45 – Martial Arts Tournament (3)

Wow!!

“”…””

– Winner! Lie!

-Wow!!!

-This is first grade…?!

… It’s over.

The sensation of the fingertips that can be felt clearly.

It went in properly.

“Are you alive?”

“…”

It seems that he has lost his mind.

Since the counter went in properly in a situation where there was quite a bit of accumulated damage…

-Are you okay?!

Medical staff rushed over the stadium with stretchers.

Because it will be difficult to move the grade while stepping on fragments of the fragmented arena…

“Wow.”

– Flash.

Raise Grade’s body and step out of the arena, step by step.

Limp.

‘…I’m not all right either.’

After the match, a throbbing pain came from the cut in the thigh.

Still, I somehow succeeded in walking out of the arena.

Then he handed over the grade to the restless medical staff.

“That…”

“Here. Please treat him first.”

“Ah..! Leave it to us and go to the clinic over there and we’ll treat you right away!”

“Ah. Yes.”

Now I need to be treated too.

Let’s go to the place where Elena was receiving treatment a while ago.

The same therapist sister as before was smiling with a warm face.

“You have good sportsmanship.”

“I’m sorry that I hit you a little too hard. What?”

“But… Even watching from afar, I was nervous. They fought so well,

Ah. In case you don’t know, I’ll disinfect first.”

– Chiiik.

Ah go away.

-Giying.

“Even with healing magic, the amount of blood loss can’t be helped, so you must rest.”

“Yes..”

Now that I’m receiving treatment while talking in detail like that,

Gradually, I could feel the wound on her thigh healing.

Kook.

‘Oh.’

I don’t feel throbbing at all.

‘Performance sure.’

Still, my head is still a little dizzy.

‘…I almost lost in the round of 32.’

Grade’s attack using the shadow of the last dagger was almost a response based on intuition.

A catastrophe could have happened.

Let’s leave the clinic.

“Oh, what a surprise.”

“…”

Morhan stood in front of the infirmary with a worried expression.

“What… What happened…”

“Rye!”

I thought Morhan was alone, but Elena jumped out from behind the giant Morhan.

“Are you okay? Blood on your clothes..!”

“Clothes?”

At Elena’s words, I looked down at her thighs.

The right side of the white school uniform pants was soaked in red.

‘I must have shed a lot of blood.’

She opened her mouth, grinning at Elena’s fidgeting.

“The therapist said it was okay because she was recovering?”

“That…That’s…!”

When she was hurt, she pretended to be so cool.

When a friend gets hurt, he looks like he’s about to cry…

Helena’s face turns red.

“I’m kidding, I’m a little dizzy, so I’m going to rest in the break room.”

“Ah. Yes..! Can I help you?”

“No, and seeing that Selina isn’t there…”

“Yes. Next up is Selina!”

She sees Selina stepping up onto the arena.

Is the other person… A wizard?

Both of them stood in the arena unarmed.

‘What. Because it’s Selina…’

If it were Selina, she would easily rise to the quarterfinals.

I’m not that worried.

“Then I’m cheering Selina on here. She’ll be lying down for a while.”

“Yeah… Text me anytime if something feels wrong..!”

“…”

I moved to the back of the players’ waiting room while being sent off by Elena and Morhan.

‘Let’s go find the resting room.’

The corridor inside the stadium is structured so that no light comes through.

It’s pretty easy to get lost, so I’ve been told to be careful…

“Let’s see, the break room…”

“This way.”

Awkward.

I turned my head at the sudden voice,

Professor Bergen appeared from the darkness.

“No, pretend to be there. I was surprised…”

“Sorry about that, it’s a habit… More than that.”

Professor Bergen’s eyes are on my arm.

“… Since when was that possible?”

“That’s it?”

What is that?

Let’s look around here and there with an expression that doesn’t understand English.

“… Shapeshifting.”

Ah.

“You showed it to me the other day. ‘It’s preparation time.’ Just doing this…”

“If possible, don’t bring that up..! … More than that, what?”

