It was easy to get news that Isaac and Gerald were fighting.

 

Princess Snow White and Merlin Astreans headed for the Dalian facility.

 

Even though it was vacation, the students who remained at the academy and the teaching staff who had temporarily put down their work were watching the Dalian from the stands.

 

“What is this… ?”

 

Unlike White, who was excited about the couplets of the century, Merlin was very confused.

 

Why are Isaac and Gerald fighting?

 

Why is Kaya watching the sparring with a serious face next to the arena?

 

I didn’t know what it was, but I knew for sure that it wasn’t always a good situation.

 

“The match between the student Isaac and the Duke of Gerald Astreans has been completed. Isaac’s goal is to gain recognition from Gerald, Duke of Astreans. The purpose of Duke Gerald Astreans is to test Isaac’s students. Any objection?”

 

To the referee’s question, Isaac took off his glasses and replied, “Yes.” Gerald Astreans nodded.

 

There is an absurdity in the saying that the king of Won fights to gain someone’s recognition.

 

But this match was different. Because Kaya Astreen was the center.

 

Isaac insisted on the logic of power even in front of the emperor in order to help him on his journey to defeat the evil spirits.

 

He had no intention of disrespecting Kaya’s family, depriving her or humiliating her. That’s why he wanted to gain the approval of Gerald, Kaya’s father.

 

As a result, Gerald, as Kaya’s father, had no choice but to take the lead as a prospective father-in-law.

 

On the other hand, Gerald couldn’t easily let go of Isaac’s will.

 

If Isaac had such a relationship with his daughter, it was only natural for Gerald to take a stand.

 

He is the man to entrust his daughter to.

 

He is a man who wants to take responsibility for his daughter’s life.

 

Even if the opponent was the original king, Gerald was determined to firmly check the man’s personality.

 

“Then ready… , start sparring!”

 

The observer fell back and the sparring began.

 

A chill ran through Isaac’s entire body. Isaac’s cold air, which had already reached a high orbit, had such an excellent concentration of mana, that even though it was raw, it came out very hazy.

 

The opponent is the swordsman of the kingdom. Just crossing swords with him is considered an honor in the kingdom. It was definitely a valuable opportunity to gain experience dealing with him.

 

I will give the father-in-law a blow.

 

Isaac kicked the ground with such determination.

 

Dig!

 

In a straight path, fast.

 

“hmm?”

 

Gerald felt suspicious.

 

To think that the mage tried to engage in close combat from the start. Even more so against yourself.

 

Motor nerves are great. Just by looking at his movements, it was almost a misconception that he was competing with an honor student from the Academy’s Engineering Department.

 

But Gerald’s eyes capture the depth of the experience.

 

Although it is agile, it showed unnecessary energy consumption. It was for this reason that it felt like an academy honor student’s movement.

 

Woo woo woo!

 

Ice magic swirled in Isaac’s right hand as if converging into a ball. Above it, a light blue magic circle followed.

 

It was a 5-star ice elemental magic, [Ice Explosion].

 

The hazy cold air flowing through Isaac’s whole body flowed heavily as condensed ice magic.

 

Because of Isaac’s fast movement, many students did not notice much difference, but Gerald only noticed the flow of cold air gathering in Isaac’s right arm.

 

To enhance the power of [Freeze Explosion]?

 

I didn’t have much time to think. Isaac approaches.

 

“You seemed shallow.”

 

I honestly had no intention of accepting the attack.

 

Gerald has the upper hand in speed.

 

Gerald’s body fell sideways. He intended to test Isaac.

 

It seemed to Isaac that Gerald had disappeared in the blink of an eye.

 

It was precisely out of Isaac’s line of sight for a moment.

 

A nimble movement comparable to teleportation.

 

At that moment, Isaac’s hearing caught a sharp wave.

 

it was behind

 

Whoops!

 

Beyond the back of the head, the swordsman approached menacingly. It is a horizontal weaving.

 

It wasn’t very common sense for the swordsman who was in sight a moment ago to suddenly appear behind him.

 

If he was a swordsman who showed common sense in the first place, he would not have been able to rise to the position of Swordsman.

 

‘What should I do?’

 

To see how Gerald would react to Isaac falling behind and attacking him.

 

It was intended to show the grounds for attempting close combat unbecoming a wizard.

