EP.94 Sword and Shield (2)
There is no perfect human being. Humans look for in others what they lack in themselves. When necessary, humans cooperate with others.
“One restriction, no preemptive attack.”
Belnoa, standing at the border, opened his mouth. The shadow wrapped around Belnoa’s arm wriggles.
“Restriction two, spells are limited to Smite. Also, only used to intercept spells.”
A circuit is engraved in the shadow. Belnoir glanced at Lark while assessing the number of spells in stock.
“There are five restrictions in total. “The professor already told me two… and I found one of the remaining three.”
“is it. “I found one too.”
Lark clashes the axes he holds in both hands with Kang and Kaang. Sparks fly and the spell stocked on the ax heats up.
“······This is the limitation I found.”
“······This is the limitation I found.”
Belnoa and Lark have different fighting styles. Since the methods are different, the perspective from which the battle is read is also different. Differences are revealed through language. Belnoa’s words and Lark’s words did not overlap.
Two limitations were revealed.
There is only one remaining constraint.
Belnoa explained the plan, and Lark listened. After listening to the whole story, Lark spoke briefly.
“is it.”
The answer is no in the affirmative. However, Lark answers by bending his knees. Lark lowers his stance.
Kuguk.
Lark’s shoes dig into the ground. The pile of dirt is pushed back. He lowered his posture as if crawling on the floor and placed the sack on the ground.
Accel.
Increased strength (Muscular).
“Cow,” Lark’s heart beats wildly. Lark’s breathing becomes faster. Breathing faster, Lark counts.
“one.”
Belnoa pulls out a shadow.
“two.”
The drawn out shadow curls into the shape of a sharp awl. There are a total of five entangled shadows.
“three.”
The moment I pronounced “three,” Lark hit the ground. With a thud, a pile of dirt jumped up. Beyond the dirt mound, Bel Noah lifted his left hand.
Shadow-Needle.
The dagger is ejected. Faster than the ejected dagger, Lark rushes towards Rania.
2.
Every time you take a step, the distance narrows significantly. Lark ran, kicking the ground with his eyes wide open. The distance decreases to about five steps.
widely.
However, the professor still seems to have no intention of moving. Is this because there is a restriction that if a line is not crossed, there will be no preemptive attack? Or is it just leisure?
I can not know.
We don’t know, but what Lark will do is decided.
Lark put his arms behind his back without slowing down. Take one more step, shortening the gap to around three steps.
Huh!
I swung my right arm, which had been bent back, forward. The hatchet makes the sound of cutting through the wind and is thrown towards Rania.
“······”
Rania, who was staring at the ax in silence, waved her hand. Lark opened his eyes wide.
‘right hand.’
Strike accurately at the shaft of the spinning ax blade. The hatchet’s trajectory bends vertically and falls to the floor.
widely.
At that point, Lark closed the gap to one step. The borderline drawn by Rania was crossed. Rania looked down at Lark, who was crouching down in his lowered posture.
That gaze is calm.
The movement is still leisurely.
Lark swallowed dry saliva and raised the ax in his left hand. The movement is fast. However, Rania is much faster.
Sigh.
She grabs the ax blade with her bare hands.
‘right hand.’
She holds the ax with her right hand again and bends her body slightly. Her knee comes towards Lark’s abdomen.
‘fast!’
can not avoid. However, this is the expected trend up to this point. Lark quickly turned his body to the side.
Hiss!
The shadow dagger hidden behind Lark’s back appears. It is a spell that strikes from a blind spot of vision. However, this time Rania reacted.
She lifts her left finger.
Coo!
A powerful strike that lands in an instant swats away all the shadow daggers. However, a break occurs between actions. Taking advantage of the gap, Lark let go of his ax and rolled on the floor.
Rolling on the floor, he pulls out the ax stuck in the ground.
‘Left hand.’
Lark gains confidence from the previous battle.
‘All spells must be used with the ‘left hand’ only.’
Pulling out his axe, Lark digs to the left. I listen to the sound of Belnoa’s footsteps approaching with a thud.
