Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 584



584. Glesia vs Neria Eudemia – Same Heart (2)

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Even though the game has started, neither of them leaves their seats.

The majority of the audience, including Cheonseong, who was not involved in the game, watched but did not know what was happening.

You just vaguely think that the two are observing each other and treating each other carefully before playing.

but.

In fact, the reason was completely different from everyone’s expectations.

… … .

After the game started, Glesia naturally raised her sword and tried to prepare.

She felt through multiple sparring that if she assumed her opponent was superior to her, it would be more correct to go offensively and defensively rather than offensively or defensively.

The weaker you are than your opponent, the more you can gain the upper hand by seizing momentum and pushing ahead.

however.

‘I can’t move… I can’t.’

I felt it even as I looked down at my arm. The hand holding the sword moves slightly, but does not rise any further.

Something is forcing me.

A strange sense of intimidation was gripping my entire body, as if my whole body was being tied up.

“Glesia, I don’t know about you, but I really wanted to meet you. “More than Han Cheon-seong or Azazel, who were the representatives of the Central Academy, I wanted to see you face to face in the stadium like this.”

I stared at the other person blankly at the voice I heard right after.

The way he spoke with a faint smile seemed extremely relaxed.

But it seemed too late.

A density of transparent mana that exists coldly throughout the atmosphere.

I wasn’t letting my guard down or taking my eyes off the other person.

But the situation was already over.

I didn’t even notice when Neria manifested mana and placed the area around the stadium under her mana.

“……”

Just realizing that made me feel goosebumps all over my body.

Last night, I heard a special message from Han Tiansheng that Neria would be strong, and I was paying a lot of attention to her.

But I never expected that he would show such overwhelming control of mana and ensnare me.

“Actually, I had a chance to observe the front in the West once. “It was a very serendipitous opportunity.”

And as he continued talking, he inadvertently frowned.

In order to break the dense mana that was currently binding me, I had to manifest my power in an instant.

And that in itself will show loopholes.

The situation had become extremely unfavorable.

And even though Neria should have known better, she didn’t attack.

He was talking to me as if he was leisurely.

“…What does that mean?”

I don’t know what it means, but as I played along to the beat, Neria smiled again through her silver hair.

As if he was enjoying this situation, he was treating me in an attitude that I couldn’t understand.

The emotion in her eyes as she stared at me now was surprisingly one of goodwill.

Even though she was now competing with me, she looked at me with the purest kindness.

“That’s just the way it is. Because I wanted to deal with you more than anyone else and talk to you like this. So now, it feels like my wish has come true. “It’s just pure joy that the moment to prove my worth by dealing with you, Anastasia’s only blood relative, has come so quickly.”

Calm words.

But those words contained something about my sister that I had never thought of.

“sister… ?”

“huh. I once saw Anastasia, a key player on the front line. While actually talking, I realized a lot of things. I felt as if I had cracked an egg and been reborn, along with the realization of how insignificant I was in the world and that I was truly nothing. “It was at that moment that I realized that I had to think of it as a true goal and increase my strength.”

As the words continued quietly, I even forgot about the game for a moment and listened to them in a daze.

It was suddenly about my older sister.

And when she said that she felt something from her sister on the Western Front, I instantly looked at Neria again.

“…”

The two golden eyes, visible through the silver hair, were now even drawing lines and shining even deeper favor on me.

I found out later.

Why did I feel a part of Neria like my sister’s shadow when I last met her? I wonder if I felt traces of my older sister in that woman, something I had only seen in Han Cheon-seong no matter who I met in the past.

That was because there was a reason that was very easy to understand.

“Neria, you are just like me.”

“That means Glesia, you are also targeting Anastasia, right?”

“huh… .”

I answered blankly, feeling nothing but surprise.

I encounter in others something that I had decided upon as a child.

Even when I set my sister as my goal and worked hard, it was all so that I could be with my sister.

The brilliant light emitted by the older sister who always goes ahead of everyone else and is respected by everyone. Because she thought that in order for me to be by her side, I had to shine too.

I thought I couldn’t even be by my sister’s side with any amount of effort, so I tried.

And now.

…I suddenly realized this.

Unlike my goal, my interest in Han Cheon-seong grew and I changed. There was someone who thought only of my sister and developed her own power.

“I’m looking forward to it, the reason I’ve tied you down now is because I just want to talk for a while and get started. If we proceeded with the sparring without exchanging ideas like this, I would have thought it was meaningless. “I’ll start now.”

Tuk.

With those light words, the huge mana that had been squeezing me disappeared in an instant.

The hand holding the sword rose up at once, and my eyes immediately saw Neria with a huge light.

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!

A manifestation of brilliant light bursting from the whole body.

However, as the extremely cold frost took over the surroundings and radiated extreme coldness, I could not bear to hit the ground first.

