How to Survive at the Academy chapter 140

End of term assessment (4)

― ‘I’m going to give up on wars.’

The guardian of the zodiac, Obel Forsius, left the battlefield like that.

The Ain people have bluish blood.

It feels like yesterday when I was always covered in that bluish blood, and was lying on the battlefield.

As the reign of Emperor Chloël continued, Chloël Empire, which was said to be achieving a peaceful dynasty, was truly in its heyday.

Nevertheless, on the other side of Kaleid’s heart, the power of the Ain people remaining in the northernmost part of the continent remained in her heart.

However, Emperor Chloel had no more will to annihilate the Ein people. This is because the power of the Ain has already weakened.

Even the guardian Obel Forsius, who guarded the zodiac, put off the existence of the enemy. Then he took up teaching to train juniors.

― ‘We didn’t fight for blood. They fought to protect the zodiac.’

In the end, following the wishes of the Guardian Obel, Zellan the Severer, Glast the Seeker, and Kaleid the Outlaw came to Sylvania as bachelors.

But unlike the other two, Kaleid did not adapt well.

The Sylvanian Bachelor, who had been poisoned by Kaleid, who had lived on the battlefield since he was young, seemed like a kid’s prank.

It was impossible to teach the poisonous survival skills of the battlefield to students who were drunk on peace, drunk on romance, and seeking youth under the pretext of schooling.

At least Glast, his close friend, the explorer, seems to have maintained his poison in the mild atmosphere of a bachelor in his own way.

Although his academic attitude was blunt, at least he was not ignorant of his duty or softened by romanticism or peace.

So, when Kaleid was enrolled in the bachelor’s degree, he was known as a madman along with Glast. The direction was slightly different.

The students practiced until they were exhausted, and they even demanded that they do magic-sensitivity training all night long.

In practice, there is no day or night.

When the enemy is aiming for my neck, it does not judge the light and darkness of the sky.

However, wild survival techniques were close to ‘unfair abuse’ for plants in a greenhouse grown in a good house and a good environment.

After having all kinds of accidents, fighting with the bachelor, and repeating the history of feuding with students, he left the bachelor’s degree.

After that, he lived for a long time as an adventurer who carried out quests wandering around the lawless area of Cohelton.

When I received the Sylvania love call once again, I was already tired of living like a wanderer.

After all, talents like Kaleid are no longer needed in such a peaceful environment. Like Obel, training backwards is compromised in everything, so it is only possible when you can understand various circumstances.

In the end, it is only natural to put down all expectations and just pass the time while eating and getting paid. .

The last person to be trampled on by his eyes is the disciple left behind by Professor Glast, who was like his only colleague.

Claire Elfin. Those were the words of his now-successful assistant professor, a shrewd-looking assistant professor.

― ‘Professor Glast, during his lifetime, seems to have had strange expectations for Ed Roth-Taylor.’

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The combat training center of the Obell Hall is always full of schedules.

This is because it is used not only for these practical classes, but also for individual competitions between students, various demonstration events, and individual training for students.

However, given the size, there are not many days when the seats are this full. At the most, it’s only during senior year competitions, joint combat training, or demonstration competitions by professors.

The reason that students flocked to such an end-of-semester test this far is to see Professor Kaleid, who was once a war hero and once a mad dog of a bachelor, a personal match.

In addition, the opponent is Ed Roth Taylor, a rising star in third grade.

He is a student who is known for hard work rather than outstanding talent.

In my first year, my grades were just lying on the floor, and in my second year, my grades went up quite a bit, but it wasn’t noticeable.

However, as he entered the 3rd year, he had risen to the level of a strongman in the year, and there were few people who did not know his name.

The significance of his sudden injury was quite big for ordinary students.

It’s not that he was born with a talent that just stood out in the first place, and he’s not been receiving a lot of support from his family after being excommunicated.

It served as proof that he could become a competent person who can play a part in this bachelor’s degree without having a great background by rising to the ranks of the strongest in the grade solely through his own efforts and investment.

As it was a match between these two, quite a lot of attention was drawn to it.

When the student council president Tanya Roth Taylor entered the dungeon with her closest aides, there was even silence in the left.

― ‘Hey, you went to the student council president yourself?’

― ‘Look over there, I accompanied Dyke, the chief executive officer, and even the chief secretary… !’

