Became an Academy Spearman

77. Do not give up

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After that, Karite told me several stories.

Contrary to how he showed a strange attitude while facing me at first, did my words still reach his heart? After that, he showed a different attitude.

I was able to listen to Karite’s story for quite a while.

It wasn’t until the ridiculously close to an hour of the first 30 minutes had passed that I could almost hear the story about the past.

“Karite. So you’ve encountered a purple-tinted bird in the nearby Ahel Forest?”

“right. The forest I often took a walk near my family was Ahel Forest, and I remember the purple bird I encountered at that time because it was so mysterious. It was such a beautiful bird that I approached it like I was bewitched.”

“Is that why you came into contact… with that purple bird?”

“yes. got in touch I thought it would avoid me, but it climbed into my hand without hesitation. At the time, it was so amazing and so good that I really didn’t know what to do… .”

Karite, who was silent at the end of her words, suddenly let out a light breath.

I also paused for a moment.

There was no need to urge Karite any further. Right now, I thought that Karite was really doing her best.

There has also been considerable progress in the content of speech.

‘Purple bird… .’

There was definitely a case where a purple-tinged bird appeared in Groa’s worldview. I was able to guess the culprit with a very high probability.

—-The Apostle of Sacrifices, Leteia.

If you think about it, you could see it as a tinnitus that fits perfectly with the first episode.

‘Offering.’

However, even within the story, Leteia rarely reveals herself. It was because he was an intelligent apostle who plotted using various familiars like his alter ego.

“Still, Han Chunseong. Because I said it like you said. I think it eases my mind a little bit. A lot of my anxiety seems to disappear… .”

Seeing Karite suddenly smile awkwardly, I smiled lightly along with her.

“Then I’m really glad.”

It was only a short conversation, but he seemed to have some idea of Karite’s situation now.

A state in which the mind is constantly anxious and negative emotions are felt so much that it interferes with even maintaining daily life.

The more I understood Karite, the more I felt compassion for it, and more than that, I was grateful for being so honest with me.

“Karite. I’m really grateful for what you said. To be honest, I wondered if I was in too much of a hurry when we first met.”

“no. Thank you for coming to me today.”

“okay?”

“yes. Of the past few days, I feel the best today. Han Chun-seong, I thought that there are people like you… Ah, I didn’t mean this in a negative way.”

When he said it in a hurry at the end, he smiled and nodded.

“okay. Don’t get me wrong.”

However, unlike the appearance of answering like that, my heart was slowly stained with confusion.

‘Even if I listen properly, there’s nothing I can do for you.’

It was good that she heard about the past, thinking that she had to be saved before she became Leteia’s sacrifice.

But, that was the end.

Right now, my personal strength is too weak, and I don’t even know how to help Karite.

And it was too ambiguous how to help her, regardless of whether or not he had power.

Karite’s anxiety. Leteia, who could be said to be the culprit, was a very secretive apostle. In the middle of the story, it was only when we got to the second half that Leonhard finally succeeded in subjugating him.

In fact… I had to see that there was no way I could use my hands now.

“…”

Even as I gently touched my glass, I kept my eyes on Karite in front of me.

Light sky-blue hair, a fragile and delicate impression, and even a small body overlapped, and it felt bigger.

She still felt uneasy.

And even saying thank you for talking to me. got stuck in my mind

‘I wonder if there was no one other than me who spoke to Karite.’

that was more sad

As the conversation went on, Karite’s number of words increased significantly, and even though her anxious expression had gone, she was still at this level.

In the meantime, it didn’t seem like her personality was bad or that there was something wrong.

It was just… a woman my age. It was just that she, who had been bright due to the symptoms of anxiety that had been going on for a long time, had turned so gloomy.

Originally, she would have been more attractive and would have gotten along well with other cadets, but she… .

“…”

The more I thought about the situation, the more my heart sank.

The first time I spoke to her, I said it would be helpful. I was in a position where I could not suggest a solution even after hearing all the stories.

“there. Agar?”

“…uh?”

“No, I didn’t say anything all of a sudden. I wonder if I did something wrong, did you just feel bad?”

When Karite asked cautiously, I hurriedly shook my head.

“I didn’t feel bad at all. It’s just that your current situation isn’t really normal, so it’s been like that ever since I met the purple bird…”

“Yeah… that’s right. When I went back to Ahel Forest later, I couldn’t find the purple bird again. So of course I still don’t know what caused it or why. But I still have to feel alone and isolated in this world.”

Even though it must be really hard, seeing Karite talking calmly, I also made up my mind.

‘There’s nothing I can do to help.’

Karite opened up to me a moment ago and said that her anxiety had gone, at least a little.

And even if you feel best within a few days.

So that alone was meaningful enough.

…at least I can be of help to her.

“Anyway, Karite. good anytime in the future If you feel more anxious or out of control, come visit me like this. And like now, I want you to open up to me about anything. Because I want to help.”

that’s all i can do

If so, I just needed to get it right.

“really…?”

When Karite paused at my words and asked blankly, I answered without hesitation.

“then. Really. Because I’m the type of person who doesn’t usually say empty words.”

As he spoke, he made eye contact with her.

Until an accident occurred during the actual training lecture next week, I had to somehow keep Karite in a stable state.

