episode_0117

The second hero, Frey de Siegfried, could not understand the current situation at all.

Past life. Because it was none other than myself who won the sparring between students at Eden Academy’s placement test.

Frey was weak. Each and every one of them was like a monster, and they were weaker than the warriors who faced the Demon King in the past. However, that did not mean that they were ‘only’ pushed out by academy freshmen.

A warrior. A sword chosen by the god to cut down the devil. The growth speed and potential of a warrior are unparalleled by any other warrior, and the term unrivaled is best described as a warrior.

That’s why I couldn’t understand.

The fact that she, who is only a ‘new student’ and a ‘warrior’ in her ‘second time’, cannot fully see the movements of a ‘freshman’.

Winning may be difficult. No, judging by that clean blow that had just unfolded before our eyes, complete defeat was almost certain.

Frey quietly walked up behind Mr. Squinted Eyes, who was in charge of the practical sparring. The narrow-eyed teacher was using a wet towel to stop the bleeding of a student who had scars on the tendons of his arm.

“Evans student… Is this what student Aru meant when he said he was a bit hit…? ! Who the hell cares about sparring? .”

He was sweating profusely and mumbling something unidentifiable. Frey was lost in thought as he looked at the victim’s half-cut tendons.

‘The rule of assigned sparring is to subdue the opponent without killing him or causing permanent damage… If the tendon had been completely cut, it would have been permanent damage, but if it had been cut only halfway, it would have meant that it was not cut on purpose.’

I slowly turned my gaze and stared at the girl standing like a ghost in the middle of the sparring hall, holding a dagger. On top of the girl’s head were animal ears.

‘Dog beast? Or a wolf beast? I don’t know what King Gyeon and King Lang look like… . But normal sparring doesn’t cause this much damage. ‘That beastman’s social skills are quite poor.’

“Woof? Is it over? Did I win?”

“… Beastman, what is your race?”

“My race? that is… Ugh… dog! It’s a dog beast!”

‘Dog beast? Then, is the identity of that beastman Banho, the Dog King?’

“What is your name?”

“Aru! Woof!”

“… ?”

‘King Lang’s name was Rua and King Gyeon’s name was Banho. But why did an unprecedented dog named Arura appear? A being who can change history… Just me, Maria, Joker, and the Demon King. But Maria and I were just born, so it must have been the Joker or the Devil’s arrangement, or an entity born through the butterfly effect… .’

“Sleep! Aru student! Frey student! Now we have to spar again, so please go to the outskirts! And Aru students, don’t be too aggressive with your sparring! Because I fully understand Aru’s skills!”

“Woof? Did you lose all your strength?”

“This is a sparring, not a fight!”

“Mud… It’s difficult.”

The narrow-eyed teacher blocked the conversation between Frey and Aru and sent them to the outskirts of the sparring hall. The student with a tendon injury was taken to the health room, and the sparring, which had been temporarily halted due to the bloodshed, began again.

However, the aspect of the tournament has not changed since then.

“Aaagh! Everything, my legs!”

“Aru student! Do that one more time and you’re warned!”

“Woof! This time I cut a little more!”

“Even if you cut, cut the flesh! Flesh! Why do you keep touching my tendons?”

“Sal? Woof, can I cut your flesh?”

Struggle, win after win.

“Sir, I cut out the skin! Without even cutting my clothes!”

“Aru student! Warning! If you receive another warning, you will be disciplined!”

“You lost weight! Let me kill you! Woof woof woof! Grrrr… !”

“I didn’t see the attack this time either… No matter how weak it is still… That’s just what a freshman is like… ?”

It was literally like a tiger jumping into a place where dogs were playing. Fighters, wizards, and alchemists, all of whom were said to be able to fly, lined up to face Aru, but they all suffered damage to some part of their bodies and were defeated without even grazing Aru.

The daughter of a duke’s family, the daughter of a prestigious sword family, and the next prospect of the Magic Tower. As the tournament progressed, stronger students stood in Aru’s way, but not all of the matches exceeded the level of unity. It was a wall that could not be overcome.

If Aru had not listened to Teacher Slinnun’s words, an unimaginably horrific bloodshed would have occurred.

In fact, this was a natural result. Aru, who was born with the destiny of King Lang, had long ago surpassed the level of an absolute powerhouse through Oscar’s education.

When you strike with a sword, you cut down a mountain, and when you stamp your foot, the sea splits. It was something that even the Imperial Knights or the military, not just new students, could easily deal with. Even now, I’m still trying to control my strength as much as I can.

To freshmen who don’t know that fact, Aru was like a disaster that fell from a dry sky.

“Indeed… Are you saying that Sangvis’s teacher didn’t write a letter of recommendation for nothing? .”

“Circle, you received a letter of recommendation from Iron Blooded Teacher? That prisoner?”

“A student recommended by that sharp-edged teacher… It wasn’t just the warrior, the saint, and the princess that were great… .”

