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"Are you in a close relationship with anyone right now?"
Yoo Yiran's sudden question plunged the eting room into stunned silence.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Yoo Yiran glanced around the table, baffled. "What's wrong? Did I say sothing weird?"
"P-P-President!"
"Even if it's you, confessing at first sight is a bit…"
"No man in their right mind would turn down the President, right?"
"A confession? Was that a real confession just now?"
The room erupted into a whirlwind of shock and confusion.
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Did the Sword Flower just confess her feelings to a man?
How many n have poured all their efforts into winning her heart until now?
There are even guys who started learning swordsmanship just for an opportunity to talk to the President!
Countless n admired Yoo Yiran, but she had always coldly rejected them, claiming that her sword training took priority, yet here she was, confessing to a junior she had only just t…?
"A-A relationship?" Wiji Cheon stuttered. His face flushed red, and he fanned himself as if trying to cool down.
Sensing an opportunity to poke fun at his junior, Hyonwon Kang smirked mischievously. He and his fellows at the White Dragon Manor were always finding excuses to mock each other—it was practically a tradition by now.
Giving Wiji Cheon a playful nudge in the ribs, he teased, "You sly little rascal. I thought that your sword was your one true love. When did you manage to snag such a beauty, eh?"
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"What? ? No way!" Wiji Cheon exclaid, jumping up in surprise.
"Confession? What are you all talking about?" Yoo Yiran asked innocently.
Squeezing his eyes shut, Wiji Cheon blurted out, "I'm sorry! I don't have any plans to start a relationship with anyone right now. I don't even have enough ti to train with my sword every day… I'm really sorry!"
Imdiately, all the n except Wiji Cheon erupted, their misunderstanding further intensified by his rejection of Yoo Yiran.
"Unbelievable!"
"Are you insane?!"
"You're throwing away a golden opportunity!"
The Sword Flower confessing her feelings was already shocking on its own, but the fact that she got rejected? That might just be the biggest incident since the founding of the SRS.
Finally, realization dawned on Yoo Yiran, and she hastily explained, "…It seems there's been a misunderstanding. That's not what I ant. I must have been too excited and used confusing words."
"Eh? Huh?" Wiji Cheon's face burned an even brighter shade of red, his embarrassnt growing by the second.
Yoo Yiran gave him a bright smile. "By 'close relationship,' I ant as good friends. As a fellow swordsman, I was wondering if you had any close friends to discuss swordsmanship with."
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"Thank goodness…" Wiji Cheon exhaled in relief.
Yoo Yiran widened her eyes. Now that she thought about it, it was the first ti a man had rejected her, so she felt a bit strange.
"…Erm, I don't have any plans to date anyone right now either. I don't even have enough ti to train with my sword," she added awkwardly.
"Hehe, too!"
With the misunderstanding cleared up, they both smiled at each other. In a way, they made a pretty good pair.
Then, out of nowhere, Yoo Yiran's expression turned sharp.
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"Regardless… Is that sort of stuff the only thing you guys think about?" she snapped, casting a disdainful glance at the SRS leaders.
In response, they wore expressions of indignation.
"No…"
"Can you bla us, President? Your choice of words was really…"
"Not long ago, you said you'd absolutely never get into a relationship with anyone, so…"
Noticing the students' reluctance to speak frankly to the President, Hyonwon Kang spoke up on their behalf. "Honestly, you were staring at Wiji Cheon so intently, it's only natural we'd think it was a confession. Even I thought you fell in love with him at first sight."
"Well…" Yoo Yiran's voice trailed off.
She couldn't easily refute Hyonwon Kang's words. It was true that seeing Wiji Cheon up close had left her in a state of deep shock, especially since it was the first ti since Dokgo Jun that she had felt like that towards a swordsman around her age.
No, not even Dokgo Jun made feel like this… She bit her lip, perplexed.
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Seeing Yoo Yiran's expression, a sly idea popped into Hyonwon Kang's mind. Reaching out, he draped his arm around Wiji Cheon's shoulders and asked, "So, you want to beco close friends with our Jicheon, right?"
The SRS leaders shivered. Although Hyonwon Kang had intended to make a friendly gesture, to them, he looked like he was about to rob a cute and helpless boy.
Yoo Yiran tilted her head, confused. "Jicheon? Isn't his surna Wiji and his given na Cheon?"
