episode_0113

“…..I’m tired.”

I rubbed my heavy eyelids and yawned.

When I opened my heavy eyes, a fairly neatly decorated dorm room came into view.

I looked at my watch and it was 7 am.

As someone who used to sleep in a lot, I wasn’t used to waking up at this hour.

‘…..I should go to school.’

I never thought I would wake up early in the morning and go to school at this age.

But now there was a lot of work to be done.

There’s no time to be lazy.

“….Let’s get up.”

I forced myself up from the bed again and dragged myself to the bathroom.

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“Hello, Sarah.”

“Hello Iris.

Fortunately, I exchanged greetings with Iris, who was smiling brightly.

I wonder if letting her touch my chest really had that much of an effect.

Or maybe it was the fact that we got to meet up every weekend that was a great comfort.

I felt a great sense of relief when I saw her return with a bright face.

Now, can we stop worrying about Iris a little?

After saying hello to Iris, I was about to prepare for my first period class when someone tapped me on the shoulder.

When I turned my head, I saw that the person was Ariel.

Her face looked more pale than yesterday, perhaps because she didn’t sleep well.

“Hi Ariel. Did you sleep well?”

When I greeted her, she blushed slightly and held something out to me.

“I read all of this, Sera.”

“Ah.”

What she handed me was the notebook I made for Ariel yesterday.

I asked her again as I put the notebook back in my bag.

“How was it? Did it help you?”

Ariel answered me with an awkward smile.

“Oh.. No? I read it all.. but I don’t really understand it.”

“Yeah..I see.”

I felt a little regretful at her words.

I guess there is a limit to studying anything through text alone.

“So..So, Sarah, how about you tell me directly like yesterday..?”

“Huh? Me?”

“Yeah…if you’re okay with it..?”

I thought about her words for a moment.

I don’t think anything will work out.

Now Ariel is also my friend.

I’ve been helped by her in so many ways, so it’s only right that I give back.

I smiled at her and said,

“Okay, I understand. What do you not understand?”

Ariel’s eyes brightened for a moment at my words. Soon, she clung to me and said.

“Yeah. When girls take a bath together, they wash each other’s bodies thoroughly, right? I don’t know how far they can wash each other. Can you give me some practical advice?”

For some reason, it felt like her words were speeding up, as if she was excited.

By the way, it’s a bath.

There was definitely a bathroom inside the academy facility.

I’m not the type of person who likes to go out and wash.

It seemed like there was nothing Ariel wouldn’t do if she wanted it.

“Then shall we go take a bath together this week?”

“Okay…good!”

Ariel answers with a bright smile.

I looked at her like that and muttered to myself.

“Would it be better to take Iris with you?”

Since the two of them were going to join the warrior party together later anyway, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to spend some time bonding in the bathroom.

But Ariel had a look of discontent on her face.

“Oh..Is it really necessary to do that? I think it would be embarrassing to learn if there were other people..”

“Really..?”

“Yeah. Let’s go together, Sera.”

Why do I feel a little bit of resistance to her words?

I felt a little creeped out by Ariel’s somewhat sticky voice.

But just as I was about to give her an answer, thinking it was nothing serious.

“Attention everyone.”

A red-haired man attracted attention by banging on the podium several times.

Then the students in the class stopped talking and all looked at him.

“Today we will have a real match with Class A.”

At his words, a murmur could be heard in the class.

“A class..?”

“Suddenly?”

“If it’s class A, isn’t it a class with a warrior?”

“Hmm..”

“As the Chairman said. Things like this happen often at the Academy. But it’s all for your own good, so don’t say anything and just follow along.”

The students began to nod in agreement with his words, one by one.

The man continued talking, perhaps noticing that the students were nervous.

“It’s just a sparring match, so there’s no need to get seriously hurt. You just have to do your best.”

The red-haired teacher finished speaking like that. Calvin looked around the class with calm eyes as he walked out the door.

“If I see a student who is doing things half-heartedly, I think it would be better to prepare myself.”

Calvin left the classroom after saying those words.

As soon as he disappeared, the class became even more noisy.

Some people were nervous and sleeping soundly.

A few others were raising their voices in excitement.

While the students showed various reactions.

Ariel’s eyes were shining with an expression of anticipation towards me.

“Sarah. Did you hear? I’m sparring with Class A!!”

“Yeah. I heard.”

In fact, it was an incident that was already known.

A competition between classes that occurs at the beginning of the semester.

In the original, it became the opportunity for Robin and Ariel to get together.

Ariel, who had always wanted to test her strength with the warrior, requested a duel with Robin.

Ariel unfortunately lost the duel by a single point. From then on, she began to think of Robin as her rival and became interested in him.

And that interest, as time passed, gradually turned into love.

But things are different now.

“I really wanted to fight Lily at least once! Hehehe..I’m looking forward to it!”

Yeah. Robin was no longer a warrior.

