Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

18. Bad News

It's been 30 minutes since running began.

Laila, Alva, Alvi, and Serriv decided to run slowly in groups. This is because the running time is unlimited, and that means they do not need to rush.

Although it was called slow, it did not mean that they ran at the speed of an ordinary human. They even run at speeds exceeding that of professional athletes.

"Laila, how far are we?" Ask Alvi.

Alvi and Alva run between Laila and Serriv. As usual, the two of them were difficult to distinguish.

"I think it's only been a few kilometers. Well but I don't think there's any point in thinking about distance."

This was because they were currently running around the lake, so it was useless to think about the distance.

Serriv nodded his head in agreement with Laila.

"Laila, may I ask you something?"

"imm?"

This time the one who asked was Alva or Alvi? Only the two of them know.

Laila did not want to be confused and decided that the girl next to her was Alvi because she was wearing glasses.

"Are you and Kuro really b-dating?"

".........eh?"

"We did hear that you guys were dating but that was Kuro's saying, so there's a chance that he's lying."

Apparently so. They still did not believe what Kuro said.

In this case Laila had to answer what?

He was confused, but from the beginning he already knew the answer. Then he smiled.

"Yes that's it. We were dating."

Alva and Alvi could not hide his disappointment. They look sad. Unfortunately Laila didn't understand why they were like that.

Meanwhile, Serriv just remained silent and focused on running. He doesn't seem to care much.

"Oh yes, by the way why are all the men in our class doing that to Kuro? Aren't they usually very familiar with each other?"

The three of them did not immediately answer Laila's question. I don't know why they seem to be hiding something.

Then after a while, the three of them nodded at each other.

"Laila, do you know GSPFL?"

"?"

Whatisit? Laila really doesn't know, but she feels a connection with him.

"It stands for Golden Scarlet Princess Forever Love."

The Golden Scarlet Princess is Laila's nickname at Kuryuu Academy. It is fitting that he feels that he is no stranger to the GSP. Wait up

"Hey don't tell me that...."

I don't know why Laila can guess what GSPFL is.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer Serriv. "That's your fanclub, Laila. Even Knox is one of the leaders."

"Eh....? I just heard that I have a fanclub. So what does this have to do with them?"

Laila looked surprised, but at the same time she was happy to have a fanclub.

"Haa.. You are, you should know, if it's your fanclub, then their members will be immediately angry or unhappy if you already have a boyfriend. Moreover, your boyfriend is Kuro who is known as the only F-rank magician in school."

"..hmm ..hei doesn't that mean all the guys in our class are my fans?"

"No. Just one person who's not your fan, you know who?"

Of course what Serriv meant was Kuro.

"Look, there are 122 GSPFL members at the moment, and that's growing, so I hope you're careful Laila?"

"What do you mean?"

"Laila, are you stupid?" Alvi said with a cynical tone. "If you're famous among men, that means you're hated the most by women in school. Understood?"

Laila nodded. He didn't think that something simple could be so complicated.

He also finally realized that he had to be more careful.

"That's what it looks like, so is that why they hate me?"

"?" "?!" "Whaa!" "Kuros?"

The four of them were suddenly startled by the voice of someone they had not expected.

Kuro arrived there beside Serriv while running casually. The four of them were quite surprised because Kuro was able to catch up with them, but they knew that Kuro had already taken off the usual training load he was using. That meant it was perfectly normal for Kuro to catch up with them.

"Yes."

Kuro greeted them.

"Hey stupid, don't startle!!" shout Laila.

He looked irritated, but Kuro smiled instead.

"Ha ha sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. Oh yes Alva, Alvi, sorry I think we should postpone the training when."

" .........It's okay, Kuro."

"Tch, I don't think there's any other choice, but you have to teach us a new technique!"

"Yes yes. I'll teach you."

"...?"

Laila seemed confused by the meaning of Kuro's words. A drill?

Laila finally understood that they were training together, that's not what it means

(When other people are busy practicing with their partner, he is actually training with people who might be enemies? Oh my God, how stupid is he?)

Laila grumbled in her heart. He's not happy because he just found out the reason why the two of them haven't trained together this week.

"alright. Then I'll go first. Laila, take it easy, I'll definitely get the ticket!"

After saying that with a smile, Kuro then increased his speed and left the four of them behind.

Laila's face flushed and her heart pounded. He didn't expect Kuro to say anything embarrassing.

"Hummmphm!"

