Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 693
693. Darsha & Leonhardt and Yumia
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“That’s it for today, everyone did a good job listening to the lecture.”
Kali’s calm voice marked the end of the lecture.
As numerous cadets began to bow their heads and leave one by one, I was no different from them.
But there was something I had to do before that.
“… … “Darsha.”
“uh?”
“I need to talk to you for a moment. Do you have time?”
“It’s okay… … . Is this important? Why are you so serious?”
“I just have something to say. “There’s no need to be so nervous.”
“Who said you were nervous?”
Darsha was momentarily embarrassed but accepted it, and we soon started walking together towards a quiet place.
There wasn’t much conversation throughout the walk.
Sreuk.
As we sat down on the fairly deserted bench, we naturally faced each other.
As her orange hair shone dazzlingly in the afternoon sunlight, I looked at Darsha again.
“… … .”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of her silently waiting for me to say something.
‘If you think about it, we’ve known each other for quite some time.’
With just a little over two months left until the end of this year, I’ve known her since the entrance ceremony. She could tell that she and I had actually spent a long time together.
She was the one who approached me first on the day of the entrance ceremony, and she was the person with whom I formed a relationship that could be considered my first friend in this world.
As I looked at Darsha and thought about her one by one, I realized that she was a person who meant a lot to me.
“… … What are you looking at like that? “Didn’t you have something to tell me?”
“Oh sorry. “I just thought it’s been a while since I’ve known you.”
“Why are you saying this again? We are friends… … “Is it just a day or two?”
“That’s right, not even for a day or two.”
“Is it really strange that you talk today? Are you going somewhere? “If anyone sees you, you talk like you’re someone you can’t meet.”
When Darsha burst out laughing at the end of her sentence and tried to lighten the mood, I stopped.
‘That’s what it looks like on the outside.’
I guess my feelings are all revealed on the outside.
“… … “Why aren’t you talking all of a sudden?”
Darsha seemed to sense me as well and paused to ask, and only then was I able to answer.
“that’s right. I’m going somewhere starting next week. “I really feel it sometimes, but it’s really sharp.”
After she laid the board first, I was able to speak clearly.
“what? “Where are we going?”
“wire.”
“… … wire? Now, wait a minute, is that the wire I think it is?”
“That’s right, that wire. By imperial order, I was to leave for the Western Front for a month. I wanted to reveal that to you quickly. “I’ve been best friends with you for a while, and I don’t think it would be polite to mention next week.”
Once I got the word out, there was no problem. And her mindset was also different compared to when she revealed it to Milli and Luna.
I would say he was calm, but it wasn’t hard or anything like that, as if he was just reciting the facts that needed to be said.
“… … .”
I waited for a moment as Darsha fell silent for a moment.
Unlike me, Darsha was friendly and got along well with many people. While she tends to hang out with a certain group of people that I tend to hang out with, Dar Shah now gets along with everyone with almost no awkwardness.
“You just finished the Grand Colosseum. But you’re going to the front next week? And that too under imperial orders… … ?”
When Darsha barely opened her mouth and blinked blankly, I was able to speak a little more comfortably.
“Somehow things ended up like that. It’s not a situation I wanted either… … “You just have to accept it.”
“under.”
Let me say it with a smile. Darsha laughed for a moment.
“I really don’t know. Is your life a mess, or is it so brilliant that many situations come together? … .”
Rather than showing sadness, I found her expression of bewilderment strangely pleasing to me.
Rather than someone being sad because of me… … I rather felt at ease with Darsha’s attitude.
“That’s right. i think so too.”
Although I spoke a little more comfortably, I absentmindedly leaned on the bench.
And I looked at the sky.
“… … .”
The clear sky was so transparent and clean, contrary to how I felt right now.
“Han Tiansheng. So you… … “Are you okay now?”
And at the cautious voice I heard from beside me, I nodded while gazing up at the sky.
