* * *

Lua was facing Hailey Baroun with a wooden sword.

“Be careful not to hurt each other.”

Instructor Diana Farrenhal’s nonchalant voice was heard, but Lua did not lose her concentration and slowly examined Hailey’s movements.

“I’m counting on you.”

Hailey, who owes her heart to Philip, bowed slightly to Lua with an awkward expression. Seeing this, the students tilted their heads.

‘To think that the son of the Marquis bowed his head to the commoners… ?’

No matter how close they were to Dalian, it was hard to happen, so it was natural for the students to gossip.

“Thank you for accepting Dalian. Haley.”

When Lua smiled and said that, a smile briefly crossed Haley’s lips, but it quickly disappeared. He had sparred with many opponents throughout his life, but it was the first time he had ever seen such a bright opponent.

‘Attack the kid who smiles like that?’

An innocent and cute face that makes you feel guilty just for pointing a wooden sword at it.

Haley bit her lip and braced herself. Even if it seems like he can’t kill even a single ant, let alone black like that, he’s a student who shows a terrifying growth trend among first-year students these days.

“okay. The seon-gong will yield.”

“huh!”

When Hayley said that she would give up the first attack, Lua nodded and looked at Hayley’s gaps.

Philip watched Lua and Hailey fight with a tense expression.

‘There’s still a big difference in level.’

Although Lua’s talent is said to be incomprehensible, Hailey Baroun is also one of the geniuses of her time. Hailey, who had been training with the sword since she was a toddler, could not be matched by the current Lua.

Currently, Hailey was at a slightly lower level than most instructors.

“… .”

Lua’s eyes changed. I couldn’t find any gaps in Hayley. Lua had no choice but to choose the technique she used to play with Philip.

Taking a big step forward, Haley raised her wooden sword to counter Lua’s attack.

At that moment, Lua’s center of gravity shifted greatly to the left. It looked like it was about to make a big attack.

‘… huh?’

But her toes and gaze were strange. Lua’s eyes were on the nape of Hailey’s right neck, and her toes were aiming at her left side.

It was a fake with a level of perfection that could never come out at the level of Lua.

However, at the last moment, Lua, who had lost her concentration a little, stopped moving and Haley barely responded.

“Kyaaak!”

The moment the two wooden swords collided, Lua screamed and let go of the wooden sword.

Philip jumped up and snatched the wooden sword that was about to fly away.

“Gwa, are you okay?”

Hailey, who had no intention of hurting Lua, approached Lua in embarrassment. Lua covered her tingling palms and shed tears.

“I’m okay… .”

She said that, but her expression looked very painful, so Hailey gulped and looked at Phillip.

Phillip unknowingly glared at Hayley, then quickly averted his gaze. It didn’t seem like Hayley did it on purpose.

Instead, there were two girls glaring at Hailey. It was Olivia and Anise.

“stop. Dalian is over. Instructor Oswald, please check to see if any students are injured, and the rest of the students prepare to take the professor’s class.”

“yes! Instructor!”

At this point where the end of the first semester of the first year was visible, the discipline of the students was quite well established. In fact, Philip hadn’t done much, and Diana Farrenhal had taken control of the children.

As Instructor Diana led the children toward the classroom, Philip approached Lua and examined her hand.

“Let me see your hand.”

“yes… .”

Lua’s palms were slightly swollen from the crash. It didn’t matter because this was a minor injury, but the problem was that there was a small tree thorn stuck in it.

“Hey… .”

Philip almost laughed when he saw Lua’s expression. No way, Lua, who had been playing on the mountain since she was a little girl, couldn’t have suffered a more serious injury than this.

She was acting both rude and childish at the same time.

It wasn’t a bad thing. Because it was a story that almost all of the dependence on the twins Luen and the person who took care of him, called ‘Uncle’, was transferred to Philip.

It was polite to be tricked by such a cute trick.

“It must have hurt a lot.”

Philip removed the thorn from Lua’s palm and washed the wound thoroughly with water from the canteen. Then, when I cut off a little bit of the bandage I had on hand and wrapped it around, the treatment was over.

“… I think Hailey is too strong. Instructor.”

Lua seemed a little discouraged. Philip smiled and stroked her hair.

“That kid has been holding a sword since he started to walk, so of course. You’ve only been learning the sword for a few months, haven’t you? It’s rather strange that you win. But if you had been a little calmer, I think Hailey would have been greatly embarrassed.”

“I hate that. Haley is a friend.”

“But you want to win, don’t you?”

“That’s true… .”

Philip could not resolve the self-contradiction she was going through. After taking Lua to the classroom, he went to Instructor Diana.

“I think I should go to the Faculty of Magic for a while.”

At Philip’s words, Instructor Diana smiled and looked at Philip with a calm gaze.

“Are you going to see that instructor from the Faculty of Magic? Rumor has it that the two of you are seeing each other often these days. I asked an instructor at the Faculty of Magic I know, and I heard that it is very beautiful.”

