There Are Too Many Bugs in the Academy

Episode 18

7. I hate the butterfly effect (3)

Bernax looked at the swordsman standing in front of him. Although he was walking indifferently, he could get a glimpse of the anxiety in the boy’s eyes.

‘Is that kid Baeksanwoo?’

To be honest, it was below expectations. Bernax had enough skills to be able to join the mighty knights right now.

You can tell by just listening to the sound of your footsteps and breathing to understand your opponent’s skills.

‘The basics are solid, but it’s at the level of a first-year beginner. no… … Rather, their skills seem to be inferior to those of the previous ones.’

Aside from his personal impressions, Bernax showed the example of Dalian by bowing his head lightly towards the Baeksanwoo who was standing right in front of him.

Then Baeksanwoo was also politely greeted.

“This is a mock match. So that you can freely show your skills.”

“Take good care of me.”

“As you may have seen before, I don’t consider myself a junior. Please do your best to fight.”

At the end of the light conversation, there was only heavy warfare in the dungeon. Bernax controlled his breathing and closely observed his opponent’s movements.

The weapon was a one-handed sword, and the shield was not worn. Swordsmanship, which became the basis, is not a traditional oriental method, but a basic posture taught by the academy. Closer to Western style.

Based on excellent insight, he draws out the fighting style according to his opponent.

However, the current opponent did not seem to need to change the battle method by matching the tempo.

Let’s go lightly as this is the beginning.

“Start the match!!”

As soon as the assistant’s mouth fell, Bernax’s sword split the air. Even in a state where he did not do his best, it was a speed that ordinary people could not easily follow with their eyes.

However.

damn it! The sound of swords clashing with each other resounded throughout the training ground. A throbbing vibration shook his wrist.

‘what? You have more sense than you think, right?’

It was an unexpected save. With a not bad movement, Bernax’s sword drew a trajectory again. A lower cut that goes down diagonally.

However, this time, they could not penetrate the defense of the black mountain cow of Bernax.

There were no other skills. It was simply blocking the attack based on the feeling and experience of the hand.

Although there was a sign of a bit of a hardship, Baek San-woo received all the non-stop attacks and defeated them one by one.

That’s a great response. However, Bernax’s eyes gleamed, sensing a sense of incongruity.

‘Something is strange. The movement is unnatural, as if intended. What are you hiding?’

Maybe he was thinking about using the sword that Professor Isabella was talking about.

‘If it’s really like that, I have no choice but to force it up.’

If Baeksanwoo was really a sword user, he had to be greeted with minimal honor as a single swordsman.

“Ugh!!!”

Even now, it was a sharp enough attack, but it adds flexibility to its movements. A curve that permeates between sword strikes like flowing water.

Just as the two wooden swords were about to touch again, Bernax’s sword, which was cleverly deviated, struck Baek San-woo’s wrist.

Tight!

“ね…!”

A terrifying sound of a blow and a moan mixed with pain explode at the same time.

If he hadn’t been wearing the protective gear for the battle, his wrist would have just broken out.

But Bernax did not stop.

There was a request from Professor Isabella, and Bernax himself wanted to feel the limitations of that junior.

A much faster, much heavier, and far more sophisticated attack, the Baeksanwoo’s guard is helplessly broken.

If it had been a real sword rather than a wooden sword, it would have been a devastating result to the point that his body had already been torn to pieces.

“Why do you only do that to Sanwoo?”

“Hey, can you follow that? I don’t think I can.”

Even in the spectators watching Dalian, a roar of agitation spread.

1st and 3rd year of Paradise School.

The gap seemed too wide for freshmen who had just started their academy life.

However, Bernax, who was the real party, did not feel that way. Unlike himself, who took the stand, Baek San-woo did not do his best.

His spirit was sold somewhere throughout Dalian.

Was it just rain? He had only this level of skill, but was he unconsciously making a misjudgment?

No, it can’t be.

The opponent in front of him certainly didn’t focus on the fight.

Bernax was confused by that fact, and a little angry at the same time.

Dalian is honorable. Especially if it’s Arthur’s Faculty.

Isn’t it the right mindset to do your best when your opponent does his or her best?

What the hell is holding on to that freshman’s heart? Bernax really wanted to ask.

So he did something he would never normally do.

Whoops.

Red flames are overlaid on the blunt wooden sword. ‘Elemental grant’, which is treated as the most basic in destruction magic.

It was re-established in the manner of a magic swordsman.

Now, instead of the mediocre wooden training sword, in Bernax’s hand was a blazing flame.

“Daeren, stop the match! Bernax Holland! What are you doing now!”

In the roaring fire that seemed to devour people at any moment, the teaching assistant hurriedly waved his arms and tried to stop it.

But Isabella stopped the assistant first.

“Do not intervene.”

“Yes?! Professor Isabella! Anyway, this is! Student Baek San-woo could be seriously injured!”

It’s a skill that doesn’t come out easily even in formal battles, not in a black simulation with magic.

Demonstrating skills that can inflict fatal wounds even if they are attached to each other in a mock match against freshly enrolled freshmen.

But Isabella’s words had power.

“Don’t worry too much, because Bernax students are all thinking. I will take full responsibility for everything that happens in Dalian.”

Moreover, as long as the incumbent professor has mentioned responsibility, he cannot resist Isabella’s will as he is only a teaching assistant.

In the end, the teaching assistant was forced to restart the match.

“Bernax-senpai, are you serious?”

“Then don’t be serious.”

Baek San-woo seemed to have erased all the distractions at that time. His eyes were looking straight at him, and he began to concentrate completely on the match.

“Even if it looks like this, it’s a wooden sword… even if you get hit, you won’t die.”

