Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 582



582. Grand Colosseum – Each of our hearts

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The first day of the Colosseum Round of 16 is coming to an end.

With the sky slowly starting to set and the spectators slowly leaving their seats, the game at the Colosseum signaled the end.

And unlike the preliminaries, the round of 16 determines who advances and who is eliminated in just one match. Like the preliminaries, there were no two chances.

so that… .

The joys and sorrows intersected more clearly.

… … .

Again.

Kelasia, the instructor and leader of the Southern Academy, let out a small breath as she walked.

‘How did you advance to the quarterfinals?’

In fact, looking at the overall performance at the Colosseum, the quarterfinals were by no means something to be satisfied with. However, looking at reality, it was different.

Even among cadets who were all monsters compared to other years, Delzen succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals.

After a close battle against his opponent, Cadet Levine of Northern Academy, he still achieved a valuable result of victory.

That… was both amazing and a little sad.

“Instructor Kelasia.”

“…uh. Delzen.”

“You don’t have to worry.”

Then, naturally, my gaze went to the side.

It was a gaze that I was trying hard to avoid.

Delzen’s appearance in my eyes was a mess. His originally bright eyes were blurred, and signs of exhaustion were visible all over his body. During the match, he suffered quite a serious wound, and no matter how high-level healing magic he received, the wound did not recover in a short period of time.

Clearly, the aftereffects will remain.

“……”

Even as my lips hesitated, strange words stayed in my heart.

‘Good job.’

Delzen did really well, but still, wouldn’t it be better to stop here? A strange thought kept lingering in my heart.

These were extremely inappropriate words for an instructor to say to a cadet. This is because the instructor, who is supposed to inspire the cadets’ will and greatly develop their characteristics, is instead telling them to give up.

In the last preliminary round, Delzen was defeated by Cadet Millia from the Central Academy. I thought that Delzen would be defeated, but in the rest of the match, Delzen played in a truly evil manner.

I thought Delzen did really well just by advancing to the next round, the round of 16.

And today, they showed off their spirit by making it to the quarterfinals.

Honestly, it exceeded my expectations.

however.

Even so, I was filled with the desire to stop Delzen now.

“Are you sure you’re going to be okay?”

Inadvertently, I found myself saying something else.

“Yes, I feel like my perspective on the world has really broadened since I participated in the Colosseum. Actually, it would be a lie if I said it wasn’t difficult, but I’m okay.”

Delzen, who answered with a tired look, had no intention of giving up.

That made me feel even more strange.

“okay.”

If a cadet said he was okay, I, as an instructor, should not have denied the cadet’s feelings.

So, I had to put aside the worries that were welling up in my heart.

“…”

Then, my eyes turned to the sky over the capital city, which was turning bright red as the sun set.

It was a bit different from the sky I used to see in the south. It felt like something bigger… and endlessly unfolding.

The world is so wide. As if he was showing it to me directly.

I’m sure it’s not just me who feels that way right now.

‘It’ll be the same.’

Delzen himself, who participates in the Colosseum, would know better.

The performance of several cadets in today’s round of 16 match. As the power gap was reduced compared to the preliminaries, each cadet showed off his or her true worth even more.

And among them, the game that showed overwhelming power could be said to be the first game.

The match between Luna Vermont and Grande Pelua. The match caused quite a stir among almost all Academy officials and high-ranking nobles.

Because he was so outstanding.

The level of their competition was ridiculously high, considering it was a competition held at the cadet level.

“I plan to focus on recovering my body and make good use of the time I have until next week.”

“Yes, I understand.”

I nodded my head at the strong voice answering.

‘Maybe this will help Delzen grow further.’

Delzen was already growing.

His mind is bound to change when he sees several cadets who are clearly above him.

However, just by not giving up and facing it, his heart would have become stronger than when he was in the South.

Again.

As I walked, I thought about what I had to do.

‘Let’s support it.’

Don’t let your heart break.

I also had to do my best as an instructor to be able to see straight ahead even when looking at the too high wall of reality.

***

A lounge located right next to a luxury inn.

As it was an inn where cadets participating in the Colosseum stayed, there were even several facilities.

And in the center of the lounge, there were two people who were receiving a lot of attention in the heat of the moment due to the Colosseum.

Glancing.

A cadet who is so outstanding that people passing by will glance at them at least once. It was Han Cheon-seong and Glesia from the Central Academy.

“Han Tiansheng, so what do you have to say?”

As Glesia asked calmly, Cheonseong carefully made eye contact.

After dinner, it’s getting late at night.

Chunseong, who had summoned Glesia separately like this, was now confused.

