Episode 60
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Friendly match.
It was a friendly match with good words, but in reality, intimacy or goodness could not be found.
Unfortunately, the match did not happen immediately.
What kind of plan do you have?
Giving plausible reasons, Akairum postponed the friendly match for a few days.
As for the reason, it wasn’t that great.
‘As many people are curious about my skills, I wish I could play in a better and wider space?’
As he left the venue, Russell brooded over Akairum’s words.
‘The match will be held in the next three days.’
As for the place, we decided to notify after searching for a good place over there.
Then Daria opened her mouth.
“Perhaps the venue chosen will be the Colosseum, a large gymnasium.”
It was the timing that seemed to have guessed Russell’s intentions.
As I look at her with slightly surprised eyes, Daria shrugs.
“Isn’t that what you were thinking about?”
“I do, but…”
“You bastard. How many disciples have I raised? If you pretend, you pretend.”
Take a moment to giggle like that.
Stepping in step with Russell, she continued.
“Perhaps their purpose is to disgrace me by defeating you.”
“Are you going to disgrace Master through me?”
The pro-king faction and the anti-communist faction.
Simply because they are on opposite sides of different factions?
Russell tilted his head.
It doesn’t make sense.
However, for some reason, I felt that the reason or justification was a little lacking.
The answer came from someone other than Daria.
“Blaine’s raccoon-like inspiration is Daria. I’m afraid you’ll think I’ve taken my place.”
An old man with a skinny appearance like an old tree and a huge sense of moisture.
It was Hemingway Melville, the owner of the window tower.
He had left the venue a bit later and had caught up behind Russell and Daria.
“To lose one’s place is something that lacked one’s own abilities in the first place.”
Daria snorted as she said that and seemed to agree.
The window tower owner nodded coolly.
Did you lose your seat?
What does that mean?
Caught between the two, unable to understand the clear situation, let Russell put on a bewildered expression.
This time, I heard the voice of Niccolo Machiavelli, the owner of the golden tower.
“haha. Come to think of it, young wizards these days don’t know that story well.”
“What is the story? Top lord?”
At Russell’s question, Nicolo glanced at Daria.
Because her past history was partly intertwined.
“Why are you paying attention to what a great story it is? It’s a story that’s not in any book, but it’s something that most wizards who went through that era know.”
“haha. That’s right, senior. If so, I will dare to explain your story.”
As soon as the permission was given, a brief history about Blaine and Daria leaked out.
“Your generation of young wizards may not know it well, but Blaine Trilogy was a wizard who was considered a strong candidate for the young tower master.”
A powerful magician.
It was great, but it’s a modifier that can only be attached to those who couldn’t rise to the position in the end.
In fact, Daria Snowwhite was also on the top of the flame tower.
“That means…”
“You guessed right. With Daria-sama appearing, he naturally resigned from being a candidate for the Flame Pagoda.”
It was like Daria, who was 10 years younger than herself, losing her position as the head of the tower.
‘Of course, if that happened, it wouldn’t be called the Salt Tower, but even the king would be called the Red Tower.’
That wasn’t what mattered now.
“You mean you have a grudge over it and want to embarrass Master?”
“That’s right. I’m sure he’s old enough to know that he won’t rise just because he
puts down others…” After a moment of silence, he shook his head.
“joy. I’m sure you’ll think that if you look at the flaws like that, one day you’ll be able to bring me down from the position of the owner of the salt pagoda. If possible, isn’t he the one who can use even more methods than that?”
[Youngest.]
Through Daria’s calm voice, the magic message came through.
[The authors will publicize this friendly game extensively from now on.]
The goal is to make more people flock to the Coliseum to watch the match.
Thus, it must be a stage where Daria can be humiliated even more.
[Besides, I don’t know what the reason is, but I guess it was judged that it wasn’t entirely your skills that defeated Spandom.]
If it wasn’t for that, there’s no way this place would have been created. However-.
[Coming to think of it, their judgment wasn’t that wrong.] After
saying that, Daria smiled meaningfully and added.
[Since this is your seat, it will be difficult for you to reveal the secret you used to defeat Spandom.]
At Daria’s words, Russell’s shoulders trembled involuntarily.
But Daria’s words were not yet over.
It wasn’t even more to dig into or question a hidden trump card.
[Nevertheless, I am the youngest. Can you win?]
Can you win?
At the teacher’s question, Russell calmly shook his head.
I tried to compare the strength of my opponent by estimating the capacity of the opponent I saw at the venue.
The opponent is a wizard who has reached the end of the 4th circle like himself.
‘Besides, it’s not as good as Master, but-.’
-In terms of magic, he was raised by a person who could be counted among the best in the kingdom.
