51 – Guess
That night.
Returning to her own room in her Loferia Pavilion, Elisha, still unable to escape from the afterglow of her sparring, opened and closed her right hand over and over again.
– Why did you give up? Not like Elisha.
– If I did more, I would have lost.
As soon as the sparring was over, I inadvertently remembered the conversation I had with Marie.
At the time, Marie reacted in bewilderment to those words, but Elisha knew.
The fact that even if she tried harder in that state, she wouldn’t have had her win.
The reason she gave up in the first place wasn’t because she lacked perseverance or because she was scared.
It was because he knew better than anyone else that it would be meaningless to continue fighting.
‘I knew it would be difficult with mediocre magic, but.’
Recalling the image of him digging into her with ease, negating her own magic, Elisha shook her head as if her spirits were fed up.
She poured out all the means she could use.
Of course, since the opponent wasn’t the enemy, he didn’t come with the intention of killing him, so it’s hard to see it as complete sincerity, but the situation is the same on Bell’s side.
Nevertheless, the invisible gap was clear.
It was a difference that only Elisha could feel as she faced her swords.
An ice lancer used during a fierce battle. It was also a self-made work that she poured a lot of magic power into.
However, when it was blocked by the unfinished aura blade, I wanted something like this.
So I think it’s some kind of trick, but she used her own trump card to beat the man.
Of course, like Bell’s Aura Blade, I expected that it would be difficult to see a great effect because it was also close to unfinished.
Still, I tried using it thinking that it would be effective enough to stop movement for a moment in hand-to-hand combat.
The first surprise attack was able to create a gap.
But there was no second one.
‘The response was too quick.’
The moment when the distance between each other widened and a confrontation was formed.
Elisha found out that her own number had been leaked to her opponent.
Actually, Elisha’s magic is a skill that can only be used in battle against melee opponents who wear her magical powers like Bell.
Magic that freezes arbitrary coordinates by reversely using the opponent’s magic power to strengthen the body, not the user’s own magic power.
As it requires quite detailed control, Elisha is still a magic that is difficult to handle perfectly, and the effect is insignificant.
However, as we saw earlier, even that insignificant effect can bring about a fairly large expected value when used in a specific situation.
Above all, the biggest advantage is that it cannot be blocked by external defense measures such as magic barriers, and it is impossible to evade as long as you use it.
However, like any powerful magic, this magic naturally has weaknesses.
‘The mana must have been intentionally disrupted.’
Elisha narrowed her eyes as she recalled the last time she had seen Bell.
As she thought, after Bell fell under the spell for the first time, she began to deliberately and randomly disrupt the magical power that had clung to her body.
If other prosecutors had done the same thing, I would have heard the sound of being crazy.
In that state, mana isn’t organized properly, so it’s hard to express sword skills, and you have to pay extra attention to dissipating mana.
But that was no different from a dagger to Elisha.
Her method was to use her mana against her, which would normally be surrounded by her body and emit a peaceful wave, but that was blocked.
From her universal point of view, her crazy act was the best way to deal with her.
She’s barely once, right after she’s been hit by the means, she’s fully aware of it, and from her second onwards there’s no variable.
She is truly astonishing insight and improvisation.
I can assure you, Elisha was confident that even if she used this tool on her second-year or older cadets, she wouldn’t be easily discovered.
Even the stern Balzac, when she saw this magic for the first time, she said, ‘You’ve got to roll your head, too.’
Fluff.
Lying on her bed, Elisha stared blankly at her ceiling, recalling the previous battle in her head.
Despite being the heir to the sword castle, he is still a boy of the same age.
She had the confidence to win, and she also thought that she would not be inferior because she was the successor of the red sword.
Nevertheless, the result is like this.
If you ask me if I feel a little discouraged, it’s hard to say no.
As much as her Belle’s reaction and movements were clearly imprinted in Elisha’s memory.
In a good way. Either in a bad way.
“Kelsey~. I’m hungry.”
“Yes. It’s not good to overeat at night, so I’ll serve you some light soup and bread.”
How long has it been since you tasted such a bitter defeat against someone your age?
Rolling back and forth on the futon, Elisha’s choice was to call Kelsey anxiously and ask for her late-night snack, like a baby animal demanding her food from her mother.
With the idea that all you have to do is eat, forget, and try again.
And even if it seemed like it was just defeat, it wasn’t.
The longed-for swordsman.
Her heart was still beating wildly at the mere fact that she was able to cross swords with the one who succeeded him.
* * * *
Returning to the dormitory, I stretched out on the bed.
The old bed let out a creaking scream as if to stop bothering me, but my part-time job.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just collapse like this and request a new bed from the dormitory and get it?
No, more than that.
“… Who are you to come into my room naturally?”
Aden Why didn’t this guy go to the province and followed me?
I brought it inside because it was so natural, but I’m tired and want to go to sleep, so I want you to go.
“Sorry to bother you. I have something to tell you, but I thought it would be best to say it early.”
“… Well, I can’t help it.”
When I heard that I had a business, I awkwardly scratched my cheek and stood up.
I don’t have the personality to treat guests lavishly, but since he’s here to ask for a conversation, I’ll have to give him something to chew on.
There must be some left over from the snacks I bought and stocked up a while ago…. Ah, here you go.
Tak.
“Take that one. Let’s talk while eating.”
He took out an envelope of snacks stuck in the corner and threw it to Aden behind him.
The guy who caught it right in the air gave a service smile that was annoying just to look at.
“hahahaha, I don’t need to treat you like this.”
“Are you the only mouth? I’ll eat it too, so f*ck me.”
The guy nodded obediently at my words and opened the cookie bag.
I’ll listen to you sooner, I’ll make you say it twice.
