Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 103

103. Killian Irahan (2)

“I’ll grant you any wish, just once.”

Irahan curled up one corner of his lip, looking quite confident.

“A wish?”

“I’m saying I’ll grant you one wish. What do you say? I’ll bet the family’s honor that I’ll grant it, no matter what.”

“Hmm.”

Objectively assessing his power, this fight isn’t a bad deal for me.

‘At best, he’s only a 4-star, right?’

[Probably.]

Irahan looked only a couple of years older than me, so his achievements couldn’t be that high.

Of course, even if he’s a 4-star, his accomplishments might be a little higher than expected.

‘I’ll show you the combat skills I honed in my second life.’

With my practical know-how, I could easily handle that level, so I couldn’t help but feel confident.

[Your experience is different.]

‘Experience?’

[Yeah, it’s like having a well-worn jacket.]

I ignored Oberon, who was chuckling to himself, and faced Irahan.

“Okay. Granting a wish is good. I accept those conditions.”

“Just so you know, my subordinates won’t interfere. A duel is something that’s done one-on-one.”

Irahan was conscious of the executives of the Wonshin Society around him. He was worried that I had accepted the offer because I was counting on numbers.

“I know that much. Of course, it’s a duel between you and me.”

“Hmm. You must be confident because you’re a Delema.”

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

‘He’s confident, isn’t he?’

He must also be expecting his victory. Generally, the younger you are, the bigger the difference a year or two makes. It was natural for the older one to have achieved more.

“Then, put mana on your fist and bring it to my fist. That’s how you swear a duel.”

That was why he had been holding out his fist imbued with mana since earlier – a simple way to initiate a duel. Once the fists of both parties touched, there was no turning back.

Woo-oong!

Blue mana soon stained my hand.

Thud-.

Eventually, the two fists met.

“Now there’s no turning back!”

Irahan’s mouth seemed to reach his ears.

[He’s happy. He doesn’t even know he’s being played by a villain.]

Oberon clicked his tongue.

‘A villain? Who? Me?’

[Who else is there besides you? How would that guy know you’re in your second life?]

‘Isn’t it normal to grow up experiencing things when you’re young? It’s a chance to learn that there are many people in the world who are better than you.’

He had been living well under the name of the Killian family. It was the first opportunity for his inflated ego to be deflated.

‘And who knows? If that guy is really talented, he might beat me, since I can’t use a sword.’

[Well, we can’t have rumors spreading that a child of Delema is using a sword.]

‘Then, let’s find out what level the other family’s children are at.’

Before I knew it, Irahan had stepped back a few paces.

It was a ritual that magicians did before a full-fledged duel. After all, since they were competing with magic, there was no need to be close.

“Then I’ll start!”

Irahan began chanting at the same time. Two arrows were already floating in front of him.

‘How sneaky.’

He had clearly prepared the magic in advance while moving.

Whoosh!

The arrows came, cutting through the air roughly.

‘This is nothing.’

However, perhaps because I had been dealing with the Hoth tribe and Seolwang [likely a powerful individual or monster] until recently, the speed was not something I couldn’t handle at all.

Woo-oong!

The air shield, which could be deployed the fastest, appeared in front of my body. It was a defense magic that was good enough to block magic arrows.

“Hmph! Not bad!”

Irahan snorted when his surprise attack was blocked. He didn’t expect to end it with one attack, and a new arrow was already flickering at his fingertips.

Whararack!

It was the same arrow as before, but flames were burning at the end.

‘Fire Arrow, huh?’

It was a relatively easy magic combination, but its effect was excellent.

[His senses aren’t too bad.]

‘A prestigious family is a prestigious family.’

Using magic combinations during urgent combat was not easy even for veteran magicians. The calmness of a guy who was only a teenager was worth praising.

Hwaak!

The Fire Arrow was soon fired.

‘That’s all it is.’

Before I knew it, the air shield in front of me had been transformed into a water shield. It was thanks to deploying the water shield immediately after seeing the flickering flames.

Chwaaaaa!

The Fire Arrow went out helplessly in front of the rotating water shield. The attack he had prepared failed to reach me this time and scattered in the air.

‘Now it’s my turn.’

I didn’t just prepare the water shield; I was chanting simultaneously for an attack.

Chwaaaaa!

The water shield, which had been rotating roughly, quickly transformed into a sphere.

‘Taste this.’

A water ball with a strong rotational force. It was a blow to give him a water ball containing the secrets of the Suseul family [likely a family known for water magic].

Kwaaaaa!

The sound of the water ball was hard to believe. As the amount of mana I was handling increased, the water ball became so powerful that it was incomparable to what I used at the Delema Academy.

It would be quite powerful magic for a magician of only 4-star level to handle. It was when I raised my head, expecting to see his flustered face.

‘Huh?’

The expression on his face that reached the end of my vision… the corner of his mouth was strangely twisted.

“Good! Let’s see what you’ve got!”

His hands were stretched out towards the water ball.

Pazzzzzik!

A strong current flowed through both hands. It was shot out in the blink of an eye.

