Episode 269
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The competition rules state that killing an opponent should be avoided if possible, unless it is an accidental accident.
The standard for judgment is the referees watching the match, and since the level of those referees is at least high-circle mana users, there can be no such thing as a wrong decision.
No matter how cunning a student is, it is seen as a joke in the eyes of high circle mana users.
That is, to that extent, you can check which students are talented and can develop further, and who is the real deal.
So now all the instructors in the Colosseum were convinced.
A true genius has appeared.
A technique that uses a mysterious physical strengthening technique, although I don’t know where it came from, to instantly increase strength.
I really haven’t heard or seen it.
A 17 year old boy shows that?
How much easier the world would be if anyone could do that.
Many people recognized Thanos’ talent.
Among them was Heynckes Beckermann.
“Thanos… … Thanos… … .”
Should I say that the face looks strangely familiar?
And then it occurred to me.
I met him sometime ago.
A man who actually fought.
Grand Duke Jeras, known as the strongest man in the cradle and the first sword of the cradle.
If he puts a lot of muscle on his slender body.
“… … They definitely look alike.”
That was it.
What matters here is the result.
Beckerman glanced to the side and saw a student clenching his fists and trembling.
Roman Stewart.
Should I say it’s like looking at myself when I was younger?
The talent is outstanding.
It is very similar to Merengues, who was taken as a disciple.
Not only that, but growth was also fast.
I am a 6 circle mana user at 17 years old.
Similar to Elizabeth Valantie of the Teslan Kingdom, but strictly speaking she attained the 6th Circle later than her.
Still, a talent with a promising future.
I had no doubt that he would become a master without a hitch, but now, someone with even more talent than Roman has appeared before my eyes.
Someone who would be considered a genius appears, then another genius who surpasses him appears, then another genius who surpasses that genius appears.
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In this intertwining relationship, Beckerman felt a strange sense of defeat.
Because it was all centered around one man.
‘Jack Valanti, you have an eye for talent.’
Thanos looks at Jack Valantier with a confident expression.
And here is Jack Balantier, looking at Thanos with a smile.
Beckerman, who had been watching the two for a moment, quietly turned his head.
It’s almost like a romantic, family-like love that is rarely seen in today’s generation.
Because it felt like such a warm, taffy atmosphere.
Beckerman couldn’t bear to look at it for long.
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Thanos tried.
Even when he lost his mana and realized his own mana limitations, he never stopped trying.
I read countless books and trained my body.
That’s when I met Jack, and he taught me the art of bodybuilding.
As soon as Thanos saw it, he felt a lightning strike in his head.
That’s a lightning bolt, a ray of light to be exact.
Because it felt like a helping hand.
That’s it.
I thought that would be enough to break through the limitations of my limited mana and make me stronger than I am now. I thought that was all there was to it.
Jack restoring his blood vessels was no joke, it was something I had never thought of or imagined.
This is something that happened before.
Thanos only had the ability to use his body, and he thought it was his only weapon.
So, I wanted to know about rigidity.
I read every single record of ogres in the great library of the Milos Academy.
Their physical characteristics include tough and hard skin similar to trolls, resilience, and muscle density that is overwhelmingly superior to that of other races.
So they wanted to make that superior density even stronger, and that’s how rigidity was created.
Thanos thought as he figured out the origin.
If we assume that a human uses this, how much of this can a human without the density of an ogre implement?
And I realized something interesting.
That was quite a coincidence.
It was a single line of sentence that I found quite by chance.
‘The art of rigidity originally existed in three stages.’
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But something was strange.
Jack clearly said that there are six levels of rigidity.
Thanos thought.
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Why is there a difference in steps?
The answer was simple.
A natural difference that arose when converting ogre technology into human technology.
Thanos went one step further.
Is it true that the stages are divided into stages 1, 2, and 3 simply because of the difference in the number of times the body is compressed?
Is that all?
This time, Thanos found the answer.
Harold once saw Kangcheoljutsu and said it was a ‘one-hit kill’ and ‘a terrible technique’.
If a human is to develop technology beyond human capabilities, there must naturally be an appropriate amount of risk involved.
So, is there no way to reduce that risk?
In a situation where the secret of body strengthening is physical strength, if only the risk could be reduced, it could be an advancement in technology and a unique technique.
As Thanos thought about that, lightning struck his head once more.
Exile Pantheon.
The man who told Jack to naturalize.
In Thanos’ mind, that scene was vivid as if he remembered a famous painting.
The technique that Jack used when he cut off the head of the Exile Pantheon with a single sword strike.
It wasn’t just simple body work.
Thanos, who had been constantly thinking and working hard, eventually figured out the method.
Strengthening the body with full-body rigidity, then using partial rigidity from that state and pulling all the mana in the body into one place like Jack did.
