48 – Martial Arts Tournament (6)

After the match,

Let’s go out of the arena with Morhan and Selina after they are healed.

With the members of the two teams gathered together…

“Huh?”

I saw Bell’s figure.

“Huh? It came out! Good job!”

“Morhan, are you feeling better?”

“…”

Let’s smile as if Morhan is fine.

Correur.

Bell, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time, approached Morhan.

Bell and Morhan.

They are both dwarves, but

The height difference is more than 50 cm, so they look like father and daughter.

In front of Morhan, Bell hesitantly opened his mouth.

“…Sorry.”

“…!”

Mor Han shook her head in surprise at Belle’s sudden apology.

‘…? Why is Belle sorry?’

“… Halberd… Broken…”

Ah.

It seems that Bell made the artifact that Morhan brought.

Somehow…

As I said before,

From Seong Jin-ha’s point of view, the martial arts competition ended so trivially that there was no mention of it.

Selina probably didn’t exist because she turned into a villain during the raid on her school,

Of course I wouldn’t have.

In that case, wouldn’t Morhan at least face Seong Jin-ha in the final?

I had an idea.

“…!”

Morhan looks at Bell, who is depressed.

Anyway, because of my intervention, two teams were formed,

Because of that, Morhan and Bell became close and made an artifact.

If so,

Morhan in the original work had no artifacts, so he would have participated in the preliminary rounds as a training weapon.

… Now my curiosity has been answered.

Rather than that, Morhan is starting to feel sorry for him, so let’s help him.

Sug-

“Bell, long time no see. You seem busy these days.”

Let me talk to you,

Only then did Bell raise her head and meet her eyes.

“Yeah… I’m sorry… I couldn’t cheer for you.”

“No, the production department is always busy, so don’t overdo it and take care of your health first.”

“Yeah…Thank you…”

Let the atmosphere relax a bit like that,

Yoon Mirae stepped forward and opened her mouth.

“Huh… It’s getting dark already… How about it, are you going to have an after party today?”

After all the games and all the treatment,

It took longer than expected.

It would be nice to go to an after party with the kids like this, but…

“Sorry, I have work to do today…”

“…Then I’ll be out today too.”

When Selina and I said no,

Yoon Mirae whined with her pouty face.

“…Anyway, yes. Then the losers will have fun with each other, so take care of yourself.”

“Hey… That’s what you say… I’ll treat you after the tournament…”

“Okay, work hard preparing for tomorrow.”

Unfortunately, I walked toward the dormitory with the support of other children.

-Clap.

Puffed up.

A spacious room without Neneto.

I lie on the bed and stare blankly at the ceiling.

“…Is this right?”

The decision to be deeply involved in the story is already within the assumption.

The one that prevented Selina from becoming a villain.

And stopping Elena from being kidnapped.

There is no doubt that all of these changes were caused by my intervention in some way.

But…

I have no idea if the most important guy has changed.

… If you look at Selina and Elena’s case, it’s definitely a change in a good direction.

Because of my existence, there may be changes that go rather badly.

It is only natural that it has become difficult to predict future developments.

‘…Even before that, it was difficult to predict.’

A novel that really only knows what Seong Jin-ha knows and doesn’t even mention what Seong Jin-ha doesn’t know.

Now that I think about it, I don’t know why I read such a novel because it was fun.

The…

-Sueuk.

I got up from bed and changed my school uniform into a training suit.

Nothing will change even if you lie still and ponder.

Something that can’t be undone anyway,

If you are curious, just check it out.

**

When I came out of the dormitory, the sun had completely set and only the soft moonlight was lighting the way.

“…Not enough yet.”

It’s not to the extent that my legs are shaking like before,

I definitely feel a strong sense of helplessness in my body.

… Can Selina and the children fight like that in the midst of this helplessness?

All I can say is that it’s amazing.

Let’s move our heavy legs to the gym.

-…

As expected, I found Seong Jin-Ha standing alone in the arena wielding her sword.

I’m sure he knows I’m here too.

She didn’t care and didn’t stop her hand swinging the sword.

“…”

I can’t help it… I also like a sword…

-Sereung.

‘… No.’

I inserted the sword I was about to pull out and sat down on the floor next to the arena.

Then he quietly opened his mouth.

“Hey.”

“…”

“Sit down, let’s talk.”

Let me talk to you,

Only then did he open his mouth.

“…Suddenly talking about something.”

“Anyway, isn’t the reason we practice today is to win each other?

