How to Live as a Half-Dragon

074. talent gap (2)

While Sian was talking to Drake, Ophelia and Cecily were also talking.

“Becoming the adopted daughter of this mercenary king.”

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Mercenary King.

That’s what people call Roman kings.

Originally Cecily, who lived in the Grint Forest in the northern part of the Roman Kingdom, she knew that fact.

It was common sense even for an elf who cut off contact with the outside world.

“no, I do not want.”

Ophelia was dumbfounded because it was such a quick refusal.

“I knew I would worry about it, but… .”

“sorry.”

“Then what about this, if you want to take care of your cursed talent.”

Cecily was startled.

That’s because he had never told her about talent.

‘And above all… .’

It was also the reason he knew his problems best.

I was curious.

how do you know

said Ophelia.

“You have an unprecedented talent for fine mana control. It’s completely out of whack in that way.”

It was the same even when holding a bow, and the reason why he couldn’t handle magic or spirits properly was because of that.

I was in a state where I couldn’t do anything because the careful control was missing.

I tried to overcome it, but it was absolutely impossible.

until now.

“Can you fix that?”

“Even talking about it is ridiculous. There is no talent that this body cannot bloom.”

Her confident voice was never bluffing.

It was an act of confidence.

‘I wish I had met this person a little earlier… .’

But if that was the case, I wouldn’t have been able to meet Xian, so should I say it’s a relief that I met him late…

I don’t know. It was also a meaningless story now.

It doesn’t matter which one is better, it doesn’t matter.

“People said it was impossible. There is no way we can use that talent.”

“What do you mean?”

“Just before… .”

Ophelia opened her mouth as Cecily tried to pinch her words a moment before she had been speaking confidently.

“Listen to the end.”

“… … .”

Cecily drank honey and became mute.

He realized who the woman was in front of him.

“I’ll say it again, what they say is true, you can’t create talent without it. However, the level that others do is an area that can be overcome with effort and training.”

Ophelia put on quadrupeds.

“Things that require meticulousness, such as magic or bows, are still impossible, but swords are different.”

said Ophelia, looking at the wooden sword Cecily still held.

“Because the original sword isn’t that meticulous.”

It’s a funny story, but the reason the sword became the most popular weapon is that it is easier to handle than anything else.

This is because the pursuit of universal strength requires the least amount of talent.

“Can you overcome it?”

“Trust me in this body.”

Even when he gripped the sword, the power was sluggish because he knew what would happen again if he used mana.

But you can overcome it.

I immediately suspected that it was a scam, but that was only for a moment.

It was because there was nothing to benefit her by deceiving herself as an elf who had nothing.

When he became stronger, he, who had been only a burden to Xian, could be of great help by his side.

“I still… .”

Cecily, who was conflicted, opened her mouth.

“I can’t. I don’t like it exactly.”

“is it?”

“yes.”

If you stay away from him right now, it is impossible to live a normal life.

Because of having nightmares every day, it was impossible for him to lose himself relying on Xian.

“And above all.”

Ophelia’s proposal was very sweet, but it had the most important blind spot.

Cecily’s desire to become stronger is due to cyanide.

However, if he had to break up with Xi’an as a condition of becoming stronger, there would be no meaning at all.

“sorry.”

Declined the offer and after a while.

As she praised herself for making a good choice, Cecily suddenly felt strange.

Come to think of it, it was because there was no sign of Cyan and Drake coming back.

‘There’s no stain… .’

At some point, he had left the gymnasium and was nowhere to be seen.

Cecily was about to set out to find Xian just in case.

“… what?”

Someone blocked the way.

It was the woman who had a confrontation with Stain earlier.

‘My name is Camilla… Was it?’

She said.

“I’m sorry, but you have to stay here from today.”

* * *

All right. All right.

At the same time, after the meeting at the palace, Xian was on his way back to his lodgings.

There are three people in the wagon given by Ophelia.

There were four of them when they headed to the palace, but because of Cecily’s absence, there were only three.

“I don’t know if this is right.”

When Xian was young, he played hide-and-seek and played a prank on Felt.

It was a prank made with the thought of teasing the guy who hides excitedly because he was somehow nasty.

It was the case of leaving only Felt behind and running away secretly home with the children after finding them all.

‘Felt didn’t even know that and was hiding for hours… .’

Anyway, even though it was a joke, it must have been a big wound, and Felt was speechless for a while from the next day.

Later, when I was playing Slayer, it was released only after I told him to play Slayer.

It was an immature memory from a long time ago.

‘I learned a big lesson from that incident… .’

That’s what I meant to stop playing pranks like that.

It’s hard to get back, and it can be a big wound to the other person.

“But the thought of doing this again… .”

It was safe to say that he had slept through the night, seeing as he felt uncomfortable at the thought of Cecily’s teary face.

It was at that time that Drake said something, as if he couldn’t stand Xian’s muttering.

Drake, who had his eyes closed and his arms crossed, opened one eye and said.

“Think of it all for him.”

who doesn’t know that?

Xian knows, and Stein, who is sitting there quietly as usual, knows everything.

Even now, this isn’t the kind of trivial joke back then.

It’s all for a reason and it’s for the guy.

However, it can be seen that it is important how the other person accepts everything.

‘Ah, it was for me, so I’ll take a look. Wanting to come out with a response like that is greed.’

No matter how good it was, if the other person was in a bad mood, there was nothing to say.

And above all…

“It’s me who has to release my anger later.”

It was this advantage that Xian was most dissatisfied with.

The only thing that relieved Cecily’s anger was herself.

“Are you going to come back later?”

“Then people have affection, do you leave it like this?”

