(EP-19.1) How A Sheep Lives #4

019 How A Sheep Lives In A Lions Den #4

Elga Von Lioness was a proud woman.

Thanks to that, she felt a deep sense of inferiority and jealousy towards Aira. It was also Elga who unintentionally played a big role in Airas death.

In other words, Elga was one of the keys to a bad ending.

If there was such a key, I needed to get rid of it.

And if that was not possible, then I must have it completely under control.

Hey, Theo, why did you not tell me? Is this what I get for working my ass off fighting the Barbarians and doing all the dirty work?

That was never my intention. It hasnt been confirmed yet, so I decided to keep it on the low for now.

Dont make excuses!

Elgas cry was like a lions roar. I flinched from the sheer volume and even wanted to cover my ears.

You might wonder if someone would come to the training ground upon hearing such a scream. However, a soundproof barrier was installed here, so no one could really hear her.

To exaggerate.

Even if I screamed as I got brutalized by Elga, no one would arrive to help.

Dont you dare make excuses, Theo Gospel. Your mouth always spouts shit like that! You think I dont know your plan? Youre trying to escape!

Pardon?

When Aira enters the academy, Im sure youll follow her under the pretext of an aide!

Yup. That was my aim in the first place.

But Elga seemed to have understood it this way:

Why are you trying to run away from me like that? Dont you understand that my teasing was simply to educate you?

Did you just admit that you were harassing me? Nevertheless, that was not why I was going to the Academy, so I shook my head.

Its not like that.

Really?

As a matter of fact, I want Elga-nim to enter the Academy with me!

To be honest, I prefered to have Elga by my side.

Of course, I was not planning to keep her with me because of her beauty. Rather, as mentioned earlier, she was a dangerous factor that must be monitored at all times.

However, Elga had understood my words differently. Her angry red face started flushing. She was stunned.

I, why would I go to the Academy? How funny, like really. Ha, truly ridiculous!

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Do you not want to go?

Then tell me, Theo Gospel, what would I learn from that hellacious Academy?

Elgas question was a reasonable one.

The Academy was a place for education.

In a way, Elga was already an educated person.

Of course, personally, I would rather send her to a place like a Seodang (village school) to get whipped. However, I might have my head ripped off due to karma if I actually said it.

So I decided not to talk about that.

Instead, I chose to calmly explain why Elga should enter the Academy.

Elga-nim is already perfect in her own way. Nevertheless, your knowledge of magic is not really that great.

You How dare you?

But if you go there, youll be able to improve your skills against the magic that youre vulnerable to. We might even be able to acquire items that could nullify magic.

Magic nullification I indeed heard theres such a thing.

And, you could even learn how to handle your magic halberd better.

Elga shut her mouth. When caught off guard, it was better to keep quiet rather than stutter.

After all, Elga had a magic complex because of Aira.

Furthermore, in the novel, Elga was unable to completely wield her Holy Weapon, the Halberd Crusher, and could only use it as a sturdy weapon.

You heard that right.

Elga was a Champion chosen by a Holy Weapon.

Well, to be precise, it would be more accurate to use the word inherited instead of chosen.

Anyway.

If you go to Ark thats run by the church, you will be able to further improve your skills as a Champion by listening to advice on the Holy Weapons.

So noisy. I dont have to do that. Its my familys treasure, I can handle it perfectly!

Then, youre not going to the Academy?

That-.

Elga choked on her own words again.

At this point, it would be foolish to still not understand Elgas character.

She wanted to go with us, but she was too proud and couldnt forgive herself if she willingly accepted the offer.

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That was why Elga had to be given a reason that she would be satisfied with, in order to pretend that she had won the argument.

However, despite hearing all the advantages of entering the Academy, Elga still didnt budge. It seemed that her pride was higher than I thought.

Should I change my plan?

To be honest, I didnt want to use this.

Stomp.

I took a step towards Elga. It could be said that I went beyond the 1m gap between us and entered her range.

At this distance, Elga could easily rip my neck off with her bare hands if she reached out. However, it was her who was on the back foot.

What? Why are you suddenly coming closer? Go away!

Elga slowly took a step back. Meanwhile, I continued to approach her like this.

Elga-nim, I wish for you to be with me.

Me? With you? What are you talking about all of a sudden? You idiot-.

I gently grasped Elgas fingertips. It was fairly warm and soft for someone who fought on the battlefield.

You still dont understand what I mean?

What, what is it? You mean-. I guess it means that you like me?

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Its not Aira, but me?

Instead of answering, I looked at Elga with big puppy eyes.

Elga looked into my eyes before avoiding them.

Well, it would be weird not to like the perfect me. After all, I have kissed you a few times and its unavoidable that you fell in love with me. This is hard.

Then, as she ran her fingers through her bangs, she started to say things that I could not have thought of.

However, I am the daughter of the great Lioness Family. You who came from slavery, I cannot accept your feelings. Im sorry

Huh?

Her response was different from what I predicted.

Well, actually, I was kind of expecting this. I suppose, thats simply how you feel about me, hmm-. This is troublesome. Its not Aira. But what should I do?

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Ya, of course I understand, but I cant accept your heart.

Wait, no, did I just get rejected?

Was this real?

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This was not part of the plan. I couldnt believe I got dumped. I never thought Id get rejected by Elga Von Lioness.

In the first place, it was a confession for the sake of my scheme rather than my heart. But honestly, I never imagined that Elga would say no.

I always thought Elga liked me. Otherwise, she wouldnt have kissed or pretended to bully me.

I thought she was a so-called Tsundere

How could she reject me!?

While I was lost in my thoughts, Elga began hammering a nail into my heart.

How do I put it? You are not my type. Im a little tall so I want to date a guy who is taller than me. Youre not that short either, but you get the idea.

Pusch, pusch-

The nail kept going deeper in my heart.

Should I say that I like a man I can rely on? No, I dont know why Im telling you my ideal type. Eum, just give up

Elga refused the confession naturally.

After all, even though she was a tomboy with a fiery personality, she was still a beautiful noble lady.

In her life, she should have received many confessions and rejected them countless times.

It was just that, I never thought Id be one of them!

Argh!

This was not good at all.

It was embarrassing

I really wanted to hide in a hole. What should I do? Maybe saying I was just joking? But it wasnt even April Fools

No, that would be way too low.

Come on, think brain, think

As I was desperately looking for a solution, Elga spoke to me as if she was looking at a pitiful beggar.

Look at this guy who didnt even flinch with a blade on his neck. Youre so silent. It seems that your love is really deep Im really sorry about this. Hmm.

So, does that mean Elga-nim kissed a man she didnt like?

After all, Elga would always kiss me.

Even if she was drunk and vomiting while spouting a bunch of nonsense, wouldnt it be impossible to kiss a guy she didnt like?

Hearing my question, Elga scratched her head.

That-. Isnt a kiss just a form of greeting? Dont you know thats common knowledge for young children? Yes, its common sense! Is it because youre a slave that you didnt know?

What kind of common sense was that!?

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Edited by: faker