60 Episode Big Hunt (2)
Will Theodora-sama deal with you?
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My provocation was enough to provoke Theodora.Theodora stepped forward in front of the startled men.
“Are you serious, Ernas?”
“I am not saying this as a joke, Theodora-sama.”
“This is so… … .”
As he looked straight ahead and said, Theodora laughed like a fool.
“Ernas, please restrain yourself.”
Then Yoles spoke up.
“Theodora-sama is on a much higher level than you are now. That means you can subdue it with one blow.”
“I know, Professor.”
“You know?”
Of course I know.
Theodora is the second in the Waldfeld family and is on a much higher level than I am.
As Yols said, he has the ability to subdue me with one blow.
“I don’t want to miss the opportunity to have my skills tested by someone like that.”
“… … .”
Yoles’s eyes widened.
Not only that, but Theodore had a slightly surprised expression on her face.
“Ernas, you seem like a very interesting guy.”
“… … .”
“Okay, I’ll deal with you if you want.”
Theodora drew a large sword.
“Theodora-sama, if that’s the case… … .”
“Do not disturb, Mohad.”
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Mohad, Theodora’s entourage, tried to restrain the lord, but to no avail.She’s already ready to wield her sword against me.
“Stop it, Ernas.”
A golden sword developed from the blade.
One of the German swordsmanship of the Waldfeld family… It was the sword technique of Waldfeld’s sword technique.
‘There are several types of dedicated swordsmanship that are handed down from the Waldfeld family.’
The best is the Waldfeld gold sword technique.
It is a swordsmanship with extreme destructive power, but only the headmaster and his successors can learn it.
The next best thing is the Waldfeld Swordsmanship, which is not as good as the Waldfeldt Golden Swordsmanship, but it is also surprisingly powerful.
“Please, Theodora-sama.”
He nodded and took a stance.
OK… Finally, Theodora moved.
“… … !”
Koo!
It was as if a huge beast was running at me.
Still, the attack itself seemed simple.
The trajectory of the attack was sufficiently predictable.
However, that doesn’t mean you can defend yourself.
“Ugh… … !”
Quang!
It bounced back with a roar.
I was able to block it with a sword that developed my sword, but the moment I came into contact with Theodora’s sword, my sword was completely broken.
‘this… Waldfeld’s sword technique!’
This is the reason why Waldfeld’s sword technique is so powerful.
It specializes in destroying the opponent’s sword.
If it is the sword of an opponent who is weaker than you, you can break it with a single blow like now, and even an opponent of the same level or higher can scratch the sword and seize the victory.
Using this kind of swordsmanship, I was told that I could subdue it with one blow.
“Ernas… … !”
“It’s okay, Professor… … .”
I quickly recovered my magic.
This is because if you do not properly repair the broken sword’s magic, you will lose that much magic.
“Ernas Landsstein.”
Then Theodora came.
And he reached out to me, who had not yet woken up.
“It was great that he looked straight at me until the last minute and tried to fight me.”
“Theodora… … .”
Theodora lifted me up.
And he continued to hold my hand.
“Honestly, I was surprised. If I had attacked a little more strongly, my neck would have been blown off right away, but you didn’t waver at all.”
“I thought you shouldn’t look away.”
I said in a calm voice.
“Theodora-sama is a swordsman representing the master swordsman Waldfeld. Someone like that is trying to teach me… I had to watch it straight through to the end.”
“You thought I was too kind to teach you.”
Theodora said absurdly.
“Ernas, I am Gort’s aunt. I can never be friendly to you.”
“Yes, I know.”
“I could pretend it was a mistake and aim at your neck. Didn’t you think of that possibility?”
“I thought someone like Theodora-sama wouldn’t do that.”
“He’s an idiot… … .”
Theodora sighed, shaking her head.
“still… Thank you for giving me such a good evaluation.”
“No, Theodora-sama.”
I shook my head and smiled.
“I am more grateful.”
[Attempts to ‘reproduce ability’ for the character ‘Theodora Waldfeld’.]
* * *
Theodora sent Ernas and his party into the Great Labyrinth.
Heinrich didn’t really try it, but he didn’t feel the need to.
This is because Heinrich had already investigated in detail before entering the academy to determine how talented he was.
“Ernas Landsstein… He had a better personality than I expected.”
Theodora murmured inside the barracks.
“How dare you show such an attitude toward me, a prosecutor of the Waldfeld family… Perhaps he was the owner of a surprisingly pure personality.”
Ernas did not seem to have the slightest idea that Theodora would harm him.
At first, he showed a provocative attitude, but after the match, he was polite as a junior.
“He seemed to have great skills and courage. I wish he had been a member of our Waldfeld family.”
Theodora remembered the face of her nephew Gort.
As the heir of the Waldfeld family, he possesses outstanding talents, but no matter how much he thinks about it, he falls short of Ernas.
Besides, today… In terms of personality, I was more attracted to Ernas than Gort.
“I wonder what it would be like if Ernas, not Gort, was my nephew.”
“Te, Theodora… … .”
When Theodora positively evaluated Ernas, Mohad, an entourage, cautiously opened his mouth.
“Are you sure you want to save Ernas?”
“Mohad, do you think I’m stupid?”
At Mohad’s concern, Theodora responded with a cold voice.
“It is true that I have a personal crush on Ernas, but I do not intend to save Ernas for that reason. Because this is for the Waldfeld family.”
“ah… … .”
“Ernas is a hindrance to the future of the Waldfeld family. It must be removed.”
After saying that, Theodora added with a bitter expression.
“When I met him in person today, that thought became stronger.”
“Theodora… … .”
