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This time, the summoning mage attacked first.
Swish! Swoosh!
The sound of blades cutting through the air.
It was a wind element magic with sharp blades.
Crack!
An hastily erected ice barrier.
Bang! Bang!
But it broke after only two collisions.
Davian had no choice but to roll on the ground, gathering his inner energy.
"Oh, what is that movement? It's more amazing the more I see it."
Wind element magic continued to fly in.
If even one hit his body, his magically protected school uniform or whatever would be cut to pieces.
Davian also hurriedly created wind element magic to knock away the flying wind blades one by one.
At the same time, he prepared a pillar of fire once again.
A moment later.
콰과과과! (Sound of explosion)
The fire element magic that Davian had been quietly preparing while occasionally launching wind element magic erupted from both of his hands.
"I thought you were barely defending by creating wind, but you were preparing your next attack? The more I see you, the more I want you as a talent."
"What, are you thinking of taking me as a disciple or something?"
"Not only your skills, but your mouth is also quite something."
A powerful stream of water erupted from the summoning mage's hand once again.
An even larger stream than the first exchange.
"Do you think that pathetic pillar of fire will reach me! Is all you can do as an attack just breathe fire?"
Chiii!
The summoning mage's stream of water continuously spewed white steam and began to engulf Davian's pillar of fire once again.
Davian pushed mana into the pillar of fire while simultaneously creating a fireball with his other hand and launching it at the summoning mage.
Poong! Poong! Chii! Chiiii! (Sound effects)
But the summoning mage was not one to be defeated by such fireballs.
He alternated between creating ice barriers and water cannons to block Davian's fireballs.
In the meantime, the space between them filled with white steam.
It was difficult to see even an inch ahead.
'Now's the time!'
촤르르륵. (Sound of ice forming)
An ice sword appeared in Davian's right hand.
At the same time, he squeezed all of his inner energy into his two legs.
Davian ran forward with all his might.
The white steam that filled the surroundings completely blocked the view between them.
'The more I see him, the more I want him.'
A student from the academy suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
He created wind blades to block wind attacks, and before I knew it, he was manipulating mana to prepare a pillar of fire.
The fact that he did that simultaneously at his age was enough to make my jaw drop, and then he started launching fireballs incessantly.
He's probably only in his second or third year at most.
Even if I give him the benefit of the doubt and say he's in his fourth or fifth year? Anyway, it's unbelievable.
'And that boldness and cunning.'
Instead of running away or giving up knowing that his skills are inferior, he's using his cunning to seize the opportunity to win.
He was deliberately creating steam.
I could even see some of the fireballs flying directly towards the water stream.
'He's trying to create a blind spot and deliver a decisive blow.'
Before I knew it, the steam that filled the space between us completely obscured my vision.
'But you've met the wrong opponent. I can't imagine what kind of monster he'll become if I leave him alone, so he'll have to die here today.'
Elex Batium, a mid-level executive of the Marino Empire's secret society 'Exicium' and a summoning mage at the early stages of the 8-star level.
Elex ignored his five senses and focused on the flow of mana.
If that monster brat is preparing an attack from anywhere, the movement of mana will be detected.
Whatever magic attack he prepares, that moment will be the moment that monster brat dies.
That's when it happened.
후웅. (Sound effect)
A dark hole was pierced in the thick steam.
A low-lying figure shot out through the steam.
To Elex, it only looked like the movement of a small wild animal.
"Wh-what!"
촤아악. (Sound effect of slicing)
An ice-cold blade was swung at Elex.
'Diagonal slash. Reverse!'
Davian, who had flown in in a low posture, unfolded the path of the diagonal slash in reverse.
From the bottom left to the top right.
촤아악! (Sound effect of slicing)
Elex Batium, who was startled, hurriedly tried to deploy a shield, but he was too slow.
If he had seen him running from afar, he would have blocked it somehow, but the distance between them was too short to block Davian from coming out of the steam.
A summoning mage at the early stages of the 8-star level versus an academy student at the level of a 6-star mage.
An overwhelming difference in skill.
But the game was suddenly reversed.
It didn't even take a second from the moment Elex discovered Davian running through the steam right in front of him until his body was split in two.
It was not fair to blame Elex for being arrogant or careless.
He was never arrogant or careless.
This was a one-on-one battle between a mage and a mage.
No one would have imagined that the opposing mage would swing a sword with such movements.
Especially since he wasn't even holding a sword at first.
Of course, if Elex had known Davian's identity in advance, his response might have been different.
But it was already too late.
Even though his body was divided in two, Elex's eyes remained the same surprised expression as when he first discovered Davian emerging from the steam.
And Davian was staring blankly at the corpse.
'I'm still far from enough.'
If that mage had known that Davian could create an ice sword.
If he had known that I had inner power, even though it was still insufficient.
If he had known that I could draw an accurate path of the sword.
'...If that were the case, would I have been able to win?'
A quest that didn't exist in the previous playthrough.
If I had met that mage in the previous playthrough, I would never have been able to win.
No, maybe this would have been the end of that playthrough.
Because I was too slow to even run away.
'I have to become stronger.'
Davian rolled up the corpse's sleeve.
Davian's eyes widened.
"What, it's not there?"
I clearly saw the members showing each other tattoos to confirm their identities.
Even after rolling up both sleeves, I couldn't find any patterns.
'Does it disappear when they die? Or does it only appear under certain conditions even when they're alive? That's quite troublesome then.'
“꺄르르.” (Kyaruru - sound of giggling)
"Glasier?"
Glasier, who had appeared at some point, was floating next to Davian, flapping her transparent wings.
