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“Phew…”

Aiden took a deep breath. Perhaps as he caught his breath, he straightened out his flinching body and straightened his sword.

At that, I stopped walking. This is because Aiden’s momentum has changed.

In fact, I could have taken pictures almost from the beginning.

The difference between me and Aiden was greater than I thought.

He could have been eliminated right away by using strong techniques. If they had used magic at random, they could have been eliminated long ago. It would have been even easier if I had also used the newly learned elemental magic.

I didn’t need to do that.

Even though it is a competitive tournament and a preliminary round to determine who will advance to the finals, there is a certain etiquette.

Usually, in a sparring match like this, the full force is not revealed from the beginning.

There is a purpose to hide the hand, and there is also a meaning of sharing and growing with the other person no matter how big the gap is.

For that reason, Aiden at the time did not reveal his full strength to me right away.

Slurp. It felt like a sword being pulled out.

Both my sword and Aiden’s sword had been drawn long ago. There was no sword that could escape from its scabbard.

Aiden straightened his sword. The magic power did not change. The river did not swell.

Instead, the momentum gradually boiled over. It was not a real power like magic power or strength, but an intangible psychic power soared.

He also grabbed his sword.

‘Swordsmanship.’

Unique Ability ｢Swordsmanship｣

Aiden’s uniqueness.

It is a fairly common unique ability even in the original work.

Intrinsic abilities are very difficult to classify.

However, if we were to distinguish between swordsmanship skills… Although it belongs to the technical field, it is a unique ability of the swordsmanship field specialized in the field of ‘swords’.

The unique abilities of the technical field did not stand out as being distinct and special compared to other fields.

Swordsmanship skills. Specialized in handling swords.

The sword can also be used by other cadets.

You may be able to handle it better if you have unique abilities in the technical field, but it doesn’t mean that other cadets can’t handle it.

While someone spews flames from their hands that burn karma and reduce it to ashes.

While someone manifests water that heals wounds and ice that freezes all things.

While someone is manipulating the earth, the symbol of life and power, and even dragging out dead souls to make them their own limbs.

It is true that the ability to wield a sword is boring in many ways.

Spear and sword, fist and leg.

The reality is that the qualifications to possess and handle weapons seem ordinary compared to all other abilities.

In other words, it lacked uniqueness.

“…Phew.”

However, no one ignores the unique capabilities of the technology field.

Even if there are people who ignore them, they do not ignore superhumans who have raised their unique abilities in the technical field.

Handling a sword is nothing special.

but.

Cutting through the distant sky with a single slash is definitely something special.

It would be special if a single stab pierced a mountain and formed a canyon.

If a single strike causes the earth to collapse, it will definitely be something special that stands out from or compares to other special things.

The unique capabilities of the technology field are particularly easy to develop expansion capabilities. It is also premised on the development of expansion capabilities.

Aiden raised his sword. The increased momentum and uniqueness were put into the sword.

Eventually, the sword was lowered.

Uniqueness has expanded.

The tip of the sword struck the floor, and a series of deep slashes cut across the floor.

* * *

I felt bloated. There was a backlash that felt like all five organs were being twisted.

“Kruk…”

A stomach that flows backwards. Aiden sat down with a halo of light streaming from the corner of his mouth.

Expansion ability, cutting ability.

Because it was a technical field, some things were easy to achieve, but handling them well was a completely different story.

Aiden can’t handle him freely yet, and he can’t handle him.

I couldn’t even catch my breath properly. I couldn’t see clearly beyond the blurry vision and the dust that was everywhere.

After a while, the dust settled and the blurry focus came back a little.

The floor of the sparring hall is engraved with scars that would fit several adults side by side.

The mark left a mark on the wall on the other side… the magic barrier, and Lee Ha-yul was standing right next to it, unharmed.

‘Did you avoid it as expected?’

In his eyes, it was a speed that he couldn’t even keep up with, but Aiden let out a helpless laugh.

Aiden was talented.

Among the awakened peers around him, his talent stood out along with Attila.

After hard work at the academy, he took a top spot.

