blueteamnovel Chapter 108: Memories
Chapter 108: Memories
chapter 108: memories
upon reaching the dormitory, ray lay on his bed, lost in thought.
the free lectures at the medical academy were crucial.
the first lecture would largely determine whether students would attend the subsequent ones.
good content would attract more attendees, while poor content would deter them.
maintaining high-quality content for a month posed a challenge, even for ray.
a lecture couldnt solely consist of cherry-picked good content.
interesting topics could only go so far. to truly captivate, the content needed to be insightful and meet a certain level of understanding.
however, expecting such from the people here was problematic.
lacking fundamental knowledge, how could they develop an understanding of medicine? speaking to them might be like casting pearls before swine.
engrossed in these thoughts, ray suddenly became aware of someone calling him.
saint.
huh?
theyre calling you, saint.
.
he had a bad feeling about this.
despite his mind being preoccupied with thoughts about the free lectures, it was negligent of him not to notice someone so close.
a lapse on his part.
moreover, the voice belonged to someone he knew all too well.
ray sighed deeply, massaging his throbbing head.
sigh, iriel.
did you call me?
iriel responded, peeking her head out from under the bed.
i didnt call you!
ray yelled.
iriel crawled out from under the bed, grinning broadly.
ufufu. i arrived too late, didnt i?
had she planned to follow him all along? when did she even get here? ray was certain he hadnt heard any news of iriel arriving!
despite his heightened senses, ray couldnt control his blood pressure.
he felt like he was on the brink of a hypertension-induced stroke.
his neck began to tense up.
it seemed this saint never acted predictably.
after taking a deep breath to calm himself, ray asked,
sigh how did you get here?
what about the suppression of the rebel forces and the kingdoms material procurement? why was she here?
iriel patted her chest, saying,
you worry too much, saint. but who am i? ive already taken care of all that!
thump-thump-
her luxurious half-plate armor jingled softly under her fists.
indeed, she was recognized as the most efficient saint in history.
such quick handling of matters was truly reliable!
had she avoided making an appearance before he went to the academy, only to reunite like this now?
classic iriel!
no other words were necessary. it was just so iriel-like.
even getting angry at her for being so characteristically iriel seemed somewhat unreasonable.
regaining his composure, ray asked,
so for the saint to come all the way here, it must be a significant matter. whats going on?
really?
iriel hesitated at his question, her expression as if asking, are you genuinely curious?
her playful demeanor from moments ago briefly shifted to seriousness, displaying confusion, embarrassment, and doubt.
these emotions flickered through iriels eyes before she returned to a smiling facade. the swift change made ray wonder if he had imagined her previous expression.
of course, i came to see you, saint.
thats a lie.
what? im serious.
her wide, sincere eyes seemed to confirm her truthfulness.
ray pondered the sincerity of her words, finding it somewhat believable yet puzzling.
iriel often acts unpredictably, but shes not reckless enough to overstep boundaries there must be something more to this.
ray nodded, suggesting,
yeah. but should we be careful about how we address each other here?
oh.
realizing what he meant, she pondered briefly.
ray smiled at her thoughtful expression.
were both saints, right? just call me ray.
what!?
surprised, iriel stuttered,
to call you by name so suddenly
ive been calling you by name all this time. everything is difficult at first.
then
she glanced at ray cautiously before softly saying,
re ray
her ears turned red as she spoke.
suppressing the urge to tease, ray responded,
yeah.
whoosh-
iriel quickly turned her head.
lets hurry! we wont have enough time to explore everything!
alright, lets go.
they strolled around the village happily.
they wandered around fruit stalls, sampled various fruits, and enjoyed pork skewers at the markets edge.
while wandering around the market, ray stopped upon spotting something interesting.
oh, this looks fun.
what is it?
look. its a game where you hit that target with this dagger.
it was similar to a game of darts from the modern era.
if you hit the target accurately enough times, there seemed to be a prize.
ray measured the distance and then spoke to the owner.
ill give it a try. how much is it?
three copper coins.
ray took out a silver coin and placed it down, asking,
why are the distances to the targets different?
the owner, with a scar on his face, explained,
each distance has a different prize. for you, the closest target would probably be the best.
iriel chuckled at the owners remark.
it was an underestimation of ray, who could easily overpower a swordmaster with simple swordsmanship.
enjoying the moment, ray pointed to the farthest target.
then ill try the farthest one.
well, its your choice.
the owner handed ray five daggers.
ray grinned broadly.
trying to impress your lover, i see. hahaha!
ray and iriel responded simultaneously,
we are not lovers!
so why not become lovers from now on. hahahaha!
ignoring the owner, ray picked up a dagger.
each had a different weight and balance.
those who dont know how to throw will surely miss, with this setup.
the uneven balance would likely cause them to veer off course.
while it seemed a bit underhanded, ray wasnt bothered.
he had been skilled enough not to let the quality of the items affect his performance.
ray had thrown a dagger with lightning speed.
the dagger, too fast for the eye to follow, had hit the target squarely in the center.
thud-
the owners mouth had dropped open at rays perfect shot.