Chapter 159 – Finals (1)
Finals.
It was the first year, not the second year or the third year, that all the interests of the ranking match were focused. The finals between me and Anna.
Those who entered and exited from the outside as well as senior cadets all gathered here.
It’s still. For today, it was me who had come up wearing a robe from Chepeshu’s treasure chest, not a school uniform.
Normally, cheers would have shook the heavens and earth. Now, except for the sound of breathing, there was no mate.
Maybe it was the gathering of anticipation and creating an intangible pressure.
For whatever reason. Even in the silence, people’s eyes were directed only to this place.
Buzz buzz…
The sound of the audience who had their mouths shut. I could feel Anna’s presence. Just like the current atmosphere, it’s calm, refined, and tidy.
Overnight, it seemed to have grown even more.
Unlike Sasha, who had a hidden weapon called the Bogura, what Anna brought with her was an ordinary sword. Holding only one sword, she stood in front of me wearing a pure white uniform reminiscent of a snowy field.
“…”
With her hard face, she bowed lightly to me. I also nodded and accepted her. The calm atmosphere seemed to be the eye of a storm that heralded an impending battle.
Even the person who should announce the opening of the finals kept their mouth shut. As if the only owners of this stage were me and Anna.
That side would be better. I stared blankly at Anna.
“… Everything.”
Clap. Anna straightened her sword. Her voice was so low that only I could hear it.
Even those who focused their eyes and ears on her would not know what Anna was saying.
“After this fight. Let me tell you.”
“Okay.”
I nodded. It’s like an ominous word spoken by a person going to the battlefield, but what’s important is the content.
Anna’s mind was guessed. If you fight and collide with each other sincerely, her sincerity is conveyed. What would the grand duke have said?
Although I honestly don’t believe the words of muscle brain inspiration. Apart from that, Anna’s sincere attempts to bump into me meant that I would take it seriously too.
Either the sword or the heart.
“Come.”
“… !”
Anna’s eyes widened. The veins of her swordsman running through her body made her completely immersed in her battle.
──!
A silent leap.
‘Has he grown this much?’
Overnight, the new model of Anna, who had grown to the point where the eyes of those who looked at it, opened their eyes, rushed towards me.
Flutter-! At the same time as the robe was lifted, the shimmering shadow came out like a whip.
“Huh!”
Quaang! Bang! Leaningly, yet resolutely. Making use of the logic of her sword, Anna gently rotated her body while slashing her shadow, biting her teeth.
It is difficult to correct the trajectory of a whip once it has been swung. Even more so if it is in a state where it has lost its power due to its trajectory being distorted by an external blow.
But my shadow is not a whip. It is freer, heavier, and does not lose its power even if the trajectory is freely modified.
The strands of shadow that had been slashed by Anna’s sword cut through the air and aimed at her body once again.
“Ha… !”
Anna’s body, which vomited spirits, became blurry.
Kroychev Ryu
Snowstorm.
Dig! The azure aura that branched out from stem to stem cut through the shadows. It was my power, a superpower that I could use as a vampire, and it was a shadow with physical reality.
It is a shadow that is cut and crumbled by the aura. Considering that the strength and power of the shadow cast by the vampire is proportional to the rank of its owner.
‘It must have been soon.’
I could guess. Anna, too, knew that she was only half a step away from crossing the wall and reaching the realm.
When I thought that I could hit my shadow only at the level of ‘Master’, Anna would cross the wall if there was an opportunity.
“Iris must be a bit jealous.”
I murmured softly. Even Iris is an incarnation of talent no different from Anna, who achieved mastery so quickly that it was unprecedented.
Originally, other people’s rice cakes look bigger.
She raised her hand again.
It’s a happy fact that it’s not long before Anna crosses the wall, but she can’t lose.
First of all, let’s add five more strands of shimmering shadows.
*
Anna is.
‘Whoa, whoa, whoa…’
My heart was hot. Before going on stage. Yesterday, from hitting and fucking with Iris, putting her sword into her eyes and putting it into her own sword bit by bit.
My heart felt like it would explode.
She relentlessly accepts her sword, reads it, and melts it into her own sword. She was so enamored with her, she said she had won herself before she knew it.
Know. That Iris had lost. She was lost and she was in a hurry to steal her sword. She poked in thinking it was an opening, but she thought to herself that she would never win that way.
