"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

your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his

drank from

after trying to get him with our Defense Techniques, I

had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

still wasn't easy. He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over

when they heard that. "That really is a

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

some back and

remained silent

you think he is?"

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

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

work?" Steve asked. "The guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad. I can't remember his weapon, but I can somewhat remember how he

a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in his

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

wasn't sure what he should

Steve that he was inexperienced, but the

the topic veered away from

and it

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

guys also have to fight that one student from the academy?"

he had met in the bar were already back at

number were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

of the early ones," the

"How many

guard said. "I only know that

Steve asked in shock. "He fought that many of us in just

was Number 95," another guard

was Number 144," the

did your fights

bad," Number 95

pretty good,"

bit inexperienced, though,"

other three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

pretty experienced? I don't know," Number

even talking about this?" Number 183 asked.

guards looked at Number

overdo it," Number 144

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

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

frustration. "He even managed to trigger the Magic Circle on my

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

183 had received

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