Chapter 103 – Ranked Match – Day 5

“Whoa…”

After finally calming her breathing, Leysha let out a deep sigh.

Maybe it’s because she put too much pressure on her hands to calm down somehow.
The end of the desk made by processing wood was crumbled.

Laysha slowly turned her head and picked up a cooled Taiyaki.

It wasn’t until she shed tears that she realized that her condition was miserable.
For the past four days she has not eaten or slept properly.

I can’t be fine if I try to be fine.
Thinking so, Laysha took a bite of her Taiyaki.

‘It’s sweet…’

Because it is an Awakener, it is okay to not eat for a longer period of time than normal people.
It was not a reason to starve.

Her body was delighted when she realized that nutrients were coming in after a long time.

Red bean flavor, puff cream flavor. 6 in total.
She ate them all neatly, and Leysha was satisfied with her satiety, but she suppressed her emotions again.
This is because photos and letters came into my eyes again.

Mate.

The sound of flesh colliding echoed in the dark room.

‘I have to come to my senses.’

She has already shown her shame.
What made her even uglier here was that she herself could not tolerate it.

After folding the letter they had sent me again, I put it in the envelope.
The letters in the desk drawer, she thought, would give her strength whenever she was tired.

– It’s fine. Father.

After her first contact with her own father, Leysha put on her training suit.

‘The loser’s resurrection is tomorrow.’

Determined to stand proudly in front of them again, Leysha opened the door of her dormitory, which was firmly closed, and she headed for the arena.

‘I won’t lose next time. Chloe.’

Laysha made a firm commitment.

After being reminded of her battle with Chloe, Laysha sent a cryptic text to her own third mother, Isabella Leopold.

To ask how she got her own father who already had 2 wives.

And after 10 minutes…

-That’s why it fell over. She couldn’t stand it when she saw him defenseless.

“Huh…?”

After reading the love story of her father and her 3rd mother that she had never known, Laysha made a cute noise she would never make in front of others and her face blushed like a blush.
Even her neck was blushing.

– Thank you.

There was also a typo.

∴

When I checked the time, 40 minutes had passed since the ranking match started.
However, the time when the students’ battle actually starts is 1:00 PM.

‘I hope the letter is effective…’

It’s okay if there is no reaction from Laysha.
I just wanted her to read her letter and know our sincerity.

“Hmm?”

Upon entering the student waiting room, I noticed that the atmosphere was strange.
It was so quiet that even breathing in the waiting room could not be heard.

Very briefly
Ominous thoughts ran through my head, but nothing was wrong.

Ayoung and Chloe were looking at me, and the other students were glancing at the corner of the waiting room.
I turned my head to follow their gaze.

There, Lee Yu-ri, the candidate for the championship in Group D, was sitting there, exuding a gloomy atmosphere.

“Kick-kick…”

And, as if enjoying everyone’s attention, she let out a satisfied laugh.

∴

Fuck… No, there is a saying that bibimbap fights are more fun.

It never meant that they were Bob.
Compared to their classmates from other academies, they were top students.

But didn’t they say there was a flying guy above the running guy?

In the Group A league, there were two candidates for the championship, so it was less enjoyable to watch except for the final.
In the case of Group B, there was no opponent for Ayoung, and in the case of Group C, there was a shocking result in the quarterfinals, but after that, Chloe knocked down the duel opponent with a wave of force.

However, in the group stage of Group D, the winning candidate had disappeared.
They were more motivated and fought hard to advance to the finals.

That’s why I was able to watch the students’ duel with excitement as if I was watching a real tournament, even if other students didn’t know.

“Mom! Dad!!! I’m watching! I won!”

How happy are you?
A C-rank wizard boy shouted at the camera as she burst into tears.

Applause rang out from the crowd.

However, the student waiting room was still quiet.

“Oh, it was fun.”

Yuuri stood up from her seat and said.
At the same time, a female student who was looking at each other approached her.

“Hey… Yuri.”

“Huh? What’s the matter?”

“Why did you abstain…?”

