Chapter 111 – Ranked Play – Day 16

“Good work, Chloe.”

“Thank you.”

After fighting Laysha, Chloe entered the student waiting room.
Some of the students gave Chloe words of deep consolation or encouragement, and Chloe, who answered briefly, naturally sat down next to me.

“As expected, it’s Laysha-sama…”

He replied calmly to the other students, but Chloe spoke in a weak voice, perhaps as if she was regretful.

“No, we lost, but we fought well. You worked hard for the past 10 days, right?”

Of course, this does not apply only to Chloe, but during the group stage and the revival match of the 2nd and 3rd graders, Chloe watched the league match and devoted herself to training by reducing her sleep.

Lost but fought well.
There is no word that suits Chloe better than this.

I could even feel the respect in the eyes of the other students looking at Chloe.

“Thank you. I need to be more diligent.”

“Huh.”

And Chloe gently put his hand on my hand.
I grabbed her hand and clamped it.

“Poetry, Siwoo… Other students are looking at you.”

“What, how are you?”

She was the one who looked at Ayoung and Laysha, who always took the seats next to me, with envy.
Although she seemed shy, she was clearly delighted.

“Tsk.”

Then, from somewhere, there was a clicking sound, but she didn’t bother.

Another 30 minutes passed.
The arena was automatically restored, and the homeroom teacher announced the next duel in a voice that did not feel much emotion, as he always did.

He was the student who won the group stage of Group D last time with Kim Do-hoon of class 1 and shouted to his parents that he had won.

– Please take good care of me.

-Me too.

They had a brief conversation.
A battle between a student who was mentioned as a candidate for the championship and a student who was just at the top.

The atmosphere in the audience or in the waiting room for students was not that hot compared to the previous battle.

The winner of Group D also smiled bitterly, as if realizing that fact, then looked at Kim Do-hoon again with a serious expression.

A student who simply gave up despite anticipating his defeat could not have been a student in the garden.

The hologram blocking them disappeared and a battle began.

Of course, the winner was Kim Do-hoon, but the winner of Group D also fought well.

After that, the finals progressed quickly.

After the battle between the surviving students in the resurrection of the loser, the final battle was between Kim Kang-hyeon and Ah-yeong.

– I’ll take care of you.

-… Please take care of me too.

In response to Ayoung’s greeting, Kanghyun Kim replied with an uncomfortable expression.

From the point of view of him who uses a bow, Ayoung, who made a contract with the wind spirit, was his counter.
Are you resentful of your own match luck?

But even so, he did his best to fight.

Of course, Ayoung was the winner.

Why?
After the battle, when I looked around, I saw Yu-Ri, who was looking at A-Young with displeasure.

∴

Kim Do-hoon’s greatsword was heavy, but he swung it lightly.
He wielded the heavy greatsword heavily and swiftly to see how high his strength and agility stats were.

In comparison, Laysha’s black rapier.
Because it was a weapon that saved speed, it was thin and did not have the hardness of a great sword.

A sharp greatsword slashed down quickly and forcefully to cut Laysha, and she quickly moved her body to dodge her sword before striking Kim Dohoon with a counter.

Three swords made of roses swung along the trajectory of Laysha’s sword, and Kim Do-hoon, who casually pulled out the greatsword stuck in the ground, raised his sword to block Laysha’s attack.

‘If I hold on a little longer.’

Kim Do-hoon’s special ability, Limit Break, is over.
Ability to instantly increase all stats.

However, the higher the stat increase, the faster the consumption of mana increases.

Kim Do-hoon, who had been pushed back since the start of the battle, used to break through the limit, but was on par with Laysha.

Perhaps he has raised all the stats he can raise.

-Haha…

Kim Do-hun let out a rough breath and swallowed it again, as if his mana was slowly starting to run out.

Then he straightened his stance and straightened his greatsword.

His final attack using Limit Break.
Laysha noticed that too and prepared for his attack.

A blue aura began to sway on Kim Do-hoon’s great sword, and Kim Do-hoon swung his sword at Laysha.

Avoid or block.

However, since it was too close, Laysha, who was not in a position to avoid his long-range sword, quickly condensed her scattered petals into her own sword, and then she took his sword.

Wow!

After the petals made of aura and mana collided with each other, a roaring sound resounded throughout the concert hall.

Thus, the struggle against each other began.
Laysha tried to deflect her sword, but Kim Do-hun knows that if he misses this opportunity, his defeat is certain.

He put more strength into the sword and pressed Laysha with it.

However, Laysha was not pushed back, and Kim Do-hoon, whose limit-breaking duration was over, was eventually defeated in battle.

He raised all the mana he had and the mana he had and used it to break through the limit, falling into a state of mana deficiency and at the same time fell on one knee on the spot.

“The battle is over!”

Then, the homeroom teacher announced that the battle was over, and cheers from the audience erupted from the audience.

-Thanks for your efforts.

The finalist was Laysha.

∴

‘Children, let’s do our best!’

During the break after the final battle in the 4th round, Ayoung spoke to the spirits vigorously.

‘Yep! Just trust me, the older sister.’

‘What do you mean by that? Why are you an older sister?’

‘Of course I evolved first, so I’m the eldest sister.’

At Wendy’s words, Pie spoke confidently without changing her expression.

‘No. They just evolved first, but they were born at the same time. Pie.’

Nod.

Grun nodded in response to Myst’s soft words.

‘Is that so…?’

And Pie, who always seemed weak to Mist because of her nature, awkwardly scratched the back of her head.

Ayoung was relieved to see the pie that had not changed even though she had evolved into a medium-level fire spirit.

‘I won’t lose like the last time this time!’

