chapter 59
Episode 7. Being an Adventurer (2)
Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang!
How many times did they bump into each other?
I can’t count.
I couldn’t tell how many points I was competing even if I looked without blinking.
“You’re strong, Tina.”
Tina’s attacks were heavy with each hit. I wonder if the ground cracks and shakes every time Iris gets hit by Tina.
If the weapons they were holding were not relics, she would never have been able to survive.
But it wasn’t just Tina who was amazing.
“Are you talking about blocking everything?”
Iris was also a monster.
Receive Tina’s attack without blinking an eye.
It wasn’t even spilling. She honestly hit them all head-on. At the same time, she changed the tempo of her movement and aimed for a counter attack.
However, Tina, with her keen senses, tried to counterattack by blocking even that irregular attack.
A workshop that changes several times in a matter of seconds.
You can’t see it because it’s moving much faster than the speed at which your brain can perceive things, but it’s a ripple sound that clearly comes through.
The ground screams and shakes whenever you hear a popping sound.
I have already watched the two of them sparring hundreds of times.
Even so, I almost inadvertently spit out admiration.
There was a thrill that gave goosebumps in the sparring between the two.
“43… 44…….”
Maria didn’t take her eyes off the two of them. With her eyes wide open, she desperately followed her movements.
Kang!
A huge plosive sound.
It was a sound that made me fear that the sword might break. The soles of their shoes grind to the ground as they are pushed back by each other’s attacks.
“It’s 72 so far.”
How did you count that? You are a wizard…….
How can a wizard have such dynamic vision?
As expected, the hero’s senses are different.
At the time they were admiring themselves, both of them loaded mana into their swords at the same time, as if they had judged that a normal attack would not work.
“As expected, Iris.”
“So Tina, you too….”
For a while, Tina’s eyes sharpen as she looks at each other and exchanges good wishes. Iris’s side entered the water personification state.
“「Destruction Strike」.”
“「Absolute Defense」.”
Quang!
Even though Iris blocked it with her sword, the entire hill cracked due to the shock wave from the Destructive Strike skill.
If it weren’t for the warrior of defense, the victory and defeat would have been decided with one blow, and the garden would have been harpooned as it was.
Iris gnawed her teeth and pushed Tina away, and immediately spoke of her skill.
“Retrograde.”
Quaguaguawang!
The ‘retrograde’ skill was a skill that returned the shock received.
The edge of the garden collapsed after receiving the same impact as the ruin.
Tina momentarily lost her footing and lost her balance, and Iris, who didn’t miss the timing, kicked the ground.
“End it, Tina!”
“Come and see!”
Tina gets into her stance while floating in the air. It felt as if air was being sucked into the sword.
“「Nakyeong」.”
“「Welcome to the Island」.”
‘Nakyeong’, which becomes stronger when striking downward, and ‘Welcome One Island’, one of the most powerful attacks among the illusion sword techniques, meet.
“「Oblivion」.”
The moment the swords were about to collide, the skill came out of Iris’s mouth.
Iris disappeared where Tina swung her sword.
Tina’s sword that hollowly cuts through the air.
A gigantic sword that stretched high into the sky cut through the clouds.
“Huh?”
Iris appeared from the side of Tina, who gave a puzzled voice, and put a sword to her throat.
Tina turns her head at the cool sensation. There was Iris, who lifted the corners of her mouth and smiled triumphantly.
“My victory?”
“Ah! I was careless!”
Tina dropped her sword and grabbed her head.
Illusion swordsmanship is a swordsmanship that must not be vigilant until the end. You should be suspicious of even having an enemy in front of you.
The story would have been different if she hadn’t let go of the tension when she thought Tina had won just a moment ago.
If it was Tina, she would have been able to respond sufficiently.
“Whoa whoop! With this, 204 wins and 203 losses in 407 matches.”
“Ugh! Again!”
“It’s already over!”
Iris excitedly teases Tina, and then she runs up to me.
“Master! I won!”
Even Iris, who is normally cautious, did not hide her excitement at this moment, perhaps knowing that she was being praised.
I held out my fist. She smiled brightly and clenched her fists. It was a kind of service to the winner.
Then stroke her hair.
There were only skinships suitable for children.
“Ehehehe.”
“Wow!”
Tina thrust her sword roughly, revealing all her jealousy on her face. She came this way with quick strides.
“Teacher, I worked hard too!”
“Yes.”
If she didn’t do it, I would get angry, so I had no choice but to pat her on the head.
Honestly, in a situation where there are clear winners and losers, I think it’s right to reward only the winners, but I couldn’t help it.
It’s more troublesome to let go of things that upset me later.
While tied to Tina and Iris for a brief moment, Maria restored her garden as usual.
“Master, what can I show you?”
“You… ….”
I wanted to tell you to try casting all 7th tier magic.
But I couldn’t.
The moment she unlocks mana with her full power, this area will be devastated.
“Show multiple magic casts. Try to avoid causing damage to nearby areas.”
“Okay.”
She had changed the ‘First Footsteps of the Grand Wizard’ I gave her into the form of her necklace.
