Ch.85Blood Tower’s Greatness (2)

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[Average Reds’ Quotes…txt]

[It was a good match, right? Let’s have a drink~hahaha]

Mages from other Magic Towers were busy mocking the Red Tower mages who were in despair after their overwhelming defeat in this match.

Since they had been causing all sorts of trouble simply because the Red Tower was strong until now, it was only natural that they would be ridiculed after suffering such a crushing defeat.

Eventually, the Red Tower became so flooded with trolls from other Magic Towers that normal forum activities became impossible.

The Red Tower administrators tried their best to block the trolls, but there was no way to stop the endless flood of troublemakers despite their blocking efforts.

The Red Tower was completely taken over in no time.

This all happened less than a day after the Blood Tower’s victory.

[Blood Tower has grown a lot haha]

[Is this really the Blood Tower we knew…?]

At that moment, the Blood Tower forum was celebrating their victory.

Of course, this was natural.

Until now, the Blood Tower had never won against anyone and was always treated as the lowest-level Magic Tower, constantly being disrespected.

They couldn’t hide their joy and had to cheer now that they had become a Magic Tower that no one could look down on.

However…

[So now our Blood Tower Master will duel with Eterna, right?]

[We can’t win against Eterna though…]

[This is seriously unbelievable haha]

On the other hand, they were disappointed that their next opponent would be Eterna.

Of course, it was undoubtedly a great honor just to be able to directly duel with Eterna as a Tower Master, but the fact remained that they would have to show themselves losing to Eterna.

Of course, the Blood Mages weren’t feeling disappointed about that aspect at all.

They were worried.

[What if she gets upset after losing to Eterna…?]

[The proud Blood Tower Master’s defeat… this is going to be juicy…]

[Just imagining it makes my mouth water haha]

Of course, their concern wasn’t purely directed at Midir’s wellbeing, but rather seemed to contain affection in a somewhat different direction…?

Anyway, they were anxious that Midir might become sad after dueling with Eterna and losing.

[What if she could win?]

[Our Tower Master is Midir… believe she can win…]

Some Blood Mages argued that Midir could possibly win and that they shouldn’t decide the winner before the match even started, but most were skeptical.

Their reaction was rather reasonable.

The opponent was a transcendent being called the master of magic who had ruled the Magical Kingdom for a thousand years.

It’s impossible for a grand mage who had merely reached the position of Tower Master to defeat a Transcendent who reigns above all mages.

It was like a law of nature.

However…

[If Midir were a Transcendent, wouldn’t that solve the problem?]

Sometimes, there are people who speak the truth beyond common sense.

Unfortunately, the idea that Midir might be a Transcendent was dismissed as nonsense.

“Maybe…?”

They might be thinking it secretly.

The fantasy that Midir might defeat Eterna and reign as the true strongest.

* * *

‘So this moment has finally come.’

The duel with Eterna.

Actually, there was still some time left before the actual duel.

Unlike other matches, the duel with Eterna had a stronger event-like feeling, so it was arranged for tomorrow to allow me to be fully prepared.

Of course, I hadn’t used much energy when facing Ignius, so I wouldn’t have had any major problems dueling right away, but…

‘I should make preparations anyway.’

As Eterna said, resting well and preparing seemed like the best option right now.

‘Even for someone like me, I’m not confident against Eterna…’

To be honest, if she fights seriously and vigilantly, she won’t allow unexpected attacks like what happened with Ignius.

Although my experience is overwhelmingly greater, Eterna is overwhelmingly superior in areas like magic application and adaptation.

In terms of compatibility, there was a considerable possibility that I might be at a disadvantage.

‘It’s difficult because I don’t know how strong Eterna is…’

Forget about her strength, if I could just see how she fights even once, I would know, but there was absolutely no information related to Eterna.

It was natural since she had spent most of the thousand years locked up in her room.

‘I really only have one trump card I can play.’

Although I had to assume she knows almost nothing about fighting, if that’s true, then the battle would be in my favor.

I don’t know what Eterna might be thinking, but at least that’s what I thought.

But if you asked me whether fighting to win is a good choice for me, I would find it difficult to answer.

‘Even though the odds are in my favor…’

Even though the odds might be in my favor, that’s only in terms of direct combat.

Eterna is someone whom everyone in the Magical Kingdom worships like a god, so what would happen if I defeated her?

That’s why I was seriously contemplating whether I should fight seriously or if I should lose.

If Eterna saw this, she might think I’m counting my chickens before they hatch since we haven’t even fought yet, but I couldn’t help but worry about this.

‘It feels wrong to just wait like this.’

I looked around.

Many mages had gathered to sincerely congratulate me on winning this tournament.

It seemed better to purely enjoy this situation rather than having such complicated thoughts.

‘That would be better.’

After all, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the Blood Tower had achieved its greatest accomplishment in a thousand years.

Although we still had a long way to go, it was right to celebrate when celebration was due.

I smiled brightly.

“The Magic Tower that has won the glorious first place in the first Greatest Magic Tower Tournament is…!”

The highlight of the Greatest Magic Tower Tournament.

The one who swept through the Tower Masters’ duels with overwhelming power and proudly took first place was none other than us.

“The Blood Magic Tower!”

The Blood Magic Tower.

I walked up to the platform with confident steps.

Simultaneously, all kinds of magic that pleased the eye burst forth, celebrating the Blood Tower’s victory.

All of it was Eterna’s work.

“Wow…”

“No one could have predicted this. Please give a round of applause to everyone in the Blood Tower who has proudly won by defeating all the formidable candidates!”

As I was secretly admiring the bursting magic, the host approached me with a magically operated microphone and asked.

“May I ask how you feel about winning, Blood Tower Master?”

How I feel?

My feelings…

While I was contemplating what to say, I held the microphone and thought about my answer.

I hadn’t properly thought about what to say because I was too preoccupied with how to handle the battle with Eterna.

After thinking for a moment,

I figured that saying something moving would be best in this situation.

There was no need to make a grand speech.

Sharing my genuine thoughts about the Blood Tower’s victory would bring the greatest joy to our Blood Mages.

“First… I want to thank everyone who participated in this Greatest Magic Tower Tournament.”

I meant it sincerely.

If they hadn’t shown interest in this tournament, our Blood Tower wouldn’t have been able to show how much we’ve changed.

We were able to make a proper comeback through this opportunity.

“And also…”

There was someone else I was most grateful for.

I turned to look at our Blood Mages.

“I’m sincerely grateful to the children of the Blood Tower. If you hadn’t worked hard to reach third place, we wouldn’t have won even if I had won my match.”

In a way, the efforts of the Blood Mages shone even more brightly than mine.

If it weren’t for these children, we probably wouldn’t have made it this far.

That’s why I was genuinely grateful.

“Um… so…”

It’s a bit embarrassing.

Given the image I’ve built up until now, this kind of behavior is a little, no, very embarrassing, but…

‘Let’s just close my eyes and do it once…’

There was no doubt this was the best way to express my true feelings.

I formed my hands into a heart shape toward the camera that was broadcasting nationwide.

And then,

“I love you all.”

A declaration of love for everyone in the Blood Tower.

Soon after,

“Midir!!!”

“We love you too!!!”

“Waaaaaaaaah!!!!”

The audience went wild.

I’ll probably be teased about this all day on the MagicPad.

I laughed heartily.

I had no regrets.

Probably…