episode_0014

There is an expression used among wizards when casting magic.

It is ‘weaving magic’.

―――Shuuung!

“… … .”

And the fireball that just passed by my ear was only fired once. It means that it is the simplest magic to cast.

“How about it? Do you feel it now?”

That bastard threw it, and he shot it on purpose so that it narrowly missed me.

Thanks to you, I was able to know for sure.

It was impossible for me to avoid magic.

Even though it was the lowest level, its speed was above average. I couldn’t even think of avoiding it.

I had no intention of avoiding it anyway.

What matters is strategy. Looking at his attitude, I feel like we can’t lose if we proceed as planned.

―Ugh!

Using his left hand, he carefully began to weave the magic.

The goal is to spread a simple protective shield in front of me.

If you tie it three times, you will be able to withstand his attacks for about a minute.

The important thing is not to let him know about my magic.

If I lost concentration, I had to start over from the beginning, and there was no way I would just let my opponent use the defense magic if he noticed it.

Sprinkle some magic power with your right hand and cover the area around your left hand.

A technique called ‘hiding’.

The purpose is to hide the casting of magic from the opponent.

It is a difficult skill to detect unless you are a person with naturally excellent sensitivity to magical power, or unless you predict it in advance and focus on the opponent.

And that guy probably doesn’t apply to either of those things.

I’ve shown it in public sparring before, but I have a feeling the idiot’s thoughts won’t get there.

“Here we go one more time, bastard!!”

―――Shuuung!

“… … .”

But is there really a 1 in 100,000 chance that they figured out my intentions?

A fireball, slightly larger than the previous one, passed right over my head.

“Don’t worry too much. Just stay still and I’ll kill you painlessly.”

Fortunately, looking at the talking tail, it doesn’t seem like that, and it looks like he threw another threat just for show.

It’s a magic that appears to be roughly woven twice, but the heat sensation coming from the top of the head is more than you can imagine.

What would that fool do if his hair caught fire?

I send a lame provocation to that guy. The more you deal with an opponent like that, the more likely you are to lose concentration when provoked.

“Shut up and try to shoot properly. You can’t even hit a target that isn’t moving? Are you trying to beat me with such poor skills?”

“… Crazy bastard. You were so crazy because you really wanted to die!!!”

―――Shuuung!

Fireballs started flying from both of his hands. At most, it was done twice in about 5 seconds.

Offensive magic is generally effective. It can be cast very quickly and does not consume much magical power.

Any academy cadet can achieve that speed.

Of course, casting with both hands at the same time like him was something to be applauded.

―――Kwak!!

“What… ”

On the other hand, defensive magic is generally ineffective. The casting speed is slow, and the magic power is also broken and consumed.

The consensus among academics was that it was more advantageous to use offensive magic multiple times than to use defensive magic.

“Why? Is this your first time seeing defensive magic?”

However, if the skill level is high, it is another story.

It’s not for nothing that I was in the position of head of the academy when I was young.

“Okay… . That should be enough. Because there’s no point in getting beat up if you don’t struggle.”

“… … .”

“And that’s everything to you, right? Do you think that magic can continue to protect you?”

“… … .”

What he said is not entirely wrong.

I only used it once, at most, but I started to break out into a cold sweat.

―――Shuuung!

—bang!

“Can you feel it? The fact that you’re screwed?”

Rigel began to approach me little by little while casting magic.

―――Shuuung!

―――Kwak!!

“If you kneel down and pray right now, I will give you your life.”

―――Shoo!

―――Kwakwakwaang!!!

“Oh, my legs are so bad that I can’t even kneel?”

―――Shoo!

―――Jjajajajaeng!!!!

Finally, my shield was shattered by the magic he shot, and at that moment, he was right in front of me.

――Tuuk.

At that moment, a drop fell.

―Tuk ―Tuk.

The red drops continued to fall without stopping.

Blood began to flow from my nose, one of the typical symptoms of magical exhaustion.

――Sigh

The corner of his mouth rises at that.

“Asshole bastard. Did you think you would win if you just used one defense spell? The you of the past is no more. You still don’t know that?”

“… .”

“Don’t worry. Because I will help you understand your reality.”

―――Wow!

Rigel raised his right arm.

Little by little, magical power began to gather in his hands.

The target is me, who has used up all of my magical power.

