Academy Light Attribute Vampire

49 – Martial Arts Tournament (7)

The next day.

It’s finally the end of the freshman year martial arts competition.

Maybe that’s why the audience seats were so full of customers that it was incomparable to the first day.

Since there are only two matches, it should be the earliest in terms of time…

I’m sure everyone is coming to see the finals and the Queen’s Standing Ceremony that follows.

-Tiriling!

Let’s sit down after a light examination.

Right away, the brackets flow out.

Sung Jin-ha vs Selina.

“… In the real finals.”

There will be no difference between the semifinals and the finals, but…

Selina steps up onto her arena with a nervous look on her face.

-Ready!

Chack!

Just like last time, Selina made her blood sword and got into a stance.

She draws a sword like him, Sung-jin…

– Ugh.

“…?”

Sung Jin-ha’s sword is not always a standard sword.

A beautiful black blade.

A red jewel embedded in the middle of the cross guard.

‘…That’s it.’

As described in the novel, a beautiful black blade.

The moment I swore to become a knight of the Queen,

A treasured sword bestowed by Seong Jin-ha himself from the Queen.

… Maybe,

Seong Jin-ha seems to be quite sincere.

-Start!

With the signal to start, Selina runs towards Seong Jin-ha.

But she didn’t even flinch, she just stood still and looked at Selina.

“… What are you doing?”

Didn’t you sleep last night?

So,

Just before Selina’s sword touches Seong Jin-ha.

**

“…Why did you make that condition?”

“What do you mean..?”

“Don’t pretend you don’t know. Didn’t you tell Lai’s brother to win the martial arts competition?”

“…”

The Queen sent her eyes subtly toward Adela, who kept her mouth shut and bowed her head.

“…At least you wouldn’t know, Adela.”

As long as the race is a vampire.

You can never win against Jinha.

**

– Boom.

“…?”

Just before Selina’s sword cut Seong Jin-ha.

Selina’s movement stopped abruptly.

-… Wow!

After a while, Selina, who was freed from her restraints, swung her blood sword at Sung Jin-ha again.

She raised her sword as she sprinted and blocked Selina’s sword.

But at the same time she

-Cheap!

Selina’s sword turned into liquid and passed through Seong Jin-ha’s sword.

Seong Jin-ha’s collarbone..!

– Boom.

‘…Again.’

This time, Selina’s blood sword stopped her movement.

And soon after.

– Iron f*ck.

Selina’s blood sword flows down without maintaining her solid form.

“Wait… This.”

A feeling of intimidation emanating from Seong Jin-ha.

It is a sensation that I have experienced before.

At that time.

The feeling of intimidation I felt when I first met Queen Diana at the station.

‘…You.’

The blood of the true ancestor.

There is no doubt that Jinjo’s blood mixed in Seong Jin-ha’s body had something to do with Selina.

-Sueuk.

After all,

Let’s quietly aim her sword at Selina, who has stopped moving.

-… The winner! Seong Jin-ha!

When the game ended in an instant, so absurdly,

Selina’s eyes, stained with bewilderment, waved endlessly.

Without time to appease Selina,

I went upstairs to play the next match.

-Tiriling!

Chuck.

‘No, no matter how fast it is, isn’t it?’

Maybe it’s because the prize ceremony is also scheduled today,

The pace of the game is quite fast.

-Ready!

‘What can I do…’

If you want to, you should.

“…”

The opponent is a beast tribe spearman.

For the rearguard, the Beasts with their fast speed can’t help but be a tricky opponent.

But.

Place your hand on the handle of the sword near your left waist.

It’s okay.

The sword Ben was using that he received from Cluan the other day.

I brought it for today’s sparring with Seong Jin-ha…

“Please take good care of me.”

-Start!

As soon as it starts, the opponent zigzags right and quickly approaches.

If you run in a straight line, it’s to tie your eyes to the overwhelm and not allow the shape change…

-Sureung!

To begin with, today’s strategy is different.

-Kaang!!!

I hit the spear upwards with the sword I raised.

Hoo-!

Just as he did, he turned his elbow and attacked again.

As it is, he lowers his body to let go of the attack.

– Chuck.

“… That’s tricky.”

