11. Why is Xia Song so serious? (2)

Three mirrors of light summoned in the air.

Those 1m mirrors shattered all at once.

aaa-

A large number of pieces spread out in all directions.

Because it contains the property of explosion, it contains certain damage.

Of course, I was also caught in the explosion.

The authority of the Awakener does not deal damage to himself. I was unharmed

‘Well, but this much is the same for Song Xia.’

Although it has a light attribute, that summoned mirror itself is not for attack.

It wasn’t because I was incompetent.

“Things like that… don’t work.”

At that moment, Song Xia’s voice was heard.

‘I know that.’

But at the same time, the female professor’s voice was heard.

“What happened? That piece of light is blocking Miss Xia’s curse!”

Xia Song’s Genocide Field.

The cursed blood that ran over my whole body.

The blood tried to bite me like a three-day starved piranha.

Crank- Crank- Crank-

Countless pieces of light spread through the air, neutralizing the cursed blood.

Papapat-

It was at this time.

I kicked the ground aiming for that very short gap.

Woowoowook-

The Holy Knight’s sword was shining and stabbed straight into Song Xia.

“Xia-san!!!”

The female professor hurriedly exclaimed.

Tiny fragments scattering light like a flash grenade.

Songxia’s vision was completely blocked by the fragments of the mirror that covered the surroundings.

‘It’s like I properly fed my eyes.’

If stabbing works like this.

It was like overturning the overwhelming inferiority and giving Song Shia a shot.

But it failed.

Whirling rirriric-

The whip of blood wrapped around the holy knight sword all at once.

As expected, my swordsmanship reacted immediately if Song Xia was enough.

It will feel slow to her.

‘It’s not even a fake, it’s a serious blow. After all, what is it?’

My sword strike stopped moving further in the air. But I wasn’t upset.

And at exactly the right time I thought.

‘It’s useless,’ he would say.

Song Xia spoke the same line.

“It’s no use.”

“As expected, I’m Miss Xia! There’s no way I’m going to fall for that slow sword attack! Phew…”

The female professor who was watching Dalian let out a sigh of relief.

But this is not the time to be relieved.

My attack, it’s not over yet.

“Hmm?”

I heard Professor Seong Jun-hyeok’s voice.

I picked up the disabled Holy Knight Sword and threw it.

“Please don’t give up like this…”

No, it wasn’t giving up.

As much as Song Xia is very talented.

If you think your opponent is completely incapacitated, you tend to let your guard down.

‘I’m sorry, but I know your habits too well.’

Of course, since I threw my sword, I had no means of attack.

It was different from before.

I had a new powerful skill.

I charged with my bare body, no, not with my bare body.

‘Goddess faithful guardian knight!’

Unlike before, the power of the proper paladin attribute.

[Passive skill Divine Shield (lv.2) is active.]

A shield created in response to a curse.

That shield changed into a shield tied to my arm at my will.

aaa-

I swung the shield at Songxia as it was.

***

Silence fell among the judges.

The one-minute brief sparring was over.

The results are already out.

Song Shia was still standing in the evaluation hall, and Lee Junwoo was sitting on the smashed floor.

Just as Professor Marian had been talking about, Xia Song had won.

However, the evaluator’s reaction was the exact opposite.

“That… You mean there’s an attack method…?”

Professor Marian said in a puzzled voice.

Instructor Seong Jun-hyuk felt the same way.

‘To be able to look for gaps so skillfully. I was looking ahead a few moves!’

A scene from earlier flashed through his mind.

A mirror of light summoned in the air.

I was quite surprised by the sense of the skill that blew up the mirror and nullified Songxia’s curse.

As much as Sung Jun-hyeok, the Holy Knight.

He could feel the divine power contained in that mirror.

That divine power was obviously inferior compared to Song Xia’s mana of darkness.

‘If I simply used that mirror as a shield…’

Its absolute power was weak, and it couldn’t cover all parts of the body with a mirror.

I would never have been able to block all of Song Xia’s sorcery.

Cursed blood created by Xia Song.

The ominous fog of blood made even Seong Joon-hyuk get goosebumps for a moment.

In fact, it was a complex spell that exceeded the level of a C-class hunter.

However, Lee Jun-woo completely neutralized the blood magic, although it was only for a short time. That sense alone could have given it a high score.

‘Not only that…’

It was then.

“I thought he was a unique cadet. It’s more than I expected. To show such a fighting sense against a cadet whose specs are so vastly different.

