The Golden Sun of the Academy

Episode 56

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The place I headed toward was outside the stadium.

When people came out of the arena, the cramped feeling disappeared and cold air entered the lungs.

There was no reason to be here anymore as long as I knew the core keyword of ‘executor’.

Originally, it would have required a huge amount of labor to find a hideout that changes according to the keyword, but now that I know the keyword of the guy called ‘Shadow’, I can skip a lot of work.

As long as you know that the time of self-destruction is the final, there is no need to overdo it.

Tomorrow is the first day of the preliminaries, and if I get injured because of unnecessary friction with him, it will only cost me.

Chevalier puts his hand on the nape of his neck and starts to sweat, probably because of the long golden hair tied behind his back in the arena, which is sweltering with body heat.

Now I have to break up with the kids and go in.

“I’ve seen Gyeonggi-do too, but I’ll go back now.”

“Are you going to the dormitory? That’s what you say, don’t you count elsewhere?”

“Even if I go, where will I go… … . You can go in and wipe your feet and go to sleep.”

“what are you saying… … , That’s superficial. It’s too much.”

She took her eyes off the frowning Chevalier and turned to Anya.

Anya, who was tiptoeing a protruding sidewalk block, spoke softly to me.

“Taeyang, if you have time, do you want to go to the outhouse with me? I heard that the outer side is in the midst of a festival right now.”

“Tomorrow is the first day of the preliminaries. No matter how comfortable you are, you still have to go in and take care of your condition.”

“… … is it?”

After hearing what I said, Anya was depressed, and the Chevalier next to her cleared her throat.

“Hmm, hmm… … . Then you’re really going in, right?”

The search inside the stadium must have been quite arduous, but Chevalier did not hide a sense of liberation, but a tinge of doubt remained in it.

You must have had a hard time today. Well, that’s why he’s so hung up on him. what can i do

No matter how much I pretended to be an adult, something creeped up inside me when I was looking at the transparent Chevalier.

Where did you get this feeling? Ah, it feels like when you make barley rice to your young nephew and never give it.

I asked the other way around, while thrusting my face into Chevalier.

“If you’re going to leak somewhere else, are you going to follow me?”

Chevalier, who noticed the teasing, threw his head back as much as I approached and glared at me fiercely.

“Just go in, wipe your feet and go to sleep.”

* * *

Morning comes even if you twist the chicken head. That’s how the morning of the first day of our team’s preliminaries was bright.

I got out of the dormitory and headed towards the main building.

Walk past the main building for a few minutes. Even though it was early in the morning because it was game season, there were still many people.

It’s only a preliminary round. How many people will come if we go to the finals? Thinking about this and that, I entered the arena.

In the meantime, I took a student ID and headed to the audience, but not today. As soon as you enter, approach the information desk and ask the guide beyond the glass door.

“I am a contestant in the preliminary round today. Where is the waiting room?”

“See that corner over there? If you go back there… … .”

When I went as the guide guided me, I saw the team members already there and in the process of maintenance. I looked at the sundial, but it’s still not too late.

Rather, it was more leisurely.

Even Kang-hyeok, who was squeamish during the meeting, was already there.

Dude, I’ve been waiting for you.

These are the guys I gathered, but I made a good team once.

Andrew is wearing a blue uniform from nowhere and is fixing the gauntlets on his fists.

Kang Hyuk sits down and puts a sword right next to him, engrossed in texting with someone.

Looks like you’ve finally got your Ego Sword.

what… … , It’s late, but where is the best one? It’s good if you don’t run around in strange places.

It is good news to see team members improve. It’s even more appreciated if it’s a sword among weapons.

Because it is easy to borrow.

If you’re in a hurry later, I’ll use egoal.

Then, all of a sudden, I had a question.

If it was an ego sword, there would be an ego. How would you react if I, not the owner, were forced to lift it?

do you want to rebel? Or will you accept and obey?

My mouth is watering because I’m curious about this.

When I take my eyes off Kanghyuk and turn to the other side, Anya is there.

Anya was wearing her school uniform as usual, but she had a pistol holster attached to her white thighs.

With a green AWM on his back and an AK standing next to him, he smiled when he found me while working on a shovel in the magazine.

“Taeyang, are you here?”

“Oh, come. Did you bring everything I said?”

“Of course not.”

I said to Anya and sat down on a chair in the corner of the waiting room.

“Sun, yo.”

Andrew comes up to me and gives me a fist. I also reached out my fist and hit it.

“Are you in good shape?”

“It is the best.”

Andrew smiled, showing all his white teeth.

Kanghyuk glanced at me, paused to say hello, then buried his head in his phone again.

Seeing that he is so focused, he must be texting with the sky.

And lastly, Chevalier is wearing a bright smile, as if yesterday’s fatigue had been wiped away while sleeping.

“Are you here? Did you go well yesterday?”

“Uh, thanks… … .”

For a moment, the eyes of the waiting room were focused in this direction. Even Kang Hyuk, who was expected to be texting with Kang Ha-neul, was so focused that he looked away for a moment.

“… … no, you?”

“Oh, me too. But the sun yesterday was fun how were you?”

At Anya’s answer, Kanghyuk’s expression immediately softened, and his eyes trembled.

What… … ?

“Well, it was fine.”

While answering Anya, I looked at Chevalier, who was dressed differently than usual.

Chevalier wore shiny plate armor all over his body, and in one hand he was holding a flagpole bent at an angle so it wouldn’t touch the ceiling.

