What do I do?
Her heart was beating violently under the bath towel.
At that moment, her attention was caught by the thick steam filling the place.
Thanks to this steam completely blocking the view, the other party wouldn't be able to see it either.
'Then, as soon as this person enters, I will quickly run away.'
If she got out of the bathroom and went straight to the locker room, that person wouldn't spot her.
Even if he spotted her, he would only see her towel-wrapped back through the foggy glass door.
This alone will not reveal the fact that she is a woman.
After drawing the path of movement in the shared bathroom several times in her mind, she approached the door of the sauna room.
She curled up on herself and took a position that would allow her to lunge like a missile as soon as the door opened, so she could escape.
click.
The sauna room door opened slightly, and the cold outside air touched her face through the opening.
Now is the time.
She ran out of the sauna room with all her might.
“Ah, what is this?”
She heard a surprised voice behind her, but she didn't have time to pay attention.
She left the shared bathroom still wrapped in the towel without having had time to change her clothes, then she picked up her things and ran into the dark corridor.
She wanted to quickly get to her safe room.
“Ah… I miraculously survived!”
When she arrived in the room, Elia sat as if she was collapsing.
I will never use the bathroom again.
She changed into her daily outfit after she calmed down, then began memorizing the content of the section she had started reading.
•
The next morning.
“I saved everything...”
Elia sat in front of her desk, yawning and stretching.
I memorized the entire section, but at the cost of spending an entire night awake.
“Am I skipping breakfast this morning...?”
That's okay, serious military life hasn't begun yet.
And catching up on sleep seems much better than eating.
With that thought, she lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
But shortly after, a knock was heard at the door.
“Ah…”
Illya approached the door, rubbing her eyes with a face that had not yet fully awakened from sleep.
“Is this Lennox?”
It seemed that Lennox had come to accompany her to the dining room.
You should have told him earlier before you went to sleep.
She opened the door violently and said:
“Lennox, today you have to eat alone…eh?”
In front of the door, it was not Lennox, but a boy standing there.
Illya opened her mouth in surprise as soon as she saw the boy standing in front of the door.
‘What crazy beauty this person has…’
Silver hair as white as snow, violet eyes as mysterious as amethyst, and translucent skin.
He was so handsome that sleep had completely disappeared from her.
'In terms of appearance, he is a match for Axion.'
Was there someone this handsome in our unit?
But for some reason, he looked strangely familiar…
At that moment, the eyes of the person opposite widened slightly upon seeing her, and a mysterious smile quickly spread across his handsome face.
“You are Erhan Trengen, aren't you?”
His voice was also very calm and gentle.
"Who are you?"
The boy's violet eyes curved into two crescents.
A very friendly smile appeared on his handsome face.
“My name is Yosar.
Yosar Haddyard.
Nice to meet you.”
The moment she heard his name, Elijah's eyes widened.
'I was wondering why he looked familiar.'
Yossar Haddyard.
Axion's rival and the second male champion in <Citalsa>!
Iosar possessed a superior beauty no less than that of Axion, and competed fiercely with him for the position of Lavinia's future fiancé.
'But why is he here now?'
Originally, Yusar joined the army after the enlistment ceremony, while everyone else was undergoing training.
Despite his late arrival, he caught up with all the training in one go with his amazing skills, competing with Axion as the best element in the unit.
'Is it possible that the origin changed because of me?'
When she regained her memory, she remembered that Yusar had joined the army late to make up for the shortage of personnel after Axion Patrick, the illegitimate son of the Duchy of Ricci, was taken out of the story at the beginning.
Evidently, Yusar's entry was introduced due to her taking Patrick out of the story quicker than it originally happened.
By the way, he's really handsome when you see him in person.
It was a face that made one believe that he dominated this reverse harem as one of the top two along with Axion.
Even originally, Yusar was dazzlingly handsome with his silver hair and violet eyes, and always had a friendly smile on his face.
Just as it is now.
But you should never be fooled by that smile.
'Because Yusar is the first person to beware of in this evil den!'
Unlike Axion, who was cold and silent but loyal and would sacrifice everything for Lavinia, Yusar had a cunning personality, using all kinds of tricks and machinations to get Lavinia.
'By choosing machinations so cunning that one wonders how a human being could do that.'
Because Yusar, unlike the other boys, entered this reverse harem with the goal of becoming the Duke's son-in-law from the beginning.
Yusar was born an illegitimate son between Baron Hadyard and a prostitute.
He lived a miserable life in the alleys of brothels in his childhood, but he succeeded in registering himself as a legitimate son in the Baron's family using his extraordinary intelligence.
After that, he quickly realized that this unit only gathered candidates to be Lavinia's husbands even before he enlisted, and after enlisting, he tried his best to become the future Duke's fiancé.
'Because he is someone who aspires to reach a high position by any means.'
All this is because of the deprivation he experienced in his miserable childhood.
At first, he pretends to love Lavinia and uses machinations to get closer to her and become the Duke's son-in-law, but later he truly falls in love with her... although this is an expected development.
Aside from that, from the point of view of Ilya who should live peacefully here while hiding her identity, Yusar was someone she should not get involved with.
If Yusar was the one who wanted to occupy the top of this unit and gain the Duke's admiration, he would have first discovered the fact that she had defeated Axion and become the leader of the unit as soon as he arrived here.
He will consider her a competitor in his way and watch her closely.
'Just like he did with Axion in the original novel.'
He obviously came here as soon as dawn came to see what kind of person she was.
Ilya looked at Yusar with tense eyes and asked him:
“But what brings you here?”
“I heard from the boys that you are the commander of this unit.
So, I came to see the commander’s face and greet him.”
As expected.
Even though he was joking in a friendly voice, it was clear that he already considered her a rival within himself.
“Unit Leader?
That title is embarrassing, so stop it.
Anyway, nice to meet you.”
Elia greeted him without lowering her guard.
Then Yusar asked her with an expression of interest:
“But Erhan, is it true that you defeated Axion Ruppelt?
You seem to be very strong.”
"It was just an accident.
I'm not that strong."
“Axion fainted in an accident?”
"Yes."
This is correct.
Yousar laughed lightly at her answer.
“Erhan, you are so humble.
Even though you are the strongest here and hold the position of unit leader.
You seem different from these reckless young gentlemen here.”
“I'll take that as a compliment.”
Then Yusar looked at her and smiled a bright, pure smile.
“Erhan, I want to be your friend.”
Upon hearing these words, Elijah's face froze.
In the original novel, Yusar would only say he wanted to be friends with someone on one occasion.
When he wants to catch someone's weakness and exploit him the way he wants.
Ilya looked at him sharply, and asked the smiling Yusar in a sharp tone:
“What do you mean?”
But, with his smile that did not leave his face, Elijah answered in a gentle voice:
"Exactly what you said.
I want to be friends.
Did you just wake up?
Would you like to go take a shower with me?"
Elia felt uncomfortable, and declined his offer.
“No thanks.
I'll get some sleep yet.”
As she was about to close the door, Yusar approached with long strides.
His handsome face moved closer until it was just a nose away from hers.
“Before I go, there is one thing I really want to ask you.
Will you answer?”
Elijah felt strangely worried, and asked him:
“What is it?”
His beautiful violet eyes bent enticingly, and a bright, angel-like smile spread across Yusar's face.
“Erhan Trengen, you are not a man, are you?”