01. A sword for you (12)

Lee Hyeon-woo.

The battle and second seat that stole Yoon Seo-hee’s sword.

“Are you Lee Jin Kim?”

Lee Hyun-woo looked me up and down as if he were judging things.

A displeased gaze, as if measuring the price of a product.

The guy exchanged words with the male student next to him in an extremely relaxed manner with his arms crossed.

“Is this the support department? It looks crappy.”

“Yeah, sure. It’s that failed student.”

It was difficult to guess what Lee Hyun-woo was suddenly saying. And he’s a failed student, it’s just a failure crisis, but it’s not confirmed yet.

“He has nothing to do with it! So just let it go.”

Yoon Seo-hee shouted at me with a raised voice.

“To believe that now? Am i a hoe? Do I have eyes and ears?”

As if that cry did not reach Lee Hyun-woo at all, he replied with a sullen face.

First, I calmly examined the situation.

There are about 10 sturdy combat students, including Lee Hyeon-woo. This is just the two of us, Yoon Seo-hee and me. I’m not even in the combat department.

I look around with my eyes fixed on Yoon Seo-hee.

Students flock to the rising voice.

Not only the students going to school, but also the students who were already in the classroom must have come down to see what’s going on.

I don’t know how the situation came to be like this, but there’s no way teachers can stay still in this chaos. Whether it’s teacher Songha or teacher Park Jinhoo, we only need to buy time until someone comes.

I finished my thoughts and took a step forward.

“What do you want from me?”

Then Lee Hyun-woo frowned and said something he didn’t like.

“Are you cocky? I ask questions.”

“… ….”

An unpredictable personality. Even if I cause this commotion, my feelings come first no matter what others say, and I will definitely do what I want.

I didn’t want to make things worse, so I didn’t comment.

He put on a sullen face as if my reaction wasn’t funny, but then he moved on to the main topic as if he didn’t care.

“I heard you are making a sword for Yoon Seo-hee? Beat that.”

“What?”

“Even if I worked hard, I would barely make something like garbage anyway, so just stop. It’s a waste of effort, so if you say you’re transferring to the combat department instead, I’ll take care of it.”

It was an absurd statement that made me laugh out loud.

“Is holding on to something with no talent or prospects just wasting time? Don’t do that, come to the combat department. I’ll go with you, and then life at the academy will be much easier… How is it? Aren’t the conditions too good for you?”

What was even more ridiculous was that Lee Hyun-woo was telling me that from the bottom of his heart, not with the intention of provoking him.

Has no talent or prospects. I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

It was because there was nothing wrong with what Lee Hyun-woo said.

“Bastard! Didn’t you think that all you said was that your snout was pierced?”

I, the person in charge, was still, but Yoon Seo-hee shouted in a voice that clearly showed signs of anger.

Her mouth used to get rough when her emotions were strong, but she was even more bitter today, perhaps because she was in front of Lee Hyun-woo.

“Ah… Talking about it. Don’t you know how to use your pretty mouth that much?”

“Shut up, your mouth smells rotten.”

“Wow, it turns. Let’s not talk, really….”

Lee Hyun-woo shook his head as if he was tired of it, and then moved his gaze back to me.

“I think I gave you enough time to think? Are you done? If you don’t say anything, it’s just like before….”

“No, I won’t.”

I don’t even know how many times I have to repeat these words. I have already made a decision in my heart, but it only hurts to keep asking.

“As you know, I have an obligation to make a sword for Yoon Seo-hee. Also, the combat department is not suitable for me.”

As soon as he firmly refused, the atmosphere around him rapidly grew chilly.

Students’ faces stained with astonishment.

It was as if he had witnessed a puppy attacking a tiger for a day.

I wasn’t unfamiliar with that gaze.

“…… Under.”

Lee Hyun-woo licks his lips.

“Are you serious? Are you serious about making a sword? On the subject of failing students?”

He kept bursting out laughing as if he was being ridiculous.

I was just counting the hours in my mind.

“Hey, Yoon Seo-hee! Do you know That guy has never perfected his sword since he entered school! The guy whose major is the support department. 10,000 Years F grade! What about that subject? Make a sword It seems that aptitude is not even in the support department.”

Yoon Seo-hee, taken aback by that statement, looks at me as if asking if that statement is true. I accepted that gaze with my eyes.

Her expression became confused.

“Um.”

I meant to tell you directly, but I didn’t want to get caught like this.

I was afraid that if I brought up the word that I had never finished the sword, I would be disturbed for no reason, so I wanted to tell you after I finished the sword.

Actually, I was a failing student.

Where did it go wrong? At least I didn’t want to hear it through other people’s mouths at this worst timing.

“Hey, isn’t it really funny?”

What’s so funny is that Hyunwoo Lee and his followers giggled while holding my belly button.

