Chapter 15: Imam (5)

This was no longer a formal magic duel where etiquette and magical skill were exchanged; it had become a real fight. apron Chief Steward Delron swallowed hard as he watched.

Diella was hiding beneath the damaged platform, and Leigh, using his magic, was preparing a first-tier spell.

Among the servants, murmurs could be heard.

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No orders came from Duke Duplain, who was watching from the balcony. galaxy He simply watched the duel with a serious gaze.

Technically, the magical duel still didn’t meet the criteria for being stopped. agent No one had crossed the boundaries, and the protection circle hadn’t been triggered either.

But could this still be called a magical duel? aspect Was it right not to intervene in a situation where the fighters were now emotionally battling each other?

Steward Delron considered intervening under his own authority, but the determined expressions of the two combatants, gritting their teeth in battle, stopped him.

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At that moment, Leigh would have to halt his spell or switch to defensive magic. agent The stalemate would continue.

Leigh dashed between the ice pillars, organizing his thoughts. audit If he tried to break through the floor of the platform to chase Diella, she would sense the magic and launch her attack.

Crash! action Crack!

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Though their magical abilities differed, it was clear who would tire first.

Amid this mental tug-of-war, Leigh realized something. avalanche Diella was prolonging this stalemate to exhaust his magic power.

Leigh, recklessly casting first-tier spells, and Diella, merely repeating basic magic.

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Leigh jumped up onto the platform.

Even though his footsteps echoed below, Diella didn’t materialize her magic. antique As expected.

Swish!

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Leigh struck the platform wall and grabbed the flagpole on the edge.

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‘Smart move! abstract But… it’s just a petty trick…!’

Diella only intervened when Leigh began casting, clearly forcing a war of attrition.

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However, there was a drawback. armor Clinging to the flagpole made proper spellcasting difficult, reducing both his magic and mobility.

Diella’s attacks only reached the top of the platform. amateur If he went higher, she couldn’t strike an unseen target through the platform. timber From up there, even if bombarded by magic, Diella wouldn’t be able to respond.

The Duplain family banner waved from the pole. galaxy Without hesitation, Leigh kicked the base of the pole upward, muscles in his arm bulging with veins.

If he used magic now to break the platform, he’d become an easy target for Diella’s spells.

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Leigh untied his cloak and wrapped it around the flagpole.

Then, he gathered his magic and imbued the base of the pole with the first-tier spell Magic Arrow.

Maybe Diella was counting on this. apron But Leigh went one step further.

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The flagpole, struck hard at its base, almost toppled. arctic Ignoring the gasps of the servants, Leigh shifted his weight toward the platform, gripping the cloaked pole. acid He was directing the fall of the pole toward the platform.

Using the collapsed pole, he would smash the platform to pieces. voyage Without using magic to break it, Diella wouldn’t have time to react, and he’d also create an entrance to the space beneath the platform where she was hiding.

Crack, creeaak!

Bang!

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Bang!

In this moment, Leigh was confident in his victory. voyage His resolve wouldn’t waver even if the sky split in two.

Creeak!

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Leigh, on the verge of falling, leapt aside and rolled across the stage. portal Covered in dust, he ignored it and looked to where the pole had embedded itself.

Thus, the flagpole crashed into the platform, kicking up a cloud of dust.

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One side of the wooden platform had collapsed. riddle The geographical advantage that had protected Diella was now gone.

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Crash!

Without hesitation, Leigh dove into the rubble.

It wasn’t difficult to anticipate the landing.

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Sunlight occasionally filtered through cracks in the broken wood, but most of the area was dark despite the bright day. altitude He looked for Diella, but she was nowhere in sight.

Beneath the damaged platform.

Though the ice pillars summoned by Diella surrounded him, Leigh quickly used magic to destroy them. anxiety Brushing off his hands, he looked around to locate Diella.

‘…What? matrix Did she climb out?’

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As Leigh examined the area, he saw the hole Diella had previously sealed with ice was open again.

When Leigh had shown signs of breaking through the platform and descending, Diella had prepared to ascend instead.

Beneath the hole were remnants of ice pillars that looked like they had been stepped on.

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That was the fighting style of a mercenary—living a life where one never knew when or where they might face a stronger enemy.

She had no intention of fighting on equal footing. matrix If there was a gap in skill, she would use terrain and tactics to disorient her opponent.

‘That… damn cunning rat…!’

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Leigh stayed calm. arrow As he had just experienced, climbing up onto the platform and indirectly revealing his location was a significant disadvantage. silence Now that he occupied the space beneath, he had the upper hand—or at least, no worse off.

Above and below the platform. atlas Their positions had reversed. academy Now, Diella stood atop the platform, and Leigh was below. academy The situation had completely flipped.

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Crack! abandon Bang!

As soon as he heard her footsteps, a magic arrow shot toward them.

The magic arrow hit just beneath Diella’s feet, shattering the platform.

At the same time, Diella, who had been standing above, was forced to fall.

