Bullied but Popular

18 – Prey Exent

“Let’s have a fight with me.”

“……”

Aren looked at Carol’s face without saying a word.

‘I’m serious…’

I could roughly guess the reason, but I didn’t know that Carol would fight first.

Aren thought for a moment and then nodded.

“… okay.”

“Aren!”

Tia shouted in surprise at Aren’s answer.

said Carol.

“then… “

“But not now.”

“what?”

“Let’s fight at the next passing point.”

It was too late to notice, but the number of people in Class A was hovering around 30 right now.

This is because students who received penalty points in the tournament were expelled.

Aren noticed this and said:

“I’m sure it would be fun to fight then?”

“… that’s right.”

Carol thought for a moment, then smiled and said.

“Are you sure it’s a good idea?”

“yes?”

“Then let’s fight then, I’m sorry all of a sudden.”

“Yeah, I thought it was Aaron for a moment.”

“Oh, that’s too much to say…”

The two of them laughed and continued their conversation naturally, as if they were having a war of nerves.

drooling

“Have a seat.”

As the professor entered class A and said, Tia and Carol returned to their seats.

Returning to her seat, Tia looked at Carol with an absurd expression.

“What is it all of a sudden?”

“ha ha ha.”

“Don’t laugh.”

Luke interrupted Tia and Carol’s conversation.

“No, what are you both doing?”

“Stop talking and take a seat!”

The professor spoke loudly once more, and the three of them quickly sat down.

***

After class, Luke said to Carol and Tia with a straight face.

“What the hell happened?”

“I just made up with you.”

When Tia spoke calmly, Luke slurred.

“No, anyway…”

“Calm down, Luke.”

Carol looked at Luke and said with a playful smile.

“Me and Tia are closer to Luke, so don’t be jealous.”

“what!?”

“Poop.”

When Tia burst into laughter, Luke returned to his face and said,

“No, but what are you, Tia?”

“what?”

“Can’t anything good happen to me because I’m friendly with Aren?”

“……”

Tia then realized what Luke was saying.

Tia and Aren’s engagement.

The two decided to break up their engagement, but their parents still didn’t know.

Tia stiffened her expression and said.

“What does that have to do with this?”

“Of course it matters, have you already forgotten how scary the academy rumors are?”

“……”

“From now on, don’t mix with that guy.”

Listening to Luke’s words, Tia felt an inexplicable rage.

“How dare you.”

“what?”

“Who are you to do this to me?”

“… Tiana.”

“If anyone hears it, they’ll know I’m doing something weird.”

After saying that, Tia left the classroom.

“…is Luke okay?”

“No, I…”

“I know what you’re talking about, but you know Tia’s personality, right?”

“…Did I say something a little forceful?”

“Well… I said it because I was worried, so I’ll apologize later.”

“… okay.”

Luke put on a sullen expression for a while, but this time he asked Carol a question.

“But why are you suddenly like that?”

“You saw it too.”

“…that duel?”

“okay.”

A deep smile was drawn on Carol’s face.

“There are guys like that, but it would be a shame if we didn’t fight.”

“……”

Luke felt unfamiliar with Carol now.

I’ve known him for over 10 years, but it was the first time I’d seen him show his fighting spirit.

‘Maybe I wasn’t enough…’

Luke’s pride was hurt unknowingly.

***

Park outside the academy late at night.

“Look Carefully.”

“yes.”

Cecilia and Aren were now in a deserted park in the middle of the night.

I didn’t mean to do anything weird, it was to see her binging ability.

Cecilia extends her right hand and closes her eyes.

woo woo woo

The cold chill changes its form, turns into water, then transforms again into pieces of ice.

‘Is it too fast?’

The speed of shape transformation was fast, but the power of ice painting was incomparably stronger than before.

Aren helped me a few times, but even so, the growth rate is strange.

“What happened, senior?”

“no?”

“But why are you so strong?”

“I saw your fight and got the hang of it.”

“Can you see that once?”

“Is it okay?”

“……”

“……?”

