Chapter 185


Chapter 185 Strongest Sage, Hand Over Book


"Ok then, are you ready?"


Giruas drew out his sword as he said that .


However . . . We probably should at least establish the rule considering this is a test .


"What about the rule?"


"The fight is decided when either side gets knocked out or gives up . I won"t use magic, but you aren"t disallowed to yerself . "


" . . . You won"t use magic? Are you going easy on me?"


Giruas"s mana reaction is definitely that of a magic fighter .


If he"s not fighting with magic, there is no other explanation than him going easy .


There"s no point in this match as a test if he fights like such, but . . .


"Yeah nah, I"ve never used magic in my life . This guy is the only thing I use . "


Giruas took a stance with his sword .


He also activated body reinforcement magic right at the same time .


Yet . . . It doesn"t seem like Giruas is telling a lie at all .


Or to be more precise, he has no intention to lie .


--I understand the source of the odd feelings I got now .


" . . . I see, he did it unconsciously huh . "


It appears that Giruas is not aware that he"s using magic .


He"s simply controlling his inner mana through his senses and reinforces his body through that .


Of course, it"s not possible for an ordinary human to use magic without being aware of it .


However, geniuses can be found every now and then .


"Unconsciously . . . What are you talking about? Meh whatever . Let"s get to it already . "


Giruas readied his sword .


I too drew mine out while checking the surroundings .


Several guild staff including the branch head have already positioned themselves around the training ground, observing us .


They"re probably acting as the witnesses of this test .


I wonder if I should show a fight that"s easy to digest for them .


"I"m ready . Come at me anytime . "


"Gotcha, ya asked for it . "


Giruas rushed up and thrust his sword at me .


His sword was buffed with a half-baked version of 『Toughening』 and 『Steel Slash』 as he thrust it .


I make a counter attack while parrying his sword to the wayside .


Frankly speaking, I could have ended the fight right here and now if I wanted to .


. . . And honestly, Giruas"s way of fighting can"t really be called that of magic fighter .


He"s just fighting randomly while relying on his talent .


Alma is far better at technical level than him .


Well since Giruas never learned magic training in earnest, this should come as no surprise .


Rather I"m impressed that he could reach this level despite the fact he isn"t even aware that he could use magic .


While thinking so, I swing my sword at Giruas, with just enough force not to end the match .


Seems like it took Giruas everything just to block the attack though . . . What surprises me is how he"s quickly improvising mid battle .


This guy probably has never fought with someone stronger than him before .


After all, simply swinging a magically enhanced sword around would afford you victory unless the opponent is powerful .


And he used this opportunity of fighting someone that can"t be beaten with brute force alone to learn how to fight against one such opponents .


Still, this is the first I"ve met someone who could improvise this quick .


"Oy, don"t tell me, yer" holding back on me, are ya?"


. . . I was being careful not to let him notice that, he"s got good intuition .


Is this also thanks to his overwhelming talent that prevail over technique .


Trying to deceive this kind of opponents would net the opposite result .


"Yeah . I was . . . if you want to make me fight seriously, try doing it yourself first . "


I kicked off a barrier I put mid-air and slashed at Giruas .


Giruas shouts out loud while guarding against my sword .


" . . . You said it! I ain"t gonna hold back no more!"


His body reinforcement got strengthened with that shout .


"Eat this!"


Giruas slashed at me .


I was going to parry the sword like I did before--but this time Giruas took on a different path .


He jumped up right before our sword clashed .


Of course, jumping up is the height of folly for a fighter who can"t use magic .


You"re fully exposing yourself to attacks the moment you jump until you"ve landed .


The reason why part of the way of the sword puts importance on moving around with your legs on the ground is to shave off even a bit of instances you find yourself in such a situation .


And that also applies to Giruas who cannot use other magic besides body reinforcement .


At least that should have been at the beginning of this match .


--However, the current Giruas is not the same as before .


The jumping Giruas emitted mana from the sole of his feet, and then he made an air-kick-like move through the force generated from that .