‘Use your left hand even in situations where you can use your right hand. And, the opposite is also true.’
Lark turned left and swung his ax.
It is easy to catch it if you stretch out your left hand, but this time Rania extends her right hand again.
‘Even as I let go of the ax I was holding onto.’
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It’s a very unnatural movement.
‘For all physical interference such as hitting, grabbing, attacking, etc., only use the right hand.’
Lark changes the trajectory of the axe and jumps one step further to the side. Rania’s right arm fiercely cuts through the air.
‘even.’
The twisted ax’s trajectory is towards Rania’s legs. Her right hand is already cutting through the air. Her left hand is not used. If so, there is only one thing to come.
leg.
Sure enough, her legs move. Her knees bend and the kick comes in. Looking at that, Lark raised the corner of his mouth.
‘Even the legs are part of the restriction.’
I predicted that my right leg would move.
‘This is one of the restrictions the professor imposed.’
Lark brings the blade of his ax to the approaching heel. The ax blade and the heel of Rania’s shoe collide with a clang sound.
“Big!”
The one pushed out is Lark.
Lark’s shoes drag on the floor. There is no time to adjust his posture. This time, Rania took a step toward Lark.
Her steps are brisk. light.
However, the incoming attack is heavy. She bends her elbows. Her fist raises.
Shadow-Needle.
However, thorns fly again. This time it’s not just thorns. Behind her, Belle Noah slashes, holding her dagger at her back.
Smite.
Kwasik! As soon as the dagger breaks, she turns her body. Her gray hair flutters. A spinning kick hits Belnoa’s side.
“Sigh!”
Belnoa, hit by a kick, rolls on the floor and stands up. Lark also rolled on the floor, picked up the axe, and widened the distance again.
“hmm.”
Rania tapped and touched the ground with her toe.
Looking at that scene, Lark swallowed dry saliva. Beads of sweat run down my spine.
nervous.
However, there is more excitement than tension.
“······under.”
A smile forms on Lark’s lips.
‘see.’
I saw the answer.
There is an answer one step ahead. Lark opened his eyes wide. His pupils shake as he observes Rania’s every little movement.
‘do.’
With Rania in between, Lark exchanges glances with Belnoir. Belnoa threw a shadow dagger. The dagger exploded and a shadow rose out.
Rania reacts to the shadow.
Kwarung!
There is a flash of light. It’s like a flash of lightning from bottom to top. A bang tears the shadow apart. Lark approaches through the scattered shadows. She swings an axe.
Huh.
A kick comes. It’s the right foot.
Lower your head to avoid. If you knew which leg would move which way, you could avoid it.
Dodge and raise the ax. Rania leans her upper body back. This was the first evasive action seen.
Belnoa enters from behind with a dagger stabbed. Rania extends her right arm behind her back without even looking at it. She grabs the dagger.
It is a movement that is close to a stunt. I even wonder if there are eyes on my back.
‘Still, it’s okay.’
The condition has been achieved.
‘What’s left.’
Lark strikes down the ax that was pointing upwards.
He somehow brings Rania’s wariness toward Belnoa to his side.
‘It’s just a waste of time.’
She puts down the dagger. Twisting her waist, she turns her body and hits Lark’s abdomen with her elbow. Lark gasps for breath and is pushed back.
However, it does not collapse.
Lark rushes back.
I grit my teeth and swing the axe, sometimes dodging, and sometimes getting hit.
Every time I get hit, my vision shakes. I feel like I’m going to collapse. However, Lark endures. In order to hold on to one victory.
‘Belnoir said.’
Hold on.
‘Don’t make me do that move.’
Lark gazes at Rania’s left hand with wide eyes. She stared at her gloves, jumping at them every time she tried to touch them.
‘2 seconds.’
Count in your mind.
Even though I’m rolling around on the floor, I stand up again.
‘1 second.’
The time that Belnoa promised is approaching.
In the end, Lark wastes time by picking up an ax and throwing it. He threw both axes. He did so and he earned a second.
‘now.’
