242. sword dating
The stillness awaiting the disaster to come.
The present-day Phrygian royal family could be called the Eye of the Storm.
And so on the way everyone is trying.
At the royal training ground, there was a black-haired girl holding swords with the knights.
With a short bob that reached his shoulders, Hayun’s sword began to press down on the knight.
From the article’s point of view, it seemed a little embarrassing. It felt like I was simply training a female student, but I found myself being pushed back.
“Hey, I will surrender.”
“Wow, you worked hard.”
The knight who was deprived of victory eventually declared surrender.
If the knight didn’t look down on Hayun or had the shield and heavy armor he was using, the result would have been different.
I thought about it for a while, but quickly shook my head.
Hayun’s skills were already at the level of a master.
He did well in the battle against the Maiden of Time, and from what I heard, he was said to be at the level of a swordsman against a dwarf warrior.
I don’t know how she will take it, but it was worthwhile to teach hard.
“You are amazing at such a young age.”
“No, I was lucky.”
“no. I was really surprised. It’s a skill, but it’s because the swordsmanship itself is so beautiful.”
The defeated knight approaches with his eyes shining brightly. Hayoon won, but the knight seemed to be very interested in her sword.
“Would you like to discuss the sword with me over dinner later?”
Or maybe he just has a lot of interest in Hayoon.
When I looked at his face, he still looked only in his mid-twenties, but if he had joined the Royal Knights at that age, he would definitely be a talented and promising family among nobles.
“there……”
“To be honest, I am interested in Ha Yoon. Since you are from the Ren family, even if you put aside things like swordsmanship, you are very interested in yourself.”
“Ugh.”
As if dissatisfied with something, Hayoon kept her mouth shut.
Then, as if by chance, I was at the entrance of the arena, so she glanced at me and said, pointing this way.
“There is someone I like.”
“ah……”
“Thank you for speaking up. But I will politely decline.”
Ha-yoon bows her head and refuses. The moment when the knight looked this way and was about to go back to the other knights.
Turning around, he strode this way.
Then he asked with his fist clenched.
“Would you like to try sparring?”
“Me?”
“Yes, please.”
“……”
He glanced over the knight’s shoulder. The other knights were making interesting expressions because they only knew that I was a strong person even though I was close to the 3rd princess, Elysee.
Hayun tried to dry the knight by patting her forehead with her hand.
“good.”
I gladly accepted the match without much inspiration. The knight who asked for some time to prepare goes somewhere, and Ha-yoon naturally fills the place.
“Are you really going to do it?”
“Um, I’m asking you to do it.”
It wasn’t too difficult, so it didn’t really matter, but Ha-yun had a sad expression on her face.
“I was going to do it.”
“I can fight with that person and do it with you.”
“Do you have that much time? Aren’t you busy?”
Eve asked the same thing.
I smiled and replied that I wasn’t busy at all, so don’t worry.
Then Ha-yoon put her hands behind her back and quietly stood beside her. The other knights who remained seemed to be doing their own analysis of my skills while glancing at me.
“By the way, how was my confession?”
“Well?”
Hayoon stares at me and asks. At first I thought it was a joke, but it wasn’t. Because she was staring at me with infinitely serious eyes.
I answered vaguely.
“I hope it goes well.”
“……I’m serious?”
“Oh, I’m serious.”
“……”
Hayoon clenched her fists and lowered her head. There was no conversation between us after that. Until the knight who applied for sparring came wearing armor.
“Wow, look at that fully armed.”
“Aren’t you putting too much effort into being in front of a woman?”
“Nelson is a real man!”
The knights were in the middle of making fun of a man named Nelson, as if they were excited among themselves, but he stood in the center with heavy steps.
I also draw my sword and walk across from him.
Although it is covered by a helmet, the face itself has a kind feeling.
It gave off the feeling that he had lived his whole life immersed in the sword.
Born into a good family, a hard worker who came to this position with all his heart and soul, wanting to become an outstanding swordsman.
That’s why you can apply for sparring with me innocently like that.
The look isn’t too bad either.
He looks like a handsome man with brown hair.
He wasn’t as good as Ares, but he was handsome enough.
“going!”
The sparring begins and a knight named Nelson rushes towards me. Not carrying a shield seemed to be his least pride.
Wow!
