Chapter 97 – Episode 97. 1v1 Duels (3)

[Quarterfinals will start soon. Spectators, please take your seats.]

“Looks like it’s starting now. I’ll go too. Work hard in the finals.”

“Yes. Thank you. I’ll go to the lab after the test today.”

“Yea, I got it.”

When the broadcast started soon, Im Sol returned to the bleachers.

Since she was so busy talking about magic research, she even promised to visit the lab today.

I need to get ready soon too.

There are only a few games left.

Four games are played in the quarterfinals, and the final is right after the semifinals.

Maybe the quarterfinals will be held, followed by the semifinals and finals after lunch.

[The first match is between cadet Younghan Kim from Class A and Yeonju Jeong from Class A! Let’s greet them with applause!]

The first game was Kim Young-han.

Since the next match is mine, if Kim Young-han wins over there, we will face me in the semi-finals.

In the round of 16, she couldn’t see Kim Young-han’s ability because her opponent was weak, but I hope she can see some of it this time.

As the match progressed, Kim Young-han used an unusual skill.

Thorns sprouted from the sword she was holding, overwhelming a woman named Jeong Yeon-joo throughout the duel.

“The sword is incredibly cool… But something doesn’t feel right.”

It felt like a top cadet, no more, no less.

Among ordinary cadets, he is strong, but he is different from the top ranks such as Nam Da-eun and Elise.

‘I’m sure I’ll win easily at that level?’

I relieved my worries and prepared for my game.

After Kim Young-han’s game, she rests for about 10 minutes and goes straight into my game, so she should warm up and go to her waiting table.

Smart smart smart

“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon, you need to prepare for the game.”

“All right.”

The staff came to pick me up just in time.

I followed the staff to the waiting area for the next game.

[Game over! The winner is Cadet Kim Yeong-han of Class A!]

The match ended with Kim Young-han’s easy victory.

And now the next match comes…

“Of course, the opponent is this bastard.”

On the table, the name Do Jin-hyeok was written.

These days, I’m too famous, so I don’t directly touch me, but I’m a class A mess that I’ve been needlessly bumping into in the past.

Now, pretending not to know each other, we tried to flirt with women, but we ended up meeting here.

Winning is not a problem, it was just uncomfortable and annoying.

“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon. I’m going to play now.”

“All right.”

It’s already been 10 minutes.

I headed to the arena for a duel.

[What’s next game! There will be a duel between cadet Lee Ho-yeon from A class and cadet Do Jin-hyeok from A class! Both are huge prospects. It’s a game I’m really looking forward to!]

The emcee’s rhetoric and the cheers of the audience combined to raise the mood, and the ears rang.

I looked around the freshman cadet seats, found Rumi, and shook her hand.

Rumi gently raised her hand and shook it, then shrank her body again in the gaze of the surroundings.

Even in the VIP seats, when I looked around where the professors were gathered, I saw Im Sol’s face.

She also waved her hand at Imsol. Imsol looked at me and nodded her head slightly, and she greeted me waving her hands, more excited than the cat-shaped beauty sitting next to him.

“Who is that person?”

It’s pretty, but it’s the first person I see.

Im Sol looked to her side and she seemed to be saying something, but she was too far away to make out.

Now that she had to go up to the arena anyway, she turned her head and went up to the arena.

Do Jin-hyeok was standing in front of me.

As expected, he was full of hostility towards me.

“Don’t be arrogant just because you’re famous these days. I’ll break it down.”

“…”

Why is he like this

Come to think of it, I never hurt him.

Don’t you think I’m good at it?

In the original work, they argue that someone with no skills has been promoted to Class A, but I was Class A from the beginning.

“Hey, do you hate me?”

“Yes. I don’t like it.”

While the commentator came out and talked about Do Jin-hyuk’s performance and predictions of the winner, he talked to Do Jin-hyuk.

“Why do you hate it? Did you want me to hurt you? Or did you want me to curse at you? You did it all.”

Do Jin-hyeok was silent.

