2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 261

261 – Not to be called second-in-command-2

Everyone here knew that Leonardo did not compete with mana and stamina.

He was training his body and mana with great effort, not to mention sincerity, but that was just ‘material’ in Leo’s fighting style.

No matter what.

{…How is that possible with a 2-star Auror Core?}

The materials are so poor that even saints have no choice but to doubt their hearing when it is as salty as plain water.

Even Angela, who had once used a miracle to turn cold water into wine, could not believe this crazy explanation.

[…If it were anyone else, I would call him crazy, but this guy is so crazy that I can’t even call him crazy.]

The wise man already knows. With Leo’s power, she can make such a thing possible. It wasn’t enough, but I managed to do it and was able to move forward.

That’s why she was able to explain it to Angela that way.

She said she didn’t choose Leo, but was chosen by Leo.

“…Well, I consider it an achievement, but I only won once anyway. “It’s not that surprising.”

Leonardo himself, as acknowledged by the wise man, did not seem very impressed by his contradictory achievements.

For Leo, this method was not a matter of degree, but an exceptional victory that was a combination of coincidence and luck.

“…Is that a true story? Oh God?”

“Yes…No, more than that, why are you calling me a god?! “With a hero and a saint right in front of you!?”

It wasn’t that he didn’t like all of Rios’ nonsense, but he was truly annoyed by him being deified in this way.

In the first place, what kind of god is this ugly bastard who relies on prohibition and dictates divinity to the abominable light?

“I am the god of love! “The speech just now was a new myth that the world will write down…!”

“I’m sorry… Rios gets excited when it comes to love stories…”

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“It’s okay. “There is no one here who doesn’t know that.”

Ameri could already see her daughter-in-law suffering because of an ugly outsider.

Leo turned his head and chuckled, feeling both happy and sad at the sight.

‘…But… Honestly, this is the first time I understand Rios’ theory of love this much…’

Of course, Ameri did not completely agree with Leo’s thoughts. Even for her Ameri, Leo’s love for her and her speeches sparked her inspiration in her.

‘It was an even more touching story because it went beyond common sense.’

To the extent that I was able to write at least three volumes of the next part of the , Which I had been pushing aside under the pretext of the Black Tower Lord’s work.

Her eyes suddenly became so bright that the dark circles disappeared.

“…Anyway, it’s a true story. So…”

[Take a look through the sheath.]

“Yes? “Suddenly?”

The wise man once again asked Leo to regenerate his memories in a serious manner. I really felt it while watching, but it felt like the young wise man had more weight than the old wise man.

‘…I guess it’s because I have a rebellious temperament…’

[When you have time to think about the gap between your appearance and mental age, watch a video.]

Now, I am no longer surprised by mind-reading techniques. However, the question that Leonardo could not understand lay elsewhere.

“Why bother with a video? “I can explain.”

Now, her brain was remembering the past more vividly than before. Wouldn’t it be emotionally better for her to pass it on directly by word of mouth without having to embarrass herself by playing a video?

[I can’t believe your explanation.]

“…Because of the devil?”

Leonardo also showed an expression as serious as that of a wise man. A topic that was briefly put under the surface of tension, the real purpose of the devil tampering with his memories.

I thought it might be a good idea to pay as much attention to memory as possible to be aware of this.

“…Leo, are you serious?”

Everyone, including the wise man, even Ariasviel, was asking if he was really saying that.

It was a facial movement so vivid that you could tell just by looking at it without even having to open your mouth. Leo, who had been thinking seriously, was embarrassed by such a reaction.

[…Okay, give it a try. Because the problem is not the content but the interpretation.]

Leo’s memory interpretation was as if he had read the same book, but the content of the book report was so creative that it became a rare, banned book that humans in the third dimension could not possibly understand.

Everyone was naturally nodding their heads at the wise man’s exquisite metaphor.

From Leo’s point of view, the situation could not have been more complicated than this as even Ain was nodding to Aria.

“Ha… I understand. “It’s not some weekend theater.”

Perhaps traveling theater groups do not present themselves this often.

Unlike traveling troupes that show ‘acting’ in the first place, the mental pain was of a different level as their scabbards showed their raw past.

“It seems like there are people who will force themselves to see it even if they don’t want to show it anyway.”

“…I…If I don’t like Leo, I will never see him again!”

Ariasviel, who was vibrating with the holy sword, defended himself like a thief shaking his head.

In the first place, it wasn’t aimed at Aria, but rather a vague reference to several people here.

Because he made excuses without even questioning him, people’s suspicious attention was focused on Ariaspil.

“If the person I’m going to marry wants to, I can show them something more than a shower scene, right?”

Well, it’s kind of cute.

If it weren’t for the devil, I probably wouldn’t have been able to come out of the bedroom for a month.

“..That..That..That..That..Right…That..”

At Leo’s aggressive expression, Ariasviel stumbled like a broken machine, unable to even finish the short word ‘really’. The holy sword was broken down, and various lights were scattered like a runaway locomotive or like a Christmas tree decoration.

