on earth is this kid using informal language when adults are talking!”

“Sorry, sorry!”

Yasha apologized to the man on Logs’ behalf, but the apology was never meant for him.

Yasha knows Logs’ expression, which the man couldn’t see because of his sunglasses.

I apologized because I knew that if I stayed here any longer, something really big would happen.

The man, not understanding her intentions, began to laugh.

“Yeah, that’s right. This bitch knows a thing or two. But I’m still not happy about that. Do you want to hang out with me for a bit?”

A man reached out to Yasha. Logs stopped him and said.

“Yasha, what should we do if a fight breaks out here?”

“What the hell? Do you think someone like you can beat me? Back in my day…”

I ignored the man’s words and looked at Yasha.

“Just fight. There’s no such thing.”

“Really?”

“Oh my, you crazy kid…you didn’t like that hat either!!”

The man reached out in anger and knocked my hat and sunglasses to the floor.

“Fuck…”

As the man was blankly staring into my eyes, the people around him had already started to run away.

“Logs Avanceda!!”

“That evil bastard!!”

“If you don’t want to die for defying the nobles, run away!! ”

“Hey mister.”

“…”

The old man who had been staring at my face lowered his head as soon as I spoke to him.

“Originally, I wanted to kill all those runaway trashes…but since they all ran away, there’s nothing I can do. Let’s make the sacrifice, old man.”

“What did I do wrong! Weren’t you the one who got in my way!”

“Yeah, I don’t really have anything to say about that.”

“What? Then what is this!”

“But what touched my friend was different.”

I grabbed the back of the man’s head and slammed it into my forehead.

“The black market follows black market laws. There are no police and no laws here, right?”

The man’s whole body trembled.

“Then can’t I just kill him?”

“Please save me.”

“Then give me everything you have.”

It was at this point that Yasha realized why Logs was called a loser.

And as that question was resolved, a new question arose in her mind.

‘Why is my heart beating like this?’

When Yasha doesn’t understand the sudden heartbeat.

Logs had turned everything he could out of the man.

***

‘This old man was a man with some money.’

I split the money in half and gave it to the two people who were involved in this ridiculous bet.

“I don’t need this crap money, so take it.”

“Thank you so much for your help!”

‘I didn’t help you’

I gave it to you because I really didn’t need it…

Well, it doesn’t matter.

The two men ran off somewhere with the money. Yasha looked at me for a moment in silence and then said.

“Thanks for helping me again.”

“It was my fault all along.”

“Thank you anyway.”

“No problem.”

At his smile, Yasha’s heart began to flutter once again.

Now he even looked cool.

‘Because we’re the first friends I’ve made.’

That must be why.

Yasha, whose heart had calmed down with that thought, smiled at Logs.

However, Yasha’s eyes suddenly trembled as he saw the people walking behind Logs.

Thud thud.

“Excuse me. Are you Logs Avance?”

At that voice, Yasha grabbed my hand with an anxious expression.

“Logs Not today! We have to go back today! Hurry up!!”

“Please stop. Hey, noble lady?”

“What is it?”

“Our King has requested an interview.”

Interview with…

In simple terms, does this mean that they will catch the mastermind behind this incident?

“Don’t accept the logs! This is all a trap!”

I put my hand on Yasha’s head, who was strangely urging me.

“It’s okay.”

“I know you’re strong, but…”

“That’s not it, you can’t escape anyway.”

“Ah…No…”

Yasha at that moment.

I imagined Logs, who knew everything, running away with a terrified expression on his face.

***

“I never thought my daughter would bring home such a big-time man.”

‘…I should have listened to Yasha.’