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LILII.

Four candidates to spar with.

To prepare for it, I simply warmed up and stood in front of the four candidates, looking at the clown.

The clown who came forward as a judge held my gaze for a long time with a meaningful smile. Then he blew me a hand kiss and even winked.

“No, why don’t you start?”

“Huh~? What should I do~?”

For a moment, I tilted my head at the clown’s playful behavior of wasting time like that.

“Brother!!”

“Brother!”

I couldn’t help but chuckle at the sound and movement of the two women who called me “oppa” quickly approaching me. I could guess what she was waiting for.

“Come slowly. You’ll fall.”

Dododo ran over and hugged the two girls, and with his body that was as strong as a superman, he safely received them and lowered them to the floor.

“Oh my. Did you like the chocolate?”

“Yeah! Look at this!”

What Catherine took out of her magic pouch and handed me was a doll in a transparent glass case. It was wearing a wide dress that resembled Catherine’s, in black, brown, and white.

“Me too!”

She showed me a doll of a Suin woman wearing a hanbok-like outfit that resembled Maydo May. Of course, it was made of chocolate.

While listening to the two cute ones brag about their chocolate,

“My lord.”

“My lord.”

Santa and Hwang have arrived. There’s no need to ask how they knew. They’re Arcana and the Card Master.

“You came at a good time.”

Santa and Hwang.

Among them, if it’s Santa, even if the sparring is a little severe, it will be able to be treated sufficiently.

“I’m going to do some sparring.”

“Is this what your husband said himself?”

“Huh? Yeah.”

Santa is a celestial saint who doesn’t get angry very often. That’s why even the clown gives in to Santa’s words, and Santa firmly maintains her position as a virtuous mother and a kind and good wife.

Even that kind of Santa couldn’t hide his surprise at the idea of me sparring with a candidate. Of course, he quickly regained his composure, but I didn’t miss that expression.

“You might get hurt badly, so prepare yourself.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Santa erased his expression of incomprehension and readily accepted my request.

“Are you ready?”

“Yes!”

I stared at Katniss, who was answering on behalf of the representative.

“Are you really ready?”

“Huh? Yes!”

I found myself shaking my head from side to side as Katniss answered cheerfully, not understanding why I was asking again.

Are they really ready?

well.

First of all, in my opinion… … .

“Then let’s say it starts the moment this coin touches the floor.”

“Okay.”

And as I watched them each take up their weapons, I flicked my golden coin into the air.

Ting!

A gold coin spinning in the air with a cheerful sound slowly descends.

And I almost burst out laughing when I saw your candidates’ eyes focused on the coin.

It’s not ‘Dūrámen’, but the moment you take out the training iron spear and hold it and inject divine power into it,

Ting!

As soon as you hear the sound of coins hitting the floor,

“Huh?!”

He flies to Katniss, who is now aiming an arrow at the iron bars.

Not only was it ridiculous that Katniss screamed, but it was also truly absurd that the other candidates’ eyes were focused on her.

My attack is just beginning, you see.

The weapon is gone, but in its place are two free hands.

I think I’ve explained it before, but the combat technique of using the entire body as a weapon, as recorded in 『Byeokhae (霹海)』, and the technique of cutting thunder, are included in 『Danroe (斷雷)』.

Breaking news!

That spell brought me to my next target like a flash. To the right of the Special Mage, Summerholic, who was still glaring in surprise as he was casting defensive magic without regaining consciousness.

Bam! Bam!

Summerholic, who was hit by a punch that was thrown with a loud bang as the sound of a box breaking was heard, bounced on the floor several times like a water sparrow and stopped at the end of the smokescreen.

Of course, completely unconscious.

I haven’t checked what happened to Summerholic. I didn’t feel any magical interference when I hit him. He might have fainted or, if it was serious, suffered a concussion or something like that.

The moment my swung fist, my fist engulfed in lightning, hit Summer’s head, I quickly moved towards my next target.

Sword Mage, Phoebe Noah.