“Aren’t you sick enough to die instead?”

“It might be.”

At Bernax’s light joke, Baek San-woo’s face turns pale.

‘You mean you can afford to take a joke?’

Whether it’s acting or real talent can be determined from this one combination.

With that in mind, Bernax rushed to Baeksanwoo.

The distance narrowed in the blink of an eye. The moment when the flames wrapped around the wooden sword vibrated along its trajectory, and the heat was about to envelop the body—

Paang!

A sharp wind brushed against Bernax’s cheeks along with a pounding sound hitting the eardrums.

“……!!?”

Chapter 1 Sumta (閃打).

Baek San-woo’s fist split the flames.

* * *

“Winner, Bernax Hollando!”

As soon as the victory or defeat of Dalian was decided, his body lost all strength and he collapsed.

“Uh-huh…”

I took a deep breath, and then I felt like my mind came back a little.

From the middle, I struggled with all my might without thinking about anything else. I don’t know if Bernax looked at it, but I think it held up pretty well.

There were no surprises in the results, though.

I had no intention of winning in the first place. Showing the power of fire was not purely intentional.

Unconsciously, my body just moved on its own.

Perhaps it was some kind of survival instinct.

‘Would the result be a little different if I even wrote a white lotus?’

In fact, Dalian didn’t show all of the martial arts. I used Sumta, but it was because I was afraid of an unexpected aftermath if I used something else.

-You can’t go anywhere and show this.

Well, there was also a message from Camilla… … . It was difficult to use all the skills I had learned in many ways.

So, I used only the most skilled Sumta, but it didn’t seem like I was used to it enough to move my body freely.

‘I’ll have to practice using it in conjunction with basic swordsmanship.’

There is still a long way to go. I sighed deeply at the bitter reality.

“Baek San-woo, you worked really hard.”

Soon afterward, Vernax, who was the opponent of the match, approached me with a light smile.

“Senior too.”

I grabbed his outstretched hand and stood up.

“I was nervous somewhere throughout Dalian, so I did something… I never dreamed that it would be martial arts.”

“ah…….”

Those words seemed to stop breathing.

Did you already know that you were hiding something?

Fortunately, it was the fact that Bernax misunderstood the reason for martial arts rather than tears of a hero.

“It’s nothing else, it’s a firefighting style. I was very surprised.”

“It’s just… a skill I learned a little over my shoulder.”

I spoke to Bernax, who was a little surprised, as if it was nothing special. Because I didn’t have the skills to brag about it.

Besides, I wasn’t accepted as an official student, and I was just learning from Camila personally, so if I was just talking about it, it might hurt her.

“It’s interesting. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a good match. Thank you, Sanwoo Baek.”

Bernax smiled coolly as if he had been reassured. Seeing that, I felt a little guilty and bowed my head.

Anyway, this is the main boss of Chapter 2. Furthermore, he later becomes an officer of the Liberation Front and blocks the main character’s party.

Being fully aware of the destruction of the Earth Swordsman, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Let me know if you need help later, because I want to keep a good relationship.”

“Thank you from my heart.”

But even for the second time, Bernax certainly seemed to think of me not so badly.

There is still a little bit of time left before Chapter 2 starts in earnest, so I’m going to suck it up.

It’s not worth the high sensitivity you’ve already raised.

‘I was wondering what would happen if the relationship changed because we met too early. I’m glad you’re doing well.’

With that thought in mind, I went back to the waiting area where the students were sitting.

Now that the supplementary classes are over, there won’t be any trouble, right?

However, contrary to my wishes, there was one more fact that had been overlooked.

“Baeksanwoo…”

“ah.”

“Baeksanwoo!!! I believed in Zenjaang-!!!”

Seeing George Madeleine stomping his feet with excitement, I felt like my head was pounding.

* * *

“Aside from Camilla Lilly, are there any newbies who use the firearms style?”

“Yeah, I was surprised too.”

A large training ground located in the Arthur Faculty’s main building.

Bernax said, swinging his sword as usual.

He even conducted mock battles with 7 students in supplementary classes, but nevertheless, he couldn’t neglect his individual training.

It was the same for everyone else, so even after hours of regular classes, the heat of the training ground did not cool down.

Nordin Narkis, standing in front of Bernax, was also one of the students exuding such enthusiasm.

‘Iron Flower’ Nordin.

He was one of Bernax Holland’s classmates from his freshman year.

“Aren’t you wrong?”

To Nordin’s suspicious question, Bernax shook his head in response.

“You can’t be wrong. It’s been years since I’ve known you.

As indicated in the nickname Cheolhwa, Nordin Narkis came from the branch of the fire world.

So, from the point of view of Bernax, who had been watching him for a long time, there was no way he would not know.

It was because it was the ‘Chapter 1 of the Fiery Gwons’ that I experienced many times over the course of two years.

“What’s his name?”

“I heard that he is a Baeksanwoo of the Eastern Federation. He is a junior with good skills, and the professors are worthy of his attention.”

In the end, he could not find out about the ‘sword’ that Professor Isabella was talking about, but Bernax thought he was a very unusual junior.

“So? Where did you learn the martial arts?”

“I said I learned it over my shoulder… But I wasn’t that genius. After all, I must have learned it from first-year Camila Lilly.”

Bernax spit out without thinking. But maybe it’s because I didn’t pay too much attention?

“Camila Lily.”

He didn’t even notice the subtle change in the motive’s voice.

The only direct descendant of the Hwagwon-ryu, and a first-year student enrolled in the Arthur Faculty of Nakwon School.

Camilla Lily.

The moment he heard the name, the emotion in Nordin’s eyes.

… … I could never say it was beneficial.