It was a word that represented everyone’s curiosity.
All the students in her waiting room focused their attention on her, as if other students were also curious about it.

Me, Ayoung, and Chloe were the same.

“Ummm…Why do you think it is?”

“Huh?”

The female student seemed taken aback by Lee Yu-ri’s words with a mischievous smile.

“How do you know?”

“Giggkki… That’s right… Do you want me to tell you?”

Lee Yu-ri said, laughing as if she was enjoying the words of the female student who was timidly arguing.
At that moment, the female student’s eyebrows twitched violently.

“Huh.”

But she didn’t even show it, and she replied plainly.

Hehe.”

However, other students crumpled their faces at her still acting frustrated.

“Let’s go, kids.”

I’ve already seen everything to see.
By watching a total of 63 battles, Ayoung’s combat sense level also increased.

I had no reason to stay here any longer, so I got up and told her.

“I thought it would be too boring if I participated.”

Yuri said in an extremely arrogant tone.
And she was blatantly looking at me and our eyes met for a moment, but I neatly ignored it and walked out of the student waiting room.

It was hard to see her anymore, who seemed to have returned to her mental state of her second year in middle school.

“I feel bad. They say that even when we are right there.”

“I agree. There was no humility at all.”

They also expressed their dissatisfaction with each and every thing that was unpleasant.
In Chloe’s case, it was a little uncomfortable, but basically they were finalists.
She feels proud of herself and is proud of that fact.

However, to say that in front of them is to ignore and look down on them.

Unless you’re a grown man or a psychopath, you’re bound to be offended.

“Shall we just ignore it and go eat something delicious? You haven’t eaten anything since morning.”

There is absolutely no need to worry about it.
The more we do, the more tired we are.

“I’m fine, but what about Chloe?”

“Um…”

When Ah-yeong asked Chloe, Chloe narrowed her eyebrows and began to think.

“Don’t worry too much, wouldn’t it be okay to catch your breath once in a while?”

“… Okay. All right.”

Aside from Lee Yoo-ri’s words and actions just before, Chloe’s heartache was not the only one because she was worried about Laysha for several days.
It was time for her to catch her breath, enjoying herself obediently.

“Then where shall we go?”

It is the time when the ranking match of the garden is in full swing.
And now it’s time for the ranking match to end.

The time spent by visitors and spectators of the ranking match was no different from a festival.
Street vendors selling sweet tanghulu and chicken skewers, mini biking, and cafes were crowded with customers even at late hours.

“How about street food?”

Agreeing with Ayoung’s words, we roamed the streets and bought food from street vendors.

‘No, isn’t it delicious?’

It was just an egg sandwich with veggies, but it was incredibly delicious.

“Umm…!”

“Um… Delicious.”

Fortunately, their reaction was also good.

We wandered around and had a meal and then watched a street performance.
Unfortunately, games with prizes do not give prizes to students.

Well, what can I do?
If we, the Awakened, threw a dart and popped a balloon, we would be 100% sure.

Still, we enjoyed the festivities.

“Where shall we go next?”

Ah-young crossed her arms and looked up at me with a happy expression.

“…”

Chloe just held her hand in mine, her face blushing a little.

‘Flowers in both hands…!’

I felt that even the expression flower was insufficient.
The feeling of other men looking at me with envious eyes was indescribable.

‘Is it because of my mood…?’

For some reason, I could still feel the gaze.
Maybe it’s Riel.

∴

“Whoa…”

Sitting in the student waiting room, Chloe let out a deep sigh and couldn’t take her eyes off the arena.

“Are you okay?”

I handed them the ion drink I pulled out of the vending machine and asked.

“It’s okay…”

“Don’t worry. I’m sure it will come out Did you send a letter too?”

“Yep.”

When I said it, Ayoung nodded her head in response.

Thud…

At the same time, the sound of machines moving came from the center of the arena.
The arena, created with a special installation magic, began to widen and filled up the size of a soccer field.

“The 24 students who made it to the quarterfinals in the group stage participate in this knockout match.”