 

that instant

 

It was a time when people watching Dalian from the audience seats could not even recognize it, let alone catch up with their eyes.

 

A strange pressure touched Gerald’s ferocity.

 

‘This guy… ?’

 

Apparently, Isaac couldn’t keep up with Gerald’s movements.

 

However, Isaac’s right hand, holding the condensed ice magic, was already facing backwards.

 

Gerald couldn’t grasp the direction of his right hand at once. It was because the cold air emitted by Isaac was especially concentrated in his right arm.

 

It was a target. Isaac had let go of the cold air to hide the direction of his right hand.

 

Whoa!

 

Condensed ice magic exploded.

 

Kwaaa!!!

 

A light blue glow pushes through the cold air.

 

Brilliant ice accompanied by a shock wave hit Gerald.

 

Sasasac!!

 

Gerald’s judgment was quick. The sword he was swinging changed its trajectory in an instant, and the slightly bent knees stretched out and skillfully created momentum.

 

Sharp multi-pronged beams of light.

 

In an instant, several sword strikes raged, sharply splitting and splitting the overflowing ice.

 

The ice block shattered and pieces of ice scattered in all directions.

 

Gerald slips away and distances himself from Isaac. His movements are difficult to follow with the eye. The appearance of shaking off the frost and mana remnants by brushing his shoulders was even very calm.

 

“What did I just see… ?”

 

“[Ice explosion] was something that could be cut in the first place… ?”

 

It seems that an unbelievable sum unfolded, but the students sitting in the stands could not accurately grasp it. Because it was that fast.

 

One thing was certain. Gerald showed a terrifying technique to offset the [Freeze Explosion] with a sword, and a sword for sparring.

 

Among the many sparring swords, the one Gerald picked up had a structure that made it difficult to cut objects. This is because the blade is thick and not sharp. In fact, it was safe to say that it was a thin blunt weapon.

 

However, any tool could turn into a sharp weapon in Gerald’s hands.

 

Isaac stopped and turned to Gerald. The dark red eyes aimed straight at Gerald.

 

‘It’s admirable.’

 

Gerald was genuinely impressed.

 

When sparring, the opponent’s attack can be inferred from the person’s glances and actions.

 

A little while ago, Isaac’s eyes couldn’t catch up with Gerald’s. Gerald clearly confirmed.

 

However, at the timing Gerald disappeared, Isaac pointed his right hand back with ice magic.

 

In other words, Isaac wasn’t reading Gerald’s movements.

 

‘Predicted my moves… .’

 

Gerald clearly felt that Isaac had not believed in magic and attempted close combat.

 

“Is it like the archmage’s foresight?”

 

“… no. It was just a feeling.”

 

Isaac was deliberately not reading Gerald’s mind.

 

The powerful enemies he will face in the future are almost unreadable. It was necessary to avoid relying on [psychological insight] in battle.

 

Thanks to this, Isaac’s enhanced fighting sense was more clearly revealed. It was because I just had to pay attention to the five senses.

 

Gerald felt a tickle in his chest.

 

“I feel… . That’s not an appropriate expression for a wizard. There is also a type of fighting that strengthens the body with magic, but that’s a one-time thing and it’s too much for the body. You don’t seem to be that kind. It seems that he did not spare any training even in strengthening his body. He’s such a catchy guy.”

 

“Don’t you like it?”

 

“I rather respect you. Because each person has their own fighting style. But, I have a question.”

 

Gerald straightened his stance.

 

“I know that you enrolled here to protect the academy from demons. But why are you still here? Wouldn’t it be futile to pursue learning at the academy, with those skills?”

 

“Because there is no end to learning. I am learning a lot here too.”

 

“Is it deception?”

 

“You can think whatever you like. I’m telling the truth about what I see and feel.”

 

Isaac drew Zanya’s wand from the magic pouch in his bosom.

 

Gerald’s eyes widened for a moment, then calmed down.

 

Zanya’s Staff is a magic weapon owned by the Duke of Astreang.

 

Since ownership of it was handed over to Kaya, it wouldn’t be strange if she disposed of it to the man she liked.

 

“Even if it’s not like that anyway, I’m here to protect the academy from any threat. There are still unknown threats that we are most wary of. I intend to remain here at least until the end of my role.”

 

The male student reflected in the field of vision is a great wizard. His meaning is difficult for mere humans to fathom.