I knew what Lee Soo-yeon was trying to say.

I was surprised just by blowing up the mirror.

The true value of the skills that cadet Lee Jun-woo showed…

“Poke fake. Instructor Lee Soo-yeon must have felt it as well.”

Lee Soo-yeon nodded.

“yes. Songxia was taken aback by the explosion of that mirror, so if it were a normal cadet, she would have rushed to get a valid hit right away…”

However, because of the overwhelming difference in specs, an ordinary attack could rather give an excuse for a counter.

First of all, Lee Jun-woo, as expected, aimed at the gap and threw a stab.

‘It was a stab with a standard posture. It was surprisingly slow.’

Actually, if it was just that attack, I would have been disappointed.

It was too easy to be stopped by the whip of blood created by Xia Song.

But, right at that moment.

That Lee Jun-woo threw his sword without hesitation.

‘A paladin, a sword?’

Not only Paladins, but all swordsmen are ashamed to have their swords stolen.

It’s not a matter of pride.

If the main weapon, the sword, is taken away. There is no means to attack the opponent. Of course, in an instant, they are driven to thirteen.

So, I felt sorry for that appearance.

It soon turned into dismay.

Lee Jun-woo took advantage of that gap and made a shield of divine power.

Then, he swung the shield and delivered an effective blow to Song Xia.

‘It was an unexpected connection.’

So the meaning of the breathtakingly slow stab right before that.

Noticed immediately.

The sword attack is fake. That shield-wielding was Lee Jun-woo’s true aim.

Of course, even the effective hit of the shield didn’t do much damage to Song Xia.

In the end, Song Xia, who counterattacked, was fine. It was Lee Jun-woo who sat down on the floor.

“……”

But Song Xia’s eyes, standing there blankly.

No, that face said it all.

It was because Song Xia’s lips, which had been properly struck by the shield, had burst and blood was oozing out.

His cheeks were also swollen red.

“The evaluation ends here. Say hello to the two of you.”

If it was a normal sparring.

If the skills were similar, Song Xia would win.

Sung Joon-hyeok already knew.

I could tell just by looking at the reaction of that silent Professor Marian.

‘Besides the specs, the one who showed more potential was Lee Jun-woo.’

Creative use of powers and skills.

Conversely, the one who succeeded in the surprise attack in the battle was Lee Jun-woo.

If both specs were the same. That Song Xia wouldn’t have ended with scars on her face.

‘This is Lee Jun-woo’s victory.’

And since I, Seong Joon-hyeok, thought that I wanted to teach him myself.

As much as it is a paladin class, he will come to his own department.

It’s not always possible to learn from the instructor you want.

Especially when learning under him as the head instructor.

Of course, it was a very biased benefit for freshmen.

‘Many impressions remain.’

Above all, in an overwhelmingly inferior situation.

Calmly do the next move. No, the cadets who moved by looking ahead to the next two moves. Even he, who had served as an instructor for quite some time, was hardly seen.

There are many outstanding cadets among the current sophomores, who are called the golden generation.

Even they have little experience of fighting under unfavorable conditions like Lee Jun-woo.

‘It has nothing to do with talent. that’s the mindset I will not give up under any adverse circumstances.’

That composure and fortitude.

The most necessary talent for a paladin who has to stand in the front line of the party. It was also a necessary talent for a great hero.

I felt like I had found a very good gemstone.

After greeting each other, the two cadets left.

“It’s time to evaluate which class you will be placed in.”

Instructor Lee Soo-yeon said with a smile.

Although Professor Marian was silent.

After a while, the opinions of the three people who finished the evaluation were the same.

I ate a valid hit.

Still, Song Shia, who showed magic far beyond the level of a cadet, is a high class.

‘And Lee Jun-woo…’

At that very moment, Professor Lee Soo-yeon said as if declaring.

“Instructor Seong Jun-hyeok. I, cadet Lee Jun-woo. I will take you to our liberal arts department. I’m sorry, Instructor.”

she still grinned.

At that moment, Professor Seong Jun-hyeok recalled the evaluation of this young instructor.

Very friendly and good personality.

Stubbornness once started is never broken.

Perhaps in order to bring Lee Jun-woo to the Faculty of Paladins.

I didn’t even know if I should offer fairly good terms.

***

The placement evaluation is all over, and it’s a new week.

Now, the real academy life begins.

