Within a few days of reconciling with Mars, Nozomu's treatment in the class had changed considerably.
Mars, who hated Nozomu the most, began to talk to him a lot.
Students in the 10th class are basically treated as drop out by students in any other class. It is the harmful effect of Solminati Academy, which advocates a complete meritocracy.
Their outlet, which was treated as such a dropout, was Nozomu, the lowest rank in all grades.
However, in the 10th class, when Mars, who was in the upper grade, talked to Nozomu, those who had been cursing Nozomu could not get out of hand, and as a result, they took a stance not to get involved with Nozomu.
Mars has also become more distant from his entourage and has always teamed up with Nozomu in his practical lessons.
Inevitably, Nozomu spends more of his time with Mars ………….
"I'm so happy~~! Nozomu-kun and Mars-kun are getting along with each other ~~~~ !!"
The infirmary at noon.
Nozomu was abducted by Anri-sensei today and had lunch together in the infirmary. By the way, Mars, who was beside him, was one of her targets, so he was captured in the same way.
Anri-sensei's tension is in a climax state from the beginning, and she is sprinkling the happy atmosphere around her more than ever.
"Oh, thank you …………"
Nozomu is a little drawn to Anri-sensei's overwhelming tension, but he knows she's genuinely happy, so he's honestly grateful for her feelings.
"…………Hmm"
Mars is eating his lunch lazily.
"Now now. I'm happy with Anri. Nozomu-kun and Mars-kun became friends. Anri was concerned not only with Nozomu but also with Mars."
"What does that mean?"
"Anri said Mars was a clumsy but kind child."
"After all ~~~. Mars-kun. You reassessed Nozomu-kun at the end of the second year and reflected on what you did to Nozomu-kun right~~~?"
“………………”
"Such a child cannot be a bad child ~~."
There is a smile on Anri-sensei's face, and she guessed right what Mars was thinking about decisively. Mars is so surprised about this.
Well, if he always sees her sloppy atmosphere, it's hard to notice that she's actually a sharp person.
Nozomu had previously been noticed and pointed out by her to some extent. The confrontation between Nozomu and Shino at the end of the second year and the changes that had occurred in Nozomu.
That is why Nozomu was not as surprised as Mars, about Anri-sensei who pointed out the change in Mars's mind.
“………………”
Mars turned away, but his face was red and it was clear that he was shy.
"Fufu .... By the way, Nozomu-kun, what are you making right now?"
Norn-sensei finished lunch early and spoke to Nozomu who was doing something on her desk.
Nozomu took out a set of crafting tools on the desk and made something.
"This? It's a birthday present for a friend."
"Hee! Is that so? Who will you give it to?
Norn is a little surprised because she thought that Mars was the only friend of Nozomu at the school, and she was also interested in what Nozomu was making.
"I'll give it to an Ecross student I met the other day. I can't tell you what it is, because the first should know about the gift is the child."
Nozomu thought that it was not necessary to hide Somia, aside from the presents he was making, so when he talked about his encounters with her, Norn-sensei and Henri-sensei were very surprised.
"Hee! I didn't think Nozomu-kun would even get acquainted with the daughter of the Francilt family."
"What made you so surprised?"
It seems that Mars doesn't understand very well, but the Francilt family is one of the Aristocrats who have existed since the founding of the great power of Forsina in the western part of the continent.
In addition, the Country of Forsina quickly dispatched an army to a group of demon beasts during the great invasion 10 years ago, and that army became the core of the later formed Allied forces and repelled the great invasion. It became a big driving force.
It is also the country that has proposed the establishment of the Solminati Academy to every country, and its existence is huge on this continent.
Most human beings have nothing to do with such well-known families. Especially getting acquainted with the daughter of such a family.
"I only knew she was a Francilt family member recently, even though I knew her and met her, I didn't know she was such a famous family member. Well, I don't really mind it. But she seemed a little worried about what she was hiding. "
Nozomu continues to say something while moving his hands.
"Isn't it reasonable considering her upbringing?"
Well, a well-known family may have its own worries.
When Norn sees Nozomu's face while she is working, his expression has a slight smile on his face.
(Un, It's okay with this)
Perhaps, thinking about giving a present to the other party, it is unavoidable to feel happy. When She saw Nozomu, she became happy, and naturally, a smile blooms on her face.
***
After school, Nozomu and Mars are heading to the outskirts of the city. After reconciling, the two had been arranging bouts there about once every two days after school.
"In the end, I couldn't beat Mars before ... As expected of the current me, I'm not strong enough to deal with you ..."
“…………………………..”
As the result of the bout, Mars has a higher winning percentage so far. Nozomu one step behind Mars because he didn't use attacking techniques such as "Phantom", so he lacks the deciding factor.
Nozomu's attacking technique with Qi still has a high killing ability.
This technique is to surely kill the opponent by efficiently using less energy. It was necessary for him to survive because he had exchanged lives with the demon beast in the forest.
However, when it comes to school life and mock battles, the story is different, and these techniques with high killing ability must be adjusted.
But, since Nozomu does not have a lot of Qi, it is inevitable to reduce the density of the Qi used in the technique in order to adjust it. Thus, the technique used would become an inadequate technique for killing opponents.
If the density is lowered, it would not be powerful enough to kill the opponent.
Although his Qi has improved a little, the effect of Nozomu's ability Suppression is great, and the effect of auxiliary Qi techniques such as physical strengthening and quick move is low, so it is still insufficient to deal with a person as strong as Mars.
“……….. Still, it's strange when you have beaten me several times.....”
"Is that so?"
Mars murmured against Nozomu's remark, but Nozomu's reaction to it was plain.
Using common sense, there is no element that Nozomu can beat Mars on a one-on-one basis.
The difference in physical ability and Qi between Nozomu and Mars is clear, and since Nozomu has almost no magical power, he cannot rely on magic.
Even so, when he beats Mars, who was supposed to be in the upper class to some extent, it just shows how high-level his swordsmanship is in the school.
However, Nozomu is not aware of it.
The standard of swordsmanship for Nozomu is his master, Shino.
This is because most of the people he has dealt with so far have been her.
This is due to the narrow friendships of Nozomu so far, and it would have been a little different if there were any friends at the school who could help him.
If such a monster-like talented person became the standard, it would not be possible to accurately measure the position of one's own ability compared to the surroundings.
In addition, Nozomu himself underestimated his own ability.
This is due to his Ability Suppression and the results of mock battle so far. Due to the influence of his Ability Suppression, he always loses power in combat and rarely wins in mock battles.
For this reason, Nozomu is in a state of "getting used to losing".
***
Mars's POV
(This guy, what are you saying even though you have sealed such a vicious technique !!!)
To be honest, Mars had been shown Nozomu's Qi technique "Phantom" only once, but when he saw it, he was terrified and trembling.
The released air blade passed in front of Mars in a blink of an eye and cut off the target big boulder without difficulty.
Incredibly compressed and sharpened blade. The flight speed was extremely high, and Mars could not even see the afterimage of the blade that passed in front of him. And the control power that took only about half a second to make such a blade.
If that blade was fired at him, he would be cut off along with his defense without being able to dodge at that point.
(Hmm ... I think my loss at that time was definitely confirmed)
Mars remembered at the end of the second year when he was cornered by the man in front of him, but if it was this technique that was released at that time, he would not have been in the world.
***
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