046. secret (2)
It was Cain Abella who took off the hood and looked up at me with puzzled eyes.
Unlike usual, her hair was not tied back or undone, but tied in two pigtails and hung down in front of her shoulders, so at first I almost didn’t recognize her.
Cain’s lemon blonde hair was gorgeous, as if it were colored alone in the dark of the night.
“What are you doing here?”
Cain said with a surprised expression.
“You are.”
I was well aware of Cain’s purpose, but I was surprised to meet him here suddenly. It’s quite a matter of not showing signs.
“ah.”
Cain began to be wary of his surroundings as if he had remembered something. Then he grabs my wrist and drags me into the park.
“Hey. Let go of this.”
“hurry! Would you like to follow me soon?”
“… … ?”
why is he like this
“Go in.”
Cain dragged me to the front of the bush and pushed me into the bush.
“Could you let go of my hand?”
When my clothes got dirty, I unknowingly cried. At most, it was clothes that were washed by paying a separate fee to the dormitory maid.
Cain didn’t pay attention to me even while I was saying this. As if waiting for something, I held my breath and looked ahead.
“… … .”
there would be nothing
There were no common sparrows or rabbits in the forest garden.
“Whiyu.”
Cain sighed and turned his head towards me only after realizing that there was nothing after time passed.
“Give me your hand.”
I was still caught in Cain’s hand.
He was a combat cadet, so his grip was amazing.
“ah.”
Cain was startled and withdrew his hand.
The handprints were left red.
“sorry.”
Cain felt embarrassed and touched his hand.
“More than that. What were you doing here at this hour?”
For a while, she made a worried face and questioned me. that’s what i want to say
“You?”
“yes?”
look at him
I’m at the level of losing my mind.
“What are you doing at this hour? I was just taking a walk.”
“walk? this time?”
Cain checked the time. The curfew had already passed.
“… … .”
They don’t seem qualified to blame each other.
“I like to go for a walk sometimes when no one is around like this.”
In the end, I ended up making an excuse.
I thought Cain would look at it strangely, but she nodded and agreed.
“Um… … this time? Even staying out? but. I don’t know if it’s someone else, but I understand if it’s you.”
“uh?”
Come to think of it, it was Cain who humiliated the broccoli candy, right? this little thing.
be patient, be patient
“Now, it’s your turn.”
I asked, suppressing my anger.
Cain made a troubled expression. If you’re going to have a hard time talking about it, why did you grab me and drag me here?
After all, he’s got some fluff too.
“I, I… … .”
Besides, he’s not good at lying.
It was Cain-like, just straightness itself.
“I… … .”
It started again.
I don’t know why, but when Cain talks to me, he hesitates for a long time.
It’s not like I have a debuff function that reduces Cain’s language ability.
“Whiyu.”
Cain sighed again out of place.
I’m willing to join Cain’s detective game, but my sleep for tomorrow is more important.
Tomorrow is the day when the members of the external mission are announced, so you need to prepare your mind.
‘Let’s go and get some sleep.’
I jumped up from my seat.
“If you don’t want to talk, stop.”
“Oh, sleep, wait!”
But Cain wouldn’t let me go out.
He grabs my arm again and pulls me down.
“Ugh! what does this… … ”
“Wait a minute. Please listen to me for a second.”
Cain told me urgently.
Talking about it so seriously, it was hard to ignore it again.
Considering how desperate she is, just like Shiana.
I ended up sitting on a tree stump and crossing my arms.
Cain looked out of the bush once and then at me again. still no one Cain finally opened his mouth in relief.
“… … You’re still saying it because you’re more trustworthy than the other guys.”
“… … .”
Ackerman, Ponte, Hoya?
I don’t know when I gave Cain my trust, but I just listened in silence.
“Somehow, Instructor Zeros is suspicious.”
“Instructor Zeros?”
“… … yes.”
Cain hesitated and continued.
“It wanders around this area every morning and then suddenly disappears. Isn’t something strange?”
I know the whole story of this case, so I can agree, but if someone who doesn’t know anything hears it, they won’t even listen.
What’s the big deal that the inspector general disappears while inspecting at dawn?
Anyway, Cain’s pursuit of Zeroth’s evil is a necessary part of the game’s story.
Cain seemed to be better off sneaking by my side and helping me rather than getting into an accident by reasoning erratically by himself.
I nod my head pretending to agree.
“Also. I thought you would listen to me.”
Cain crouched down in front of me and wrapped his arms around my knees.
It looks like you want to talk about something serious?
Hmm. It seems wrong to return early.
Still, when I saw such a worried expression, my heart was not good.
“Please do me one favor.”
“what?”
“Stay with me today.”
“… … ?”
Cain looked at my expression. I don’t know what my face looked like, but Cain belatedly realized that he had misunderstood his words.
