Among Noah and Nairobi, it was the higher-ranked Nairobi that felt more pressure for the next ranking match.
Originally, in the ranking match, it was a pity that the higher ranking was on the side.
On top of that, Noah has a personality that can happily accept defeat while learning for final victory.
On the other hand, Nairobi was carrying the burden of worrying about the affairs of Allen and Felix alone.
That’s why she retreated to Yonggumdo every weekend for special training.
‘What the hell is this?’
When Noah first came to Yonggumdo, did he plan to do a search battle before the ranking battle? did.
However, Noah was not alone, and even that was a real visit.
“Yeah!”
Hanbyeol, who jumped into the river, split the current with terrifying speed.
She was openly wearing a swimsuit, and she was playing with all her might, as if she had decided to play in the water.
“There is no other fish that has met the water. Isn’t it natural that you grow up?”
Noah looked at him and had a happy expression on his face.
Nairobi felt a little bad because he looked like a man looking at his daughter playing in a park.
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“You look very relaxed for a picnic.”
“That’s because people become fools if they just shut themselves up and practice.”
Noah said it thinking of Veronica, but it also stabbed Nairobi in the stomach.
“Practice is important, but I don’t think any of the guys in Nightray lack practice. At times like these, it is rather helpful to take a breath and experience this and that.”
Noah, who lived in the mountains, came down the mountain and achieved rapid growth in the nightray.
Julius also experienced great growth recently due to his experience at Sanctum Keep.
Even with the curriculum of Night Ray, most people couldn’t follow it.
It was good to see that there would be no problems due to the lack of basic practice.
“Hey, you sound like that. A knight must have guts… … .”
Nairobi, who was steeped in the old-fashioned way of thinking as a family with a long history, soon realized that Noah was not listening to him.
“People say what are you doing!”
“Senior, look at this!”
Noah pointed at Naru, who was contemplating whether to hit him with a rotten expression.
“what’s this? Are you trying to keep water out of your ears? Is it like a swim cap or something?”
Naru had a cute cover with a ribbon on her long rabbit ears.
Of course, she didn’t do it herself, as she disapproved of the picnic itself.
Hearing that there was water, Hanbyeol, who was wearing a swimsuit, forcibly put it on her as well.
Thanks to that, Naru was in a very bad mood.
Either that or not, Noah was holding Naru from the side and looking around.
“Isn’t it bad for rabbits to get water in their ears? But is this waterproof?”
Noah was playing with Naru’s ears without hesitation.
At first, Naru also avoided such touch, but now he resigned himself and gave his ear.
If you refuse, you will only look at your ears all day, so you will eventually be burdened and told to do what you want.
“… … I didn’t know there was another person like Hanbyeol in the world.”
“It was fate that we met here, and the sunbae also hangs out together. We’re going to have a cooking contest later, so you can be the judges.”
While Noah grabbed and teased the two of them, Felix, who grumbled at first, seemed to have completely adapted to the atmosphere of the picnic.
“I think a tent would be good here. It’s a highland, so it’s okay even if the water blows, and it’s well leveled.”
Like the nature of playing alone at home, Felix was immersed in setting up a tent by himself after reading the manual.
Having fun in solving given tasks one by one with unique sincerity.
Felix’s solid fundamentals came from this personality.
Conversely, Rogelia, the leader of the kyungsoo group, was kicking a ball with Shiba while unpacking.
“hehehe, this ball is made of ordinary cowhide, so it will tear if you kick it hard. The real pleasure of volleyball is to control the force so that the ball does not tear!”
Roselia was proudly selling drugs.
“Flexibility and softness are just as important as strength in swordsmanship! Volleyball is the best sport to develop such flexibility!”
“indeed!”
“So Nairobi! You’re also practicing swordsmanship and playing volleyball together!”
“no, I do not want. I don’t. Go back.”
“Ah. Don’t!”
The students, who were stressed out by the long ban on going out, had a strangely high tension at the picnic.
Hwareuk!
“Hmm, lower the firepower a bit. And can the heat be applied evenly from all sides?”
“Like this?”
Even Ophelia and Linaria, who had relatively serious personalities, were checking the firepower of the furnace in preparation for the cooking competition.
“Since the heat rises upward, I think the firepower at the top should be a little closer than the bottom.”
“Then, let’s use Exceed to redirect the flame.”
Their brazier, which was completed by DIY after a night of trial and error, turned into a brazier exclusively for knights, whose fire control was converted into Linaria’s attribute.
“To think that such an advanced technique would be used for grilling skewers. There’s a certain level to being serious… … .”
Veronica was dumbfounded to see that, but they weren’t the only ones in earnest.
“Besides, Mia, you too!”
“yes?”
Mia, who brought a teppan with the intention of serving teppanyaki to everyone, has been in the midst of setting up a table with a teppan.
Due to lack of time, he sought rare ingredients, but couldn’t develop a suitable recipe, so he was thinking of making a ‘rare teppanyaki assortment’.
‘Ordinary maids will politely stop even if a customer presents a strange opinion… … .’
If you look closely, Mia often jumped on the mood and took a drink.
‘As expected, Mia might be better off with a free body than my maid.’
Lately, Veronica has been thinking about that.
Especially in the practice of Mia and Noah, which served as an opportunity for the picnic.
‘Mia made an appointment without telling me. It’s clear that he likes Noah after all.’
He obviously decided to support such a Mia.
‘But why?’
