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 [Chapter 129]

[Nothing is Impossible to Achieve (2)]

Han Seo-hyun must have told the Japanese male student that he's not someone you can handle.

Judging by how he was opening and closing his mouth unable to speak properly, he seemed quite shocked.

Whatever Han Seo-hyun said, she must have told him not to try climbing up.

But why does Kaede keep looking at me with those eyes?

So Eun-ha boasted.

He expressed himself to him with a triumphant face.

But Hoshimiya Kaede who turned around in front was clicking her tongue as if dumbfounded.

It seems Han Seo-hyun exaggerated somehow.

Whatever.

We'll only see each other this once anyway.

Eun-ha decided to brush it off.

Does one boast matter when we'll only see each other once?

"Oh, then you are..."

Meanwhile.

The male student who barely collected himself frowned while examining Eun-ha again.

Soon he spoke passionately to Eun-ha with a face like he realized something.

Of course, there was no way Eun-ha could understand.

He decided to ask Seo-hyun who came along as an interpreter this time.

"Looks like he's met you before?"

"I don't have such a memory..."

"He says you stole the 4th rank Kamikakushi Tengu he was about to kill."

"Kamikakushi Tengu? What's that?"

"...A humanoid monster with a red face, long nose, and crow wings? At Yokohama Marina & Walk..."

"Ah."

Han Seo-hyun interprets the male student's words.

Only after hearing her explanation did Eun-ha recall his memory of the male student.

"The idiot who almost died falling from the sky while clinging to a monster? Come to think of it, Eun-woo treated him, and now that I look his face does seem vaguely familiar..."

Actually, he didn't remember the face.

It was hard to recognize his face since he was covered in blood at the time, and Eun-ha had to immediately move elsewhere to do rescue work.

He only remembered the situation.

So he was an academy student.

But he's amazing for enduring against a high-rank monster.

Eun-ha looked at the male student differently.

Looking closely at his surroundings, the aura flowing from him was extraordinary.

Eun-ha nodded admiring the male student's skills.

But he seemed to understand Eun-ha's gaze differently.

Suddenly he raised his nose and puffed out his chest.

"Yes, I apologize for being rude then. Thank you very much for lending us your strength this time. I am Hikigaya Hayato."

"...I'm No Eun-ha."

The content is polite but the attitude is arrogant.

Eun-ha stared intently at the hand he held out then blurted out.

The man who introduced himself as Hikigaya Hayato awkwardly lowered his hand.

It was natural for his face to crumple.

"He's from a noble family."

"Noble family?"

"He's from an aristocratic family that's been in Japan for a very long time."

Just then Seo-hyun tipped him off.

Eun-ha heard her whisper and understood the male student's arrogant attitude.

The male student has pride that he's a superior noble.

Regardless, Hikigaya Hayato who couldn't hear the two's conversation kept muttering something.

"I see. If it's someone who killed the Kamikakushi Tengu, it's not that strange to become an exclusive."

Hikigaya who seemed to understand something.

Nevertheless, his gaze towards Eun-ha was still sharp.

"No matter what, I absolutely can't accept it. No one but me can be Seo-hyun-san's exclusive!"

Hikigaya shouted looking at Eun-ha.

Eun-ha just frowned. It seems like he's declaring war but he doesn't know what he's saying.

"What's he saying?"

"He says he's cooler and better than you."

"Really? Why is that statement so long?"

"I abbreviated it because it was too long. Can't you just think 'I guess so' and move on?"

"Ah. Well, I guess so."

While sparks flew from his eyes.

Eun-ha whispered with Seo-hyun and mocked him as if showing off.

He's young and childish beyond compare.

But why is he bragging to me?

Though he had doubts in the middle.

Eun-ha decided not to pay much attention.

They would only see each other once anyway.

Moreover, Yokohama Academy people apologized for his rude behavior.

Hikigaya Hayato was caught by them and dragged to the front of the line.

"...Wait. Hikigaya Hayato? Seems like a name I've heard somewhere before..."

Soon Eun-ha recalled his memory of him who was watching him.

In the distant future, he was a person selected as one of Japan's Twelve Heavenly Generals.

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It's written as <Dragon Slayer> but read as <Dragon Slayer>.

It was a peculiar player alias notation method used only in Japan.

In his previous life, Jin Pa-rang was extremely enthusiastic about this method and tried to change his alias too.

Of course, he failed.

...That's right, I remember.

Now that I look, he was the <Dragon Slayer>.

If Korea has the Twelve Seats, China has the Eight Direction Generals and Seven Star Generals, and Japan has the Twelve Heavenly Generals.

Hikigaya Hayato called the <Dragon Slayer> was a Twelve Heavenly General belonging to the dealer division.

Generally, players considered to be in the dealer division were often marketed with the image of strongest rather than best.

Hikigaya Hayato was the same.

Before regression, he was called Japan's proudest, Japan's strongest player.