However, it was not the case that there were no cadets with better grades than Aiden.

Right away, Attila had better grades than Aiden, and his actual force was stronger.

There were dozens of cadets like that above him.

It was the same at the same academy.

There were many cadets stronger than Aiden in other academies, and if the scope was expanded to the world, the number would increase exponentially.

There is talent. But there were many who were worse than Aiden himself.

However, Aiden overcame them and became a cadet of Siyoram.

I just had doubts about it.

There are so many cadets who seem stronger and more talented than you, so why was you chosen?

– I saw potential in you, not them. That’s it.

The professor who recommended Aiden just dismissed it that way.

What is talent?

What do you learn earlier than others? Learning what others haven’t learned? Getting stronger, faster and farther?

Even after entering City Cradle and receiving a different quality education than at the Academy, Aiden’s doubts did not disappear.

Meanwhile, I met a specially admitted student standing across from me.

Even in this place where all kinds of talents gather, this cadet is said to have unprecedented potential.

I felt puzzled.

Everyone I met while attending poetry cradle sparkled with talent.

Aiden could recognize him at a glance.

I could tell him apart.

However, Aiden did not recognize the specialness of special admission students.

At first glance, it looked very fragile.

He was small in stature, and his limbs were thin and lacked any muscle.

Even if he was a wizard, the magical power he possessed was extremely small.

It is said that the unique ability he possesses is the sensing type… In Aiden’s common sense, the sensing type was an auxiliary ability, not a combat ability.

Of course, I knew it was a wrong assessment. I am a cadet who became a superhuman in just over a month.

It is natural that the level is weak now and has not grown.

But I was curious.

What’s special? What is so special about it that it is considered unprecedented even among such widespread talent?

From a young age, Aiden has been told that actions come before thoughts.

To put it positively, he had the ability to take action and the courage to carry it out.

To put it in a bad way, I was smart, short-thinking, and unable to think much about the future.

So I hit it.

I didn’t think much of it at the time, but later, when I thought about it calmly, it seemed like a stupid thing to do.

It’s a game where you have nothing to gain even if you win, and you become even more of an asshole if you lose.

In the end, such a game was played like a dog.

It was a shameful dark history.

– trudge

Footsteps reached my ears.

Lee Ha-yul, who had been examining the scars on the floor with his tiptoes for a moment, took a step forward.

lost.

I used up all my magic power, and my body couldn’t move properly.

“Write…”

However, to be honest, I felt embarrassed to abstain right away.

Still, it’s a sparring match, but I think I should be eliminated after getting hit by my opponent’s sword.

With that thought in mind, I woke up.

“…uh…”

Both eyes blinked spontaneously.

Lee Ha-yul raised his sword.

It’s different from Aiden. The sword is held with one hand, and because the body size is different, the posture is bound to change.

But why?

Why… do I feel like I’m looking into a mirror?

The moment I thought that, momentum rose above Lee Ha-yul’s blade.

A colorless force that is neither magical nor strong.

Blooming uniqueness.

It feels like looking into a mirror…

“…huh?”

Mystery flowed from my mouth again.

An incredible assumption occurred to Aiden.

This is an incredible assumption. Of course. Originally, uniqueness is not a concept that can be imitated just because you want to.

special. It is unique because it is different from others. Although the process may be similar, the results are different and therefore unique.

Therefore, it is individual and independent. Intrinsic ability is a different concept and difficult to divide.

Aiden’s common sense was like that. That’s how he learned. Also, it was common knowledge.

‘An all-rounder.’

and.

‘Expansion ability.’

Lee Ha-yul’s sword was lowered as if to deny it.

‘Changbyeonhwa (千變萬化), cutting (切斷巨合).’

The wind split, causing a gust of wind.

Next to the existing traces across the floor, new lines were drawn to line up with each other.

Lee Ha-yul pulled out the sword stuck at the edge of the newly carved trace.

An all-rounder.

A unique ability of the all-purpose class that will be included in the technology class.

So you will be proficient in all aspects.

In other words, long live the all-rounder.