My heart ached when I imagined the two of them connected for some time.
No, I was guessing.
Crescent Islands.
When everyone gave up while watching the ship go away.
At that time, Veronica did not give up until the end and raised the sword, but it was just inertia from the position of the princess.
In fact, I was facing the word giving up in my heart.
Don’t give up.
When Noah held her hand, warmth filled her empty cry that even she couldn’t believe.
As they ran across the frozen sea into the midnight sun, Veronica looked at Noah’s back as she was ahead.
‘If that man were my knight.’
It wasn’t impossible.
If one day she becomes emperor.
Because the Emperor of the Empire can accomplish anything.
That was the moment Veronica first thought she wanted to be emperor.
‘But when I decided to push Mia, I thought this… … !’
‘Still, it doesn’t matter if I make him a knight as an emperor… … ?’
‘No, the reason is black heart, so there’s no way it doesn’t matter… … .’
Knowing or not knowing that thought, Noah approached her as usual.
“good. It seems like everyone is having a lot of fun. So, shall we spend some time alone in the meantime?”
“yes? to? Eh?”
“What is that broken alarm clock reaction?”
Saying that, Noah reached into his back pocket and tried to pull out something.
Is it because I was thinking like that just a moment ago?
Noah’s sudden action flashed through Veronica’s mind the scene of him taking out a ring and proposing.
‘No, no, you’ve seen too many cartoons. … !’
“Voila! You said you can’t cook? Let’s practice for a while in preparation for the competition. I bought the materials for practice separately.”
What Noah took out was a cooking utensil.
“Cool!”
“What is it?”
Veronica is sunk.
* * *
And in the cooking competition that followed,
1. Team Noah Veronica.
“This is delicious, but isn’t it home-cooked?”
“It’s easy to make and the taste is good, but it’s a bit hard to give points for a cooking contest… … ?”
“Wow Master, teach me the recipe for this!”
“As expected, you are good at outdoor cooking as much as you have survival experience.”
[7 out of 10 points]
2. Team Carlos Ciba.
“it is delicious… … .”
“What is it, why are these things so good?”
“An unexpectedly strong enemy!?”
[9 out of 10 points]
3. Team Yunia Tiu.
“One million affection points.”
“Noah, that guy drew a heart with sauce, so he’s giving points without even eating it!”
“But Yuna drew a heart for me!”
“First of all, I am the judge, right?”
“I’m sorry about something, Nairobi.”
[6 out of 10 points]
4. Felix Hanbyeol Team.
“Advanced.”
“Dirty classy.”
“You are a legend who has set up wine on an uninhabited island.”
[8 out of 10 points]
5. Team Miho Naru.
“Sorry. We’re sorry.”
“Someone put them together as a team?”
“It was Noah who asked to draw lots. f*ck that guy.”
[5/10 points]
6. Team Roselia Mia.
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“You can eat this… … ?”
“of course. All edible tests have been completed.”
“Are you still moving?”
“It is ripe.”
oh oh!
“Does it make noise?”
“It is ripe.”
[0/10 points]
(judges give up eating)
(Shiba’s evaluation that it was surprisingly delicious to eat with eyes closed)
7. Team Ophelia, Linaria, Ursula.
“Ten points.”
“Do I need to say more?”
“This can’t be helped. We lost, but we fought well.”
[10 out of 10 points]
Afterwards, a sparring match was held in the middle of the night to see who would take the prize.
The tent is destroyed by Ursula’s elemental form.
Eventually, after being scolded by Mia, the three of them agreed to write for the common good.
“What about tents?”
“If that’s the case, I have something prepared for you.”
Noah was worried about ending the picnic on a day trip, but fortunately there was a way.
“There is a simple house I made during the preliminary field trip just in case.”
There was a really large farmhouse where Mia guided us.
“By the way, you know where I’m going to go on a preliminary field trip?”
“Imperial maids are also closely affiliated with the Ministry of Information.”
“huh?”
At that, the three people who tried to make Veronica do something quietly folded the wish ticket and put it in their pockets.
* * *
And soon after, the day of the ranking match.
“Noah, if I win, don’t talk to Master Felix from now on. And teach me the recipe from the previous cooking contest.”
“Then, Nairobi senior, if I win, introduce me to Milia, who is ranked 11th.”
“It’s too much for me to ask you to introduce me to a girl who has a boyfriend.”
In an instant, a prickly gaze flew from one of the audience seats.
The main character of the gaze is Terry McDowell, who is famous for dating Milia.
Similar to Nairobi, Milia and Terry, who came from the Jeong-do family rather than the 8th generation, were a famous couple on campus for their public love affair.
Even though he is from an ordinary family, he is talented enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the heirs of the 8th family.
Moreover, at their entrance ceremony, they confidently declared, “We will get married after graduation.”
The extreme love-love couple, who have been single-minded with each other since childhood, stood out to anyone who saw them.
That’s why he was a celebrity in the school from a long time ago.
The reason Terry came to watch Noah’s ranking game today was because Milia, who would be the next hitter if Nairobi collapsed, asked to see Noah’s performance.
“No, there’s no way you can proudly ask for an introduction like that in a place like this.”
“Is there a different introduction between men and women?”
“This senior’s thoughts are gone.”
The two of them stepped onto the arena and tapped the floor with the tips of their swords in a rather light atmosphere.
At the same time as the start, a storm of blades unfolded that would grind people down just by touching them.