"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

asked as he pushed his mug of

from

our Defense Techniques, I had to

so you actually had to use your real weapon?" Jarrod

he went really low to the ground, and other times,

they heard that. "That really

foresee what my opponent will do, but

back and

other two remained silent for

old do you think he is?" the first guard

a snort. "He wears one of those Haze Masks. I don't even

based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate. You know, someone that just

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

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

what he should think

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

away

and it was late at night

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

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

guy," Steve said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and he would also need to

you?" the guard

"Number 57," Steve answered.

so you're one of the early ones," the

Steve asked. "How many

said. "I only know that

"He fought that many of us in

95,"

Number 144," the fourth

did your fights go?" Number 183

wasn't bad," Number

pretty good," Number

inexperienced,

three guards looked at

"What?" Steve asked.

144 asked with skepticism. "He seemed pretty experienced

mean, he was experienced but pretty experienced?

even talking about this?" Number 183 asked.

three guards looked

overdo it,"

Number 183 shouted. "I nearly lost to

shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had been pretty strong, but Steve had been nowhere

answered in frustration. "He even managed to trigger the Magic

surprised the other three

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had received

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