The cadets’ majors and their respective party classes have also been decided.

This week, full-fledged lectures and training will be held in each major department.

And there is also an orientation for party classes.

‘They said there was a physical ability test next week. I have to prepare properly.’

physical ability test.

The so-called hell week was scheduled.

Low classes with relatively poor skills receive a separate test.

The high class and the middle class are tested together.

Ahn Yoo-min checked all the schedules.

She accessed the academy application on her smartphone.

To browse a cadet’s profile.

‘Lee Jun-woo. Middle class…’

It was an unexpected result.

Because the opponent was that songsia. Of course, I thought I would go to the low class.

An Yu-min sat on the sofa in the Aegis office.

Theia Academy has a strict skill system.

So all official evaluations and records of training are public.

To stimulate the cadets’ competitive spirit.

Ahn Yu-min is the record of the last class assignment evaluation.

The brief sparring between Lee Jun-woo and Song Si-ah was replayed over and over again.

‘……’

And Lee Jun-woo chose a major he never thought of.

Without entering the Faculty of Holy Knights. I entered the liberal arts department. Through the name link in the replay, I checked Lee Jun-woo’s profile.

‘The instructor is Instructor Lee Soo-yeon.’

Sooyeon Lee.

There was no way An Yu-min didn’t know the name.

Weapon Master. And a named hunter who has made numerous contributions even at a young age.

so-called hero

An Yu-min also always respected Instructor Lee Soo-yeon.

In other words, An Yu-min’s idol. It seemed that Lee Soo-yeon accepted Lee Jun-woo as her advisor.

“Ugh…”

In an instant, I felt that headache again.

It’s been a headache lately.

I didn’t even know it was because I had so many thoughts in my head.

To forget that headache, I watched the replay again.

Abbreviated couplets between Lee Jun-woo and Song Si-ah.

Although the result seemed to be Song Xia’s victory.

It was not for nothing that An Yu-min became the cadet representative. Even from that replay, it was immediately clear which side fought better.

‘Lee Jun-woo fought so well against Song Xia?’

Theia High School’s lowest rank.

In the hero activities that went out so much.

Whether in dungeons or against villains, Lee Jun-woo could not play a single role.

However, in the current replay, it was different.

Lee Jun-woo is very skilled at using skills. And showed a fighting method that was two moves ahead.

Read your opponent’s hand carefully.

A special fighting method that shows the opponent a completely unexpected hand.

All of these were the contents that Lee Jun-woo emphasized countless times to An Yu-min.

‘……’

Ever since Lee Jun-woo took himself as Ahn Yu-min’s personal trainer.

Ever since he taught me his unique combat theory.

Because An Yu-min’s skills started to improve.

However, Lee Jun-woo has never been able to show his theory in practice.

because he was incompetent

“really…?”

However, the replay now was completely different from the Lee Jun-woo she knew.

Lee Jun-woo, who left Aegis, developed.

It wasn’t the incompetent person he had shown for three years.

Even, it’s hard to believe that it’s the look of someone who developed panic disorder a few months ago.

– Junwoo has a panic disorder. I think it was because of the withdrawal from the Aegis.

The nurse at the health room said that to herself.

He was never one to lie about things like that.

And last week, An Yu-min was shocked when he found out about it.

‘It can’t be… Lee Jun-woo obviously made Aegis… to meet more women…’

But if it was really shocking enough to cause panic.

Aegis may have meant more to him than he thought.

So An Yu-min was very anxious.

Maybe, because he had the wrong idea about Lee Jun-woo.

and in the replay.

Against Song Shia, Lee Jun-woo calmly burns his fighting spirit even in the overwhelming inferiority.

Watching him finally feed Song Xia an effective blow.

An Yu-min’s anxiety grew more and more.

Maybe, she didn’t even know that Lee Jun-woo made a mistake.

Even with enduring that panic disorder.

To the right person who can overcome the incompetent past and develop like this.

‘no. It’s… it’s…’

And what is certain is that she is now without Lee Jun-woo. Unlike Lee Jun-woo, he was shaking terribly.

‘That’s… ugh…’

I turned off the replay, holding back the headache I felt again.

And I searched for another cadet’s name on the app.

Hana Choi. Choi Hana was also a middle class like Lee Jun-woo.

fluff-

At that moment, the door to the office opened. It was Song Shia.

Song Xia’s eyes met.

Just in time, she had something to ask.

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