Chapter 176 – Curious?

Did I, the human being, show such an opportunistic tendency?

It can be reversed and it can be ugly.

There is only one determination to seize the opportunity when it is right in front of you.

‘Try hard···.’

The criterion of ‘hard work’ that my brother says is unknown.

The passing score may exist at a place that is higher than you can imagine.

Still.

Let’s sprint until there is no remaining mentality and physical strength turned into ashes.

“Whoa-“

Scenes that were deeply impressive in the novel are naturally reminiscent in my head.

‘It wasn’t a romance novel, but…’

Just as the shadow wolf before his death does not stop running under the full moon to leave his mark.

It is best to prove that I worked hard by using all the strength of my body by running without rest.

Zuzui-!

Without lifting the soles of the feet off the floor, slide sideways to find a gap.

‘I can’t see an empty space…’

Due to the nature of his swordsmanship, the fact that he specializes in counterattacking when an enemy attack comes in rather than entering first may also have played a role.

Whatever it is, this is bleak.

My brother’s baggy posture seemed empty before he concentrated.

When I got my posture and concentrated properly, strangely, I couldn’t see any space where I could stick my sword.

‘Shall we start with a light check…?’

Unlike the usual class, my brother just stood still and waited for himself, and I felt impatience in my heart.

The pressure and the pressure to come in first blows the spirit away.

Whether Chloe’s toe went in or waited, she wriggled at the answer, but she answered clearly from within.

‘…Bear it!’

As advised by her sister and Rike.

Utilizing my base and style of prudence, I wait with full vigilance.

The momentum that came from me grew fiercer as time went by, but I was able to endure it because I was determined to one side.

Seeing!

Let my brother swing his longsword horizontally in the air and get into a stance.

A sharp sound rang in my ears, and I knew that the frozen time that seemed like it would never end in my life was over.

“It’s great? I’ve been waiting for you.”

“…!”

What is contained in the girl’s blue eyes is an emotion directed only to herself.

A smile of pride and satisfaction.

When a tickling wind blew in her heart, Chloe almost lost her expression and mind.

Realizing that she was just starting out, she clenched her lower lip until her lower lip went numb, grabbing her sanity.

She held out and held out to defend against an attack that might start at any moment.

The moment A-ryeo blinks her eyes once.

The older brother who had been standing far away appeared in front of her with a long sword.

Caang-!

An unbearable breath escaped from between Chloe’s lips as she blocked the sword from below her.

“Ah…”

If the mana had not been properly distributed, the lower part of the body would rise and her posture would be disturbed at the same time, and this blow might have resulted in an empty end.

Chloe, who bent his knees to balance himself in a low stance, blocks the attacking combo.

A sparring that ends with just one mistake and one distraction.

In order to produce a result that is satisfactory to my brother and not to myself, I cannot even blink at the moment this offensive continues.

“Hoo-wook!”

After using his strength to push the sword that was trying to crush him with his whole body.

Organize your breath in the short gap created in between.

As always, his brother’s sword, which pours like a heavy rain in class, has the power and speed that can be difficult to block when his skills and swordsmanship are properly displayed.

Focus again.

If you faithfully follow the system contained in the Drit or Swordsmanship, you will be able to withstand it.

Kang!

Sweat dripping from my bangs stings my eyes.

Blood flowed from the torn palm and dripped down the handle, leaving uncured blood stains on the floor.

I thought that even if I didn’t have a great blood magic like Rike, I could use this.

Chloe clearly heard a small exclamation of ‘Oh!’

‘More! More! More! More!’

The fact that he exclaimed his brother ignites a fire that will dry up even the things that remain in his body and mind.

Unexpectedly, high-level Dalian continued for a long time, and the eyes of the cadets who continued their training gradually gathered.

·····

“So far.”

“…Go, you worked hard!”

With the words “The end”, Chloe’s legs gave out and she felt like she was going to sit down.

Stand up with your wobbly legs, show an example, and then, unlike usual, stand without returning to your seat.

“…”

Looking at Chloe, who was waiting for some kind of result with a nervous face, Roman cleared his throat and clamped down on his surroundings.

“Are the other cadets watching after finishing what the instructor told them to do?”

My brother looked around and threatened the cadets who had stopped practicing, immersed themselves in their own training, and turned their attention to himself.

Clap!

The longsword in his huge hand slid into the scabbard.

Then, scratching the scar on his chin and struggling, the older brother smiled and slowly opened his mouth to announce the result.

“Pass.”

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Chloe’s long-awaited practice class ended in a very satisfying way.

As always, at lunchtime, he groups up with Rike and Seria to get a meal.

‘I’m sleepy··.’

The heavy tiredness that comes after exhausting all one’s strength.

It was also hard to swallow a yawn as sleep poured over my unrecovered body and eyelids.

With her arms crossed by a little girl with her red hair, Chloe is dragged out of the academy and headed to the usual store.

