My Magical Career at Court: Living the Dream After My Nightmare Boss Fired Me from the Mages' Guild! Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 5] by Shusui Hazuki

Author:Shusui Hazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

The sight of the little magician coming back from a desperate situation really got the crowd going.

“Hey! That little girl is holding up pretty well!”

“She’s working hard! This is serious pressure.”

“Nice! Don’t go down without a fight!”

People had expected a dull, one-sided affair, and the reality of a close match electrified the air. The audience had started rooting for her brave performance.

“She’s really fighting tenaciously against such a powerful opponent,” a scout from the Judicate of Figaro remarked. “Enduring a ferocious attack like that is no easy task.”

The scout’s colleague, a man in his thirties, did not respond. He had many years of experience scouting for Figaro. In silence, he stared intently at the duel with a severe look on his face.

“Truman?” the younger scout asked, but Truman didn’t hear. He only continued to watch the match, not blinking once.

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When fighting such a strong magician, a tiny lapse of concentration was all it would take to lose the battle instantly. For a moment, I’d been on the verge of defeat, but as I defended myself, I noticed a few things. He seemed perfect, but he wasn’t. Humans have their habits—and their weaknesses. That meant I still had a win condition.

But most of all, I’d begun feeling something that gave me the strength to keep going.

I can see what he’s doing, and my response is working.

I could feel it physically, and that propelled me onward.

In any case, all I could do was focus on what was in front of me. It didn’t matter who the opponent was. What mattered was that I gave it my all. If I fought with all my power, there was no shame in losing. Knowing that, I pushed forward.

My heart was racing as I confronted this formidable foe. I felt oddly excited.

This is fun!

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I have the upper hand when it comes to magical power and precision, Alessandro Volterra thought. So why can’t I beat her?

In the heat of battle, he searched for an answer. Countless magic attacks and shock waves overlapped all over the battlefield. While using a gravity wall to crush the knives of wind she sent racing toward him, he carefully observed his opponent.

Something’s going on... She has something other magicians don’t.

Most people would be unable to stay calm during a duel like this, but she was relaxed. Duels were sometimes compared to chess; both involved the mind games of anticipating the opponent’s thoughts, making strategic opening moves, and drawing the opponent into an indefensible position before finishing them off.

As a magician who had built his career on one-on-one dueling, he had great tactical acumen. Based on his outstanding intelligence and experience, he came up with a possibility.

Could she be analyzing my movements and behavior to modify her response time more efficiently...?

As they traded blows, he could see that her actions were changing little by little. The angle and timing of her attacks were clearly becoming harder and harder to combat.

It would be dangerous to let this go on too long.

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