“Have you ever started to hate me for no particular reason? Do you want to kill me just by looking at my face?”

“… I won’t deny it. Every time I see your face, I get angry. I can’t stand it.”

“Hmm.”

Seeing that reaction, I feel serious.

Is it because he was set up as a real villain?

Do Jin-hyeok is the villain in the original story.

That’s why even now, when the story is twisted, it’s my destiny to become a villain.

Just as the easiest heroine to capture, Moon Su-rin, gets a good impression just by looking at me, she must be in a similar situation. Only the direction is different.

[The second match of the 1v1 Duel Quarterfinals begins now… !]

After the words of the commentator, who has been reciting our careers, it is just before the duel begins.

“Yes. Try your best.”

No matter how pitiful I am, I have no intention of saving him.

If you just apply overwhelmingly, you’ll realize that your opponent is no good and hide on your own.

[5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The duel begins!]

Magical power soared from Do Jin-hyeok’s body.

The tangible magical power wrapped around Do Jin-hyuk’s body and changed into a form that covered his entire body with a shield.

Hand-to-hand combat with tremendous defensive power and physical ability was his specialty.

The speed of Do Jin-hyeok running towards him with his feet strong was quite fast, but it was easy to predict.

Pounding.

My heart beat a little faster.

Still, Do Jin-hyeok, who is making a name for himself as a promising player, reacted a little with his sense of battle.

‘Open eyes’

I also faced Do Jin-hyeok while preparing for battle.

It would be better to show the difference in rank by finishing quickly.

I summoned fireballs and kept Do Jin-hyuk in check.

Do Jin-hyeok also came to me while avoiding the fireball in his own way and threw his fist, but

Thud!

There was no way that something like Do Jin-hyeok could pierce my cotton guard, which even an ogre couldn’t pierce.

“Ugh!”

Rather, Do Jin-hyeok, who attacked, was embarrassed by the reaction.

Fire-!

I tried to attack Do Jin-hyeok, who was pushed back by the rebound, but one defense was definitely amazing.

The shimmering magic power that wrapped around her body was properly serving as a shield.

‘Still, he’s not weak at all.’

However, there was a skill that was perfect for dealing with a guy with such high defense.

I accelerated the magic around my body and prepared for a counterattack.

Do Jin-hyeok recognized the strangeness and rushed at me, but the preparations were already over.

I read the trajectory of my right fist reaching out to me, lowered my head, and at the same time let a weak spark burst into Do Jin-hyeok’s eyes.

“It’s great!”

When people are momentarily dazzled, they are bound to fall backwards.

Using ‘acceleration’, he followed Do Jin-hyeok and condensed the magic of the spiral in his hand.

Do Jin-hyeok forcibly twisted his body to restore the collapsed body balance, but with a double cast, he summoned a pillar of flame behind Do Jin-hyuk.

Embarrassed, Do Jin-hyuk forcibly lowered his body, which was falling backwards.

He was thinking of rolling over and avoiding his seat.

I must have believed in my own defense and tried to hold on just once, but my ‘Spiral’ pierced through the ogre’s defense.

“Quaaaaagh!”

Do Jin-hyeok, who was avoiding his body, pierced the spiral into the back, and the safety setting was activated at once with the impact.

If it wasn’t in the magic field, it means that it would be an instant death.

[Game over! The winner is Cadet Lee Ho-yeon from Class A!]

The referee’s judgment was dropped, confirming my victory, and the excited host raised the mood.

Soon the mana barrier in the arena disappeared, and the shouts of the spectators hit my ears.

“Waaaaa-!”

“Lee Ho-yeon! Lee Ho-yeon!”

I glanced at the VIP seats and saw Professor Sol Im staring at me with his eyes wide open.

‘Professor, the disciple is so strong.’

What is this I’m proud of

Do Jin-hyeok was still down.

Even if there is no damage to the body, the pain is transmitted as it is, so you must have felt the pain of the back being torn.

It’s a bit pitiful.

“… Then why did you attack me, man. Tsk tsk.”

