"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.

explain things,"

how did your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he

from the

Techniques, I had to fight him with

you actually had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

moved very weirdly. Sometimes he went really low to the ground, and other times, he even jumped over me. Like, who does

laughed when they heard that. "That

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

I won after some back and forth, but it

remained silent for

old do you think

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

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

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,

like a fresh graduate. I think

"Late twenties? The guy didn't even

he should

two told Steve that he was inexperienced, but the opponent Steve fought

veered away

hours passed, and it was late at

which forced the off-duty guards to gather in one of the towers to play

from the

yeah, that guy," Steve said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and he

you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

the early ones,"

asked. "How many did

guard said. "I only know that I was Number

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

Number 95,"

was Number 144,"

how did your fights go?" Number 183

bad," Number 95

good,"

inexperienced, though," Steve

three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

asked with skepticism.

mean, he was experienced but pretty experienced? I don't know,"

this?" Number 183 asked. "He was definitely very

the three guards looked at Number

have to overdo

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost

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

answered in frustration. "He even managed to trigger the

surprised the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

183 had

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