Even if you go there and get stoned and kicked out, it is right to go there and apologize once in a while.

This was also an experience gained from Felt’s job, so in Felt’s case, he only started laughing after hitting 15 Slayer punches that day.

Cecily had no idea how many hits she would hit.

“Anyway, don’t worry too much. Isn’t it surprising that you might like a luxurious life?”

You should have seen the splendidly decorated roads you saw on the way to the banquet hall.

If you live luxuriously in such a place, you might forget about yourself and like it.

no it must be

‘Or I die!’

It was when Xian was thinking about that.

Drake bruised Xian for the first time in a long time.

“More than anything, is it when you worry about others?”

His point was very valid.

Xi’an is also in a situation where time is running out.

There was no time to worry about others when one hour was a waste.

“Anyway, focus on your training, isn’t three years a long time?”

“ah… It does… .”

You have to overcome the northern forest in 3 years.

At least within that period, it was said that he had to grow to the level of a Slayer, so it was never a relaxed situation.

I’m sorry Xian, but I decided to forget about Cecily for now.

“under… all right.”

* * *

Cecily glared at Ophelia instead of at Camilla, who was blocking the path.

she said with a sullen expression.

“Even if you stare at me like that, nothing will run, child.”

“Let me go.”

A sigh escaped from Ophelia’s mouth.

“Think carefully, do you think I did this on my own?”

“… … .”

Cecily’s eyes fluctuated greatly.

When I thought about it a little, it was because something was strange.

Does Xian not know that he is not there?

Of course it can’t be

As she said, if it wasn’t an agreement with Xi’an, he couldn’t have left without telling himself.

“… No way.”

A single tear welled up in Cecily’s eyes.

Seeing that, Ophelia sighed.

First of all, since she is a human being before being a strong warrior, it is to fully understand that mind.

‘But you can’t be weak… .’

Ophelia ate her heart and said,

“I heard that you are the boy’s slave, but to put it simply, the fact that you leave here is against the boy’s wishes. Would you still do that?”

“… … .”

When Cecily was silent, Ophelia spoke.

“If you want to follow me, go.”

“street… can?”

“Of course. However, if I can overcome the child who is blocking me, I will let you go.”

Before that, it was a story that I would never tolerate.

Ophelia said to Camilla.

“Camilla, you should never do it casually.”

“Yes, mother.”

As soon as Ophelia finished speaking, Cecily rushed at Camilla.

Although it was a sudden surprise, the result was sobering.

Cecily’s wooden sword was blocked in vain.

Even if it was an urgent blow, I put all my strength, but what happened was that I caught it leisurely with my bare hands.

“Just give up, the outcome is fixed anyway.”

“… … .”

Even though it was clear evidence that the gap was by no means small, Cecily did not give up.

He swung his wooden sword wildly.

Camilla lightly blocked Cecily’s wooden sword.

Doesn’t even move from place. I was simply blocking it with only my hand moving.

When the wooden sword was caught again, this time a fist flew under her chin. Camilla let go of the wooden sword and pushed Cecily away.

“Eh… .”

“… … .”

Even though it was a light push, it must have been with great force, so Cecily bounced across the floor and fell.

But it happened out of nowhere.

Cecily’s mana shook.

“I won’t give up… .”

“under… It’s annoying really… .”

As before, Camilla, who was trying to snatch Cecily’s attack, was startled.

The power is considerable.

‘This is a completely different person.’

If the attack just a moment ago had been about the level of goblins or kobolds, now I wondered if it would be about the level of an ogre.

It was such an upheaval.

Cecily saw hope as she received the attack and was slightly pushed back.

‘It’s worth a try… .’

In the meantime, Cecily had watched Xian and Stain’s sparring until she got tired of it.

I had suppressed my strength because I was afraid of another accident when I put too much mana on, but I was not in a situation where I was arguing about that right now, so I was drawing all my strength.

And above all…

‘It works.’

Importantly, it worked.

If they pushed on like this, they had a good chance of winning.

Cecily gathered Mana into her feet and kicked the ground once more.

Quaang!

The bewilderment in Camilla’s eyes for a moment quickly turned to wonder.

“what?”

This was the reason why Cecily, who had thought she would dig in, suddenly crashed into the back wall.

It’s not something she did.

But even less was Ophelia the mother.

If so, the possible results are simple.

“you… Are you stupid? Can’t you even control your own strength?”

There will be no one who handles power so recklessly.

No matter how sparring it is, it wouldn’t be strange if he died at any time if he did that in a real battle where he risked his life.

It was the moment after Camilla laughed at Cecily.

Cecily, who had been pinned to the wall, staggered to her feet.

“I can’t give up… .”

However, the result was the same.

The second Cecily hit the ground, this time Cecily slammed into the opposite wall.

At this point, I wondered why Ophelia was trying to reap this guy.

‘Still, I’m lucky this time.’

The direction was just right.

The timing is right too.

Like the first attack, the power and trajectory were perfect.

“Is this the skill of that guy from earlier? But I can’t even react… .”

It was the time when Camilla was lightly trying to block Stain’s sword.

Startled, she hurriedly backed away.

It was the reason why the feet suddenly became hot and the flames soared.

“Wow, our youngest is pretty hot, right?”

Even if it was a little late, it was so powerful that it would have been burned quite big.

The hair was slightly tanned.

Having received Cecily’s attack, Camilla, now using a wooden sword, made a counterattack like a counterattack for the first time.

Cecily, who had been hit by a foot, flew and stretched out.

“Let’s do this, it will only hurt your body.”

“… Don’t give up.”

“… … .”

It was when Camilla let out a deep sigh.

In an instant, Cecily’s body began to glow.