74. Ashur
After hearing the news that Master had passed away, I devoted myself to training like crazy.
He swung his sword enough to break his arm.
I could already feel every muscle in my body screaming.
But if I rest in peace, that means other people are screaming.
I couldn’t stop.
The homeroom teacher was right.
There would be no death more disastrous than that of me, an incomplete person, going into battle and being killed by a dog.
“Hero…”
It seemed that Julia had come to find me in training.
I put the sword in the scabbard.
“Didn’t I tell you that I was going to practice?”
“Eighteen hours have passed since you said that.”
It seemed to have come out at dawn, but before I knew it, the moonlight was coming in through the window.
“From now on, don’t come back.”
I answered in a dull voice.
“Hero, I understand your feelings… but you should take a little break…”
Julia.
that you understand my heart
Is it really so?
Is there anyone who can understand my heart?
“I hope you don’t mind, Julia.”
I answered her in a cold tone.
After Master’s death, I was determined not to let anyone into my heart.
I won’t have to make my own hands to lose any more.
It was enough for me to suffer and lose my life.
“…Hero.”
“Let’s go in.”
I kicked out the gymnasium door with my back to her with a worried face.
Cool air filled my lungs.
whoa…
Here’s a list of things I need to keep in mind.
never to be defeated again.
Be careless or whatever, you won’t fail.
…do not trust others.
As a result of seriously reviewing the first evaluation, my defeat was one.
Trusting Sirius too much.
In the end, it was me who should have been responsible for blocking the front of the flag.
I couldn’t stop it because I wasn’t there.
A mistake like that won’t happen again in the future.
This would be the first and last time Luna won first place.
I clenched my fists and slowly returned to the dormitory.
“Did you just finish your training? Warrior.”
Judging by the fact that he was wearing a uniform, he seemed to be a student at the academy.
However, since it was a face he had never seen before, he seemed to be a student from another class.
“Yes. Enough then.”
He called me over once more as he passed by.
“Hero.”
“yes?”
I was trying to get annoyed by talking over and over again.
“The story you brought up during the entrance ceremony. Is it still valid?”
I stopped and looked back at him.
“…what story are you talking about?”
“A 20-year-old fair-skinned, dark-haired man named Yoo-wol.”
He paused.
“If you find him and bring him back, he will join the final hero’s party.”
His silver hair blew in the wind.
“Are you sure?”
“You. What’s your name?”
i asked him
“I’m Ashur. This time, I’m a new student who joined the 1st class by Luke-sama’s designation.”
Certainly, to be said to be a person of a different level, he exuded an atmosphere that was just as hideous as those of our class.
“…the offer is valid, if you really bring him before my eyes.”
Are you planning to bring Sirius?
There’s no way he’ll appear in front of me.
He remembered what he had been trying to forget.
A part of my chest ached.
Does it mean that the scars of defeat have not yet healed?
“All right.”
The man named Ashur bowed his head at me and withdrew.
“I hope you keep that promise.”
bring me and tell me
I’ll put it on several times.
Like a warrior party.
After the conversation with Ashur, I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
I didn’t know what the hell he was going to do with the orb he had taken.
But it was also the same to stop him blindly.
If what he said was true, he was, after all, a member of the community of demons and also a person of Mr. Peanus.
Are you planning on learning about the hero’s weaknesses?
If so, he must have stolen his recent memories.
Not the memories of those old rural villages.
“Luna. Can you tell what he’s thinking?”
“at all.”
Luna replied coldly.
“Let’s think together.”
I couldn’t quite figure out what his ulterior motive was.
“If we find out about his plans.”
Luna looked into my eyes.
“Are you going to disturb him? Sirius?”
There was no way I could not understand the meaning of the question.
“…I’m just trying to prepare my mind.”
I tried to ignore her and answered.
“Peanus-sama is an outlier among outliers. There’s no way to know what he’s planning at all.”
Luna’s answer was no different from Master’s explanation.
“If I thought I could store your memories…”
“If you think?”
Luna closed her eyes for a moment and opened them.
“I will create a person named Yu-Wol. One way or another.”
no way.
An eventful week has come to an end.
As usual, the homeroom teacher gathered us at the gymnasium.
Me and Luna entered a little late as part of it.
