Chapter 55
55 – Illusion
-Go down the mountain.
Lee made an impression on the teacher’s words one day.
-I don’t like it.
The answer came immediately without going through her head.
Hasan was an unreasonable word for Lire, who had just reached the level of 3-star parrying swordsmanship. When I first entered as a disciple of the master, the promise was 5 stars. Aren’t there two steps left until 5 stars?
-What, did you eat wrong? Suddenly, it’s Hasan.
Lire Berget
It was 10 years ago that Lire, a layman, caught Kalden’s eyes. She was the only survivor of a village that was overtaken by bandits. When Calden found Lire, her eyes were full of life.
She sharpens the blade of her rage against a demon who breaks her own daily life before a girl who is not even double digits old grieves the death of her parents. She saw an extraordinary sprout from here.
‘What a fun kid.’
Honestly, the first time Calden took Lire was half the fun. She was a man who had never raised a disciple in her life, and she was a man who had no particular intention of raising a disciple in the future. He would never have broken the rules of life if it had not been for a moment of interest.
Lirre’s skills gathered like that were beyond imagination.
‘He is better than me at his age.’
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Kalden got that impression from Lire.
Lire was never a style genius who knows how to teach her one. Even if she wasn’t in single digits, she wasn’t the type to learn quickly, probably because she started later than the age at which swordsmanship is universally started.
But Lire was poisonous. If she teaches one, she will inevitably fully understand one.
Kalden, trained through hundreds of duels, thousands of monster hunts, and tens of thousands of trainings, knows this. He is not at all afraid of those who possess 10,000 sword skills, but he is extremely afraid of those who practice 10,000 sword skills. Lire was truly a swordsman who was crazy about swordsmanship. In her youth, she seemed to be her medicine department.
-What are you training so hard for?
-Revenge.
Lir succeeded in revenge. He was only fifteen years old.
-Sa, save me! It’s my fault… !
He sliced off the arms of the bandits who begged for mercy, and cut the bodies of the bandits who begged for forgiveness like firewood. She was the embodiment of tenacity.
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Now that she’s done with her revenge, the recoil will slow her learning. Calden thought so. And that was Calden’s misjudgment.
-Master. Got 3 stars.
When Lire said that, showing the star-shaped scar on the back of her hand, Calden almost fainted. Too fast too fast
‘Three stars? In terms of sheer achievement, it’s like Sarah Leoris. It’s to the point where it’s impossible for a swordsman to match.’
Even Arsha Swordhorn, who is famous in the royal capital, will have to take a step back from Lire’s achievements. On the other hand, Calden was proud of the disciple who showed tremendous achievement, but he was worried.
It is good to achieve quickly. But not all are good.
In Kalden’s eyes, Lire, who fell in love and became a pain, flickered. The most powerful mind that preys on practitioners is impatience. Of the many promising youngsters that Calden has seen so far, how many have abandoned their valuable talents because they were eaten by their own hearts?
Lir was burning himself. Ironically, the cause was the completion of revenge.
Rirda ran madly looking forward to avenge her. Upon completing her vengeance, she became a stray bullet. That’s why she runs, leaving her body to the inertia of whipping herself. A ship that wanders the open sea without a goal is bound to run aground on a reef someday.
Kalden made up his mind. She said that Lire needs a break. She had a break to look back on herself.
So Calden decided to send Lire to the academy.
For others, the academy is a place to rise and a starting point for breakthroughs. However, it was a word that did not work for Lire. Lire has already grown to the point where there is nothing more to learn at the academy.
-Why do I have to enter the academy? What can we learn there?
To be honest, there is nothing to be learned.
Kalden, who was about to say that, closed the zipper in his mouth without a word. Now is the time to convince Lire.
-Sarah Leoris and Arsha Swordhorn are said to be entering the academy. They could be your good match.
Lire’s eyes twinkled for a moment when the name Sarah Leoris came out of Calden. But it was a moment.
-Sarah Leoris is interesting. But, he’s a wizard. Arsha Swordhorn is honestly not my opponent.
Kalden, who instinctively tried to respond to Lire’s words, cleared his throat with a clearing of his throat and continued.
-Hmm! Hmm! The world is wider than you see. Arsha Sword Horn is currently the best prospect in the royal road and her name is high. During inspection, of course.
– People say that because they don’t know me.
-Yes, so why don’t we go out and let you know? Nowadays, IPOs are popular at the top of the royal road. Shouldn’t you also let people know about yourself?
-Oh! Master. Did you get bitten by Shingoga again?
-No, it’s not a bite, it’s a long-term investment.
Kalden had difficulty persuading Lire. Lire entered the academy with such a heavy feeling.
‘It’s not fun.’
As Lire expected, the academy was boring. The entrance exam was so simple that I could pass it while dozing off, but I didn’t show my strength on purpose. There was no reason at all. It was because of her master’s stubbornness that Rir entered the academy.
