"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.

would explain things," Steve

Jarrod asked as he pushed

from the

our Defense Techniques,

had to use your

weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground,

that. "That really is

foresee what my opponent will do, but with

back and

other two remained silent for

old do you think he is?"

one of those Haze Masks. I don't even remember how tall he is or

first guard said, "but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate.

at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I

a fresh graduate. I think he is

twenties? The guy didn't

wasn't sure what he

he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought didn't

a while, the topic veered away from

passed, and it was late at

guards to gather in one of the towers

one student from the academy?" one of the

The other two he had met in the bar were already

you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early ones," the guard

ones?" Steve asked. "How many did the

"I only

shock. "He fought that

95," another

144," the

how did your

wasn't bad," Number 95

good,"

bit inexperienced,

other three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

skepticism. "He seemed pretty

pretty experienced? I don't

we even talking about this?" Number 183 asked.

guards looked at

overdo it," Number

183 shouted. "I

in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been nowhere near to

managed

surprised the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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