The woman looked somewhat surprised and quickly stabbed herself with the rapier she was holding,

“Oh my.”

There’s no way I could intentionally take such a clumsy stabbing! That’s from a sword that doesn’t even have a strong aura.

Bash! Bash! Bash!

The fist, engulfed in the power of the thunderbolt, shattered the rapier and pierced Phoebe Noah’s forehead.

The connection was made in such a split second that it felt like three sounds were heard at the same time.

“Huh?!”

He moved again, pushing Phoebe Noah out of the training ground with one foot as she fell to the floor, groaning and swallowing her breath urgently.

Towards the Shrine, Katniss Everdeen.

The spear she had initially thrown can be seen beyond her shoulder.

And now that he’s come to his senses, he’s pulling out his sword and aiming at me.

It was clear that the training from the superhuman Divine Bow had helped, as the rapid fire was powerful and the cycle was irregular.

A rain of arrows, as if several people were shooting arrows.

But still,

“Awkward.”

An attack that can’t even penetrate the divine power that covers the entire body like mud.

I was so focused on getting it off quickly that I couldn’t put in enough force. I used the full force of the body charge to thrust my shoulder into Katniss Everdeen’s forehead.

Shoulder strike. It’s a hitting technique.

however,

“Huh?”

Spot―.

As if by a flash of magic, Katniss disappears before your eyes. This technique is familiar. Is it a crude imitation of the magical technique that the Divine Bow used to show?

Katniss appeared five or six steps behind me, aiming her bow at me.

“Eurachachacha!”

Holy thug Ella Stone runs towards me screaming.

okay.

At least when the word ‘joint attack’ is mentioned, this kind of connection is the minimum.

but,

“At least.”

Without looking around, he shouted as if to announce, ‘I’m going to attack you now!!!’ and rushed at Ella Stone like a wild boar. He grabbed her shoulder with one hand and bent his knees, placing his shoulder on her chest.

“Huh?!”

As the distance became so close that her strange scream pierced right into my ears, Ella Stone threw me with all the strength she had used to run, even using her divine powers.

where?

“Wow!”

To Katniss Everdeen, who was aiming her bow at me without being able to read the battle situation because she trusted Ella Stone.

In that brief moment of flying through the air, Katniss, Ella, and I had enough time to check each other’s expressions.

Ella looked dumbfounded, and Katniss looked bewildered.

Someone did.

There is a clear difference between ‘absurd’ and ’embarrassing’.

‘Absurd’ is when you shit in the back of a car, and the car suddenly starts moving,

‘Embarrassment’ is when you take a shit in the back of a car, and the car is going backwards.

Well, that’s not important right now.

The battle is not over yet. So, they should try to turn things around at any time, but the two are flustered and bewildered, waving their arms.

“What are you doing, seriously.”

I don’t know what the superhumans taught them, but I know one thing for sure.

Bam! Bam!

“Ouch!”

“Wow!”

At least it wasn’t a battle, or a ‘fight’.

Finally, looking down at the two women who had stretched out, I said,

“What is this?”

I had no choice but to vent my feelings of emptiness.

I was also looking forward to it.

Aren’t they the same candidates? Among them, those who have come to their senses.

Didn’t those candidates receive one-on-one tutoring from Superman?

So I thought maybe I could lose. Since there were three quasi-superhumans and four people who were on the verge of becoming quasi-superhumans.

It was a match that started with anticipation and even a little excitement as fellow colleagues and comrades.

This 1:4 sparring.

however…….

“Ugh.”

There is an indescribable, rough, sandy feeling in my mouth, like I am chewing on a handful of it.

I want to swear at them both, but they’re all passed out, so I can’t help but swear at them, so I have to keep my mouth shut, which makes it even more frustrating.

“Thank you for your hard work, Master.”

I was so disappointed in the candidates that I asked the witch who handed me a handkerchief, “Hard work?”

Isn’t the martial art I possess, 『Byeokhae (霹海)』, that special?

Yes, I admit that.

