Chapter 11. Guts, crazy (2)
‘I’m tired. I’m sleepy.’
Xaviel, who was lying on the armchair, turned over with a frown.
It was annoying.
It was natural.
During the day, he escorted the rogue youngster.
I suffered from insomnia every night.
In the meantime, he did not skip swordsmanship training, so it was only natural that he was tired.
no, almost up.
‘But I’m going to john a little more today.’
For some reason, it seemed that I had been keeping my eyes closed for a little longer than usual.
A satisfied smile bloomed at the thought.
However, Xaviel’s smile did not last long.
“…Jen wake up?”
A shrieking voice was heard.
A smirking voice with a hint of laughter.
‘Is it a dream?’
no it’s not a dream
Because I haven’t had a dream in years.
Perhaps the hallucinations are caused by lack of sleep.
Xaviel tossed and turned.
But even that gesture couldn’t stop the urge that came back.
“You are late. It’s time to wake up, you sleeping child.”
…what?
It’s not a hallucination.
It was definitely a voice coming from right next to me.
‘Am I sleeping? What is it?’
In the middle of a daze, my mind flashed.
He suffered from insomnia for several years.
At least he wasn’t the kind of person who would listen to other people’s whispers.
Besides, the senses could be said to be sharper than anyone else’s.
But someone is approaching and talking to you without you knowing?
Xaviel’s eyes widened.
I quickly turned my head.
And without realizing it, my whole body stiffened.
“Are you awake? If I hadn’t woken up, I would have slept until the sun was up to the top of my head.”
“….”
A dark-haired young man standing by a recliner.
I guess I’m in my mid 20’s now.
A smile filled his face.
It looked evil, like the smile of a bad boy who found a nice toy.
“Lloyd…sir?”
Xaviel muttered involuntarily.
Obvious.
The escort you serve.
The troublesome bastard of this estate.
Recently, he was a human who began to perform eccentricities no matter what the wind blew.
Even the way he makes a rotten cow with only one lip like that is like a nasty hateful image.
“Finally, you know this body. What can I do with this embarrassing?”
“….”
Just by looking at his face, he doesn’t seem to be embarrassed at all.
“But why is Master Lloyd taking me here….”
Are you waking me up?
Unknowingly, I blurted out my words.
It was confusing.
This situation was just unfamiliar.
‘Why is that human waking me up?’
It was something that had never happened before.
It was something that seemed completely impossible.
The one who always overslept was the crazy Lloyd.
Waking up that human every morning was about the first thing of the day.
But why does that human’s disapproval toward this side grow thicker?
“Why? Because you fell asleep here.”
“I am? here?’
“uh.”
“Why?”
“Don’t you remember? What happened last night?”
“Last night, I….”
“I fainted properly. Did you sleep really cool? Blowing your nose and grinding your teeth later. I really just longed for the stereoscopic Dolby Orchestra sound.”
“….”
“okay. I understand. Reinforced concrete lectures are kind of like that. I thought I was crazy when I heard it too. I was sleepy even when I memorized it last night.”
…I don’t know anything.
I don’t even remember.
Seriously.
I was just sitting in this chair.
However, I felt that my head was clear.
Could it be that I really had a good night’s sleep?
It was a little strange and strange.
“Tsk. You still look blank. Drink this and get some rest.”
“….”
The crazy boy brought out his cup.
Clear cold water splashing in a glass.
He took a breath and checked his body condition.
I clenched my fist.
I felt an energy like never before.
A feeling of refreshment running through the blood vessels in clenched fists.
It was a different level of vividness than when I was always suffering from lack of sleep.
‘This is amazing.’
Could it be that he really slept well?
Overcome that hellish insomnia?
Xaviel accepted this reality in his own way.
The body doesn’t lie.
An excellent swordsman, he decided to fully believe in the truth his senses told him.
However, there was something that suddenly caught my eye.
“But what is it?”
Xaviel’s gaze turned to Lloyd.
To be precise, he paid attention to Lloyd’s waist.
Lloyd’s waist in front of him.
A wooden sword for training was hanging there.
And that wasn’t all.
Lloyd’s outfit was also different from usual.
Light and durable leather armor was worn over everyday clothes.
He also wore leather guards on his elbows and knees.
He even wrapped a towel around his neck to wipe his sweat.
Somehow, it seemed very serious(?).
‘I can’t believe this.’
