Chương 223: Chapter 10: “Magic Combat Showdown: Yu VS Argus”

"Well then. Let's start with a warm-up." The opponent seems quite confident. He spreads his arms and directs a fearless smile at me as if to say, 'Shoot anything you've got.' He's underestimating me quite a bit. To not even see through the difference in Magic Power I possess, even though I'm suppressing it perfectly. No, he hasn't even checked. He completely believes there can't possibly be anyone better than him. That's the look on his face. Shall I surprise him a little? I silently thrust out just one finger.

"《Volket》." It's the magic I first learned from Alice, but it's no longer something that can be called the same spell. It's not the red flame generated by a normal 《Volket》. What I produced was a blue flame of complete combustion. Starting from the size of a fingertip, it grew rapidly into a flame the size of a human body. I fired it at the guy showing a relaxed face in front of me. The speed was incomparable to the original spell. Now, you can't dodge at this distance. How will you handle it?

Then, a film of water began to cover Argus's surface. Water Guardian Magic 《Tilaura》. A spell that casts a powerful aura to protect oneself from fire magic. That magic shouldn't be handled satisfactorily unless one is a considerably high-ranking user. The blue flame of 《Volket》 crashed into the water barrier. The flame vanished as if sucked in. It would have smashed through ordinary defense. Splendid precision, and strength. I see. He lives up to what people say about him.

"Are you done with the warm-up?" When I said sarcastically, Argus's expression changed to one of enjoyment. The heat of the audience rose greatly at this momentary offense and defense. Glancing sideways, Alice was raising her arm and cheering.

"You're really interesting. There aren't many crazy guys like you."

"Maybe." Argus lifted the corners of his mouth in a grin and thrust out both hands. And said.

"Fire, Lightning, Water, Wind, Earth, Ice, Light, Darkness. The eight representative attributes of magic."

"So what?" I knew that from the start.

"Yu. I'm about to treat you to a lovely octet of advanced spells." Octet, huh. I calmly braced myself. He chanted advanced spells one after another in the order he just mentioned, setting them into a standby state. Simple large spheres with the characteristic colors of each attribute, from which nothing had yet emerged, appeared one by one. It's a mechanism where magic shoots out from them.

Everyone in the place was marveling at his seamless, flowing chanting speed and the perfection of each attribute magic—except me. 《Volark》 《Delbart》 《Tilholm》 《Falvarn》 《Kelmaska》 《Hilholm》 《Arllion》 《Kilveil》 Soon, the spheres of all eight attributes of advanced magic were lined up. They were floating around their master, Argus, spinning around him. It looks like a show. Maybe he actually intends it to be. I was let down. To be more precise, I was amazed.

"What a stupid show."

"Heh. You talk big. Here I come." The octet of magic approached me. I countered immediately. 《Volkna》 《Delsla》 《Tilmio》 《Falactor》 《Keltakka》 《Hilmio》 Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. 《Arllit》 《Kilby》 This time, I didn't even need to move a finger. I fired a total of eight Intermediate spells, which are lower ranking of the same system, simultaneously without a split second of timing lag.

Against the magic fired by the opponent, I smashed the same attributes head-on. Violent impact sounds exploded. What won was not his Advanced magic, but my Intermediate magic. The eight spells intertwined and coalesced, increasing in momentum and attacking Argus. At this perfect retaliation, Argus showed a shocked face for a moment. But he immediately returned to a calm expression and hurriedly moved to evade. At that moment, his speed suddenly jumped up.

It seems he judged he couldn't dodge in his normal state and used Space-Time acceleration magic. A Lost Magic called 《Chroluence》. So he can use that too. A scream of "Waaaah!" rose from the audience. Indeed, at this rate, my magic would have hit him. When I flicked my finger, the composition of the magic dissolved and vanished like mist. I heard the voices of the spectators sighing in relief. Meanwhile, Argus had moved to a position exactly to my side.

When I turned to face him, the color of composure had completely disappeared from his face. I pointed it out immediately.

"Don't waste Magic Power by acting too cocky. You don't want to expose your unsightly self to a nameless new student, do you?" Even the genius seemed annoyed at this retort. Just so you know. If I'm underestimated twice, even I get annoyed. Magic lacking practicality like a show. There is no reason or need to fire conflicting attributes at the same time.... Though it certainly seemed to liven up the crowd.

"He fought back! The mysterious new student Yu Hoshimi! Against that genius, that genius! He is shooting back head-on! Unbelievable!" It was impossible to tell me to ignore Karla, the MC, who was rattling on in great excitement. It's confirmed that I'll stand out no matter what now... I reached a state of resignation.

"You can really do it."

"Why don't you try making me move at least one step?"

"Tch. Aaalright. I'm serious this time. Don't regret it."

"Just what I wanted." But with the current offense and defense, I was already beginning to see his limits. Compared to Inea, a veteran warrior, he is green, no matter how much of a genius he is said to be. And with a magic value of 15, 000, is this the extent?

"《Granselbit》." The moment he held his hand over me and declared so. My body suddenly became heavy. As if gravity was applied.

"Body feels heavy, right? It's called Gravity Magic. It's been a while since I used this." That was true. My body is heavy as lead. Kuh. This sensation. Finally, it's getting interesting. New magic. I was waiting for this.

"Nice. You made me want to make you use more."

