Episode 15 – Unity (2)
15. Unity (1)
Leon was enjoying the achievement of overcoming the wall.
Stumble!
He suddenly felt like his head was spinning.
“Huh…?”
My physical strength was already at rock bottom.
In that state, my mental power was exhausted to the limit in an instant, and all my energy was exhausted.
“Hey, f*ck…”
The axis of the earth tilted in Leon’s sight.
Sharp!
Soon the world went dark.
It was the next morning when Leon woke up.
* · * *
Late evening, nurse’s office.
The fragmented moonlight that came through the window illuminated a person.
“······.”
A woman with light blue short hair silently looking down at her with her arms crossed.
New liquid. New fluid.
What caught the end of her gaze was a black-haired boy with his eyes quietly closed.
“······.”
Cheren briefly recalled the events of the day.
Beyond those tightly closed eyelids, the look in his eyes was the first thing that came to mind.
Ferocious, hard, and strong.
Such intense eyes.
Parr.
The corners of Cheren’s mouth twitched and trembled.
Sigh.
She carefully stretched out her white hand and placed it on the boy’s chest.
The hot heart pulsation and long breathing were transmitted through her hands.
Wow.
The careful flow of mana eventually passed down to the boy.
The boy’s breathing and complexion became much more comfortable under Cheren’s touch.
“······.”
Cheren watched the boy blankly for a moment and shook her head.
‘It is still too early.’
She calmed down her pounding heart and left her seat.
* · * *
‘Do you feel refreshed?’
After she woke up in the nurse’s bed at dawn, she went back to the dormitory and Leon washed up.
He met Carotene in the cafeteria.
“······So, after you showed such behavior and were taken away, I became very dissatisfied. “Everyone’s eyes lit up and they swung their swords as if they had never done that before.”
Leon’s fork suddenly stopped.
“······Dissatisfied? “What complaint?”
“Hmm? “Why, when the instructor ordered me to hit down after the run, didn’t my classmates really protest?”
What Leon didn’t know was that he was in a state of extreme concentration where sound was completely blocked.
After listening to Carotene’s explanation, Leon let out an angry laugh.
“Wow, if I had known at that time, I would have broken all my heads.”
Are you complaining when you run less than me and rest first?
Even if he complained, he had to keep his mouth shut unless he did it first.
Carotene sympathized with Leon’s words for a slightly different reason.
“That’s right. Is rebelling against the instructor’s orders something that those who have come to El Prime will do? And from day one. “If I had had the strength to move back then, I would have pulled out all my teeth.”
“Uh… Um, right.”
Is there something strange about this point?
Leon nodded his head hesitantly.
* · * *
The theory class held in the morning consists of a total of 4 periods.
History, culture, society, characteristics of monsters and opponent methods, mana management, combat techniques and strategies, etc.
There are subjects that first-year students learn in common.
There were also subjects that taught theoretical things that warriors needed to learn.
Leon slept through subjects he was not interested in, such as history, and took interesting subjects such as combat skills.
As I was spending time like that, lunch time came quickly.
“······Today’s class will end here.”
The bell rang, signaling noon, and the professor who had entered fourth period finished class.
Every single cadet got up from their seats and the surroundings became noisy.
“Leon, wake up. “It’s lunch time.”
“Hmm, what…Already?”
Leon, who had been dozing off, wiped his saliva and stretched.
“······?”
The surroundings are too noisy.
After coming to his senses, Leon noticed that there were an unusually large crowd of people outside the hallway.
“Wow… It’s so pretty.”
“What family are you from?”
“Hey, go talk to me.”
“Damn. “Have you tried it?”
In particular, the reaction of male students was unusual.
Who came?
Leon sneaked out into the hallway and looked.
Beyond the crowd of people, I could see a female student standing somewhere.
Smooth straight black hair, white skin as white and clean as white jade.
Refreshing facial features and jewel-like eyes behind long eyelashes.
She did not show any reaction even to the people around her who were whispering about her.
She just gives off a sign telling everyone not to talk to her and just maintains an indifferent look in her eyes as she stares into space.