"chp!"

Alva and Alvi looked unhappy. Only Serriv looked indifferent and shook his head. That's what makes Laila realize that there is something strange about the behavior of Alva and Alvi.

"Maybe or just my feelings, but why do you two look so irritated when you see both of us?"

Laila asked with a bitter smile.

""It's nothing, it's just how you feel!""

The two of them compactly denied that they were unhappy, but from their behavior, Laila knew that they were both irritated by something.

"They were both angry because the rumor turned out to be true."

Serriv explains Laila. He was always neutral.

"Rumors?"

"Yes. Rumor has it you already have a girlfriend. But no one knows who your boyfriend is, but there are some people who are under suspicion, especially Kuro. Maybe this is the reason why all the guys are so familiar with Kuro in class."

In other words they were just pretending to be familiar to investigate the truth of the rumors. Then once they know the truth, they show their true nature. Isn't that so cruel?

Realizing this was somehow why Laila felt angry.

But at that moment he realized that there was something strange about the rumor.

"Serriv, how did that rumor come about? Everyone just knew the truth today because Kuro said it without a second thought, right? After all, only the two of us know this?"

"hm...."

Serriv showed a complicated expression. He seemed to be trying to remember something.

"The rumor first circulated 5 days ago in SchoolNet."

Who answers is Alva or Alvi?

SchoolNet is a special chat place that can only be accessed by school students, teachers and principals. You could say it is the most suitable place to spread the news and of course rumors.

"Geez, don't you have a cell phone? Open Magianet once so you don't miss the news!"

Technology is now more advanced, that's why cell phones, televisions, magianets are very common. All that technology is a combination of magic and technology.

The most popular thing today is magianet (a kind of internet). Even today all technologies almost use the magianet feature.

Although the content in Magianet is all controlled by the government, but no one objected. After all, it is just like a cell phone that gives the government freedom to peek at what they are talking about or the messages they are sending.

In other words, the government controls all the information circulating in the community.

This is the reason that makes letters are still very popular to resemble messages that are very confidential or private.

Laila does have a cell phone, but she never uses it for anything weird like seeing news on magianet or attending SchoolNet.

"Aha haha, I don't like to see that kind of thing. Hmm .. but if it's been circulating 5 days ago, why don't I feel something strange? And why do they know my boyfriend is Kuro?"

"You're really chatty if you're in investigative mode. Wellh. I guess it's useless to hide it from you."

Laila would definitely find out in Magianet or SchoolNet, so Serriv felt there was no need to hide the truth.

"Laila, you know the incident a week ago right?"

Laila nodded.

"All details about the incident were kept secret, but someone was taking pictures when the incident happened. Unfortunately, the picture is not very clear."

"What picture?"

"Image of the Kuryuu Academy disciple hitting the dragon with his bare hands and successfully herding the dragon out of the city. As I said earlier, the picture is not clear, even so, the person posted on social media and became the main topic, but one day later the government deleted all about the post. In other words the government wants to hide something very secret."

Laila understood what Serriv meant. It is true that all details of the incident a week ago are kept secret. Even about him defeating the leader of the Red Crow was also kept secret.

But thanks to that he does not need to get punishment for being careless. Instead he just needed to write a report about the incident.

Then Serriv continued,

"Because that's why one of the students at our school did an investigation into the case. It was difficult at first because there were not many witnesses, but he managed to find a clue that you and Kuro were in Sirei Mall. There are indeed many students besides you in Sirei Mall, but only the two of you are not in the shelter. You know what that means, right?"

"Everyone knows that Kuro and I were involved in that incident, is that what you're trying to say?"

Serriv, Alva and Alvi nodded.

"Then about the rumor?"

"Hmmm.if not mistaken, there are sources who want to say about the news, but he asked for his identity to be confidential. The source said that Kuro fought the dragon because he was asked by his girlfriend, you!"

"Eh...?"

"Unfortunately the news is considered a lie because Kuro may be fighting the dragon, besides everyone does not believe the news that you are dating"

"Then the news just became a rumor?"

Laila cut Serriv's words before she finished.

But there was one thing that made him curious.

"Oh yeah, you know who the source is?"

"Nana the girl initials FA. That's all I know. ..mmm why you react like that, do you know who that is?"

"Aha ha. I can guess the guy, but I'm not sure he really did it."

Laila smiled bitterly when she found out the initials of the news source's name.

