95. Exam Preparation (7)
95. Exam preparation (7)
A tense confrontation. Right now, they are holding their bodies close to each other and are not being targeted by the sword, but if they are pushed out of their strength, they will be able to enter the range of the sword as it is. Conversely, if I push Sotia away, take advantage of her broken stance and finish with her spear to win.
“Ugh. That’s a lot of power.”
“…… “
Sotia shows incredible strength even though she is not breathing. Gradually, the force is pushed away and the body begins to be pushed backwards. I gritted my teeth and directed her mana toward the window. Then, sparks start to fly as the window crackles. The only magic attack skill I have. It was using the lowest level of lightning magic.
Pajijik!ㅡ
Electricity flows from the spear to the shield. Then, he felt the strength drain from Sotia’s shield. Without these tricks, you can’t win against a well-trained fighter like Sotia. This is my ability and my way, so I decided not to be ashamed. With that thought in mind, I pushed the spear handle with all my might.
“Ugh, ugh!”
Sotia is in pain from the electric shock. She opens her eyes and, after letting go of her sword, begins to push her shield with both of her hands.
“Uraaa!”
“Kuh.”
As Sotia started pushing with both of her hands, she lost her posture in an instant and landed on her ass as she did. Although I immediately looked up at Sotia after coming to her senses.
“Whoa… It’s done.”
“… It seems so. I lost.”
Sotia was aiming for the lower part of her shield. It’s true that I lost, so she admitted defeat cleanly. As the sparring ends, Sotia gasps and takes her seat, avoiding her gas.
“Hufu… Seniors aren’t normal either. It was really hard.”
“You are really strong. In particular, there was no way to deal with that force.”
“Thank you for the compliment. My senior is also an alchemist, so it’s just surprising that it can be a hand-to-hand combat to this extent.”
As we are talking with Sotia about her story, Ann Sink comes up to us clapping her hands. He approaches Sotia, not me.
“Both fought well. In particular, the young lady shows talent.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Of course, that’s when the lady wants it, but if she wants it, he’ll take care of the posture a little bit. Because he is also Warros’s junior.”
“Boo, please!”
“Yes. And Woros.”
Ansync reaches out to me. I grabbed his hand and got up from my seat.
“You seem to have carried out the tasks I gave you without missing a day. You know everything when you see your posture.”
“Yes. However, even though I used alchemy items, I couldn’t defeat Sotia.”
“If you can endure that much against a warrior of Sotia’s level, you have fought well. You can’t be full on the first drink.”
Ansync says that and pats me on the shoulder. They only gave me a few assignments, but they seem happy that I followed them well without being lazy.
“Woros, let’s not use that spear in future training. What is important to you is the basic skill of spears.”
“Yes. Then next week I will get you a spear.”
“It’s a spear, just take it from wandering adventurers. And-“
“Hiccup.”
At the sound of a hiccup that interrupted Ansync, my head and I simultaneously turned in the direction of the sound. Sitting on the other side was Sotia, her face red.
She hiccups, sitting with her knees apart and her hands on the floor. I wondered why, but the intoxicating potion I sprayed seemed to fly towards Sotia on the wind.
Ansync sighed after seeing that.
“How long does that last?”
“It depends on how drunk you are. As short as 10 seconds. If it is long, it goes up to 5 minutes.”
“Then let’s rest for 10 minutes. Call me when the lady’s condition is resolved.”
After saying that, Ansync walked away. In the direction he was heading, there was a public toilet. I got up, took a water bottle from my bag, and walked over to Sotia. She hiccups, looking at me with a blank expression.
“I’m sorry. I should have been careful Come on, drink some water.”
“…… “
“Sotia?”
She grabs the water bottle I handed her with her trembling hand. Then, as if it were a treasure, he embraced it with both hands. As she looks at her as if she is wondering, drops begin to fall in her Sotia’s eyes.
“Cow, Sotia?”
“Sher… Sean Bae. I… Whoops.”
“Are you crying?”
“Wow… “
Sotia closed her eyes tightly and nodded her head. Seeing her now, she came to the conclusion that even if she graduated from the academy, she would never drink with Sotia.
As for Sotia’s willpower level, even if she fell deeply into abnormal conditions, she would be able to recover in 3 minutes, so she tried to wait while maintaining a reasonable distance.
“Now, wait… Ugh!”
“Sean Bae, Sean Bae Ae!”
“Get off! Sotia!”
As I was about to step back, Sotia jumped in and threw her knees on the floor, holding her tightly around my waist. In addition, using her tremendous strength, she hugged my waist tightly, causing considerable pain.
I pushed Sotia’s forehead with her palm and tried to pull her off.
“Seanbae, you are so kind. Me, uh… I resent it too much to Seanbae. Aww!”
“Pe, it’s okay if it’s Federick’s gun, so get away quickly!”
“To be honest, Seonbae is so hard on me. Because it’s hard, I think of my seniors. Please don’t abandon me. I will do everything you ask, so please!”
