episode_0116

Poetry cradle.

A silent mage at the peak of her career… An educational institution founded by Neriel Clydia, known as the tower of growth in the modern era.

It is also the world’s best super human development institution that has no equal.

I can definitely say that it is a place that young talents from all over the world desperately want to step foot in.

In such places, cadets who are given blatant preferential treatment under the president’s wishes are specially admitted students.

There has not been a single case in the past 120 years, and it was considered merely a drawing to promote cadets’ academic will.

The cadet who was sitting there actually appeared.

The first cadet in the city cradle, just like the one the master of the tower had declared to have special expectations for.

It was natural for the world to be in an uproar.

The name Ha-yul Lee was spread so widely.

Special admission student. Lee Ha-yul followed suit.

This was followed by the characteristics of being blind, mute, weak, having unique abilities in the sensing class, and being an orphan.

The eyes are blind, the throat is closed. The body to move it was also weak, and its unique abilities were not suitable for combat.

These were not the conditions for a hero to close a dungeon and deal with monsters.

In a way, it was a natural procedure to have doubts.

[Sifnaha, Scotland, a series of dungeon runaways occurred. A disaster that struck without warning.]

[Scottish Executive “Currently calculating scope and scale.”Declaration of emergency.]

[The outer wall of disaster is disheveled. The hero who saved the city was a cadet from Siyoram?]

Doubt followed, and Lee Ha-yul always proved it.

Stories of the smooth and wonderful activities that were heard from within the city cradle were passed on to the officials, and stories of heroic actions heard from Sifnaha were passed on to the civilians.

I heard the news.

However, there were few witnesses.

News that I heard secretly. Dozens of lines of the article and a blurry video that was cut into small pieces for the sake of protecting the cadets’ information.

Although this was sufficient proof of qualifications, there were a few who were not fully convinced. Still, there were some who had not yet felt it.

“Crazy…”

One person who was not completely convinced muttered.

The others sitting next to him also heard murmurs, but could not respond.

Because they too had similar thoughts.

The stage where the sparring takes place is located much lower than the audience seats. It is a height that is difficult to reach even if three adults step on each shoulder and stand up.

-Quarrr…!

The waves crashed. The wave, which had enough momentum to swallow up a few people, crashed into the wall and collapsed.

The audience sitting at the bottom flinched as the waves crashed right in front of them.

The stage was bathed in blue as if a tsunami had washed in. The bottom was nowhere to be seen, and it had been a long time since the sea became rife with strong waves.

– Crrr!

In the middle of the sea, two dolls collided.

A huge vortex struck. The waves tore and scattered in all directions, and the shock of force shook the sea.

The colliding vortices canceled each other out and dispersed. The aftermath shook the sea again, and new eddies of different types collided repeatedly.

“Wow…”

“What is that…”

Everyone couldn’t keep their mouths shut.

The blue color reached all the way to my feet.

A wave with such force that it seemed as if it would hit at any moment.

A vortex that can crush the bones and bones of ordinary people in an instant.

This is because it was deeply embedded in the minds of everyone sitting in the audience.

Two people fighting fiercely on stage.

Baek Arin. Heir to the Changhae family. A sprout who is sure to become a leading figure in the next generation, with a track record worthy of it.

This is a fact everyone knows. Information about the Changhae family’s prestige and future successors was sometimes seen on public broadcast news.

However, the information about his counterpart… Lee Ha-yul was only weak.

Most of the people sitting here did not really know Lee Ha-yul’s potential or skills.

In fact, many people visited with the intention of discovering its potential.

As a result, those who visited for that purpose achieved part of their goal.

If today’s evaluation is conveyed, most of the few who were unable to let go of their doubts will disappear.

* * *

‘oh…’

I was amazed. The mouth opened of its own accord and an exclamation seemed to come out.

Is this an expression too elliptical? Baek A-rin pondered the expression.

Admiration? surprise? Shocked? satisfaction? A little hope? Desperate?

It was so complicated that it was difficult to count every single thing. Also, there seemed no need to express it in detail.

My current feeling was that it all came together.

Baek Arin smiled brightly and looked at the scene in front of her.

The stage had long since filled with water and turned into the sea.

Expansion ability, tsunami.

The dependency of the attribute-type ability on the environment. The ability to expand to change the environment itself to his advantage.

Although it consumes an inexhaustible amount of magical energy… it was a consumption that could be tolerated by Baek Arin, who naturally had a large magical capacity, and ate the elixir like a meal.

Because the environment was just for her, Baek A-rin was able to stand lightly on the sea.

– Boom!

He wasn’t the only one standing on the sea.

