Not missing this opportunity, Kevin gave orders while enduring the pain of his creaking ribs. Several meters away, Som and Dominic somehow managed to get up, deployed magic circles, and took aim.
Kevin himself also deployed a magic circle and directed his full-power magic at the man without any mercy.
“Lion’s Roaring Flame [Roar-Flare-Leone]!!”
From a bright red magic circle over one meter in diameter, a flame mass shaped like a lion was released.
Som and Dominic also simultaneously released the highest-level wind and fire attribute magic they could handle.
The tremendous magic attacks approached the man, who still hadn’t recovered his vision, from three directions simultaneously.
“Ah, ahhh…!!”
Elliott’s distressed voice echoed from the distance.
The three urgent magic attacks surrounding and cornering the man seemed certain to hit him this time. –However, at that moment.
Suddenly there was a roar loud enough to shake the earth. At the same time, an enormously massive amount of water erupted like a tornado from the man’s feet, swallowing all the magic that was about to hit him directly.
“!?”
“Wh-what the…!?”
“What is…!?”
The massive amount of water that had obliterated Kevin and the others’ magic spiraled upward high above the man’s head, then transformed into the shape of three dragons.
Giant water dragons whose heads alone were larger than a full-grown human. The three heads positioned themselves as if glaring at Kevin, Som, and Dominic respectively.
“Wh-what is this thing……”
“Is something like this even possible……”
Som and Dominic each showed expressions of despair.
Dragon-shaped magic exists as the highest-level magic within each attribute. It’s magic of such a high dimension that even the three A-class upper-tier students present couldn’t possibly handle it.
After being overwhelmed in close combat with bare hands, the three were shown a terrifying difference in class even in magic. Even Kevin, who had seen a chance for victory, could only despair at this reality.
“Ha, haha……”
Being glared at by water dragons radiating intimidating pressure that seemed ready to devour them, Kevin spoke to the man with a trembling voice while showing a twitching smile.
“H-hey… I was wrong…, I-I was just momentarily possessed by evil… This time I really, truly surrender, s-see… So please, won’t you forgive me…?”
Saying this, Kevin raised both hands lightly as if surrendering and got down on both knees.
From behind the water dragons, the man showed his face. Having completely recovered his vision, he looked directly at Kevin and spoke.
“Have you finally learned to reflect?”
“Y-yes!! Of course! I’m seriously reflecting and have completely changed my heart! It’s true, please believe me!!”
Kevin vigorously nodded vertically with all his might. Som and Dominic, who were outside the man’s field of vision, also nodded many times.
“………I see.”
The man quietly looked at Kevin as if determining the truth of his statement. After closing his eyes once as if he had finished confirming Kevin’s true feelings, he gently opened them and continued speaking.
“It seems you’re properly reflecting. That’s good.”
“!!”
Seeing the man’s face show a thin smile, hope lit up in Kevin’s eyes.
“Then…”
“……?”
Saying this, the man lightly raised his right hand.
“I hope you can put that reflection to good use next time.”
—The man made a fist with his thumb up, then vigorously pointed his thumb downward toward the ground.
“Wha—!!”
“”!?””
At that moment, the water dragons attacked the three with tremendous force–.
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……The C-rank magic student who had quickly defeated three A-rank magic students walked over to Elliott.
“……Sorry about that. I should have helped you sooner……”
“Eh!? N-not at all desu! Th-thank you desu!!”
Elliott bowed his head repeatedly.
“It’s fine, really. ……That was something important to you, wasn’t it?”
“Y-yes desu! It’s my treasure desu! Really, I can’t thank you enough desu!!”
“Haha. I see.”
The man couldn’t help but laugh at Elliott, who was crying and sniffling like a waterfall.
“Ah, I’m Elliott Freegan desu! I’m a first-year desu! Um, may I ask your name…!?”
“([Freegan]… And this badge…) ……I’m Ichinose Shion. Second year.”
