After that, I won out without any problems.

'Looks like Lara didn't lose either.

　In between fights, I also watched Lara fight, and she used her brilliant magic to knock down enemy after enemy in front of her with her brilliant magic.


'Hey, hey, that pretty girl!　It's crazy strong!
He's using a magic I've never seen before!


　Hmm.
　As for me, I guess I wasn't expecting to see a girl like Lara winning.

'Well, I was expecting it,'

　It's been a long day since I started teaching Lara magic.
　I'm sure that even if Marise had participated in this tournament, it would have had the same result.

''Well, let's head over there too.

　Next up was the quarterfinals.
　His name was called and he went on stage.

'Gahaha!　I didn't expect Kurt to be my next opponent!
Desmond...?

　On the stage was Desmond, who was holding a wooden sword and tapping his shoulder.
　Needless to say, he was also a former S-ranked adventurer and a teacher of the Rosan Lira Magic Academy.
　Desmond had a smile on his face and continued

I want to enjoy the festival. I wanted to enjoy the festivities, and then an interesting tournament was being held," he said. That's why I decided to participate.
Well this is not what I was expecting.

　Scratching his head.
　The fight schedule was overcrowded, but other than Lara, he couldn't get much interest in the other people's fights.

'Oh well. Let's get the fight over with.

　He beckons you with a cui.

"Huh, that's a lot of attitude for a teacher. I think you need a little education on this one.

　With that, Desmond throws the spare wooden sword to me.

　I take it in my hand.
　'Fight with this........' you say.

'I haven't fought Desmond since the entrance exam. How much stronger....or weaker have you become since then?

　After all, he had been doing teacher duties until now.
　It wouldn't be surprising if his arms were dull.

　That's what I meant, but Desmond let out a giggle and said, "Kukku.

Don't lick it. I've been at Magical Academy.

　Desmond holds his wooden sword.

'--and even stronger.

　I kick the ground and Desmond comes at me.

　Hmm, that's pretty fast.
　It's a far cry from the previous contestants.

　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.
　A spiteful battle ensues, and Desmond's face is right in front of me.

''Ho, this should be fairly entertaining.
That's pretty smug. Do you think you can beat me anytime?
I don't know.

　He pushed with his sword and got a distance from Desmond.
　

''It looks like you've mastered body-enhancing magic well.

　As I say it, Desmond fishes up the corners of his mouth with a grin.

''Yeah, since you taught me, I've been training body-enhancing magic in the shadows. Because of that--''

　Desmond raised his sword.

"And my sword has become the speed of light.

　He came at me with countless sword streaks.

'Hmm, looks like you're not bluffing.

　It was clear that he was on a different level than the Norman I fought in the first round.
　The lightning-fast sword exchanges, and I used my sword to taunt him, admiringly.


"You have no idea what's going on here!
I'm going too fast to see!
''Does this mean that fighting at too high a level is incomprehensible to ordinary people...''


　As I listened as I did so, I heard that from the audience as well.
　No wonder.
　If you're not skilled in combat, it would be impossible to even observe what we're doing.

"Gahaha!　How about it, how about it, how about it!

　Even though Desmond has been drawing his sword out so much, he hasn't run out of breath.
　It's the evidence of increased endurance with body strengthening magic.
　Is it true that you've been training for this?

I'm not going to be able to get it right.

　You can't just duck or catch your sword, you can also use your own sword to defend yourself and say, "You're getting carried away with the speed of light!


"You've reached the speed of light and you're getting carried away!


Oh?

　Desmond looked dubious as he wielded his sword.

　I put my magic into the sword I was holding.

'If you're dealing with the speed of light, you just have to go beyond it.

　Then he flashed Desmond with a flash of speed that exceeded even light.

''Guhaha!''

　A single slash. But it became a killing blow.

　Desmond is blown backwards.
　Even after being hit by a blow that transcends time, Desmond had not lost his will to fight while holding onto the floor.

"Ha, ha, ha. You are my apprentice, after all. That's the only way it would be fun!

　He shouts and Desmond swings his sword with all his strength.

　I didn't know that he'd still get up after the blow I just dealt him.
　Desmond's sword strikes me(...).
　If this was serious, Desmond's blow, which benefited from the body-strengthening magic, would have cut both sides cleanly off with Desmond's blow.

　However.

''That wasn't me(...).

　My figure disappears like smoke.

Wa.........!　This!

　I walked behind the astonished Desmond and placed a ton of wooden swords on his neck.

'If it's a battlefield, you're done here. Do you still want to continue fighting?

　When asked the same question as the entrance exam, Desmond dropped the sword he was holding and

I'm going to lose.

　That's what I said.
　At the same time, explosive cheers erupted.

I'm not going to be able to get the same result as I did on that entrance exam. I'm not done yet either.
No, that's not true. The process that led up to this point is completely different. Have a little more confidence.
Goodness. It's hard to know which one of us is the teacher.

　And Desmond let out a sigh of dismay.