Martial Arts Tournament (5)
by Afuhfuihgs
1.
Dwayne, the executive committee member of the tournament, couldn’t hide his surprise.
He was looking at a girl.
A young girl who looked to be just over 10 years old.
She was the winner of this martial arts tournament.
He had met many talented people in his long tenure as the head of the Breeze Town Adventurer’s Guild, but this girl possessed a level of skill that was on another level, one that could be counted on one hand.
The girl’s Sword Aura was still vivid.
A raging golden Sword Aura.
It was reminiscent of the hero who had passed away ten years ago.
The Sword Saint, Adrean.
He had met him once in the past.
It was when the Sword Saint had visited the city with a hero.
He had used a similar technique when he defeated the Demon that had taken over the city.
The appearance was similar.
But the power was completely different.
Of course, the Sword Saint’s Sword Aura was more powerful.
But that wasn’t the point.
The important thing was that this girl used something similar to the Sword Saint’s swordsmanship.
Just what… is her identity?
Could she be a hidden disciple of the Sword Saint?
Such thoughts were fleeting.
The timing didn’t match.
This child would have been born around the time the Sword Saint passed away.
What surprised Dwayne was not only her swordsmanship.
She had even used Divinity.
He had never seen anyone in his life who could freely use Magical power and Divinity.
No, he had never even heard of it.
Among the cardinals, there was one called a weirdo who knew how to handle a sword, but he didn’t use Sword Aura in that way.
Dwayne felt fear and curiosity towards the girl.
“Huh…”
He took a breath and stood up from his seat.
Dwayne approached the girl.
To proceed with the awards ceremony.
“Congratulations on your victory. You have great skill.”
“Thank you.”
He held out his hand.
The girl took his hand as if to shake it.
A small, soft hand.
There were soft calluses on the palm.
There were traces of sword training, but it was closer to the hand of an ordinary girl.
Should I call her a genius?
Dwayne shook his head inwardly.
This was not something that could be defined as genius.
It would be more accurate to say that it was something far beyond genius.
“Where did you learn swordsmanship?”
“I didn’t learn it.”
“What?”
The girl looked up at Dwayne with blood-red eyes that sparkled like clear rubies.
“I practiced alone.”
That’s a lie.
That doesn’t make sense.
However, he didn’t feel the boastful lie of a child from the girl.
Dwayne wanted to explore the girl further.
It was common for everyone to want to ask a strong person in detail about how they became strong.
“Please visit the Adventurer’s Guild when you have time. I want to hear your story.”
“Um…”
The girl stroked her chin as if an old man was stroking his beard.
“I don’t think I can.”
This was also amazing.
It was really rare for someone to reject the invitation of the guild leader.
If it were an adventurer, they would have expected some crumbs to fall on them and immediately accepted.
“I want to share my story too…”
The girl hesitated, but shook her head as if she couldn’t.
“I’m planning to leave the city today.”
“It doesn’t have to be today. Come to the guild anytime.”
“Okay, I understand for now.”
The girl bowed her head.
The awards ceremony proceeded simply.
He put a medal around the girl’s neck and handed over the prize.
“Here, it’s the Elixir of Growth.”
A potion containing a milky white liquid.
The masterpiece of the alchemist, Arte Faust.
Just drinking one bottle will lead to great growth.
There was no exactly defined effect.
It was different for each individual.
But what was certain was that any growth would be good.
A magician whose Magical power increased dramatically and whose Magical rank rose vertically.
A gladiator who gained great strength through physical growth.
All were blessed by the Elixir of Growth.
This little thing was worth 100,000 gold.
Recently, it has become more valuable because it cannot be made due to a shortage of materials.
If you put it up for auction, you could get at least five times more.
-Pop!
The sound of the stopper being removed was heard.
The girl immediately opened the Elixir of Growth.
“Uh…?”
The girl gulped down the contents without hesitation.
100,000 gold.
The liquid, which may have become 500,000 gold, disappeared in an instant.
Dwayne was embarrassed.
The audience watching this was also embarrassed.
100,000 gold was enough money to eat and play for the rest of your life.
She should have hesitated and thought about it at least once, but the girl had no hesitation at all.
The embarrassment was brief.
People’s emotions changed to anticipation.
What kind of change will happen?
He heard that the effect appears immediately the moment you drink the elixir.
“Ugh…! It’s fishy!”
