Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 800
800. [Western Front] – Mandatory, not optional (76)
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I slowly opened my eyes to the alarm bell ringing in my chest.
As I looked into the dim room where no bright light had yet entered, I realized that I had woken up at dawn again.
“ha… … .”
I let out a deep sigh, I was used to it now.
This strange alarm bell, which has been going on for over a week, is usually something I get used to and doesn’t bother me. Sleeping was a bit of an exception.
To be exact, after Lieutenant Sabrina had an accident.
I would wake up when I felt this alarm.
While I was straightening my messy hair, I stared blankly out the window.
The interior room, softly illuminated by the moonlight, was not as dark as it should have been. So the front line of dawn came into view outside the window.
Sreuk.
As I got up and gently opened the window, a cool breeze came in.
“Whoa.”
The weather is so cold that when you exhale, your breath turns into pure white.
As I tried to use my mana to drive away the chill, I felt the cold and woke up what little sleep I had left. And she just accepted it.
‘It won’t be long.’
I inadvertently felt that way.
A feeling that something bigger is about to happen.
I know that the worst apostles, called the Nine Apostles, are on the Western Front right now. I could feel it with my body and the alarm bell that still rings in my heart was the best evidence.
In this fortress, where even the red zone is only vaguely visible.
I feel there is more danger than that.
The dark zone that exists beyond the red zone… … .
“… … .”
Even as he hesitated with his lips, his eyes became blurry.
It’s just a guess, but the biggest culprit that can be called the Nine Apostles is over there. And I had many thoughts.
After Lieutenant Sabrina’s accident, I thought there might be another, more dangerous accident. So I immediately thought of Anastasia.
‘If she… … .’
You can defeat the nine apostles. With power like no other, she holds the power to execute even the Nine Apostles.
That was a certainty.
So I thought about maybe telling her.
Wouldn’t it be best if she went to the dark area herself and eliminated the nine apostles who were the culprits of everything?
“But really, my thoughts were really short.”
I laughed slightly but shook my head. Even though the cold permeating my body felt quite harsh, I was vaguely aware of it.
A strange collection of flags surrounding the entire First Fortress.
‘No, I would say it is the realm of energy.’
And surprisingly, this entire energy was manifested by just one person.
Although it is a manifestation of energy so overwhelming that no one can think of it as a personal domain, it is a being that can always maintain enough energy to surround the entire first fortress.
“… … “It’s truly a monster.”
Without realizing it, I said that while thinking of Anastasia.
To be honest, the moment I noticed the overall energy surrounding the First Fortress, I couldn’t believe she was a human like me.
And, even vaguely, I was able to become aware of Anastasia’s strength.
‘Same as Eustea.’
Or perhaps she is something more.
– Eustea, who fought against the apostle of the beginning and displayed an indomitable will.
No one knows Eustea’s strength except me, who has those memories. And that’s why I thought that only I knew what it felt like to be truly the strongest in this world.
Among the existing powerhouses that only existed at Legendary level.
It can be said that Eustea’s spear skill, which is the only one measured at the ‘myth’ level, is an unrivaled power.
Nevertheless, I felt that Anastasia was on the same level or higher than Eustea.
“And Anastasia knows about the situation too.”
In the first place, I wasn’t the only one who felt the nine apostles. Why did it become yellow? Just thinking about it, the answer was clear.
Anastasia was already aware of the nine apostles and was thoroughly prepared for them.
After Lieutenant Sabrina’s accident, it was as if a part of my mind was greatly awakened. I started to not only carry out my mission, but also ‘earnestly’ hoped that I would become stronger.
More power.
And I want to gain greater power and be more active on the front lines.
The last Mutant Lich incident also affected me very much.
It’s not that I regret it or feel bad about how I handled it.
I thought that if the situation had been a little better, if I had been in a better position, things would have been different.
‘If we had been able to act on the same front line, we might have been able to prevent it.’
My body reacted before the accident and removed the pleural fluid.
If the distance had been closer, Ensign Sabrina might not have suffered greater damage.
So right now, I was vaguely reaching the level called ‘late level 7’.
Although no one understands my growth.
I had already reached it.
The awareness itself was different.
And now I know why, before the accident, Lieutenant Sabrina told me that it would be difficult to explain the latter stage or give advice.
“This level of shock… … “If you don’t receive it.”
Consciousness itself cannot ‘awaken’.
I thought the late level 7 was such a state.
Simply wishing to become stronger wasn’t enough.
Absolute earnestness. Only after I felt such a huge weight that I felt that it would be difficult to even live and breathe if I didn’t get stronger… … I was able to reach the wall of late level 7.
That’s why I was now able to feel the enormous saturation of energy that Anastasia possessed.
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Then, when the bitter wind blew and my hair blew wildly, I naturally used my mana.
“… … “If you catch a cold like this, what could be more ridiculous than that?”
Even though I was deliberately exposing myself to the cold air to wake up my mind, I was in a position where I had to manage and control my body.
Even though I was excluded from the mission that was supposed to take place only an hour or two from now, that was only today.
Then the corners of my eyes became slightly frowned.
“I really never thought about Rachel properly… … .”
I mumbled to myself in a daze and gently rubbed my eyes.
My body was extremely tired.
Maybe because I couldn’t sleep well for the past few days and my heart was so heavy, rest didn’t feel like rest.
But today. I had to greet Rachel, who was coming to visit me as promised the other day.
Originally, while I was at the front, I would have thought about Rachel properly and prepared myself more… … I couldn’t do a single thing.
“… … .”
Even though I was chewing my lip and thinking, my thoughts were quickly made up.
Rachel clearly has feelings for me.