But even if they were to fight against our Lina, who was trained by the witch, often had real-life sparring matches with me, and wasn’t afraid to break her head in order to strike a superhuman with her small body, they would lose.

At least Lina is a candidate who knows how to fight and battle.

When Lina sparred with Nana’s superhumans, you can tell the difference just by looking at how bloody her whole body was and how they were now completely unconscious and fine.

The four candidates soon came to their senses, for the divine healing power of Santa was so miraculous that it could be called miraculous.

And then, as he looks around and sees a colleague who looks similar to him, he becomes dispirited and lowers his gaze to the floor.

Looking at that sight, I couldn’t help but ask.

“What did you think?”

To the superhumans who taught them and were in charge of their education.

It was already known that the superhumans, including Caligo’s Sword, Crazy Thunder Canviel, Divine Bow, and Void, were on the Wizard Tree overlooking the training grounds.

How could I not know when he doesn’t hide his excitement?

Also, I have no doubt that what I just said was conveyed straight to them.

“What are you asking? I know it’s annoying.”

Kanviel, who was in charge of the special mage Summer Holic who fell first, came up to me in an instant and answered me in a curt tone. He didn’t forget to glare at Summer Holic as he did so.

Kanviel, who was about to say something emotionally, stopped him and took a step forward to deliver feedback on the sparring session to the candidates.

“I asked before we started. Are you sure you’re ready?”

“… Yes.”

“It was a joint attack. Joint attack. It wasn’t just attacking one target in the same space, but a joint attack where four people attacked one person. Shouldn’t they have discussed at least the formation arrangement or the attack procedure? Who should be protected first, who should be the center of attention, who should be the dagger that stabs the enemy’s throat, and so on.”

“… … .”

“I think combat requires the use of the sixth sense beyond the five senses. Personally. But was it really necessary to look at the coins that fell at the start? They would make a sound anyway when they hit the ground?”

“It’s surprising and unfortunate that your comrade suffered, but is it right to turn your head in that direction when you hear a scream while your enemy’s eyes are still wide open and trying to tear your throat?”

“Would it have been best to just charge in blindly? And while screaming as if to warn them that you were going to attack? And didn’t you ever think that you would interfere with Katniss or the wizard’s magic?”

“When a comrade’s body flies towards you, do you think you should dodge to the side and shoot an arrow, avoid the flying ally’s body and shoot, or in the worst case, use the flying comrade’s body to shoot an arrow?”

I’m not saying this to criticize them. In fact, I feel like I should just go back without saying a word.

But anyway, they are going to be comrades, they are near-superhumans in terms of realm, and the Gift they have will elevate their realm.

So I just hoped that this ‘feedback’ would make them change.

“Think about it each. You’ve worked hard.”

That was the last memory I had of sparring with the candidate.

Rumor has it that those who were there that day were forming a public opinion that they should prepare for war.

Well, it looks like Shadow manipulated public opinion.

Most of the candidates are still lacking, and I, that is, Gray’s body, emphasized that it is one?

Each nation has joined forces with the temple to prepare for war. It may start at any moment, but at least they will be able to hold out safely until the candidates or supermen arrive.

And I also heard that the four candidates who had sparred with me were making rapid progress and undergoing harsh training. They say that they were covered in blood every day and that the cardinals took turns guarding the training ground?

This is truly a welcome change.

After several experiences, I realized that the Demon tribe had monstrous powers and fought lethally.

But from that day on, the person who practiced the most harshly and desperately was none other than me.

I was shocked to see the behavior of the candidates I had hoped for, because it was a matter of survival.

You have to work hard to survive, right?

also,

“Hmm… . There seems to be quite a lot left behind by the seemingly random deaths.”

I had almost died a violent death from a seemingly random experience called the Woohwangdeungseon, and I was so busy trying to recover from the experience that I didn’t even realize how much time had passed.

It was not until a summer day, about three months after the shocking sparring session, that I was finally able to leave the training ground.

Not by choice, but by a pleasant force.