“…Just doing it makes it work.”

“You…”

Professor Bergen’s expression changes in various ways.

From surprise to doubt, then to resignation.

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“… It’s okay. Even if I say it, it only hurts my mouth.”

“…I don’t think you talked so much that it hurt.”

“Anyway, only your mouth will survive… Go in and take a rest.”

“Yes.”

Leaving behind Professor Bergen’s awkward expression, I walked towards the break room.

‘This is it.’

Kiki-

Let’s open the door to the break room.

“Turn it off…”

“Big..!”

In the bed covered by the curtains, music resounds.

‘… What is an intensive care unit?’

Are there seats available?

I went a little further inside.

Fortunately, I was able to find an empty seat.

‘…Did I walk too much?’

It is difficult to stand still.

Entrusting your body to a soft and fluffy mat for a low-end bed,

I closed my eyes using the music as a lullaby.

**

“…What was that?”

“…”

Rye and Grade right after the match.

A silence hung over the VIP seats.

I don’t know about the ordinary citizens who make up most of the spectator seats.

The level of fighting the two of you just showed was by no means the level of a first year.

“Shadow transformation, stealth…? And how did you break it?”

The overwhelming power that Rai showed at the beginning was a surprise.

The ‘Shadow Transformation’ that followed.

… This is the second time I’ve seen someone actually use it.

The first was the famous Shadow Demon, Bergen, who melted shape transformation into practice in the first place.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was actually the first time I had seen it.

“…Did you learn it yourself from Professor Bergen?”

“Well…”

Even if it were, it was too fast.

It’s been about two and a half months since Rai entered the academy.

I didn’t start learning from Professor Bergen right away, so it took less time than that.

In that short period of time, Rai had mastered ‘transformation’, the ultimate goal of all shading magicians.

Of course, there will be differences from the transformation that Bergen uses himself, but…

“I thought our Jinha was the most genius…”

“…”

Sung Jin-ha also succeeded in learning blood ghost magic in less than a month, albeit imperfectly.

Although the true ancestor’s blood was easier to learn thanks to its properties,

Seong Jin-ha, if he had no talent, he would have never even imagined it.

If she hadn’t had talent in the first place, she wouldn’t have enjoyed the privilege of receiving Jinjo’s blood.

More than that, Adela was more concerned with the talent of the other side.

Last.

Grade’s attack using the shadow of the dagger.

It was a surprise attack from a perfect blind spot enough to evoke admiration.

Throw a dagger while running fast to disturb the line of sight,

A strategy to jump out of the dagger’s shadow and hit the back of the enemy immediately afterward.

It’s amazing that he came up with such a strategy in an instant, but

To be able to freely use the hiding in the shadows, which was said to be difficult, must be.

It must have been a bone-breaking effort for him.

But.

– Awesome!!!

… That decisive blow.

Rai saw through it in an instant and defeated it.

Adela, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, could feel it.

That turning around at the end wasn’t a calculated move.

That’s

‘Feel’ for combat

Anyone can have a talent for learning.

If you actually hear rumors about ‘geniuses’ that come out from time to time,

Because there were a lot of people who showed amazing speed of learning.

However.

Even those great ‘geniuses’ often turn into fools when they enter a real fight.

Because being able to use a skill and melting it in real combat were completely different issues.

I quietly close my eyes and recall the battle a while ago.

In the face of a fight that changes suddenly.

Lai continued to find the best move, and that in a short period of time, and maintained the high point of the fight.

You can be sure.

Rai is said to have a natural talent for fighting.

Otherwise, there is no way that a child who has only been in combat for two months would be able to fight like that.

‘… Am I supposed to like this?’

It is good to have talent.

But…

“…”

“You look depressed, Adela.”

“No. Just… A little.”

A bitter smile comes out of nowhere.

The man said that after three days he had to rub his eyes and look again.

“It reminds me a little… Of the old days.”

