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Episode 360: I'm a Magician Too (2)

Hubert shouted, pointing his finger at Delmude who had come forward.

"What, what! Why are you here!"

"Why? Is there a law that says I can't come out?"

Hubert closed his mouth at Delmude's cold words. He had nothing to say.

The elders and the pagoda leaders do not appear out of custom and out of respect, but in the olden days, the elders used to compete with each other.

When Delmude appeared, the atmosphere changed again. The magicians of the Red Flame Tower were unable to do anything and just stamped their feet.

"Who will come out?"

Delmude looked around the Red Flame Tower with sharp eyes. Everyone who received his gaze lowered their heads and avoided eye contact.

Since the top lord has come out, this side should also come out. But Hubert didn't have the courage to do so.

In the end, Vanessa stepped forward with a determined look on her face. It was already decided that she would be the last one.

"No, don't go."

Alfoy grabbed Vanessa's arm and shook his head.

She looked at him with trembling eyes.

"Lord Alpoy."

"Even you… no, even the director of the research center, you absolutely can't win. If you leave, you'll die."

There is a limit to what you can do without trying. Alfoy knows Vanessa's skills better than anyone else.

Perhaps, with her accumulated knowledge and natural talent, she may be better than Delmud. However, her circle is still lower and her magic power is significantly lacking.

No matter how great Vanessa was, the current power gap was too great.

"Still… …there's no one to go out."

Hubert and the elders were unable to go out and were just trembling. Alfoy chewed his lips at the pitiful sight and said.

"Just tell them you're not going. Let's just assume we lost."

"That person will never accept it."

"Then we should just fight. We'll have a higher chance of survival if we all fight together."

Alfoy shouted at the wizards behind him with an angry expression.

"Shit! What are you doing! Don't you get it? Those bastards are trying to kill us all! Those bastards came here already determined!"

Hubert looked at Alfoy with trembling eyes.

"Alpoy… … ."

"Wake up! We'll all die if we don't fight anyway! Hurry up and come out! You idiots!"

Everyone flinched at the force of Alpoy's arrogant demeanor. Hubert spoke with a voice as trembling as his eyes.

"But… … why are you going back?"

Alfoy only had a grave expression on his face, but he was slowly moving backwards while holding onto Vanessa.

"… … ."

Alfoy stopped walking without saying anything.

He glanced at me with a grave expression on his face, then took a step back.

While everyone was still in their thoughts, Delmude spoke in a murderous voice.

"Someone come out quickly."

Hubert didn't know what to do. Whoever leaves is dead. There was no one here who could stop the author.

No, there is one person.

At some point, Jiselle got up from the stands and came closer.

"F, Earl of Fenris. We must end this duel. Please mediate quickly."

Now, the only person he could trust was Jisel. An all-out war would be the worst possible outcome. He couldn't let the Tower of Magic end in his own time.

Jiselle nodded several times and then spoke to Delmude.

"Let's stop here. What are your thoughts, Lord?"

"It is impossible. I have no intention of ending it. Also, please keep in mind that it is an abuse of authority for a noble to interfere in the affairs of magicians."

Paaaaak!

A powerful magical power emanated from Delmude's body. It meant that he had no intention of backing down.

He was in a state of fever due to the death of his first disciple.

In any case, there was bound to be a limit to how much Earl Fenris could interfere with right away.

First, he planned to sweep away the Red Flame Tower under the pretext of something happening between wizards, and then attack Earl Fenris.

Because it would have been a lot easier to just kill everyone here.

Giselle nodded slightly this time and spoke to Hubert.

"There is nothing wrong with what the Crimson Tower Master said. It is just that, by convention, there are limits to how much I can interfere."

'You're the kind of guy who doesn't keep those things!'

Hubert felt dizzy when the person who most disregarded conventions in the world talked about conventions.

If Count Fenris doesn't stop us, we'll really have to fight, and our opponent is a 7th Circle wizard.

I couldn't send my disciples out even though I knew they would die if they did. Now, Vanessa was an outsider, so it was the same.

When I looked at the elders, they all shook their heads with terrified expressions.