“······!”
At that time, her eyes met Leon.
Widely.
In an instant, her expression broke and she burst into laughter.
The male students who saw that laughter felt their hearts stop and took a deep breath.
Soon, a happy voice came out of her mouth.
“Master!!”
Leon’s body stiffened as he approached her.
A hallway filled with heavy silence for an instant.
“······.”
“······.”
“······.”
A lot of strange gazes were focused on Leon.
* · * *
Leon came to the restaurant with Aria and Carotene.
As the three sat down, Carotene suddenly opened her mouth with a serious expression.
“Leon.”
“Why?”
Carotene glanced at Aria and said.
“Officially…Human trafficking is illegal in the empire. “Be a little careful within the academy…”
“······No.”
Leon placed his forehead on her chin and whispered to Aria.
“At least call me Leon when there are people around.”
“······.”
Aria pursed her lips as if she were dissatisfied, but she knew it was damaging to Leon’s reputation, so she eventually nodded.
Tak.
A food tray was placed on the seat next to her Leon.
“Leon Crusiv.”
“······?”
When Leon looked up at her, he saw that her silver ponytail was fluttering.
“Can I sit down?”
“No, isn’t this the princess? Of course.”
Asa Belle sat down and looked up and down Leon’s body, and then she made an expression of surprise.
“······I heard there was an achievement, and it was true.”
Has a rumor started just now?
“Instructor Cheren taught me well.”
“······It’s been three days since school started.”
Leon grinned at her dumbfounded expression.
“Do you think it will take a while to get your second seat back?”
Esabel was moved to tears for a moment by Leon’s obvious provocation, but it was true.
I lost not too long ago, but how can I win now that I have grown?
“Tch.”
For no reason, Essa Belle turned her attention to the food that had just clicked her tongue.
Her plate was full of meat and no vegetables.
Leon glanced at her diet and clicked her tongue.
“Because you’re such a picky eater, your skills aren’t improving.”
“······Are you really going to try it?”
Dalkak. Sweet.
Fortunately, before Essa Belle could take out her handkerchief, her two trays were placed on the other side of Leon.
“Leon, congratulations.”
“Oh…”
It was Liana and Celia.
Both of them were giving Leon an admiring look.
Leon scratched her head.
‘Rumors spread so quickly.’
At the age of 18, I reached expert intermediate level, which was an unusual growth rate, so it was natural.
If you are an expert intermediate level, you can easily join most knights.
He was the only one among the first year students, and there were many second year cadets who did not reach the intermediate level.
For that reason, anyone with even the slightest interest knew about Leon.
Anyway, a meal for 6 people happened unexpectedly.
The four dukes, the princess, and even Aria, who looks like the daughter of a great family.
Once the combination that they couldn’t even dare to talk to was completed, the space around them became empty as if a circle had been drawn.
“Leon, what did you do to get to intermediate level?”
“I heard you collapsed yesterday. Are you feeling okay?”
As soon as Celia and Liana sat down, they opened their mouths at the same time as if they were salty.
Esabel, who was curious about the backstory, also looked at Leon.
When the bright eyes of the three beautiful girls focused.
Leon suddenly felt cold and turned his head to his left.
“······.”
For some reason, Aria is wearing a stiff smile and feeling cold.
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She brought her mouth close to Leon’s ear and whispered.
“Master… You’ve made a lot of ‘friends’ so far, haven’t you?”
She was the one who strangely put an accent on her friend.
* · * *
After finishing lunch, Leon met briefly with Aria separately.
The shadows of the dark alley covered them.
Leon asked her, taking out her tobacco.
“How are you feeling?”
“Are you talking about someone named Burrow? “There’s nothing unusual yet, and I think I’m getting the vibe for now.”
“Well, it’s still too early.”
Leon nodded his head and slowly exhaled the smoke.
“Keep watching. “If they come in contact with you, do you remember what I told you last time?”
Aria smiled brightly and answered as if it was obvious.
Leon, who saw that, also smiled.
She had nothing to add to her words.
Her handling of work was trustworthy.