“eww… … .”
A lot of blood was drawn out of the glass and the ring fell into it.
Rubbing my trembling fingertips, I looked up at the spirit stone that Belluna had given me.
[High Purity Spirit Crystal (Material/Unique)]
[The spirit with great power created its own power and made it crystallize like a jewel. If you carry it, you may be able to buy favors from the spirits and friendly spirits. It seems that an unknown breeze is blowing.
― If you have it in your arms, the affinity for wind elemental spirits increases.]
How should I handle this?
Thinking like that, I could see that Mandragora, who was in the tank, was staring at me.
“I can’t do this, ma’am.”
Having said that, I put down the spirit stone and turned the empty glass upside down to cover it.
Mandragora was now more than staring and thrusting her face through the glass walls of the tank.
‘… Shall we wash up first?’
I felt like my whole body was throbbing because I was struggling all day today.
Shall we just take a quick shower and go out?
It had been less than five minutes since I had entered the bathroom with that thought.
Clink!
At the sudden noise I heard, I reflexively ran outside.
In that brief moment, Henir’s shadow, the branches of the World Tree, and Nidhogg’s fangs were all pulled out.
And the first sight I saw before my eyes was none other than Mandragora holding a Spirit Stone.
Perhaps he also noticed this, and he looked like he was frozen while holding the Spirit Stone.
How can a guy who is nothing more than the root of a plant walk around like a human?
And it didn’t matter how he got out of the tank.
The important thing now was that that guy was stealing the Spirit Stone.
“You are… ! Hey, you man!”
Hearing my shouts, the guy started running backwards and falling towards the tank.
In the meantime, he was holding the spirit stone he was holding.
The floor was full of glass shards that the guy pushed and broke.
I immediately paused to stretch out the branches of the World Tree, and instead moved Henir’s shadow.
In my mind, the events that had sucked up all the goblin’s body fluids in the past and had absorbed all the power of the officers of the Thorns Cross Society were clearly passing through my mind.
“… ! … !”
“Whoa.”
The guy caught in Henir’s shadow and floated up in the air struggled.
I was in a hurry to get out, so I couldn’t dry my clothes properly, let alone dry them properly, so I quickly covered myself with a towel and looked at him.
“Didn’t you always move around like that?”
“… … .”
At my words, Mandora turned her head.
As if to exercise the right to remain silent, I snorted.
“Oh, you want to come out like that? Then can I take back all the Spirit Stones I gave you before?”
“… !”
At that, the boy was startled and startled and shook his head violently.
I moved Henir’s shadow and put him on the table.
Then he reached out his hand towards him.
“Give it up.”
At those words, Mandragora hugged the Spirit Stone even tighter.
When I waved my palm without saying a word, for some reason, the guy looked at Jung-seok and me alternately, as if he was worried.
“… … .”
Then, as if he had finally made a decision, he put the Spirit Stone down.
And as I was about to pick it up, it held out its roots like a hand and made me stop.
“what?”
He looked up to see what he was doing, and to his amazement, Mandragora tore off a red fruit-like thing hanging from the tip of a stem from the top of his head.
Then he handed it to me.
With his attitude as if he was going to receive this and hand over the Spirit Stone, I was handed the red fruit he gave me.
I immediately used the emotion window.
[Fruit of Mandragora (Consumed/ Legendary)]
[A fruit that grows on the stem of the legendary medicinal herb Mandragora. It is never obtained by conventional means, and legend has it that the fruits that fall from the mandragora immediately spit and wither. Even in mandragora, which is literally transmitted only through words, it can be said that it is a fruit that can only be conveyed through words. In an ancient book that was lost a long time ago, it is recorded that it bears fruit only once every 100 years.
― If consumed, lifespan will be extended.
― Permanently increases resistance to all diseases when consumed.
― When consumed, the five senses become more sensitive.]
“… … .”
At the truly absurd explanation, I looked at him once, and then at the fruit he gave me.
A conclusion could be reached immediately.
Without a word, I held out my index finger to him.
“!”
Recognizing the meaning, the guy immediately reached out and grabbed his index finger.
We were polite to each other and politely shook each other finger and root.
After the negotiations, we went back to our seats without a word.
I went back to get the broom to clean up the broken glass, and he went into the tank with a new spirit stone and lay down.
Maybe that will be his bed.
With that in mind, I started sweeping the floor with a towel wrapped around my waist.
* * *
It is surprising, but Han Soo-young has a very wary personality.
Choi Hyun-woo commented that he has become a little rounder these days, but he said that he could return to his former personality at any time.
And there was a person that even Han Soo-young couldn’t resist.
No, to say that you can’t go against it is a misnomer.
The person who took her and Choi Hyun-woo and raised them like their own children.
The person who taught Choi Hyun-woo swordsmanship and her magic.
And the person who cared for me with love from when I had no memory until now.
He was a teacher, a parent, and a family member.
And Han Soo-young, who had not seen that person in a long time, was so happy that she had an expression on her face that didn’t know what to do.
“Master!”
“It’s been a while, Sooyoung.”
He was an old man with a small stature.
She held Han Soo-young’s hand, who had run to her step by step, and smiled as if it was strange.
“I’ve gotten better while I haven’t seen you. It got more dignified there.”
“Ah, no.”
Han Soo-young’s face flushed in embarrassment.
“How did you get here without contact? … If you had told me in advance, I would have met you sooner.”
“Yeah, because Sooyoung wanted to surprise you.”
As the old man burst into laughter, Han Soo-young looked at her with affectionate eyes.