As if resonating with Maria’s mana, light comes out of her necklace.
Wind was born in the left hand, and fire was born in the right hand. The moment the two merged, a ‘firestorm’ was created.
It was a whirlwind of fire far more menacing than a tornado. Storms created high in the sky disturbed the clouds and brought fire to the land.
However, there was no fire spreading to surrounding plants or trees being uprooted by the wind.
It was because he cast a firestorm and created a barrier around it at the same time.
If the wizards of this world saw Maria casting multiple spells, she would immediately bow down and bow.
Mages can only cast one at a time by default.
Glare Todia is capable of implementing double magic, and even at that level, she is revered as a great wizard in the Empire.
Then, how would she react if she could cast multiple spells?
Wouldn’t it be considered a god among wizards?
“Good. Now stop-“
“I can do more.”
She cut off my words, and then her ice spurted out from the tip of her left foot, froze her whole area, and with her right foot as an axis, she propagated her vibration to the ground and cracked it. Made.
There was no walking natural disaster.
Is this really the power of a hero who becomes a great mage?
…… But are you fixing this? Not myself?
I was staring at the sight in awe, but the children next to me were just shining their eyes.
“It’s like a festival!”
“It’s pretty.”
Well, since they have a way to destroy those magics, they must be relaxed. If others had seen it, they would have said it was a disaster.
Especially, if nobles saw it, they would have been frightened and feared.
“Stop.”
“Yes.”
At my word, stop all magic casting.
After looking around her ruined area, Maria restored the land and melted her ice.
“Maria, that’s great.”
“Thanks to Master and Ariel!”
When I raise my thumb, he smiles and strokes the back of his hair.
I’m starting to question it now, but it was Ariel who taught me magic. But why do they call me teacher and call Ariel by her first name?
“Then do you think we are qualified to be adventurers?”
In fact, I already have enough qualifications.
It was only a final confirmation.
I nodded at Maria’s words.
* * *
Revisited the capital, Pretium.
At this point, I thought it would be my second home.
“But Master, if we have to fight the demons, wouldn’t it be better to go to Aus territory, which is closer to the border than Pretium?”
When I thought about their skills and levels, I thought that they would do their part enough even if I sent them to the border right away.
However, with the two years ahead of schedule, I decided not to rush into it.
Instead, apart from that, the rank-up of the warriors was going to proceed quickly.
“I’m going to skip a few steps.”
I looked up at the Adventurer’s Guild building and said.
The leader of the adventurer’s guild in Pretium.
That nobleman’s grade is A.
In other words, if you can completely subdue him, the children could start at B grade instead of F grade.
Besides, since he is the highest position, ‘Head of the Empire’s integrated adventurer’s guild,’ there were many things that were convenient in many ways if he caught his eye.
“Let’s go in.”
I proudly opened the door.
“Is that news true? What rank A is inferior to Lang Co?”
“Because it’s real.”
“Keuk Hak Hak! Does that make sense?! That’s enough to get an A-class ticket!”
“I went to Changgwan yesterday, and there was an elf girl who kills suckers?”
“How was it?”
The adventurer’s guild was noisy.
A lot of people were talking, from people drinking in broad daylight without request, to people spouting harsh profanities and talking vulgarly.
The children overheard the conversation around them and frowned.
“Noisy.”
“Master, are there only trash here?”
“I remembered that bastard’s face. I will kill you someday…….”
The moment the three warriors, who had heard the vulgar and naked conversation, were about to start spraying vile murders, I tapped the children on the head.
“Don’t worry and follow me.”
This is where it used to be.
It was a very rough place for children to come.
If the warriors step forward, however, the guild will become a mess.
As I was about to walk to the window, pretending not to have heard the conversation around me, a man with loosely visible muscles over thin clothes blocked my way.
Dark scars were visible all over the body, including the face, but they didn’t look very strong.
Is it because I spent a lot of time with the warriors?
“Get out of the way.”
“What the hell, this bastard.”
“I said Vicky.”
“Get out, bastard. You come in somewhere with a face that looks like you’re going to work at Changgwan. How are you, are the kids wearing them too?”
In the end, the kids who couldn’t stand his words dug in between me and him without a gap to stop them.
“How dare you insult your master?”
“To the point of being a decent human being, he is not someone you can swear at. This is garbage.”
“I cannot forgive you. Master. May I kill you?”
All three of them were ready to go into battle at any moment. I pulled their collars and tried to pull them back.
It was just embarrassing to see a useless fight in the adventurer’s guild.
I also want to eradicate all of these idiots, but only with these bastards could the empire survive for one more day.
It was right to endure now.
…… It was the moment I was about to think.
“Oh~ The kids are pretty smooth. Lend me one day.”
The moment I heard him, it was as if the string of rationality had snapped.
I tried to get over it, but I couldn’t.
This bastard has crossed the line by far. Children should not be touched
“My children.”
“Yes.”
As if the three warriors had waited, they opened their mouths. I said as I let go of the collar I was holding.
“Kill but don’t.”