I Became an Academy Mechanic Genius

15 – sprint

“…Who are you? you are.”

Ed tried to be as friendly as possible, but as expected, Enya’s reaction was cold.

She wasn’t the type of person who was easygoing enough to accept favors from strangers, so she put her hand on the handle of the knife and her green eyes shone sharply.

However, Ed is also a veteran who has played ‘El Pandor Runeterra’ countless times.

I knew her stern personality right away.

He said with a smile still on his face.

“Because I just couldn’t get past it. A sword screaming in an unsuitable scabbard.”

“…”

A sword screaming in an unsuitable scabbard.

It’s a bit of a cheesy analogy, but it was an expression of emotion that Enya liked.

Isn’t talking pitch a metaphorical expression that the main character of the cartoon ‘Baldojae’ would do?

A little intrigued, Enya lowered her guard and looked at Ed.

“well. It’s because I don’t think you’re well versed in swords enough to hear the screams of this sword.”

Saying that, Enya removed her hand from the grip of her sword.

Then, he showed the family pattern engraved on his scabbard and continued.

“Rather than that, weren’t you interested in this pattern? If that is the case, I will decline in advance. Wouldn’t the relationship be determined by the superiority of one’s skills, rather than the trivial friendship?”

Enya conveys her thoughts in the polite manner of aristocrats.

However, Ed was interpreting her words like this.

You don’t know anything about this sword.

Aren’t you trying to cling to my family’s stature?

To be friendly, just get off. compete with skill

It was Ed that made me think of it as a really Enya-esque message.

“You are a suspicious person.”

However, Ed was not the one who would back down just because he was told to quit.

Enya is one of the main NPCs that can have a huge impact on the future, and it was necessary to build a relationship with her from the entrance ceremony.

Then Enya raised her mouth and said.

“suspicion? Let’s pretend it’s not naive.”

“hahahaha, I don’t have a separate inside. I added the words because I was genuinely interested in that sword.”

The two are fighting each other and talking to each other.

However, Ed’s last words piqued Enya’s curiosity once again.

You said you came because you were purely interested in swords?

“Do you know anything about this sword?”

So Enya asked directly.

Do you know anything about this sword?

Then Ed’s eyes lit up.

Because he knows this sword better than anyone else.

‘I can’t know if I don’t know.’

Played this game dozens of times.

Every time the game was retried, Enya always wore the same sword.

At least at the entrance ceremony.

“I recognized it at a glance. Isn’t that Yodo Muramasa?”

Muramasa.

Enya’s pupils widened at the mention of the name.

A favorite sword worn by the main character of the cartoon ‘Baldojae’.

Ed recognized it at a glance.

“Uh, how could this… by any chance?”

“Yes. I saw it too. ‘Baldojae’.”

···Have you seen the baldojae?

Enya’s deep brows began to straighten.

The vigilance disappeared like snow melting, and a bright smile spread across her white face.

“There are other people besides me who know the baldojae…! Maybe, even an extravaganza?”

“Sure. It’s the beginning of the full-fledged start.”

Enya’s face began to lighten up.

It was because I was convinced of Ed’s words, ‘Abductions are real’.

A person who can understand his dream and ideal, ‘Baldojutsu’.

That the black-haired boy in front of him was just such a person.

“Yes! It’s real from the side story…! But actually, I was a little hesitant. I know, but the main story ended a little ambiguous… So I hesitated whether to watch more or not, but the beginning of the side story…!”

“I’m on Jaken’s side.”

“…! Yes! Jaken side! I think I fell for it in earnest from then on.”

“Kids who only read the main story and fold it are sewage. The potential is bursting from the Jaken side.”

“Khehehehe. I mean.”

Enya laughs and chats while completely immersed in her conversation with Ed.

To Enya, who hadn’t had a single person with whom she could have an in-depth conversation about baldojae, Ed was a welcome talker.

-What, Enya knows how to laugh like that?

-The tension is completely different?

However, since she has a reputation for being harsh in the social world, all the men around her were looking at their conversation with curious eyes.

Hadn’t there been dozens of men who hadn’t even spoken a word to her cold eyes?

– Who is that bastard? Is this the first face you see?

-Well. You’re a guy I didn’t see at the social church last time.

-Are you a fallen aristocrat?

That’s why attention was drawn to Ed, who made Enya smile brightly.

When talking to someone, she always put her hand on the handle with sharp eyes, but seeing her talking while using both hands with sparkling eyes was quite unfamiliar.

How the hell did that black-haired boy disarm Enya?

“…”

And the second son of the Sigmund family, ‘Max’, was also having such a question.

Wasn’t it the girl who insulted her with a cold expression when he fell in love with her when he first appeared in the social world two years ago and suggested a dance?

Feeling humiliated by that cold response, he applied for a duel, and the history of the pain he suffered was a huge wound that he could never forget for the rest of his life.

So I worked hard to improve my skills and came this far, but to show a foolish smile without fidelity to such a fool.