His skills were actually worthy of recognition.

The reason Eun-ha remembers him is because he had experience carrying out an operation with him in his previous life.

At that time when a 3rd rank monster appeared in the East Sea, Korea, China and Japan cooperated to subjugate the 3rd rank monster.

Then Eun-ha witnessed his power.

He was indeed worthy of being called Japan's strongest.

Of course, in Eun-ha's judgment, he couldn't compare to <Divine Spear> Ryu Yeon-hwa.

"It's amazing you know Kaguya too... How did you come to know Japan's promising talent?"

"Why do you have so many questions for me?"

"What are you saying."

Anyway, in that sense, Eun-ha was curious what Han Seo-hyun had been doing during her study abroad life in Japan.

But she didn't answer and only stimulated his curiosity.

Eun-ha turned his head with a blunt face.

"By the way... it's quite serious."

"Since Kaguya-sama came too. They probably want to show Yokohama Academy's skills on this occasion."

The huge dome stadium located on Yokohama Academy grounds.

Inside the stadium, Japanese students were fighting a large monster in parties.

The magic and swordsmanship the students displayed were quite flashy.

Korean academy students were directly observing the scene from the stadium, not the spectator seats.

Kaguya was enjoying watching the students' performance mixed among them.

"Any Yokohama Academy student can display that level of skill. Promising talents like me can easily handle it alone without forming a party."

"Ah, I see."

The stadium is surrounded by an invisible barrier.

Visitors could freely appreciate the monster subjugation while walking around outside the stadium.

In that situation, Hikigaya Hayato wouldn't leave Seo-hyun's side.

He glanced at Eun-ha standing beside her while talking about the performance of people subjugating monsters and his own skills.

Even speaking in Japanese for content difficult to translate to Korean.

Ah, it's noisy.

Can't he just watch quietly?

Eun-ha couldn't help but be annoyed.

Even Seo-hyun was answering halfheartedly.

So Eun-ha gave him a look telling him to stop talking.

"Ah, you mean this katana?"

But Hikigaya Hayato made eye contact with Eun-ha and boasted even more.

As if saying you can't explain the match in such detail.

Also, he misunderstood Eun-ha's gaze and proudly showed off the sword he was wearing at his waist.

"This katana is Totsuka no Tsurugi...! My grandfather..."

Hikigaya rambles on about something.

Han Seo-hyun openly sighed.

But Hikigaya who fell into a long-winded speech explained to the two in detail how great the sword in his hand was.

Of course, Eun-ha didn't listen attentively either.

Though he did examine the sword he held out.

Totsuka no Tsurugi...

It seems this was the sword used by the <Dragon Slayer> before regression, it is indeed a famous sword.

The tsuba, the part separating the handle and blade, has a dragon motif engraved.

The scabbard also had engravings of dragons ascending here and there.

Anyway, it was an extraordinary sword.

...It's demonic energy.

Soon Eun-ha could sense the aura emanating from the sword.

It was demonic energy.

Resentful thoughts intertwined with mana to become an artifact.

That much, it's a dangerous and great sword.

Yeah, good for you liking your sword.

Demonic energy is dangerous.

He could get caught up in bad things just by being nearby for no reason.

Moreover, if it's emitting aura without even being drawn from the scabbard, that says it all.

Eun-ha as Han Seo-hyun's exclusive had to consider her safety somehow.

To this, Eun-ha took her hand and quietly slipped away.

"That guy. Hikitani or whatever."

"Yeah."

"Don't stay too close to him."

Eun-ha who moved locations whispered to Han Seo-hyun.

Han Seo-hyun who was watching the match turned her head to look at him.

Her eyes sparkled with flashy magic bursting in the background.

"...Okay, I won't since you say not to."

"You're not going to ask why?"

"Is there a need to ask?"

"...Well, not really..."

"And I can see everything with my eyes."

Han Seo-hyun smiles.

Her eyes are filled with confidence.

Eun-ha just wanted to ask what on earth she saw.

But she wouldn't tell him.

"Ah, it's almost over."

Her gaze is too intense.

Eun-ha who couldn't overcome her gaze examining him closely quickly pointed at the stadium.

Han Seo-hyun turned her body.

Students who demonstrated monster subjugation in the stadium were preparing their final magic.

"Cover your ears."

"Huh?"

"Looks like they're going to make a huge explosion."

Eun-ha roughly grasped the spell formula filling the stadium.

There will be a huge explosion.

Though it would be quite a sight to see, the noise derived from the explosion couldn't be ignored.

He who had to worry about her safety covered her ears with both hands.

Soon after, the explosion went off.

The explosions going off in sequence like dominoes were truly a spectacle.

Even Seo-hyun who had been watching the match indifferently until now gave a small exclamation.

"Are your ears okay?"

"Yeah, thanks to you. Thank you."

"...Huh?"

"The applause is loud."

People are clapping.

Only then did Eun-ha try to remove his hands from her ears.