Lark opened his eyes and rushed at him with his bare hands. Professor Rania’s eyes, looking at Lark who was running tirelessly, wavered for a moment.
Her head turns around.
Look behind your back. Belnoir is stretching out his hands behind his back. A shadow dagger swings around him. It’s not just Bisu that’s shaking.
Offering.
Belnoa’s two fingers are bent. The completed circuit is just before it emits light. As she was about to reflexively lift her left finger, she tsk and clicked her tongue.
He stretches out his hand as if trying to rip off the circuit.
However, that hand never touches Belnoa.
Sigh.
Lark rushed in with his bare hands and clung to Rania’s right arm. He cannot stop the movement, but he certainly slows it down.
Flashing.
Eventually, the circuit is completed with a flash of light. A shadow in the shape of a beast opens its mouth wide.
The deal was done.
The stars gave Belnoa the phenomenon he deserved.
‘It is complete.’
Even if you don’t know how to use a sword, it’s difficult to ward off a shadow beast without a spell. It is a shadow beast the size of two fingers.
‘and.’
Lark smiles.
‘Professor, you can’t use spells.’
Restrictions I heard from Belnoa before starting.
-Professor Rania only uses three spells. Three at a time. And, he makes sure to make that move after writing three.
An action of pulling the glove of the left hand.
-I didn’t use the spell until I took that action. So, somehow prevent that movement and take time.
If only you would do that.
-We won. Because I will shoot an unblockable spell without a spell.
The beast with its mouth open attacks Rania. She looks so small compared to the huge beast. Belnoir and Lark sense victory.
‘······uh?’
However, that is the moment.
Lark, who was hanging on Rania’s arm, notices something strange. Lark looked at Rania’s face. To be exact, her blue eyes.
calm.
Still no shaking.
Only its eyes move quickly in front of the maw of the attacking shadow beast. The rapidly moving eyes finally turn towards Lark.
Stop.
Those eyes stop. It feels like time has stopped. When Lark met Rania’s eyes, she instinctively felt it. He is warned by intuition built up through battle after battle.
‘Failed.’
That the plan was shattered.
However, there is no time to inform Belnoa about him.
Wow!
“Sigh!”
For a moment I didn’t understand what was happening. My vision wavered and I fell to the floor. Pain was felt in her chest.
‘Did you take the picture with your knee?’
It was so fast that I didn’t even notice.
However, the movement does not stop there. Lark lay down on the floor and looked at Rania.
With a thud, she kicks the ground.
Avoid the pouring rain. Don’t throw it away or grab it. You can avoid the dagger by simply turning your body, tilting your head, and running. Her shadow beast is also chasing her, but slowly. It was so slow.
“······!”
Belnoir takes a deep breath and moves towards the stumps. However, the professor is faster than him. After digging in, she reaches out her hand and grabs Belle Noah’s head.
Pull Belnoa with your right hand.
She twists her pelvis and stretches her legs. A thin leg gets caught around Belnoa’s neck.
“ah.”
Swing it like that.
Quang!
Belnoa’s body, pinned to the ground, shakes. It is a shock close to fainting. Belnoa’s vision blinks. He could barely keep his wits about him.
If the user’s mind is intact.
No matter what the situation, witchcraft does not stop.
A shadow beast attacks belatedly. Rania just turned her head slightly to look at that scene. She lifts her left hand. He pulled on her gloves.
“under······.”
Belnoa let out a laugh.
He foresaw the failure of his plan and lowered his head.
Sigh.
The cheerful sound of snapping fingers rings out. The sound of a finger snapping is followed by a flash of light like lightning. A flash of light enters the maw of the shadow beast.
Throw in!
With one hard blow, the shadow beasts scatter.
Belnoa, realizing that the spell had dissipated, put his head down on the ground and let out a deep sigh.
‘······I offered two fingers.’
There is no nonsense.
“Are we really sure we can win?”
It was inevitable that such a muttering would come out. I couldn’t find an answer at all.
“Whoa…”
Something caught Belnoir’s gaze as he lay on the floor, out of breath.
‘ax.’