Xaviel involuntarily inhaled.
Something seemed to creep up on me.
The answer came back to Lloyd’s answer.
“Have you already forgotten? You were supposed to teach me swordsmanship. If this body solves your insomnia.”
“….”
A seemingly natural answer.
Thanks to that, I suddenly remembered.
Last night, he accepted Lloyd’s offer.
It was a bet of sorts.
What if Lloyd succeeds in solving his insomnia?
So what if you fall asleep?
Did he promise to teach swordsmanship to that foolish master?
That was Lloyd’s proposal, which he had accepted last night.
‘So now I have to teach that idiot swordsmanship? I?’
Insomnia that has plagued me for a long time.
The joy of overcoming it and achieving a good night’s sleep quickly cooled.
This seems like a big deal.
♣
“Then let’s start with running.”
This is a gymnasium bathed in sunlight.
On the other side, Xaviel said.
“Please stand this way.”
“….”
“great. From now on, Lloyd will be running along the edge of the gymnasium. Do you have any questions?”
“No.”
“….”
“If you run, you just run.”
“….”
“Couldn’t you have been preparing to give a speech at least in your heart?”
“What do you mean by a long speech?”
“Take off pretentiousness. why do you have that With such a strict, serious expression on his face, he said, ‘Running is the foundation of all training. Both strong swordsmanship and brilliant technique must be backed up by strong basic physical strength. …’ That’s how you set the mood and open your mouth.”
“….”
The prickly Xaviel shut his mouth.
Lloyd shrugged.
“Then I said, ‘I don’t like that, teach me how to use a powerful sword!’ After rebelling like this, did you imagine that you would make me run after chicly spitting out, ‘It’s Lloyd-sama who asked me to teach you swordsmanship’?”
“….”
“Right, right.”
“….”
“Ugh. not a kid Tsk. Then go.”
bruise bruise bruise.
Lloyd departed.
Xaviel, who remained at the starting line, furrowed his eyebrows involuntarily.
‘I thought he’d whine about not being able to run.’
Lloyd’s reaction was so different from what he expected.
It was much calmer than I thought.
‘But if I keep running, my true nature will come out.’
Xaviel thought so.
Everyone does.
When you feel comfortable before starting something, exhale.
They appear confident as if they can easily achieve any goal.
But what if the toughest moment comes?
What if you hit the limits of your body and mind?
The excitement and bravado seen at first disappear like lies.
He tries to compromise with his inner self screaming in agony.
Like people who went on a diet and went on a diet for about three days.
Or like those who have been smoking for a day or so.
It reveals your weak nature.
‘Lloyd Frontera. I’m sure you’re the same.’
The maniac he knew was especially such a person.
He was a human being who had never experienced this kind of situation in his life where he had to be forced to run.
So what if you run around the gymnasium for a few laps and run out of breath?
‘You’ll regret the bluff you made now. Maybe he’ll shout out that he’ll get rid of swordsmanship training.’
I honestly hoped so.
I didn’t want to teach that maniac swordsmanship.
I couldn’t trust that person.
He was a man who was addicted to alcohol every day.
Every time that happened, he was a guy who did all sorts of things.
But to teach such a person swordsmanship.
It was dizzy to think of what kind of accident he would cause with the swordsmanship he taught.
‘That kind of thing is unacceptable.’
Of course, recently, that mangnani has been showing a little change.
However, human nature does not change easily.
That crazy boy would do the same.
Who knows, even from today, the bad habits of the past will rear their heads.
‘So I will treat you as harshly as I can. until you let yourself go Or until I overcome even that and prove my qualifications.’
Xaviel had a strong heart.
He stared at Lloyd with cold eyes.
I waited for the moment when Mannani would shout to give up.
But things did not turn out the way he thought.
“Heh heh! omg!”
Chin tuck chin!
Lloyd kept running.
I just quietly ran.
Ten turns, twenty turns, thirty turns, and so on.
I walked around the gymnasium and passed in front of Xaviel dozens of times.
All the while, he didn’t say a single word.
Even if your breath is pouring out,
even if your whole body is drenched in sweat.
Even if your tired legs shake.
It just ran at a steady pace without a break.
‘how?’
Little by little at first.
outright later.
Xaviel’s eyes wavered.
It was an incomprehensible mental force.
It was a toughness that is hard to guess the source of.
