Hard Work Will Never Betray Me (WN) - Chapter 146

In the competition hosted by Marie , I had one skill that I had kept secret.

Why did I keep that one secret? ……It was because, simply put, it was too powerful.

The “Silver Armor Aegis,” which is the upper level compatible with the ” Robe” and “General’s Armor,” which I have used in the past when fighting strong opponents, is a Buff skill that strengthens me.

　On the other hand, the [shock] spell that are synonymous with me and many of the more than 1,000 spells I have mastered during my training are offensive spells that directly damage opponents.

　The new skill I had kept secret is literally a special attack that has been mastered to the highest level. It is the most powerful and powerful attack in my record, with the power and destructive force to kill the opponent if it hits the target cleanly.

　The idea for the attack itself had been in the works for quite some time. However, the amount of magic power required was not a factor, and I overwhelmingly lacked the control to manipulate the magic power and the combat experience to catch the timing of the launch, so it remained a mere concept.

　However, after a year of training diligently under Marie, learning various types of spells and fine control of magic, and successfully improving my ability through mock battles with Marie and many other trainees, I finally succeeded in developing a new skill that had been only an idea.

　This is a special move that only I, who can use [shock] spell, can use, and it is only for me. The time has come for me to release this spell, which I had been restraining myself from using because it was too dangerous.

‘Marie. Just in case something happens, I want you to stay behind me, I’ll take care of this.”

Marie probably doesn’t think I will lose at all, but she still seems to be worried that I might get hurt at least. As usual, she is a very patient and kind person in spite of her tiny figure.

However, even such a kind . Marie is already not worried about Christophe. He should think about the meaning of that a little more.

“It’s all right,” Because I am Marie’s disciple.”

‘Yes, Eberhard ……”

I thought I told her to build like master like a disciple, but for some reason, Marie just turned red cheeks and mumbled my name. …… That’s not the reaction I was expecting.

‘Hal,…… I’ll let it slide for now because it’s something you have to do, but we’ll talk about it at length later.”

“What? Why?”

” we’ll talk about it later, including the questions I have about it.”

“Yes.”

I’m strangely curious about my fiancée Lily’s prickly dialogue, but I don’t have time for that right now, either. I feel like I’ve set off some flags again, but for the time being, I can’t move forward unless I get the messy Christophe out of the way.

“Well, Christophe, let’s get down to business. Let’s be serious.”

“Well, I’ll show you that talent is no match for incompetence,”.

I did not go easy on him in the match we had just had. I didn’t cut corners because it would have been rude to my opponent, and the trainees are not weak enough to win by cutting corners.

　But at the same time, I was not giving it my all.

　One reason. If I give it my all, the fight will be over in an instant, and it will not be good for any of us. We have to fight and survive against various enemies in the future. To do so, I have to fight against a wide variety of personalities in order to gain the ability to respond flexibly to any enemy. There is no point if I kill them in the blink of an eye.

　However, when it came to this fight with Christophe, it was a different story. Rather, I was required to give it my all and get rid of him him as quickly as possible. If he were to cut corners and cause damage to the other trainees, we would be blindsided. They are important assets for the future of the empire. And since Christophe is stronger than them, such a tragedy could actually happen. I should be careful.

“Fuck you!　Defective human being with no attributes!”

“Don’t call me .. defective it’s such a horrible thing!”

　There are certainly many people who cannot use attribute magic if it means that they are not at a practical level. Considering that there are only a handful of people who can become mages, most people would fall under that category .

　However, it is far too rare to be literally unable to use attribute magic at all. So I was actually quite concerned about the fact that I could only use non-attribute magic. His heartless comment stung me and made me go crazy .

“Hal clam dow : ……”

“It’s Christopher fault for provoking one of the complexes , Halt, who is one of the strongest in the empire.”

I could hear Lilly and Iris talking about something, but I was shaking with anger toward Christophe and didn’t care what was going on around me. I prepared for battle by activating the “Silver Armored Aegis” on my ” Robe” and faced Christophe head-on.

“Haaaaah!　Black Flame, Black Mist, Rock Avalanche, Rock Avalanche, Rock Avalanche, Rock Avalanche.”

‘I knew you had talent after all. ……”

　 　 　 　 It would be impossible for any other trainee to perform such a difficult spell in an instant, not to mention the power of the spell.

It would be difficult even for Eleonora, the brilliant daughter of the Huber frontier family, or Lily, who has developed the space-time element. If both of them have an attribute, they may be able to cast magic of the same difficulty level, but even so, it would be difficult for them to cast magic of different attributes in succession.

It was a hateful thing, but Christophe was a man blessed with that much talent for magic. If I had as much talent, I would have united the world by now. I can’t help but regret that he became so twisted at the young age of 13. It is a loss to humanity.

“But it won’t work on me.”

I poured my ample magical power into the “Silver Armored Aegis” and made its silvery white magical armor grow to a huge size. The thick armor becomes even thicker, and a silvery-white Titan that far exceeds my height appears.

“Tch!”

Christophe’s spell is blocked by the silvery armor, and it sweeps away without doing any damage.

“Wind Forest Volcano!”　…… ‘Purgatory ward’!”

The next thing I know, he’s hitting me with the same big attack he used when he defeated Johan and Oscar, but it still doesn’t manage to penetrate my armored body. I can’t say it myself, but in front of the substandard magic armor, Christophe only consumed his magic power in vain.

“…… Haaah, haaah, damn it!　Why!　Why doesn’t your magic fall apart?”

　Christophe has the best amount of magic among the trainees, but he has no more than a third of his magic power left. In contrast, I still had eighty percent of my magic power left.

‘The amount of hard work I’ ve put in is different.”

“What ……?””

　Christophe breathed on his shoulder and asked a question.

‘I was still 80% comfortable with the amount of hard work I’ve put into it. But if you don’t polish it, it will rust.”

　You have to keep refining and refining and refining, and only then will the skill
tp show its true potential. Christophe’s skill has been so strong that his skill have lost their original luster and have become completely rusty.

“Christophe’s skill has lost its original luster and has become rusty. I’m not going to whine about it. I’m done with you.”‘

　I release the “silver armor” and apply only the “cloak” to concentrate my consciousness.

　I only put magic power into my right fist. The only magic that is activated is one type of [impact].

　Concentrating all of my energy on my right hand and Christophe, I kneaded the magic power. The right fist shakes softly, and the dust in the air that touches the fist is blown away with a crackling sound.

—- “Thunder Rapture”

　I run toward Christophe with the explosive physical power of my ” robe “. The “silver armor” was released, and he must have seen it as a good opportunity. Christophe also activates his dark spell in an instant and runs toward me.

　The magic that Christophe cast was, coincidentally, the same magic that he used when he defeated Oscar. It seems that this is his favorite spell.

“Die, incompetent!:

—-

　Christophe and I crossed each other’ s fists. Fist to fist they collide in the manner of a boxing cross counter, and the magic of both sides is all-out collision.

　The result that seemed to be a mutual battle, however, was turned inside out as my fist smashed Christophe’s fist.

　Christophe’s fist, covered in a black haze of energy, breaks, shatters, and pops off. At the same time, the black haze was blown away, exposing Christophe’s body.

:Gosh ……!”

　—-Doh!

　A popping sound echoed, and at the same time, Christophe was blown backwards.

　Because he was still in the of the “spiritual sanctuary,” Christophe suffered no physical damage that could be converted into mental damage. He was blown several tens of meters and hit a tree trunk, and stopped moving .

…………
“It’s over “

I turn to everyone who has been looking at me in amazement and tell Marie this. Marie just looked back at me with a somewhat relieved expression on her face