I Became The Academy's Narrow-Eyes

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“eww… ”

A groan escaped from her face on the floor.

‘I lost… ‘

lost

not move from my place.

Use only one hand.

I put restrictions on myself and lost the bet.

The fact that restrictions were put on may bring an excuse for someone.

‘Ah~ It’s a pity because of the restrictions~’.

But it wasn’t for Drin.

I thought that even with this restriction, I could win the bet enough and give enough lessons to the bettor.

However, the moment he lost, the source of that judgment became ignorance and arrogance, not sufficient understanding and confidence.

Even the way it was defeated was absurd.

It wasn’t like a man’s hidden secret.

It was just a movement that came out of being so nervous that his posture collapsed.

I couldn’t react to that kind of motion, and it wasn’t enough that I missed the sword, and I fell down on the spot.

He was too pathetic to even think of himself, to the point of contempt.

‘Strange… ‘

Then, all of a sudden, I felt uncomfortable.

She had just reviewed the situation in order to find out why she had made such a pitiful mistake, and to fix it.

However, no matter how much he recovered, he could not find the cause in himself.

She replayed the situation over and over again in her head.

A man wielding a sword while losing his posture and approaching recklessly.

And, in the end, he fell from his seat because he couldn’t cope with the action.

She couldn’t picture herself coping with the man’s movements.

Eventually, in her imagination, she freed herself from the constraints.

You can move from your seat, and you can use both hands.

How many times did you try to restore that restriction?

-visor!

The imaginary girl finally succeeded in catching up with his movements.

‘after… ‘

A sense of accomplishment came, like solving a difficult problem that had been stuck for a long time, but a greater discomfort followed.

‘why… ‘

She dug into and analyzed the movements in order to understand how those movements came about and the principles behind them.

But she couldn’t understand the principle until the end.

It was all I could do to stop the action.

To say you don’t understand the sword yourself.

It was a situation he experienced only when he was fighting against his father, the best swordsman on the continent.

‘no way… ‘

Maybe, he actually has skills that he can’t even measure.

Maybe he’s hiding his talent.

Drin raised his head and stared at the man.

room room.

“… ”

No way.

The moment I saw the light top, those thoughts disappeared without a trace.

Disturbed from losing the bet, my thoughts became too complicated.

Let’s think simple.

True to his words, his move just now was just a fluke.

At the same time as Drin organized his thoughts, he held out his hand.

Drin grabbed that hand, stood up, brushed off the dust from his body, and cleared his throat.

“You made an embarrassing appearance.”

“Ah~ It’s embarrassing. You can lose in Dalian~ No matter how good a swordsman is, how can he always win?”

“This is not sparring!”

“Oh, is that so?”

“This is not sparring, it is a bet, a kind of game! You said that too! Yes!?”

“Oh, look at my mind. Yes! Yes! I must have said that!”

“Hmm. and! When I said I was embarrassed, I didn’t mean that I lost a bet.”

She continued, averting her gaze as if she were genuinely ashamed.

“The reason I put a limit on myself was because I was confident that I would never lose the bet even after doing that. The one who will look after your sword enough. And yet, to show such a pathetic side.”

Then, carefully observe his reaction with a sidelong glance.

“oh my god. Aren’t you too sincere?”

“Keuuu- what do you want to say!”

“hahahahaha, aren’t you saying ‘Integrity is a virtue’ this time?”

“How are you doing in this situation? You-“

“hmm?”

“You are thinking that I am funny right now. Well that’s-“

“Me?”

“Then isn’t it? Now, you put on a bet with confidence and lost so well—you’re thinking that way!”

If Drin lied, he looked straight at him as if he would see through it right away.

“No way~ I never thought of you as funny? I swear to the sky!”

“… Even if you say it with a smile, it is not persuasive.”

“Ah, that is my original impression. I have this face even when I cry?”

“Just by looking at it, you must be talking about when you laugh and cry.”

“oh! Do you see through that?”

“…”

As thorns began to sprout from Drin’s expression, he hurriedly turned away.

“Anyway- I was surprised.”

“What else am I going to say… ”

“I’ve never seen a swordsman as good as you in my life!”

