Episode 78
If all of the main tournament matches ended in the morning, the second round ended without a hitch in the afternoon.
It has been customary for senior cadets to advance to the senior finals as the first seed if they pass the first round, and then compete in a three-way match with the two cadets who passed the second round.
Therefore, even though Lane came home late at night, no one took issue with it. The family searched feverishly, but… … .
─Wow, in the end, Miss Christa and Kayden made it to the deciding match.
─But in the first game, what was really going on between Warden and Karain? It wouldn’t be match-fixing or anything like that.
The sound of people talking after finishing their work passed through my ears like the wind.
“Confucius?”
Lane, who was walking lost in thought, couldn’t hear anything.
‘Valencidis, what is your identity? … .’
His healing ability was several times greater than that of Sammy, and before he knew it, the poison in his left arm had completely cleared up.
“Confucius.”
There was still a tingling sensation, but I think it was still a great level. But he’s a man, so who trained him to be a witch?
“Confucius!”
Suddenly, I was startled by a shout that reached my ears, and when I looked to the side, I saw Logan, a large, muscular man, standing there with a slightly sullen look on his face.
“What are you thinking about?”
“Oh, sorry, did you call me?”
After looking at each other confused at the answer, Logan sighed and scratched the back of his head.
“What do you think of today’s match?”
“Today’s match?”
“It’s a match between Miss Christa and Lillian! “It ended in a ridiculous way!”
A battle between Christa and Lillian?
Oh, right… … .
After seeing Christa take out that golem, I left the city with Rivadin. She was so distracted that she forgot.
“What happened to that? “I couldn’t see you because I had student council work to do at the time.”
Logan’s expression seemed to darken slightly at that question. Logan glanced at the night sky and spoke with difficulty.
“that… … .”
* * *
The match between the Karain clan of Rivendell and the Madose Warden family, which everyone had been looking forward to, ended in an instant.
“… … ?”
“… … ?”
“… … ?”
The excited audience fell silent, doubting their own eyes. Did I miss something or is this correct?
Lilian was clearly threatened by the sandstone monster, so she eventually summoned Rivendell’s divine beast, Yeommang.
The divine flame appears in the world in the form of an Imoogi, surrounds and protects the summoner, and annihilates all enemies.
And finally, at the very moment when the clash with the sandstone monster that everyone had been waiting for took place.
– You actually respect your father, don’t you?
The voice that had been tormenting Lillian for these two months suddenly revived in her mind.
– You are doing exactly what that guy named Dadan did. For the sake of his own goals, he tramples everything around him.
And was it a coincidence?
At that moment, the face of Dadan Karain, smiling wryly as he was confident of Lillian’s victory, was caught in the corner of his eye.
‘I, I…’ … !’
I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was causing it. For extremely complex reasons… … At the exact moment when Yeommang engulfed the Sandstone Goddess in the flames of karma.
Slurp ───!
Although it was obviously constructed as an illusionary barrier, the core of the heat that had created such a powerful heat even in the stands and made all the spectators drenched in sweat has disappeared.
“───?”
At that moment when everyone was perplexed, it was Christa Warden herself whose eyes grew wider than anyone else.
Goooooooong────!
Was it a mistake? The sandstone golem’s force, which properly carried out the spell’s attack order, hit Lilian Karain directly… … .
Lillian, who had been flying through the air in a straight line due to a direct hit, stopped moving and fell to the ground only after hitting the outer wall at the end of the stadium.
“… … ?”
“… … ?”
“… … ?”
A fierce silence covered the hall.
Not only the general audience but also the magicians who reigned at the top—Marhena, Madelia, Kyle, Elin, etc.—had to blink for a moment.
Cassena Page looked up at Madelia, wondering if she had missed something due to her shortcomings.
“Mom, what is it? “Did that hateful guy win?”
The answer was not given by Madelia, but by Professor Kyle, who came to his senses faster than anyone else. As he raised his hand.
[The winner of the first round and final match of the finals is… … This is Christa Warden!]
Unlike the first match, which was more intense than any other match, there were no cheers or applause from the audience. Everyone just tilts their heads.
This is because no one was convinced by the outcome of the game.
“what?”
“Drained magical power?”
“Are you kidding me? This is Lillian Karain. “It’s a vessel that has handled 5-star summons since childhood!”
And the person who was more unconvinced by this victory and defeat than anyone else was not Dadan Karain, who was now standing up and shouting that the illusion barrier must have been wrong, but Christa Warden.
“… … “What are we going to do now?”
Then the Sandstone Golem moved its heavy body, crossed the dragon blood field, and reached out its hand to the unconscious Lillian.
“What are we going to do now?”
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All she wants is victory.
Clearly, what you want is the top position.
But I don’t want an obvious victory. Even the seat someone gave up in good faith. He wants to achieve it with his own strength. With only my efforts.
Because I wanted to tell it to other people later, because I wanted to pass it on to future generations.
I had no talent. That’s why I lived so hard.
“Are you kidding me? wake up! Who do you think would be happy with a win like this? “Get up!”
It was senior professor Margena who put the brakes on that anger.
“As soon as Nenum causes harm to the opponent in a match that has already ended, not only will he be defeated, but he will also be expelled from school as he is judged to have no qualifications as a magician. Is it still okay? “Ugh?”
It’s called expulsion… … ?
Christa, who looked at Marhena and Lillian alternately, eventually lowered her head and chewed her lips to destroy the Sandstone Golem.
Soon, the trainers who were in charge of the game’s organizing committee rushed out and placed Lillian on a stretcher.
“So, is it over?”
“Of course. “The Warden won.”
