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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Actually, I thought the incident itself had been settled like that.
Although the way Tana rejected the main family’s proposal was a bit extreme, wasn’t it her own life?
I thought she had handled it well, but another lesson about how life wasn’t that easy was forcibly shoved at Tana.
“So you’re telling me to fight these two?”
The emotion contained in the act of asking again was helplessness.
It wasn’t that she asked again because she couldn’t understand what she had just heard.
Rather, because she understood it properly, she was discouraged and wanted to deny the truth.
However, a firm answer came down like a verdict.
“Yes, show for yourself the reason why you should remain at Aios Academy. Father, the head of the family, said he would no longer make demands of you if you did that.”
Belin Mayas, a 5th-year student who had no more lectures at the academy and was only preparing his graduation thesis, but was perhaps the busiest and most anticipated among the 5th-years, declared emotionlessly.
“But I……”
Her eyes wandered.
Looking at the twin siblings standing in front of Belin, she felt intimidated.
They also accepted Tana’s behavior as extremely natural.
“If you’re not confident, just give up.”
“That’s right, you know it won’t work anyway.”
“……”
Even if she wanted to say something in response, she couldn’t.
Because it was true.
The record so far was 16 matches, 16 losses.
Tana had never won against her older brother or her younger sister.
Because they were from the main family of the Mayas.
I had heard rumors a few times that there were Mayas twins in the 2nd year.
Every time, Tana’s expression wasn’t good, so I never mentioned it on purpose, but…
“Wouldn’t it be better to start packing your bags now? Don’t disgrace the branch family by unnecessarily creating problems.”
Ben Mayas threatened, putting his hands in his pockets and leaning his body forward.
The current Tana wasn’t the easy-going and principled person she usually showed us, but had returned to the time when she was bullied by her friends in the past.
‘She said it was trauma.’
Beside Eve, who was fidgeting and worrying about what to do, I kept my mouth shut and checked Tana’s condition.
I had already heard that Tana had wounds and trauma from the Mayas family twins who were a year younger than her.
Along with her miserable record, I had also heard that she would be forced to have a duel hosted by the family in a week.
Belin Mayas, who had already come to me behind the twins’ back, had told me everything.
None other than to save Tana.
‘When I saw him confess to my sister and get rejected, I didn’t think he could be so pathetic. But now that he’s holding himself with dignity, he seems different.’
Indeed, you can’t judge a person by just one side.
When I saw him getting rejected like the wind and collapsing to the ground, I felt sorry for him, but now he had a reliable appearance befitting the next head of a prestigious family.
“You’re terrible at swordsmanship and average at magic. You shouldn’t even say you’re from the Mayas branch family anywhere, you know that too, right?”
Ben, who was mocking the shrunken Tana, called her sister with his words, but there was no respect to be found in his attitude.
“Let’s just go nicely, sis. Don’t waste time for nothing. And don’t have strange expectations.”
Valtory, was already arranging her neat uniform collar once more.
For her, checking her already neat clothes again seemed more important than dealing with Tana.
“……”
I placed my hand on top of Tana’s head, who was about to nod due to the fear accumulated through years and experience.
As a result, it looked like Tana’s head was bowed not because of her own will, but because of me.
“You said it’s in a week? You’re twins, so 2:2. Tana and Eve will go from our side.”
“M-Me?”
I heard Eve’s surprised voice from behind.
When I turned my head slightly and signaled to her with my eyes, she pushed out her chest with confidence and shouted.
“Bring it on!”
Perhaps because Eve’s chest was a strong stimulus, Ben immediately blushed and stared at her with his mouth agape, while Valtory crossed her arms and naturally covered her scrawny body.
For now, we had an overwhelming victory in attractiveness.
Eve alone devoured them.
From behind, Belin Mayas answered on behalf of the twins with a faint smile, saying it was fine.
“Alright, in a week. I hope it will be a duel with no regrets. You, Ben and Valtory. You’ll accept it too, right?”
“We welcome it.”
“I’ll turn you into mush.”
Ben smiled brightly, while Valtory glared at Eve.
It seemed that Eve’s violent body had made her feel a sense of inferiority.
But then, a slightly unusual declaration flew in.
“What’s the point of receiving teachings from the Night King?”
“3rd-year femme fatale. That magical beast won’t work on me!”
“……What?”
As I said before, the act of asking again doesn’t only mean that you want them to repeat what they said, but also contains a subtle emotion of denial.
