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(Grace)
Training Ground No. 7.
There was a crowd of onlookers standing nearby... It was a bit annoying, but they would be useful later.
As for who is currently in the arena, it was just , lon... Oh, and also Aure.
At the mont, she was sitting on a chair, for so reason looking really pale and lifeless.
It seed she was feeling nauseous due to drinking too much milk yesterday, and her nausea hadn't subsided yet. Why did she drink so much milk?
...It doesn't matter; it must be sothing she did with Walson, I guess.
Right now, I was standing in front of lon.
The last ti we trained and fought together was a long ti ago.
...I lost last ti... That's why, when I feel a sense of respect towards lon, I address her as "Sister lon."
I took off my glasses.
When fighting lon, I had to give it my all.
As the glasses ca off, the gazes of the people around , those gazes that didn't an much to before, suddenly felt like nurous tiny needles pricking my body.
They were densely packed, like ants crawling all over , making incredibly irritated.
A feeling of overwhelming anxiety surged within , but my thoughts beca unusually clear.
When I was young, before I learned to control it, I would always lose my composure.
But things are different now.
At this mont, an indescribable power filled my body—powerful yet calm, a calmness that erged to precisely execute destruction.
I shook the "Eye of Ender" in my hand, awakening it.
The inner world made of magical energy appeared before my eyes, overlapping completely with the world visible to the naked eye.
I could hear, touch, and see the flow of magical energy around .
lon's magical energy was like a colorless fla, vigorous and seemingly scorching, flowing in rhythm with her breath.
Normally, using both perspectives simultaneously would cause a severe headache, but with the glasses off, there was no problem.
...It felt like there was no one who could match .
Walson told not to use it when I'm fighting against other people under normal circumstances, but there were so exceptions.
In the case of fighting against lon, I could take them off.
"My apologies, Miss Grace," lon adjusted the equipnt called the 【Band of the Bold】in her hand.
The flow of lon's magical energy changed direction, flowing into the 【Band of the Bold】
Here it cos, lon speed that I cannot catch up with!
The explosive effect from the perspective of the inner world was quite beautiful.
When her fist was about five centiters away from , purple petals scattered, and I teleported right behind lon.
However, I couldn't shake off lon chase.
It has been like this since before.
Even if I teleport to a spot behind lon, no matter how far away, as soon as she senses my presence, she imdiately changes direction.
Often, the mont I teleported to the designated destination, lon's attack would also follow.
But this ti, I also launched my attack.
"...Black Fla Sphere."
What appeared around lon was a series of black fireballs—it's a magic that are made using fire magic and then intensifying the color of it with dark magic.
When magic is tainted with dark magic, it carries the characteristics of dark magic itself.
Devouring all darkness and imbuing it with other attributes, this magic possesses a destructive nature—while regular fire burns, the dyed fire's purpose is to burn everything to ashes.
A single black fireball can be cast without an incantation, but for lon, the emphasis was on continuous attacks and disruption.
The cost of casting was multiple "Black Fla Spheres."
However, this attack only served to restrain lon. It interfered with her aerial movents... and the "Black Fla Sphere" that ca into contact with lon's right hand vanished.
"Ooooooo, ooo—Magic Rail Rifle, Magic Rail Shotgun!"
I gained ti to organize a magic that required a longer preparation.
So... I assembled two special composite magics.
Walson's designed schematic, I conveyed it to the elental spirits to construct the special magic.
The "Magic Rail Rifle" launched continuous magic shots to chase after lon, while the "Magic Rail Shotgun" was used to prevent her from getting close.
This magic was a fixed-point, structure-based magic that, after improvents, allowed to fly alongside it.
"Boom!" The explosion from the 【Band of the Bold】sounded distant from my ears, accompanied by drifting petals. At the sa ti, all rounds were fired.
The magic bullets were compressed magic of composite attributes.
The magic was compressed using magical energy, resulting in flattened magic bullets often accompanied by explosive characteristics.
lon evaded the continuous fire from the "Magic Rail Rifle" and appeared directly in front of .
The "Magic Rail Shotgun" naturally aid at her, but... lon swung her fist, shattering my magic in one go.
...!? What did she do?
These brief thoughts only ca to a few seconds later.
In those few seconds, I had no room for thinking.
Magical energy surged around the 【Band of the Bold】
I reached out my hand and sliced.
I cut the "Explosion" of the 【Band of the Bold】into a cube.
The explosion that was cut off, under my control, directly collided head-on with lon's second 【Band of the Bold】attack!
Taking advantage of the cover of black smoke, I swiftly launched the "Shadow Blade."
"Ugh!" I heard a muffled groan from lon.
It's over... that's what I thought, but I felt a touch on my chest.
lon's hand pierced through the black smoke, imprinting itself on my chest—
"...Ugh!"
Twisted pain exploded, and the magical energy within began to churn chaotically. The "Magic Rail Rifle," supported by magical energy, was disrupted and collapsed.
Before the second attack could land, I jumped to the ground and activated the magic circle I had drawn while continuously jumping during the battle.
A black lightning struck, blocking lon's next attack.
"...!!!" A sweet taste welled up in my throat as I half-knelt on the ground.
What kind of attack is this?
At this mont, an extrely stubborn magic clashed inside my body, disrupting the existing magic and creating chaos.
