I Thought Your Friend's Sibling Wasn't a Girl? - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7
A lunatic. A madman. A crazy son of a bitch.
Olivia had decided that’s what she would call Aiden.
Because Aiden was not sane.
“Teach me a few more curse words.”
“What for?”
“I have a pressing need…….”
Olivia muttered darkly.
Her eyes were hollow, her cheeks slightly sunken.
Her hair was disheveled unlike usual, and her clothes were filthy.
Looking every bit like someone who’d just rolled around gleefully in the Training Ground, Olivia took another step forward.
“Curse words. Teach me.”
Panya found this hilarious and burst into laughter.
Assigned to a different practical training group, Panya had no idea what hell Olivia was currently trapped in.
Bennett, who shared Olivia’s group, had already been knocked unconscious hours ago and carried to the infirmary.
Why?
Because the training instructor had gone absolutely insane!
Olivia clenched her fists and put all her strength into standing.
Otherwise, she feared she might collapse any moment.
“……Anyway, just teach me something already. I need to vent.”
“Just add a modifier before the word. ‘Damn’ or ‘crazy’ or something like that.”
“Damn lunatic. Crazy psycho bastard.”
“It doesn’t sound like swearing coming from you.”
“I’m not used to it yet. Just wait. By the time training’s over, I’ll be able to curse naturally.”
Persistent effort.
This was the one thing she was most confident she could do.
Olivia’s will burned bright.
Right now, she would give anything to unleash a proper string of curses at Aiden.
“So the instructor really is completely insane?”
“Absolutely. A total psycho.”
“If words like that are coming out of your mouth, he must be more than just a little odd.”
Olivia finally collapsed beside Panya without ceremony.
“He’s trying to kill us. It’s only day three, but it feels like three years have passed.”
Three days since training began.
Aiden, who’d opened with “Welcome to hell” on the very first day, had gone on to demonstrate exactly what hell meant through grueling training.
So this was Veritas’s notoriously brutal practical training.
No wonder students who’d endured every other course in the curriculum sometimes quit over this alone.
Olivia was sympathizing deeply when—
“What? No, we’re not doing anything that intense. The other groups aren’t either.”
“……Then what are the other groups doing right now?”
“Individual Characteristics assessment? Training is tailored to each person’s individual characteristics.”
The realization that it wasn’t hit her like a cold plunge.
On the first day, it was Aiden who’d caught Olivia as she stumbled toward the Dormitory, half-conscious.
“From now on, things will get much harder.”
“Harder than this?”
“The knights of the Luxs Knight Order conduct operations in far more brutal conditions than this. It’s only natural.”
There was a question in Aiden’s eyes: ‘Do you think you can handle it?’
Are you looking down on me?
In that moment, to Olivia’s eyes, Aiden was no longer her first love whom she’d cherished faithfully for over a decade—he was merely the mad training instructor Aiden Oblivion.
If this continued, she might actually fall out of love with him.
‘……Is that what he’s after?’
If so, he was succeeding.
He might succeed very soon.
If Aiden appeared before her now, Olivia was confident she’d tear out every hair on his head.
“That Aiden Oblivion person, right? The one wearing a ring.”
“……Yes.”
“Looked like an engagement ring. I couldn’t tell who his fiancée is, though. Most knights don’t usually wear rings, so it’s unusual. He must love his fiancée dearly.”
Panya was right.
Even four days later, when Aiden could finally remove the engagement ring, he hadn’t.
She couldn’t fathom his reasoning.
But one thing was certain.
“Love?”
“Huh?”
“No, Panya. That man doesn’t know anything about love.”
Love his fiancée?
Feel even a shred of affection?
It was laughable.
Olivia was certain now.
Just as Aiden himself had said, he clearly didn’t understand the concept of “love” at all.
Which is why he could watch his fiancée rolling on the ground without a shred of pity.
Pushing her to the edge of breathlessness while doing so!
Her clenched fists trembled.
“He wants me to quit.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Does he think I actually will?”
Just watch me.
Olivia’s pride ignited fiercely.
How many times had Aiden dragged her through training under the guise of instruction?
“Top of the class, huh? Let’s add one more thing then.”
