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A few days ago.
"Young master, I've acquired it."
Rex Flumen accepted the small black bottle handed to him by his attendant and put it in his pocket.
He checked several times that no one was around, but still rolled his eyes and looked around again.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. It's something that came from the distant Desert Continent. It's a poison that has never been used on our continent before. In fact, there are plenty of poisons that can cause death just by touching them, but this kind of thing isn't very useful."
"So, if it touches a wound, it disrupts internal and external energy, eventually causing the muscles to gradually stiffen?"
"Yes. It can disrupt not only internal and external energy but also magical power. But the effect only lasts about 10 minutes. After that, the disrupted internal and external energy returns to normal."
Rex Flumen smiled wryly.
"Good. That's exactly what I wanted. Well done, Philip."
"Yes, young master. Since it's an obscure poison, and its effects disappear quickly, leaving no trace of poison in the body, the academy won't be able to detect that poison was used."
"The sword? How likely is it that the poison on the blade will be discovered?"
"Once you take it out of the scabbard and start swinging it, it will evaporate and disappear before long."
"Good. I like it very much. And that?"
The attendant Philip took out a dagger that he had kept deep inside his clothes and handed it to Rex.
As when he received the black bottle, Rex rolled his eyes around.
"It wasn't easy to get this out of the family armory."
"Well done."
Rex raised his hand over his clothes and stroked the dagger he had placed inside.
"To think that the legend was true and that weapon was in our family armory."
"It's said that it was forged with fire that burned the cursed Maledictio tree, and that it was repeatedly coated and dried with the blood of the monstrous Diabolli, who brought the Ossid Continent to the brink of destruction long ago."
"Right. That's why healing magic doesn't work on wounds inflicted by this dagger."
"Yes, young master."
"Well done. Go. You will be handsomely rewarded."
"Thank you, young master."
Quarterfinal, Match 2. Start!
"While I take on Davian, you two somehow inflict a wound on Nubes' body. Since he'll be using his body recklessly, trusting Luna behind him, it won't be difficult."
"Got it!"
"You know what to do next, right?"
"Yeah!"
Rex Flumen lunged first.
His direction was Davian Naone.
The other two henchmen rushed towards Nubes Arbo.
Bonita Fortis, who had been watching the match with her arms crossed, shook her head.
"What a stupid tactic. Rex alone rushes at Davian to buy time, and the other two take care of Nubes?"
Bellum asked.
"Why? Is it a bad tactic? It seems like they're trying to take out the weaker one first. Well, of course, our Nubes won't be taken out easily."
"Our Nubes?"
"Huh? Ah. He's on our side, our side."
Ahahaha.
Bellum laughed awkwardly.
"Anyway, it's a stupid tactic. If they were going to take out Nubes first, the relatively better Rex should have rushed towards Nubes. They should have just abandoned Davian and had him run away to buy time."
"Ah, is that so?"
"But whatever. The result will be the same no matter what tactics they use. How can three swordsmen beat Davian? The current tactic is just too stupid, but it's not like they have a chance of winning if they use a different tactic."
Liber nodded.
"Davian is one thing, but the Nubes-Luna combination is no joke either. The best tank in the second year combined with the best healer in the second year. He's already tough, but she keeps pouring out heals from behind. It would be difficult even if three of them attacked."
"Right? Our Nubes can't lose to two people, right?"
"Our Nubes?"
"Ah, he's on our side. Ahaha."
Bonita agreed with Liber's opinion.
"Well, yeah. Anyway. That combination is amazing. Injuries that would be fatal to others are just ordinary scratches to Nubes. And Luna heals them in an instant."
"There! They're engaging!"
The first to engage were Davian and Rex.
Rex, who had rushed at full speed, swung his sword.
Clang!
Davian Naone easily blocked it.
'This guy...'
Rex's expression, visible between the clashing swords, was unusual.
Subtle, but his lips were curled up.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
His nostrils twitched slightly due to his excitement.
Small changes that could be noticed thanks to the senses raised by increasing his inner strength to 7 stars.
'He's planning something.'
It had been quiet for a while.
I thought he was quietly cowering because of the Davian party's increased strength.
But he wasn't that kind of guy.
Clang!
The two's swords clashed again.
"You have some kind of ulterior motive, Rex Flumen."
"What? W-What are you talking about?"
"You have that kind of expression?"
Rex's eyes became fierce.
"Nonsense. Are you scared because your friend is getting beaten and it's about to become a 3-on-1?"
"Scared?"
"Yeah, you bastard."
Davian chuckled.
"No."
"You annoying bastard!"
Rex swung his sword with all his might.
The flamboyant and refined swordsmanship of the Marquis family who uses swords.
I could feel that he was pouring everything into it.
The more he did, the more...
'I'm suspicious... Just what is he planning?'
If he were to clad himself in Aura and swing his sword with all his might right now, he could chop Rex's body into pieces along with his sword in one blow.
But this is a sparring evaluation.
The condition for victory is to elicit the opponent's surrender or inflict enough injuries to prevent them from engaging in combat.
Inflicting irreparable fatal injuries results in immediate disqualification.
That kind of control is also an evaluation factor in this tournament sparring test.
That's not to say that Davian was struggling because he couldn't do anything to Rex.
The Nubes-Luna combination, which he had watched as he climbed up here, would never be defeated by those swordsmanship department rookies.
Rather, he was watching because he was curious about what Rex was planning.
It was Rex Flumen who was desperate.
'Davian, that guy, seems to be taking it easy, but I don't know when he'll push through. What are those guys doing still!'
In the space of time that Davian and him had separated.