‘I’m not sorry.’
Only quality She was strong, and she herself was weak. But she won, and she made it to the finals. I don’t know if it was the princess’ consideration or if there were other circumstances.
Her pride was hurt.
But she wasn’t embarrassed. She was an opponent she couldn’t win, no matter how considerate or whatever. I don’t know when Iris went so far. Anyway, she got stronger, and she herself just couldn’t get stronger than that.
Even though she was jealous, she didn’t feel bad about it. She had no time to feel resentment, and she thought she shouldn’t feel resentment.
In addition, after beating such an opponent in terms of form, I reached the final that I was aiming for.
Just, I was out of my mind.
What was the sword she saw then?
How could she wield such a sword?
It was a shock to Anna.
This is not the first time I have seen the existence of a ‘master’. Her father was the continent’s only Grand Master. To put it bluntly, his father’s swordsmanship was ‘something’ of a much, much higher level.
But she was, so she couldn’t understand.
It was because even though her perspective was different in the first place, it was so different. Her father always praised her, saying, “You are a genius who will surpass her father one day.”
Other Masters of the North.
They are definitely seniors with a lot to learn, but when it comes to ‘sword’, Anna couldn’t learn anything from them.
There may be various reasons.
There was only one conclusion.
It was because Anna, who was born with the talent of a ‘sword saint’, had already understood the ‘sword’ of an ordinary master.
If my father’s sword was so far away, the swords wielded by the other masters were high, but not to the point of admiration.
Anna didn’t get any inspiration from them.
However, the sword wielded by Iris.
‘Me too.’
Very beautiful
‘If I wield it like that.’
With an ideal sword. It was itself.
Although they are now one step ahead, they are two people with basically equal talents.
It can be a relationship that draws inspiration from each other more than anyone else.
‘… Can I?’
Anna asked herself.
Will I be able to follow that beautiful, ideal sword path?
‘…’
The answer did not come easily.
But.
Troubles of the night. Momentary flash. With that alone, Anna has raised that level to the point that she is no match for those who are not Masters.
Rushing attacks. The duke’s blades of shadow surged as if to tear Anna apart.
In this case.
‘Like this.’
Reminds me of Iris’ movement. At this time, how did she move?
Chew! The auras were tightly bound, and the soft, youthful halo became even brighter. The compressed aura cuts through the shadows. All at once, without hesitation.
One by one. Find the right sword path.
“Excellent.”
‘, Scarlett also admired. Even to Anna herself, she was amazed at how quickly her skills rose overnight.
Is this a temporary awakening? Or maybe only time will tell if it’s a miracle that Anna herself created.
‘It hurts.’
Anna frowned at this. First and foremost, the important thing is right now. As soon as this fight is over, it doesn’t matter if the current state disappears like a mirage and only the afterglow remains.
Just pouring everything out.
As if climbing a cliff with her bare hands.
A feeling of oppression felt throughout the body. A pain that would make you faint at any moment. It was a recoil caused by the body and vessel not being able to keep up with the rapidly elevated level.
‘I have to endure it.’
Anna’s sword moved. She finds the right path and swings it, slashing her shadow. Watching Anna’s struggles, Scarlett eventually raised her black dot into the air.
Black spot
The reason why the number of magic that Duke Scarlet, a wizard who has reached the grand level, can handle is smaller than that of other archmages, and at the same time, his special magic attribute that made him the strongest wizard on the continent while giving up many types of magic.
‘Barely.’
Thought Anna. Scarlett took out the sunspot only when her whole body was in disrepair. It’s not because she can’t deal with Anna with only her shadow.
Because it’s unique I’ve endured well so far, so I’m going to try to endure this one more time. She raises the level of difficulty like a teacher teaching her students.
“Now.”
Anna caught her breath. Scarlett lazily waited for her to catch her breath. Anna was grateful for that, but also felt a bit nasty.
“Whoa… Now you show it to me.”
Scarlett didn’t answer.
Anna didn’t even open her mouth hoping for an answer from her.
She gripped her sword again and changed her posture——.
Quaang!
A riot broke out.
The sunspots that hung in the air quickly covered Anna’s body.
“… It’s because the bats are going to have an accident.”
Before Anna’s vision darkened, she could hear a low muttering voice.
