〈 Episode 253 〉 I am your future (3)
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『If it is blocked, classes will be cancelled. If you can’t stop it, reinforce it.』
The professor’s whisper echoes in my ear. The whisper is soft, but even the content is not soft. Lark felt cold sweat running down his spine.
‘If it’s blocked, classes will be cancelled.’
Words that are sweet just to hear.
‘If you can’t block it, reinforce it.’
A language of curses that sends shivers down your spine just by hearing it.
“······.”
Lark turned his head to the side without saying a word.
Belnoir’s face was filled with fear as he made eye contact, and Lark thought that the expression he was making right now would not be much different from that.
One exchange of glances.
Eventually, the two nod their heads and slowly begin to raise their bodies. The two must find their balance little by little on the shaky ground.
‘It must be stopped.’
The two thoughts overlap.
To achieve a common goal, humans sometimes cooperate.
‘It must be stopped…!’
For sweet rest.
To avoid going through hellish training.
The two, determined to fight to the death, jumped headfirst into the onslaught of spells.
‘···No, why are they acting like that all of a sudden?’
Rox, who was watching this, was just embarrassed.
2.
Rox is very embarrassed right now.
The ground struck by the boots shakes, and the spell explodes one after another, turning the ground upside down. This was the extreme of the shock-type spell developed by Rox… and is the same spell as Rox’s symbol.
Roxman’s order, created after another turbulent period.
Such chained upheavals have a power that surpasses even the higher order Cataclysm.
However, even in the face of that spell, Belnoa and Lark show no sign of backing down. Rather, it seems as if it has made up its mind and is maintaining its balance on the shaking ground.
‘···Even though the power has been reduced, it still won’t be a magic that can be countered, right?’
In short, it is a spell used with the intention of surrendering.
It is a difficult spell to deal with even for wizards who focus on spells. There is no way these two people, who have to run on the ground, can destroy it.
Rox also has pride.
I know very well that they are talented students and that they will reach a much higher level than me in the near future. But, I don’t want to lose right now.
So, just surrender here.
The omens of the spell were exaggerated as much as possible so that the intention could be clearly conveyed…
Sigh.
The two of them, who are glaring at us while holding their weapons tightly, don’t seem to have the slightest intention of shouting surrender. In fact, he seems to be overflowing with even more fighting spirit than before.
A determination to take action.
A strong will to stop it even if it means death.
Cold sweat formed on Rox’s forehead as he looked into the eyes of the two people who seemed to have already made up their minds.
‘No, why on earth??’
I don’t understand.
‘Wasn’t this just training… for me?’
Mock battles, sparring for training.
Rox even feels a kind of ghostly spirit from the two who do their best even in such a light battle.
Of course, it’s a great attitude.
It’s a great posture, but… I end up feeling uneasy for some reason. Rox gulped, swallowed dry saliva, and twisted his military boots that were in contact with the ground to the side.
‘Let’s do this.’
However, if you think this side will give up, you are mistaken. The spell is completed as soon as Rox twists his military boots. The trembling ground begins to crack and split.
Quagagagagagagagag!
The split land and ground push each other up, causing the ground to rise. The raised ground becomes a huge wave that hits Belnoa and Lark.
And, as if he had been waiting for that moment.
widely.
Lark kicked the ground and leaped.
Jump head-on into the incoming waves. At that moment, Rox felt his mind go blank.
‘No, that crazy boy…!’
No matter how much its power was weakened, it was clear that if you jumped in head-on, you would suffer serious injuries. Rox wondered if he should stop the spell right away.
“uh···?”
Rox soon had to realize that it was a useless worry. In a direction I never imagined.
Lark leaps and puts his arms behind his back.
The silver-white ax shines, reflecting the sunlight, and Lark’s wide-open eyes are bloodshot.
Toad, toad, toad.
The sleeves of the school uniform were torn, exposing Lark’s forearms. The veiny forearm expands for a moment, and the handle of the ax becomes distorted.
