Avoid Former Co-Workers

41 – 41. Distrust and Hatred (4)

A melee stage vanguard is essentially a position that blocks the enemy’s attacks and leaves most of the attacks to the allies.

Therefore, since it is actually a type that is focused on defense, there is no big problem in blocking attacks.

However, the objects made by Denise’s magic were hard enough to make one wonder if they were stones.

Stem. Root. Vine. Each of them had powers completely different from those in nature.

I couldn’t even count how many pits there were where Junon avoided Denis’ magic.

Junon, tied upside down to a tree trunk and dangling from it, said with a face flushed with blood.

“Please let me down… Blood rushes to my head…”

“Now, is this enough?”

“Ugh…”

“You seem to be good at controlling your strength, so will you be able to approach me?”

“So what? Even if you have a weapon, you can’t cut it. How do you break through this and run at the professor?”

-I can’t even use a weapon in the first place.

The complexion of Junon, who complained so much, was slowly returning.

I put it back to its original position, but it didn’t change that Junon was tied to the stem.

Then Denis points a vine other than the tied stem to it and says.

“Two of these. You knew they had different strengths and only cut them toward the vine, not the stem. Why did you do that?”

“That’s it, I thought that this side would be able to knock it out after bumping into it once.”

Denice told Junon not to evade but to attack, and Junon had no choice but to respond to the guidance.

In the meantime, I learned the difference in strength, and if I beat the strong one, the mana consumption increases, so I should avoid or avoid it as much as possible.

He approached the weak side and tried to counterattack.

In fact, if it were this much, Professor Meuniher would have praised him, saying that it was all right, but he could not satisfy De Nis.

“But what about next time?”

“…Both are equally stiff.”

“You can control the power of your magic shield, there’s no way I can’t control it. Aren’t you too complacent?”

I was pointing out the most obvious mistake of this Dalian.

The power of magic is ultimately proportional to the amount of mana and sophisticated mana control, so overlooking this led to the current result.

“And, why bother making a shield only for your arm?”

“Yes? Yes…”

“You’re only concerned with blocking the oncoming magic, so that’s what you meant to answer?”

Perhaps Denis hit the mark, Junon’s body trembled in shock for an instant.

“Just because you block an opponent’s attack, there’s no reason to block it with your own body. That’s what I meant by asking you to attack me.”

“What do you mean…?”

“You seem to understand well, but you seem dull here. Look.”

Denice draws a simple elemental magic, a magic circle of lightning.

And the defensive plants that are summoned right in front of it.

The lightning is completely deflected to the side by the plants.

“Just because you’re a melee blocker, that means you don’t have to close ranged attacks to block them. You just have to twist the path of your opponent’s attack, right?”

As if he hadn’t even thought about it, Junon’s mouth fell open.

The cause was that it was always called a avant-garde, and since it was a avant-garde at the melee level, the goal was limited to just letting out an attack.

‘Fortunately, he’s quite smart, so he seems to understand him well.’

As if Junon realized it right away, he immediately tried to create a curtain in the space next to it, just as Denis said.

The range was limited to about 10 meters, but at this distance, it might have been possible to twist the starting point of Denise’s vine and approach it.

Junon swallowed for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Just once… Would it be all right if I asked you for another favor?”

With a broken body, he said he would ask Denise to fight again.

Looking at Junon like that, Denis let out a sigh. What is he going to do with that face?

“Sometimes you have to rest upright.”

“Oh.”

Aren’t you touching Junon’s forehead while doing so?

At some point, the tree trunks that surrounded him did not exist.

Just touching his forehead with one of his index fingers, Junon felt as if the weight of his body had increased as the world shook.

The jungle field soon disappeared, and he sprawled from the familiar ceiling to the floor.

“Practice what you learned today without overdoing it. Don’t forget to take care of your body, which you’ve always trained.”

This was the end of Chapter 1 of the special lecture.

***

It has been announced that the final placement test will be held in Dalian.

Students in the lower classes expressed their concerns, but somehow the anxiety was alleviated when an explanation was added that grades were not fixed only by winning or losing.

However, it was communicated that it would take a considerable amount of time for detailed regulations and fraud prevention, and the students seemed to unintentionally take a break.

-‘You can’t stop lectures or training. For now, let’s open the previous lecture as it is and learn it.’

Lectures and training have been temporarily scheduled due to fears of hindering students’ academic progress and growth.

Thanks to that, the D and E class students were in the same class again.

‘Surely… Sylvia is dating a boy?’

Henna was worried about Sylvia, who seemed like she would get caught no matter where she bought her stuff, and when she said she wanted to look good to her friends, she naturally had doubts.

In fact, she said that Sylvia had never talked about her friends, and she seemed to have only one person to meet according to her schedule.

She said that she wanted to decorate Sylvia after going to the hospital where someone was hospitalized.

There are always patients, but Sylvia’s body didn’t look particularly sick.

It’s not unusual to visit her in the hospital, but that was Sylvia’s only schedule for her.