“Shion, Shion-aniki desu! Aniki, thank you so much desu!”
“Don’t worry about it. I just beat up three idiots. ……More importantly, are your injuries okay? Should I accompany you to the infirmary?”
“Ah, I-I’m fine desu! I just cut the inside of my mouth a little desu! Hehehe.”
Showing an embarrassed smile, Elliott suddenly exclaimed “Ah!” as if remembering something.
“What is it?”
“Um, are those people okay desu…?”
“……Ah, those guys.”
Elliott turned his face toward Kevin and the others who had collapsed in the distance, and Shion followed with his gaze.
“……I was thinking of letting them off if they were really reflecting.”
Shion said with some exasperation.
“Aniki’s magic was really amazing desu… but could they have died or something…!?”
“Ah, certainly. That was enough power to kill them. Well, but I probably held back somewhat.”
“……?”
Shion spoke as if it were someone else’s business while glancing slightly behind Elliott.
Thinking there might be something there, Elliott also turned his gaze backward. There didn’t seem to be anything in particular, but for a moment he thought he saw something like silver human hair in the shadow of a building.
To Elliott, who was showing a puzzled expression, Shion said, “More importantly.”
“That badge. Elliott, are you perhaps a special scholarship student in creation magic?”
“! Correct desu! Did you know desu?”
“No, I’d heard rumors that a special scholarship student enrolled this year… If it’s Freegan, I thought it might be…”
“Y-you know desu!”
“Of course I know. It’s a super famous family of weapon creation, isn’t it?”
“I-I’m so moved desu!! It’s an honor desu!!”
“The honor is mine. As a sword enthusiast, being able to boast after graduation that a Freegan family craftsman was at the same academy…”
“N-not at all desu!! Wait, eh, Aniki, you’re a sword enthusiast desu!?”
“Yeah, well. I swing around practice swords every day for fun… I’ve dabbled a bit in swordsmanship too.”
“S-so cool desu, Aniki!! Having someone like Aniki love swords is the ultimate joy for a blacksmith desu…!! My family home has tons of weapons desu, so please come visit sometime desu!”
“(Eh…!? To the actual Freegan house!?) I-is that okay…?”
“Of course desu! You’re always welcome desu!”
“O-oh… That’s, well then, I’ll definitely arrange a schedule…”
While hiding his grinning mouth with his right hand, Shion was trying to appear calm.
Then, at that moment…….
“–Ah. Crap, come to think of it, I’ve kept someone waiting.”
“……? What’s wrong desu?”
“(I got excited and forgot…) I’m keeping someone waiting. Sorry, I have to go now.”
“Ah, o-okay desu…!”
Shion stood up, and Elliott quickly stood up too.
Then Elliott showed a slightly anxious expression.
“Um… is it okay to leave those people like that desu…?”
“Leave them alone. People like that need to experience pain thoroughly. That’s better for the world.”
“I-I see! If Aniki says so, I’ll do that desu!”
“Well then, see you later, Elliott. Let’s decide on a schedule for me to visit Elliott’s house next time.”
“Roger desu! See you later desu! Shion-aniki!”
Elliott saw Shion off, but immediately afterward called out to stop him.
“Ah, um, Aniki! J-just one last thing…!”
“Hm?”
“Um… Aniki, just who… are you exactly desu…?”
……When asked this, Shion showed a somewhat proud thin smile.
“……Just as this uniform shows. I’m just an ordinary C-class magic student. –See ya.”
Saying this, Shion walked away without turning back this time.
Elliott watched without taking his eyes off Shion’s retreating figure until it completely disappeared.
“Aniki… you’re way too cool desu…!!”
Clenching his fists in front of his chest, Elliott was moved to tears…….
……On this day, Elliott Freegan developed the strongest possible admiration for the man, Ichinose Shion.
Little did Elliott know that this man he so admired was the type of person who spent his days swinging swords around like a child playing…….
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