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Chapter 60




【60】59
[Hot!]
In the deep of night.
Kieran suddenly came to his senses.
“Are you awake?”
[Ah, you wicked human!]
Kieran was terrified and scooted back on his bottom.
Seeing Kieran’s reaction, Leo rested his chin on his hand.
“I’ll acknowledge that you are the successor of the Fairy King for now.”
[What, what did you say?]
“The oath was forcibly fulfilled.”
Leo narrowed his eyes and looked down at the back of his right hand.
There, a silver summoning circle was shining.
Kieran was shocked at the sight.
[No, no way! Could you be the oath-taker my father spoke of!]
'Silrod’s oath-taker? Indeed, the seal was meant to be broken upon meeting the oath-taker.'
Leo had obtained the oath through a completely different route, independent of Silrod’s will, but the fact that the contract was forcibly fulfilled by the oath was true.
“Seems so.”
[Unbelievable! There’s no way my father would choose a lowly human as the oath-taker!]
Kieran, who had been waving his arms in anger, suddenly stopped when he saw Leo raising the Summoning textbook.
[Now, now, I think contracting with a human might not be so bad after all!]
“Why did you end up being exiled?”
[Since you are the oath-taker, there’s no need to hide it.]
Kieran looked out the window with a melancholic expression.
[That night, just like tonight, was a starry one.]
Kieran, as the eldest son of the Fairy King, was loved by all the fairies in Fairyland.
Living a life where he could do whatever he wanted from a young age, Kieran often caused trouble.
[That night, those who envied me slandered me, and in the end, I incurred my father’s displeasure.]
“So, you caused all sorts of trouble and made Silrod angry? And now you’re acting all indignant about being kicked out?”
[EEK?]
Seeing Leo brandish the Summoning textbook, Kieran was terrified and fled.
Leo, who knew his friend’s character well, thought about how much Silrod must have suffered to take such drastic measures with his son.
“Tsk. Anyway, now that the seal is broken, you can return to Fairyland anytime, right? Go and call Silrod.”
[That’s impossible.]
“Why?”
[I can’t return to Fairyland. I need to find all six of my wings to go back.]
“...”
[Anyway, it seems you won’t be able to meet my father again. Well, that’s how it is with humans.]
Kieran folded his arms, looking down on Leo.
[Well, I don’t like that you’re human, but since you’ve been acknowledged by my father, I’ll tolerate you! I’ll give you the honor of helping me recover my wings! I believe the first wing is in the Fairy Forest, which used to be our territory. I hope you’ll lead me there soon.]
A dark shadow fell over Kieran’s smug expression.
‘Silrod, it seems your son coming to me was fate.’
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
[Cough! S, save me...! Cough!]
‘I’ll educate you properly and send you back.’
Thinking of his friend who had suffered because of his son, Leo smiled warmly.
***
“It’s cold!”
The next morning.
The students of Class 5, who had arrived at the clearing at the entrance of the Fairy Forest, screamed.
Even though they had changed into their winter uniforms and dressed as warmly as possible, the cold of the Fairy Forest was beyond imagination.
Even students from the northern regions shivered in the cold.
The northern regions where the elves lived were much farther north than where humans lived, making them colder.
While all the students were shivering, Halind said:
“Now, I’ll point out your shortcomings.”
Sena distributed the papers she had prepared to the students of the class.
The faces of the students who received the papers naturally stiffened.
“Lack of harmony between swordsmanship and magic? Me?”
Iliana looked bewildered.
“Insufficient ability to utilize summoned creatures?”
Taid also looked puzzled.
“Chelsea, what’s your problem?”
“Lack of understanding of wind magic. What about Kal?”
“Huh? I can understand the lack of mana, but is that really your weakness?”
Kal was surprised by Chelsea’s words.
Most students expressed doubt about the tasks given to them.
Chelsea raised her hand.
“Professor! I don’t understand! My wind magic is the best in the class, if not the best in the year. Why is my weakness a lack of understanding of wind magic?”
“Is that what you think?”
“Yes! I’m confident that my understanding of wind magic is as high as my brother’s!”
As a member of a renowned hero family with wind as their main attribute, this was unacceptable.
It wasn’t just Chelsea.
The aspects that Halind pointed out as lacking were what each student of Class 5 considered their ‘strengths.’
