Chapter 118

Joint Combat Practice 2 (4)

Regret is a shame in the life of a warrior.

Live a life with no regrets, even if you only live for one day. Face any enemy fairly and with all your might.

A strong body and a sharp axe. If only he had that, he would be able to roar and charge at any beast.

It was Cordek, the second-year member of the combat department in the fourth year.

An angular face with neatly shaved skinheads. It is as big as a house and has a rugged appearance.

He looks so grim that it’s hard to tell whether he’s a student or a veteran who ran wild on the battlefield.

Kordec climbed onto the duel table and took off his jacket.

“Haha, are you... the magician who is making a name for himself in this ragtag group of third years? Ed... that’s right, I said Ed.”

The rugged muscles prove the years of training.

The corrected ax does not have a sharp edge, but it is still useful enough as a blunt weapon.

Even if the training is aimed at actual combat, it is important not to injure the opponent, but Cordek’s back-and-forth nature does not actually consider that to be that important.

This is why there was not a single challenge to him for a duel during the joint combat training class. He is closer to a thug who lacks common sense.

Across from him, standing still, was the blonde wizard Ed Rothtaylor.

He appeared to be warming up his body by holding his wrist and twisting it here and there.

Kordec stood on the duel stand and glanced around. There were a few duel observers and quite a few people who had gathered to watch Kordec’s crazy battle.

Kordek loves duels. It is an infinitely satisfying environment.

“Yeah, that’s bad luck. I got caught in a match against this Cordek. It would have been better to catch any reasonably strong guy and challenge him to a duel.”

“....”

“Yes, I’ve heard good rumors about you. You’re said to be quite strong, but at any rate, the fate of the 3rd year Magic Department is rising. You’ll need to brace yourself.”

Kordec does not easily underestimate his opponents. They just say things like this.

However, when the joy of a duel comes, you cannot stop the excitement rising from within your body. Although he may not be able to crush and tear his opponent to pieces like when hunting wild animals, he seems to be capable of fighting them with all his might.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....” As

the time for battle approached, Kordec felt his body heating up. Two one-handed axes in each hand. A tremor passes through the hand holding the handle. This is the excitement that only comes when a bloody duel is about to happen.

The joint combat practice between 3rd and 4th graders is definitely different from that in the lower grades.

When I had just entered Sylvania, the weapons and magic that could be used were limited in order to reduce the level gap between students.

Of course, sharp weapons were not allowed, most long-armed weapons were restricted, and there was a rule that magic could not be used above mid-level magic.

However, sparring between upper grades is completely different. If a student has lived without any real strengths throughout his or her senior year, it is simply the result of the student’s laziness.

Combat practice that involves full strength vs. strength without any restrictions. The only time you can be protected by rules is in the lower grades.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk...! My body... is hot...! Hahahaha!”

He enjoyed the duel with all his heart, to the point where you can see why all the students avoided him.

“Now, if both sides are ready... let’s begin!”

As the professor in charge spoke, Kordec roared.

“Hahahahahahahahahahaha! Now, let’s make it clear before the final battle...! As you probably know, my name is Kordek Beilderk! I never do hand-to-hand combat just because it’s a mock duel...! In case fear creeps into your body, “It’s not too late if you climb up!”

-bang!

The mouth is long.

As Ed thought so, he clenched his fist filled with magic. A magic that cannot be avoided unless one concentrates and responds... a ‘one-point explosion’ was blasted into his solar plexus.

As he stumbled around in the smoke with a roar, a lioness the same size as himself roared and lunged right in front of him.

“Kaaaaak!”

Kordek has a lot of experience dealing with wild beasts, but he has never dealt with one that suddenly appears right in front of his nose.

He screamed and rolled on the floor. It was that moment when I held open the mouth of a lioness who was about to bite my shoulder and gritted my teeth.

-bang!

Spirit ceremony: explosion.

A fire bat flies in his arms. While engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Lacia, he had already exploited her gap.

After the rising smoke dissipated, Kordec, completely subdued, was lying on the floor. All he could do was cough intermittently and cough dryly.

The fire bat and the lioness glided back to Ed and sat down.

“Thank you for your effort.”

It took about 5 seconds. I felt like I put more effort into not getting hurt than trying to win the match.

There was only empty silence in the audience that had come to watch Kordec’s battle.

* * *

Lobby located on the first floor of Glokt Hall. From here, there was quite a crowd due to the number of people waiting for the duel.

I managed to get out of the building by making my way through the crowded crowd of people. It was already the smallest of the three buildings in the student center, but it was hectic as all the 3rd and 4th year duelists crowded together.

I turned my gaze to look at the nail building, the largest of the three buildings in the student center.

Perhaps the main character’s generation, 2nd graders, are dueling with 1st graders.

First, I plan to go to the nail salon and watch Taily’s duel. Watching other students duel is allowed anyway, and Tailley’s duel is so popular that many students will flock to watch it, so there won’t be any attention drawn to me.

I am already prepared. The story keeps getting more and more twisted.

Still, I can’t just stamp my feet wondering what to do now. If the flow begins to deviate from the orbit, there is no choice but to adapt to the reversed orbital flow.

So, you must check what is going wrong and decide clearly what to do in order to survive.

The good news is that there are no major changes that are immediately noticeable.

