Chapter 14 : But that fight was a bit big

It could no longer be called a fight between students.

It had already far surpassed the level of a spar.

Professor Heitz, who was watching the duel, had a headache.

‘Goodness…’

He had heard that there were many particularly talented students among this year’s freshmen, but these two far exceeded expectations.

One was flying, albeit imperfectly, and Heitz couldn’t even tell how many spells were imbued in the weapon.

The other, fighting against her, tore apart the shield used by that mage with her claws.

‘Just what kind of freshmen are they?’

Naturally, the magic of mages evolves and progresses day by day.

But defensive magic hasn’t improved much in hundreds of years. Why?

The shield is a magic created by the hero Edwin long ago.

A defensive magic that optimizes the environment inside the defensive barrier.

This perfect magic has made all defensive magic disappear from the market.

At best, evasion magic and large-scale defensive techniques are barely maintaining their lineage.

Therefore, instead of developing new defensive magic, most mages focused on making the shield more sophisticated and solid.

The research on magic that penetrates the shield and the defense formula that blocks it competes every moment.

‘And it was pierced.’

By just the claws of a first-year academy student.

It was hard to imagine how great the humiliation the mage would have felt.

Even the royal mages Heitz had seen in the royal palace before working at the academy would not be able to perfectly imitate Trea’s magic.

Trea was thoroughly heated and preparing to attack in the air.

‘…Then what should I do?’

Heitz, who had only thought of a slightly excessive swordsmanship spar, had a throbbing head.

“How unsightly.”

“…What?”

“I’m saying it’s unsightly to get so worked up just because you got hit once.”

That’s true.

My age is over thirty when combined with before my possession.

For me to be swayed by a classmate and get angry is not something an adult should do, even if I think about it myself.

“So what? As if you can even hit me.”

If that’s not something an adult should do, then I’ll just live as a kid.

‘F*ck, how much trouble did I go through to create this shield magic formula…!’

I invested a full year and a half more in the shield alone.

It was one of the most important magics, and it was pierced, so I have to fix it again.

I’m definitely staying up all night for a while.

“Why don’t you dodge this before you talk?”

I struck her with the practice sword, now a magic sword.

– Boom!

The sword, which had become incomparably larger than before, made a loud noise and struck the ground.

I swung the sword, but it couldn’t be called swordsmanship at all.

The sight was more like wielding a giant whip.

Again, thick dust scattered.

As before, Amitel hid in it.

“Why, are you going to hide again?”

It’s stupid to be fooled by the same trick twice.

[Will]

The sword connected to the mana threads looked around like a living beast, searching for the opponent.

Soon, it discovered her lying flat on the ground and rushed at her.

Amitel still dodged my sword with minimal movements.

However, unlike the arrows from before, the sword, which was poured with mana, seemed to be consuming a lot of mental energy since just one hit would render her unable to fight.

“Why, can’t you dodge it?”

“…You can’t even hit me, but you’re still bluffing.”

Certainly, her body was very fast.

Not only the speed, but also the power of the claws I saw earlier was honestly beyond imagination.

I wondered why I hadn’t seen the name of such a character in the original work.

‘It’s probably because I’m a loser like her.’

When I thought about Amitel, who only slept during class and was always alone, it seemed plausible.

She probably would have graduated quietly without anyone paying attention to her until graduation.

Amitel’s movements were gradually slowing down, but there were still no significant effective hits.

I could feel the mana dwindling faster and faster.

The root cause was that I had recklessly used too many magics at once.

It was time to make a decisive move.

“Okay, then, shall we try to hit you as you said?”

Two additional strands of mana threads emerged from my body and stretched out like tentacles in a lewd manga.

Of course, I have no intention of violating her in that way.

The two mana threads picked up additional daggers that Amitel had thrown.

I didn’t have the spare energy to enchant them further.

They were practice daggers, so they were a bit blunt, but they weren’t intended to cut and inflict wounds anyway.

– Whoosh!

Two additional daggers entered the battlefield.

The daggers prioritized attacks that would wear down her stamina rather than inflict wounds.

Try dodging this, too.

“Ugh…”

No matter how fast and nimble Amitel was, she couldn’t dodge the three swords flying from all directions.

