Episode 49
I lost my hearing for a while.
That fact shocked me.
Recoil of Chaos Magic.
It was a huge penalty.
I spent a week studying Penalty of Chaos over and over again.
At first it was hearing.
Then taste and touch.
I even lost sight of it.
Of course, it wasn’t a total loss.
Exactly two hours later, the lost sensation was restored by itself.
‘Fortunately, it was a short-term loss, but there is a problem that I may lose some sense.’
It is certain that you will lose your senses as a penalty if you use absolute stealth.
But I couldn’t choose which of my senses to lose.
‘Even the duration is only about 3 seconds… … .’
It was the result of finding out through the watch.
Exactly 3 seconds had passed since she opened her absolute stealth.
‘It’s a real trump card.’
Losing one’s senses in combat is tantamount to committing suicide.
It was a technique that could only be used under the assumption that it would surely kill the opponent.
conclusion thus reached.
Let’s seal absolute stealth for the time being.
‘… … It’s become a joke.’
I finally got a powerful ability, but I couldn’t use it.
I tried to apply the chaotic attribute to other attributes, but… … .
Things have never been so easy.
Even manifesting the chaos attribute was a failure.
‘Then what we have to do now… … .’
The chaos attribute that left only regret was postponed to a later rank.
If so, you need to focus on your natural strength.
The total amount of swordsmanship and mana.
‘Are these two tasks to be solved in the future?’
Let’s say mana takes an elixir.
How should I do swordsmanship?
It was a tricky problem.
Ares, the swordsmanship instructor, has not allowed the cadets to even hold swords.
It just increases your stamina.
Just like now.
“… … .”
As usual, the cadets were running on the field.
In Ares’ first class, except for a few cadets, he couldn’t even finish.
But now we have reached a point where everyone can finish.
Ares nodded now.
“Physical training ends here.”
At that, I raised my hand and stopped the cadets.
“Stop, this is the instructor’s order.”
chuck-.
The cadets stopped at my hand signal.
As a result, veins appeared on Ares’ forehead.
It has been like this since I became class president.
‘What’s so dissatisfied about.’
Ares has been expressing with all his body that he doesn’t like me being the class president.
It was embarrassing at first, but now I’m used to it.
I didn’t care about it, I let go of Ares’ gaze.
Ares narrowed his eyes, perhaps disapproving of my reaction, but soon realized that there were many cadets staring at him, and continued talking.
“From now on, I will reduce the time for physical training and take swordsmanship lessons.”
“”Oh oh.””
The cadets cheered.
The anticipation of finally being able to learn proper swordsmanship.
I also looked at Ares with expectant eyes.
“Let me demonstrate first.”
visor-.
Ares drew his sword from its scabbard.
Then he pointed his sword at me.
“Class president, come forward.”
“… … All right.”
Is it an intention to give a disgrace?
I felt uncomfortable, but I had no choice but to follow the instructor’s order anyway.
“Can you load mana into a sword?”
“Yes, there is.”
I nodded.
Although he hadn’t reached the point where he could pull out his sword, he could use mana to strengthen his body and sword.
Although there is no such thing as a sword master or expert in the demon realm.
To put it simply.
You can think of it as a line like a circle.
Unlike human wizards.
Because demons mean the size and type of tattoo, not the circle, is strong.
Swordsmanship was the same.
Whereas humans categorize the strength of a swordsman as a sword master or expert.
Asmodians were covered by their swordsmanship skills and how much mana they could store in their swords.
‘Because being able to put mana into a weapon in the first place is not an easy task.’
Most of the cadets will probably not be able to store mana in their weapons.
Thanks to my genius talent for assassination, I was able to naturally store mana.
To make it easier to understand, let’s compare it to the human world.
‘I don’t think it’s a bit of an expert level.’
It wasn’t a bad growth rate.
Because the Peltz who attacked me in the human world to kill me was an advanced expert.
Peltz is an instructor level at the Imperial Academy.
That’s why I was curious.
How strong is Ares, who is on the same level as Peltz?
visor-.
I also took out my favorite weapon, the dagger, the fangs of darkness.
Ares pointed his sword at me and spoke.
“Use mana and attack, because this instructor won’t use mana.”
“So you’re saying you’re only going to use the sword?”
“Yes.”
“… … Huh, I see.”
Did I even look down on you?
Ares declared that he would use only the sword.
Conversely, I use mana.
There was no reason to reject the offer.
It probably meant not to use attributes, but just using mana was enough.
Boo-.
cycled mana.
I breathed mana into my sword and body and threw myself at Ares.
The target is Ares’ nape.
shook-.
However, Ares twisted and evaded the attack.
As soon as I confirmed that the attack was shining.
I instinctively moved my arm for the next attack.
The target this time is Ares’ shoulder.
The trajectory of the arm that cut through the air was forcibly twisted.
An attack close to feats impossible with the body of an ordinary person.
Together.
Ares didn’t move.
I just mumbled a word quietly.
“It’s not finished yet.”
hooked
It was the moment the dagger was lodged in Ares’ shoulder.
