Chapter 67

Episode 67. A changing gaze

The premises of the Knights Faculty within the academy were more crowded than ever before.



Among them, the proportion of outsiders was not many because only invited people could enter, and most of them were students.

Today is finally the last day of the tournament. It was also a special day with only the finals remaining.

The winner of the tournament is given a one-year scholarship and a special prize by the academy, the organizer.

However, what the students were aiming for to win the tournament was only fame, not money.

In particular, it was a chance to make one’s name known as it was a tournament watched by famous celebrities on the continent.

Even the VIP seats, which were sparse at first, are full today.

Celebrities who could be recognized just by looking at their faces were gathered in one place.

“I just got a seat. How about that one?”

“We got it too!”

Lewis and his party also settled down early to watch the long-awaited finals.

There were so many people that it would not be an exaggeration to say that almost all of the students in the academy came, but the stadium was large enough to accommodate them all.

Thanks to this, it was seen that the students of Monas Academy gathered in one place only for applicants.

Louise, who had been a student of Monas until recently, looked in that direction feeling nostalgic and found an unexpected person.

‘Adrias Cromwell!’

Adrias Cromwell, the main character who caused a stir not long ago, wrapped his body in bandages, was sitting there pretending to know one of Monas’ students.

The match in the round of 32 that Adrias showed created a tremendous amount of rumors and fame.

In addition to the swordsmanship that was unbelievable that a wizard showed, the knight’s mana, which seemed to be used as a dual mana storage that was found only in a very small number of people.

That much was surprising, but he almost beat Diene Alven.

‘Can I beat Diane-senpai?’

Lewis felt skeptical about the question.

Diene’s prestige shown that day was the end of a battle that could be seen as a magician.

Of course, there are many wizards stronger than her, but at least among the students in the academy, or among those who have graduated so far, he assured that no one in the same age as Diene showed such strength.

‘but... ... .’

Adrias almost defeated Diene like that.

Of course, those who did not see the game said what it meant to almost win, but those who watched the match that day were not so sure.

For some reason, Adrias, who appeared with wounds all over his body, would have changed the battle situation enough and won victory had it not been for that injury.

In any case, the match caused a stir on and off the field, and the rest of the match was obscured.

‘It had to be. With such an overwhelming difference in performance, the other matches were like child’s play.’

The only exception was another finalist’s match against Diene.

Aside from Adrias, the participants who created another surprise.

Lewis saw a woman waiting inside the arena in the distance.

A student from the Faculty of Engineering who single-handedly captured Todlon, Dazam, and Aaron, the leading candidates for the championship.

‘Vivian Velocan.’

There were rumors that he was quite strong, but I heard that he was not up to the championship candidate.

However, he was a senior who brought exceptional victories in this tournament and eventually reached the finals.

However, Lewis’ attention eventually reached Adrias, who was having a conversation with a student of Monas.

No matter how great Vivian played, it was nothing compared to him.

‘I want to see a fight.’

It was Lewis who burned intense fighting spirit.

* * *

“Is that Adrias Cromwell?”

A man with a slightly languid impression rested his chin on his face and said.

The man with golden all-white hair and a sparkling golden beard was Duke Minus Morhaime, one of the pillars of the empire and also called the golden Minus.

The Duke of Morhaime has been known as a magical family for generations, but the current owner, Minus, was unusually skilled with fists.

He wanted to bring joy to Adrias by publicizing his true talent awakened through him.

Vivian was already thinking about how she felt about winning, saying that if it wasn’t for him, she wouldn’t have been able to reach this point.

‘Adrias. lean on I will definitely give you the championship trophy.’

As I was engrossed in my own imagination and kept my mouth shut, I heard the voice of the moderator, whom I had become accustomed to hearing often.

“You have waited so long! Finally, the finals of the 58th Spring Tournament of Laudelen Academy will begin!”

The eyes of the two women in the finals shone.

* * *

It’s been a few hours since I passed out in the middle of a match with Diene and woke up.

I received treatment thinking that I was fortunate that I did not pass out for several days like the last time.

Although there were no serious injuries compared to the number of wounds, he was hospitalized for several days and rested.

I needed some time to think, and I needed a break because I had been running too fast.

‘It was a godsend to make a regeneration potion and a recovery potion first.’

In fact, right after the battle with Hosan, I fainted and woke up, but I didn’t know how faint I was, so I hurriedly returned to the academy.

Of course, he did not forget to take Hosan’s corpse and swords.

On the way back, he showered his whole body with potion and inhaled enough to think he was addicted to the potion.

‘It would have been nice if the performance was a little better.’

I feel it more these days, but this place is not a game, and once you die, it really is the end.

He felt the need to make better potions by accelerating his research on potions.

This work is like making extra lives, so I thought of making a potion with the ingredients I got from the meeting, putting aside everything else.

The blue cananjula flowers and yovine root I brought from the meeting were ingredients for an elixir that was said to cure all injuries and diseases. Of course, the story about the effect was exaggerated, but it was clear that it was a great potion.

As far as I checked, there was no recipe for Elixir in this world.

‘I can’t come out. It’s hard to think of making something with these two materials in the first place, since blue cananjula flowers and yobin roots aren’t common.’

Unfortunately, she fell out of the tournament, but she was satisfied with Diene’s growth during the match.

Her growth was at an unprecedented speed that I had never experienced before in a game, so I felt proud.

After finishing the game like that, I rested for a few days and was hospitalized in a treatment center, and I was discharged today, when the finals were held.

No matter how much rest I need, I can’t stand the final.

‘The future has changed.’

When I thought of the two finalists, I was puzzled by the changed future.

Diene, you’re going to advance to the finals from the beginning, but that opponent is Vivian.

I guess it was because of me.

When I arrived at the arena and took my seat, I felt a lot of attention going to me.

However, no one spoke to him, just looking at him, perhaps because he was wrapped in bandages all over his body.

“older brother!”

Students who looked a bit young, probably from Monas, were sitting in the seat next to me, and Benjamin was among them.

He approached me with a worried expression.

“I heard the news. Are you feeling better?”

“uh. I’m fine.”

“Fortunately, the. really.”

As I was listening to Benjamin’s muttering, I just remembered the presents I should give him.

It’s a bit difficult to hand it over here, but I’ll have to make an appointment next time.

Then I could feel Vivian’s gaze looking up at me from the arena.

She looked at me, her eyes burning with fighting spirit, and she clenched her fists.

‘Vivien and Diene both became unexpectedly strong.’

I don’t know how this will come back in the future.

Even if it was a changed future, I just did my best to live.

The game had just begun.