"Try it." An even more intense load was applied. In my normal state, I could barely stand. Here, I dared not use magic and decided to counter with only Qi. Pretending to be fine under the load, I walked normally. One step, and another. I walked up to Argus and provoked him.

"Wha!? You...!"

"Is this it? It's fine. You can make it heavier." It was a contest of stubbornness. If Argus strengthens gravity, I further strengthen my Qi. It was a rough feat possible only because of my monstrous Qi strength. Finally losing patience, Argus used new magic.

"《Gransel-Lot》." Ugh. Attraction this time! My body danced in the air and was drawn in rapidly. There was no way to resist. A blade of darkness was fired at my posture where I couldn't move in mid-air. That is 《Kilbash》.

"《Arllion》." I fired back an Advanced light bullet magic. Light Magic is effective against Space-Time Magic. Even under this gravity, it should reach without problems. Go. The light bullet infused with magic crushed the blade of darkness fired by Argus without slowing down and advanced toward him. However, a wall of light I had never seen appeared before him. At the same time, his voice—the voice of his heart shouting the name of the magic—reached my heart. 《Arlrect》 The light bullet hit the wall.

Then, surprisingly. Maintaining its power, it bounced straight back toward me. What. Counter!? It's magic I don't know. But.

"《Arlrect》." I instantly returned the same magic. If it's magic I've seen even once, I can use it immediately. The light bullet bounced back again by the wall I created in front of my eyes. It hit Argus's wall again and bounced back further. The light bullet continued to reflect endlessly between the two walls of light. Repeating back and forth like a tennis rally.

"Oh. Amazing..." A sigh of admiration leaked from somewhere. The audience seemed barely able to keep up with the dizzying development.

"《Granselbit》." Forcibly landing with gravity magic, I immediately fired a rapid-fire Wind Magic with my left hand.

"《Fal-Lancer》."

"《Keldaslim》." Argus countered and fired rapid-fire Earth Magic. Numerous blades attacked, trying to tear each other apart. Wind shaved earth, earth killed wind. They wore each other out. Then, one more shot. Using my right hand too, I added rapid-fire Fire Magic, 《Volnox》. Relying on numerical superiority, I advanced and closed the distance to the opponent. Just a little more and I can reach him. It's not your distance, being a mage. Now, what will you do? Argus canceled 《Keldaslim》.

Even taking damage, he forcibly reached out his hand toward me.

"《Gransel-Pus》."

"Whoa!" This time, a repelling force worked, and I was blown away with force as if hit by a truck. I can see a powerful sphere of light above his head. It's the strongest power I've seen so far. I see. He intends to settle it at once. He made his move. But—. Weight, Attraction, Repulsion. I've learned all the basic elements of Gravity Magic. The rest, I can manage on my own. —It was fun. You are done now. Acceleration Magic.

"《Chroluence》." I, who was supposed to be blown away, accelerated instantaneously. From his field of vision, it must have looked like I vanished.

"You certainly have talent." In an instant, I had taken his back. Argus gasped and trembled his shoulders. He tried to turn around, but his movement couldn't keep up at all. While raising my right hand, I continued.

"But you are distracted by the flashiness of the techniques. What a pity." And I swung a knife-hand strike down on his neck. Staring into his surprised, beautiful brown eyes—.

"What decides victory or defeat is—" Not just pretty magic. Charging my right hand with electricity, I hammered in a powerful electric shock simultaneously with the knife-hand strike. The strength of the added magic power was about the same as an ordinary Advanced magic. That was enough. To strike the gap in consciousness—the vital point—and knock a person out. Looking down at the genius collapsing with the whites of his eyes showing, I offered advice to him who fought well. Though he probably couldn't hear it.

"You should study more. Real combat, that is. You should be able to become even stronger." Almost simultaneously as I finished speaking, Argus fell.

"Eh...? Eh?" At the too sudden and abrupt conclusion, the surroundings fell silent as if a wave had passed. Karla also froze, holding the megaphone, not knowing what to say. I sighed "Phew" and returned to the circle of spectators. Somewhat, everyone seemed to be backing away. Actually, they are backing away. This is bad. Staring mainly at Alice, I said.

"Someone treat Argus. I'm satisfied, so I'm going back to the dorm to sleep." I'm tired after good exercise.

"Hah... Umm... Err, that was, um, Argus, right?" Alice, who came back to her senses, asked fearfully. She looked like she couldn't believe it. She knew my ability, but she probably didn't think it was to this extent.

"Isn't he?" He introduced himself normally. The surroundings recognized him as such too. Also, right.

"Milia."

"Ah..." I turned to Milia, who was blankly standing next to Alice, and called out.

"Well, sorry for everything." I patted her head gently, pon pon.

"But you know. I am—""Fue... ah..." What. She remains spaced out. Looks like she's tripping. Is she okay?... Well, she'll recover eventually.

"See ya. Take your time." When I started walking, the crowd parted hurriedly on its own. This kind of thing doesn't feel very good. Though I'm used to it.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhh!?" A little later, everyone's scream was heard from behind.

"EXTRA! A Supernova Appears!" The school newspaper depicting the battle between me and Argus apparently sold out immediately. With various exaggerations added, before I knew it, it had become a "Legendary Battle." I was rather put off by it. Well, because of things like this, I stood out suddenly, and bad bugs ended up attaching themselves to me...