#43. …Weak.
As expected, it was correct that Park Min-seok was giving Sihwa reinforcement-type magic as soon as he started.
Judging from the flow of her magical power, it didn’t seem like a high level of magic, but she was able to draw 200% efficiency from the point that the target was a poem.
Sihwa lowered the window once from top to bottom.
Very simple basic operation.
However, the destructive power contained in it was enough to make Harin’s face contemplate.
Her attack that cut the gap between Harin and I left a huge scar on the ground.
One of the two would have been fatally wounded if they had reacted too stupidly late.
“…Harin-ah! Do what you have prepared!”
As with the semifinal pair, we had a basic plan such that while I held Sihwa, Harin took out Park Min-seok first.
Harin nodded at my words and calmly began casting her magic.
The tip of her staff began to glow brightly.
Okay. Then you need to buy some time…
The moment Harin started preparing for her magic, her poems flew to her like Deukdal.
But Harin is also a talented person who would have become an S-class.
Harin just spaced her apart and didn’t give her her range.
And I reacted right away and blocked Sihwa’s spear.
The moment her spear blade collided with my practice sword.
Feeling the sharp edge of the sword, I regretted my negligent judgment.
If you knew this, it would have been right to bring the sword you obtained from the dungeon.
How many rounds will you hold out in the future?
I instinctively felt that I couldn’t last that long.
There was no hope after taking it all by force.
As much as possible, I had to avoid what I could avoid and let what I spilled.
After avoiding the attacks that followed, I kept my distance from Sihwa.
“…Weak.”
She looked at me with indifferent eyes, who barely spoke during the battle.
“I told you to do it sincerely. Choi In-wook.”
Knowing that her standard value was from my previous life, I couldn’t deny it.
Once again, her spear aimed at my waist with the momentum to pierce me.
As I raised the sword in reverse, it was best to let her attack flow.
“Am I the only one serious? Or maybe this is your power?”
…For now, this was my best move.
Of course, the same skills as in a previous life. No, if it had reached half that level, it would have been able to block Sihwa’s attack a while ago and even see the counterattack angle.
“Answer me. Inwook Choi.”
She used her magic to the fullest and slashed my practice sword again.
I could see with the naked eye that the blade of the sword went out.
“Keep.”
The shock caused by the continuous collision of magic power and magic power seemed to shake my internal organs.
I want Harin to join me soon…
Again, Harin was subduing Park Min-seok very neatly.
Park Min-seok did well to avoid Harin’s magic, probably because he had received some kind of training to avoid attacks from Si-hwa.
If he had been a normal magic-type hunter, he might have been a little embarrassed when things didn’t go as planned, but Harin didn’t show any signs of that at all.
He calmly restricted the space in which he could move, and soon succeeded in constricting his body with vines.
“Okay! Inuk-ah!”
At Harin’s signal, I was able to eat a little more comfortably.
Okay. If so, this is where the show begins.
It is known that Harin’s proportion is much higher in our pair’s power in the first place?
Sihwa looked at the two of us in turn and raised her spear high.
“Do you think the person next to you can really be your pair? Choi In-wook?”
At Sihwa’s words, Harin bit her lips tightly.
“I don’t need your permission to do a pair with Inwook!”
At the end of Harin’s staff, the magic was concentrated and it was dyed red.
“Youn Ha-rin. You know that. No? You also remember. The person next to him shined the most when he was next to him.”
For a moment, Harin’s eyes were colored with astonishment.
“…What are you talking about. You.”
Harin’s little hand started to tremble.
“Did you not tell me?”
Only one corner of Sihwa’s lips went up.
“Choi In-wook. Youn Ha-rin next to you.”
“Shut up!”
A beam that was too powerful to be called the level of Harin that she had shown so far came out of the tip of her staff.
However, Sihwa’s expression is calm.
The spear blade with blue magic deflected her attack to the floor.
“Ha… Ha ha…”
Perhaps it was due to the impulsive explosion of her magic, a shrill breath came out of Harin’s mouth.
If Sihwa had not said anything, I would have been worried about Harin, but for this moment, I have something more important to say than that.
“…Harina.”
Harin’s body flinched and hardened at the sound of my voice.
“What do you mean by Shihwa?”
“…I don’t know.”
Harin answered with a crawling voice.
“That’s right. Youn, Ha-rin. That’s how you were attached to Choi In-wook.”
