213 Entrance Examination and Valentine's Day [10]





 With tears in the corners of his eyes and his mouth tied in a knot, Lou was desperately biting down on the pain.

 In his left palm, a small, reddish-brown sword is pierced deeply, and fresh blood is flowing out.  

(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts too much. ......). It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm not sure what you're doing.

 I threw out the sword in my hand and rushed to Lou's side in a panic.

I threw the sword in my hand and rushed over to Lou.

 She was staring at my left hand with a look of disbelief on her face.

"Come on, give me your hand!

Yes, .......

 I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this.

That's it. ....... Does it hurt?

"Oh, thank you. I mean, ......, but how come you're unharmed?

 I'm not sure if you've heard of this, but I'm sure you have.
 The girl's sweet scent made my heart beat slightly faster.

I'm not sure I understand your question, ......?

 I wasn't attacked in any way, so it's only natural that I'm unharmed.
 I don't know how to respond to your question.

 As I tilted my head with a troubled look on my face.

"Hey, you're doing a boring(・・・・・) thing(......), aren't you?

 Suddenly a chilling voice of Zeon rang out.

 And the next moment.

"?

 My left arm moved of its own accord and grabbed Lou's slender neck.

"Oh, no, ......?

 Her feet left the earth, and she made a desperate show of resistance, blowing bubbles.

 But my arms are slowly straining to break her slender neck.

"No, no, Zeon!

 And so, in a strong show of rejection.

"Jee......!

 A loud cluck of his tongue sounded, and his presence disappeared.
 At the same time, my left arm began to move of its own accord.

I'm sorry, ....... Are you okay, Lou?

 I reached out to her on the ground, breathing hard.

"Oh, my God, .......

 She hugged her body with both hands and ran away.

 Apparently, I gave her a very scary feeling.

(d*mn you, Zeon. .......) I've been thinking that he's been very quiet lately, he's been concentrating on recovering his spiritual power. ......

 The last time he came out in the open was in September of last year.
 It seems that he has been concentrating on his recovery for about half a year since then.

(......With my consciousness so clear, Zeon has forcefully taken control of me.

 For now, I've only got one left arm, but I don't know what will happen in the future.

(If we don't get better control of the spirit nucleus, we'll be in danger at this point. ......)

 Zeon's power is truly overwhelming.
 The power of Zeon is truly overwhelming. Once it gets out of control, it's sure to do a lot of damage to those around it.

(I'm a little worried about Lou, though. ....... For now, let's continue with the special test: ......)

 I'm sure you'll be happy to know that she's completely healed, and more importantly, I can't leave this place now.

(I'll apologize to her for the earlier incident when we meet again.

 Lou was a very good swordsman, well above the passing standards of the Thousand Blade Academy.
 The Vice Chancellor, who was grading the fight, would probably give her a passing grade.

 If she hadn't turned it down, we would probably be seeing each other in the near future.

 As I was thinking about this, I noticed a thin layer of blood on my left palm.

(Is that ......? Whose blood is this ......?

 First of all, it's not my blood.
 I have not been hit by a single sword in the fight so far, I am completely unharmed.

 And it's unlikely to be Rue's blood.
 I only came into contact with her for a moment when I strangled her.
 At that time, Lou's wound was completely healed, so her blood is very unlikely.

(That being the case, I can't believe that it was .......)

 One possibility crossed my mind.

(...... Could it be that the Companion Partner is an ability that links Lou to the target's state?

 If you think of it that way, it all makes sense.

 Just before the special exam started, she made sure to ask if she could be healed in the dark.
 During the battle, she suddenly started to hurt herself.
 She questioned me with a look of disbelief when I was unharmed.

 And then-- suddenly, Zeon came out.

(That bad mood and the little bit of blood on his left hand: .......) From the looks of it, he probably got a "small cut" ......)

 I don't know why in the world the effects of the Codependent Mistress turned on Zeon: .......

 I'm sure this is the general idea.

 When I turned around to resume the exam after most of my questions had been answered, I saw a group of students shaking and shaking under Zeon's intense killing power.

 They huddled together, looking up at you as if you were a monster.

(Ah, .......) (How can I explain this? ......)

 After I got over the terrible trouble of Zeon's appearance, I was faced with the huge problem of "post-processing" that followed.