The Main Heroine Falls for the Extra

Allen Ludwig was engaged in the duel while leading his body that was aching all over.
Though Allen had been confident in his stamina since childhood, having abundant stamina doesn’t mean that injured areas don’t hurt.
Just as Allen, who was a bit impatient for not having landed a single effective hit, was about to launch another attack, an intense shock struck his stepping leg.
“Kuk!”
This is bad.
Momentarily faltering due to the intense pain in his leg, Allen realized that he had shown a large opening during the duel and hurriedly tried to correct his posture.
At this rate, I’m going to get hit.
Although Allen had that intuition, for some reason, Kyo Wentos wasn’t moving.
Though he didn’t know the reason, Allen felt this was his chance and hurriedly corrected his posture and charged.
Kyo Wentos, who had been immobile, managed to turn his body sluggishly.
Paak!
Allen had aimed for the head, but as Kyo Wentos turned his body, the wooden sword struck his shoulder and passed by.
Just as Allen was about to grip his sword and launch a series of thrusts at Kyo Wentos who was behind him.
“Stop! That’s enough!”
The professor declared the end of the duel.
I won.
Allen thought so and sat down.
Kyo Wentos behind him was also clutching his shoulder and collapsing into a sitting position.
He saw Riel running towards him from the front.
Riel.
I won! I saved you!
He could see Riel’s usually expressionless face contorted with worry.
Has she been that worried?
Just as Allen was thinking that and about to welcome Riel.
Riel ran past him without even looking at him.
Huh…?
Allen turned his head towards Riel who had passed by him.
Riel was by Kyo Wentos’s side, looking at him worriedly and saying something.
Her words didn’t reach his ears.
He only saw her face, her face looking at Kyo Wentos with concern.
…A face he had never seen before, despite being with her for over 10 years.
“Why…”
Just as Allen was muttering that, the professor’s voice was heard.
“Allen Ludwig, disqualified defeat! The duel is Kyo Wentos’s victory!”
Professor Richt Altman.
He is the swordsmanship professor at Gransen Academy and also the duel instructor in charge of duels between students.
In fact, in the original story, he plays the role of turning a blind eye to magical interference during the duel after being bribed by Kyo Wentos.
He’s a moderately corrupt adult who takes bribes.
However, without bribes, he just diligently plays the role of referee.
His magical power detection skill is not as high as a magician’s, so he couldn’t tell who among the many students used magic, but he definitely felt magical power shooting in from outside during the duel.
And at the same time, he saw Kyo Wentos’s movements becoming sluggish.
There was no need to ponder. Someone from outside had interfered with Kyo Wentos.
He declared Allen Ludwig’s disqualified defeat and Kyo Wentos’s victory.
“Why… why am I disqualified?!”
When Allen Ludwig confronted him with an uncomprehending face, Professor Altman looked at him with a cold expression.
Allen Ludwig.
As the son of a current knight, he had quite a talent for swordsmanship, and could use a bit of magic, making him a promising young man.
However, some teachers had expressed concern about his dogmatic side.
“Allen Ludwig, don’t you think that last attack in the duel just now was strange?”
“That… that is…”
Allen’s expression could be seen trembling slightly.
Allen is also a swordsman. He would have felt that Kyo Wentos, who didn’t attack despite a big opportunity and moved sluggishly, was strange.
However, during the duel, he probably didn’t have the leisure to think about it at length.
“Someone among the audience students used magic on Kyo Wentos.”
“……”
“It’s a foul from the moment a third party’s magic intervened in the duel, and it was clearly magic that interfered with Kyo Wentos.”
“……”
“And if what I saw is correct, you would definitely have been hit if there had been no interference. Any objections?”
“…No, sir.”
Allen unexpectedly acquiesced easily and withdrew.
As a swordsman himself, he must have been shocked by the fact that he landed the final blow due to someone’s interference.
And also by the fact that without the interference, he would have been defeated without landing a single blow.
As the duel ended and the audience was dispersing, Liliana Edwin remained frozen in place, unable to move.
‘What… what have I done…’
Liliana was appalled by her own actions.
Liliana, who had been watching the duel with a trembling heart.
Since the duel was conducted based on Allen’s misunderstanding in the first place, there was a corner of discomfort in Liliana’s heart.
But with each exchange of attack and defense, Liliana’s heart became increasingly urgent.
Allen hadn’t landed a single effective hit, and rather, he had allowed several attacks and was injured all over his body.
Kyo also seemed to be getting tired, but he was just catching his breath without a single injury.
At that moment, Allen limped and showed a big opening.
At the same time, she saw Kyo taking a stance on the opposite side and about to launch an attack.
Back when she was still engaged to Kyo, she had seen his swordsmanship a few times.
