Became an Academy Spearman

73. Carly’s Heart & Glesia’s Waiting

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It was a short moment when I was surprised to see Cadet Han Chun-seong collapsed in my arms, and my body froze even for a moment.

But that brief moment felt very long to me.

It’s really less than a few minutes in terms of time…because I didn’t know how to act.

“…”

softly.

Cadet Chunseong Han, leaning on his chest, let out a light breath, and a slightly dejected laugh leaked out.

“Even if you say it’s okay. You must have been very tired.”

It was just amazing to me to see the cadet working so hard in sparring to the point of losing consciousness while muttering.

The cadet was in a state where he had already exceeded his limits, and it was tantamount to burning himself with pure will.

But no matter how strong the will, there were limits.

I keep burning my will and trying to move forward. The body could not respond infinitely to the will.

Seruk.

Carefully removing the cadet from my arms, I carefully bent my knees.

It’s like going anywhere with Cadet Han Chun-seong on his back, and most of all, he just fell asleep from exhaustion.

It wasn’t anything to worry about. If you let them rest for a bit, the cadet will recover his energy on his own… .

“What do we do.”

After thinking briefly, I carefully placed Cadet Han Chun-seong’s head on my lap.

I don’t know if my actions are correct, but I thought that this would be the most comfortable thing for a cadet.

Seruk.

Seeing the cadet leaning on my lap like that made me feel awkward. I wasn’t sure if my knee would allow Cadet Han Chun-seong to rest even a little comfortably, and this behavior itself was awkward.

In addition, the feeling of the cadet leaning on my knee was strange.

“This is… a cadet of Han Chun-seong.”

Took. I sighed and took my heart.

Since I decided to show favoritism to Cadet Han Chun-seong early on, wouldn’t it be okay for me, as an instructor, to show this level of kindness?

That’s right, when I thought about it, I didn’t think this behavior was too strange. Even if the cadet I decided to favor was a female cadet. I would have done the same

“It wouldn’t have been… that different.”

I don’t know why I muttered these words, but I rationalized my actions.

“…”

After such awkwardness for a while, I looked at Cadet Han Chun-seong, who had lost consciousness.

My knees weren’t uncomfortable, I didn’t even turn over, I just exhaled quietly, and I felt fortunate for no reason.

A little more conscious of the sound of the gentle exhalation, but a laugh leaked out.

“So really… I’ve told you over and over to get some rest.”

Even if he recklessly engaged in sparring, it only took a load off his body.

Even so, the unconscious Cadet Han Chun-seong didn’t look all that bad.

Burn the will and put effort into action. And it shows a strong will to move forward. Even in the academy, not on the battlefield, he was burning such a will.

If you practice a little loosely and with peace of mind, no one will say anything… .

I felt it even in the first meeting, but Cadet Han Chun-seong had a different mindset from other cadets. He is sincere about training and always puts forth sincere efforts.

Seruk.

As I carefully tidied up my disheveled hair, I came to see him again.

“……”

Elimian’s earrings, which I personally wore, stood out, and each of their features caught my eye.

Even though the youthful tee remained, it didn’t just feel… young.

Rather, compared to the same age group, the mature side stands out.

I felt it while talking, and I felt it in my usual lecture attitude.

Cadet Han Chun-seong is definitely younger than him, but he often gives off a feeling unlike a younger student. It’s only when he’s soundly asleep like this that the cadet has just turned 20… It just feels like it’s a time.

“The sleeping figure is a little like a child… .”

It was strangely innocuous to see her sleeping while she was talking.

For Cadet Han Chun-seong, it was a strange feeling that the time of the world had not been touched.

“…Come to think of it.”

It wasn’t just one or two things that were surprising.

Commoner origin, common trait. In addition to that, I checked my family relationships several times, but there was no information to speak of.

As if I had suddenly fallen into this world. Compared to other cadets, there was too little information.

OK. I felt a sense of alienation.

Contrary to what I felt was pure… The environment of Cadet Han Chun-seong was not at all like that.

