The Golden Sun of the Academy

Chapter 98

For Isabel (3)

I watched the bloody battle in the middle of the palace garden.

When Ivan first appeared in the hall, Lee Yoo-ra thought he was just an Ain with a similar feeling to Golden Sun.

Right, right before he raises his sword.

The duel between Count Alfonso and Ivan, who had the title of Adria’s first sword, was like sweet rain from a dry sky to her.

Originally, the most interesting things to see are Buddhist scriptures and water viewing.

Lastly, isn’t there a saying about watching a fight?

In a cramped situation where he could possess Isabel and not be able to do anything according to his will, such a thrilling duel was the kind of thing that would intrigue Lee Yu-ra.

There, in case you don’t know.

Maybe you’ll get a sudden realization while watching the duel?

That’s why I felt something strange as the duel called Reason, which I was immersed in watching, progressed.

At first, it followed the usual battle style.

Ivan’s sword, which fought hard against the kingdom’s first sword, was distinctive.

It was because he even preoccupied an advantageous position with swordsmanship that made full use of his physical characteristics.

However, as time went on, Lee Yoo-ra received two feelings at the same time from his swordsmanship.

One was something I could understand, and the other was something I had never experienced before.

The first was familiarity.

The reason I felt familiar was simple.

The swordsmanship that Ivan performed right in front of her eyes was something she had seen so much.

“That… … ?”

her season.

Excluding the direct descendents of the systematically educated Lee family, there is only one person who can unfold it because the description is so difficult.

“What’s wrong with Isabel?”

“… … it’s nothing.”

“so?”

King Leopold turned to Lee Yu-ra, who muttered quietly.

She silently shook her head.

The king also immediately turned his gaze to the front.

it’s golden sun

It was clear that the one who was fighting bloody battle right in front of him was Golden Sun.

If it wasn’t for him, there was no way he could unleash the sword of death so freely.

found.

At this moment, I was sure that it was the reason for looking at the bloody battle with shining eyes.

If not him, who else could use that swordsmanship in this world?

That’s why I was looking at Ivan, no, the golden sun with a much more comfortable mind.

however… … .

There was something strange about the sword of the golden sun.

It was the cutthroat I had always seen.

It always felt the same, familiar and not burdensome.

Why am I so sad looking at his sword?

It’s sad enough to be engraved in your soul.

It feels like my heart is being torn apart.

It’s painful like dying.

To the point where I can’t breathe and I’m struggling to breathe.

The sword of the golden sun says.

love.

However, what is contained in it.

it is sadness

The swordsmanship that sings of sadness is also moderate.

The cut off is clear.

His swordsmanship was pitiful.

It was swung to cut off sadness, not life.

Her grip on the hem of the dress suddenly became stronger.

I opened my hand in surprise at the feeling of a foreign body in my mouth, and when I opened my hand, the dress that had been hanging down softly was full of wrinkles and a mess.

It was as if a heart was squeezed out of her chest, as if it projected a painful chest.

Lee Yoo-ra felt sadness as he saw the golden sun swinging his sword in a fit of emotion.

It was the first time I realized that even a sword can contain emotions.

why.

It’s just swordsmanship.

Can you contain your feelings like that?

Her eyes tingled and she felt something hot running down her cheek.

He raised his hand, swept it up, and brought it in front of his eyes.

The pure white gloves he lifted up were marked with light gray spots.

Ivan’s appearance is blurry, perhaps because of his blurry vision.

The image of him wielding the sword was superimposed on the golden sun.

and.

before coming to this world.

I remembered what Taeyang had said.

The words he uttered at the end of the fight were meaningful and short, but they remained in her memory.

The moment he uttered those words, Golden Sun’s eyes scanned the air.

At that time, Golden Sun seemed to be trying hard to pretend to be calm. I had to see why.

His remorse contained in his last words.

‘Don’t be swayed by emotions.’

To pass it off as mere passing words, the words are so intense that I wonder how Taeyang Geum, who is still only a high school student, has such feelings.

I had never seen anyone my age with such dark gray emotions.

After saying that, Golden Sun is now moving his sword, swayed by emotion.

That’s why it caught my eye even more.

He didn’t even seem to feel uncomfortable with Ivan, who was possessed like himself.

The duel was nearing its end, and the moment when the golden sun was about to strike the final blow at Alfonso, who was covered in blood.

A word that cut the pulse stopped Ivan’s sword.

“Let it go there. Count Hrabach.”

The owner of the voice was right next to Lee Yu-ra.

King Leopold narrowed his eyes and looked down at the Alfonso arena with a complicated gaze.

“majesty-! I can still fight.”

“no. It’s already over.”

“majesty-!!!”

“I commend you for not using magic to the end for the sake of honor.”

“Then why… … !”

Leopold stared at Alfonso looking up at him with a cold gaze.

He shut his mouth, perhaps feeling the chill in his eyes.

The king’s eyes watching the situation were eyes that had already calculated.

“Stop disappointing me with your ugliness. Alfonso ‘The Captain’. Are you rebelling against the ruling of the king?”

At the point the king stopped, interest plummeted.

Ivan quietly passed the sword to the young boy behind him, and Alfonso lowered his head.

“The winner is out. Does anyone object to this?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“… … doesn’t exist.”

“Yes Count Hrabach. Do you have anything to say as a winner?”

At the king’s words, Ivan closed his eyes for a moment.

I didn’t know what he was thinking.

