How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 50

The second student Xian encountered was a student ranked 56th.

Xian, who was slowly searching for marbles along the barrier, encountered a student who was also walking around the barrier.

“More, more and more!”

“I beg of you.”

And, the battle was over in an instant.

Cyan, who got closer, completely evaded the 56th attack, grabbed him and threw him out of the barrier.

There is no need to cut all the barriers with great effort. In this treasure hunt event, there was an out-of-field match.

‘It’s convenient because it’s close to the barrier.’

The reason he searches along the barrier is to examine the marble in as little detail as possible, but it wasn’t worse after seeing these small gains.

“ah.”

I just found one problem.

I realized after throwing it, but I shouldn’t have won so easily.

‘I should have checked to see if he had the marbles first… … .’

The object of the treasure hunt is not to drop even one large number of students. Collecting marbles, which are treasures.

I threw it outside before I could check it, so I couldn’t go to search.

Because if you go outside the barrier, you will be eliminated.

‘I’m going to be careful next time.’

Well, it’s something to be careful of next time.

With a bit of self-reflection, he again followed the barrier and made a big turn up the hill.

As a result, I was able to meet more students.

“If I can’t have it, no one else can have it!”

Some of them seemed to be beaten, so they took out the beads they had and threw them far outside the barrier.

Then he laughed hahahaha, so he fainted and threw it away.

“Haap!”

Some of them were crossing the log bridge, while others were attacking.

He probably intended to safely fire magic from above if he lost his balance and fell downward.

It didn’t work on Xian because it was obvious from where he was hiding.

I had 4 marbles as if I had robbed a lot with this technique.

In addition, I encountered two people at once and got hit by a joint attack, and I also found a guy who was secretly hiding inside a cave.

A total of 8 marbles were collected in this way.

By this time, the stadium had shrunk a lot and there were no more students to meet.

And after a little while more.

Xian arrived at the final destination, at the top of the hill, under a large tree.

What was waiting there was the expected opponent.

“… … You are here.”

rumor.

With seven marbles under her feet, she was waiting.

* * *

“In the end, there was no variable.”

“I see.”

At the bottom of the hill, Kurgan, the Beast Guild students, and the dropped first year students were admiring the inside of the arena.

Colosseum enchanted view of a hill to one side.

With that as a spectacle, the students were eating snacks and resting.

“After all, it’s just the two of them.”

“No. 1 and No. 2… … . I left it obvious, but it still bothers me. Which of the two counts?”

“well. would it be similar? Ah, but the swordsman Xian might have an advantage.”

“I don’t think so. I fought Yu Seol the other day, and the countermeasures for close combat were perfect, right? I just couldn’t break through.”

Kurgan stroked his chin.

He was predicting the outcome of victory or defeat to some extent. The three-way battle between Xian, Ran, and Yu-seol that we saw last week.

It was only a brief confrontation, but the difference in skills was clear.

Maybe Cyan will win this time too.

―If you want to see my skills, you guys will directly challenge me. I’ll gladly accept it.

after.

Laughter leaked out involuntarily.

What Xian said while leaving the meeting room at that time.

“hehehehe, you cheeky junior.”

Will he be able to show an image worthy of that confidence?

This is why Everwhale is good. Because juniors who don’t get tired of it come in every year.

Last year there was Damian and this year there is Xian.

They were cheeky to the point of irritation, but it was even more interesting because they were like that.

“Anyway, aren’t there juniors who are as polite to seniors as I was in the past?”

“… … .”

At Kurgan’s words, a member of the Beast Guild nearby looked at Kurgan with tired eyes.

While trying hard to hide the fact that there is no one as arrogant and arrogant as you.

* * *

Yuseol undid the stole that was hanging around his neck. A white stole with a slight sheer inside.

I thought he was taking it off for fear of getting in the way of movement, but it wasn’t.

Wasn’t the stall swimming through the air as if it were wrapped around her?

“Looks like something out of the ordinary.”

“It’s an artifact.”

Wings of Reception.

It is a B-class defensive artifact that has the ability to automatically detect and block attacks directed at the user.

There was nothing wrong with using artifacts or anything like that.