Power accumulated to the limit.
Lark’s technique was perfected by cutting down any tree he could find in the mountains behind Aplia. It was an imitation of the technique of a superhuman that Lark had seen.
A violent attack (?).
The outstretched arm swings. The ax blade draws a silver-white arc. Two slashes hit the waves rushing towards Lark.
Oh my gosh!
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The waves stop for a moment. A spell with power that surpassed even higher-level spells was blocked by simply swinging the axe.
‘What is that…?’
Rox’s eyes open wide.
However, as if it was too early to be surprised, the stopped waves slowly began to twist.
The waves roll starting from the point where the slash was struck. The flow begins to turn. Shocks explode one after another amidst the rolling waves.
‘The flow is distorted.’
The flow of mana, which forms the basis of the spell, was shaken with a slash.
“Tsk!”
This is the moment when Rox is about to stamp his foot to get back into the flow. Belnoa runs towards the twisting waves with a low posture.
···Rox has no way of knowing, but this is a tactic that Lark and Belnoa learned while dealing with Raniel.
Raniel’s spells are at a different level from those of ordinary wizards. Even her basic spells, which she lightly fires, produce as much power as the high-level spells that most wizards wield.
In the case of her main spell, Smash, the output far exceeds that of higher order spells.
Just once.
Just once, the two blocked Raniel’s Smash. Here, Lark and Belnoa demonstrate the strategy they learned at that time.
‘Something that cannot be blocked from the front.’
A spell that cannot be defeated by output.
The two found a way to deal with it.
Card, card, card!
Lark distorts the flow of mana. It doesn’t last long. A skilled wizard will quickly control the flow. In Raniel’s case, he caught the flow with just a snap of his fingers.
However, a clear gap is created.
Even if the split and twisted flow is filled, traces of the repair remain.
Belnoa took advantage of the gap and rushed in. I thrust my hand into the center of the flow that Rox was trying to control. He grabs hold of the broken mana flow and rips it out.
Throw in!
As soon as Belnoa’s hand came out of the waves, the shaking ground stopped. The crashing waves turn into a pile of dirt and begin to collapse.
“Heh, heh heh…”
Rox, who was watching this, burst into laughter.
‘What did I just see?’
The order was dismantled.
It was the first time either of us had seen it, so we charged head-on into an extremely incomprehensible spell… and dismantled it just like that.
Breaking up of order.
Even though it is the best way to deal with it, it is not something that everyone can do. Because it was a method that required both visual acuity to accurately read the flow of orders and the courage to jump headfirst into the order.
Even wizards on the front lines try this method only against familiar spells that they have seen many times.
‘That’s against the spell I saw for the first time…’
It was successful. So neat.
It’s so absurd that I burst out laughing.
Rox wiped his eyes and sighed.
“This is it.”
If you want to fight more, you can fight.
Lark and Belnoir are half exhausted, having poured all their energy into dismantling the spell. In contrast, Rox still has orders left.
If we continue the battle like this, we may be able to win. But Rox didn’t feel like it.
When you see something truly great, when you see children who have the potential to be at the top… While some people feel jealous of that fact, there are also others who simply admire it.
Rox was one of the latter.
“It was me who had to learn.”
Rox smiled bitterly and raised his arms.
“I lost.”
3.
The duel is over.
Amid the audience’s praise, Lark and Belnoir leave, and the students who had gathered in the arena also begin to leave one by one.
『I will take your questions a little later at the plaza. I need to clean up a little bit right now.』
There were quite a few students who flocked to Rox, but Rox spoke appropriately and sent them to the square. Thus, only two people remained in the deserted arena.
“Professor Rania?”
“huh.”
Rox glanced at Rania, who had already come down to the arena. Rania answered Rox, who tilted her head.
“You said you were going to clean up after yourself?”
“Isn’t this a facility used by students? “Since we’ve left such a mess, we need to pack up the ground and move on.”
