“This is insane…!”
“Dodge!!”
Arrows made of spiritual power rain down.
It’s ridiculous that a Level 6 can even use Woohui’s spell, but what’s even more absurd is that those arrows explode.
Kwahwa-gagagong!!
The Level 4 Sorcerer Saheon, having evaded the exploding arrows, layered Yeop’s spell more than five times to minimize the blast’s damage.
It’s hard to believe, but that woman combined Woohui’s spell with Yeongbang’s spell.
Moreover, she’s using Yeop’s spell, known only to her family.
“There’s no such thing as a normal crazy person…”
Can she really emulate every spell she’s seen once?
I have no idea how that’s possible, but this isn’t some small fry just because she’s Level 6.
Combining more than two foundational spells, not just auxiliary techniques, is something even Level 3 Sorcerers find difficult.
“Geonseon. Are you okay?”
“Grrr…”
Woohui was thrown back with the Cat Beastman, while Geonseon faced that crazy woman.
He told them not to interfere with the duel, and in the confusion, he couldn’t cast Yeop’s spell on Geonseon, who was swept up in the explosion.
Geonseon stood up, covered in blood, gritting his teeth.
“That… damn woman!!!”
“Calm down, Geonseon. She’s not an easy opponent…”
“Shut up! I’ll kill her!”
Kugung!!
The air around Geonseon started to stir.
His spiritual power was sucked into one spot, starting to grow explosively beyond any comparison.
‘The sacrificial spell… with this, I’ll be out for a month.’
A spell that uses all of one’s spiritual power to unleash a powerful blow.
It’s a special technique primarily mastered by sorcerers like Geonseon who train their bodies, capable of briefly emitting the spiritual power of a Level 3 Sorcerer.
That blue-haired woman’s spells are impressive, but her spiritual power is still Level 6.
Even a hit from a Level 3 Sorcerer can’t be blocked by Yeop’s spell.
‘So… what will you do?’
The woman hesitated for a moment before pulling out a hammer-shaped jewel.
After all, the power she possessed wasn’t anything special.
“That looks a bit dangerous…”
“Hah! Even if I bow down now, it’s useless!”
“Um… my spiritual power is running low. The cost is too high compared to what I use, so I made some adjustments, but I still hit a limit.”
“…?”
“Well then… let’s unfold the spell.”
Flinch!
Geonseon clenched his dramatically enlarged fist, tensing up while Saheon spread several leaves, swallowing nervously.
No way. Is she trying to emulate the sacrificial spell she just cast?
The sacrificial spell is a technique that can’t be used unless you’re pretty well-trained physically.
Moreover, the basic structure and technique are completely different, making it well-known for taking a considerable amount of time to master.
The basic spells and structures were known to take a long time to master due to their inherent complexity.
“…Hmm?”
“Uh?”
She doesn’t move.
A woman who stands still, merely mentioning the spell deployment.
Just as Geonseon, slightly flustered, was about to attack…
“Just hit it.”
Thwack!!
Her hammer whacked Geonseon’s head.
■
“It feels good to hit.”
No matter the spells or whatever, nothing beats a hammer.
Even if you can reproduce, modify, and enhance the opponent’s spells, you’re still low on spiritual power for the moment.
Of course, if she just hit it without any buildup, it wouldn’t have done any real damage like the time with the Giant Evil Spirit, but after inflicting significant damage with the explosive arrow, the attack managed to land.
‘Then again, I suddenly depleted my spiritual power…’
[Wow]
[Great Lily]
[Spell Genius Lily]
[Just hitting is valid…]
[It’s nothing special, even a Level 4 can do it]
[Spell Master (Physical)]
[‘The Strongest’]
[LOL]
“T-this is absurd…”
“Do you want to try again?”
Hoo-woong.
The hammer that struck the man known as Geonseon now targets the man with glasses.
His name was Saheon.
Saheon, still tense, stacks leaves layer upon layer in preparation for the incoming attack.
From his standpoint, he might think he could take out the guy lying on the ground in one go, but unfortunately, that wasn’t going to happen.
“…..?”
“Hmm.”
My spiritual power has completely run out.
I exhausted all my spiritual power during the process of hitting Geonseon through spell deployment and body enhancement.
Just like mana or holy power, it will eventually recharge over time, but the rate at which a mere Level 6 Sorcerer regains power isn’t particularly fast.
The last spell used by Geonseon was so inefficient that there was no reason to use it at all.
Clang.
“Are you going to try again?”
“…..”
But Saheon doesn’t know.
I’ve showcased some impressive abilities so far, and no matter how depleted I am, he’s wary, thinking, ‘What if there’s another trick up her sleeve?’
‘Not that I really have anything else to use.’
In the end, the only choice he had was one.
“…If I say I’ll go back, will you let me?”
“Of course. But you’ll have to pay a price.”
“…A price?”
“Yes. It’s stated in the Sorcerers’ Association rules. If you wrong a specific sorcerer, you have to provide compensation.”