Areas where they believed they excelled over other students.
Naturally, they couldn’t help but show resistance when told they lacked skills in these areas.
Seeing everyone’s reactions, Halind said:
“Can’t you admit that you’re not using your strengths properly?”
“No!”
Chelsea answered with a slightly sulky expression.
“So, that’s what you think.”
Halind curled his lips.
“Chelsea Rualin. Step forward.”
Suddenly called, Chelsea looked puzzled and stepped forward.
“Leo Flaubert. Step forward.”
Leo was called next.
“From now on, the two of you will engage in a duel using only wind magic.”
“...!”
“If you’re as good as you claim, prove it here and now.”
“Professor, even if Leo is amazing, I’ll definitely win if we only use wind magic.”
The other students also thought so.
“If Chelsea Rualin wins, it means my judgment was wrong. If that happens, you’ll have free time during the field trip.”
At Halind’s words, all the students of Class 5 widened their eyes.
‘That means...’
‘We don’t have to suffer in this cold morning if she wins, right?’
‘If Chelsea just wins the class president!’
“On the other hand, if Leo Flaubert wins, you must follow my instructions without question.”
“Yes!”
“Go for it, Chelsea!”
“Crush the class president!”
“Chelsea! We believe in you!”
Suddenly, the entire class turned against Leo, making him laugh bitterly.
“Is there no one cheering for me?”
“Sorry, Leo! This time, I can’t cheer for you!”
Kal shook his head at Leo’s words and walked to the center of the clearing.
Thud, thud.
“By the way, this is the first time I’ll be fighting you with magic, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Although Leo helped Chelsea train every week, it was mostly physical training.
They had never engaged in a duel using magic like this.
‘I don’t think I’ll lose to Leo in a duel using only wind magic, but...’
Chelsea glanced at Leo and Halind.
‘Professor Halind wouldn’t have said that without a reason.’
Chelsea hopped around to warm up.
“No matter how great Leo is, this is too much.”
“Yeah.”
“Professor Halind seems to be overdoing it.”
Everyone looked calm, but Kal was tense.
‘Objectively, Chelsea has a huge advantage. But Leo has always exceeded expectations. He might have a secret weapon.’
“Begin.”
As soon as Halind gave the order, Chelsea chanted a spell.
“Wind Breaker!”
“Wind Breaker.”
Chelsea and Leo chanted the spell simultaneously.
Chelsea, who had expected Leo to dodge, was surprised.
Crack!
The blades of wind collided and canceled each other out.
Whoosh!
Of course, the fragments of Chelsea’s Wind Breaker that weren’t completely canceled hit Leo.
“Wind Shield!”
Whoosh!
The intense blades of the storm shattered Leo’s wind shield and left scratches on his body.
“...!”
“No, no way!”
Iliana shouted in disbelief, and Taid was flustered.
“What? Why? Isn’t Chelsea at an advantage?”
“You fool! Chelsea’s high-speed incantation is the best among the first-year students! Yet Leo countered with the same spell! What does that mean!”
‘Leo’s incantation speed... is faster than mine.’
Leo had shown a weakness in the latest magic trend, the activation ritual.
‘But it wouldn’t be strange if Leo had quickly overcome that weakness. Still, can his incantation speed for wind magic really be faster than mine?’
Chelsea’s high-speed incantation ability is undoubtedly the best among the first-year students.
Even Chloe and Abad were behind Chelsea in this area.
While Chelsea’s high-speed incantation was overwhelmingly powerful, the fact that Leo’s incantation speed was slower was a matter of pride for Chelsea.
‘Incantation speed doesn’t determine the outcome of a battle!’
It’s just slightly faster!
There’s no significant difference.
‘Besides, I can use a much wider variety of spells with high-speed incantation than Leo!’
“Wind Chain!”
Sizzle!
While Wind Breaker sweeps away enemies in a straight line, Wind Chain uses chains of wind to subdue the enemy.
As Chelsea’s spell targeted him, Leo completed his incantation.
“Wind.”
‘As expected, Leo’s variety of spells is lacking!’
Chelsea smiled confidently and shouted:
“You can’t beat me with just wind magic!”
Leo laughed at her words.
“Do you remember what I said the first day we met?”
“What?”
“Wind magic isn’t used like that.”
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