chapter 22
22 – Is the saintess the same as the saintess
“….”
After looking at her saintess for a moment, Leon quietly sat across from her.
Then, rather, the saintess side of her tilted her head as if slightly unexpected.
I don’t even flinch when I’m very flustered like some people do.
It’s not like some of them are blushing and peeking at my body sideways.
Otherwise, it wasn’t like the members of the church were arguing about what this was.
‘He’s an interesting person.’
The saintess with her smile slowly raised her body and straightened her standing posture.
“Nice to meet you. Did you say Instructor Leone?”
“Yes. It is an honor to meet you, saintess.”
Leone bowed her head, and her saintess waved her hand.
“There is nothing difficult about it. She is said to be a saint, but after all, she is supposed to be one of the warriors who must enter the tower. And the instructor is the one who teaches those warrior candidates.”
“….”
“My introduction is late. My name is Anastasio Ceria. The previous name was just given by the church, so you can just call it Seria.”
Saint Seria said, ‘Can you do that?’ And smiled.
It is a very strange laugh. It was Leon who received that feeling properly.
At first glance, it seems very bright, but when you look at it again, there is a cool anticipation.
‘I heard that he belonged to the combat priesthood, so he cut down the beasts so much.’
It’s not an easy opponent. He is a person to be as careful as Enlil.
If you’ve been in contact with demon beasts a lot, you should have gotten used to their energy.
No one knows what will happen if there is even the slightest gap.
“Doesn’t the instructor seem okay?”
At the saintess Seria’s question, Leon looked at her without saying a word.
It’s like he’s saying “Nothing”, Exactly what he meant.
Then Seria pointed to my clothes and continued her words.
“Others, when they see me, they get flustered, look sideways at me, or criticize me for what I look like. But our instructor is not included in any of the three.”
It must have been just normal people who were flustered.
The one looking out of the corner of his eye must have been intoxicated by the woman’s beauty.
The one who got the bruise must have been a person related to the church.
But Leone belongs to neither of them.
It’s not normal, it’s not intoxicating with beauty, and it has nothing to do with the church.
Rather than that, I tended to focus on and pay attention to ‘other things’.
“Are my clothes embarrassing to look at?”
“Not at all. Rather, I understand.”
I understand. Leon’s answer strangely did not match the current situation.
Seria stared at him, and Leone shrugged her shoulders once.
“Saint. No, Miss Seria. She didn’t know at first, but since she’s facing it like this, I know. You, you have a peculiar constitution. Is it the one that circulates mana not only through breathing, but also through the skin?”
Wow—
As soon as Leone finished speaking, the mana she felt from Seria shook.
Are you surprised? Are you confused? Otherwise, did the cold vigilance raise its head?
“… Whoops.”
After a moment of silence, Seria smiles once more.
Of course, it was a little different from the previous one, and had a cool energy.
“Amazing. I didn’t expect her to figure it out so quickly. How….”
“How did you know? I just looked more closely at the flow of mana flowing around Miss Seria and read it. That’s all.”
“Could you elaborate more?”
“It was heterogeneous. Flow of mana. Others focus on breathing, but the saintess wasn’t like that. Mana resonates throughout her body. It’s not centered around mana hearts.”
“….”
As Seria looked at herself, Leone opened her mouth again as if it was nothing.
“With this much, it is enough to predict that Ms. Seria has something that sets her apart from others. There was nothing difficult.”
“You are a wonderful person. There were many people who judged me carelessly because that was difficult.”
Seeing the flow of mana? Can she read it?
I can do it. That is, provided that there is sufficient time.
It is difficult for even quite a few wizards and knights to accomplish at once.
If it was possible for a dog or a cow, Mana wouldn’t be a mysterious being.
But the man named Leon finished it within a few minutes.
‘The feeling I had earlier wasn’t an illusion.’
Like the strange energy that Leon felt the moment he met Seria.
As soon as Seria saw Leone, she sensed something in her.
He is strong. The flow of mana is extremely stable.
If you don’t know how to handle mana at all, maybe you don’t know, otherwise.
The other person should be seen as a person with tremendous skills.
She is Seria, who has met numerous real battles and numerous strong people.
So she knows even better. What does ‘strong’ mean?
From that standard, this man named Rion could be said to be at the top level.
‘I think I know why the prickly elders in the church had to point out this man.’
Seria nodded her head, cleared her throat and removed her lips.
“You saw it correctly. As the instructor said, I have the constitution to circulate mana through my skin. It’s to the point where it’s better to just be like this than breathing now.”
“Then the clothes you wear will be the same as now.”
“If it’s not for a combat situation, I could wear it more than enough. But….”
“It must be frustrating. Doesn’t it feel like your mana heart is being squeezed?”