It was an unacceptable sight for him.

‘Enya…! Your smile was supposed to be something only I could see!’

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Love heart.

Max had feelings for Enya.

It was because he admired her strength as much as his anger and hatred towards her.

So Max came here, dreaming of subduing her.

After inflicting a humiliating defeat on her, he tried to win her heart by giving her comfort.

‘Enya, was your smile that cheap?’

However, Enya opened her heart to a parasitic brother.

At first glance, he seems like a kid who doesn’t even know the word ‘sword’ in swordsmanship.

Deng-!

at that time.

The bell of the clock tower installed at the main gate of the academy began to ring.

It was a signal that there were only 10 minutes left until the entrance ceremony.

“Ah, it’s already time like this.”

As a result, the conversation between Ed and Enya also came to a boil.

An awkward silence passed between the two.

Before long, Ed looked at Enya’s scabbard and said,

“Hey, shouldn’t we fix that scabbard first? You look very uncomfortable.”

“I can’t help it. It’s the entrance ceremony soon, but there’s no time.”

Enya said that and let out a small sigh.

There is only 10 minutes left until the entrance ceremony begins.

There was no way the scabbard could be repaired within that time.

“Give me a moment. Because I can fix it right away.”

However, Ed held out his hand as if it was not a big deal.

At the same time, he took out his ‘equipment maintenance toolbox’ from his inventory.

Then-

Paperweight!

A crack occurred in the air, and an ‘equipment maintenance toolbox’ appeared.

Watching this series of processes, Enya naturally came up with an idea.

‘Equipment Summon? Does it deal with special spells?’

A specialty series of spells.

Trait-type spells are spells that can be used only when inherited a special ‘lineage’ such as stealth, subspace, mutation, and camouflage.

And summoning the equipment from the air like that was supposed to be a combination of the magic of ‘subspace’, ‘disguise’, and ‘stealth’.

In other words, it means that he is a skilled person who handles rare spells.

“Come on. Because there is no time.”

But now, time was tight.

Enya paused for a moment and handed Ed the scabbard.

With only 10 minutes left, can I fix the scabbard in that short amount of time?

“then.”

Ed immediately took gear from his toolbox and began tinkering with Enya’s scabbard.

Thanks to the hidden skills ‘hand technique’ and ‘engineering thinking’, he was able to remodel the scabbard to fit the size of the sword.

“Well. I think it would be nice to touch it up a little more.”

However, this was not enough for Ed, who pursues perfection.

Is it possible to improve the performance of the scabbard to match the sword?

Ed took out the ‘Scroll to Save Spells’ from his inventory.

I quickly mixed the sake of ‘strengthening’ and the liquor of ‘acceleration’ and inscribed it on the ‘spell storage scroll’.

And let’s infuse mana-.

Paperweight!

A combination of ‘strengthening’ and ‘acceleration’ was stored in the scroll to save the spell.

The order form is complete.

‘Quick. It’s so fast…’

On the other hand, Enya, who was watching all this process, was admiring her heart.

Fixing the equipment wasn’t enough, making the order book so quickly.

Even at the blacksmith’s private forge, this level of speed was impossible.

It could be said that Ed’s understanding of the technique was extraordinary.

“Okay, that’s all right. Take a look and see what it is like.”

In addition, applying the order to the equipment was of a high standard.

A spell with two spells mixed would have a high probability of failure, but Ed handled it as easily as a toy.

Enya received the scabbard that Ed handed her with a bewildered expression, then tried to lead her condolences into the scabbard.

It fit perfectly, as if it were a set from the beginning.

“····Incredible. In that short amount of time, all of this…”

“hahahaha. Because that’s what I mainly do. making or repairing equipment”

“…?”

Making or fixing equipment?

Enya wondered if there was a noble family that made such a business.

Could it be that he was from the Tigreel family, who were said to have exclusive dealings with the dwarves?

But I hadn’t even heard of a handsome man like this in the Tigreel family.

Deng-!

at that time.

The clock tower bell rang once again.

It means that there are only 5 minutes left until the entrance ceremony.

The two looked at each other as if they had made a promise.

“Should I run?”

“Yes. Let’s run!”

Taat-!

The two kicked off the ground at the same time.

Crossing the light pink road, I passed through the front gate in an instant and passed the clock tower.

Upon passing through the front door, a long stretch of marble came into view.

At the end of it stood the academy’s main building, the final destination.

Taat-!

The two spurred on the run once again.

We passed the emperor’s statue and fountain, and passed through a garden with trees.

And Enya felt an unknown joy as she passed Ed and all the scenery.

It was the first time in my life that I had run alongside someone like this.

Are friends just like this?

‘I think it’ll be fun.’

I was looking forward to it.

It made her want to know more about this boy running alongside her.

He is a skilled person who can keep pace with his steps.

Won’t the day come when we can stand back to back and call each other by name?

Enya smiled as she imagined such a distant future.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a fluttering feeling.

Just like the day I first read Baldojae.