I Became An Academy Spearman — Chapter 74. A Different Man (2)

It was great that things seemed to be working out for his plans. Han had originally planned to go to the Class C training camp – whether accompanied or on his own.

It would be better if I could use Carly’s private training camp.

However, he knew he had to talk to her some more to find out if he could enter that place again. He couldn’t access that space just on a whim. He smiled slightly after clearing his thoughts.

“I really appreciate your invitation. I was also thinking about going to the training camp. So, Luna, what do you think? Do you want to come?”

Luna frowned for a moment, but didn’t avert her gaze from his.

“…Okay.”

She finally answered, albeit sounding reluctant. That completely convinced him that there was a real possibility of developing a friendship with her. As long as he treated her as a priority, and didn’t make any obvious moves towards Millia, a real friendship would be possible. Then, that meant that he would receive the effects of Battle Healing.

“Geez, that’s the first time I’ve ever seen Luna answer another cadet so calmly.”

Han chuckled as Millia expressed her surprise in an aside to him.

I’m surprised too.

In the novel, Luna starts interacting with the others only after the middle of the story. That led him to originally believe that she would choose to only communicate with Leonhard apart from Millia. But now, he could see it. He could even visualize having a normal conversation with her.

“Well, shall we go then? I’ve had enough to eat.”

His two desserts were almost gone. The girls’ plates were almost clean.

“Good. Then, let’s go to the training camp immediately. I’m really curious to look at Han Seong’s Level 4 attribute,”

Millia replied cheerfully.

“…Haah. Yes.”

Luna agreed with a sigh.

That decided it. He would keep a safe distance from Millia for the moment. Of course, he would change his mind if she really had feelings for him. However, his current priority would be to improve his relationship with Luna.

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Class C training camp

As they entered the training camp, they noticed that the cadets inside were absorbed in their own training. She was absorbed, but not in her prospective training. Millia held back her urge to sigh as she turned her gaze towards Han Seong.

Again, she found that she couldn’t help but feel very bad when things didn’t happen as she expected. And today her frustration was incredibly high.

“……”

The man named Han Seong wasn’t looking at her, but at Luna. Her mood sank even more.

Not surprising… he is looking at Luna.

It felt as if this thought was eating away at her heart. Luna was attractive in anyone’s eyes. Millia knew it herself.

But when Han Seong came closer, she felt happy because he was only looking at her. It was as if he didn’t mean to look at Luna. She was even more excited when he paid more attention to her when she responded affectionately.

Would this man even understand?

Who was this strange cadet named Han Seong? He was different from all the other cadets. She had never seen or interacted with a man like him before. He had gotten into her mind long before today. She couldn’t help but stare at him in the classroom preparing for the entrance exam.

And the rumors that spread about him from there seemed outrageous to her. On the day of the entrance ceremony, not only did his attribute reach Level 4, but he also managed to tie in a sparring match against Leonhard, who had been the best cadet in the entrance exam.

When she confirmed that the seemingly false rumors were true, she wanted to get closer to the man named Han Seong. Even setting aside from the strange emotions she felt for this man, there was a good reason to establish a relationship with him.

Luna would shine in the future. And Millia knew she couldn’t be by her side if she didn’t get better. An attribute that didn’t level up meant the worst in this place.

She thought Han Seong might have the answer to her problem. She wanted to know how he had evolved his attribute.

Suddenly, Han Seong turned his head toward her.

“……”

“……”

Their gazes met. When his dark eyes stared at her, she stopped breathing for a moment.

There was clearly something different about this man.

“Millia, why are you so quiet all of a sudden?” he asked, seeming concerned. “Are you nervous because we’re entering the training camp?”” Her heart pounded even though he had only spoken casually to her with a slight smile.

Any reaction of hers was beyond control.