Chapter 9: Alphonse Fried
In the first practice room of the Magic Academy, the students of Class 2-A were engaged in mock battles.
On one of the eight mock battle fields prepared in the practice room, two students were fighting on a scale clearly different from the others.
One was Yufia Queensroad, the top-ranked S-class magic student in the academy.
The other was a male student named Alphonse Fried, ranked second in the academy and, like Yufia, one of only three S-class magic students in the academy’s history.
Currently the only two S-class magic students in the academy, their mock battle showcased the skills of the top two not just in their year, but in the entire school. It was truly on a different level compared to the other Class A students.
“Tyrannical Graozeam – Azure Water Dragon Strudel!”
In the field, the silver-haired female student, Yufia Queensroad, released a massive water magic in the shape of a dragon.
“Giant’s Growth – Twin Lightning Fists – Volt!”
Chanting simultaneously with Yufia, the blonde male student, Alphonse Fried, unleashed lightning magic shaped like giant fists from his magic circle.
The water dragon and lightning fists collided forcefully at the midpoint between the two. The resulting shockwave violently rustled their hair and battle uniforms, while the thunderous sound shook the ground throughout the field.
“Haah!!”
Initially, Yufia’s “Tyrannical Graozeam – Azure Water Dragon Strudel” had a slight advantage, but with Alphonse’s shout and additional magical power, his “Giant’s Growth – Twin Lightning Fists – Volt” increased in power with a fierce plasma sound, pushing back the water dragon.
In response, Yufia poured more magical power into her “Tyrannical Graozeam – Azure Water Dragon Strudel,” repelling the lightning fists, and once again, they reached a stalemate at the midpoint.
As both continued to pour magical power into their spells to push back their opponent’s magic, they simultaneously reached their maximum firepower.
Then, unable to withstand the enormous magical power continuously poured in by the casters and the pressure from the colliding spells, the water dragon and lightning fists lost their form, scattering a large amount of water and powerful lightning bolts with a deafening explosion.
The explosion of the two spells created a blast of wind strong enough to easily blow away an ordinary person, but Alphonse and Yufia, completely unfazed, continued to cast spells in rapid succession.
“Raging Water Thousand Blades – Rasen!”
“Whirlwind Vint-Hose Destruction Lance – Zerreissen!”
Yufia unleashed countless water blades, each powerful enough to easily slice through steel, while Alphonse conjured a single gigantic lance formed from a terrifying whirlwind.
Alphonse’s wind lance advanced towards Yufia but was halted by the intense barrage of countless water blades striking its blade.
The surface of the “Whirlwind Vint-Hose Destruction Lance – Zerreissen” was gradually eroded with each hit from the “Raging Water Thousand Blades – Rasen,” and after a series of explosive sounds, the wind lance shattered.
“Sturdy Steel Rock Wall Full Metal Shield!!”
Immediately after his spell was destroyed, Alphonse created a steel-like rock wall from the ground in front of him, deflecting the water blades that weren’t completely neutralized by his “Whirlwind Vint-Hose Destruction Lance – Zerreissen.”
Although the surface of the “Sturdy Steel Rock Wall Full Metal Shield” was slightly eroded, it successfully blocked all of the “Raging Water Thousand Blades – Rasen.” Maintaining his shield, Alphonse prepared his next move.
“Steel Rock Hand of One Strike – Silver!”
With this chant, Alphonse unleashed a giant fist from the center of his “Sturdy Steel Rock Wall Full Metal Shield.”
“Azure Hand of One Strike – Aqua”
In response, Yufia deployed a magic circle large enough to lightly cover her entire body and unleashed a giant water fist.
When the two giant fists collided, they simultaneously scattered with an ear-splitting explosion.
Amidst the extraordinary heat wave generated by the explosion of the two spells, both casters began to deploy their magic circles once again.
However, immediately after…
A series of high-pitched metallic sounds – kin, kin, kin – rang out across the field, bringing an end to the exchange of attacks that had each been like a natural disaster.
The metallic sounds echoing in the field came from a mechanical device that rang a bell powered by magical energy. It was designed to ring the bell when all the sand in a three-minute hourglass had fallen, signaling the end of the mock battle, which was set to last three minutes.
Hearing the bell, both contestants dispelled their magic circles, relaxed their combat stances, and approached each other.
“Haa, haa… Thank you very much…”
“…Thank you very much.”
In contrast to Alphonse, who was drenched in sweat and catching his breath as he gave the post-match greeting, Yufia maintained her usual expressionless face and simply offered a perfunctory greeting before leaving the field.
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After catching his breath and wiping the sweat from his forehead to his chin with his sleeve, Alphonse also left the field.
After the mock battle class ended, as Alphonse Fried was changing into his uniform in the locker room, he overheard a conversation among other second-year Class A male students who were also changing.
“Did you see Alphonse and Queen’s match today?”
“Hahaha, isn’t that a bit too much!?”
“It was terrible, wasn’t it? Queen seemed like she still had plenty of energy left, but Alphonse was trying so desperately, hehehe.”
“After the match, Queen had a cool expression, but Alphonse was so exhausted when he gave his greeting that I couldn’t help but laugh.”
“He lost in almost every spell, and at best it was a draw. What a pathetic guy.”
“Absolutely. To have such a great lineage and end up like that, the descendant of a great hero is truly disappointing!”
“The hero of salvation must be lamenting in the afterlife… to have such a pathetic descendant.”
“Hahahahaha,” the male students’ vulgar laughter echoed in the locker room.
” …… “
These weren’t comments that Alphonse accidentally overheard; the male students were deliberately speaking loud enough for Alphonse to hear.
“(Well, they’re right…)”
Hearing the students’ conversation, Alphonse neither got angry nor talked back. He just changed into his uniform with a bitter, self-mocking smile.
“…”
After changing, Alphonse left the locker room with a gloomy expression, while the taunts against him continued.
Seeing Alphonse leave the locker room with a dark expression, the male students who had been taunting him wore smug, vulgar grins…
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–Ten years ago.
The year Alphonse turned seven, his father showed him “that” for the first time.
“Listen, Alphonse.”
Alphonse’s father addressed the young boy with a stern expression and harsh tone.
“Truly destroying this monster is the destiny imposed on our Fried clan. To fulfill this overwhelmingly great responsibility, half-hearted power is not enough.”
Facing “that,” Alphonse instinctively felt fear, his eyes welling with tears and his whole body trembling. His father continued with harsh words.
“Alphonse. You are still far too weak. Too weak. Even compared to other children your age, you’re still not good enough. Listen, you must definitely destroy this monster in the future. You must become stronger than anyone else.”
–Those words from his father remain etched in Alphonse’s mind even now, ten years later.
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