Chapter 44 -  Grooming

Chapter 44 - Grooming

After returning to the dormitory, Sierra did not answer no matter how much I spoke to her.

So I looked for a way to ease her mood.

She went into the urethra and was ignoring me... The way I came up with was to trim the urethra.

Isn't sword grooming a true filial piety that can be done as a disciple in this situation where the master has become a yodo?

With such thoughts, the grooming of the urethra began.

I put the 'Sierra' on the bed and prepared several oil bottles and clean cloths that I had received from the blacksmith Deedros.

That's how the trimming started.

ㅡSureureung.

First, the scabbard and sword were separated.

Looking closely at the blade, I didn't see any foreign substances or rust even though I cut down many monsters in this labyrinth.

It was because Sierra was a very well-forged sword.

To be honest, I didn't see the need to trim it.

Still, I had to trim.

I hoped that this would ease Sierra's mood.

Then, he tapped the oil bottle on the sword body and dripped her oil drop by drop.

Flip it over and repeat the same operation. As Daedroth said, the oil did not flow easily.

It seemed that the swordsman had become quite prosperous.

Judging that I had oiled up enough, I cut my palm and let the blood flow, dripping onto a clean cloth.

It was said that this was a method that Daeros himself devised.

It seemed to be because of the unique property of blood-sucking iron.

I picked up a cloth soaked in blood and wiped the sword body clean.

ㅡSue.

From top to bottom.

From the handle to the tip of the knife, he slowly and gently stroked it.

I didn't know how many times I had to do it, so I kept repeating this task.

As I wiped the sword, strangely, peace came to my heart.

It was embarrassing to hear the occasional hum and shallow vibrations of her urethra as she swiped the blade, but even with that, there was no sign of Sierra coming out of her urethra.

The 'Sierra', which was sufficiently soaked in blood and oil, was not shiny and showed a brilliant luster with the moonlight coming down through the window.

I felt dizzy, perhaps because I had lost too much blood, so I spread a clean cloth on the bed and put the urethral Sierra on it.

'Shall we rest for a bit?'

I dragged my exhausted body and sat down on the seat next to the urethra and took a short break, only then did purple yogi begin to flow from the urethra.

Soon, Sierra's entire body came out of the urethra.

[Why didn't you take care of it more...? ]

It was Sierra's first word in a long time.

Sierra, her face flushed red, couldn't even look at my face properly.

"...Wouldn't this be enough?"

She responded to Sierra, stroking her blade with her finger.

A small amount of red, oily liquid was coming out of her fingers.

[Sigh... That, that's right...]

"Ah, come to think of it, Master said that the urethra and the senses are connected, so they are sensitive. Did you feel uncomfortable while grooming?"

[ ...Strangely, it didn't feel uncomfortable at all. It is fortunate that I have a disciple who is dexterous with his hands. ]

Sierra's pleasant voice echoed in her head, her cheeks flushed.

Since he had never sharpened his sword, he roughly followed the instructions given by Daedroth, but fortunately he seemed to be quite satisfied.

"How did you feel?"

I asked Sierra, who couldn't quite understand what it felt like to have a sword and senses connected.

[Umm... Um... Yeah, if I had to think about it, it must feel similar to 'massage'...]

Sierra paused for a while, then she answered cautiously.

"...Don't you?"

Because of her question, she sent her answer back.

'Oil... Don't massage...'

It was difficult to imagine that the act of soaking the sword in enough oil and wiping it off with a clean cloth was similar to a massage.

'Oil massage...?'

It was only when she changed her words that she seemed to understand why she was blushing.

"Keuheum, anyway, I'm glad you feel better."

I cleared my throat and continued talking.

"Rather than that, Master, I wonder if anything really happened last night."

At my question, Sierra opens her mouth, sweeping her forehead with the back of her hand as if she doesn't want to remember.

[It's a different thing, ha ha... It didn't happen that big. As the medical officer said, a guy named Eisel was only clinging to you in your sleep. ]

"Have I ever muttered something strange?"

[I don't know about that, but he slept soundly like he was dead. ]

After hearing Sierra's words, I was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Whoa, then the shirt..."

