I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

243.Fake Grimoire (7)

“Well, I chose my sparring partner by drawing lots, and Miss Bella was chosen…”

“Hmm…”

Should I call this an opportunity or not? I was lost in thought as I looked down at Elisa, who was struggling to formulate a sentence.

To be honest, I’m a little, no, very anxious.

I know that Elisa has excellent magic skills, but Bella is also a formidable opponent. And since there was a high probability that they were influenced by foreign media, it was unclear how they would attack.

In addition, Bella clearly harbored bad feelings toward Elisa. I don’t know where it came from, but there was a mixture of venom and jealousy in Bella’s eyes that I occasionally saw.

“Elisa. It’s too dangerous, so if possible, ask to change your sparring partner.”

“…John. “I want to be helpful.”

At the rare firmness of her voice, I looked at her with startled eyes. Her eyes filled with determination. No matter what I said, I didn’t think Elisa would change her mind. So then all I can do is prepare as little as possible?

“I get it. If that’s what you mean, I won’t stop you. But…Take Lue with you. At least it’s better than nothing.”

[Huh? Me?]

“You must protect Elisha. If you try to do something with heterogeneous magical power, either throw yourself away or turn into a meat shield.”

[What? This is abuse of power! Oppose abuse of power!]

“5 hours of walking.”

[Believe me! I’ll stop whatever the bitch does, whether it’s ballet or ballet!]

“We just need to prevent suspicious attacks. If possible, do not interfere with sparring.”

Lue and I succeeded in a dramatic negotiation.

“Lue will protect you. I will also be watching your sparring, so you should engage in sparring as usual. If Bella notices her discomfort, things could go wrong. Did you understand?”

“Yes…”

“Thanks. “For helping me.”

It’s a little unsettling, but if we do everything we can, we’ll be able to save at least Elisa unharmed. I plan to prevent anyone from getting hurt if possible, but is that possible?

Still, it seemed possible to create at least a means of defense.

I finally learned how to use that item to some degree.

“Then have a nice weekend.”

“Uh, where are you going?”

“No, I’m going to stay in the studio all weekend. “We need to be fully prepared here too.”

“Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Hmm… I don’t think I need any help.”

“Well, then cheer up…”

“I’ll see you tomorrow morning.”

I tapped Elisha on the shoulder a few times and opened the door.

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“They’ve hidden guards all over the sparring grounds. As soon as I give the signal, if I see anything suspicious, I will evacuate the students…”

Principal Merlin trailed off, trailing off, and closed his eyes tightly. Seeing that it was too scary to say any more, I quietly waited for Principal Merlin to continue.

It was after a few minutes of silence that Principal Merlin continued his instructions.

“…If something happens, you should prioritize suppressing it. If suppressing it is difficult… Some injuries are inevitable. In the worst case… “

Principal Merlin closed his mouth as if he was having trouble getting his words out. But that alone was enough to convey the message to me, so I nodded at him without saying a word.

Principal Merlin looked away from me with a complicated look in his eyes, and walked up to the exclusive seating area at the top of the stands. Because if you stood in the front with me, you could get attention.

My presence alone was enough to attract attention, but at least I had a reason to come to see Elisha.

I looked blankly at the sparring hall and played with the necklace around my neck.

A necklace made with great care over two days. I took a seat in front of the audience, feeling the emptiness in my waist.

It was a place where I could run out at any time if something happened.

“John, are you coming to see Elisha?”

Shuri, who must have spotted me from afar, approached me and greeted me warmly. I nodded my head in response to Shuri’s question and looked at the sparring hall.

“Shuri. “Shouldn’t you prepare for sparring too?”

“I was last in line, so I decided to do it during the next lecture!”

“I see…”

Well, sparring often takes longer when the level is similar, so even if we set it at 10 minutes per group, if 6 groups sparred, almost all of the class time would be used up.

So, it seemed that Shurine’s group, which was the last group, would spar two days later during the next class.

“All my friends bet that Elisa would win!”

“It seems like Elisa has a lot of friends who support her.”

