Chapter 89

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Surprised, I called Jake’s name aloud. Wasn’t he trembling with his head bowed in fear until a while ago? But it was Jake who suddenly shouted in such a loud voice, asking everyone to step back.

‘He had a determined expression on him. Jake didn’t look like himself.’

No, maybe Jake wasn’t trembling with fear earlier, but was preparing magic and attack spells. Because at Jake’s fingertips…

‘It’s magical energy!’

I could figure it out because when I went to Duke Theon’s residence, there was a similar aura to the magic of the Duke, which I had seen several times. But Jake’s magical power, which seemed so faint, quickly grew into its form. As if he was ready to attack. I could feel the beautiful and noble magical energy even to me standing right next to him.

‘Jake, have you awakened your magic already? When…?’

I stopped speaking. This was really unexpected. It surprised me even more than the sudden appearance of the magical beast. I couldn’t believe he had already awakened his magic. Of course, it is mentioned in the original book that Jake learned and cast magic at a young age, but until recently, there was no sign of that at all!

“Lo-Lord Jake?”

The other knights who were about to run away with their swords were also embarrassed to see Jake. It was obvious that they were at a loss as to whether they should stop and protect Jake, or do what he said. They probably chose the former because Jake looked confident. Seeing this, I realized what I had to do now.

If Jake knew how to use magic, he would probably be able to attack and defeat that beast. So I had to convince the children, teachers, and knights to listen to Jake.

“Everyone! As Jake said, avoid appearing in front of that beast! Jake can use magic. And, as you know, the beast can only be attacked with magic, so you can’t defeat the beast with a sword anyway!”

The knights stopped and murmured at my words as I squeezed out strength. The teacher and the other children turned their eyes to Jake at my words.

“Oh, is that really Lord Jake? You mean he can really use magic?”

Cedric, who usually quarreled as if he were his enemy, and sometimes seemed ignorant, looked at Jake, his savior. For those who weren’t able to hear the instructions because they only stared at Jake, I shouted one more time.

“Be careful because you can get seriously injured or even die if you get caught in the magic!”

Everyone hesitated upon hearing that. Fortunately, the fallen knights did not die, and they were already far away in the grass. Then Jake looked at me as if he was thanking me and grabbed my hand.

‘Thank you for believing in me and helping me.’

He didn’t make a sound, but the shape of his mouth was as if he was saying those words. Soon after, Jake casted magic with a short spell. A fireball flew at the speed of light and hit the beast’s shoulder.

“Wow! Jake is great! Well done!” Cedric was enthusiastically cheering for Jake. The knights, the other children, and I, too, were not quite as good as Cedric, but it was clear in our hearts that we were hoping Jake could defeat the beast. The monster who was hit with a magic fireball, that we could feel the heat even from a distance, struggled in pain. However, perhaps because the shoulder was not a vital point, it did not die immediately. On the contrary, it ran more and more furiously with the anger that had risen due to the pain. The beast started running towards the attacking opponent, Jake.

Thump thump, thump thump….

Fortunately, it wasn’t a winged beast, but it was still quite fast. Its eyes were even more terrifying when viewed up close. But I was less frightened than before. Is it because I trust Jake?

“Jake, be careful! And you wicked beast! If you hurt Jake, I won’t let you go!” I followed Cedric and shouted. Although Jake was positioned behind the knights, it was still dangerous since he was the target of the beast. In my heart, I was already a knight protecting Jake from the front, but in reality, I was only a distraction who couldn’t do anything about magic or swordsmanship, so I just stood by his side.

And one after another, Jake blew fire. This time, it was more like several harpoons rather than a sphere.

‘Just like me, he’s still six years old, but Jake can already use fire magic. Besides, he even changes the shape of the flames at will.’

I was amazed again.

As I already knew, Jake was a genius wizard, no less than the other children.

Each of the flame harpoons hit the beast’s left eye, neck, and stomach. They were perfectly targeted. The beast, who became blind in one eye, ran like crazy, but its movements became more inaccurate than before.

– Kuooooooo!

The demonic beast’s roar rang out loudly as if it were going to rip off our ears. It was a voice I heard from a little distance earlier. This time I almost fell, and my ears hurt so much because I heard it from a distance I could reach.

At that very moment, Jake frowned and wanted to chant a more difficult spell than before, then motioned towards the beast as if he were throwing a rope.