84 – Yes, but no.

Over a week has passed since Kyle vacated the academy.

Kyle used to come and exercise every day except for special occasions.

Since he wasn’t there, his indoor gymnasium also took on a quiet atmosphere.

At the gymnasium, a male student was doing a ton of exercise today.

“Whoop, whoop….”

The person holding dumbbells in both hands and concentrating on his arm exercises is none other than Ian.

He used to wield a sword in the outdoor arena, but recently he has been confined to the indoor arena.

And he started working out with such an intensity that others, if not Kyle, were surprised.

‘I thought this was enough for my physical condition.’

I know that the condition of the body is important when handling a sword.

So, before grabbing the sword, I made a lot of effort to make my body in the best condition.

After hard work, he was able to fight the orcs with his bare hands without a single dagger.

This is enough, there is no problem holding the sword, that’s what I thought.

And so far there has been no problem.

I’ve never lost my sword due to lack of strength, and I’ve never fallen before my opponent due to lack of stamina.

No matter what monster or opponent I fought, I never once judged that I was lacking in simple physical abilities other than swordsmanship.

‘Kyle, until I ran into him.’

Kyle of Baron John Nassen. Meeting him was a shock from the beginning.

Doesn’t it openly engage in a frontal battle with an ogre that humans can never simply win?

Doesn’t he subdue an opponent with a sword by simply striking them with his bare hands?

At first, it was about using some kind of special technique, that there would be a great mana technique.

He thought so and didn’t pay much attention.

But it wasn’t long before Ian found out.

Kyle doesn’t have any special ability, just strong. He

He said that he worked hard and disciplined several times more than himself, and had the result.

He is stronger than himself. Even if it is strong, it is not just strong level.

Overwhelmingly, to the point that I couldn’t dare to deal with it, it was that strong.

And in the midst of that, Ian realized one more thing.

‘It wasn’t enough. Even if it was lacking, it was lacking for a very long time. I’m the guy.’

Next, Ian thought as he gritted his teeth and lifted the barbell.

He thought he had done his best, but he thought that this was enough.

It was just the result of not being able to throw away his conceit in his own standards.

I had to work harder. He had to go further. Should have been harsher.

I finally realized that there is no end to learning and training.

I thought fighting the orcs bare-handed was enough.

I didn’t think there would be anyone who trained his body this terribly.

Right now, Kyle competed with the ogre with his bare hands and even stabbed him.

They say it’s foolish to compare me with the other person, but I had to compare.

‘I was overconfident. No, it must have been arrogant. I forgot that someone better than me could work harder and be stronger than me.’

A frog in the well, yes. He was just that pair.

Have you been wandering for too long? I forgot my sense of reality.

There are many strong people in the world who can be called monsters.

Empire 10 was like that, nameless people were like that, and Kyle was like that.

Nevertheless, he was relieved by looking only at his own level.

“Whoop, whoop!”

I wanted to become stronger, and I felt that I must do so.

So I came to the conclusion that I wanted to compete with Kyle in order to get more stimulation.

I asked for sparring, but Ian was embarrassed by the condition Kyle put forward.

At first, my pride was hurt a lot. There are efforts made, but it seemed to be ignored.

But after a while, that pride completely disappeared.

And that vacancy began to be filled with the desperate desire to become stronger.

I wanted to be recognized for my qualifications and have a proper encounter with Kyle.

‘In my mind, I want to get rid of the academy and everything and go to John Nassen.’

To be honest, I don’t have any big lingering feelings for the Imperial Academy here.

It’s a bit unfortunate that I can’t study better swordsmanship, but I can bear it.

I’d rather run to John Nassen right away and ask him to train me.

She wanted to experience for herself how Kyle became so strong.

However, there are many things that can be learned at the academy.

And while she didn’t show it, she was a bit sad about breaking up with the people she met here.

First of all, Tisha, and then Leto, who happened to get a little closer, and the others too.

She was lonely without even realizing it, so maybe that’s why she had a lingering attachment to having people by her side.

Leaving the academy, the people I became close to for the first time kept getting caught in my eyes.

Kooung-.

After putting down the barbell, Ian took a breath and looked at the next brochure.

FYI, there was an exercise guide that Kyle arranged in the indoor gymnasium, Kyle Wall Gym.

