Ch.68Decisive Battle (3)

[Finally today is here lol]

[Red Tower vs Black Tower… Match Prediction.txt]

[Can we finally see the Purple Tower Master??]

[White Tower vs Iron Tower… God vs Human showdown? lolololol]

Finally, that day had arrived.

As everyone had been eagerly waiting for this while enjoying the tournament, the forum was burning with activity.

Since it was already revealed who would be facing whom, people were expressing opinions about which side was stronger, but with everyone having different thoughts, an unexpected forum war had broken out.

[Average Reds starting again]

[Yeah lol come invade us lolololol]

Who could have predicted this?

Red Tower versus Black Tower.

Red Mages and Black Mages – while there wasn’t much bad blood between them since they rarely had reasons to clash, now that they were opponents in The Greatest Magic Tower Tournament, conflicts between the towers were inevitable.

[Demon special…facts]

They love being burned to death lol

Demons should be burned and killed lol

So many magical beings died by fire during the Human-Demon War, yet demons still haven’t learned their lesson, upvote if you agree lololol

Comments

– Do you know how many humans died from magic addiction?

ㄴ Yeah lol so you use magic? You can’t use it anyway, and even if you could, you’d be screwed the moment you try lololol

ㄴㄴ I can clearly see the level of Average Reds who brag about burning people to death with mass slaughter magic lol Such primitive bastards lol

– Not everyone in the Black Tower is a demon, you know

ㄴ If you went to Black Tower, aren’t you a demon? Seriously don’t know…

ㄴㄴ This really pisses me off, damn

ㄴ To be fair, Black Tower does have the most demons lol

– I’m genuinely curious, what do you gain from trashing other Magic Towers?

ㄴ Nothing?

ㄴㄴ You’re really a piece of shit

[Found out why Average Reds act like this]

As you all know, Red Tower people usually act like this but weren’t this extreme

(‘Collection of Red Mage comments before “that day”.jpg’)

But then…

(GIF of Red Tower Master getting brutally beaten by Midir.gif)

(‘Collection of Red Mages becoming more toxic after “that day”.jpg’)

After Master Midir beat the Red Tower Master like a dog on a hot summer day, they suddenly started acting out as if they developed an inferiority complex

Anyway, since Red Tower has the most members, their toxic behavior is getting worse by the day, and I think it’s time for a decision

Upvote if you think Red Tower Master Ignius should proudly advance to the finals and face Master Midir in a fair one-on-one lololol

Comments

– Upvote lolololololol

– Red Tower Master… should just close his eyes and take a bloody slap to the face…?

ㄴ Bullshit lol He’ll vaporize his blood and make him a direct-grilled mosquito lolololol

ㄴㄴ Is that possible? lol

ㄴㄴㄴ Yeah, your Meteor got split in half and died lolololololol

– Subtly praising the Blood Tower Master, huh lol Typical Average Bloods lololol

ㄴ It’s not praise, it’s just obvious, isn’t it? Are you mocking the Blood Tower Master who split a Meteor in half and split the Magic Tower too? lol

ㄴㄴ Yeah, but Red Tower still got first place in The Greatest Magic Tower Tournament lol

ㄴㄴㄴ Here come the Average Reds again lol I’m really curious about your reaction when you get defeated lololol

– At this point, I think these might be Average Blues pretending to be Average Reds? No matter what, building up this much bad karma doesn’t make sense lol

ㄴ How would I know lololol

ㄴ No seriously, this can’t be our Red Tower, this is impossible damn

ㄴㄴ You look wronged, gay lol

Among all the matchups, the one drawing the most attention was undoubtedly Red Tower versus Black Tower.

Especially the hierarchy debate between the Red Tower Master and Black Tower Master was intensifying.

Most people believed the Red Tower Master would win.

Naturally, since Shadow Arts fundamentally used dark attribute magic, it was inherently weak against fire and light attributes.

Of course, while the true weakness was light attribute, dark attribute was also weak against fire attribute.

No matter how strong the Black Tower Master was, the general consensus was that he wouldn’t stand a chance against Red Tower Master Ignius, who was known for his overwhelming firepower.