The plate armor she wore was that of a complete knight with gauntlets and sabaton, as if she would not allow exposure at all, but the helmet, waist, and joints were empty.

She was wearing a nun’s uniform under the plate armor, and the black cloth was visible through the empty joints.

“Does the armor look good?”

At my words, Chevalier raised her arm and carefully stroked the plywood on her forearm with the other hand.

“It’s a specially made armor selected as an international student, so of course it has to be good.”

“Ah, is this Jeanne d’Arc’s armor?”

“Yes, you knew.”

“When you come to study abroad, you talk like that on the news. There will be no one who doesn’t know.”

“but… … , I guess so.”

After the conversation with Chevalier, we spent time chatting without much happening except for the staff who came to check the number of people in our team.

And from the speakers hanging from the ceiling, ‘Weeing.’ I heard a working sound.

-Ahh. We will guide you to the number of people in the waiting room. Teams that are ready will follow the staff’s guidance and come up to the stadium. We will guide you once again. ready… … .

At the same time as the broadcast, the door to the waiting room burst open, and the staff who checked the number of people came back in.

“Is there anything wrong, kids? Has anyone had a problem in the meantime?”

“doesn’t exist.”

To his words, I responded as a representative. At my answer, he clapped his hands and roused everyone around.

“If not, let’s go.”

Under his guidance, we headed down the corridor to the arena stage. As I passed by, I noticed the staff busily walking around.

Andrew, who was walking next to me, whispered to me as I passed through the hallway.

“Taeyang, I really respect you. Anya and Chevalier at the same time… … .”

When I looked at Andrew in bewilderment, he winked and gave a thumbs up as if he knew everything.

After passing through the door with Andrew’s smile and entering the arena, I see a familiar sight.

It’s a background that I’ve seen countless times in the game.

* * *

Kanghyuk grabbed the handle of the sword at his waist.

‘Why is there no response even though it’s an ego sword?’

If it was an ego sword, there must have been a response from a built-in personality or a soul, but the current white sword was no different from a well-refined long sword.

‘I shouldn’t be like this.’

Kang-hyeok’s stomach burned because Haneul said he was coming to watch today’s game.

If anything, I wanted to show a good side of myself, but if this happens, isn’t it a joke?

‘There… … .’

As Haneul’s older brother. Chevalier, no, the conversation that Taeyang was having was so meaningful that it bothered me.

Whether you know his complex state of mind or not, the entrance to the stadium is getting closer and closer, and you come out of the door… … .

The surroundings seen from inside the stadium were overwhelming, unlike those seen from the audience.

When I saw the stadium as a spectator, it felt a little small, but when I looked up from the bottom, it was so grand.

Thousands of spectators seemed to be all looking at him.

“and… … . That’s great.”

“Iknow, right.”

“It’s no joke.”

His teammates, and even Chevalier, France’s top prospect, were amazed at how overwhelmed they were by the sight. Only Golden Sun, as if he was accustomed to it, was walking forward casually.

‘… … It’s bold.’

The inside of the stadium, which seemed small, was so wide, and it seemed that it would take a long time to go to the end even with the strengthened body of an Awakener.

‘Shin X, why are you trying to die here? Is he only a guy like that?’

Against the surrounding background and his imposing attitude, Kang Hyuk comforted himself, who was trying to shrink involuntarily. After putting my mind together, I felt more at ease.

The opposing team, which seemed small in the distance, was also busy looking around to see if it was the same.

– Beep. Ahh. Please move to the center of the players.

Hearing the sound of the mic resonating, Kang Hyuk clenched his sword handle tightly and stretched out his chest as he walked forward.

Kang Hyuk recalled the emotions he felt at the last meeting.

Geum Taeyang’s attitude is that he is trying to take care of himself, but he is not sure what to do because he lacks the ability.

I know there’s no malice, but I couldn’t help feeling offended.

‘okay. Rather, let’s try it. Isn’t that what I’ve been playing all this time?’

Even though he said he lacked talent, he never neglected training after entering the school.

Morning training before class is basic, and even after class, I gradually raised my confidence by recalling the memory of living almost buried in the training ground.

‘The opponent, like us, is a 5-man team… … . As Geum Taeyang said, a standard combination team.’

In the words of Taeyang Geum, he said that it was definitely not a difficult opponent. Thinking so, the will to fight that had subsided came back to life.

Step by step, the opposing team got closer and closer, and the dim figure grew bigger and bigger.

1 tank, 2 melee dealers, 1 ranged dealer, 1 healer.

A combination that is versatile and well-balanced overall.

As they walked like that, the members of both teams gathered in the center of the stadium before they knew it, and 5 different people and 5 people faced each other.

Kanghyuk looked at the opponent in front of him.

This is a 2m tall male student who wants to be a high school student.

The boy in front of him, probably acting as a tank, put down a huge parma (a large rectangular shield) on the floor with a ‘thud’ and looked down at Kanghyeok.

To relieve tension, Kanghyuk took a deep breath.

And when he glanced sideways, Geum Taeyang twisted the corner of his mouth and looked down at the opponent standing in front of him.

Looking at the proud and bold golden sun, Kang Hyuk thought.

‘okay… … . I can do it.’

Kanghyuk twisted the corners of his mouth sharply at the giant looking down at him.

At the same time, the white sword in Kanghyuk’s hand began to flicker slowly.