And not too long ago. She had the only serious injuries in her early semester assessment, and she found out that the people on the scene were John and Noel.

Isn’t it clear that you went to visit the person you like just by looking at it?

“Hi John, Noel. You guys stick around everywhere.”

“What, what happened? Hena, you talked to us first.”

“I see. Are you usually surrounded by girls?”

“It’s nothing. I just wanted to ask you something.”

“Ooh, what do you want to ask?”

“Bare mouth?”

Whew. Hena sighed and took out two pieces of homemade bread from her basket as her bribe.

“”Oooh!!””

John and Noel stretch out their hands straight to the well-baked henna bread.

Word spread about Henna’s homemade bread from some of her close friends who tasted it firsthand.

Most of my classmates are so famous that they lined up with compliments, and there was even a time when a certain aristocrat offered me a scout, asking what it would be like to work under me.

There is even a professor who recommends the Culinary Department because he is good at doing business openly.

If you want a bribe for Henna, it’s mostly her bread, like John and Noel.

However, the bread has not yet reached the hands of the two salivating male students.

“Can you tell me what happened to you at the beginning of the semester assessment?”

First of all, I will hand it over to you after you answer the question.

With a meaningful smile, Henna’s finely folded eyes were talking.

***

I succeeded in coaxing John and Noel to listen to the story of the evaluation at the beginning of the semester, but Henna is suspicious of the two young’s words.

‘That kid?’

It was none other than the weakest vanguard, that guy from class E who was beaten by nobles every day.

When everyone bowed their heads to the nobles, they would never kneel, stand up and keep running at them.

And the man Sylvia had in her heart was him.

Junon.

It was definitely that name.

-‘The only one admitted to the hospital this time is Junon.’

-‘Chew… Um? You don’t know, huh? He’s the one who saved our lives.”

-‘But is it okay for us to say this?’

-‘I don’t know. If so, I would have told you not to tell me. Anyway it’s so delicious Henna, can I give you one more?’

John and Noel talked excitedly about Junon as if they were the first.

Aside from that, did you say that if it hadn’t been overturned, he would have risen rapidly by being promoted from Class E to Class A? Could it be that Why was it nicknamed the weakest vanguard?

As John and Noel throw away all the facts and say anything, Henna goes to find Junon herself.

‘It’s over there.’

Of course, by secretly following Silvia.

“Aren’t you always waiting for my lecture time?”

“Yeah, no. I just got here too.”

“Is that so?”

Sylvia is lying. You arrived 30 minutes ago and kept looking in the mirror!

“I’m sorry that you seem to hold the meeting place every time. Next time, just go to a cafe or something.”

“Then you stand out to the other kids…”

“You don’t have to adjust to that.”

What? It’s not enough to make Sylvia wait, so the woman takes the place herself?

…Yes it could be. But decorating is different, decorating!

“Oh, come to think of it, your hairstyle seems to have changed a bit too?”

Whew, I’m glad you noticed this.

Still, if a boy had eyes, he’d probably compliment a girl when she saw her dressed up like this.

“Eh. Just to change the mood…”

“It suits you well. If you go around like that, will you confess to the boys?”

“Ugh… Not that tidy…”

Huh…?

No way… Is that all?

Sylvia took the place of the meeting, and Sylvia set the meeting time early.

Even where did that style change?

I wanted to keep my makeup clean, so from 30 minutes before arriving, I fixed my makeup over and over while looking in the mirror.

In lieu of a school uniform, a beige dress that goes well with the season of spring, and a straw bucket hat perfect for covering the sun.

In place of the bags that were basically given to classmates, there are even cross bags with a light atmosphere.

Considering that all men’s eyes have been on Sylvia on every street we’ve passed, that’s too dull… No.

Are you openly at the level of not having much interest as a member of the opposite s*x?

This is… No matter how you look at it… That’s it.

‘It’s unrequited love…’

As a friend of Sylvia, I was going crazy and jumping.

It has been about an hour since I started studying like that.

Really, Junon was just concentrating on his studies.

Wouldn’t it be at least something like this if you didn’t watch this all the time, but at the level of glancing at it?

-Eolssigu. A date in such a shady place?

-Aren’t you studying to get together as a couple and not studying?

-Isn’t the boy betting on you?

But that’s not all, is it?

Because the girl is in trouble with that ordinary boy!

‘Why?’

Unlike Sylvia, who has a lot of beauty, the other side is an ordinary male student wearing only a school uniform.

I couldn’t even follow the eyes of Hena what kind of attraction that boy had.

People would change a little if she got some hair or clothes, but anyone would agree that she was beautiful, to the point where Sylvia felt sorry for her.

‘You’re very into it. It’s a big deal.’

Sylvia has never blushed like that when she’s with other boys, let alone herself.

If you look at Sylvia, who is looking at Junon’s face with her eyes raised while pretending to look at the notebook, the source of that big smile must be the Junon that her eyes are touching.

“Hmm? Did you get anything on my face?”

“Oh, no. Just…”

Hey, hey, hey…!! Just looking at the fact that he lowered his head to cover his reddish face, Junon is the only one.

