episode_0004
by fnovelpia004
“Cowardly.”
Lyra muttered as she got up from the thick smoke. In a duel to regain honor, launching a surprise attack like this without even making a clear statement is the behavior of a robber.
A noble person can’t keep his integrity. As expected, a motherfucker was a motherfucker.
“Cowardice? After getting stabbed in real life, are you going to go to hell and say that?”
On the other hand, from the perspective of an archmage who has direct experience participating in war, this is simply absurd. You’re whining about a preemptive strike. Isn’t the academy a military school?
‘By the way, I was just planning to inflict a lot of damage with one blow. You’re fine, right? Did you split it with that wooden sword? ‘Great reflexes.’
The magic, which would have been difficult for an ordinary person to react to, was cut with a wooden sword rather than a real sword, halving its power. This would be impossible without precise timing and strong power.
‘It’ll be difficult to deal with if you let me get close to you.’
When the smoke cleared, Lyra raised the tip of her wooden sword and thrust forward strongly. Although it was a basic stabbing stance, its power was definitely strong.
Since she couldn’t face it outright, Erin memorized a spell. Soon, a water droplet as large as half of his body appeared in front of him and exploded near Lyra’s field of vision.
‘You blocked my vision with a water ball.’
If it is qualitative, it is a standard attack. Water cannot cause much damage to the opponent unless it has a large mass. However, throwing water in a huge lump is inefficient in terms of mana consumption.
First block the vision with a water ball, then cast magic in succession to inflict fatal wounds on the enemy. That’s usually the attack pattern of wizards.
And since that was taught at the academy, Lyra also took a stance to prepare for the next attack.
‘If it’s an electric shock, you can spill it, and if it’s a fireball, you can bounce it off.’
She reflexively swung her wooden sword in the direction from which the magic would fly. After canceling Erin’s attack, I planned to end it all at once by stabbing the sword into the solar plexus.
However, Lira was startled by the squishy sensation she felt at the tip of the sword.
‘Waterball?’
It wasn’t electronic shock or fireball. The magic shot in succession was a water ball. Naturally, due to the nature of water, when it was shocked, its shape was distorted and it burst. A huge amount of water hit her body violently.
“Waterball, waterball, waterball.”
pop! pop! pop!
Sprays explode three times in a row from Lyra’s body. No matter how little the damage is, if you are hit by a water ball flying at heavy speed, you are bound to be quite shocked. Without any counterattack, she twisted her body again and again.
‘i get it. ‘I plan to push you away like this and then use a powerful attack the moment you let your guard down.’
She thought. What kind of attack can be linked to a water ball?
A representative example is thunder magic. If you drastically increase the conductivity with water and then pass the current, it will be fatal.
I didn’t even think about fireball. If it gets wet like this, its power is halved. No matter how stupid you are, you wouldn’t set fire to water.
‘Then it must have been a lightning strike. ‘Let’s keep our distance.’
Electric Shock is a magic that is powerful but has a short range. First of all, if you widen the distance, there is no way you will get hit. So, Lyra backstepped and pulled her body backwards.
“You’re quicker than you think.”
Erin laughed heartily as she watched Lyra running away in front of her. You were so confident earlier, but then you lowered your tail and ran away.
But Lyra didn’t feel shame… . If I had been hit by a lightning attack just now, I would have been defeated for sure. Then there is no turning back.
“Waterball!”
Lira hit the flying water ball. It exploded and poured over her body. However, no water touched my face at all. In other words, the field of view is not obscured.
‘Did you find an angle from which you could safely explode in that short period of time?’
She definitely deserves to be called the strongest woman among the lower class. Each time, I find a way to deal with it and adapt quickly.
‘The distance is widening now. ‘At some point, they’ll rush at you.’
It goes without saying that at that moment, you will run out of mana. Lyra looked at Erin, who was shooting water balls, and smiled in remorse.
‘Next step. If you hit it and then run at it right away, it won’t be able to react.’
My body is drenched, and water is dripping from the ends of my hair. My fingers were slightly frozen due to exposure to extremely cold temperatures.
But I don’t think I’ll lose. Now Lyra has perfectly figured out the waterball that Eric is shooting. Based on that, we will take a leap forward as a stepping stone to turning things around.
So Lyra waited for the next water ball.
“Waterball!”
