Chapter 21 (1/2)
Mightiest Melee Magician
Chapter 21
Finally, the day of the last test, , had arrived.
After I entered the , where the tests would be held, I looked at the one who stopped me in my way.
“Did you come to say hi before the fight?”
Michael appeared before me in his signature swagger and cocky face while looking more confident than usual.
“Your recent academy life has been pretty fun, right?”
“What?”
“Am I wrong? I heard your popularity is pretty high. Everyone’s trying their best to be on your good side.”
“……”
Wow, what was this?
It looked like he thought I stole the fame that should’ve gone to him.
Fame.
Even though I had no interest in that sort of thing…
I wanted to respond with some provocation.
“How about you?”
“What?”
“Don’t you want to be on my good side before it’s too late?”
As I showed an innocent and naive smile, Michael’s forehead started to crack.
“…You little…”
And the rage of this lad,
“You. Don’t you know who I am? No matter how good your marks are, in the end, it’s my father who has the Radian Kingdom’s magic world in his hand! The one who needs to be on the good side isn’t me, but you! Do you understand?!”
Exploded spectacularly.
Like, Boom!
“…I’m not deaf. Can you say that a bit softly?”
He was right.
The influence of the ‘Galehill’ family in the Radian Kingdom was enormous.
Even the academy, which should be pure of influence, was still within reach of the ‘Galehill’ family.
And it got worse in the Royal Court and the Magic Tower.
However, what could I do?
My end goal wasn’t ‘the magic world of the Radian Kingdom’.
It was ‘the whole continent’.
I asked while smiling brightly,
“Sure, that can also be called influence if you say so. Even though it’s all rotten and corrupt power. But Michael… are ‘you’ included in that influence you’re talking about?”
“…What?”
“Don’t you need to be recognised as a magician to be accepted as a ‘real’ Galehill family member? But what about you?”
Since a long time ago, bad rumours had circulated about House Galehill.
They cruelly treated and abandoned family members who were talentless in magic, and if another family’s kid showed talent, they would take them and raise them as one of their own.
Also, to prove their ability in magic, they must graduate as the top of the class.
In this sense, Michael Galehill hadn’t been accepted by his family yet.
“…My father’s recognition?”
As if my words hit the mark, Michael Galehill’s face soon became crumpled in anger and started to grind his teeth.
“That recognition. I just need to get it today after defeating you.”
“Really? I’m looking forward to it.”
As I twirled around, Michael said one more thing behind my back.
“Ruin.”
“What?”
“The disrespectful behaviour you’ve shown today. I’ll definitely make you regret it.”
“……”
Just how much had he prepared to be so confident?
I just shrugged my shoulders at Michael.
“Sure. Do whatever you want.”
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The most important point in a Magician vs Magician spar was…
Casting speed.
And on top of that, the discernment to deal with the opponent when they start casting a Defense spell.
However, for this sparring, I needed to look at it from a different perspective.
Because, no matter what I did, I was still a magician who casts in the ‘melee’ range.
I needed to look at this from a Knight vs Magician standpoint.
“The ones Draka had the most trouble facing were High-ranking magicians. Especially magicians who were good at Restriction magic to keep distance from him.”
Restriction magic that hindered my movement.
Freezing magic that froze my body.
Spells that summoned tornadoes combined with other magics that could stop knights from engaging in close combat.
And so on.
“Your opponents will know you will try and fight them in close combat. If they prepare for it, the fights won’t be easy.”
Just as Straang said, if Michael had prepared well for this fact, the situation would definitely become complicated.
However, on the other hand,
“You’re saying it’s possible if I can get close?”
“Well, yeah. Since they’ll fall to one punch.”
If I could approach them, it’d be my victory.
I stretched my arms above my head and looked around at my surroundings.
The distance between Michael and me was around 100 meters.
Pr/n: approx 110yd
If I wanted to narrow this distance efficiently, I needed to use the terrain features effectively.
The was one of the prides of the academy.
The benefits included all flow of magic power here being controlled and the lethality of attacks being reduced by 99%, so safe sparring was possible.
It also contained various terrain features that could be used by magicians to simulate realistic combat.
“Pillars, boulders, platforms…’
Other than the myriad of terrain features, they also had a few small dirt mounds, so it was an area where we could fight using real tactics.
I prepared for the spar by memorising the position of these features.
To understand the surroundings and use them for my benefit.
This was a basic combat tactic.
At that point, a professor who had stepped in as the judge spoke up.
“Is everyone ready?”
“Yes.”
As soon as I replied, Michael, who had his eyes closed, slowly opened them, and nodded.
Michael and I locked eyes simultaneously.
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“……Eh?”
Michael Galehill.
He stared with a fierce gaze, and didn’t conceal his killing intent.
However,
‘Something’s off…’
There was an unusual atmosphere around him.
From his eyes, he looked anxious about his surroundings while also being drenched in a thick aura of madness, and the tips of his fingers were shivering.
I knew.
That Michael may have looked to be a consistently arrogant and cocky guy.