Magic.
The manifestation of a phenomenon that can be activated using mana or the resources of holiness and magic.
Magic is surprisingly simple.
Many mages and scholars regard magic as sacred, claiming only those who have learned it can use it, but in my view, magic is just a matter of innate talent.
The method is simply to think of the magic formula and pour the appropriate resources into it—easy peasy.
Of course, adjusting the target, the flow of mana, and the attack’s trajectory must be calculated directly, but when it comes to using it, magic falls on the easier side.
Demons naturally master most of the world’s magic formulas from birth, so one of their lifelong goals is to create magic that no one else has ever achieved.
In contrast, the Celestial Race does not learn magic formulas from birth, but they have pioneered a unique magic called “Holy Magic,” specialized in magic and powered by ‘holiness.’
As a human with a tiny bit of holiness, I was the first to master Holy Magic, but it doesn’t mean I can’t use regular magic.
By the time I traveled the world, I had mastered most magic formulas, and about ten years after quitting being a Saintess, they even called me a Grand Mage.
Anyway, right now, lacking both holiness and mana, I have a woeful lack of resources to manifest magic, but I haven’t forgotten the magic formulas.
I still have countless magic formulas in my head, and if I had enough resources, I could manifest phenomena at any time.
And those resources also include things like “Spirit Power.”
…But thinking about it again, I need to learn the magic formulas first, so it makes sense that only those who are taught can use it.
It’s just memorization, but I too had to put in a lot of effort to master the magic formulas.
‘…’
If I meet that person again, I will definitely cut off their head.
…If I can meet them again.
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“…!”
Vibration in the forest.
Yena quickly scrambled through the woods and looked up at the incoming vibrations.
From the effects, it certainly looks like a skill from the warrior class.
With that level of destructive power, it must be the ‘Sacrificial Guardian – Shockwave.’
It’s one of the skills that defines the existence of the hated Shield Warrior, capable of absorbing ally damage and comboing it with a shockwave; if one does not know it, they will surely be at a loss.
The Shield Warrior is one of the core roles in team play, so any pro team must have at least one.
“See, this is why we should fight together.”
[Lily in Danger]
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[What the hell, that shockwave is massive, LOL!]
[Looks like 10% of the forest just flew away.]
[How is Lily doing this much damage with a shockwave like that?]
[Seems a bit dangerous.]
[Can’t see anything on Lily’s side.]
[That shockwave is insane.]
[The warrior must be dead now.]
[At this rate, he probably died just from taking the hit, LOL.]
No contact.
Lily’s broadcast can’t grasp the situation accurately either.
‘Quick Motion, Swift Steps, Elemental Enhancement.’
Yena feels the wind of her body filled with energy.
Along with enchanted movement and stats, her speed picks up, partially restoring the efficiency that had been greatly reduced.
Boom─!
Before long, only swirling leaves remain where Yena used to be.
Squeak…!
“Lady Lily!”
Yena, who broke through over a kilometer in just a few seconds, hurriedly looked around, ignoring the scratch marks left on the ground from her acceleration.
Among the shattered tree debris, the Shield Warrior collapses, turning into particles.
Traces of battle, the chaotic explosion in the forest, and arrows everywhere.
And.
“Wow.”
The Archer skewered by a spear and Lily, who’s panting softly.
As the archer fades into blue particles, Lily retrieves her spear and turns her head.
Their eyes meet.
For a moment, a chilling feeling gripped her whole body, but her expression softened almost instantly.
She’s unbelievably beautiful.
“…Are you okay?”
“Of course. I’m perfectly fine.”
Lily nonchalantly twirled her spear overhead.
…That shockwave must have been pretty strong.
Considering her body and equipment were in such a low state, the shockwave that just erupted means she must have been equipped with something extraordinary or her skill level is ridiculously high.
So the opponent must definitely be an overpowered side character.
[What the hell was that just now, LOL!]
[Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!Lily!]
[That was insane!]
[That blue eye shining through the smoke was seriously creepy.]
[So stylish!]
[Blue-eyed Lily…]
[How did she block that shockwave? It was ridiculously strong.]
[What the heck, how does a level 10 punk have legendary gear? LOL.]
[Chapter 7 of the guiding book seemed to be right on point.]
[All the arrows dodging is legendary, LOL!]
[Hahaha!]