Everwhale’s Dalian regulations fully allow the use of artifacts.

Otherwise, Xian wouldn’t have been able to use the Black Sword, and Julio wouldn’t have been able to use the Chunryunsa either.

“… … Try it for the first time since coming to this school.”

“That is an honor.”

widely!

Xian raised his sword and charged.

I was curious about the artifact’s performance, but to check it, I had to approach it first.

[ Sangcheon Sword – Island ]

cooong!

Seeing Xian closing the distance in an instant, Yoo Seol clenched his teeth and ran backwards.

At the same time, she sprayed the cold air that raged through her hand toward Xian.

It became countless arrows and rushed at Xian.

Chae chae chae chae chae!

Xian slashes his sword and continues to approach.

It failed to repulse him with dozens of ice arrows, but it succeeded in slowing him down.

In the meantime, she put her hands together.

Cold builds up in your hands. It scattered beautiful light like snow crystals reflecting light.

[ White lotus flower ]

Shoot aaa!

She spread her hands. The condensed cold air burst out at once and began to freeze the arena without limits.

Seeing the frozen ground, Xian pondered for a moment.

Should I dodge backwards?

There is still space left in the back. but.

‘There is no answer if I just avoid it.’

Inside the arena is limited. And the magic of rumors was poised to freeze everything inside.

It is not a problem that can be solved by running away.

So I jumped into the ice land.

Kwajik! Stepping on the frozen fields and breaking them.

“… … !”

Yu Seol’s eyes widened as if he hadn’t expected to jump right in.

Quaang!

Thanks to being caught off guard, Xian was able to safely approach her. and struck a blow

But what stopped her was her stall.

To be precise, it was a frozen white cloth filled with her mana.

‘Are you frozen?’

Xian retrieved the sword and swung it again. Find a gap where the stall is not deployed.

However, at that moment, the melted cloth again blocked his sword.

Kang!

The moment you block it, it freezes the same way again.

‘this… … .’

I was a little surprised by the unexpected defense method.

In the meantime, Yoo Seol, who had completed the magic, scattered his hands.

Shish shush shush!

Numerous small ice crystals the size of a finger fell on Xian.

Xian frowned and changed his sword to spear. Charleuk! He swung his sword wide and slashed the ice crystals.

‘Kuh.’

Most of the crystals, including those aimed at the vital points, were cut out, but a few came in between the gaps of the sword.

They dutifully cut through Cyan’s barrier.

Kang! Can-can!

Similar battles followed several times.

At first, it was Cyan that suffered some damage, but at some point it was able to reverse.

‘The movements are monotonous.’

The movement of the fabric that prevents spillage.

It became a soft cloth It became a frozen hard cloth It was a guy who moved freely, but the movement itself was nothing special.

Perhaps because it moved automatically, it was much more linear than Julio’s Cheonryunsa.

Attacking something like that was easy for Xian.

“… … !”

What has become difficult is rumors.

Kang! On the left side, the winged robe blocks Xian’s sword. But right after that, Xian’s sword fell from above.

To the place where the wing clothes can’t catch up.

‘Melee… … Stronger than I thought.’

It’s much more savage than she had in mind. He couldn’t afford much more than when he was trained in close combat by the family’s High Knights.

He tried to increase the distance somehow, but Xian’s sword followed him as if he had expected it.

In close combat, he was always one, no, two moves ahead.

[The snake in winter laughs.]

[Suddenly asks if it’s not the right time.]

‘… … .’

Feeling the rushing energy of Xian’s sword, Yu Seol turned around. The winged robe spread wide and blocked the sword.

But this time it wasn’t hard. It gently unfolded and wrapped around Xian’s sword, and froze in that state.

Xian frowned and cut off the fabric.

Class B artifacts are broken like that. It can be repaired, but not usable anymore, at least not for this battle.

However, thanks to that, Yoo Seol was able to widen some distance.

‘let’s do it.’

She spread her palms.

[The snake in winter is excited.]

[I look forward to seeing how long it has been since Advent.]

‘Even though it’s just a part.’

The cluster of lights gathered at the fingertips spewed out ice snakes. It wrapped around her palm and eventually reached her elbow.

