CH 6.25(2/2)
While Nozomu continued to stop Camilla's bleeding, Nozomu remembered how he had gotten here.
After hearing Camilla's voice through communication magic stone, Nozomu ran out of the dormitory and rushed towards the Ecross school building. He thought that Somia might still be in the school building because he had heard from Irisdina that she had recently started to work harder at her studies.
At that moment, Nozomu saw a light flying toward the sky. Yes, it was the mass of flames that Camilla had shot at Ken and had been blown away.
It was obvious that something was going on in a place where such attack magic was used. That was the reason why Nozomu was able to come to this place.
Camilla frowned at the pain that ran down her leg when Nozomu tried to stop the bleeding. Certainly, the amount of blood that was flowing out was decreasing considerably.
Nozomu breathed out a sigh of relief, but eventually, he slowly stood up and raised his face.
"... Barozza-san. Please take care of Camilla, Somia-chan, and her friend."
Nozomu stepped forward step by step. Camilla was watching his back.
Barozza shrugged his shoulders as if he had no choice but to put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, while Somia and Lansa looked over at Nozomu with somewhat worried eyes.
And Camilla kept her face down apologetically.
Does she regret not being able to stop Ken? Or does she regret involving Lisa?
Nozomu couldn't fully understand what was going through Camilla's mind, but he still had something he wanted to tell her.
"Camilla ..."
".. ?"
"Thank you, for protecting Somia-chan and her friend ..."
Nozomu gave her words of gratitude. For him, Somia was also an important, irreplaceable companion, friend, and an important girl who had accepted him. Nozomu expressed his heartfelt relief and gratitude to Camilla for protecting such a person.
"*Hick ... please"
While sniffing, Camilla begged Nozomu for something.
Camilla couldn't say exactly what she wanted him to do, but Nozomu gave her a small nod.
As if pushed by her words, Nozomu made his way to the childhood friends in front of him.
"Ken, Lisa ..."
"Aa...."
When Nozomu approached Lisa, she looked frightened. Her eyes were filled with deep regret.
Her attitude was clearly different from what he had seen in the past. At this moment, the true relationship between the three of them was completely exposed to the outside world.
"No-zomu ...!"
Ken, noticing Nozomu's presence, glared at him as if he were looking for a fight. A chill runs down Nozomu's spine, and his keen senses ring an alarm bell. It was a hostile intent. Ken could have attacked him at any moment.
"Ken, it's no use. It's all over."
Yes, Lisa was already fully aware of Ken's deception. When she believed that Nozomu had betrayed her, Lisa had relied on Ken so much, but now she was completely frightened of him.
No matter how much Ken tried to mend the situation, there was nothing he could do.
Once something is broken, it can't be put back together again. It is impossible even for spirits to turn back time.
"You, if only you weren't here ......!"
However, some people still clung to the past even when they know it would never return to the way it was before. And they sought an outlet for their uncontrollable resentment.
Ken, mumbling to himself, pointed the tip of his longsword at Nozomu.
His words and actions no longer had any sense of reality. He just assumed that Nozomu was the cause of everything and clung to his own delusion.
He was as empty as a demon, and with a dangerous madness, Ken stepped towards Nozomu in a single dash.
With a rushing momentum like a gale, he swung his longsword downward with a force aimed at destroying Nozomu's body.
There was no hesitation in his attack.
"... ~!"
Nozomu's reflexes kicked in before he could even think about Ken's instantaneous attack.
He quickly lowered his body, grabbed the hilt of his [Mumei], and strengthened his body with his instantly raised Qi. He twisted his torso and pulled out the katana blade.
In the next moment, the two blades collided, scattering sparks.