Although those present did not know it, even the spirit reacted, causing a poltergeist phenomenon in which grass and rocks appeared in the outside garden.

“…Can you show the fight scene first?”

Leonardo politely asked a question while holding the sword sheath and inserting a black stone. This was because I now had a sense of what kind of scene they wanted to see without having to ask.

‘…Now that I think about it, the holy sword containing Aria goes into the scabbard I made, right?’

I originally made the sword sheath for that purpose, but that was because I didn’t know at the time that the holy sword contained the first round of Ariasviel.

By chance, the holy sword containing Aria from the first round as the spirit of the first round goes into the scabbard where she left the memories of the first round in case she dies.

When I thought about it once, there was a touching romance, but when I thought about it a second time, a low-quality romance emerged as a male instinct.

I was reminded of a strange s*xual joke about Ariasviel’s ‘holy sword’ being stuck in his ‘sheath’.

‘…What am I thinking again…Why has it been like this lately…?’

Let alone thinking dirty thoughts, it wasn’t like me to be shaken by those thoughts. Before he knew it, Leonardo’s latent s*xual desires were awakened thanks to Ariaspil’s lustful love.

If it weren’t for the Demon King, the place where the two sparred would have been in the bedroom, not the training ground, and the bedroom where they had their field battle would have been more of a mess than the training hall.

[So you will accept me and take Aria? You’ve grown a lot? Leo?]

“Huh? “Is it Rios?”

In the memory that came on while I was in a daze, the first person to be played was Rios Reinhardt, the eldest son.

Unlike usual, Rios spoke in a relatively harsh tone, which felt like a contrast to now.

“…A bad Rios like that might not be so bad…”

“Ameri!? “I’m bad enough right now!!”

No one could think that this was ‘salting’ due to the disturbing conversation on the level of Leo and Aria.

I don’t know if it was a bad compliment or a boast, but unlike Aria, Rios had no difference in appearance or personality other than his skills.

[Did you see Romion and Julietta before the duel?]

[Huh?! How did know!?]

[The lines are similar to those spoken by Julietta’s crazy cousin, aren’t they?]

[Oh, as expected, it leads to pure love! My brother was impressed!]

Rios, who had stopped acting poorly and had a light expression on his face, laughed again as usual.

[More than that, please don’t say things like that.]

[It’s too much~ As a brother in heart, I proudly accept the duel…]

[Aria seriously asked us if we were homos*xual…]

[I will refrain.]

In fact, it felt like we got along better with each other than we do now. Before Reinhardt’s destruction, Leo’s appearance in the first episode showed a fresh look of someone his age.

[Is this the 20th duel? Wow, you really need to acknowledge your grit.]

[Now we will have to admit something else as well.]

Under the hot sun, Leo takes out a dagger from his old subspace cloak.

The figure holding his dagger in both hands resembled Chris’s own.

[Kaaang…! Kang!! Kaang!]

The dagger throwing technique that follows, the power itself cannot be compared to Chris, but it flies at the target, Rios, without missing a beat.

[Aww, I told you so. That kind of thing can’t penetrate the defense shield.]

Rios is barely moving, deploying a magic shield to deflect the barrage of daggers.

Considering that in the first round, Rios was in Circle 4 and Leo was only 1 star, it was a daunting task to even penetrate Rios’ shield, let alone attack him.

[If it’s ‘that way’, yes.]

Finally, Leonardo reached into his cloak and grabbed a handful of daggers.

It was shaped like a fan, and it also seemed like a part of Chris’ Alter Blade technique.

[It might be possible in this way.]

Daggers flying simultaneously, surrounding Rios to the point where one side of the shield was completely covered.

[The idea is good. What if it was a problem that could be solved with quantity alone?]

The daggers bounce all at once, and the circular shield focuses the head on one side and does not allow only dagger attacks.

[Yes, that’s right.]

Rios looks upward at the sound of the voice. Leonardo had already leapt into the air and was aiming his sniper crossbow.

The fired arrow directly hits and penetrates the protective shield just above the top of Rios’ head.

[…I heard you can’t feel safe if you fight with your brother as an enemy!]

Double casting begins, the hydraulic blade cuts the arrow, and at the same time, the blade is fired toward Leo.

Leo’s aura and body were not trained enough to move his body more than 2cm in the air.

That’s why.

[…Line the dagger…!]

I had no choice but to move my body by pulling on the dagger fixed to the floor with the wire connected.

Beyond the unexpected dodge and method of moving with the tool, Leo used his momentum to swing his long sword towards Rios.

[…This is really dangerous…!]

The composure disappears from Rios’ face.

In the first place, a 4th circle wizard being nervous against a 1st circle warrior was like a lion being nervous against a cat.

Still, I am nervous.

[…Just a little more…!]

I realized again that Leo was not a gentle domestic cat, but a wild cat that preyed on wild boars and cranes.

