Hard Work Will Never Betray Me (WN)

The next match, match 8, was Oscar vs.
Emilia.
Oscar is also a high power mage who uses the same fire attribute magic as Eleonora, but if Eleonora is described as an “explosive flame,” then he is best described as a “ferocious flame.”

The same fire attribute is a completely different thing, depending on whether it is an explosion of combustion or a combustion that destroys everything and anything.

　Emilia, on the other hand, is a magic swordsman like her brother Johan.
She is a speedy type of fighter who uses her two blades of the daggerknife to run in all directions and attack in succession.

In this match, Emilia would win if she could dodge Oscar's powerful flames and turn the tables with her magic sword fights.
Oscar will win if he can keep Emilia at bay and seal her off with his powerful flames.
It will be interesting to see who will win.

“Begin!”

'Let's do it!　Aaahhh!”

Emilia runs out as soon as the match starts.
She immediately channels magic power into her magic sword to strengthen her physical abilities.

　Yes, Emilia's magic sword has the same characteristics as Johan's Diablo.
The two characteristics are 【Enhance Speed】and 【Strengthen】.
Each of these two characteristics is rare enough to place it in the top A or B of the four grades of weapons, but two of them have been given to the sword.
There was no doubt that it was especially powerful and rare among the A class, which is said to be the highest class.

Incidentally, Johan's sword Diablo is even higher than the top level of the Kou class and is called a special level, which is a pronoun for out of the ordinary.
My own sword, Raikiri, is in that same category.
So, Emilia's magic sword is a semi-special class.
In any case, it is a terrifying weapon.

　Now, seeing Emilia, who had strengthened her physical capabilities with such a powerful weapon, coming at him, Oscar also began to take action.

“Haha,……, I'm a very cautious person in spite of what I look like ……!　”

Oscar deployed the “seed fire boundary” that he showed in the battle against the Jabberwock some time ago.
As soon as Emilia, who had rushed into the battle, entered the area where the boundary was formed, a huge pillar of fire, incomparably larger than the usual “Seed Fire Warding,” rose up.

“Whoa!　It's so hot!”

　It looked as if it was easily five meters high, but who in the world is Emilia, who can just say “hot ” and put it away?” I may have to revise my opinion of her as a slightly foolish girl with a magic sword.

Oraaaaaaah!　Flaming whirlwind!　Flame Lance!”

Flame Lance!

Oscar's fire spells and Emilia's sword fights collide at a tremendous density, scattering sparks of fire all around the area.

“Amazing Battle!”

Emilia …….
Can he slay magic?”

　Oscar's magic is excellent.
In addition to its power, Oscar's magic is so powerful that he shoots his attacks in such a way as to destroy blind spots so that he cannot be avoided as much as possible.
However, Emilia used her blinding speed to avoid most of the attacks, and when she saw that she could not avoid them, she would aim for the spells that caused the least damage and cut them with her magic sword to reduce the power of the attack.
Thanks to this, Emilia was hit by as few shots as possible, even though Oscar was launching a large number of attacks.

　I honestly did not expect the battle between swords and magic to be so heated.

 

 

“……
huh, ha!　……
ah!”

“I'm going for it!　Flare Breath,……!”

Oscar breathes fire from his mouth as if it were a dragon's breath.
The range of the fire exceeded 10 meters and hit Emilia, who had been keeping her distance to regulate her breathing.

“Whoa!”

Oscar's magic was less powerful than it had been at the start of the match, and Emilia would have had no problem coping with it if she had been in good physical shape.
However, it was difficult for Emilia to deal with this attack now that she was exhausted.

“It's over!　Winner, Oscar!”

Both fighters fought hard, and although it was a very close contest, Oscar won the match due to a slight difference in their stamina and strategy.

　The ninth match was Johan vs.
Christophe, who is not on good terms with everyone else, was in the match, and the atmosphere in the arena was somewhat heavy.

“I'm going to go for it.:

'……”

“Are you ready?　……
then let the match begin!”

　Christophe still seems to be in a bad mood.
He must be under a lot of pressure from his family and his position as an aristocrat, as he cannot go against Marie in this way.
I understand how he feels.
I don't feel sorry for him in the slightest.

