112. Timwoon Mangem (4)
“Ugh!”
Pep flopped backwards with a thud. ‘Keying.’ and the sword rings. Like Pep’s expression, Sword seemed to be crying.
“no!”
I shouted urgently, but the flag was already taken.
-stop!
As if waiting, Gilliotte stopped the battle, and as electricity passed through the field, he was unable to move.
-There are only 12 seconds left. Cain’s team wins by a narrow margin!
“Whew… … .”
Cain relaxed and let out a sigh of relief. Then he smiles and shakes my hand.
“It was amazing. it’s you too I thought you couldn’t win.”
angry Even if I held out a little longer, I could have succeeded in defending.
I accepted Cain’s handshake without being able to shake off my regret.
“It was a great fight.”
Apart from that, the battle was really tense.
From starting to check the approaching enemy with Ailmed’s special skill, ‘Wind Arrow’, to blocking vision using Pep’s ‘fog strategy’. We fought as best we could.
Since there was an absolute difference in skill, the strategy we chose was a mud fight.
As a result, Cain’s team, despite their overwhelming power, found it difficult to approach the flag, and carried out a strategy to survive the remaining time.
Unfortunately, it was defeated.
“Aren, did you think of all this?”
“no. We did it by discussing it together.”
After the match against Team Hoya, the team members’ eyes and attitudes have clearly changed. I felt complete trust and loyalty to me.
Again, one action is more effective than a hundred words.
Thanks to that, it was easy to plan the strategy, and thanks to the team members who came up with ideas from time to time, I was able to use a proper swamp strategy.
Even though I lost unfortunately, I have no regrets. Because everyone did more than one serving.
The team members also looked relieved and full of regret rather than depressed because of defeat. We comforted each other saying that we can do better next time.
Cain also checked their faces and smiled.
“Also. Aren is amazing.”
“You are more awesome. You won.”
“Ugh.”
Cain sneaked up to me for some reason and shook his head. It was such a gentle attitude that I couldn’t believe that he was the one who was sword to sword with me until just now.
“You are more amazing. Honestly, um. Nope. Anyway. great job. Good luck with the rest of your exams!”
Cain lightly clenched his fist into my chest and returned to his teammates.
“ruler! gather up It was a very good fight.”
Gilliart seemed to be in a good mood for some reason.
“I really liked this match. Was there something a little unreasonable about teaming up? What I expected was strategy and tactics even in the situation of inferiority. It was a team effort to overcome it. Aren’s team gave a very textbook look. I bought it highly and gave it a lot of points.”
Gilliot nodded in satisfaction. Cain’s teammates applauded us as if they acknowledged it. It is a dream team that does not lack skills and personality.
“Hehe. I’m ashamed of this. We didn’t do anything.”
Moina looked at me and smiled shyly. I just smiled lightly.
“The Cain team had great teamwork and role distribution. The individual brute force was incomparable.”
This time we applauded them. It was a heartwarming sight that is hard to see.
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“Everybody did a good job. It was a waste of money, but at this point, it was pretty good. Thank you for following the instructions carefully.”
Before I knew it, I got used to being the leader, and my words were flowing. Somewhat cheesy remarks are now easy to hit.
“Aren, if it wasn’t for your strategy, we wouldn’t have been able to last that long.”
“right.”
Pep and Aylmed shook their heads and answered. cut off. Even Moina, who was drinking, replied, ‘Mmmmm!’, presumably meaning he agreed.
It was unexpected that the reaction of the team members was so positive despite the defeat. Ahead of the final game against Ackerman, it was Ki-woo who was worried about what to do if morale was at its worst.
“Mum. Leader! So, what’s the next strategy!?”
After finishing her drink, Moina asked with high tension.
The team members had become believers in my ‘strategy’ before I knew it. Everyone is sending bright eyes, but now it’s a little burdensome. I wondered if it was possible for a person to change so quickly.
“Next operation… … .”
