We left the inn and headed to the academy.
Looking at the luxurious carriages, they seemed to be descendants of prestigious noble families.
Originally, Frey would have joined that wagon train, but considering the financial condition of the Caligo family, Frey himself would have refused.
“Long time no see, Frey. how are you?”
“yes. Well done. that day… . First time seeing you since. Are you feeling better?”
“Yes, fortunately I am very active. I don’t know anything else, but one life force is tough.”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t see you sooner.”
“it’s okay.”
Silence has arrived. When I turned my head and looked at her expression, her expression darkened.
‘Is it because of the class assignment?’
She cautiously opened her mouth.
“… Can you tell me what happened that day?”
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I briefly described the day’s events. Of course, the parts that were difficult to say were overlooked or mixed with lies.
“That’s how it happened.”
“After all, the Blue Cross has come… … .”
Frey paused for a moment before continuing.
“It was the first time in my life. Feeling that level of helplessness and fear… . I prided myself on not losing to anyone in terms of mental strength, but when the real crisis hit, I couldn’t do anything. When my colleagues risk their lives to survive, I… … .”
She bowed her head.
“I couldn’t do anything. I vowed to become a knight who surpassed my father and prove my family’s swordsmanship, but I wonder if someone like me can do it.”
She will later be called Swordswoman, and will become the continent’s best sword master. Knowing that, I was able to speak with more confidence than anyone else.
“You can do it, Frey. You will surely be able to do it.”
Frey’s eyes twitched. she asked, looking at me with fearful eyes.
“Zile. Aren’t you afraid?”
Although he is said to be a future sword master, he is currently just a student dreaming of becoming a knight.
It is a flower that has not bloomed yet, no matter how talented it may be.
Until the talent blooms in full bloom, what is needed from a young seedling to a giant tree is a strong mentality and experience.
“I was afraid.”
“But how could you face it?”
“It was for living. to survive. I endured for one reason only.”
She slowly chews on my words.
“To live… .”
“Frey. Don’t be in too much of a hurry. If you believe in yourself and persevere, one day you will achieve what you want. I will vouch for it.”
Her expression brightened.
“Zeil has many talents, but among them, the ability to stabilize people seems to be the best.”
Seeing her softly smiling, I somehow felt the urge to stroke her hair.
“… uh? Gail ball?”
I guess it wasn’t an impulse. My hand was already stroking her hair.
Frey’s face turned red in embarrassment.
“Mi, I’m sorry. Unbeknownst to me, my hand… .”
“Oh, no. are you okay… .”
An awkward silence came.
i’m crazy Even though they had gotten closer to a certain extent, she had been raised as a knight all her life.
A light attitude like treating a younger sister could have made her feel bad enough.
What are you going to do with this awkward atmosphere?
I looked into her eyes
Fortunately, I didn’t seem to be very angry, so I quickly changed the topic.
“ah! Frey. Did you check the class placement list?”
Frey’s face darkened rapidly. I changed the topic at best, and this was a mine.
“… yes. It’s an S class like Gongja’s. I thought that there would be more than B class even if I couldn’t do it, but what kind of thing is this S class that I have never heard of… . Is it the same case? Maybe it’s because our group couldn’t retrieve the mandrake? It was force majeure! How do you retrieve a mandrake that doesn’t even exist? Isn’t that right, Zeil?”
It was the first time Frey had ever seen him so outraged. Swearing came out of that polite Frey’s mouth… .
“Yes, yes.”
“Isn’t it the school’s management problem that caused us to go through such a thing? I don’t understand the attitude of the school side of notifying the fact that a new class has been opened without explaining anything about the unfortunate accident we went through that day. Isn’t it reasonable to at least give the minimum explanation that the parties can understand!”
“… Me, I agree.”
Frey caught his breath for a moment and soon returned to his original form.
“Looks like I’m too excited. You showed me your shame. I’m sorry, Zile.”
