CH 127

A letter came to Laura.

She picked up the letter from the door and opened the envelope.

The content was not much.

He said that he was disappointed that he had not been able to meet Philina, and that he was very surprised that he had only just heard about Ariel’s affair.

Amy and Gabriel had an argument, but it didn’t seem to last as long as they thought.

In Laura’s eyes, Amy had a patient face because she didn’t want to get into a big fight.

Also, with regard to Leone, which Philina was most curious about, she said that no matter how much she wandered through the forest, she could not find a single ant, and just as she was about to return to the mansion with Enoch, she found a suspicious person.

She couldn’t see his face because he was wearing a black mask, but he said he felt caught off guard when he told him that the man who had gifted the sword to the dark-haired man had sent it to him, as Philina had said.

But he had told chief that he was going to tell Laura, and then he had just disappeared.

He said he was very confused as to what to do because he hadn’t asked for the family’s name, and asked if he should visit the white grove again and ask how Filina would go to meet him.

And Filina replied that she didn’t have to.

After all, Leone would know her family.

However, he would have hesitated to approach Pilina.

Rumors were already circulating at the academy about Leone. Maybe he was the one who hurt Carmen.

Of course, even that was quickly buried by Weaver’s statement that Carmen was trying to steal the potentiation.

Leone wouldn’t know that.

What’s more, in the case of Philina, she even witnessed him confront Carmen firsthand.

He wouldn’t have dared to predict what she would think of me under these circumstances.

No matter how much Philina helped him escape.

But if Laura and Enoch tell me that Philina has found him, Leone will certainly arrange a meeting without difficulty.

So I told Laura to keep an eye out for the letter arriving at the mansion.

After putting the letter to Duke Debussy in the mailbox, Filina went to her next class.

This time it was a lesson with the 2nd Templars, and it was a training exercise to catch monsters in the Wind Forest.

It was said that the higher the water supply, the higher the score.

Regardless of the number of monsters, the instructor said that the total score would be calculated based solely on the number of points, and only one of the 1st and 2nd Knights would be awarded points for each team.

One by one, the cadets were seen dispersing and entering the forest of the winds.

Bessie, who had been waving to Philina from a distance, also ran with the other cadets into the Wind Forest.

But most of the 1st Knights were walking at a leisurely pace. In between, Philina was naturally sandwiched as well.

Philina, who was walking looking ahead, suddenly frowned.

“Since when did you take the seat next to me?”

I asked Henry, who was walking with her casually. Then he opened his mouth with a sad face.

“Do you feel uncomfortable walking with me?”

“…… It’s not particularly comfortable.”

At her answer, Henry said with a small smile.

“I’m not comfortable with Sir Debussy either, but… but I’d still like to be by her side.”

He was embarrassed, as if he were telling a great secret. Filina was looking at Henry with a look of utter incomprehension.

Then he saw a cadet approaching him and pretending to be friendly.

“Lord Argeny! Can I come with you? After all, it would be more advantageous to have a team for this kind of training!”

Henry, who had drawn a smile at Philina, turned to the side with his eyebrows furrowed.

“Do you want to come with me as a team?”

In response to his plain question, the cadet nodded his head sharply, as if to ask something obvious.

“Absolutely. I don’t think there’s anybody here who doesn’t want to team up with Sir Argeny.”

Henry said in a muffled voice.

“Well, I don’t know. Sir Debussy doesn’t seem to have much desire to team up with me.”

Filina, who was walking with her eyes straight ahead, glanced at Henry, who heard my name out of nowhere.

His gaze, too, turned to Philina for a moment, and then quickly returned to the cadet.

“Moreover, if I form a team, I don’t gain anything.”

At Henry’s words, the cadet narrowed his brow to see if he was offended.

“What do you say, Lord Argeni? When you form a team, you help each other to achieve greater results!”

“But you’re not as good as I am.”

It was an arrogant voice.

Nevertheless, the undeniable fact made the cadet bite his bottom lip.

But Henry continued slowly, as if he hadn’t finished talking yet.

“He’s not faster than me, he doesn’t know how to handle mana, and he doesn’t have much defense.”

At his words, the cadet blurted out:

“Isn’t Sir Argeny so good! He’s incomparable!”

“But with what confidence did you approach me to join the team?”

Henry said with a graceful smile.

Filina, who was watching from the sidelines, laughed.

The sentences that came out of his mouth and his facial expressions did not match.

To disregard people with such a noble face.

I usually use the word unlucky in this case.

Finally, the cadet said nothing and walked past Henry.

Henry’s face staring at his back was calm.

Then he turned his head to see if he felt Philina’s gaze and made eye contact with her.

He looked down at Pilina with a face he didn’t know what he was thinking, and carefully removed his lips.

