Avoid Former Co-Workers - Avoid Former Co-Workers chapter 104

104 – 104. Infiltrating the Octagon (6)

Takes two guards down in the blink of an eye. If it was a show of skill, the performance was perfect.

“Now, here it is. The advance payment is 25,000 alte.”

When I asked for cash, I wondered if it would take a while, but there was no such thing.

It seems that he had some people make the cash right away.

“Do you mind if I count? I’m a bit of a miser.”

“Do whatever you want. Well, maybe more, but not less.”

In fact, it seems so. How much money is rotten and overflowing, so annoying that I don’t even count the money anymore.

Of course, I’m very grateful to you for giving me more.

“Looks like you’re done checking, right? Then it’s your turn to listen to what you want.”

A man who smells money raises the corner of his mouth and points to the octagon behind him. It meant going up.

“Okay. In the meantime, please take care of this.”

“Whoops. Since it’s expensive, I’ll take care of it myself. Rather…”

“I’ll make sure you don’t disappoint. Much cleaner than Cain.”

“hahahaha! Unlike that blunt guy, I like you very much through words. Okay. Expect a splendid debut.”

Now, what kind of image will you show when you step up to the Octagon?

And as a new face, how will you imprint on nobles?

The expectations are not broken. The image of Junon, who effortlessly overpowered the two guards and demanded money with a dignified face, was not easily forgotten.

As soon as the Octagon announced the appearance of a new face,

─Ohhh!!

“That’s right. That’s how it should be.”

The request for an advance payment of 25,000 Alte brought about a result that was not a waste.

What is certain is that big or small waves of change are taking place in this casino.

***

Magic is a very mysterious field of study with endless waves and waves.

Just as each person has a different face and personality, each person’s magical power is also different.

Even Fireball, the basic fire magic that people fire every day, shows differences in detail depending on the quality of magic and how much it contains.

Not everyone can completely copy and draw just because they are asked to do the same thing. That is why it is rare for new magic to be born.

In the process of researching and creating new magic, new techniques for using magic are bound to be grafted.

This time, I caught my eye on a technique that a student was using a while ago.

As Denis’ mana flowed in, the mana stone, an experimental doll, ceased to emit light as the flow of mana stopped.

“…This is strange in many ways.”

Infuse mana, but hinder the flow in the opposite direction, suppressing the circulation of the opponent’s mana, and at the same time breaking the unfolding magic circle.

It was a valid and useful skill enough to approach as a very lethal attack against wizards who carried out magic-oriented attacks or witches who used magic formulas themselves.

It doesn’t matter if you call it the closest new technology based on a solid theory.

It was understandable that Meuniher openly called it Anti-Cast.

However, it is surprising that all of this is done so smoothly.

“It’s obvious. It’s not a level of difficulty that a single student can use.”

Not even she knows how Junon came to learn this skill called Anti-Cast.

However, I was convinced that it would not change that a considerable amount of time would have been spent applying a solid theory to practice.

Above all, considering the fact that I was going to use this in a map sparring with Meuniher…

“Sister. I called and came.”

“Are you here?”

Just in time, her sister, Dahlia, arrived. It was a chance for her to check to see if she wasn’t alone in feeling this way.

“Dahlia. Listen carefully to my explanation.”

“Huh? Eh.”

After a brief explanation, according to the theory, Dahlia performed the same technique on the Mana Doll as Denis had just done.

“Ugh. Are you trying to develop another magic with this?”

“…”

“Sister?”

Even dahlias take time.

Considering that my brother, who has been in the medical world, is a doctor, it took quite a long time to apply that he had considerable knowledge in mana control.

“Dahlia. How many people in the principality do you think can use this technology just like you, after hearing the theory I just explained?”

“Are you bragging all of a sudden? Huh.”

“It’s not like that, so answer it quickly.”

“Hmm… If I had to say for sure that I could use it, it would be my sister’s husband or my husband, and the Grand Duke and a very small number of students. This is a lot harder than it looks.”

“…Isn’t it?”

It must be because Meuniher personally sensed and responded to the magic flowing through his body, but it is not so easy to learn this simply with theory.

If he had heard the theory first, he might have spent a lot of time like Dahlia.

The term “Very few students” Is literally a very small minority.