“It’s about the game tomorrow. “I just wanted to talk to you for a moment.”

I had to tell Glesia properly.

I felt like I would definitely regret it if I spent today without doing that.

“say.”

I took a deep breath as I looked at Glesiaga who answered calmly.

“Characteristics of Neria Eudemia. “It wasn’t fully explained in the materials we received, but I have a few guesses.”

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“…I guess you called me here to give you advice on sparring.”

I paused for a moment when Glesia said that she expected something different from me, and I just nodded.

The sparring tomorrow was so important that personal feelings had to be left out.

Glesia and Neria Eudemia.

“I don’t want you to be shaken.”

“So Han Tiansheng, you are guessing something. “Do you feel something just by looking at Neria?”

I calmly nodded at the voice that sounded interested.

‘I know.’

I have no choice but to know. Even though it is different from this world, we know the flow of this work, so of course Neria’s abilities are described in quite detail in the work.

And that was a pretty big truth, which is why I called Glesia so late at night.

“The clone created by Neria ‘must be killed.’”

“…I thought it would be easy if you meant destroying the clone.”

I laughed a little as I watched Glesia reply, wondering what special things I had said.

‘Binggyeong.’

In a way, anyone could think of the legendary characteristics of Neria, which means ice mirror.

All you have to do is kill the clone. But I was thinking about something else.

“The ice clone created by Neria will have no obvious weakness or core. “Because it’s not alive, there’s no need to say it’s a critical place.”

“so?”

“It has to be completely destroyed. “I feel like killing it means completely destroying its form.”

This was exactly the point I was trying to make.

The characteristic of Neria’s ice world was virtually like ‘self-replication’ that was infinitely regenerated.

The ideal body was projected into ice, and whether the body was broken or injured, it was actually no blow. She must destroy the alter ego to the point where she is completely unable to move, thus breaking her personality and unlocking her powers.

“Of course, what you say makes sense. Well then, Han Cheon-seong. “What do you think about targeting the main body rather than the ice clone?”

When Glesia said something else, I immediately shook my head.

“That’s going to be pretty hard.”

Create an alter ego by projecting your ideal body.

Of course, if you target the main body, the clone will be released, but I knew the result.

In fact, while dealing with Neria in the story, Leonhard tried to avoid the alter ego and aim for the main body.

“What is the basis for thinking that it is difficult?”

“The alter ego has more power than the main body. So, if you try to approach the main body, you will definitely have no choice but to find a gap.”

As I spoke, a moment of laughter escaped me without even realizing it.

It seemed to come to me out of nowhere.

In the story, Leonhard, who tried to ignore Neria’s alter ego, suffered a fatal wound that almost led to his death in just the first fight.

The sight of Neria standing quietly in front of Leonhard, who momentarily half-bent his knees… made me shiver without realizing it.

There was such an overwhelming difference that Leonhard, who was showing off his strength as the main character, immediately felt that Neria was a wall.

“You speak quite coolly, it’s as if you know Neria well.”

“It’s just my intuition. Otherwise, everyone would be trying to target the real person called Neria, not the alter ego.”

As I spoke, my conscience pricked me a little.

In fact, I knew her from the story, so it wasn’t surprising that I was saying nonsense based on what I heard.

“okay. As you said, I will deal with the clone properly first.”

Nevertheless, when Glesia readily agreed, I felt a little relieved.

“Thank you for listening to me.”

“Because of what you say, I also quite believe it. And if you bother to come to me like this, I feel like you think very highly of Neria.”

Let’s shine a gentle trust and be on guard against Neria. I couldn’t deny it.

That’s right too.

…Neria was almost the final boss of the Grand Colosseum in the game.

When Leonhard saw her, he felt that she was a wall, and it was the final gateway to breaking his own limits and the appearance of another rival.

And now.

Even if it’s a world where the story and the future have changed. I didn’t want to see Glesia get so hurt and her heart broken as she dealt with Neria.

‘Even if it’s very difficult… .’

I wanted Glesia to do well, so I was taking my time like this.

“I’ll cheer you on tomorrow.”

“…Han Tiansheng, are you that worried about me?”

As Glesia laughed and spoke, I realized that my feelings were clearly revealed on the outside.

“I’m worried. Because I still believe it.”

“Then rather than worry, trust me. “I have more power than you think.”

I felt it too as I looked at Glesia softly reflecting herself.

In the last sparring, I realized that Glesia had a great power that she did not reveal to me, and that the true value of her skills had not yet been revealed.

…Still, I couldn’t shake the worry rising in my heart.

Neria, who appeared in the story, has become much stronger in this world. It made me strangely wary of her.

“…huh. “I will believe it.”