Sihwa’s eyes were full of contempt.
“Then I will defeat you. I have no choice but to tell you the truth.”
I could feel the concentration of her magic on Sihwa’s toes.
It was Harin, not me, that she was aiming for.
I couldn’t concentrate properly because of Sihwa’s words, but for now, I’m in the middle of a game.
It was the right decision to do the right thing.
“Stand back. Harin-ah.”
At my instructions, Harin moved away from me and Sihwa.
Like Sihwa, I also started squeezing out mana to gain momentum.
It was a far cry from her, but for the time being, I was just doing the best I could.
The blade of the practice sword was dyed black due to my magical power.
Sihwa’s body jumped into the air.
She flew at least three meters and took her pose in her air.
I knew that technique.
It wasn’t that I didn’t play poetry and poetry in my previous life.
When she and her lover became active as a pair.
We fought many times to improve each other’s skills.
We also gave feedback on existing techniques and devised new techniques together.
She is a pair and a competitor. And it was my lover.
And now, the skill she’s showing in front of me is one of the strongest skills I’ve passed on to her.
Following the trajectory of the spear of the poem, a huge flow of magical power materialized.
Blue magic spears pouring from the sky began to attack me.
I caught my breath and opened my eyes.
It was practically impossible to avoid them all.
…Let’s do it.
Every time I received an attack, I could feel my arms trembling in shock.
If the sword you are holding now blocks one or two more attacks in the future, it will end its lifespan.
But I had no other option.
If I fell here, our pair would lose.
Of course, Harin poured attacks on Sihwa as much as I endured.
Huge plant stems came out of the ground and attacked Sihwa, but unfortunately they did not reach her body.
Every time Sihwa swings her spear once, Harin’s magic loses its power and breaks in two.
There was still no sign of nervousness on her face as she received Harin’s magic while attacking me.
“…They’re both too weak.”
She stopped her attack for a moment, then slowly walked towards us and opened her mouth.
“It’s disappointing. Choi In-wook. The one I remember was never like this.”
The more Sihwa spoke, the more Harin’s face became white.
“Youn Ha-rin. Using clever numbers is what it is. It has always been a characteristic of the weak.”
How many people can call Harin, who will be the next S-Class, an underdog?
“Look at yourself now. How weak it seems to be trembling in fear.”
It was that moment.
“…I’m afraid of you? Don’t be funny.”
Harin’s staff erupted with intense magical energy, and the surrounding area was instantly covered with dust.
This kind of magic wasn’t in our plan, but I didn’t know what Harin was thinking.
When my vision was blocked by the thick dust, I started by detecting poetry.
In battles in the dark or when such visual information was not available, it was always important to detect the flow of magic.
It seems that Sihwa is still where she was before, and Harin is…
Are you preparing something else for magic?
I felt the vibration of magic.
I thought there was a plan, so I moved to the location where Sihwa was in order to block Harin from approaching.
“Did you really have to write this number?”
In the thick dust. Only her shadow caught my eye.
“…It was a plan that wasn’t agreed upon beforehand.”
Making excuses, not excuses, I grabbed the sword that was about to break.
“Yes. Let’s see the end soon.”
The moment she finished her words, the atmosphere near Sihwa began to stir.
…You still have that much magical power?
I laughed out loud because it was ridiculous.
Feeling defeated, I still took my stance.
I thought it was a courtesy to her and the attitude of a person who once sought her strongest.
The moment she was about to throw her body at her.
I frowned at the strange sensation.
I could feel a very, very subtle movement behind the poem.
Considering Harin’s location, I don’t think it was Harin’s attack…
Something was flying towards this side with great speed.
Sihwa naturally raised her spear and tried to block it, but when I found out what it was, I was astonished.
That’s something that shouldn’t be faced head-on.
Why is that here…!
Having confirmed the identity of the object flying through the dust, I had no time to think.
“Shihwa!”
With a bewildered expression, I pushed Sihwa away with all my might.
I could feel the magic gloves that even monsters could not break through like a piece of paper being torn apart.
Pain clearly felt in the left rib.
That was something that shouldn’t exist in the academy.
The white uniform began to turn crimson.
“Choi Inwook!”
Sihwa threw the spear and ran towards me.
Eventually, the dust was removed and the blue sky came into my eyes.
“Hey!”
My vision grew blurry along with Harin’s scream.