180 – Karma
There is a saying that bad things always come back. It may be a word containing a wish created by a desperate heart that wants the wicked to be punished someday. However, today was the day when I could immediately confirm the effect of the words that I had postponed my schedule with the word ‘someday’.
It was a shower to wash away the discomfort, but rather, the fact that Ellie was cheating on me left only a bigger discomfort in her heart.
By the way, I don’t know what Ellie’s purpose is. Maybe she’s just trying to get my attention, or maybe it’s because she’s selfish and doesn’t want to lose anything.
Unconsciously paying attention to Ellie, who naturally occupies the seat next to her, I watched her seniors play in her waiting room.
Thanks to my arrogant and rude behavior in the first match, I was giving other academies an excuse to attack Transcendence Academy.
In the next match, Eunice seemed to have plotted something, but it was of no use in the face of Roel and Ilia’s overwhelming force.
It wasn’t like he was really trying to defeat Roel. It was simply a figure of grasping the strength of Roel and Ilia. I wonder if it’s because it’s an important issue for a strategist to figure out the enemy’s strength.
However, from the 3rd year match, a ploy aimed at Transcendence Academy unfolded.
Senior Cassius and Marie were intensively checked by Elasium Academy from the beginning. They didn’t even farm, they followed Transcendence and deliberately shared farming items.
In a situation where the number of items is already small and you have to share even that, of course there is no choice but to have a problem with the acquired equipment.
The seniors who noticed this tried to shake them off, but because they persistently followed and interfered with farming, they were eventually eliminated by another academy team who joined after discovering the signal flare used in Elasium.
Though, 4th year seniors Edward and Ophelia eliminated Mujion Academy, which was keeping farming in check, and added points. However, because of the excessive elimination, he was immediately eliminated.
Thus ended the first day of the triathlon. Transcendence Academy, which had accumulated 60 points each thanks to the complete victory in the first and second games, added 20 points from the seniors in the 4th year to get 140 points.
Other academies shared 40 points from Elasium Academy, 30 points from Mujion Academy, and 30 points from Arcadia Academy.
Looking at it this way, the difference of 100 points seems large, but it is not enough to be relieved because the number of points that can be obtained increases as the game progresses. The bonus points you can get from the second game right now is 50 points.
Since the game is over, it’s time to think about dinner, so we all head to the academy’s cafeteria. They sell delicious things outside, but there was also a banquet going on in the restaurant.
Even today’s chef’s menu is barbecued whole pork. It was a special day that comes only a few times a year. Moving to the dining room was, in a way, a very natural thing. Upon arriving at the banquet hall, students wearing school uniforms of various designs were huddled together and filling the table.
With the exception of the triathlon participants, everyone is in a festive mood, and it seems like they are naturally joining other academies. We look like slave gladiators at an aristocratic party. A tired figure full of tiredness, far removed from the lively atmosphere of a party where people enjoy interacting. As if agreeing with my thoughts, everyone sighed together.
As we ate at a table in the corner, driven by the energy of the students, we exchanged conversations about tomorrow’s game. I also went through the process of checking the artifacts that I decided to prioritize so that I wouldn’t forget them.
However, I couldn’t concentrate on the conversation at all. Ellie, who was seated across from me, looked at me with a blatant stare, and her feet had been stretched under her table to pat her or sweep her leg, forcing her to be distracted.
Everyone went back to their dormitories after eating moderately, as if the pressure and fatigue from the game had reached their limit. As if I was running away from Ellie trying to talk to me about something, the place I quickly headed to was, of course, the club room.
I expected no one to be there, but when I saw the empty club room, I felt even more tired for some reason. Did I even expect a little bit without knowing it? I yawned long to get rid of my strange sadness and headed to the closet when I noticed someone sitting at a desk in the corner.
She is a lovely sweetheart with blonde hair like me, Luna. Looking at the books open on her desk, it is the model student itself.
With a feeling of déjà vu that he had seen this before, he cautiously stepped aside and approached.
With her lips slightly pursed, she silently watched Luna’s side profile as she moved her fountain pen vigorously and drew her spell.
Luna’s hand, which was writing down her spell without hindrance, stopped, and she began to tilt her head to and fro as if she was lost in her troubles for a moment. As she smiled involuntarily at her cute figure, Luna slightly turned her head to look at me with her eyes hidden by her bangs.
“Ross… Eh, when did you come!”
