"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," Steve

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

from

Techniques, I had to fight him with my sword," Steve

you actually had to use

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

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

different from fighting any other warrior. Usually, 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 on my instincts

some back and forth, but

other two remained

think

am I supposed to know?" Jarrod answered with a snort. "He wears one of those Haze

based on how he fought, I was sure that he

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

fresh graduate. I think

The guy didn't

he should think about

two told Steve that he was inexperienced, but the

veered away from

passed, and it was

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

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

the bar were already

you?"

"Number 57," Steve answered.

one of the early ones,"

asked. "How

guard said. "I

shock. "He fought that many of us

95," another guard

144," the

did your fights go?" Number 183

wasn't bad," Number 95

good," Number 144

bit inexperienced, though," Steve

other three guards looked

"What?" Steve asked.

skepticism.

he was experienced but pretty experienced? I don't

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

guards looked

to overdo

Number 183 shouted. "I

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

in frustration. "He even managed to

surprised the other

Triggering the Magic Circle?

meant that Number 183 had received a life-threatening

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