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7.
Immediately after preparation time is given.
While Class 2 was building a defense line, Iris Senior, the representative of Class 3, thought over the previous match with a very serious expression.
“What on earth was that?”
“Well, we don’t know either.”
“Suddenly my body became heavy and I was so tired that I couldn’t fight properly.”
That’s not the only strange thing.
If you think about it, there were many situations that did not make sense even when the first line of defense was breached. So, I was wondering what the cause of this was.
“To be exact, I was sleepy.”
“yes? “You said you were sleepy?”
“I once stayed awake for three days and nights, and my condition was similar to that time.”
Ibella’s answer continued.
Then the cadets who couldn’t find the right expression nodded their heads in unison.
“yes! Cadet Ibella is right!”
“Now that I think about it, I feel incredibly sleepy.”
It was a moment when all opinions agreed.
As soon as she finished testifying about her sudden drowsiness, Iris muttered the most common guess that could come to mind.
“Did they use some sleep magic?”
“No, that’s unlikely. “The magic detection device didn’t even respond in the first place.”
“Then the possibility of it being a magic tool… … .”
“You passed the detector before the game started.”
Camilla shook her head.
As if it wasn’t magic or a magic tool.
A question that has fallen into the labyrinth again.
Iris, who was sighing in frustration, suddenly turned her head as if she remembered someone.
“ah! Cadet Noah.”
“… … yes?”
“Do you have any guesses about what happened in the previous game?”
A shaman who competed against the genius wizard, Delia Arpen, in the selection competition.
Wouldn’t Noah know something?
Iris looked at her with eyes full of anticipation, but what she got back was a negative answer.
“Well, I don’t know. I’m fine too… … .”
“Whew, is that so?”
Iris’s face darkened again.
Of course this is a lie.
Noah noticed that Perticia was using elemental magic even before the game started.
‘But I can’t say it gently.’
If it became known that Perticia used spirit magic, there was a possibility that her true identity would be revealed.
‘So it’s right for you to speak for yourself.’
Noah thought so.
Ulan may have felt the same way, but even though he knew the truth, he remained silent. That’s when the conversation came back to square one.
“The game will start soon!”
“Participants, move to your location!”
The referees’ shouts rang out.
It appears that Team 2 has completed building a defense line.
Camilla patted Iris’ shoulder, who was still lost in thought.
“Iris, let’s start with the match.”
“Hmm, then the formation is… … .”
“I will take the lead.”
At that time, Ulan, who had been silent, intervened.
No student objected to the remarks of Ace, who performed brilliantly. Even the cautious Iris nodded willingly.
“All right. However, there are also unidentified phenomena, so please be careful.”
“That’s right, be careful. “I was really sleepy.”
Feeling the concern of Iris and Ibella, Ulan walked forward with great strides.
After completing all preparations.
The second defense battle has begun.
“Okay, the second half has begun!”
“Due to Class 2’s disqualification, Class 3 is virtually guaranteed to win even if they arrive within the time limit.”
“Squad 3 seems to have recognized this as well, and is ready to break through the defense line without hesitation!”
“Let’s see, the vanguard of class 3 is… … .”
The two broadcasters’ eyes were focused on the stadium.
At the same time, a figure was seen quickly advancing through the battle lines. A red-haired barbarian. Edelin discovered this and opened her eyes wide.
“Ulan! It’s Ulan!”
A voice full of excitement.
She cried out, standing up to her knees.
“Entrance ceremony nightmare! Loser of sports day! Ulan cadets are at the forefront of Class 3!”
“It means you will end it without paying attention.”
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“you’re right! The Ulan cadet rushes in with the momentum to crush your hopes from the beginning! How will Class 2 cope with this hopeless situation?”
While the heated proceedings continued.
The students in charge of the first line of defense encouraged each other with solemn faces.
“Everyone stay where you are!”
“If we hold out, the back row will have an advantage.”
“Even if you lose, stick with it until the end!”
Eyes full of solemnity and tension.
At that time, Ulan, who was running like crazy, suddenly showed strange behavior.
“uh? “He stopped in his tracks!”
“It stopped? why?”
“sorry. Until there… … .”
Because the distance is just a distance, it is not visible.
Just as I was about to answer that.
Suddenly, a terrifying sound was heard.
Huh! Quagga-ga-ga-ga-ga!
With the sound of tearing wind, a strong gust of wind swept away the first line of defense.
“Ugh! “What, what is it?”
“Suddenly the wind… … .”
