In the dueling arena, because Princess Sherry was very famous in the academy, many students who received the news skipped class and came here.
The main focus of the Magic and Martial Arts Academy is passing final exams, but it's rare to see so many people skipping classes at the same time.
The arena, spanning a kilometer in circumference, is the Royal Academy Duel Arena. Upholding the spirit of knightly duels, the arena is exquisitely and solemnly constructed.
The seats surrounding the dueling platform were almost full. It was the start of the semester, and there were many students who had come to watch the duel caused by Princess Sherry.
Ward, the son of a duke, was already a celebrity, but his opponent this time was an unknown minor baron's heir.
They were all nobles; the commoners just watched the spectacle, while many nobles cheered Ward on.
In the arena, Ron confronted Ward with apparent indifference.
I estimate the other person is only around thirteen years old, so it's best to end this as soon as possible.
Ward had a different idea; he wanted to teach Ron a lesson, and he noticed that Ron's expression was very strange.
The two men bowed and performed the dueling etiquette passed down from ancient times.
The duel begins!
Ron remained still, but Ward, unable to contain himself, began to cast a summoning spell.
Summoner, but not quite a Dimensional Summoner. Master level is more accurately described as a Dimensional Summoner.
With an enigmatic incantation, two Ward's summoned elemental beings appeared above the ground magic circle.
One is a Shadow Wolf, and the other is a two-headed earth dragon.
Because of their status, some nobles chose to become beast tamers or summoners.
Ron remained calm, took out the magic longsword from his waist on his left side, and summoned elemental creatures, including dragon-shaped ones. Ward was quite capable.
Ward looked at Ron: "Get them."
Two elemental creatures charged at them, one of dark attribute and the other of earth attribute. Elemental creatures are almost entirely composed of elements, and their speed is their advantage.
The dimensional realm contains purely elemental interfaces, such as the fire realm mentioned in the incantation.
The magic sword was imbued with elemental power, its runes shimmering. With a stomp of his foot, he was the first to dodge the two-headed earth dragon's attack.
The dark-type Shadow Wolf came to Ron's side.
A sneak attack?
Almost there.
Ron turned and struck, temporarily repelling the Shadow Wolf.
The two-headed earth dragon beast charged forward again.
...
They went back and forth, locked in a fierce battle for a while.
It must be admitted that Ward's two-headed earth dragon beast reacts quickly, and its innate magic, such as earth spikes, is extremely annoying.
It would be difficult for an ordinary level six magic swordsman to win.
Do we need to use more magical power to find an opportunity to cast a stronger spell?
But what about his self-proclaimed genius? Using seventh-level magic like that would make people suspect that Ron was intentionally concealing his magical power...
In contrast, Ron had a plan.
He's a genius, that's all.
Ron took to the air, dodging the two-headed earth dragon's innate magic, and then used a spell that could only be modified by mages of level seven or higher.
Wind Blade!
A magic circle appeared, drawn by mental energy.
Without a spell, the wind blade wasn't very powerful, but it made a clever turn at the exact moment it struck downwards.
A single strike will hit the foreleg of the two-headed earth dragon beast.
The earth spikes summoned by the two-headed earth dragon beast failed to block the wind blades, which seemed to be tracking them.
Ward, let me show you what a battle between high-level mages looks like!
Guild certification at level seven or above is considered high-level. Geniuses attempt to improve magic, while master-level magicians not only modify magic but also attempt to create it, just as great swordsmen try to create combat techniques. This was mentioned by Mia when she was teaching.
The wind picked up.
Ron's own wind-based movement techniques suddenly became more agile, intentionally leading the audience to believe that Ron had a deeper understanding and talent for wind-based techniques.
It is common in mainland China to have combat geniuses who are more proficient in a certain system. When they reach the master level, these people will also have honorary titles such as Fire Sword Master.
As for Ron... with the added setting of being a self-proclaimed combat genius, Ron no longer needs to block attacks with his sword, because the two elemental creatures simply can't hit him.
They began to dance, and with each sword strike, the two elemental beings inflicted further wounds.
Wanting to end this quickly, Ron finally resorted to one or two ruthless attacks.
The opponent was too strong, and the elemental creatures' resistance to their master deepened.
Finally, the summoner's elemental creatures returned.
A wondrous summoning technique, wondrous dimensional laws—one who cannot fully control their summoned creatures cannot be called a dimensional summoner.
A darkness descended, and an earth elemental being vanished.
Ron rushed toward Ward without a word.
"Don't come any closer."
Earthen wall construction.
It can summon a two-headed earth dragon, and the opponent can also learn earth magic.
The two sides lost sight of each other.
Ron paused, conjuring a phantom of a mental element on the left side of the earthen wall.
A mental trick! Ward, who was only around thirteen years old, was far less experienced. He could only sense Ron rushing out from the right with his mental power, but Ward's dark magic struck the left side of the elemental phantom instead.
The Elemental Illusion is still primarily composed of wind elements. It doesn't form an array of elements; it's just a cluster of elements, but this cluster of elements has Ron's temporary life imprint added to it.
Ron unleashed a fierce sword strike.
The wind-elemental magic pattern, before the sword even arrived, grazed Ward's left cheek with its sharp edge.
A shallow sword wound.
The physical sword eventually stopped not far in front of Ward.
Ron said in a dull and indifferent tone, "You lost."
Ward couldn't believe the outcome for a moment, but with the sharp sword right in front of his face, he had no choice but to accept it.
After a while, the aristocratic education provided by the Duke's family finally took effect.
“You win. I, Ward Kyle, concede defeat.”
Ron smiled and calmly turned to leave.
Most of the nobles around, especially those who were on good terms with Ward, remained silent, while the other noble youths and girls exclaimed in amazement.
"Improved magic!"
"Is he a high-level mage? No, he should be a high-level magic swordsman..."
"This guy is amazing, he defeated Ward of the Kyle family..."
"..."
The discussions didn't affect Ron. Vivian and her two middle-aged male bodyguards followed Ron and gradually left the scene.
A nobleman with connections finally revealed Ron's talent and strength.
Level 6 magic power, with good affinity to all four elemental types.
Only level six, improved magic.
This Ron is really daring. Isn't he afraid that failing to improve the magic will hurt him? His teacher warned him that it could even cause a backlash to his mental energy and a regression in his cultivation!
The use of wind magic and wind-based combat techniques further fueled the belief that Ron favored the wind element...
...
On the first day of school, Ron was ranked as one of the top geniuses by the students at the academy.
People with strong self-esteem and enough confidence, even before reaching a high level, attempt to improve magic and change the path of elemental movement in combat techniques in order to create magic and combat techniques that can adapt to various combat situations.
However, there were many more people who were on the verge of tears, and their complaints about someone increased significantly.
But Ron is a good boy; he can't go wrong listening to his teacher...
The duel is over.
Ron and his group strolled leisurely toward the gifted class.
Once inside the classroom, the guys who had skipped class arrived a little earlier than Ron.
However, the male teacher's expression was somewhat unfriendly.
"Great! Look at our genius, he's making the whole class skip class!"
No way! The entire genius class skipped class to watch the duel? You guys must have a lot of free time.
It's a pity about Ron; the teacher seems a bit difficult to deal with...
"Um, hello teacher, I'll sit down first."
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