111 – War of nerves of the losers
Saint Teresa suffered from the emotions she felt for the first time as if she had a fever.
But she didn’t feel bad about it.
Because the world felt strangely warm and my heart was excited.
Teresa walked towards her academy with slightly lighter steps than usual.
But when she entered the academy, her heavy sense weighed her steps.
Because it was exam week at the academy, everyone was on edge.
Although they do not disclose their grades, they are all aristocrats, so they reacted very sensitively to being ranked.
Of course, that wasn’t all.
The reason why their nerves were on edge was also largely influenced by the strange rumors flowing through the academy.
If you rank in the top spot in the test, you can face the Bright writer one-on-one.
Rumors like that were spreading throughout the academy.
In the meantime, countless young ladies have sent him invitations, but he hasn’t replied even once.
That’s why she got good grades in this test, and there were many young ladies who wanted to have a private interview with him.
Teresa felt a strange sense of superiority in the academy’s atmosphere.
Isn’t that so, the warrior visits the church at least once a week?
Although he does some embarrassing things, he has a special relationship with the hero.
To the extent that they are on a different level from the students attending the academy here!
Teresa felt cozy as if she were lying on a cloud.
The hero was most reluctant of her academy’s students, but Theresa thought that her hero had a sympathy for herself that was close to her own.
It was an unfortunate misunderstanding.
‘But Reina should be careful… ?’
There is a person Teresa is most wary of these days.
It was Reina, the princess of the Duchy of Oklia.
I didn’t really care about her until now, but now, for some reason, she’s starting to bother me.
And it was the same with Reina.
“Leticia. Are your preparations for the exam going well?”
“Of course, Lady Reina. Isn’t her student’s duty to study?”
If the hero had heard this conversation, he might have felt something strange.
Because Reina became close with Leticia, she said that she calls her ‘Lucia’.
“Oops… Are you aware of the rumors going around the academy?”
“I don’t know because I’m not that kind of person. Are there any rumors?”
“Yes. They say that if you get good grades, you will get a chance to face Bright.”
“Is that so? By any chance, Reina-sama, did you hear that rumor?”
“No, I just want to get good grades because it’s a lecture I like. I don’t even have to.”
The two continued their conversation while smiling.
However, the children of the tribal union who heard the story of the two people felt like their stomachs were hurting.
Why do humans repeat these futile quarrels!
The children of the Tribal Union were in the mood to shout.
‘Isn’t it necessary?’
Teresa felt a strange sense of incongruity in Rayna’s comment about her.
That’s also true, because the recent hero was very busy and didn’t even have time to meet Reina.
I don’t know if it was the time when the warrior lived in the royal castle, but why did you say that at the point where you live independently?
As Theresa was thinking about that, Rayna suddenly put her book aside and took out her new notebook from her bag.
Teresa glanced at her notebook, bothered by that.
Reina felt Theresa’s gaze was that of a fish that bit her bait.
Reina drew a graceful curve around her mouth as she slowly opened her mouth.
“I’m also thinking about writing a book.”
“Writing, are you?”
“Yes. After reading Bright’s story, my heart was overflowing without even realizing it….”
“I sometimes feel that way too, but aren’t writing and reading a little different in direction?”
At Teresa’s question, Rayna thought that something was coming and quietly pulled the fishing rod.
“I thought so too, but Bright-nim said he would help me if I was in trouble. So she plucked up courage and decided to try.”
When she heard Raina’s bombshell remark, Teresa instantly felt emotional.
But she was able to control her emotions because Teresa had undergone arduous training to become a paladin.
Teresa showed her weakness because her opponent was a warrior.
A hero is an existence that is treated as a representative of God in the Holy Land.
That’s why she could be said to be the object of her indiscretion.
She could easily be subdued by force, but she was a symbol of fear to Teresa because the authority of the Holy Kingdom was with him.
So she had no choice but to appear weak in front of him, but Teresa was not weak enough to be intimidated by an aristocratic lady without any power or power.
“Congratulations. Other young ladies must envy you for being guided by the author.”
Reina got the impression that Teresa’s words were sincere.
Why?
I thought she must have goodwill towards the hero….
Was it an illusion?
“To be honest, I am a little worried. Bright is a very busy person with his writing activities….”
If you’re busy, can’t you just refuse?
Theresa was in the mood to shoot like that, but he never showed it.
“You must have judged Reina that she has a talent for writing. I’ve heard that people who are talented in a certain field have the ability to recognize each other.”
“Is that so?”
That’s why I hope we don’t talk about this anymore.
Teresa thought so, and she only smiled softly.
‘It must have been an illusion.’
For some reason, I thought that a woman named Leticia was dangerous.
