Chapter 101 – Episode 101. 1v1 Duels (7)

“Kuk.”

Nam Da-eun attacked me as if this was her last chance.

The reason why I act so desperately is to induce my vigilance.

This is the last step, and it is to induce double casting while instilling the idea that if you stop this, you will win.

Gying-

The mana emanating from Nam Da-eun’s body surrounded me. My body feels heavy The air in the arena seemed to be weighing on me and putting pressure on me.

‘Is this even possible?’

At this level, there was really no difference between me and me after a year.

How much power have you been hiding?

As her body became heavier, it became more and more difficult to block Nam Da-eun’s offensive.

However, as long as the purple blade, which is the signal to prepare for the space attack, was maintained, she had to leave one double cast to block the space attack with a cotton guard.

Blocking the sword attack aimed at my thighs, I summoned a fireball to keep me in check.

‘I can’t do this.’

I predicted all of Nam Da-eun’s attack routes with ‘Opening Eyes’, but it was still so fast and powerful that it was difficult to block.

Quaang!

So far, it was possible to counterattack with a cotton guard, but Nam Da-eun’s speed increased and I slowed down.

At this rate, I couldn’t even go to the space attack and I felt like I would be defeated.

I threw the odds.

The reason Nam Da-eun doesn’t use space charm is to use it at a certain moment.

It’s a skill that hasn’t been revealed anywhere yet, so I don’t think I know it at all.

So I had to dig into that idea.

The current flow of the match is against me, but from Nam Da-eun’s point of view, she would want to finish it quickly with the burden of her magical power.

So, if you intentionally give yourself a chance to use Space Charm, you can induce Nam Da-eun to attack.

Space Charm can cut anywhere inside the space dominated by Nam Da-eun’s magic.

But what if it’s a rune’s barrier?

The barrier of runes is the most powerful among existing barrier magic.

Because it completely cuts off the connection with the outside of the barrier, Nam Da-eun’s [Space control] Will also be cut off.

“Kuk!”

The sword penetrated through the gap in the cotton guard and grazed his arm.

Even though I was using ‘acceleration’, I was in Nam Da-eun’s space, so my speed was not enough.

I widened my distance and used the ‘Rune Barrier’.

The growing barrier around my body filled half of the arena.

“Let’s finish it…!”

The feeling of stuffiness disappeared as the rune’s barrier definitely blocked the space around me.

I realized that I was completely out of Nam Da-eun’s [Space Control]. He shouted as if he was frustrated and cast a spell.

He summoned fireballs and flame spears with both hands. It was a double casting.

Nam Da-eun, who was standing across from her, smiled.

“This is it!”

Nam Da-eun also seemed to think that I was no longer able to afford it.

The purple color of the sword shone brilliantly and slowly cut through the air. It’s normal when the swordsman jumps over space and cuts my body in two, ending the match.

However, my body was not cut.

“Uh?”

In an instant, she burst into a flash of light in front of Nam Da-eun, who was puzzled and questioned.

Originally, she wouldn’t have been attacked, but since she was looking for a chance to panic, Nam Da-eun also reflexively closed her eyes.

“Kheup!”

Nam Da-eun, who soon came to her senses and urgently protected her body and head with both her hands, but there was no way I could miss her magic.

The flame spears that penetrated between her penetrated Nam Da-eun’s body.

Since she couldn’t defend properly and took a direct hit from my magic, her wounds must be great.

It’s the end of the situation as long as it ends like this.

Nam Da-eun raised the sword despite her tattered body, but her eyes contained her resignation.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Nam Da-eun]

– [ Likeability : 31 ]
– [ Sex drive : 20 ]
– [ Appetite : 30 ]
– [ Fatigue : 33 ]

Current Status: Hurts, but I have to win. You absolutely have to win. If I lose… I have no choice but to kill them all and die.

“…”

Her heated head cools a bit with her battle sense.

Can I help Nam Da-eun now?