Ares swung his sword as if he had been waiting.
It was not an attack that could be avoided.
It was because it was difficult to perform other movements because the orbit of the arm was forcibly twisted.
‘Are you trying to kill me?’
Ares’ sword was fast and violent.
If I went on like this, I could really hurt myself.
I strained my eyes and manifested telekinesis.
Pan-!
A very fleeting moment.
I succeeded in deflecting Ares’ sword with telekinesis.
However, it was not completely avoided.
The sword had grazed his chest and tore his uniform.
I asked Ares, looking at the clothes that were fluttering and falling.
“Did you mean to kill me?”
“Can it be?”
“… … .”
He looked at Ares, who was shrugging his shoulders.
If my telekinesis proficiency had dropped even a little, I would have suffered.
If he had been shot in the neck, it would have been difficult to ascertain whether he would be alive or dead.
“You may go back now.”
“… … All right.”
It was a disapproving feeling, but in the eyes of others, it must have seemed that Ares had stopped right before he cut it.
I quietly returned to my seat.
It was because he knew that there would be no benefit to rebelling against Ares.
In fact, Ares was in a bad state.
“Are you okay, Instructor? … ?”
A female cadet asked Ares, who was dripping blood from her shoulder.
Ares nodded.
“I wish I hadn’t died.”
“… … .”
Ares said, pressing the bleeding shoulder to stop the bleeding.
“How did you feel in the fight just now?”
One cadet was singled out.
The cadet hesitated before opening his mouth.
“It seems the class president was stronger than I thought.”
“Is that the end?”
“And again… … .”
When the cadet couldn’t answer, Ares pointed to another cadet.
The cadet confidently opened his mouth.
“I think the instructor looked after Adele. It seems like you showed how strong you are even without using mana.”
However, Ares only spit out cold questions.
“Isn’t that the only thing you felt?”
“yes… … .”
That didn’t mean it wasn’t even correct.
Since then, several answers have emerged.
After hearing those answers, Ares finally turned his gaze to me and asked.
“Class president, what did you feel?”
I thought for a moment.
Ares was able to dodge the attack.
Even so, he did not dodge, but instead received an attack.
intentional movement.
And in reverse, he counterattacked me and created a dangerous situation.
So the answer is… … .
“It’s the way the weak fight.”
“What do you mean?”
Ares asked, narrowing his eyes.
A displeased expression.
Even so, I didn’t deny it, so I decided to continue the explanation.
“I was told that I could use mana, but the instructor assumed a scene with restrictions on himself.”
“… … .”
Ares remained silent.
“A confrontation between the strong and the weak. There, he showed the only way the underdog could win.”
“Go on.”
“Like the instructor gave his shoulder and tried to cut my head, he must have tried to teach the students how to fight by giving up the flesh and taking the bones.”
“That is correct.”
Ares nodded at my answer and looked around at the cadets.
“There are a lot of super strong people in the human world. Forget them to think you can win unscathed.”
Ares was explaining what the cadets didn’t know.
“Educate your guard, boldly expose your weaknesses and use them in reverse to practice surprise attacks.”
The weapons that the children had to develop in the future were not swordsmanship or magic.
A counterattack that outwits the strong.
This is the only way for the demon cadet to defeat the human.
“Noble swordsmanship? I won’t teach that in my class. I will only teach you swordsmanship that can win.”
Ares, who stopped talking, suddenly looked at my dagger and added.
“… … Even if you call it swordsmanship, what are you doing, from now on it will be called a martial arts class.”
Ares finished all the explanations.
I felt dazed.
‘Looks like he has no intention of hiding it.’
Midterm exams starting soon.
Before that, Edea taught me what it was like to kill a human.
Ares taught you how to deal with strong humans.
‘There was a reason the instructors at the Imperial Academy responded quickly.’
The spy from the human world who was collecting all this information must have informed the Imperial Academy in advance of what the midterm exam would be like.
The probability of the description that only the Saitan cadets I wrote suffered, and the Imperial Academy cadets were fine.
‘We have to find out the spies one after another.’
Fortunately.
I know who the spy is.
I was able to figure out where the guy’s radius of action was.
In order to find information, you have to be in a place where those who have that information gather.
‘It’s just an opportunity.’
Ares must have suspected that the identity of ‘the spy’ was me.
I must have felt that my existence was insignificant.
However, if I catch the spy, the false accusation that he may be a swindler of the human world will be cleared away.
I don’t know if that’s the only reason I’m wary.
‘It can reduce the damage to be suffered in the midterm exam and remove doubts.’
while I was thinking about
Dang dang-.
The bell rang signaling the end of class.
“Return to twenty and a half.”
Ares ordered the cadets, and I was the only one left in the parade ground.
Ares asked with a frown when I didn’t go back to class.
“Is the reason why you’re not returning is rebellion against the instructor?”
“It can’t be.”
I smiled kindly and turned my back and walked away from Ares.
Ares, watching that scene, just clicked his tongue and turned around.
Suk.
I looked behind Ares and smiled.
My eyes were flickering with a tinge of life.
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