episode_0024
by adminHermod and I’s sparring was prepared in an instant.
Considering the considerable distance between the Learning Center, which was the Demonology classroom, and the Second Training Center, the speed was truly surprising.
Currently, Professor Roman is setting up the sparring system for the 2nd training center.
Since it was a friendly sparring between cadets, the level of pain perception was probably lowered.
‘Now that I think about it, Professor Caria didn’t tend to lower his pain perception much.’
I once again remembered the sparring I had with Professor Caria.
They say there is no gain without pain.
She did not lower her pain level significantly, saying that if you spar without pain, your judgment of dangerous situations will be impaired and moving recklessly will become a habit.
When she set the apperception of reality at 1, she only sparred with an apperception value of about 0.7, which was lowered from 0.3.
Most of the time it was a single blow that could have taken my life, but the dizzying pain I felt at times is still quite an eerie memory.
“Are you okay?”
As I looked around at the crowd of cadets, Cheon Yu-hwa approached me.
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“… Actually, I roughly expected that you were the top student.”
It’s not like I didn’t keep in mind that Chun Yu-hwa would notice.
This is because when Professor Caria handed over the World Tree’s grand prize, he pointed out that these were the two people chosen by the president.
The only cadets chosen by Othinus were Cheon Yu-hwa, a special admission student, and I, who selected Mojo Gungnir.
So, I had already known that Cheon Yu-hwa had discovered my identity.
“I thought there was a reason to hide it. Because I also have something in mind. If you don’t want to reveal your identity just yet… .”
Cheon Yu-hwa, who trailed off and made eye contact with me with a serious expression, immediately raised his fist.
“I will make it up to you somehow.”
Hermod barely managed to stop Cheon Yu-hwa, who was trying to solve the problem by turning Beowulf into a mess.
Instead, I asked for a little help at the end of the sparring session.
He seemed a little dissatisfied, but I sighed in relief as I looked at the back of Cheon Yu-hwa, who nodded and seemed satisfied after hearing my plan.
‘Anyway, there are too many people?’
I felt the stinging gaze from all over the place just now.
Perhaps because the identity of the top student was sprinkled, the 2nd training center was unexpectedly crowded with cadets from all over Eden.
Although the crowd of eyes and attention was burdensome, the actual sparring with Hermod was not tense at all.
This is because the person I fought to the death here for the past week was none other than Professor Caria.
I don’t think I’ll lose against Hermod, especially if it’s Cheon Yu-hwa, who is my natural enemy.
“Sparring system settings are complete. Both cadets, please come up to your seats.”
Finally, preparations for sparring were completed.
Following Professor Roman’s instructions, Hermod Beowulf and I climbed onto the sparring grounds.
The moment I faced Hermod, my insight, which was now no different from a passive skill, penetrated all of Hermod’s posture and momentum.
‘… Wow, I feel bad.’
At first glance, he had a swaggering, swaying posture, but in reality, I couldn’t see any gaps.
A guy holding two daggers in both hands and a fierce smile on the corner of his mouth.
The unique narrow eyes harmonized with the series of appearances and created an extremely suspicious impression.
“… … .”
I felt a particularly strong gaze from earlier, so I turned my head for a moment and saw Cheon Yu-hwa staring at me.
When our eyes met, he mouthed, ‘Start anytime.’
When I met her as a hidden boss, there was no one as scary as her, but now that I have her as an ally, I couldn’t feel more reassured.
“Sparring ends when one side admits defeat or faces death. Depending on the situation, the professor may end the sparring at his/her discretion.”
I nodded when Professor Roman asked, “Are there any objections?”
At a similar moment, Hermod in front of me also nodded.
“Exploration Major, Hermod Beowulf. Thank you very much.”
Exploration major. It matched exactly what I knew of his major.
I’m sure he was taking combat courses as a minor.
As if responding to Hermod’s self-introduction, I also opened my mouth.
“The barrier magician, Seong Yu-jin. Thank you very much.”
Hermod’s eyebrows twitched. Even though he didn’t want to be the top student in the class, he seemed to have thought that he would tell me about his major.
‘There’s no way around it.’
My roots lie in barrier techniques, and barrier techniques are my major.
So I deliberately didn’t even lift my spear. Unlike him, who brought his favorite weapon, a dagger, I engaged in sparring with my bare hands.
Absence of weapons. There was no way Hermod didn’t know that fact.
“Are you not going to use any weapons?”
He answered Hermod’s question by clenching his fist.
Hermod, who saw this and his expression hardened, also took a stance as if responding.
He held out the two daggers forward as if crossing them, and lowered his stance by widening the gap between his legs.
It is a charging-type preparation posture that quickly penetrates into the enemy’s gap while protecting one’s torso.
“… Then, cadets on both sides are ready.”
The walls and ceiling of the sparring hall were stained a familiar white color. And immediately after, it became transparent again as if blurred.
It seems that Professor Roman excluded the invisibility of the sparring hall from the system settings so that the sparring can be observed from the outside.
