19 Nineteen Tales: Duel

There are several spaces in Builders School called the Exercise Grounds, but not all of them are open to everyone.

This time Sieg guided us for a duel was an exercise hall that was only available to hero students.

Overall, it is large compared to the exercise areas available to students in general studies as well. In addition, there was something like an arsenal set up inside the exercise area, and apparently hero students could get weapons lending services.

It's an endless situation compared to the general department.

This can't be grown either.

Nevertheless, it is also inevitable that the Department of Heroes will be given preferential treatment with regard to the exercise area.

Anyway, they are fierce people who have passed high multiplier entrance exams, and they want a job title that weighs on practical skills, such as adventurers, in the future. … but at least on the surface.

As far as how it went yesterday, Zeke's strength is never low.

Look around subtly.

It seems that the story of the duel was already widespread, with many students gathered as audiences.

"Should I deliberately lose?"

Leaks thoughts in a small voice.

The beginning of the duel was when I damaged Sieg's honor. If I win here, it will hurt Sieg's honor once again. If you do that, Sieg probably won't shut up. Next time, they'll be harassing you all the time, without choosing the means.

"No, it's not."

She heard me whining. Elysia tells me to tell her.

"You're not going to pretend you can't do what you can, are you?

"... Shit. Has it gone faster?"

"You dug a grave. Now all you have to do is expose yourself."

Elysia said pleasantly.

"Maybe that's what you're after from the start?

"I don't know. But it's true I want to know about you."

It's something that bothers me, and it offends me in the heart.

The ideal is not to stroke Sieg's nerves any further. Losing unnecessarily is the quickest way to do that. But if you think about it calmly...... then not only Sieg this time, but other hero students might grow as well.

My defeat could make the groove between hero and general medicine decisive.

That doesn't really make me feel good.

"Ready?

As many students walked into the exercise area watched, Zeke asked with a niggling grin.

In its hands, it has something bar-shaped wrapped in a bag.

- What are you talking about?

Take it out to a duel, so it would be a dozen and eighty-nine weapons.

But then why bother wrapping it in a cloth and hiding it? Do you have a problem seeing me now?

"... oh"

Nodding while observing something wrapped in a bag.

Sieg then drew an arc with his lips.

The duel continues until either side surrenders or becomes incapable of combat.

The referee was to be served by Elisia. Unsurprisingly, Sieg approved of this for the most part. Apparently, Zeke is going to take me down from the front.

"Both sides, stand down."

Elisia says.

I'm bare. In contrast, Zeke puts his hands on the mysterious wrap.

"- Begin!!

As soon as Elisia announced the start of the duel, Zeke opened the cloth bag.

What emerged from inside was a silver magic wand.

"Erdecaizah!?

Elisia is stunned.

But the vast majority of the audience just kept going and didn't know what it was.

Sieg makes me laugh at the distance.

"You in general medicine won't know. Say this is the magic wand, Eldekaiser. At the end of World War IV, the Royal Army was officially hiring military magic equipment!

When Zeke put up his cane, the light lit up on its tip.

The light charges with the bees and swells with time.

- As far as it goes. Were you off school yesterday to prepare an array?

At the same time as I understood the situation, I lost my laugh.

Sieg is one, he's making a mistake.

I know the wand.

I was still in the war. Most of the weapons that were put into action, I know.

"Eat it!!

Siege unleashed the long-range magic Thunder Spear. From the tip of the cane, a spear of thunder is fired.

It is a C-rank magic that can only be used by a qualified person. Not only is a blow powerful, but it also has speed. It's hard to avoid this from the front.

But if you expect that magic to be unleashed, you can avoid it to some extent.

The spear magic is linear in its orbit. I can read the rays in the direction of the wand.

I dodged a thunderous spear and approached Zeke.

I don't want to use the Demon Bullet (Barrett), one of my best magics. That one is too lethal. I inevitably used it two days ago as an emergency, but I still shouldn't have used that on my student counterpart.

"Ha! It's sweet, normal KHA!!

Zeke expands multiple Thunderballs around him.

On a radial mass of thunder, I activated Reggie and jumped away quickly.

"Shit, you lumpy bastard"

Sieg pounds his tongue.

"Is Ate off?

"What?

"You must have taken a duel because you thought it would be easy for me to win if I were your opponent"

Apparently it was a drawing star, and Zeke shuts his mouth.

But I immediately hoisted the corner of my mouth and blew it out.

"Don't get me wrong. I'll kill the others too. You're the first."

"... kill, huh? That's a lot of noise."

"Accidents come with duels. I want you to die here. The same goes for the others. Especially... only that busty woman would never forgive me."

Sieg glanced at Elisia and said.