“Oh, I won’t throw it away, so please.”
Sotia buries her face in my chest and starts crying. At that time, Anne Sink came out of the bathroom, looked at us like this, and then turned around and went back into the bathroom. Either way, Sotia hugs me even more tightly.
After arguing for about two minutes, Sotia’s condition was resolved. When her intoxication wears off, her face is even more red than when she was in her state, and she crouches in front of a tree, looking down at her floor.
I think the shock was severe.
“First of all… Give that lady some encouragement and come. Can’t you just leave it like that?”
“… Okay. All right.”
I walked over to Sotia. Every time I let out her footsteps, Sotia’s shoulders bulge as she gazes at the tree roots from her corner.
“Hey, Sotia.”
“Hey! Yes, yes!”
“How long are you going to stay like that? I’m fine, so get up now.”
“… Yes”
Sotia gets up from her seat and turns to look at me. She was usually the one who looked straight at me with her bright eyes, but now she’s completely out of her mind and can’t raise her gaze above my chest.
“Sotia, the effect you got was drunkenness, nothing else. Everyone makes mistakes when drunk.”
“Yes… “
“Well, then… “
Let’s go sparring now. I wanted to say, but Sotia is shaking her body. Come to think of it, during the Federick incident, I am a child who still has the beat I had in mind.
There’s no way she’ll feel at ease after making such a mistake. If I go back to my room like this, I will definitely blame myself. The result will even affect her test. I thought I had to somehow ease Sotia’s mood. I cleared my throat and took her one step closer.
“Sit in Sotia’s seat. Let’s talk.”
“Yes… “
Me and Sotia sat side by side in front of a tree. She was just looking down at her floor with her fists clenched.
“Sotia, I’m sorry. This case is because I made a mistake—”
“Seo, you don’t have to apologize, senior. Just me… “
“Sotia, you seem to still be mindful of the fact that I was beaten by the Guardian Knight, Federik. I think I said it a few times, but you can really forget about that part.”
“…… “
Sotia hangs her head. I didn’t care and continued talking.
“If I knew you, she wouldn’t fall into a slump and wouldn’t come to me because of that.”
“…… “
“You said you wanted to have a satisfying match even if you lost. I’m sorry Sotia. If you don’t achieve that goal, it’s all because of me.”
“What, what!”
I grabbed Sotia’s hand, trying to get up from her seat. Sotia then sits back in her seat.
“Sotia. I feel sorry for you and at the same time I feel proud.”
“… Yes?”
“When I was drunk earlier. You said you remembered me because you were having a hard time because of the slump, right? I was happy to think that her juniors were relying on her.”
“…… “
She, who kept dropping her head, finally started looking into my eyes.
“In other words, I realized that it was a senior-junior relationship that trusted each other. Am I wrong?”
“T, you are not wrong. If you are a senior… It seemed like he would give me an answer so that I could escape my slump. I am serious.”
“I guess so. Listen to Sotia. You and I. No, the people in my shop who are close to you and Eldenia. And me and you Our relationship will continue even after graduating from the academy.”
At my words, Sotia slowly nods her head.
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“It means that we will see each other for the rest of our lives. Living like that, we’ll show each other things we wouldn’t see each other, and we’ll live by making big and small mistakes. Every time we have to understand each other. Because that is Judaism and loyalty. Got it?”
“Yes.”
“Fedric Gunn, which you consider a failure. And mistakes made while intoxicated. When we get together and chat 20 years from now, all of these things will be side dishes. It’s just that much of a thing. Do you understand?”
Sotia lowers her head and thinks about her for a moment. Then, as her reddened skin begins to subside, a smile begins to form on her lips.
“Yes! Understand.”
“Yes. The tone of that voice. Good night. You’ve finally returned to the Sotia Sonia I knew.”
“Yes. It seems so.”
Sotia responds in her usual confident tone of voice. She is now recognizable by the tone of her voice. The fact that Sotia has completely brushed off her mistakes from her past, and that her slump that gripped her now is gone, she says.
I got up and stood her Sotia up.
“Do you have any dreams or goals, seniors?”
Sotia suddenly asked that question. Speaking of goals, making an elixir, clearing Arisha’s karma, liberating from the Blood family, and building a greenhouse outside the education district to build an area. The goal is full. And finally.
“To surpass Shiza.”
“Is that so? Senior, I am dreaming of becoming a guardian knight. However, I would like to take this opportunity to make my goal clear. Because she is more efficient that way.”
“I knew your dream. But what do you mean by sure?”
“Yes. In that case, let’s talk about the main topic.”
Sotia took a deep breath and opened her mouth as she looked at me with her twinkling eyes.
“The senior will surely surpass Shaiza-nim. When she starts her career in earnest, there must be a lot of people aiming for her senior. If that time comes, please allow me to protect my seniors. I want to become a guardian knight who is loyal to my seniors.”
Sotia Sonia said that with pure eyes that did not include even 1mL of lies.