A little distance away. A small new model was seen speeding by, shattering the waves.

The energy that swirls around the new model. The river, which was clearly bluer than before, swallowed the waves and pushed them away, narrowing the distance.

– Bubbly…

A swimming pool floated behind Baek Arin’s back.

There were only about a dozen before. Nowadays, the number has increased several times and is close to fifty.

– Paang!

Dozens of streams of water split the air. The momentum of the explosion blowing through the wind was quite different.

The simple output has also been increased, and ice particles are mixed into the jet of water, so it will be difficult to catch it with just a river.

– Paang!

A stream of water shot out from the other side as well. A hydraulic line emitted from the same floating water tunnel.

The number was only about ten. Output is low and water supply is insufficient.

You can’t take it all. It is a burdensome difference to be accepted even with a strong instrument filled with energy.

Looking at it up to this point, this result seemed like an overwhelming victory for Baek A-rin.

– Crumbling!

If you look at it up to this point, it looks like that.

Behind Lee Ha-yul’s back. The magic power spread between the twenty or so water spheres formed a complex magic formula.

Parallel casting using magic during the battle.

High-speed casting for use in urgent battles.

Multi-casting that activates not just one, but multiple spells

Even in the process, it is a complex technique that is packed with details as if preparing for failure and malfunction.

A feast of attack magic was embroidered, ranging from low to worst to high to medium to low.

Dozens of hydraulic lines, about twenty hydraulic lines, and countless magic clashed in the air.

– The Quagga River!

The waves that raised the body could not overcome the impact and were scattered into pieces. Lee Ha-yul rushed into the sea without missing a moment.

Baek A-rin waved her hand as the distance narrowed.

– Blah blah blah…!

The sea where Lee Ha-yul was driving was frozen solid. The transition from water to cold took only a moment.

The frozen sea grabbed Lee Ha-yul’s ankles, and thorns of ice rose up to tear his body to pieces.

bang! An explosion rang out. The mid- to low-level magic ‘Shockwave’ that appeared from Lee Ha-yul’s leg shattered the ice he was holding.

Grumble! A skewer of flames rising in the air collided with ice coming from below.

Although it was not possible to melt everything, the blunt-ended thorns could not hold Lee Ha-ryul down.

‘It’s so colorful.’

I got that impression from Lee Ha-yul, who stagnated for a moment and then rushed forward again.

Red. The fire spirits circling around created flames, evaporating the approaching water and melting the ice.

Green (綠色). The wind spirits behind Lee Ha-yul created wind behind Lee Ha-yul, accelerating the new model.

Blue. The water spirit hovering around my feet helped me stand on the sea and calmed the force of the rushing waves and hydraulic lines.

Brown (褐色). The earth spirit that swept across the stage floor suppressed the rising sea, and occasionally rose high to block attacks.

The spirits of fire, water, wind, and earth. Although he did not participate significantly in direct combat, he indirectly helped make the battle easier.

There is no lightning spirit. Are they holding back because it is difficult to operate in a place full of secrets?

‘flaw.’

Baek A-rin let out a laugh. He also has many talents.

Proper use of elemental magic, which is almost entirely based on innate qualities.

A martial arts talent that imitates the expansion abilities of others and imitates the techniques of the Changhae family.

A complex and rapid manifestation of magic that is difficult to exploit.

An abnormal level of magical control that makes all of this easy.

A unique ability in the sensing class that gives omnipotent vision to subjects whose eyes are closed.

He has many talents.

This is something Baek A-rin used to hear from people around her, but now she herself refers to it to others.

It was kind of funny.

No, I just find this situation quite enjoyable. It feels like the hope that was once glimpsed has grown in size.

And especially that one.

It’s really nice to see the fire spirit melting the ice.

Baek A-rin smiled brightly and raised her spear.

A spear made from ice. It is truly cold and unpleasant to touch.

The magic power of the core was brought out. A massive amount of magical energy flowed through the circuit and into the window.

Crrr! The size was inflated by mixing appropriate amounts of ice and steel.

The window has become quite large. The immense energy that surrounded him.

It was a foreshadowing of a blatant blow.

Lee Ha-yul reacted to that. I pulled my arm back, and the attached magic power and momentum swelled.

It is a signal to respond to the blow.

You may refuse. You can avoid blows and attack minor attacks.

But even if Lee Ha-yul thought about it, it was an unfavorable assumption.

It is not particularly advantageous for Lee Ha-yul to end up in a long-term game.

Also, if you win, you have to think about the next game.

It would not be good for either side to continue into a long-term war like this and win without losing all their strength.

There was no reason to drag it into a long-term war. So, I responded with a blatant blow.