“hahahaha, it seems like we’re the same age, so it’s not like everyone else. It’s true that she and I are close friends, but it’s not what you think.”

In response to Philip’s answer, Instructor Diana made a sly expression.

“I mean, that’s how everyone started. Whoops.”

‘I wasn’t originally a character like this.’

“I will tell Felicia that someone called and went, so please meet her.”

When Instructor Diana said that, Philip nodded.

“thank you.”

* * *

Philip opened the door of the faculty dormitory where Priscilla was staying without knocking.

It was because Privia had warned her not to knock as it was annoying to answer. Because she participated in the night experiment all night last night, she was off work today.

“hello. Freevia.”

At Philip’s greeting, a voice dripping with the dragon’s annoyance returned.

“What else?”

Suddenly Philip thought he should play a joke on her.

“I want to see Privia-nim. Can’t we?”

Freevia, who was lying in bed, jumped up.

“You cheeky kid has finally lost his fear. Do I look like a leisurely enough person to meet you freely just because I miss you?”

It sounded like an angry voice, but Philip somehow sensed that it wasn’t sincere. Privia threw her messy dark blue hair back over her shoulder and glared at Philip.

“… It’s true that you’re not busy, honestly.”

When Philip hit the point, Privia slightly avoided his gaze.

“Hmm, no. I’m busy enough. So, did you really come to see me innocently?”

“No, I came because I wanted to tell you something and ask you something.”

Freevia was a dragon who did not hesitate to lend her knowledge and wisdom even if she did not directly help her. Besides, she seemed to be subtly enjoying Philip’s reliance on her.

“First of all, when summer vacation starts next week, I plan to get the leaves of the world tree from the place where the elves live. One of my friends has a merchant, and he says he’s leaving for Elpenia Forest.”

“Those arrogant people will not carelessly give away the leaves of the World Tree, which they value more than their lives, so it would be right to visit them in person. But even if you go yourself, there’s no guarantee they’ll give it to you.”

Freevia was in trouble for a moment.

‘I’m starting to feel frustrated, so should I help you?’

The growth of Philip, who was caught up in the incidents around him, was frustrating.

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“It’s good if it’s Elpenia Forest. The dragon that protects the elves there is an old friend of mine, so it should be easy to get if I go with you.”

Philip asked in surprise.

“Are you saying you’re going with me? This has already been promised, so you can’t move to the portal at once. It takes about two days to move by carriage. And in fact, there are some entanglements in this ascension.”

Freevia tilted her head.

“Is it tangled up? What are you talking about?”

“That’s it… … .”

As Philip slowly explained the structure of the successor to Youssef Company and the expected clashes in the upcoming trip, Privia’s eyes began to become more and more lively.

‘what? A secret struggle between the successors of the upper chamber?’

It was an event that Freevia, who was thirsty for dramatic stimulation, could not stand it.

She suppressed the rising anticipation and shook her hand as if it was nothing.

“That is fine. Do you really think I would care about that?”

“no. Things between humans are no big deal to a powerful dragon.”

Philip replied with a bitter smile. It wasn’t that I didn’t particularly dislike going with Freevia. In a way, she was close to her master, but she wasn’t a difficult person to deal with.

Acting with her was more comfortable than uncomfortable. She was the type to act on her own when something was frustrating. Of course, if it wasn’t frustrating, I would never go first.

“Oh, and I got these this morning.”

Philip pulled something out of his bosom. It was a letter with crooked writing and a water-colored marble the size of two fingers.

The content of the letter was one line.

First name: Nida – ㅠNa write ㅁ

It felt like a reflection written by a five-year-old child.

A sentence written phonetically in a common language, which is a phonetic alphabet.

Philip knew roughly that the person who wrote this letter was the fairy Yuna. However, he did not know what the water-colored beads were for, so he came to Freevia.

“Hoo.”

Receiving the marble, Privia let out an exclamation unlike hers. It was something that even she could not easily see.

“… What is this bead?”

“This is part of the nucleus that makes up the fairy b*tch. It seems that I was in a hurry to pass this on. In terms of humans, you can think of it as removing one third of the heart and giving it over.”

‘Was I too harsh?’

Hearing that, Philip thought for a moment that he might have been too harsh on her, but it only helped him to realize again that it wasn’t that bad at all.

‘I made a somersault by stripping the princess naked, but if I was scolded that much, it would have been cheap.’

“Then what can I do with it?”

“You can do a lot. The only thing that will help you right now is to strengthen your ego sword.”

“Eh? You mean Neria?”

Freevia nodded.

“Originally, there are many similarities between the birth of a fairy and an ego sword. Because both of them are egos waking up from some phenomenon. Fairies are born from natural phenomena, and ego swords are born from the actions of humans and other higher creatures. If you melt that bead and allow it to permeate your sword, your ego sword’s ego will become more solid, and you will also be able to awaken other powers.”

‘Your ego is getting stronger? More than now?’

Philip hesitated for a moment at this point.

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