He had decided that I had virtually retired and was trying to cast magic on me as if to show off.

“Puhuh… ”

I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw that.

Really, it’s so ridiculous.

“… You must be really crazy because you are about to die.”

His judgment was not wrong. To be precise, it can be said that half of the questions were correct.

It is true that my magical power is almost depleted.

But it’s definitely not because of defensive magic. The guy couldn’t concentrate and missed that fact.

“The asshole is you, you bastard!”

“ㅁ, what… ”

—bang!!!

“Ugh!!!”

I thrust my left hand straight at the guy.

The magic that had been secretly cast from my hand was stuck in his abdomen.

It was specifically knitted only twice.

If that idiot dies after tying the knot 3 times, I would be the one in trouble.

――Crashing!

“… … Wow. ”

Rigel, who flew several meters backwards, let out a sound that was disgusting to hear. His whole body was trembling, and judging from the looks of it, he probably wouldn’t be able to get up.

Wizards’ fights were usually like this. The side that allows the blow first usually loses.

Wizards know how to use magic, but they don’t have particularly strong bodies.

It’s a different story if you use body strengthening, but as I said before, it’s a very, very inefficient magic, so it’s difficult to maintain it for a long time.

It was clear that he thought that since I couldn’t avoid magic, I wouldn’t be able to defeat him.

There was no such foolish guy.

“Okay, that’s it. Sparring is over! The winner is Cain.”

“Wow… Rigel really lost?”

“Cain That bastard can use magic… ? You said the magic core was broken.”

“They say it’s not completely broken. In the first place, I didn’t use any powerful magic… ”

“I thought Rigel would really destroy that face… I’m a bit disappointed.”

The professor’s words announcing the end of sparring. Immediately after that, the cadets all began to murmur.

“… Ugh”

And as if he had heard that, Rigel’s already rotten face began to look even more miserable.

――Quick!

I pulled the wheelchair and approached him without saying a word.

“This dog… You bastard. Me yet… I didn’t lose… I didn’t lose… !”

He was a guy who spouted out threatening words, but even if he talked to me while lying face down like that, he was not impressed at all.

– Zech

I rummaged through my pants pockets. There was something I brought especially for this moment.

“You are responsible for the compensation.”

――Chollarak!

The book that was completely torn to pieces by that guy earlier. I threw the pieces of paper in his face.

――Quick!

After that, he left the sparring hall immediately. Because I too was now at my limit.

**

“Okay, that’s it. Sparring is over! The winner is Cain.”

The winner of the sparring match was Cain.

The cadets’ expressions were filled with embarrassment at a result that no one had dared to expect.

However, she, Claire, was a little different.

She was completely entranced and could not take her eyes off the spot where Cain had left.

Her mind was a mess of afterimages of the magic he had used just moments ago.

It’s been a while since I encountered Cain’s magic, and it was still clean and beautiful… It was clear again.

‘Nonsense… ‘

It was impossible.

The moment Cain touched the taboo, there were only two consequences he would face.

Either you won’t be able to use magic for the rest of your life, or your magic will turn into a dull light.

But it was neither. He still used magic well, and the light it gave off was as clear as in the past.

It was truly a strange thing.

It was something that was completely inexplicable to her common sense.

Is there perhaps a way to change the nature or appearance of magical power?

If such a thing really exists, I can understand what he is like now…

Honestly, I couldn’t figure it out.

What on earth is the truth? What is his sincerity right now?

Claire’s worries gradually deepened.

**

――Shoot!

After leaving the sparring room, I came to the nearby sink.

“Crazy… .”

When I looked in the mirror, I saw that my nose was bleeding without stopping.

Even the cadet uniforms were dyed red, so the appearance was quite unbelievable. If someone who doesn’t know the situation sees it, they might mistakenly believe that it killed someone.

I want to wash my face, but even that isn’t easy.

I had no strength in my arms, so I was trembling in the air.

Because of this, it didn’t seem easy to go back with a wheelchair.

Maybe I should rest here for a while.

“What… .”

However, the recoil caused by magical exhaustion seemed to be more severe than I imagined.

Blood started flowing. Not anywhere else but in my eyes.

Tears of blood started to flow unintentionally. Beyond that, little by little, my vision became blurred.

I was in big trouble. I’m losing my mind.

If this continues… russia… ji