Episode 30
EPISODE.15
Count Roland.
The county, located in the southeastern part of the kingdom, is a family of venerable wizards who have produced war mages for generations.
Gordon Roland is the second son of Count Roland. Russell remembered his name for two reasons.
The first was that he graduated from this academy with fairly high grades in his original time frame.
Was it because of that or because he had a talent for earth magic?
‘A few years later, the king was also called to the Yellow Tower.’
and second.
In fact, the second reason was the reason Russell remembered him.
‘After being summoned to the Imperial Tower, all kinds of rumors and scandals he created…’
The second son of Count Roland.
One of the famous rumors among academy graduates at the time was the scandal that Gordon Rolland was using his position and position to flirt with young female juniors who had just joined.
A few years after that rumor circulated.
As if to prove that the scandal was true, rumors circulated that he was dragged down to the estate by the hands of Count Roland.
‘No matter what.’
It is not a scandal to be concerned about here and now.
The only important thing to consider is that he has the skills to graduate from the academy with excellent grades.
There were actually a few professors who had expectations for him, but-.
‘The opponent is bad.’
‘Of course, the first opponent I took was Russell Raymond.’
The moment Russell was pointed out as an opponent, they let go of their expectations without regret.
Their assessment was that no matter how great his skills and talents were, they were nothing compared to Russell, who was taught directly by the yeomtapju.
Whether or not he knew what the professors were thinking, Gordon stepped up on the podium.
With a confident expression, he snapped his finger at Russell.
“There is no time, so let’s start right away and finish quickly.”
A member of Class Delta, he had never competed against Russell.
Perhaps because of this, he always thought that the evaluation of Russell was exaggerated.
In the second semester, when joint classes with the Alpha and Beta classes began, in fact.
He also defeated the guys Russell defeated.
“Or would you rather admit defeat on the spot?”
“…?”
“I don’t know what your paddling is, but it’s better than rolling on the ground with the bottom exposed.”
As he spoke, he tapped the floor with the tip of his shoe.
In other words, it gave a warning of its own.
‘Russell’s organs are definitely flame-based magic.’
On the other hand, his main focus was earth-type magic.
And in general, fire-attribute magic did not match well with earth-attribute magic.
‘It’s not comparable to water attribute magic, though.’
It was not so easy to pierce solid rock and earth with fire.
‘I wonder if I can use magic that has the power to melt rock walls and mountains into magma.’
No matter how you think about it, it would be impossible at the student level.
‘I’m going to beat you guys here to put an end to the rumors and I’ll get points.’
Russell shrugged his shoulders at the clear-eyed man’s face.
‘I know roughly what you’re thinking, but…’
I didn’t intend to be there intact.
If it was a guy who would create a strange scandal anyway, it wouldn’t be bad to defeat him here.
‘There will be no more innocent victims in the future.’
After thinking about it, Russell jumped up and climbed onto the gymnasium.
The rule of the test is that the battle begins the moment both sides stand up.
“You were the one who came up even though I warned you. Please don’t blame me for being sick later.”
Spitting out words and pretending to have a conversation, Gordon raised his mana.
‘First, make an earthen wall to block the attack-.’
After that, turn the earth wall into several rock bullets and shoot them at him.
Gordon’s mana, which was quickly simulating a series of processes in his head, melted into the earth.
Kwack Kwack!
Part of the gymnasium is distorted and the whole thing starts to rise.
It is formed by the shape of the earthen wall.
However, faster than he could complete the magic, Russell reached out his palm.
3 circle wind attribute magic shock wave.
Magic that was cast at a speed close to that of an infinity window. A gust of wind gushed out along the palm of my hand.
The gale was concentrated on the unfinished earthen wall, and the shock wave that flew along with it shattered the earthen wall.
Kurrureung!
Even that wasn’t enough, so I hit the guy’s body hard.
Cuckoo!
“Gagging!”
With the sound of a pig pee exploding, his body flew outside the gymnasium.
He fell and rolled terribly across the floor.
Kung Kutadaang. dump.
Sand dust rose low.
Meanwhile, Russell returned the guy’s words.
“There is no time, so let’s start right away and finish quickly.”
It was an overwhelming victory, as can be seen from the expression full of composure.
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.
Leaving behind the result that ended too easily, the battle of other students continues after that.
However, the eyes of the selectors and professors were focused exclusively on Russell, not on them.
It was a situation that gave a strong impression with only one magic shot.
I can’t help but look elsewhere.
The situation has changed, and so have the students.
The students of Delta and Gamma classes have been unable to acknowledge Russell’s change and have been saying that they want to stick together.
The moment they meet Russell’s gaze.
“…”
“Hmmmm.”
I quietly lowered my eyes.
‘Even though Gordon was careless.’
‘Still, it’s a blow.’
None of those present had the confidence to subdue Gordon with a blow.
Looking at the students of those two classes, the students of the Alpha and Beta classes shrug their shoulders.
‘it serves him right. What did I say?’
‘Since you’ve experienced it yourself, it’s no big deal, right?’
etc-.
Gestures with roughly that meaning.
Of course, they didn’t have a particularly sharp way.
All I can do is hope that Russell isn’t picked as my opponent.
like right now
bang!