“Are you out of your mind?”
But refusing to be crushed by it, Lily won the 2v1 match.
And she barely lost any health.
“Blue WIN!”
“Blue 1 : 0 Red”
“1 minute until the next round…”
“The opponent has exited the match. The battle ends with Blue’s victory.”
“Ah.”
“They left, huh?”
Back on the coast, we returned to the arena.
Lily looked a bit disappointed.
“Do people usually leave like that?”
“Typically, in a best of three matches, if one side is seriously strong, they just give up and exit. It’s a waste of time to risk getting beaten again.”
It’s even more common in casual games than ranked ones.
“If it was a ranked match, there would be penalties, but casual games don’t have that.”
“Literally no fun at all.”
“There are so many players who just leave after exchanging hits in ranked matches.”
“LOL.”
“Honestly, fighting when you meet a pro seems pointless.”
“Scared, huh?”
“If you’re not scared, that’s weird, LOL.”
“I’d probably be scared too.”
“Let’s wrap this up.”
“Yena just watched the game end.”
“Isn’t this essentially a 2v1 game?”
“Let’s try fighting together this time, it’s rare to have a duo match.”
Yena approached Moco to start a new match, but Lily was already holding two coins.
She looked oddly excited.
“Let’s go for the next round right away.”
“…….”
“Why?”
Lily cocked her head.
Was that creepy Lily really the same person just now?
Yena shook her head and took the coins.
“No, it’s because you’re cute.”
“…I’m not cute.”
“Yes~”
“……”
“Lily’s cute.”
“Isn’t she doing it on purpose?”
“OMG.”
“Cute, LOL.”
“Pretty, cute, skilled, and has a nice voice… what more could you want?”
“Literally LOL.”
“Yeah~ character’s cute~ reality’s just average~”
“What does reality have to do with it, ah LOL.”
“Even if reality’s average, having a nice voice and good skills is a fact, right?”
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The second battle started.
This time, the map was a rocky terrain with rugged boulders.
Unlike the last match where they had to look for the opponent, they spotted the enemies right away as soon as the match began.
A warrior man wielding a greatsword and a woman wielding a slightly smaller sword.
With black hair and black eyes, along with matching dark outfits, they seemed like people who had been teaming up for a long time.
“Close-range fighter vs. close-range fighter, whoa!”
Muscle melee vs Muscle melee ㄷㄷ]
[Are they a couple?]
[Let’s tear apart the couple!]
[I’ve never seen a Greatsword Couple before, hahaha!]
[Lily, let’s break them!]
[Die, couple!]
[It’s a couple.]
[Look at that, their eyes are shaking the moment they see us, lol.]
[What the hell, even in Deoen, they’re going for couples? Ah, haha!]
[Suddenly, I’m getting mad.]
So they are a couple.
They’re fighting with the same weapon, lovers at that, but I’ve seen people like that before.
‘If they’re not skilled, they’ll all be dead, that’s the problem.’
The place I lived wasn’t an easy one where people could walk around with such concepts.
If luck runs out, a dragon chased by demons could fly out of nowhere and crush an entire village, and it wasn’t rare for that to happen.
And that wasn’t just one dragon, but dozens have caused the same chaos.
‘The reason… was a magic experiment, right?’
One demon researching magic caused a drastic drop in the dragon population.
Not to mention a celestial race that blew up an entire city just to find their scarf.
Hmm, even thinking it over again, demons and celestial beings truly are the evil of the world.
“This time we can fight together.”
Yena grinned while holding her dagger.
I also pulled out my spear to respond.
The couple looked at us, surprised, before quickly taking a defensive stance.
A man wielding a larger greatsword stood at the front with a woman behind him.
A light brown effect centered around the man.
Light brown mana connected to the woman at the back.
“It’s bonding.”
“Bonding?”
Churak.
The blade of the dagger turned red.
“It’s a skill that can only be used among the same job class. While the same skills and stats are enhanced, the damage is partially shared. Usually, this skill can only be used if your intimacy with each other is high…”
[In short, they’ve been coupling a lot.]
[Please kill them, Lily, I can’t take it anymore.]
[!]
[How much have they been making out? ;;]
[Whoa, no vulgar language in the sacred Lily room!]
[With that level of bonding, it must be at least a year.]
[Ah, I’m craving ‘Spear Tornado’ now!]
