99 – A-7 Article (2)
Chaeeng! Visor!
The collision of each other’s weapons creates the illusion of sparks flying in all directions.
Since it was not a simulated battle using wooden weapons, but a sparring based on actual combat, the tension between the two was tighter than usual.
Pareon and Lone, who had a sparring first, couldn’t help but admire the scene as they watched it from the best spot.
Lorne, who had no connection with martial arts yet, exclaimed at the sight of flashing lights and sword strikes, but Pareon, who was a martial artist to the core, felt something special.
‘As expected, my eyes were right. At least he’s not a great person in Class E.’
In the meantime, Pareon went through a lot of sparring with Bell whenever he had time.
Opponent record is exactly 0 wins and 11 losses.
Although he hadn’t won a single victory, his pride was never hurt by reasons such as losing to a cadet from Class E.
That’s true, as long as his eyes weren’t gnarled, he could tell that Belle’s skills were far beyond those of class B.
In particular, in his view, Bell’s greatest talent is not his strong body that knows no bounds.
Overwhelming insight.
During a battle, he has an excellent talent for instantly learning the techniques used by the opponent standing in front of him, embodying them, and penetrating them.
Wedge!
“…… !?”
‘It must have been a trap.’
Even now, that is the case.
During the exchange of sword strikes, Bell’s body wanted to lean forward excessively, so Elisha didn’t miss her chance and attacked her.
Bell, rather, aimed at that point in reverse, and slashed her sword as it was, driving Elisha to her station.
It’s a similar situation to when Bell was beaten earlier.
At that time, her body was really out of balance and showed a gap for a while, and Elisha took good care of that gap and succeeded in giving Bell a shot.
But even in the situation where you could just make a mistake and move on, that man realized.
The fact that the opponent’s reaction is so good that he won’t miss even a slight tilt of his body axis.
So rather, this time, he deliberately aimed at that point in reverse, creating a situation where the opponent could reflexively dig into it.
Of course, even so, Elisha is not an easy person either, so she did a good job blocking Bell’s counterattack, but one difficulty is blooming here.
The next time Belle shows a similar gap, Elisha has to think, even for a moment.
Is there any possibility of the same trap again?
I was really wondering if that was a real gap that the man made unintentionally.
That alone gives you a psychological advantage in battles of similar skill level.
‘You solve it cleverly. Crozel isn’t inferior either.’
Pareon’s eyes narrowed as he watched the vicious battle going back and forth several times in one breath.
From his point of view, the difference in power between Elisha and Bell is not great.
If you compare her purely physical abilities, Bell might have the upper hand, but Elisha is an outstanding talent who can even use her magic.
Considering that the use of magic in hand-to-hand combat is enough to determine victory or defeat, it can be seen that Bell is rather behind.
Nevertheless, Bell, who filled the gaps in power with his unique insight, was nothing short of surprising to him.
Even the most amazing thing was that it was a natural body that I learned after repeated training alone, not the way I learned after being taught by someone for a long time.
“Suck!”
‘It’s over.’
While Pareon stuck out her tongue.
In the end, it was the moment when Elisha, who believed that her odds were not enough just by crossing her swords, widened her distance and prepared her magic.
A brief spirit flowed from Bell’s mouth and she wanted to step out, but the new model disappeared as if it had appeared in front of Elisha’s eyes, creating an illusion.
It’s even the move Elisha showed against Belle during her first attack earlier.
Elisha’s pupils shook violently as she was caught off guard by her own technique being used against her.
Bell’s sword came to the side of her neck and stopped.
“I lost.”
“… It was a lot of work.”
As Elisha raised her hands and acknowledged her defeat, Bell withdrew her sword and held out her hand first.
A bitter smile formed on Elisha’s lips as she held it together, then disappeared.
It happened in a very fleeting moment, without even realizing it.
* * * *
In this way, Group A-7 was able to leave the gymnasium with pretty good results.
I decided not to dwell on winning or losing, and it was already lunchtime after we finished sparring with people who hadn’t competed with each other.
Pareon had a prior agreement with a cadet in her class, so she headed there first, and the other three went for a meal together.
However, the place was a bit different from usual for Lone and Bell.
“Wow…. This is how it is.”
It was the fact that they headed to the exclusive terrace for Class A, which Elisha uses.
Lorne, who had been looking around at the dignity felt from the hallway, couldn’t help but admire when he arrived at the carpeted space.
