409.
Cheaeng-!
The sword crossed and a sharp sound rang out.
Whilick-!
Celia rotated her body and let go of Martina’s sword that was pressing on her.
The moment Martina loses her balance.
Woe!
Aina leaped behind Martina.
Aina’s thrust was aimed at Celia.
A sting like a flash of light.
However, Celia easily dodged the attack as if she had expected it.
He then snatched Aina’s wrist and threw her away.
Aina, floating in the air, looked down at Celia with an expressionless face.
Meanwhile, Celia aimed the tip of her sword at Martina.
“End of mock battle.”
Celia said calmly as she retrieved her sword.
Whirling-!
Celia stylishly swung her sword in the air a few times and said with a thud as she sheathed her sword.
“I asked for a mock battle first, so I did it.”
Celia narrowed her eyes and looked at Aina.
“Why on earth did you decide to have a mock battle? “Even though we asked to do it first, our teamwork wasn’t good, right?”
Looking at Celia like that, Aina spoke.
“I haven’t been subdued yet.”
“The mock battle was over from the moment Martina was subdued. “There’s no reason to do it anymore.”
Celia said, rubbing her hair.
“Aina, you don’t know that you can’t defeat me alone, right?”
What the three are doing now is a pure swordsmanship sparring without the use of auras.
Aina is the great-granddaughter of the Sword Saint and has been called a sword genius since she was young, but Celia is also a direct descendant of Gerdinger and has been called a sword genius.
The difference between 1st and 2nd graders is the difference between heaven and earth.
Therefore, even in a pure swordsmanship sparring, Aina could not defeat Celia.
But Aina showed no signs of backing down.
Celia said, looking at Aina like that.
“You should have saved Martina instead of attacking me a little while ago in the first place.”
“I wanted to spar one-on-one with senior Celia.”
“What is the reason?”
“I want to quickly improve my skills and get recognition from senior Leo.”
‘Leone again.’
Celia sighed.
We already know about Aina’s strange obsession with Leo.
That obsession was blatantly revealed every time Aina overexerted herself.
“I won’t ask why you are so obsessed with getting Leo’s approval. “Because it’s your personal situation.”
“… … .”
“But if you keep going like that, you’ll never get Leo’s approval, right?”
“that is… … What do you mean?”
“It was like that just a little while ago.”
Celia looked at Martina, who was looking a little worried behind her.
“When Martina was overpowered, you should have saved her instead of attacking me. “You learned it in class, right?”
“… … .”
Aina clenched her fists.
“If Leo’s standard was ‘strong’ in the first place, you would have already been recognized.”
Aina has never missed the top spot in first grade.
‘Even Harveyden from the Knight Department, Juen from the Magic Department, and Shasha from the Summoning Department. ‘Because we have beaten all the strong competitors and are firmly maintaining our first place position.’
However, Leo did not acknowledge Aina.
‘Besides, Leo has consistently recognized Carl since first grade.’
It’s not just because we’re friends.
Leo truly thought of Carl as being amazing, and rather than being his best friend, he considered him a colleague who would walk the same path.
I didn’t understand that fact at first, but Celia has been feeling it lately too.
Not only the midterm exams, but also the recent Elehem incident.
Carl’s ability as a supporter and as a commander to read the flow of battle was amazing.
“I asked Leo once. “Why didn’t I make you my mentee?”
“… … That’s because I wasn’t able to successfully attack Leo-senpai at that time. Luke Eldar made it a success.”
“Whether then or now, Luke is no match for you. But why did such a result occur?”
“that… … .”
Aina trailed off.
What happened back then still doesn’t make sense to me now.
“Did you really see Leo back then?”
Aina’s eyes opened wide.
“What kind of person is my cousin, Leo Plov?”
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Aina’s eyes wavered.
“that… … .”
“Are you looking straight at who I am?”
Aina was silent at Celia’s words.
“How are you going to get Leo’s approval if you can’t even look at your surroundings properly?”
Aina lowered her head at Celia’s cold words.
Seeing Aina like that, Celia took a deep breath.
“What is the future you want? “What kind of hero do you want to be?”
“… … .”
Aina had no answer.
I just looked at the ground in silence.
Seeing Aina like that, Celia scratched her head nervously.
Celia did her best for Aina.
Aina also did her best to follow Celia’s guidance.
But Aina had never really seen Celia.
I was just obsessed with Leo’s approval.
Even for Celia, who had a good personality and generosity, this was her limit.
“I don’t know, now. You don’t need me, do you? I understand. Because even if it’s not me, you’ll become stronger. “I will attend Lumern in the second semester without any problems and will also advance to the next grade.”
“Three, Miss Celia?”
Martina looked embarrassed as she watched Celia leave.
Thump-thump-thump-
Celia, who was coldly leaving, stopped.
And then I looked back.
“But I may not be able to maintain my position as class representative any longer.”
“… … ?”
Aina raised her head and looked at Celia.
“Leo said earlier that he declared in front of other students. Luke Eldar’s goal is victory.”
“transmission?”
Aina’s face hardened.