Waiting for him to open his mouth after eating a snack, I decided to ask for confirmation before taking it out.
“So, is that your story?”
The guy flinched at my words, and his expression became more serious than before.
“Is that going to happen?”
“Then wait a minute.”
When the positive answer came back, I took out the magic tool containing the sound insulation magic that I had hidden in the drawer of my desk.
It’s not a big deal because it’s a bit pricey, but if you take it out and blow it just to make your heart flutter, you’ll have a serious financial loss.
Knowing what to talk about is always essential.
When the magic tool was activated, a light green wave spread out and soon became invisible.
After finishing the preliminary work, I gave a glance at Aden, as if telling me to hurry up, and the boy got lucky without touching the snack bag.
“Actually, I was hesitant to say it out of fear of causing unnecessary confusion…. First of all, Bell, I thought I should let you know.”
“What is it?”
Since I have knowledge of the original work, there is a high possibility that I have heard quite a few things, but I decided to listen in case I did not know.
Just as Sirius intervened in the Wizard’s Forest incident, there’s no guarantee that such a dog-like situation won’t happen again.
Anyway, as long as it’s not too trivial, the more information the better.
“Actually, I recently received a call from the people who helped me.”
“The people who helped you…. Forlorn hope?”
“As expected, you know. That’s right.”
Like a kid who tried to hide her secret and was exposed, Aden put on a grim expression.
‘Death Squad’.
That’s the organization Arden’s father, Dillard, belonged to in the original work, and it’s currently one of the few groups that secretly pursues its followers.
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He is the benefactor who made Aden, who lost his father early, grow up to this level, and in the original work, it is a fairly competent organization that has prevented major events from happening several times by periodically providing him with information.
At a time when incidents broke out all over the place and followers slowly began to boil over, all the heroes except for Olberus, the president of the academy, were busy coming to catch up.
Readers who read the original work even said half-seriously, half-jokingly that the heroes were actually bubbles and that the members of the society were real heroes.
Anyway, it’s a message from the death squad.
This is quite interesting.
“Recently, it seems that a group of followers have been continuously discovered in the city of Igrexia.”
“Igrexia? I’ve never heard of it.”
“It’s a pretty big city in the southwest. It’s also near where the members of the death squad are using it as a hideout.”
“Hmm.”
I can’t remember if there was such a setting in the original work, so I picked up a snack with a low saliva.
Anyway, followers were found in that place called Igrexia, right?
Looking at the fact itself, there is nothing strange about it.
No matter how secretly they hide, their tails will be exposed at least once unless the pursuers, including the death squad, are incompetent.
“Seeing as they only focus on being discovered, it seems they haven’t done anything already.”
“Yes. It’s nothing special, but I thought it would be good to tell you first.”
Judging by his words and looks, it seems that Aden has completely trusted me. I like it that much.
I’ve already made up my mind to roll, but it’s the most comfortable way to roll this guy, who is also the main character of the original.
I just hope that you will continue to be my hands and feet and take my place.
Anyway, coming back to the main topic, it bothers me that they showed their tails at this point.
Besides, the place is strange.
If it’s just a coincidence, there’s nothing to say, but how many chances are there that a follower will suddenly appear in a place where members of the death squad walk around with twin wicks in their eyes?
It feels all the more bizarre because they don’t even show their traces well.
“Possibility of incorrect information?”
“No. It is the result of using the observation tool. It is said that he saw a certain wave of magical power.”
“… Observation ball.”
The observation sphere is an object similar to the surveillance camera in my previous world.
Since it is not grasped by human eyes, but literally uses tools like eyes, it has the advantage of being safe from hallucination magic, etc., Although the search range may be a bit narrow.
In addition, the fact that they even saw the wave of magical power must have confirmed that they were a group of followers after comparing them with those on the list that was originally posted on the wanted list.
What a strange thing.
Rather than revealing the tail, I think it would be more appropriate to say that the tail was not hidden.
“What is the number?”
“Quite a lot. There will only be five people who appear to be competent.”
“… Hmm.”
That’s too many people to use as a bucket of distraction at best.
Perhaps if there is a reason why the members of the Order do not have the same suspicion as me, this is probably the biggest.
Yangdong is also a law that the word diversion can only be established when either side has enough power to execute the operation.
Well, a special attack using a small number of elites is also an effective tactic, but there’s no way this side’s power gap will be so easily created.
“Since the number is quite large, it looks like they requested reinforcements first. Since the captain over there is acquainted with the president, some of the academy professors and instructors are said to have been dispatched there.”
“Are you planning to strike out?”
“If possible, yes.”
Seeing Aden nod her head with a firm expression, I felt quite precarious.
The phrase ‘if possible’ seems to indirectly show how much he wants that to happen.
Anyway, it’s painful to see that the observation sphere and the wave of magical energy have confirmed it, rather than letting the seeds of doubt sprout.
If there is a way to refute that point, in the worst case, it may be possible to prevent the future of being robbed.
“… Ah!”
“What’s wrong, Belle?”
As I was lost in thought, I burst into exclamation after reaching a conclusion.
Aden, sitting across from her, asked for condensed milk, but she did not have time to answer.
That’s right. Why didn’t I remember that?
It’s a story with enough possibilities. No, there’s no possibility right now, so you can be sure that’s the direction.
Because even in the original work, the people who could do such tricks were extremely limited.
That’s why even in the original work, Olberus, who is called the throne of the Five Great Heroes, took a hit.
‘If my prediction is correct, it must be a filthy tired fellow.’
No matter how twisted the original was, I didn’t expect it to go this far.
Somehow, I think I need to increase the intensity of my training from tomorrow.
You’d better think that both Aden and Marina are all asleep.
Of course, the same goes for me.