“The sound of the mouth… ”

“What- it felt like facing a castle wall? I’m still bewildered. How did you win the ‘bet’? It’s just that I was lucky.”

“… ”

For a long time, he sang hymns about Drin’s skills, and talked about the difference in class he felt while dealing with her at length.

Despite the man’s blatant flattery, Drin’s disapproving expression did not change, but the thorns standing up on his face could be seen slowly receding.

Soon, Drin mumbled with a puzzled expression.

“So, are you going to end it like this?”

“yes? ah. Are you talking about sparring?”

“I don’t have any other intentions, but I think it’s too early to evaluate your sword. Don’t get me wrong.”

“Oh, of course. I don’t think you’re a naive person who’s upset about losing a bet, and is trying to keep the bet under the guise of a plausible cause.”

“Obvious words!”

Even as he said that, Drin averted his gaze for some reason.

“According to your word, the whole story is over. I won Dalian, but the original purpose of looking after my sword has faded away. Then, if you don’t mind, can I ask you to compete one more time?”

“… Is that true?”

“Oh, isn’t this a bet?”

Chit. coward.

Drin clicked his tongue and muttered.

“Uh~? Didn’t you say that provocation is not your preferred method?”

“I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“Heh heh, this. I’m really worried that you’re going down a bad road because of me.”

The two picked up the sword of the other that was closer to them and exchanged them.

“uh! Come to think of it!”

“What else?”

“We haven’t even made a full statement yet!”

“ah.”

Wait for Drin to respond that he has realized it too. It immediately became a face of disapproval.

I wondered if his attitude would change when he learned his name.

Just like other people who have a hard time dealing with themselves.

“My name is Ceylon.”

“…I gave it. I am Drin of the Rebringer family.”

However, it is impossible to refuse Tongseongmyeong.

After saying his name, Drin carefully watched Ceylon’s reaction.

“hmm? gave? A drin of the Rebringer family? Um- I think I heard it somewhere… ah! Rebringer! You were the genius of the Rebringer family! what? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?”

“It’s not me who’s uncomfortable, isn’t it you?”

“yes? me? What made you think that?”

Drin, who inadvertently answered defensively, examined his mood.

Contrary to her concern, the man’s attitude did not change in the slightest.

“person who is abnormal.”

Dren shook his head with a smile on his face.

“Suddenly?”

“It’s okay, the voiceover is over. Come on – let’s do whatever we’re doing. Ceylon.”

“I understand, sir.”

food.

Drin felt like he was sarcastic about why Ceylon’s ‘sir’ was called. I don’t know why, but I liked it.

The two face each other with a distance.

As Drin shook his head, Ceylon rushed at him.

He did not use the skills of an assassin this time.

He competed with Drin while completely hiding his assassination and black magic.

Then the aspect of the competition flowed similarly to the first.

At first, Ceylon’s number of moves was seven.

This time, the number of holding on was also seven.

“Oh my gosh~ I really did my best this time, but nothing has changed.”

Ceylon managed to clear his throat and barely continued.

Then Drin shook his head.

“no.”

“yes?”

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“At first, I was not sincere. It was half a play. But this time it was different.”

“What do you mean?”

“In this short period of time, you have developed. There – I would have said. There is a part of your sword that I am concerned about.”

Drin’s eyes stared at Ceylon.

Overlay the impressive moves you memorized from the previous competition.

After finishing the process, Drin nodded and said.

“You are endowed with very special senses.”

“Very special?”

Drin was certain that Ceylon had a special flair.

But I wasn’t sure how to explain it.

“This is just a metaphor. Please listen moderately. I apologize if it offends you.”

“What the hell are you going to say?”

“you are… ”

She spoke carefully.

“If you walk the path of an assassin, you are born with the quality to succeed. In that sense of creating and penetrating gaps in the other person is extraordinary to a bizarre level.”

That was the evaluation made by Drin, who was unable to see through his true nature in the slightest, as Ceylon intended.

“Oh, the quality of an assassin… That’s amazing… ”

For the first time, Drin could see Ceylon’s bewildered look.

Hagi Knight, the expression that he was born with the qualities of an assassin must be embarrassing.

Drin completely understood Ceylon’s reaction and belatedly corrected his words.