I Broke Off My Engagement With My Childhood Friend, the Hero

21 – Who wants to taste it

Did they say that even mountains and rivers change in 10 years?

Of course, only 5 years have passed, not 10 years. That doesn’t matter…

I often go around a lot while having a warrior party, but of course there are times when I return to the place I came from.

When the warrior party saved the village in the past, and the young girl who saved it became a mature lady and had a crush on me, I was really surprised. I thought that the young children are growing up day by day.

But now I am faced with an even more surprising situation than that.

‘What’s changing like that…’

Is it true that people get shocked in unpredictable situations? That was the situation now.

The change of Philaine gave me a lot of shock.

In the past, Philaine has been a timid and weak girl since she was a child. She was like a little sister who always followed me around.

When she got a job as a teacher at the academy, and when they met again, she was a plain girl wearing a school uniform and glasses.

But now, that figure is nowhere to be found. The only thing that remains is the radiant blonde hair and unique pretty appearance.

It’s safe to say that just by looking at his appearance, he’s a person with completely different inclinations and styles.

‘Above all, being a swordsman is the most surprising.’

However, the thing that surprised me the most was something else. It was about the title of Sword Saint.

I’ll say it again, the title of Sword Saint is by no means an easygoing title.

As the saying goes, there may be many geniuses, but only one is the best, so you have to beat all the many skilled swordsmen to get a position. Philaine proudly occupied such a position.

‘Surely like my disciple…’

It was quite surprising that she would occupy such a position at the age of about 22. She was definitely to be commended.

When I taught Philaine in the past, her talent was definitely extraordinary. Although she didn’t teach me much, and she didn’t stay with me very long, she certainly had her talent.

In addition to her excellent physical abilities, I didn’t feel any hesitation in holding her sword. From that point of view, he was a disciple that I liked.

‘Still, that position must be the result of his achievement.’

The position of swordsman is not a position that can be solved with talent. The world is full of talented people.

To win the position of swordsman among such talented people is, of course, not the responsibility of the teacher. It’s only your own

So, for some reason, I feel like I want to congratulate you right now because I was once your teacher, even for a moment.

‘But well, it’s none of my business.’

However, I am now in a position to hide my identity. I don’t know later, but I have no intention of revealing my identity for at least three years.

So now I’m in the status of [Line], Not Dogram. Her hair color was also blonde, but she dyed her hair black, so you wouldn’t be able to recognize her. Of course, the boy named Line had no relationship with Philaine. And I have no intention of building a relationship.

I was just watching Philane from the podium preaching to the students with a bitter smile.

But…

Something seems to have met eyes???

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A swordsman is a title given to a swordsman who can use a sword the best in the world.

A lot of annoying things happen when you have a title like this. And the most annoying thing among them might be asking the academy to teach students.

Sword Saint Philaine is one such case. She, too, reluctantly accepts her academy teaching position at the request of her years, and she is the newly appointed teacher this year.

‘These students are pretty good.’

To be honest, Philaine was not motivated at all. She knows that geniuses can’t understand mediocre people. Because she had no interest in teaching mediocre students.

However, after standing at the entrance ceremony, her thoughts have changed. As she looks down at the students from the podium, now she is wildly interested.

A half-human, half-dragon girl, a student called the next Dragon Emperor.

A student who is the descendant of the Demon Tribe, the former Four Heavenly Kings.

She is the next saintess, and even a student who is presumed to be the greatest saintess of all time.

This was something she couldn’t help but be interested in.

‘It must be delicious.’

Teachers liken students to food. Philaine didn’t understand that feeling, but she understands now.

She obviously expected an ordinary restaurant, but seeing that she was seeing a luxurious buffet unfolding before her eyes, she couldn’t help but salivate slightly.

And when she looks back on herself, now her past and her own mentor, Dogram, are starting to make a little sense of her actions. Did Dogram feel the same way when he saw himself?

‘Suddenly I remember… But what are you doing thinking of someone who has already died…’

She shook her head slightly at the sudden thought of Dogram and erased it from her mind. Her feelings about Dogram had already been sorted out for a long time. Since she never loved him herself, she is in no position to grieve for him.

Of course, I liked it… But it might have improved if I had had time, but not for now.

