Episode 48. Dalian (2)
As I said before, this sparring is a really fun sparring.
A sparring between two students whose class attendance rate is close to zero since the start of the semester.
In other words, it was a sparring between unstudents who had not yet been influenced by the academy at all.
People who don’t even go to class start sparring on their own?
To be honest, there was nothing to say about this, no matter how the instructors and other officials commented.
But look at these people surrounded.
Spectators, including students and instructors, filled the sparring hall.
Even the academy’s president, Kundel Küsel, was in a special seat.
That means the academy’s expectations for this sparring match are high.
Thinking about that makes me laugh a little.
Should I live up to their expectations?
“I’ve been waiting for this moment, Sian Berth! Of course you do too, right?”
Set, standing across from us, spoke with an expression full of joy.
I just nodded moderately.
“Originally, I was going to apply for martial arts sparring, but unfortunately, they said there is nothing else here but swordsmanship and magic sparring. Are you planning on using magic?”
“If you don’t use it, I won’t have anything to write about either.”
Despite his blunt answer, he laughed heartily.
“ha ha ha! I like it too, Sian Wert! Okay, let’s compete purely with the sword, without any magic or anything!”
-Sreung
He pulled out his sword that was stored at his waist.
A curved sword whose tip is curved like a crescent moon.
It looked similar to the scimitar used by Mist members, but had a longer blade and a blunt tip.
In response, I also drew my sword.
Since I couldn’t use a magic sword in front of everyone, I had to use a regular long sword this time.
As explained before, the significance of swordsmanship sparring is to compete with the opponent in skill and gain the upper hand.
The standard for gaining superiority is taking the opponent’s head with the sword.
For me, it was my first sparring in a year.
-Dang dang dang
Soon, with the bell ringing to signal the start of the sparring match, Set ran from his seat.
-Thump thump
It’s faster than you think.
If strength and speed are added to that physical strength, that sword strike will become an attack rather than a block even if it is blocked.
“Ha!”
He swung his sword without hesitation, as if he was planning to cut me in half.
If I were to take that head on, I would lose my sword and my bones would be torn apart.
But I didn’t intend to do that from the beginning.
-Grumbling
I accepted the power of the set that came at me with all my might.
Set’s curved blade gradually slipped away from my sword, and soon the blades crossed each other.
“… … !”
What an assassin needs is keen precision, not strength.
This simple difference in weight class was nothing more than a very light element that could be overcome without the use of magic or secret techniques.
“Wow!”
Having lost its attack target, Set’s center of gravity shifted forward.
I didn’t miss the opportunity and swung my sword at him who had his back turned.
-visor!
Still, it seems that the nickname “Prince of Sand” is not in vain.
Normally, he would have already let go of the sword and sacrificed his head.
However, at the moment of desperate need, Set twisted his waist flexibly, as if folding a piece of paper, and barely managed to block my sword.
-Whoop!
Then he quickly took his stance and swung his sword at me once again.
As I swiped and dodged, Set hurriedly widened the distance.
A situation that could have ended all at once.
The guy looked quite embarrassed.
“under!”
He suddenly began to relax, with a loud laugh.
– Crunchy
The bloody sound of bones echoed throughout the sparring hall.
Soon he turned the sword around and lunged at me once again.
– Taaat!
Still, this time I didn’t come blindly.
Using the range of the curved sword, they widened the gap to some extent and continued their sword strikes within a range where counterattacks were not allowed.
-Chaeng Chang Chang
The only sound in the hall was the sound of swords clashing.
Although waves of attacks are continuing without a break, the unfortunate thing is that there are no effective hits among them.
As if he knew that, his confident face suddenly became distorted.
-Sreung
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His sword, which had been struck diagonally, slipped away from my blade once again.
“It doesn’t work twice!”
As if he had been expecting it, Set took a step and quickly changed the sword’s trajectory.
The sword that was striking from the bottom up suddenly turned into a stab and rushed towards my neck.
-Sigh
In response, I also took steps with simple movements to avoid the sword,
-Kang!
I aimed my sword at his bewildered neck.
Set’s curved sword had already fallen from his hand and was lying on the floor.
“haha… … .”
A set that lets out a sound that you can’t tell whether it’s laughter or sighing.
For now, the sparring is over.
All that’s left is for that friend to fully accept his defeat.
Usually, people with great narcissism also have strong pride, so they have a hard time accepting the idea that they have lost.
That muscle guy must have been working on winning as if it were a meal.
I don’t know what he was thinking, but he just twitched his huge body without saying a word.
First, I bit my sword and looked a little away.
“As expected, you’re amazing, Sian Wert. “I admit my defeat.”
Contrary to expectations, he coolly admitted defeat.
“You are definitely at a higher level than me when it comes to swordsmanship. “I don’t think I can beat you right now.”
In fact, it was because he met the wrong opponent, and his swordsmanship was not at a normal level.
Rather than trying to use your natural strength to overwhelm your opponent, it’s about knowing how to use your power effectively.
This was definitely not an easy task for an eleven-year-old boy to realize.
He’s a cooler friend than I thought?
Set said as he picked up his sword with a stern expression.
“I don’t want to get carried away, but for some reason, I don’t want it to end like this. If it’s okay, can I challenge you one more time?”
Are you saying that once is not enough?
Well, it’s better than whining about not being able to admit defeat.
I nodded in agreement.
-Changerang!