That was the technology back then, and that’s what was shown now.
If I had to give it a name, I would call it the ‘Trinity.’
The sword that Charlotte used to carve a long scar on Harold’s arm when he was a mid-level master.
Thanos learned a technique that allows a user with only 4 circle mana to effectively hit the Master.
The technique that Jinjo-in Charlotte used to explode with the power of Pianhua, and further, the pinnacle of body strengthening techniques.
To be exact, Thanos took his first step towards that extreme when he was only 17 years old.
That’s definitely genius.
It was not within the category of ordinary people.
Thanos slowly bowed his head deeply towards where Jack was.
How can I ever repay this favor?
How can I pay it back?
I don’t know the details, but I know one thing.
Jack loves watching someone grow.
Thanos made a vow to himself.
‘Grow and grow again.’
Thanos lowered his head and lowered it a little more deeply.
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‘I will be your sword. That is my path and my life.’
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Thanos stood in the middle of the stadium, bowing his head toward me.
That one, that one.
“You’re thinking of something weird again.”
-What is it?
Sel asked from the side, but he just shook his head.
“By the way, it’s pretty good.”
Honestly, I didn’t know either.
I really had no idea Thanos would use that kind of technology.
Looking at the type of technique, it seems to be a mix of full body rigidity and partial rigidity, and it also amplifies the mana of the entire body.
This is easier said than done.
In reality, it is a very difficult task.
In common, it is a technique that focuses most on mana control, and you need to know how to properly combine its distribution, connection, and compatibility, and also minimize risk.
If it were easy, the ogres of the past would not have been exterminated by the Master, but would have ruled the world instead.
-That’s the technique you saw before when the boss killed the Master called Exile Pantheon, right?
Maybe it was because he was a dragon, but Cell seemed to notice it right away.
Charlotte, who was next to her.
“It’s similar to when I talked back to Instructor Harold before… no, I guess.”
-Harold, are you the acting Dean of the Department of Swordsmanship?
“……uh.”
-You too, you’ve been causing a lot of accidents.
“… … .”
-So can I use that technology now?
Charlotte shook her head.
“I have a feeling, but I’m not sure. I guess I’ll have to try it to find out.”
He patted the two guys’ heads with both hands and smiled faintly.
Then I heard it.
The cells are small.
– Thanos was a genius too.
Mumbling words like this.
Then he raises his head and looks at me.
I burst out laughing.
Then Charlotte looks at me too.
The gazes of these two little kids strangely feel like they have the same meaning.
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like.
So I guess you could say it’s like asking, who’s next?
He shrugged.
Just then, coincidentally.
Thanos steps down from the stage and another man steps up onto the stage.
The man who had been sitting next to Beckerman just a moment ago.
A student, to be exact.
As I looked at the student, who was quite handsome and had the characteristic five-to-five karma, I was reminded of a moment in the past.
‘He wasn’t a good father, but he was the father I needed.’
‘Why, why did you have such power… … and why did you live like that?’
Before I die.
The kid who came to me with a sword as I sat on Iskandar’s corpse as a chair after finishing the last war in my previous life.
The boy, who looked to be about 14 or 15 years old, called himself Jack Stewart.
I was curious because we had the same name, but I wonder if that kid would look just like that when he gets a little older and gains more muscle.
“We will move on to the next game right away.”
A man also walked out from the Ismael Academy.
“Please give them a warm round of applause! Netu from Ishmael Academy and Roman Stewart from Tulcan Academy!”
Everyone was applauding, and the Colosseum was starting to heat up.
I was laughing.
“Roman Stewart… … .”
The feeling of one side of my chest tickling feels like a twist of fate.
I looked at Beckerman, who was standing across from me with his arms crossed and a serious expression on his face, and ended up smiling faintly.
Things are really tough.
“It’s been fun going back.”
By the way, I heard that the Tulcan kids are really good at talent hunting.
I suddenly became curious.
I wonder if he’ll do better than me.
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A match to decide who will advance to the semifinals.
That was the last game.
Roman Stewart and Neto.
One of these two will advance to the semifinals.
Neto is 190cm tall and Roman Stewart is 180cm tall.
As soon as the bell rang to start the game, Neto ran over.
Netu, holding a greatsword as tall as himself, looked like a slightly smaller Thanos.
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Phew-!
Phew-!!
Netu’s greatsword that tears the air apart.
The cracking sound was unusual.
The audience watching was unconsciously swiping their arms.
but.
Phew-!!
Phew-!!
Roman dodged with such ease.
Bow, turn your body, take a step back or two, and arch your back.
Roman continues to evade and Neto continues to attack.
“Ohhhhhh!!”
“More!! More!! More!!!”