Next is a sparring with Ackerman. Unfortunately, we lost to Cain’s team, so our team has nowhere to retreat. Truly the edge of a precipice. You have to win to get good grades.
“We are getting good individual scores, but won’t 1-2 be a bit painful?”
Aylmed spoke cautiously, and Pep agreed.
“Or, this time is the time to show off my black twin spear infinitely mixed grain tactics… … !”
“Ugh! stop it, that’s it Pep. Let’s listen to the Aren strategy instead of that weird stuff.”
“yes… … .”
Moina cut off Pep’s tongue. Pep’s dream was dashed. May that dream come true in heaven.
“I think the next match will probably be the hardest.”
“Well. is it. Than Cain’s team?”
What should I say to convince Ackerman that he is the main character of this world? What kind of logic should I use to make people understand that I am a lucky 7-lucky balbung character?
No matter what I say, it will be useless. I gave up trying to convince them.
“It’s just my feeling. Ackerman has a very tenacious side. So do the other team members. Everyone is picky.”
“Well. Do you feel sympathy for some reason?”
Moina nodded her head in agreement. Only the sound of the drink straw being stirred was heard in the silence.
“therefore. what to do?”
Ailmed also asked, taking a sip of his drink. I frowned as if the carbonic acid was stinging my throat.
“Your expression is dark. Is there no way? Leader.”
Moina asked playfully. To be honest, the fighting power of the team members was not that great, so it was difficult to win with the straight attack method.
I’d be too tired just to deal with Ackerman.
so… … .
“Way? Yes.”
sorry. Ackerman. have to live with me Just because I win doesn’t affect the story.
After a long time, I decided to use forbidden black magic.
* * *
“… … So, it happened.”
It’s not often that the bat monster Delkan sets foot on the ground.
Most only set foot on the ground in a polite manner when greeting their masters, Argon and Diamon. For the owner to raise his head to look at him is because it is absurd.
“Aren seems to have killed Regalug… … .”
Argon brooded over Delkan’s report.
“It’s really surprising.”
Diamon betrayed Regalug and banished him to the dimensional world. At the last moment, Regalug squeezed out his last strength and disappeared somewhere, while Diamon and Argon were chasing his last thoughts.
The Tarbella side was also predicted as a candidate for Regalug to be alive. However, powerful barrier magic was guarding the Abella estate, and access was difficult as long as Deckard and other swordsmen of Abella held out there.
It was in this situation that Aren met Regalug and even killed it, so it was a surprise to Argon.
Argon went into a deep cave to avoid the rising moonlight. It was a day that somehow made me want to see the night sky.
“Is there any sign of Regalug running away again?”
Argon lowered his gaze again and asked.
“After three days and nights of tracking, I could not find it. There was even a sealed sword, Acheron, so I guess it was destroyed while fighting in the sealed space.”
“Right. Then it really means that Regalug is dead.”
Delkan’s tracking ability is one of the best in Diamon’s army. It wasn’t for nothing that he was attached as Aren’s guard. Delcan lives proud of it.
“Oh, I don’t know, ah! Don’t trust me too much!”
“I decide what to trust.”
Argon cut it off. Delkan swallowed in vain. It was a pretty impressive face. It was because Argon did not deny his trust in Delkan.
“Any other peculiarities?”
“The offering has reached the level of making a ‘contract’. It seems to have been affected by fighting Regalug.”
Delkan replied with a smirk. Argon’s face didn’t look so good.
“Hey… … Are you having any problems?”
“Awakening is slow.”
Argon let out an eye light in the dark cave. Then, the candles that had been sleeping along the walls of the cave flared up.
“Oh oh! this is… … !”
Delkan’s eyes sparkled. He was admiring the rituals of sacrifices that filled the walls of the cave.
“The ritual is almost complete. Until then, we must hurry up the awakening of the ‘sacrifices’.”
Argon narrowed his brows.
“But, can I get it right on time? Although it seems cooperative, it is quite confusing that it seems strangely not.”
