Chapter 157
[Winner - Gaon Academy]
The Clock Tower went silent as the letters appeared on the screen.
It wasn't because a foreign country had won on their home ground or because the English team had lost. Rather, UK's hope, The Clock Tower's Oracle, Witch Aris's disciple
They had placed too heavy of a burden on a 17-year-old girl.
Lorelei wasn't sad because she'd lost despite her best efforts but because she thought that she'd betrayed everyone's expectations.
In the end, Yusung, a member of the opposing team, had been the one to console her, so it was obvious that nobody would have anything to say.
"The winning team's party leader, student Shin YuSung, has come out of the portal!"
As YuSung, SiWoo, Lorelei, Sebastian, and Angela walked toward the middle of the Clock Tower, people began clapping and cheering in English and Korean.
Veloce sighed. 'We've lost How could a child with such a personality come from Jin ByungCheol's Gaon?'
That was the biggest mystery to her.
ByungCheol burst into laughter. "As expected from YuSung! What? Homeground? Whatev~ Korea won!"
Veloce gave him an annoyed look, but there was nothing she could do about it. Her team had completely lost in terms of skill and every other aspect.
Veloce saw Lorelei making a bitter smile.
'It seems like our expectations weighed on her too heavily.'
The defeat could become a firm stepping stone for Lorelei to grow even further. A similar, bitter smile on her face, Veloce clapped.
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The screams outside could also be heard in the waiting room.
"Oh yeah! YuSung won!" Kim EunAh's eyes were shining from inside the orca.
"Yes! YuSung-! We won!" Sumire hugged the orca and jumped.
They'd passed to the next round. There wasn't much left until they became the winners of the International Competition.
EunAh got dizzy from Sumire holding her and jumping.
"Ugh, I'm dizzy Sumire, don't jump."
"I I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay. Let's go and see YuSung!"
"Yes! Okay!"
"Oh yeah!"
Sumire smiled at EunAh, who'd become younger. She used to be the weakest student in the Academy, but she had become a member of the party everyone was paying attention to.
Everything seemed like a dream.
'I want to see YuSung.'
A grin on her face, Sumire walked out of the waiting room while hugging the orca.
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YuSung and Korea had won, and Gaon Academy was turned upside down.
"We're in the semi-finals!"
"Y-YuSung really is No! The Korean team is godly!"
"How many matches are there left? Isn't there only one until the final?"
"There were many European countries left, so I guess the opponent will be from there?"
"We don't know. Maybe it will be China."
The students chattered as they watched the screen. All of the 1st-year students seemed excited, and people from S class began talking about who they should support.
"Korea is going to face Adela?"
"That will be worth watching."
"Hey, SungHyuk, Adela was our class president, and Shin YuSung is from our school. Who should we cheer for?"
"Lee ChaeHyun, what do you think?"
"To be honest, I don't like EunAh, but I'm obviously going to cheer for YuSung. First of all, he's handsome."
"What does him being good-looking have to do with anything?"
"It has a lot to do with it~"
ChaeHyun made fun of SungHyuk while imitating his glasses. SungHyuk frowned. The conversation between the two made other students join them.
"I also prefer YuSung. Even if Adela was our class president, if YuSung loses, that means that Korea will lose against Italy. Isn't it right to cheer for someone from the same country as you?" one male student said in a serious voice, and a few female students that used to follow Adela made uncomfortable expressions.
"Woah~ National loyalty~ How moving~ Did you already forget how Adela helped us defeat the A class?"
"Yes. It feels like she got us SP just yesterday. Although he doesn't even know YuSung, he's already turned his back on Adela."
The male student shouted, annoyed at what the female students said. "Then cheer for Adela!"
"There's no way I'd want Korea to lose." The female student made a funny face, and the male student became annoyed.
"Are you making fun of me?"
"Indeed. Mainly because it's you."
"I'm going to kill you."
"Try to catch me first."
The two students began playing hide-and-seek. HaeJung put her hands on her forehead.
'What a mess. Still, this is a historical day'
She sighed when one student pointed toward the window.
"Hey! Look at that! The F class has lost their minds!"
"What's that? A bomb? Gunpowder?"
A bomb? gunpowder?
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HaeJung quickly ran toward the window after hearing words that shouldn't be heard inside a school.
"What?!"
She saw Renia waving her hands from the field. Renia took a deep breath and then shouted, "Guys! I'm going to do it-!"
What was she going to start? HaeJung stuck her head out the window and saw a box full of something.
Renia's eyes shone, and then she put her hands inside the box.
Slide-!
There were fireworks in her hands.
"Hey! What?! Stop!" HaeJung, who usually looked calm and intellectual, shouted in surprise, but Renia had already pressed the button.
"He, hehe. Fireworks! Fire!"
Fwoosh! Fiuuu-!
The fireworks quickly shot up and exploded in the air. Curses came out of HaeJung's mouth at the unexpected scene.
"That crazy bitch!"
"It exploded! Explosions! It's fire!" Renia ran around the field and laughed.
Other students joined her. Gaon Academy went wild.
"It's utter chaos," Lin Xiao said to So HaeJung as he shook his head.
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The Shinsung Group family was like a modern version of royalty. They remained calm at all times to maintain appearances, but that calmness slipped.
"KYAA! They won! All of EunAh's efforts~ Were worth it! I knew that YuSung could do it!" YunHa, the mother, happily shouted while hitting the palm of the person next to her. Kim SeokHan, the president, smiled benevolently.
"Hoho! Our cute EunAh! What should we do with that cute, small girl? Secretary Lee SuHyun, go get EunAh!"
Leaving the victory aside, SeokHan was melted down by the younger version of EunAh.
"Yes! Understood. As soon as she comes back, I'll" SuHyun started to reply.
Kim JunHyuk smiled as the oppa.
"It seems like EunAh met a good party leader. He also seems to be a warm person."
"Right? I saw him in person, but he's quite decent~ I saw him when he came to the banquet also"
As YunHa also joined him in praise, SeokHan made an uncomfortable expression.
For some reason, the other family members didn't seem to care about him that day.
'Everyone's talking about him. Even EunAh only talks about him when she comes to the house'
He couldn't help but feel bitter that his granddaughter had become closer to someone other than him, but that was also inevitable.
SeokHan sighed.
'Still, her expression seemed to have brightened'
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They were in a bright cafe in the middle of the city. The place was usually quite noisy, but it was very quiet that day for some reason.
"I've rented the entire place."
Arden sat on the chair and smiled at the other person.
"You don't like noise, right? Haha! I'm good at remembering things like that."
The other person took off her black veil.
She had weary eyes, and her hair was messed up, but her face was beautiful.
"There's no need for small talk I'm busy."
"We're friends, so don't be like that." Arden smiled and then looked at the changed body of the Sword God.
"At first, I felt awkward when dealing with you, but Im quite used to seeing you like this now."
Without minding the Sword God's expression, Arden clapped and said, "Now that I think about it, you've become younger and prettier, so it isn't a curse, right? I think it suits you!"
Slide.
The Sword God was about to pull her sword, and the blade shone.
The only reason he could keep his head despite having provoked the Sword God was because they used to be partners.
Still, the Sword God's attitude made it look like she would kill him if he kept bothering her.
"It it was a joke! Ehem! I called you here today because"
Feeling pressure from her, Arden coughed and brought up the main topic.
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