"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,"

go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug of

drank from

to get him with our Defense Techniques, I had to

to use your real weapon?"

he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like, who does that?" Steve

two laughed when they heard that. "That

opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the dark. I had to rely on my instincts

back and

other two remained

you think he is?"

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

fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate.

"The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon, but I

seem like a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in his

other two snorted. "Late twenties? The guy didn't even know our

what he should

two told Steve that he was inexperienced, but

away

it was late at night

had closed, which forced the off-duty guards to gather in one of

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

had met in the bar were already back at

were you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the early ones," the guard

ones?" Steve asked. "How many did the

know," the guard said. "I only know

fought that many of us in

was Number 95," another

Number 144,"

yeah, how did your fights go?"

bad,"

good,"

inexperienced,

other three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

Number 144 asked with skepticism. "He

experienced but pretty experienced? I don't

Number 183

three guards looked at Number

don't have to overdo

not exaggerating!" Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost

nearly lost?" Steve asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been

even managed to trigger the Magic

the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183 had

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