Unfortunately, after the match started, he fell to the floor and the armor he was wearing was half-dented.
“Heh, heck!”
Nelson grabbed his chest as he felt it was difficult to breathe because he was hit with the orthodoxy. The other knights were astonished and silent, but when they heard a moan, they rushed to Nelson.
But the only person standing in front of me.
Hayun walked up to me again and asked me for a match without saying a word.
I nodded and accepted.
remorse.
Hayun came out with sincerity from the beginning.
The right leg is extended back long, and the two hands are crossed to hold the two swords at the waist.
The double feet that poured out like a flash of light.
The two swords, which were almost fatal, came out as they were, but by chance, I caught a bracelet hanging from her wrist.
Quang!
“……!”
Hayun widened her eyes as she saw me who had stopped the double shot. The knights behind them were startled to see Hayun’s sword, but when they saw me blocking it, they were even more fussy.
“I didn’t expect it to be blocked so easily.”
Spitting out anger, Ha-yun held the sword strong again. It was a sign that the battle wasn’t over yet.
continued quarrel.
After that, I accepted Hayun’s swordsmanship one by one. It took longer than I expected, but it felt like it passed quickly.
The knights who had already finished their training were watching our battle dazedly, but we didn’t notice them at all.
We were completely focused on our time.
Strangely, even though there were only the vicious swordsmanship and the harsh iron fricative, I felt that the words she wanted to say were riding on it and reaching me.
A fresh feeling that should not be contained in a sword.
In the end, I only kept defending, but I finished the match by swinging my sword just once.
“ah……”
Ha-yun, who was pushed down, looked up blankly at me.
Carefully reaching out to her, Ha-yun closed her mouth and stood up holding my hand.
The knights around them were pouring out applause saying they showed a great match, but Ha-yun immediately grabbed her sword and strode out.
Stealing the moist eye area with a sleeve.
Hayoon was sitting on a bench outside the training ground. It was as if she was telling me to come with her, so I unknowingly sat down next to her.
“go away.”
Ha-yoon turns her head to the other side.
“I want you to come.”
He put his arms on the armrests and crossed his legs. Ha-yoon then turns her head again and glares at me.
“Never.”
“It was. i always said You put your heart into the sword too deeply.”
The realm of the mind sword (心劍) where the mind is put, as said in the East.
It was a time to convince Hayoon that if he had more time, he would be able to reach it.
“……”
Not knowing what to say, Ha-yoon crosses her arms for nothing. Still, it makes me laugh at the fact that he doesn’t get up from the bench.
“Smile?”
Ha-yun slapped my shoulder with her fist with a heartbroken face to see if I could see my expression.
But when there was no reaction, he sighed and looked down. My fingers clenched and grabbed the hem of my robe.
“I will ask again. How was it when I confessed?”
“……”
“Speak quickly.”
It was a lot of trouble.
To be honest, I think she may like her right now, but it will only hurt her in the distant future.
He glances at Ha-yoon.
Her hair was hung down to hide her reddened face. Compared to other female students, Hayun had the same beauty as a canvas.
Maybe that’s why, without realizing it, my inner heart came out.
“It was embarrassing.”
“……”
“That’s it.”
“okay.”
Ha-yun slowly puts the hem of my clothes down. She turned her head again, coughed and managed her expression, and returned to her usual appearance.
I tried to tell him to go back, but Hayun suddenly rolled up her sleeves and showed her thin, white wrists.
There was a bracelet that was regularly mixed with colorful but not excessive colors.
“You know what?”
If you wear it without breaking for a year, unrequited love will come true.
It was the bracelet Hayun had put on for my relationship with Eris in the past. I still remember how Hayoon hung up.
“You might think it’s just superstition, but this is also my determination.”
“……”
“For one year, I will go to you with all my might.”
“It’s scary.”
A declaration of commitment. Especially when a child like Ha-yoon spoke so openly, I was scared, but to be honest, my heart was pounding a little.
“It’s only one year. At that time, I was like May and Elise. I won’t care about your reaction with the other kids and will approach you.”
“……”
“If it doesn’t work after that, I’ll give up.”
Carefully stretch out your hand
Ha-yun’s hand, passing through the hem, gently overlapping the back of her hand.
“I am confident.”
Because her heart, firmly established, was felt through the passing warmth.
“I will support you.”
I could only say this much.