episode_0476

Ellis’ game was surprisingly overwhelming.

Of course, if Kang Hyo-rin had done her best from the beginning, the level would have been a little higher, but she looked down on Ellis and did not do her best.

So what about Nam Da-eun?

From the original work, Nam Da-eun was stronger than Ellis, but the current Alice healed her congenital magic disorder much faster and grew tremendously with Chiron’s help.

Of course, Nam Da-eun also quickly started training with the help of Lee Ho-yeon. However, it is unclear whether he will have grown further than Ellis, who cured his disability.

‘But Da-eun’s condition doesn’t seem to be very good.’

Ho-yeon Lee looked at Da-eun Nam’s face with frowning eyes.

It was natural that he looked tired, and his condition seemed bad.

Fortunately, the hand holding the sword and the eyes looking at the opponent are still vibrant.

Tiring-

Right before Nam Da-eun’s match starts.

Hoyeon Lee’s smartwatch rang.

– Irene: Now that I think about it, I had something to say. Wild gladiator tells you to run because the last one has appeared. They say there’s a big storm coming?

“… What’s happening all of a sudden?”

Ho-yeon Lee frowned as he looked at Irene’s message.

What nonsense is this? It’s normal for Chiron to talk nonsense, but did he just pass on that nonsense?

Bleep-

Just then, the start signal rang, and Hoyeon Lee stopped worrying and put the smartwatch in his pocket.

Nam Da-eun, standing in the middle of the sparring hall, closed her eyes.

The swordsman professor across from him stood still and waited for Nam Da-eun to move.

“Going first is giving way to Miss Da-eun.”

“I’m a professor, so I’m willing to concede that much. But no matter how I look at you, you look tired. What did we all do together?”

“Baby dad, I’ll tell you that after all the sparring.”

“Hmm….”

Rebecca responded to Hoyeon Lee’s words and turned her head forward.

Honestly, I was curious what was going on. This is because not only Nam Da-eun, but also Rebecca, Scarlett, and Liliana seemed to be in bad condition.

But Rebecca is right. The start signal has sounded, so you need to focus on the game.

Moreover, after Nam Da-eun’s match, there is his own match immediately. I should get ready to go to the waiting room right away.

Nam Da-eun appeared to be taking a deep breath.

A tense moment.

At that time, the audience was also holding their breath, waiting for the two to make a move.

Very slightly.

The corners of Nam Da-eun’s mouth rose.

At the same time, Nam Da-eun’s sword moved neatly horizontally.

“… huh?”

Hoyeon Lee opened her eyes wide.

Space.

This is an attack that goes beyond distance, utilizing Nam Da-eun’s [Space Control]. It was her trademark, and she knew it as soon as she saw the magic move.

Lee Ho-yeon blankly watched Nam Da-eun’s sword.

For a moment, it felt like the swordsman professor’s body was being cut in two.

Slurp-

Hoyeon Lee immediately found out the reason for the illusion.

This is because the huge dome-shaped magic circle that formed the sparring area was split in two with a single horizontal slash.

It feels like the entire space has been cut off.

The entire protection system collapsed.

dump.

The swordsman professor holding the great sword fell down, and Lee Ho-yeon jumped up from his seat with his eyes wide open.

“… what.”

What just happened?

The magic circle collapsed helplessly, like a sand castle collapsing.

[Ah, ah! Well, the sparring is over! Cadet Nam Da-eun! Defeat the professor who taught you with just one attack!]

The medical team and wizards went up to the sparring room to check on the professor’s condition, and the host, who belatedly realized the situation, shouted to liven up the mood, and only then did the audience begin to applaud.

Waaaa-!

dump.

After that, Nam Da-eun also collapsed as if her body had lost all strength.

“… I think he was smiling.”

The medical team that came up to check the physical condition of the swordsmanship professor naturally also looked at Nam Da-eun, opened their eyes wide, and spoke urgently into the radio.