“are you okay. Above all, I won’t be going alone, but Sir Isabelle will be by my side. Even if the worst happens, I don’t think I’ll die. Aside from that, I don’t think my achievements are low at all.”
The average strength of the characteristics of new officers entering the front line, that is, officers sent to the front line, was around level 7.
And even if I couldn’t say that I was the same as them in a complete sense, I thought that in terms of strength, no matter how low I was, I could be similar to them or even higher than them.
‘It’s also great that we can now handle openness almost completely.’
The shock and anxiety I felt when I first heard that I would be going to the front line greatly subsided in just a few hours.
“… … “Should I really call you poisonous too? I’ve known you for a long time, as you said, but I really don’t even know about you.”
Darsha’s voice, which seemed to be tired of something, made me burst into laughter for a moment.
“Isn’t that too much to say to a friend who is going to the front? “I thought you would be worried.”
“What difference does it make if I worry about you and feel sad, when I’m not even you?”
I inadvertently turned my head when I heard a voice that seemed resigned. Then, there she was, looking at me with her complicated eyes.
It might have been cold enough for someone to say it was heartless, or it might have been a sad thing to hear from a close friend.
But I was completely different.
“It’s really Darsha… … . “Let’s be friends for life.”
“under… … ? “What does that mean all of a sudden?”
“It’s just because I feel like I really get along well with you.”
It wasn’t at all that I didn’t like the way Millia looked sad at me or anything like that. For she, her lover, felt her heartache and felt again how much affection she had for her, even though she had worried so much for her.
however… … .
I could say that the most ideal image I wanted from a ‘friend’ was the current Darsha.
If it’s by your side, it’s as if it’s there, and if it’s not by your side, as if it’s not there. At the same time, whenever we are together, we can always treat each other comfortably.
Above all, even if I feel disappointed and regretful about what I say, I speak with the listener in mind rather than my own feelings.
Darsha saw my attitude just now, so she calmly spoke to me in such a resigned manner.
“… … .”
As I looked at Darsha, whose eyes suddenly furrowed at my words, I acted without realizing it.
Wow!
“I don’t think I’ll ever meet a friend like you again.”
While holding her with a little strength, I patted Darsha’s back.
“Hey, hey! it’s crazy!? “Why are you hugging me all of a sudden?”
Even though Darsha was struggling and screaming loudly as if she was surprised by my actions, I deliberately hugged her tightly.
Really, I could never feel this comfortable.
Regardless of the softness of the female body touching my body, I can just treat Darsha purely.
No matter how different he was from when I first met him, he was ultimately a friend.
My best friend and a friend I can see for the rest of my life.
Tuk. Tuk… … .
After hugging for less than a minute, Darsha’s hand, which was trying to break away from my body by tapping on my body, gradually lost strength.
“Oh really… … .”
Hearing that voice that was scolding him for something made him laugh and gently took her away from his arms.
“I just like it. “Where will I meet a friend like you in the future?”
It’s clear that we don’t have any personal feelings for each other, but I didn’t even know that I liked her more because she had changed so beautifully.
Because men are creatures, they cannot help but feel more attracted to pretty women in the first place.
“… … “If I hadn’t told you that you were really going to the front line, I would have slapped you in the face really hard.”
When Darsha growled and spoke in a suppressed voice, I even thought that she was cute.
“okay? “That’s a good thing.”
As I gently let go of the hand that was wrapped around her shoulder, I kept laughing.
“I know you get really annoyed every time something like this happens… … ?”
When he quickly turned his head away from me, I couldn’t help but laugh.
‘It’s fun to tease them subtly.’
Sometimes I wonder why Darsha feels awkward towards me.
Even though she has regained her true self as a woman, her treatment of me cannot be completely the same as before.
“Anyway, I was going to say let’s get along until next week. After that, I won’t be able to see you for a month, whether I like it or not.”
“… … “Either it or not.”
The clear voice made me want to play pranks again without realizing it.
… … .
Afterwards, I visited the nurse’s room where Milia would be and talked to her and comforted her a little more. After that, she busily walked again and went looking for her next person.