‘If I’m being serious for no reason, I’ll just be a nuisance to those around me.’
Her only goal in Lire was to graduate from her academy peacefully. She attends classes just long enough to avoid being expelled, and burrows around sloppily. It was on the day of her entrance ceremony that her thoughts changed.
-Chief, John Baker! Second seat, Arsha Sword Horn! Three stones, Sarah Leoris! The above are the top performers of this jockey!
John Baker.
That’s a name I’ve never heard of.
The head of the academy naturally thought it was Sarah Leoris or Arsha Swordhorn. It was the result that not only her, but all of her academy students expected.
-This is ridiculous!
The “Entrance ceremony duel” That took place right after the senior announcement.
It left a very big impression on Lire. The result of the duel was a draw, but in Lire’s eyes there was a clear winner.
‘That guy named John. He totally played with Bornza Borg.’
What happened was that a guy like a prince from a children’s book played with the Zaborg family’s equipment like a child. A bizarre technique that perfectly grasps the opponent’s attack and counters it.
It was a fighting style that was surprisingly similar to the ‘parring swordsmanship’ she had learned from her master. Of course, the details are different.
After witnessing Johan’s sparring, Lire has a little interest in her academy life that she didn’t expect. Maybe this academy of hers is more fun than her own idea.
-Where can I meet strong people?
It was intriguing that she asked her roommate Cathy that question. Kathy put her hand on her cheek with a puzzled look on her face as she answered Lire’s unexpected answer.
-What are you talking about all of a sudden? Strong?
– Literally. I want to meet the people who are called the Ten Commandments. Would it be okay if I broke into the upperclassmen’s class?
-Muh, what are you talking about…. You mean you want to interact with the upper class? Then it must be a red lake….
– Red Lake?
-Don’t you know? It’s the academy’s only social circle. There are three students belonging to the Ten Commandments, so it’s second only to the student council. But, as a commoner, it’s impossible for us to go there. The Red Lake is the exclusive property of nobles.
-Red Lake…. Red lake….
It was for this reason that Lire invaded the Red Lake Circle. It didn’t matter too much to her that the Red Lake was a social circle that preferred classy tea parties instead of bloody duels.
“It’s easy.”
Lire said that to Dellas, who knelt down on her floor and watched her with a trembling expression.
The original plan to lead a peaceful academy life was in vain, but it didn’t matter.
The reason I made such a plan in the first place was that I thought this academy would be a boring resting place. As long as I had seen with my own eyes that this place was not like that, there was no reason to avoid a struggle.
“Jee, you really won! Where can a student like that… !”
“It’s scary, freshmen…. How many geniuses are there?”
The compliments that shrug their shoulders are lined up. However, Lire didn’t show much reaction and withdrew her sword.
“I am a member of the circle, right?”
Dellas nodded her head heavily at Lire’s words. It was an open duel in front of so many people. Reversing the conditions was impossible even for him, the scion of a great nobleman.
Having achieved her goal, Lire saw a male student watching the duel. He was Johann Baker, a sculpturally handsome man who stood out from the crowd.
‘That guy was there too.’
Good. Anyway, I was going to challenge that guy to a duel. Because he was the one who changed the impression of the academy.
Lir approached Johann in a state of staring at everyone. The crowd splits from side to side at her footsteps. Even her upperclassmen couldn’t beat Lire’s charisma.
“Hey! Yo, John! Ms. Lir is approaching us!?”
Ellie, who was standing next to John, trembled as if he had been hit by a stray bullet. However, Yohan, who received Lire’s gaze directly, only smiled.
Lir, who arrived right in front of John, looked at him and opened his mouth.
“I am Lire Berget.”
“This is John Baker. It was an impressive duel. Congratulations on your victory.”
John clapped his hands and praised Lire. If it had been Sarah, this praise would have raised her nose and shoulders at the same time, but her counterpart was Lire. He only said one word in a soulless voice, “Thank you.”
“Do you have time tonight? I want to meet you separately.”
Roommate Cathy says it’s very rude to ask for a duel without a cause. He was a lire who was insensitive to the gaze of others, but he still wanted to keep the minimum rules. In a situation where the red lake has turned upside down like this, what does that mean?
“Is that so? Then, would you like to see me in the Garden Forest at 8?”
Johann answered, lowering his voice so that no one else could hear it except Lire. Lire, who spoke first, was taken aback by his immediate reply. They asked to meet right away like this, but instead of being vigilant, they decided to set up a place.
I didn’t expect Lir himself to accept it all at once.
‘What is this guy? No way…. Are you mistaken thinking I’m confessing?’
It’s possible. When you look at a person’s face, you see life. How many women have confessed to you with that face?
Usually I would have correctly corrected his misunderstanding, but this time I decided to skip it. In any case, it was an illusion that benefited Lire himself.
“Then, see you then.”
Lirre said that, completely unaware that it was he who misunderstood it.