Chapter 66: Bluff (2)
“Let’s make a bet.”
Frondier took out a wooden sword provided in the private room.
“A bet?”
“You’ve been to level 5, right? “It’s the same as the test there.”
Step 5? Are you talking about a skills test?
If it’s level 5, it’s definitely Elodie-senpai’s…
“Time limit is 5 minutes. From the top of the pelvis to below the shoulders, excluding limbs. If you can touch me, you win. “When the time limit runs out, I win.”
Pielot’s expression became serious.
When I fought Elodie, I couldn’t even touch her even if I outnumbered her 5 to 1. But this time it is 1 to 1.
However, the opponent is not Senior Elodie, but Senior Sloth. Since I took off the black cloth, wouldn’t it be worth a try…?
“What’s the bet?”
“If you win, I will forget that you ever tried to steal the black lotus. Plus, if you want, I’ll introduce you to my friends too.”
“Friends?”
“okay. Elodie Aster Robald Aten… Among the people who appeared in the skills test, these are the ones I can introduce you to.”
Pielot opened his mouth at those words. Each and every one of them are famous seniors.
Is sloth really friendly with that many people?
“…What if I lose?”
Pielot asked nervously.
A poisonous witch is always waiting behind a fruit that is so desirable.
As expected, Frondier smiled lowly and said.
“If you lose, you will be my errand boy for a semester.”
“City messenger?”
“okay. When called, they come running straight away and do as they are told. Regardless of what you are doing at the time, when I call you, stop what you are doing and come running within 10 minutes. “Well, I won’t call you during class, but other than that, you should be prepared to come at any time.”
Pielot swallowed.
That’s an errand boy, completely….
“Or do you just want to give up? Of course, the rumor that he is a thief will spread throughout Constel.”
The corners of Frontier’s eyes were evil as he spoke. Pielot gritted his teeth.
“…I’ll do it.”
“good.”
Frontier placed the wooden sword in front of Pielot and placed the end on the floor.
“I will deal with you with this wooden sword. It doesn’t matter what weapon you use. “It can be a real sword.”
“You look down on me.”
“no.”
Frontier denied it outright.
His quiet voice and eyes were eerie.
“You are ignoring me.”
“….”
“Don’t worry too much. “I’ll give you a chance to try again once a month.”
Frontier spoke as if it was natural that Pielot would lose this time.
Pielot took out his favorite bastard sword.
“There will be no need for such an opportunity…!”
Pielot posing with a horse. Soon his aura increased.
“There is no start signal, so come in when you want.”
As Frondier said that, he still did not take his stance. The tip of the sword is touching the ground.
‘You make fun of me!’
Pielot’s eyes flashed as he stretched out his blade and stabbed it fiercely. Frontier, who did not pose properly, was full of gaps.
Pielot’s sword pierced Frondier’s chest with the ferocious force of an Auror.
Frondier lightly lifted the wooden sword that had touched the ground and touched it to Pielot’s blade.
‘It’s no use! If you pierce it like this—’
Hissing—
a strange sound was heard when Pielot and Frondier’s swords touched each other.
“…?”
Pielot couldn’t understand the situation for a moment. The hand that was stabbing the sword suddenly became empty, and he ended up holding out his empty hand in front of Frondier.
It was a ‘fall.’
Jaw –
The tip of Frondier’s wooden sword touched Pielot’s solar plexus.
A metallic sound was heard from behind Kaang Pielot. When he turned around, he saw his Bastard Sword.
Before I knew it, it had escaped from my hand and flew over my head, falling behind me.
“…What is this….”
“He died once.”
Frondier lightly pushed the wooden sword.
Pielot said nothing and stepped back. As Frontier said, if what he was holding was a real sword, Pielot would have been stabbed more than five times.
“Well, this isn’t my victory condition, so there’s still a chance. “Not even 5 minutes have passed.”
“…!”
Pielot heard those words and stepped back to find his sword. I stretched out my hand to grab the sword that had fallen on the floor.
Pow!
“Ugh!”
The hand hit something and bounced off. It was not visible to the eye. This is the ‘invisible weapon’ shown by Frontier the other day.