The balance is strange.

Cecilia became an auronite at the age of 17, and now, at the age of 19, she had reached the highest level.

He is the owner of skills that are not inferior even if he goes to active duty right now.

Aren was genuinely afraid of her as she quickly became stronger.

‘At this growth rate, I think I’ll be quite strong with just the gift…’

When Aren was immersed in complicated thoughts while watching the monster of the future, he heard a voice he shouldn’t have heard.

“Hey~ This is a gift~”

“…!?”

“Frey?”

Prey Exgent suddenly appeared and was staring at Cecilia’s ice flower.

‘Ah, I was careless.’

I hope there are people at this hour.

Aren felt frustrated.

If she had listened to the conversation between Aren and Cecilia, she would have noticed that Aren was also a High Human.

Anyone else would be evasive, suggesting, or even threatening to keep their mouth shut, but the opponent was the only princess in our country and a 6th-circle magician.

If you touch it wrongly, Aren becomes dangerous.

‘Uh, what should I do?’

If caught in the country, there is a high probability that he will enlist in the military.

Since the person who was caught was the princess, the royal family would not stand still.

As Aren fidgets, Frey grins in amusement.

“Huhuhu don’t worry~ I’m confident in one thing that’s heavy on my lips.”

“…really?”

“Of course! It’s not free, but I hate free stuff.”

“……”

When Frey stared at Aren as if he was caught well, Cecilia stepped out.

“Stop playing.”

“I haven’t done anything yet.”

“… I’m going to be mad.”

“Huh! It’s too much~ What did I do wrong that you always do to me?”

Cecilia’s expression hardens as Frey continues to joke around.

Aren stopped it before the mood got bad.

“Senior, I’ll just tell you.”

“… sorry.”

Cecilia apologized to Aren.

The reason I came to this place now was because of Cecilia’s request.

He forcibly dragged Aren to see his gift, and thanks to this, he was caught by Frey.

Aren replied that he was fine and looked at Frey.

“princess.”

“Ah, so~ I can call you senior~”

“Seniors.”

“Uh hmm! Tell me, junior.”

Frey spoke in a dignified tone, but it seemed nothing more than a joke.

Aren lightly ignored and said.

“What do you want?”

“Um~ well~”

Frey thought for a moment, then said.

“Your ability?”

“… What do you mean?”

“It’s a very meaningful word to come under me. Uh-hum! Uh-hum!”

‘In the end, as a military, no, I’m telling you to hide your identity and come under your direct control…’

Frey said it as a joke, but it wasn’t a joke.

If you make a mistake, the course of Aren’s life will be decided.

Aren took a deep breath and asked again.

“Any other suggestions?”

“No?”

“……”

“……”

Frey smiled silently and waited for Aren’s answer.

“… What if I refuse?”

“Won’t they scream right now? People will gather quickly because it’s a woman’s scream.”

‘Is it a single pass?’

There really wasn’t a day where I didn’t feel comfortable.

Nothing good ever happened after I entered the academy in the first place.

Aren tried his last desperate efforts with a slight sense of desperation.

“Senior, are you trying to catch me just because I’m a high human?”

“That’s right~ Honestly, there’s nothing else~”

“Do you know what my ability is? What if it’s actually a useless ability?”

“That’s a later problem~ You can throw it away if you don’t need it.”

“You are too much.”

“Foot! Keuheum! It can’t be helped~”

‘I can think of a way to escape, but…’

While talking to Frey, a dungeon passed through my mind for a moment.

If she passed on the information about the unidentified dungeon, she might just skip this time.

However, I made an appointment to clear that dungeon together with Tail.

If information about the dungeon is sold here, the princess will wield her power to attack the dungeon, and Aren will become a punching bag for Tail.

While Aren was desperately looking for another way, one thing came to his mind.

“Senior, let’s do this.”

“How~?”

“I will improve your magic with my ability.”

“… say what?”

This time, even Frey tilted his head, as if he didn’t understand.

“Senior Frey must have seen my swordsmanship.”