Watching Do Jin-hyeok being carried away on a stretcher, he kicked his tongue.

*

Unlike the grandstands where the competition hall screamed to leave, there was silence in the VIP seats.

The sparring that Lee Ho-yeon showed just now was at a level that even the VIPs who said they were crazy would shut their mouths.

“What is the last magic…? It seems to be a unique skill, but does that make sense for destructive power?”

“It’s not the mana management of a freshman cadet anymore…! Aside from being able to condense mana with such precision, there’s not a single mana lost in the process!”

“There was also a skill that instantly speeds up the body. That seems like a unique skill.”

As one muttered, the others began to growl too.

The match itself didn’t last long.

Do Jin-hyeok rushes at Ho-yeon Lee, gets blocked, then runs again and gets counterattacked.

It was a match of about 20 seconds, but Lee Ho-yeon showed great skills during that time.

“At that time, the contact I made is going well? What? You don’t reply? Then go and pray, you bastard!”

“There is no guild that officially supports you, but if you have that level of skill, you should catch it unconditionally. Yes. Conditions are not important…”

“I think she is much stronger than Nam Da-eun. She is more overwhelming than Nam Da-eun’s skills so far!”

Scouts were busy contacting the guild, and guild leaders brushed up on the scouts.

In this situation, Lim Sol and Min Ye-ji were surprised by Lee Ho-yeon.

“…Sol. I’m sorry, but can I contact you about guild recruitment instead of business?”

“… Do whatever you feel like.”

Imsol was surprised by the fighting power of the disciple he had seen for the first time.

She is stronger than she was when she was 20.

The disciple was even stronger than at the time when he was called a monster and received all kinds of envy and jealousy.

Of course, the reason why Im Sol was called a monster was not only because of his fighting power, but also because of his ability to instantly understand any type of magic.

“Wow, anyway, how did you recognize such a talented person? Sol, you’re really holding on to the real magic side.”

“I have to protect you.”

“Huh? What?”

I must protect the disciple so that he is not hindered and checked by people worse than starfish.

Im Sol didn’t want Lee Ho-yeon to walk the same path she had walked.

Because the monster created like that is enough for me alone.

“Nothing.”

“Umm, what should I send a message for Cadet Lee Ho-yeon to answer…”

As soon as Min Ye-ji read Im Sol’s changed aura, she stopped paying attention to Im Sol.

Because I knew I shouldn’t touch it.

*

“It’s strong…”

Ellis, who was waiting in her waiting room for the next match, was shocked to see Lee Ho-yeon’s match.

Lee Ho-yeon was a much stronger opponent than he thought.

“How did you use mana to handle mana like that even though you have a congenital magical disorder?”

No matter how much mana was supplied with magic stones, it was burdensome to use a lot of mana at once.

However, Lee Ho-yeon didn’t show any difficulty and used advanced skills one after another.

That shield wasn’t an ordinary shield magic either, and the skills that accelerated the body and the attack skills that condensed mana would of course be extremely expensive skills.

Lee Ho-yeon used magic as if he had no magical impairment.

“I have a secret.”

There was a place to pick it up.

The finest magic stone. Or a virgin.

It is clear that one of the two alleviated the congenital magical disorder.

“Is there a use for the finest magic stone that I don’t know about…?”

It’s not that he hasn’t studied the finest magic stones.

It was because the Iris Guild invested a lot of money to fix Elise’s magical disorder.

But in the end, the result was to use lower-middle magic stones.

He also visited the saintess once.

It was because he could receive treatment from the saintess if he paid the association.

However, the saintess’ answer back then was that congenital diseases could not be changed with my healing magic.

That’s why she forgot about the saintess, but maybe she only recently found a way.

“I just need to contact the saintess later… Should I research her top-notch magic stone again…”

Elise sent a message to Sebastian to send her research on the finest magic stone.

When I turned my eyes back to the screen, Lee Ho-yeon was bowing in the audience and sending me a greeting.

“You’re polite…”

Ellis wanted to be friends with Lee Ho-yeon, who suffered from the same illness.