Chapter 108 - Peaceful Chaos☆ (3)
Alvit and I were facing each other in the auditorium.
10 meters.
A meaningless distance for [Unique Ether] ability users.
But still, we kept that much distance.
Because what’s important in the fight about to begin isn’t distance.
“…”
“…”
A small box located between us as we faced each other.
Alvit was looking at that box resolutely.
‘She seems to have prepared herself enough.’
Seeing her like that, I said:
“…Let’s begin♪”
“…Yes.”
Whoosh—
A ruby holy sword and a dark red longsword.
Ruby flames are blazing from the two swords Alvit is holding. Embers illuminating dark shadows are rising all over the auditorium.
Alvit walked forward.
And ruby flames follow with each step.
The sight of numerous embers spewing out and rising to the sky.
It was no exaggeration to say it was the appearance of a ‘hero’.
Alvit lowered the holy sword in her right hand to the upper position, and the longsword in her left hand to the lower position.
Matching that posture, the embers follow and create a large flame path.
Shing—
The two swords draw parallel lines, their sharp tips all pointing this way.
Just by coming forward and taking a preparatory stance…
She had already covered everything in this space with flames.
She was showing her determination to win no matter what. There was no trace of affection or hesitation between senior and junior there.
‘Since the kid is diligent, it’s convenient that I don’t have to provoke her one by one.’
But apart from that, without a penalty, one can’t come out desperately. That’s why Alvit brought something precious in a small box.
It was expensive cookies. It was a limited production item personally flown in from the most expensive store in the Golden Street.
Alvit who awakened a cheat movement skill like me. She often went to the Golden Street to enjoy spending sprees.
Even so, it wasn’t really spending sprees.
She just enjoyed shopping for less than 100,000 won by past life standards.
‘She says she’ll offer one thing in the box each time she gets hit by me… She can get hit up to 10 times.’
Setting her own HP to 10…
Terrifyingly tight health setting.
This praiseworthy junior was serious about special training.
I smiled contentedly seeing that box containing her determination.
“…Huhu☆”
The moment I inhaled with a laugh between my lips.
“Opening—!!”
The two swords aim for my neck, rushing from both sides like scissors.
Already following the approaching sword tips and blazing ruby flames drew lines in the air.
Whoosh—!!!
“Oooh—☆”
A swiftness barely followable with cognitive abilities.
Sweat vaporizes from the hot ether flames beside my neck.
Sizzle—!
A single move.
Numerous subtleties contained in a single move that looks like a surprise attack.
Handling flames, but not relying on them.
Handling swordsmanship, but not isolated.
A technique where rushing flames block the escape route.
‘Excellent… excellent—! More excellent than me in 1st year—! You were able to grow this far alone…’
Because we lived together, I could understand that effort. The word talent… became a word I dared not attach in front of that diligence.
Still, I wanted to call Alvit a genius.
A hardworking genius.
It was this terrifying.
But do you know this, Alvit?
“Dual wielding is the icon of inevitable defeat—☆”
I’ve never seen a victor among those who split their sword.
Shouting so, I activated [Bifrost].
“[Bifrost]—☆”
Activated spatial movement.
I rather advanced between the two rushing blades. And naturally picked up a dagger from the floor and gripped it in reverse.
But that was a feint, I clenched a cutie fist with the other hand.
She probably didn’t think I’d grind the maiden’s ether flex technique – [Pink Lemon Sherbet] while holding a weapon—☆
“…!”
When I took out the macaron pick weapon, Alvit didn’t respond and retreated. And she concentrated the power contained in the two sword blades outwards.
A posture as if preparing for a huge force.
It was hard to see as the reaction of someone who saw a dagger.
“Senior wouldn’t attack with such a small weapon—!”
Alvit’s observation show of reading people’s intentions.
It was one of Alvit’s talents that I didn’t have.
It was truly an enviable talent.
‘Tsk… I was found out.’
But since the distance had widened anyway, I tested a new use of [Bifrost].
I summoned [Verdant Great Bow] Anna’s bow with [Bifrost].
“Reach, [Bifrost]—!”
[Bifrost] connects to
Fwoosh—!
I feel the ether contained in the verdant bow.
The fate in the weapon searches for its owner, cutely flustered going ‘Eh?! Wh-Who are you?! Where is this?!’
In terms of image, a cute-faced elf girl with short green hair.
I activated the hypnosis brainwashing app on Anna’s bow.
Hypnosis.
It’s about being exposed to this rainbow light.
You understand, right?
-N-No…!
Meat font inspection.
-Ah♡ Red bean powder—♡
Hypnosis brainwashing training complete.
You serve the discipline tree.
‘Robbery complete…!’
I temporarily robbed Anna’s ether skill.
…
‘No, friends are just borrowing from each other.’
I temporarily borrowed Anna’s ether skill.
As I pulled the bow and released the string, a verdant arrow stuck into the ground.