“Oh no! Not that! Let’s spy on Zeros together! misunderstood? isn’t it?”
She waved her arms in vehement denial.
I had no idea.
“I didn’t misunderstand.”
“That’s good, then.”
Cain flapped the neck of his hood. It seems to have suddenly become hot.
“… … .”
I said nothing and waited for Cain to open his mouth.
“So, will you join us?”
Cain looks at me. At some point, he was back as Cain full of idiots.
“You caught it.”
Lighten up the atmosphere by joking around.
Was my joke not funny or Cain was serious… … .
“I-I’m sorry about that!”
Cain immediately apologized to me.
“I couldn’t help it. Just in case Instructor Zeros comes.”
Then he made a lame excuse,
“You are not on good terms with that person.”
It also lightens my worries.
He is a kind-hearted child.
“Anyway, let me know that you intend to help me.”
either way
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We spent time alone in such a quiet forest garden.
I waited quite a while, but there was no life to be found except a squirrel that had swept through the garden.
It was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard, embarrassing.
Both of them are the type of people who don’t talk much, so for over an hour, we didn’t have a proper conversation.
If it was Siana who was talkative, it wouldn’t have been so awkward.
However, Cain was not bored in his own way.
It was because the sometimes thrown words and reactions were fun.
– I’ll say thank you again. Thank you for accepting my rude request.
-Are you training these days? In the morning… … didn’t come out
-me? I am still All I know how to do is hold a sword. you have to work hard
-What? head? that, just When I’m in the dormitory, I tie it like this. My maid sister did it for me. It’s not like I really wanted to do it.
I try not to show my feelings, but it doesn’t work out the way she wants.
Cain’s words and actions were often the exact opposite.
Thank you, I was curious about me who didn’t come to the morning training, I only held the sword like an idiot, and sometimes cutely shows off both sides.
The conversation itself wasn’t long, but in that short conversation, I was able to learn more about what kind of child Cain was.
Apparently, he had a lot of feelings from the previous confrontation with Ponte, so it seemed that his concerns about the sword had deepened.
It was about 20 minutes after the rice cakes were finished.
Cain, who was thinking hard about something, opened his heavy mouth.
“How do you think my swordsmanship looks?”
Cain suddenly brings up swordsmanship. It sounds like you’ve been thinking about it for a very long time.
“I don’t have the skills to give you two lessons, I.”
I said it honestly. For me, who had only systematically learned swordsmanship for half a year, it was absurd to evaluate Cain’s sword.
“Humility. You had a good fight with Ackerman too.”
Rather than a whistle, it only sparkled in the beginning… … .
“… … .”
I didn’t really have anything to say, so I kept my mouth shut.
It wasn’t for me to judge whether it was good or bad.
It’s a matter for Cain to decide.
Was it because I was frustrated without words? Cain began to speak in a low voice.
“Lately, I’ve been wondering if it’s right for me to keep holding the sword. No matter how hard I try, I feel like I’m hitting my limit.”
Cain smiled bitterly.
I became very depressed.
“Both Ackerman and Instructor Zeros. I feel like I can’t reach it no matter how hard I try to vomit blood.”
It is rare for her to reveal her true feelings to others, as she has become accustomed to always enduring alone and overcoming them.
Did you want to be honest as much as the atmosphere is the atmosphere?
“What do you think? Do I have any talent?”
Whoever hears it will be cursed at.
A guy who consistently ranks in the top 3 of Class A is talking like that.
Of course, just because someone else is having a harder time doesn’t mean I’m not having a hard time.
Cain must be rotting inside in his own way.
She laughed hard, but her inferiority complex and daily despondency were passing the limit little by little.
Losing consecutively to a cadet from a commoner, Zeros humiliating him in the face, and making him feel a wall even with his skills. In addition, at home, they give mistreatment and pressure.
It hurts even more to think that all of this is something this 20-year-old girl can handle.
At least, I wonder if this child’s personality was mild. Cain is a girl who doesn’t even have the knack for listening to others.
In its entirety, all malice was received with those small shoulders.
In the end, I had no choice but to throw consolation disguised as advice.
So, it means that the time has come to give you some helpful advice.
“If you hold on too much, it will break. Be flexible sometimes.”
“… … yes?”
Cain blinks and looks at me. He seemed to be asking what the heck was that.
Right now it’s hard to understand what that means.
You’ll find out when the time comes.
When the moon is full,
–!
Suddenly there was a rustling sound.
Cain and I quickly lowered our stance.
Finally, Zeros appeared.
The time is 2:30 in the morning.
It was a time when no one would walk around.
You wouldn’t even dream of me and Cain.
Cain and I watched Zeroth’s movements through the gaps in the bushes, holding our breath. Unbeknownst to her, the shadows had already blocked her presence.