“That’s out. “The enemy is right in front of you, and you can’t even turn your back on it, so you stretch out your hands defenselessly.”
Kang! Wow! Cough!
This time, Frondier fired his weaving weapon at Pielot’s Bastard Sword, repeatedly deflecting it away.
The Bastard Sword, which hit the first shot and jumped lightly with half-elasticity, danced in the air while being hit by Frondier’s weave. At this point, it could be considered art.
“Besides, you are doing this even though you are already aware of this attack.”
“Give it back too! “My sword!”
“That being said, the world would be a little more peaceful if we ever gave back.”
Pielot sighed and reached for his bastard sword again. This time, I pushed my body in as well.
“Not bad.”
puck! Plop!
“Uuuuuu…!”
Pielot received several more blows while retrieving his sword. Pielot held his sword again and straightened his posture.
Frondier thought to himself.
‘There’s a long way to go.’
Frontier’s pure weaving is only effective for a moment and then disappears, but it is not without killing power.
The reason Pielot is holding on is simply because he is being watched. Instead of weaving proper weapons like swords, they just threw all kinds of miscellaneous items.
So Pielot’s current actions are actually out. If Frontier had been a real enemy, his entire body would have been destroyed and he would have died.
‘He’s acting like a fool in a strange place.’
Pielot has talent, strength, and above all, the competitive spirit that is essential as a combatant, but there is something loose about him.
Aside from being arrogant, he creates his own standards within himself, thinking, ‘This will be okay.’
I guess it’s probably been okay so far, so it’s just a habit.
In the end, Frontier’s job remains the same.
We are just fixing Pielot from the root.
“Here we go again!”
Meanwhile, Pielot was keeping his signals straight.
Frondier let out a laugh.
“You look a bit like Aster in that way.”
“…!”
“Don’t be happy. “Because it’s not a compliment.”
And don’t show any signs of it on your face.
Pielot attacked Frondier again with a slightly red face.
* * *
And the next day.
“Look at that.”
“Oh my god….”
The Constell students were whispering to each other about the strange scene in the classroom.
“Is this correct?”
“Okay, good job.”
Pielot handed bread and chocolate milk to Frondier. Then he bowed his head and trudged away.
Of course, all the students in Class 1 watched it. All the students passing by in the hallway noticed it and were looking at Frondier and Pielot alternately with dumbfounded eyes.
“…Hey Frondier.”
“huh?”
Aster approached.
“What are you asking your junior to do?”
“Oh, you don’t know this bread? “It’s popular at the grocery store these days, but it tastes amazing when you eat it with chocolate milk.”
“That’s not true.”
Meanwhile, I saw Atendo Frontier sitting next to me.
He was giving me a rare, stern look.
“Mr. Frontier, if you are coercing that child through violence or threatening him with some information…”
“No, Aten. You must be mistaken. “It’s not like that.”
Frondier immediately waved his hands in denial, then stopped midway.
“…is not it?”
“Mr. Frontier!”
“Anyway, it’s not like you’re doing anything worth worrying about.”
Rather, Pielot did something bad. It’s like being paid for your sins right now.
Elodie, who was resting her chin after hearing those words, said.
“Even if it’s not true, it seems like all the students right now are imagining something similar to Aten.”
As Elodie said, the students were noisy talking about Frontier.
─They say Sloth is sending Pielot on an errand.
─What? What errand?
─I heard that there are cases where they call you to buy bread or bring you a newspaper, or even when there is nothing going on?
─Hey, what is that? Why does Pielot quietly do as he is told?
─It’s obvious. Sloth has a weak point. He’s threatening Pielot by digging into his painful past.
─Indeed, sloth….
Frontier’s reputation became worst within a few days of his sophomore year due to the fact that he was ordering the most promising freshman to run the bread shuttle.
My reputation as a ‘human sloth’ was the worst, but this time it was the worst in a different way.
Frontier has now gone from incompetent to fearful.
Truly sloth. This is the buzzword for frontier these days.
“are you okay. Because I’m doing what’s necessary.”
