The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Chapter 097. joining (6)

Roan leaps backwards.

“… … .”

After rubbing the thinly cut forehead, he looked this way with sunken eyes.

Perhaps he judged that it was dangerous, and his momentum suddenly changed.

When I receive the sunken gaze, I get goosebumps on my skin with a chilling feeling.

However, this was only a reflexive reaction of the body, and I did not feel any particular fear.

Rather, I peeked at the odds.

Unlike the last time when he was defeated after failing to do anything, Roan now clearly recognized this as his adversary.

‘Whoa… .’

He took a long breath and steadied his breath.

I kept my eyes on Roan’s whole body and slowly moved forward.

“… … .”

Concentration heightens and heat rises in the head.

Then it starts to become more and more clear.

The direction of the other person’s gaze, the movement of the muscles, and the degree of breathing.

Tok, tok!

Stepping back and forth briefly, he dazzled Roan’s gaze.

Roan lowers his stance and puts his feet firmly on the ground to avoid being dazzled, but it becomes difficult not to react when the distance is only a few meters.

Queek!

In the end, I couldn’t stand the sword passing in front of my eyes, and one foot fell off the ground.

The moment I confirmed this, I did not miss the opportunity and attacked like a master.

In order to make at least one speed similar, I trained on purpose not to increase weight.

Thanks to such efforts, the rushing speed was similar to that of Roan.

No, now that he was using mana generously, it was rather faster than that.

“… !”

Roan widens his eyes.

But the embarrassment is fleeting.

Soon, it reacted perfectly and moved to defend against the attack from this side.

I thought of changing the trajectory of the thrust and pushing the sword like the first time, but this time it was impossible because I was staring straight at the tip of the sword on this side as if I wouldn’t get hurt.

There.

“What if this happens?”

“… … !”

Wedge love!!

Roan’s sword surges with the terrifying sound of the wind cutting.

Rather, he was aiming for a counterattack by taking advantage of the gap that the distance was getting closer.

Instead of answering, I concentrated more and followed the sword and Roan’s whole body with my eyes.

‘… … .’

Certainly Roan’s sword was too strong to counter.

If I didn’t push the sword plane exactly like the first time, the impact could break my hand just by bumping into it.

A situation that seems dangerous at first glance.

A knight capable of normal judgment would get away from the immediate threat by widening the distance as quickly as possible.

But I rather took it one step further.

“… Yes?”

Roan’s brow furrowed.

i would like to do something

It’ll look like you’re leaning into your opponent’s attack.

But a fleeting moment.

Just before sword meets sword.

I threw away my sword.

“What!?”

“My weapon.”

Caan… !

Roan looked this way in amazement at the sharp sword flying far away with a faint sound.

I raised the corner of my mouth and rushed like lightning at the reaction I was expecting.

“It’s not just the sword.”

already close.

First of all, push in from the shoulders and throw off balance.

Awesome!

When he grabbed Roan’s wrist with his crossed hands in the shape of an X and broke it, he also lost his sword.

… kang!

The missing sword was immediately kicked far away, and then raised to Roan’s chin at close range.

If yes, it ends here.

“What?!”

However, even in the midst of astonishment, Roan avoided it by bending his back with a beastly reaction speed.

However, because I took an unreasonable posture in the midst of a bad posture, my balance is greatly broken.

phut! Papang!

Two hands moving back and forth on Roan’s abdomen at high speed.

It was an attack that lacked mana, so it was quite effective.

Wow!

Spitting bloody spittle, he muttered as he looked this way with red eyes.

It’s like I’ve become a completely different person.

“… Isn’t this the level of growth? When did you learn this?”

“I just felt like I couldn’t win.”

“… ?”

Literally.

So, I did everything I could.

That night, even though I clearly acknowledged the difference in skill and sent it off with a smile, that didn’t mean defeat wasn’t bitter.

So the next day.

While struggling with muscle pain, I promised myself that I would show a different side of myself when we met two years later.

However, contrary to his firm determination, since the day Roan left, training has not been going well.

I feel like I am not as motivated as before and my growth is strangely slow.

‘… Why are you like this?’

At first, I thought it was just a condition problem.

It was so intense that I couldn’t wake up the next day.

But by the time the week passed.

I realized that it wasn’t such a problem.

I wasn’t particularly weird.

It was just the way it was, exactly the way it was before meeting Roan.

If you think about it, it was natural that the existence that gave me infinite stimulation disappeared and the brakes were put on my growth.

‘… I see.’

Only then did I realize how much I depended on him in terms of my growth.

He said closing his eyes.

“Thanks to Roan.”

“… ?”

This is true.

It was difficult in the beginning, but through this, I experienced ‘deficiency’ for the first time in my life, and by overcoming it, I was able to stand alone.

I stopped growing deformed by relying on others and started looking for answers within myself.

During the two years, there were significant results.

“That achievement. I will show you now.”

He speaks and stretches out his hand.

The distance was close, and because it was an attack that lacked mana, Roan widened his distance and tried to avoid it.

However, as he immediately caught up and continued to attack the chin, knees, and ankles, he soon gave up on increasing the distance, lowered his stance, and took the appearance of trying to match close combat.

‘… good.’

And this was what was desired.

I looked at the remaining mana in my body.

‘About half.’

