"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 beer towards

drank from the

trying to get him with our Defense Techniques, I had

had to use your real weapon?"

He moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times,

two laughed when they heard that. "That

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

I won after some back and

other two remained silent for

old do you think he

to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those

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

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 can't remember his weapon, but I can somewhat remember

didn't seem like a fresh graduate. I think he

two snorted. "Late twenties? The

sure what he should think about

was inexperienced, but the

veered away from Shang, and he was

and it

which forced the off-duty guards to

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

The other two he had met in the bar were already back

you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

you're one of the early ones," the

"How many

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

"He fought that many of us in just half a

95," another

was Number 144," the

how did your fights go?" Number

wasn't bad,"

good,"

inexperienced, though,"

other three guards

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism. "He

but pretty experienced? I don't know,"

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

looked at

overdo

shouted.

Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve

"He even managed to trigger the Magic

the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

Number 183

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