After the first battle between me and Nora, there were six more magic battles.
All of them came from Groups B, C, D, E, and F, and except for two students from the 16th school, most of them were from small and medium schools or magic schools.
The match between the cadets in second place and the rest of the cadets is scheduled to be held tomorrow morning.
“It’s the rune of Lu… … Melev, in case you’re not part of the Eight Greats, you use interesting runes.”
I lay down on the bed, seriously reviewing my fight with Nora today. Early summer twilight streamed in through the window.
‘I can’t copy it as it is because it’s an arcane rune, but I can find a rune with a similar trait and try to imitate it.’
I want to start research right now, but my energy is completely exhausted, so I feel drowsy.
Is it because of the match with Nora?
no.
It’s because of a demon named Seri… … Aren’t you suddenly insisting on sleeping together in the dormitory?
– I sang like that because I miss you. Please accept the foolishness just once.
Far from stopping her, her mother also raised her hand like that.
And the one who defeated Se-Ri who had invaded the dormitory… … It was Pippi who was in charge of the mascot of the warrior party.
– Ears, cute… … !
It was very easy to let go of the tax collector who lost his sense of judgment because he was instantly taken by Pipi.
– Peach wants to get some fresh air. Wouldn’t he be happy if you took him out?
– No, no, no. Pipi, the air inside is good, Pipi, the air inside… … Phi Phi!
I shed a single tear as I remembered Pippi, a martyr who sacrificed (suffered) fleetingly for his former comrades.
‘When I come back, I’ll double the corn… … .’
I was about to close my eyelids drowsily in the early summer night air, but I suddenly remembered him.
Valencidis.
And I came looking for him… … The guy with Rin’s face. In an instant, the drowsiness vanished.
‘Why did you come here?’
Did you know that I defeated Liveni? But I don’t understand. Then why didn’t you attack sooner?
‘Valensidis, if you had attacked him at the time you returned from ＜Reda Cable＞ with that bastard’s skill, you would have been helplessly defeated.’
And today, at the perfect opportunity, if the two of them had suddenly launched a surprise attack… … Just thinking about it is terrifying.
“Oh, that’s embarrassing.”
It would be nice if nothing happened, but in my experience, nothing was easily passed over when involved with warlocks.
‘Or should I reduce the number of pages by attacking Valensidis first?’
However, the problem is that if Valencidis starts to cheat, this side could be treated as a madman.
And the problem is that even by Rin’s standards, he’s not an easy opponent.
‘then… … .’
I was curious at first too. Who the hell is playing with my face, is it a vessel to contain my soul or what… … .
‘If Valencidis doesn’t work, there might be a way for us to find him first and interrogate him.’
I’ll look for it when I get a chance.
If you are still in school.
‘No, don’t you need to go find me? If I have business, I’ll come to you first.’
But I guess I didn’t have to rack my brains so much that night. The next day, ‘that guy’ came to visit me, so I’m alone.
* * *
The next day, the dragon pit was full.
Traditionally, if the first match was started by the senior cadet, it was the second cadet who decorated the end.
“A rare genius, Christa Warden, and the fire-blessed Lillian Karin face each other!”
“It’s a showdown between a genius and a monster, so I’m looking forward to this!”
Even though the turn of the two did not even come, the spectator seats, which had been whispering only about that topic, inevitably heated up when the turn finally came.
[The one entering from the alumni gate is Christa Warden, who took the second place in the midterm exam.]
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And from the west gate on the other side, Lillian Karin walked out with flying red hair. Christa, who reached the halfway point first, arrogantly crossed her arms.
“I told you before. We Warden can’t live without debt.”
“… … ?”
“I’m prepared to make you pay the price for bullying my cute servant now.”
Head Professor Marhena also raised her voice, resting her chin on her clenched hands.
“The Warden and Karain. The attributes are different, but the summoning type is the same.”
“Yes, Master. First of all, Cadet Christa is ahead in terms of compatibility.”
Professor Owen, who was sharing a similar story in the audience on the other side, looked sideways at the onlookers of the Rivendell School and was lost in thought.
“But will general compatibility really work for that damn desire?”
It is true that the Earth attribute has a superiority over the Fire attribute.
However, even Gertrude Panton, who mainly uses the supernatural water attribute, was helpless from the moment the desire appeared.
“No matter what, Lillian will win, right?”
Tchaik’s student, Ilyin, whispered, and Logan closed his eyes as if in difficulty.
“Umm, if it was like before, I would have replied that Lily would win unconditionally, but… … .”
“You mean not now?”
“Oh, something has been strange lately.”
To be exact, after midterm exams. Is it because of the shock of missing both the first and second seats? I mean, he looked like someone who had lost his senses.
“Couldn’t Gongja-nim think that the young lady will lose?”
Gertrude asked with inquisitive eyes. Laine, who was yawning, shrugged lightly.
“well.”
In an ordinary case, I would have expected Lillian’s landslide victory.
It still hurts as if my eyeballs will explode for no reason when I remember the time when I narrowly erased the Rivendell School’s Divine Beast and Desire with Belle Curious.