A hazy cloud of dirt and dust.
Next, a noise much louder than what I had just heard struck my ears.
Wow! Kwasik! Quaaaang!
The sound of trees breaking loudly.
The moment I reflexively turned my head, an unbelievable sight unfolded before my eyes.
“… … uh?”
Right near the final defense line.
All the tall trees fell down.
It wasn’t long before I saw a stick stuck in a rock through the trees. Class 2 students recognized what it was at a glance.
“Training spear?”
An ordinary stick without even a spear blade.
When I looked at this blankly.
A familiar voice knocked on my ear.
“You missed the mark.”
It was Ulan’s voice.
At that moment, everyone remembered.
The ridiculous record that the owner of the voice I just heard set in a javelin throwing competition.
The shock and fear I felt at that time.
“I’ll guess next time.”
Ulan fixing the second window.
However, before the spears could even be thrown, the first line of defense collapsed. This is because the students, overcome by instinctive fear, ran out of the circle.
“Ahh! “Students are leaving!”
“This is how the first line of defense collapses.”
Broadcasters shouting with sad faces.
However, that was only for a moment, and Million nodded and continued the process.
“Actually, I expected it. “The students brought in this time are not the main force of class 2.”
The students, who were originally the main force, collapsed due to Ulan’s roar during the last game. In other words, the students currently participating are in group 2.
“Still, it’s a pity. “It’s obvious just by looking at him that he’s bluffing, but he’s running away scared.”
“yes? “Are you bluffing?”
“That’s right. Considering the javelin throwing skills he showed in the previous match, it must have been intentional that he missed from that distance.”
Million provided a plausible analysis.
However, this guess is wrong. The reason Ulan brought the spear was not simply a threat, but an action with a clear purpose.
‘Just one minute from now.’
Immediately after the game started.
A strong gust of wind hit Class 3. Also, the ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
The cause of the sudden change was Perticia’s control. This was possible because the range of elemental magic was effective up to a radius of 1km.
‘So I borrowed the spear from Iris.’
Afterwards, he measured the distance appropriately and threw his spear, aiming for where Perticia was.
Of course, I had no intention of hitting it, so I aimed for the forest near the final defense line. Still, thanks to this, Perticia’s control slowed down for a moment.
Taking advantage of this, Ulan arrived at the second defense line literally in the blink of an eye and stepped into the circle without the slightest hesitation.
“You fool!”
“I can’t believe I came in here on my own feet.”
“good! “Hold everyone!”
“He has no weapons!”
The students who had been waiting rushed in all at once.
But they were the ones caught.
“Eh?”
A huge palm grabbing your face.
Only then did I realize it was wrong, but it was already too late. There was no mercy in the actions of the Uhlan, and their heads were driven to the ground.
Kwasik! Kwaaaaang!
Students who were instantly thrown upside down.
He appeared motionless, as if he had fainted.
“Uh, uh… … !”
Those left behind realized it too late.
Even if he doesn’t use aurors or realms, even if he doesn’t have a weapon, he is a master.
A strategic weapon that transcends human limitations.
Due to the formidable strength and stamina, the students lost their will to fight and ran away.
“Ahh! Even the second line of defense collapses!”
“It’s finished, thank you for your hard work.”
Million, who was watching the broadcast, spoke calmly.
There is nothing more to see now.
Unlike class 2, where nine students were disqualified, there was no dropout in class 3. So the situation went in the exact opposite direction from the previous game.
And around that time.
Uhlan also faced Perticia.
She squatted in a small circle.
After discovering Ulan, Perticia shook off the dirt and stood up. She then spoke with sparkling innocent eyes.
“Wow, you really have incredible strength.”
“… … ?”
“I didn’t know you would throw the spear this far.”
She points to the ruined forest.
Then he suddenly made a sullen expression.
“Still, it’s a bit cruel.”
“What do you mean?”
“Because you are the master.”
“Why is that?”
“There is a difference from other people in terms of strength, stamina, and physical ability.”
I know what you’re trying to say.
But if you look at it that way, Perticia is also shameful. Ulan immediately retorted.
“If you say that, isn’t it the same for you?”
“yes? “What am I?”
“Because you are also using a spirit.”
“… … !?”
Eyes that turned into a startled rabbit.
Perticia opened her eyes.
As if I had seen a ghost. After a moment, she asked, her voice stuttering.
“Seo, can you really see it?”
“no.”
“Then how…” … .”
“I only heard about it because one of my colleagues was able to read traces of elemental magic.”