The feeling of hoping that you misheard.
But the brazen twins in their 2nd year started rambling on without any tact.
“A ruffian who sees women only as his tools! The boldness to go through women every day of the week! The area near the Night King’s room vibrates with the fragrance of women’s flowers!”
“He doesn’t seduce with appearance, but with a unique charm. Not only did he break the emerald rose on the cliff of the 4th year, Seria Deloa, but he also has an elf in his grasp according to rumors, that beast!”
Ah, I got it.
“You’re misunderstanding that.”
I clapped my hands once and smiled at them.
“It’s not me, it’s a kid named Ares.”
Then Valtory tilted her head and answered.
“Senior Ares Helias is handsome, though.”
Tsk.
“Let me go! I’ll just put them in the hospital for about a week!”
If Eve and Tana hadn’t held me back from both sides, I would have made them lie in the hospital until the day before the duel.
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“Night King Daniel?”
“If you say that one more time, I’ll seriously not let it slide.”
As the crowing of a rooster heralded the dawn, I was stretching my body and immediately glared at Hayun’s question, threatening her.
She answered that she understood, but still spread her legs wide to show off her flexibility.
“Anyway. You said Tana and Eve are practicing for a duel in a week instead of physical training?”
“Yeah, it’s not like their basic stamina will suddenly increase in a week of physical training.”
Besides, the two of them had been diligently doing physical training with me until now.
They already had more than enough stamina to have a duel.
Hayun touched her left big toe with both hands while doing splits.
It was a sight I always saw, but it somehow made my crotch hurt.
But Hayun was a pushover.
If we were to compare flexibility, Sen was like a clay doll that a child could freely knead.
Hayun was sitting and splitting, while Sen extended her leg while standing and raised it above her head.
“Ben Mayas and Valtory Mayas. Both of them are top-tier even among 2nd-years. They excel in both swordsmanship and magic.”
“Wouldn’t it be better not to talk in that position if possible?”
I frowned at Sen, who was talking in a posture that looked like a bent corpse, but Sen puffed out her cheeks in response.
“Flexibility is life for an assassin. You can hide in places the target can’t even imagine. For example, under a narrow bed or between bookshelves.”
Isn’t that because your body is thin, not because of flexibility?
After finishing my stretching, I stood in front of Tana and Eve, who had brought wooden swords for the first time for training.
“Let’s put the diet on hold for now and start preparing to beat those silly twins.”
“Understood!”
“……”
Eve raised her hand and answered like a brave warrior, which was unlike her, but Tana didn’t.
“Daniel, is this really possible?”
“……”
“Those children are direct descendants of the Mayas family. Their upbringing is completely different from me, who was neglected as a branch family member.”
I hadn’t seen this side of Tana recently, but originally, this aspect of her was strong.
Because she lacked confidence, she smiled more at the people around her and felt her own worth.
“They have knights of the family and professional magicians as tutors and have been training diligently since they started walking. In just a week……”
It was the same as when she was bullied by May’s gang in the past, falling for their scheme.
I finally realized that Tana’s words yesterday about having grown were actually a lie.
“Anything else?”
So I asked back.
“……Huh?”
“I’m asking if there are any more reasons you’ll lose again. They learned from great people since they were young, and they’re direct descendants of the Mayas family. Anything else besides that?”
“……”
Tana pressed her lips tightly, and this time, I crossed my arms and answered for her.
“Shall I tell you why we have no choice but to win this time?”
Tana raised her head that had been deeply bowed and met my eyes.
I smiled slightly at her.
“Because I will teach you.”
It must have been a great help for the twins to learn from a knight filled with will and fighting spirit.
Their current way of holding a sword, mindset, techniques, etc.
They must have taken after that veteran knight.
The teachings they received from a magician who pursued knowledge and truth must have definitely seeped into the boy and girl’s skin.
How to handle mana, breathing methods, effective utilization and his own knack, etc.
They must have learned things that couldn’t be learned even if given a fortune.
But to be honest, I’ll say this.
If we were to compare the level and rank of the teachers, I could confidently say that our side had an overwhelming advantage.
The rice stalk bows its head as it ripens.
However, no matter how much I bow my head, I can only see the tops of their heads.
There were numerous knights scattered across the continent.
Although there may be fewer, magicians were also spread out to the point of being annoying.
But…
“Trust me.”
The sherpa who had wandered the Demon Realm Forest was a title that only I could have on the continent.
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Frio