Frondier spoke as if he didn’t care about such rumors. Actually, I didn’t really care.
Even when I was a freshman, Frontier had a bad reputation that followed me around like a tag. Either way, it’s the same: it’s a crappy evaluation.
“I won’t do this anymore.”
“You’re saying you won’t do it?”
“okay. “I just ordered it a few times because I needed a little smokescreen.”
Pielot himself probably expected to receive this order. Therefore, Frontier is giving orders that Pielot is expecting.
So that Pielot does not notice when Frondier’s true intentions are mixed in with those orders.
“He’s the top freshman freshman prospect. “You have to take good care of it.”
“…If it’s severe, I won’t leave you alone.”
Aten gave a mild warning.
Just ordering the bread shuttle seemed risky, but Aten didn’t get involved any further than that. Aster Elodie also lost interest and returned to his seat.
No matter what, I had faith that Frontier would not do anything that would cause trouble.
And after school.
When it was time for the finale, homeroom teacher Jane spoke.
“Recently, I’ve been hearing strange rumors within Constel.”
At that one word, all the students looked at Frontier.
“Oh, I’m not talking about the Frontier students.”
At Jane’s words, the students turned their eyes to look at Jane again. Frondier let out a hollow laugh at the neat sight.
“Recently, freshmen are being encouraged to join clubs and clubs, but it is said that there are people who sneak in and make strange suggestions, so students in my class should be careful and not be deceived by such stories. “Okay?”
At those words, one student raised his hand.
“What specifically is the proposal?”
Jane’s lips pulled at those words. To be sure, you need to know what the offer is and pay attention to it. However, it was true that I was hesitant to talk about it because the content was a bit disturbing.
Jane, who seemed to be struggling for words, slowly opened her mouth.
“At the moment, it is just a rumor and there is a lot of false or exaggerated information, so there is not much I can say for sure. However, based on the information we have received so far, the first question of someone who comes to make an offer is usually similar.”
After hearing that first question.
Frontier Elodie Aten Cybel Selena. The expressions of these five changed.
* * *
[Do you want to become stronger?]
After school, Dier was walking to the dormitory when he heard a strange voice and stopped.
When I turned around, I saw a smiling man talking to me.
Every time Dier saw that face, he recognized it.
‘mask.’
It’s hard to notice at a glance, but if you compare the neck and face, there is a strangely raised corner and the skin tone is slightly off. It’s probably a fairly cheap product. Compared to the high-end products used by Quinier, the difference in quality is clear.
[Dier Ager. Unlucky child.]
“That’s a strange voice.”
Dier said. As was the case with the mask, the voice also showed signs of being very altered.
He probably just avoided the requirements to be banned from Constel as a suspicious person. The voice is fine as long as you don’t open your mouth, and the mask won’t be easily recognized unless you have Dier’s sharp eyes.
‘Besides, you know my name.’
Dier shook his head for a brief moment. Low-quality masks can be obtained cheaply if there is a distribution line.
In other words, the purpose of those masks was to purchase them in large quantities rather than because I had no money. There is a high possibility that there are several people who talk to you in this way.
‘Several people are talking to Constel students, but they know their names in advance…’
Is there even a list of students to approach? If there is a list, what is the list based on?
[Dier, your abilities are outstanding.]
“Thank you.”
[However, your body and mana do not follow suit.]
“That is a painful story.”
Dier took his right foot back. It was a good position to run away or approach. On the other hand, it was also an attitude that made it difficult for the opponent to know what Dier was thinking.
[Take my hand, Dier. We will make up for your lack of mana.]
“Hehe.”
[Dier, you would know. The despair of being able to see everything with your head and eyes and reach your thoughts, but your body cannot follow suit. I’d rather not be able to see it and not be so wise. Isn’t it deplorable when people who know nothing have a power that surpasses you and use it foolishly?]
“….”
Dier’s eyes sank.
[We will help you. I will give you the body and mana that can keep up with your eyes and brain. I will make it possible for you yourself, no longer having to give orders to foolish horses.] The man’s hand held out so gently
.
Dier just watched it quietly.
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