Chapter 144 – Favoritism Hurts a Little (2)

Iona is a thorough practicalist.

To some extent, they didn’t fight like they were going to kill each other, but to the extent that they actually killed each other and shoved their backs.

If it hadn’t been for the Blood Shift magic to take the damage of others, Class A would have been annihilated except for me.

What… Having experienced the war of the gods, and considering Io and his own goals, it is natural
Actually, the effect is good.

But when I’m on the wrong side, the story is different.

“I think it is too early for me, who is still a freshman, to have a one-on-one confrontation with a professor.”

“It’s okay! It’s okay! Is it 300 years too early for even a 4th grader to compete with me? Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it in moderation!”

“… Then why fight with me?”

“It’s that simple!”

Iona, who was smiling brightly, continued with a serious expression.

“Yandel student. To be honest, is sparring with other kids helpful?”

“Well….”

Even in the days when I only knew how to use a wind cutter, let alone a shield, the A class students were no match for me.

If there was an exception, she was about Elisha, but that Elisha is now my slave.

In that situation, it wasn’t enough that I learned most of the low-level magic, and I even upgraded my specs because of dungeon raids and cult subjugation?

As Iona said, there is little to be gained from sparring with her other classmates.

Actually these days, it’s like studying theory at the academy, and practical training is done in the dormitory.

Oh, I don’t think she’s going to let me go because she’s practically blowing up class.

She couldn’t help but nod her head at the end for reasons that made sense.

“Yes… Live moderately… Please.”

“Yes! Oh, I’m asking just in case, are there any students who oppose it?”

It goes without saying… I liked it if I liked it, but no one was against it.

Nabben bastards.

It’s not that they’re right, it’s this.

***

The arena arrived with a slightly depressed heart.

The other students gathered in groups of twos and threes and prepared for the usual sparring, but I was warming up alone a little further away.

“It’s over, is it over?”

“The body is ready, but the mind is still ready….”

“Sounds like it’s done!”

Iona, who was squatting, jumped up and stood up.

As I reflexively took out her staff and dagger and stanced her, Iona’s dark red eyes twisted with a twist.

“Huh. Her mouth says not yet, but her body is already ready!”

“That’s not how you write it.”

“Know! Know! But isn’t it a fun class time? It’s a joke I made you laugh at!”

Iona making her funny face by pulling up the corners of her own mouth with her fingers.

After all, is her appearance a gangster? Even though she was depressed at the thought of being beaten up behind, a stupid laugh leaked out.

“Then shall we begin now?”

“Oh, a moment before that. I have a question, is it okay?”

“What is it? Isn’t that a strange question? For example, Professor Iona’s age!”

“You’re 372 years old.”

“Ugh….”

Iona petting her platypus saying she’s cute, then making a surprised expression like someone stung by her poisonous claws.

No, I think we had a similar conversation the other day?

Seeing as I pretend to be surprised when I know I know my age, he seems to be trying to deflect words, but I can’t.

“Anyway, let’s get back to the main topic… Even if you don’t have to be a professor, there are people who can compete with me, right?”

Carla cheers her by waving her hand behind her, and Elisha watches her anxiously with her arms crossed.

As I glanced at the two, Iona nodded in understanding.

“Aha? The difference between Karla is a little big, but as for Elisha, she is definitely a perfect match for Yandel students!”

“Then why….”

“But you are not a student.”

Iona said sharply and shook her head.

“Even though a Yandel student has been given permission to carry her attendants everywhere, that is not a reason for her to attend her class.”

“It’s like a knife in this area.”

“Right! Right! Rules must be followed! … Of course, I can’t help but learn by looking over her shoulder!”

Iona reached out her hand as she grinned and added her afterword.

A dark red light emanating from its tip binds Iona into one.

Blood Shift.

From now on, all types of damage I take will be dealt with magic by Iona… It is the only safety device in Dalian class.

It must mean to stop talking now and jump on it.

She let out a sigh and gathered her mana.

Throbbing.

Beats a little faster than usual. The flow of the core also became more intense.

You should use what you learn right away.

A red magic circle floating above the staff at the same time as the core with the wavelength matched to the fire attribute emits mana.

“It is a burning fire. Explode Fireball!”

A fireball fired with the chant as simplified as possible for containment purposes.

Even though it was simplified, probably because of the attribute specialization, a bigger and faster fireball was shot than usual.

“Yes. Good judgment. No matter how strong the opponent is, it’s stupid to start using big magic without anyone to protect you.”

Iona waved her arms with a bright smile.

Hard.

Then, a pile of earth rose up from the ground in the shape of a U and embraced the fireball.

Quaang!

The sound of something exploding. But the earthen wall is unharmed. It’s probably all that the inside has collapsed a little.

Does not matter. I didn’t expect it to be like this, but I expected it to be blocked anyway.