THE FA. In other words Fila Ariant.

His best friend and childhood friend attacked him from behind without him knowing. It was enough to surprise her, yet she knew this was a way for Laila and Kuro's relationship to not go smoothly or break up immediately.

(His intelligence is terrible. He's a really cunning fox.)

On the good side of all this, he finally knew that making Fila an enemy was really troublesome.

"And since the rumors are true, my sister and I have lost the chance to win her heart."

"Don't be Alvi, we can't give up. You know that if we give up it's over!"

"You're right. Sorry for giving up too soon, Brother Alva."

"It's okay, I won't give up either. But it's just beginning. Laila is indeed a strong rival, but with our strength, we will definitely manage to get rid of her, no, we will definitely succeed in killing her he he he he."

"We are indeed so dear Alva he he he he."

They both smiled wickedly at the thought of a criminal act. Their eyes showed that they were seriously going to get rid of Laila.

One thing they forgot, Laila was beside them laughing bitterly when she saw the other side of the two of them.

Twin Ice, who is known to be kind, always smiles, but as cold as ice has disappeared for the sake of a man named Kuro. Doesn't that mean

"Hey, don't tell me you two like that stupid Kuro?"

Laila looked at them with an astonished, yet sharp look.

"umm. apparently.."

"Here we don't have to hide that from him, after all they're just dating by promise, right, Laila?"

Just then, Laila's eyes immediately opened wide in shock.

"W-how do you know so-don't tell me that rumor either.."

"Yes. Rumor has it that you are dating because of a promise. As the strongest paladin princess, I'm sure that you're just trying to keep your promise and act nice to Ku-"

"MISTAKE TIMES!!"

Laila cut off Alva's words and suddenly stopped running.

It also makes Alva, Alvi and Serriv stop their run and look at Laila who looks upset and angry.

"You're wrong, me and Kuro are dating because they're dating each other"

She's speechless. He can't say the impossible.

After all what they said was true, she and Kuro were only dating because of a promise. And as a paladin princess, she never reneged on her promise.

"Alvi, let me just say. We can't give up!"

"Yes, you're right, brother Alva, we can't give up on L-'s false love"

"MISTAKE THINGS!"

(EH? Why me.).

Laila doesn't understand why she denies Alva and Alvi's words. One thing was certain, for some reason he arrived angry and felt pain.

"Ka.lian sal---"

(ahhh.. I really don't understand.).

Everything came to a silence. Alva and Alvi seemed to be in disbelief at what Laila said.

Meanwhile Serriv who saw the three of them had a fight because a man could only sigh deeply.

"Here you go, the three of you don't have to fight. You don't know how Kuro feels anyway, do you? Why don't you ask him directly to be clear why he's still dating Laila. Besides, fake love or not, it's none of your business!"

He must solve this problem or he will meet the battlefield between 3 girls.

Even so, he was relieved that it seemed that the three of them understood the meaning of his words.

"Hey Alvi, what do you think?"

"... hmm I think we should just ask Kuro directly. She doesn't like Laila anyway, does she?"

"But if he doesn't like Laila, why is Kuro determined to get a romantic dinner ticket with Laila?"

"She probably did it because she felt the need to be a boyfriend. You know he didn't do it because he liked it, so you don't have to worry!"

"Sister Alva is right. I think we should apologize to Laila."

"Yes. We can kill him after ascertaining whether Kuro likes him or not."

They still intend to kill Laila. They are really serious.

Then the two of them turned towards Laila.

"City."

"City."

""We're sorry!""

"................... I'm sorry, too.."

After that, they all continued their run.

Laila looked glum. He kept quiet.

He realizes that what Alva and Alvi are saying is true, but at the same time he realizes that he never knows why Kuro did all this.

Why would Kuro still want to date her?

Kuro must have known that their relationship was only limited by promise. Kuro must have also known that Laila could break up any time she wanted.

(If he doesn't realize all that, he's really the dumbest guy in the world.)

Then why would Kuro still want to get that ticket?

(I really don't understand.)

In addition, he also did not understand why he still wanted to date Kuro.

And why does he deny the words of Alva and Alvi?

It was then that he realized why he was doing all this, but it was impossible to happen.

(I can't possibly fall in love with her, right?)

"................."

Laila suddenly smiled. It makes Alva and Alvi stare at each other in confusion, but at the same time they know or their instincts as women say that Laila is starting to like Kuro.

This is bad news for both of them.