On the contrary, there were many difficulties for Cadet Han Chun-seong, which was strange that it had not been stained.

As a commoner, the attributes given to him are not high, so he doesn’t even have a family to rely on. Then I would have to solve everything by myself, but nothing would have been easy.

This world is colder than you think.

Because it’s a world where everything is taken into account, including traits, birthplace, family, and many other things.

In the first place, from this ‘world’, people were greatly discriminated against.

Because it is a characteristic that is given when you become an adult, it is concluded that your value is determined by your rank.

As the thoughts continued, my mind calmed down.

“How could this be?”

…I came to look closely at Cadet Han Chun-seong in a different way than before.

Let’s think about the environment properly, and from the perspective of Cadet Han Chun-seong, I was a person who had almost everything.

No family name, no family, even traits.

I didn’t lack anything. The so-called adversity was almost non-existent. I’ve been through a few big crises on the battlefield, but my life before that was very smooth.

In this situation, I reprimand Cadet Han Chun-seong, and hope that he will move forward with great expectations.

‘Wouldn’t it have seemed too unreasonable to Cadet Han Chun-seong?’

The fact that I, who has everything, puts such expectations on myself.

“……”

I don’t know why I’m thinking this now.

These are things I should have thought about before, but I was able to look back belatedly when I saw Cadet Han Chun-seong sleeping exhausted like this.

tight. I felt like I was about to let out a sigh.

And the reason is that it is so simple.

“Because Cadet Han Chun-seong endured silently… .”

Cadet Han Chun-seong always endured and received it. It’s because I don’t even show that it’s hard.

It’s not strange to say that it’s difficult, but Cadet Han Chun-seong didn’t try to show me weakness.

It was as if… he was consciously trying to do that.

Right now, even if it’s just sparring today, until I said it was okay to rest, cadet Han Chun-seong hadn’t said a word of wanting to rest or that it was difficult.

As if he was trying to show me that he was okay… .

“……”

Then, it seemed as if his breath had stopped.

It was only now that I became very conscious of each and every one of those appearances.

While I wasn’t even aware of it… I wonder if I was leaning on Cadet Han Chun-seong in some way.

If you are a Cadet of Han Chun-seong, you can expect it. He is the kind of person I want… .

Suddenly, I even had that thought. I thought I might have accepted the fact that Cadet Han Chun-seong was okay too much.

New.

Even now, with my eyes on the exhausted, sleeping cadet, my lips trembled involuntarily.

I was filled with regret.

Seeing the cadets I was supposed to teach and leading, the reality of looking back at me was really stupid.

Not just once, but several times.

“I’ll do better in the future.”

Looking at the cadet Han Chun-seong, who couldn’t hear it, he made up his mind.

Cadet Han Chun-seong said that if more difficult times come in the future, I will be his support. As long as my hand can reach, I will properly help him.

And like the mistakes I made before. I will never treat cadet Han Chun-seong coldly again… .

I could see the darkened night sky through the window, and I blankly checked the time.

“6:27.”

Has time passed like this before? Still, I felt like I was forgetting something.

Then I immediately remembered what I was overlooking.

“That’s right, Cadet Glesia.”

There was a promise between the cadet Han Cheonseong and the cadet Glesia.

Thinking that cadet Han Chun-seong would be in great trouble if he violated this, he shook his shoulder right away.

“Cadet Han Chun-seong? It’s 6 o’clock now. You have an appointment today. You have to get up.”

***

Took. Took.

The sound of tree branches hitting the park floor echoed continuously.

The woman who acted like a child would be surprisingly beautiful.

A woman spending time sitting on a park bench with blue hair and a calm expression. Glessia raised her eyes for the number of times already and looked at the various entrances.

“…”

Still no one was visible at the entrance to the park.

I did see a few people to be exact, but they weren’t the ones I was waiting for.

‘too late.’

that was so weird Han Chun-seong, who kept his promise of time like a knife, why didn’t he come today?

