"I was lucky. I got him with the Flying Beast Defense Technique."

Inside a tavern, several guards were talking to each other.

"So you were the reason why he managed to evade my spears!" another guard on the table grumbled.

The first guard only snickered. "Well, I was the first one. How did your fight go?"

"I think I was the fourth he fought," the other guard said. "Luckily, he didn't know the Earth Beast Cracker. I don't remember what his weapon was, but I remember that I managed to make him lose his weapon. The fight was over after that."

"Yeah, he probably wears one of these Haze Masks," the first guard said. "Of course, I can't remember."

At that point, another guard walked through the doors since his shift had just ended.

"Hey, Steve!" the second guard shouted. "Over here!"

The newest guard, Steve, walked over with a laugh and sat down. "What's up?" he asked.

"Hey, did you fight that guy in the academy too?" the second guard asked.

"Wait, you guys fought him as well?" Steve asked.

The two guards nodded.

"Didn't your shift end like five hours ago?"

The two guards nodded again.

"What was your number?" Steve asked.

"I was number one, and Jarrod was number four," the first guard said.

"Tch," Steve spat. "You probably had it easy as number one."

The first guard only laughed. "Don't act like you didn't also have it easy."

"What are you talking about?" Steve asked. "I was number 57, and I had to fight him for like over half a minute."

The first two guards only looked at Steve in surprise.

"What?" Steve asked.

"Half a minute?" Jarrod asked. "Did we fight the same guy?"

"Probably," Steve said. "The numbers seem to check out with the timeframe. Why?"

The first guard and Jarrod looked at each other. "Well, we basically won in an instant."

"In an instant?" Steve asked. "I mean, I get that being the first has some advantage, but that quick?"

"Yeah, he didn't know our techniques in the beginning," the first guard explained.

explain things,"

fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug of beer

drank from the

after trying to get him with our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with my sword," Steve

so you actually had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over

laughed when they heard that. "That really is

warrior. Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the dark. I had to

won after some back and forth, but it definitely wasn't

other two remained silent for a

do you think he

to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall he is or what

sure

is that supposed to work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique

fresh graduate. I think

twenties? The guy didn't even know our

he should think

that he was inexperienced, but the opponent

away from Shang, and he was quickly

it was

to gather in one

one student from the academy?" one of the players on the

said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and

were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the early ones,"

"How many did the

the guard said. "I only know that I

in shock. "He fought that many of us in just half a

95," another guard

Number 144," the

your

wasn't bad," Number 95

was pretty good," Number

inexperienced, though,"

guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

but pretty experienced? I don't know," Number

about this?" Number 183 asked.

guards looked at

overdo it," Number

exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been

"He even managed

the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received a

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