"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,"

as he pushed his mug of

drank from

our Defense Techniques, I had to fight

to use your

it still wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like, who does that?"

they heard that. "That really is

Usually, it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was

and forth, but it definitely wasn't

two remained silent

do you think he is?"

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

on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate. You know, someone

how is that supposed to work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I

I think he

The guy didn't

wasn't sure what he

Steve that he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought

away

hours passed, and it

had closed, which forced the off-duty guards to

guys also have to fight that one student from the academy?" one of the players on the table suddenly asked the other

the bar were already

were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the

Steve asked. "How many did the guy

know," the guard said. "I only know that I

"He fought that many of us in just half

95," another guard

was Number 144,"

how did your fights go?"

bad," Number 95

pretty good," Number 144

bit inexperienced, though,"

three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty

mean, he was experienced but pretty experienced? I

we even talking about this?" Number 183 asked. "He was definitely very

looked at Number 183

don't have to overdo it,"

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly

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

"He even managed

the

Triggering the Magic Circle?

183 had received a life-threatening

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