'Haa, is this really the end of our Magic Tower in my generation?'

Eventually, he will have to go out. He may be able to hold out longer than others, but Delmud will definitely try to kill him.

'It looks like this guy is really determined to destroy our magic tower.'

Otherwise, there would be no way he would have gone out like this, even with the Earl of Fenris present. It means that he is confident that he can somehow resolve the political pressure.

'What should I do? Do I really have to fight like this?'

I couldn't send anyone out to die. But I didn't want to die myself. Even if someone sacrificed themselves, I couldn't guarantee that the fight would end with that.

In the end, there is no other way than to fight together. The end will come when one of the two towers disappears.

Hubert looked at Giselle with a gloomy expression and said.

"Your Majesty, please get out of here now. I think we'll have to end things today."

Then Jiselle said with an indifferent expression.

"If you don't have confidence, why don't you just use a guest wizard?"

"Yes? Vanessa is a 6th circle. I can't win. But if you'd like to send me out… … ."

"No, no. Another wizard."

"who...?"

Jiselle said with a refreshing smile.

"I'm going out."

"yes?"

Before Hubert could say anything, Giselle stepped forward.

"I will participate in this competition as a guest wizard of the Red Flame Tower."

Delmude wiggled his eyebrows at those words. What kind of joke is this?

"Count, don't joke around. Do you think you can stop the showdown like that now?"

"This is not a joke, this is a real fight."

"This is a duel between wizards. The Count isn't a wizard, is he?"

"Who said that? I'm not a wizard."

"What?"

For a moment, a cool smile appeared on Jiselle's face.

"I'm a wizard too."

At those words, Hubert and the elders thought to themselves.

'Oh, there he goes again, crazy guy.'

I appreciate that you came forward, but you're being unreasonable. If you're going to cheat, shouldn't you do it in a more plausible way?

But regardless of what others said, Jiselle slowly spread her arms.

Paaaaak!

Suddenly, several blazing red spears appeared behind Jiselle.

Everyone who saw that sight had their mouths wide open.

"What, what is that? What kind of magic is that?"

"Ma, it seems like it's magic, but it doesn't seem like it… … ."

"The Earl of Fenris is really a wizard?"

Dark's power is a mixture of magical and spiritual power. It is utilized based on Jiselle's mana.

So the wizards couldn't figure out exactly what power he was using.

But that kind of ability is something that only wizards can usually show, so I couldn't help but believe it.

Delmud was also a little surprised by the power that Jiselle had shown.

'That guy uses magic?'

There was no such talk among the Earl of Desmond and the Duke of Edinburgh. There was no such talk among the rumours of the war.

'You said he was an excellent knight, but he's never shown that kind of ability?'

Even at first glance, I felt a great power. It wasn't a power that could be obtained through training for a day or two.

'Were you hiding your power?'

Every time I heard about it, I thought it was a strange thing, but when I saw it in person, it was even more amazing. Didn't it mean that he had been fighting while hiding that kind of power?

And yet, he roams the battlefield at will and defeats Count Desmond.

Delmude narrowed his eyes and looked at the magical spears floating behind Giselle.

'It's not pure magical power. What kind of power is that?'

It felt like a turbid mixture of energy. As a 7th circle magician, he felt that the source of that power was extremely ominous.

'Where did you learn even a little bit of black magic? Well, it doesn't matter.'

Delmud smiled cruelly. He was one of only two 7th circle wizards in the kingdom.

Whether or not Earl Fenris hid his power, he was no match for him.

'It's a good thing I was going to kill you anyway.'

Only the order was reversed. Furthermore, since he had declared a showdown, no one else could interfere.

If we kill Earl Fenris first, it will be easier to kill the others.

'Since I participated directly in the showdown, it also provides an excuse to escape the pressure of the pro-prince faction. It's a better opportunity.'

Delmude opened his mouth, pretending not to like it, in order to make his case clear.

"Count, even if I acknowledge you as a wizard, it is against the nobles' participation in the Magic Tower duel… ."

"Hey, the Duke's dog."

"… … ?"

"You came here to kill everyone anyway. Why do you keep using your brain to avoid getting along? Let's just settle this between the two of us."