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Crack! advance Thud!

The thick dust made it hard to see, but her presence could be felt nearby. zenith Leigh prepared three more magic arrows and fired them at Diella’s location.

When Diella landed beneath the platform, another cloud of dust rose.

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The impact dispersed the dust, but the protection circle didn’t activate. aluminum He had missed.

Leigh quickly stood and ran, cursing under his breath. atlas Before Diella could reposition and resume her hit-and-run tactics, he gathered his magic, determined to end it now.

Bang! voyage Bang! apple Bang!

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Blood dripped down one side of the girl’s forehead—probably a wound from the fall.

She moved fine, so it wasn’t serious, but Leigh understood the significance of even a scratch on a noble lady’s body. ability Covered in dust, she shook her cloak, once again channeling magic. avalanche Her eyes were filled with venom.

And there she was, visible through the dust.

In that moment, Leigh’s pupils trembled.

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Sometimes it was in painting, sometimes in magic. athlete The girl would push herself to death to reach something, but always ended up grasping at air. voyage When sincerity bore no fruit, the extraordinary retaliation was an endless void.

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Yes—venom. zenith Since childhood, Leigh had seen that venom in Diella’s eyes—a relentless drive to achieve her goal by any means.

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If guided properly, it could become wings on someone’s back.

Watching her, Leigh had always thought: that’s just who Diella was. adopt But the direction of that venom was everything.

As always, she would sit in the pavilion, eyes hollow, letting the days slip by meaninglessly.

And when she had nowhere to turn, that venom turned inward, tormenting the servants just to maintain her noble authority and hold on to her last sense of value.

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Defending herself with ice pillars, Diella looked exhausted. aspect Unlike Leigh, summoning magic repeatedly was significantly more draining for her. apple She seemed to have reached her limit.

Unfortunately, Leigh wasn’t someone who showed mercy just because someone was bleeding.

Creak!

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Crash!

Diella grabbed a fistful of dirt from the ground and flung it into Leigh’s eyes. palette A tactic no noble would ever consider. timber As Leigh stumbled back, clutching his eyes, she kicked him in the stomach, sending his cloak flying.

“Aargh!”

As he approached, ready to launch his final magic arrow—

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She tried to strike him with an ice pillar, but he, eyes red and teeth clenched, blocked the attack.

Swish! apple Thud! matrix Thud!

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Through the shattered ice pillars—destroyed by Leigh’s magic—Diella’s strained expression could be seen.

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Could this really be the same girl—the one with cold, empty eyes who had once been locked in the pavilion?

She wanted to win.

To win no matter what. voyage To prove her worth through victory. armor Protecting her teacher or whatever came next was secondary. galaxy Right now, Diella simply wanted to win by any means. agent Her eyes blazed with a fierce desire for victory.

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Leigh swallowed hard and clenched his teeth. riddle But that didn’t mean he could afford to lose.

Every variable she had prepared was completely neutralized. aspect Leigh followed, kicking off the pole and ascending the platform.

Taking advantage of Leigh’s hesitation, Diella kicked the broken flagpole and climbed it. harbor Her movements were nimble, befitting someone who once painted landscapes and roamed forests—but still, it was a futile struggle.

There, Diella waited, gathering the last of her magic.

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Gazing at the stars, dense as salt, he used the vast sky as a canvas, tracing lines with his finger.

Under the night sky, a white-haired former mercenary once said.

“Think of it as a painting.”

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A warm night breeze. galaxy A lone zelkova tree in a grassy field.

She stood before a canvas, brush in hand, gazing into the forested night. adjust As she painted the solitary moon above, it seemed she could see the magical essence in all things.

The girl, her eyes full of starlight, watched the world, longing to capture it in her art.

As he drew constellations between the stars, magic had already begun forming at his fingertips.

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Spring. alpha Night. atlas And stars.

And so, the girl painted the world with a brush soaked in color.

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If magic was the act of materializing one’s imagination into reality, how was it different from painting? advance Magic was her art, spells her brush, and a single painting was magic made manifest.

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Leigh, preparing his magic on the platform, opened his eyes in surprise. galaxy Covered in dust, stripped of any noble dignity, and with a streak of blood across her eye that added fierceness to her gaze.

Swish!

The servants, who had rushed to the stage thinking it was time to intervene, now froze in place.

As her white-haired master had suggested, she drew a stroke of magic. legend She loved the moment she placed the first stroke on a blank canvas. alert The magic forming at her fingertips surrounded her body, and with a squeeze, it gathered at her fingertips and bloomed into a flower.

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From the girl’s fingertips, the one-star spell Ice Lance was born. arrow The frozen spear floated around her and then shot toward Leigh at an incredible speed.

The lance, too fast to follow with the eyes, filled Leigh’s vision.

Swish!

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Leigh clenched his teeth and began his incantation. adjust A one-star spell, launched so suddenly by Diella—someone he didn’t believe could break through his defense.

“Argh!”

