Episode 12
EPISODE.06
It was so cold that goosebumps appeared on the back of my neck. A voice like the wind in the middle of a winter night.
Anton’s steps stopped on the spot.
Somehow, my steps didn’t stop.
It felt as if a nail had been stuck in place.
Meanwhile, Anton’s eyes reflected my trembling fingertips.
‘I-I was scared? And that’s just from that guy’s voice?’
Among his classmates, he was even called the poorest of the poor.
It seems like the evaluation has changed a bit recently, but anyway.
If there were no special measures or methods, he was virtually guaranteed to repeat a grade.
In contrast, even if he was not the top class in the school, he was to a certain extent. A promising player in his own right, with grades above the mid-to-high tier.
I can’t believe I was scared by the voice of an inferior student.
‘I can not admit it.’
Anton clenched his fists.
Immediately afterwards, he turned his body as if to shake off his fear. She wanted to pour out a barrage of curse words.
However.
“omg-.”
Something pierced Anton’s mind faster than that.
The amber-colored eye light, the intense eye light coming from Russell’s eyes, wraps around Anton’s whole body as if it were a spider web.
The gaze of a predator that stimulates primal instincts.
‘What kind of eyes?’
A chilling voice that made my stomach tingle for a moment. The chill I could feel in that voice.
It was as if all of those things had come together.
The usual crimson eyes also matched the eyes and looked quite sharp, but not to this extent.
From the moment we made eye contact, no words came out.
No, my mouth didn’t open.
I felt like a rat in front of a snake, or something bigger than that.
Russell, whether aware of his own eyes or not, slowly approaches Anton.
Sigh-.
I reached out my hand and grabbed his collar, chewing up each word and spitting it out.
“Say it again.”
A low but clear voice surrounds the surroundings heavily.
“What happened to my family and my father?”
Family and father.
To Russell, these two things were like the inverted scales of a dragon in Eastern folk tales.
A story about something that should not be touched.
But Anton touched it.
Is it because of that? The light that had covered his eyes had long since disappeared, but Russell’s momentum had not abated in the slightest.
“Oh, won’t you let go? This bastard… … .”
To shake off the momentum and his own fear, Anton shook Russell’s hand away and tried to shout something.
But even faster than that, a voice came between the two people.
“Two people over there. “What are you doing now?”
It was the voice of a professor passing nearby. At the sound of that voice coming from a little distance away, Russell put down the collar of the guy he was holding.
Immediately after, I passed by him and scolded him coldly.
“I consider myself lucky.”
Even if it’s not today, there will be plenty of opportunity to fix this damn bastard.
and-.
-It didn’t take long for that opportunity to come.
.
.
“Russell Raymond. Please come forward.”
* * *
It was during a class a few days later that Russell and Anton met again.
Normally, it would be impossible for two people from different classes to meet in the same class.
But there was only one class where that was possible.
‘Practical magic combat science.’
This class is based on actual combat and covers various combat methods using magic.
It is one of the practical subjects that is only introduced after fourth grade because it is more risky than other classes.
Unlike other classes that are usually taught as a single class, this class was taught by grouping two classes into one class.
‘Was it for the variety of situations and battles?’
The Beta (β) class he belonged to had classes together with the Alpha (α) class, and that was why Russell and Anton met again here today.
Two classes are teaching together -.
‘As the risk is high, the number of professors in charge of the subject has also doubled to two.’
Moreover, that was not the only feature of this class.
‘In fact, it is an important test that accounts for more than half of the practical evaluation score.’
Unlike the previous 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years.
After my senior year, I did not take midterm or final exams.
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Instead, there are only graduation exams and practical evaluations. And it was my grade in this class that earned the highest score in the practical evaluation.
‘so… … , Before I returned, I hated this subject to death.’
Unlike writing, where you can improve your grade with effort.
The reason was that in the case of highly practical classes, he, who was born with a natural ability, could not get good grades no matter how hard he tried.
furthermore.
‘There were a lot of guys who targeted me like hyenas for their own grades.’
At the time, he had only just passed the first circle, so he must have seemed like very tasty prey to other students.
Russell quietly closed his eyes, remembering the not-so-good past.
‘but.’
It’s just a story from the past.
When Russell opened his quietly closed eyes again, there was not even a trace of emotion in them.
The heavenly punishment that held my ankles like shackles, but now I am overcoming it.
at that time.
match!
“… … “I think this is enough for precautions and basic knowledge.”
Among the students, a professor who was talking about various things related to class clapped his hands.
After focusing the students’ attention, the professor continued speaking again.
“Then, from now on, we will proceed with the actual battle.”
No sooner has he finished speaking than another professor lightly moves his hand.
Cough keug keung-!
