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Chapter 340: Second Mock Battle of the Day

"Cough, cough! What the hell, man! That hurts!"

Bequa complained while getting up after being punched by me.

"Do you think you can say that after considering what you've done? Want me to give you another shot?"

"Wait! Don't hit me while you say that! I'm sorry! I feel bad about it! I don't enjoy being punched, so spare me with just one!"

"Want another shot?" I said, but I had already thrown a punch, which was successfully guarded against.

"I apologize for treating you like that. It was my instruction. I wanted to see your power and insight."

"Ah, Your Majesty."

While I was fooling around with Bequa, the King himself came to apologize.

"We're not in a formal setting right now, so you don't have to address me formally. Just call me whatever you like, whether it's 'King' or something else."

"Eh...?"

I glanced at the attendants and Bequa to confirm if it was really okay, and they all nodded.

"...Understood. I'll call you 'King' then."

"It's still a bit stiff... well, that's fine."

I decided to call him 'King' obediently because arguing about it would be disrespectful.

“Returning to the topic, this time it also served as an experiment to introduce a new magical tool. I'm curious about its effectiveness... I haven't used regular magic this time... Bequa, would you be willing to have another mock battle?"

"Alright! Zeros, let's do it! I'll make up for that extra blow from earlier."

It seems they didn't modify the magic tool but prepared a new one. This time, I’m going to have a mock battle with Bequa using magic.

"I thought I would have to have a mock battle with the other aide."

I said to Bequa as we headed towards the center of the training ground. Since there were two aides, I thought it would be the turn of the other one to have a mock battle.

"That's not going happen. He's said to be one of the strongest among my father's aides and guards. It would be troublesome if he were to lose. By the way, I won't participate in the tournament for the same reason."

It seems there are more aides besides the two. Well, if it's just their duties as attendants, two may be enough, but if they also serve as guards, they would need a considerable number of people.

"By the way, he's said to be contracted with a Kamaitachi."

"A Phantom Beast, huh..."

"Yeah."

Kamaitachi, huh... It's a combat-oriented beast. I wonder if it can release slashing attacks.

"Anyway, let's get started."

"Yes."

Bequa and I each took some distance.

『By the way, Darki, did I pass the previous battle according to your standards? 』

"It was a close call, I guess. 』

"I'm glad..."

According to Darki's judgment, the battle with the aide earlier earned me a pass.

"I thought I would fail because I used magic."

『You didn't fail because you didn't use magic; it was a close call, not a clear pass. 』

"Huh!? So it was okay to use magic!? 』

"No one explicitly said magic was prohibited, right? 』

Indeed, they never said that magic was prohibited, but in such a situation, it's not a good idea to use it, I think...

"Are both of you ready?"

"Yes."

"I'm ready."

Although I'm slightly dissatisfied with Darki's judgment, I understand that what Darki said is not entirely wrong. Besides, it was a close call, but since I passed, let's consider it a good outcome.

"Begin!"

And so, the second simulated battle of the day began.

"Devilification, Yug Spiritization, Beastification, Zeal Spirit Descent, Lightning Enchantment, Recovery Double Half Enchantment."

"Beastification!"

Since I plan to use magic abundantly this time, I performed both Spiritization and Spirit Descent. To start off, I summoned a black lightning bolt directly above Bequa.

"Starting off so suddenly!"

Bequa canceled it out with a punch. It's troublesome when someone cancels out magic by punching. I can't really say that, considering I have a similar skill called "Magic Slash."

"Water Dragon."

Using spirit magic with Yug, I summoned a water dragon. As I suspected since the black lightning, the output has decreased. I thought that if I poured more magic power than usual, the power would increase, but that wasn't the case. It feels like each magic has a predetermined maximum power.

"Can my fists handle this...?"

Bequa stopped speaking midway. The reason was that countless lightning arrows appeared around him. He hurriedly punched and canceled them out.

"I made it in time! Raah!"

Even while dealing with the lightning arrows, Bequa managed to punch the water dragon.

"What...!?"

However, the water dragon didn't disappear. The reason is simple—I had prepared a thin layer of lightning membrane around the water dragon using Zeal's spirit magic. I have already confirmed that Bequa can only cancel out one magic with a single punch.

"Ugh...!"

Bequa was swallowed by the water dragon. The water pressure inside the water dragon is quite high. Although Bequa won't be crushed, he won't be able to move properly due to the significant pressure. Since this is a simulated battle, I didn't create water cutters inside the water dragon.

Although Bequa can hardly move, eventually he will emerge from the water dragon. Before Bequa could come out, I quickly struck the water dragon with three Lightning Dragons.

"...Damn it."

"That's enough!"

When all the lightning Dragons entered the water dragon, I released the magic. Bequa, who emerged from the water dragon, couldn't move properly due to numbness.

And thus, the simulated battle with Bequa came to an end.

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