“huh. I know my cousin isn’t one to lie, I mean. “Does this mean that Luke Eldar surpassed you?”
Celia grinned.
“Good luck, Aina.”
With those words, Celia truly left.
“Aina! Next time you see her, be sure to apologize, okay? “I’ll try to convince her!”
Martina spoke to Aina and hurriedly chased after Celia.
Aina, who was left alone, looked at the ground.
Luke Elda, a first-year failure student and the weakest.
Luke Eldar’s goal is to pass down the legend?
The last image of Luke during the Elehem incident appeared in Aina’s mind.
‘I will never lose.’
Aina gritted her teeth.
“Three, Miss Celia. Are you really planning on quitting being Aina’s mentor?”
“Where is the place to quit? “Anyway, once the first semester ends, the mentor-mentee relationship ends.”
Celia spoke calmly to Martina, who asked urgently.
“… … Are you going to no longer think of me as her junior?”
Celia sighed at that question.
“As long as we are fellow Lumern students. He’s my junior. The fact that I coached it remains unchanged. You worked hard and I am satisfied with that. “It must have been difficult, but I’m grateful to Aina for doing her best.”
“But why did you say that? Does she want Aina to lose?”
“… … I don’t know about that. However, it is clear that Aina is conscious of Luke.”
“Because you were chosen by Master Leo?”
“There is something like that. But more than that, there seemed to be a strange sense of rivalry.”
Martina made an absurd expression at those words.
Hositamtam The ones aiming to become Aina’s class representative are Haviden, Juen, and Shasha.
Even though the other first years didn’t show it, they thought that Aina was very concerned about them.
However, Celia strangely said that Aina considered Luke a rival.
“I don’t think he knows, but even if he knew, he wouldn’t admit it.”
Celia shook her head.
“How do you know Aina’s heart so well?”
“I was similar to Aina until last year.”
“Is she similar to Aina?”
“When we first met, Leo couldn’t even use an Auror. “She made a bet with Leo and lost, so she suffered the humiliation of having to be a maid for a week.”
“… … A maid? “Are you Miss Celia?”
Martina made an angry expression.
“Don’t go and spread rumors.”
I slowly opened my eyes and looked at Martina.
Even within the Gerdinger family, this was a fact that only a very few people who were present at the time knew.
“After that, Leo learned Auror in an instant. And he proved he was all class. To be honest, until the beginning of the semester, he thought of Leo, who had just become an Auror, as one step below me and did not consider him a rival. “He tried his best to ignore it.”
It was the same for other students as well.
“And we were overtaken in an instant.”
Celia’s eyes sank.
“I felt like my heart was breaking. Before I knew it, Leo had gone so far away that it was difficult to chase after him. “It’s still like that.”
“okay.”
Martina, who had always seen Celia’s confident appearance, could never have imagined that she had such concerns.
“I don’t know if Luke will really beat Aina or not. If she loses to Luke, Aina’s heart might break. Especially since she can’t see her surroundings clearly. So she wanted to make Luke conscious.”
Celia said, looking back at Aina, who was no longer visible.
“At least if you are conscious of Luke Eldar and see clearly what path he took. Even if you fall, you will be able to get up and run again. “I think this is the last help I can give as a mentor.”
“miss.”
Martina looked touched.
However, he soon developed a puzzled expression.
“But can Luke really beat Aina?”
“You don’t know. But it won’t be impossible.”
“why?”
“… … Even if I say it myself… … My cousin is a little… … “What should I say?”
Celia, who was thinking about various things, said.
“You’re crazy.”
“… … .”
“Unless you go crazy, you can’t harass people so creatively in the name of training.”
Celia is disgusted.
She was one of the people who suffered the most from Leo.
“… … Master Leo’s motto is definitely scary.”
‘no? ‘If it can’t be done, make it happen, don’t you know?’
Martina trembled as she remembered Leo speaking with a very natural expression on his face.
“I heard you have a special training schedule for this summer vacation.”
“I don’t like it, it’s terrible.”
The two girls suffered from mental pain as they remembered Leo, who was extremely vicious.
***
Waaaaaa-!
First round of the tournament.
The sounds of students fighting fiercely could be heard in the sparring hall set up at the central grand parade ground in Lumern.
Meanwhile, Leo was standing in the waiting room for the next sparring.
“Can I really do this?”
“You don’t know that.”
Leo said calmly, looking at Luke asking in a slightly anxious voice.
“But if you don’t believe in yourself, who will believe in you? “I believe in what you have done so far.”
Luke nodded at Leo’s words.
“Oh, and it’s okay to release those seals now.”
At Leo’s words, Luke looked at the seals on his wrists and ankles.
Then he immediately laughed.
“Yes, but I’ll do my best in this situation.”
Leo chuckled at those words.
The situation in the stadium was visible through the magic installed in the waiting room.
After the game was over, the next turn came.
“Then, I’ll go.”
“Luke.”
“yes?”
I called out to Luke as he left the waiting room.
Leo said, looking at Luke who turned around with a puzzled look on his face.
“Go and report it. Who you are.”
“yes!”
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