“It doesn’t matter. You just need to quickly awaken the sacrifice.”
“Well. how… … Are you saying you want to?”
Argon muttered in a watery voice.
“Force. I have to make them use their powers.”
He then called Delkan’s name.
“Yes!”
“Find out Aren Blackfire’s next academic schedule. You can’t just go to the academy quietly.”
“Kkeuk! As commanded!”
Delkan smiled at the evil plan.
* * *
“Why are my ears so itchy?”
It was dawn when Jade fell asleep snoring. Alone, with the magic lamp weakly lit, I devoured 【Necrotula】.
There were quite a few things in my head already, but it was not difficult to pick out the black magic that could be used in the right place.
First of all, the conditions were quite demanding.
As many people are watching, the use of visibly suspicious black magic such as shadow leaping is prohibited. I don’t know if it’s enough to raise the stats by using the shadow, but that kind of thing is too dangerous.
Moreover, this test was not an individual competition, but a team competition, so I couldn’t guarantee victory just because I was good at it.
If it were Ackerman, he would unconditionally challenge me to a 1:1 fight, but I can’t deal with him casually… …
“No, wait.”
Ackerman is going to fight me 1 on 1 unconditionally?
A useful idea crossed my mind.
This morning, my head suddenly started spinning. I pulled up the covers and got out of bed, swallowing the chocolate that Sianna had given me.
“Mum. It’s delicious.”
Along with Siana’s magical power, sugar came in and supplied energy to the brain.
Eating something at dawn is something I don’t really like, but I’m so inspired! When you think about it, you need to get rid of it. Brush your teeth one more time.
back again
“Ackerman always challenges me to a fight. But, do you have any reason to deal with it?”
none.
Class A dealing with class A and class B dealing with class B are, in a way, nothing more than an unspoken rule. A fight will be established only when opponents of the right level meet.
“You don’t have to follow the rules.”
It was a change of thinking.
The gist was this.
If I deal with the opponent’s D-class, not Ackerman, I can easily defeat it. Then, pass by Ackerman, who is preoccupied with the opponent in front of him, and draw the flag as it is.
The conditions are 1) we get an offensive position. 2) Change each other’s appearance or induce the other person to be mistaken.
Charleuk!
Necrotula’s chapter quickly passed. Chapter 1 unfolded in an instant. ‘The human body’.
“Yes, this is it.”
There are 50,000 kinds of magic, but it’s strange that there is no such thing as temporarily changing a person’s appearance.
However, shape-changing drugs were quickly eliminated as candidates. Team members are likely to object. Basically, it is true that the perception of black magic itself is not very good.
Then all that remains is to induce the opponent to be mistaken.
In this case, you’ll need a way to make hallucinogens or put a curse on the opponent.
I passed the necrotula again.
Take turns comparing the knowledge listed in the ‘Curse’ section and the ‘Human Body’ section in Chapter 4. 1 hour to dig the black magic book like that.
‘done… … !’
Finally, I figured out a recipe for hallucinogens to trick opponents into seeing them.
It was colorless and odorless, so there was no fear of detection. It’s only at the level of confusing the appearance, and it’s only solved after half a day. I could have canceled the effect myself.
If Pep’s fog strategy was applied to this, the calculation stood that somehow it would work.
“The hair of the team members, the sulfur slime liquid, the dead skin cells of the doppelganger… … . I can get this in one day.”
It was deep in the morning.
Even though time was tight, I had to spend an entire day preparing, so I could barely make a plan.
When will I rest, I lament alone on a moonlit night.
Even at this dark dawn, the moonlight penetrated the window and illuminated the Necrotula. As if it went well with the dark night, the old sheet of paper was shining brightly in the moonlight.
Next to him, Jade snores loudly. It seems that he fell into a deep sleep so that he would not even know he was carrying him.
It sounds pretty familiar. I was annoyed at first, but these days I’m using ASMR to help me sleep.
growl-
let’s stop sleeping Before the sound got louder and it wasn’t ASMR, it was noise.