"Don't worry, Elysia will treat you more politely. Whatever it looks like, you can't just kill it.... slowly, thoroughly, and then I'll hold your breath."

"... the bastards"

"Ha, you're an ignorant man. This is a privilege."

I thought it was a joke. - I wanted it to be a joke.

But Sieg meant it.

I can't see the boulder.

- We fought the Demon King with our lives at stake for a guy like this?

Definitely not. Don't just admit it.

Reminds me of my comrades scattered on the battlefield. I survived on their behalf - never, ever admit the existence of this man.

"It's time to end this spectacle."

That being said, when Zeke put up his cane, Thunder Spear unfolded. But the magic gradually swells, nearly three times larger than earlier.

It was as if there was a great thunder in front of me.

A bursting current burns the floor and walls of the exercise area. The audience narrowed their eyes to the glare.

"Ha ha! Look, this is the power of the Eldekaiser!! This wand delivers Magic Multiple Startup! You can't even use D-rank magic satisfactorily, you won't win!!

Magic Multiple Startup is an advanced technology. It is not a skill that can be accomplished to the extent of a student.

But the Eldekaiser has the ability to assist it.

Whatever I knew, I - I took immediate action.

- Demon Bullet.

I could aim at Sieg himself, but I changed my mind.

This man should be thoroughly folded (...).

I unleashed a condensed mass of magic onto the Eldekaiser that Zeke had.

"Become!?

Perhaps Sieg didn't know.

When the magic multiplex activation is performed with the erdekaiser, part of the cane mechanism is exposed for the convenience of heat rejection. Shocked there, naturally, the wand gets damaged.

Erdekaiser, pierced by the Demon Bullet, stormed its power at the same time as it was damaged.

Siege's expanded Thunder Spear is grossly distorted and bursts with a roar.

"Guh!?

Sieg leaked a scream in the midst of a severe explosion.

Relying on that voice, I turn around behind Zeke.

Don't move.

The knife created in "Materialization" was told against Siege's neck.

Sieg groaned as the dust filled his sight.

"Ki, you...... do this and just do it - Huh!?

"No one will doubt me if you die in this situation. Because you're going to die in a magic storm."

"Huh!?

He's only aristocratic on boulders and his head seems to spin fast.

An earlier outburst of magic implements caused an explosion of a scale not surprising when people died. In addition, the exercise area has enough dust to fill the field of vision, and now the eyes of third parties do not function either.

In this situation, we can kill people without any risk.... to that fact, Sieg now realizes.

"Accidents accompany duels, you're the one who said so. I'm sorry, but I know a little bit about accidental death (...)."

Anyway, camouflaging murder to accidental death is an institutional specialty.

There's no such thing as working like Zeke died in an earlier explosion for me.

Already Sieg had lost his voice and shivered his body in terror.

You seem to have understood the situation correctly.

"This request is simple. Leave us out of this."

To the silent Sieg, I go on.

"Never again will you be involved in discriminating against ordinary subjects. Tell that to the surroundings. Right - why don't you apprentice Elysia, from the same hero family. She's a hero, but she never overlooks the general department."

"Ah, such a woman..."

Faster than I heard Sieg say to the end, I shredded those ears off with a knife.

"Ghaaaaaa!?

"Don't talk extra. The only word you can say is yes."

There's another ear, so you won't be able to hear me.

The manual of torture has also been tapped all the way in the institution. But apparently, you don't need to use that manual knowledge. - It seems Zeke has completely lost his defiance with his current reward.

"Communicate the request again. - If you want to live with five satisfied bodies in the future, answer carefully."

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A sudden explosion interrupted the duel.

Me and Sieg will be rescued at the same time that the dust rolled up in the stadium clears. When the explosion broke out, the referee, Elysia, said as soon as possible, "Get me a teacher!" He was telling the students in the gallery, "she said, just as Dr. Sylphia rushed off in a big hurry.

Damage to the exercise area is severe and tragic, but fortunately few injuries have occurred.

Gallery and Elysia the referee is intact. I just have a few abrasions, too.

But Sieg unfortunately, when the explosion occurred, he seemed (...) to have his right ear blown off by a fragment of the floor that flew in (...), and the treatment was to take place immediately.

"Mr. Sieg!

"Awesome!?

Two of the surrounding men rush to the side of Siege.

But Zeke said in a trembling voice, not even looking at those two.

"... no more hands on those guys"

To Sieg's word, the two surrounding him were stunned.

There is no once arrogant behavior in the present Zeke.

Watch how it goes, and Elysia looks surprised.

"Too Eight... What did you do to Sieg?

Asked Elicia, who was good, I answered briefly without changing my expression.

"A little stronger, just threatened."