"Amazing, Davian? I didn't think you'd win this quickly."
"Were you watching?"
"Of course. That summoning mage was super strong, you know? You almost died, you know that?"
"Then you should have helped me. You said you'd show up when I needed you."
"I had a feeling you'd win. Kyaruru."
"What if I had lost?"
"If that were the case, that mage's body would have hundreds of sharp ice spears stuck in it right now."
"After I lost, or right before I lost?"
"That's a secret. Kyaruru. Anyway, amazing, Davian. Even when we made the contract, I was actually a little doubtful. But you've really improved quickly, my friend. My eyes are never wrong."
Davian checked his status window as he returned to the merchant guild.
'Point Breakdown'
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[Mana Points: 9,500]
Magic Power: 298,832
Inner Power: 12,042
Outer Power: 3,050
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It was a difficult opponent, but the point reward was as great.
Davian immediately allocated 6,000 points to inner power and 3,500 points to outer power.
At the same time as the point allocation, he felt a hot energy swirl inside his body.
He could also feel his muscles tightening even more.
'Skill Status'
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[Current Skill Status]
<Passive Skills>
Blessing of Hydra Lv.4
Eye of the Sword Path Lv.7
<Active Skills>
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Because he allocated the most points to inner power, the 'Eye of the Sword Path' skill rose to level 7.
But the 'Song of Fire' skill is still at level 1.
He will soon need to allocate points to magic power to evolve the 'Song of Fire' skill into an advanced skill.
However, to take the top spot in the swordsmanship department in the first semester, he had to focus on increasing his inner and outer power first.
As he walked, thinking about this and that, he arrived at the place where the merchant guild was located.
"Davian!"
"Oh, Velum. Guys. Are you okay?"
"Where were you! Oh my god, do you know what happened here? A stone golem attacked our merchant guild! A stone golem! Oh my god. I still can't believe it."
Several tents and wagons were messily broken.
In the center was a huge pile of stones.
It was the remains of the stone golem that had been dismantled at the same time as the summoner's death.
Luna, who found Davian's dirtied school uniform, ran up in surprise.
"Davian! What happened? Why is your uniform like this? Where did you roll around? What is all this blood? Are you hurt? Let me see. Is anything broken? I'll heal you! Where is it, where! Where!"
"I'm not hurt. It's not my blood. Luna, I didn't know you could talk this fast? Like Velum."
"Ah? Oh, yeah. Right. Davian would never get hurt. You're really okay, right?"
"Yeah."
Velum's uncle, Wilson Amandria, approached.
"Are you all okay?"
"Yes, Uncle. We're all safe. By the way, what's the damage to the merchant guild? What about the goods?"
"It almost turned into a disaster. Luckily, the golem collapsed on its own."
There is no golem that collapses on its own.
"The golem didn't just collapse on its own. The summoning mage who summoned the golem died."
"What? Did you see that, Davian?"
"Yes. If you go up a little northwest, you'll find the traces of the fight and the corpse. And a summoning magic circle with all the magic power drained out."
"If he was able to summon a stone golem that size, he must have been quite skilled. Did you see who the summoning mage was?"
"I saw him, but I don't know who he is, but it's certain that he was with the Amandria merchant guild."
"You mean he was with our merchant guild? Who on earth……."
Wilson shouted to the swordsmen who were around him.
"Immediately form a search party and go northwest!"
"There was an assistant. He had drawn the summoning magic circle in advance and was waiting."
"How did you see all that, Davian?"
"I was taking a walk."
"And you saw who killed the mage?"
Davian paused for a moment, about to answer, "I did."
Since he is the male student representative and is double majoring, Davian's identity will soon be widely known.
That's the influence of Elton Academy.
Moreover, he has to take the top spot in both majors at the end of the first semester evaluation.
When that time comes, most people in the Arcancia Kingdom will know the name 'Davian Naone'.
Even so, he didn't think it was necessary to expose all of his future actions.
He thought it was better to hide what he could, even if he couldn't hide some information.
"I think it was the Knights of Elton City."
"How did the Knights?"
"They must have come after the assistants."
"I see. Anyway, thanks for telling me, Davian. Velum! Take your friends and return to the safe academy. I'll assign an escort."
In front of the main gate of Elton Academy.
"You guys go inside the academy."
"What about you, Davian?"
"I'll go in tomorrow. I need to stop by the dorm."
Nubes stepped forward, turning his back to the academy's main gate.
"I'll go with you. Davian."
"What?"
"I'll go with you. You're the one who took care of that summoning mage, right? I don't know what you're doing, but it's dangerous alone. I'll go with you. Even if my swordsmanship is lacking, my physique is better than yours."
Luna also stepped forward.
"M-me too! What if you guys get hurt? I have to heal you."
Velum also stepped forward.
"Davian got involved in our merchant guild's affairs, and now I'm just going to sneak into the academy to save my own skin? That would be a total jerk move, right?"
Davian looked at his three friends.
"I'm just going to the dorm. I have to meet Mons there."
Nubes put his hand on Davian's shoulder.
"So, what's going on? Davian?"
"That summoning mage. He had comrades. They were showing each other tattoos or something to confirm their identities. There were two of them, and Mons went after them. He said he'd meet me at the dorm, so I'm going back there."
"Mons? Your attendant?"
"Yeah."
"He does carry a sword, but isn't it too dangerous for just your attendant alone?"
"Mons isn't an ordinary attendant. He's super strong. Much more than Bonita."
"Much more than Bonita?"
"Yeah. He's the graduate version of Bonita."
Nubes and Velum's eyes widened.
"...That strong? Davian's attendant?"
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