Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 129

129. Gestation

Nothing special happened.

Whoosh!

The sword still cut through the air.

Thud.

As always, a drop of sweat stained the floor. Just continuing the training as usual.

[That’s right. Good job today too.]

Not being impatient as Oberon said, just doing what I can.

During the day, the Magic Tower; at night, training.

Ordinary, but fulfilling days. Those routines accumulated, filling five years.

[Your form itself seems better than Adonis’ was.]

‘Thanks to you.’

[Certainly, now that you’ve grown taller again, it’s getting used to your body.]

I looked down. The floor of the residence where I had always trained was worn in certain spots.

‘Hoo. Not bad at all.’

The training done for years with the same stride. The deeply worn footprints represented that time and sweat.

“It’s time.”

My thoughts were interrupted. Someone had approached.

“Ah, is it sparring day today?”

“Yes.”

Admun bowed his head. Now that I was about the same height as him, we had grown to be similar in stature.

“I’ll be in your care again today.”

Admun took his stance. Seeing his increasingly sturdy body, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of novelty.

‘This guy’s body has become quite useful.’

It had been five years since I started living with Admun. As we trained together every day, it was a natural result that his body changed.

[There’s no unnecessary movement in his ready stance now.]

‘He’s such a good learner.’

Moreover, Admun was so accustomed to using his body that even Oberon was surprised.

‘He can go anywhere and call himself a martial artist now.’

He had quite the presence.

Thud.

I put down my sword and clenched my fist. I also widened my stance.

“Let’s do a light match without aura today. Let’s see how much your fundamentals have improved without using aura.”

“Understood.”

“But using Kata’s shoes is allowed.”

The guy nodded, aura already forming on his shoes.

“Then let’s start.”

Thwack!

As soon as those words were spoken, Admun rushed at me.

‘Hmm.’

The guy who had instantly moved in front of me was extending a fist.

[Is that really the same Admun who couldn’t even adapt to his own speed at first? It’s awe-inspiring.]

Suddenly, I remembered my first sparring match with him five years ago.

‘Let’s do the same thing once.’

I took a step back to the right and raised my left knee.

The exact same situation as back then. But the result was different.

Thwack!

Without panicking, Admun immediately controlled his speed. Not only that, but he also rotated to the right, attacking my flank.

‘Good.’

It was a situation where I was in danger, but why was a smile forming on my face?

I couldn’t help but feel proud of the guy who was perfectly mastering my martial arts.

Moreover, Admun had one more weapon of his own.

Whoosh!

A kick that even I would find burdensome was flying towards my lower body.

[Oh! Well done!]

No matter how much Admun’s physical abilities had improved, that speed was not that of a normal person.

‘He’s realized the real use of these shoes.’

The guy had activated Kata’s shoes. The shoes were adding to the speed of his kicks.

[Of course. He has to use them this much to make it worth it.]

The reason why the Metron family made a name for themselves in the old days was not simply because they wore Kata’s shoes and flew around.

‘It’s too wasteful to just use them for movement.’

They controlled the speed of their attacks at every moment, taking control of the flow of battle. Their unpredictable fighting style made them more difficult to deal with than anyone else.

It was as if the Metron family had reappeared in the present age.

‘Ha, this is tough even for me.’

I couldn’t help but lose the smile on my face at that sight.

The guy’s kick, which seemed like it would graze my thigh, was instantly slowing down.

Whoosh!

Changing its trajectory in an instant, it was shooting towards my head.

Admun was skillfully adjusting the strength of his attacks.

[Hoo! Admun’s doing well! Beat him today!]

It was definitely an attack that would terrify anyone in the world.

However, the unfortunate thing was.

‘It still doesn’t work on me, though?’

I already knew his technique.

And thanks to practicing with Carles…

‘All I have to do is grasp the essence of the attack.’

I had become a little more accustomed to that sound of catching a quack doctor [referring to a specific fighting style or technique].

I still couldn’t completely decipher Carles’ level of attacks, but I could easily recognize that Admun’s first attack was a feint.

Tap!

I had already taken one step back and shifted my weight downwards.

Whoosh!

Admun’s instep barely grazed over my head.

After that, attacking the guy who had lost his balance was a piece of cake.

Thwack!

A fist pierced through the gap in the guy’s twisted waist.

“Ugh!”

The guy screamed and stumbled back quite a bit.

“Are you okay?”

Admun quickly rolled his body and stood up.

“…Yes. I still can’t do it.”

He clicked his tongue and sighed deeply.

“It’s okay. I would have been hit too if it weren’t for training with Carles. I guarantee no one can avoid that attack. You were great.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Whose student are you?”

Admun finally regained his smile. He clenched his fist.

Clang!

A noise that seemed to tear the eardrums rang out.

[Oh, there’s a fun sight over there too!]

Oberon quickly approached one corner. Drew and Carles were also in the middle of sparring.

‘Ugh.’

The sight of two huge men facing each other with long spears. It was an impressive scene even for me, who had watched many battles.

