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Berkia glared at Leo with a distorted face.
When I saw the red eyes, my heart ached.
That’s because he caught a glimpse of the gray eyes he knew.
There was only one person who looked at him like that.
And although I spent a long time with him.
Even in all those years, it was only a moment.
Berkia bit her lips tightly.
‘Master Kyle.’
That can’t be possible.
It is nonsense to think that the shadow of a teacher appears in the boy in front of you.
Leo closed his eyes while looking at Berkia.
‘What should I say?’
There is a lot to say.
‘I’m sorry I couldn’t come back.’
This will be the first thing you have to say.
‘I’m sorry for making you carry everything.’
A sincere apology that will not be accepted but must be delivered.
‘You didn’t have to carry everything.’
The sadness of being a teacher.
‘It was very difficult.’
Although I have never understood my parents’ feelings.
The consolation that Dade and Raina would have given him if he were in the same situation as Berkia.
There are countless things to say.
But I can’t get it out of my mouth and it just lingers in my mouth.
None of this will be of comfort to Berkia.
Berkia was determined that his teachers would not return.
Even if my teachers told me not to carry it, I would have carried it.
I walked on it, understanding that the path was difficult.
I know better than anyone else how Berkia carried the world.
Leo hoped Berkia wouldn’t be like that.
I hope they don’t follow in their footsteps.
Even so, this is the path Berkia chose.
‘The path that Berkia took with her mind.’
Saying something stupid was an act of insulting Berkia’s will.
So, on the one hand, I was able to understand why Berkia was distorted like that.
‘You’ll hate the world.’
You will hate the world that took away those you loved.
‘We can’t tolerate people living in that world.’
We will not be able to forgive those who trample on the sacrifices of their loved ones.
But that is just one of the reasons why Berkia was distorted.
A feeling that should have been shaken off the moment life ended.
And if it were Berkia, I think I would have completely brushed it off.
Something that truly drove Berkia crazy.
It was Berkia himself, himself.
I could not forgive myself for burning hatred in the world that my teachers saved.
I hated myself for holding a grudge against those who were burdened by my teachers.
Buried in that emotion, I hated myself so much for causing the death of my close friend.
‘That’s probably why he wanted to destroy himself.’
And due to that resentment, he was resurrected as an undead.
Only after facing this.
Leo was able to understand Berkia’s feelings.
Leo’s hands tightened.
“Don’t look at me.”
Understand yourself through eyes filled with regret and sadness.
“Don’t look at me like that!”
Berkia let out an angry roar.
The act of trying to understand myself was completely unacceptable.
No one can understand themselves.
‘No, you must not understand!’
The more he looks into the eyes of Leo, who feels sorry for him, feels sad, and understands him, the more his reason crumbles.
Leo closed his eyes and opened his mouth at that sight.
There is something I must say now.
The moment you hear this.
Leo had a hunch that Berkia would run away.
but.
I had to tell it.
“Berkhia.”
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“profit!”
Berkia bit her lip.
Someone comes to mind in those eyes looking at me.
The voice calling him was so similar that it was uncanny.
That’s why I don’t want to see it.
That’s why I don’t want to hear it.
but.
I just can’t shake it off.
Because the person in front of me resembled the person I had been desperately wanting to see.
“iced coffee.”
Leo looked at his groaning disciple and said what he had to say.
“You didn’t do anything wrong.”
“… … !”
“I won’t blame you. I understand you. you… … “I never did anything wrong.”
“iced coffee!”
This is what I really wanted to hear.
Berkia held her head.
And I shook my head like crazy.
“no. no! no!”
Still, it was something I really didn’t want to hear.
“Don’t talk like that! I did it wrong! “I am the one who has tarnished the names of the teachers more than anyone else!”
I don’t want to be forgiven even by my teachers.
Even more!
One’s sins are not so light as to be forgiven by a stranger.
“Ah ah ah ah ah!”
Kwaang-!
Berkia kicked off the ground and rushed at Leo.
The building collapsed due to the impact.
Quagga River-!
Berkia’s hatred and resentment is directed towards Leo.
At that moment, Leo’s sword was swung at Berkia.
“ah?”
The moment Berkia saw that, she let out a blank gasp.
A simple slam.
but… … .
That slap brought back memories from beyond my memory.
***
Under a gray sky with a gloomy sunset.
An elf girl was swinging a sword in the clearing.
Sweat was beading on the tip of his finely-lined chin.
My whole body was already drenched in sweat.