“……”
Ye-na didn’t memorize all the rules like Saheon, but she explained some of them to me.
One of those rules stated that in the event of a dispute between sorcerers, valuable items such as gemstones or spirit stones must be given as compensation.
It says they will reward him with something valuable like a spirit stone.
This matter was clearly the fault of Saheon and his party, so they had to compensate.
After a moment of hesitation drowned in thought, he threw his bracelet at me.
A prayer bracelet that seemed somewhat special compared to Yena’s and mine.
Inside it, there were not just gemstones but also spirit stones…
“40 each of level 5 and 6 gemstones, 2 level 4 gemstones. Total 7 refined level 5 spirit stones. They’re much better items than the large evil spirit’s gemstones you guys were hunting.”
“Oh?”
“I think this should suffice as compensation. Can I take Geonseon with me?”
“Um… This is fine too. Go ahead, take him.”
“Thank you.”
Saheon flew on a leaf, carrying Geonseon to another leaf.
Geonseon was loaded like a sack of potatoes.
[Eh]
[Lily, let’s get more]
[Can’t we just kill him?]
[Let’s kill him, let’s kill him, let’s kill him, let’s kill him]
[Don’t forget that big guy too]
[What a mess]
[Still somewhat impressive?]
[I’m sad about it]
“I’ll take Woohui too. I apologize for not knowing my place and charging in.”
“That’s enough, you’re forgiven.”
“……Go on.”
Me, Saheon, and the bulky Geonseon flew to where Yena and the woman named Woohui had been knocked away.
Time had passed quite a bit through fighting and talking.
I wasn’t just some level 6 sorcerer, so I could have beaten those two level 4s, but Yena was the ‘real’ level 6 sorcerer who had lost her memories.
No matter how special her spells were, it seemed impossible for Yena to defeat a level 4 sorcerer.
‘Or so I thought…’
“Hm?”
“What’s that…?”
-Nyaaaahhh!!
-You crazy girl! Stop blocking already!
The fight that I thought would have ended by now was still ongoing.
Yena was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of strength, but there was one thing.
The one technique that the existing sorceress Yena lacked was bridging that gap.
“Parrying?”
Parrying.
A power gained by ‘User’ Yena, not Sorceress Yena.
■
“Aha! We won!”
“Are you excited?”
“Nyaang!”
Ultimately, with our arrival, the battle came to a stop.
The woman named Woohui had a fit, causing a ruckus upon hearing the results of the fight between me and the two men, but it was difficult for her alone to turn the tide.
After all, she couldn’t even take down a single level 6 sorceress Yena and was stuck in a situation where she was restrained.
In the end, she had no choice but to leave the village, gritting her teeth after Saheon’s persuasion.
“Phew. That feels so refreshing. Where does it say you can just steal things because you’re at a higher rank? You might as well catch some ghosts properly instead.”
“I agree.”
[Yena’s excited]
[LOL]
“Hey, the woman should get her share too, Lily!”
“Just send this away.”
“Hmm.”
“Yena, how do you use parrying?”
“Why can I use parrying?”
“By the way, Miss Yena.”
“Now, should we go back to the Sorcerers’ Association to report… meow? Why Bur?”
“That thing you did back there, what kind of spell was that?”
Surely when entering this place, everything like power, skills, titles, and weapons including stats were all sealed.
Yena’s sealing criteria were so strict that even her memory of being a user was sealed.
Yet, Yena had retained her greatest power, ‘Parrying.’
The reason a 6th level Yena could fight evenly against a 4th level opponent was largely due to her ability to parry all spells and jewel attacks.
‘… Now that I think about it, I couldn’t dodge the giant evil spirit’s attack.’
Why couldn’t I dodge it?
Yena tilted her head and answered.
“Oh. Did you forget this too? This is my secret technique. A flow spell. It’s an absolute invincible spell that only those born with the talent to read the ‘flow’ can master. Therefore! It means I’m absolutely invincible!”
Ahem! Yena crossed her arms and shrugged her shoulders.
“What about before? You got hit when fighting the giant evil spirit earlier.”
“I didn’t use it then! Would I just show my secret technique carelessly?”
“Aha. So that’s how it was set up.”
“Meow?”
“I mean, let’s hurry back. I want to rest.”
“Got it, meow~”
Just like I haven’t lost my memory, it seems Yena also had her own adjustments made in line with that.
One of them was parrying, which was likely set up as if she had learned it from the very beginning to maintain her natural memory.
Thanks to that, the chances of Yena suddenly meeting an untimely demise decreased significantly, but whether that would be beneficial or detrimental to the progress remains to be seen.
“Hmm? But why do you have so many bracelets?”
“Oh, I received all of these.”
“?”
[?]
[Indeed?]
[??? LOL]
Four bracelets were hanging from my wrist.
Mine and the one I received from Saheon.
And the remaining two…
“Since we both made a mistake, it’s only right to share the reward as well.”
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