"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

fight go?" Jarrod asked as he

drank from

our Defense Techniques, I had to fight him with my

you actually had to use your

moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground,

they heard that. "That really is a

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

won after some back and forth, but

other two remained silent

old do you think he is?" the

am I supposed 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 weapon

fought, I was sure that he was a

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

a fresh graduate. I think he is probably in his

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

sure what he should think about

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

the topic veered away from

hours passed, and it was late

the off-duty guards to gather in one

from the academy?" one of the

in the bar were already

were you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early

asked. "How many did the

don't know," the guard said. "I only

that many of us in just

95," another

was Number 144," the

your fights

wasn't bad," Number

pretty good,"

bit inexperienced, though,"

other three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

mean, he was experienced but pretty experienced? I

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

three guards looked

to overdo it," Number

183 shouted. "I

Steve asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had

even managed to

surprised the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183 had

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