CH 124

Nora won the second game, hoping to gain some momentum.

I can see from his back that the calm Yogus is very enthusiastic, but I don’t want him to overreact.

“B-Class’s student is Gou-kun! He was also in the morning’s combat competition, but he’s a big guy–!”

“I guess so. I thought he was a power-type kid, but I guess he can do magic too? On the other hand, Yogus-kun doesn’t have any combat skills, so this is an exciting matchup!”

“Yogus-kun, right? Nice to meet you.”

“Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. ……!”

When Yogus shook his hand and he shook it back, Yogus’ expression changed. The other party is large, taller than the tallest in our class, Ryuuze. Did he sense something?

“Begin!”

With Tigre-sensei’s presence diminishing, Yogus took his cue and kept his distance! He jumped close to him to finish him off at close range.

“Take some .”

“That’s very bold, but! !”

“!? That’s close ……!”

“What, he quickly got behind me!?”

“Hmmm, you were properly moving. I couldn’t see your footsteps.”

Gou moved quickly to switch positions and unleashed a fire from behind. Yogus rolls to the side in time to avoid it and adjust his stance.

“That was ……”

“It’s my skill called [Shadow]. You can do a lot of things with shadows, but the one I just used was stepping on a shadow to move. I can move very quickly with this. For example, like this.”

“He’s Fast!”

Gou aligned his shadow with Tigre-sensei’s and quickly stood on top of his shadow. It’s not an instantaneous movement. It’s like a warp.

“Well, it’s useless without a shadow. There’s more, but there’s a final battle to be fought, so I guess that’s all I have in hand to show?”

“…… It looks like you have it easy, but if you want to beat me, you’re going to have to get close, aren’t you? You can’t use much magic, can you? If it wasn’t for the fire, it would have been over.”

“……”

The edge of his mouth lifted at Yogus’ words, and he immediately unleashed a spell. It was a fire.

“I knew it ……! !”

“Fufufu, you’re quite good that you figured out that I can’t use magic properly after my first attack. Are those glasses not just for show?”

The wind knocks out the fire and Yogus runs.

“You can say that! !”

“Just this!”

Gou evades the water chain with a simple dash. Gou’s body and physical abilities are such that he is able to evade the attacks with ease. 

“Are you going to shoot ’til you run out of magic power? ”

“Kuh ……”

“It’s Yogus-kun who’s doing the attacking! But it’s also Yogus-kun who’s in trouble! His magic is weak, but he can still win by hitting the patch with his magic, so I think Gou-kun has an advantage here!”

“That’s how it’s going to be if he keeps it going. [Shadow] is a rare skill that can be turned into both escape and attack. But Yogus-kun is a thinking boy, so he might have a plan, right?”

“Let’s hope for the best! Oh, hey, E-Class! Do your best!”

Verna-sensei softly cheered him on, but you could see the impatience in Yogus’ eyes. Is this the opponent’s fault? Just as I was thinking this, Yogus released his stance and took a deep breath.

“…… Whew, it’s alright. I’m not going to lose.”

It’s either us, or you, or both.

Muttering to himself, Yogus immediately began his assault. He didn’t use any magic, but closed in on Gou.

“Did he get burned? If so, that’s fine with me! If you hit me, you lose, okay?”

“……”

Without answering, Yogus approached the very edge. With a smile on his face, Gou fires a shot and Yogus falls back by a hairsbreadth. 

“Aqua–“

“[Shadow]! !”

“Uwah!?”

He tried to shoot him from behind, but he turned around, moved in the shadows, and came behind him again and shot him with fire. But Yogus doesn’t give up, he goes behind the back again and shoots magic. But Gou evades it with [Shadow], and the same scene repeats.

“Ah! No, Yogus! That’s not going to work!”

“Shoot the magic from the front–!”

But when I saw Yogus’ movement, I clapped my hands.

“Ahhh, so that’s how it is.”

“What’s going on? We have to cheer him up!”

“Well, just watch Yogus.”

I laughed at Makina’s words and looked at Yogus. Yogus and Gou were gradually moving to the edge of the battlefield.

“What’s wrong? It’s about time for you to give up, I don’t want to waste any more of my magic power, after all?”

“…… I came out here saying I was going to win. I’m not going to change that.”

“What are you going to do now that you’re such a wreck?”

“Even with the way I am, there’s a chance …… to win. !”

“!? You’re still using that magic!”

The Hydrostream is the most powerful magic Yogus can use. This will allow him to attack a wide area, so he may be able to hit the patch on his chest. But…

“It’s not unavoidable ……! [Shadow]”

“Got you!”

The moment Gou used his skill, Yogus shouted and moved his body. And the shadow became ‘outside the white line’.

“Ah!?”

“That’s it! He’s outside, Yogus wins!”

“Whoa!? Gou-kun has stepped outside the white line himself! Is this a calculated move?”

“That’s right, he deliberately made his opponent use [Shadow] multiple times to make it look like he had an advantage, and then gradually led him to the edge!”

“He’s good! I guess the glasses aren’t just for show, it’s also a brain play.”

“Kuh ……! …… Fufu, hahahahaha! You’re good, Yogus-kun. I guess I’ve been sitting on my skills a little too long.”

“Whew …… Nevertheless, it’s still a skill that’s hard to deal with. I’m sorry, but I will have this win.”

“You seem like a cool guy, but you’re really hot guy. Let’s fight again sometime.”

(T/N: The hot here is “Atsui”, not “Ikemen” which can be translated to a hot guy or handsome man.)

“Hm, I don’t want, though.”

When Yogus said that lowering his shoulder, Gou smiled broadly and patted Yogus on the shoulder. Seeing Yogus’ annoyance and joy at winning makes us happy, too. 

“You did it, Yogus!”

“Yeah, I’ve managed to clear my name somehow. You can leave the guess the name of the demon comepetition to me too.”

We nodded to him confidently, and then Ryuuze opened his mouth.

“I’ll be the next one! I’ll settle it!”

“I’ll leave it to you, Ryuuze.”

But the other kid was a cut above, and Ryuuze lost. In the past, when I gave magic lessons, I wasn’t good at magic to begin with, so it couldn’t be helped.

Kudelica was also adequate, Urka was a different competition, and Luciel was a process of elimination for the same reason.

“Sorry! I’m still not good at magic, after all!”

He looks frustrated, but then he smiles and says he knew what he was doing. The good thing about this guy is that he doesn’t dwell on it after the fact, so I think he’s taking this whole thing in stride. 

“You can’t help it, she seems to be a real aspiring wizard. I’ll go get her. I’m not going to send Helena around.”

“Please♪ I don’t want to get any scratches on my skin when we dance?”

I laughed and went to the competition, using the same strategy as my brother to blow him up and finish him off.

“He is strong! So this little brother is the same as his older brother! At this point, I don’t care if it’s the little brother or not …… Oh, no, it’s nothing!”

“Oh my, Mizuki-chan, are you on a walk? You were told not to come in here, though.”

“I’m sorry, I seem to have gotten a little …… lost!”

“Hyiiiiiii!?”

For some reason, Mizuki-kun’s eyes were glaring at her, and we laughed as she was kicked out again. I can count on her if it’s in the guild club, though. Now, the next opponent is D-class. I wonder what kind of kid will show up?

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I’ve managed to finish one chapter …… It’s hard ……

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Drink some medicine and sleep-!!”

No, I have to write ……