151. Anastasia’s test

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Not long after we had a conversation at the cafe, we moved places. It was because Anastasia demanded to move places.

‘I want to test my skills.’

While thinking about what she said, I caught my eyes on Anastasia, who was walking beside me.

“…”

The gait is graceful, yet smooth. And most of all, I felt ‘relaxed’.

Even within the empire of attribute level 10, it is an absolute state where only a handful of people have risen. Just watching him walk made me feel what it felt like to be confident in his own strength.

‘Maybe it’s because I think of her that way… .’

And at the same time, his feelings toward Anastasia were a bit different.

The more we talked, the more I noticed that while it seemed distinctly different from Glesia, there were also similarities.

Even though her outward appearance resembled Glesia, there were similarities even in her personality.

‘Anastasia said it was interesting.’

Heading to the training ground for guidance and testing, the feeling was strange.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Then, as if she noticed my gaze, when she met her gaze, I smiled awkwardly.

“It’s a little strange.”

“It’s amazing. What are you curious about?”

When she lightly asked again, I put my feelings into words.

“The fact that you believed in my words was given to me, but the fact that you are testing me… I can’t believe this situation itself right now. I was able to get in touch with Anastasia-nim’s performance quite a bit. He is said to have been one of the greatest performers in the empire… .”

When we finished our rhymes and our eyes met, she smiled lightly.

That smile was different from Glesia’s, and it took a while for her gaze to move.

“I won’t deny it, but that doesn’t mean you have to burden me with it. I know that Cadet Han Chun-seong is definitely ahead of other cadets his age. I just want to see the cadets of Han Chunseong with my own two eyes. You just have to show yourself as you are.”

“…I will do my best.”

“okay. I just need that now.”

Anastasia smiled softly and took her gaze away from me.

…I was a little surprised even though my heart felt lighter at those words.

Compared to the cold impression and calm feeling I felt at first, the feeling of Anastasia now was completely different.

‘Looking at it this way, it’s definitely different from Glesia.’

Compared to Glesia, who expresses her feelings directly and feels awkward in relationships with others, Anastasia definitely feels more normal.

It makes me wonder how Glesia came to have such a personality under such an older sister… .

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clap.

The training ground Anastasia guided me to was the first space even I had entered.

It was similar in size to the spacious training grounds that existing cadets could use. Various equipment inside was almost identical to what I saw at the A-class training ground.

“Because I borrowed the instructor training center for a while. You won’t even have to be conscious of other people’s eyes. You can use it comfortably. ”

“All right.”

I was surprised to hear that I had borrowed it, but for a while, I headed to the space where various weapons were stored.

Even so, I couldn’t help but feel very tense.

‘Test.’

All of the instructors in the academy were originally officers on the front line, so it can be said that Anastasia did not feel much different, but the feeling I accepted was different.

Anastasia was such an important person in this world.

Moreover, after finishing the test… .

‘So that Anastasia doesn’t go missing… I have to talk to her again.’

I didn’t know the exact timing, but if Anastasia was vigilant, she might be able to prevent her disappearance.

In order to feel trust in my words, I had to give trust somehow for the rest of the period.

Seruk.

As I took out the spear from the arsenal and held it, an unexpected notification appeared in my gaze.

*

ㅡㅡㅡㅡ

special metal window

Rating: Rare.

Item effect: Increases Agility by 1.2x and Strength by 1.1x when equipped.

*Due to the effect of the item, Agility is changed to 27 and Strength is changed to 17.

ㅡㅡㅡㅡ

*

“Rare grade… .”

Contrary to what I inadvertently thought would be the same as a training spear, the grade of the spear I held was rare. Even the weight of the spear was slightly heavier, and the feeling of holding the spear itself was quite different.

Moreover, there was a clear feeling that his abilities had risen and become stronger.

I turned around thinking.

As they approached Anastasia, who had settled first, at a certain distance, they felt relieved.

It was a training ground with no one except her and me, so unlike the nervous mind, the burden of taking the test itself was small.

“Then shall we begin right away?”

Seeing her ask questions naturally, I had to have a moment of doubt.

Now Anastasia was looking at me unarmed.

‘I know he handles a sword.’

Anastasia, portrayed in the work, was always expressing her appearance on the front line, and the weapon she handled every time was a sword.

“Aren’t you wearing your own armament?”

At my question, Anastasia lightly shook her head.

“I just want to test the cadet Han Chun-seong, I have no intention of hurting him in the slightest. So, this is enough for now.”