“But a victory like this must feel uncomfortable for the winner.”
Christa was walking out of the stadium with weak steps, as if she were a loser, and the next moment she poured out a miserable cry to the sky.
The words of the will to win that has lost its way, the words of the effort that has been honed just for today… … .
“miss… … .”
Gertrude looked at his back with concern, and then rushed out as if she felt the need to offer some kind of consolation.
Someone grabbed Gertrude’s shoulder. It was Christa’s teacher, Professor Caroline.
When our eyes met, Caroline shook her head lightly with a wry smile.
“You will need time alone to think. In times like this, you just have to wait.”
“But Professor… … .”
“Are you worried that Christa’s condition will be ruined like this? That can’t be possible. “That’s how strong of a child Christa is.”
Okay, how strong is it?
From the moment we first met, he was a strong child that brought tears to my eyes. From the moment they first met, he was the child who made Caroline decide.
No matter what happens, I will make this child the best wizard.
* * *
The desire suddenly disappeared and Lillian was defeated… … It was definitely strange. But I don’t know why you’re asking me.
“So, by any chance, Confucius did something?”
Ah, now I’m a little confused. Do you think I interfered because my aspirations have disappeared like during the midterm exam?
‘But it’s strange.’
Neither at that time nor during the match with Nora, no one recognized the Belle Curious that was used as a turning blow.
No, did you recognize Nora?
Then, he could have told the story to Logan, a disciple of the same Eight Great Schools. But I really don’t know about this matter.
“No, I didn’t do anything. “As I said before, I couldn’t even watch the game because I had other things to do.”
“Not today, but during the midterm exam. Since then, Lillian’s condition has not been strange… … .”
At that time, I would have eliminated the desire with my own hands. Was that that shocking?
If not… … Was there a problem with the question you asked at that time? I was just asking this question out of curiosity.
Oh, I already have a headache because of Valencidis, so I won’t think about it. But Logan spoke carefully.
“Prince, if it’s okay with you, could you help Lillian?”
“I? “What can I do?”
“what is it… … As you know, I was quite new to it, but after Confucius said that a long time ago, I realized something important and changed.”
At the beginning of the semester, Logan believed in his own strength and abilities, showed them off, and looked down on the other cadets. But his mindset has changed since he heard that from Lane.
– Are we enemies? Aren’t you colleagues who are exploring the field of magic together?
There are no enemies at school. We are all just students exploring magic together… … Logan said in a desperate voice.
“I feel sorry for Lily right now, so I can’t bear to look at her.”
“… … .”
“Could you please say something similar to Lily? Even if I wanted to do it, I don’t really have much to say unless it’s muscle-related… … .”
Ugh, a sigh that was almost like a sigh came out.
It’s so annoying, really.
If it had been someone else’s request, I would have refused it outright, even if it wasn’t for defeating Rivadin and having a strange conversation with Valencidis.
However, if this is Logan’s request, the story changes 180 degrees.
‘They also provided generous help while I was exercising… … .’
Above all, isn’t Kassena the biggest contributor to making him walk? She went so far as to sincerely teach him the main skill of the school, which was considered to be of the highest rank.
“Okay, I understand. So where is that redheaded guy now?”
“Are you helping me? Um haha! After all, Confucius is the best! In our school, when things like this happen, we shout, ‘I believed it!’”
Logan’s eyes were bright and he was shaking his fist in joy.
“As expected, Confucius, I believed it~!!!”
I was embarrassed to see such an innocent reaction, so I looked away and sighed quietly.
“I believe, but what do I believe? It’s just a whim. know? Tell me where he is. “Get over it quickly and go to sleep.”
* * *
Looking back, I don’t think there was a day when my legs felt heavier than the day I left the Magic Tower.
“… … .”
As Rin kept looking back at the old, simple magic tower that was receding over the horizon, Lista smiled faintly.
“You like the friends of the Magic Tower a lot.”
“I don’t like it.”
“I think you like it?”
“no! I’m just worried because they’re all just spiteful people. “Nothing works properly without me.”
Then Rista laughed hahaha.
I asked him why he was smiling, but he just laughed more and didn’t answer for a while, but later he put his hand on Rin’s head and smiled dazzlingly.
“Lin, that’s what I like.”
Only then did I clearly understand my feelings, which I had never been able to express because I couldn’t be honest even with myself.
I liked that magic tower.
I loved the days I spent in that magic tower, the people I met, and all the daily life that happened in my hometown.
“I don’t like it. Even if I like it, it doesn’t mean anything. I’m hateful. “They said I was unlucky because I was an orphan.”
“But I saw earlier that everyone liked Rin?”
“… … .”
“Do you know why that is?”
Rista said.
It is said that people cannot inherently choose the past, but not the future. The future is something you create yourself.
Watching Rin’s eyes flutter, Lista pushed the boy’s back forward as if pushing him into the future.
“What happened today can be said to be part of the future that Lin has worked hard to create. “You can be proud.”
What if you were an orphan?
What if your past was a bit miserable?
Then, the future remains to be filled with happy events.
After watching Rista’s life during her five-year journey, Lin looked back on her own life and had this thought.
‘If I hadn’t been an orphan, I might never have met the dean. If she had, she might not have been able to follow Ristar on her journey… … .’
The past is determined by the gods, but the future is chosen by humans themselves. The thoughts that bloomed in his head became beliefs, and the beliefs took deep root in the boy’s heart.
That small faith led the boy to spread a barrier for his friends in the final fight, and that small faith led him to die on behalf of his friends.
Without a single hesitation or regret in that choice.
fantasy,
