NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 90
Angela’s expression was frozen. I shrugged my shoulders, unable to take my eyes off her.
“Is that all you’ve got concealed? Just a single Chimera? I’m a bit disappointed here!”
Honestly, considering the danger posed by Sowol, Lena, and me, I expected her to bring something like a Large Monster.
But just a Chimera?
“No need to be tense.”
I was rather disappointed.
It seemed like it would end too blandly. I gave a snort in front of Angela, who was staring at me with a stiff face, and raised the Hall of Glory.
“Want to take this?”
“What I want right now is something different.”
A smile bloomed on her previously frozen face. Her round, curved eyes were fixated on me.
What was inside them was unmistakable greed.
“Lee Hyun. I want you.”
“Ah. I might be a bit too pricey for that.”
“Hehehe. That’s exactly why I want you more. I want to put a collar around your neck and have you unleash your talent just for me.”
“Such a greedy one.”
“Didn’t you know?”
She smiled brightly and wiggled her fingers.
In that moment, a black aura swirled around Angela’s body.
“Adults are always greedy.”
“Everyone prepare for battle!!”
With Angela’s signal, the forces of the Magic Empire began to move.
And the Chimera she brought along followed suit.
There were many soldiers from the Magic Empire, but our kids were no pushovers either. So, my role was to handle the Chimera.
“Leave the Chimera to me. Sowol, Lena, take care of the others.”
“Got it.”
“But are you sure? That monster… doesn’t seem ordinary…”
It wasn’t ordinary at all.
But.
“I’m not ordinary either.”
I drew my sword and approached the Chimera.
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“Teacher… will we be okay?”
“Shouldn’t we be more worried about ourselves right now?”
Ripa replied hesitantly to Arisha’s muttering.
We were already surrounded.
Of course, we had strong members like Sowol and Lena on our side, but the enemy’s momentum was far from weak.
“Angela the Instructor. I never liked her from the start.”
Ludwig grumbled, baring his teeth, while Lumina next to him let out a snort.
She remembered.
The day Ludwig first called Angela an angel.
“Stop with the nonsense and focus. Instructor Lee Hyun will clear the way.”
Eiffel spoke in a low voice as he gripped his bastard sword tightly.
At the center of the enemy’s encirclement was that nameless monster.
The strange magic radiating from that monster was empowering the enemies.
“I’m going in!!”
As Lee Hyun swung his sword towards the monster, its body was sent flying backward.
In that moment, the strange magic enveloping the enemies began to dissipate.
Seeing that, Arisha cheerfully laughed and sprinted forward.
“That lady is mine!!”
“Ludwig! Lumina! Support Arisha!!”
Following Sowol’s shout, Ludwig and Lumina chased after Arisha.
Angela, watching Arisha and Ludwig run towards her, scoffed coldly and drew her sword.
“You little brat with no brains!!”
“Hey lady! This is what they call the scent of youth!!”
Arisha’s fist, dodging Angela’s sword, targeted her body.
Even though it was covered in armor, Arisha’s fist was also wrapped in magic.
So Arisha, without hesitation, threw her punch, grimacing at the impact.
The armor blocked her magic and attack.
“Hey lady! Nice armor you got there?!”
“Armor that a brat like you could never imagine!”
“Guess living long really gets you some amazing stuff!!”
Just as Arisha narrowly dodged a swinging sword, she saw a Sword Energy and magic flying towards her armor, only to disintegrate upon impact.
That armor wasn’t ordinary at all.
But that didn’t deter her.
She knew exactly what to do in a situation like this thanks to Lee Hyun.
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“There exists armor that doesn’t respond to magic.”
The special extracurricular lesson permitted for the class leader was a joy.
Since it was a chance to learn things not covered in class from Lee Hyun.
His old stories always accompanied his teachings.
Arisha eagerly anticipated these lessons, proud yet slightly tickled.
“Is that true?”
“Yeah. It’s armor made from black iron. Only one set was created during the era of the Magic Empire.”
“Really? Shouldn’t they have made more of that armor?”
“They tried a lot, but the research team of the Magic Empire kept failing. Rumor has it that the grudge contained in that armor is incredibly strong.”
“Grudge?”
“Yeah. To create black iron, hundreds of deaths are necessary. The grievances of those hundreds must be preserved for the armor to resist magic… That’s no easy feat.”