"We're close friends, so I call him by a nickna," Hyonwon Kang replied, pulling Wiji Cheon closer. "Earlier, you said that you have nothing to gain and a lot to lose by endorsing , right? What did you an by that?"
Yoo Yiran explained, "As long as we have a place to practice swordsmanship, we'll be fine. Our mbership fees are sufficient to support our activities, so we don't really care about things like club funding, facility expansion, or equipnt support."
Hyonwon Kang nodded, realizing that the approach he and Tang Soso had taken was wrong from the start. To gain the SRS's support, I need to offer them what they truly want… even if it ans sacrificing Wiji Cheon.
"Then how about this? Wiji Cheon will co here every three days and duel with the SRS mbers," he proposed.
"W-What?"
"As you know, this guy is a prodigy with the sword. Every ti I spar with him, I learn a lot. Since you are all swordsn, it would be even more beneficial for you, right?"
The SRS leaders, who hadn't reacted to his previous proposals, suddenly perked up.
"Hmm, that doesn't sound bad…"
"Isn't that a bit arrogant? A re freshman offering to instruct us in swordsmanship?"
"He's not an ordinary freshman, though. Didn't you see him fight evenly with Senior Dokgo Jun during the entrance exam?"
"Even so…"
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Hyonwon Kang grinned confidently. The fact that the SRS leaders were actively voicing their opinions and discussing the proposal could only an that they were seriously considering it.
This might actually work out better than I thought.
Just then, Wiji Cheon, who had sohow ended up as a bargaining chip, sent a telepathic ssage to Hyonwon Kang, sounding gloomy as he complained, [Senior Wonkang, are you sure it's okay to make this kind of deal? What if these seniors get offended…]
[Offended? Look at their eyes. They're itching to cross swords with you,] Hyonwon Kang replied.
He understood Wiji Cheon's value better than anyone. The temptation to accept his suggestion must be especially hard to resist, especially since peer-to-peer learning between fellow swordsn opened up a realm of possibilities different from learning from an instructor.
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Yoo Yiran stared at Hyonwon Kang incredulously. "You want us to endorse you on the condition that Wiji Cheon regularly duels with us? Like a master offering sparring sessions to novices? Are you looking down on us?"
"My apologies, I ant no offense," Hyonwon Kang said, his tone calm and respectful. "The offer was more of a suggestion for equal sparring and learning rather than one-sided teaching. Will you consider it?"
"……"
Yoo Yiran fell silent for a long while. Hyonwon Kang figured that she was exchanging telepathic ssages with the SRS leaders, so he folded his arms and waited patiently for the result.
Finally, Yoo Yiran raised a suggestion, "We'll consider your proposal, but we have one condition."
"Na it."
"We need to first confirm how sparring with Wiji Cheon would benefit us."
Hyonwon Kang raised an eyebrow. "What do you an?"
"If Wiji Cheon duels with and wins, the SRS will endorse you," Yoo Yiran replied, her eyes sparkling like a child who had just received a new toy.
"E-Excuse ?" Wiji Cheon blurted out, flustered.
Ignoring him, Hyonwon Kang grinned widely. "Are you sure? You're all in agreent on this, right? No takebacks?"
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The SRS leaders nodded in unison.
"We've already agreed among ourselves."
"If it ans we can watch the President and Wiji Cheon duel, endorsing you is no big deal."
"Unlike those BRS guys, we have nothing to lose from you winning the election, anyway."
The SRS was a club made up of students who loved the sword, and those gathered here were the most passionate among them. The chance to witness a duel between Yoo Yiran and Wiji Cheon was simply too good to pass up.
Hyonwon Kang's eyes lit up with amazent. Now I understand why Tang Soso insisted that I bring Wiji Cheon along. These guys, who wouldn't budge no matter what I offered, changed their minds just because they got a chance to see his swordsmanship? Well, perhaps this is the nature of martial artists.
He smiled brightly. "Alright. Let's set this up! The more spectators and witnesses, the better, right?"
"You want to make it a public duel? That's fine with ," Yoo Yiran agreed readily. Still, she didn't plan to let Hyonwon Kang have everything his way. "However, if Wiji Cheon loses, he has to quit your club and join the SRS. Will you agree to that?"
Yoo Yiran thought the condition would give Hyonwon Kang pause, so started thinking about how to negotiate, but then…
"I gladly accept!" Hyonwon Kang shouted gleefully, as if this was exactly what he'd hoped for all along.
"S-Senior!" Wiji Cheon protested, but his objections went unnoticed.
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