If you ask me why I made it, other students ask me how to exercise.

I didn’t want to be disturbed during my exercise time, so I made it with ‘Follow this!’

I even drew a picture with great care. Pretty good too.

Thanks to that, I was able to follow the exercise method recommended by Kyle, albeit roughly.

Of course, most of them gave up after not being able to do it a few times.

‘There is a vacation, so let’s use that time to go to John Nassen.’

Looking at the brochure, Ian made up his mind once again.

Let’s get stronger. To do that, I still have to be faithful.

Later, let’s go to a place called John Nassen, which is said to be Kyle’s hometown.

I don’t know how they will react, but it seems like a place where people who work hard will smile.

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Just looking at Kyle right now, doesn’t she react very sensitively to not making an effort?

So, in the meantime, I worked hard and trained enough to be acknowledged by Kyle.

When we finally go to Kyle’s hometown, let’s hear from them that at least he had a hard time.

Ian shouted at that thought and pushed his body again.

*

In this way, there are cases where the flow of the original work that was originally decided was followed.

In this work, Ian spends time at the academy and encounters his limits.

The problem was the pride that there were no people better than him among his peers.

Ian fell into despair for the first time when he couldn’t even come out with the same sword as before.

One day when I couldn’t get stronger, and I didn’t know how to do it, and I was getting more and more nervous.

I happened to hear about a place called John Nassen and visit it during vacation.

And they shout that they want to become stronger to those who only fight and train.

Originally, they were people who lived in their own world, who should be wary of outsiders.

However, due to the setting, it reminds me of my youngest son and younger brother who died of an illness nine years ago.

The head of the household, as well as the sons and daughters of the head of the household, will accept Ian and train him.

In just two months, Ian has grown tremendously and returns to the academy.

And like the main character, he subdues everyone with his overwhelming skills and rises to the ranks of the strong.

That’s the background of the appearance of John Nassen, who doesn’t fit in this world at all.

In order to raise the main character to a strong person in a short period of time, it must be a place that must be overwhelmingly strong.

However, in order to limit the number of appearances to one, the fact that he is not interested in world affairs was added.

The reason for helping Ian was because he was the same age as his youngest son who just died.

“Hraaa!!”

But now it’s different. It is very different from the flow of the original.

The biggest difference among them is, of course, that the youngest John Nassen, who should have died, is alive.

Entering the academy, meeting new people, and now screaming weirdly in the west.

“Wow!!”

In the midst of running amok with excitement against the three girls who are said to be the strongest of the alliance!

“Keuk!”

The three united forces, Mathieu, was able to absorb the shock only after taking more than ten steps back.

In comparison, Kyle was still standing there, grinning.

‘This, does this make sense? What, what has happened!’

Breathing heavily, Mathieu looked at Kyle standing in front of him.

I was never able to steal the offensive. He had to stay focused on defense.

One attack, one attack is extremely strong, but also insanely fast.

If you want to escape, you are already in range, and if you want to block it, you will enter the blind spot again.

It’s even that strong and fast, so the speed at which it consumes stamina should be extremely fast.

Somehow, it was not the attacking opponent that got tired of it, but the defense itself.

‘If we go on like this, we will lose. If so….’

After all, he himself is a member of the Kingdom Alliance. The Empire, I don’t particularly like it.

I had to lose friends, seniors, and many people in the past war.

It has been quiet for over 30 years, but the uncomfortable feelings toward the empire have not disappeared.

In such a situation, to be defeated by a person from the Empire, and even by that innocent young man.

Kook-.

Unbeknownst to me, I grabbed the bottle in my arms.

A bottle that tells you to use it unconditionally when facing an enemy you can’t handle.

It’s something that made me swear never to let go.

‘Should I use it?’

The pride of being a warrior and the pride of not wanting to lose collide.

What should I do? What the heck should I decide?

I even had the illusion that a few seconds of worrying could last for hours.

“Mr. Mathieu.”

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Just then, Kyle, who came up to the front, looked at him and said.

“Don’t do that. That, no matter how you think about it, isn’t it?”

At those words, Mathieu flinched and showed a little more conflict.

But soon he made up his mind and slowly withdrew his hand from his bosom.

Right after that, Kyle smiled brightly.

There was nothing in Mathieu’s hand.