As much as he was older, there was a strong possibility that he would also have rich combat experience.
In addition, there was even a penalty, not a penalty, on this side.
‘Yong In-hwa, of course, Cloudy Ling… If possible, we must win without even using elemental magic.’
Nevertheless, Russell was convinced.
‘I win.’
The winner in this friendly match will be himself.
It’s not just a premonition or groundless bravado.
Most of all, he didn’t feel the same way he did when he met Alan Page the day before.
Even though the person called Jeron now and Alan Page at the time are on the same level.
‘It’s not just because I’ve become stronger.’
Geron does not measure up to Alan Page in terms of wizarding skills.
Of course, it won’t be that easy.
Because it was a friendly match with a penalty.
‘In a situation where we have to subdue rather than kill, the means have no choice but to be limited.’
A battle that is bound to take some time, if not until close combat.
However, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t draw the result of losing himself.
That is why Russell answered with confidence.
“yes. I can win.”
The corners of Daria’s mouth shot up to the lobe of her ear once more at that confident answer.
Hemingway and Nicolo.
He giggled at the two and shouted loudly.
“Oops. Let’s see what our youngest responds. You’re very smart. Whose disciple is like this…!”
Russell and Zenon.
Daria’s apprentice and Blaine’s apprentice.
It was just three days before the friendly match between the two.
.
.
That night.
A luxurious inn located on the royal road.
The meeting between the two was taking place in this place where Blaine and his faction almost rented out.
It was a meeting between Blaine’s first disciple, Archerum, and his youngest disciple, Geron.
“Yeah, what is your impression of seeing the rumored partner in person? Priests?”
Jeron answered Akairum’s question.
“Are you telling me what you saw?”
“of course.”
“To be honest, I doubted whether the 4th circle was right. It must have been true that he accumulated mana, but the reality was not so clear that it was visible.”
An illusion created by the nature of Russell’s mana.
Only two people have read Russell’s magic so far.
Among the superhumans, there were only Daria and Hemingway who were said to have overcome another wall.
However, the two did not know anything about it.
“I think so too. However, the rumors aren’t false, so you should think that you actually have the ability to enter the 4th circle. no. Seeing as he confidently accepted the match, he might have gone a little over the middle of the 4th circle.”
When I looked at it in the realm of possibility, there had to be a certain degree of odds.
In the middle of the 4th circle at the age of 19.
Even that alone is enough monstrous level of talent.
but.
“her. I honestly can’t believe that they beat the madman spandom with that skill.”
“Perhaps…”
Akairum, whose words were blurred, lightly rubbed his fingertips.
“Daria to give credit to her pupil. The old woman must have hidden some of the truth.”
“If it’s part of the truth-?”
“For example, at the time, Russell Raymond had a very outstanding artifact he received from Daria.”
and.
“It was the power of that artifact that defeated Spandom… or something?”
Of course, artifacts that could defeat spandom weren’t that common.
But the opponent is Daria Snowwhite.
Isn’t it a person who can be a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of
“There’s nothing strange about having a few of those things.”
“surely. Given that context, it makes sense.”
“Don’t worry, priest. Isn’t that why I deliberately requested a friendly match?”
It is said that you will not be able to use artifacts as long as it is a friendly match where you purely compete for skills.
As he continued, Akairum laughed.
“Russell, what a priest has to do. You will win the boy and take all the balls he has built.”
The publicity and fame gained by defeating subspecies of Abomination and Spandom.
If you win this game, both of them will turn towards you.
“I will do my best. execution.”
Imagining that scene, Jeron raised the corners of his mouth with a smirk.
It seemed that he had no thought of his own defeat.
* * *
As expected.
A friendly match between Russell and Geron.
Rumors about him quickly spread throughout the capital.
The speed of a literal wildfire.
“Come to think of it, did everyone hear that rumor?”
“If it’s rumored…”
It started with the tea time place of noble wives.
“There have been interesting rumors about the author lately.”
“Ah, if it was a rumor about a friendly match, I heard it too. If not, I have been contacting the Colosseum to reserve a good ticket.”
From the great royal capital to the great social circle of the aristocrats.
There was no place that was not a topic.
It has to be.
In the wizarding world, Russell’s existence was a supernova that attracted a lot of attention.
Naturally, the eyes of wizards as well as nobles who needed entertainment were focused on friendly matches.
The rumor finally reached the palace.
.
deep inside the palace.
This one, who was sitting in the middle of the room and heard the rumors, muttered intriguedly.
“Viscount Russell Raymond, a disciple of Sir Daria.”
Her mother’s purple eyes glowed and her hair, the exact same color, was brushed behind her ears.
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