episode_0072

A breathtaking workshop.

The verdict is not yet out.

As if he could sense the opponent’s cutting power, which had become much stronger than before, Adrian was busy dodging his body in various ways, unlike the first time.

Given, his opponent, also seemed to move cautiously, paying attention to Adrian’s magic that instantly burned one of his arms.

“Haaat!”

Cadets of the training school.

Adrian’s disciples, including the four he suspects, are also watching with such concentration that they forget to breathe without taking their eyes off him for even a moment.

“Instructor, are you okay…?”

“……”

Movement so fast that it’s hard to follow with your eyes.

Not only was Ilios, who was known for his great destruction, famous, but the instructor’s skills, which showed his true heart, were also shocking.

“I didn’t know the instructor was that strong…”

“But if you keep doing that you’ll die…”

“Shut up, Ainel. This is a duel. The first one to strike is none other than the instructor.”

“But…”

“Then. Does that mean our Ilios captain has to die?”

“No, that’s not what I mean…”

Sienna chewed her lips.

She doesn’t want the instructor to die either.

A quirky personality and harsh training.

Although I’ve wished for him to die more than once, it’s also thanks to him that I’ve gained skills.

But that doesn’t mean we can cheer for the instructor.

If he wins, he will never leave Captain Ilios alone.

What should I do now?

I wish someone would stop those two for me.

Amber muttered, as if she knew exactly what she was thinking.

“Even if we want to stop it… How can we stop it?”

“Shouldn’t we call in other instructors?”

“That would be better.”

“Then… I, I… will go and come back.”

Ainel ran out in a hurry.

But others didn’t even spare her a glance.

Because I didn’t want to take my eyes off the battle unfolding before my eyes for even a moment.

“How long are you going to keep waving around? Weren’t you trying to show me something?”

“……”

A golden sword that radiates golden light.

Given, with his brilliant light, captured everyone’s attention, but no matter how anyone looked at it, Adrian had the upper hand.

‘Hurry up…’

The difference between the two men did not come from their swordsmanship skills.

If we have to be specific, it’s speed.

Just like the famous Wind Knights family’s swords are fast and sharp.

No, more than that, Adrian Floyd’s movements felt quick to Given.

‘As if… he had predicted all of my attacks…’

Are his eyes good?

Or is there that much of a skill gap?

Given’s expression gradually became distorted.

But that doesn’t mean the situation was doomed.

It was just very unpleasant to have to take out the hidden techniques one by one.

Especially now, there are many eyes watching this place.

The more means of defense you have, the better prepared you are for a threat, but at this rate, you’ll end up having to pull out all the skills you’ve been hiding.

bang!

As he strongly pressed his right foot against the ground, the ground around him began to shake as if it were alive.

Elemental magic mud of earth attribute.

This is one of the simple spells he likes to use to win battles while using minimal magical power, as he specializes in swordsmanship rather than magic.

“Huh?”

Adrian’s movements slowed down.

It wasn’t a swamp, but I couldn’t move quickly because my feet were sucked into the mud with every step I took.

Given’s sword flew at him again.

“How dare you!”

And at that moment.

-Whooow!

Same as what was seen before.

No, the scale of the blue flames was much larger, engulfing not only Given but the surrounding area.

Cheeek-

The intense light that seemed to burn my eyes disappeared, and Given’s figure came back into view along with the black, rising soot.

“Huh!?”

The soot was not from his clothes burning, nor from his flesh or hair burning.

Only the ground was burned.

Given was standing there perfectly fine.

“It seems like you have some knowledge of magic, but this is too bad. It doesn’t work on me at all…!?”

As if telling him to shut up.

This time, a huge chunk of ice formed in an instant and flew towards Given.

bang!

however.

Given neither raised his sword nor parried nor dodged the blow.

He just stood there silently and took the flying ice head on.

Tsk tsk… Tsk tsk…

The ice chunk shattered into pieces in an instant and scattered into the air, and the golden light that had covered Given’s entire body gradually faded.

“I didn’t know someone so smart could be this reckless… You seem to be confident in your magic?”

It was a kind of absolute defense.

A golden light that appears when the elemental power of the earth is refined to its limit.

That light has the effect of preventing even an aura made of extreme magical power from invading.

Whether it’s a sword or a human body.

‘It’s not like it’s some kind of indestructible diamond…’

Adrian recalled how his stick, which had even withstood the Auror, had simply shattered into pieces.

‘Does it mean that not only defense power but also attack power increases?’

This kind of information was not in the materials he left behind.

So how could you possibly know what kind of power that is?

‘Is that even possible?’

But there was one thing Adrian knew for sure.

‘Even so, it’s not infinite.’

The source of that power is also magic.