Amateurish, technically speaking, but it"s undoubtedly magic .


It"s as if he was mimicking the maneuver I did before with a spell he made on the spot .


And Giruas swings down his sword at me while I"m taken aback .


It"s a blow that takes advantage of gravity alongside body reinforcement .


An ideal sword art to push down your opponent with brute force .


--I face that sword from the front, and cut it down .


I"m not using any kind of special technique .


It"s just a straight sword swing with body reinforcement magic .


Giruas was blown away without barely any resistance .


He probably never imagined that he would lose in a battle of brute force .


Since Giruas had always won through brute force up until now, he tried to create a situation where the clash would revolve around brute force .


I step forward toward him and put my sword on his neck .


"Now then . . . Still wanna go?"


"I give . "



Giruas muttered while looking vexed when he saw the sword pointed at him .


"Tch, my first lose since I was born . From the beginning to the end, it never felt like I could win . . . It"s more frustrating than I thought . "


Giruas stood up after saying that .


And then he asks me .


"Please tell me . How do you get so strong?"


I considered inviting Giruas to our party for an instant, but I immediately threw away the idea .


This type of person will grow better if you leave them to their own devices .


. . . That said, I guess I can at least give him some pointers .


I"ve got just the right thing with me after all .


"Read this book . Whether you could get stronger than me or not, it all depends on you . . . But I can guarantee that you have the talent . "


I hand over a thick book to Giruas .


The t.i.tle 『Second Royal Academy Textbook - Magic Volume - Complete Version』 is written on the cover .


This book may have second academy on its t.i.tle, but it"s not like it can"t be used by anyone other than second academy"s students .


Rather, it"s better if the book is spread out in the entire country to fight off demons .


Though the one being employed at Second Royal Academy of Eis Kingdom is the 『Simple Version』, a greatly simplified version of this 『Complete Version』 .


Apparently, the complete version is too complicated, only a few researchers were able to even read it .


" . . . You makin" fool outta me?"


"I"m dead serious . "


"This is a magic book no? No way you can fight while making yerself full of openings by chanting and stuff . . . Even you Mathias can"t use magic right?"


"I can . I even used some in our fight just now . . . True magic need not chanting . "


I light up a flame on the tip of my finger without a chant .


Giruas opened his eye wide when he saw that .


"Giruas, you too casted body reinforcement magic on yourself unconsciously . . . Once you"re able to master it consciously, you should get far stronger than you are now . "


" . . . And the way to do that is written in this textbook thingy?"


"That"s right . "


Giruas opened the book when he heard that .


And immediately frowned .


"What the c.r.a.p with this stupidly hard book . I feel depressed just looking at it . . . Is this thing seriously used as textbook?"


"Unfortunately, that book was rejected because it was too difficult . I"ve got a simpler version of the book with me here, do you want that instead?"


I took out the 『Simple Version』 as I said that .


" . . . This book ain"t difficult just for the sake of it yea?"


"Yeah . The simpler version could get you stronger, but if you want to truly get strong, it"s the complete version . "


"Got it . I"m taking this book . "


Giruas put the complete version into his pocket .


And then he asks me with a slightly hopeful face .


" . . . By the way, d"ya know a spell that makes you good at reading? I"m bad with studying y"see . I got headache every time I tried reading a book . "


"Unfortunately, nope . . . By the way, the healing spell written on page 132 is effective for headache just so you know . "


"I wanted to read this without getting one in the first place . . . "


Giruas opened the book while muttering . . . He grimaced in 10 seconds flat, and folded the book .


Yup . Looks like it"d take some time before this guy read through the entire book .


However, there is no doubt that he"d get stronger .


The desire to get stronger, fondness of battle, and most of all, talent .


There"s no future where such a person doesn"t get stronger when they"re given the right magic theory .


"Oh yea, I forgot . You pa.s.sed the test . . . Don"t think anyone would complain after seeing the fight just now . "


Giruas looks at the branch head .


The branch head nodded like he consented .


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