Such a murmur was now familiar to Tanya as well. The position of the student council president is always a place that receives the attention of those around you.

Tanya felt a little uneasy, so she split the time and came to watch Ed’s match. Anyway, it’s not too strange to come to see Dalian in person.

To some, it is a mad war maniac, to others it is a self-righteous self-righteous man, and to others it is a pathetic drinker… A person who cannot be judged by student evaluation alone. That’s an outlaw kaleid.

No matter how hard Ed was, he couldn’t be an opponent of Kaleid, who was known as a strong force, even among the faculty.

At least Tanya thought so.

If something was going to happen, it was necessary to intervene directly, and if not so, if something injustice happens or the atmosphere is overheated, you need to be alerted.

Even the youngest professor cannot completely ignore the student council president.

I had a lot of intentions like that, but… When I saw the appearance of Kaleid, I thought that I had made a bit of a mistake.

“Oh my gosh, it’s Saksin… .”

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Middle-age… He looks a little too young to be called that.

However, it feels like the face value is going up a bit because of the sparse beard or unorganized ponytail.

Kaleid, who put both hands in the pockets of his coat, and swung his gloomy eyes, let out a moan.

“Drunk and slept on the floor, all my joints scream. I eat a lot of vegetables and dairy, but this joint here is still creaking. Should I eat more blue fish… . Or should I cut back on salty foods… .”

“… … .”

on the battlefield.

Professor Kaleid staggered and looked straight at Ed.

Ed was wearing a leather pouch the size of his torso on his back, and what was inside seemed quite heavy. It was a pocket that I was carrying around suddenly recently.

“Yeah, Ed Roth Taylor… Give it a try.”

Ed threw his leather bag into the corner and relaxed his body by bending his arms here and there.

“You mean right now?”

“Then when? End-of-semester assessments must be made at the end of the semester. Are you going to put it off and do it next year?”

With a grin, Professor Kaleid did not pull out his hand that was stuck in his pocket, but quickly gathered his magic power.

The magical energy that was raised from his legs spreads through his body to the top of his head.

In an instant, he was engulfed in magical power, and he felt an unusual ability to respond.

The original professors are often at a level that the students can’t compete with.

Among them, Professor Kaleid stands out for his practical experience and combat ability.

Victory was hard to expect, but at least it had to get good reviews.

– Swish.

Ed waved his hand lightly.

Should it be called a search battle, it was more of a movement to see the opponent’s response.

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Magical power was manifested from Ed’s fingertips, and in an instant, a huge wind blade was realized and flew toward Kaleid.

He unleashed his magical powers at an invisible speed, blocking my wind blade.

―Kan!

His body didn’t even move. However, the collar was engulfed in the aftermath and was swaying.

“Oh, I have a little more firepower than I thought.”

Professor Kaleid pushed and straightened his left waist. It looked like it was still sore.

Then he changed his gaze to evil and memorized the spell so small that it was barely audible. It was less than a second.

Ed sensed a sense of crisis at that moment.

Professor Kaleid has a very good ability to respond to magic. As long as he doesn’t skip the chanting, it’s definitely not a basic level of magic.

As soon as he realized that fact, the intermediate lightning magic ‘Flash’ appeared.

― ‘aah!’

– ‘Ouch… ! It’s a surprise… !’

– ‘Snow… I can’t see… !’

It was just a means to outwit the opponents, with no regard for the students watching the match.

A swarm of light emanating from near his body temporarily obscures the eyes of those watching.

As it is, Kaleid spurs his seat, narrows the distance, and strikes a basic impact magic at close range.

At this point, it’s not a test or anything. It’s just an attack to knock out the opponent. There is no way an ordinary student with no practical experience could cope with such a raid.

However, Ed faithfully expressed his defensive magic and deflected Kaleid’s attack. It is a magic that focuses on speedy implementation rather than power. Ed’s magic was enough to deflect it.

“Oh, look at this guy.”

Kaleid sighed and laughed.

The moment Kaleid flashed a flash, he bowed his head and closed his eyes tightly. His agility and ability to respond to crises are outstanding.

As it is, the moment there was a gap in the kaleid, Ed expressed the basic fire magic ‘Ignition’.

Of course, Kaleid easily responds to this level as well. I realized the defensive magic to block the heat, and decided to see the end with the next attack.