Then, if you don’t practice and rest, it’s the same thing.”

“…Don’t force yourself.”

After saying that, he swung his sword a few more times.

Puffed up.

At some point, I sat down on a street some distance away and started looking up at the sky without saying a word.

‘… There is no demand for male tsunderes.’

Professor Bergen and this guy are the same.

They have easy-to-handle yet troublesome personalities.

Since they are sitting side by side like this,

I suddenly realized that Seong Jin-ha was alive and sitting next to me.

The main character in a novel I read.

Sungjinha was neither righteous nor sociable, nor did he have a clear sense of purpose.

The reason I’ve been reading novels for five years.

… It was because he felt like me in real life.

It wasn’t long before she lost her parents.

I was also like Seong Jin-ha.

It’s not fair, I keep away from my friends, and I can’t find a clear goal in life.

But.

I am thankful for the people and friends I met at school throughout my life.

And I got a life goal that allows me to live tomorrow, albeit vaguely.

I’m limited in time.

That’s how things have changed.

You could even call it lucky.

However, Seong Jin-ha in the novel did not change.

I lost my parents since I was young, and I lived a life like a corpse.

Like that, they are kidnapped and doomed to death.

Queen Diana appears and saves Seong Jin-ha, becoming her life’s goal.

But as the story goes.

Not only Queen Diana, but even Adela, her teacher, went missing.

She loses her goal of progressing and meets a miserable end just getting caught up in a fight.

-… I couldn’t.

The last episode of the novel.

Sung Jin-ha’s last words.

– I didn’t… I couldn’t…

I don’t know exactly what you were trying to say.

In the end, he died without being able to finish his words.

“…”

The unique stinky smell of sand on the floor of the arena is carried by the wind.

I opened my mouth to Seong Jin-ha, who still didn’t say anything while looking up at the sky.

“Hey.”

“…”

“I’ve been curious about this before, but why do you have the name Sungjin even though you’re a vampire?”

… I know everything, but

I can only think of this question.

What did you say when you died? Can’t you just ask

?

“…”

I can’t even hear it.

“… Even if it’s a sensitive issue, I’m a bit embarrassed if you keep your mouth shut like that.”

Is it too soon…?

“…Then let’s do this.”

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Sug-

Seong Jin-ha turns her head to look at me.

“Do you have any questions about me?”

“…”

“If there is nothing…”

“Then.”

“Huh?”

“…At that time. Why were you locked up in your room?”

Then?

Ah.

You said that when you first met Seong Jin-ha.

…Still, it doesn’t seem like he wasn’t interested at all.

It’s not even that difficult to talk about.

It’s not really about my family anyway.

As if nothing had happened, I opened my mouth and told Seong Jin-ha about her life.

I have been ill since I was young and have not been able to get out of bed.

As a result, she was overprotected by her family,

How Adela took care of herself after her parents died.

And the fact that I suddenly got better and reached the current situation.

Sung Jin-ha, who listened silently to my story.

When the story was over, she stood up.

“What is it, you only listen to me and stand out…”

“Tomorrow.”

?

“…Will win.”

Buck and go.

After leaving only one word like that, he turned around and disappeared somewhere.

“…”

Look at that guy who doesn’t get ripped off.

… Still, the story of Rai’s life must have been somewhat stimulating.

You must think she has similar goals to yours.

Seong-Jin Eve wants to be recognized by the queen who saved her.

Rai wants to be acknowledged by Adela for taking care of her.

…But that was the goal of her rai,

That’s not my goal.

I am.

-… At least one…

Watching Seong Jin-ha’s lonely back as she walks toward the battlefield of her death.

Something I’ve been thinking about for a long time.

Even one person.

So that Seong Jin-ha can run to her happy ending without giving up.

I wanted to help.

For a lot longer than you might think.

… Did I become overly immersed in the novels I read often?

It’s strange even when I think about it.

This is not a novel you read on your cell phone.

It is a reality that can actually bleed and lose one’s life.

However, in a novel that has already come to reality,

You saved Selina and Elena.

Travel in a novel approaching reality.

… At least I don’t regret it now.

So,

I will not regret it in the future.

Tomorrow, the martial arts competition, which was long if it was long and short if it was short, comes to an end.

… I don’t know how I came to attach so much meaning to a tournament I didn’t even know about.

At least for my future life in this world.

I felt like it would be an important turning point.

For now.

Let’s go back to the dorm and get some sleep.

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