“No, that is quite possible. On the contrary, I was relieved that Frey showed such an honest side.”
Frey asked in surprise.
“Are you sure?”
“yes. It may be off topic, but… … . Frey felt that he was living with more burdens than others. He is courteous, considers others, and has a warm heart, but is he suffering from negative emotions such as his wounds and suffering? .”
He took a moment to catch his breath and spoke again.
“In my experience, if you endure and endure alone like that, one day it will explode. I thought it was a good thing he told me before he festered. I hope that you will continue to speak honestly like today. Even if it’s not a long time to get to know each other, aren’t we colleagues who cross the line together?”
“colleague… . Yes. Geil and I… colleague. In other words, can we be friends?”
It is clear that he is happy as if his mood has been relieved. Was he originally such a character with such high emotional ups and downs?
“yes. A friend.”
“As a friend of Zeil, I will have to work harder in the future to become a person I am not ashamed of.”
In the future, it was enough not to draw the sword towards me.
… right? won’t you?
Frey. it’s me, me the day you loved You’re our friend… .
I sincerely pray that I will never have to spit out lines like this.
“Frey. Can I ask you a question too?”
“As much as you like.”
It was a question I had been curious about for a long time.
“That crazy… . No, it looks like you and Princess Salryeo have been friends for quite some time. How long have you known each other?”
“friend… . I don’t know what the princess might think of me, but at least I think of her as a friend. I must have met the princess when I first held the sword. Since there is a kinship between the princess’s father, the Duke of Ark, and my father… .”
After looking around for a while, I spoke cautiously.
“Does Princess Charlotte know that Frey is a woman?”
Frey nodded.
“yes. Aside from my family, only the princess and Jail know this.”
“okay… . If it’s okay with Frey, can I take a look at the artifact you’re carrying?”
“You mean my artifact… ?”
I understand. Since it is directly related to the secret she is hiding, of course it would be difficult to give it up willingly.
When I was about to add one more word because I thought it would cause a misunderstanding, she put on a hood and handed me a necklace.
“Here it is.”
“uh… ? Is it okay if I give it to you like this?”
She has a mischievous smile.
“Because I believe. Aren’t we friends? Was it just me who thought so?”
It was beautiful to see a wide smile befitting a girl of my age.
She was talking nonsense about jewel eyes that interpret dragons’ spells, but in fact, she had never seen her true form.
Normally, Frey could be said to be a handsome enough boy, but to be honest, after removing the artifact, she was stunned.
Platinum hair fluttering in the wind that came just in time, pale pinkish thin lips, and a body that clearly showed curves.
Even hands with calluses. It was very attractive.
Was it like this
“… Jayle?”
“Oh, sorry. Because Frey is so pretty.”
said Frey, hastily hiding her hands behind her back.
“… Don’t joke like that. I’ve never heard the word pretty in my life. Who can say that a woman with such rugged hands is pretty?”
I looked at her necklace and said playfully.
“That’s why they don’t know how to look at people.”
“… … So I’m getting more and more angry… doesn’t this happen? who… Also… … .”
It seemed Frey was muttering to himself, but he didn’t hear it because he was examining the artifact.
‘It must be at least a legendary artifact. Even though it looks old, it’s a pretty sophisticated formula. If there is one downside… .’
It was made a long time ago, so the power of the artifact was gradually decreasing.
I infused the artifact’s mana.
“Multiple reinforcement. Dog (改). Go (固). Sung (成).”
Purple mana began to wrap around the necklace and then disappeared. I said as I returned the necklace to Frey.
“I tried my hand a little bit. You don’t have to worry about it for the time being, since I’ve cast a magic that amplifies the power and a magic that lasts for a long time.”
Frey looked at me with a surprised face.
“Zile, did you know how to strengthen things too?”
“I can do a little.”
After talking about this and that with Frey, I arrived at the main gate of the academy before I knew it.
Perhaps because it was an entrance ceremony, there were so many people that the front gate of the large academy was packed.