However, the fire magic did not fly towards the kaleid.

The flames were all around Ed.

“You’re doing something funny.”

Pretending to attack while defending.

If defense was the goal, you can implement defense magic. In this way, activating basic elemental magic and putting it around has to lose not only the magic efficiency but also the casting speed.

If there’s a reason you’re doing this… .

“You must have been blocking your view!”

– Wrath!

Let Kaleid focus on defense, and he intends to chant higher-level magic.

Kaleid saw that fact and applied wind magic to cast out the fire.

Ed has already finished the manifestation of the intermediate fire magic ‘one point explosion’. The direction of his fingertips was pointing straight towards the kaleid.

– Kwagwang! bang!

A magic that specializes in rapid attack to the extent that none of the intermediate magic can match as much as speed alone.

In an instant, an explosion erupted from Kaleid’s body, but… .

– Kwaak!

As Kaleid clenched his fists, the flames that were rising were suppressed by magic power and extinguished.

Words are easy. He just wrapped his hand with magical power and pressed the flame.

However, when looking at the activation speed of ‘one-point explosion’, it is close to impossible with human reaction speed.

It was possible because it was anticipated in advance. If you didn’t take into account the fact that Ed would attack right away when the flames were removed, this level of reaction speed could not come out.

He was confused by a hangover, and he was in a state of aching from sleeping all over the place.

Even at that level, this level of judgment is possible because it is already the realm of the senses, not the realm of reason.

No matter how vague your mental state is, your body, not your head, remembers it.

“It’s my turn.”

As it is, Kaleid uses the intermediate level of freezing magic ‘Frozen Blade’ at an unbelievable speed.

The texture is different from the ‘ice spear’ that Ed is familiar with. Unlike the ice spear, which aims to pierce through enemies by pouring magical energy into a huge block of ice, the frozen blade’s purpose is to create countless blades made of ice crystals to take over the space around you.

One by one, the crystals were sharp as a dagger.

If you move too quickly, you will get hurt.

It is not a direct attack, but a space control magic to limit the opponent’s movement.

Kaleid had already dug into Ed’s close range. Even basic magic is so close that it can feel intimidating.

“This… .”

Ed was perplexed. His crisis-sensing ability screams. If you stay still like this, you will suffer.

Kaleid’s intentions were clear. I plan to block Ed’s movement for now, and then launch an attack that is difficult to deal with with defensive magic.

Evasive maneuvers are required. However, if you dodge, you will be hit by ice blades.

Once you remove the ice blade and try to dodge in that direction, the blade will change direction of attack.

Removing the ice on this side is as good as telling you that you will be evading this way.

He had to get rid of the ice blades around him at once, but it would be difficult with only Ed’s means.

A very brief moment of concern.

The moment of duel is a series of judgments, every second every second.

Ed’s reflexes instantly reach out to a magical realm other than elemental.

Basic Aspect Magic ‘Forced Gathering’.

A magic that twists the space and forces the surrounding matter to a point.

There are many ways to attract enemies. There are means such as ‘wind of gathering’ and ‘gathering reagent’, but the ‘forced gathering’ magic based on the Holy Spirit magic… Theoretically, it cannot be resisted at all.

Because it twists the space itself, it cannot be resisted with physical power, nor can it be resisted with magical power because it deals with the nature of magic that is different from normal magic.

A field of magic specialized in deriving ‘results’, which must be led by that power at least once, no matter how powerful the enemy. That’s Aspect Magic.

Dark red magical power surged around Ed’s body.

“… What?”

Kaleid’s pupils trembled momentarily. The same goes for Ed. Now this was a mistake. My body moved first because of my quick reflexes.

As soon as he realized that he was now casting Aspect Magic, Ed quickly dispersed the magic again and destroyed it.

– Kwaang!

As it was, Kaleid’s basic wind magic hit Ed’s body directly.

Dust rose, and Ed went out for a while.

―Ahhh!

―Kaga Gak!

It went out for a while, and dust rose up.

After lying down for a while, Ed finally got up and said.

“I ate one room.”

“… What are you doing now?”

Kaleid narrowed his brow and spoke.

What had just been wrapped around Ed’s body was the Holy Spirit Magic, no matter what anyone said.

The spectators from afar didn’t seem to notice, but Kaleid, who was watching from a distance, clearly saw it.