Leo was pushing Rios while swinging his long sword with one hand, and although he might be pushed back by his strength, he was already overwhelming him with momentum.

[…Ugh…!]

Rios, unable to withstand the onslaught, moves immediately through teleportation.

From Leo’s perspective, it seemed like just one shot, but even after using blink magic multiple times, it was completely square.

[Ugh…! Are there eyes on the back of your head?!]

Without even looking, Leo threw the knife and drove Rios away. He pulled out the wire-connected dagger and swung it sideways.

[…Sigh…!]

[…You took one shot, right?]

When Leo looked back, a dagger connected to a wire was stuck in Rios’ arm. Rios, who was not a warrior, had relatively weak physical strength.

[…Okay… If you do it clumsily, you’ll really get in trouble.]

The magic circle around Rios rearranges itself and draws moisture from the surrounding area. Of course, Leo, who was present, and everyone watching the memories knew that it was a unique magic.

Although it was not a rain or reservoir area, proper unique magic clearly surpasses general-purpose magic.

Currently, the 4th circle wizard is a core 1 star warrior.

No, Rios Reinhardt was truly trying to beat Leonardo.

[Then I guess I’ll have to use a special move too.]

As he said that, Leonardo took out a canteen-sized bottle and sprinkled his body with it. The reason it was not directly marked as a water container was because the contents were definitely not water.

[Aww! I’m sane!!]

No fool would fail to realize that it was volatile oil when it was lit with a lighter.

[aaa!!]

Leonardo’s body was already on fire and he was screaming as if he was committing suicide. He committed such a cruel self-immolation to block the inherent magic of water.

With that, he rushed straight towards Rios, and he looked like a dying moth on fire.

[Frost Frozen]

That rush froze Leo like an ice statue. Because it was a suppressive freezing spell, not only did it not pose a threat to life, it could even extinguish fire.

[Ouch. I know I’m a romantic, but I was so excited. Cooling down a bit…]

Rios, as well as everyone present, can’t bear to speak.

[I won, right?]

The moment I blinked, Leonardo behind me was standing still with his knife pointed at Rios’ neck.

If you put the blade in front of his neck and pulled it straight away, Rios would definitely have died.

Rios’ pale and tired expression proved that.

[…I…I really lost… This is so frustrating…]

As soon as Leo put away the knife, Rios sat down as if his legs had lost strength.

[…How did you do it? It was clearly on fire…]

Not only Rios but most people seemed curious. The only people who weren’t surprised were Leo himself, the wise man, and

[It is an imitation of Darkness Chris’ afterimage technique.]

“You used Chris’ afterimage technique…?”

It was Ariaspil. Aria and Leo from the first round spoke at the same time.

It was always like this for Leo.

[Imitated it?]

[Yes, Chris, the afterimage technique is like releasing an aura throughout the body and moving at high speed, leaving behind a slough. So even wizards who sense mana can be fooled.]

[…Why did you light the fire…?]

It goes without saying that Chris, the creator of this technology, has never shown such eccentricity.

[Only one of those has been made so far, and even that one often has a dull appearance. If you use fire, you can definitely disrupt the line of sight, and as a bonus, you will be free from unique magic for a while.]

[But you’ll get hurt too… You’re better than you think, aren’t you?]

[It’s no big deal. I put the aura in the oil and pushed it out of my skin. If you use afterimage, like peeling, you can reduce the burn and remove the fire.]

At those words, people looked at Leo’s body once again. There were some, but faint, burn marks here and there on his body.

When the burns were ‘reduced’, it meant that the burns were at least minimal.

[It was thanks to the shadow revealed by the sun that I was able to recognize the location of the teleportation. Since it is now the time when the shadow is long, you can predict the distance traveled and attack.]

[…Even that…? You didn’t track it with mana?]

[In the first place, accurate tracking is impossible with only 1 core.]

After saying that, there was silence for a moment.

After speaking several times, Rios commented:

[Sometimes I am more scared of my younger brother than Aria.]

[I will take this as a compliment.]

And the wise man who saw this said.

[Did he use the wrong tech tree?]

Although Leo half agreed with the statement, he was unable to properly learn magic at the time.

“There is nothing we can do. “I heard a lot of people say that I wasn’t a good person to get because my mana management skills were poor in the first place.”

It’s like meeting Aria in the first place and getting the mana by chance.

“…Aria told me in the first place…”

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The moment I was about to tell everyone that. Leo soon had no choice but to swallow his words again.

If I think about it, maybe I should have thought of this first.

It was a premise that I didn’t even think about because it was so old and it was the first thing that was changed in the first episode.

‘…How I first got mana…’

It was the moment when Ariasviel accidentally stabbed me in the chest with a sword and injected me with mana.

It was Ariaspil who became a hero.

Was it a coincidence? The temperature of the holy sword in my hand seemed to have changed.

Very cold, chilly and hard at the same time.

As if he did not deserve to experience this warmth, the prison called the Holy Sword was turned upside down.