Certainly, the better a person handles a spear, the higher the understanding of the lich.

An opponent who continues to attack while keeping a distance.

But this is a fantasy world.

It’s not just a sword and spear showdown.

-Quaang!

“…Kuk”

If it’s a street fight, I won’t lose either.

Because, in the first place, I was a rearguard.

I am gradually expanding my area by increasing the shadows.

“Damn it…”

If you close the distance, you will be at a disadvantage,

Even if you keep your distance, you become a magical target.

“What’s all this..!”

-Paat!

It is not difficult to subdue an opponent who has been forced to close the distance.

-Kwajik!

Let’s hold on to the spearhead of the stabbed spear and aim the sword.

– Winner! Lie!

The match ended so easily that it was unthinkable that it was the semifinals.

Coming down from the arena…

“…”

Selina was sitting in the waiting room with a serious expression.

‘…’

What should I say?

It was a natural fight that could not be won.

Perhaps Seong Jin-ha used some kind of power related to Jinjo.

Coming to think of it, even within the novel, there were descriptions of enemies stopping their movements from time to time.

… There was no detailed explanation, so I just thought it was intimidating.

I definitely realized it after meeting the real queen.

Let’s sit next to each other and not say anything.

Selina smiled bitterly and opened her mouth.

“… What was the effort so far?”

“Hey…”

Of course, Selina doesn’t know much about Jinjo.

And because they don’t even know that Seong Jin-ha inherited her Jinjo’s blood.

She must have thought that her body stopped unknowingly and her control over her blood was taken away.

“There’s no way you can win something like that…”

Selina is right.

It’s a natural fight that can’t be won

But…

Wouldn’t it be more miserable to let people know that ‘a fight that cannot be won is a natural battle’?

-Tiriling!

The timer rings to indicate the end of the break.

I stood up and spoke softly to Selina.

“Cheer up.”

“…Yes?”

“Because I’m going to win. Please cheer me on from the waiting room.”

“…You.”

Go.

Buck and go.

Walking up the stairs of the stadium one by one.

‘…Eh. It shrinks.’

Selina looks tired every morning.

As someone who has seen Selina’s efforts by her side,

I wanted to say something powerful.

However, even though he is punctual, he cannot explain the true ancestor.

That’s not the kind of mood to pass it off as a joke.

All I can think of is insisting like a child that I will win.

Still.

“… Then you know it’s the dog’s side if you lose, right?!”

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At least in Selina’s voice coming from behind,

She didn’t feel helpless like she did just now.

‘… Fortunately it seems to have been eaten.’

If she hadn’t accepted it, she would have been a little embarrassed.

Is it because I’m still at puberty age…?

Chuck.

When I went up to the stadium, I saw Seong Jin-ha walking up the stairs from the other side.

“…How long has this been?”

Is this the first time since the entrance exam?

I suddenly look at the scenery around me.

Inside the big arena.

The cheers of the numerous audience.

For them, the competition is just part of an occasional festival.

The game is literally nothing more than entertainment.

It’s a fight that doesn’t have to be taken this seriously.

But.

“…”

Sung Jin-ha’s eyes sunken sharply.

At least as long as I’m standing in the arena.

It didn’t feel that way at all.

-Ready!

Remedy.

Seongjin Ha lowered her stance.

For one month.

Adela’s swordsmanship posture that I’ve seen so much.

I also take the posture of the man I saw in her holy sword, which Seong Jin-ha must have been watching.

“…”

Form change is suicidal.

Even if the transformation succeeds in the first place,

Shields and gauntlets are only effective when catching monsters.

It wasn’t suitable for a person-to-person battle.

As well as the fact that it is a stadium with limited space.

In that case.

-Sureung!

Let’s look at the liver first.

-Start!

-Tada da!

As soon as it starts, close the distance towards Seong Jin-ha.

And the moment Seong Jin-ha entered the range of shadow..!

Hook!

Utilizes the shadow like a swamp to tie one’s feet.

“…!”

At the same time, he lowered his posture into Seong-jin-ha’s arms..!

But at that moment, a sense of intimidation flowed from Seong Jin-ha’s body.

– Boom.

“Kuh…”

My body doesn’t listen.

Let’s release the mana in the body at random.

– Clink!

