Bullied but Popular

154 – Aura Night

“Sylvia, what’s wrong?”

“… Garou.”

Sylvia, who would normally be training at the gymnasium, was sitting in the classroom with a dazed expression on her face, and Garou, who was worried, spoke to her.

When Sylvia looked back with a helpless expression, Garou frowned and asked.

“Your face color is not good? Did you not sleep well?”

“Uh, a little.”

“If you’re too tired, say you’re sick and come back with a quick glance. Shall I tell you?”

“it’s okay.”

Sylvia answered dryly and stood up.

“Where?”

“Stop asking.”

“……”

Garou finally shut his mouth at her emotionless voice and followed Sylvia.

“…why do you follow me?”

“Just. I’m worried about you.”

“… Hey Garou.”

Sylvia, who was walking down the hallway, turned around and looked at Garou.

“How do you think my swordsmanship is?”

“huh?”

“Strong? Weak?”

“Of course it’s strong. I’ve said it before…”

“How strong are you? Is it true that you are getting stronger?”

“…?”

Something seemed out of focus in Sylvia’s eyes.

Garou asked cautiously.

“Why is that? What happened?”

“It’s okay, answer me. How much did you care for me when you usually sparred with me? Did you show half of your skills?”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

Seeing a slightly uncomfortable feeling on Garou’s expression, Sylvia lowered her head slightly and said,

“yesterday…”

“yesterday?”

“I had a confrontation with Ethan…”

“…!?”

Sylvia began to explain yesterday’s events to Garou.

After hearing the explanation, Garou opened his eyes sharply and asked.

“Did Edan use an aura?”

“huh…”

‘That son of a b*tch…’

Unknowingly, his fists are getting stronger.

On the other hand, Sylvia continued as if it was not important.

“I couldn’t see Carol’s movement. Really… what should I say…”

Sylvia continued with a bewildered expression.

“The difference in skill… No, the dimension seemed different.”

“……”

“Garou, tell me as it is. How do you see my skills? Am I lacking a lot?”

At Sylvia’s words, Garou shook his head without hesitation.

“Absolutely not.”

“So? Usually when you sparring with me…”

“Sylvia. Listen to me carefully.”

Garou said with a serious face.

“You’re a warrior strong enough. You’ve already come out that way with the results of your academy grades, and even now your skills continue to improve.”

“Then why!”

Sylvia screamed with a desperate expression.

“Why am I not an auronite! I worked hard too! I became a bully like Ethan, but why only you guys!”

“Poetry, Sylvia, calm down.”

“Why Tia and me…!”

In the end, Sylvia spit out her true feelings.

‘Oh, I see.’

The reason Sylvia feels a sense of urgency. It wasn’t about his position or the face of his family.

There is only one reason why you feel this way right now.

‘Why is Tia done, but I’m still here?’

It just hurt my pride as a martial artist.

He wants to wield a sword at a higher level with his peers, but his own weakness that prevents him from doing so.

“……”

Sylvia shut her mouth, then turned and walked down the hallway.

“Poem, Sylvia!”

“Do not come.”

Sylvia stopped Garou from following him with a firm voice and left the corridor.

Garou, who was watching the scene, also turned around and muttered in a bloody voice.

“Ethan is a baby.”

I will kill you.

***

Lunch hour.

Aren and Tia moved to the Engineering Building to have lunch with Lirina.

“Ah, Lilina!”

“Tia!”

In the far hallway, Lirina was approaching.

With the orange-haired girl.

“…?”

“Why are you with Irene?”

As Aren and Tia watched in puzzlement, Lirina approached them.

“Here are you two.”

“Lilina, have you reconciled?”

When Tia asked, Lirina smiled lightly and said.

“Yeah, did you send it?”

“I sent it, but I wondered why it was here.”

When Tia stared at Airen, she averted her gaze and murmured.

“Let’s eat together.”

“Why? You don’t have to do that?”

“What do you care!”

“Huh? You’re nervous right now, right?”

Lirina sighed at Tia’s foolish behavior and said.

“Tia, let’s go get something to eat.”

“I can’t help it. I have no choice but to do it while eating.”

“Yeah, that’s the real twist.”

At Tia’s words, Aren helped.

Lirina glared at the two and said coldly.

“Aren’t you going?”

“I’ll go.”

“yes.”

So the four of them walked to the cafeteria of the Engineering Department.

“By the way, Airen? Why did you do that?”

“… what?”

On the way to the restaurant, Tia asked Airen.

“Why are you lying about the 5th circle?

“What does that have to do with you? Nerve…”

“Oh, don’t you know that the weight of my chin is a feather? My mouth is so light?”

“……”

Irene frowned and said.

“Because I don’t want to be ignored.”

“ignore?”

“Yes. You know, too? What are our high-ranking aristocrats being chased for?”

“…?”

As Tia tilted her head, Airen turned her head away.

“Chi-yeah, you’re the night, right?”

“What are you talking about? You haven’t said anything yet?”

“Noisy. Do you know how I feel?”

Airen said in a heavy voice.

“Do you know how a high-ranking aristocrat, especially a woman from a family that specializes in magic, feels ignored by her friends because of her poor magic skills?”

“……”

“My family, as well as my friends, don’t treat me as a person. My family is a bit on the harsh side… but maybe the other nobles aren’t that different?”

Airen looked at Tia again and said.

“Well, who am I talking to? You, Aura Night, don’t know. Besides, your family loves you, so would you know the situation of kids like me?”

“……”

Tia hesitated for a moment, not answering right away.