“But I can’t see Hyeonu.”
She looked around and immediately looked disappointed.
“How long has it been since you left? … .”
“ah… ! It’s not like that. Master. Now, Hyeonu has been assigned by a classmate, so he goes to a separate preparation room to prepare for a confrontation… … .”
Han Soo-young, who was hesitating to make excuses, was only then able to realize that she had been teased when she saw her smiling.
“Shall we take a look at the place where our Sooyoung and Hyeonu are studying? Would you like to go around with this old man?”
“Sure.”
Han Soo-young took her hand carefully.
The rough and wrinkled touch made her smile even more.
“This is a dormitory. The one on the right is for boys and the one on the left is for girls. And that’s the break room. It’s close to the dormitory, so it’s one of the places that people visit a lot.”
“Ohh.”
“The building you can see in the distance is the library, and in front of it is the training room. And that odd looking building over there is the building we go to when we go to take notes class… … .”
“But Sooyoung.”
She looked at Han Soo-young and said.
“Where is that child Yoo Ji-hyuk?”
“Eh, uh? yes?”
When a completely unexpected name popped up, Han Soo-young stammered in embarrassment.
Seeing that, she smiled, covering her mouth with her hand as if delighted.
“Ji-hyuk is a child. I’m curious as to why, every time you and Hyeonu send a letter or say hello, they come out so often.”
“Uh, that’s… … He will be a little busy right now.”
In response to Han Soo-young’s answer, she nodded her head.
“Oh, I wanted to meet you.”
“Hey, why her? You probably won’t be able to meet me today because I’m really busy. Really.”
“That is a very sad story.”
Then she looked carefully at something.
Han Soo-young, who noticed that her gaze was on her ear, to the earring that Yoo Ji-hyuk had given her, turned her head slightly, but it was already too late.
“Oh ho ho.”
“Why, why are you… … .”
“No, nothing.”
She patted Han Soo-young on the back with a more relaxed expression.
“Come on, let’s go see Hyunwoo.”
“yes… … .”
Feeling some kind of fatigue, Han Soo-young led her to the place where the confrontation took place.
The place was already crowded with people who had already come to watch the showdown.
There was nothing like the battle between heroes and hunters, and there was nothing that the general public enjoyed and loved.
In fact, in this era, the confrontation of heroes was one of the most popular spectacles to the extent that any sporting event could not even show a business card.
Thinking that such a trend is reminiscent of the Roman gladiator’s Colosseum in the past, Han Soo-young avoided the arena with no space to step on.
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Originally, there would have been no place for her and her teacher to stand and watch, let alone sit down.
However, the cadets who compete are allotted a seat for the spectators associated with them.
Thanks to this, Han Soo-young was able to take her to her seat without difficulty.
“There are so many people. The city is different.”
“So.”
Han Soo-young sat down and looked around.
In addition to the Academy’s cadets and the general public who came to watch, various people were seated, including reporters who seemed to have come from a broadcasting station, people who seemed to belong to an association or government, and scouts from the guild.
Even at Orge Academy, which has nearly 10,000 students, only less than 100 students can receive the S grade.
And it has been a long time since the word of mouth of the match between two first-year students with an S-grade match was long ago.
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One of the culprits of the confrontation was Ahn Do-hoon of the Lee Won Group, one of the world’s leading conglomerates.
Han Soo-young let out a small sigh in the condition that the rumors couldn’t be avoided.
He believed in Choi Hyun-woo, but it was none other than her and his teacher who taught him that there is absolutely nothing in a match.
‘If you ever lose… … .’
Han Soo-young shook her head slightly at the bad imagination.
All she could do now was trust and support her.
After a while, the announcement that the battle was about to start came from the speaker.
Han Soo-young swallowed a small saliva, and the spotlight installed in the stadium turned on and started to illuminate either side.
“That child is that person’s blood… … .”
Her eyes lit up as she saw Ahn Do-hoon walking out from one side of the stadium with a dignified gait.
Ahn Do-hoon was completely covered in armor, and he was holding a lance that was so huge that not many people could even dare to dare.
There was a great sword hanging from his back, and it looked like a medieval knight from an old tale.
Just looking at it made me feel intimidated.
“This is going to put a lot of pressure on Hyeonu… … uh?”
Mumbling in a small voice, she raised her voice as if surprised when she saw Choi Hyun-woo walking from the opposite side of Ahn Do-hoon.
Contrary to Ahn Do-hoon, Choi Hyeon-woo covered only the vital points with simple armor.
The sword held there was a supply sword that was provided to the cadets in bulk.
All that was left of him was a sword, which didn’t look too good for a spare weapon, attached to his side.
At the sight of the two people in such a contrast, sighs with various meanings erupted from the inside of the stadium.
And whether or not he knew that most of them were pity for him, Hyun-woo Choi was just walking out with a dignified gait.
“Oh oh… … .”
And she, who was sitting next to Han Soo-young, couldn’t help but admire Choi Hyun-woo’s appearance.
The bird that has escaped from the nest flies high.
Her self-talk was so small that it could not even be heard by Han Soo-young.
Hyeon-woo Choi and Do-hoon Ahn, who came up to the stadium all of a sudden, were facing each other.
It was an incredibly tense moment.
In the audience, they were already shouting the names of the people they were cheering for.
In the meantime, a sharp whistle rang out, as if covering up even such loud shouts.
Beep profit!
Ahn Do-hoon and Choi Hyun-woo use that sound as a signal.
The two rushed towards each other, no matter who came first.