The earth began to wriggle following the fingertips, and an earthen wall rose up in the shape of a large circle.
The height is about the waist of an adult man.
The professor who first clapped while watching the scene explained the rules.
“The actual battle will be conducted in teams of two.”
A structure where the person whose name is first called comes inside the wall and nominates another person to be their opponent.
Of course, that didn’t mean I could point out the same person in a row in every class.
‘Because that wouldn’t be fair.’
It’s a vicious cycle where the winning side keeps winning and the losing side keeps losing.
“Then the first time… … .”
Alpha and Beta.
“Russell.”
The professor muttered as he looked around at the two classes of students.
“Russell Raymond. Please come forward.”
All students’ eyes are focused on Russell.
Some of them were looking at him, hoping he would point out them.
The idea seemed so obvious that Russell made a small complaint.
As if he was used to it, he shook off his robe and stood up.
‘I fully expected that I would be called out first.’
Because it was like that in my past life too.
Of course, since this is the first class, it may be the professor’s consideration.
‘It may be different in reality, but my skills that are known to the outside world are still only in the first circle.’
That is why they were given the right to nominate their opponent by having their name called first.
It is a consideration that allows you to nominate an opponent of a similar level for your first sparring.
Of course, this consideration was limited to the first class.
‘After that, it’s purely a law of the jungle.’
That’s probably the meaning of ‘practical’ attached to the name of the class.
fluttering-.
He flutters the hem of his robe, jumps over the earthen wall, and goes inside, where one of the professors approaches him.
“We are watching, so don’t worry about getting hurt and just point out the other person.”
Russell nodded and looked back at the students again.
I feel sorry for the people who desperately want me to be singled out.
‘The person to nominate has already been decided.’
There is no need to hesitate or worry. Breaking the strange silence that had fallen among the students.
“Anton.”
-Russell called a person’s name.
“come out. Anton Frederick.”
* * *
Anton’s ears turned bright red at Russell’s point.
‘How dare you point out me?’
It was because I felt ashamed and angry at the thought of being singled out as an inferior student.
Anton felt as if the other students’ gazes on him were mocking him, and he slowly took a deep breath.
I thought about it while trying to control my anger.
‘No, on the contrary, it worked out well.’
It was a little shameful, but maybe this was an opportunity.
An opportunity to painfully inform him of the gap between him and himself.
‘At the same time, I will be able to restore the family’s honor that my idiot brother ruined.’
Of course, I was a little concerned about what happened a few days ago. But it was only a very small amount.
‘It must be an illusion.’
It must be an illusion.
Maybe I was in a bit of a bad mood that day.
Otherwise, even if it was only for a moment, there was no way he would have been scared by such an inferior student.
“I’ll make you regret it. “Russell.”
With that thought in mind, Anton stood up and jumped over the earthen wall in an instant.
Flap, Chuck.
I slowly rotated the circle’s mana and prepared for battle.
Uuuuuung-.
The two circles resonate, and waves of magic spread within the earthen wall.
For a student, his magical power is pretty good.
One of the professors asked Russell with concern in his voice.
“Are you sure it’s okay?”
He was the professor who first called Russell by name and gave him the right to nominate him.
“If you want, you can meet me right now… … .”
“it’s okay.”
Russell answered firmly.
“Thank you for your concern, but I’m really fine. professor. and… … .”
He has a debt that needs to be repaid.
Did you hear that?
Anton’s eyebrows trembled as he approached Russell.
“Debt?”
If it were a debt, it would be over here, right?
“okay.”
Russell responded in a calm voice, taking the brunt of the force emanating from Anton’s magical power.
“I owe you for insulting my family and my father in front of me.”
Reconstruction of the family and revenge of the father.
Even as he struggled against the wall of reality, Russell never forgot those two things for a single moment.
On the contrary, he regretted and cursed himself every night for not being able to even carry out those two things.
But in front of Russell, he was talking about his father and family. Both of them were insulted at the same time.
“What are you talking about now? If it’s an insult, it’s not your family that’s collapsing, but our Baron Frederick… … .”
“It won’t work.”
Before Anton had even finished speaking, a wave of magical power rose along Russell’s whole body.
Magical power so strong that it’s hard to believe that he’s an inferior student.
Ugh!
The generated magical power pushes Anton’s magical power away and at the same time covers the inside of the earthen wall.
As if that wasn’t enough, it spread beyond the wall and throughout the classroom.
Wow.
The magic power is so clear that not only professors but also students can clearly feel it.
“Hey, this is Circle 2, right?”
Russell-.
“That Russell made it to the second circle?”
“whenever?”
“So what you showed after school started wasn’t a coincidence?”
-It was the moment when he revealed to everyone that his level had entered the second circle.
“I guess you should get some beating today.”
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