Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 596



596. Han Tiansheng vs Essil Berien

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As the day passed, the excitement in the Grand Colosseum grew.

And the fourth day of the Grand Colosseum round of 16, Thursday, has arrived.

As three-quarters of the round of 16 games have been completed, the names of those who have confirmed their advancement to the quarterfinals have a different weight than the round of 16.

The list of those who have advanced to the Grand Colosseum quarterfinals so far is as follows.

Leonhard Loriant and Azazel Shineleaf in the center,

Grande Pelua in the East.

Neria Eudemia of the West.

Delzen Miresia in the South.

Celestia Yurisian of the North.

Six of the eight positions have already been filled, with two from the Central Academy and one from each academy confirmed.

There are now two seats left in the quarterfinals.

While there were only two spots left, the names of those who had not yet advanced were too large.

… … .

Jerk.

As I headed to the stadium, Cheonseong felt a new emotion.

‘It feels like it’s been a long time since I played in a game.’

Above all, I was a bit surprised that my opponent was a person I was more wary of than I thought. It wasn’t that I looked down on the other person or anything.

It was just purely amazing.

Grande Pelua, Neria Eudemia, and Celestia Yurisian have appeared so far. They were all strong players from other academies, and compared to them, I had less interest in the other cadets.

Jerk.

As I entered the stadium, I saw the woman who had been on stage earlier.

Light blue hair that reminds me of Karite. However, the big difference was her short hair and the woman’s slightly indifferent expression was unusual.

“Grand Colosseum! It’s already been the last day of class 16! From the first match, Han Cheon-seong is the monster of Central Academy! And that opponent is Esil Berien, who is said to be the coldest flower of the Eastern Academy!”

I burst out laughing in the host’s introductory remarks, which I still couldn’t get used to.

‘Who on earth spread the word that I am the monster of Central Academy?’

And the person who could be said to be the monster of Central Academy right now was Azazel.

Unless I revealed my full power, people’s attention should have been on Azazel, who was at level 7, not me, but people’s attention was strangely focused on me.

“Then, without any delay, we will get on with the game right away! “Starting from the cadet on the left, please tell us your name, academy you are from, and characteristics!”

As the host called my name, I opened my mouth.

“Han Tiansheng. He belongs to the Central Academy and possesses common level 6 spear skills.”

After I calmly introduced myself, the woman facing me slowly opened her mouth.

“Esil Berien… belongs to the Eastern Academy, and is a level 5 lightning whip with a unique attribute.”

Lightning whip.

From noble mtl dot come

As soon as I heard the name of the trait, I felt that it was a lightning attribute among the four major element series and that it was not a trait to be taken lightly.

“Both cadets, for their own honor!”

With the voice announcing the start of the game, the host soon left the room.

Sreuk.

He slowly looked at his opponent while taking out the Dracaris he was carrying on his back.

Essil Berien. There is no close relationship between her and me.

It was because of this Colosseum that I learned that name in the first place. There is no reason for the conversation to continue like other sparring events that have unfolded before.

That time when I tried to hit the ground in one go.

“Han Tiansheng. If it’s okay, can we talk for a moment?”

A woman named Esil suddenly spoke to me.

“…Tell me.”

Although I was a little surprised, I accepted the message.

“Actually, I don’t mean to say anything else. I’m just a little curious. What do you think about Leonhard?”

In the cautious voice, I had to blink.

‘Leonhardt?’

I wondered why that guy’s name came from her, and expressed my feelings without hesitation.

“I think he’s a pretty great guy. “Because he has great will.”

It was funny to think that this guy had already advanced to the quarterfinals.

As if he was finding his place, he had advanced to the top round as if it was a given.

“…okay. “Then, this may be a bit personal, but does he have a lover?”

When the voice asked, I unconsciously understood.

‘Are you liking it?’

I don’t know if she had a separate connection with Leonhard or not, but she definitely seemed quite interested in him.

“I have a lover.”

Nevertheless, I spoke the truth.

I didn’t know what kind of relationship the woman named Esil had with Leonhard. But she had a lover named Yumi-ah.

I don’t know if he’ll think more about other women or not… .

‘When I think of Yumia.’

I couldn’t hide it or anything like that.

“ah… … .”

I waited for a moment as she seemed to have lost her voice right away.