Aspect magic that even himself could not handle, obviously Ed Roth Taylor was trying to manifest.

“You just… .”

Kaleid doubted his eyes for a moment. Indeed, it is the student that Professor Glast would have paid attention to.

Even so, Ed Rothtailer allowed Kaleid’s attack without demonstrating magic.

If there is a reason… .

“Did you consciously use only elemental magic?”

“… Isn’t that obvious? Now this… Isn’t that an elemental test?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

At those words, Ed and Kaleid, as well as the surrounding students, were engulfed in silence. It seems that only Kaleid was unaware of it.

In fact, Ed’s statement is correct. It’s an elemental science test, but it’s only natural to use elemental magic.

However, anyone can see that Ed Roth Taylor is not just a student of elemental magic.

Rumor has it, and it seems that he is a student who deals with various magical fields in a variety of ways. The firepower of elemental magic was stronger than I expected, and Ed’s ability to cope with it was also good, so I didn’t even think of that.

If you proceed with a match like this, you will only be tied up and defeated.

“I don’t look only at elemental magic skills in the first place.”

“… No, I’m telling you, isn’t this an elemental science test?”

“Elementalism is also the basis of all combat magic. Therefore, not only using elemental magic, but also harmonious handling of various magical fields and elemental magic is also an important axis of elemental science.”

I explained it in a long way, but it was simple if I abbreviated it.

“You can attack by any means and methods.”

At that, Ed looked up for a moment.

It looks like he is sitting on his back with only his upper body raised in the state of being out. Although he was clearly defeated by anyone, Ed spoke to Kaleid without hesitation.

“Is that okay?”

“why? Worried about getting hurt? If that’s the case, I’d like to dismiss it as a useless worry.”

“If that’s the case… .”

Ed slowly got up. There was dust all over the place, but it seemed to him that it was normal for his clothes to get so dirty.

Kaleid narrowed her brow and displayed defensive magic. First of all, I had a gut feeling that it would be good to put basic defense magic around.

– Kagak!

The moment I thought of that, two magic arrows flew into the defense and pierced it. Looking up, Ed was holding a bow made of magical power.

―aah!

The defensive magic circle that Kaleid implemented disappeared like that.

Basic defensive magic disappears in an instant after a few normal attacks. In many cases, the number of attacks itself is more important than the power.

Ed’s attack was just… I felt like I had consciously ‘controlled’ the power to get rid of the defensive magic.

Refrain from wasting power as much as possible, and only conduct attacks at the necessary level.

All of this is a build-up to hit the opponent with a critical hit. At that moment, Kaleid realized it.

This boy is by no means a human being who played with the flowers in the greenhouse. I had been feeling it for a while.

It’s just a way of fighting to win. To do that, I only think about the direction of overpowering the opponent as efficiently as possible.

professors and students.

If an overwhelming power gap is guaranteed, students always do their best and do not fight to defeat their opponents.

If such a psychology is inherent, you can feel it clearly from the opponent’s point of view.

The attack of those who gave up victory in the first place is monotonous and soulless. It is clearly different from the battle on the battlefield where they risked each other’s lives and walked the tip of their sword.

A duel with someone who takes defeat for granted is meaningless. Even as a teacher, I have nothing to teach you.

But Ed Roth Taylor only fights to win.

It feels natural to fight against an opponent with an overwhelming power difference.

Even in situations where defeat is taken for granted, he thinks of winning his opponent. Wasn’t it even a situation in which only elemental magic could be used due to the conditions of the test?

If that restriction is lifted, by what means will you press the enemy?

The moment that curiosity rose, Kaleid realized. The area around your feet is full of puddles of water.

I wonder if she used the elemental magic of Suwon Appearance, but no matter how much she did, she wouldn’t be able to use an intermediate level or higher magic without a chorale.

If so, you’ve engraved the law in advance.

‘The spirit ceremony… !’

Kaleid’s judgment was quick. At the moment when a huge lioness jumped out of the pool of water, he built a lieutenant freezing magic ‘ice wall’ with his magical hand.

―Kan!

Laysia’s teeth were blocked by a huge wall of ice.

‘The magic arrow was engraved with a spirit ceremony… ?’

It is possible to engrave the spirit ceremony on the arrow in advance if preparation is thorough.

