Become A Side Character In The World Of The Novel I Read

A flash of light exploded.

"KAA-BOOM!"

A deafening explosion sound rang out.

The entire auditorium, which was designed to withstand impact as a battle arena, shook receiving the clash of the two waves of magic energy.

The aftershocks enveloped the entire auditorium making the ground tremble and making it difficult to stand.

I pinned Voltar to the ground and knelt down.

"Guh!"

My chest stung, my body ached, and my magic circuits screamed as if they were on fire.

My shirk's energy had been used up.

I had reached the time limit for synchronization with Voltar.

"SHEEEESSSHHHH!"

Steam escaped and billowed from Voltar's blade.

Magic protection and the use of black armor were then deactivated.

(Voltar's synchronization is deactivated)

Voltar returned from battle mode to standby mode.

My consciousness began to slowly fade.

"Plak!!!"

I slapped both cheeks, and my mind cleared.

"NO!!!"

I had to win in order to receive the certificate of possession of Voltar from that girl.

With the mental strength of a human who had already crossed the line, I maintained my fading consciousness.

My muddled thoughts becoming clear, I looked around.

The ruined hall, in the center, she lay defeated.

The princess of the white and gold knight.

Sofia Helena Emma Marie Wilhelmina Van Oranje-Nassau.

Her once radiant beauty now in disarray, Sofia sat up gasping for breath.

The magic barrier and white armor around her body had disappeared.

Using Voltar, which has returned to its sword form from battle mode. I used it as a crutch to keep from falling over as I limped along. I staggered and used all my strength to approach her.

"HAH!"

Sofia's gaze met mine.

"I won, Sofia."

She says something, but I can't hear her.

Huh? Why does the world look upside down?

My vision was quickly engulfed in darkness.

It seems like my mind synchronization time has ended too.

This was the end.

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Defeat is a word Sofia does not know, because she has never lost to anyone in her country.

To be the best, following in her late brother's footsteps, she works tirelessly, even grinding her bones.

The Netherlands' top talent today.

First in her class at the Academy of Future Heroes.

Princess of the white gold knight.

All the titles she earned through her own efforts.

That was why her first defeat was such a shock to her.

"I lost?"

Sofia's hands shook.

She had lost fair and square.

There was no need for excuses about cheating and ignorance.

Even in her promising future, the fact that she lost to someone beneath her and not a senior at the Academy of Future Heroes was indescribable and unimaginable.

"How could this... happen?"

Sofia's voice trembled.

She could not lose to those who had forgotten the threat from the other world and become complacent, ignoring their responsibility as a Hero to save the world.

There were no stronger candidates than her in the Academy of Future Heroes.

He was certain of that.

But from the very first day he entered, his confidence instantly crumbled.

The image of the battle that had just flashed through his mind. The explosion of black magic energy, the black full body armor, the Voltar sword in hand. And the unforgettable black light sword technique.

The sight of him in battle mode brought the image of his deceased elder brother back to his mind.

"NO!"

Sofia shouted and shook her head angrily.

No way.

"That's definitely not possible."

Her brother died because of an unknown fight to protect the world from enemy threats.

Her older brother, who left a will entrusting the future of the country and the royal family to her, was gone and could never return.

"..."

Sofia bit her lip.

Her cheeks trembled slightly.

He was not her brother.

Even using the same burst of magic energy, the same weapons, the same sword techniques, they were different people.

She didn't understand how he could use that sword technique.

"Their looks are also very different... My brother is said to be very handsome."

There was no way they were the same.

Thinking of Yuji's face, Sofia shook her head. A clean, calm, and handsome face, but his hair was disheveled and not very handsome.

"I must be crazy."

She erased the thought and quickly washed her face with cold water.

Feeling humiliated even for a moment as she watched the two overlap.

At that moment.

"Knock! knock!"

Someone knocked on the door of her dorm room.

"Your Highness, this is Aria."

Sofia's shadow and her personal servant, Aria, had come.

Hearing her voice, Sofia composed herself and coughed before speaking.

"Come in, Aria."

"Crack!"

The door opened, and a beautiful woman with short brown hair, wearing a maid uniform, entered.

"Click! Click!"

The beauty in the maid uniform, Aria, closed the door with an emotionless face and politely placed the documents on the table in front of Sofia.

"That is the information you requested about the student named Yuji Takahashi."

"Thank you."

Sofia smiled slightly and turned her gaze to the document.

Yuji Takahashi.

One of the promising hero candidates from Japan.

His qualification rank is B and can rise to A. The owner of the black mana blast and transcendent weapon, Voltar.

That was the only information Sofia learned from the basic information she looked up on her own Yuji Takahashi

She thought she didn't need to know more, until his shocking defeat.

"Who are you really?"

Sofia flipped through the document, asking.

Everything about Yuji Takahashi was written in the document in Dutch and English.

"An orphan from a wealthy exit?"

Yuji was a poor orphan, he lost both his parents when he was little. He lost them both during a vacation and both parents died right before his eyes. From then on his childhood, he spent his time practicing and studying. His nature also turned quiet and emotionless, he only focused on training and studying and didn't even care if he was sick or injured.

At school, she was bullied for no reason, at school she always suffered. She never retaliated against them

because she was an orphan.

After the death of his parents, distant relatives flocked to adopt Yuji. However, unfortunately their intentions of adopting Yuji were not purely with good intentions. They all wanted the wealth that was passed down to Yuji.

Fortunately, the servants who worked at Yuji's house were good people. They were the ones who helped Yuji to return to his normal self. Although Yuji's nature is back to being cheerful as usual, his activities of practicing and studying are still carried out. Yuji seemed to hold a grudge against monsters.

"This..."

His eyes widened as he flipped through the pages.

The next page of the note surprised her.

"Yuji was almost killed by his own relatives."