“I see… But why?”
“There might be opponents among those you’ll face in the future who wear that armor.”
“I see… So? How should we deal with that?”
“There are two methods. The first is to face them without magic. That armor may not respond to magic, but physical attacks still work.”
Lee Hyun picked up a nearby steel rod.
He threw it into the air and, swinging his sword, sliced the rod in half before handing it to Arisha.
“When you reach the pinnacle of a technique, you can do this much without magic.”
“Wow… Amazing!”
Just seeing the clean cut made her gasp in awe.
Arisha clapped while Lee Hyun wiped under his nose.
“But I can’t expect this from you.”
Reaching the pinnacle of the Arang Technique allows smashing metal even without magic.
But that was only for show in games.
In Ragnarok, you have to level up multiple characters apart from the protagonist. Grinding on just one character won’t reveal the true ending.
Hence, there was a need for alternative methods.
“And the second method is to use artifacts.”
“Artifacts?”
“Yes. They maximize your attack power. Here, take this.”
“What is this?”
Arisha tilted her head, looking at the bracelet Lee Hyun gave her.
Then she grinned delightfully, squeezing Lee Hyun’s hand tightly.
“Are you giving this to me as a gift?!”
“Yeah. Sure.”
“What should I do? I have nothing to repay you with! Oh! A kiss?”
“No, that’s… nah! I’m fine!”
“Hehehe~.”
There was no stopping the already ignited Arisha.
In the end, with dozens of pecks on his face, Lee Hyun sighed, watching Arisha bounce around holding the bracelet.
“This is called the Accumulation Bracelet. The more you train, the more power accumulates in it. And when you release it, it boosts your attack power based on your training.”
“Hmm. So I have to train a lot, right?”
“Yeah.”
Lee Hyun fastened the bracelet onto Arisha’s slender wrist.
The silver bracelet complemented her smooth wrist beautifully.
“I give this to you because I hope you will work hard.”
“Hehe… Yes! I won’t let you down, Teacher!”
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‘Did Teacher think of this moment?’
Arisha glanced at her bracelet.
It was something Lee Hyun had gifted her, and she had worn it without fail every single day.
And now seemed like the right time to unveil its results.
“Haap!!”
As she injected her magic into the bracelet, a soft light formed around Arisha’s fist.
Ludwig and Lumina tilted their heads, but didn’t say anything.
They assumed she had probably picked up some amazing artifact and kept attacking Angela.
“Hahaha!! Brats! Your attacks…”
“Yahhh!!”
“Yes! I’ll kill the royal brat I detest the most! You’re the first to go!!”
“You’ve had fun with Teacher for so long yet can’t even capture his heart!!”
“Shut up!! Impudent girl!”
“Teacher is mine!!”
Arisha, full of rage, countered Angela’s attack and grinned.
Angela wasn’t properly defending; she was relying on her armor.
Therefore, she left too many openings.
Among them, Arisha targeted a vital point: her solar plexus.
“Take this…”
KWA-BOOM!!!
“KYAAAAAAAH!!!”
With a sound of something exploding, Angela was sent flying backward.
To see Angela, who hadn’t taken any damage until now, suffering like that was shocking.
As Ludwig and Lumina gaped, Arisha lightly shook her fist and laughed.
“Ahahaha!! Look at her falling flat!!”
Arisha extended her fist again towards a wobbling Angela.
“You b*tch!!”
“Ahahahaha~! Teacher’s a puppy, so it’s all good~!”
Lee Hyun always said that he was like a puppy.
And he always doted on her.
So being a puppy was not an issue.
No, as long as she could always be by his side, being a puppy sounded wonderful.
‘Teacher’s very own puppy! Eee~! I love it so much!’
Glimpsing at Lee Hyun, who was battling the monster alone in the distance, Arisha coldly smiled at the wobbling Angela.
“So…”
“I’ll kill you!!”
“Get lost, nuisance!!!”
She extended her fist toward the charging Angela.
Seeing Angela, who tumbled back from her attack, unable to move at all, she gleefully exclaimed.
“This is the power of the legitimate one!!”
“Who’s the legitimate one?!”
“D-Don’t say such strange things…!!”
Hearing Arisha’s shout, Sowol and Lena were left speechless.