The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Chapter 024. change (3)

“Hmm?”

As she climbed into the arena, the eyes of the rest of the knights and the cadets and instructors who were training focused on her.

Ian’s eyes narrowed.

Unlike the other cadets who had challenged together so far, Uriel had climbed alone.

“Do you challenge yourself?”

“yes.”

Uriel nodded slightly and straightened his posture.

Then, explosively raising mana, he prepared to attack.

“… … .”

Compared to the other cadets, his momentum was unusual, so Ian’s hand holding the stick became stronger.

“I will go.”

Uriel kicked the ground.

The tip of her sword reached in front of Ian’s forehead in an instant due to her explosively increased physical abilities.

Fit!!

“… !!”

Ian, who only ducked his head to avoid it, widened his eyes.

Originally, I tried to block it, but it was faster than expected, so I had no choice but to dodge it instead of blocking it.

Seeing Ian’s expression like that, Yuriel said.

“It’s true that I came to help Roan.”

“… … ?”

chuck.

Lowering his stance, he aimed the tip of his sword at Ian. and said

“For now, I intend to win.”

Ian’s eyebrows twitched at that bold declaration.

But soon he realized something and mumbled.

“… is it.”

The slender girl she had seen three years ago, who wanted to be like him, had the face of a knight before she knew it.

While I couldn’t see it, it was clear to my eyes how much painstaking effort and thorough self-management he had put in.

‘Excuse me.’

Ian corrected the rod.

* * *

“… … .”

Looking down at his empty hands, Yuriel lowered his head.

after.

He sighed and said.

“I lost.”

The confrontation between the two ended in less than three minutes.

The winner was Ian again.

“Good work.”

Despite saying she intended to win, she lost faster than the other cadets, but no one laughed at her.

Anyone who has seen Dalian noticed that Ian was different from before.

“… You mean you’ve been watching?”

It was a familiar look to the instructors because he had just graduated last year, but the first-year cadets, who had never seen Ian in person, were gripped by an overwhelming sense of defeat.

“Is there another time?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

When Ian sighs at the scene of the gymnasium where the silence flows.

There was someone who broke the silence.

“Everyone has been beaten like that, but who will come up?”

Hearing the voice from behind, Ian turned his head.

The corners of his mouth went up slightly as he confirmed his opponent.

It was because there was Roan with two wooden swords.

* * *

“Roan?”

“Are you challenging yourself? Reckless.”

Gossip cadets.

To most of the cadets, the appearance of me climbing alone would only be seen as a form of jealousy towards a superior older brother.

In addition, because Uriel showed a great sparring right before, it could be seen even more.

I don’t really care what you’re talking about.

I don’t mind… .

“It’s a waste of time. There’s no way I can win.”

pop.

At the remark that came out exceptionally loud, my gaze turned around without my knowledge.

“ah.”

It was a face I remember.

It was the guy who talked about the possibility of cheating right after the last exam.

I thought I couldn’t hear it, but somehow I heard it again this time.

“… … ”

“… … !”

As soon as our eyes meet, I am shocked.

But unlike last time, is it because this time Yuriel is not by her side?

Instead of avoiding his gaze, he began to stare at me.

‘It’s childish.’

I turned my head first without confrontation.

After all, these are the gazes that will disappear after this sparring.

“I will challenge you.”

Although it didn’t last long, Uriel’s struggles really helped a lot.

Although it was only three minutes, Ian showed his sincerity for the first time, and I captured all of those three minutes in my head.

‘thank you.’

I nodded my head to Yuriel, who was resting far away, and she nodded with an expression of regret and pride.

“Are you planning to use two weapons?”

Ian looked down at my hand and asked.

One regular wooden sword and one short-cut wooden sword.

“You say it doesn’t matter?”

“… … .”

Ian seemed puzzled, since carrying two weapons is generally not a good option, but he didn’t say much.

“Let’s start right away when you’re ready.”

he said as he stood up.

However, his mood was unusual.

Compared to the previous time against Uriel, it was not lacking at all.

‘Why are you dealing with me?’

I heard this question, but Ian’s answer that followed solved the question.

“My father said he couldn’t be superior or inferior to me.”

“ah.”

Thanks to that, it made it a bit difficult, but this is better.

If you feel more relaxed than when dealing with Uriel, there might be others who doubt it.

“Whoa… .”

I exhaled and raised my concentration.

He put the hand holding the dagger behind his back and placed it on his waist, extending the tip of the long sword toward Ian.

And waited quietly.

“… Roan?”

“At first, I told you to learn how to deal with strong people.”

He said to Ian, who was staring blankly.

“This is my answer.”

After saying this, I closed my ears.

And all my nerves were focused on Ian’s movements.

“… … .”

only against me.

I could see Ian moving slowly in a world where only the two of them were left.

Chasing after that figure, I gripped my sword tightly.

* * *

“The answer.”

Ian, muttering, tries to attack first for the first time today.

Took… !

I lightly kicked off the ground and moved toward Roan.

In line with this, Roan’s pupils constricted and quickly caught up with her movement.

“under.”

Ian couldn’t find anything different from Uriel just a moment ago.

‘No, that dagger is different. What is it for?’

Its use was soon discovered.

And in a way I never imagined.

pop!

Ian’s baton aimed at Roan’s forehead with a terrifying sound of wind.

