Chapter 131: The Magic Knight of the Felker Family

“Oi, oi, oi, They’ve won against Margrave Innocenti!”

“Ku, damn it… next time, let’s bet on the Klaufeldt family…”

“Haha, I bet all my money on the Klaufeldt family! Big win!!”

“Didn’t the Klaufeldt family use two types of magic swords?”

“Ah, yeah! They switched to a different one after using the lightning magic sword yesterday!”

“And didn’t their shield glow?”

“Really?! If they had three magic tools, that’s just ridiculous…!”

After the match, Felix and the others were helping the defeated opponents, while the audience was still buzzing with excitement.

Instead of mocking the defeated Inocenti family, the comments were mostly surprised and impressed by the Klaufeldt’s family’s victory.

“That was a complete defeat… I can’t believe you cut through the earth-attribute armor… with a magic sword, no less, right!?”

The Innocenti team leader, walking alongside Mizeroi, asked with a hint of admiration.

“Ah, yeah, it’s a magic sword. Same as your armor, it uses an earth-attribute magic stone.”

It is said that if it is the Innocenti family, it is okay to talk to a certain extent, so Miseroi answers.

“I see. So, you stopped using the lightning magic sword yesterday because…?”

“We received advice from our magic advisor that it might not be effective against your armor, so we switched to a different one. Good thing we did, or it would have been a disaster!”

“Speaking of the magic advisor, is it that wanderer fellow? Haha, it seems Nazario-sama is concerned. I pray for your success in the next battle as well. If we lose to the championship team, we can still save face.”

“Let’s do good.”

The two leaders shared a laugh and a firm handshake.

“Everyone, good job out there! That magic armor was quite a tricky one, wasn’t it?”

Isamu welcomed the team back to the waiting room with a wide grin.

“Yeah, it was pretty effective until the torso area, but then it just absorbed the damage…”

Tiramisu, who was the first to slash with the lightning sword, explains this. 

“Well, we did expect that the armor might not let lightning swords through…?”

“Aha, it’s a possibility though. As I said earlier, I heard that it’s an earth attribute, and that it was a magic tool found in Innocenti territory, no, that rocky desert, so I was curious.”

“In the rocky desert?”

“Yeah. In that area, at least two factions were once at war, and it seemed like they were making magic tools to counter each other’s magic tools… Magic tools that could counter the lightning sword. I thought it wouldn’t be strange if there was.”

“I see. So, that’s why the order of discovery and creation didn’t match up…”

“Exactly.”

Felix nodded, understanding Isamu’s explanation.

“Well, next up is the Marquis Felker’s family. They’ve been using quite a lot of magic in their battles so far…”

Isamu said, thinking back to the previous matches.

“Yeah, the Ferker Marquise family has a team of magic knights led by Samuel Ferker, who’s said to be the best magic user in the kingdom… The Magic Knights under his tutelage are strong, and every year the team in the evaluation match is all Magic Knights.”

“I see… Our magic defense armor will be put to the test against them. Well, there’s no point in getting all worked up here, so let’s get some rest and prepare.” 

“「「「「「Got it!」」」」」”

The team members replied with a smile, unfazed by the challenge ahead.

After that, the two quarterfinal matches were held, and Margrave Balsham and Count Eriksen families advanced to the semifinals.

“And now, let’s begin the first semifinal match!”

“「「「「「Uooooo!!」」」」」”

The MC’a announcement was met with thunderous applause from the audience.

Marquis Felker’s family team and the Viscount Klaufeldt family team had already entered the stage and were lining up in the center.

“Felker-sama, long time no see.”

Isamu greeted Samuel Felker, the red-haired man standing diagonally across from him, with a nod.

“Ah, Matsumoto-dono, it’s been a while. Congratulations on your engagement, by the way.”

Samuel replied without any hint of sarcasm.

“Thank you for your kind words. We’ll be borrowing your chest today.”

“Hmm. I’m surprised you’re being so humble, considering your team’s strength. You’ve got some good magic tools and a solid strategy… I think you’ll be a tough opponent.”

Isamu was taken aback by the unexpected praise.

While Isamu was having trouble coming up with an answer, a female knight standing next to Samuel spoke up.

“Samuel-sama, are you saying that we might lose to them?”

She asked while looking at him.

It seems that this female knight with a captain’s badge on her shoulder is the leader of the Marquis Felker team.

“Hmm? Are you dissatisfied, Franboise? I said they had a good chance of winning, but I didn’t mention anything about victory or defeat.”

“…… I apologize.”

The female knight, Franboise, responded to Samuel’s answer with a hint of dissatisfaction on her face.

The conversation between the two teams ended there, and they returned to their starting positions.

As the non-combatants left the stage, the audience fell silent.

“Begin!”

“「「「「Ooooーーーーーーー！！！」」」」”

The judge’s signal to start was met with thunderous applause from the audience.

Although the Felker family team was divided into two in the front and four in the back, everyone began chanting spells.

The Klaufeldt family team, on the other hand, had Mizeroi and Tiramisu take the front line, with Felix joining them but stopping 10 steps ahead to begin chanting a spell.

The remaining three members also started chanting spells a few steps forward from their starting positions.

The first to activate their magic were the two members of the Felker family team at the front.

“Flame Shield!”

A massive wall of flames, 10 meters wide and 4 meters high, with a thickness of about 2 meters, appeared in front of them, divided into two parts that overlapped in the center.

This made it impossible to engage in close combat without using water magic to extinguish the flames or avoiding the flames by circling around.

This is a winning pattern for the Marquis Felker family’s team, which boasts absolute confidence in their ability to use magic from long distances.

Next, Felix’s magic activated.