When I got hit repeatedly in the face, I was glad to see such an annoying attack. He struck the wooden sword from top to bottom, exploding a water ball.
“… What?!”
– Cheee!
At that moment, Lyra felt that she had made a mistake.
“Stupid. Accepting a gift from an enemy as is.”
Unlike the water balls I had been shooting with excitement earlier, the attack I received this time was different. The steam rises up as if it’s burning my eyes.
It was a magic called ‘Yeoltang’, which was a combination of fire attribute magic and water attribute magic. Of course, it was created on the spot, but the effect was amazing, as befits the great wizard’s impromptu response.
Lira, who felt as if her entire body had been bathed in hot water at close range, retreated, enveloped in steam. Fortunately, his face was not seriously burned, but the hand holding the sword was stained red.
“Have you ever imagined turning the tide?”
The water ball flies again. Lyra was scared and dodged the magic to the side.
However, it is made of cold water. Although it was okay to be hit. The attack she received earlier stimulated her fear.
And that became a decisive factor in defeat. Erin approached her in reverse. She reflexively took a defensive stance for fear of being scorched again. If they had chosen to attack here, Erin would have been defeated.
However, the pain of the burns was too painful for her, who had never been defeated before. Instead of attacking, Lira cowered.
“Waterball.”
… A lightning spell under the guise of being wrapped in one’s hand. A yellow current surged through my small, white hand.
“Ugh!”
At the word waterball, Lira reflexively threw her body back. Erin, who followed him, fired an electric shock from her fingertips.
Squeeze! A strong voltage surged through Lira’s completely wet body! Although she had a fairly strong body, there was no way she could withstand the lightning spreading throughout her body.
“Huh… . This doesn’t make sense… .”
Lyra’s whole body staggered, black smoke billowing from her mouth and nose. From beginning to end. I couldn’t do anything because I was caught up in Erin’s pace.
As if it was predetermined… . Lyra fell to her seat, wondering why she lost so badly.
“s, the winner is Sir Erin… . This is Sir Erin!”
The archmage looked around. There were not many spectators cheering. It’s like he just can’t believe it. There are only people who only look at themselves.
However, that doesn’t change the fact that Erin easily defeated her.
‘He was quite strong for a young guy. Still, a kid is a kid.’
For the archmage, dealing with her was easy.
Because I was sure that no matter how genius he was, he would not be as good as me.
***
“Know the topic.”
I fell to the floor with a voice full of arrogance. He looked at the woman named ‘Lira’ and muttered that.
Actually, bravado is not my style. I just blurted out this because I wanted this woman to make more angry faces.
Surprisingly, Lira, who had been grilled to a crisp, came to her senses not long after. Recovery is fast? Normally, the voltage was strong enough to make me sick for about three days.
“To think that a low class person like you can defeat a noble lineage. It’s incredible. What kind of dream can you have to do that?”
“Stop fluttering and blow me… . Just kill me!”
“I won’t kill you. You plan to die and become a symbol of hope in misery, right?”
It is said that the person who wins a duel has the right to take the life of the loser. Of course, I have no intention of killing him. I’m not a heartless killer.
In the first place, no matter how strong this wet-smelling baby gets, it can’t even keep up with my toes. plural? If you want to do it, do whatever you want. Instead, I would really have to be prepared to die at that time.
“By this time, even in your inferior mind, you will have realized how great your noble lineage is. If so, go back and reflect.”
“This must happen… . I will pay you back.”
Lyra bit her lower lip and glared at me.
Oh my, I’m so scared. It will appear in my dreams. I’m coming out. But what can I do? Even if you glare at me like that, nothing will change.
“I hope so. Because that won’t happen.”
I turned around and came down from the stadium. I could see the crowd still doubting my victory.
It feels pretty good, right? I was scared that my body would get hurt because I was playing with kids.
‘Maybe the head has reverted back to its childhood. ‘The mind is influenced by the body.’
Does not matter. Because the knowledge is there.
I stopped walking and glanced back. Lyra was still sitting down.
I clicked my tongue and walked away again. Maybe I won’t be able to overcome defeat… ?
‘Even though they say things like that, there are many people whose hearts are broken. That’s usually the case when you encounter an overwhelming wall.’
But I found out in bed a few weeks later that she really wasn’t relented.
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