222 – Forfeit?
Clot looked at Brine who had been pushed far away.
What the water engineer briefly muttered was as follows.
“You lost?”
Although he was a guard knight of lower rank than the capital knight, Brine was carefully selected by Clot himself. But, does that mean he has now proudly lost?
‘Strange?’
Clot tilted his head, thinking it was truly strange. It was somewhat expected that one side would be defeated or killed.
But.
The fact that Lewis did not even allow a single blow to Brine was beyond strange. Brine even fought while holding Clot’s long second hand.
“Hmm….”
Clot continued to rotate the minute hand engraved on his cornea counterclockwise as if he was displeased. It’s as if you don’t want to accept this situation and go to the past.
His gaze scans Louis once again.
He was still a young boy. Even though he was a wizard by profession, it was a very serious accident for Brine, a guard knight, to be subdued like this.
While Clot was calculating such things.
“What are you going to do?”
The boy’s calm voice was heard. The owner of the voice was, of course, Lewis. He had an easy-going smile befitting his young age.
His words continue.
“I think it would be a shame if we lost by forfeit like this.”
Clot’s face gradually became expressionless.
What would it have been like if there had been a fight like this on the street? I could have ignored it and left without looking back.
However, the situation is different now. Since the status of hero was at stake as to whether he would be eliminated or remain, it was a situation where he could not ignore this provocation.
The boy must have designed all of this.
Clot opened his mouth.
“You look young…. “His head works pretty well.”
“There was nothing to roll. “I just did it out of kindness.”
“Ha.”
Clot slowly ran his palm down his face. Suddenly, a stiff smile appeared on his face.
‘Did I lose in the calculation?’
Clot quietly pondered his thoughts.
If I had known this would happen, Clot would have participated from the beginning.
Even if it is an overwhelming and unexpected match, even if you are criticized for dealing with just a boy wizard, it will be incomparably better than the current situation where the guard knight was completely defeated.
The representatives of the Faculty of Magic were doubtful about their qualifications and were receiving unfavorable attention from people. However, these people achieved a complete victory over the escort knights.
… Clot suddenly slowly looked at the faces of the audience.
The atmosphere became as quiet as if dead.
So far, everyone was just busy rolling their eyes with embarrassed faces, but Clot was able to easily guess what emotions were sprouting behind their faces.
Expectation.
Anticipation.
Everyone began to have expectations towards the representatives of the Magic Faculty, except for Flan. Since he won against the guard knight, he began to look forward to seeing just how good his skills were.
‘It gets a little complicated like this.’
For the first time in decades, an event has been held to select heroes, but no matter how you think about it, it would be a shame to have to withdraw due to a forfeit. While those concerns were passing through my mind over and over again, Lewis’ urging rang out again.
“If you continue to not come up, I will consider you accepting a forfeit.”
At those words, veins stood vertically on the foreheads of the knights standing around Clot.
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The magic school camp was no different as the whispering did not stop. Maiev muttered quietly.
“I couldn’t believe it…. I won. Even perfectly.”
Becky next to her immediately grabbed Maiev’s arm.
“Lewis, shouldn’t you stop that? If we just keep going like this, we will benefit. “The opponent loses by forfeit.”
“Well…. “Will you listen to us?”
“I don’t think I can stop you now. Lewis wasn’t really this kind of kid…. “When did things change like this?”
“That’s right, because he’s the one teaching.”
Maiev’s head turns towards a man and Becky’s eyes naturally follow him.
“….”
The place where the eyes landed was Plan, who can be called the head of the representatives of the Magic Faculty. That alone was a great answer for both of them.
Becky nodded his head first.
“Well, since I learned from Flan, I’m starting to resemble him.”
“It’s good, right? What this means is that as your abilities become stronger, your convictions become stronger.”
“But this time, the opponent is a monk….”
“Responsibility is also your responsibility.”
While the representatives were talking about this, the reactions of the professors and president of the Faculty of Magic were not different.
“Lewis took care of Brine, the guard knight….”
“You won so easily?”
Professor Violet and the president’s secretary. The two people repeated the same words like parrots in amazement.
Basically, since both of them belong to the magic department, they naturally had a heart to support Lewis, but they expected that it would be a difficult fight because the opponent was not easy.
“… Strange, was the escort driver unwell?”
Professor Violet opened her eyes wide. So much so that you can’t even see the dark circles under your eyes.
The secretary shook her head.
“What’s bad about not feeling well? He seemed to be in excellent condition, and even fought while holding the sword of the capital knight Clot.”
“Right? No, I saw it that way too….”
Violet, her secretary, and the magic professors who had followed her here began to talk busily, but Cornette, the president, rested his chin very slowly.
‘I expected it.’
Even before he left here, Cornette was vaguely aware that this would happen. Of course, seeing it in person feels a bit different.
The knights must have been diligent every day. However.
‘As expected, flan.’
There was a flan in the wizards’ diligent day. Because he was there, the difference was so clear.
In fact, Cornette often saw many things in Plan that resembled himself. In the way we move forward.
“Believe in yourself and persevere in any situation.”
That was Cornette and Plan’s way.
But one thing is different.
That’s only available in Plan.
“… “By doing so, you make others believe in you too.”
That was Planman’s strength.
He was a person who could apply the methods that Cornette applied only to himself to others. The result is so great. Hasn’t the entire Faculty of Magic changed?
‘The Faculty of Magic will be better now.’
You have already achieved victory against the guard knights, and now you will face the capital knights.
So maybe.
Really maybe….
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Sigh!
Lewis placed the spear forged from light vertically into the floor. He says, shaking his hands.
“Has it been decided? “Is it a forfeit or a win?”
The moment Lewis muttered that, one of his feet slowly placed on the playing field.
Tuk.
It wasn’t a very powerful step, but it was enough to attract everyone’s attention. So, it was a movement full of the weight of a knight.
The knights unanimously called his name.
“Cloth… !”
“Cloth?”
The person whose name was actually called. Clot just nodded his head. As if he was doing something quite obvious.
“I have to do it myself. “Because you can’t forfeit.”
Brine lowered his head at those words.
“Cloth…. Sorry.”
Because he was the one who brought about the defeat, he felt more devastated than anyone else. He just returned the sword with a shabby appearance.
“The audience is already starting to have expectations. “It may seem like I’m overreacting, but if I don’t stop it like this, it will become uncontrollable later.”
“There is no need to step forward in person. If we had to have a rematch, it would be better to call a different escort… !”
Clot also understood their concerns.
Among the knights of the capital, Clot was quite famous. But is it appropriate to deal with Lewis?
Anyway, the answer was decided.
“It’s no use.”
It was already a wonderful situation.
Moreover, there has already been a precedent of a guard knight being defeated by a wizard, so even if another guard knight were to win, it would not have much of an effect.
Clot also has eyes.
If a landslide victory is meaningful only if it is defeated by a landslide, then Lewis’s skills were no longer worthy of the knights of the guard who could claim a landslide victory.
“I have no choice but to do it. To nip it in the bud.”
Clot raised his sword and entered the arena.
Lewis also calmly took a breath.
To settle the matter with the water engineer.