So she was wary of her, but she didn’t seem to be her rival.
If her formidable rivals are gone, she will have to sharpen herself from now on.
Thinking so, Reina lowered Teresa’s vigilance rank by one level.
Theresa laughed with a complicated expression as she looked at Rayna, who looked as though she was missing something.
Helping her with her writing activities and sharing the bond between men and women.
It’s easy to know which situation is more advantageous without having to explain it.
Still, I felt like I was a little stuffy.
Because he didn’t share the true meaning of affection with the hero.
It is said that a man and a woman become attached to each other when they overlap each other, but what about this situation where they do not truly share their affection?
… Isn’t the situation where she only masturbates while there is delicious prey in front of her, putting a lot of stress on him?
So maybe she should take a different approach?
Teresa laughed on the outside and started thinking that on the inside.
The war of nerves between the two seemed to have calmed down a bit.
In the meantime, the academy was once again enveloped in a strange atmosphere.
It was because there was a rumor that the hero would come to the academy as a guest lecturer.
***
After some hesitation, Teresa carefully took out the perfume, the gift of the warrior.
Beautiful glass crafts and a liquid of brilliant light contained within.
Even though the lid wasn’t opened, the subtle scent wafting from inside was very violent.
Let’s write.
… No, should I not use it?
You are more likely to catch the attention of others when you wear this perfume.
‘It’s the Sabbath soon. Let’s use it when he comes.’
It’s strange if you receive a gift and don’t use it.
I wrote it because I was worried about the smell of sweat.
I thought he wouldn’t be suspicious if I explained it that way.
Teresa came to that conclusion and headed to the academy.
Teresa started the day as usual, but it occurred to her that time was going by strangely slow today.
It’s a lecture that I always felt was fun, but it was a bonus to think that it was strangely boring today.
Around the time when I thought that eons of time had passed with such an exaggeration, the hero finally appeared in the lecture room.
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The hero was more concerned about his appearance than usual.
However, it suited him so well that for some reason, his eyes kept going.
I’m glad I sat away from Reina.
If it wasn’t for that, he might have received complicated gazes again.
She couldn’t take her eyes off her to the point where she thought that.
‘As expected, you are very different from usual….’
I felt it when we were working together for the writing of Seven’s Tale, but the appearance of the warrior when working and the appearance he usually sees were quite different.
He’s usually a little stupid, but he’s someone who has some sense of humanity.
However, when he was working, there was a sharp atmosphere like a sharpened knife.
For example, look at this lecture method now.
Clearly, a lecture in the form of answering questions was not in his plan.
There wouldn’t have been any time to recruit the questioner in advance.
Nevertheless, he confidently and skillfully continued to answer.
He had a smile that would appeal to listeners, but he didn’t feel a bit of the usual stupidity and humanity.
It felt like a knight standing on a battlefield surrounded by war clouds.
His confident and powerful yet immersive words and actions catch the eye.
Perhaps it wasn’t just her who thought that way, all the students around her couldn’t take their eyes off the hero.
When he had a complicated relationship with him, he felt abandoned by everything in the world.
He didn’t even have a place to lean on anymore.
It’s scary.
I hope someone can help me.
I thought so….
ㅡ Creator God, thank you so much for this grace… !
Teresa remembered the abbot’s prayer she had heard before leaving the Holy Land.
Ah, God really is watching over me.
You sent a warrior to save me.
Thoughts like that reminded me of a fairy tale the abbot told me when I was little.
It was the story of a prince who saves a princess in crisis.
Teresa had been trained as a paladin since she was young, so she was much stronger than men her age.
He had some doubts about the existence of a prince who would save the princess because he did not know fear.
But not anymore.
Teresa thinks that the hero is the prince in the story, and he begins to delusion by assigning himself to the princess.
I didn’t even know it was unavoidable because I was still at a very sensitive age.
She told her this was her first love.
‘Hero….’
Teresa stared blankly at the hero.
Then, the hero must have sensed her own gaze, and for some reason showed signs of glancing this way.
“The author is looking this way!”
Kyaaah!
Students sitting near Theresa shrieked.
Teresa let out a sinister laugh involuntarily.
When Teresa was letting out a sinister laugh, Reina was also smiling the same way.
‘Writer….’
Theresa tried to avoid Rayna’s gaze, so she sat in her back seat, a little away from her.
That’s why he misunderstood that the hero’s gaze, conscious of Teresa, was directed toward him.
‘Whoops, whoops.’
If you think about it, isn’t he the first reason the hero came to Oklea?
In a way, this was natural.
Literally fate!
The misunderstanding between the two people, who did not know that the hero already had a member of the opposite s*x with whom he had a very deep relationship, only deepened.