Seria even clapped her hands at Lyon’s point, which was so accurate.
The feeling of squeezing mana hearts, yes. That is the most accurate expression.
That’s why the seniors in the church couldn’t easily fix it no matter what they said.
Especially since she has been fighting every day against the demons.
“Ms. Seriya. Then, what if blood stains her body during the battle with the Witchbeast?”
“It’s like spinning mana and burning it up.”
“Hmm. If you do, the mana heart will quickly overheat and her body temperature will rise.”
“That’s why I get very hot. Clothing is one of the other reasons for this.”
He has a unique constitution that circulates mana through his skin, and his body is always hot.
If you look at it like this, your strengths and weaknesses are clearly revealed rather than just showing your strengths.
In addition to breathing, if you turn mana circulation through your skin, the effect is certain.
However, if the skin is clogged with contaminants or thick clothing, the efficiency is halved.
And the fact that the fever rises quickly also means that a long-term battle is not feasible.
‘If I wore such thin clothes, the eyes of others would be burdensome.’
Although she is said to be a saint, she is a beauty with blonde hair.
And humans are also one of those animals that follow their primal instincts after all.
There will be a moment when instinct takes precedence over reason.
In the meantime, it is difficult to endure the blatant eyes pouring out.
‘A scammer. Scammer….’
It is not a game. You shouldn’t judge like that. This is reality.
Nevertheless, the skeleton, the foundation, is, after all, based on that world.
It is said that the saintess ‘Seria’ has something that surpasses even Enlil.
“Miss Seria.”
This is enough for a conversation. Now it’s time to check it out with your body.
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to take a look at your skills.”
“I knew you would say that. As expected of an instructor at the Hero Academy.”
Seria, who got up from her seat, asks to go down first and wait.
She said that she would go down after tightening up her loose clothes.
It’s definitely a bit unreasonable to see the level right now in that state.
It’s too sky-high. Even if you move a little too much, you will see all the curves of your body.
“….”
By the way, wait a minute. Come to think of it, why are you closing your clothes?
Speaking of lightly examining skills at the academy, most of them are mana battles.
There is no reason to check the clothes since it is over after only raising each other’s mana….
“Come on. This side is ready, Instructor. Shall we try lightly then?”
Sereung―
Seria pulled out two real swords, not even wooden swords.
Judging by how skillfully she wields two swords, it seems that she is well versed in the art of double swords.
‘Not a knight, but a saint.’
Looking at the reaction of the surroundings while laughing and laughing out of embarrassment.
The church’s saintess draws her sword and comes down, but no one seems to stop her.
He only had eyes that said, “It’s a start again.”
‘Wow… Truly, she is an amazing saint in many ways.’
Priest Blon approaches next to Leon who shakes her head.
He had a sword in his hand, but he had no intention of stopping it.
Battle Priests. It’s a battle priesthood. I like it better than the cadets.
Leon smiled slightly and drew his sword without hesitation.
*
Fortunately or unfortunately, the relationship between the two men did not last long.
Even if he used a real sword, the bump was enough to check the level.
I know that when someone gets hurt, the other person gets very embarrassed.
And I also focused on using mana rather than swordsmanship.
“How is it? Are my skills up to the instructor’s expectations?”
At Seria’s question, Leone slowly nodded her head.
I could tell that he was a very skilled man just by looking at his double swordsmanship.
Wielding two swords means that you have to wield one sword instead of two hands.
Seria covered that with mana circulation that was twice as superior to others.
There was no corner of speed, power, or being pushed anywhere.
Even the attack is unstoppable. This is the movement of a person who has cut a lot.
‘Compared to Enlil… It’s going to be hard to tell who’s superior or inferior.’
And the ability to utilize mana. This is also awesome
It was a very brief confrontation, but I read everything in general.
That part is slightly superior to Enlil, but it is slightly superior.
Looking at this far, I wonder why I heard scammers.
And the reason was somewhere other than mana or swordsmanship.
‘Divine power. Healing ability. Overwhelming staying power that other warriors don’t have.’
There is healing magic, but it is effective for first aid or minor injuries.
It is impossible to attach severed limbs and restore damaged organs.
But with Seria’s divine power, all of those things are possible.
No matter what kind of injury she receives, as long as she doesn’t die instantly, she’ll be cured right away.
In a tower where you have to fight alone, that’s an overwhelming ability.
“Since she is a saint, I thought she was someone who could only pray.”
“Whoops. The saints of the past might be like that, but I am not.”
Putting the sword in, loosening the clothes that were tied here and there again.
Seria, lightly stretched, takes a step forward.
“So, how is it? Still more him than me. Are you more interested in Sister Enlil?”