“Yeah, it was so amazing that I wanted to sell it once I got the technique.”

“… so the other day… Anyway!”

Aren cleared his throat and said.

“It means that it is possible to create new magic for you with my gift. Well, I don’t know if the magic I made is good, but I think it will be a good experience for you. Try it once and if you think it’s good, then this time will be dismissed as nothing.”

“… what is your ability?”

Frey also put on a serious expression this time, as if he was interested.

Aren described his abilities in as much detail as possible.

After hearing the explanation, Frey said.

“If you’re right, you’re looking at my mana and manipulating the flow?”

“To put it simply, but if you experience it once and remember the casting process, you should be able to use it alone.”

“…but is that dangerous?”

Frey said with a slight grin.

“Isn’t manipulating the opponent’s mana the same as holding my lifeline? You think you can reverse the power at any time?”

‘How far?’

Aren was taken aback for a moment when she, who had not yet seen or experienced her abilities, picked up the key.

“If I kill Senior Frey, won’t Cecilia kill me right now? What’s the benefit to me if I kill Senior in the first place?”

“Hmm~”

Frey thinks for a moment and then smiles.

“How are you doing?”

“Are you accepting my terms before that?”

“I’ll see the results and decide.”

Frey was smiling, but not as much as his eyes.

When he couldn’t feel her usual playful mood, Aren stretched out his hand slightly nervously.

“Please hold my hand and cast the magic. Please remember the next process.”

“okay.”

Frey held Aren’s hand, closed his eyes, and began casting his ultimate magic, Explosion.

woo woo woo woo

‘Amazing…’

As Frey began to cast, a new flow formed within her body, and the mana in the air began to quiver.

‘I have to start too.’

Coastal Mana Tide

The flow of mana in the atmosphere was focused on Frey.

From here, it was Aren’s turn to get busy.

Even if you collect mana with Mana Tidal Wave, most people will not be able to accept the power and shed it.

But with Aren’s coast, it’s a different story.

‘Interference!’

Creates and connects a new flow in her body, closes unnecessary parts, and creates a new flow again.

‘what?’

Frey trembled at the first sensation he had ever felt.

It was as if an invisible hand was groping her body, but it did not cause any discomfort, rather it made her want to leave her body to that touch.

‘Ah, that’s how it moves…’

Frey slowly opened her eyes as she felt her magic transform into a new form.

woo woo woo

The burning heat warmed Frey’s body.

Frey slowly lowered her gaze to see the magic cast in her hand.

‘… sun.’

There was a small sun of majesty that is hard to believe that it was artificially created.

“… Ahh…”

A small exclamation escaped Frey’s mouth.

“Whoa, it worked.”

Aren said, passing his sweat-drenched hair.

“I finished it once, but now it’s nighttime…”

Aren was speechless when he saw Frey’s condition.

‘what?’

Frey stood too still, her eyes fixed on magic.

Just when you sensed something was wrong…

dig

“What!?”

Frey threw her magic into the sky.

“What are you doing…!”

“Kyahahahaha!!!”

The moment Aren tried to stop him, a laugh mixed with joy and delight flowed from Frey’s mouth.

Whoaaang

magic has been activated.

“crazy!”

“Fray!”

Cecilia called for Frey, but she only laughed madly at the sight of her own magic in the sky.

Full of joy, bliss, and sense of accomplishment, she couldn’t pay attention to the reactions around her.

“Ahahahaha!!!”

“Ah, it’s X.”

Aren looked at the sun growing in the sky with devastated eyes.

aaa!!!

“Kyahahahaha!!!”

“Calm down Frey!”

The moment Cecilia rushes at Freige to erase the magic even if it is forced.

Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!

A huge mana storm surrounding Frey bounced back Cecilia.

“This!?”

Cecilia couldn’t help but be astonished at the mana storm surrounding Frey, while Aren muttered blankly while watching the mana storm.

“Ha ha ha… You’ve awakened…”

Prey Exgent became the 7th Circle Archmage.