Joint combat training is going according to what I know. If things are going smoothly to this extent, I’m starting to have doubts.

As I walked along the path toward the nail salon, I tried to organize my thoughts several times.

Even when I look back on it again, the part that I don’t understand is... Adele’s reaction.

– ‘i know.’

The flame that always burns brightly atop the central spire of the Holy Emperor is a flame that represents the desire for Telos and its pure faith. It had to be burning brightly at all times without being extinguished.

The top of the spire. Perhaps the place closest to the divine Telos in the Holy City.

The sight of her standing alone at the top of the Holy Emperor Capital, exempt from all other daily routines... is not an ordinary girl, no matter who sees it.

If we ever met, I really wanted to talk openly.

―Kugung Kuung...

As I was thinking such useless thoughts... I heard a sound as if the remaining conference room was shaking slightly.

Clarice stands up, wondering if it’s an earthquake. The earth was definitely shaking.

The moment Clarisse looked out the window to see what was going on, she just swallowed her breath.

An incomprehensible scene was unfolding outside the window.

As the huge wings spread, a tempest struck the academy.

The spread wings cover the sky, casting a huge shadow, and the top of the gaze looking down is higher than the top of the mountain.

The direction is the western coastal area.

You can see the spray that hit the body as it rose from the sea. Some streams of water are still falling from the sky. I can’t even guess the size of its body.

Place both front feet on Aken Island.

Place your left foot in the northern forest and your opposite foot in the coastal area next to the Mexes Bridge. Accordingly, the earth shakes once more.

The huge head is visible through the clouds. A protruding mouth and huge scales. Changryong is said to be extinct even in mythology.

The shape of the awakened dragon... looks down at Aken Island.

It was a huge disaster that could not be prevented by human force.

* * *

Causation.

If there is a result, there must also be a cause.

If the scenario is twisted, the cause will also clearly exist.

This is a scenario that has already begun to twist.

I was prepared to endure some degree of twists and turns. If we could just find the cause, we could have adequately dealt with it.

The reason why Yenica’s runaway was accelerated is because Lucy and Merilda signed a contract too early.

The reason Golden King Elte arrived at Aken Island earlier was because Lortel’s betrayal was discovered by Ellis.

As always, there was always a cause for the turning point in the story.

Therefore, I thought that there would definitely be a new phase in the twists and turns of this story, and that I was also ready to deal with it.

Did you say it was an unexpected event because something unexpected always happens?

The owner of the wings that split the sky is... Velbroke, the Holy Spear Dragon of creation.

A mythical monster that was sealed in the depths of the sea with its wings cut off by Luden, the sword saint of the beginning.

〈Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman〉 The final chapter of Act 5 and the final boss that marks the end of all scenarios.

That giant spear dragon, which I thought I wouldn’t even have to worry about since I graduated at the end of Act 4. The monster’s roar... splits the air.

―Kaaaaaaa!!

An ear-piercing roar splits the sky... carving that fear into the unprepared sky of Sylvania.

It cannot be dealt with by human power. Even if you bring in Lucy or Obel, all you can do is block and confront them.

In order to subdue that monster, you must bring in the final battle Taily, who has increased her strength to the end specs and even learned the final sword ritual that can cut the dragon’s heart, and place her in front of the heart. At least that’s how I know it.

Of course, that can’t be possible at this point.

Yes. As I said, if there is a result, there must be a cause.

There were instances where the order of the scenarios was reversed. However, as to why the final ordeal of this scenario, which should only appear in Act 5, has arrived now... I cannot possibly guess the cause.

No matter how twisted it may be, there is no reason for such an urgent change to come... there is no way it exists.

But if the story didn’t go as planned, I’m the only one responsible for it. I am the only person in this world who can be called an deviant.

However, in the face of such an overwhelming twist, I cannot even guess the cause.

Even if we look back on the past, we cannot find out what caused this huge twist.

“Aaaahhh!”

“What! That’s...!! Kaaaa! Run away!! Run away first!”

“Where are you telling us to run away to...! If we want to get out of this island... if we want to get out... everyone must run to the Maxes Bridge...!”

―Kwajangchang bang!!

In the ensuing magical roar, the windows of the surrounding buildings began to shatter.

* * *

―Kagang Kagaga River!

―Kugung Kuuung.

―Crispy.

The glass in the building is broken and glass is scattered on the floor. A girl walks down the hallway, humming a song while stepping on glass shards with her leather shoes.

He had a lute slung over his shoulder, and in one hand was holding a schedule for joint combat practice. Adele also did not challenge anyone, so she was automatically assigned to the match. I was able to confirm it only on the same day.

― ‘Nail Hall 3 sparring room, 1 p.m. ‘Adele Cerise vs. Clarice’

Underneath it was a modified text with hastily added text.

― ‘The 1pm combat practice in the 3rd sparring room was canceled due to the saint’s sudden schedule change. Please wait until the next match is assigned.’

“It’s a shame. We could have met, but... we didn’t have to.”

As the roar of a dragon splits the sky and the ground and buildings shake... a girl walking with a bunch of pretty fresh flowers in her hair.

The girl didn’t care about the apocalyptic scenery and walked out between the buildings as if she were swimming.

“The wind will blow again. Because it always does.”

He looked up at the dragon shape that filled the sky and simply murmured in a low voice.