Cain also held his breath before he knew it and put the hood on again.
Zeros’ eyes, the same as Cain’s, scan the surroundings fiercely. It was so vicious that he would throw his sword without hesitation if he sensed even the slightest sign.
“There is no one.”
Zeroth’s eyes came out and reached where Cain was, but he didn’t notice either.
Zeros started to open his mouth.
It was an ancient spell that opened the Hero’s Chamber.
Cain made an expression saying, ‘What is that doing?’
She breathes more and concentrates.
I’ve only seen Zeroth disappear at some point, it’s the first time I’ve seen him recite a strange ancient language.
After the spell ended, Zeros entered the familiar distorted space.
“ah… … !”
Zeros disappeared in an instant, leaving no time to follow.
Cain made a face of disbelief at the situation unfolding in front of him.
“saw?”
“yes.”
Cain rushed out and started searching for the place where Zeros had disappeared.
If you look around, you won’t find anything odd.
“What the hell.”
Cain taking off his hood. I stood there for a while, probably shocked.
“Let’s wait until they come out. Come on.”
Anyway, Zero will be out soon. I haven’t been able to find a way to get the sealing sword out yet.
“yes… … .”
Cain came and sat next to me again, like a slightly downcast rabbit.
Did you wait 10 minutes like that?
“!”
Zeros reappeared from the void.
Blood was flowing from his right arm.
‘Looks like he got hit while trying to forcefully hold the sealing sword.’
You can touch the sword only after releasing the magic that sealed the sword. This is the homework that Zeros must solve from now on.
Zeros nervously took off his coat and left the garden with his right arm wrapped around it.
“how… … .”
When Zeros finally disappeared, Cain opened his tightly closed mouth.
“What happened?”
It is full of doubts.
“what do you think about it?”
Cain asked. What should I answer?
Both Zeros and Cain still need more time.
It’s too early in the story to do anything here.
The problem started after I went on an outside mission.
Originally, Cain would have groaned alone, but somehow he got involved and couldn’t avoid answering.
Let’s induce Cain to be patient a little longer.
“First of all, there is definitely a problem.”
“right?”
“But it seems too dangerous to interfere.”
“… … That’s right.”
Even Cain reluctantly admitted.
Right now, the two of us aren’t at the level of overpowering Zeros, and even if we interrogate him, Zeros isn’t a great man.
“Because I don’t know much yet. Let’s wait a little longer.”
“… … under. The principal is also absent at a time like this.”
Cain bit his lip.
I’m sorry, but Pompey wasn’t away, it was Zeros who sent Pompey away and did this.
“okay. So, let’s meet again next time and keep an eye on it. At that time, I will also find out the strange spell that Zeroth said.”
“see you again?”
“… … then?”
Cain looked at me with bright eyes. He raised his eyebrows.
“Are you going to step out of this situation by yourself?”
Well, I got entangled in troublesome things.
“… … no.”
“I knew it.”
Cain smiled contentedly.
They nodded, saying that two is better than alone.
“late.”
It’s already 3 in the morning.
“that… … That’s right.”
Cain realized belatedly that he was pretty close to me and took a step away.
“Let’s go in for today.”
“… … yes.”
* * *
next day.
Despite my tiredness, I headed to the gym. Drinking Windsorbing’s tears at least relieved his fatigue.
It’s really hard to squat for long periods of time with tension.
When I arrived at the gym, Cain also looked pretty tired.
As she made eye contact with me, she crept up to me, said ‘Hi’ and went back to her place.
Unlike yesterday, it seems that he has started to feel embarrassed again.
The cadets were full of expectations.
He is excited about making new friends because he is forming a team with other class cadets. They are still fresh kids.
Gilliott stepped up to the podium after a long time.
“Now, pay attention.”
Hearing his ‘attention’ after a long time. He was a little weak, but still energetic.
“Instructor Zeros is not feeling well today, so I will replace him.”
The cadets were agitated at the news that Instructor Zeros had not appeared.
What the hell is going on with a human who doesn’t seem to bleed even when stabbed? 50,000 rumors were created on the spot.
“quiet! When your name is called, come forward and receive your assignment ticket.”
Gilliot quickly called the cadets by name. The allocation of the allocation table was done in an instant.
I have also been given an assignment sheet.
「D3」
It means D-rank 3rd and a half.
And on the back of the assignment table, the list of members of D-rank class 3 was written.
-Priest class 3rd year Victor Tenivian ★
-Syana Plaen, 1st Year Magician
-Cain Abella, 1st Year Combat Class
-Combat 1st year Aren Blackfire
‘… … what!’
Heads up automatically.
Cain seemed to have the same thoughts as me.
I met her eyes.