Ho-yeon Lee blinked as she saw Baek A-young, who had been waiting for the medical team, run out.

“An unexpected situation really happened.”

Who would have thought that Nam Da-eun, other than himself, would have had an accident.

[ah. Ah… I’m sorry. Due to the intense competition, it is said that the sparring magic circle needs to be temporarily inspected. The last game will be played with a short break…]

“Baby dad. Let’s go quickly. I need to check Da-eun’s condition.”

“Yes. I have to go.”

Coincidentally, his own game was also postponed.

Hoyeon Lee left the audience and headed to the medical team.

*

Emergency medical team.

Baek Ah-young breathed a sigh of relief after completing first aid to Nam Da-eun, who was transferred as an emergency patient.

This is why it is important to prepare for unexpected situations. If Baek Ah-young had not been there, Nam Da-eun might have had to be hospitalized for a long time.

Baek Ah-young praised herself for carefully reading the emergency preparedness manual and examined Nam Da-eun’s body.

“There were fractures and torn muscles… ligaments were stretched, and there were injuries to internal organs. It must have been difficult to move, but what happened?”

“sorry…”

Baek Ah-young frowned as she looked at Nam Da-eun lying on the bed.

It wasn’t obvious, but it was visible to Baek Ayoung.

Nam Da-eun’s body was in a state of overload. It must have been extremely unreasonable.

“… I can’t help it if you don’t want to talk, but if you need help, please let me know at any time. Cadet Daeun. I can help you personally, not just at the academy.”

“Yes… I understand. Lady.”

Baek Ah-young looked at the girl with worried eyes.

It seemed like there was definitely something going on, but I didn’t want to force it into something I didn’t want to talk about.

“Rest for now. I’ll come back later.”

“thank you.”

Baek Ah-young organized the documents and came outside.

“it hurts….”

Nam Da-eun, who was left alone, twitched and muttered in bed.

As soon as the sparring was over, the pain came. After receiving treatment from Baek A-young, it was a little less painful, but the pain was still there.

What on earth were you thinking?

Even after such a fight, they tried to spar.

I couldn’t understand what I was like just now.

‘Still, it was refreshing.’

Kuuk.

Clench and clench your fist. I somehow miss the emotions I felt back then.

Nam Da-eun smiled and settled down on the bed.

Just as I was wondering if I could ever feel that feeling again, I heard a familiar voice.

“Is this where the patient is? Oh, that’s right.”

“Hoyeon?”

“I came here because I was worried. Da-eun. Are you okay?”

“Yeah… I’m sorry. I made you worry.”

“No, you don’t have to apologize to me. Thanks to you, I got some time to rest.”

Repairing the magic circle in Dalian is not Lee Ho-yeon’s job.

Ho-yeon Lee entered the medical team and checked Nam Da-eun’s condition.

Still, I feel reassured to see him smiling comfortably.

“Hoyeon. Is the swordsmanship professor okay?”

“Yes. It’s not life-threatening.”

“… I’m glad. I’ll have to apologize later.”

“Still, I’m glad you weren’t hurt, Miss Da-eun.”

“It was so cool!”

Hoyeon Lee fell back for a moment as she saw Scarlett and Liliana clinging to Daeun Nam.

And then he spoke quietly to Rebecca who was next to him.

“Mr. Rebecca.”

“huh?”

“Something happened. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like a surprise party or anything.”

Lee Ho-yeon hardened her expression.

This situation was too strange to hear after the game. It seemed clear that there was something going on.

If I was going to hide it again this time, I thought I would find out by reading the status window.

Rebecca smiled bitterly as she looked at Hoyeon Lee’s expression.

“Hmm… I was planning to tell you when it was over because I was worried it would interfere with the baby’s dad’s game, but if I do this, I might be more concerned about hiding it.”

“As expected, Rebecca, you know me well.”

“I knew that would happen and prepared. I’ll show you.”

Rebecca unfolded the rune barrier.