I deployed the barrier that I had kept aside while considering Cheon Yu-hwa.
The sparring hall was filled with barriers responsible for detection inside the barrier and basic body protection.
Hermod’s movements were transmitted as information read by the detection barrier.
‘Shall we take this opportunity to experiment?’
Anyway, the technique and method of use have already been designed, and we are only about to test it in practice.
Barrier armament.
It is an armament made by spreading the barrier in lines rather than planes and weaving various and specific shapes as if sewing.
A technology that allows the barrier itself to take on various roles such as armor, shield, and weapon.
A unique barrier designed by me in the possessed world that the barrier wizard in could not use.
There is a test subject in front of me that I can freely manipulate, so now is the perfect time to test it.
“Start!”
With a signal from Professor Roman, the sparring began.
As soon as it started, Hermod kicked off the ground and rushed towards me.
Looking at the figure charging straight ahead, I stretched out my hand in front of him.
A blue thread stretched out from the fingertips.
visor-!
“Ugh… ?!”
A thin thread of magic that seems easy to cut at first glance.
Hermod swung the dagger with the intention of cutting off the thread, but instead, sparks flew onto the blade along with a loud noise.
The defensive barrier I set up with the right intention boasts a level of strength that even Professor Caria would acknowledge.
Many people wear shields for body protection, but a good shield is also a good weapon.
In the same way, hard armor not only protects the wearer’s body, but also provides a heavier and more powerful impact when colliding with an opponent.
Whilick-! Whirring!
“Kkkk!”
As my magic moved, the threads of the barrier began to dance.
Hermod quickly gave up the stalemate and leapt backwards.
But I had no intention of letting him go.
The basic element of barrier armament, the thread-type barrier and barrier thread, was manipulated.
The barrier thread, with several additional strands extending out, was whipped around the sparring hall like a whip, just as I intended.
‘If you do this, there is only one way given to that guy.’
A gap was intentionally exposed between the extended barrier temples.
His eyes were focused on the empty space that had been narrowly opened to guide Hermod.
Now the choice given to Hermod is either/or.
Should I continue to avoid my barrier and wait for the opportunity that may arise, or else… .
“Huh!”
I boldly dig into the gap I found.
Kagang-!
“What… ?!”
The moment Hermod’s dagger collided with the barrier, sparks flew once again.
Unlike just before, when the stalemate was maintained, this time Hermod’s dagger was completely broken.
Hermod’s eyes widened, revealing green pupils.
His smiling expression turned into one of astonishment.
‘Now is the start.’
However, it was too early for his surprise to come out.
The barrier thread I pulled out is the basic element for building a barrier armament.
In other words, it is only the most basic material.
Even in this state, it is enough to easily block Hermod’s attacks, but the true beauty of the barrier temple is the weaving and shaping of the barrier temple.
‘The approximate strength, elasticity, and operability have been confirmed to some extent.’
After all, it is convenient for verification if anyone has a test subject.
I suppressed a dark smile and looked at my first barrier weapon that was finally revealed.
“I made a pillar with magic thread.”
“What kind of magic is this?”
“I don’t know, this is my first time seeing a technique like that?”
There was a lot of admiration and speculation among the cadets who were watching the match outside the sparring hall.
And some of the cadets broke into a cold sweat when they recognized the true form of the barrier weapon I had created.
“But that… Isn’t it a sword, not a pillar?”
It was like that. The first barrier weapon I made was not a pillar or anything, but a sword.
A sword so large and gigantic that its blade could easily be mistaken for a pillar.
It was too huge to be a sword. It was a sword as high and thick as a pillar and so crude that it had no sharp edge.
‘Because it is still impossible to make a blade with a barrier.’
What if I learned slash magic and used it on the surface of the barrier? It is impossible to create a blade with just the barrier itself.
However, it is enough even without a day.
It is not for nothing that the term ‘mass weapon’ is used in war. There is a reason why some people say that size is a bully.
Above all, the barrier armament created by my barrier is unrivaled and strong.
‘There’s no benefit in dragging it on for too long, so I’ll end it quickly and cover up the suspicions.’
I don’t plan on hiding the fact that I’m the top student for the rest of my life, but it’s not time for it to be revealed, at least not yet.
Because I already have a time and place in mind. What I asked Cheon Yu-hwa to do was to clean up this incident.
That’s it -.
When I raised my hand, the barrier sword stuck in the ground rose into the air.
A huge sword danced in the air in accordance with my hand gestures, like an absolute martial arts expert handling a sword.
A sword that looked like it could fit fifteen adult men lying on its blade was aimed at Hermod, who was pale.
‘I’m finally going to beat this bastard with my own hands.’
There are at least a double-digit number of stories and quests per episode that are ruined because of this mess.
Every time my plan went awry, I swallowed my tears of regret and made a promise.
God, if I were given the chance to beat up that damn bastard, I would definitely do my best.
“Shoot.”
A horrifying sentence came from my mouth after my wish had been fulfilled.
Hermod was frozen in thought and I was smiling.
Finally, the sword of the barrier was fired.
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