“…okay. You’ve had enough tests.”

A small smile leaked out while answering.

The words that holding a sword can hurt me… came to me very strangely.

I got it right away too.

‘Because she has enough power.’

Perhaps even Kali, who sparred with me regularly, didn’t know if she could deal with me enough without raising a sword. Maybe he was formally holding a sword and dealing with me as if he was considerate of me.

However, for Anastasia, who was not an instructor, it was not strange at all even if she felt strange even holding a sword against a cadet.

“Then I will go right away.”

As they exchanged their spears, Anastasia just nodded without saying a word.

“…”

He calmed his breath and released mana at once.

softly… !

Immediately, when the weak spiral airflow surrounding the spear turned blue, I focused a little more on it.

It does not contain energy large enough to burden the body. However, he concentrates and controls the spiraling mana as if arranging it.

While putting spiral mana into my spear, I also send mana to my whole body, albeit feebly.

If you can’t use more spiral mana, move faster.

And according to my will, Mana responded.

ㅡ!

As the spiral air flow weakly circulated through my body, I felt a strange vitality linger in my body.

“…It’s the nature of mana.”

Recognizing the small interest in Anastasia’s eyes, he kicked the ground right away.

‘There’s no way my spear will reach Anastasia.’

I was aware of the huge gulf that existed between me and her.

That’s why I didn’t have the slightest hesitation even when I hit the ground.

ㅡㅡㅡ!!

The moment his sight rapidly expanded as he leaped quickly, he stretched out his spear straight ahead without delay.

Anastasia was pushing through the window, thinking about how to block it or throw it away.

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Jjaeng!!

When I felt a heavy burden in my hand holding the spear, I had no choice but to stop.

“…!”

My spear was stuck in as it was, with faint particles of ice caught in the field of vision from the air.

It was literally ‘stuck’.

“…!”

I took a deep breath and at the same time I opened the distance as I retrieved the spear stuck in the ice wall with force.

I couldn’t even get close to her.

However, the appearance of Anastasia that came into my sight was not different at all compared to when I first took off.

Keeping your seat, you just stand there.

That…it felt completely different than the wall I felt during my first fight with Carly.

It was really very different.

“If you look at the cadets who entered this year, I can say that cadet Han Chun-seong is really far ahead.”

Despite her voice lightly evaluating me, my heart seemed to freeze.

Skip. Sussuk!

Now, in my field of vision, the ice wall, which had a very small crack, was being restored as if it had its own will.

And it turned transparent and hid its traces as if it disappeared.

“……”

…that seemed to me a very bleak sight.

The difference between simply knowing the characteristics and directly encountering them was a heavenly difference. The expression about Anastasia that came out of the work came to mind inadvertently.

[No one other than an apostle can even approach her.]

Anastasia’s characteristic is Ice Flower.

Although the name of the attribute itself is ‘Ice Flower’, there were very few cases where Anastasia created an Ice Flower.

Ice flowers were created when she manifested her true power, and that situation itself was a special situation.

That’s why most of them used to show activity on the front lines just by handling simple ice crystals like that.

It’s a characteristic of all offense and defense, and the reason why she is called the strongest on the Western Front.

It was as if Anastasia had proved its value by raising the element series to the limit and how deceptive it could be.

‘This is the power of Legendary characteristics.’

I bit my lip hard as I thought about it.

The difference between the grade of a characteristic and the class of a characteristic… .

Even as I felt all the gaps in my bones again, I forcibly held my heart.

“I will go again.”

As if to promise himself, he spat out the words and kicked the ground.

Recognized the distance she created the ice wall before. And as much as I said it was a test, it wouldn’t change much.

good!

Taking several steps as if taking off, he spurred off the ground with all his might and soared into the air.

This time, I didn’t go straight through the window.

To the point where I felt for the first time that I could jump high like this, while floating in the air, I threw out the spear with great force.

‘The result… will be the same.’

Still stronger, the value of my existence.

I needed to show it.

That time when he rushed in, pointing the spear blade downward as if descending from the air.

I focused my will more strongly on the blade.

‘More strongly.’

Let’s hope for greater spiral power and increase the amount of mana we can control a little more.

The spiral airflow surrounding the spear began to emit more dazzling light.

And I couldn’t ask for more.

That moment when I felt that I had reached the limit of my power.

“…!”

That moment. I must have felt a strange sensation.

Anastasia, still standing in her place, looking up at me as I leaped into the air.

The slight curl of the corner of her mouth seemed to me… .

It felt strangely eerie.