　As soon as the match started, Johan prepared his magic sword, Diablo, and immediately shouted the name of his great move.

“I'm not the same person I was before,”.
—- “Diablo, the magic sword, feed on my magic power and awaken.
The storm of tyranny, Indominus Tempestus!”

Johan had not been able to use the “Tyrannical Storm Indominus Tempestus” a year ago when we had our first match, but through his training over the past year, he had been able to handle it with some degree of ease.

“Oh!”
……
“Fu-Rin-Kazan”

　Johan slashes at him with explosive acceleration.
The moment he hears the name of the skill Christophe chanted in a whisper, he avoids the front and takes evasive maneuvers to the side.

　—-Zuaaaaahhhh……!　The ground is being chipped away with a sound centered on Christophe.
The claw-like wounds that run in a criss-cross pattern are frozen or red-hot by the magical power of the fire, water, wind, and earth attributes of each of them.
If there were someone there, they would probably not survive,—-.
It didn't take much time to feel that way.

　　　”I believe that skill is an S rank skill that can only be used by those who can handle all four major attributes,……?”

 

“I've heard that there are only about a dozen people in the Court Magic Division who can use it.
.
……?　How can he use such a skill? ……”

I heard the revived Werner, Oscar and the others talking, I approached Marie, who was refereeing, and asked her not to get in the way.

“Marie , did you ever teach that skill to Christophe?”

“I showed him the skill about six months ago, but only once.
I don't remember showing him how to use it.
Don't tell me ……
that that bastard learned it just by looking at it once?'

　It's not impossible.
Christophe has the worst personality, but when it comes to talent, he's the best of the best.
If it were limited to magic, he would probably surpass even Eleonora, the brilliant daughter of the Huber frontier family.
The best thing is that I'm still better than him thanks to my unique ability to be rewarded for my efforts, but if he gets serious about his training, there's a good chance that I might have to drink a bitter cup one day.

“This could be a little tough on ……
Johan.'

“I think Johan has gotten a lot stronger …….
I still don't think he can do it.”

“I am sorry for Johan, but it seems that he has also been training hard without my knowing about it.
That is what it means to be able to use “Fu-Rin-Kazan”.

In this demon forest, which can be said to be Marie's yard, he is training in a place she doesn't know? It's a somewhat creepy story.

I don't know what he's thinking, but she' s not all-powerful either.
When she has a bird At such times, it is difficult for even a her to keep an eye on everyone.

“Even Marie-had her limits, didn't she?”

“I am a human being, too!　What in the world do you think I am?”

“Now, ……, you loli goddess?”

“I'm going to kick your ass later.
You'd better be ready.”

Oh, you' re mad!

“Of course I am!”

While talking like this, the match was going forward.
At first glance, Johan seemed to have the upper hand, but in reality, he was being forced to attack.
It is obvious that he is in a rush.
Even with a time limit due to his magical power and physical strength, he was being forced by Christophe to use his skills over and over again.
Compared to a year ago, Johan has become much stronger, but Christophe's growth was honestly unexpected.

“Purgatory.'

“Ah!”

I couldn't help but shout out the moment Christophe chanted the name of the spell.
I thought he was just firing a barrage of high-powered spells, but to my surprise, he had done the calculations necessary to use this spell.

On the ground of the training ground, a huge magic circle was drawn without my noticing.
The pattern, created little by little by high-powered magic and Johann's sword fights, was about to be completed when all that was left was for Christophe to channel his magic power.

This is the end,” .
Bow down!”

　The magic circle glowed suspiciously, and black flames spread across the training ground.
Surrounded on all sides by black flames, Johan had nowhere to run.

“Ughhhhhh …………!!!!”

　The whole area is covered in black.
From the outside, it is impossible for us to see what is going on inside the “spiritual sanctuary.”

“It's over!　The winner, Christophe!　……
Hey, Christophe, put out the fire! Put out this fire quickly!”

“….”

Marie stops him with her amazing swordsmanship, and Christophe removes the “Purgatory Boundary” with great reluctance.
The black flames had disappeared and Johan was lying helplessly on the ground in the area.