“Aaaaa.. I’m glad we had class before lunch. If I had eaten today, I think I would have spit it all out. I blocked it with a shield earlier… Where was that?

As Seria lowered her hand and began to fumble over her own shirt, Chloe felt some signs of uneasiness in her actions and asked again.

“Yes··?”

“Can’t you see it now because you’ve been treated? There was a huge bruise on your stomach here?”

Seruk-

Seria’s sudden action awakens Chloe’s spirit, which has been loosened by her drowsiness.

Seria lifted her own shirt on her street and showed Chloe and Rike her immaculate belly.

Seeing the scene, Chloe was startled and pressed her clothes with her hand.

“Three, Seria! It’s out here, so others can see it!!”

“Ah~ There’s Ricke and Chloe on both sides, and someone says they’re looking at a kid like me.”

Seeing Seria smiling as lively as hers, Rike let out a sigh and shook her head.

“Haaaaah really stupid

“…”

I agree with Chloe.

Of course! It does not mean that I agree with Rike’s remarks, nor does it mean that I understand Seria’s sudden behavior.

It is simply to deeply sympathize with what Seria said earlier.

‘As expected, it’s best to have classes before lunch.’

Is the actual combat class conducted by my brother a problem between the different faculties, the knight department and the swordsmanship department?

Or, perhaps for other reasons, the class hours are flexible from time to time.

There are days when class is before lunchtime and there are days after it, but today before lunchtime.

Maybe it’s because there are a lot of people who get hit in the stomach or vomit due to limitations in physical strength and mental strength, but recently, it’s been rare to have practical classes after lunch.

‘I never want to see myself vomiting in front of my older brother…’

If there is a practical class after lunch, I eat lightly, so I haven’t had that yet.

Just thinking about the worst situation made me anxious and worried.

In her own case, like Seria, she wants the class to be perfectly fixed before lunch.

Nourished thoughts, and the shop she arrived at, sprinting to her feet with her friends.

Kiik-

She comes out without deciding where to go and sits down naturally at the store she arrives at.

“Huhmm~ What shall we eat today?”

Seria swings her legs over her chair and browses her menu board.

Unlike Seria, who worries with a serious face as much as her class, Rike always orders the same menu without looking at the menu board.

From the outside, this is a happy lunchtime as usual.

One girl is different.

Chloe’s mind had gone to another world the moment she sat down.

She listens to Seria’s chatter with one ear and reacts in a magical way, but her mind goes back to the past and continues to spin the wheel indefinitely.

-It seems that the blade of the sword has been grasped a little…··I can feel her growth. She worked hard behind the scenes.

“Lol··.”

In one word of satisfied praise from my older brother.

The muscles around the mouth look like they were hit even with lightning magic.

The corners of his mouth, out of control, smirk up out of nowhere.

When you lift a cup to drink tea in a cup, you see someone’s face on the surface of the water.

I have to eat even if I’m not feeling like this.

I pick up the dishes that fill the table and put them somewhere, but I don’t know if the food goes into my nose or mouth.

‘What should I really do…?’

Even if you look at her self-justification, this is the seriousness itself that crushes even the main characters of romance novels.

Isn’t her heart agitated enough that she can’t even turn away from a single compliment given indirectly without deep meaning?

“Chloe?”

“Yes, yes!”

She responded as best she could to Seria’s chatter, but at some point she couldn’t answer her because her head came overloaded.

She awakened her spirit by pulling on her own collar with her worried expression.

“Are you very tired? You worked so hard in class.”

“It’s okay! I’m a little tired, but…”

“Let’s close our eyes later!”

“Huh- I’ll do as Seria said.”

With the word success.

When all the classes were over, he lightly left a word saying to meet in front of the dessert shop he went to before, and we couldn’t have a conversation that could be called saddam.

Even if it is regrettable, what is encouraging is that there is a set promise.

That alone was first and foremost imprinted heavily on Chloe’s head.

“Ha! I’m full!”

“Don’t show your belly again. I’ll kick you out.”

After finishing the meal, Seria stroked her stomach in a circle.

Ricke narrowed his eyebrows and cautioned.

After a meal, tea time came naturally.

She poured her milk into the black tea and rubbed her head against Rike’s shoulder as she held the teaspoon.

“Like~”

“···Why?”

“Now we know each other, but please tell us more about your love story!”

To Seria’s whining, Rike responded by holding up her finished milk tea and not even giving her a glance.

“You heard it all that day.”

In reality, Seria’s purpose is to take out an embarrassing expression that Rike will never show in front of them for the rest of his life, rather than being curious about her love story.

Chloe, intrigued by the opposite, closed her mouth and watched her situation.

“I only listened briefly because I didn’t have time, and I didn’t have enough details! Chloe doesn’t talk about it, but maybe she’ll be curious?”

“… Chloe?”

Rike and Seria’s gazes simultaneously turned to him.