Nam Da-eun, Scarlett, and even Liliana. I quietly watched Rebecca unfold her magic.

Inside the rune barrier, Rebecca’s perspective unfolded.

“What is this?”

“It seemed like a dangerous enemy, so I used some of my magic power to save what I saw. I wanted to pass it on to the baby’s father.”

Rebecca unfolded the fragments of memories she had seen.

It was filmed in the middle of the battle and showed Rebecca’s point of view, so it was quite distracting.

However, as soon as Lee Ho-yeon saw the video, he kept his mouth shut.

“….”

The man in the video had glowing red eyes and was radiating the magic power of hell.

Lee Ho-yeon knew the man who wore a neat black tuxedo and had a relaxed expression.

I was harmed countless times by that man, and killed countless times.

“…… Devil?”

Hoyeon Lee muttered without even realizing it.

The final boss of the original.

The Demon King with glowing red magical eyes was standing in front of Rebecca.

‘No, it’s a little different.’

He is the devil, but he is not the devil.

In order for the devil to appear in the human world, the world must fall to the brink of destruction.

The pitch-black sky, the air difficult to breathe. Irresistible fear and despair.

Only then will the Demon King descend.

That is why he is the devil.

‘Besides… it’s weak.’

Of course, the Lucifer in Rebecca’s memories was strong.

However, the Demon King he remembered… was incomparably stronger than this.

An opponent you can never seem to defeat. The Demon King was such a being.

Hoyeon Lee kept her mouth shut and focused on the video.

The battle seemed long, but Rebecca’s memories were sporadic.

I probably lost concentration at some point.

“You keep calling Liliana’s name.”

“… I am a stranger.”

“Yes. That’s right. It’s probably an apostle from hell like Chiron or Albedo.”

Only then did Hoyeon Lee understand the meaning of the message Irene sent.

The ‘last one’ has appeared.

It means that the last person written in the damn contract from hell has appeared.

That means that that man is Lucifer.

The devil he knew was Lucifer, one of the assholes written in the contract.

In the original work, the Demon King appears much later.

If Lucifer had become the Demon King in the meantime, it is not strange that he is now the successor.

‘… So who is the current Demon King?’

If she had met Lucifer in person, she would have gotten more information, but Rebecca’s fragmentary memories were insufficient.

Hoyeon Lee clenched her fists. I can’t believe something like this happened while I was playing with Baek Ayoung.

“I should have been with you… I’m sorry. I never thought something like this would happen.”

“No. It was a sudden accident. But I was able to survive thanks to Da-eun and Irene.”

“Irene?”

“Yes. Irene, who came to deliver a message to Hoyeon, saved us.”

“ah….”

I thought it was strange to be with Irene, but that was probably why.

I will definitely have to thank Irene later.

[After a while. The final match between Cadet Hoyeon Lee and Professor Lim Sol is scheduled to begin. It would be good to look forward to seeing whether the twist of cadet Nam Da-eun defeating the swordsmanship professor will happen again this time!]

At that time, the host’s broadcast rang out.

There was a broadcast saying that sparring would begin soon.

“Hoyeon, hurry up. It’s an important sparring.”

“… Yes. Let’s talk about this again after the game. Still, I’m glad no one got hurt.”

“Actually, I was a little hurt. I can still taste blood in my mouth.”

“My whole body hurts too.”

“If you get sick, take a break from the medical team. What if something big happens?”

“Ah. I have to watch my baby’s dad’s game.”

“… Don’t push yourself too hard.”

I wanted to hear the details, but as Nam Da-eun said, sparring with Im Sol was extremely important.

Still, I was thankful that no one was seriously hurt.

Ho-yeon Lee stroked the head of Da-eun Nam, who was lying down, and left the hospital room with everyone cheering her on.

Originally, I was supposed to be in the waiting room, but since I stopped by Nam Da-eun, I guess I should head straight to the sparring hall.

