Indeed, I felt that the old saying 'medicine is bitter' was true.
Just by looking at Jin-woo, who was now smiling confidently in front of me, I could tell.
A moment ago, he was at a loss about what to do, but now he was smiling as if it was worth a try.
The children are growing, little by little.
"Then, come at me."
"I was going to anyway, even if you didn't say anything!"
As soon as Jin-woo shouted, the wind in the space where we stood began to change strangely.
"Se-a!"
"Let's give it a try!"
Suddenly, purple platforms appeared in the air without any warning.
Even though Jin-woo hadn't seen all the platforms, he stepped on them as if they were naturally there and charged at me.
I thought it was a really interesting application, even though it was a method I had thought of.
Thanks to Se-a's support, the attack had become three-dimensional rather than two-dimensional.
Most importantly, the platforms were created not by Jin-woo but by Se-a, a spatial mage.
Given that she could use spatial magic, she would create paths in ways that no one could predict, more so than any ordinary person.
In fact, Jin-woo's movements now surpassed my imagination.
"…Detecting with the wind, huh."
I understood the nature of the strange wind.
Jin-woo was reading the wind.
He was controlling and sensing the surrounding wind, predicting that platforms were where the wind was blocked, and stepping there.
I had only given him a slight hint, but seeing him use his ability like this, it seemed that the description in the <Character Guide> about his potential as an excellent hitman was true.
However, it was only a more unconventional attack, not something I couldn't follow with my eyes.
I stretched out my fist towards Jin-woo, who was charging at me.
My target was his jaw. Seeing the potential, I thought it would be fine to end the sparring, but for some reason, my fist felt heavy.
"Ha. This is interesting."
The blue magic that had been wrapping my body disappeared, leaving only my fist.
Judging from his saying 'Adagissimo,' it seemed to be a spell that slowed down the target.
Although it didn't stop me from swinging my fist, focusing on one spot like this made me miss the timing.
"Uaaaaaah!!"
I twisted my body to avoid Jin-woo's dagger.
At the same time, I lifted my foot to strike him, but Jin-woo stepped on another platform in the air, twisting his body to launch a second attack.
I gave up on defending with my heavy right arm and stretched out my left arm to block Jin-woo's attack again.
Thanks to the [Midas' Glove], I wasn't cut by the dagger, but my palm went numb from the impact.
Then.
As I tried to grab Jin-woo's dagger as I did before, he seemed to sense something strange and quickly withdrew his dagger, stepping back.
'You won't fall for the same trick twice, huh?'
Not a bad reaction.
Jin-woo, who had moved his body more strenuously than usual due to Se-a's magic, was breathing heavily.
Clearly, the improved combination and application of techniques.
Not bad. No, quite good. Good enough to give me confidence that they wouldn't fall for such a clumsy trick.
But.
"Still, you're clumsy!"
I didn't miss the opportunity to catch my breath and charged at Young-je, who was separated from the two, swinging my fist.
"Isn't this the time to target me?"
"Your position was that messy."
Indeed, in actual games, too.
A mage far from the front line is, after all, the one who should be dealt with first.
Of course, an ice shield appeared to block my punch, but──
"Indeed."
Without adjusting my strength, I swung my fist.
With a crack, the shield shattered, and Young-je's body bent into a C shape.
Judging from his eyes, he hadn't fainted yet. Just as I was about to deliver a finishing blow,
"Jin-woo! Now!"
"An-geung! Hold on!"
My fist grazed Young-je's cheek, not his jaw.
Had he not given up until the end?
It seemed Se-a had made my attack miss.
Taking advantage of this, Jin-woo charged at me, trying to separate me from Young-je, but……
"It's a pity, but the physical difference is too great."
Jin-woo's kick was far too weak to push me away.
I bent my arm that had grazed Young-je's cheek and struck his face with my elbow. At the same time, his pupils dilated, and he collapsed to the ground.
Without releasing the force from the arm that had struck Young-je, I grabbed Jin-woo's face and slammed it into the ground.
"Jin-woo!"
Jin-woo, who had managed to avoid hitting his face by putting his hands on the ground, tried to trip me by swinging his leg in a capoeira-like motion.
"I told you."
My body didn't move at all.
If I had been caught off guard, it might have worked, but with my body prepared for an attack, Jin-woo's move was far too weak.
"The physical difference is too great."
"A… gently──."
I dropped my fist on Jin-woo's head, which was lying on the ground.