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"What?"
"If you want to win, you have to do better. Our side's Black Bonita and your one are enough."
Arman, who had been looking at Davian, craned his head completely over his shield.
"What? Giving up? Kid."
Argent also chimed in.
"That's right. You were holding up pretty well. It was just starting to get fun, are you giving up already?"
Whoosh.
A fireball the size of a human head appeared in Davian's right hand.
Two at the same time.
"Who said I was giving up?"
Tanker Arman's eyes widened.
"Wh-what? You."
Argent shouted.
"Ah! You're that one! The one who's doing a double major."
Arman also chimed in as if he had just remembered.
"Elton Academy's first-year double major student!"
Davian nodded.
"Let's try again."
Arman took a stance.
At the same time, Argent also lowered his stance.
This is the Imperial Guard who have been properly trained.
Even if they are underestimating their opponent, they maintain their battle formation perfectly.
"Nothing will change. Kid."
"Magical attacks. Receiving them and counterattacking is something we've done thousands of times."
The two fireballs that had appeared on Davian's right hand continued to blaze.
In that same state.
Bang!
Davian pushed in with his shield.
Arman's and Davian's shields collided strongly.
"You bastard! What kind of strength!"
Davian started to go all out.
One fireball flew under Arman's shield.
Arman quickly swung his sword to cut down the fireball.
Boom!
If he had been standing properly, he could have cut the fireball down while dispersing the explosive power to the left and right.
But right now, he was fighting with his shield with his left shoulder and arm.
He couldn't cut down the fireball completely.
"Ugh!"
One of his legs was lifted straight back due to the explosive impact.
Argent's sword pierced in sharply, filling Arman's gap.
On Davian's side, Bonita jumped out diagonally forward and easily blocked Argent's sword.
But now there was no shield in front of Bonita.
This is something that should never be done in squad combat.
Compared to the Arman and Argent brothers, who move like one body, it was completely amateurish movement.
However.
Boom!
Another fireball exploded.
This time the target was dealer Argent.
Moreover, Arman, who had lost his balance once, was continuing to be pushed back.
This time Bonita's sword attacked tanker Arman.
The shield was touching Davian and was in a state where it could not be used.
Argent desperately tried to help by extending his sword, but.
"Uh oh?"
The sword was suddenly pulled away, and it didn't move as he wanted it to.
Davian's telekinetic magic.
Clang!
In the meantime, Bonita's sword strongly struck Arman's right arm.
Sparks flew as the sword and steel armor collided.
The tide had completely turned.
The shield was completely tied up.
Although they had practiced receiving magical attacks thousands of times, they had never faced a magical attack that kept exploding right in front of them.
Davian and Bonita's battle formation was clumsy to say the least.
But they didn't have the mental capacity to aim for that gap.
Far from aiming for a gap, Arman and Argent were in a situation where they could suffer fatal blows if they were careless.
Boom!
Bang!
Clang!
The Davian camp's attacks continued.
In the meantime, while Argent barely cut down one large fireball.
Whoosh.
Before he knew it, an ice sword was in Davian's right hand.
"Bonita!"
"Yeah!"
Davian, who had pushed Arman's shield with all his might, extended his ice sword towards Argent.
Bonita's sword also aimed at Argent.
Argent's pupils widened greatly.
'I can't block this!'
He swung his sword towards Davian's ice sword that was coming in first.
Skeong.
"Wh-what!"
Argent's steel sword was cut off as if it were tofu.
Fortunately, the ice sword did not cut into Argent's torso.
In the meantime.
Bonita's thrust.
"Kugh!"
The thrust that had been properly inserted went deep into the armor.
Boom!
In the meantime, Davian's magic attack aimed at Arman.
Fireballs flew in succession while he was desperately trying to take a stance to help Argent.
Boom!
Bang!
While staggering from the explosive force.
Bang!
Davian swung his shield with all his strength.
Arman ended up falling back as he was.
In the end, both brothers ended up sitting on the ground with their butts on the floor.
Ting.
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[Achievement Event 'Win a Squad Match Against the Imperial Guard' Achieved]
Charm +2
Leadership +2
Dignity +2
Luck +1
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[Achievement Stats]
Charm: (88→) 90
Leadership: (57→) 59
Dignity: (48→) 50
Luck: (51→) 52
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The moment the achievement event notification window popped up in Davian's eyes.
Jagur, the commander of the 4th Imperial Guard,'s eyes shone sharply.
'What is it? Davian's atmosphere suddenly changed a little. It even seemed like there was a halo for a moment.'
His sensitive senses, which he had gained from rolling around on the battlefield his whole life, told him about Davian's change.
But he couldn't tell exactly what it was.
In the meantime, Arman and Argent dusted themselves off and got up.
"Wh-what are you guys? You could have done this from the beginning..."
"Were you mocking us?"
Davian and Bonita looked at each other once and shrugged.
"I learned a lot. Right? Bonita."
"I really learned a lot. Thank you."
He was sincere.
The dense battle formation and perfect combined attack shown by the Imperial Guard.
Davian and Bonita grew once again with this one sparring session.
"Impressive."
Arman and Argent turned around and headed towards the barracks.
Cheers erupted from where the Academy students were standing.
"Wow!"
"Davian!"
"Bonita!"
The students shouted Davian and Bonita's names alternately.
Imperial Guard Commander Jagur Farkins was watching the battle scene closely.
'No matter what happens, I have to get them to join the Imperial Guard. Both of those people. Definitely.'
That night.
Because the size of the inspection team was so large, the Elton Academy students had to stay in several large lodgings.
Among them, the lodging where Davian's group was staying.