It will be depleted in the next five minutes as there is no room to spare to keep up with Roan’s speed and deliver meaningful blows with bare hands.

So, stick to it.

“after.”

Take a short breath and reach out your hand.

An attack aimed at the neck.

It was blatant, but it was a difficult attack to react to because the trajectory rose from right below.

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Tick… !

The attack grazed the tip of his chin.

The touch remained on the fingertips, but not enough to transmit the shock to the opponent’s head.

As expected, Roan quickly regained his balance and started counterattacking.

“Sue… !”

After inhaling, he pulls his right shoulder back and clenches his fist.

It seemed like he was going to throw a fist at any moment.

“… … .”

Whether far or near, the difference in weight class is still threatening.

If it fits, it will end just like that.

so… .

Took!

“uh?”

Before swinging to the end, the attack is parried before the full power is applied.

This was a task that required extreme reaction speed, but… .

‘… see.’

Took! Took!

Two busy hands.

The fist aiming at the neck on this side is pushed aside the moment it is clenched, and the knee aiming at the abdomen is blocked by pressing down with the palm of the hand as soon as you see that the thigh muscle is tightening.

No matter how Roan was, his speed before accelerating was bound to be zero.

That was what could be prevented.

It was because he was moving one step faster than the opponent, and was knocking it out before it even accelerated.

Also, although not like a knight, if necessary, he did not hesitate to extend his hand to cover the opponent’s field of vision.

“… … .”

Even in the midst of this, the two eyes constantly move to find the gaps in the opponent.

I felt like my head was going to explode because I couldn’t get enough heat to do one difficult thing at the same time, but my concentration, which reached its peak, made it possible.

how long has it been like that

Mana is also showing the bottom.

When a state of concentration lasts for a long time and the whole body starts to break out in a cold sweat.

‘ah.’

A gap awaited.

Roan, who felt frustrated when all of his intentions were blocked unintentionally, tried to forcefully open the distance.

As soon as he rolls his eyes, as if he intends to grab his waist and push him away, he stretches out his hand.

‘fast.’

It wasn’t something that could be avoided.

However, considering the remaining health and mana, there is no next chance if you just avoid it here.

this is your only chance

So don’t avoid it.

‘… … .’

I thought quickly.

How and where will you aim?

In an extreme situation, judgment was quick.

The gaze is fixed on one place.

Rely on your senses to twist your body.

Like that, the body that had squeezed through the tiny space moved forward while exquisitely avoiding Roan’s hand.

“ah… !?”

Hwaaak!!

Burning all the remaining mana.

I stretched out my hand as fast as I could.

Shortly thereafter, the winner was decided.

* * *

gulp.

The sound of someone’s spitting echoes exceptionally loud in this unnatural silence.

“… … .”

Woooo!!

I opened my eyes at the presence right in front of me that was hard to ignore.

Then, right in front of his eyes, he saw Yuriel’s hand, which was glowing blue.

It is clear that it would have been dangerous if it had stretched out a little further.

It was only because Yuriel stopped it at the last moment.

“Whoa.”

In response, he loosened his grip on her waist and stretched his arms.

Just by looking at it, she was faster, and when comparing the parts hit by each other, considering which one would be more lethal, the win or loss was clear.

He let out a sigh and said.

“… I lost again.”

After acknowledging defeat and taking a few steps back, Yuriel smiled and spoke.

“It’s 1 win and 0 loss.”

“Are you counting from the beginning?”

“sure. Now that I have graduated from the academy, I have to destroy the records of that time.”

“okay. … Ha, really.”

A laugh came out later.

I would have won if the attack hit me just once, not more, but how could that one attack not reach me?

It was as if I was facing an invisible, insurmountable wall.

‘His talent is in full bloom.’

Fully grown only in person-to-person battles, she is close to being the strongest in the world.

There was still a corner to become stronger in the future, such as taking elixirs and using good items, but the technical and mental aspects seemed to be in the state of maturity.

‘I don’t think I’ll be able to win in the future unless we fight at night?’

I laughed inwardly at the unusually rapid growth in all of my memories.

I thought about what the cause was, and I remembered what I said about lack in the middle.

I don’t know, but it seemed to help that I disappeared for a while.

“… anyway. great job.”

“yes.”

Only after the sparring is over, Yuriel retreats with a trembling body.

While watching Dante’s support as he descended from the arena, he said to the members who were staring blankly this way.

“Come up next.”

“… !!”

The first match was over, and the evaluation had just begun.

* * *

All evaluations ended at sunset.

So the squad leader is Dante.

Yuriel was the only applicant who defeated me, so she became the vice-captain in a natural flow.

“dissolution!”

I quickly finished the appointment ceremony and immediately dismissed the personnel.

Then, he went to Yuriel, who was still waiting, and said.

“I am surprised.”

“What?”

“I didn’t know you could really do it.”

I thought that after only sparring, the position would be handed over to another member with appropriate experience, but it was not.

Was it unexpectedly greedy for combat?

“Not like that.”

“then?”

“It’s like a forbidden relationship between a member and a leader. I wonder if it’s the vice-captain… .”

“… … ?”

The latter part was almost mumbling, so I couldn’t hear it well, but there was something meaningful in the expression.

“anyway.”

“Ah, yes.”

Uriel, who cut off his worries with a single word, turns round and round.

Then he said with a faint smile on his lips.

“Please take good care of me starting today.”