‘Renias. Ronelion. These two are certain… Is Princess Ophelia barely able to do it?’

Except for the two non-standard members of the Arkab party, even with Ophelia as the standard, the level of difficulty of this skill is quite high, so ordinary students cannot even dare.

Even if Denis were to use it against the Witchbeast right away, I couldn’t guarantee it, so it would take several days of skill.

I didn’t know if the situation would come out like a habit to deploy a magic or a spell that was known to be fairly complex.

As expected. As can be seen from this technical field, Denis’ conclusion that magical indicators are useless is once again correct.

Because it is impossible to pinpoint these details with only the superficial surface of magical indicators such as optimization, connectivity, and application power.

It’s ironic, but for that reason, this technology called Anti-Cast was perfect for Junon’s conditions.

“…Don’t you think my sister is strange?”

“What?”

“You heard about it from my husband when I brought her older sister who was sick with motion sickness. This technique. Junon said it was used.”

“…”

As Dahlia said, Denis also felt strange.

A skill with a level of difficulty that even other professors find difficult. The first time I tried it…

‘No.’

It needs to be corrected.

If it’s the first cast, it’s not yet complete, so it’s a level that shows immaturity. Although it was only at the stage of showing development, the Anti-Cast Junon used was a perfected technology, not that it seemed that such a technology could be used with magical power.

In other words, Junon had not only perfected this high-difficulty skill by optimizing it to suit himself, but also had finished mastering it.

“I’m not sure what I’m talking about. I’m sorry, sister. I guess I’ve become very sensitive lately. This story is now…”

“You’re not wrong. Dahlia. He’s totally weird.”

“…Sister?”

Did you say it was strange? Her older sister, Denis, agrees with her brother.

Certainly, Junon wasn’t common.

“Anti-cast. You’ve used it yourself. If you know the theory related to the flow of magical power, you can counter it. It’s not difficult, but how was it when you used it on that doll?”

“Yeah…”

“It must have been very difficult. To the extent that it is not possible to write just knowing the theory. But Junon had already completed this and was using it.”

“You said you finished this and wrote it?”

“Yes. As I expected, this would be the most effective blow to a human with a magic formula and a magic circuit. Unless you’re very smart with magic, you won’t even be able to find out. The magic shield, a unique magic, is used as a trick, so the opponent You won’t even know what happened.”

The skills related to mana control are usually quite difficult, so few talented people can handle them.

Dahlia couldn’t help but be astonished when he heard that he had finished using this rather than tried it.

Because the same thing has already happened once.

I suddenly remembered that Junon, who hadn’t even listened to alchemy lectures, had managed to synthesize artificial mana stones as if he were eating cold porridge.

There was a time when I thought it was just a matter of rain. Or maybe he was really good at alchemy, so he thought it could be something like that.

But is the fact that there was no response to the emergency surgery? Do you have a mastery over there? So, do you mean to go to the rain again this time? Nonsense.

It was again. Third with this.

It is impossible to pass an undeniable story as a factor of luck three times.

“Sister.”

“Tell me. What did you see?”

Denice is already waiting.

Dahlia swallowed and endured goosebumps all over him, but he began to tell what he had seen.

***

“This… How the heck…”

“Noisy. Go to sleep.”

Puffed up.

This fall is the sound of another great striker being unable to stand up to the hooded boy and losing.

“Another Great Striker has failed to match the Hooded Boy and has been defeated!”

The voice of enthusiasm does not subside. Unlike Cain, who kept the line, the boy who ruthlessly subdued the opponent brought joy to them, the guests.

Of course, since the appearance of Cain, the Octagon has been gathering other participants, not just slaves.

The hurdles continued to rise as we reached the point of victory.

Nevertheless, Junon easily jumped over those hurdles.

The movement of the body following long training, high concentration, and unique sense always shine and do not allow a single defeat.

“The winner is the boy in the black hood!!!”

All matchups are over. Outside the octagon bars, the satisfied voices of the onlookers continued for a while, as if it meant that a clear imprint had been engraved.

Junon, who was descending from inside the octagon with his perception impaired, suddenly glanced at a place.

Today, too, it was to check the appearance of someone wearing that mask and stepping into the casino.

Then he shook his head again and went down the stairs.

Because it has nothing to do with you.