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Anne, who crossed the dance hall with flushed cheeks that had not yet gone away from the dance, was able to return to her seat with the sound of her shoes clicking.

And as if she had been waiting for her from the beginning, Anne’s eyes caught the sight of Lucia sitting cross-legged on the sofa, with only an almost empty teacup left on the table in front of her.

Lucia soon picked up her teacup and took the last sip, putting the teacup down on the table with a clattering sound and quietly looking up at Anne who was standing in front of her.

“It looks like you had a lot of fun, right?

Not even coming back.”

“Sin… I’m sorry, senior…

I was so excited… … ”

In a way, it’s like he left the person who brought him with him and enjoyed the party on his own.

Anne, who felt a sense of shame beginning to wash over her, pursed her lips and offered words of apology.

However, Lucia, who had only smiled and smiled despite her apology, appeared to open her mouth again.

“No. There should be times when you can enjoy it.

Those things are necessary in life.”

“Enjoy… I will… … ?

but… As expected, if it’s for later…

Rather than doing these things, it is better to practice… ”

“You sound gloomy.

Isn’t rest as important as training?

Having a place to rest your mind for a while isn’t a bad thing.”

When Lucia stood up gracefully and started to walk somewhere, Anne quickly followed behind her and started walking.

“Then… Senior… … ”

“Yes. I also enjoy my leisure time sometimes.

So stop being like that.

Why do you think I brought you here?”

“……”

“It means clearing your head sometimes.

I heard you’ve always been practicing swordsmanship?

You were a freshman until last year.

As a freshman, having fun is also precious.

Rather, since I am a latecomer, I try harder and make friends.”

I continued to follow Lucia and soon arrived in front of the door leading to the spacious venue’s open balcony, just as Lucia had finished speaking.

And when Lucia, crossing the door, looked back and firmly put her hand forward as if to tell her not to come, Anne’s eyes were shaking slightly as she looked at her.

“I just came out to get some fresh air.

You go back and do what you want.”

“Senior.. are you… … ”

“What were you trying to say?”

“Nothing… … ”

Eventually, Anne turned around in front of the balcony door and returned to the hall, her steps gradually becoming heavier.

‘Senior’s too… …

Was it something you could rely on… … ?’

A shocking secret I encountered while touring the Paulo Pavilion a few days ago.

Hot air filling the wide hallway.

And the reddened faces of the senior I respected and the man I admired were heating up the atmosphere.

The sticky look in the eyes of the woman in love and the look in the eyes of the man, who felt that he was treating her with respect even though he was embarrassed, were once again stuck in my mind.

Anne, unable to stop her speeding pace without thinking, passed by the hallway as fast as her feet took her, and immediately opened the door in front of her.

‘I am… … ‘

Anne soon entered the luxurious and neatly decorated bathroom, turned on the water in the sink, and immediately put her face into it.

In the darkened water scene with the soft lighting, she stayed still with her face in the water, not noticing that her bangs were getting wet and fluttering in the water.

Perhaps it was because of the water or the mixing of tears, but my vision was blurred and memories of the past were slowly starting to take their place.

Soon, Anne’s shoulders began to shake, and small bubbles, which may have escaped from the corner of her mouth, rose to the surface and burst, adding warmth to the temperature in the bathroom.

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“One!! two!! No!! It’s slow!!

no!! Why stop there!!

If you swing your sword, you have to cut through it!!

If I stop in place, something will get cut!!”

“Teacher~ Can’t you just tell me about your first love?”

“Aaaaa!! First! buy! with!! First! key! S!!”

“You’re black again. What will Professor Zeppeli say when he comes back?

Don’t rush around and quickly return to your place!! You guys!!”

“Ugh~~”

“Ahahahaha!!”

The scene of a certain place where you can hear the shouts and laughter of lively students along with the resolute nagging.

Group practice time, an ordinary routine at a swordsmanship department.

It was a moment when Professor Zeppeli was away for a while due to work, and an associate professor came to fill his place.