“Who? “Do you know someone?”
“It’s a secret.”
Ulan closed his mouth.
If the truth is told, Perticia will definitely interrogate Noah, and then she will have to explain Noah’s special ability, the ‘system’.
Meanwhile, when the desired answer was not received, Perticia looked sullen again. She then refuted what Ulan said earlier.
“The spirits are part of my body.”
“part?”
“Yes, I am half-human and half-spirit, born between a human and a spirit. So, to me, elemental magic is as natural as moving my limbs.”
Perticia answers confidently.
Ulan chuckled and responded.
“I’ll give you back the answer I just gave you.”
“yes? What are you saying… … .”
When she tilted her head.
Suddenly Ulan stretched out his fist. Immediately, a strong surge of wind arose, and the wind suddenly whipped around her, tangling her hair.
“This power is also a part of my body.”
“But that’s something I gained from becoming a master… … .”
“Wrong.”
Ulan shook his head.
He answered calmly.
“My strength was innate from birth. “I didn’t get it by becoming a master.”
“… … Really?”
“okay.”
“Um, are your parents giants?”
“no.”
Is that possible?
Ulan shook his head repeatedly.
“And that’s it for the small talk.”
At the same time, his eyes flashed.
It was only then that I finally realized it.
The fact that Perticia was buying time by talking to him. Realizing that she only had 10 minutes left, he spoke in a warning tone.
“I’ll give you one minute. “Get out of the way.”
“What if I say I don’t like it?”
“I make you a totem too.”
When I first heard it, I didn’t know what it meant.
But after repeating various matches, I now know what that means. If you don’t want to be thrown upside down, get out of the way.
“Wow, it’s different from before.”
“You mean different?”
“You said you didn’t want me to get hurt.”
“That was then, and now is now.”
Ulan responds shamelessly.
He spread three fingers.
“There are now 30 seconds left.”
“… … .”
Perticia bit her lip.
An expression that clearly shows what is going on.
It was then.
“Cadet Lapidis!”
“Surrender and retreat!”
“This game is our loss anyway.”
“There’s no need to hurt yourself on purpose!”
A shout heard from outside the stadium.
Pelion and the 2nd class students were evacuated due to a ruptured eardrum in the previous match.
But Perticia shook her head.
“… … no, I do not want.”
“What, what?”
“Even if I get hurt, even if my defeat is confirmed, I don’t want to regret running away later.”
A voice full of determination.
Immediately, bright red eyes flashed.
“That’s why I never give up until the end!”
The moment I met those stubborn eyes.
A forgotten memory came to mind.
Memories of past lives.
It was a memory of when Ulan and other warriors fell into a trap prepared by Lacus, the Howling Eyeball, one of the Lords of the Abyss.
‘It was really dangerous at the time.’
So much so that everyone was prepared for annihilation.
The mercenary group I fought with said they would sacrifice themselves to buy time, and thanks to that, I had a chance to escape. However, the warriors hesitated.
This is because opinions were divided into two.
‘Opinion to retreat and wait for support.’
Delia, Ian and Sven.
The three most rational warriors argued that they should retreat, regroup, wait for reinforcements, and then fight again.
‘On the contrary… … .’
Ulan, Ibella and Laurea.
The three warriors chose to fight even though they were at a disadvantage. If we run away like this, the death of the mercenaries will be certain.
Opinions were split 3 to 3.
All that remained was Perticia’s opinion, but Ulan did not expect much. Because she was the most timid and reluctant to fight among her warriors.
‘So I thought you were going to say let’s retreat.’
What came back was an unexpected answer.
『Let’s fight.』
She curled up like a scared rabbit.
Even though his complexion became pale due to the shadow of death approaching right in front of him, the will in his bright red eyes did not break.
『If you run away from here, one day you will regret abandoning your comrades. In that case, it would be better to fight.』
Eyes filled with strong stubbornness.
Although Perticia is uncharacteristically weak and timid, she overcomes her fear and wants to fight when her comrades’ lives are at stake.
‘Oh, now that I think about it, it was like that back then too.’
The last memory of my past life.
At the time, the seriously injured warriors remained alone in the Giant King’s cave to buy time to escape.
Perticia, who was seriously injured and collapsed, said this to Ulan just before she passed out from extreme pain.
『… … Don’t be quick to judge.』
As if he had read Ulan’s mind.
Perticia whispered earnestly in a voice that seemed as if it would break at any moment.