 

In fact, Isaac has been solving all kinds of bizarre cases and preventing human damage as if he had observed the future. There must have been a reason for such a man to remain at the academy.

 

It was also the judgment of the imperial family.

 

I suddenly remembered.

 

Gerald Astreans was one of the greatest forces in the Empire, and he had heard of everything the Empire considered dangerous.

 

one of them. The second coming of Nephid, the evil god prophesied by Isaac.

 

Isaac revealed his will to the kingdom, saying he was planning to subdue the evil spirit. It is said that you can predict when the time for the resurrection of evil spirits will come.

 

It must be closely related to the reason Isaac remains at the academy.

 

“You speak as if you are a messenger of God.”

 

Gerald straightened up again.

 

“Your ability is acknowledged. Isn’t that overly arrogant, Isaac?”

 

“… Is that so.”

 

Boo Woo Woo!

 

Isaac exhaled thick cold air and used the 2-star ice elemental magic [Glare Snow].

 

When I was weak, I had to use a water elemental magic scroll to create second-class fog, but it was possible to cheat.

 

Not now. As mentioned above, Isaac’s magical power concentration was very high, so it was now possible to emit a very hazy cold air if there was willpower.

 

Cold air gushed out like steam and filled the arena.

 

[Glaring Eye] pounding the floor in succession distracts Gerald.

 

It was the tactic that Isaac had mainly used.

 

“It’s like a joke.”

 

Gerald intended to accept.

 

Whiik!

 

Hard!

 

Pillars of rock stretched out from the ground and aimed at Gerald all at once, but he nimbly evaded the elemental magic.

 

Vision blocked by the thick cold. The opponent is a wizard who is pouring magic.

 

He makes noise around the arena with [Glare Eye], attacks with 4-star rock elemental magic, [Rock Collapse], and makes opponents pay attention to detecting magic power.

 

This tactic targets such a blind spot.

 

shhh!

 

A silver trail dug into the square.

 

Caang!

 

Gerald didn’t even blink and blocked Isaac’s sword attack with his sparring sword.

 

What Isaac held in his hand was a dagger.

 

Isaac propped Zanya’s staff behind the dagger. It was for power.

 

‘It’s not like a wizard after all.’

 

To take out a dagger and attack? This was also unexpected. There was a sense of alienation even though he was regarded as a magic knight. it’s like a star

 

Gerald met Isaac’s cold eyes.

 

The key strategy is to inflict physical attacks based on excellent physical abilities.

 

It would be possible to destroy it if the cold was driven from the beginning, but there was no way that Isaac could not have prepared for this.

 

Even more so, for a person with a lower concentration of magical power than Isaac, it would be difficult to even drive away the cold air made up of this high concentration of magical energy.

 

‘It’s a strange guy.’

 

Despite only sharing two sums with Isaac, Gerald felt fresh.

 

A man named Wonwang uses the fighting method of the weak. He is not obsessed with his own strength, does not blindly believe in himself, and carefully tries to drive opponents down.

 

Gerald didn’t hate that bizarre sense of separation.

 

Unfortunately, this shallow trick doesn’t work for Gerald. It was because he was also good at detecting presence, so he didn’t rely solely on detecting magic power.

 

Rather, even if he had closed his eyes, he would have been able to block Isaac’s attack.

 

It wasn’t a bad tactic, but the opponent was bad.

 

“What if you are arrogant?”

 

The dagger and the sword for sparring continue the struggle.

 

“I’m doing it to live while protecting what I love. Archmage… , that sounds funny. If I take off one layer, I am just a human being. Just an ordinary person struggling to live somehow, with only a little bit of luck.”

 

Those words carried weight. Gerald was intrigued.

 

No matter how young he is, he is a person who has made his presence known all over the world. Of course, we do not know what process he went through to achieve the enormous achievement he has now.

 

However, the words that Isaac brought out now contained his hard work that he had to learn how to fight the weak.

 

Gradually, Gerald wanted to know Isaac.

 

Swordsmen put their swords together to understand each other. Even though the opponent was a wizard, it was a different story if he had a sword.

 

Swoop!

 

The cold flowed quickly and violently down Isaac’s hands.

 

Condensed cold air burst out in an instant and tried to devour Gerald like a beast.

 

Whiik!

 

Chaeeng!

 

There was no way I could stand still.