Of course, she might be able to solve it if I mobilize all my connections.

Im Sol and Baek Ah-young, Moon Su-rin and even Alice.

There are so many talented women, so if you help me, it’s possible.

However, getting help from the heroines to attack other heroines was… No matter how hard I thought about it.

Of course, I was planning to use the Iris guild leader commission I got from Elise on Nam Da-eun, but that wasn’t a direct help.

Looking at my current growth, I can save Nam Da-eun in half a year.

Like her skills, and her position. To save Nam Da-eun now, she has to force herself to ask for help from others, but when the time comes, she won’t have to.

So, it is right for her to step back for now.

To be honest, she had a little bit of a desire to educate Nam Da-eun, who was not shy, but… She was pitiful. First of all, the heroin attack is the most important.

I drew her magic circle while looking at Nam Da-eun, who was preparing for my attack with her sword, then canceled her magic circle and at the same time grabbed her breasts and knelt down on one knee.

“Keah!”

Since she can’t abstain here… I have no choice but to pretend I’m out of mana.

Now Nam Da-eun doesn’t miss her chance, she just needs to cut me… Nam Da-eun, she was standing still and looking at me.

‘What are you doing! Come and slash!’

★ Heroine Status Window

[Nam Da-eun]

– [ Likeability : 31 ]
– [ Sex drive : 20 ]
– [ Appetite : 30 ]
– [ Fatigue : 33 ]

Current status: Magical exhaustion without any warning…? Perhaps, because of me, on purpose… Surrender. I must shout surrender. But then Dahee…

Perhaps it was a sudden performance, Nam Da-eun also noticed it.

However, Nam Da-eun’s heart for her sister was far ahead of hers, so even if she noticed, she would cut me down without hesitation. Her image management has become poison.

At that time, she suddenly came down from the bleachers, and Alice, who had come to the front of the arena, began to riot beneath her.

“Sir, referee! Cadet Lee Ho-yeon’s condition is not good! Stop it quickly!”

Seeing Alice’s flustered expression made me even more flustered.

‘Why are you suddenly like this?’

The referee called the staff as if Alice, who suddenly came to the bottom of the arena, was embarrassed.

Nam Da-eun, perhaps still unwilling to call me, stood there with her pupils shaking, continuing her worries.

“Referee!!! Stop the game!!! If you die, you are responsible!!!”

Down there, Alice is more upset than I am.

“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon, if there is a problem with the game, tell me so that I can take action.”

The referee finally asked me directly.

I do not know. I didn’t mean to give up, but since Ellis did it, it would be okay.

“No, I will abstain.”

I closed my eyes and lay on my back for method acting.

“Urgent patient! Urgent patient! Call an ambulance!”

‘…Is this right?’

I was carried out of the arena on a stretcher.

I arrived in an ambulance or something… To the infirmary.

“I see you again, Mr. Ayoung.”

“… Why did you come in the ambulance when nothing was wrong?”

Baek Ah-yeong, who hurriedly jumped out at the word “Emergency patient,” Tilted her head.

I must have been more surprised because it was me who had been carried on a stretcher.

“… Sorry.”

★ Heroine Status Window

[Baek Ah-young]

– [ Likeability: 87] (+0.4)
– [ Sex drive : 73 ]
– [ Appetite : 30 ]
– [ Fatigue : 35 ]

Current Status: Ho, would you like to see me…?

‘If I came to see you, why did you come here on a stretcher…’

The structure of this man’s brain was still difficult to understand.

*

After Lee Ho-yeon was carried off on a stretcher, the finals were over.

Nam Da-eun took the championship due to Lee Ho-yeon’s magical exhaustion.

However, Nam Da-eun was not happy at all.

‘It was lost for me.’

She recognized Lee Ho-yeon’s poor acting skills from the moment she bought her a drink.

I still don’t know why her space was blocked, but at the same time, her attack aimed at me clearly knew that my attack was blocked.