As Pi spoke vigorously, the other spirits nodded as if they were of the same opinion.
The past days preparing for the finals.

In the glass world, he collected points and steadily raised his stats, and while watching ranking matches, he raised the level of combat sense he created to level 6.

And in order to win against Laysha, he steadily built up his mastery of Spirit Manifestation.

‘Of course.’

Ayoung answered confidently and rose from her seat.

Current time 6:12.
A total of 3 hours of rest has just ended.

Awesome…

The door opened and the door to the arena slowly opened.

‘Let’s win by all means.’

Ah-young, who reminded her of him who had brought her to this point, made a vow in her heart, and her spirits of her Ah-yeong looked at her with warm eyes.

Slowly.
But not slow.

Arriving at the arena, Ayoung looked around.
From her VIP seats, she could see her own sisters, father, and mother, and cheers and camera flashes rained down on her.

And it wasn’t just Ayoung.
The same was true of Laysha, who walked out from the other side.

“It’s the final.”

“Huh.”

A subtle air current flowed between them.
Ayoung recalled the image of Laysha, who used to call him Seobangnim, and Laysha looked at the ring of growth on her left ring finger.

“Let’s do our best. Laysha.”

“Sure.”

A hologram window appeared between them, and the number 10 appeared in the middle.

Ley Sha raised her sword from her waist, and Ayoung raised her natural mana that she had carefully accumulated.

∴

As soon as the battle started, Ayoung’s body was engulfed in flames.
Jeong Ryeong Hyun.

As soon as she started, Ayoung poured her all into it.

‘Is it okay?’

There were plenty of techniques that simply allowed her magic to dwell in her body.
That’s why it wouldn’t be a big problem even if Ayeong now uses Spirit Manifestation.

Also, if Ayoung’s spirit magic is discovered, there will be no problem.

Ah-young’s spiritual skills have already reached the level of awakening, and he would not dare to forcefully learn about her skills from her, the third daughter of the Seo family.

-Are you sincere from the start?

Looking at the pillar of fire that engulfed Ayoung, Laysha murmured.
The flames started to fade and Laysha made three roses bloom.

She also swung her sword to shoot A-young, who was just after her spirit manifestation ended, and A-young built a wall of flame to block her petals.

Kung-gu Palace!

And the petals didn’t just stop flying.
Before being blocked by a wall of flame.
The petals exploded at the same time and pierced the wall of flame, and other petals rushed to Ah-yeong.

However, following Ah-young’s hand gesture, which rose from below her, another flame rose up and blocked her petals.

Swoop.
Laysha swung her sword and the three roses changed into three swords.

-Going!

-Huh.

When Lay Sha rushed to A-Young and said, A-Young nodded her head in response.

Ayeong summoned numerous fireballs around her and threw them at Laysha at the same time.

However, Laysha avoided fireballs that could be avoided as before, but cut fireballs that could not be avoided with a sword.

Laysha approached Ayoung more easily than before, but Ayeong did not panic.

Leisha swung her sword with her oblique line, and her Ahyoung ignited her flames, blocking her sword and attacking her at the same time.

“It’s the same first year, right…?”

“Isn’t it then? Why can’t you use magic like that?”

Someone jokingly replied to the muttered words in disbelief.

It wasn’t the end just because he dodged Laysha’s sword.
Immediately, three swords were swung along with Laysha’s sword, and Ayeong raised flames again to block them.

Countless rose petals were blocked by A-Young’s flames and disappeared, and at the same time A-Young’s flames also scattered into the air.

Laysha, who escaped Ayoung’s attack by jumping behind her, swung her sword as if she was shaking her sword, and her rose bloomed again.
And a fierce battle began.

Ahyeong repeatedly counterattacked her while blocking Laysha’s sword and rose leaves, and Laysha persistently aimed at Ahyeong’s gaps, but perhaps because of her newly acquired ability, the sense of battle, she found it difficult to deal with Ahyeong more than before. It looked daunting.

-Haha…

– Whoa… Whoa…

About an hour passed.
As they used each other’s swords and spirit magic without stopping, they faced each other sweating and breathing heavily.

Ah-young, who possessed her pie, raised the corners of her mouth as if enjoying it, she said.

Laysha didn’t answer.
The moment when we just met each other’s eyes for a while and the gazes we used to look at each other changed.

Shuung.

Leisha swung her sword and made her rose bloom again.
However, the rose petals that bloomed and the size were reduced compared to before, perhaps because mana was starting to run out of her.

-This is the last…!

-Me too!

Ahyoung took a deep breath.

Laysha instantly narrowed the slightly widened distance, but in the end Ayoung came first.

Ayoung opened her fiery mouth wide and her dragon breath let out rising flames.
Could she have been her last attack?
Her eyes and hair began to return to their original color, and the flames that burned from all over her body gradually faded.

Laysha did not dare to avoid the flames that spewed out of her.
Her rose petals made of mana began to disappear.
Realizing that if she spent time dodging her breath, her remaining mana would completely run out, Laysha may have chosen to charge her head-on, spreading her rose leaves wide to form a shield and slamming her body into her breath. Threw

“…”

Last minute.
There was so much silence that you couldn’t even hear people breathing.

Will Leisha fully ash from the flames and will she reappear outside the arena, or will she break through the flames and swing her sword at A-Young.

I couldn’t have predicted it either, so I held my breath and looked at the scene, and the correct answer was.

“It’s out…!”

Leisha broke through her flames and thrust her sword right in front of Ayoung’s chest.
On either side of her, there were two swords floating next to Laysha’s rapier, promising to solidify her victory.

The winner of the first year league match was Laysha.