The hand holding the sword was shaking slightly, and heavy breathing was constantly coming out of my mouth.
From top to bottom.
The first thing sword learners learn is the downward strike.
Simple and concise movements.
It is a posture that anyone can imitate, even those who have not learned sword fighting.
However, doing this simple slam with all your might, from dawn before sunrise until sunset, is a different story.
Moreover, the girl wasn’t solely focused on hitting.
Whoa! Whoa!
Every time the sword strikes, air is pushed around.
Meanwhile, Berkia’s lips were moving constantly.
In front of Berkia, Kyle was sitting on the wall, reading a book with his legs crossed.
At that moment, Berkia’s mouth, which had been reciting runes, stopped for a moment.
Berkia’s face turned white and the sword also hesitated for a moment.
“Well done. do well.”
At Kyle’s crooked voice, Berkia’s hands trembled and her breathing became even more difficult.
I tried not to look towards Kyle as much as possible.
But there’s no way your voice won’t be heard if you don’t look at it.
“I stopped the spell and my wrist flew off. “Because my wrist was blown off, I couldn’t hold the sword, so my neck must have been blown off.”
Kyle asked with a grin.
“You have two lives?”
“Ha, if you swing a sword all day and memorize complex magic spells. “Oh, you might make a mistake.”
“So, you ask. “Do you have two lives?”
Palak-
Kyle turned the pages of the book.
That book is none other than a magic book written by Berkia himself.
A grimoire that records magic techniques that one can use.
All wizards have it.
“And what’s complicated about this?”
Berkia’s eyes trembled.
My patience was reaching its limit.
“you’re stupid?”
“Kyaaaaaaaaa!”
Finally, Berkia couldn’t stand it anymore and raised his sword and attacked Kyle.
The result was obvious.
But I can’t bear to not do this.
Kyle kicked Berkia with a grumpy look on his face.
All strength drained from Berkia’s body, which fell cruelly on the floor of the vacant lot.
Looking at Berkia like that, Kyle closed the grimoire and threw it to Berkia and said.
“Come out at the same time tomorrow too.”
“Keeeeeeeeek!”
Berkia rolled her eyes and began to cause a fuss.
However, Kyle left without even looking at the place.
***
“Oguogu, our cute student. Was it hard today too? Ah, do it.”
“Oh~”
Berkia smiled brightly and opened her mouth.
Luna put the food she picked with a fork into Berkia’s mouth.
Berkia, who was muttering, asked.
“Who’s cooking today…” … .”
“I made a special health food for Berkia! “Isn’t it delicious?”
“it is delicious.”
Berkia’s eyes, as she smiled and answered, gradually became blurry and dead.
“Look at these dirty cheeks. My student is so cute! “It feels like you’re seeing me at this time of year!”
Looking at her foolish student, Luna jumped up and down in her seat.
Hearing Luna’s words, Aron next to her widened his eyes.
“Was it completely different when you were thirteen than it is now? “I don’t think so, do you?”
“What do you mean by unlikely?”
“Heeeeeeeek?!”
Aron was scared and ran away when he saw Luna laughing cruelly and swinging the frying pan.
Looking at that, Berkia eagerly ate the food Luna made with a fork.
What does this say? Did you say it is a traditional elven dish with a long history?
Berkia knows.
Luna hates her own people.
To be precise, he hates elf history and traditions and hates people who are bound by them.
Berkia also hates that.
It’s not just Berkia.
In this era, there are many young elves who are orphaned.
Most such elves hate elven history and traditions.
There is a saying that even if a rich person goes bankrupt, it will last for three years.
The same was true for high elves.
High elves, who valued long history and tradition the most, were in a better situation than most ordinary elves.
There are no such people in God’s Lawn.
There are certainly many such people in other cities that maintain their reputation.
I also saw Berkia several times.
And they despise orphan elves.
It is considered dirty and degraded.
And yet he doesn’t even hold out his hand.
Just because it is neither noble nor virtuous by their own standards.
Berkia looked at the traditional elf dishes in front of her.
However, the reason why Luna cooked this dish for Berkia is probably because Berkia is an elf.
Tradition and history are ultimately rooted.
Even if those who carry its roots are rotten, the essence itself will not be rotten.
‘Or maybe it’s just to let people know that traditional elven cuisine is not delicious.’
Berkia pursed her lips, her face becoming even more blurry than before.
Actually, the dish itself may not be delicious.
If it’s a problem, it’s clear that it’s the person who cooked it.
