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Why Can She Dodge Lightning Strikes?

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“Your weakness is that you can only fight in close combat. As expected, I will be the one to win this match.” (Barbas)

Barbas declared his victory, but in truth, he was deeply panicked inside.

(Why, why, why, can she dodge lightning strikes!? This child is beyond abnormal!) (Barbas)

Not even monsters had ever avoided his lightning strikes until now. If it landed, even an ogre would be paralyzed and unable to move for a while. He thought that with just the first strike, a tiny young girl like her would be finished. Yet, even after rapid fire, there was no sign of hitting her. With unbelievable reflexes, she dodged all of Barbas’s lightning strikes.

(However, if this continues…) (Barbas)

Still, all she could do was run around in front of Barbas’s unending lightning attacks. No matter how much stamina she had, eventually she would reach her limit and fail to dodge.

“Earth Wall!” (Iris)

At that moment, a wall of earth suddenly rose before the young girl and blocked the lightning.

(What!?) (Barbas)

Barbas was shocked.

“Earth Wall!” (Iris)

A new wall appeared a bit further forward, and the young girl quickly moved from behind the first wall.

(Could it be that she can even use magic!? Beastkin are supposed to be bad at magic!) (Barbas)

Thanks to Leon’s spartan training, Iris had learned how to use all beginner-level magic. She kept creating walls and used them as cover while steadily closing the distance toward Barbas. In close combat, she was clearly at a disadvantage.

Barbas grew desperate.

(W-What should I do!?) (Barbas)

Chancellor Bazoro had strictly ordered him. In this fight, he absolutely could not afford to lose.

— Of course, it does not matter what means you use.

Those words flashed through his mind.

(…I have no choice. I did not want to use this method if I could avoid it…) (Barbas)

Even as a knight commander, he could not go against the chancellor. Barbas gave a signal he had prepared in advance. Then suddenly, power surged throughout his entire body.

(Alright, the buff worked. No one around… should have noticed.) (Barbas)

In fact, he had secretly stationed support magicians around the stage and instructed them to cast support magic on him when he gave the signal. Finally, the distance between them was closed. But Barbas did not panic. He waited for the right moment and unleashed a slash. Even a glancing blow would let the purple electricity coating his blade run through the opponent’s body and cause temporary paralysis.

(…She completely dodged it!?) (Barbas)

However, as if she had read his move, she stopped abruptly just before he struck, and his sword slashed only through air. Right after that, she leaped at him again.

“Ei!” (Iris)

“Guh!” (Barbas)

He barely managed to block the incoming kick, but he could not absorb the impact completely and nearly got blown away.

(Wait, wait, wait, I’m enhanced with a buff right now!) (Barbas)

Barbas was astonished by the incredible destructive power of that single blow.

From there, he was on the defensive the entire time.

“H-Hey, isn’t the knight commander being pushed back…?” (Spectator A)

“Could it be that the young girl is actually stronger…?” (Spectator B)

“““Lovely, lovely, Iris-sama!!””” (Lancelot’s group)

“““Lovely, lovely, Iris-sama!!””” (Lancelot’s group)

The cheers from Lancelot and the others grew more intense.

(This is bad… this is seriously bad! Even with a buff secretly cast on me, the power difference is this big! And on top of that, the buff’s effect is gradually weakening…!) (Barbas)

Barbas was extremely agitated. At this rate, he would end up losing. But it was at that moment. Suddenly, his body felt light, and the opponent’s fierce attacks, which he had been barely managing to fend off, began to look slow and easy to follow. Power surged from all over his body. He felt an overwhelming sense of omnipotence that seemed unreal.

(What is this? Is this a buff? But it is on a completely different level than before!) (Barbas)

Barbas dodged the young girl’s attacks effortlessly.

“!?” (Iris)

His opponent was surprised at how suddenly his movements had improved.

(Hahaha! If such a powerful buff could be used, they should have used it from the start! Still, I’m saved! With this, I can defeat her!) (Barbas)

Barbas felt grateful to the support magicians. However, the truth was, this buff was not from them.

(Alright, looks like this will let him win. I’m sorry, Iris, but letting you win here won’t help you. Pride leads to one’s downfall. This is for your own good…) (Leon)

Yes, it was Leon who had secretly cast the support magic. He had indeed noticed that Barbas was being enhanced by support magic, but instead of calling it a foul, he took advantage of the situation. Incidentally, Leon had reached the level of Class III [Saint], the pinnacle of healer-type classes. His support magic was strong enough to turn an average person into the nation’s top warrior. If someone like Barbas, already one of the kingdom’s strongest, was enhanced further, his strength could likely match that required to defeat a catastrophic-level monster.

“Iris! Do your best!” (Arc)

As Iris began to struggle, Arc cheered her on beside Leon.

(…Sorry. I’ll make it up to you with lots of tasty food later, so please forgive me.) (Leon)

After that, just as Leon expected, Barbas won, and Iris suffered her first defeat.

 

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