It was standard practice for him to pile a sand pouch the size of a grain sack onto Olivia’s back as she did Push-ups.
“Ten thousand swings.”
“What? Ten thousand?”
“Sorry, was that a complaint?”
And when she spoke up, he’d gleam with satisfaction as he strapped heavy Iron Bracelets onto her wrists, several at a time.
……In hindsight, those were brutal days.
But even so.
“I’m never giving up.”
She would overcome every hardship.
And she would definitely join the Luxs Knight Order.
No matter what, she’d wave her Luxs Knight Order Admission Confirmation Certificate right in Aiden’s face and place her name plaque in the order’s office.
Olivia’s determination burned intensely.
“I won’t lose.”
“Sure. You go ahead and do that.”
“I’ll win.”
“Mm-hmm. That you will.”
Olivia jumped to her feet, resolve hardened.
Of course, it was bravado.
Her legs, drained of all strength by the brief rest, showed absolutely no intention of following her will.
Panya immediately sat the collapsed Olivia upright against herself, patting her shoulder gently.
“There, there……. You all right? Want to borrow a Low-Grade Potion?”
“I won’t let this slide.”
“Yeah, you seem fine. Let’s rest a bit longer before we go.”
Leaning against Panya, Olivia swore her vengeance.
This happened on the third day of training.
* * *
She’d promised herself she’d overcome whatever scheme Aiden cooked up.
But still…….
Olivia’s face contorted as she stared at the spectacle before her.
Whatever he was planning, there were magicians standing ready in front of a towering Cliff.
“Now. Through this training, I’ve assessed your basic physical fitness.”
“…….”
“It was garbage.”
Professor Seton, whom Olivia had met in the Academy Corridor just moments ago, had pressed a Stamina Recovery Potion into her hand and said this.
Aiden had endured training like this back when he was a student.
He’d added that Aiden’s training methods weren’t meaningless—if she persisted, there would come a day of remarkable growth.
It seemed meant as consolation for Olivia…….
‘Will that day really come? What if I die before I can grow?’
Right now, it offered her no comfort whatsoever.
The engagement ring still gleamed on Aiden’s left ring finger.
By this point, it wasn’t about love or whatever—it was definitely meant to provoke Olivia.
Aiden’s gaze settled on Olivia, then moved away.
It lingered three seconds longer than when he looked at others—by that measure, she was being treated somewhat specially.
Though she couldn’t quite figure out in what way.
‘Thinking about it that way does feel a little thrilling, though.’
Yes. Enjoy it.
Aiden’s demeanor would never change anyway.
He was relentless—he’d keep pushing until he was satisfied or she quit.
Even then, he was doing it “for” Olivia, in his own mind.
Not that it helped much.
So Olivia needed to enjoy this.
She erased the sight of her classmates, exhausted and slumped. She erased the sheer cliff wall looming before her.
And then only Olivia and Aiden remained.
Their eyes met again.
He had said he wanted her to leave this place?
‘That’s not happening.’
If she were that easy to break, she never would have made such a crazy choice in the first place.
She had to overcome this.
Olivia had endured every grueling training without issue so far.
Enduring. Pushing forward. That was what she did best in this world.
‘I’m never giving up.’
She lifted the corners of her mouth into a radiant smile, and Aiden flinched, turning his gaze away.
His body stiffened as he shouted loudly to the students.
“So, from now on, you will all climb that Cliff!”
“……What?”
“Not a single person is exempt. Furthermore, if I catch anyone using Mana Muscle Enhancement, training time doubles.”
Crazy bastard.
Olivia muttered the curse word, which was beginning to feel natural, while glaring at Aiden. Then she took another deep breath.
You decided to enjoy this, Olivia.
“Begin.”
“What if we fall?”
“Fall?”
Aiden’s gaze drifted slowly to the student who’d asked, then fixed itself there.
After a brief silence, one corner of his mouth curved upward.
“Why would you worry? The magicians will catch you. Then you just climb back up. All the way to the top.”
Aiden’s finger pointed to the distant summit of the Cliff.
A demon would weep at such a man.
Olivia squeezed her eyes shut and placed her hand on the Cliff.

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