Delmude looked blank for a moment as he heard Jiselle speak with a ferocious smile.

A moment later, Delmude shook his body and burst into madness.

"Hah, hahahahaha!"

Wow!

People couldn't stand the magic of his laughter and stepped back, covering their ears.

Indeed, the power of the 7th Circle Wizard was truly amazing. He could inflict damage on people with just his laughter.

Delmude glared at Giselle and said.

"Yeah, I was tired of this kind of acting. I didn't know why I had to do it like this when I was going to solve it with force anyway."

He too suppressed his power only because of the will of Earl Desmond and the dukedom.

Up until now, I have had a hard time suppressing my destructive nature. I have never been able to properly use my power that has reached the 7th circle.

It is human nature to want to show off when you have power. He waited patiently, patiently, wanting to quickly dye the kingdom in blood.

But that was it. In any case, Earl Fenris and the Red Flame Tower had to disappear.

"Today, you will all turn to ashes."

Wooooow!

Delmude's body began to rise into the air.

Hubert cried out at the sight.

"Ma, Magic Field! Create a Magic Field barrier!"

Jiing―!

The magic field was deployed, but everyone knew it would be useless.

The power of the 7th Circle Wizard cannot be blocked by this magic field. It was obvious that it would be easily penetrated.

"Get out! Get out quickly!"

As Hubert and the elders shouted, the Red Flame Tower wizards retreated into the distance. The Crimson Tower wizards had already distanced themselves.

"My lord!"

Vanessa tried to help Alfoy by pushing his hand away, but was soon stopped by Gillian.

"Lord Gillian! Lord!"

Gillian shook his head. Having been warned by Giselle beforehand, he had no intention of allowing anyone to interfere in the confrontation.

"Trust the Lord."

"but...."

Vanessa looked at Giselle with worried eyes.

As a magician, she knows very well why the 7th Circle Magicians are called superhumans.

From the 7th circle onwards, the power is different from the previous level. A 7th circle magician is literally a being that can cause supernatural phenomena.

It could be said that he was the strongest enemy that Jiselle had ever faced.

Delmud looked down at Giselle with an arrogant expression as he floated in the sky.

"Because of you, the North is in ruins. Today, I will punish you."

Jiselle looked up at Delmude and smiled.

"You said you were going to solve it with force in the end, right?"

"Yes, I'm going to kill you all anyway, so there's no need to waste time. If I kill you, Amelia will take over the North. Then, all the regions except the East will be in our hands. The civil war will end easily."

"That's really nice to hear."

"what?"

"There's something I often say to people."

"What is that?"

At that moment, a red light burst out from Jiselle's eyes.

"I also like solving things with force the most."

Pfft!

Dozens of spears floating behind Jiselle shot out towards Delmude.

Delmude made a displeased expression upon seeing that sight.

"bouncer."

As he stretched out his hand, an enormous amount of magical power suddenly surged in and took over the space.

"Firestorm."

Flames rose up around Delmud, intertwining and entangling themselves, soon forming a huge storm.

Paaaaah!

The storm of flames consumed all the magic spears that were shooting up into the sky and covered even Jiselle's body.

"My lord!"

Vanessa eventually shook off Gillian, who was blocking her path, and ran out.

But others retreated further back, as the huge storm of flames spread as if it would pierce through the magic field at any moment.

Everyone looked terrified. Someone muttered something as if they were fed up.

"This, this is the 7th circle magic… … ."

The flames that had taken over the surrounding area were not something that could be called mere magic. They were no less than a natural disaster.

"Okay, it's over."

"I can never win… … ."

"Run away now… … ."

Hubert also realized that he was mistaken. Even if all the wizards here were to attack, they would never be able to defeat Delmud.

This time, I really felt that the higher the circle, the bigger the gap between the circles.

I had to run away. That was the only way to survive.

"Mom, everyone get out! Request troops from the Count of Brivant immediately… … ."

"Wow!"

Before Hubert could finish speaking, cheers erupted from among the disciples.

Pfft!

A huge storm of flames split apart and Jiselle emerged.