Have Magic - Chapter 121



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Embrace the Magic (121)

Charis and Jenna scattered to the left and right and disappeared into the road. Soon, the screams of the demons erupted from all directions.

Meanwhile, Larry got out of the carriage and prepared for battle, carrying his sword and his shield on his left arm.

Bam! Bam!

Less than five minutes later, Charis and Jenna returned, Jenna empty-handed and Charis with two demons in tow.

The demon’s name is Oak.

It was a powerful demon that was hard to compare to a goblin. In terms of strength, speed, and fighting spirit, the goblin was beyond comparison.

“Fight!”

“yes.”

Of the orcs that Karis had thrown, one was intact, but the other had a severed arm. One was too easy for Larry, and the other two seemed a bit too difficult, so they balanced the strength.

“Illusion.”

Two orcs fell in front of Larry. As if he had been waiting, Rodin used his magic.

Rodin’s illusionary magic erased everyone else around him. Now the orcs could only see Larry.

-Chi-ik!

-Profit!

The orc standing in front of Larry kept looking around. All he could see was one of his kind and a delicious young human.

Only then did the orc feel relieved and start fighting.

I lost my entire species to a terribly strong human. I was terrified just a moment ago.

But for some unknown reason, that horrible human being disappeared. It was a situation worth fighting over.

The orcs attacked first. They looked fierce, as if they were trying to take out their anger on Karis.

“Put the pressure down!”

Fight!

Larry took a stance and defended against the orc’s attack. Stand firm. That was Larry’s job now.

As Larry began to fight, Rodin pulled his carriage aside slightly. Then Bianca and Matthew came out to watch Larry and the orcs fight.

“It seems like you’ve gotten used to swordsmanship.”

“That’s right. Blocking and shedding have become natural. But pushing and dodging are still awkward.”

“You’re still young. You’ll get better.”

“The age difference between you and Confucius is less than two years.”

The age difference between Larry and I was exactly one year and eight months. So sometimes there were times when we were two years apart, and other times when we were one year apart.

“It’s a bit weird to use me as a standard.”

“But geniuses usually use themselves as their standard. That’s why they feel frustrated when they see other people learning.”

“I know I’m weird.”

I glanced at Larry’s battle and then turned my gaze to the sky. The high, blue sky was as beautiful as a painting.

“The days are getting a little chilly.”

“Yeah. I guess it’s around the end of fall.”

Larry had been wrestling with the orc for almost twenty minutes, leaving him with many scratches and bruises.

Still, we managed to achieve victory.

Larry was panting next to the two orcs he had killed himself. He was smiling brightly even though his body was covered in blood.

“You’ve worked hard. Today, I think it would be better to use potions instead of magic.”

“Thank you, bro.”

Rodin threw a bottle of potion. It was a potion made long ago using an ancient vision.

“Undyne, wash him. Larry, you get in first. Let’s go.”

“yes.”

-Hehehe.

Undyne wiped the blood off Larry’s body.

Larry got into the carriage only after he was sure he was clean, so as not to dirty the carriage because of him.

* * *

The journey went smoothly. The demon appeared frequently, but only as a training partner for Larry.

Pfft!

“Ugh!”

Larry fell backwards at Charis’s kick. His breathing was ragged and his whole body was covered in dust.

“Ugh, ugh.”

“Will you stop?”

“Ah…not yet.”

“Then, get up.”

Every evening, Larry was receiving instruction under the guise of sparring with Charis. The training session lasted about 30 minutes. During that time, Larry was busy getting beaten and rolling around.

“Tch! Come in!”

Larry, who had barely managed to get up, regained his posture. Then Charis lunged at him without hesitation.

Charis swung her spear. Larry adjusted the angle of his shield to match the spear’s trajectory.

But Charis slightly changed the trajectory of his spear just before it made contact with the shield. The shield swung downwards greatly, exposing his upper body.

Phew!

Karis’s elbow struck his exposed upper body. Larry barely managed to turn his head, releasing his strength.

Charis used only a small portion of her power. If she did it right, Larry wouldn’t be able to withstand even one blow, so she reduced her power as much as possible.

Yet the gap between the two was huge. In terms of strength, speed, and even technique. There wasn’t a single area where Larry was better.

“Ugh!”

Even though he tried to let the attack go, his head still felt dizzy. Larry managed to keep his balance, but his eyes were unfocused.

“That’s it for now.”

“You can do more.”

“30 minutes have passed.”

“ah!”

Only then did Larry collapse to the floor. He was still dizzy and seeing multiple objects.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Charis, what is my problem?”

“All of them. However, strength is a problem that will be solved as you age while training. The same goes for speed and technique. The level of swordsmanship you have learned is not low, so you will reach the top someday. However, the slow reaction speed is a problem that needs to be solved right away.”

Charis was merciless when it came to pointing out Larry’s shortcomings. Not being a kind person, she would cruelly stab him in the sore spots.

“Reaction speed? Is it different from just speed?”

“The speed of your limbs may increase with age, but your reaction speed has nothing to do with age.”

WHEEK!

Charis reached out her hand in an instant. In the blink of an eye, Charis’ hand reached Larry’s head.

“You didn’t even react.”

“Wow, this is too fast.”

“No. If it were you, your Majesty, you would have moved your head a little. Whether you dodged or not. It means you would have reacted to the attack. But you didn’t move until I put my hand on your head.”

It was difficult to confirm whether Rodin would really react or not. It was impossible for Charis and Jenna to attack Rodin by surprise.

