5. Preparing for a duel – 01

It’s a strange ceiling.

“…..”

As soon as he opened his eyes, Jin’s first thought was that his body was really fucking sick.

It was so painful that as soon as I tried to lift my body slightly, I felt a pain that would cut my back.

Well, at the last moment, my body became a rag like that, so there’s no way my body will be fine.

Looking out the window, it was already dark all around. I had no idea where he was now or how long he had been unconscious.

… By the way, you’re not really having a problem with your back, are you? It’d be better to have a limb blown off, isn’t it really a big deal if your back hurts?

– As soon as I woke up, I saw that I was thinking like an asshole, so I must be fine.

“Oh, what a surprise!”

Jin was startled by the sudden voice that came out of nowhere. When someone said it, it was Erekaya in his head.

– This is the infirmary in Nineveh, and it’s been about 8 hours since you fainted. Let it be known by heavenly luck that even after doing such nonsense, you are still alive.

When Erekaya answered with a snort, Jin answered as if he was curious.

“Infirmary? Isn’t that the infirmary?”

– Your wounds were too deep for the infirmary to heal them. Healers and priests also worked hard to heal your wounds. Consider yourself lucky that one of your limbs didn’t get blown off even after doing something like that.

“Well… .”

At Erekaya’s words, Jin scratched the back of his head and continued.

“By the way, hasn’t it only been 8 hours? It hasn’t been as long as I thought.”

– … only 8 hours? 8 hours only?

I didn’t use it all, but I thought I’d lie down for about a week because I used Exceed.

However, Erekaya raised her voice as if she was really upset.

– Are you really a person with thoughts? You were unconscious for over 8 hours! The wounds you suffered were so deep that even the healers said they couldn’t be sure when you’d open your eyes!

“No, why are you screaming… .”

– Didn’t all of this happen while trying to save Altina von Rudel Serias in the first place? Even if it rots, it’s Junchi, that woman was an Aura user. No matter how internally wounded he was, would he lose his life to a mere ogre?

“However, it was something that could have seriously injured you if not lost your life.”

– And was it the right choice for your body to become so tattered in exchange for him?

“…..”

– ha… Alright, let’s skip this topic for now. Before that, what the hell was that you wrote?

“it? what is that?”

– Don’t be shy. As far as I know, your current weak body probably didn’t have the potential to kill an ogre. However, you instantly closed the distance with Altina von Rudel Serias, and when that wasn’t enough, you exerted enough power to annihilate the ogres.

– I am also proud of my body with quite a bit of knowledge, but I have never heard of the power that allows a mere ordinary person to jump over a user for an instant.

– So let’s ask. At the last moment, what was that you showed off? Is it something of a dangerous kind to you?

At Erekaya’s question, Jin sighed and smiled.

“I wouldn’t say it’s dangerous. just… Having used it with such a weak body, it’s just that the body couldn’t withstand the recoil.”

It’s actually a lie. Exceed, the one from before, is a very dangerous kind of power for Jin.

Ten years from now, even when he used Exceed with a body that had been trained over and over again, Jin’s body would receive a tremendous load.

Since he used it as an untrained body in the early days of regression, it would not be unreasonable for his body to become a rag.

… However, Jin does not regret using Exceed. Because if he hadn’t used Exceed, Altina could have been seriously injured, if not killed.

No, in the first place, the technology called Exceed was created with this situation in mind.

The moment you desperately need strength, just don’t let go of your hands in a daze and be frustrated.

For the sake of what he had to do, even if it meant exchanging his own life.

No matter how much Jin is a being who repeats the same time and lives over and over again, as long as he is a human being, there is bound to be something he can never yield to.

– You’re telling an obvious lie. But even if I nag until my mouth wears out, you won’t change anything. Because you’re not a person who has changed enough to change at least by nagging a few times.

Like that, Erekaya only spat out words that she didn’t know whether it was resignation or acceptance.

… Is this allowed? So I don’t know, so from now on do as you please, isn’t it like this? right?

– Aside from that, wake up that girl who is sleeping next to you. I think I’m going to get tired of seeing you sleeping as if this is your home.

“… female? what else is that-”

At Erekaya’s words, Jin frowned and looked to the side.

“her?”

There really was. A woman dozed off leaning on the bed he was lying on, as if she had nursed Jin.

“His name is… So what was it?”

– Claire Delphine Mascarena. The half-penny of the Mascarena family, and the woman who contributed greatly to the fact that you are now lying in bed.

Erekaya’s tone was uncharacteristic of her usual tone full of sarcasm.

… But really, why is he doing this? These are actions that are not typical of Erekaya?

While Jin felt suspicious about something, he didn’t do anything stupid like questioning Erekaya.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, and I have to keep my mouth shut.

Because that was one of the truths that Jin had learned over the past hundred years.

“Hey, hey. wake up.”

“Ooh… .”