We made our way through the crowd and entered the building where the entrance ceremony was to begin.
Numerous students were lined up from class A to class E.
“Isn’t that Zile Zigharat and Frey Caligo?”
“I heard they were both assigned to the S class?”
I could feel the eyes of the students heading towards us.
Class A students looked at us with their unique confident eyes, while Class B students were somehow wary. Other than that, the rest of the class was generally ambiguous.
Curiosity, competitive spirit, jealousy, envy, etc. contained various emotions.
Even though they were just standing in a row, it seemed that invisible boundaries were drawn for each class.
‘Seeing this hurts my pride a bit.’
While looking around for where the S-Class was, I found Eden waving at us.
“Mr Frey! captain! Here, here!”
The S-class was located in the far corner next to the E-class. Even though it’s a newly established class, isn’t this kind of treatment too much? Seeing the seat, Frey’s face contorted. However, Eden continued to wave his hand without notice.
“Frey! here, here! This is the S class!”
That baby. I’m pretty sure he’s deliberately pretending not to know.
I whispered softly
“Frey. Don’t be too heartbroken. It will be because it is a newly created class this time.”
“… yes.”
It was on the way to pass the place where the A class was gathered. Just as I was about to step out, someone reached out.
It was an obvious trick. Of course, I wasn’t the one who would go over finely.
It was normal for people to trip over and fall over, but… .
“Ahh!”
I just kicked my feet. Right now, I was in a situation no different from having my entire body covered in strengthening magic.
Even though I am overflowing with energy, it is so overflowing that I have a hard time controlling it.
The man who was kicked by my foot rolled two wheels in the air and rolled unsightly on the floor.
“I didn’t know there was a foot in front. I am sorry.”
The man behind him answered instead.
“It’s okay. In life, people can only make mistakes. It’s a pity that we couldn’t be in the same class. Seil Sieghart.”
It was Sardin Rundel.
“That’s right. Prince Sadin.”
I passed him and headed for the S-class. Eden greeted us warmly.
“long time no see. Frey! Captain!”
“Either. You’re not even the leader, so can you stop calling me that?”
“Oh, that’s right! hahahaha. sorry.”
Charlotte, who was nearby, pushed Eden aside.
“Frey! Where were you! I asked your butler, and he said he left early in the morning?”
“ah… . I’m sorry. I have something to say to Confucius Zeil, so I prepared early.”
“Zile… ? What’s with that Jaesu tank? .”
As we spoke, Charlotte glanced at me.
This time, I was just watching to see what nonsense he was talking about again, but surprisingly there was no reaction.
“what… . By the looks of it, the body looks fine. Come on Frey! Come stand with me!”
What’s up?
Charlotte took Frey’s hand and led her to her seat. I was seated at the very back.
I met eyes with Aria, who was in front of me. Instead of greeting, he gave a light bow.
She also nodded. Frey, who accidentally saw this, looked at me and Aria with confused eyes.
‘A total of 6 people including me. I don’t know what criteria they were selected for.’
charlotte. aria. Eden. Frey. And one unknown person.
I couldn’t see the face because it was from the back, but there was one thing that caught my eye.
pointed ears.
‘Elf?’
It’s still just speculation, but if it goes according to my predictions, the S class is likely to be the most troublesome class in the academy.
It smelled so artificial that it was hard to believe it was a coincidence. I can feel the clear intention… … .
“Chairman. You are entering.”
The hall became quiet in an instant.
again. again.
Everyone stared at her, holding their breath. The chairman of the board, Ashtar, stood on the podium and slowly opened his mouth.
“Nice to meet you. Freshmen. My name is Ashtar, the director of the Salomon Academy.”
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After about two seconds of silence, powerful applause filled the hall.
“We will start the entrance ceremony from now on.”
Ashtar stretched out her hand into the air. Then the entire surroundings, no, the entire space changed.
A place everyone knows about.
to the forbidden forest.