However, Ed was engraving elemental formulas one by one into the magical arrows that appeared on the spot. Considering the speed, it is an unbelievable ability to respond to spirits.

Yenica Palerover is known as an unrivaled genius in the field of elemental art. Unless it’s that girl… It’s absolutely impossible.

What Kaleid did not take into account was that Edgar had inherited the spirit arts from Yenika.

‘At first, elemental science wasn’t my specialty.’

Literally, they tied their arms and legs and beat them.

Ed, who became more free, took out a dagger from one of his thighs and digs into Kaleid.

It seems to induce close combat as if it were purple.

In the first place, close combat is the correct answer against wizards. With one exception.

That is, when he himself was a wizard.

However, Ed didn’t care and induced close combat. This is because he has come to the conclusion that if he fights with his elemental magic skills, he cannot defeat Kaleid.

It’s really just a move to win.

It is not different from the self of the past, who risked their lives to fight every moment on the battlefield.

There is a certain and obvious pressure.

Once again, he used defensive magic to deflect Ed’s dagger. But Ed bent over and pushed Kaleid’s arm away with a kick.

Kaleid took a few steps back. Although the distance was widened to a certain extent, a different magical power was felt from the floor again.

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A crystal ball that was placed on the floor while approaching in advance.

That brings Kaleid’s body back to Ed’s. The magic that wrapped around her body pushed her back, but Kaleid clenched her teeth and expressed magical power, breaking even the pressure.

However, even that must have been in Ed’s design.

As I said, if the goal was to narrow the distance, there were many means. The question is whether the opponent can resist or not.

The magic that comes out of these basic magic equipment can be easily resisted by a mage at the Kaleid level.

I just wanted to pass the time.

Aspect magic that was just about to manifest.

That dark red magic that could not be resisted by any means rose through Ed’s body.

‘Forced Gathering’.

There is a difference in the range depending on the proficiency level, but this distance is sufficient.

It’s like watching a bullet fly by with your body tied tight. There is no way to avoid it.

Once manifested, it is an irrational magic that must be dealt with.

It’s a blade that responds to even the speed of a ‘one-point explosion’, but it’s fair in front of the absoluteness of Aspect Magic.

space is twisted When you are conscious… Ed’s dagger is visible in front of his nose.

―Kan!

That’s an incredible level of reaction speed. Kaleid’s defensive magic skills are at a level that even the imperial wizards can’t stop talking about.

However, Ed doesn’t just use the dagger as a means of physical attack. All weapons that Ed deals with are thoroughly endowed with spirits.

―aan!

Spirits – Explosiveness is manifested. Up to this point, Kaleid was not expected.

Some of them were blocked with almost animal-like sensations, but Kaleid was in a state of being damaged to some extent.

“Wow, black… Whoops… this guy… look… .”

The hangover is long gone. Kaleid’s complexion also begins to return to its original state. After removing the rising smoke, strangely huge wings wrapped around Ed’s body.

A bat is almost the size of an eagle. If you spread your wings as wide as possible, you can comfortably cover at least one person.

The bat that sits on Ed’s shoulder and lights a fire is about to blow flames all over the arena at any moment.

Lieutenant Fire Spirit Mug. Spiritsik – The power of the riot was already exceeding that of the lieutenant’s magic.

Ed took out all sorts of tech supplies from his pocket and sprinkled them around.

Each of the magic equipment scattered on the floor has a different appearance, and the amount of magic flowing through it is also different. I don’t know how it will work.

In the fight against the strong, the key is to create variables.

He is a man who knows that fact very well. As soon as Kaleid gained that certainty, he immediately gathered all of his body’s magical energy.

A person who has already passed the level of a student. Considering the size of this Sylvania, students with skills that exceed those of active duty at a young age often come and go.

In that case, Kaleid could not be without power forever.

“okay… Did you say Ed Roth Taylor? Now that it’s done, let’s start arguing a little more.”

“Should I do more?”

“Let’s go to the end. I don’t know how to follow up.”

Before Ed could even ask what that meant, energy surged from Kaleid’s body. A sheep that is different from the past.

It is the only magic that anyone can see, it shoots with all its might. Where the magic goes… it is the sky

He’s a man who’s been treated like crazy. It was painful in his eyes to write an apology letter to the student asking him to do this to him, but he didn’t care.