The students who overheard the narrow-eyed teacher’s mutterings mixed with admiration and concern began to become agitated.

Beatrice, the iron-blooded teacher. After beating up the leader of the First Prince’s guard who had been rude at the Academy five years ago, Beatrice’s reputation was known to everyone who had ever held a sword in the Empire. Although it wasn’t a good direction.

Wow!

“Woof! I won again! I didn’t even cut myself this time!”

“To kill a deacon from a fighting country with a single punch… !”

“Whew, good job. Aru student. Fortunately there was no bloodshed this time… Hey, bass student? Take a breath! Breathe!”

In the end, one student received CPR and Aru advanced to the finals. However, on the other side of Aru, although the performance was not as overwhelming as hers, there was someone who easily defeated the opposing students and advanced to the finals.

The warrior, Frey de Siegfried.

She was a girl whose mind was spinning more tightly than anyone else in the hall.

‘shit… Originally, there was no teacher who said anything about Beatrice Change… How come those variables… No, that’s not important now.’

After going through regression, all of Frey’s Qi and level accumulated in his previous life were reset, but his experience and skill remained. This is why Frey was able to easily overpower other students.

‘I shouldn’t let Joker find out that I’ve regressed too… What do we do? If you are a well-informed Joker, you must know that I took first place in the placement test in my past life, right?’

However, there were restrictions on Frey who returned. For the ultimate goal, he must not let the demon called Joker know his secret.

‘If that prisoner was sent by Joker, or if Joker was involved in that prisoner, then you lose. Because at this time in my past life, I could never defeat that beast with my own strength. But if he doesn’t know that prisoner… They will question my loss and take an interest in me. If I become one of his ‘subjects of investigation’ because of that, it will be discovered that I have regressed!’

It was a restriction that anyone who did not know Frey’s circumstances would never know. The warrior’s mind was racing.

“Student Frey, please come forward. We will start the finals with Aru students.”

However, it is a situation where her heartbreaking heart is not recognized. Cold sweat ran down Frey’s back as he was in a position where he didn’t know what to do.

‘What do we do? Should I win? Should I lose? ‘Who on earth are you involved with?’

“Please come out. Although there was a bit of an accident, Aru received only one warning and has a legitimate right to challenge for the finals.”

However, the narrow-eyed teacher did not even give Frey a chance to think. With his eyes tightly closed, Frey walked as slowly as possible, thinking over and over again. It was to buy time.

‘shit… What should I really do? It’s dangerous to win and lose. Or rather, if you want to win, can you win? ‘I couldn’t even follow the movement with my eyes?’

Frey and Aru stood face to face. The warrior’s thoughts were still swirling around like a sky filled with gloomy dark clouds. It was obvious that if I didn’t make a decision quickly, I would end up in an awkward situation.

‘shit… Think, think. What I mean is, think about why this dog beast and Mr. Iron Blood appeared and who they were connected to… !’

Sweat was pouring down like rain and random thoughts were running wild. My heart was pounding. The difficulty encountered in an unexpected place, and the unknown nature of the difficulty, caught Frey off guard, as he allowed everything to proceed as planned.

‘Should we take the first strike? But what if I hit that first strike wrong and I win? The Joker must be suspicious of me, right? If it’s just like Maria said, he should be at this academy by now… .’

“Okay, then… Sparring begins!”

“Woof, wait a minute. I have something to ask.”

“… ? Aru student?”

At that moment, unlike Frey, whose whole body was stiff from tension, Aru, who had a carefree face, opened his mouth.

“What rank am I in now? Did you get 4th place?”

“Number of ranks? Because student Aru has now made it to the finals… If you lose here, you get second place, and if you win, you get first place, right?”

“Kung!? Kkkk! Grrrr! You should have told me earlier! We fought one more time for no reason! Leave Evans alone!”

Aru gets angry for an unknown reason. At that, both Sensei and Frey were confused.

Anyway, Aru continued to say what he wanted to say.

“I don’t do it! I will abstain! Wow!”

After shouting so loudly, Aru left the gym on his own. Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded, but no one could catch her due to the ferocious wild aura emanating from Aru’s angry gait.

The reason for Aru’s action was simple. This is because from the beginning, she only intended to fulfill the command of her owner, Evans, to ‘place in fourth place.’

Most students aim to be assigned to a higher class on the placement test, but Aru did not have that kind of greed. I just followed Evans because he followed me for a long time, and I enrolled because he told me to.

thud-!

“… !”

As the door closes, the words spoken by the mysterious wolf beast slowly begin to make sense in the students’ minds. The narrow-eyed teacher raised Frey’s hand and acknowledged her victory. However, despite being at the forefront of the victory that everyone was hoping for, Frey could not even smile.

Because never-ending questions filled her mind.

‘Leave Evans alone too? Who is Evans? Is this person related to the Joker?’