Even though she tried to use her charm to create a false relationship with me, her feelings for me were absolutely true.
And I am now.
I realized my reality.
More precisely, not the reality given to me, but the reality of this empire.
“Ideal relationship… … A relationship that can only be formed because we like each other… … .”
I mumbled one by one in a daze and burst into laughter.
Because I felt it was necessary right away, I even created an impossible relationship called ‘contractual love’ with Lieutenant Rune. It’s a relationship that no one would understand if they saw it, but I entered into a relationship because I thought it was necessary right now.
It’s not that I don’t like Lieutenant Rune or anything like that. Compared to previous relationships, I entered into such a relationship relatively ‘easily’.
however.
What on earth am I worrying about?
“… … “Rachel is the ‘princess.’”
The supreme position of the royal family and the overwhelming characteristics of Rachel’s charm had to be seen as a necessity, not a choice.
As my eyes gradually calmed down, my mind also hardened.
Shuuu!
The extremely cold wind passed by my whole body as if it were strongly caressing me, but my heart was no longer shaken.
The reality I had to see was much colder than the current wind.
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Creel, a big city in the West.
When a very luxurious golden carriage suddenly ran down the neatly organized street, not only the carriages around it but also several passers-by stopped moving in haste.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Even the sound of the carriage wheels rolling is extremely foreign.
Immediately, admiration appeared in the eyes of everyone looking at it.
“Woe, royal family… … ?”
“That’s a hextech carriage.”
As some people say, the golden-colored carriage is also a carriage, but the carriage currently traveling on the main street was quite different from other carriages.
It is a carriage that is difficult to put into value as it is equipped with various magic engineering processes as well as various magic circles.
Because it was one of the carriages specially designed for the ‘royal family’ of the empire.
And now.
An even more noble being was riding in that carriage.
… … .
With blonde hair scattering brilliant light, a woman with overwhelming beauty stared blankly out the window at the city of Creel, a large city.
And beyond that, he slowly looked towards the Western Front, where he was now heading.
It’s heterogeneous.
The big cities were extremely extravagant and gave the impression of showing off their wealth as if they were a huge civilization, but the Western Front seemed strangely bleak and lifeless.
A strange feeling as if diametrically opposed spaces are interlocking.
“now… … “It’s over there.”
When Rachel opened her mouth in a daze, a golden knight accompanied her to protect her.
The red-haired Selene smiled slightly.
“Didn’t you confirm several reports that you are adapting well? Han Tiansheng is definitely doing well.”
Another golden knight, the blue-haired Elin, took Selene’s words lightly.
“I heard that he was carrying out his duties as a first-class apostle without any minor injuries.”
Hearing the two people’s words one after another, Rachel’s eyes slightly blurred.
“I guess so. He is a man who is better than anyone else, so I… … “I just can’t understand.”
Tuk. Selene and Elin inadvertently stopped talking at the cold words that followed.
Rachel is not in a good mood,
Although they were excited and looking forward to this day, the two couldn’t help but notice that Rachel was very worried.
They both know how much trouble Rachel suffered as the days passed without being able to go to the Western Front were announced, starting with the news that the Western Front was on high alert.
Above all… … .
‘One piece of news’, more than any other piece of news, was like a kind of final blow to her as she now recklessly headed to the Western Front.
“Why on earth did he extend his service period?”
Rachel’s cold voice left the other two knights speechless.
The reason why she headed to the Western Front despite the imperial family’s huge opposition.
This was because none other than Han Cheon-seong himself had extended his period of service on the Western Front by a month.
He extended his service period through his own will, not through any kind of external pressure or additional interference from Princess Lyudmila.
… … That was something that could not and should not have happened.
“This can’t happen normally, right?”
As Rachel continued speaking even colder, Selene nodded awkwardly.
“Yes, it is, but… … “I think there may have been some kind of change of heart.”
“Change of heart? “Is there any change to volunteering to serve on a more dangerous front called yellow readiness?”
Selene couldn’t bear to say anything more as Rachel’s voice became completely sharp.
In her opinion, Rachel’s words were absolutely correct and valid.
No one would make the same choice as Han Tiansheng now.
Even if there was some external pressure, it would have been an absurd decision to voluntarily extend the period of service.
“… … So I think there’s something going on. You said the unit you belong to is the enemy, right? “It is impossible to extend the period of service by one’s own will, especially for a talented person like Han Cheon-seong.”
As Rachel continued speaking grimly, Elin, who was holding her breath, continued to think without realizing it.
She had heard many things from other Golden Knights.
Very outstanding knights who became golden knights after serving at the front. They all said the same thing when talking about their hardships at the front.
‘Is it absurd…? … .’
What makes the front line difficult is that there are apostles and monsters, but more than that, there is an absurdity in having to force relationships with people.
Although Elin did not go to the front, she understood what he said to some extent.
From a fundamental perspective, the Golden Knight could also be seen as an officer belonging to the empire. There are higher beings, and there are times when we need to hang out with them for a few days.
The front line is a rough terrain where we go through that every day.
“Princess Rachel. Still, I think we will be able to find out more about the story through a conversation with Han Cheon-seong.”
As Elin carefully expressed her opinion, Rachel calmly nodded.
“… … Yes, I guess so. But if there is something that is not good, I will never tolerate it.”
Even though Rachel’s voice calmed down a bit, Selene and Elin knew for a moment that they had to be careful about what they said.
If anyone goes against Princess Rachel’s wishes now, no good will come of it.
If you think about Rachel, whose influence within the imperial family has recently risen overwhelmingly… … .
This was no exception, no matter how outstanding the officers were.