6. Proof of Existence (4)
Celine had a second puberty in her life.
If the first puberty was the way from a child to a girl, the second puberty was the process of a girl becoming a woman. Just like a flower blooms after spending cold and dark days like winter.
The reason was simple.
It was just that I realized again that I was not special. I was full of dreams until the time I entered the academy, but now I know.
The wall between genius and genius was high and thick.
Even if Beomjae could catch up with Superjae with effort, it was impossible for Superjae to catch up with Genius. Even if he swung his sword until his palms were torn, the grim reality did not change.
So Celine had to give up the seat next to the man she loved.
Because it was occupied by those who shined so brightly.
A tide of depression suffocated the girl. On the verge of drowning, Celine met someone.
what kind of woman
I don’t remember the details of the conversation. Only vague memories floated in my head like fog.
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Just when she came to her senses, Celine’s bustling heart became lighter as if she had cleared away her thoughts. Of course, the sword became sharper than before.
No, it’s an ax now.
The only thing that bothered me was that I couldn’t figure out why.
After returning to the academy with her head tilted like that, the first person Celine faced was a familiar face.
“Sister Celine!”
She was a girl whose pale skin and jet-black hair made a strange contrast.
Her name was Lia Percus, another childhood friend of Celine.
She was also the younger sister of the man she loved, but she had a lot of fights with her older brother since she was a child.
Still, it was hard to ignore the tidying up over the years.
Lia opened her eyes wide, as if she had seen a ghost, and soon came to her and raised her voice.
“Uh, uh, where did you go?! I couldn’t find it no matter how much I looked for it! Leto oppa just said it was no big deal… … !”
It seemed to have caused some concern.
Celine could only smile awkwardly.
“Ahahahaha, sorry… Are you worried?”
“Of course! How can a person disappear without a word?”
It took quite a while for Leah to calm down.
Celine had to soothe the girl for a long time, with her cheeks puffed out, saying ‘I’m pissed off’. One way or another, while harboring the impression that the maknae is the maknae.
After shaking off the short sediment, the two people’s steps soon became parallel.
It was inevitable that stories about the current situation would come out naturally.
“Celine unnie, have you met my brother?”
At those words, Celine’s blank gaze turned to Lia.
It was a face that did not even guess the intention of the question.
Leah looked dumbfounded.
“Brother Ian! I was so worried about Celine unnie disappearing.”
“… … Oh yeah?”
Lia’s cheeks swelled up again at that dull answer.
It was Lia who would go crazy if only her brother was entangled. Of course, he would want to let go of his brother’s worries even for a minute or a second.
Unfortunately, Celine realized this belatedly.
It was because she was embarrassed when the name of the man she loved was suddenly mentioned. To be more precise, he was bewildered that Ian cared about himself.
Like an ugly childhood friend who doesn’t help anything.
Again, the slimy mud seemed to clog the veins of his heart. Her yellow-brown eyes, which had always been lively, were dyed with a dull light, and her downcast gaze blurred. And until I bit my lip.
It was a strange reaction no matter who saw it. If it wasn’t for her brother, Lia should have noticed it earlier.
“Of course! As soon as my brother heard the news of my sister, he even came running from the north right away… what?”
However, Lia’s anger could not even be vomited.
It was right after I saw a shadow approaching from the front. There was a man walking across the street narrowing the distance.
Her black hair and golden eyes were all too familiar.
Lia’s expression, which had been frowning, suddenly brightened. In addition, he even leaned his upper body and his eyes twinkled.
It looked like a puppy that met its owner without fail. If you leave it like this, wouldn’t it wag its butt instead of its tail?
There was only one person who could make that cold Lia like that. Realizing this, Celine sighed and slightly raised her gaze.
Indeed, it was as expected.
Ian Perkus, he was coming.
The reason was unknown, but Celine had to hang her head in despair. It was difficult to face the man face to face.
Lia, on the other hand, immediately abandoned Celine and ran to Ian.
“Brother, where have you been? I couldn’t see you yesterday… Oh, come to think of it, Celine unnie is back!”
The chatter continued.
The man’s voice was not mixed. The conversation continued with only Ria sharing her daily life.
At this point Celine felt uncomfortable.
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Just as much as Lia loved her brother, Ian loved my sister very much. It was normal to greet Lia as soon as he saw her, or at least react in some way to the news that Celine had returned.
But the man remained silent.
No way, the moment Celine raised her head and met the man’s eyes.
A white bolt of lightning pierced his spine.
It was hard for Celine to come to her senses at the shuddering, flowing shudder. I couldn’t move a single step from the spot.
Golden eyes stared intently at Celine.
Yes, looking into it was a fitting expression. Even the muscles, blood, and magic flowing through the body were not out of sight. Celine even heard the instinctive fear of that fact.
It was an overwhelming gap.
If it had been in the past, I might have passed without knowing. That would have been the case just a few days ago.
However, after standing up, there was a view that could be seen for the first time.