I heard that class A’s privileges were so great, but I never dreamed that they were this great.
If even a place to eat is at least like this, how grand are the alternative dormitories?
“Miss Lorne, is this your first time coming here?”
“Yeah, it’s because I don’t have any friends in Class A.”
Besides, even if there was, due to Lorne’s personality, he wouldn’t have asked to be taken to see it.
Elisha, laughing with pleasure at seeing her gaping open mouth in her splendid interior, pointed out her words that her rone had spat out.
Even though he is intellectual, his personality is so gentle that his unique easygoing way of speaking is still the same.
“What do you mean, no friends? If you’re a friend from Class A, you have Elisha Crozel, right?”
“Ugh, yes… ? Are we friends?”
Unexpected that her Elisha would tell her that she, a commoner, was her friend, Lorne dazed her eyes with her dumbfounded expression.
Elisha knew the meaning of her words, but she wanted to tease Lornay for some reason, so she made a sad expression on her face and pursed her lips.
“Yes? Did she really think she wasn’t a friend? I’m a bit sad about this…. She has tea with her, and she thought they were friendly….”
“Oh no! I don’t mean it that way, but I feel like it’s a little too much for me to be Miss Elisha’s friend….”
Unlike Bell, Lorne tends to care about class quite a bit.
In the first place, since Belle is a reincarnated person, it is inevitable that the concept of common sense is a bit different, but rather, the concept of Lorne’s side is similar to the universal concept of people in this world.
So, in the early days, Lorne had a lot of difficulties getting close with her classmate Enya.
To the extent that I think it would have been difficult to become close friends so quickly had it not been for the bond that they risked their lives fighting for each other in the Wizard’s Forest incident.
So, it is inevitable that Elisha, who only had meetings without any special incidents, feels a little difficult.
It’s not that she’s trying to stay away from Elisha, it’s because she feels like a person from a more distant world.
“Hmm, that’s difficult. Is that what Bell thinks?”
With her hands behind her back and spinning in her place, Elisha slipped her baton over to Belle.
Because he was a person who did not care at all about her family or where she came from and treated her comfortably as her Elisha Crozel, she believed that if he were him, she would be able to help her Lorne now.
“All right. In the first place, talking about being a friend is excessive, so what is there to do?”
And, as expected, the answer was satisfactory.
As if to look at it with her hands behind her back, this time Elisha gave her a glance and spoke to her.
Despite her mischievous attitude, her unique grace did not disappear, to the point where it was felt that she came from a noble family.
“Huhu, I think the same. It doesn’t matter what class or origin you come from to be her friend. So don’t think like that, Ms. Lornay, and treat me comfortably.”
“If Ms. Elisha doesn’t mind, she will.”
Lornay nodded her head and showed her commitment, but Elisha still put her hand on her chin and tilted her head as if she didn’t like something about her.
“If you don’t mind, would you mind removing the titles after her? We became friends after a long time, but I was a bit awkward.”
“Eh, if Elisha does that too….”
“Good. Then, from now on, I will call you Lorne as well.”
After all of a sudden, the two of them finished arranging the titles and walked side by side towards the terrace and took their seats.
Elisha had made a promise to her maid, Kelsey, beforehand, so the meal should come soon anyway.
It was with the idea of having a chat in the meantime.
“Hey, I’m sorry, but I need to go to the bathroom for a while….”
“Oh, come on. It will be right on your left.”
“Yes, thank you.”
But contrary to her wish, Lone went to the bathroom for a while and left her seat, leaving only Bell and Elisha.
Bell stares at the scenery outside the terrace with indifferent eyes.
Elisha, who was watching her profile, took advantage of this time and opened her mouth to reveal the identity of her sense of difference that she had been harboring ever since.
“Belle, if you don’t mind me asking, would it be all right? It’s about Lorne.”
“… What?”
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It’s unlikely that due to Elisha’s personality, she wouldn’t gossip about her right away if her party had left her seat, but she was just in case, so Bell involuntarily got on her nerves.
“… Has anything happened to Lorne lately? She felt it during the Dalian earlier, but she feels strangely intimidated.”
However, the answer that came back was completely unexpected.
Even the content was about Belle’s sense of alienation, which she also felt, so she opened her eyes wide.
The eyes of the two met in midair, and soon after, the food brought by Kelsey arrived and the conversation naturally broke up.