It was even strange that I was waiting for him now.

ㅡ6:34.

I’ve already waited for over 30 minutes.

And today, the time to wait for poisonous agar… felt even longer to me. It felt like I had already waited for over an hour, not 30 minutes.

Hwi Yoo-woong.

Then, when the wind blew her hair, she mumbled while tidying her hair.

“Perhaps. Is something going on?”

The Han Chun-seong I knew was not a man who wouldn’t keep his promises.

He was a man who listened attentively to what I had to say, listened attentively even if it seemed light, and hung out with me.

Then, a little while ago, I realized how stupid my words were.

Han Chun-seong said that he had a prior agreement with Instructor Kali today. Then there was no way something could have happened to Han Chun-seong.

Considering Instructor Kali’s reputation, it’s natural.

‘then… .’

There was only one answer.

“Have you forgotten that you met me?”

Having talked to meet me just a few hours ago. Perhaps Han Chun-seong forgot his promise to me.

Even thinking about it, I felt so strange.

Nothing would have happened to Han Chun-seong.-> Then you had to come see me. -> But Agar didn’t come.

In the accident that followed, there was little possibility that Han Chun-seong could think of something other than forgetting his promise.

“……”

Then, without a hint, memories of my childhood came to mind.

ㅡYes! Glesia needs to hide behind a box here. Even the tagger will never find it!

That day when I believed the words of the child I thought of as my friend and kept hiding behind the box.

Until very late in the night, I continued to hide.

And… I was found belatedly by my sister who was desperately looking for me. Even now, the words I heard from my sister came to my mind clearly.

ㅡGlesia. The kids you hung out with today… they’re nothing like friends.

—-Because they left you like this and went back to each other. Glessia, never hang out with those kids from now on. What’s going on… Ha. Really I… I feel like I’m going to be so angry.

Seeing her crying while looking at me, I had to just look at her.

It was the first time I had ever seen an older sister who always smiled confidently and was filled with resentment. I couldn’t say anything.

“……”

Suddenly, my breath quickened at the momentary memory that came to my mind.

Whenever I recall the memory of that day, my heart always hurts greatly.

I knew that I had suffered because I had been bullied belatedly by my children. But more than that, seeing her hurting her heart… left a big mark on my heart.

More than anything else, I hated seeing my sister hurt so much.

Because she was my everything.

“…”

I bit my lip thinking about it.

I was in a good mood today meeting Han Chun-seong and having a brief conversation with him.

That’s more than I thought… I was delighted.

“You said you were a friend… to me.”

It was because I thought that Han Chun-seong had sincerely said that he was a friend to me.

Because Han Chun-seong, who said that, seemed sincere.

‘I did.’

Why isn’t he showing up now?

“……”

Even as I let out a big sigh, I was filled with sadness.

Even if I knew that I was bullied late in my childhood. I didn’t get emotional like this, but if it wasn’t for my older sister who was sad at the time… I could pass it off thinking that they were such children.

But now something was different.

I didn’t want to wait for anyone like an idiot. If you’ve been tricked again like that time… .

Seruk.

“…ha.”

As I got up from my seat, an uncontrollable sigh leaked out.

He let out the emotions he couldn’t contain in his chest, at least with a sigh, and continued walking.

again.

again.

As I walked out of the park, my mood calmed down.

‘perhaps.’

While staying with Instructor Kali, Han Chun-seong might have forgotten me.

It may not be that he intentionally forgot or ignored his promise to me. Unknowingly, I thought so.

At that thought, an involuntary laugh leaked out.

“Like an idiot.”

Why am I trying to rationalize it so much? I felt like I would hate myself for this.

again.

That’s when I left a few steps to the outside of the park. Strangely, I didn’t move my feet.

‘If I wait any longer… … .’

Wouldn’t the agar star come? Because Han Chun-seong is different from the other people I looked at. If I wait a little longer…

“Glesia!”

That moment. I reflexively turned to the sound calling me.

There’s a lot of gasping for breath…

Agar was seen.