The elegant technique that Lee Ha-yul had been using from a while ago was wrapped around his forearm like a coil.

And, the inside of the device felt cold and a decision was made.

Soon, the crystals of coldness shatter and swirl within the water.

Vortex wedding hall. A method of using water energy in direct combat and the use of cold energy added to it.

The process is seamless and smooth. It looks like he learned it very frugally and well.

Baek A-rin smiled with satisfaction and pulled back the window.

The distance narrowed. It looks similar to the first clash, except that Baek A-rin is holding a spear.

‘Expansion ability.’

It was a little different. Lee Ha-yul, who was running towards him, flinched for a moment and then unleashed a vortex-wrapped attack.

A vortex that was an appropriate combination of water and cold air rushed across the sea.

This is an outstanding output. The hair tie came loose and the hair that was tied together flew around, and the force of the wind blowing against my body was fierce.

If it hits the target accurately, it could cause quite a bit of damage to Baek A-rin, who has affinity for water and cold.

Baek Arin felt a strange sense of regret and relief.

If Lee Ha-yul had used other means, including Gyeophwa and Changhae… he would not have been able to guarantee victory.

I raised the tip of my spear towards the vortex that was right in front of me.

Expansion ability.

Expansion ability that appears following a tsunami. Personally, I find it very uncomfortable to write.

still…

‘I’m sorry, but you have to win just to win.’

Baek A-rin threw out her spear.

Expansion ability.

‘Ice sea.’

A small whisper. Continued expansion of magic and uniqueness.

The magic power contained in the spear. Magical power possessed within the body. All the water vapors around me were completely converted to cold.

A chill swept over me.

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.

.

The world that was once so fluctuating and blue became static and white.

The waves stopped just as they had crashed, and frost even covered the protective shield of the audience seats.

– So damn bad…

The chill that gradually came from my right arm couldn’t have been more unpleasant.

Even the facial expression on the mask was squirming.

I was feeling uncomfortable.

Baek A-rin suddenly turned her gaze forward.

“……!”

I opened my eyes wide.

A black palm stopped a little away from the face.

It is very close to the place where the ice sea appeared. Of course, since it is frozen, it should be colored white.

But Lee Ha-yul did not freeze.

I protected myself from the influence of the ice sea. All I could see was the palm wrapped in the arm sleeve.

– Fu, fu hu…

The surrounding temperature was so low that the exhaled breath was clearly visible.

It’s so cold that my outstretched arms are trembling.

All of its strength seems to have been lost, so it just stands still.

But it didn’t freeze.

It wasn’t even eaten away by the cold.

It was not affected by the harsh cold.

If Lee Ha-yul had a little strength left, the outcome might have been reversed.

“……Huh.”

A small laugh came out. It seemed as if the small hope had grown in size.

My heart, which had been silent, was pounding.

Something in my heart was displeased. That was quite pleasant for Baek Arin.

Baek A-rin smiled brightly and hugged Lee Ha-yul, who stopped in front of her. Lee Ha-yul’s head was buried tightly in my chest.

Lee Ha-yul, who had a strange expression on his face, was shocked and started shaking.

I struggled. It’s embarrassing.

There was no discomfort or rejection. Baek A-rin’s smile deepened as she checked him.

It seems that the resistance to hugs has faded to the point where hugs are somehow allowed.

“I won.”

Lee Ha-yul, who had been struggling in my arms for a while, suddenly stopped moving. Then he rubbed his face and raised his head.

I couldn’t see his eyes, but I could feel him complaining that it was too much.

That pricked my conscience a little. Before making the first move, he distracted the opponent and used the gap created by his expansion ability.

“…But since I won, I’ll take Hayul’s day. So…”

Baek A-rin lowered her head. Objectively cool… By Baek A-rin’s standards, warm lips brushed Lee Ha-yul’s earlobe.

“Save some time tomorrow. Got it?”

Words whispering in my ear. His breath was strong and tickled my earlobe.

Lee Ha-yul’s body trembled greatly, and his head nodded slightly.

* * *

Player waiting room located in the basement.

Everything is there. Soft bed and sofa.

A refrigerator stocked with all kinds of drinks and alcoholic beverages, a pile of kettles, etc…

And, the hologram floating in the air was broadcasting the current match of the finals.

The game has just ended… Baek A-rin is seen holding Lee Ha-yul in her arms.

“……I”

The person sitting with his back on the sofa was holding a glass with floating ice in his hand.

– Rumble!

The ice melted. The drink and ice mixed, and even the mixture bubbled up and turned into steam.

“What the fuck is that?”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was trying to be patient so as not to smash the glass, spat out six characters from her mouth.