With the victory in this duel, everyone listened to what he would ask of Count Alfonso.

Shall we bring out something related to the Royal Knights?

Shall we be greedy for the title of the greatest swordsman?

Shall we ask for the cession of some of our estates?

There were so many cards Ivan could pull out here.

His tightly closed mouth opened and his closed eyes opened.

His eyes were focused only on one person.

“I want to dedicate the victory in this duel to Princess Isabel.”

“hahahaha… … , okay? You mean that? Isabelle. Will you accept it?”

“… … yes. Any victory he gives.”

A pleasant low-pitched voice resounded in the quiet garden.

Leopold’s hardened expression melted away as if snow had melted.

As Ivan approached the podium, he briefly kissed Lee Yoo-ra on the back of his hand and returned to his seat.

Contrary to Alfonso, who clenched his teeth to make his molars shatter, Ivan, who went back, simply complained to the king.

“Today’s party will end here. The Lords look at each other’s work and want you to prepare for tomorrow’s banquet.”

The banquet ended and the crowd began to disperse.

Lee Yu-ra sighed from the top of the podium and stepped down to move to her room in the main palace.

I’m trying to be fun at best. The damn king stopped it there as if he didn’t notice.

It must be a waste to be the faithful dog of the royal family.

Someone was caught in Lee Yoo-ra’s field of vision as she was about to enter the castle after passing through the garden.

Standing at the entrance, I caught a glimpse of the gold that was hanging around.

Ivan… … ? No, is it the golden sun?

I was going to go find it anyway, but it went well.

It wasn’t just one or two questions.

That’s why I came close.

“ah… … , Isabelle. I was waiting for you.”

It was Fernando who was wandering around the entrance of the castle looking for someone.

As soon as I saw Lee Yoo-ra walking, I narrowed my eyes as I saw him smiling brightly.

In the duel, Lee Yoo-ra, who was running while looking at Ivan’s sword, cooled down as soon as she saw him.

But on the contrary, Isabel’s heart started beating.

Rather, it increased Lee Yoo-ra’s rejection.

more bloated I feel sick to my stomach.

“… … What happened?”

“An hour later, could you just come out to the garden again?”

“yes? The party is long over, so why go there at that time… … ?”

“I have something I want to tell you. The king came earlier and I couldn’t tell you.”

He looked nervous as he looked around as he spoke.

I’m too busy to meet Geum Taeyang, but what is he saying now?

“that… … .”

The moment you cut it off and try to convey the words of rejection.

“I will hear the answer in the garden. Surely, will you come out?”

He cut off Lee Yu-ra’s words to answer and hurriedly left his seat.

“i’ll wait?”

I caught a glimpse of fear in his eyes as he walked away.

Looking at the back of his head, Lee Yu-ra sighed in amazement.

As he disappeared from sight, the uneasy beating heart calmed down again.

If I don’t go out, will you go back?

Returning to her room, she took off her cumbersome dress and went out dressed lightly, while being waited on by the ladies-in-waiting.

As she hurriedly walked, her destination was one destination.

Ivan, no, I moved my feet aiming at the annex where the golden sun was located.

In her mind, the promise to Fernando had already faded away.

* * *

Around the time Lee Yu-ra was heading to the Golden Sun’s dorm.

Fernando looked up at the pitch-dark night sky in the messy garden in the aftermath of the duel.

Originally, I hadn’t intended to be in such a hurry.

Isabel, who lived almost confined in the royal castle, thought that she was the closest person, and she had a relationship that had been built up since she was a child.

He thought he couldn’t surpass himself no matter what stones rolled in, but the reality was different.

The fact that Fernando felt impatient now proved that.

The anxiety that started in the hall was amplified several times thanks to Isabel’s reaction when she saw Alfonso and Ivan facing swords.

‘Since when did Isabelle become interested in duels?’ I asked myself, but there was no information.

And insecurity became the catalyst the moment Ivan gave victory to Isabel, striking Fernando.

Nervously, he bit the tip of his fingernail.

The closer the appointment time approached, the stronger the bite.

– Quick!

“ah… … .”

Blood flowed from the deeply cut fingernails. The fishy smell of blood and the salty iron taste lingered in my mouth.

He took his hand away from his mouth in a sharp pain.

I looked at my hand, which was dripping red blood.

Looking at the blood staining his fingertips as if possessed, Fernando remembered his brothers who had gone before him.

The first older brother who was stupid but kind.

Contrary to his docile personality, he showed excellent domestic affairs skills, so he was praised for his sense of goodwill from the time he was crown prince.

But now it’s already been in the ground for a long time.

The second older brother who was cheerful and always full of enthusiasm.

When he rose to the vacant position of crown prince with the support of the military for his outstanding military talent and speech. It was evaluated that he would lead the kingdom’s heyday and become a conquering monarch.

His coffin was nailed by Fernando himself.

When the blood flowing along the thumb enters the mouth.

I clenched my fist and bloomed.

The open palms are red with blood.

I thought I had it off by now… … .

Even when I accepted the first brother’s head.

Even the moment when I put a cloth over my second brother’s face.

As now, there was blood on his hands.

The first brother believed me until the end, and he left laughing even at the last moment.

Really, he can’t be a stupid older brother.

On the other hand, the second brother suffered quite a bit.

I remembered the curse he had shouted until the last moment when he was choking and his face was dyed purple and he was shaking his hands and feet.