[I still have a lot to say because of that. I thought it was because you suddenly got up last night and unbuttoned your shirt. But, after that, I called her several times, but there was no answer, so I thought she was making fun of her original daughter... It seems that wasn't the case. ]

"Aha... Such a thing..."

Sierra, who frowned at her, quietly listened to her grunts.

From her point of view, she must have felt that way.

'I wonder if I loosened it up because it was frustrating.'

It was fortunate that it passed quietly without incident, leaving Eisel and Priscilla in the middle.

Rather than that, Eisel's actions caught on.

These days, it seems that we run into each other very often, but there was something that was unclear.

She offered me a drink even though she knew I was weak.

For what?

Just to play a practical joke?

'After sitting on her bench and having a small talk, it seemed that the distance between him and Eisel had narrowed considerably.'

As long as it was a joke, I could accept it, but it would be difficult if it crossed the line beyond that.

Didn't everyone have a secret they wanted to hide?

It was a special situation.

Maybe now is the time to keep some distance.

She was a regressor from an early age.

She was bad at making friends and making connections with people.

So I think it's better to have my feet on the pedal that controls the speed of the relationship.

"Hmm..."

[Do you have any concerns? I heard about the sparring with Kaen in Yodo. ...Looks like it's hard to avoid sparring. ]

As I was salivating while looking at the ceiling, Sierra came next to me and spoke softly.

Anyway, I had a sparring with Kaen tomorrow, so I thought I'd talk about it, but if Sierra already knew the situation, it was easy for her to talk about it.

"Master said that Kaen is an unusual person."

[It was, but looking at her with her own eyes, she wasn't an ordinary class C cadet. ]

"What do you think would happen if she wrote her reverse from the beginning of her match in a sparring with her?"

[I'm talking about Chapter 1...]

Sierra seemed to understand what I was saying right away. She turned her head and thought for a moment.

Soon, Sierra's voice echoes.

[Did you say you have many eyes? ]

"Yes, I'm anticipating that the cadets will gather a little bit."

[Yeokcheon (逆天) was created from the beginning to deal with swordsmen with great proficiency in swordsmanship... Experience it yourself. ]

Sierra's eyes were full of confidence when she said that.

'I win unconditionally.'

Her purple eyes said so.

It was the confidence of Jawol (紫月) Sierra, not anyone else, so her heart became lighter.

"How come there seems to be some blood left... Shall I do some more cleaning, Master?"

I looked at Sierra with her big smile on her face and opened her mouth.

I felt like I had to reciprocate because everything was easier because of her reversal.

[Gee, not now...! ]

She said she would do a good job, but Sierra ran away from me, stuttering even her words.

[It's okay...! ]

However, the urethra was still lying on the bed.

"You don't have to decline. Thanks to the bracelet, my recovery is complete."

I said that as I approached the urethra.

The night seems to be getting longer.

***

In the end, I couldn't take care of the Sierra anymore.

Sierra held her by the arm inside her and stood in her arms, arguing with her until she fell asleep.

The disciple is going to do a good job, but it's crazy.

When I'm grooming Sierra, I don't know why, but her mind is at ease, and I feel like I'm healing too.

Immediately after Edward's class, I went to the training ground.

Class A's class ended a little later than the class of the other classes.

Well, since it's been a long time since Edward's lessons raised the experience level by half of the required amount, it was good.

Arriving late, as soon as I entered the arena, I saw a large number of people waiting for Dalian.

The murmur of people who filled the large training ground to the point where it seemed cramped filled my ears.

"How did so many people gather?"

I spoke to Yuri, who entered the arena with me.

Eisel disappeared as soon as class was over, probably because of something urgent, so she came with Yuri.

"Well... It seems like there are a lot of seniors too."

As Yuri said, I looked around the training ground and saw not only the first year cadets, but also many senior cadets.

'It's because there's no special event.'

Since it was still the beginning of the semester, there was nothing special to say that it was free.

In the meantime, since a newcomer who performed impressively in the labyrinth came forward to engage in sparring, many students who had nothing to do were gathered.

"You're really blindfolded."

"You said I was blind."

"How do you handle a sword like that?"

"It's been a while since I've seen sword-handling cadets fighting head-to-head."