An attack sharp enough that most cadets would have decided the match here.

However, Roan’s wide eyes were following Ian’s pole with frightening speed.

The hand on her waist stretched out like lightning.

Gaga!!

After spilling the bar with the dagger held in reverse, push it out with force.

Of course, the arm holding the bar comes along with it, leaving Ian’s chest empty.

“… !!!!”

Sweet love!!!

Ian’s eyes opened wide to the limit as he caught Roan’s attack aiming for the gap.

‘To counterattack like this!?’

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Angry at this, Ian tilted his back.

It was almost the same time that the blue-energy sword passed over them.

Whoo!!

The hair on the forehead flutters.

Ian leaped backwards to open up the distance.

‘… Were you aware of my attack?’

Ian realized the basis of Roan’s confidence.

It turns out that what I thought I was doing was to figure out my skills and behavior patterns.

To block and block again, to give a blow to an opponent stronger than himself.

“It’s a shame.”

“… … !”

My heart sank with a thump at the sound of Roan’s muttering voice.

“… … .”

The hand holding the stick was full of strength.

Conversely, the corners of his mouth rose dangerously.

It was because Roan’s appearance was as if he was seeing his old self.

‘Show me.’

Ian continued his attack.

And with that attack, a myriad of loose ends began to mix.

As a result, Roan’s hands and feet, which could not keep up with the speed, began to get dizzy in an instant.

‘also. The experience is still lacking.’

As more and more attacks were allowed, large and small bruises piled up on Roan’s body.

Like that, after about five minutes had passed since the sparring started.

“Huh, huh… !”

Roan let out a rough breath, wiping the blood from his chapped lips.

Stamina and mana are still left, but fatigue from wounds has already accumulated.

In contrast, Ian was still standing like a mountain.

He looked at Roan, who was out of breath, and asked.

“Are you going to do more?”

“… … .”

Roan’s eyes were still sharp, but his body was already full of scars.

Since he used a weapon without a blade, even if it’s only a bruise, he must be feeling considerable pain and discomfort.

Naturally, the sophisticated counterattacks that have been used so far will fade.

“The outcome has already been decided.”

“… … .”

“Roan, objectively grasping your physical condition is also a skill.”

“… … .”

“… Are you not listening?”

Ian thought as he tightened his grip on the spear.

He said it calmly, but on the inside, he did not know how many times he was astonished.

Thanks to that, I even forgot the original purpose from the middle.

He laughed inwardly as he recalled the duke’s words.

‘Even if you compare me, you’ll never fall behind?’

No, it’s more than that.

Roan had enough potential to make up for his current skills and late start.

To the point where I wondered if one day I would even get ahead of myself.

‘But that’s not the case now.’

Right now, he is a fledgling player who can’t even properly grasp his own body condition.

“Don’t finish. now.”

In a daze, Ian swung his staff at Sun Roan.

I was thinking of ending it with this.

However, Roan narrowly bent his head and was not hit.

“What do you end up with?”

“Hmm?”

“I can see it now.”

After speaking, Roan threw away the longsword in his right hand.

“hmm?”

And then the sparring started and I ran into Ian for the first time.

Ian narrowed his eyes at the action that could not be understood by common sense, such as throwing away his weapon.

‘Hmm.’

Roan, who did not look at his own condition and only looked at the opponent, approached, and his whole body was full of gaps.

‘You’re young.’

rather fortunate

It is far better to suffer now than to be attacked by the enemy later.

Ian delivered a blow.

It was an attack that Roan could never avoid, burning mana as much as he could and running forward.

No, I had to.

“… … !”

However, the moment I saw Roan’s smiling expression, my mind became complicated.

What am I missing?

Or, could it be that everything was as Roan thought?

‘No, it can’t be… !’

The thought that there was none was incorporated into Roan’s subsequent actions.

Took!

“… What!?”

Roan lightly stomped his foot and lightly climbed onto the pole Ian had raised.

And jump once more.

Woooo!!!

Deep blue mana flowed from Roan’s dagger, which he clenched with both hands.

“You were a bit weak to Noah, hyung.”

Roan muttered something incomprehensible and twisted his whole body as hard as he could in the air.

‘ah.’

Seeing the rush of attacks, Ian sighed inwardly.

The attack was predicted perfectly.

The moment Ian realized that it was inevitable, Ian’s judgment was very quick.

Because it was so fast, there was no time to adjust the degree of the response.

Wow!!!

“ah.”

Dust rose and there was an explosion.

Caught in shock, Roan flew dozens of meters and rolled across the gymnasium floor.

“… !!”

Roan’s moans of pain brought Ian to his senses.

Then, he ran toward Roan, who was trembling from afar.

“Roan! Are you okay!?”

“Ah, ugh, it’s okay.”

He says it’s okay, but Roan’s condition was not okay for anyone to see.

The grip was torn to the point that the viewer would frown, and there were many other wounds.

“Roan! First treatment… .”

“… than that.”

Roan cut off Ian’s words and stood up.

He coughed in the wind and vomited red blood.

Roan continued with a voice mixed with resentment as he watched the red blood soak the floor of the gymnasium.

“… He said he wouldn’t use mana, damn it.”

And soon, unable to bear the pain any longer, she collapsed and fell to the floor.

“… … .”

Ian lowered his gaze quietly.

His trembling rod had a deep blue aura.