“You can’t ask a customer to do that.”
Rania shrugged her shoulders and approached the center of the arena.
“I’ll do it. “Do it soon anyway.”
She lifted her foot and lightly touched the ground. This is the moment when the polished heels of the shoes touch the uneven, raised ground.
Rebuild.
The ground shakes. When the dust that had risen for a moment settled, the ground was back to being as flat as before the duel.
“Wow, dust.”
Rox’s gaze wavered as he looked at Rania, who was waving her hands and shaking off dust.
“Well… you know how to use reconstruction, right? “It’s a spell that I rarely have to use…”
“Why isn’t there anywhere to use it? “There are a lot of them?”
Rania blinked.
Rox added a word.
“Of course, there are many on the battlefield. There are many, aren’t you a professor? “What kind of order did the professor give?”
“I actually know how to do a lot of things.”
Rania burst into laughter.
It was a very attractive smile.
“So, how do you feel about dealing with him?”
“It appears that Aplia has become a monster training center while I was not watching. “The level was extraordinary.”
When Rox attended Aplia, there were many talented kids, but compared to those two, they were just ordinary kids. Even Rox himself.
“Even if you throw it on the battlefield right now, it won’t be a match for most demon lords. “Unless someone at the level of a corps commander comes.”
“To disaster?”
“It’s impossible. Not yet.”
But, Rox added.
“I feel like I can reach it even if it only takes three years, or even just one or two more years. “These kids feel like they’ve already seen a wall.”
“okay?”
“You must be quite cruel to let me say this. “Professor Rania.”
Rox laughed bitterly.
Rox has never even faced a wall properly. Rox knows very well that the level of superhumanity is not available to just anyone, and that it is difficult for a commoner like him to even look at a wall.
‘In the end, someone who knows how to see can also see walls.’
Rox couldn’t accept that vague concept.
Therefore, I felt keenly that I was running towards my limit.
“I’m sorry if you felt bad.”
“No, it’s all about entitlement. Actually, I don’t feel that bad. “When you are on the battlefield, you see countless talented children and people who are born with talent.”
He thought he was superior, but the battlefield was full of monsters worse than him.
“I have a long way to go before I can be jealous of everyone. Rather, it’s a happy thing. “Why do such talented and outstanding children appear?”
Although I say this, it’s not like Rox could have thought like this from the beginning. There were definitely times when Rox was jealous of talented people and frustrated by comparing himself to them.
“Rox, how do I look in your eyes?”
but.
“I don’t have the same output as Kyle. “You can’t come up with a strategy as ingenious as Destel’s.”
“When I first became a hero, the First Prince laughed when he saw me.”
Rox knows.
“It’s pitiful.”
“You will never be able to even reach Kyle’s shadow for the rest of your life, and you are destined to be ravaged by disaster. “You said so.”
“It’s not wrong. “Is that true?”
There was no one more talented than him.
“But what can I do?”
“No matter who is ahead of me, in the end, what I do will not change.”
Nevertheless, a person who quietly went his own way.
At the end, there is a person who is praised by everyone.
“Well, if you walk around, you’ll find one, right?”
“It’s something only I can do.”
“I hope you find something like that, Rox.”
Rox knows.
It was around this time that Rox was thinking of the back of the hero holding the holy spear. Rania said quietly.
“That’s great.”
“yes?”
Rox looked at Rania.
Rania answered with a gentle smile.
“That’s cool. “There are few people who think that way.”
“Is that so?”
“huh. Thank you for your hard work sparring with the kids. I hope you enjoy sightseeing in Aplia during your stay. “Be sure to stop by the cafe.”
Rania takes a step back.
Gray hair fluttered in the blowing wind.
As Rox was staring at her back in fascination, Rania slightly turned her head and looked at Rox.
“Tell this to Galahal.”
Her blue eyes shone.
“I’m looking forward to your visit.”
Rox nodded blankly.
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