The fatal damage suffered at that time effectively ended the game. Nam Da-eun forcibly grabbed the sword and stood up.

Unlike Nam Da-eun, who was about to collapse, Lee Ho-yeon’s momentum remained the same. There was no way a sudden mana exhaustion would occur in that state.

‘I lost…. Lee Ho-yeon would have wanted to win first place… For me….’

What did you think you were so proud of? What did you do to make the runner-up? In fact, she won the championship herself.

Ho-Yeon Lee, who weakened her mind because of the phone call she had with her sister that he had shown before her match, allowed her to withdraw.

“Haha… I’m trash.”

It was like winning first place by selling out and eating her younger brother.

Still, in the end, I was happy.

Because she was able to win first place thanks to Lee Ho-yeon.

It was as if she had saved her life and her sister’s life.

‘I must repay this.’

Nam Da-eun said that she was grateful to Ho-yeon Lee for giving her first place, and she thought that she must repay her next time.

*

The day after the practical exam is over. Victoria Academy meeting room.

The first year professors were all gathered and looking at the hologram monitor in front of them.

“Now that the 1v1 duel is over, let’s add up the scores.”

The practical exam is scored by all professors.

It is also for the sake of fairness, and also to give an objective score as much as possible.

“Because Da-eun Nam wins the 1-on-1 duel… Da-eun Nam must also win first place, right?”

“Well, the points awarded for one-on-one duels are so high. Until now, the winner of a one-on-one duel has never missed first place in practical skill.”

“Hmm… Everyone. Please look at this material for a moment.”

While talking about Nam Da-eun, Professor Han Yeo displayed her data on her monitor.

There was something written about Nam Da-eun’s attitude towards her group exam.

“Ah… I couldn’t fix it even during the midterm exam. It must have been pointed out during the last dungeon practice.”

“Yes. There is no communication or cooperation with her teammates at all.”

“Rather, it seems that Lee Ho-yeon, a member of the same team, plays a key role in her team. Even though Nam Da-eun and her fighting ability are similar, she doesn’t step forward and takes care of her team first. Her ability to grasp the situation is also overwhelming.”

“Isn’t that the kind of talent you want in the dungeon practice test?”

Lee Ho-yeon was already a perfected talent.

During his student days, there was a side where he was intoxicated with his own strength and did not consider the surrounding situation, but Lee Ho-yeon did not show any such conceit.

Rather, the ability to find a way by combining clues and predict the boss monster was on the level of an active hunter.

“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon also set a new record for real-life monster training. 9 seconds in the 10th stage is truly an unprecedented record.”

“How strong is your mental power that you could shake off the nightmare of ‘The Nightmare of Hamel Dungeon’ in 9 seconds? That doesn’t make sense.”

“There may be a skill related to mental strength. Anyway, Cadet Lee Ho-yeon should score pretty well.”

The female professor checked Lee Ho-yeon’s scores and entered the combined scores into the hologram monitor.

“Huh? Wait a minute. If that’s the case, even including a one-on-one duel… Cadet Lee Ho-yeon’s score is a little higher, right?”

One-on-one duels are said to play a large part, but Lee Ho-yeon also placed second in one-on-one duels.

Moreover, because Nam Da-eun was beaten by Lee Ho-yeon in the other two tests, her score was overturned.

“It must be a pity for Nam Da-eun. He won 1st place in a 1-on-1 duel, but still came in 2nd place.”

A professor shook his head.

“I can’t help it because the points deducted from the dungeon practice are quite large.”

“There’s a pretty big difference between Miss Ellis, who is in third place, but the difference between first and second place is really a piece of paper.”

“First of all, cadet Lee Ho-yeon has been chosen as the first prize winner of this practical test. The results should be announced after the test, right?”

“Yeah, I’ll have to announce it after the exams next week.”

‘I don’t have to step out.’

Im Sol, who watched the situation among the professors, felt relieved that Lee Ho-yeon won first place without having to step forward.