Until recently, I was wondering if Rai’s condition would get worse.

I never thought this kind of day would come.

The Queen who knew about Adela’s past just,

I couldn’t help but look at Adela with a pitiful expression.

“… Adela.”

“Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty.”

But…

‘If that child’s body really healed completely…’

Now is probably the time to let go of your lingering feelings.

**

“Huh..!”

I slept well.

‘…Closing your eyes for a moment.’

It seems that the fatigue has accumulated quite a bit.

I checked my watch.

“But not much time has passed.”

Fortunately, I seem to have only slept lightly for about 30 minutes.

Let’s slowly move towards the stadium.

All the matches were over with only Seong Jin-ha’s Daejeon left.

Selina is…

Oh that’s it.

“How is it, did you win?”

“…Surprised. When did you come?”

“Just now.”

“What is that…”

I felt it a while ago.

There’s something strange about his cold attitude.

Rather than being angry with me.

Feeling mad at yourself?

… How can I explain this?

Anyway.

I think I need some comfort.

“… What are you doing after the game?”

“Today? Not really…”

“Then, shall we all have dinner with the kids? To comfort Elena, too.”

“… Good.”

“Okay, then it’s over… Uh, Sung Jin-ha goes up.”

Sung Jin-ha, who was in the final turn, trudged up to the stadium.

The other party…

“Huh?”

She’s a face I’ve seen somewhere.

He was an elf wizard who fired fireballs at the ceiling during the Gremlock King incident.

Even then, I thought she was quite capable,

Seeing that she has risen to the round of 32, she seems to be a really good friend.

“…But.”

“The opponent is so bad.”

The opponent is no one else, but Seongjin.

Still, if not to win, at least one shot….

-Ready!

At the same time as the preparation movement, both fighters got into their stances.

-Start!

As soon as it started, the elven wizard put his hand on the ground.

-Quaguaguagwang!!

At the same time as the floor shakes, the earthen wall rises.

“That’s…”

‘…It’s the same as my strategy.’

A strategy to buy time to cast by creating a cover at the start.

Of course, it’s not plagiarism because it’s a natural strategy given the nature of wizards or rear guards who have to cast.

It is clear that the flow of the battle is the same.

The moment the elven mage casts a protective spell behind an earthen wall.

-Seokkul.

A single sound rang out.

However,

The aftermath was not small.

-Damn it!!

The layered walls of soil were cut in two.

-Huh!!

A sandstorm blew into the waiting seats around the stadium, so I closed my eyes for a while and then opened them.

-…

I saw Seong Jin-ha holding a sword to the neck of the elf wizard.

A dark red haze is rising around.

‘… Blood Ghost Art.’

Looking at the color of his eyes, it didn’t activate in earnest.

Nevertheless, it’s like showing off that even this much is enough.

The match was over in an instant.

– Winner! Seong Jin-ha!

A sorceress sitting down with a white face and Sung Jin-ha turning around and coming down from the arena.

‘…’

Looking at Seong Jin-ha walking down the stairs.

Sungjin Ha also turns his head.

…The eyes met.

“What is it?”

Now.

‘…Did you warn me?’

It’s like, ‘This is what happens next time with the same strategy.’ It looks like it’s showing

.

“This is why men are… Childish.”

“…”

I didn’t do anything, why…

Still.

Sung Jin-ha’s eyes just looked at me.

‘Let’s try this…’

I didn’t expect Seong Jin-ha to come out with such an awareness of me.

If the main character, Seong Jin-ha, gets motivated, then I’m fine.

It is also my ultimate goal.

But…

‘… Pissed off?’

No matter how much it was intended to win from the beginning.

I can’t stand it when I see that kind of stare from the ignorant main character.

If things go on like this, it would be a natural result to meet in the finals.

Until then.

“… Will you also call Neneto?”

“Huh? Well… Because you cheered me on.”

“Ugh… That kid is nothing special.”

Let’s maintain our best condition until the finals.

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