『If we fight together, we will definitely find a way out. So, so that we don’t regret it later, please don’t be too quick to judge.』
If Swordswoman Ibella was the only person who opposed Ulan being left alone, Perticia was the one who saw through Ulan’s intentions before that.
However, Ulan ignored Perticia’s instructions and stayed alone to fight. And now that he’s regressed, he’s never regretted his decision.
“is it.”
After finishing reminiscing about my past life.
Ulan burst into laughter.
“You were the same from the beginning.”
“Same thing, what do you mean?”
She looks puzzled.
However, Ulan did not respond. He just spits out incomprehensible words with a smiling face.
“I’ll tell you soon.”
One day, when preparations are complete and all warriors gather in one place, I will reveal the memories and truths of my past life without hiding them.
After thinking about it, Ulan took a step forward.
Because it was right to end this game first.
“Let’s finish it as quickly as possible.”
Soon he kicked the ground.
The moment I took a step in Perticia’s direction, my instincts warned me of danger.
Then, suddenly, I felt like my body was floating in the air, and the solid ground suddenly gave way.
“… … !”
Ulan’s body falling rapidly.
It seems that the earth spirits took advantage of the conversation with Ulan to dig up the ground. The smile of conversion that bloomed on Perticia’s lips was proof.
And one more thing.
There was an arrangement she had made.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Wind pressure pressuring Ulan from all directions.
It was a response to prevent him from momentarily twisting his body and avoiding somewhere else.
‘I got hit.’
I didn’t expect this.
Ulan, who burst out laughing, fell without any resistance. Perticia came near the hole, and soon she had a perplexed look on her face.
“Oh, I didn’t mean to sell it this deep.”
A depth where you can’t even see the bottom.
But I wasn’t worried.
“But it’s okay since you’re a master, right?”
If the situation arises, I will use the aura to come up.
Then, of course, Ulan will be disqualified and the match will be in the second half’s favor. Pertichia, smiling with satisfaction, turned his head.
“Okay, now… … .”
Let’s deal with the remaining nine.
A time when spirits were summoned and gathered together.
Let’s go!
“what?”
Suddenly a suspicious sound was heard.
The sound came from a hole.
A sound similar to a centipede-like multipod climbing a wall. Perticia reflexively looked into the hole and quickly took a deep breath.
“omg!”
What unfolded before my eyes was an incredible sight.
It was an Ulan who climbed up a hole at high speed using his arms and legs.
Startled, she took a step back.
The earth spirits soon sensed danger and tried to fill the hole, but it was already too late.
“… … !?”
Because a hand rose from the ground and grabbed Perticia’s ankle. What followed was that she was sucked beneath her surface in the blink of an eye.
“Ouch!”
A short scream escaped my lips.
Soon after, her body was buried in the ground up to her chest. Having achieved her goal, Ulan stepped out and took her stride towards her final destination.
“Ulan cadets from class 3 have arrived at their destination!”
“With this, Class 3 wins the second defense battle. In fact, winning is confirmed.”
Some time after that.
A voice was heard announcing the end of the game.
Perticia blinks blankly.
A long time passed, and she sighed as if she had finally figured out the situation.
“Whew, I was completely taken aback.”
I never thought I could escape from the hole so quickly.
Also, seeing as he was not disqualified, it appears that he was promoted based on pure physical ability alone.
“It really looks like a monster.”
With an awkward smile as if she was fed up, Perticia acknowledged the result without saying anything.
“I lost.”
Then he extended his hand to Ulan.
As if asking me to hold you so I can get out.
‘And if we hold hands… … .’
The plan was to use the earth spirit to bury Ulan in the ground. It was a timid revenge she had just come up with.
But revenge did not come to fruition.
Because Ulan didn’t hold his hand.
“huh? “Can’t you help me?”
“why me?”
“Well, you made it like this…” … .”
“You can get out on your own, right?”
After answering like a toss-up.
Ulan slowly disappears towards class 3.
Perticia, who was looking blankly at his back, made a sullen expression.
“Chi, we’ll see.”
She came to earth with the help of spirits and shook off the dirt from her body. She then grumbled in a low voice.
“If you become my knight later, I will make you regret what happened today for a long time.”
Protruding lips.
With a sulking expression on her face, Perticia turned around. Even though she lost her defense match, the finals are not over yet.
Perticia, who returned to class 2, talked with her teammates about winning the final game.
And that time.
Secret conversations also took place in the forest north of the Academy, where no one paid attention.
Chapter 43 Dream of different statues
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