Thinking she looked embarrassed, Luna covered her face with her hair. I smiled and reached out my hand to tidy her hair, then kissed her slightly. It is a gentle greeting with love.
I looked straight into Luna’s beautiful eyes and asked.
“I just came. But what were you doing alone?”
At my question, Luna secretly covered the desk with her body. As if she was ashamed to show her, her slightly blushing appearance stimulated my curiosity even more.
“Ah, it’s not enough to show it to Ross yet….”
“You mean I will show you later?”
When she asked with her eyes of anticipation, Luna pursed her lips and nodded her head slightly. If she had something to say, she moistened her lips with her pink tongue, then she reached out her hand and boldly grabbed mine.
“You worked hard during the game. Today was really cool too….”
I tilted my head at the way she slurred her words. He scratched his forehead as he seemed to be restless.
“Do you have anything more to say?”
Luna, her face flushed somehow, stammered in her shy voice.
“Lo, Ross always has a lot to say! There are so many things I want to say, so many things I want to tell you…. I want to tell you what I feel….”
I couldn’t stand the look of Luna who kept talking back to her, and I pressed her finger on Luna’s cheek.
“If you have any questions, you can just ask. I don’t think it’s strange.”
As if her words eased her burden, Luna tickled the palm of my hand she was holding onto with her fingertips and opened her mouth.
“Well, I just thought Ross looked too attractive in today’s game…. Should I say that the way people look at Ross seems to have changed a little…? Jill, I’m not jealous! Should I just say that something feels strange….”
She couldn’t help but burst out laughing at the way she was fidgeting and glanced at me. The joy this lovely lover gives always makes me smile.
Leaning over her mischievous smile, I deliberately whispered her mischievous words into Luna’s ear.
“I understand what you mean. I’m worried about being taken away by someone else, this isn’t it.”
“That, it’s not like that! Lo, Ross is mine of course… Worry, worry….”
Luna, who flinched so much that she could hear the chair she was sitting on as if she had been burned, made a hasty excuse. Without saying a word, I took her hand and kissed the back of her hand.
Luna pursed her lips as if embarrassed by my behavior, but her eyes were full of joy that could not be hidden.
“Even if I’m worried, I can only love Luna anymore?”
“Really… ?
Pretending to be suspicious, I gave a big nod to Luna who slightly narrowed her eyes.
“You may not believe it, but Luna is the only person I can love.”
If my love for Luna changes, I will lose my life under the constraints of Gias. My first and last love will of course be Luna. It wasn’t compulsory, it was what I wanted.
“As long as you don’t leave me, I will be by your side.”
For some reason, I added playfully to Luna’s watery blue eyes.
“If you still don’t believe me, there is a way to confirm your love right away.”
With her sly smile, I lightly kissed her lips on the nape of Luna’s neck, and Luna, who shrugged her shoulders, softly kissed her lips to mine.
The happiness on her face as she looked at me made me very satisfied.
“Ross, pervert.”
“That’s right, you are the pervert’s only love.”
Luna suddenly smiled mischievously at her smirk.
“If it wasn’t for the triathlon, I would have shown Ross what I learned from Flavia.”
Because I was suddenly caught off guard, I involuntarily let out a gasp. Luna must have noticed my embarrassment, but she smiled like a devil with a satisfied expression.
“Hold on until the weekend.”
She raised her arms with a sigh. I lost this time Admitting her defeat, Luna lifted her fountain pen, which had been left on her desk, with a bright smile on her face.
“I still have a little left, so I’ll finish this. Watching today’s game, a magical inspiration came to me.”
If I didn’t write down the inspiration that came to me somewhere, most of it I couldn’t remember at all. Being a writer at one time, I could relate to this situation very much, so I decided not to interfere.
“Okay, but did you eat?”
Luna widened her eyes as if she had just remembered it.
“Ah… I forgot. But I guess I shouldn’t eat it….”
It seemed like he wanted to focus on what he was doing. I replied that I knew, and got up from my seat. With Luna focused again, she checked the spell she drew.
Even if it was late, she was going to buy Luna something to eat. If you put it in the space storage, you can eat it as delicious as if you just made it, so it didn’t matter if you didn’t eat it right away.
Close the door of the club room carefully so that no sound can be heard, and Luna’s steps to buy something to eat were very light, unlike before.
Before seeing Luna, it felt like her whole body was weighed down by fatigue, but it is a very strange magic.
Unknowingly, a smile naturally appeared on her lips, and she moved on vigorously.