Of course, the secret to Lloyd’s tenacity was simple.
‘Because I’ve been through countless times harder than running like this!’
Actually it was.
In the army, marching and guerrilla warfare were exhausting.
It was much worse when I lost my parents and moved from job to job.
‘Have you tried going up and down all day carrying bricks to the top of a four-story villa? Or did you load and unload the courier all night until morning?’
Only those who have experienced it know how hard it is.
The feeling of being forced into a machine part.
It feels like my muscles are about to disintegrate after endless wear and tear.
‘Even in the midst of being out of breath like that, look at the watch with hope. It must be about time to end. A little more and you can rest. But what about reality? Not at all. It’s a real gutter. Not even half an hour has passed yet! Compared to the misery of being forced to keep moving to earn money despite the helplessness felt at such times, running like this is truly heaven!’
In Korea, such things were normal.
I had to live in such a desolate environment every day.
The feeling of hopelessness and hopelessness of how long I will have to live like this.
Even in the midst of it, I had to not give up to eat and live.
let’s make some money
Let’s eat and live.
You always had to push your limits.
No, I had to move without a soul like a zombie in a state where I was bent to the limit.
That way I wouldn’t starve.
Whereas now?
‘All I have to do is run.’
I wasn’t forced to move like a slave.
It was because he wanted to learn swordsmanship.
Of course, it was hard on the body.
It was fun nonetheless.
happy.
Even if your breath is up to your chin.
Even if your whole body is covered with sweat.
Even if both legs are loose and limp.
Even if sometimes my eyes turn yellow.
‘It’s fine though.’
Lloyd kept running.
He even smiled as he passed in front of Xaviel on the fifty-fifth lap.
“Heh heh heh heh! I’m the one running, but why do you look like you’re chewing shit?”
“….”
“Whoa, whoa, did you not expect this situation to happen?”
“….”
“Then are you still so dumbfounded?”
“….”
After that, Lloyd continued to run.
That was until Xaviel, who was worse than him, stopped running.
“Stop running, Lloyd.”
“Heh, heo, why?”
“You’re already swaying, aren’t you?”
“I know that too, huh huh?”
“So, take a break.”
“Whoa, yes. I get it.”
Lloyd’s running stopped for the first time.
“Are you embarrassed?”
“no.”
“No. That’s right. I was perplexed.”
“….”
“Whoa. okay. I wouldn’t have expected this situation. Just ‘I’m disappointed in Lloyd’s poor willpower’ or ‘You should keep running until I tell you to stop’. I must have prepared a lot of lines like that. yes?”
“….”
“I’ve said it before, but you secretly treat people with prejudice?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Did you think that I was joking when I asked you to teach me swordsmanship?”
“….”
Xaviel was at a loss for an answer.
Lloyd looked at her eyes with a face that had completely lost his smile.
When I met those eyes, the answer came to me without knowing.
Or, I felt like I was being lied to.
“Is swordsmanship a joke? Is that so?”
“Of course not.”
“But why did you not take my words to teach you swordsmanship seriously?”
“that….”
“Can you teach someone swordsmanship with such a complacent spirit?”
“….”
I’m running out of things to say.
For the first time, I wanted to find a mouse hole.
The young master’s blows, which he thought were foolish, continued to pierce through.
“Looking at it, I think I was reconsidering whether I had the qualifications to learn swordsmanship, but I am to the point where I have to check if you are qualified to teach swordsmanship. Am I wrong?”
“….”
“So let’s do it right. While I was arguing about my qualifications, I did some research on how to teach better. Okay?”
“…All right.”
Xaviel unconsciously bit his lower lip.
I never thought the day would come when I would be pointed out by that idiot.
It felt like being hit in the back of the head with a blunt weapon.
I wanted to refute somehow.
But I couldn’t.
‘Because everything is right.’
Xaviel readily acknowledged it.
It was as Lloyd pointed out.
He was only considering the qualifications of his opponent.
He did not think of teaching others better swordsmanship.
I didn’t prepare myself properly, but I only tried to test the opponent’s mental strength.
Looking back, I was ashamed.
That moment.
Ding dong.
[Haviel Asrahan’s affinity for you has increased by +1.]
[Current relationship with Xaviel Asrahan: -28]
[18 RP obtained by slightly improving the relationship with the main character]
[Currently owned RP: 29 ]
A new message floated before Lloyd’s eyes.