Although the problem is that Sylvia’s attitude towards her unrequited love is that she has no special skills.

Fortunately, is it that Junon is not a villain?

“I have to stop now. It’s time to train.”

“Okay. See you tomorrow.”

No, Sylvia! Now I have to ask for a little more!

As if watching Henna’s hearth, it was burning roaringly with the firewood Sylvia had made.

Henna eventually catches her by the back of her neck at Sylvia’s action of pouring firewood for her tens of minutes.

***

‘I can’t do it this way.’

Does Sylvia like Junon? Okay. That could be it Because each person has their own preferences.

Her But shouldn’t you check if the other person likes you?

It’s been a while. Sylvia will have to become the leader somehow, so Henna followed Junon even after the two broke up.

Then what is this again?

‘If it’s white… A freshman?’

Junon is meeting a new freshman who just came in this time.

A slightly different atmosphere from Sylvia.

Light blue bun hair that looks like a piece of clean water from a famous seaside has been scooped on.

Her petite body and cute appearance, but her precocious image and hidden charm stood out, and she was a pretty girl that could not be overlooked either.

If there is at least one girl like that in her family, most of her family will die.

“Are you feeling better now?”

“Because you paid for the hospital bill, I got a good rest with the best service. It’s strange that it’s still not getting better.”

“Because of my personality, even if it’s empty, I have to ask at least once.”

“f*ck. Why did you come this time? Didn’t I tell you not to come?”

“The debt you owe to your senior is really big. You come because you have an obligation to pay it back.”

“Do you think the debt of that heart is too great? The hospital bill is quite expensive, but isn’t that enough?”

“Sure. You’re a lifelong benefactor. There’s no way I can cover that with hospital bills.”

What kind of tense nervous warfare is going on?

Clearly, Junon answered coldly and cut off her words so that the conversation with that cute girl would not continue.

What’s more serious is that even though the male side openly cuts it off, the female juniors keep clinging to it.

It looked like a cute female freshman was following a male senior she met after entering school and fell in love with.

“Senior always stops by the gym, so I’m here to give you a training suit or something. Please accept it.”

Oh my God. What is that cute kid giving Junon right now?

That’s a high-end training suit made with the hands of an artisan at the guild run by Baron Ashrelt…?

“I told you I didn’t need it.”

“If you don’t accept it, I’ll even put a name tag on it, and I’ll send someone else to get it, and…”

Do I need to say more?

Wouldn’t it have been an attempt to sleeve it as a confrontation between Junon’s precocity and aristocratic style against Junon, who was trying to shoot and bounce it back?

Obviously, that noble lady has goodwill toward that boy who just met Sylvia.

‘I’ve heard… That cute kid… I can’t believe it.’

The youngest baron who is said to have walked the battlefield and realized the inconvenience of combat uniforms and training uniforms and reached out to the imperial apparel store.

The opponent seemed to be Charlotte Eshrelt, who led the Ashrelt Merchant.

Just looking at it, I thought he must be a tycoon from the guild… I never thought he would be the owner of the guild.

Her Charlotte face, who had been spurned by her unconscious Junon, was crying, but she clenched her fists as if she would not give up.

‘I shouldn’t have other girlfriend candidates.’

The image of Junon brushing off her sister, who clung to her annoyingly, fell one notch from Hena’s gaze.

The problem is that this is not the end. After seeing that, it was deducted points, and it wasn’t something to be graded on.

“Oh, Junon-senpai. You’re on your way to the gym, right?”

He was someone I couldn’t help but know.

With white silver hair that shines like stars, from the top hair that stands up like an antenna to the soles of the feet, it exudes a tremendous presence.

In particular, her aggressive chest, which contrasts with her innocent features, is enough to make even the same woman mesmerized.

Anyway, why is Grenias, the jewel of the academy, everyone’s ideal type, to Junon?

“I’m going to train myself starting today too!”

“What kind of training? Rhenias doesn’t really need to do that. He should just polish his magic.”

“Ah, you already felt this painfully during the final exam. There are some things that cannot be solved with magic alone. That’s why.”

As Renias looked at Junon, he made a shy face for a short moment, and then a voice came out of his pretty mouth asking for help with her physical training.

Oh my god… Is this what you mean? That Rhenias was shyly fiddling with his hands and asking Junon for instruction?

“Well… That’s not difficult. Why me?”

“There’s no way the professors will listen to it. Some of those stuck-up people will freak out and tell you to use magic. I don’t like that.”

“Hmm, I guess. If things don’t go well, I’ll help them, but I can’t train them.”

“Yeah eh? Why!!”

“It’s okay to teach about exercise. What kind of training does a child who has never tried before do?”

“Chi, I can do it. Okay.”

I have Sylvia.

There is also Charlotte.

Until Rhenias?

“How many girls are obsessed with that guy…?”

Seeing Junon heading to the Mizar coffin and Rhenias following him, Hena kept her bewildered face for a while, unable to contain her astonishment.