‘this.’

The power of Neria.

Between the spouting brilliance, the light was soon creating a shape.

It was Neria Eudemia, herself.

An overwhelming sense of homogeneity that is hard to believe even when you see it with your own eyes. It was as if another Neria appeared right in front of her.

Everything was the same, from the silver bob to her face, body, and the way she held the sword.

Anything else only indicates that the transparent body, like translucent ice, is Neria’s alter ego.

The presence felt was Neria Eudemia itself, or surprisingly, it was more than that.

gulp.

I instinctively swallowed my saliva and my body went into a state of extreme tension.

‘Unbelievably… strong.’

Neria’s overwhelming mana, which had been strangling me since the start of the game, was put to good use, but now that she had manifested her characteristic Ice Mirror and created an alter ego, the intimidation was incomparable.

It was like Mount Tai.

During the sparring with Han Tiansheng, the feeling of absolute intimidation that I felt when Han Tiansheng displayed his skills and faced me. The momentum that makes me feel like I can’t win no matter what I do… .

Neria was now presenting me with just the manifestation of her own characteristics.

“What do you think?”

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sound of her voice asking a question.

“…strong.”

“Yes, it will be strong. “I can confidently say that I am probably stronger than any cadet you have ever dealt with.”

Even though these words went beyond confidence and bordered on arrogance, I could not deny Neria’s words in the slightest.

Just as I am now holding a sword, Neria is also holding a sword like me, but even she is different. With the tip of her ice sword held by her clone pointed at me, I couldn’t even act hastily.

It felt as if there was a transparent blade in front of my neck.

A sense of crisis, as if if I showed even the slightest weakness, I would be decapitated by that transparent blade.

…It was no exaggeration to say that a huge amount of pressure was weighing down my entire body, to the point where it was difficult to even breathe comfortably.

“I have really high expectations from you. No matter how great Azazel or Han Cheon-seong are, I think they are nothing compared to the blood that you inherited, Anastasia. In that sense, it’s okay to attack first.”

As I gave up the first strike with enough time to spare, the tip of the ice clone’s sword cleverly avoided me.

It looks like he is going to give up the first strike, as he said.

“……”

But that didn’t mean I couldn’t hit the ground right away.

It wasn’t at all due to the intimidation or instinctive sense of crisis my body was feeling right now.

To begin with, I have never felt fear while dealing with anyone. Even when I didn’t acquire the skill and sparred with Han Tiansheng, I naturally accepted the difference.

It’s been quite a while since I realized the ‘difference in reality’.

The only time I truly felt a wall and denied reality was when my sister revealed the true value of her power to me.

Suddenly, the corners of my eyes frowned.

“Neria, are you close to my sister?”

Without thinking, I asked first.

“I can’t say we’re friends yet, but I still want to become closer to Anastasia. “I plan to graduate from the academy within two years and stand on the Western Front together with Anastasia.”

As I watched Neria respond to my words with her own vision, I let out a strange laugh.

Pure discomfort filled my mind.

…When Neria first showed off her powers, I was amazed by her. And when she told me about her older sister, I felt a sense of kinship.

And now I know why I feel so uncomfortable.

“Neria. “I think I know what you expected from me.”

“okay? Well then, that’s even better, I hope you showed amazing talent like Anastasia… … .”

As I looked at Neria who continued speaking proudly, I focused my attention on the sword.

Saaa… … .

The wind current that rises from the sword body instantly becomes a strong wind.

And the powerful air current soon grew in size like a huge storm and began to embrace me.

“…”

Even though I noticed that Neria stopped speaking, I did not stop expressing my power.

The power that Neria possessed was not an opponent that I could match with my half-measured power.

If you treat it with a light heart, there was such a big difference that it wouldn’t be surprising if my sword broke in the first fight.

‘therefore.’

I had to go all out from the beginning.

Still, my hands felt strong.

Why do I feel uncomfortable when I see Neria speaking to me condescendingly and explaining her thoughts?

“…It’s fascinating. “Anastasia has the same ice-type characteristics as me, but why do you, who are Anastasia’s blood relatives, have wind-type characteristics?”

Neria speaks leisurely while watching the huge storm that emerges from me.

I found her attitude itself unpleasant.

Even though she was playing against me now, and even though Neria’s eyes were clearly looking at me, she wasn’t really looking at me.

Neria was looking at me as if she was projecting someone else.

That too… .

‘My sister.’

Even though it felt extremely unpleasant, I also strengthened my resolve for a moment.

“Neria.”

“huh?”

“I think my sister probably hates you.”

While provoking as if to show off, he deployed his skills as is.

‘Lethe’s Wind.’

The huge storm-like wind that rose up through my sword body subsided at once and began to envelop my entire body.

“… … Glesia, what did you say just now?”