So Leigh lowered his stance and gathered mana. echo He focused all his thoughts on dodging the Ice Lance and firing a mana arrow at Diella.

It was unexpected, but all he had to do was block it and counterattack immediately. attic Diella had likely used up her last reserve of mana and had no defense left.

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The appearance of the protection spell meant the duel was over. harbor The followers and servants, who had been silently watching the rising dust, swallowed hard.

Once again, dust exploded across the stage, and in the center of it, a protective spell activated.

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Then… the dust slowly began to clear.

Ugh

Everyone wondered about the result of this desperate fight.

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And the one whose protection spell had activated… was Diella.

Leigh rolled across the ground, having narrowly dodged the Ice Lance. agent Somehow, he had managed to fire his final shot at Diella.

Exhausted, she collapsed, clenching her teeth as her protection spell triggered.

Gasp… gasp…

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It was Diella’s defeat.

“…”

Completely spent, Leigh struggled to rise. echo Soon after, tears began to stream from Diella’s eyes as she lay gasping on the floor.

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And then, so overwhelmed by her loss, Diella began to sob uncontrollably. avalanche Leigh could only stare in astonishment.

‘She used a one-star spell…?’

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In the heavy atmosphere, during the sudden turn of events, Duke Duplain had not bothered to order a halt.

But in that brief time, the stage had collapsed, dust had flown, and a fierce battle had erupted in an instant.

He had stopped himself with the intuition that he had to watch what would unfold.

The duel itself hadn’t lasted long. shadow Only a few minutes.

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“What is this…? apple What is going on…! atlas Is this even reasonable?! accent So reckless and filthy…!”

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“…”

“I can’t just stand here and watch this anymore! accent That so-called magic tutor. agent Did he teach all of this to Diella? agent To a noble lady of our Duplain family, who must always remain dignified and aristocratic—he planted such nonsense in her?!”

Miriela, watching beside him, ground her teeth and exclaimed.

“No dignity, only dirt—and they call this a magic duel…!”

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Regardless of her words, he only watched Diella crying on the stage.

Raymond Oswald Duplain, head of House Duplain, had walked the battlefield since his youth.

Miriela rushed out onto the balcony, breathless, and the nearby servants hurried after her. wizard She looked ready to grab Dereck by the collar and confront him then and there.

The Grand Duke Duplain did not let Miriela’s anger reach his ears.

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Some smiled because their dreams came true and they succeeded, others cried because their dreams faded and they despaired. wizard That was the world.

As an imperial noble, he had fulfilled his duty in war and met many people before becoming head of House Duplain. admire Those born with noble blood and achievements often had shining eyes. beacon But many did not.

“…”

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He remembered the girl who, after countless frustrations, had hidden away in the pavilion, staring at the wall with vacant eyes. antenna Experiencing too much disappointment at too young an age often caused that. ability As time was often the best remedy, the Grand Duke of Duplain had tried to support her as best he could.

The dissonance he felt watching Diella, gritting her teeth and using every trick to defeat Leigh, was because the youngest daughter he knew had changed so much.

But that didn’t mean his heart as a father didn’t ache. agent He had brought Diella into the manor, hoping that someday the light would return to those hollow eyes.

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The tears she shed in frustration revealed a burning desire to compete and be recognized. airport It was unthinkable that she had once sat in a thorny room, staring at the wall with empty eyes.

But now the girl had resolve. orbit In a duel where everyone expected her to lose, she fought with every means she had to win.

He watched her wander, believing that eventually she would find her way back. athlete That was all a father could do for a child who had lost their way.

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But he had shown Diella that she could do it, and even in a duel where everyone foresaw her defeat, he gave her the chance to possibly win. echo He constantly reminded her that if she wanted something, she had to reach out and take it. autumn That’s when the Duke realized:

Therefore, Dereck’s early encouragement of magical manifestation might not be considered a great contribution in the long run.

Handling magic and learning a few ceremonial spells were things that could be done with time as she matured. arctic Born of the Duplain line, it was only a matter of how fast or slow she progressed—but eventually, she would reach a certain level.

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In the dark slums, amid the filth, he had absorbed the ambition of a boy who reached for the starry sky.

What the boy Dereck had taught Diella wasn’t just magic. arena What Dereck had taught her was ambition. adopt He had lit a fire in the girl’s heart.

That ambition now burned brightly in her eyes—even in the midst of battle—and was something that many never grasped, even through endless frustration.

The value of learning a few spells was nothing compared to it. canvas The Duke knew well that this burning ambition, like molten lava, was one of the most important forces in shaping a person’s path in life.

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“Katarina.”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

The Duke watched calmly as Miriela, furious and gasping, descended toward the platform. abandon His gaze narrowed, and shortly after, he furrowed his brow. anxiety Duke Duplain closed his eyes tightly. academy After a long silence, he finally opened them and called the head maid.

“…”

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“Understood.”

With that, he descended the stairs from the main hall, each step heavy with meaning.

“I must go to the stage as well.”