“Flash Bomb!”

Felix murmured a little and from his palm a ball of light the size of a fist flew towards his opponent’s wall of flame.

I can kind of see a ball of light flying from the other side of the wall, but I don’t know what kind of magic it is.

(Hmm? It’s not an Energy Bolt, is it a light attribute… What could it be?)

Franboise thought for a moment, then her expression changed as she realized something.

“Everyone, close your eyes and shout ‘Paーーン!!’!”

Just as she was about to give the order, a loud explosion occurred.

At the same time, the orb that had pierced the flame wall suddenly expanded and enveloped the entire area in a white light.

“Ugh!”

“Dazzling!”

“My eyes!”

“Don’t be shaken! It’s just a flashbang! Cast your magic horizontally towards the front!”

Franboise, who had been the only one to anticipate the opponent’s plan, gave the order to her team.

Despite the sudden loud noise and blinding light, no one stopped chanting their spells. As expected of top notch mages.

“Rock Fist!”

“Fire Blast!”

“Blaze Arrow!”

Magic flew over the heads of the two people in front of them, who lowered their heads in a panic to Franboise’s instructions.

The first to fly was the Rock Fist spell.

More than 15 large stones were heading towards Miseroi and Tiramisu at high speed. It is said that anything over 10 is top notch, so 15 is an impressive number.

“Fire blast!!”

Next, Marcella’s Fire Blast spell exploded, destroying the central part of the stones.

Continuing, Framboise’s Fire Blast flew towards them, but Ulysses’ Rock Fist accurately intercepted it.

It was supposed to reduce their number to three, but each one became larger and faster. The stones collided with the Fire Blast, causing a massive explosion.

The power was about double that of Marcella’s explosion earlier.

Despite the enormous magic force unleashed, Framboise showed no signs of strain, indicating she still had plenty of magic reserves.

As the shattered stone fragments rained down, thirty flames arrows approached.

“Alright, prepare for the second wave… What the!?”

Their opponents had just finished casting their magic, making it impossible for them to counter the Blaze Arrows with magic. At least the two frontline fighters were bound to either get hit, dodge, or block. Their movements would be impeded one way or another.

Anticipating this, Framboise was about to issue the second wave’s command when she was astonished by Mizeroi and Tiramisu’s actions.

They charged ahead without slowing down. Though they held their cloaks in the direction of their advance, it was unlikely that the Flame Arrows could be blocked by such means.

Or so it seemed…

“Are you kidding me!?”

As the raining arrows touched their cloaks, the areas they briefly touched emitted light before the flames disappeared as if enveloped by something.

Although each of the two charging fighters should have been hit by five Blaze Arrows, they were all nullified.

“Swords out for the front two! Prepare for everything but flames at the back!”

Realizing they wouldn’t make it in time if they were cut off, Framboise quickly issued new instructions.

Mizeroi and Tiramisu swiftly closed the distance, even diving into the Flame Shields.

For a moment, both grimaced, feeling a brief heat in the gaps their cloaks couldn’t cover.

Closing in swiftly, Mizeroi and Tiramisu, brandishing their swords, attacked the opponents who hastily tried to defend with shields.

“Don’t even try to block! Do you want to get hit!?”

Framboise mentally cursed, remembering what she had observed in the previous battle.

The two opponents, showing startled expressions at Framboise’s voice, tried to evade, but it was too late.

“Ugh!!”

Struck directly by the lightning swords, they collapsed.

“I told you…!”

With a small click of her tongue, Framboise stepped back, creating some distance.

“Stone Wall!”

Before the Felker team could react, Liddell and Felix’s spell conjured two stone walls, each about 2 meters high and 5 meters wide, forming a “へ” shape right behind their opponents.

Seizing the opportunity, Mizeroi and Tiramisu charged in.

“Rock Fist!” 

“Wind Wall!”

Their opponents, now trapped, attempted to counter with Rock Fists, but Ulysses’ Wind Wall, charged with immense magic power, blocked their efforts.

“Don’t underestimate me!! Storm Cutter!”

Immediately afterward, Framboise unleashed a storm of invisible blades along with a gust of wind towards Mizeroi and Tiramisu.

While wind-based magic had moderate direct killing power, it was difficult to defend against except with Stone Wall. However, in the hands of someone like Framboise, who had abundant magic power, it became a formidable attack. Moreover, with the accompanying storm, it was an effective way to immobilize.

Angry but choosing this magic nonetheless, Framboise was indeed a skilled knight.

But this time, their opponents were just too much.

Her eyes caught sight of Mizeroi and Tiramisu charging through her storm of blades, their cloaks occasionally emitting light and dispelling the wind blades.

Although the wind blades made numerous small wounds as they slipped through the cloak’s gaps, they weren’t enough to stop their advance.

“What the hell is that!? Are you kidding me!?”

Seeing her opponents recklessly charging, Framboise drew her sword. While she wielded magic, she was also a skilled knight.

“It’s not like I’m going to let a mage’s sword defeat me.”

As Framboise drew her sword and prepared, Mizeroi had already positioned himself.

Just as she prepared to strike with her sword, Mizeroi overlapped his lightning sword with hers.

“Samuel-sama, I’m sor…”

Her murmurs were interrupted as she collapsed, and Mizeroi caught her as she fell to her knees.

Meanwhile, the remaining Felker knights, trapped by the earth walls, were being incapacitated one by one by Tiramisu.

“That’s it!! The winners, House Klaufeldt!!!”

As the Felker knights fell, the referee declared loudly.

“Uoooohhh!!!”

Cheers erupted from the audience, who had been anxiously watching the match, their excitement building with each passing moment.

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