The homeroom host, holding the microphone in the middle of the stadium, said.

“Enter the players!”

And as he shouted loudly, the door that was connected to the waiting room started to open automatically.

“…”

As if hoping for Laysha to appear, she looked at the arena with a piercing gaze.
Two by two, they started walking through the entrance.

And at the end of it.

“Whew…”

Laysha was walking out with confident steps.
Two days ago.
The figure she had seen in her duel with Chloe had already disappeared.

– Siwoo…

And Leysha, who spotted us, moved her mouth.

And then, as if it was okay now, he smiled brightly at us.

5.
4.
3.
2.
One.
Start.

The huge holographic window disappeared.
Even though the battle had begun, other students were hesitating.

However, Laysha and Class A’s Kanghyun Kim were different.
As if speeding up time, he knocked down other students.

In the end, the final four are Laysha and Kim Kang-hyun.
And there were two lucky ones who were not attacked by them.

“After all, the two of us don’t fight.”

Another student murmured, as if regretting it.

But he won’t know.

Kim Kang-hyun avoided Laysha without being noticed.
‘Cause on the arena she was a slayer

∴

“I’m sorry, everyone.”

Ley Sha said, bending her back toward us.

Ayeong and I looked at Chloe without saying anything.

“My lady, it’s okay. Please raise your head.”

“Chloe… But I…”

“It doesn’t matter. I just decided to forget Isn’t it just that it’s been hard enough that you can’t talk about it?”

At her words, Ayoung and I nodded in response.

“I only showed you such an ugly side… Thank you so much, everyone.”

After blushing for a moment, she wiped her eyes and smiled brightly.
Fortunately, Reisha did not become a hikikomori.

∴

I changed my clothes appropriately and checked my condition in the mirror.
Is it true that the saying that completes fashion is the face?
It was in a very satisfactory state.

“Flowers are good…?”

I remembered the bouquet that I had kept in the closet for a while.
A bouquet made of red roses that reminds me of Laysha.

She was going to confess and hand it over to her, but since she had never confessed properly, I couldn’t help but hesitate.

Smart smart

There was a knock on the door.

– Siwoo-nim, this is Laysha.

As soon as I opened the door, Laysha was standing there, beautifully dressed in her white long sleeves and tennis skirt.

“D-Is it okay if I go in…?”

“Yes I’m fine.”

“Excuse me…”

Unlike the last time he came to recruit me, he looked very nervous.

I entered her room first, followed her.
And she looked at Laysha, who was sitting in the same chair as last time, as if it were natural for her to sit down too.

And for a moment there was silence between us.

“Sir, Siwoo. I made black tea, would you like a cup?”

Then Leysha, who caught my attention, asked, taking out her thermos from her paper bag.

“Okay, would you like a drink?”

I had never drank black tea or green tea at all, but now, at this moment, I was more than happy.
Having completely forgotten what I was going to say, I needed a moment to catch my breath.

I took two cups out of the room and Laysha poured black tea into them.

“I’ll have a good drink.”

“… Yes.”

After a moment of silence, Leysha nodded her head.

I drank the hot black tea slowly, but it was still bitter, but I didn’t feel the taste.

‘Hmm?’

At that moment, a bit of drowsiness came over me, but I managed to endure it thanks to my mental strength stat.

‘A bit tired…?’

Just at the moment I thought it was just recent fatigue, I met eyes with Laysha, who was looking at me as if she was waiting for something.

‘Couldn’t it be?’

I wondered if it was because of her that the sudden drowsiness came to her.

“Ugh… Go, suddenly… I’m sleepy…”

I spoke using my acting skills.

“Gwa, are you okay…!”

After Laysha jumped to her feet, she asked me while supporting me.

“Uh, yeah… I’m just a bit tired…”

Having said that, I closed my eyes.

“Shiwoo…? Are you sleeping…?”

Laysha waved me very weakly and asked.

“Whoa… I’m sorry, Siwoo-nim…”

And Laysha said while stroking my cheek.