My daily routine after entering the academy was like this.

Wake up early in the morning and run around the empty lot five times.

While running, listen to the information Alice has known.

Then, simply wash up, take lessons, return to the training ground, and swing the sword again.

One more thing was added to the routine.

“Ugh… ! Ugh… Cool!”

Mahol started to join the morning exercise.

When I told him to build up his stamina, he said he would work out with me and started running with me as he does now.

But still… .

‘I never thought I’d be struggling to this extent.’

I haven’t been able to run a full lap yet.

I deliberately ran slowly out of consideration for Mahol.

Even so, after spinning about half a turn, he panted as if he was about to vomit.

Maybe I was looking at the wrong person. Mahol’s stamina was so insignificant that I thought that for a moment.

“You… It’s really serious.”

My words made him blush, as if he felt that he was pitiful.

And he took a breath to recover his physical strength as quickly as possible, but even that was not easy.

No matter how hard you breathe, it’s the same if you don’t know how,

It was like waiting for him to recover.

Looking down at him like that, he spat out a word.

“Take a longer inhale and shorten the exhale.”

It may sound meaningless, but the advice I gave him was what he needed the most.

The breathing method he used later.

Even in the original work, the method of breathing was explained.

‘In the original work, Mahol fought a war of attrition with the main character for over a month.’

And it was only the main character who got tired.

Mahol attacked from time to time as if he was not tired, and the main character only blocked Mahol’s attack, but could not catch it.

The main character, so exhausted, had no choice but to run away.

It is the main driving force that made me have such strong mental and physical strength.

But sadly, that breathing technique didn’t work for me.

I’m dealing with swordsmanship, not hiding.

Because what I taught Mahol was a breathing method specialized for stealth that only he could handle.

I taught him in detail.

He stretched out his hand and touched his lungs, teaching the length and method of breathing.

There was one more reason for me to do this.

[Looking forward to the future where the ‘unknown god’ will change with your actions.]

A message that hadn’t come to mind at some point began to appear again.

When was the last time you saw it? No, the message kept popping up.

Even when dealing with sympathy, even when I beat the Iljin people.

But I was ignoring it.

I thought I was looking in vain.

But now I had to admit it. Because whenever an incident occurred, the message shown was never in vain.

[‘The Unknown God’ smiles meaningfully at your thoughts.]

I’ll have to pay more attention to this message in the future.

From the moment I met Mahol until now, the unknown god has been asking me to look at him.

It is something that cannot be ignored forever.

You have to admit what you have to admit.

I realized it too late

[‘The Unknown God’ is very pleased with your choice.]

“Hmm… I can’t do it.”

stopped running

After I taught him how to breathe, he seemed to feel a little better, but it wasn’t long before Mahol was exhausted and sore.

How many times have I not exercised to be this poor?

Well, since I was tormented by the ills, it was natural for me to feel weak.

‘I have to change my method.’

It was not a problem that could be solved in a day or two.

You have to change your method.

Fitness doesn’t grow overnight.

I need to change something more fundamental.

“You don’t have to try to be good right now.”

“… ?”

“Just because you train like you do now, you can’t increase your stamina right away.”

“… .”

“But there is no way. Do people really have to fight head-to-head? no. Rather, it is more rare to have a head-to-head match. There is no need to fight head-on.”

“… !”

Mahol made a face as if he had realized something.

I continued talking to him.

“And you don’t have to hold back anymore. I will be behind you.”

[‘The Unknown God’ looks at you with a soft smile.]

Was it too emotional?

Maybe I was too childish, my face turned red.

I scratched my cheek and looked at Mahol’s face.

Mahol lowered his head with a thoughtful face.

If I say more here, it won’t go into his ears.

I told him to get ready for class and left first.

***

since when

Mahol stopped rebelling against the Iljins.

Because if you rebel, you will harm your brother.

I thought I’d rather be alone.

A year passed like that, then another 2 years passed.

I thought I was used to being bullied now, but I guess I wasn’t.

‘You don’t have to hold back.’

The words he said flew like daggers into my chest.

endured

I had to endure it, so I had to endure it so that my younger brother could live.

But now?

Should I still be patient?

Mahol shook his head.

The time to be patient has passed. You don’t have to put up with it any longer.

I could be sure of that.

Raymond Millennium is behind me.

It was none other than that Raymond.

A man with power that even the principal couldn’t touch, told me not to put up with it.

He said he would look after me.

But what is he thinking about?

The anger that had been suppressed for so long came to its head.

After checking whether he could come out or not, he vigorously stretched.

I was convinced that I could freely express my anger.