[Gibson is Gibson, after all.]

Drew didn’t seem to be inferior to Carles at all.

Drew was only about a fist smaller than Carles, who was nearly 2 meters tall. However, the amount of his muscles was by no means inferior.

[He was chubby when he was young, but now it’s all muscle.]

‘What a cheat bloodline.’

Drew wielding a long spear much taller than himself gave the illusion of facing a comrade from a thousand years ago.

Woo-oong!

A clear yellow light was forming at the tip of the spear. Drew was now freely manipulating aura.

‘But isn’t this too much?’

[What is?]

He was originally a guy with outstanding aura talent.

‘How is he already a 7-star at twenty?’

Drew was growing at an incredible rate, thanks to accumulating aura in the hall every vacation.

[Seriously, are you making sense…?]

‘Why me?’

[You’re about to be an 8-star.]

‘Hey. I’ve been a 9-star before. Moreover, even looking at this life alone, I’ve handled aura longer than Drew.’

That’s how tremendous Drew’s talent was.

[Well, that’s true. But you were born with magical talent this time. As expected of a Delema [a family known for their magical prowess].]

On the other hand, there was a significant difference in magical talent.

[Isn’t Drew the worst of this year’s graduates? Thanks to you, Andrei took good care of him, and he barely met the graduation requirements.]

‘Well, he’s barely become a 5-star in magic now.’

Drew was branded as a troublemaker, if not a problem child, in the Magic Tower.

[Anyone can see that you’re much more of a cheat.]

‘Ahem. Is that so?’

[Oh my, someone would be so excited to hear that. Hey, valedictorian. I heard you’re receiving an award as a representative at the graduation ceremony the day after tomorrow. Titania must be grinning from ear to ear.]

On the other hand, magic was as familiar to me as a sword, as I possessed the Delema blood. My magical achievements were also incomparable to my peers.

‘If I could gather mana faster, I think I could become an 8-star without any obstacles.’

Magical understanding was not that difficult. It was just that Delema accepted everything as it was seen. However, the absolute amount of mana was lacking.

[That’s a problem that time will solve. Look at Professor Andrei. Because he’s not smart, he can’t even move on to the next achievement.]

Andrei suddenly appeared. He was still in charge of freshman subjects.

‘Poor guy.’

At first, I didn’t like Andrei for no reason, but now I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.

The wandering thoughts were already worrying about the old professor of the Magic Tower.

[Oh, look at that!]

As if trying to steal our attention again, a bright light filled the eyes.

Kwargh!

Carles’ trident was shining.

It wasn’t just a simple yellow aura. It was a more radiant golden energy. He had slightly opened the energy of the Trident.

Naturally, attention was focused on that sight.

Although Drew had achieved the feat of rising to 7-star, it was too strong of an energy to directly withstand. The greatly swung Trident flew towards Drew’s neck.

‘How will he respond?’

Woo-oong!

Drew’s spear also emitted an even stronger aura.

Pooh-wack!

A hand made of dirt popped out from under Carles’ feet. The hand was twisting Carles’ ankle.

[That’s right!]

In a moment, the guy had manifested the Hand of the Earth [a basic earth magic spell].

‘You have to do everything you can.’

It was impossible to avoid the trajectory of the Trident because it was too long. If you have to face it anyway, you have to use every possible means.

[He grabbed his ankle and reduced the rotational force.]

Thanks to Carles’ ankle not being able to turn completely, the Trident couldn’t unleash its original power.

Clang!

Drew’s spear, filled with aura, was deflecting it.

“Hoo. That was an unexpectedly clever method. It’s quite good to use magic together during battle now.”

Carles ended up giving Drew lavish praise. Drew responded with a smile.

“It’s nothing special magic, you’re overpraising me.”

Although his magical talent was worse, Drew was also a 5-star magician. He could use basic magic like the Hand of the Earth with his eyes closed.

‘Even that alone can do a lot.’

When it comes to fighting, the more means you can use, the better.

Even if you only know how to use one magic, you can create dozens of variables.

[It’s obvious.]

The level of basic magic that the guy uses alone was enough to create sufficient synergy.

[Sigh. You’re really…]

Oberon suddenly glared at me.

‘Why again?’

[I’m jealous, you idiot. Drew is at least that good, so what about you! The world is so unfair!]

‘What can I do? That’s reality.’

I was using magic better than Drew, and I had more practical experience. The fact was that I was two or three steps ahead of him.

[Sigh, what’s he doing again?]

Oberon shook his head and gestured.

‘…Something’s fishy.’

Aries was drawing a new magic circle and grinning.

‘What is she trying to do again?’

Aries had filled all the walls inside the residence with magic circles over the past five years. I couldn’t stop her from researching magic, but she was creating bizarre magic every time.

“Aries, what is it this time?”

“Hehe. See for yourself.”

Following her gesture.

Woo-oong!

The black magic circle on the floor began to shine.