I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Kiruen, looking at Isabel, found it hard to contain her love.

‘Ah, she’s so cute.’

The sight of her struggling with that large Zhanmadao was just too adorable.

At first, she couldn’t even hold it properly, losing her balance and falling over.

But now, it was a little different.

“Is this how you swing it?”

Whoosh!

Isabel swung the Zhanmadao.

It was her first time holding a sword today, so her form was awkward, but her adaptation to the sword was beyond imagination.

“That’s right!”

Kiruen clapped her hands. Clap clap!

Inwardly, she was quite surprised. Maybe Isabel couldn’t learn Bilotian swordsmanship, but her body itself seemed to be naturally gifted.

To be more precise, the amount of mana inherent in Isabel’s body was beyond imagination.

‘The efficiency of her mana is extremely low.’

But it didn’t matter.

Efficiency was only necessary when you had to squeeze out what little you had.

As far as Kiruen could tell, the mana Isabel possessed was close to infinite.

So it didn’t matter how she used it.

‘She’s not even showing signs of fatigue despite swinging the sword while drawing out mana so recklessly.’

From Kiruen’s perspective, it was a culture shock.

After about three hours, Isabel’s clothes were soaked with sweat.

Her hair and sweat were tangled together, resembling golden seaweed.

“Pant…… Pant!”

Isabel gasped for breath, feeling happy.

At times like these, she truly felt alive. A body that could breathe this roughly, sweat this much, and still be okay.

Isabel wiped the sweat from her forehead with her forearm and smiled brightly.

Then she approached Carman, who was expressing exhaustion with his whole body, and said,

“It’s more fun than I thought!”

“……”

Isabel was certain.

Seeing me like this, Carman must be recalling happy memories one by one.

He must be facing beautiful memories he had forgotten.

“I’m not as clumsy as I thought, right?”

“……”

“Huh?”

“……”

“So-so.”

Carman subtly avoided Isabel’s eyes, which seemed to be longing for praise, finding them burdensome.

Carman was a little confused.

Because he was also similar when he first learned the sword.

He wanted his father’s attention and affection.

‘Father, I did it!’

‘It’s really fun, Father!’

His forgotten past self came to mind, and his heart ached.

But the truth was, he had never enjoyed swordsmanship.

However, he had lied and said that he enjoyed it. Because he thought it was the only way to bond with his father.

‘Why are you doing this to me?’

Carman thought Isabel was the same.

‘What are you dreaming of, Isabel?’

The only thing we can share is Bilotian blood.

Why are you being so nice to me while deceiving yourself?

But in retrospect, Carman was like that in his childhood.

The only thing he could share with his father was Bilotian blood, yet he craved his father’s love.

‘Why on earth are you……’

Isabel greatly shook the fifteen-year-old Carman’s sensitivity.

“Is it really fun?”

“Yes, really. My breath is so ragged, and I’m sweating profusely.”

Lies. It’s so hard, so what’s so fun about it?

Carman clenched his teeth and said nothing.

He felt strangely solemn.

‘Why are you so desperate!’

Of course, it was a misunderstanding.

Isabel was genuinely having fun.

Because moving her body this vigorously was Isabel’s longing and happiness.

“Thank you so, so much for being with me in my first moment.”

First.

Together.

What was that all about?

“I really, really mean it.”

You’re hiding your burning heart behind that smile and calling fake things real?

Why are you falsely smiling and saying you’re having fun when you’re not……

Was I like that too?

A great earthquake occurred in his fifteen-year-old heart.

“……It’s late, go back.”

I must send away the portrait of my younger self.

Otherwise, the past I’ve tried so hard to ignore will seep out and consume me.

……Such deep and profound fifteen-year-old emotions stirred within him.

“You’ll be with me again tomorrow, right?”

“I have a schedule until tomorrow afternoon.”

“Then I’ll wait until the afternoon.”

“……”

He didn’t say he would teach her the sword after the afternoon.

But those words didn’t come out of his mouth.

“……How annoying.”

Carman turned and walked away.

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Isabel was surprised when she returned to the barracks.

‘Are the shower facilities this poor?’

They had to draw groundwater for showers, and the water was extremely cold.

Moreover, they had to use a ladle to wash, which was quite inconvenient.

“I’ll wash you.”

“Okay, please.”

However, thanks to Yuri, who could control water spirits, Isabel was able to wash easily.

“Bye bye, Bangwool.”

Bangwool, in the form of a fairy, bowed and then hugged Isabel.

Swish- The shower was over quickly.