Hoyeon Lee approached the sparring room and approached the host guarding the waiting room.

“This is Lee Ho-yeon.”

“Ah, Cadet Lee Ho-yeon. Professor Lim Sol is waiting at the sparring hall.”

Wow-

The place where you meet the audience just before entering the magic circle of the sparring hall. A loud roar rings out.

Hoyeon Lee’s [Clear Mental Power] was reducing the tension, but my heart was still pounding.

Trudging. Trudging.

I slowly climbed the sparring grounds.

The middle of the old sparring hall, which is considerably larger than what you see from the audience.

A familiar face was standing there.

“It’s been a long time, Professor Sol.”

“Isn’t it okay for a student to be later than a professor?”

“… That’s right. You came dressed up like this.”

Lee Ho-yeon smiled as she looked at Im Sol’s clothes.

Instead of the pink box tee and sweatshirt I always wear, a white tee and jeans. Even a beige trench coat.

That must be her way of being polite.

“Why did you come to sparring at the perfect time? I was trying to have a conversation in the waiting room.”

“It’s a woman’s instinct. I felt like today was going to be an important sparring, so I made some preparations.”

Ho-yeon Lee smiled at Im Sol’s words.

Since she was planning on competing today, she clearly has a woman’s instincts.

“But you came earlier than me. You waited at the sparring hall.”

“Actually, I came up early because the magic circle was broken. I asked for it to be much stronger this time.”

“no wonder.”

There was a reason why I was waiting at the sparring hall.

It appears that he helped repair the magic circle.

Hoyeon Lee quenched her appetite and looked around.

Inside the magic circle, you couldn’t hear outside sounds, but you could see.

Familiar faces were seen among the eagerly cheering audience.

Lucy and Rumi sitting side by side. And Irene and Ellis appeared in the participant’s seat. Scarlett, Rebecca, and Liliana were sitting in the same place I was earlier.

In the student council a little below, there is Moon Su-rin. Baek A-young and Nam Da-eun were standing on the medical team.

‘Everyone is watching.’

The fact that the women he liked were watching the final stages of the Imsol invasion gave him a strange feeling.

Bleep-

The starting signal is heard.

Imsol raised the corners of his mouth.

You can tell just by looking at the student’s expression. He, too, plans to see the end today.

Lee Ho-yeon, a genius wizard.

She couldn’t even imagine what kind of magic her student would use to make her happy.

“The professor said it’s an unspoken rule to give the go-ahead shot to the cadet… Is it necessary?”

“That can’t be right.”

I have no intention of causing even the slightest discomfort.

If Imsol is to be satisfied, he must fight fairly.

“Then I’ll go first.”

Hwaaa

Imsol snapped his fingers and twisted the flow of magical power.

Amazing chanting speed that cannot be explained.

In an instant, dozens of blue magic circles appeared around Imsol.

Excited. Excited. Excited.

Hoyeon Lee’s heart is beating fast.

[Battle sense] that activates quickly.

A suddenly heightened sense of sensitivity awakens the body starting from the toes, and vitality begins to flow throughout the body.

Has my heart ever felt this warm before?

Cells throughout the body send out danger signals.

A signal to run away immediately. Imsol in front of me was shouting that he was more dangerous than anyone I had ever faced.

Hoyeon Lee calmed her heart with [clear mental power].

If it’s an opponent you can’t run away from, you have to turn that fear into fighting spirit.

Increased magical power. The magical energy that fills the entire body stimulates the entire body, and the flowing magical energy gradually covers the sparring arena.

Wow-

At the same time, a clear magical power appeared behind Lee Ho-yeon.

A magic light as large as Imsol’s magic circles.

Hoyeon Lee raised the corners of her mouth and opened her mouth.

“I’m sincerely going, Sol.”

“Speaking informally is prohibited until you win.”

Lim Sol and Lee Ho-yeon smiled, and at the same time, their magic clashed with each other, causing a heavy roar to erupt in the sparring hall.