A murmur broke out among the audience. The scale of the magic is unusual.

Tanya, who was sitting among the crowd, also narrowed her brow. This is beyond the test level. Anyone who sees it should dry it.

The moment I woke up with that thought… .

―Kaa!

High-ranking lightning magic ‘nemesis’.

There was no need for a long explanation.

thunderbolt. It was itself.

―aan!

A thunderbolt that pierced the ceiling and struck Ed directly.

The wind from the aftermath hits the audience seats. The students scream and try to support their bodies.

“Oh, my brother… !”

Tanya also brushed her hair fluttering in the wind, and somehow turned her gaze onto the duel table.

―Whew hey hey hey!

The strong winds that attacked the audience grew stronger as the days went on.

Kaleid suddenly came to his senses.

No matter how, hitting a student with high-ranking magic… It’s crazy even if you think about it.

I was just convinced that my opponent would be able to withstand this much. So I couldn’t beat the flow and did something nonsensical.

If you are seriously injured by this, you should be held responsible. The moment a cold sweat broke out at that thought, one side of Kaleid’s coat was cut off by the blade of the wind.

-wickedness.

An attack that flew through the rising dust.

Avoiding this… It was absolutely ‘luck’. The view was obscured, so neither the attacker nor the defender knew how the attack would come in.

But one thing is for sure… Ed Roth-Taylor wasn’t subdued.

“haha… .”

Kaleid also used quite a bit of stamina. There were times when I felt that I was slowly gaining strength.

As the rising smoke gradually disappeared, Ed was revealed. He was also not in a normal state.

A high-level magic that flies in an instant. He avoided a direct hit, but received all the shocks from the center. Although it momentarily manifested defensive magic, it seems that it was not able to absorb all the shocks.

Fortunately, there are no broken places, but… It looks like he’s already pretty injured. There seemed to be some bleeding. If it was a wound like this even if it missed, it would have been a serious injury if it had been hit directly.

However, Kaleid was unsure. Was it right that it went wrong in the first place? High-ranking lightning magic can miss so easily?

did it go wrong Or did you react and avoid it? Normally I would have thought it was the former, but… .

“Whew… .”

Ed took a deep breath. It was to relieve the pain of the wound.

No matter how much the test, this crossed the line. At this point, Kaleid thought that he should just deal with a high score and fix it quickly.

This is a back-professional essay. The headache seemed to strike already.

As I was thinking about it, I suddenly looked ahead and doubted my eyes.

Ed Rothtailer is already pretty injured, but… Those eyes are alive. Even if I only lose my will.

He was sitting on his knees in the corner of the dungeon. In his arms, he was holding the leather pocket he had just thrown away.

“under… haha… .”

Do you still want to do more?

I can’t help but laugh out loud.

Truly, that boy, once the wick is lit, has no interest in anything other than victory.

Kaleid felt the goosebumps rising from his arms, but he raised his magical powers again. If I’m going to do more here, I don’t want to take it off myself.

Ed untied the thongs that had been tying him all over his pockets.

Looking back now, it wasn’t a pocket, it was something wrapped in a leather blanket. It’s something that Ed used to carry around for tests from time to time.

Judging from the unraveled appearance, it is a fairly large wand.

A thousand-year-old wooden staff struck by lightning. It was very different from the one Yenica was holding. There were many cuts here and there, and there were several engravings of various kinds.

Contrary to the fact that only one spirit formula was given per weapon, this staff was so responsive that it could imprint all kinds of spirit formulas at once.

At first, I only used elemental magic, then I used a dagger with a spirit formula, and when I lost more stamina, I even used magic equipment… Finally, he takes out his wand.

Kaleid can’t even guess how many patterns there are. However, for now, I decided to focus on suppressing the opponent in front of me.

Ed held the dagger he was holding in his left hand and the large staff in his right hand. He got up from his seat with his head bowed.

The Wind Blows.

The wolf’s cries mixed through the blowing wind could be heard subtly in Kaleid’s ear.

He slowly raises his body behind his back… I see a huge wolf.

Not only the audience, but even Tanya, who had already seen it, stiffened her body.

The majesty of a wolf that rolled up and raised itself to such an extent that even this large arsenal felt cramped.

Ed stood in front of him with his head bowed, looking straight up at Kaleid.