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Ch. 76.1 - Chaos (5)
The fact that Baek Yu-Seol received special training became a big issue within the academy.

More than a hundred people came to watch, and even the professors were quietly whispering.

Eisel was also one of the people who came to watch Baek Yu-Seol's duel.

Not alone.

With friends.

"Hey, Eisel, who do you think will win?"

"Um, um?"

Eisel hesitated for a moment in response to Hariren's sudden question.

Another friend picked up her answer.

"Of course, the second-year senior will win. How can the first-year student win against a senior who goes through field practice and even missions?"

"That's true. But you never know, right?"

"Where do you see that?"

Watching her chattering friends, Eisel smiled wryly.

That was right.

Friends.

Eisel was not alone.

Earlier, Hariren approached her and said, "Let's have a meal together."

And when they went out for a meal, there were three more girls. They were honest with her.

"We've heard about you. But recently, we've seen you again. We became curious about who you are."

They asked her various questions, pure curiosities that one could have about a person named Eisel.

Some questions were awkward to answer, and some asked impolite questions even at the first meeting...

On the contrary, since Eisel showed such honesty, they were able to open their hearts to her.

In just a few days, Eisel managed to slip into the group of Hariren’s friends.

Most of the girls were commoners or nameless nobles.

The noble-born among them would furrow their brows, saying that commoners should stick together, but those kids didn't care about such things.

Instead, they treated Eisel no differently because she was a commoner.

The child of a traitor? They didn’t know, but she was a celebrity, for now!

Among the teenage commoner girls, Eisel’s image was generally like that.

And all of this... thanks to Baek Yu-Seol. Because of him, Eisel was able to receive such positive attention by showing extraordinary and remarkable behavior alongside him.

"So, what do you think?"

As the topic came back around to her, Eisel replied, "If we look at it objectively... the senior will probably win."

She gave an ambiguous answer.

It was true that the senior would likely win.

In other words, it could also mean that Baek Yu-Seol had a chance of winning.

However, considering the situation, it would be difficult to win.

If he dared to defeat the senior here, it would cause a tremendous uproar.

That was why Eisel was curious about his decision.

Would he swallow his pride and intentionally lose to the senior by hiding his skills?