223 – Light.
Cloth, the monk knight, was heading towards the stadium. He stopped a short distance from Lewis and smiled warmly.
“I think it ended up being what you wanted.”
He slowly lifts his long second hand.
“What do you think, are you satisfied now, kid?”
“Like I said, not yet. Competing with a capital knight is an honor in itself, but the goal is victory.”
“Victory….”
Even though the words did not make any sense, Clot repeated them.
Quite contrary to the way he used to provoke people to come up to the stadium, Lewis now looked very serious.
Clot blinked quietly.
“Are you saying that because you are confident of winning?”
“I am confident, but…. “Some things are already satisfying.”
“Is there something else you care about besides whether you win or lose?”
“Yes.”
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Lewis nodded his head with a confident expression.
“Winning is of course the goal, but it seems like no one has any intention of winning against the Capital Knight. “I have that thought now.”
Clot, who was listening to the story, also quietly shook his head.
“I thought you were just a thoughtless kid.”
Since he was a boy with a young appearance, I did not expect him to have deep thoughts, but surprisingly, the boy named Lewis was living with a grand goal.
“Let me ask you just one question, kid.”
“As much as you want.”
“Did you come up with that idea yourself?”
“That’s not it.”
Lewis turned his head halfway and looked behind him. Among the representatives of the Faculty of Magic who are anxiously looking at the stadium, the boy’s eyes are drawn to Flan’s face.
“Flan, it was thanks to that guy that I came up with that idea.”
“Flan, flan, flan…” . “You hear that name wherever you go.”
Clot nodded his head as if he understood.
“Curiosity about flan has grown. Okay, okay. “I need to deal with him quickly and aim my sword at him.”
“I don’t know if it will be fast.”
Lewis snapped his fingers. Suddenly, the mana surrounding him glowed with brilliant light.
“I’m really going to do my best. I.”
“Cancer should be like that.”
The next moment, the match between the two began.
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Boom!
A loud noise that could overwhelm the stadium rang out.
Even if you swing the same sword, the results can vary greatly depending on who holds the sword. The person currently holding the second hand was the original owner, Clot, so of course the power was enormous.
Kwaang─!
A sword struck vertically creates a huge circular dent in the ground. However, no debris from the ground flew out in all directions.
This is because time stopped at the place it reached.
Therefore, Lewis chose to avoid the attack rather than parry it, and there was a moment when the eyes of the two people floating in the air met each other.
‘Time stops?’
‘I avoided it.’
Since their strength was more than what each had expected, they both looked at each other and thought at the same time that it was unexpected.
A bead of sweat flowed from Lewis’ forehead.
‘Strong.’
It was a short but very powerful experience at the same time. The power of a capital knight was not something that could easily be compared to any opponent Lewis had ever faced.
While dealing with Brine, the guard knight, I got the feeling that his sword skills were very straight and refined, but even that could not be compared to Clot’s sword.
Boom!
Kwaang─!
Every time the time in the space around him stopped one by one, Lewis could keenly feel how much weight was attached to the name of Capital Knight.
It seems like we are facing a disaster that we should never be caught up in.
Isn’t it possible to set a goal to overcome hardships and trials by confronting them? However, this was as close to a ‘disaster’ as the expression said. In every way.
‘Water Engineer….’
Why are knights of the capital mentioned as candidates for heroes?
Why did they think it was out of the question except for the capital knights, and why did they send invitations only to them…. The whole story made sense in my mind almost at once.
There is absolutely no feeling of knowing who the other person is or swinging accordingly. It was a sword that was easy to wield because it could simply crush the opponent, no matter who they were.
‘Your power is incredibly strong, and you know that best.’
I felt like I had seen with my own eyes a state I had never encountered before. Lewis could feel goosebumps rising on his body every second he took a breath.
In the meantime, I have dealt with various enemies. He competed with fellow students and did not hesitate to step into the dangerous area of Berkel and kill the demon beasts.
And now.
In front of your own eyes.
There is a sword technique that may truly become part of legend.
It stops time wherever it touches, and by the time time passes again, everything will definitely be cut in half. It’s like an undeniable truth.
‘But.’
There is also the power to overcome disasters.
Under the name ‘miracle’.
“Ha!”
Lewis shouts his spirit and jumps high into the air. He fired more than ten beams of light at Clot at once.
Huh!
Clot made a large cut in the air. Then, the rays of light coming toward him stop moving at once.
“Ha….”
The capital knight chuckled.
However, what was contained in that laugh was not ridicule toward Lewis. On the contrary, the knight was surprised by Lewis, who showed more skills than he expected.
‘What kind of wizard….’
Lewis showed a very different side from the wizard that was imprinted in Clot’s mind.
Of course, I saw Brine lose with my own eyes as he was thrown out of the stadium. However, in the process of understanding it, there was a lot of speculation that Brine had let his guard down.
However, I could feel it when I saw Lewis’ movements.
‘Even if the match had lasted longer, Brine would have lost.’
After Brine had already suffered several defeats, I felt that even if he had tried his best to request a rematch, it would have ended in Lewis’ victory.
It is quick.
And the movement leaves no trace.
‘This is magic.’
A power that is significantly different from the original ability. The driving force that allows humble humans to use mana to bring about miracles.
The goal of becoming a hero is a goal, but how could Clot not have the desire to win? After watching Lewis burn himself with all his might, he was pretty burned himself.
“Little one. Would you like to take this too?”
Clot’s sword began to move faster and faster.
A space that is gradually coming to a halt and a space that is not yet there. They are one, two, three…. As the number increased dizzyingly, it felt as if the world itself had changed.
Clot was already dealing with space and time, and he was forcing Lewis into the trap he wanted.
“It doesn’t make sense…. “It’s a unique ability to manipulate time.”
Becky muttered in frustration. He says as he turns to Maiev next to him.
“There is magic to manipulate space, but isn’t there still magic to manipulate time?”
“That’s right. There are some things related to time in black magic…. There’s just no magic. “There was no research.”
“It’s such an absurd power…. That…. Wow, flan! What do we do? “Aren’t we going to lose like this?”
Despite Becky’s loud reaction, Flann didn’t react in any way. He just looked at the stadium.
Except for Flan, the feelings of the wizards looking at the stadium became complicated. This is because in order to rise to the status of a hero, you must surpass the monk knights who casually wield such swords.
There is no one who does not acknowledge it, and what has been considered the best in this world for a long time must be changed.
Huh!
Clot swung his sword again. Lewis, who was caught with part of his clothes suspended, stumbled and suffered a nasty, deep cut on his left shoulder.
“Plan… !”
“Flan!”
People around me shouting “Flan” Has become more frequent. This is because he decided that it would be better for Lewis to somehow intervene and be disqualified than for him to die.
“It’s definitely strong.”
Flan just muttered that.
“I have become stronger. And strong. “I will become stronger in the future.”
The representatives’ faces became even paler after hearing Flan’s words. Becky looked back and forth between Flan and the stadium.
“Then even now….”
“Not Clot.”
Plan continued calmly.
“This is what I said to Lewis.”
“Huh?”
Question marks appeared one by one on the faces of the representatives at the embarrassing words. And I could feel it. The pure energy flowing from the stadium.
At the same time.
Lewis’s eyes and hair began to glow golden.