There was a joke going on between the students and the associate professor next to her, but the girl didn’t really care what was happening next to her.

Anyway, after this class is over, Grenot’s gang will come and harass me again, and my friends from the same department next to me will be scared and just watch as they are being bullied.

Sometimes I get slapped or kicked in the abdomen, which doesn’t show any marks even after getting hit.

On bad days, I didn’t even care whether others noticed or not, and pretended it was an accident and covered me in dirt.

Now, I have spare school uniforms in my locker in case that day comes again, but the first time it happened and I couldn’t react, I heard people around me all day covering their noses and moaning and whispering at me. The sound did not stop.

So, the girl who had been feeling like she wanted to die until then was now just swinging the wooden sword in her hand with an expressionless face.

Other female students would have paid some attention, but even if their clothes got wet with sweat, their hair was a complete mess, or their clothes were disheveled, they didn’t care about anything.

The girl, who was dazed and hitting the human-shaped scarecrow in front of her with a loud sound, suddenly accumulated the shock of hitting the hard scarecrow with an equally hard wooden sword, and before she knew it, she lost sight of the sword and looked down at her trembling hands.

A wooden sword fell to the floor with a loud clattering sound.

And that moment when she bent down to pick it up and stretched out her arms, her hands shaking.

She felt two hands grabbing the sword that had fallen to the floor and her trembling hand at the same time, and slowly raised her gaze along those arms.

If you think about it now, your eyes must have been so shabby and empty.

What I was looking at with those eyes without any thoughts or emotions was a man holding a wooden sword in one hand and looking down at his trembling hands with the other hand, making a serious expression.

“Why are your hands like this? I guess you didn’t hit it too hard?

It’s good to practice hard, but too much is not good.

First, take a break and take a look at the condition of your wrist.

Let’s see… The name… Monet… … ”

“This is Monethen.”

“Oh, that’s right. Here it is. Anne Monehen. Anne.

Anne. The passion to train hard is important. Very cool.

But if things end up like this, won’t it take more time to heal the injury than it does to train?

“……”

“Give this to me and sit over there. 10 minute break.

And you should follow the example, you guys!!

There is a girl who works so hard, but are you her first love?

And then, even if I repeat the grade, I don’t know?

You know that swordsmanship is absolutely judged, right?”

The man, who took Anne to a corner of the training center and sat her down, returned to his seat and was soon nagging the students again.

But what is a student?

Cheerful beings who are sincere in their jokes even when the world falls apart.

It seemed that the students were still not satisfied with the words of the young associate professor.

“Woooo!!”

“Woo wow!! You too can’t go home until your hands start shaking from playing with the scarecrow!! Got it?”

“Sunsaengyum!! My hands and feet are shaking!!”

“Uh huh!! Children!! Do you guys want to spar with me right away?”

“Is there a professor you like who wins over students? LOL!!”

“Associate professor!! You idiots!!

Anyway, Professor Zeppeli will be here soon.

Let’s start practicing properly again!! one!! Two!!”

“Ugh!! What!! My hands and feet are shaking and my eyes are shaking!!”

“Children!! Please!!”

“Wow!! I have a new dad!! Please give me pocket money!!”

Until then, the girl who was crouching down and staring at the scene didn’t think anything of it.

There were many cheerful people like that.

Those people always had people around them, just like how they approach students in a friendly way now.

There were many students like that in the swordsmanship department, and there were several among my classmates in the same grade.

However, no one even paid attention to those motives.

The students, who were giggling, soon returned to teaching in a solemn atmosphere, suppressing laughter when Professor Zeppeli returned, and Anne stood up again and held her wooden sword tightly in her hand.

However, there was no way that proper training could be achieved by forcibly squeezing the wooden sword with a hand that did not have as much strength as expected, and the training time for Eoyeongbuyeong came to an end as I paid more attention to my grip than to training.

As I left the training center, I saw a crowded scene of students coming out for recess.

And that also meant that a situation that the girl did not want was approaching.

“Hey!! Slut!!”