"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

how did your fight go?" Jarrod asked as he pushed his mug of

from the

Techniques, I

so you actually had to use your

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

laughed when they heard that. "That really is a strange way to

it's not that difficult to foresee what my opponent will do, but with him, it was basically a shot in the dark. I had to rely

back and forth, but it

two remained silent

think he is?" the first guard

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

"but based on how he fought, I was sure that he was a fresh graduate. You know, someone that just reached the General

guy is obviously at the Early General Stage, and his technique also wasn't bad.

fresh graduate. I think he is probably in

"Late twenties? The guy

sure what he should think

was inexperienced, but the

a while, the topic veered away from

passed, and it was late at

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

the academy?" one of the players on

said. The other two he had met in the bar were already back at work, and he would

you?" the

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the early ones," the guard

"How many did the guy

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

that

95," another

was Number 144," the fourth

your

bad,"

pretty good," Number

inexperienced,

other three guards

"What?" Steve asked.

with skepticism. "He

pretty experienced? I don't know," Number

this?" Number 183

three guards looked at Number

don't have to overdo

183 shouted. "I nearly

nearly lost?" Steve asked in shock. Sure, Steve's opponent had

even managed to

surprised the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

that Number 183

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