Even if it would consume some of my time in between, I did not want to be so calculating in saving lives.

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Just because my growth is a bit stagnant, is that more important than a person’s life?

It wasn’t.

If I could be helpful to someone like this, it was right to act like that.

At least it shouldn’t have been left as if it were just watching.

“…Something. Really, it’s amazing.”

“yes?”

“Just agar. I want you to be curious too.”

“What am I curious about?”

Karite smiled very faintly as she smiled at the words to make her feel a little more at ease.

“just. As rumored, you definitely aren’t normal.”

“If it’s a rumor, what kind of rumor are you talking about?”

“There are many rumors going around…but the rumor that you got a draw with Leonhard, the senior this year, is the truth. You’re nothing out of the ordinary.”

When she said it as if it were natural, I didn’t bother to deny it.

“…That’s it. Because I worked hard too.”

“But, is that possible with hard work? If you look at your rank alone, you competed for a similar sum as Legendary as Common.”

I nodded my head while looking at Karite who asked innocently.

“Is it possible.”

I could tell you about it.

Obviously that’s not easy at all. It was an arduous and difficult road, but not impossible.

Because I experienced with my own body how much power a person’s will can exert in this world of Groa.

“…It’s really possible.”

“okay. So. Karite.”

I called her and thought about it for a while.

There are obviously limits to how I can help Karite.

For now, all I can do is make sure she doesn’t get nervous while we talk like this. If so, wouldn’t Karite, herself, have the greatest strength?

In this world, will can be power.

If there is a key to overcoming even mysterious and unreasonable phenomena, then I thought I could become a will in that way.

Even if the odds were really slim, at least there was hope.

“…Agar?”

When I didn’t speak for a moment, Karite blinked at me.

Facing those eyes, I calmly but seriously opened my mouth.

“Karite. Do not give up.”

“suddenly… ?”

“Even if it’s suddenly, I want to tell you. Right now, as a commoner, I’m working hard and trying to look ahead. Are you unique compared to me? So. I hope you don’t give up any more.”

“…I’m unique, but I’m still level 1.”

“What’s the point of level 1? All we have to do is move forward.”

Even as I spoke, I tried to put strength into my voice.

I was feeling it to some extent now. That my will in this world is close to abnormal.

So I know it’s unreasonable to expect someone to have a strong will like me.

But instead, you can encourage that will.

“Could my characteristics really… advance?”

When she spoke again in a resigned tone, I resolutely opened my mouth.

“You can move on. I can be quite sure of that. Even if you are very anxious right now, even if it is difficult, it is possible to move on.”

I don’t know how difficult the situation Karite is in right now because I haven’t experienced it.

However.

As long as I was facing her like this, I should have been able to say that it was possible. Right now, Karite needed someone to hold her will and support her.

If that could be me, I was willing to do it.

“……”

Karite, who hesitated at my words, said nothing for a while.

Despite the appearance, I calmly kept this place and spent time.

Karite now. She should have been able to think that way herself.

The person who thinks he can move forward should be able to keep it.

Pushing her back and being with her was enough for my role now.

After a while, her lips parted.

“…I’ll try my best from now on too.”

And the answer she spit out was the answer I most wanted.

Without realizing it, I smiled brightly and nodded my head really loudly.

“Good idea. And again, Karite, you’re quite capable. And your characteristic is water, an elemental type, right? As long as you work hard, you really are a talent that is too precious to be in C class.”

Reflecting on my thoughts, Karite instantly burst into laughter.

“A wasteful talent? what do you say?”

“I mean it very sincerely. Even if you put in a little effort, you should be able to get to Class B by default, and even Class A is a trait worth aiming for.”

There was no lie whatsoever.

It’s a unique class, but it’s a property of the element series. It was even a characteristic related to water, an essential resource for living.

It was said that even if Karite grew a little, it was a characteristic that he would be anxious to take her anywhere.

“Pufu…”

When Karite laughed at my words and shook her head, I too burst into laughter.

Right now, I just wanted to know where to go.

Thinking of Karite’s gloomy expression when I first saw her today, she has changed a lot now.

“Agar Castle. From now on, really… can I call you?”

“it’s okay. Except during lectures.”

“…I have no intention of calling you out until the middle of the lecture either.”

I laughed at the way he responded as if he was dumbfounded by my words.

“Instead, I would like you to make an appointment before we meet. Because I have my own schedule too. I guess I can’t match it every day. If you make an appointment instead, I’ll try to get you in time somehow.”

I was sorry even as I added words.

I said it was possible anytime, but now I had to put an afterword like this.

“OK got it. I’ll do that. Then agar. As soon as I said it, I asked, but when can you meet me again this week?”

Let’s ask naturally I thought for a moment.

First of all, I thought I could skip all of my personal training schedules, and then the only thing left was my promise to Glesia… I couldn’t postpone it.

It’s because I was late yesterday and said I’d meet you one more day.

“Everything is possible except Friday and Sunday.”

Karite was a little surprised when he answered all of them except the day he met Glesia.

“Any other… you mean all other days?”

“Yes. I said I would help you.”

There was no hesitation in replying.

If I had been going to help her halfway, I wouldn’t even have put off practicing with David today.