While saying that, Jin shook Claire’s shoulder a little – but it’s not a little bit like slapping a girl on the cheek to wake her up – but Claire showed no signs of waking up at all.

Either she was the type who wouldn’t know who was carrying her once she fell asleep, or she fell asleep like she fainted from exhaustion from nursing next to him. will be one of the two

– Nothing to see. Just slap him on the head and make him wake up. If you don’t want to hit me in the head, maybe hit me on the cheek.

“Please calm down, you… .”

Fortunately, as Erekaya advised, there was no need to hit Claire on the head or cheek. Because just in time, Claire woke up with her sleepy eyes open.

“Ugh… ?”

Waking up, she just stared at Jin with blank eyes for a while. And after a while, Claire, who suddenly came to her senses, said in surprise.

“Awake, you’re awake!”

Saying that, Claire quickly came over and grabbed his hand. Tears were welling up in both of her eyes.

“Uh, uh.”

“Oh, I was worried. I was really worried. It wasn’t enough that someone was injured because of the magic I used, and fell into a state of unconsciousness… thanks. I’m really glad you’ve regained consciousness like this.”

Saying that, Claire brought her own hands that were holding Jin’s hands to her chest.

water.

‘… Hmm.’

At that moment, an excessively large specific part of Claire tried to meet Jin’s hand.

It’s soft enough to make you think you’ve touched cotton candy.

There was a great conflict over whether to tell Claire herself or not, but Jin finally decided to keep her mouth shut.

No, the truth is, I didn’t mean to shut up. He couldn’t open his mouth.

Claire’s place was so cozy and comfortable that it had enough destructive power to blow away all the evil thoughts and anguish that Jin had.

To be honest, if you are a man, where in the world is there an idiot who refuses to eat such a well-prepared meal?

– … You’re such a rut! You’ve been talking about being a romanticist for a while, but you live as you please only at times like this.

‘No, this is unavoidable. irresistible force? deterrence? Something like that.’

Around the time Jin was working hard to justify himself, Claire touched Jin’s hand once and continued talking.

“First of all, I wanted to say I’m sorry to you. I hurt you like this because I used too much powerful magic because I wanted to get good grades in this practice. This is my fault for not having anything to say even with ten mouths. I’m really sorry.”

Saying that, Claire bowed her head toward Jin like a woodpecker.

“done. You didn’t do it on purpose, so what?”

I didn’t use such magic to intentionally destroy Jin, and since it was a mistake, Jin also had no intention of making it big.

And judging by the appearance, it seems that Jin was constantly nursing by his side while he was unconscious, and I thought that it would be better to forgive him even if he saw that admiration…

– Anyway, if you’re a woman, you’re overflowing with generosity.

‘That’s true, it’s not like that.’

However, unlike Jin’s thoughts, Claire’s thoughts seemed to be a little different.

“no. It’s all my fault. If I knew you were so weak, I should have used my magic more carefully.”

“… tenderness? I?”

Of course, it’s true that he’s weak as he hasn’t been trained to the slightest degree, but why is he looking at people like he’s looking at cookies all of a sudden?

“Ugh, yeah. In fact, you’re the only one who’s seriously injured this practice session. The instructors said that you were more seriously injured in this unexpected accident because you had just entered Nineveh… .”

“What?”

The last time Jin checked, the instructors were lying on the floor from the aftermath of Cocytus’ spear, but they probably weren’t unconscious.

If the instructors had eyes, they would have seen the scene where Jin turned the ogre into powder.

However, to say that students who have not seen anything intentionally go around saying that is…

‘It seems like he wants to make me stand out.’

And I could roughly guess why the instructors were trying to hide Jin from the eyes of others.

‘Are you doubting me?’

Well, it was good that he gritted his teeth and entered Nineveh as a descendant of the Seven Heroes, but he couldn’t provide any evidence that he was a descendant of them.

Although the situation worked out somehow and he was admitted to Nineveh, it meant that the higher-ranking officials who allowed him to enter did not look at Jin with kind eyes.

That’s probably why he’s trying to prevent rumors about Jin from spreading among students as much as possible.

If it were exposed that Jin’s identity was all false, all of the higher ups who allowed him to enter the school would be disgraced.

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My head was complicated. As Jin clicks his tongue lightly to get up to wash his face for a moment, Claire hastily grabs him by the shoulder.

“… why?”

“Boo, to support you. Ji, you won’t be very uncomfortable right now. So, in this way, I can help… .”

Claire’s face turned bright red as if she wasn’t used to interacting with men.

“done. Can’t you even go to the bathroom by yourself?”

Wooduk!

“… oh shit-”

It seemed that I couldn’t go alone. The current Jin was in a state where it was impossible to control his body due to the aftereffects of Exceed.

“Do you want me to carry you?”

“… yes.”

“Yes, pants if you want-“

“That’s a bit… Isn’t it something?”

Jin sighed and expressed his intention to refuse.

Because I couldn’t make a seemingly innocent child into a body that couldn’t even get married.