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Four hours after starting.
＜＜Give The Angel’s Healing, To The Noble, Hermit＞＞――Holy Mother’s Tears(Ag・Aquarius)
Along with that soft voice, Asch woke up. When he got up, Hazen was casting Healing Magic on him with a smirk.
“Are you awake? Weakly-kun”
“……please call me the brainy-type”
Despite rebutting disgruntedly, he ends up being unconsciously mesmerised by that magnificent Seal. The severe wound that would take several months to fully heal naturally, is several minutes of work in the hands of this man.
“Well, you showed me an enjoyable performance. The other students as well, it’s undeniable that you’re still lacking in training, but you have talent”
Everybody rouses up at those words. In the first place, what Hazen valued was not the result. It’s whether they possess the will of wanting to learn, even if it means endangering their lives. The resolve he asked them at the beginning, is the very thing he valued the most. Battles and whatnot are secondary, and be it weak or strong, they can just train from here on out. That resolve, is the very『talent』he assess.
“……well, if I have to go and give a ranking on top of that, I guess the first place will end up being my daughter, Liana”
The strongest Magician answers as such and scratches his head slightly embarrassedly. The beautiful young girl, who’s the only one who didn’t lose in this battle, is the only one in this class who speaks humbly.
“That’s because, I pretty much didn’t have any chance to fight. I was just lucky”
“That’s incorrect. You can say that the result of this fight, relies heavily on how you normally live. Of course, your daily magic training is a given, but it depends on your human relationship. Like how my other idiot disciple was coincidentally receiving focus fire”
While saying that, Hazen looks at Asch out of the corner of his eyes.
“Humph! I destroyed everybody though”
“Like this, those who normally live their life with a horrible personality, when push comes to shove, have a lot of enemies. Living in a way that doesn’t make enemies, too, is an effective method of raising survivability, and those aside from my idiot disciple over there will do well to remember it”
At Hazen’s speech, everybody nods altogether.
“Now then, let’s wrap up the serious conversation here and go for lunch”
“””Waーーーーーa“””
Whilst the students were collectively cheering, there was a guy facing down and muttering whisperingly. Krist＝Richard, it is. No longer, does he have the pen he regularly uses; his nails are digging into his clenched fists, and blood is dripping onto the ground.
“I……didn’t lose……I didn’t lose……that fellow……he used Demon Summoning”
“……”
Hazen was observing Krist, who kept standing there at that spot unmovingly, carefully.
＊
Today’s lesson finishes, and Hazen, Asch, and Liana gather in the courtyard again.
“Noーw then, shall we get startedd……I’ve gotta train my frail disciple after all”
While cracking his shoulders, Hazen starts the chant for his magic.
＜＜Remove, The Shackles, Placed On The Inexperienced＞＞――Sinner’s Liberation(Wrang・Lepand)
That which he drew a Seal and cast, envelops Asch and Liana’s body.
“Fuu……if my magic power wasn’t sealed to this extent, it’d be a breeze”
The Dark Magician purses his lips dissatisfiedly.
“Well, don’t say that. It’s balance. Besides, how to take on your enemies in a state where your magic power is outmatched is important”
“……gohoh, gohoh”
“Nn? What’s wrong, Liana”
“Sorry, I’m slightly unwell”
“……is that so. In that case, you can watch over there”
“It sure is greatly different from how it is with me huh, pampering father”
“Because, unlike you, my daughter doesn’t pretend to be sick, feeble young man. Well then, here I go!”
＜＜Oh Hellfire Of The Sheol, Become A Purgatory, That Reduces The Saint To Ashes＞＞ーーGreat Fire Of Purgatory(Zeno・Bulbous)
Fire・Dark’s Dual Element Magic. A blazing black flame that would leave nothing behind if it hits, was released towards Asch.
＜＜Oh Pitch Black, Oh Endless Darkness, Oh Souls Of The Abyss, Assemble And Display The Despair Of Death＞＞ーーPurgatory Of The Sheol(Zeno・Berserk)
With his strongest Dark Magic, Asch neutralises it, with a hair’s breadth.
“Hoo……not bad. There aren’t many Magicians who can neutralise my Dual Element Magic, you know”
“……haa, haa, rather, I’d like it if you don’t cast without even an inch of hesitation a magic which I’ll instantly die from if I didn’t manage to neutralise it”
“Let’s try Triple Element next, shall we”
“Are you listening!?”
＜＜Oh Hail Become A Storm And Become The Strength Of Earth――
“Kuh……you sadistic Magiciann”
＜＜Oh Earth, Oh Ice And Snow, Oh Steel, Become A Shield That Repels The Threat＞＞ーーProtection Of Three Spirits(Trident・Talisman)
Asch prepares a Triple Element Magic Wall to counteract it……
――And Steel＞＞ーーOath Of The Azure Sky(Senard・Strike)
!?
“Doaaaaaaaaah”
＜＜Oh Ultimate Ice, Amass Numerous Layers, And Protect The Comrade＞＞ーーIce Formation Protection(Absolute Zero・Talisman)
Just right as the Magic Wall breaks, he puts up another layer of Magic Wall, but even that was broken, and the Dark Magician eats a direct hit.
Plop.
・・・
“O-, oi, are you alright?”
Hazen rushes over and casts Healing Magic right away.
“Asch……are you alive?”
The daughter is also confirming his life and death while poking him.
Poke Poke.
Poke Poke.
However, Asch shows no sign, of getting up.
・・・
A few minutes later.
“You……sadistic Magician……didn’t you say Triple Element!?”
The Dark Magician, who narrowly got a second wind, complains while breathing heavily.
“Fuu……it’s a feint”
“……”
Plop.