She has acquired... new skills. lon has indeed grown stronger.
I tried chanting a spell, but the utilization of magic was hindered by the unruly magic that clashed everywhere.
"..." Giving up on resistance, I directly enveloped it with my own magic, guiding its direction of impact towards my left hand.
My left hand involuntarily lifted, and in the next mont, that surge of magic was expelled.
Using my own magic to disrupt soone else's magic... perhaps, it's a good reference.
Unexpectedly, it ended in less than thirty seconds.
"Are you alright, Miss Grace?" Gasping for breath, I heard lon's voice. I raised my head, and lon extended her hand to .
"...I'm fine." After lon helped up, I dusted off my clothes. She handed a bottle of MPOH(β).
Only half a bottle remained, and lon had already consud half... So the Shadow Blade did hit her.
The residual pain in my chest disappeared, and I felt much better.
"After the Shadow Blade hit your shoulder, you let your guard down, Miss Grace. You need to be more cautious." lon said to .
...lon is right, I let my guard down.
I thought that the Shadow Blade would end the battle... but unexpectedly, while she took my attack, she also counterattacked.
Compared to lon, my practical combat experience is lacking.
"...Thank you, I understand."
"Well, do you want to continue training now?"
"...lon, how about we do those five steps that Walson said?" After a few seconds of silence, I spoke again. (Tn: Wild West 5 step duel)
"... Yes." lon nodded, turning her body.
I also turned around, awakening the "Eye of Ender" once again.
The 【Band of the Bold】on my back made a clicking sound, and as I took a step forward, I heard lon's footsteps.
One step.
Carefully feeling the boiling of my blood, my mind cleared up, and I quickly pondered.
Two steps.
I extended my left hand, index and middle fingers close together, gently touching the mithril handle at the top of the staff.
Three steps.
As I rotated my finger, the complex magic circle resembling a roulette wheel began to spin. At the sa ti, a blue spherical shield enveloped .
The magic started operating autonomously. I slung the staff behind my back, and the "Eye of Ender" emitted a dim light, shining with determination.
Four steps.
"Accelerated Thinking," "Enhanced Kinesthesia," "Physical Reinforcent," "Earth Magic - Armor Generation," "Dark Magic - Tainting."
Five steps.
"...Ancient Flower Blossom." Finally, I whispered as my hand, covered by the armor, lightly touched the barrier, wiping it away and staining the protective shield a purplish-red color.
Pause.
Silence.
Every ti, during training with lon, it ends up like this.
"Boom!!!"
The deafening sound tore through the surrounding air. The 【Band of the Bold】roared, shaking the eardrums.
The shield that blocked lon's attack path shattered into countless fragnts under the furious punch, lasting only a fraction of a second.
However, a fraction of a second was enough reaction ti.
"lee, huh?" lon, unusually, spoke during the battle.
Instead of imdiately launching the next round of attacks, there was another reason.
"...Gotcha." lon's left fist was firmly caught by the massive, pitch-black right arm.
As I spoke, I silently chanted twice in my heart.
"It's a bit unexpected...!?" In the next mont, lon's hand moved lightly. The earthen armor of her entire right arm crumbled, floated, and then adhered to her left arm.
In the mont of hesitation that befell lon, my left fist had already struck.
Thud!
A resounding explosion, not from the 【Band of the Bold】 but from the compressed fire magic within the earth armor!
The purple-stained protective shield was restored.
My right hand hurt from the previous attack, but there was no ti for that now.
New clumps of earth began to fill in, this ti more and more, on the right arm, legs, and finally the head, completely enveloping my entire body.
"...Earth Golemare Generation - Fist Fighter."
lon didn't soar into the sky because her left arm was already restrained... Her left arm swung directly, shattering the protective shield and striking the earth armor. In that instant, the "Eye of Ender" observed the flow of magic within the 【Band of the Bold】
Together, it crumbled, shattered, and then exploded!
The entire earth armor burst open... but I was no longer inside.
"...Ancient Flower Blossom." I whispered softly from among the audience seats. Imdiately, I could feel lon's intense gaze.
Indeed, deceiving her by focusing on the armor only lasted for a mont.
However, it was enough.
The next mont, the scattered clumps of earth around lon exploded, triggering even more explosions as the catalyst for the 【Bloom of the Ancient】 effect.
The Ancient Flower Seeds had already attached to the protective shield and the armor, so the more attacks there were, the more flowers blood on my body.
Initially, I held lon's left fist just to hide the Ancient Flower Seeds that had stuck to it when I shattered the protective shield.
As a result, this fight ended in less than thirty seconds.
"...Are you okay?" I jumped to her side and asked.
Now, we were even.
"I'm fine." lon accepted my support as she stood up and spoke with a tone I had used not long ago.
We locked eyes for a few seconds and smiled.
"...When you're too focused, you tend to overlook things around you. Next ti, pay more attention." I took out a half-drunk bottle of MPOH(β) from my waist pouch to alleviate the intense pain in my right hand. I handed the remaining half to lon.
"Thank you for your guidance, Miss Grace."
"...Well, what now?"
"Miss Grace, how many..."
"Hey, you two, is that enough? I'm going to find Walson for lunch!" Just as lon was halfway through her sentence, we heard a shout from Aure beside us.
"..."
"..."
"Miss Grace, do you want to eat?"
"...Sure."
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