But this time, the opponent is the opponent, so even I don’t know the direction of the match.
“Well?”
“?”
“Oh my gosh! The young lady has always supported Gongja no matter what the circumstances… … Ugh, my young lady is so miserable that tears come to my eyes!”
Gertrude pretending to cry was caught by Lillian’s view from the arena. Lillian’s tightly closed lips parted slightly.
“… … I’m all annoyed.”
“what?”
“The only ones who can study magic comfortably like that are your children.”
Hmmm, Christa lifted her chin high as if telling her to tease her mouth some more.
“Magic is power, and school is only a place to prove it. There is no time to hang out with the disgusting term friend.”
Yeah, there’s no such thing as friends.
There are only competitors to eat.
“I don’t know if the plants in the greenhouse die.”
Lillian made a provocation with a lively look in her eyes, but strangely, Christa nodded as if she was quite impressed.
“Is it a theory? I agree.”
“sympathy? It’s ridiculous. Are you talking about playing house with the genius Confucius every single day?”
“Cow, playing house?! I’m cracking up!!! He and I are rivals! Playing with him is a rival game… … No, it’s not play, it’s a real rivalry!!!”
Rain scratched his head as he watched the sight of Christa talking wildly with an excited expression caught in the clairvoyance reflected in the hall.
“Why are you so excited and fussed before the match?”
A wizard must always remain calm.
However, it was at that moment that the mischievous atmosphere was in the air, and everything changed when the command of the deputy professor, Kyle, resounded.
[From now on, the final tournament, the final match, will begin!]
It was Lillian who played with her hand fiercely first. The fingers that had grazed both sides of her waist were holding three amulets before she knew it.
“Only three 2-star charms!”
“Are you going to the short-term battle!”
Talismans are the characteristics and strengths of the Rivendell School, which, like the northerners, pursued extreme practicality in magic. It can be seen as a reinforcement type of the Remediare type.
“And unlike the general Remidière type that injects magical power into a magic book, you can use the amulet while moving and even fly it.”
Even in the turbulent times 300 years ago, mages from Rivendell were quite useful. Thanks to that amulet, anyone could use magic in a variety of ways in battle… … .
While Lane rummaged, Lillian was flying the amulet in the arena.
Red light emanated from the talismans scattered in three directions, left, right, and top, and soon turned into fire butterflies of intense flame and rushed at Christa.
‘I can’t lose to anyone… … .’
For my mother, who took care of me even though I was always suffering from the indiscriminate violence of the trash called my father.
– It’s okay, Lillian.
The mother was used as a breeder to give birth to a child blessed by fire, just because she had red hair.
– Mom is fine.
I need the power to convince my classmates in order to kick out the trashy old people and my father and take over the school. Qualifications to prove that power.
‘To do that, you have to graduate from ＜Deleiten＞ top of the class. To do that, I need to take the top spot in this exam.’
It is an obsession close to obsession, an absolute will to always push oneself forward… … Christa shouted at Lillian.
“Where are you looking!”
A torrent of magical power swirled fiercely around Christa’s body. The rays of light delicately intertwined on the palm, creating a beautiful glow.
“I-that… … ?!”
“High-speed calculation of 3-star magic… … ?!”
At the screams of praise pouring from the crowd, only Rain laughed as if he was surprised.
“Isn’t it a simple three-star?”
It is safe to say that it is a 3-star or 3.5-star compared to a 4-star. It was because he used the number rune.
Because that’s a double rune.
Its traits are ‘kneading’ and ‘soaking’. If only the earth type magic square had been used, the math would have been ridiculously complicated… … .
“I grew up with the experience of that time as a stepping stone.”
One of the magic squares was circular, not square. In other words, it is a dual attribute magic that has both water and earth attributes.
‘This is an application of what Lane Ludwig showed on the first day of school.’
If you need to use a complicated rune, put a magic square that has good compatibility with the rune to simplify the equation.
Anyone can make mistakes.
There’s nothing wrong with that. It is wrong to allow mistakes to be made. Right, Ms. Caroline?
───Goooooong!
Soon, violent tremors like an earthquake occurred even in the audience, and the son-in-law shook wildly.
Cracks like spider webs spread across the arena’s ground, and with a thump, a huge summoned creature squeezed through the ground and rose.
It was a sandstone golem, known as the Sandstone Golem, a summoned beast within the Warden family’s kinship limit.
Overwhelming stature and solid view, Lillian’s fire butterflies turned into mere embers in front of the megalith.
“It is beautiful… … .”
Professor Caroline stared at the sandstone golem with teary eyes.
At the time of the additional test, it was different from the sandstone golem that was brought out against Lane Ludwig. To be precise, it was at the level of making up for all the flaws that existed then.
By harmonizing water attribute magic and water runes, the strength of the golem was raised to a higher level. I have completed the best shield that is impenetrable to any attack.
“Because I can’t pierce my sandstone if I have to use that rubbish-like magic for a hundred and a thousand days?”
“… … !”
“Don’t look at it like a moth, get out that fiery serpent that wants something! I need to be sure to educate them. That I touched someone I shouldn’t have touched last time.”