So the event where Robin and Ariel meet will not happen.

‘..The original keeps changing.’

I felt like my head was getting complicated, but it was okay.

Although quite a few things have changed from the original.

But the big picture hasn’t changed yet.

As a result of groaning and worrying all day last night.

I was able to finish thinking about what I could do within a month.

It was not a particularly difficult plan, so even a country that wasn’t very smart could easily implement it.

This conversation is the first step in my plan.

First, we need to find out how strong the warrior… no, Lily’s power is.

We need to find out whether he is weaker or stronger than the original Robin, and how much of a difference there is in the power of his strength.

I took a deep breath and calmed my trembling body.

‘…It’s okay. I’m not Hera right now.’

I held my heart tightly in my hands and held onto it.

now.

It was time to face my sister Lily.

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The training ground was so large that it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a giant sports field.

Inside, the murmurs of numerous students could be heard.

“All students in class A and class B can gather in the center!”

The red-haired teacher. At Calvin’s words, the students gathered inside one by one.

“Hehehe..it seems fun.”

Ariel is full of excitement and anticipation.

“I hope no one gets hurt..”

Even in the midst of all this, Iris worries about others.

“…..”

And behind them.

Me, just staring blankly at one place.

“Huh? Sarah, where are you looking at like that?”

Ariel turned her gaze in the direction I was looking. She found someone and smiled.

“Hey. Are you interested in warriors too?”

“……”

I couldn’t answer her.

Because all my mind was focused on her in sight.

“….Lily..”

A girl laughing and chatting with her classmates.

Slightly darker than Iris, but still, silver hair that resembled the beautiful moon.

And underneath that, you can see the pure white face and purple eyes that resemble amethyst.

My little sister who has matured a lot since I last saw her. But she is still so beautiful and pretty.

My heart was pounding like it was going to burst.

My eyes were so sore that it wouldn’t have been strange if tears were flowing at any moment.

Complex emotions that were difficult to describe in words were swirling inside me.

But the emotion that was the greatest of all was, without a doubt, longing.

‘….I hope you’re doing well. That’s good.’

A great sense of relief. A hint of bitterness comforted me.

Was it because I was staring at it too intently?

Lily must have sensed my gaze because she turned her head to look at me even though we were quite far away.

My heart dropped to the floor as I met her purple eyes.

“…..”

But Lily looked at me for a moment.

He quickly turned his head again and started talking to his friends.

“….whoa.”

He wiped away the cold sweat and sighed deeply.

Of course, you wouldn’t be able to recognize it.

Sephir’s ability wasn’t just about changing appearance.

The unique nature of mana that each person possesses.

If your level is high, it is said that you can figure out people with just mana.

However, Sephir’s disguise technique also included the ability to mix impurities into an individual’s mana and change it into mana of a different type.

The ability to literally transform into a completely different person.

It wasn’t a question of whether or not you could recognize it.

“Sera-yang. Are you okay?”

Iris said, placing her hand on my forehead, as if she saw my expression was not good.

“Yeah. It’s okay, Iris. I’m just thinking about something else for a moment. ”

“Please tell me anytime if you are sick. I want to help you.”

“….Yeah.”

‘It’s okay. I’m not Hera now.’

So, there is no need to be afraid.

As a student at Regis Academy, you can approach Lily under the name of Sarah.

Contact with Lily is essential to carrying out my plans.

“Everyone gather in front of me!”

While I was thinking about this and that, Professor Calvin gathered the students together with a loud voice.

At Calvin’s shout, students began to gather in front of him one by one.

Lily also got up and walked towards Calvin.

I was in between Lily and Calvin.

I could only stare blankly as Lily approached me.

I didn’t want to take my eyes off her face.

I wanted to look at it more.

My little brother, whom I would not mind putting in my eye.

I wanted to see you so badly.

But I couldn’t go see her because I was afraid to face her.

Family in memories.

After quite some time had passed, I was able to let go of my feelings for her to some extent.

So I thought I could endure it and get over it even if I met him directly.

But when I actually met her in person like this.

It was exhausting just to hold back the tears that were about to fall.

One step. One step.

Lily was getting closer and closer to me.

My heart beat faster to match his beat.

The moment she came right in front of me.

“…..”

As if nothing had happened, Lily passed me by without a care.

‘…Yeah. I guess so.’

I closed my eyes for a moment to calm my confused emotions.

That way, I can calm the inexplicable bitterness that is weighing on my heart.

I followed Lily and walked towards Professor Calvin with Iris and Ariel.

To make everyone happy.

I promise to myself that I will definitely accomplish my plan.

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Thud-thud-

Towering-

“……”

Swish-

– Sarah. Do you have someone to choose from?

– Huh..? I don’t really have anything like that..?

“……”

Thump-thump-

– Sarah. If you get hurt, I will definitely treat you.

– Yeah..thank you Iris.

“…….”

Thump-thump-

Thump-thump-

“Sister?”