With the sound of something breaking, I regained my freedom again.

-Kaang!

Swords collide with swords.

“… I guess you can’t use them consecutively?”

“…”

No matter how great the power of the true ancestors is.

It doesn’t make sense to use such abilities without paying anything.

There is a limit on the number of uses,

Or at least it will take some time before it can be reused.

Then before that…!

-Cheong! Caang!

Sword and sword continued to collide.

Originally, even this would have been impossible.

Weakened under the sun,

A workshop that was only possible because I was the opposite.

Even so, whenever swords collide, tremors are transmitted to the palms of the hands.

And then finally.

– Crackle!

The sword given by Cluan was cut in half.

“… Come on.”

Well, that’s a natural result.

First of all, the quality of swords basically differed greatly.

I widened my distance and coolly threw the handle backwards.

Sung Jin-ha stood still and stared at me.

“… I’m sorry.”

Then, with an expression full of regret, they gradually closed the distance.

“…If you’re going to do that, I’ll try again with an entry-level sword.”

“…”

Buck and go.

“…Still. No need to be sorry.”

Down-!

After narrowing the distance to some extent,

Sung Jin-ha’s body suddenly accelerates.

“Because the game won’t end like this.”

Remedy.

Stretching out his right hand wide to the side,

Brilliant light pours from the torn sleeves.

A secret weapon that was hidden only for this time.

“…If it’s a sword, there’s another one.”

“What…”

Pitching-!!!

In an instant, the light that covered my eyes came out.

– What?!

– Snow…!

Overwhelming amount of light enough to light up the stadium.

And after a while, the light faded.

A single sword appeared in the empty space.

A sword body that emits soft light.

A pattern of wings engraved on the long extended hilt and cross guard.

Remedy-!

He covered the light with his palm.

Seong Jin-ha looks at the sword in her hand with her fish-eyed expression.

“…What is that?”

“Secret.”

“… It looks like you got some strange artifacts from somewhere.”

Still.

“Nothing will change.”

A red haze blooms around Seong Jin-ha’s body.

A mark indicating the activation of Blood Demon.

As before, I can’t react to that speed.

“Why doesn’t anything change?”

Of course,

If it were me before summoning the holy sword.

– Huung!

My body is full of energy.

The intense uplift you feel when you are bathed in the light emitted from the holy sword.

It felt like I was receiving buff magic from dozens of wizards.

Now…

Circulates the blood in the body to the limit.

If he used blood ghost magic to pressurize you.

It’s just a story that I can use.

Of course, even Seong Jin-ha, who has the blood of an ancestor,

A skill so advanced that it remains unfinished even after several months of training.

But.

I’ve seen it.

The way you first learned Blood Ghost Art from Adela.

The image of him when he gained enlightenment during the war and went a step further.

And the last moment before dying.

The appearance when he finally surpassed Adela’s Blood Ghost Art and broke through the limit.

Sure.

-Toukwaaang!!

Mana began to erupt explosively from inside his body.

**

“Blood Ghost?!”

The Queen kicked off her chair and stood up with a startled expression.

A mysterious sword suddenly protrudes.

Before the surprise at that strange sight dissipated…

-Two kwang!!

Mana began to erupt explosively from Rai’s body.

It’s a little different in appearance, but it must have been blood ghost magic.

“Adela… When the hell did you teach me…!”

“…”

But Adela did not answer the Queen’s call,

I was staring blankly at the stadium like a broken doll.

“… Adela?

“…No.”

“Huh..?”

“I never taught you. No.”

**

Tooquaang-!!

I can feel the blood evaporating in my body due to the rapid circulation of blood.

At the same time, dark red…

“Huh?”

The color of the aura is strange.

Obviously due to the nature of Blood Ghost Art, which circulates and evaporates blood.

A red-colored sprinting sword with the blood of the true ancestors.

And the vampire Adela and I should be red…

A mysterious golden aura that scatters transparently.

‘This is…’

No.

There is no time to think.

Seong Jin-ha, who was fascinated by the sudden invocation of blood ghost magic, came to his senses.

Unrealistically red eye color.

And the dark red aura that radiates as if resisting the light.

It was a sign that Seong Jin-ha had opened up blood ghost magic to the fullest.