“Ernas is definitely a great guy. You can’t easily catch up with Gort.”
You must make Gort the pinnacle of the academy.
If Gort’s skills are not enough, he must make it number one by eliminating his competitors.
That was Theodora’s job.
“As I said earlier, Ernas lacks a sense of crisis. He didn’t seem to mind at all that I was the one who sent the assassin last time.”
“It seemed so.”
“If we’re that vigilant, it makes things easier for us.”
After saying that, Theodora pulled out a map from the table.
The map showed the complex structure of the surface layer of the Great Labyrinth.
“Yols said he would take the students on different routes while waiting at this point.”
“In both cases, it’s a route that can be progressed with a low grade grade.”
“right. But if we work on it in advance, it can lead to the wrong route.”
What path Ernas would take, he already knew everything.
Digging the trap was very easy.
“Can I leave Heinrich alone?”
“It would be too unnatural if two of the heirs of the six great swordsmen died at the same time. Today, we only need to take Ernas’ life.”
“Okay, Theodora-sama.”
Theodora stood up.
“Let all the other guys keep their seats. and… Take care so that Yoles doesn’t intervene.”
“Yeah, I’ll do it as ordered.”
“then… don’t go.”
Leaving Mohad to do the rest, Theodora moved on.
Enter the Great Labyrinth through the other entrance… To end Ernas Landsstein’s breath.
* * *
‘Theodora must be thinking of trapping me by now.’
As I walked through the Great Labyrinth, I was lost in thought.
‘I deliberately pretended to be naive earlier, so maybe I’m trusting it.’
Talking to Theodora earlier, I deliberately pretended to trust Theodora.
This was to distract her a little.
Since I am an opponent for promotion, it is advantageous for me to be vigilant even a little.
‘anyway… I’m glad I succeeded in making a situation similar to the novel.’
The reason I provoked Theodora today was to create a situation where they hold hands and have a conversation after losing to Theodora.
This is because there is a scene in the novel where Theodora raises a fallen opponent and then holds hands while having a conversation.
‘Because it’s too unnatural for me to touch Theodora’s body first.’
It would have been nice if Theodora had asked me to shake hands first, but when we first met, Theodora only shook hands with Yols.
I can’t even reach out my hand to shake Theodora first… In the end, I had no choice but to make contact in this way.
‘With this… I got the swordsmanship I needed now.’
I touched the Uslecht that was on my finger.
[Currently, the abilities acquired through ‘Ability Reproduction’ are as follows.]
— Provisional Acquisition —
[Partizan Judgment Swordsmanship (S Rank)]
[Waldfeld Swordsmanship (S Rank)]
[Balahail Heavy Swordsmanship (Rank A)]
[Liechtenauer Divine Magic (Rank A)]
[Atilion Magical Detecting (Rank A)]
— Permanent Attribution —
[Calecius Spear Swordsmanship (Rank B)]
[Eastern Magical Technique (Rank A)]
Waldfeld’s Swordsmanship.
The swordsmanship that Theodora had overpowered me with just before had been absorbed by me.
‘Of course, I can’t exert the power of Theodora’s level right now.’
I have far less magic than Theodora.
That is why, even if you use Waldfeld’s slashing technique, you cannot launch an attack as powerful as Theodora.
‘However… Because I’m not going to compete with Waldfeld’s sword technique alone.’
Yes.
You can never win just by imitating the opponent’s swordsmanship.
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More than that is needed to defeat an opponent who has been upgraded.‘The Waldfeld sword technique is only one of the factors to defeat Theodora.’
In the darkness of the underground dungeon, I used Attilion’s magic detection technique.
I could tell that small monsters were surrounding me.
‘A bipedal monster with a dog-like face… kobolds.’
A monster with weaker combat power than orcs.
However, more numbers than Orcs move together, and they are good at fighting in dark caves.
Even now, over a hundred kobolds were hiding in the darkness and besieging me.
‘Before fighting Theodora, let’s warm up.’
I immediately deployed the sword.
I could tell that the kobolds watching in the dark were startled.
“Car?!”
First move to the right.
They swung their swords at three or four hiding kobolds and killed them all at once.
“Karr!”
“Karuk!”
The kobolds that failed the surprise attacked at once.
However, I did not hesitate and continued to swing my sword.
‘There are too many numbers. If I’m even a little vigilant, their weapons will pierce my blind spot.’
I kept moving forward, killing the kobolds.
While checking the signs the Waldfeld family had installed.
“Karuk… … !”
“Karr… … !”
The moment I slaughtered over 100 kobolds and set foot in the next area.
I felt a tingling sensation on the floor.
‘Yes, here.’
Kurung!
Stones fell from the ceiling, and the entire cave shook.
When I checked the way I had come, the way out was blocked.
and… The floor collapsed.
‘This is the scenario Theodora prepared.’
Ernas deviated from the training route and entered a dangerous place, fell into the depths and unfortunately lost his life… … .
This is the scenario Theodora prepared.
Since the Waldfeld family currently manages the Great Western Labyrinth, we were able to prepare for such a trap.
‘But, Theodora doesn’t know at all.’
Even in front of the trap that fell deep underground, I didn’t get agitated at all.
Because you know that there are new opportunities waiting down there.
‘In the novel… Theodora has no way of knowing that the main character, Arcandel, obtains Kiyeon from deep underground.’
have to hurry
Now Theodora is coming to take my breath away.
You must reach the target before Theodora finds me.
‘Own a new power… Defeat Theodora Waldfeld.’
A tycoon of promotion that had just been overpowered by a single blow.
To win against Theodora Waldfeld, I threw myself into the bottomless depths of the underground.