The Black Mages knew this fact as well.

Since dark magic was extremely weak against fire attribute that emits light, even the proud Black Tower Master couldn’t guarantee victory against someone as strong as the Red Tower Master who could use his personal magic “Hellfire.”

Knowing this well, the Black Mages could only watch the match hoping for a good fight without getting completely destroyed.

As the pride battle between Red Tower and Black Tower was unfolding,

“Finally, this moment has arrived!!”

“Red Tower! Red Tower! Red Tower!!!”

“Burn everything!!”

“Black Tower Master!!”

“Kyaaaa~ so handsome~!!!”

“…”

The long-awaited match was about to begin.

* * *

Ignius was not at all pleased with the current situation.

To be precise, it was because his opponent happened to be the Black Tower Master.

“Have you been well?”

“…How about you?”

“Well, I’ve been doing alright. If it weren’t for the Blood Tower Master.”

“…Do you resent the Blood Tower Master?”

“…”

Ignius fell silent for a moment.

Did he resent the Blood Tower Master?

“…No, that’s not it.”

Ignius immediately denied it.

He didn’t resent Midir.

Rather, from Ignius’s perspective, seeing Midir ignited his fighting spirit.

Except for Eterna, Midir was the only one who had ever overwhelmed him.

Among all the opponents he had faced so far, none had presented such a wall except for Eterna.

Although he had given his all and still lost to Midir, unlike with Eterna, he believed he could at least establish a proper fight against Midir.

When he first fought Eterna, he felt despair rather than learning.

All magic was meaningless before her.

It felt like she could expose everything about him just by making eye contact.

But Midir was different.

Because he faced him in a completely different way than Eterna did.

“Lady Eterna… felt like an absolute being that couldn’t be defied.”

The Creator.

Living up to her name as the originator of magic, she dispelled all his magic or returned it exactly the same way.

She understood the fundamental structure of the magic he had worked hard to develop just by seeing it once, making it her own.

Moreover, she even discarded it after using it once, as if it held no value to her.

Ignius’s pride was torn to shreds.

There were certainly things to learn.

Eterna analyzed his magic and pointed out its flaws.

That’s why he didn’t resent Eterna.

He didn’t blame her.

He admired her.

“…But the Blood Tower Master was different.”

Unlike Eterna, Midir had “faced” him from the beginning.

He acknowledged him as an “opponent.”

By using her own magic to clash with his, she showed him the difference in their levels.

That’s why he felt differently about her.

If meeting Eterna was like a specialist meeting an expert in a field,

Midir was…

“So get out of my way. I need to face Midir again.”

A teacher.

She became his teacher who showed him that he could move forward even with a different specialty.

That’s why he could fully accept her teachings.

“Hmm…”

The Black Tower Master wore an expression of disbelief.

Being an old friend of his, the Black Tower Master understood what Ignius’s words meant.

‘No matter how I look at it, the Blood Tower Master at that time…’

He had seen the video too.

Slapping Ignius around with blood magic, easily defending against Ignius’s pride and joy “Hellfire,” and even splitting in half a Meteor spell that could erase an entire city.

When someone shows such an overwhelming gap, the opponent usually becomes intimidated.

That was natural.

In a duel, when decisively defeated, one would normally develop fear toward the opponent.

But Ignius was different.

This guy’s thought process was completely different from normal people.

A normal person would consider Eterna as a teacher.

Demonstrating techniques and pointing out their weaknesses is essentially the same as teaching theory.

If one were to compare, Eterna taught “theory,” while Midir taught “practice.”

But Ignius’s brain processed it differently.

He interpreted Eterna’s casual casting and analysis of his magic as trampling on his pride… while conversely, he felt that Midir, who crushed him like a bug with different magic, had actually “faced” him as an opponent.

A mindset only a battle maniac would have!

“Tsk tsk…”

The Black Tower Master clicked his tongue.

Thinking that this guy was simply born wrong,

‘I want to go home…’

Anyway, seeing his friend burning with fighting spirit to the point of viewing him as an obstacle and experience points, the Black Tower Master gave up thinking, feeling that he was going to be utterly defeated in this battle.