Before entering their respective lodgings, Davian's group gathered in the lobby on the first floor and excitedly talked about what they had experienced today.
"Hey, Velum. What's so amazing about that? It's just a regular army, but it's in the capital and the training is a little better, right?"
"What? Liber. Are you looking down on the capital's Imperial Guard right now?"
"It's not that. Listen. The Magic Tower is different from the entrance."
"What's different?"
"Oh my god. Don't be surprised. That tall tower doesn't have an entrance. No entrance."
Velum tilted his head.
"No entrance?"
"You go in with something called a warp rift. People without magic can't ride that. If you don't have magic, you can't even enter the Magic Tower. Even if it's the king."
"That's a bit strange? Does that mean I can't enter the Magic Tower until I die?"
"That's right. And what about when you go inside the tower? There aren't any stairs. You move entirely with warp rifts. There aren't any windows, but you can see outside clearly! It was the most magnificent place I've ever seen. When I graduate from the Academy, I'm definitely going to enter the Magic Tower. I'm going to research magic there. That's where I'll be."
"Liber. Are they going to pick you in the Magic Tower? You barely passed the Academy."
"If you're really outstanding in one field, you can enter as a special recruit. So I'm going to try to properly dig into mental magic."
Davian nodded.
His skill in handling magic power is terrible, but mental magic is a different story.
It also suits his genius brain perfectly.
This time, Velum took the lead in the conversation.
"Hey, it's not important that the Magic Tower is cool or the Imperial Guard garrison is cool, okay? Earlier in the day, Davian and Bonita went out and defeated the Imperial Guard."
This time, Liber also asked in surprise.
"You defeated the Imperial Guard? Davian and Bonita?"
Luna looked back and forth between Davian and Bonita with rabbit eyes.
Latia, who had been reading a book as if she wasn't very interested in the conversation, also raised her head.
Velum continued excitedly.
"That's right? Hey, don't even talk about it. Today was completely the appearance of a power mage."
"Power mage?"
"Yeah. I'm talking about Davian. He pushed back that huge Imperial Guard member with his shield while using magic!"
Nubes also added.
"And what about Davian and Bonita's teamwork? If those two fight together, I don't think they'll lose to anyone in a 2v2?"
Latia's eyebrows twitched.
But the change was so small that none of her friends noticed it.
Luna lowered her head and muttered to herself.
"Davian and Bonita have good teamwork..."
Latia asked in an indifferent tone.
"Are you saying that Davian and Bonita's 2-person party is the strongest right now?"
Clueless Nubes Arbo.
"That's right? Their teamwork is really amazing. It's like they're fighting as one body."
"Fight as one body?"
Only then did Velum notice a slightly strange atmosphere.
He tried to change the subject, but.
"That's right? It was really amazing! A movement where the body and mind became one!"
"The body and mind became one?"
Clueless Nubes kept babbling.
Velum quietly went next to Nubes and pulled on Nubes' cheek.
"Hey! Big guy!"
"Ow! It hurts! Why!"
"Don't you want to go for a walk with me?"
"A walk? Suddenly?"
"Let's go. I want to get some fresh air, and it's reassuring to have a big guy like you next to me."
At that time.
Liber looked towards the door.
"Doesn't it seem like it's getting a bit noisy outside?"
Velum let go of Nubes' cheek that he was pulling on.
'Nice timing, Liber.'
Bonita stood up with her sword.
"I'll go outside and take a look."
Davian shook his head.
"Just stay here, Bonita. This clanging sound. It's the sound of steel armor. And there are more than one or two people. In the capital, the only people who can make that kind of noise and walk around at this time are..."
"The Imperial Guard, right."
"That's right."
Velum, who was stretching his neck out towards the door and listening to the sound, asked.
"But why are the Imperial Guards walking around near this building at this time? Is there a criminal or something?"
Nubes answered.
"They're probably just patrolling. Bonita told us earlier. Kanzar City is directly in charge of security by the Imperial Guard, so there are no criminal groups. What Imperial Guard is in charge of security in the capital, Bonita?"
"The 3rd Imperial Guard."
Liber also nodded.
"That's right. There's no place safer than here in Kanzar City in the Alkanzia Kingdom."
Bonita frowned and continued to concentrate on the sound outside.
"Still, it's strange. That's not the sound of patrolling. It's like..."
Davian was also thinking that the sound outside wasn't normal.
"That sound. It sounds like the Imperial Guards are surrounding this building right now. Right?"
"Yeah. It sounds like it."
Liber clapped his hands.
"There must be a criminal in this building! Are we going to be able to see the Imperial Guard arresting a criminal today? Oh, awesome. To be able to see the Imperial Guard arresting a criminal in person!"
Velum shook his head.
"Hey, blabbermouth. Where's the criminal in this building? We rented it from our Academy."
"Well, maybe the innkeeper. Or an employee."
"Are that many Imperial Guards surrounding the building to catch an inn employee?"
"Well, maybe the employee is actually a great villain hiding his identity..."
At that time, the noisy sound outside stopped for a moment.
Bang!
The front door of the inn was opened so hard that it seemed like it would break.
Thud, thud, thud.
Three Imperial Guards in silver armor entered the building.
They had an eagle pattern engraved on their chests.
Liber went and stood next to Bonita.
"What Imperial Guard is that eagle pattern?"
Bonita couldn't take her eyes off the Imperial Guards, seemingly surprised.
"The 2nd Imperial Guard."
"The 2nd Imperial Guard? That 2nd Imperial Guard that protects the royal palace?"
"That's right."
"But why are they here...?"
The man standing at the very front of the three scanned the lobby once and then shouted loudly.
"Davian Onene! The sinner, come forward and obey the orders of the Royal Imperial Guard!"
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