Hard Work Will Never Betray Me (WN) - Chapter 139

After the match between Lilly and Lieselotte, the next match is Werner vs. Eleonora. Werner has the lightning attribute like Siegfried. Eleonora is the daughter of a frontier count like me, and her family is the “Eastern General. The “Eastern Generals” are a famous family whose prowess in the empire is comparable to that of the “Northern Generals,” and they are especially famous for their use of fire based magic. Of course, not all members of the family have the fire attribute, but even so, it is said that many people are born with relatively fire-based magic.

Eleonora, who was born into such a family, is no exception, specializing in fire elemental magic, and from early on was hailed in social circles as a promising young lady with the future of the empire in her hands. She has mastered many of the secret spells handed down in the Hoover family, and although she is already an S-ranked girl, at the same age as me (13), she is a formidable newcomer, with a rank of A+ or even higher. I have no doubt that she will reach the S rank in the future. I am looking forward to her future.

“Now then, let’s see where both of you stand.”

“I won’t take it easy on you. Are you ready?”

“I’m ready!　I don’t care if you can’t keep up with my speed!”

Both seem to be ready for a fight, as they both have a competitive streak in them.

“Let’s get started!”

　After receiving Marie’s signal, Werner was the first to make his move. He is not proud of his speed. It was a great dash.

But Eleonora was not to be defeated. She is the shortest of the 18 trainee members, but her magical power is vast and dense, unlike her slender physique.

He performed “Electric Lightning”!　Followed by ‘lightning strike’!

Werner’s attack explodes. The “lightning lightning” is a skill that buffs you by constantly preparing lightning-attribute spell so that it is possible to activate lightning-attribute magic with no time delay. It also has the advantage of increasing the speed of lightening reflection several times faster than normal, although not as fast as the “Lightning Empire Possession. The “Thunderbolt” is a small lightning attack aimed at Eleonora with no motion at all. The power of the attack is relatively low-powered, but because it is a lightning strike, the speed of the attack is such that it is quite difficult to avoid.

“That’ is pretty sweet!　Fire Wall!””

In response, Eleonora launched the “Fire Wall,” a magic spell that creates a wall of flames that covers several meters around her. The name sounds familiar from some security measure software, but while that one is a fire wall, this one creates a wall with flames themselves. The coincidence of the names is probably a complete coincidence.

Werner’s “lightning strike” was blocked by the “firewall” and scraped away, as if to say that she is the gifted daughter of the Hoover family. And Eleonora did not miss that opportunity.

‘Take a hit!　Bomb Flame Blast!””

Eleonora created a number of fist-sized black spheres, which were ejected like baseballs. Werner easily avoided them, thanks in part to the effect of “Electric Lightning,” but he had a bad feeling about this.

“Huh.”

The next moment Eleonora’s fearless smile fills the air, and her hunch is proven correct, as the ball explodes in a spectacular manner.

“Ooooooh!”

Werner did not take a direct hit, but it seems that he was lightly struck and received damage that could not be ignored. He seemed to be doing his best to avoid the ” firebombs” that were being shot out one after another.

And that was exactly what Eleonora was after. Werner found himself surrounded by a large number of ” flame bombs,” and he was unable to move.

” I’m trapped!　But this is not the end!　Special ‘Lightning Burst’!”

Werner released a desperate blow with all his magical power. It is a “special kill,” and is of such a tremendous size that it cannot be compared to the “lightning storm” that was just launched.Countless bolts of lightning, which could be described as a “barrage,” were shot out from Werner, all of which were directed at Eleonora.

　The “Bakufire Dragon Hellfire” was a powerful one.

“The “Hellfire Dragoon!”

The next moment Eleonora shouted out, her magical power expanded rapidly and revealed itself to the world in the form of a huge, flaming dragon. The flaming dragon opened its wide jaws and charged at Werner, spreading an enormous amount of heat.

‘Nah, you’ve got to be kidding me!”

　—-bari-bari-bari-bariiii…………!

Super high pressure lightning and super high heat blasts collided in mid-air. The two sides seemed to be in competition for a while, but it was the “Bakufire Dragon Hellfire Dragoon” that won the fight.

——–.”

Werner was caught in a wave of flames so intense that it was difficult to look directly at him. The area is enveloped in a flash of light and white smoke.

　How long had it been ……? When the smoke finally cleared after several tens of seconds or even minutes, the only person standing there was Eleonora, as expected.

‘The winner, Eleonora!　’”

　Looking at the area where Werner was located, the ground had been gouged out as if it had been blown up, and in some places it had been melted into a glass-like shape.

“..What can I say, it was a great battle.”

　It was truly a spectacular match in the sense that we saw an exchange of large-scale, high-powered magic. The clash of high power magic is still worth watching.

…… Whatever it is, it’s clear once again that “spiritual sanctuary” is a great spell. If a person were to be directly hit by such magic, a human being would be easily wiped out. ……

　　Thus, the match between Werner vs. Eleonora ended with Eleonora’s victory.

　　　　　✳︎

“Good job. You are strong after all.”

“I’m somewhat annoyed when you say that. I’m not going to be beaten forever. Wait for me in the final of this tournament. I’m going to win.”

I’ve had many hand-to-hand combat with Eleonora during my training, as our abilities are comparatively close. I almost always win, but there are rare occasions when I would lose. If I set a limit or a disadvantage, it often becomes 50-50. But at the moment, I have won eight times in a row.

“I’ve got a secret plan to beat you. You’ll have to wait and see.”

Eleonora turns back to Marie with a challenging smile on her face. I know it was not a battle junkie, but I couldn’t help but feel a little excited.

By the way, Christophe is also a bit more competent than the other members, but he has a personality problem to begin with, and above all, his compatibility with me is devastating, so we have never fought since that incident when we first started training together.

Furthermore, Christophe never matched up with Johan, Oscar, or any of the other members of the group. He was always alone. I don’t know if that makes him strong, but it would be a problem if he rebelled against the empire even if he were to become strong like that. It’s best not to worry about it.

“Next up are Eberhard and Nadia.”

Marie told me to hurry up and get ready for the fifth match, so I headed to the “spiritual sanctuary.”

“Nadia, good luck.”

“I’ll do my best. ……　Ugh, I bite …….”

　Nadia, cheered on by Iris, comes into the “spiritual sanctuary” biting her tongue and looking sore. The actuality is that she’s a cat-like beastman. The double teeth are also quite sharp and pointed like a cat’s. I wonder if she bites her tongue with them and doesn’t hurt herself?　I wondered what a real cat’s teeth would be like, and I turned to face Nadia, wondering what she would do.

“Just so you know, I’m not going to go easy on you.”

Holding back is an act of belittling your opponent and disrespecting a serious match. The first thing to do is to make sure that you are not going to be able to get away with it.

Nadia is a cat-ear girl with a lot of screwed-up qualities, but she has a lot of talent.

The mystery of dark attribute magic has not yet been fully solved, and there are still many uncertainties. Nadia, who uses it, is perhaps the most unexpected of all the members of this group.

Dark horse. The big eater.

　Only in “Dark Dark,” you never know what will happen. Nadia has such unpredictable potential.

“Of course, 　I’ll do my best to match you!”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

The unpredictable “Nadia, the Mage of Darkness,” versus the “Comet Eberhard,” who has pursued the non-attribute. The unpredictable battle was about to begin.