The power of [Ydalir] manifested there.
Fwoong—!
Sprouts rising from the ground.
Rapidly growing green yew trees were summoned.
The trees tried to trap Alvit like a prison.
“Haah—!”
Alvit created wings on her back and flew up into the air. But she was barely caught by the ankle by a tree and took one hit.
“Point deduction 1—☆”
“Kuaaah!!”
Alvit U-turned in the air like a roller coaster. And with her two swords raised like a hawk’s talons, she charged this way.
Swooosh—!
We clashed with our weapons extended towards each other.
Clang!
At the same time, shockwaves rushed all over the auditorium.
Alvit pressured while securing a good position in the air.
“Senior! Don’t use that anytime! I don’t want to receive complaint calls because of that again!”
“Friends just borrow each other’s weapons sometimes—☆”
Pink airhead-style [Bifrost] ultimate secret technique.
Namely, [Weapon Position Swapping].
This was the result obtained from sparring with Alvit.
[Bifrost] and [Find Pink Pink Vision☆] were already quite cheat-like, but [Weapon Position Swapping] is on a different level.
Being able to borrow other people’s ether skills just with affection… even I who use it want to curse.
‘Why do I have two true name release skills anyway?’
I don’t know.
But glitches are sweet honey so just use them.
I should use it quickly before the game company blocks it.
Alvit, who was on the receiving end, also burst out in frustration.
“You really awakened such a strange skill—!”
“Reach [Bifrost]—☆”
This time what I caught was my sweet honey’s weapon.
Instead of the bow that returned to its original owner, I held [Gungnir] with only the handle remaining. Then the faintly remaining ether reacted and created lightning.
-Lara, I love you.
Darling’s feelings are transmitted.
I raised that handle and shouted.
“I love you too!! [Grimnir]—☆”
Rumble—!
Not dozens of branches like Hilde in her prime, but just one faint lightning was created. It was instantly shot towards Alvit.
“Kuaah?!”
I continued using Eir and Anna’s weapons alternately. And Alvit used up all 10 points during the 10-minute sparring.
And she offered me all the cookies she bought with dungeon gate rewards.
“Om nom nom—☆”
“Kuaah…! I shouldn’t have taught swordsmanship when Senior was a barehanded fool at the start of the semester…! This damn school, of course it would be like this…!”
“Yes♪ Thanks for teaching me~☆”
“Huaah…!”
The cookies offered by my junior were sweet as honey.
And since I borrowed them while looking at the situation, the kids whose weapons were robbed didn’t even know I borrowed them.
“…”
Alvit wailed while clutching her head…
The strongest 3rd year student in the academy city fought with all cheat abilities except future prediction. Does she even know what it means to be able to endure that for 10 minutes?
Alvit whined for a while and then became dejected.
“…But, can I win the combat festival by doing this?”
What are you saying?
After enduring cheat pink airhead skills for 10 minutes.
If 【6☆ Clara Bifrost — Saintess of Sacrifice】 was implemented, users would start a lying down movement… honestly this is bug character level.
I tilted my head and listened to Alvit’s incomprehensible words.
“Senior was also amazing like that in 1st year, but in the end strong people like ‘Five Colors’ appeared… I’ve also become stronger with the hero’s fate… but I don’t feel like I’m that great…”
“…”
“Can I properly fight those outstanding 2nd and 3rd years?”
“…”
“Can I, not Senior, protect
Uh…
Um…
They’re small fry to you now.
“…”
But I couldn’t say such vulgar words outright.
So I spoke while setting the mood appropriately.
“Hmm—☆ I wonder? We won’t know until we fight.”
“…I see.”
“But~♪ I told you on the first day, right?”
I fumbled and put a bucket that was on the floor on my head.
“That’s…”
Then Alvit’s eyes widened a little. She seemed to recall the memory of the first day, which felt like a very long time ago though it was just recently.
Clang…
I said while playfully putting the bucket on my head:
“A girl who chooses to take the lead to protect others is special—☆ You’ll definitely be able to do it~♪”
“…”
And at that moment the sound of Rota and Kara returning was heard from far away.
Rota came in twitching her orange cat ears.
“We’re back~”
Kara sighed while carrying dozens of sticks on her back.
“We’re back… Haah… This flag or whatever, I feel like vomiting just looking at it now. If it wasn’t an important task, I’d want to give up.”
Then the chick approached and nagged:
“Peep—! It’s an important task of finding [Rider]’s sacred item! So please put in a bit more effort! Peep!”
“Alright, alright…”
We watched that scene for a while, then got up smiling.
“That’s it for today—☆”
“Haha… Good work.”
And so a day passed with one week left until the combat festival.
* * *
On the day of the combat festival.
Alvit muttered dazedly.
Numerous students were trembling at her feet.
“…This is quite different from what I thought.”
In the distance, Herrr, the head of the
[The legend of
-Waaah—!!
“…”
Somehow, somehow this is too easy.