“Is Elisha good?”

Well, except for Elisa being timid, she wasn’t the type of person to be pushed around in anything, so she was likely to be popular. You have a pretty face, good body, and good hair.

Although the bloodline was an obstacle, the bloodline could not be discovered unless someone extracted the blood to check it or used a witch’s magic.

If anything, I and Karina are there to cover it up.

I and Karani, who are treated as heroes in their own right, are defending me, but I don’t think anyone would want to harm Elisa. If anything were to happen, Principal Merlin would also put up a shield, so I felt reassured about that.

…More than that, the most dangerous thing is for Elisa to be harmed by the alien energy, that is, the foreign energy, but since we had prepared that part in advance, we should be able to cover it well.

I even added Rue on purpose.

How long did I wait like that?

At the entrance to the sparring hall, a middle-aged bald man, or rather a man, appeared, fiddling with his mustache.

“Oh, I guess I’ll go then!”

Shuri jumped over the railing with her hand and ran to where the students were gathered.

Since they are a beast race, they have good physical abilities.

“As I said before, today we will conduct magic combat sparring.”

He appeared with a thick beard, as if non-existent hair roots were only concentrated on his mustache, looked around at the magic students gathered in front of the sparring hall, and opened his mouth.

“I will call attendance first. Martina.”

“Yes.”

“Shuri.”

“Four!”

The usual roll call that occurs in any lecture continues. I paid attention to Bella, who was standing in the back corner among the students lined up in an orderly manner.

“…As expected.”

Does this mean that once a villain, always a villain?

I thought as I looked at Bella, who had a pale complexion. Just looking at her complexion, it looked like she was going to be carried away at any moment, but Bella was steadfastly memorizing something even though her lips were constantly pursed.

I wanted to sneak a peek, but unfortunately the distance between Bella and me was quite long.

Once the sparring with Elisa begins, Lue will relay for her, so it would be better to postpone that part for now.

“I will announce this in advance before the sparring begins! Let’s avoid excessive aggression towards each other!”

“Yes!”

“Then, from now on, we will begin sparring for the magic combat subject in the order we decided on last week! First group! Forward!”

As soon as the professor’s beard shook violently, two students stepped forward. Both were male students whose names were unknown.

“Stand facing each other! And say hello!”

“Thank you very much!”

It’ll be boring for a while.

I crossed my arms as I watched the two male students chanting at each other.

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‘Yo, John is watching…’

Elisa wiggled her fingers with a nervous look on her face. If it had been just a normal sparring, I would have somehow achieved an acceptable result, but in front of Yohan, I could never do that.

Because I couldn’t show my ugly side in front of the person I like.

‘Kko, we must win!’

Only then will I be able to stand before John with confidence. She strengthened her resolve in a corner where no one was watching and waited for her name to be called.

“Finally! Elisha! Bella! “Both of you go forward!”

The professor’s booming voice drew the crowd’s attention to the two girls.

“They are both beautiful…”

“One side is harsh, the other side is neat…”

“I like purple hair, should I try a dash?”

“Okay, would you date someone like you?”

“What the fuck?”

Leaving behind the commotion of the outfield, the two wizards stood facing each other at either end of the spacious sparring hall. The two people’s eyes met and immediately fell apart.

Elisa looked at her with a puzzled look at Bella’s unusual behavior of avoiding her gaze.

‘Look, something is different from usual…’

Why?

Could it be because of the suspicious energy that Yohan spoke of?

A question arose in Elisa’s mind, but before she could think about it, the professor’s voice came from behind her.

“Both of you! Say hello!”

“Well, thank you… ” !”

“…Die.”

A shiver runs down her spine. Elisa looked at Bella, started by her voice, which was completely different from her usual voice.

I’m scared.

I want to run away.

We have to run away!

Instinct whispers.

In order to survive, you have to throw away everything, including face and honor, and run away.

But Elisa glared at Bella without moving a single tip of her foot.

‘I can’t be such a coward in front of John… ‘ !’

Elisha once again strengthened her resolve and awakened the magic of her entire body.