Hard Work Will Never Betray Me (WN) - Chapter 143

In the end, Johan did not suffer a wound thanks to the excellence of the “mental sanctuary,” but he seemed to have suffered considerable deep damage and has not yet awakened from his faintness after about ten minutes had passed.

It was an awkward match, but the next match was still to take place.

The second round was to be played by the eight winners of the first round of the tournament, excluding me.

　Match 1: Gilbert vs. Claudia.

　Match 2: Lily vs. Eleonora.

　Match 3: Leon vs. Iris.

　Match 4: Oscar vs. Christophe.

Marie marked the tournament table in red and explained that it would be done in the above order.

　By the way, you can see what happened to me …….

“Eberhard is going to be seeded. There’s no need to have more people drop out along the way for no good reason.”

That’s what she said. I am grateful that she appreciates me, but I feel that she is treating me in a very appropriate manner.

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　In the meantime, the first match started. The first match was Gilbert vs. Claudia. As soon as the match started, Claudia generated an “earthen golem. She attacked Gilbert with it.

However, for Claudia, this was not a good fit this time. Gilbert, a knightly type who uses his double-handed sword to cleave his opponents, showed off his swordsmanship and power to smash Claudia’s ” earth golems” without regret.

“I give up.”

‘It’s over!　Gilbert wins!”

With her golem destroyed, Claudia had no way to fight. She admitted defeat herself, and the match ended with Gilbert’s victory.

“If you are going to fight against a knight type, you need a stronger Golem.”

“And you need to strengthen your own fighting strength”

” Yes, I will do my best.”

Claudia’s weakness is that she would be completely defenseless if her ” earth golem,” which is her strong point, is defeated. She may be good at magic, but it should not be her only means of combat. From now on, she herself will need to acquire the ability to combat.

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　The second match followed. It is Lily who wields ice magic vs. Eleonora who unleashes fire magic. These two perform magic at polar opposites, but they may be similar in that they both hate to lose.

　Will Lily win this match, with her unusual magic of ice and time-space attribute? Or will Eleonora, who has a strong knowledge of magic, win the match? As for me, I want Lily to win, but to be honest, I think Eleonora, who is more experienced in combat, has the advantage.

Lily has grown considerably over the past year, but even so, it is not easy to overturn a gap of years. I am looking forward to seeing who will win.

“Here it comes. Are you ready?”

“I’m ready, !　Get ready to rinse the sand you just chewed on!”

The two of them dared each other to do it. Lily said it elegantly, but Eleonora responded with a very provocative remark. What can I say, it shows her personality, doesn’t it? She’s not a bad girl. …… Eleonora is very competitive, as if her thoughts are directly connected to combat. She’s a bullfighter, so to speak. Her burning magic and will are like a fighting bull whose only thought is to blow away the enemy in front of her. She is so small that she can’ t even be compared to a bull.

‘Lily, go for it!’

“!”

　Lily turns around and smiles at me as I cheer her on in the arena. And then, with a brave smile not unlike a young lady’s, she gave a big thumbs-up.

…… “Well, Lily was also a tomboy.”

Although she usually keeps her perfect manners as a duchess behind the scenes, I, who have known Lily for a long time from childhood until now, know her as a tomboy. Whenever I catch a glimpse of her true nature that comes to the surface at a moment’s notice, I am immersed in a feeling of nostalgia, which is one of the privileges of being a permitted spouse. Childhood friends are great, aren’t they?

“Begin!”

“Aaaaah!　”Spirit of the frozen silver ice, Ash, obey your contract and manifest yourself to me!””

“A summoned beast. Then I too …… ‘Efreet the Spirit of Fire’!

Fenrir, the gray-haired ice wolf with a bluish-white lightning pattern, and Efreet, the flaming spirit of fire, are summoned into the “spiritual sanctuary” of the field . It seems that Eleonora also summoned her own divine beast in response to Lily, who summoned out a summoned divine beast.

The flame spirit Efreet. It is a powerful divine beast that is regarded as the top-ranked divine beast of the fire attribute.

“Become a storm of crystal clear icicles and ravage my enemies. Icicle Storm!”

“I will not be outdone!　Burning Fire!”

Lily cooperates with Ash to create a rain of numerous icicles, while Eleonora transfers her magical power to the flame spirit Efreet to create a huge, blazing fireball. The two then collided, and a bomb blast blasted through the area, mixing the extreme cold and burning atmosphere of the ground.

‘……, isn’t this the most heated battle since the beginning of the entire tournament ?”

“…., it’s nothing short of amazing to be able to handle magic of this magnitude of power.”

The two of us were watching the match and exchanging our thoughts about it.

“….., Eleonora has the upper hand.”

Seems like.”

It seems that they have been shooting at each other for a while, but now the battle is leaning towards Eleonora’s dominance as Iris said. The actuality that the two are not that much different in terms of strength, but it seems that the difference in experience and sense came into play. Eleonora has been familiar with combat since she was a child as the daughter of the “Eastern General” family. Her fighting sense was nothing short of superb.

“Blasting Hot Wind!”

Ugh……!

Aiming for a timing that can neither be avoided nor intercepted, Eleonora’s spell strikes Lily directly. And the power of that magic was far beyond the level that a defenseless human could withstand.

“That’s enough!　The winner, Eleonora!”

“Lily!’

　I ran over to Lily, who was lying on the ground. I knew she was okay, but I still couldn’t calmly watch her.

‘r. I’m safe. I’m fine. …… I’m sorry for showing you such an unpleasant fight. ……”

“You fought so well against Eleonora. The actuality that you can get a lot of experience is a good thing. You should be proud of yourself.”

“Well ……, I’m glad to hear that ”

“Well, good job anyway. I will avenge you.”

“I’m not dead. ……”

I’m going to have to make sure that as her future husband, I’m going to have avenge her .

　Well, before that, I will have to fight either Iris or Leon, and either Oscar or Christophe. ……

“All of them are not going to relax. I’ll be ready for anything.”