‘How should I get revenge?’

I didn’t think of asking Raymond for help.

He has already helped me a lot.

There were so many of them and they were so big that he couldn’t handle them if he got more help here.

Above all, you must now be in the position of giving, not receiving help.

“What can I do better… .”

His swordsmanship wasn’t as good as Raymond’s.

I don’t even know how to wield it properly, let alone excel.

That said, he didn’t know how to use magic, and he didn’t know how to do anything else.

No, not at all.

There was only one thing I could do well.

hiding myself.

Disappearing from the eyes of others, hiding oneself by erasing one’s presence.

I have never learned from anyone, but since I was young, I have been able to do it as naturally as breathing.

‘There is no need for a head-to-head confrontation’

Can you beat them in a head-to-head confrontation?

Mahol shook his head.

Can’t win.

There was a gap between him and them.

That gap could not be bridged overnight.

Unlike themselves who couldn’t properly hold a sword, they systematically learned swordsmanship.

The odds of defeating them head-to-head were extremely slim.

So you have to compete with what you can do well.

‘What can I do by erasing my presence?’

I was worried. what can be done

After thinking and thinking for a while, Alice sneaked up to him and spoke to him.

“I think it would be pretty scary if you did a surprise attack.”

“… !”

That was the end.

He seemed to know something, but he didn’t tell me more than that.

But that was enough.

Raymond also said not to fight head-to-head, and Ellis also recommends a surprise attack.

And no matter how much he thought about it, there was no answer other than a surprise attack to himself who could only hide.

‘I found a way. So what method should I use?’

You can’t kill them by ambush.

I had to use a method that was simple, yet effective, that would make the right and powerful impression on them.

And in that way, too, it was perfect.

… .

Late at night when everyone is asleep. Mahol moved quietly.

I got out of the dorm secretly enough not to be noticed by anyone in the dorm.

Mahol didn’t notice that Raymond was watching him.

I’ve been thinking about several ways.

I thought about how to cause more pain, and came to one conclusion.

I headed to one of the Iljin rooms with a bag on my shoulder.

The academy was visited by security every two hours.

However, no one has found Mahol.

He entered Iljin’s room as easily as if he were walking around his own room.

‘He’s sleeping well.’

As I looked at Iljin’s face, who was sleeping peacefully without the world knowing, a fire boiled inside.

For some, every day feels like hell, worrying about tomorrow and not being able to sleep properly.

The assailant was actually having a good night’s sleep.

How can this be unfair?

can never forgive

soggy.

I opened the bag, smeared something sticky on my hand, and headed for the wall in front of the bed.

And I drew something carefully.

I adjusted the position as much as possible so that I could see it as soon as I woke up.

It was so dark that even the hand right in front of him could not be seen, but strangely, his eyes could contain a lot.

Even the sleeping Iljin’s nose hair was vividly visible.

Rather, it seemed to be brighter than when it was in the daytime.

After an hour of painstaking work, an object was placed under it.

Then I went back to the dorm, washed my body, and went to sleep as if nothing had happened.

next day.

The academy was blown up.

***

I was on my way to my class for class.

However, the students who should have been in the class rushed out of the class and headed for the training ground.

It wasn’t just class A-2.

All the students of the swordsmanship department gathered at the training ground. And several teachers were glaring at such students.

‘Ah, is it because of that?’

Looking at it, I reflexively realized that this had something to do with Mahol.

He left the dorm late at night and came back a long time later.

There were even bloodstains on his body that were not visible when he left.

“What kind of guy!”

The vice-principal, whose face was red in the middle of the teachers, screamed.

As if he was very angry, he was ready to slap him if he ever found out the real culprit.

To the bewildered students, the teachers told them why.

Someone left a rabbit carcass in a student’s room.

And on it, it is said that the words ‘Try to get you too’ written in a red liquid that looks like rabbit blood.

At those words, I admired Mahol’s hotter personality than I thought.

‘There’s a pulpit secretly.’

There was only one person who could do this.

It was Mahol who had a grudge against Iljin and the mobility that moved stealthily among the guards so that no one would notice.

However, the teachers do not know that Mahol has a talent for stealth.

So, from the beginning, I tried to find the culprit except for Mahol.

If you try to find the culprit where there is no culprit, there is no way you can find it.

In the end, the teachers couldn’t find the real culprit.

Even though it was right next to me, I couldn’t find it.

Mahol had a comfortable face while looking at all of that.

Isn’t it so much fun?

Only one day had passed.

As soon as the advice was over, he took action.

He’s like that now, but what about his appearance later following my words?

Just thinking about it made me feel good.