However, it was certain that a man named Dogram was his teacher. So he, his only disciple himself, decided to become a Sword Saint, and that’s it. He was a Philaneer who chose not to think of him.

‘… Who is that guy anyway?’

After thinking about Dogram up to this point and looking around at the students, Philaine became a little interested in the boy he saw in front of him.

He was quite a handsome boy with jet-black black hair, slightly rebellious eyes, and an overwhelming appearance that would make a woman fall in love at first sight.

However, the appearance was not important. Something more important than that. It was the strength I felt in the boy.

‘At this age… That’s a lot, isn’t it?’

Even though she was just over 15 years old, her body was quite complete. The small muscles visible through the school uniform could tell what kind of mess they had been through.

Also, her eyes were very different. It wasn’t the eyes of the other students who were stupid and immature, but the eyes that had overcome quite a lot of hardships.

Aside from that, I could tell it visually when I was in the position of the Sword Saint, but it just gave off a strong energy. It wasn’t just about being strong or having a lot of mana.

It just gave off the feeling of being the top predator in the food chain.

Philane had a hunch. That boy must be no ordinary boy…

‘Shall we try it?’

For some reason, Philaine was overcome by a feeling of anticipation.

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If you think about it, honestly, I can’t get caught. I couldn’t fix my face, but my hair color changed from blonde to black, and I’m wearing clothes like a young boy that I didn’t want to wear even if I died.

Just as I couldn’t recognize Philaine, even if the face remains the same, the impression of the person itself has changed, but you won’t be able to recognize it. First of all, 5 years is by no means a small amount of time. It’s more natural not to know.

But when our eyes met, I was stunned without even realizing it. It was only for a moment, but Philaine was looking straight at me.

When I looked at it, I wondered if I had been caught even though I knew it wasn’t real.

I was running a simulation in my head to figure out how to explain it if that happened.

But, fortunately, that was all. It was Philaine who hadn’t looked at me since then, and continued to train.

Whew, I was really dizzy at that moment.

Seeing that, I finally relaxed and let out a sigh of relief. Because I couldn’t reveal my identity already.

I was killed by the demon lord in the past and then resurrected. I don’t know what would happen if it was known that I was alive.

Besides, this wasn’t just my problem, it was also a problem with Laniri’s treatment. If caught, you don’t know what will happen to Laniri. I hate to cause trouble to others because of me. So I have no choice but to be as cautious as possible about my identity.

Don’t get involved as much as possible.

If you want to move carefully, you have to eliminate even one danger in the bay. So, I plan to avoid Philane as much as possible.

I wonder if it’s possible before graduation, but the academy has quite a few departments and the site is large, so maybe it’s possible.

Well, at least you have to wait three years anyway. It’s not like you’re hiding all your life, so what can you do?

Chang!

But… It’s already here.

“It’s dangerous…”

In an instant, a small sword flew and aimed at me. Fortunately, I cut it with my sword and it stopped just enough to pass my cheek.

If it wasn’t for someone like me, he wouldn’t have been able to pull out his sword and block it, so it was a blow that would have killed him instantly.

Who the hell threw a sword like this at me?

“Hello, kid.”

I looked back in the direction the sword had come from. And when I looked back, there was Philaine.

The Sword Saint with his oriental-style clothes half-undone and even his breastbone exposed, the swordsman wearing a holy sword on his waist, plus such an arrogant attitude… I always couldn’t get used to that being Philaine, but it was Philaine anyway.

“… Isn’t that dangerous, sir?”

No, by the way, why are you throwing the sword? You almost fell behind

I glared at him in a slightly annoyed tone.

“Of course you knew you were going to stop it. But you seem to have a lot more talent than I thought.”

And Philaine looked at me like that and smiled and said bluntly.

“What is your purpose here?”

I asked a question after seeing Philaine like that. What is the purpose of throwing the sword at me?

But… Actually, it was a question I didn’t have to ask. I just asked out of habit… Even if I didn’t ask honestly, I couldn’t help but know what I was here to do just by looking at it.

I pulled out the sword from my waist and began to stance.

“I thought it would be delicious.”

And Philaine looked at me and licked her lips as if expecting.

“I agree.”

Me too.