It was a stance she had seen before. Even with a practice wooden sword with non-lethal magic, the moment one is hit by that, it’s a blow that would make one lose consciousness at once.
‘No!!’
If Allen gets hit by that, he loses.
If Allen loses, she might really not be allowed to attend the academy.
She won’t be able to be with Allen.
The moment she thought that, Liliana unconsciously used magic.
The magic was activated so quickly that even Liliana herself was surprised, and it headed towards Kyo.
At that moment, she felt her eyes meeting Kyo’s.
Paak!!
Belatedly realizing, it was a foolish act.
Even if Allen won by using magic, the professor observing the match is not just for decoration.
Allen would be disqualified.
“Allen Ludwig, disqualified defeat! The duel is Kyo Wentos’s victory!”
The professor’s voice is heard.
Allen went to protest, but after understanding the professor’s words, he left the duel site with his head bowed.
She
She who should rather be asking for Kyo’s forgiveness, had hurt him again due to a moment’s emotion.
Due to her foolish action, Liliana couldn’t leave that place.
After Allen left, and Kyo also left with the support of some students, Liliana remained alone, standing blankly at that place.
Other students were leaving to do their practical work or gathering in small groups to chat.
At that time, the sound of footsteps approaching Liliana was heard.
The moment Liliana raised her head and looked ahead.
Slap!!
With a loud sound, Liliana’s face turned sharply.
A subtle pain was transmitted from her cheek.
Turning her head and blankly looking at the other person, she saw distinctive red hair.
Riel Ignis.
She was the one who had been particularly sticking close to Kyo recently.
She was glaring fiercely at herself with a grim expression.
“……”
“……”
The two people facing each other remained silent for a moment.
Then Riel’s mouth opened with difficulty.
“……Despicable…person…!”
“……”
After saying that, Riel left the place and disappeared somewhere.
Liliana couldn’t refute those words.
Because she was truly despicable.
“Kyo! Are you okay? Are you really okay?!”
“Y-yes, I’m really okay, I tell you?”
After I had been supported by classmates to the infirmary and received treatment for my shoulder, just when the school nurse seemed to have left her seat, Riel burst into the infirmary.
Then she stuck close to me, worrying about me.
Even the hit to my shoulder wasn’t a major injury as I was hit while hastily avoiding.
At most, it’s like the pain of being hit on the shoulder with a baseball bat?
…No, thinking about it again, that’s actually quite painful.
“It’s just a bruise on my shoulder, and the nurse said it will be fine after applying medicine and waiting a few days, so don’t worry.”
“Is… is that really true?”
Riel with slight tears in the corners of her eyes.
She was really worried.
Feeling somewhat grateful and a bit embarrassed, I changed the subject.

“Haha… I ended up taking a big hit at the end.”
“No, that’s because Liliana interfered.”
“…Huh?”
I was slightly surprised when Riel mentioned Liliana’s name.
Honestly, there were so many students gathered that it would be difficult to distinguish who used magic.
Unless one has an extremely good magical power detection ability, or is familiar with that magical power like I am, it would be hard to know who used it…
Seeing my surprised face, Riel smiled.
“When magic was used on you, I saw you looking at her, so I figured that’s what it was.”
“I… I see.”
No, more than that, the time I glanced at Liliana would have been barely a second…
She saw that?
“What are you going to do about Liliana?”
“Well…”
When I realized that Liliana had used magic to interfere with me, I felt like even the last bit of lingering feelings for her disappeared.
Yes, now I felt nothing for her at all. And that’s why I made this decision.
“I’m just going to not care whether she attends the academy or not.”
“Will that be okay?”
“Yes, because she’s completely unrelated to me now.”
I won the duel.
Allen and Liliana probably think that I will prevent Liliana from attending the academy.
But that’s not the case.
If she wants to attend, let her attend as she pleases.
Now Liliana, Liliana Edwin has nothing to do with me.
Rather, if I were to expel Liliana Edwin from the academy because I’m uncomfortable, it would seem like I still care about her.
So, I’m just going to leave her be.
Whether she continues to attend the academy or quits, I won’t be involved at all anymore.
Riel made a slightly dissatisfied expression, which almost made me laugh involuntarily.
And I felt grateful for her concern to this extent.
“Thank you, Riel.”
“Huh…?”
“But more than that, we need to prepare for the next thing now.”
It’s not over yet.
Although I was able to win the duel somehow, what Allen Ludwig has prepared isn’t just the duel.
Knock knock
Just as the sound of someone knocking on the infirmary door was heard, a woman walked in.
She’s a very familiar woman to me.
She was a woman with light blue hair tied back, wearing a maid’s uniform.
Her amber eyes glanced at me and Riel, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
“I’ve just returned. Young Master Kyo, Lady Riel.”