As soon as I threw the fireball, I continued the next magical chant I had prepared.

“Shine. So be quick to announce my exploits. Thunderbolt.”

Although the wavelength of the core is still tuned to the fire attribute, there is no problem as long as the opposite attribute is used.

A line of lightning shot from the tip of the staff detoured through obstacles in a trajectory that could not be found naturally.

“Awesome! Awesome! It’s always a fast chant!”

“Then, did you get hit!”

“A. Am I still a professor? It’s nothing like this!”

Iona waved her hand toward the lightning again. The lightning blocked by the transparent barrier scatters in all directions.

But there is no next magic.

No, there is, but that’s not magic for Iona.

“This arm is strong and no one can stop it. Strength. The two legs are like thoroughbreds, cutting through the wind. Haste.”

Two auxiliary magics cast while kicking the ground.

The body, which has strengthened muscle strength and agility, accelerates naturally.

“Aha! Are you coming into close combat as well?”

She raised her dagger low at Iona, who was rapidly approaching.

On the contrary, the staff held it high and raised its mana a little too much.

Ugh-

Ignoring the stiffness I felt in my core, I recited the magic starter words that I had hit with a large amount of mana.

“Light!”

Hwaaak!

A vision that is dyed white. I’ve been ignorant of it, but I’ve even been strengthened by the protection of the sun god, so even Iona won’t flinch….

“You know, you know. Have you seen enough of this?”

“…… ?”

Iona’s voice heard in a world full of white.

Instead of rushing over to the creepiness that seemed to have spilled her ice on her back, he threw herself beside her. However.

Squeak.

“Ah!”

She was a little late, but she felt a burning pain in her left knee.

It felt as if her leg had been completely cut. Is it a wind cutter?

His legs weren’t actually amputated thanks to Blood Shift, but it must be hard to move normally in this amount of pain.

However, it is true that she has no chance of winning even if she exchanges her magic head-on against Iona.

She gritting her teeth and correcting her posture, stepping on her sore leg.

The moment I chant a shield instead of other magic because I have to block it well as long as my mobility is low.

“But but. Remember, Yandel student. The only thing you can catch off guard is the same for your opponent!”

Iona, who was right in front of her, swung her fist from top to bottom.

To be more precise, he swung a stone that was floating a little away from her fist.

Quaang!

“Cheuk….”

A blow that was as good as being hit with a hammer.

With the sensation of her head being crushed, her vision flickered.

As her body stiffened from her sudden shock, she brought her lips to my ear and heard Iona’s whisper.

“No no. She must not let go of her mind until the last moment. Shouldn’t you be relieved that one of her attacks is over?”

The boulder that fell down as it slammed my head suddenly began to rotate.

“Throw a rock!”

It soared above her with Iona’s needlessly bright voice.

Pooh!

A dull sound like tapping on a leather pouch. The problem is that I am that leather pouch.

“…… !!”

Maybe it’s because she screamed twice in a row and all the air in her lungs was expelled. Now she couldn’t even make a sound, and she endured the pain that made her chest hard.

Even in the middle of this, the system correction completed the magic that was silently cast.

“Line… De!”

Me floating in the air Beneath her, Iona’s bloody eyes were wide open.

What I had to do was determined.

“The invisible power will become my limbs. Force Grab!”

Just like he did when he fought Edmerek the other day, he grabbed and threw himself with a force grab, a telekinesis-type magic.

Her target is, of course, Iona right below.

Wedge love!

A body that is rapidly falling vertically.

Thanks to the shield, I’m in a state where I’m alive and alive.

Even if it gets blocked, if you throw a dagger through the crack in the shield, you’ll be able to eat at least one shot.

“Haaaaa!”

Opportunity gained by literally throwing oneself at it. I opened my eyes at the thought that I would never miss it, but….

The only thing that was reflected in my eyes was Iona with a satisfied smile.

“Your concentration to be able to use magic in any situation is definitely amazing! But did you think about when you failed? Terra.”

A small lump of earth rising from her feet throws Iona off balance.

Thanks to that, she leaned over as if she were falling, and Iona avoided her shield torso head-butt by a hair’s breadth.

She stretched out her dagger, but it didn’t even reach.

The moment I hurriedly tried to get up after being stuck on the floor by myself.

“Fireball.”

Pew!

“Quack!”

I couldn’t help but hit my head on the floor again with the feeling that my back was getting hot.

After that, I tried to struggle in all kinds of ways, but I was also beaten in all ways.

Even when dragged into close combat.

One curious thing is that Iona did not use blood magic or higher-level magic, which is her specialty.

Only low level magic. It also excluded special series and fought mainly with familiar magic.

It felt like it was adjusted to my level.

This is probably what it means to be gentle in moderation.

Of course, it doesn’t change that I’m sick behind.

After being beaten by Iona throughout her class, she was finally released.

… You mean you have to do this every day?