Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 656



656. Duke Yurisian

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Time is tight.

There is now only one day until the finals. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t even a day.

Since it was held at 1 PM sharp the next day, it was safe to say that there was virtually no time to just receive treatment and prepare the body.

In a way, it is a harsh schedule, with the finals being held the very next day following the semifinals. However, no one complained about the harsh schedule.

It was because they both felt the same way.

ㅡExpectation.

Coincidentally, the emotions felt by the two people who advanced to the finals were not very different because they each watched each other play.

… … .

A top-class inn whose entire building has been rented by Duke Yurisian.

It’s late at night, when we should slowly start the next day. There was an inner room where untimely important meetings were taking place.

Squeak… … .

On a quiet table, an elegant maid carefully poured tea and filled the teacups in front of the two people.

“… … .”

Despite clearly showing signs of age, the blond man with strong lines was clearly known as Tehsil Yurisian, the head of the Yurisian duchy.

“… .”

On the other hand, the woman on the other side, looking at the tea being filled, felt a completely different sense of vulnerability, even though she had blonde hair with the same texture.

Celestia Yurisian, she was the one who advanced to the finals after defeating Neria in today’s match.

Perhaps it was because of the soft light that existed in the inner room, but her pale white skin and silent expression made her look strangely fragile. However, her beauty was so outstanding that anyone who saw it would be fascinated by her.

As the maid, who had poured all the tea, bowed in an elegant manner and moved to leave, Tesil calmly gazed at Celestia.

“I sincerely congratulate you on your advancement to the finals.”

“… … thank you father.”

When it comes to conversations between father and daughter, there was a more formality than before. And as if Tehsil, the head of the family, felt it too, he smiled lightly and nodded to lighten the mood.

“Wouldn’t it be better to put it a little more simply? On a day like today, isn’t it true that all of your vassals are praising you and looking at you more highly? It seems to me that there are already so many vassals supporting you that they are comparable to mine.”

“It’s still not enough. “How can I be compared to my father?”

“There is no need to be overly humble. “Isn’t it okay to be purely happy today?”

Celestia cautiously made eye contact with him in response to the series of compliments.

“… … .”

It was like seeing Tehsil smiling for the first time in a while. And she was a little happy because she knew it meant something good, but it didn’t feel like a comfortable place to have this conversation right away.

Something a little more different.

Isn’t this a place to share greater meaning? Celestia was calming her mind as she thought about that.

Sreuk.

Tesil, who was holding the teacup, enjoyed the tea in silence for a while, then lifted the teacup and filled his mouth with Celestia’s courtesy.

Even at the moment when her mind was a little more awakened by the subtle, sweet scent of tea, but not at all burdensome, Celestia kept her eyes on Tehsil.

‘when… … .’

Would you like to get to the main point?

I would feel more at ease if you told me right away. Because of my health, my father always treated me with care.

As if taking time to say or do something, giving me time to accept it.

Ok.

As I put down the teacup, my father nodded slowly.

“You must be very tired, so I won’t hold on to you for long. So how do you feel?”

“Are you talking about Han Tiansheng?”

“There’s Han Cheon-seong, and I’m also praying about the woman you dealt with today named Neria.”

A small smile escaped me as he nodded and responded obediently.

‘You were looking at Neria properly, too.’

Actually, I felt like it would be a bit burdensome if I only talked about Han Cheon-seong. But I was a little relieved that that wasn’t the case.

“First of all, when it comes to Neria, I definitely want to make her my person. I developed a close relationship with Neria, and I felt it even more through today’s game. He is someone I must embrace. “I think he is a worthy person and the Eudemia family is also a very powerful family.”

“Is that so?”

“yes. That’s right.”

He responded with a calm voice to simple words, while remaining firm in his confidence.

‘Binggyeong… … .’

It was safe to say that this power would shake up this empire in the future. I wasn’t sure I would win the game, but I felt it through the game.

Neria’s power must inevitably reside in this empire, and she and I must further strengthen our relationship.

“I quite agree with your opinion. Count Eudemia is also a fairly historic family, and I am somewhat acquainted with the head of the family, so opening a path in itself will not be that difficult. I will try to build a deeper connection by referring to your opinion.”

“thank you. father… … .”

Even as I answered, a part of my heart was greatly relieved.

In fact, I couldn’t decide to contact Neria at the family level.

When my father spoke so willingly, a joy that I could not hide filled my heart.

‘Because I can become closer to Neria.’

Even as I was thinking that, I suddenly felt something.

Although my father focused and listened to my words and meaning, the way he looked at me now was hoping for the next thing.

-About Han Cheon-seong.

Sreuk.

I stroked the teacup I had put down for a moment and took a breath.

From noble mtl dot come

I thought I needed to be more careful about this. I have made up my mind, but how to make it happen is another matter entirely.