Rex's gaze turned to his party on the other side.
Just in time.
Swoosh!
One of them managed to cut off his right arm, which had been exposed while blocking one of his swords with a shield.
The wound was insignificant, but...
'That's enough.'
Now, in 1 minute.
Nubes will become a normal person whose inner and outer strength is disrupted.
'Wait 30 seconds, Nubes Arbo. I'm going to damage your wrist and make it impossible for you to use one arm forever. Or maybe a leg?'
Time passed quickly.
Clang!
Rex's gaze kept turning towards Nubes as he clashed swords with Davian.
"Where are you looking?"
"I'm just checking on the situation of our team!"
"You've grown a lot, Rex Flumen. To have the leisure to do that while facing me."
Pzzzz.
A blood vessel popped out on Rex Flumen's temple.
"Don't be arrogant just because you were born with a special constitution, Davian Naone."
"It's not a constitution, it's a talent."
"Nonsense!"
Swoosh!
Rex's sword was swung wildly.
Swoosh.
Davian's feet slid back and lightly avoided Rex's sword.
"There's a poison on that sword, isn't there? The same goes for the swords of those guys in your party."
"W-What nonsense are you talking about!"
Rex pushed Davian even harder.
Davian lightly avoided Rex's sword and muttered to himself.
"It's not a sleeping poison? Ah... Right. It wasn't a sleeping poison back then either. Then what is it? Anyway, you must have prepared something special."
Rex felt his heart sink.
This was something that was clearly carried out in secret without anyone knowing.
Just in case, he didn't tell the other party members and only shared the plan with the two guys who were fighting over there.
Whack!
Davian's kick was slammed into Rex's abdomen.
"And that dagger you're wearing on your waist. A dagger that has disappeared from the continent for a while. The so-called Cursed Dagger. Am I right?"
Thud.
This time.
It wasn't just the feeling of his heart sinking.
It really felt like his heart was dropping all the way to his toes.
"Maybe you were going to fly over and inflict an injury with that dagger once Nubes was poisoned. Right? Of course, the next target would have been me."
Rex's eyes shook, losing their focus.
He looked at Davian.
He looked at Nubes.
He looked at his party members.
He looked at the dagger on his waist.
'How... How does he know everything, Davian Naone.'
In the meantime.
Davian shouted towards Nubes.
"Nubes!"
Nubes' voice could be heard from afar.
"Yeah! Davian!"
"You can just do it properly now."
"Ah, really? I don't have to buy more time?"
"Yeah. I'm sure now. Finish it quickly."
"Okay! Luna! Let's go!"
Crash.
Davian stepped on Rex's wrist.
"Ugh!"
Rex Flumen let go of his sword as it was.
Davian picked up Rex's sword and threw it strongly somewhere.
Swaaak!
The end of the sword flying with a strong tearing sound was aimed at.
It was Bonita Fortis' forehead.
A reliable person who could catch the sword no matter how quickly Davian threw it.
Bonita lightly turned her head to avoid the end of the sword.
After that, the blade brushed right next to Bonita's cheek.
Just as the sword's handle was about to pass by.
Thwack!
Bonita raised her hand and snatched the sword's handle.
The end of the sword that had passed Bonita stopped right in front of Liber's crotch sitting behind.
"Uhhh..."
Liber's eyes turned to the sky, filling with the whites of his eyes.
Thud.
He fainted backwards as it was.
"Liber!"
While a surprised Bellum grabbed Liber's shoulders and shook him.
Bonita got up from her seat.
"Was this it? You asked me to catch something if something flew during the match."
Bonita, who was looking down at the sword, raised her left hand and wiped her forehead a couple of times.
"But Davian, that bastard... He aimed right at my forehead. As if he was going to kill me."
Chuckles.
"He's mischievous."
Bonita took the sword as it was and walked towards the judge's seat.
Leo Martian, the head of the swordsmanship department, who was sitting in the judge's seat, asked.
"What's going on, you guys?"
"There's probably a volatile poison on the end of this sword... Davian Naone told me to tell you that."
In the meantime.
Bang!
Nubes swung his shield and sent one of Rex's party flying far away.
Bang!
He ran at the remaining one and launched a body check.
Unusually.
The student who was hit by the body check flew even further.
Bonita Fortis, who was watching the scene, added.
"On the swords they're holding too."
Rex, who was staring blankly at the judge's seat, turned his head towards Davian.
"Davian Naone... How the hell... You son of a bitch..."
Rex Flumen's plan was perfect.
As planned, they succeeded in injuring Nubes' body.
The poison on the three people's swords would all evaporate and disappear by the time the investigation proceeded later.
He would be punished for inflicting harm on Nubes using the cursed dagger, but.
He could just claim that he brought it from the family armory without knowing.
Because the crime of injury and the crime of inflicting injury are clearly different laws.
But.
"Why... How the hell..."
Why is Nubes, who was poisoned, still laughing so lively.
How could Davian know his plan inside and out.
His sword, which had poison on it, had already been handed over to Leo Martian, the head of the swordsmanship department.
The head of the swordsmanship department had already called an assistant and handed over the sword.
That sword would soon be sent to the poison component research lab.
Probably before the poison completely evaporated.
"I'm going to kill you... Davian Naone."
Just in time, Davian was over there with his back turned, trying to recover the swords of the remaining two party members.
Click.
Rex's right thumb released the lock on the dagger's sheath.
'I'm going to kill you... Even if I can't kill you, I'm going to cripple one of your body parts...'
After pulling his inner strength to the limit.
'I'll just quit this academy.'
Tatt!
He flew towards Davian's back.
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