Chwaaaaa-

It not only mercilessly split the water ball but also headed towards me. A wide range of currents was closing in.

[Chain Lightning?]

‘Huh, was that guy a 5-star?’

The 5-star lightning magic, Chain Lightning, was manifested from his hand.

[Do something!]

‘…It’s already too late to use magic!’

Because it was such a fast-deploying magic, it was too late to deploy other defensive magic.

That’s how my eyes were filled with yellow light.

* * *

‘Heh. How is it? My magic!’

Irahan smiled with satisfaction.

According to what he had heard, Ian Delema was a freshman at the Magic Tower. He must be only at the 3-star level. There was no way he could block the 5-star Chain Lightning.

‘Hmph! Serves him right!’

How upset he was. The humiliation he suffered inside the restaurant would remain a lifelong memory.

‘If it weren’t for the work the family ordered!’

He wanted to get out of there without enduring such humiliation, but he was just frustrated that he couldn’t.

‘But what was that water ball just now?’

However, the attack just now was a concern. The water ball itself was not a high-level magic, but the power it contained seemed to be more than that.

‘It wasn’t a magic combination either.’

Even if he, who had recently reached the 5-star level, were to shoot it, he couldn’t contain that much power.

‘Did he train the basics to that extent…? Delema is definitely a scary family.’

But the victory was on his side right now. He couldn’t hide the twitching of his lips.

He looked at the place, thinking about how flustered Ian must be.

‘How… is that possible?’

He couldn’t help but doubt his eyes. Ian Delema was moving around, avoiding the widely spread Chain Lightning.

“B, Blink?”

It looked like he was teleporting. It was even hard to see Ian’s short movements with his eyes.

‘There’s no way!’

Blink was not only a high-level magic of 7-star level but also a difficult magic to learn easily. It was impossible for Ian, who was just a freshman at the Magic Tower, to deploy it.

‘Was there magic like this?’

The yellow energy was forming at the tip of his feet. He was clearly using magic related to movement.

As if to prove that fact, the floor of the ground was deeply dug every time he moved. If it was a normal leap, he wouldn’t be able to withstand such a strong repulsive force.

Taat!

Eventually, Ian Delema escaped the attack range of Chain Lightning. His movements didn’t stop there.

‘What…!’

Ian was immediately shooting a magic arrow.

He was quite shocked by his actions.

‘I can do this much too!’

Woo-oong!

A transparent barrier appeared at the same time as the fingertips turned blue.

Toowoong!

The air shield bounced off the magic arrow.

‘What should I respond with next!’

However, the next move didn’t come to mind. He had expected the duel to end with Chain Lightning, but Ian was still jumping around.

‘First, focus on defense…!’

At that moment, when he was gathering mana in both hands to deploy another shield.

Chwaak!

Another ominous noise was heard.

‘Heuk!’

The water ball from before was being shot from his fingertips.

‘That again!’

He couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

He could only use Chain Lightning once. With his current level, he could only use it once by consuming most of the mana he had.

‘Tch!’

Woo-oong!

First of all, there was no other way but to pour all the remaining mana into the air shield that was being deployed.

Chwaak!

Eventually, the water ball touched the shield.

He reflexively covered his face at the sight.

‘Oh…?’

The strongly rotating water ball was unable to break the shield.

‘What, is it weaker than I thought?’

As expected, he was a 3-star freshman magician. That must be the level of magic Ian can do.

It was when he was about to think about the next magic again.

Crack!

A sound that stimulated his ears.

‘Crack…?’

The rotational force of the water ball was creating cracks in the air shield.

‘Heop!’

Normally, once magic is blocked by a shield, it loses its power. But the water ball that Ian shot was showing stronger power over time.

Paah!

The air shield burst. He couldn’t react to the water ball that was coming through the gap. There was no way to stop it from coming right in front of him. He just closed his eyes and reflexively covered his face.

“Aaaagh!”

A scream came out without him knowing.

‘…Huh?’

Something was a little strange. He didn’t feel anything on his arms covering his face.

‘Is this what death is…? Really? Am I dead?’

In the moment when he wondered if there was an afterlife that he had only heard about.

“What are you doing?”

A voice tickled his ears.

When he opened his eyes slightly.

“I won, right?”

What he saw was Ian Delema, who curled up one corner of his mouth.

“Heuk!”

He was so surprised that he even fell on his butt.

‘…I’m not dead?’

The shock from his butt couldn’t be more pleasing. The aching pain was proving that he was not dead.

“Where, where did the water ball go?”

It consumes a lot of mana and skill to cancel a magic that has already been activated. He was just wondering how Ian canceled the magic in that moment.

“I don’t know about that. Hurry up and admit defeat.”

“Wh, what?”

“Or do you want to try more?”

Chwarrarack!

The water ball was gathering in his hand again.

‘What! Does he still have mana left!’

He had already exhausted all the mana in his body.

“Haa… I admit defeat.”

He had no choice but to lower his head.

“Then is it my turn to make a wish?”

A wicked smile was on Ian’s face.