So Leonhard and Yumia were the next people I met.
“… … .”
“… … .”
When it was announced that they were going to the front line, the two people were speechless at the same time, and the looks on their faces were quite worth seeing.
no. Maybe I spoke too lightly.
He blinked and looked like he had misheard, but I continued speaking lightly.
“Because that’s how it happened. “If I have time until next week, I hope to meet you all again.”
“Uh, uh… … . okay. “Let’s spend time together.”
Leonhard, dumbfounded, barely answered,
“you… … “You’re sane now, right?”
On the other hand, Yumia asked me back as if it was absurd.
“You must be sane then. “Do you think I’ve lost my mind?”
When I responded jokingly, Yumia looked even more absurd.
“No, in my right mind… … How can you say things like going to the front so lightly? No, it’s not like we’re going on a trip, it’s that dangerous front line. “Aren’t you scared of going to the front?”
“It’s not that I’m not scared. But time passed after I found out. “I was able to calmly accept reality.”
“under… … . This is what I felt when I looked at you before, but now you just look like a monster. How can that be? If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to… … “Even if it’s an order, I don’t think it will be easy to accept it.”
Yumia’s honest words, which did not hide her feelings in the slightest, only made me laugh out loud.
“Yumia, you still speak too harshly.”
“No, Leonhard! Don’t you think Han Cheon-seong is too strange? Something is twisted. It doesn’t seem normal. No, really, don’t we have to do something on Han Tiansheng’s behalf?”
Even though Leonhard carefully restrained Yumia, Yumia shook her head loudly, and strangely, I found myself staring at the two of them quietly.
When I think about it, it’s been quite a while since I got to know these two people. And I definitely felt that my relationship with them had changed a lot.
‘On the first day of school, Leonhard treated me well, but Yumia hated me so much.’
But Yumia was so worried about me now.
So, he was treating me with words and actions that seemed to deny reality.
“I’m really okay, Yumia.”
“… … I can’t even believe you anymore if you tell me you’re okay. “When have you ever said you weren’t okay?”
When Yumia even took my temperature by holding my arm or touching my forehead, I accepted it with a smile.
“ha… … . Really, what are you doing? The imperial family is like that too. Why would they give such an absurd order to a cadet who even won the Grand Colosseum? No, really, I’m dumbfounded when I listen to what you say.”
Then she took her hand away from my body and spoke with a deep sigh, and despite her sharp attitude the whole time, I felt nothing but gratitude.
Because I know that this is Yumia’s only expression of affection.
The fact that she showed such interest and concern meant that she and I had become friends in the true sense of the word.
“I think so too, but I try to think positively, and since Lord Isabelle is with me, I also think there won’t be much danger.”
“ah… … . “There was the Golden Knight, Sir Isabelle.”
As Leonhard paused and spoke, Yumia seemed to realize it too late.
“That’s right, if you think about it, somehow… … . I thought you had more time than you thought. “Still, I really don’t understand the slightest bit of nonchalance.”
“Anyway, I wanted to let you two know first. “I thought it would be better to let you know in advance and meet one more time rather than next week.”
Afterwards, we ended the conversation on a light note… … My gaze suddenly turned to Glesia, who was a short distance away.
Now, I deliberately asked them to wait for a while so I could speak to them separately.
“… … .”
Glesia was watching us from a little distance away with her eyes full of curiosity.
I can’t hear the conversation because I’ve blocked the sound… … .
It gave me a very strange feeling.
‘Glesia… … .’
How should we accept this fact?
I nodded, thinking.
“Then you two. “Thank you for listening to my story like this, I’ll go now.”
“uh. For Glesia… … Han Cheon-seong. “I wish you would speak a little more carefully.”
“Okay, don’t act like it’s nothing like you told us, Glesia might really get hurt.”
At the two people’s advice, I carefully nodded and released the mana surrounding me.
Jerk.
Then I began to carefully approach Glesia, who was waiting for me.