“As for Han Cheon-seong, I saw value in it beyond my father’s wishes.”

“value… … .”

“yes. He will be the main axis of the empire in the future, and perhaps something that can be seen as something more. I watched him closely, so now I can make up my mind. I don’t hate him, no. To put it more bluntly, I like it.”

There is no hesitation while speaking.

Because I just reflect my heart as it is.

“I heard it in your heart too. “That is a very fortunate story.”

Seeing my father smiling satisfactorily as if he was satisfied with what I said made me laugh awkwardly as well.

In a way, the current conversation is an arranged marriage.

My father was thinking something similar, and I agreed with it.

But it felt extremely strange to me.

‘I haven’t even heard much of Han Tiansheng’s opinion yet… … .’

It feels as if the future has already been decided through the conversation between my father and I.

But this was so obvious that I couldn’t say anything about it.

“And as for tomorrow’s finals, I hope you win, but since this is being said, I won’t dwell on who the winner is. After the finals, there will be quite close contact at the level of our family regarding Han Tiansheng, and a serious meeting will be held soon. “Let’s have a proper talk then.”

“yes. father.”

“Well, you worked hard today, so let’s get some rest. “Always put your body first and don’t overdo it, understand?”

Sreuk

As my father held my hand with a faint smile, I smiled awkwardly.

“yes. “Father, please be careful.”

When my father got up, my heart ached a little as I carefully sent him off.

I felt like I was worrying my father for no reason.

‘You probably knew everything.’

The true value of the power I possess called dragon blood.

The cost of deploying the Dragonborn and drawing out its full power was considerable. In some ways, it was safe to say that I still had more than enough strength to overcome.

Because it is such an enormous power. Now that I have to fully bear the aftermath of that power with my own body, I have had to pay a considerable price.

Crash.

When my father left the room, I stood in silence for a moment.

“ha… … .”

I let out a small breath and placed my hand on my chest.

Excited.

Exciting… .

My heart was still beating abnormally fast, and the rapid blood flow around my body was hardly subsiding.

Even though I used all the high-purity elixir immediately after the game ended, this kind of aftereffect remained in my body.

There is an abnormal heat in the air, and the heat causes a dizzying pain to linger throughout my body.

The strange pain, as if my living flesh had been torn apart, existed as an invisible pain because there was no trace.

I turned around and sat down on the bed blankly, blinking blankly.

“miss… … “Are you okay?”

“are you okay. don’t worry.”

“If you need anything, please let me know anytime. “We are happy to provide any help.”

When Kiri, my exclusive maid, cautiously expressed her concern, I gently shook my head.

Before my father came, I had already received a lot of help from Kiri. How many times did she make the attendant wipe his whole body with a towel soaked in water?

I didn’t really want to do that anymore.

“… … .”

While feeling the heat in my body, I thought about tomorrow.

If you go to sleep now and wake up, it won’t be long before you’re standing on the field again.

‘Grand Colosseum final… … .’

Before we knew it, the finals were approaching.

Although I was confident in myself, I participated in this huge stage where originally I would not have been able to participate due to an unknown chronic illness, and made it all the way to the finals.

Without realizing it, I became greedy.

I didn’t really want the prize money or the magical engineering items that I got when I won.

‘Championship.’

I wanted to win.

I recovered my health, came out into the world, and received so much attention from so many people.

Each and every one of them came back with joy.

In this way, my longing for a perfect life was satisfied, and my desire for an outside life, which I had endlessly longed for, was also satisfied in many ways.

So I wanted something bigger.

Another hope is that since we have reached the finals like this, we should naturally hope to win.

“Foot… … .”

As I thought about it, a small smile escaped me without my knowledge.

But even before the game started, I felt like I already knew the result. But it was so funny that I wanted to win that I couldn’t hold back my laughter.

“miss… … ?”

“It’s nothing, Kiri. just… … “It’s because I thought of something interesting.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Even as I watched Kiri speak carefully, I nodded absentmindedly.

‘It must be difficult.’

That too will be very difficult.

Neria, who I faced today, was also really strong, and showed such great strength that it wouldn’t be surprising at all if I lost.

But I knew because I dealt with it and saw it in person.

Han Cheon-seong playing against Azazel in game 1. And the overwhelming power he showed still remains vivid in my eyes.

‘therefore.’

It was something I had no choice but to know.

It’s clearly above.

Han Tiansheng’s power is definitely higher than mine now.

But strangely, even though I knew that, I didn’t feel afraid. Neither frustration nor a vague sense of defeat had any place in my heart.

The place where such emotions should have been filled was filled with only pure expectations.

“Han Tiansheng… … .”

I absent-mindedly muttered the name and touched my lips.

Lips gently pressed according to the gesture of my hand,

It seemed like there was strangely more heat today.