How long can mere human magic last?

The same goes for the strength the guy boasts about.

Hwaruruk-

A bright red flame rose above Adrian’s palm.

In both the left hand and the right hand.

“I’m sorry, but your magic is…”

The red burning flame soon began to rotate and form a sphere.

“With such elementary magic…”

The color of the sphere instantly turned blue.

and.

Boom!

It flew through the air towards Given as if it had been fired from a cannon, and the moment it hit his body, it scattered in all directions with a loud noise.

Given took no damage, but was forced to take a step back.

The body was pushed away by the strong impact when colliding.

“So it’s useless…”

Boom!

Second step.

Boom!

And three feet, four feet.

Blue fireballs continued to strike Given’s body without stopping.

Each time, shock waves scattered in all directions, and a loud noise filled the 7th training ground.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thirty shots, thirty-one shots, two at a time, three at a time…

Countless fireballs were created and rained down on him.

How much time has passed like that?

“Haa… Haa…”

The shockwave subsided and the silence filled the smoke chamber, filled with the sound of panting breaths.

It’s not Adrian’s.

It was Given’s.

“What the…what the…”

Sweat poured down like rain, and the light surrounding the sword disappeared without a trace.

The golden light that had been covering him had now also noticeably faded.

“Now I can see the end.”

But Adrian still stood tall, generating fireballs in both hands.

Without even a hint of fatigue.

“How much longer can you hold out?”

And so it was that the next fireball tore through the air.

Boom-!

Given lost his strength and fell to the floor.

“Hmm…?”

“Let’s stop now.”

“You fucking bitch. How dare you interfere in this sacred duel?”

The one who moved was Fiora.

The magical barrier she used enveloped Given, and thanks to it, he was able to remain unharmed.

“I apologize. Given was too hasty.”

“If it was going to end with one word from your year, I wouldn’t have even started it in the first place.”

“I, I, I, Instructor. I was wrong. The duel was decided as the instructor’s victory, so please, Captain…”

“Shut up!”

Adrian shouted at Sienna who suddenly intervened.

“You dare to interfere in a duel that was started with your life on the line. Do you think you can be forgiven?”

“…but.”

“Siena. You stay still. I’ll tell the story.”

As famous as Ilios the Destructor.

Even the greatest wizard of the Ilios Adventurers’ Party, whose reputation has been built up to this point, surpasses him.

Fiora Robson stood proudly in front of Adrian, leaving Given and Sienna behind.

“I will pay a sufficient price. In exchange for Given’s life.”

“What’s the price?”

“Yeah. And you. Did you forget that you owe me something?”

It was the moment when two people’s eyes met.

It was the first time in a long time that Adrian recalled memories from the past.

* * *

‘Damn it! Why in this situation…’

Suddenly, the woman in front of my eyes disappears, and the scenery changes in an instant.

How long has it been since then?

Adrian’s past comes to mind.

“Adrian. Adrian Floyd!”

“Huh…?”

A familiar voice comes from behind.

I quickly turned around, and there was a pretty woman with her head raised and looking up at my face.

“Pio… La…”

“What kind of stupid face are you making?”

This is… the academy?

Not only what she had just muttered, but the person standing before my eyes was clearly the woman who had been standing in front of me just a moment ago.

That’s the wizard from the Ilios Adventurers’ Club.

A face that looks much more innocent and youthful than that.

The last outfit I wore was…

‘Academy…’

Wearing the academy’s uniform.

Her too, and me too.

‘Could it be that this girl and Adrian were academy classmates?’

“Let’s go. Everything is ready.”

“Where are you going?”

“Where is it? It’s my house.”

“What?”

I understand that the two of you are academy classmates.

I was a little shocked that that girl named Fiora was older than I thought, but anyway.

I don’t know the situation.

What on earth is that bastard’s memory trying to show me from now on?

“Here is…”

The scenery changed quickly as if the film was being rewinded, and soon the inside of a splendid mansion was revealed.

By any measure, it was a space that seemed like the kind of place a noble, and an incredibly wealthy person, would live in.

So Adrian followed Fiora through the hallways of the spacious mansion and arrived at a room.

“This is my room. You are the first man to come here.”

“Really?”

“Why don’t you be a little happier?”

“Why me?”

“Chi… Anyway.”

Adrian slowly looks around.

What was visible was a space that looked like a kind of laboratory, filled with various experimental tools and research papers, rather than being the room of a noble lady.

“What are you doing? You promised. Come on, hurry up.”

But what on earth has that girl been saying since a while ago?

Adrian slowly shifts his gaze to look at her.

“I told you to take it off quickly?”

Fiora said.

Without even a shred of shame.

BONUS: Bonus Illustration – Purua