Vol 8 Prologue (1/2)
Prologue
H seemed amiss Layfon was confused as to why he felt that way
He felt uncomfortable
This was the hospital section of the academy
It was at the end of their inter-city battle with Myath, after his left arery to repair his muscles and nervous system that were injured had been completed on that day as well
”It's all because you act like an idiot and continually return to hospital that we've coh understanding of it allowed surgery to coeon Wakudi-senpai
Two hours later, the surgery finished Afterwards, he received treatment from Jinmaike-senpai Layfon had only stayed in the hospital for one night Right now, his left arm was covered by a simple plaster cast to keep his arm in place, and the veins in his lower back looked like a pincushi+on, being filled with sodown” and Layfon, being so instructed, had sat upright in an atte his back
Leerin was beside the bed
She earing the same clothes as when they hadcase by her side She probably hadn't returned to the hotel at all, and still retained the appearance of arriving recently
She wore an angry expression
That was the cause of Layfon's discoe)
Layfon felt perplexed at that expression
No, this wasn't the first tier In fact, he had done it so often that he had lost count long ago
Tearing his clothes after training, er brothers and sisters, and playing around too recklessly and covering his clothes in mud, he had always seen this scary expression And when he covered the rest of the clothes that were about to be washed with
But Leerin would i thery It see Layfon in the eye, lowering her head, gazing furiously at the sheets which covered Layfon's legs
So Layfon couldn't see Leerin's face clearly either, so he could do nothing else but stare at her hair instead It seemed a little different froer, h they hadn't been apart for more than a year, there was still a difference
He didn't recognize the clothes that Leerin earing, so she probably bought thereat” thought Layfon Leerin valued her possessions a lot, so she wouldn't buy new clothes She kne to tailor her clothes, so if they didn't fit, she would patch the new clothes probablyLayfon to breathe a sigh of relief
”How's your health?”
”Really good, thanks”
Layfon gingerly attempted a start to the conversation and Leerin replied sincerely
”You aren't really well, are you, Layfon?”
”Well I did get injured”
In between the scattered fragments of conversation Layfon s his battle with Haia returned
”Don't you think you've had too many injuries?”
”Huh?”
”Didn't the doctor say so as well? You're getting hospitalized continuously like an idiot”
Ah, so she had overheard their conversation
”It's not that bad”
”You were never injured as badly as this in Grendan, right?”
That was co training hen he beca with the steel wires When his adoptive father was training him, his father would take every care to avoid pointless injury When it was necessary, he would not hesitate to hit or hack at Layfon, inflicting on him bruises, burns or even fractures Yet he would never injure Layfon unless it was really essential to training His adoptive father was very good at teaching
But Lintence was different He wasn't good at teaching other people Military Arts, and it was no exception with teaching Layfon So he often sustained preventable injuries He nearly died once But rather than saying it was Lintence's fault, that time was Layfon's own fault
”I have been injured pretty badly when I was training”
”But you've never been injured as badly as this before, have you?”
As badly as todayOnly in this battle
It wasn't wrong to put it that way On the other hand, when he battled against the filthfrom the pollutants in the air would have been perfectly normal
(Ah, butan excuse like that)
Leerin didn't participate in the battle, so she wouldn't understand
It wasn't her fault either It was a difference in perception between normal citizens and Military Artists
It was also true that Layfon was repeatedly in the care of the hospital since his arrival at Zuellni
(Even though unpredictable events had occurred one after another, they failed to surprise anyone)