"Astron," Sylvie mumbled with a sleepy tone as she raised her head. "Mmmm…." However, even though she mumbled my na, she was still pretty sleepy as her eyes were closed.
Seeing her like that, it seed she had a pretty rough night…'Was she not able to sleep after she saw everything? That makes sense.'
From what Headmaster said, it was evident that this girl had witnessed everything.
"Are you okay?" A hand approached my cheek as Sylvie, with her sleepiness, tried to touch .
/SLAP/
"Huh?"
However, the reflexes I had developed over ti and the pressure I had just been subjected to made my body more tense than usual, thus making react to the hand that was approaching .
"Awake now?"
"Ah…. Sorry…" Seeing my eyes open and looking at her, she answered, averting her gaze.
"Don't be," I answered. "I didn't an to react that way. It's just a reflex." This girl was the one that helped , no matter if it was necessary or not. Being rude to her was not sothing I should have done. "Thank you for your help." Bowing my head slightly, I thanked her without any type of sche, different from my words before.
Sylvie blushed slightly at my gratitude, her gentle nature shining through even in her sleepy state. "You're welco," she replied softly, a small smile forming on her lips. "I'm just glad you're okay."
'Ah… This smile again...'
The tension from earlier with the headmaster seed to fade away as I focused on Sylvie. Her presence brought a sense of comfort and calmness, soothing the turmoil within . I don't know why, but it made rember the good tis of the past… Then ca the bad mories. The mories that haunted all the ti.
'But, I shouldn't be rude.' Still holding the uncomfortable knot in my heart, I looked at the girl. Even though there was a blush on her face, she was averting her gaze and throwing so gazes from ti to ti constantly.
'Is she trying to ask a question?' I thought to myself, seeing her squirming.
"If you have sothing to ask, you can," I said, looking at the girl. It was starting to bother .
"Ah…" At first, she was surprised… "I-I" Then she stuttered as if she couldn't muster the courage. "I just rembered… I have sothing I need to take care of!" After that, she blurted out, a hint of panic in her voice, and imdiately bolted outside of the room.
/SWOOSH/ /THUD/
Slamming door.
"What?"
And leaving dumbfounded inside the room….
"What happened? I heard the door slamming, and student Sylvie was running." Before I could start thinking again, the infirmary doctor ca imdiately asking about the noise.
"I don't know…."
In the end, it was that answer that ca to .
The doctor gave a knowing look as if he had seen this type of situation before.
"Youngsters nowadays…. They are lively…" I heard him say with a smile, and I was sure he misunderstood sothing, but I didn't care.
"Anyway, I was coming at you. Let's check your wounds."
Just like that, the doctor approached , and he started looking at the wounds on my chest….
********
"AAAAH! What did I just do? What did I just do?" Sylvie berated herself, pacing back and forth outside the infirmary building. Her blonde hair bounced with every step, mirroring her inner turmoil.
"You dumb girl, you promised yourself you would be asking him about the things you have seen. Why are you getting embarrassed now?" She scolded herself, frustrated with her own hesitancy.
"But he looked so serious, and his eyes… I couldn't bring myself to ask him about sothing so personal," Sylvie muttered, tugging at a loose strand of her hair in frustration.
Her heart was torn between wanting to know more about Astron's past and not wanting to intrude on his feelings. She had sensed the pain and darkness within him, and she didn't want to add to his burdens.
The scars she had seen on his body yesterday ca to her mind the mont he looked into his eyes. Then following that, it was the feeling of sha since it was her first ti seeing a man's naked body from that close.
'So, their body looks like that.' She thought as a small blush appeared on her face.
Even she herself didn't know why she was that adamant about helping Astron or why she was that curious about his past.
"Ugh, I'm such a ss," Sylvie muttered, her frustration evident in her voice. "I just-…. Mou, I don't know…." In the end, she gave up thinking and started walking towards her dorm, until her watch started ringing…. "Ah… I forgot to call them!" It was her friends…..
At that mont, she knew her head was going to hurt….
*******
"You're healing nicely, young cadet," he said with a warm smile. "Your wounds seem to be closing up well. Just make sure to take it easy for a while longer, and you'll be back at your peak in no ti."
After the doctor and healer looked into my wounds and healed them using his light attribute skill, I was allowed to leave the infirmary.
"Thank you, doctor," I replied, offering a small nod of appreciation. "I appreciate all the care you've given ."
The doctor chuckled lightly. "It's my duty to take care of the students here at the academy," he said with a smile. "Be careful not to push yourself too hard."
Just like that, I left the infirmary as I got outside. The sun was shining over my body as the academy was filled with students once again. It was the middle of the day. I slept for the whole night while resting, which made sense.
'He said I shouldn't push myself much, but I don't see a problem, so that should be fine.' With that thought, I reached my room. 'Those bastards are also no longer here. I can be free for a while now.'
Entering my room, I imdiately changed my clothes, then left again while taking a sip from the brews I made yesterday.
After all, training was all I needed to do for now.
******
Entering the training grounds, I made my way to the reception, where the personnel was waiting. It was the ti to test my trait on long-range weapons, after all.
"Hello." I greeted the receptionist.
She looked up from her paperwork, her expression welcoming but not overly familiar. "Welco to the training grounds. How can I assist you?" she asked politely.
"I'd like to borrow a long-range weapon for so target practice," I explained. Even though I had my talent blood, there was a term that was called enlightennt in this world where a person would acquire another occupation and can change their weapons in the middle of their career.
Therefore, no matter what one's weapon choices were, the academy allowed students to train in whatever type of weapon they wanted, ranging from whips to staffs, swords to katars or claws….
"Oh, certainly," she replied, walking over to a secure cabinet. "We do have a few options available for training purposes. Let get one for you."
She opened the cabinet and brought out a sleek recurve bow with a quiver of arrows. "Here's a recurve bow. It's a popular choice for those who prefer long-range weapons for practice."
As she handed the bow, I looked at the bow with a squinting gaze. A bow was generally used by those who liked to be sharpshooters since guns were rather hard to make use of.
'However, in my trait, it was clearly stated that I could imbue objects with magic.' I thought. 'That should imply bullets are also available.'
The reason why guns were not chosen is that they are simply not efficient enough. However, I didn't care. After all, I felt like I needed to use a gun, be it a gut feeling or sothing different I didn't know. I just felt like it.
"Can I get a gun too?" I asked, grabbing the bow and the quiver.
"Gun?" And as expected, the woman's reaction was surprising.
"Yes. I want to test sothing."
"No, you can't. Only one type of weapon is allowed unless you are registered with a special occupation."
"I see." Hearing this, I was not surprised. It was also a setting in the ga. After all, the academy was not a charity, and all the students needed to be supplied with weapons. Therefore, they needed to apply a rule that prohibited students from taking all types of weapons around.
"Understood. I will co back later then."
Saying that I left the reception, making my way toward the shooting range.
As I arrived at the shooting range, I set up the target at a suitable distance for the bow and decided to make the most of my practice session.
But at that mont, I saw a girl with green hair and red eyes holding a bow.
'Lilia Thornheart.' I thought, seeing her posture. 'As expected, she is here.'
Since she was a heroine and a seventh-ranked student, she was a hardworking girl with good looks. Being an archer and calculating made her a good example for . But at the sa ti, I knew if I looked at her too much, it would not end well for .
'But, I shouldn't lose my focus too much. I should test my trait.' With that thought, I reached the private shooting range.
Just like that, my training began…..
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