This is the ax that Lark hastily threw away. It’s stuck in the ground at an angle. As Belnoa looked at it, something flashed in his mind.
‘found.’
He muttered to himself.
‘The final constraint.’
And, maybe even a way to win.
3.
“hmm.”
Looking at Lark and Belnoir lying side by side on the floor, I smoothed my chin.
“It’s pretty good.”
And then he rewrote the disheveled skull bowl.
I crossed my arms and tapped my forearm with my fingers. I gave a lot of hints to help me understand the restrictions. But I never thought I would realize it so quickly.
‘The initial plan was to teach while holding hands until the sun goes down.’
I guess it wouldn’t take that long. His observation skills were better than I could imagine. Not only Belnoa, but even Lark.
‘Still, it’s a shame.’
I walked in front of Lark. In front of Lark, who was lying on the floor, he bent his knees and lowered his posture.
“lakh.”
“···Chuck, clack. “Yes, Professor.”
Lark coughed repeatedly and looked at me. He was lying down on the floor, as if he didn’t even have the strength to stand up.
‘How should I explain it?’
I thought for a moment.
I lowered my head slightly, and my hair fell over Lark’s face. I slowly opened my mouth while looking into Lark’s eyes.
“Are you a wizard first of all?”
“yes?”
“Don’t forget that you are a wizard.”
Lark blinked.
I sighed and stood up. It would be best to just give this much advice for now. Because the exam isn’t over yet.
“so.”
I sat down on the stump and crossed my legs.
“Are you going to do more?”
“······I’ll try again a little later.”
At my question, Belnoa stumbled and stood up from the ground. Belnoir grabbed Lark’s arm and tried to raise him up, but Lark fell to the floor again and again.
“···What are you doing?”
“I can’t stand up. it’s tough.”
“Shouldn’t we go outside the border?”
“Well, I guess I’ll just drag you along.”
Belnoir sighed and grabbed Lark’s ankle. He dragged Lark outside the border.
“Oh, wait. Belnoa. for a moment.”
“why.”
“There’s dirt in my mouth.”
“Then lie down on the other side.”
“Indeed, there is such a way.”
Lark spun around and lay down.
I laughed inadvertently. Suddenly, an old memory came to mind.
-······I can’t stand up.
-You have to go quickly. This is not a place to lie down like that.
-You will recover in a little while. I just can’t move right now. Can you give me a piggyback ride?
-Are you crazy? Can’t you see that my ankle is too small? It just drags on.
-······That’s too much.
When I think about it, it seemed like Lark and Belnoir had a lot in common with me and Kyle.
‘Though Lark is hundreds of times better than that bastard Kyle.’
As I was thinking such nonsense, I suddenly heard a voice in my ear.
『Huh, Professor Rania?』
It was Professor McHart. I tapped the magic tool in my ear and opened my mouth.
“yes. Please speak.”
『Well, it’s nothing else… I was just watching you?』
“Yes, by the way.”
『Isn’t this too harsh…? Then, I’m a little worried that I might break a bone…』
Broken bone?
‘How many hits did you get?’
I tilted my head and answered.
“Just this? “You hit me so gently?”
『······.』
“Professor McHart, if you are a knight from the battlefield, haven’t you ever mastered military discipline?”
『It has to exist.』
“It’s just like that, whatever. “You don’t have to worry.”
『There is nothing to worry about…』
I listened to Professor McHart’s mutterings with one ear and let them out with the other. Because I don’t think it’s that important.
“······.”
As I was sorting out the communication, I suddenly made eye contact with Belnoa, who was dragging Lark. Belle Noah was staring at me with her eyes narrowed.
“why?”
“that······.”
“what.”
“it’s nothing······.”
Belnoir rubbed his ribs and sighed. It was a very unfair expression.
‘Why is it like that?’
I hit it really gently.
A word from the author (author review)
I don’t think today’s episode will be relatively interesting.
I thought it would be better to complete the next episode and upload it together tomorrow… but!
Still, I decided to upload it while it was finished…!
*As there is a lot of battle scenes, there was a lot of content included. 😀