“… Since when did you…”

I opened my mouth while looking at the sword in my hand and the transparent aura around me.

Sir.

“It’s a secret.”

And then.

“Go.”

Expand the muscles in your thighs and step out like an explosion.

Quang!

“…!”

The scenery in front of you changes in an instant.

It’s not like flying in the sky with shadow gauntlets

At that time, if you just leave your body in shock and feel floating in the air.

For now.

Arm. Leg. Even every finger joint.

Everything is under my control.

In an instant, we arrived from the far end of the stadium to the center.

A distance enough to clearly see Seong Jin-ha’s eyes full of astonishment.

“Now I can do it too.”

Awkward.

Close the handle tightly.

And then.

– Huung!

Kang!!

I hurriedly lowered my sword.

However, Seong Jin-ha also reacts immediately and strikes the sword.

-Kang Changgang! Kang Kang!

Several sums come and go in an instant.

In the meantime.

-Peeing!

He hesitated.

When Seong Jin-ha uses the power of Jinjo to stop his body.

-Paat!!

If you infuse the holy sword with mana, it will shine.

Seong Jin-ha’s power momentarily drops, allowing him to escape from control.

“…Where do you want to eat it raw?”

“Keugh…!”

But if it continues like this, the moment the holy sword is reverse summoned, it will be my defeat.

Of course, even Seong Jin-ha can’t maintain blood ghost magic for long, but

Because I had never used the power of a holy sword recklessly like this, the time limit might have been reduced.

The sword will remain even after the bloody ghost magic is over,

If my sword disappears, I won’t even be able to divide swords like this.

… Then.

Suddenly!

“..!”

Sung Jin-ha’s sword passes my cheek.

At the same time.

-Chack!

My sword slid past Seong Jin-ha’s shoulder.

Inevitably,

Abandon defense.

Well, if it goes like this…

“…You can’t win.”

He also immediately gives up defense and goes on the offensive.

Kang!

Avoid attacks that are expected to result in fatal wounds.

Suddenly!

Allows attacks that can be hit and inflicts more damage.

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In the arena, the sound of swords clashing against each other is the sound of cutting skin.

And only the sound of blood splashing on the floor echoed.

Seong-jinha’s sword pierced his left arm.

Twist your arm inward as much as possible to reduce the cut area.

Suggeung!

Instead, it cuts off the empty right flank.

Choo!

A fight between skilled swordsmen can be said to be count reading.

But since I’ve been sparring with this guy every day,

It can be seen that they know each other’s habits and skills quickly.

Then…

All that remains.

The only difference is pure power and speed.

-Kwaaang!!

Knees.

-Suddenly!

The collarbone.

– Chow!

Face.

-Win!

Throat.

Bego,

Bear off.

“… aaa!!”

At last, a spirit close to a scream erupted from the corner of Sung Jin-ha’s silent mouth.

“… That’s how it should be..!”

Quaang!!!

Not yet.

Not yet…!

..

..

..

…Ah…

Haa……

… Iron.

As I step forward, I hear the sound of splashing water.

“…”

A puddle of red water that wets your shoes.

“…Huh…Hah.”

How much time has passed?

At some point, the feeling of the sword in her hand disappeared.

‘Is it reverse summoned?’

The world is red.

No, the world isn’t red, it just looks like that because of the blood in the cornea.

…Anyway, I couldn’t see very well.

Even her hand holding her sword was weak.

Jjeok.

Is it because I’ve been grinding my teeth to endure the pain?

The moment I opened my mouth, I felt pain as if my lips were falling apart.

“… Hey.”

“…”

“Are you alive?”

No answer.

…Steel!

-…

I can’t hear anything.

Did I pass out standing up?

The moment you think so.

A voice came out of the microphone.

-…The winner. Lie.

Ah.

– Iron f*ck.

It was only then that I relaxed my legs and lay down on the floor of the arena.

‘… It hurts terribly.’

Belatedly, I felt a throbbing pain all over my body.

-Medical staff!!

‘I didn’t mean to go this far…’

What the hell did the moderator do without stopping the match…

“This is why overindulgence is bad…”

Lastly, the sensation of being carried on a stretcher,

I quietly surrendered to the drowsiness that came over me.