It didn’t make sense for Larry to attack, though. He was much slower than Charis and Jenna, so Rodin would naturally react.

“Isn’t there any way?”

“I don’t know how to teach. Why don’t you ask Confucius?”

“Hyung? I’m not even a prosecutor, but will that help you?”

“Confucius is a man of deep thought and free thought. He might be able to find an appropriate method.”

Larry remained silent at Charis’s advice.

I have already received so much help from Rodin. It would not be an exaggeration to say that my entire life is thanks to Rodin.

I felt sorry for asking Rodin for another favor. But even though I knew it was shameless, I wanted to ask him one more time.

“I have to tell you.”

“Confucius will not find your request bothersome.”

“That’s right. I’ve never refused a request, no matter how small. That’s why I feel even more sorry. I wish you had at least refused.”

“I’m doing it because I can. Even if it was a favor you asked, it wasn’t that difficult for Confucius.”

There weren’t many 7th circle wizards on the continent. Originally there were 4, but 2 died and 1 new 7th circle wizard appeared.

There were only three 7th circle wizards. The next one was Rodin, a 6th circle wizard. He was capable of doing almost anything. If he joined the kingdom, he could immediately receive a high-ranking noble title.

To Rodin, most of Larry and Bianca’s requests felt trivial.

The only big things were building a training room and teaching swordsmanship. Other things could be done with just a little effort.

The next morning, Larry confided his problem to Rodin. His eyes were red, as if he had been thinking about it all night.

“The reaction speed is the problem?”

“yes.”

“Reaction speed. Reaction speed. Let’s check it out.”

Rodin pulled a coin out of subspace and held it right in front of Larry’s eyes.

“I’ll put down a coin. Catch it.”

“That’s easy.”

“Don’t grab it from below. Swing your hand to the side and grab it like this. Can you do it?”

“Of course. I’m a prosecutor. Even so, I can do this much…, huh!”

Rodin dropped the coin by surprise. Larry swung his hand quickly and caught it just in time.

“Open your hands.”

“Look. Got it?”

The coin was caught precariously in the space between my little finger and my palm. If I had reacted even a little later, I would have dropped the coin.

“I caught you. Just a moment. Bianca!”

“Me?”

“You try catching it too.”

“Me too?”

“Yeah. If I put down a coin, you….”

This time, Rodin dropped the coin at a moment Bianca didn’t expect. Bianca, like Larry, swung her hand and grabbed the coin.

“Hehehe, got it.”

“Open it.”

“braided!”

Bianca didn’t miss the coin either. It was held in the space between her middle finger and her palm.

“Larry, you and Bianca. You both caught the coin. Look what’s different.”

“Huh? Ah!”

“The position they’re held in is different. Why is that?”

He asked a question, but the answer was already there. Larry was frustrated to learn something he had not known before.

“Are my reactions slower than Bianca’s?”

“Yeah. Your reaction speed is seriously slow.”

It’s true that Larry was a little slower than average, but it wasn’t enough to despair. He could easily overcome this.

“What should I do?”

“Fortunately, unlike strength or speed, there is a way to overcome reaction speed.”

“How?”

“There are two ways. There is a way to increase the reaction speed itself, and there is a way to move in advance through prediction.”

You don’t have to choose one. Just try them both and train in the way that suits you.

* * *

From that day on, Rodin started making things in his carriage. He also bought various things when he stopped in the city.

So 10 days.

Rodin placed a two-cylinder object in front of Larry. It wasn’t that big, about two handspans long.

“Brother. What is this?”

“You know how to activate the artifact, right?”

“You can just inject it.”

“That’s right. If you inject aura here, the iron balls will be launched within 1 to 10 seconds.”

Rodin directly injected a small amount of magic power into the cylinder. After about three seconds, the iron ball popped out.

The steel ball shot out of the cylinder and rose to a height of about two meters before falling to the ground. The ball wasn’t moving very fast, but it came out so suddenly that it was difficult to react.

“The beads are the key.”

“That’s right. When you inject aura, the beads will pop out, and you can catch them or knock them away.”

“It’s simple.”

“But there’s a condition. Before the marble is launched, a light will flash on this part of the cylinder. There will be red, blue, yellow, and white lights, and the marble will only be launched when the white light is on.”

You had to check the color and hit the marble. If you waved your hand when a different color light came on, it was a waste of time.

“You have to be able to distinguish colors.”

“Yeah. When the white light comes on, the marble will be launched after 0.5 seconds. Your goal is to hit the marble without missing a beat.”

“When you say you don’t have to fumble, you mean you have to distinguish the color and decide whether to reach out or not in less than half a second?”

“that’s right.”

In the brief conversation, the marble was fired again. Larry could see a brief flash of white light just before the marble was fired.

“The time and color of the marbles are launched are random. There’s no point in predicting them first; you just have to look at the color and move your hand.”

“I’ll try.”

“Here are the beads.”

Rodin handed over a bag of marbles. There were a hundred marbles in the bag. There were 120 of them, including the ones already placed in the cylinder.

“Ah! These are beads for slingshots.”

“Yeah. I happened to be selling it at a blacksmith shop when I went to the city.”

“There are 20 marbles in the cylinder. Fill them as you see fit. Let me know when you’ve run out of marbles.”

“I’ll use it sparingly.”

Larry gave the cylinder a little aura, and the cylinder stopped firing its balls.

“Inject aura once to start it, inject it once more to stop it.”

“yes.”

“Good luck.”

“I will work hard.”