The sound of laughter spread like a reverberation and heavily engulfed the space.

A blatant malice that I haven’t felt in a very long time.

But I didn’t mind. They are worth less than a single grain of iron to me.

It’s enough to ignore the ridicule of people who can’t influence me. That’s why I thought I’d stay silent in this place.

I did.

Yoon Seo-hee stretched out her foot.

「Boom!!!!」

The floor of her building splits like a spider’s web as she slams her foot down on the ground. The entire building shook violently and the floor cracked, causing Lee Hyun-woo and his followers to lose their balance and fall.

“Is it funny?”

Yoon Seo-hee walked forward, breaking through the dusty concrete dust.

“What is so funny?”

She was extremely static. That’s why the anger inside came to me even louder.

A golden aura shimmers over her shoulder, perhaps as a result of her sudden use of magical power.

That’s not a good sign. It means that there is more magic power scattered in the air than there is magic power drawn and used properly.

He put her golden aura on her shoulder and looked at Yoon Seo-hee, who approached her without a word, and Lee Hyun-woo swallowed her dry saliva nervously.

Nara would have been the same. I’ve never seen Yoon Seo-hee like that.

The word ‘sadness’ suited her now.

“Keep smiling. Yes?”

One step, one step. She gets closer to Lee Hyeon-woo.

The distance is getting shorter every minute, but no one thought to stop it.

The air, flow, and everything in this place were concentrated on Yoon Seo-hee.

That moment. Lee Hyeon-woo calmed his breath with trembling eyes and quietly licked his lips.

‘Skill― Hardening.’

I read the shape of his lips and recognized his intentions.

“No! Yoon Seo-hee!”

I hurriedly ran out and grabbed Yoon Seo-hee’s arm. She was so angry that her arms trembled in her clenched fists.

If you hit someone with this, you can never get over it by saying it’s a mistake.

“Don’t do that.”

I made eye contact with Yoon Seo-hee and chanted in a low voice. She looked at me with a frown on her face.

“Hey, Kim Yi-jin… don’t you have any pride? How can you just get over it after hearing this?!”

“What will happen if you hit him here?”

She looked startled at my determined tone, and I took advantage of the opportunity to say what I had to say.

“I purposely targeted this situation. Because personal violence is a disciplinary reason. If you swing your fist right now, you may feel better inside, but the result is expulsion. Then you will lose as a result.”

“… Ha, but….”

She bit her lower lip. It was a gesture of resentment and anger.

“I don’t know anything about you… You talk wildly and piss me off….”

At those words, I felt the strength in my shoulders loosen.

Involuntarily, a laugh came out.

“… Thank you, Seohee Yoon. For being angry instead of me But not like this now. Didn’t you promise to beat me during the final exam?”

Final practice…. Yoon Seo-hee slowly chewed on my words.

“Okay… I will trust you.”

The golden aura that shimmered over his shoulder gradually faded and disappeared completely. She visibly staggered as she poured out her mana to the fullest.

I grabbed her shoulder as if she was about to fall.

“Damn it… You’re sick….”

His clothes, face, and gray dust covered Lee Hyun-woo hesitates and stands up.

“Destruction of school property is also a reason for disciplinary action… !! Do you know how much money my dad is giving to the academy?! If the disciplinary committee opens, you will be expelled anyway. Yoon Seo-hee!”

“What kind of mess is this!!”

That was the time. In the middle of the commotion, the teaching staff came down the stairs in one fell swoop. The first to arrive at the scene, Park Jin-hoo, who was in charge of the combat department, recognized the situation and swallowed his saliva.

“Well, this….”

“Yoon Seo-hee, that girl broke everything.”

Lee Hyeon-woo accuses in a mean tone. The followers who had fallen on the floor also continued to accuse Lee Hyun-woo, as if they had come to their senses.

“No, that’s right. Yoon Seo-hee did that!”

“I just asked a few questions… They just pushed me for being too sensitive!”

At those words, Park Jin-hoo looked back at us with a serious face.

“Is that true?”

“… Yes. Yes.”

Yoon Seo-hee spoke calmly without avoiding her gaze despite her stern gaze.

But unlike her way of speaking, her complexion was not very good. It was a symptom of exhaustion due to her magical overload.

Mr.

“… I’m going to have to take responsibility, but looking at my physical condition, the health room should come first. Kim Yi-jin, you take Seo-hee to the health room.”

“Okay. Teacher.”

When I looked back before leaving, Lee Hyun-woo was still glaring at the two of us with bloodshot eyes.

“I think it will end like this… ? How dare you make me look like this… Let’s see… I will definitely make you regret it….”

It was a voice seething with deep shame.

With that gaze behind me, I supported Yoon Seo-hee and headed for her health room.