It was because there was an unknown sadness in her voice.

Then, a voice came from an unexpected place.

“What do you think you know?”

“…!?”

“…!?”

Aren, who had been listening quietly, glared at Airen and said.

“Have you seen Tia’s efforts? How much she wields her sword? Do you know how many hours a day she spends in the gym?”

“… uh?”

When Aren suddenly spoke with a straight face, Airen looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Aren continued to speak.

“If you really don’t know, don’t talk about it. Where… Ah.”

why am i excited?

When Aren glanced at Lirina and Tia, the contrasting expressions on their faces caught his eye.

“……”

“……”

Lirina was looking at herself with a cold expression for some reason, while Tia was blushing and lowering her head.

Aren slowly turned his head and said to Irene.

“Sorry, did I get excited? You had your own circumstances too.”

“Yes…”

“Well… but let’s not say anything without knowing it? Who among the students at the academy won’t try?”

“… huh.”

Irene nodded shyly.

At that time, Tia comes to Aren with a fuss.

“hehehe.”

tuk tuk

Tia’s head taps Aren’s shoulder.

“… What?”

“Hee hee hee.”

tuk tuk

When Aren blushed in embarrassment at Tia’s cuteness, Lirina, who saw him, cooled off.

“Shall we eat separately today?”

“…! Lee, Lirina?”

‘Isn’t it cowardly to react like that?’

Aren said in bewilderment.

“Should we eat together? What are you talking about?”

“Be nice to the two of you. We seem to be in the way.”

“Oh no…”

“Is that so?”

When Tia spoke succinctly, Lirina asked Aren? looked up and said.

“I’m disappointed that you talk aggressively to a girl and ingratiate yourself with your fiancée, Aren.”

“Yes? Is this like that?”

“Hey, Lirina. Why are you talking to my fiancé?”

“Didn’t I tell Tia? Did I tell Aren?”

“So you’re my fiancée?”

Lirina glared at Tia.

“Should I really take it once when I’m arrogant?”

“You’re laughing. It’s impossible for you.”

“You’re the one who’s funny. Can’t you see that nothing has happened so far?”

“You don’t know what? Didn’t you just see? Aren went crazy because of me!”

“That’s funny!”

“You’re funnier!”

Lirina and Tia started fighting.

‘Wow, sir, I can’t get used to fighting over me.’

Such a happy sight… No.

Aren hurriedly came to his senses when he heard Airen’s muttering voice next to him.

“Nonsense… why to a man like this?”

“This? Crazy about my looks. Because I’m popular?”

“So that makes no sense.”

While the four of them were arguing in the hallway, a female student approached them.

“Tia.”

“Huh? Sylvia?”

Sylvia Rochelle spoke to Tia.

Tia tilted her head and asked her.

“Why are you in the Department of Engineering? Oh, did you come to see your friends too?”

“Yeah, I was looking for you.”

“me?”

When Tia pointed her finger at herself, Sylvia nodded and said,

“Tia, do you have a minute?”

“Huh? I was going to eat now…”

“It’ll take a while.”

“… okay.”

Tia thought for a moment and then said to Aren, Lirina, and Airen.

“You guys are eating first. I’ll be right there.”

“okay.”

“Come slowly.”

Tia’s eyes light up at Lirina’s words.

“I couldn’t eat with you yesterday, but I can’t today. I’ll go as quickly as possible.”

“Aren, let’s go quickly.”

“Ah yes…”

Aren nodded and glanced at Sylvia.

‘What’s going on?’

I don’t know what her business was, but her energy was unusual.

It’s like looking at a cat with its fur upright.

‘It’ll be okay… It’s not in the academy.’

Aren turned his head and followed Lirina.

As the three disappeared from the hallway, Tia asked Sylvia.

“So? What happened?”

“Would you like to follow me for a second?”

“Yeah… but what’s up with you?”

There was no sign of pain in particular, but her expression looked somehow not good.

Sylvia didn’t answer and moved on in silence.

knock knock knock knock

‘what…?’

Tia hurriedly followed her.

After following Sylvia for a while, I could see where she was walking.

‘It’s a gymnasium.’

It went over to the training ground of the management department.

If the destination is here, it is roughly expected.

Sylvia immediately entered the gymnasium and raised the wooden sword placed on one side.

“You pick one too.”

“okay.”

Tia chose the wooden sword without hesitation.

Because if Sylvia wants sparring, all she has to do is do it.

Sylvia, looking at Tia, walked toward the center of the gymnasium.

“… Tia.”

“huh.”

Tia also walked to the center and slung the wooden sword over her shoulder.

“Why? Tell me.”

“… I have a favor.”

“Dalian?”

“Yeah…and…”

Sylvia said while blowing mana into her wooden sword.

“Be sincere.”

“… Sincerity?”

Tia frowned slightly.

“What do you mean…”

“Use your aura.”

“no.”

Tia immediately refused.

“Are you crazy? Why?”

“So you’re asking.”

“Then why?”

“……”

“……”

Sylvia looked straight into Tia’s eyes without saying a word.

Tia looked her in the eye and said.

“I don’t know what happened… It seems like there was a change of heart or something?”

“that’s right.”

“…then let’s do this.”

Tia said while making the mana sword.

“I have no intention of killing you, but I have no intention of losing.

“what?”

“Try to make me feel like I am.”

Tia snapped her wooden sword and said.

“Come on, let’s play together for the first time in a while.”

“…don’t regret it.”

Sylvia’s mana sword changed into wind.