CH 151

Characters in this chapter:

Sapphiras Perfectio, former 2nd son of the Earl of Aldridge

Liam, leader of the bullies in Ars Academy

I pulled out my wand at the signal to begin, and Liam laughed mockingly.

“What are you, a magician who needs a wand while you talk so big? You’re nothing but a stupid fool, after all! Know your place! Come, demon bird of wind and thunder! Imdugud!”

With Liam’s chant, the summoning circle spreads out, and an eagle with a lion’s head appears. Imdugud flapped his wings powerfully, creating a strong thunderous wind.

Heh, he can also use summoning magic? He summoned quite a summoned beast, so he must have a fair amount of magical power.

“Give him a good beating! I’ll make him my slave, so don’t kill him!”

“Wow, that’s scary. What if he makes me a slave? Help me, Cait Sith!”

I summoned Cait Sith while dodging the sharp claws of Imdugud who had bared its fangs and attacked me.

I think he’s about to make a fuss about being bored. He’s a good partner to vent before he gets into unnecessary mischief.

“Nyaan! You called for me, master!”

The little black cat jumped out of the magic circle, and Liam’s face became convinced that he was going to win. He seems to have no doubt that his summoned beast will definitely win. It’s fine to believe in your summoned beast, but why does everyone think that the strength of a summoned beast is its appearance? Is the magical education in this time period okay?

“Wouldn’t it be better to concede defeat before you get seriously hurt? It would be a shame for your face to get damaged. Only your appearance is superb. If I loan you out as a night slave……ugh!”

Liam’s triumphant face instantly turned into shock.

Of course. After all, I, who should have been in front of Imdugud, was right in front of him.

“Tr-transfer…….”

“Nfufu. From the moment I pulled out my wand, your defeat was already decided. But at the very least, I’ll let you chant so that you can maintain your face as a magician. Do your best with the magic that you’re good at.”

With a smile, I tapped the tip of my wand on Liam’s chest. Now he can’t move from here. Actually, I was thinking of completely depriving him of his movement so that he couldn’t even chant, but then he wouldn’t be able to declare his surrender, so he’d have to continue the duel forever. I’m going to have lunch with Percival at the Creare cafeteria today, so I have to finish it quickly.

“……! What did you do!”

Liam panicked when he realised that something was wrong with his body, but that wasn’t the only shock that hit him.

“I-Imdugud……!”

Cait Sith, who was summoned, instantly understood what he had to do without me having to tell him and quickly dispersed Imdugud in no time at all. This was only possible because I have known him for so long. Adventures are not like school lessons that are set up for you. If you dilly-dally, it could be irreversible. Even if you don’t dawdle, though, it can still be irreversible.

Until I formed a party with Byron and the others, my friends were Cait Sith and Orthus. We’ve got a lot of experience, so we work well together.

“Have you studied summoning magic properly? I know you were laughing when you saw my Cait Sith, but the strength of a summoned beast is not based on its appearance, but on the magical power of the magician who summoned it. Cait Sith is small, but he’s got my magical power and he’s really strong. The reason why he became extremely strong with my magical power is because I’m a very strong magician. What do you think? Will you surrender?”

“Th-there’s still a long way to go! My magic is not just this!”

“Yeah, I guess you’re right. If the duel ends easily, it will be a disappointment to everyone watching. But until the duel is over, you can’t move from there. You can do this kind of thing with a wand, it’s really useful, isn’t it?”

As if to provoke him, I wave the wand left and right in front of his eyes. As I said, no matter how much he shook his body, Liam could not move as if he was sewn up, and his face was distorted in frustration. Still, I’ve left him free from the waist up, so at best you can show off his best magic, right?

“It doesn’t matter if I can’t move! I exercise my power under the law of the Goddess! Vortex of fire, swallow!

As I avoided the erupting flames by transferring and getting some distance from Liam, Cait Sith jumped on my shoulder.

“He had no backbone at all nya.”

Cait Sith with his mouth puffed out, is not happy. Apparently, Imdugud was no match for Cait Sith’s boredom. It looked like quite the phantom beast, but I guess he’s even more shoddy than I thought.

“It’s not as good as it sounds. This is going to be over before you know it.”

I waved my wand and shot a tornado of blue flame at Liam. Liam was surprised by the chantless magic, but quickly chanted.

“I exercise my power under the law of the Goddess! Barrier!”

The barrier, which had been put up just in time, protected Liam from the flames. However, I adjusted the momentum of the flames so that Liam’s barrier could be activated in time.

In a one-on-one match, there is absolutely no element in which Liam, who needs to chant, can win in. If I got even a little bit serious, the game would be won in an instant. The only thing Liam can do is at best protect himself with barrier magic. If I want to break that barrier, I can easily break it. But I heard that Liam is good at magic, so I was kind enough to at least give him a chance to show off his skills.

“You can’t beat me on defence alone. Or are you expecting me to run out of magic?”

“I’m afraid I can’t live up to that expectation. I myself have no idea how much magic I have to use before I run out of magical power. As a test, I’d like to use magic until I run out of magical power, but I’m sure my physical strength will run out first.

“Shut up! Come out, hero-slayer! Rampaging boar, Erymanthian boar! Trample him down!”

There were screams from the crowd as a huge boar emerged from the summoning circle. A boar the size of a small mountain rushes towards me. This is a ferocious boar, and once it starts running, it won’t stop. If I dodge it, it will run right into the students who are observing. Putting it aside on the battlefield, it’s not a mythical beast that can be summoned in such a small space as a training ground.

“Hasn’t that guy ever heard of the phrase ‘the right person in the right place’?”

“……Funya~n”

Cait Sithyawns boredly and seems completely uninterested. It seems that he is already tired. That’s how it is, Cait Sith.

“It can’t be helped.”

I create a barrier in front of the boar. The boar, which had gained momentum, ran into the barrier without hesitation. With a heavy impact that shakes the air, the huge body is blown away. It was a spectacular blast, but unfortunately Liam was standing at the end of the blast. Both of us are using summoned beasts, and his barrier may not be able to withstand it. If by any chance he were to be crushed by his own summoned beast, it would be a little pitiful.

I had no choice, it was a magician’s mercy. I created a tornado and sent the huge body of the blown boar soaring high into the sky.

“I’m sorry, Cait Sith. Just go take care of that boar.”

“……I got it nya.”

“Unisus!”

Cait Sith jumped on the back of Unisus and soared into the sky. The white colour of Unisus shines in the blue sky. All the spectators are looking up at Unisus. What do you think, isn’t my Unisus beautiful?

Cait Sith rises to a height overlooking the boar, jumps off the back of the Unisus, spins around and kicks the boar in the air with his hind legs. With a single kick of Cait Sith’s tiny foot, the boar’s huge body fell with great force and hit the ground. With a violent rumble of the earth, dust rises and smothers the surroundings.

Unisus, who had effortlessly caught the falling Cait Sith on his back, came back to me, circling gracefully in the sky. I stroke his face and he sniffs contentedly.

Eventually, as the dust settles, I can see my surroundings. The boar was already gone, leaving only a large hole in the training ground. The hero-killing boar had vanished quite easily with a single kick from the little Cait Sith. Now the spectators watching the duel know that the summoned beast’s strength is not in it’s appearance.　

“Good job Cait Sith. And thanks to Unisus too. ……So, is it time to surrender?”

“As if I would! I exercise my power under the law of the Goddess! Lightning strike!”

Countless lightning strikes me, but there’s no need to avoid them. If I just stood there doing nothing, Liam would grin. He must have thought I couldn’t have avoided it.

“What a gullible guy.”