“…… I know of a place in this vicinity where there are a lot of monsters.”

Henry, who said that, asked with a slightly nervous face.

“May I show you Sir Debussy?”

The topic of taking me to a place full of monsters had a hint of awkwardness, as if someone was asking me out on a date.

Filina said with a small smile.

“Where are the monsters?”

At her question, Henry immediately moved his steps to the side and held out his hand to Philina through the overgrown bushes.

Then he turned to her and said excuses:

“It’s not particularly selfless, the terrain is dangerous.”

But I wanted to ask why the tips of my ears were red.

When you hold his hand, it completely changes the direction the cadets are walking.

Then you will have to move alone with Henry.

Filina moved her gaze for a moment, staring silently at his hand.

The empty mind had no power.

Philina took Henry’s hand with an expressionless face.

Then his large palm clasped Philina’s hand tightly, and he naturally drew her towards him.

A cool breeze blew.

The fragrant woody scent pricked the tip of my nose.

As Henry and I walked forward through the bushes, a beginner monster immediately popped out.

Henry shoved a stone that was rolling on the floor with his shoe, and immediately kicked it at the monster.

It hit exactly where the demon came to the rescue, and Henry didn’t bother to pick up the fallen novice monster.

It was as if he had cleared away the stones that stood in his way.

With him, he went further through the bushes, and this time a mid-range monster of enormous size appeared.

Henry drew his sword with the other hand.

In the meantime, he hadn’t let go of his grip on Philina.

As the demon rushed towards Henry, his huge long sword struck him in a smooth curve and struck him in one fell swoop.

However, unlike the bastard he had faced before, the monster did not fall down immediately, and he used his nimble body movements to distance himself from Henry.

This time, however, his movements were somehow stunning.

Even as the demon was about to attack, an unusually slow movement was noticeable.

On the other hand, Philina’s hand was still firm.

She looked at Henry, frowning.

The monster was seen running on all fours with a strange cry.

Sharp nails scratched Henry’s forearms, but he was a step late.

Eventually, the worse Philina pulled out her sword and stabbed him near the heart.

The monster fell without much resistance.

Philina asked, forcing Henry’s hand away.

“Why didn’t you just attack properly?”

At her question, Henry muttered, averting his eyes awkwardly.

“…… No. I did the right thing.”

At his words, Filina snorted, as if she had heard something absurd.

“That was the right attack? Are you kidding me now?”

Then Henry looked at her with an embarrassed look on his face, and then opened his mouth slowly.

“…… I’m also a human being, so sometimes my attacks slow down depending on my physical condition. Of course, you can make mistakes.”

Henry seemed to be shooting it off in his own way, but it was a bit awkward to Philina’s eyes.

She looked at Henry pathetically, then shifted her gaze to his left arm.

His uniform had been torn off in the shape of a fingernail. It was because he had been attacked by a demon.

There was a clear red blood stain on his skin, which was faintly visible.

I was even more dumbfounded when I saw it.

Could you make mistakes?

It’s barely against a mid-level monster?

Does it make sense that just yesterday, a human who killed a high-level research demon that was difficult to control at the military academy in one fell swoop was only wounded by a mid-level demon?

She couldn’t understand what the hell Henry was thinking.

Then it was suspicious that Henry’s eyes glanced at Philina’s reaction.

It was annoying to see him frowning at the wound from time to time, as if it hurt.

…… You didn’t hurt yourself on purpose, did you?

Philina let out a small sigh and tugged at the sleeve of his robe to make Henry sit down on a large rock.

He looked at Philina with a puzzled face.

She sat down next to Henry and carefully placed her hand on his blood-stained forearm.

A warm aura was being transmitted to his flesh.

The wounds inflicted by the sharp fingernails began to sprout new flesh and slowly fill in the gaps.

Henry asked, looking surprised.

“Isn’t this …, divine power?”

At his question, Filina nodded her head inconsequentially.

“Exactly.”

“…… Since when did you have this power?”

Henry lowered his gaze to look at her fingertips on my arms.

“Of course, whenever Sir Debussy handled his sword, I sometimes felt a strange power, but……”

At Henry’s words, she said with a small smile.

“It’s a force that really doesn’t suit me, does it?”

Then he replied with a frown.

“No, I don’t think that.”

At the sound of his low voice, Philina looked up for a moment and made eye contact with Henry.

He raised his lips softly and spoke in a clear voice.

“Divine power is often thought of as a clear, clean force, but in fact, the strength of mind and insight within it is the most representative characteristic of a fuse.”

“…….”

“So it’s a force that fits Sir Debussy better than anyone else.”

Henry’s eyes curved pretty.

Philina’s face sank dryly as she looked at him.