The girl stuck out her pink tongue.
She frowned her pretty face and spat out saliva.
Nothing else happened.
“Don’t you feel any change?”
Dwayne asked the girl.
The girl shook her head.
“Not at all. Isn’t this fake?”
It was definitely not fake.
Because he received it directly from Arte.
As a reward for the potion ingredient collection request.
It was a reward he received for subduing a dragon, so there was no way it could be fake.
“Didn’t your Magical power grow… or your strength grow… or something like that?”
Again, the girl shook her head.
“…As expected, that quack.”
The girl clicked her tongue and muttered something.
“Whether this is real or fake, can I go back now?”
She could have gotten angry because nothing happened.
The girl nonchalantly threw away the empty glass bottle and prepared to return.
“Uh… um… the tournament is officially over, so you can go back.”
“Then, I had fun playing.”
The girl politely greeted and left the stadium with cute little steps.
A strange silence flowed through the stadium.
The anticipation that had been swelling up had cooled down all at once, and everyone was frozen.
The tournament itself was definitely exciting, but the ending was bland.
2.
As soon as I got out of the stadium, I started running.
I’m late!
I’m late!
I enjoyed the finals too much and ended up delaying myself.
Sister Bertina will nag me again.
I went to the waiting room and threw off my cloak.
I put on the veil that was neatly folded on one side.
“I used this well!”
I returned the practice sword and ran again.
“Ah, this too!”
I took off the medal from my neck and handed it to the receptionist.
I felt sorry for the people who prepared the medal, but I couldn’t take it.
I ignored the receptionist’s words calling me to take the medal from behind and ran.
“Elia!”
“Eek!”
While running to the infirmary next to the stadium, I ran into Sister Bertina in the middle.
Sister Bertina was very angry.
“Where have you been all this time? Do you know how much I’ve been looking for you?”
Sister Bertina, who would have been in the infirmary because she couldn’t stand seeing people fighting, fortunately didn’t see my game.
I was hiding my identity well.
I was a little nervous when my hood came off in the finals.
I don’t want to make things noisy by being caught using a sword well.
“…I’m sorry.”
I made a crying face like a child who knows their mistake.
“I was going to look around the city for a while, but I went the wrong way…”
“Really…”
If it had been a while ago, I would have been hit on the head right away.
“I’m glad anyway. That you came back safely.”
Sister Bertina took my hand.
“Let’s go back before it gets dark.”
“Yes.”
I went inside the building to pack my things.
There were a few patients inside the building.
Some people were injured from being hit by the crowd, and there were also participants who were in the stadium.
It was then.
“Hiiiiek!!”
A man who was staggering at the end of the hallway screamed.
Ah…
It was a familiar face.
It was my opponent in the finals, who I had been facing just 30 minutes ago.
Was he called The ghost of the Eastern forest of water?
His name was… Illuner.
Sister Bertina was startled and approached the man.
“Sir, why are you suddenly doing this?”
“Hiii! Hiii!”
The man trembled as he looked at me.
He lowered his head and turned his eyes away.
Oh dear… I’m sorry.
I didn’t know he would be so terrified.
I approached the man to resolve the situation.
“Calm down.”
I put my hand on the man’s knee.
“Ugh! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”
The man who jumped up was having a seizure.
He’s making too much of a fuss.
I was a bit too much, but it wasn’t enough to be traumatized.
I’m not going to eat you, you bastard.
While Sister Bertina was calming the man down, I carefully whispered in the man’s ear.
“…Be quiet and get out.”
The man’s body stiffened.
“Yes, yes, yes!”
He jumped up from his seat and ran away down the hallway.
“Sir!”
Sister Bertina tried to grab him, but she couldn’t.
What a poor thing.
The dark and sharp atmosphere had disappeared and he had become a coward.
I had completely healed his body, but it was difficult to heal his heart.
I prayed to God with regret that he would be healed.
“What is it?”
Sister Bertina was stomping her feet in a situation she didn’t understand.
I took Sister Bertina’s hand.
“Sister, leave the rest to others and let’s go back. We’ll be late.”
“O-okay.”
I packed my things and got on the carriage.
The rattling of the carriage made me sleepy.
“Hooaahm…”
I’m tired from using Magical power and Divinity all day.
I closed my eyes.
A moment later, I snored and fell asleep.
Time passed like a fast-running carriage…
I became 19 years old.
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