The road to the far, high summit.
Could that man have reached the top?
Celine’s complexion suddenly turned pale. Then, as he shivered, a blurry glow passed through the man’s eyes.
It was then that the stopped breathing returned.
While Celine let out a gasping sound, the man turned his nonchalant gaze to Lia.
The girl was in the middle of the excitement and boasted about herself.
“So, I decided to take over the corpse of a monster from the Holy Land? It seems that it was difficult to deal with because there were so many, but who am I? Hiring mercenaries who lost their jobs right after the demon subjugation… … .”
“Lea.”
It was a terribly careless call.
There was a resonance in that weary tone that pierced every bone like frost on a field in winter. Lia flinched at the sound of her brother’s voice, which she had never heard before.
And stare blankly into the man’s eyes for a few seconds.
Gradually, confusion began to fall on Leah’s face.
“Don’t talk business in an open space. Not only does it look bare-headed, but it’s also not good for confidentiality. What are you going to do if someone tries to target you?”
It was a reasonable point.
Unlike before, Ian became a celebrity, and the younger sister he cherished had high utility value. It was normal to refrain from even carrying out a schedule without an escort.
They even go so far as to openly talk about their future steps.
It was necessary to have a critical mind about this. Even so, Lia stuttered as if something was not right.
“Ha, but… … ”
“It’s a nuisance.”
That one word was the decisive blow.
Lia froze in place in shock. Regardless, the man had an indifferent face.
“Don’t go around here and there on a subject that has no power. And get rid of that magic business… Because that’s the only way you can help.”
The man and the girl passed each other at the end of the awl-like request.
Celine closed her eyes tightly as she listened to the conversation. As I always thought, ‘Ian Percus’ from the future was too harsh. To the point where I wondered if I really needed to do that.
And I was afraid.
In-house evaluations were always cool and objective. The next opponent that the blade-like horse aimed at was himself.
can you afford it
Saying it’s incompetent, saying it’s not helpful. Celine’s heart had already been torn apart by self-reproach.
However, the man surprisingly did not leave a harsh review.
“Are you used to it now?”
To the question posed by the man who had approached her, Celine was unable to answer for a moment.
It was a brief hesitation. Just by following the man’s gaze, the intention of the question was clear.
The Battle X tied behind his back.
Celine quickly nodded.
“Yes Yes… … .”
Before I knew it, Celine’s tone had been upgraded to honorific.
It was different from before. Celine had already glimpsed some of the man’s skills.
As a military man, he was a different person.
Celine couldn’t hold her own against such an opponent.
Of course, the man didn’t seem to be interested in whether Celine used short language or polite language.
He just tapped Celine on the shoulder a couple of times and offered words of encouragement.
“Yes, work hard.”
It was an unexpected compliment.
No, the picture of that man praising someone was not well drawn in the first place.
So Celine had to stand there for a while and put on a puzzled expression. I had just received favorable reviews, but I didn’t really feel it. Rather, I wondered if I had heard hallucinations.
There was someone else who made a noise.
“… … Do not be ridiculous.”
It was a voice that came out through gnashing of teeth.
Celine’s and the man’s gazes simultaneously turned to the epicenter. There was Lia, who was trembling with her fists clenched tightly.
The expression on the girl’s face as she glared at her back was ferocious.
“Don’t be ridiculous, who are you… Who the hell are you pretending to be my older brother?! My brother would never say anything like that to me!”
You finally noticed.
Celine jumped and felt her heart sink. I wanted to reveal the truth to Lia right away, but this was the academy.
There were too many passersby around.
The whispers were already tickling my ears. Celine felt as if her vision was spinning in embarrassment.
oh, what should i do
The answer came from the mouth of the man, not Celine.
“Just because you don’t tell it doesn’t mean it isn’t the truth.”
As an obvious provocation, I mean.
Against Lia’s fiery gaze, the man raised a calm voice.
“Did I say something wrong? No matter who I am, it’s clear that what you’re doing isn’t helping.”
“That, that… You don’t know yet!”
“Don’t act like a child, kid.”
Around that time, the man turned his back again and started walking towards Leah.
Every time he took a step, everyone’s eyes focused on the man and Lia.
At first, Lia’s spirit, which was angry, was gradually weakening. Every time the man narrowed the distance, Lia couldn’t meet his eyes even though he chewed his lips in anger.
I couldn’t read the slightest movement in the man’s eyes.
Strong conviction calls for strong persuasion.
“We don’t have time to deal with all your house pranks. business? The more capital, the better. But right now, the cutlery is dancing and the blood is pouring like rain. What does that mean?”
“Yeah, yeah, somehow… … .”
Stumbling around, Leah desperately tried to come up with an excuse.
He looked like he was trying hard enough to make it uncomfortable to watch from the side.
However, the opponent was a monster with no human emotions.
“Then do it.”
What did you mean by that, before Lia asked back.
With a snap, the man’s kick hit the girl’s stomach.