But Berkia wasn’t particularly dissatisfied.
Until a year ago, starving or eating food waste was a common occurrence.
Compared to then, now is heaven.
“Anyway, when can we teach Berkia again?”
Aron, who had run away from Luna, sat down at the table again and muttered.
Berkia’s ears perked up at those words.
Life came to my dead eyes.
The eyes, which had been blurry like a dead fish, became clear like the eyes of a live fish.
“me too! “I also want to learn new sword techniques from Master Aron again!”
Berkia said with a bright smile.
“I also want to learn new magic techniques from Master Luna!”
Luna and Aron looked at each other and looked at Berkia, whose eyes were shining brightly with a very excited voice, and then made troubled expressions.
“Not yet.”
“huh. “Get some more training from Kyle.”
“why? Master Kyle, you don’t teach me swordsmanship or magic! “They make you do the same thing over and over again!”
Berkia shouted in a voice full of dissatisfaction.
Seeing Berkia like that, Aron came next to Berkia and made eye contact.
“It’s not that Kyle doesn’t teach you anything. I can teach you swordsmanship and Luna can teach you magic. “We have limits to what we can teach you.”
“why?”
“It’s because you are a magic swordsman.”
Luna, who was watching the situation from behind, calmly accepted Aron’s words.
“I use auras and magic at the same time. Aron and I can’t teach you how. “I can teach you the basics of magic and swords, but only Kay can teach you the basics of being a magic swordsman.”
Of course, Luna and Lisinas are also dual classes that use magic and summoning skills together.
Dweno is also a warrior and wizard who uses Aurors.
But even so, the level of dual class is different.
Dual classes are inevitably mediocre.
Therefore, we must fuse our abilities and use power beyond our limits.
And when it comes to that, no one can match Kyle, who is all class.
That’s why it happened a little later than Luna and Aron.
He became Berkia’s last teacher.
But Berkia’s shoulders slumped at those words.
Know.
I know that it is important to build a solid foundation even if it is late to become stronger right now.
That’s something Luna and Aron emphasized more than Kyle.
but… … .
“I want to quickly become stronger and fight alongside my teachers?”
Aron smiled softly at those words and patted Berkia’s head.
“You don’t have to do that.”
“yes?”
“Because we will create a peaceful world where you will not have to risk your life on the battlefield. “You don’t have to do that.”
Berkia blinked.
Luna smiled bitterly at that sight.
‘Aron’s words are sincere.’
Of course, Luna wants to do the same.
but… … .
‘It’s difficult.’
Luna looked out the window.
A hateful dark red night sky was spreading out just by looking at it.
‘Even if we end the era of disaster with our own hands, Berkia will have to fight.’
Like Berkia, Aron, who was born in a time of disaster, will not be able to fully understand it.
but… … .
‘Still, I don’t want to make Berkia stand on the battlefield.’
Luna looked at Berkia, who didn’t understand English, with eyes similar to Aron’s.
That’s why I asked Kyle to teach me Berkia.
Luna and Aron. And Kyle clearly has a different attitude toward life.
‘Because that damn guy isn’t dreaming of the future.’
So the teaching mindset itself is fundamentally different.
They will become the shadow and protect Berkia.
Naturally, Berkia will follow, seeing that they are leading the way.
But Kyle is different.
“Your ways and mine may be wrong, Aron.”
“huh?”
Aron widened his eyes, and Berkia looked at Luna strangely.
“Berkia, what kind of person do you want to be?”
Berkia opened her chest wide in response to Luna’s question.
“A hero like the great heroes.”
“Living like us is not the answer. Especially in a new era.”
Luna crossed her arms and looked at the ceiling.
“Because it will make your life more complicated. You may need to become self-reliant. “Whether it is the ideal you wish for or the future you will live in.”
It was clear that Kyle was thinking about Berkia when they were away.
“Maybe that’s what you need more, Berkia.”
‘The more blind you are to bright light, the more lost you will be.’
Luna swallowed her words.
***
Kwaang-!
Berkia, who was hit directly on the head by a simple slap, fell to the floor.
The surrounding buildings were already devastated.
Screams were heard from all directions.
Turp-plop-
Leo broke through the dust and walked toward Berkia, who was lying on the floor.
And he spoke calmly.
“stand up.”
Patter-patter-
“It’s time to learn what hasn’t been done. “You damn disciple.”
“what?”
Berkia, who was getting up, looked up blankly at Leo.
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