Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 210 (Part 2): The Comprehensive Swordsmanship Tournament.
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- H.F.C Chapter 210 (Part 2): The Comprehensive Swordsmanship Tournament.
The virtue of a swordsman is silence, it is said, but even a chatterbox is fine if they have the skills.
But the four here were quite silent, as if they had planned it.
‘Better than being talkative. I’m relieved that Asuka isn’t here.’
Instructor Patricia nodded.
“We will depart for Renosa in a week. Until then, prepare your bodies and minds.”
“Yes!”
With the instructor’s words, they all left the assembly area.
Nils left first, then Charlotte bowed her head politely to her seniors.
“Well then.”
Helmut also turned to leave, but a voice from behind stopped him in his tracks.
“Wait, you there.”
Helmut turned around.
“Are you that guy who is friends with Alea?”
Leon, the fourth-year senior, gestured towards Helmut with his arms crossed.
Arrogance exuded from the noble-looking Leon. It wasn’t because Helmut was a commoner, but more of his general demeanor.
He was in good physical condition, and his body was well-built. But his gaze was devoid of any goodwill. The name seemed somewhat familiar.
Helmut retrieved his name from distant memory.
‘Xenia?’
When he took on the request to head to Baden, Xenia mentioned that her cousin’s name was Leon.
‘I heard he’s been making a name for himself at the academy.’
Helmut, not very interested in the swordsmanship department, didn’t know, but Leon was the top of the fourth-year swordsmanship department. And he would likely defeat Nils from the sixth year.
Leon spoke with a displeased face.
“Because of your friend, my cousin cried.”
Now he realized, Leon was hostile towards Alea.
Alea’s attitude was divisive.
Now that she could control the charm of her magic, this divisiveness was even more pronounced.
“Is that guy, who looks like a girl, really that great?”
It seemed Leon had intended to just disregard this guy Helmut based solely on what Xenia said, but it didn’t appear that way.
Out of affection for his cute cousin, he must have shared various stories about academy life with her.
“Alea is the top student in the second-year magic department.”
“Is that really such a great thing that allows ignoring and disrespecting a young lady?”
In their last meeting, Alea coldly ignored Xenia. She might have cried and complained to her cousin.
Leon cherished Xenia as if she were the apple of his eye. Leon pressed for an answer when Helmut hesitated.
“Answer!”
Helmut knew how to respond here.
But did he need to?
For some reason, a chilly feeling welled up.
The hostility toward Alea was soon hostility toward Helmut himself.
Although Xenia was a decent client who paid Helmut well, that was in the past.
Helmut responded briefly.
“She was annoying.”
Leon asked suspiciously.
“Does that mean you were there too?”
“Yes. And Alea dislikes being followed around. She should know that.”
Leon’s jaw tightened. It was a clear provocation. Even Helmut was surprised at himself.
Unlike Asuka, he had never deliberately caused conflict like this within the academy before.
He had become strangely sensitive. Was it because of the impending trip to Renosa? He felt a strange aggressiveness.
If Leon attacked, Helmut would just break him. An opponent as weak as a bug.
But Leon didn’t attack. He gritted his teeth and spat out.
“Fine. We’ll see, I’m looking forward to the trip to Renosa.”
Ever since entering Greta Academy, Leon had almost never lost.
His arrogance and confidence stemmed not only from his status but also from his solid skills.
Leon was confident that he was the strongest in the Greta Academy swordsmanship department.
Due to Leon’s authoritative and arrogant personality, the hierarchy was clear in the fourth-year swordsmanship department.
Everyone followed him and acknowledged his authority. Leon was the leader.
He intended to let the rudeness of Helmut’s friend slide with an appropriate apology, but how dare he respond like this!
‘Arrogant brat! He has no respect for his senior. I’ll make sure to teach him a lesson!’
Wasn’t his name Helmut? From the first time Leon saw him, there was something unsettling about the guy. His gaze, his whole demeanor.
He disliked the fact that this second-year was rumored to have skills comparable to upperclassmen.
Leon felt that only he deserved such a reputation from a young age.
Although it was a trip with the instructor, there would be opportunities. Leon sharpened his metaphorical blade.
*
“We depart in ten days.”
Alea nodded.
“The time is rather tight, but it’ll be fine.”
“What will?”
“Just something.”
Alea mumbled. A shadow fell over her face. In ten days, they would part for a while.
Alea would go to Renosa during the holidays, but they would be separated until they met again.
Both felt an emptiness in their hearts at this fact.
Alea spoke softly.
“By the way, about that Charlotte… she’s traveling with you?.”
“Yes.”
Even though Instructor Patricia would accompany them, Charlotte would still be part of the same travel party. They might even spar.
Alea raised her eyebrows slightly.
“I’ve been thinking, it’s just a feeling that she might be related to you, right? So until it’s confirmed, you don’t know what kind of relationship it is. She might not be related at all.”
“…That’s right.”
“So it’s better if you don’t talk to her too much. She might misunderstand, you know?”
He seemed to understand what she was getting at.
“I don’t talk much anyway.”
Both Charlotte and he were quiet types.
And to be honest, they weren’t particularly close. Just a bit awkward, a bit bothersome.
“I see. Then that’s good.”
Alea smiled brightly. Helmut found himself gazing at her face for a moment, enveloped in an indescribable feeling.