She focused on dodging the enchanted greatsword rather than the relatively blunt daggers.

However, the daggers gradually chipped away at her stamina.

“…You’re really a despicable b*tch.”

I didn’t say anything and waved my hand, giving her a smile.

At that moment, Amitel’s eyes changed.

She was aiming for a single blow since it was no longer easy to dodge.

It wasn’t a bad choice.

Even though I was floating in the air, I couldn’t resist much since my body was fixed.

I wasn’t flying that high either.

At most, it was about the height of the third floor of a building.

If she was a skilled person, it was a distance she could reach me.

‘I’ll take it.’

It was a choice I wouldn’t have made normally.

Normally, I would have flown higher to a height where her attack couldn’t reach or blocked her approach.

But now, I wanted to break her attack head-on.

The speed of the mana threads slowed down.

It was proof that I was concentrating mana.

As the speed slowed down, the path to me naturally opened.

‘Come on in.’

The path that had been blocked until just now was opened.

Trap? Mistake? Various thoughts floated in Amitel’s mind, but she had no other choice.

This blow, betting on one hit, was a gamble for both of us.

‘But there’s no other way.’

Even if it was an intentional trap, there was no other way to survive.

Perhaps it was a good thing.

She knew better than anyone that her claws had broken through my shield.

Can she penetrate it? No, she must penetrate it.

‘In the end, the only one I can trust is myself.’

Amitel’s life was always a solitary winter.

The loneliness of living while stepping on cold, dry land.

In such an environment, quick judgment is very important.

As soon as she made the decision, she acted.

‘I’m going in.’

The moment she started to leap, it felt like the world had stopped for a moment.

A feeling that the world had turned off, except for me.

In that frozen landscape, Amitel’s claws aimed for Trea’s heart.

‘She’s coming.’

As soon as I opened the path to me, Amitel’s eyes changed.

It was a cliché expression, but it was like that of a beast aiming for its prey.

[Cognitive Acceleration]

I used the magic I had prepared in advance.

Magic that accelerates the caster’s brain to maximize thought processing.

As soon as I cast the magic, the world became quiet as if it were a lie in an instant.

Other people’s movements looked like snails.

It was the same with my movements.

It was because my thinking had become faster, not my body.

Even so, Amitel’s speed was similar to her usual movements.

Even though I used cognitive acceleration, she rushed at me with explosive speed.

If I hadn’t used this, I probably wouldn’t have even known what hit me.

‘Wonderful.’

It was a fleeting moment, but the only ones who were properly moving in this world right now were me and her.

Ironically, the two people who were aiming for each other’s hearts were the only ones who could understand each other at this moment.

‘I acknowledge you.’

Even at this moment, Amitel was charging at me.

I also took out the magic I had been preparing.

It was shield magic, just like before.

However, I minimized the area and concentrated only on the thickness.

“Try to break through.”

Finally, Amitel’s claws reached me.

The blade aiming for my heart was blocked by the shield made of mana.

– Crack!

– Crackle!

The shield was being pierced like before.

If she pierced all five layers of the mana shield, she would win.

I wasn’t just watching.

I gathered and compressed the mana that was almost depleted.

“…I…”

I wanted to say something, but I couldn’t get the words out.

Cackle, the fourth shield was pierced, and only one layer remained.

Just before the fifth shield was pierced, my hand was filled with mana.

“Still, I won this time, you b*tch.”

Boom!

A huge explosion resounded throughout the academy.

In that explosion, we flew in opposite directions.

‘Wake up.’

I can’t lose consciousness after coming this far.

I can’t put strength into my legs.

I barely got up and limped to the center where the spar had started.

There, I saw Amitel, who was as messed up as I was.

‘F*ck, she’s still standing after taking that?’

I don’t have any strength left in my body.

It felt like I would fall over if even a strong wind blew.

“……”

Amitel’s eyes were looking at me.

What was she trying to say?

Unfortunately, hearing the answer will have to be postponed.

Thud, she fell backward.

“Ha…”

I won.

“I keep my word.”

I don’t think I can keep it perfectly.

I said I would walk out on two feet, perfectly fine, but I wasn’t perfectly fine.

As soon as I came out of the arena, I collapsed and fainted on the floor.