Just then, Han Seo-hyun quickly raised her hands and placed them over his hands.

Eun-ha who was flustered for a moment came to his senses and chuckled.

Saying the applause is loud.

Han Seo-hyun closed her eyes and tried to completely lean her back against his body.

Right at that moment─.

"─And you're still the exclusive!!"

Hikigaya who appeared pushing through the cheering crowd burst out in anger.

With a red face and shaking shoulders, he pointed at Eun-ha.

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What's he saying?

He's suddenly getting angry.

He's muttering something in Japanese.

Eun-ha couldn't understand.

He tried to ask Seo-hyun for interpretation but she didn't seem to hear properly since her ears were covered.

But he could tell she was quite angry after removing Eun-ha's hands.

"Kaede."

"Sigh..."

Fortunately, Hoshimiya Kaede was nearby.

Eun-ha asked her for interpretation.

Hoshimiya Kaede sighed and interpreted Hikigaya's words.

"If you're an exclusive, you should have paid attention to protecting the subject. But you judged the stadium was protected by protective magic and neglected guarding Han Seo-hyun. If it was me, when the explosion went off earlier, I would have deployed protective magic around Han Seo-hyun to protect her just in case... he says."

"Hah, really..."

Eun-ha was dumbfounded.

Hikigaya's words were correct.

An attack could have occurred while people's attention was focused, and in the worst case an accident could have happened if the barrier couldn't withstand the explosion and broke.

But would he not have known that?

I checked even the one-in-a-million case.

You think I covered Seo-hyun's ears with both hands so I couldn't use my sword? I did that after grasping there were no risk factors.

Eun-ha who was called <Little Princess's Watchdog> in his previous life.

He was seasoned in escorting.

"Hmm... he's saying someone like you is disqualified as an exclusive. He also says only he can be Han Seo-hyun's exclusive."

In the end, it's a difference in perspective.

Hikigaya Hayato evaluated Eun-ha's escort skills from his eye level.

Not knowing how perfect Eun-ha's escort was.

"...I won't entrust Seo-hyun-san to someone like you anymore! Until now..."

"What's he saying?"

"...He's saying he can't entrust Han Seo-hyun to someone like you anymore. That you haven't been doing your exclusive duties properly and have just been fooling around with Han Seo-hyun..."

"When did I?"

"Well, that... You should ask Jung Ha-yang or Yoon I-byeol instead of me."

Japanese people try to stop Hikigaya.

Regardless, Hikigaya kept getting angry and approached Eun-ha.

Before they knew it, Kaede had taken a step back, trying to avoid troublesome things.

"No Eun-ha. I challenge you to a duel."

First in Japanese.

Then in Korean.

Hikigaya challenged Eun-ha to a match in front of people.

Soon he held out the sword at his waist in front of Eun-ha.

"Draw your sword too. I'll defeat you... and clearly show who's suitable to be Seo-hyun-san's exclusive."

Hikigaya said forcefully.

Eun-ha who heard such words to his face could only laugh in disbelief.

Looking at the atmosphere, he probably won't be able to avoid the duel.

He doesn't want to avoid it in the first place.

For Eun-ha, it was as good as being insulted in front of people, and he was annoyed by his action of boldly holding out his sword in front of him.

But there was one point to address.

"You should say that directly to Seo-hyun, why are you deciding that on your own? It's not some outdated idea..."

If you think about it, isn't this a duel over one woman?

Han Seo-hyun isn't some trophy.

Eun-ha just found it extremely embarrassing.

Other people had fed up faces too.

But it wasn't for the Japanese people, as they cheered enthusiastically after hearing Hikigaya's words.

"There are still many people trapped in the past."

Meanwhile, Han Seo-hyun who became the prize for the duel seemed to not mind it

Meanwhile, Han Seo-hyeon, who had become a reward for Dalian, seemed to think nothing of it.

"Okay, fine. But if that happens and the galaxy wins, wouldn't it have no benefit to the galaxy?"

"Seo-Hyeon is right. Certainly…. Of course that won't happen, but if Noh Eun-Ha wins, we should give her a proper reward."

Rather, she said that she had to prepare another reward for this sparring.

Then Hikigaya nodded confidently and agreed with her opinion.

Hikigaya is lost in thought.

At that time, Han Seo-hyun added her words again.

"It's a big deal and it's a big deal and it's a big deal and I'm thinking about it."けど…."

I am very precious to him. So I think you should be worthy of that too… .

Eunha tilted her head.

Hikigaya suddenly gasped and held his breath after hearing what she said.

Eunha looked at Kaede from afar and asked for an interpretation with her gaze.

Kaede shook her head from side to side with a look of uneasiness.

Whether or not, Han Seo-hyun's negotiations, which had put her at risk, continued.

[Speaks Japanese here]

Oh, right. Then what about your sword?

As if a thought had suddenly occurred to him.

Han Seo-hyun smiled brightly.