The conversation of the seniors who were nearby could be heard between the crowds.

Most of the people here will have similar interests, just that much interest.

"Are there any instructors?"

Yuri, who suddenly found three first-year instructors among the cadets, said that.

I don't know why they are here

In particular, did Edward run right after class?

Reina was scooping up soup she didn't know where she got it from.

Looking closely, the owner of Cranber Soup selling soup caught my eye.

'How far did you spread the rumor...'

Kaen, who must have spread rumors like a fish out of water just in time, is seen standing in the middle of the arena.

Next to her was an employee who would conduct the sparring.

Then, with bold steps, she approached Kaen.

[The number of spectators seems to be suitable for revealing the reverse for the first time. Yeah... It should be like this. ]

Sierra's satisfied voice resounded as she wandered around the arena and watched people's faces.

'A lot of people gathered, but can the sparring end in an instant?'

It didn't matter because they didn't pay to enter, but it still bothered me a little bit.

I had no intention of procrastinating.

As they approached Kaen, the training ground staff in the middle began to explain.

"This sparring takes place in fantasy magic. You must not possess anything that can interfere with magic. Since it is not an official match, there are no penalties or rewards for winning or losing."

All sparring within Innocence Academy took place within fantasy magic.

It was Julius' skill.

In the past, I found out in the game, before Yuliuth was the headmaster, he used to sparring by casting protection magic on the bodies of the cadets.

Juliut's fantasy magic was overwhelmingly close to actual use, and it was a simple method that required only blowing mana into the prepared magic circle without the staff having to cast protection magic on each cadet.

"...Do you have any objections?"

An employee who recited the basic explanation of sparring, which is essential before sparring, looked at me and Kaen alternately and asked.

I decided to make one suggestion in response to such an employee's question.

It was impromptu anyway.

"You said there was no penalty or reward, but would it be okay to make a verbal 'promise' through talking? Just for fun."

"...It doesn't matter. But it won't have any effect or force."

The staff said so and looked at Kaen.

"...Do you want something, Cadet Jeto? The cake you bought me yesterday was delicious, so let's try it."

Kaen's tone had changed a little, as if she had already decided to put an end to her acting.

"I'll say it again, the current work has no effect or compulsory force. Please keep this in mind."

The employee with a serious face emphasized again that there was no force.

I was in Class A, and Kaen was in Class C.

From an employee's point of view, I might have been seen as a bit of a villainous elite.

'But is it really like that?'

Contrary to what the instructor said, this promise would have the same force as Kaen, even if others didn't know.

I don't think that Kaen can easily break the swordsman's teaching that one must keep one's promise.

I got her Kaen's consent, so she told her what she wanted.

"How about granting one wish?"

"...A wish?"

Kaen frowned at my words and asked again.

"A moderately light wish?"

"...Yes, my wishes may be harsh on you."

Kaen kept her cold eyes and she replied.

Unfortunately, I didn't even know what her wish was.

Because it won't happen that I have to grant her wish.

The crowd booed me and asked when to fight as I and Kaen were talking about things they couldn't hear.

"...You seem to have talked enough, so let's move on. Oh, and the instructors asked us to change the transmission screen to the largest one. Would that be okay?"

The staff who could not overcome the booing proceeded urgently.

Perhaps it was only natural that the audience gathered this much.

"No problem."

"I have no problem either."

"Then."

After hearing Kaen's answer and me, the staff raised their hand to the magic circle on the floor.

Kaen turned her head towards me, but she could feel that she wasn't looking at me.

She was feeling the gaze of the crowd around her.

She could tell that she was very excited by the fact that she was blushing.

'Considering Kaen's characteristics...'

At first, I will act like a C-class cadet, a bit pushed back.

Afterwards, get a good timing, reveal your strength, and turn the situation around.

At this time, her pleasure will reach its peak, and as her finish, she will cut me down with a move she thinks is cool.

Unlike when I didn't know her intentions, Kaen, who had become an ordinary 'Chinta with hidden power' like now, was already in the palm of my hand.

I looked at Kaen in front of me and smiled right before I fell into illusion magic.

Life doesn't just go the way you want it to.

It would be the same for Kaen.