 

Gerald brushed aside Isaac’s dagger and let out a graceful sword strike.

 

Isaac didn’t care. Swinging his dagger again, he clashed swords with Gerald.

 

Caang!

 

Caang!

 

Kwa Gang!

 

Isaac fell back and caught Gerald’s sword, and intercepted Gerald with ice elemental magic and rock elemental magic.

 

At the tip of the dagger, he condensed ice magic and exploded it repeatedly. A skill that is difficult to imitate even at the student level. It was a tremendous mana management and calculation ability.

 

While wielding a sparring sword, Gerald had to calculate thoroughly to avoid Isaac’s magic as much as possible and to minimize the damage to the blade.

 

It was enough if the swords did not meet, but I couldn’t give up. It was because he was interested in Isaac.

 

“Did you say that being a great wizard was funny?”

 

Gerald’s response was quick. Even though he mercilessly dug into Isaac with a series of attacks, he avoided or separated elemental magic without showing any gaps.

 

Sparks flew and the dagger shuddered each time the blade cut through the cold air and collided.

 

Every time Isaac stepped back and retrieved the sword, Gerald’s sword relentlessly pursued Isaac’s sword like a magnet.

 

Quagga River!!

 

sereung!!

 

“Did you say that if you take off one layer, you are just an ordinary person?”

 

Gerald sensed the composition of Isaac’s elemental magic and sharpened the fine cracks.

 

It is said that craftsmen do not blame tools. Gerald was able to do that with a sparring sword. It was the realm of a swordsman called a swordsman.

 

The sound of cutting the air and the explosion pierced the ears of the two men. The flame flickers. The two men’s sword strikes cut through the cold in a chain and rushed at each other.

 

“Did you attribute your specialness to luck?”

 

Gerald’s swordsmanship was very skillful. The effortless movements were even beautiful.

 

Lacking defensive magic, Isaac had to use Zanya’s wand itself not only to cast spells, but also to block attacks.

 

Every time the swords collided, the chilly cold flickered and pushed away. Gerald’s vision is gradually secured.

 

“Struggling to live and constantly trying to peel off the skin on your hands and feet is what many people do. However, achievement is discriminatory!”

 

Wow!!

 

A mighty flash sent Isaac flying with a dagger. Isaac used Zanya’s staff to prop up the back of his hand holding the dagger, parrying the blow.

 

Boooooong!!

 

The wind pressure rises and drives out the last remaining cold air. Gerald deliberately swung his sword powerfully.

 

Isaac landed on the arena and pulled up a wall of ice behind him to support his back.

 

Isaac touching the ground with Zanya’s cane. There was no crowd yet.

 

and.

 

Big.

 

Kwajajak!

 

Gerald’s blade shattered.

 

It was because Isaac’s delicate magic explosion accumulated damage to Gerald’s sword every time they collided.

 

As expected, Gerald didn’t even look down at the sword. No matter how much he wielded his sword while avoiding the damage he received from Isaac’s coldness, the limits of a sparring sword were clear.

 

Students, staff, White and Merlin in the stands all looked surprised.

 

Gerald already had the confidence to fight with a broken sword, but it would be pointless to continue the sparring.

 

“That’s not luck. It is an inevitability that you have achieved. If you are a man who will accept my daughter, refrain from such an attitude.”

 

Whether it was the status window or the system, Gerald did not know Isaac’s circumstances.

 

However, objectively, Isaac has achieved great achievements and is now in a position to take charge of Dupendorf.

 

However, Isaac was still not used to his position, and in the end, the thoughts he had in mind came out of his mouth.

 

That’s why Gerald pinched Isaac in the position of a prospective father-in-law.

 

Don’t discount your achievements as luck.

 

To discern exactly where you are.

 

As a Wonking, the ruler of Dupendorf, and a man who wants to take responsibility for his daughter, isn’t there anything else he should be humble about?

 

“… I will keep that in mind.”

 

Isaac, who grasped Gerald’s intentions, responded in a calm voice.

 

Gerald caught his breath and said.

 

“… It is my defeat.”

 

As Gerald uttered that one word, a slow applause rang out.

 

Soon, everyone in the audience cheered and applauded.

 

“Merlin?”

 

White, who was happily applauding, was puzzled when he saw Merlin.

 

It was because Merlin’s expression was white.