‘Shower’s done! Now I need to lie down.’

Kiruen was already lying on the bed.

She was so tall that her toes were sticking out.

“Your Highness. Welcome. Your older sister will sing you a lullaby.”

“Really? Great!”

Isabel jumped onto the bed.

It was like diving into a valley.

‘Ahh, this is real-life fangirling!’

It was a good thing she got possessed.

Isabel snuggled into Kiruen’s arms.

Kiruen, who had already become a niece fool（?）, enjoyed a sense of fulfillment.

‘My heart aches.’

How could a child be so innocent and pure?

Is it really true that this child is living with a terminal illness?

Isabel and Kiruen lay side by side, chatting away.

“Really? You just let that bad guy go?”

“Do you think I just let him go? I broke his, uh, arm.”

“Huh?”

She definitely heard something about breaking something else just now.

Isabel had a terrible feeling and decided to stop being curious.

Isabel carefully said,

“But am I not talented in swordsmanship?”

“Huh? No? You seem very talented.”

“Really?”

“Of course. I felt that you were indeed worthy of being a descendant of the Bilotian Imperial Family.”

“Hehe, thanks for saying that. As expected, you’re kind.”

“This is the first time I’ve been called kind.”

She had heard a lot of things like being rough and tough, but this was the first time Isabel had called her kind.

Isabel thought to herself,

‘As expected, Kiruen-eonni is nice.’

She was a strong warrior on the outside, but inside, she was kind and gentle.

‘She says I’m doing well even when I’m not.’

Isabel felt that she wasn’t very talented in swordsmanship.

Because she didn’t feel the same spark in her mind as when she used magic.

‘As expected, magic is my forte.’

Her magical talent was so exceptional that it made her swordsmanship seem lacking.

Meanwhile, Kiruen thought to herself,

‘She can’t learn Bilotian swordsmanship, but her talent in swordsmanship alone is genius-level. Yet, there’s no trace of arrogance.’

At that level, wouldn’t she have realized that she’s talented in swordsmanship?

How can she be so humble at the young age of eight?

Isabel and Kiruen had different thoughts, but they both smiled brightly.

“Good night, Your Highness.”

“Good night, Kiruen-eonni……”

Perhaps because the day had been tiring, Isabel quickly fell asleep. Snore, snore.

Kiruen patted Isabel’s back for a long time.

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Brigadier General Man Kalf, the Vice Commander of the Jirdel Base Camp, was quite displeased.

“This isn’t some neighbor’s doghouse. Anyone can just come and go as they please.”

The Prince and Princess, who could be considered outsiders.

On top of that, Viaton and Kiruen had entered the base camp and were causing a commotion, which he didn’t like at all, and the soldiers’ behavior of singing like dogs obeying the Princess, like , wasn’t great either.

And the Princess’s appearance he had seen by chance at the training grounds earlier was laughable and even pathetic.

‘She must have held a sword since she was one year old, so she must have trained for at least eight years.’

Brigadier General Man Kalf was an outstanding individual who had risen from the ranks of a soldier to the position of commander.

Starting as a commoner and rising to the rank of quasi-noble, he was a soldier whose abilities were undoubtedly excellent. He had recently caught the eye of the Geomrim Academy and was assigned as the Vice Commander of the base camp.

‘Her level was similar to what I achieved after about three years of training.’

The Princess and Man Kalf had different starting points.

Of course, it was publicly known that the Princess did not learn swordsmanship, but Man Kalf did not believe that story.

She may not have learned Bilotian swordsmanship, but the Princess must have been rigorously trained in swordsmanship from a young age with all sorts of support.

‘But to be only at that level after such an early start?’

Isabel’s skill was an achievement that children commonly referred to as gifted could achieve around the age of five or six.

At the age of eight, that level of skill was not something that could be called genius, and it was understandable that the Imperial Family would announce that ‘Isabel does not learn swordsmanship.’

‘Does the Mugunghwa Medal suit a young child who has achieved nothing in swordsmanship, has no practical combat experience, and even has such poor swordsmanship skills?’

He clenched his fists.

Man Kalf, who had risen to this position after going through all sorts of hardships as a commoner, was so dumbfounded that he felt rage welling up inside him.

He slammed his fist on the desk. Bang!

‘How can the Mugunghwa Medal suit a half-baked member of the Imperial Family who can’t even properly learn swordsmanship!’

Just then, he heard a strange voice from behind.

“Indeed. You have risen to the rank of Brigadier General, but you haven’t received a single medal.”