It was because it was burdensome to even have the opportunity to have a talk with Seria.
“Sirius. You’re late.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to us who came in late.
I bowed my head.
“sorry!”
Luna stiffly raised her head and moved forward, as if she had no intention of apologizing.
That is the dignity of the last ranking. Is it like this
“As announced, in order to meet the number of 12 people, I personally brought in people from other classes.”
The homeroom teacher continued to explain.
“Come out.”
Two people walked out from the back.
The first is a familiar face.
The man who stole my memories.
It was Ashur.
“hello.”
His voice echoed through the gymnasium.
“My name is Ashur, who has been nominated by Luke-sama this time and has risen to the 1st rank. Thank you very much.”
He politely bowed his head.
The second was a new face I had never seen before.
Tousled light green hair.
It was the first time in my life that I had seen someone with that color of hair.
“Hello. That’s me.”
She was talking more slowly than necessary.
“This is Natasha. Please take good care of me.”
If Ashur had a hard feeling, she felt more screwed out than necessary.
The desire to have a conversation with Raven welled up.
Perhaps a spectacle will unfold.
“Both of them have no problem with being in this group. I guarantee it.”
The homeroom teacher spoke to us.
“Now. Now that the first test is over, what should I do to help you grow the most? I’ve been seriously thinking about it.”
Even though it seemed like they were doing something else, everyone had to focus on this part.
It was because there might be hints about the next evaluation.
“This time, I’m thinking of grouping people from similar backgrounds and giving classes.”
To put it simply, wizards are wizards. Is it like that?
Alfonso, who didn’t want to look like him, was demoted, but he was dizzy trying to do something with Arin already.
But if that happens, it’s probably even more embarrassing…
His gaze turned to Seria’s back.
Luna and Seria would spend time together.
I don’t know who will be caught in the middle of the atmosphere where the cold wind is already blowing, but I wanted to express my condolences.
The homeroom teacher started calling the first group.
“Hero. Luna. Leon. Kairin. Zeke. Kane.”
what. It’s actually half.
“You are number one.”
The criteria were simpler than I thought.
It was a gathering of all the people whose main focus was close-range combat.
To be honest, calling Luna even short-range is ambiguous…
It wasn’t surprising since they would have been distributed based on what they’ve shown so far.
“Yuri. Arin. Sirius. Natasha. Ashur. Raven.”
The rest were called out.
“You are in the second group.”
Both of the new students were in my group.
The skills and specialties of both are unknown.
In particular, Ashur said that he was a human being, but an unusual aura wrapped around him.
Someone stabbed me in the back.
“Looks like we’re at the same party again. hehehe.”
Yuri smiled and smiled as if she was in a good mood.
But since it’s just a collection of similar people, it’s not a party…
In general, the concept of a party was called when people with various specialties came together for a specific goal.
more advantageous than that. How long will you be dressing up?
Luna didn’t react much to what she said, probably not knowing that Yuri was a woman yet.
Rather, I thought I was lucky.
Also, I thought it would be better than being dragged in by Luna as it is and hearing a single voice.
“As you may have realized while hearing the name, the standard for distribution is very simple.
The homeroom teacher stroked his chin and spoke.
“The two groups clearly have weaknesses. We will spend time focusing on them.”
“Classes are five days a week. Groups 1 and 2 come to see me every other day.”
Is it okay to take a break every two days? I was welcomed with open arms.
The daily training until she vomited was enough for her experience in the Demon Realm.
“That’s it. We’ll start tomorrow with the hero group. Today’s class ends here.”
I feel it every time I see him, but he was quite the slack person.
When the homeroom teacher left the gymnasium, the others started to leave one by one.
With nothing to do anyway, Luna and I left the gymnasium a little belatedly.
As we walked towards the dormitory, we found Seria and Ashur talking on the corner of the street.
“Can you swear that you will keep your promise?”
Ashur spoke to Seria.
“I should have told you that we have nothing to talk about unless you actually bring them.”
promise? I had no idea what the promise was.
Ashur whistled.
Then a man appeared from the bottom of the hill.
Seria’s face was stained with astonishment.
But it wasn’t just her.
I couldn’t hide my embarrassment…
“Seria?”
The man opened his mouth.
“Yu… Yuwol-ah?”
Seria’s voice trembled.