Looking at his face, he seemed either shocked or half-resigned. She didn’t seem to have expected anything, but actually accepting it seemed different.

“… … “Thank you for your answer.”

“no. Are you okay now?”

“Yes, let the game begin.”

With just a few words, she unleashed her power.

Chichichik!

A lightning whip of vivid light appeared in her right hand. I, too, nodded at the sight of the light scattering in all directions.

‘Put aside your personal feelings.’

The game had to be played calmly.

As soon as I strengthened the hand holding the spear, I leapt lightly.

***

Esil vaguely knew.

‘It seems that Leonhard has a lover… … .’

I saw it with my own eyes when we briefly exchanged greetings with Leonhard when we reunited in the hallway of the Colosseum.

A red-haired woman was next to him.

Yumia Lirpol.

Her vivid presence was not something that could be seen and forgotten. Looking at her friendly attitude toward Leonhard, she had to guess that the two of them were not in a normal relationship.

But actually hearing those words felt completely different.

Chichichik… !

A small laugh escaped my eyes as I caught sight of the lightning whip that was constantly making bursting noises.

‘I thought I had completely lost my mind.’

I didn’t think that was my true intention.

Is that regret or regret?

Feeling foolish even thinking about myself, I soon had to face it head on.

He was rushing.

The man named Han Cheon-seong, rushing in like light, holding a bright red spear that reminded me of the woman, prevented me from thinking about anything else.

Wow!

He lightly waved his whip to block the advance.

I immediately twisted the wrist holding the whip as he swung the spear as if conscious of my whip.

Swish!

Soon, the cleverly twisted whip was swinging wildly and making strange movements as if lightly toying with the opponent.

Chichik… … !

But at that moment, there was an unexpected bursting sound and I saw it.

“…!”

My eyes were wide open and I had to urgently move across the ground.

‘You mean you hit that!?’

The man struck down the whip that showed unpredictable changes in a split second without blinking an eye.

So I couldn’t stop him as much as I thought.

Chichichichichichi… … !!

A strange electric current suddenly erupted from my entire body, further accelerating my movements.

Good! Good!

As I quickly covered the stadium and widened the distance, I kept my eyes on the spear of the man chasing me.

Slurp!

There was a strange wind hovering there that I had no idea when it existed.

It was giving power to the spear as if it was accelerating its movement.

‘spiral.’

I immediately recognized that that was one of Han Tiansheng’s powers.

Chop rock! Chop rock!

Han Tiansheng stopped moving for a moment due to the whip spraying huge electric currents in the air one after another.

“… … .”

Even as I watched that scene, I couldn’t help but feel very nervous.

I knew it before the game started.

I also prepared in advance and paid attention to how strong Han Cheonsung was within the Central Academy and what kind of power that power was.

But when I encountered it in person, the feeling was completely different.

‘I’m only holding a spear.’

I feel this much pressure.

Sreuk.

Even now, I just straightened my posture and raised my spear, but I couldn’t easily swing my whip at him.

To my eyes, there was no gap of any kind.

Rather, a sense of crisis was spreading throughout my body, as if I would be finished if I attacked hastily.

“Were you close friends with Leonhard?”

I paused at the sudden question and took a small breath.

“It was like that in my childhood…”

Even as I spoke, my heart ached a little.

Nod.

He smiled slightly as he seemed to understand what I said.

We found each other funny.

A story that has nothing to do with the game.

But as they face each other, they exchange words as if they understand it.

“sorry. From now on, I will go all out.”

He spoke slowly and released a stronger current as if bursting with power.

Chichichik… … !!

Amid the currents of electricity swirling brilliantly in the air, I was still conscious of the man standing quietly.

He was definitely stronger than me.

Just because he was holding a spear didn’t change that fact. Even though he was of common rank, the world’s evaluation of him was all true.

Then, for me, the weak one, to save my strength and deal with him was in itself bordering on arrogance.

It was the moment I looked at him while giving great strength to the hand holding the whip.

Saaa… … !

As a huge spiraling air current began to swirl around the window, I stared blankly and momentarily tilted my head.

‘why… … .’

Did I see at least a moment of Leonhard in that man?

Even I couldn’t understand that.

However, the figure holding a spear filled with a huge storm and strong eyes seemed strangely very similar to me.