At that moment, her vision flickered white.

From the soles of my feet to the top of my head, I feel a cold wick running through my entire body.

It was a tower of ice that would never shake.

partial descent. It was the best hand she had.

Unlike Advent, which gives Psyche the initiative of the body, she leaves her will completely, and at the same time, is in a state where she can draw on Psyche’s power.

‘what?’

Meanwhile, Xian was feeling something strange.

A strange feeling that cannot be described in words.

It feels like the existence in front of you has been replaced with a completely different existence in an instant.

It’s like I’ve seen it somewhere.

“… … .”

Yu Seol gathered the cold in his hands again.

But it was incomparably more powerful than before.

She scattered it across the sky.

Clouds of chill covered the sky, pouring icy rain across the arena.

[Winter Rain – Perennial Frost]

Do-do-do-do-do-do!

Raindrops that can easily pierce even steel fall like heavy rain.

Xian frowned. This is unavoidable. There was no place to escape.

have no choice but to block

[ Sword Spirit (劍靈) – Sword Wheel (劍輪) ]

He took out a sword wheel in both hands. Then he raised his aura.

The swords in both hands were enveloped in a black aura.

[ Double Star Sword – Lunar Eclipse ]

His sword cut through the sky once.

Along the trail, the ice rain gradually falls! broke out

It didn’t stop there, and his sword continued the sword path again like flowing water.

There is no action to retrieve the sword. As soon as you swing it once, it already leads to the next action.

The only herbivore in the twin swords. With a single sword that does not stop flowing even after hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of swings.

Cha Cha Cha Chang!

Unfolding with both swords, it soon changed to a plane that covered the air, not a line drawn in the air.

Densely filling all spaces, his sword cut through the pouring rain.

Enveloped in a black aura, it looked like an ominous shadow covering the moon.

“Stop this… … ?”

The rumors were astonishing.

What she saw in Xian’s sword was something she knew well.

Aura used by the High Knights of the family.

That meant that the swordsman had already reached the stage. It was never a skill that a student on the path of learning could use.

Psyche shouted at her, who was shocked by the appearance of the Aura.

[The snake of winter shouts.]

[Screams to write it quickly, quickly.]

“uh? uh, uh yeah!”

It sounded strangely nervous, but Yoo Seol couldn’t figure out why.

All I heard was urging me to focus on the battle.

The winter rain is coming to an end. Before that, you need to use the next spell.

She opened her palms and spread her hands.

surrounding environment. The whole stadium is already frozen. Already, this inside was like her own territory.

And the mage never loses within the realm.

Koo Goo Goo Goo!

When she put her hands together, a wall of ice rose around Xian, who was blocking the winter rain.

The wall that grew in an instant drew a spiral and wrapped around Xian.

Xian, who is spreading his twin swords, cannot escape from the spot.

Eventually, all that was left was the hemispherical ice house where Xian was imprisoned.

It was a prison filled with Psyche’s power, from which there was no escape.

[The snake in winter shakes its head.]

[I just lock it up and scream what to do when it’s over.]

“huh? If you lock it up, you win, but why?”

It was natural for her.

It is an on-campus event. Opponents are classmates, not enemies. Isn’t it actually a victory just by locking it up?

But what Psyche told me to use wasn’t magic for confinement.

[The snake of winter shouts.]

[He says that he feels the power of his compatriots in the aura written by that man.]

For a moment, I couldn’t understand what Psyche was talking about.

But before long, her pupils were dilated.

right after that.

Great!

The ice sphere containing Psyche’s power was cracked.

[The Black Spirit is excited by the familiar energy!]

Pajijijijik!

Shattering the ice sphere at once, Xian’s sword fell down.

The startled Yoo Seol tried to avoid it right away, but Xian was faster than that.

Black auras fall like lightning.

Kwajik!

＜Remaining 1＞

＜The massive coliseum is interrupted.＞

At the same time as her barrier was broken, the barrier surrounding her began to disappear as well.

What remains is a rumor with a blank expression.

“… … .”

It was only Xian who looked down at her with a completely different cold gaze from before the match.