“… … ?”
What, why are you throwing the sword out of nowhere?
I thought it meant that he would challenge himself with the sword once again, but I guess that wasn’t the case.
A wind of sand grazing his skin was rising from his body along with mana.
“What are we going to do?”
“Now that it’s like this, I have to beat you by any means necessary. Sian Berth! “I will use all my strength, so you should also use all your strength!”
I was a fool for thinking I was cool for a moment.
That friend was an incredibly shady guy.
* * *
President Kundel was watching the sparring from a special seat.
He was thinking that the two students currently in Dalian were truly bold.
The purpose of sparring at the academy was to compete between students, and the means for this purpose were mostly magic.
Xian and Set’s body grades are S and A, respectively.
It is an undeniable fact that this is the highest grade among freshmen.
However, this academy is basically a place that pursues the development of magic.
Body class? Of course it’s important.
However, to be honest, physical level is just a supporting element for using higher-level magic.
If you ask people which is more important, physical level or magic level, they will say that magic is more important.
Set Shahar Khan’s magic level was 3 stars, which was the highest level among the new students.
On the other hand, Sian Vert’s magic level is 1 star.
If it is attached by magic, the game itself will not be established.
But look at their mood.
There is no sign of using magic at all, and the battle is purely based on swordsmanship.
‘Did they at least compromise with each other?’
It is said that Set, who applied for the sparring match, initially wanted a martial arts sparring match, so it appears that they wanted to compete based on their physical level from the beginning.
-Chaeng Chang Chang
A bursting sound that echoes throughout the sparring hall like a magnificent harmony.
Set was clearly utilizing his powers efficiently.
A brutal sword attack that combines the long range of the curved sword with force.
An average student would probably lose the sword without even being able to hold on to one hit.
But look at that Xian’s movement.
He was not currently displaying the power appropriate for an S rank.
A moderate level of strength that only an eleven-year-old boy can use.
It was only with that level of power that all of Set’s heavy sword strikes were shed.
Sharp and accurate movements comparable to those of a high-ranking knight.
Aside from the president, the expressions on the faces of the swordsmanship instructors who were watching the sparring were especially spectacular.
-Kang!
finished.
Cian, who had even lost his secret strategy, struck down Set’s sword and aimed it at his neck.
Although the results may be somewhat futile, the process itself was not.
Meanwhile, Silica, who arrived at the sparring venue late, quickly sat down in the stands.
“I’m surprised you’re late for the sparring.”
“sorry! I’m a little late because I have some business to take care of. “What happened to Dalian?”
“It’s over. Even though it was a swordsmanship sparring, it can be said that that student, Xian, actually dominated.”
“okay.”
The president glanced at her face.
It was so calm that it wasn’t particularly agitated or anything like that.
-Wheeeeeee!
At that moment, a strong wind rose in the sparring hall, and the energy of mana spread.
“That student! What now… … ?”
Coarse grains of sand were mixed in the howling wind.
“Sand Hurricane!”
With the spell, Set created a powerful whirlwind from beneath his feet.
Just looking at the whirlpool mixed with sand gave me chills, and it was gradually expanding in size.
However, the problem was not the sandstorm itself, but the mana felt within it.
“Didn’t that student named Set say that his magic level was 3 stars?”
“Yes, that’s right. But this energy I feel now… … .”
-Tung!
At that moment, a loud noise was heard from the magic barrier.
The level of the magic barrier currently standing in the sparring hall is 4 stars.
Although it was installed considering the students’ magic level, the current state of the barrier was quite precarious.
In other words, the magic power that Set was currently using exceeded the level of the barrier.
“Huh, it’s a level that surpasses your own magic level… … . “No matter how much effort we put into it, it is truly an unprecedented situation.”
The president smiled, stroking his chin with interest.
“Ooh, isn’t it time for you to be smiling? If you do it wrong, there will be a barrier… … ?”
-Jeojeok
Sure enough, soon the magic barrier began to crack.
However, Set could not care less about this and ran towards Xian at full speed with a sandstorm wrapped around his body.
“Reinforce the barrier!”
At the moment when the surprised instructors hurriedly went to the sparring room and tried to rebuild the barrier,
-Whoa!
An unknown black sphere appeared in the direction of Xi’an.
“… … !”
The manifested sphere began to absorb all of Sett’s rushing sand wind.
The storm that seemed to engulf everything gradually lost its power and disappeared, and the mana energy was also gradually decreasing.
“A sphere of nothingness?”
President Kundel’s eyes sparkled for a moment.
Because I knew what that power was.
Dark attribute magic basically has no killing power.
It could not burn like fire, sweep away like water, or destroy like lightning.
This was also the main reason why the dark attribute was not so welcome on the continent.
However, just because it had no lethal force did not mean that it was not a threat.
In the first place, the name of darkness was ‘nothingness’, so it was an attribute that could nullify everything that exists in the world.
A sphere of nothingness.
A magic unique to the darkness attribute.
There is no need to explain it in a difficult way; it is simply a magic that nullifies all magic in front of you.
A magic so simple that even a 1-star level holder can use it if the attributes are correct.
However, in order to be effective, it always had to be at a higher level than the opponent’s magic level.
But what is the situation in front of us now?
Set’s magic, which had instantly soared to 4 stars, was nullified by only 1 star Cyan.
“… … .”
Only silence remained in Dalian, where the storm raged.
(Continued in the next part)
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