A hot wind blew and a student fell out of the arena with the impact of the shield being shattered.
Leaving him behind, Russell returned to his seat and looked around.
Is it because the sparring has already been repeated several times?
The number of remaining students will not be sieve eight.
‘It must mean the quarterfinals.’
At that point, Russell checked the mission window.
[Mission]
Selection of the tower.
Show an overwhelming level difference and win the recognition of the selectors.
Recognition from selectors 17/18
[Reward]
Lesser magic stone x3
A slightly different mission window from when it first came out. The recognition and number of selectors below were new after it was confirmed that a total of 18 selectors were present.
‘I got recognition from 17 of them, and the remaining one is…’
The answer is obvious even if you don’t have to worry.
Vermilion Ulsen’s expression was still indifferent.
It was as if Russell’s skills were not to his liking.
And the one remaining number is -.
“The final winner, Russell!”
It was not filled until the moment Russell’s first place was confirmed.
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.
After completing all final exams.
Returning to his room in the dormitory, Russell changed his dusty clothes.
In fact, I thought he suffered little damage except for the dust on his clothes.
‘Either mentally or physically.’
He repeated the battle several times, but it was because the training he had with Daria was more intense and difficult than dealing with the students.
Instead, there is only one worry that complicates his mind.
17/18
Russell sighed as he looked at the number that was still unfilled.
‘After all, I can’t fill this.’
If that’s the case, this may be the first time that the mission fails.
‘Did I do something wrong?’
Perhaps Vermillion didn’t want Daria’s disciples to increase anymore.
Even if it’s not that, it’s because of other reasons.
‘If I could find out what the problem was, I’d find a solution.’
can’t do this
I felt somehow resentful.
Russell bit his molars softly.
It was then.
The magic power nearby swayed slightly, and a voice came and touched it.
[Couldn’t you have already fallen asleep from exhaustion after fighting that much?]
‘This is…’
A magic that allows you to convey your words to an opponent at a certain distance without moving your mouth.
The message magic of the 4th circle is clear.
What’s even more surprising is that the voice heard from the message magic is Vermillion’s.
‘Why the hell?’
Do you mean sending yourself a message in the middle of the night when all the exams are over?
Another time when I was tilting my head at that thought. The message magic flew.
[joy. I’ll answer right away if I’m awake, but I’m about to ignore the adult’s words.]
A voice full of displeasure.
[What’s going on?]
[Don’t talk nonsense, come back to the gymnasium right now.]
[If it’s a gymnasium…]
The door must be closed at this time, right? As soon as I thought about it, he sent another message.
[You wouldn’t say you don’t even know where you were just now, right?]
That’s it.
No more message magic has been passed down.
‘It’s a gymnasium…’
Apart from the fact that the door is closed, for what reason are they trying to call it out?
‘Should I not go?’ I thought about it, but soon Russell shook his head.
Even if you think about it yourself, in a situation where you haven’t done anything wrong-.
‘Even avoiding it is funny.’
It’ll look like you’re running away. Of course, it was not an opponent that could be run away by avoiding it as if it were running away in the first place.
‘There-.’
If he had intended to harm himself, he would not have acted while revealing himself like this.
Not only did he not come to the selection hall, but-.
‘The venue must have been decided outside the academy, not the gymnasium.’
After thinking about this and that, Russell eventually decided to go to the gymnasium.
I don’t know why you are dissatisfied with yourself.
However, if it wasn’t going to hurt me, I thought I’d try bumping into it myself.
Kki-Ik-.
The door to the gymnasium that I visited was not locked.
Since the lock was not broken, it was opened with a key.
As I entered, I saw a large man standing in the midst of surrounding torches lighting up the surroundings.
“Here you are.”
The voice that became even colder than the first time and sharp eyes like daggers flew towards him.
he said, scanning all over Russell.
“I don’t know how to look at it. What on earth did Master think about accepting a little guy like you as a disciple?”
Tsk.
As he spoke, he lightly clicked his tongue.
“You may have noticed, but I do not recognize you as my priest.”
“I have reached a fairly outstanding level for my age, but it’s probably all because of Master’s teachings and support. The reason why I was able to show excellent skills in selecting tops must also be because I had a small talent acquired through Master.”
“The kind of thing you show off against those who are much weaker than you is not a skill.”
It wasn’t just swearing, but it was almost like abusive language.
It was a situation that could have made him angry, but Russell’s reason became rather cool.
It is thanks to the growth of his skills and his mental strength as well.
‘hmm.’
There are also several suspicious circumstances
. determined that attitude.
“Then why don’t you try it yourself? execution.”
The word death penalty was chosen as if it would stimulate him.
The way Russell decided to respond was literally a bold proposal.
“what?”
Vermillion seemed surprised, but Russell didn’t bother to answer.
He didn’t even ask to hear the answer.
A roar of laughter erupts from the inside of its large mouth.
“Uh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!”
Hold on to your stomach for a while and sleep. It’s a moment to laugh.
His laughter stopped.
“good night.”
The laughter that filled his face disappeared and his tiger-like eyes radiated a flash of light.
He clenched his fists with a bloody expression on his face.
“I’ll test it myself for whatever you want.”
thump.
dragon-swallowed wizard
