Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 105
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Episode 105 Who will catch more? (9)
Nazriya felt like she had experienced all the surprises of her life in one day, to put it mildly.
It was also the case that he had to suddenly prepare for an untimely moment of death when he ran into Drake in a dead end alley.
Well, that’s something that could happen with a slim chance if you’re really unlucky, so let’s say that’s the case.
The scene of two humans flying down from the sky riding on a wyvern was completely beyond imagination.
Moreover, the human woman dressed in white not only ran to Drake as soon as he got off the wyvern and pierced his neck, but also took care of her and Deepika and made sure they got away safely.
Even―
“Excuse me, can I have just a little more weight?”
“What… what?”
“The fairies are a bit ambiguous in their prompting. I think you’ll have to look into it yourself to check.”
“Now, wait a minute. Here?”
“It’s safe here too!”
“Me, him before me… … .”
“Don’t worry, I’ll do it for you as soon as I’m done. Just lie down for a while!”
“Ouch.”
Even though he retreated, it was only a distance where he could clearly see it, and yet he suddenly pointed a knife at him.
Nazriya had little contact with humans, much less with high-ranking clergy. At first, she thought he was threatening her.
But the action taken to immediately knock Deepika unconscious was also amazingly skillful.
Pot!
He wipes away blood with light, sets broken bones back together, cuts through torn flesh, and then casually examines internal organs.
“I guess the fairies are quite strong. Fortunately, your friend’s injuries were not severe.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
The regenerative powers of fairies were superior to those of humans, but that did not mean that they could regenerate in real time like trolls.
Nazriya, who was seeing the miracle of healing for the first time before her eyes, was amazed to see Deepika recovering quickly.
In the meantime, I glanced at Drake.
The giant monster was being beaten terribly.
To the water giant that has come aboard, and to the water pillars that swirl from all sides.
“and…….”
Nazriya’s gaze, which was quietly exclaiming in admiration, turned to the human male standing not far away.
I heard a bit about the ruins from Akanksha, but it seemed like his activities had been minimized.
I even had a sudden thought that maybe he was a jewel wizard but was hiding his skills.
It’s unlikely that the chairman or vice chairman would have recognized it and allowed participation.
Even if it is the golden pole, is it possible to do that alone?
Human wizards are a little different from fairies, or maybe those humans are special.
“My brother, isn’t he cool?”
Nazriya, who had been blankly watching, suddenly came to her senses.
A human woman was laughing heartily while holding a knife dripping blood. There was something strangely scary about it.
“Stop watching and I’m going to sleep now!”
It was a smile that seemed like it would give me a sleep from which I would never wake up, but fortunately, I was able to open my eyes.
“Ugh… … .”
When Nazriya let out a faint groan and forcibly raised her upper body.
The situation was all over.
Drake, lying on the other side, didn’t move at all.
“Oh, you’re awake? You woke up really quickly.”
Near them, humans were sitting comfortably, resting.
The man nodded lightly and the woman greeted him brightly.
“It stings a little, but it will get better in a day or two!”
“Oh, yeah. Do you have time now… … .”
“Well, about forty minutes from the time you passed out? Please understand that I used the flag without permission.”
When I heard that, I saw that the flags of Group 8 were planted on the cliff at the entrance to the valley.
Since it was a situation where it was obvious that an agent had to be called, Nazriya was naturally not dissatisfied.
She let out a faint sigh and shook Deepika.
“Hey, hey.”
“Ugh… … Ughhh… … ?”
“Stop sleeping. You went to sleep before me, so why are you waking up later?”
“Uh… … What… … ?”
Deepika, who had been shaking in a sleepy state, soon came to her senses.
The two bowed their heads.
“Thank you so much for saving me.”
“I will never forget this favor for the rest of my life.”
“No problem.”
The man shrugged his shoulders slightly and the woman just smiled.
Nazriya exchanged glances with Deepika and asked with a slight hesitation.
“But why did you help me?”
“yes?”
“It’s not that I don’t appreciate your help, I’m just curious. Even if I pretended not to see it, no one would have noticed.”
“But you saw it, right?”
The woman tilted her head as if to ask what he was talking about.
“If I didn’t see it, I wouldn’t know, so I can’t help you. But if I saw it and knew, I can’t not help you, right?”
“But he was still a competitor. He was Drake. It would have been a huge loss if he had gotten hurt while helping.”
“What harm is there in saving lives? Of course, you are a fairy.”
“I happened to see you and I happened to be able to help you, so I helped you. That’s all.”
The man added nonchalantly.
“I see.”
Nazriya smiled bitterly.
It was a complete defeat in terms of both skill and mindset.
But I didn’t feel bad.
* * *
The next day.
As the ten-day competition drew to a close, the participants began to return to headquarters one by one.
Since no one was an idiot who wanted to be late for no reason and get eliminated for nothing, everyone returned before the sun had even turned completely red.
On the way back, all the minor evils that I had picked up were finally settled.
It was confirmed that the total points earned so far were properly recorded.
The contestants still don’t know anything other than their group’s scores.
All participants gathered at the event headquarters tent just before the announcement of the final results.
Nazriya and Deepika even bowed their heads when their eyes met.
“How have you been?”
Akanksha and Sachet also pretended to know each other, although there was a slight difference in their opinions.
“Yes. What about Akanksha?”
“I can’t say it wasn’t hard. How was it? Did you get a good score?”
“I don’t know how much the other groups got, so I don’t know if it’s a lot or not.”
“Well, you’ll find out soon enough.”
While we were exchanging brief greetings, Rushad and Radhika came in together, followed by the staff pushing a large blackboard.
Rushad, who had climbed onto the stage, opened his mouth while looking around at the participants who were quietly excited.
“Everyone must have worked hard in this competition because more evil spirits were caught than usual. It would be nice if we could give away star crumbs as prizes at every competition. Oh, if they were that common, wouldn’t they have worked hard to give them away as prizes?”
The atmosphere became a little more relaxed as a short laugh spread. Rushard continued, chuckling.
“Anyway, I’m glad everyone finished without any major incidents. Now all we have to do is announce the rankings… … But before that, there’s something I need to say first.”
Lushad and Radhika’s gaze turned to Galen and Lilia.
“It was thanks to humans that we were able to end it without any accidents.”
“huh?”
“What does that mean?”
“Nazriya and Deepika Cho. They were both saved by humans.”
Rushad briefly explained the circumstances of the incident.
Of course, the response that came back was not simple at all. Everyone was confused even with just the information that was summarized.
“What? You came flying in on a wyvern?”
“What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”
“You two are going to catch Drake?”
“Is that possible?”
“Okay, okay. It may be hard to believe, but there are more than one or two witnesses. At least Drake’s balls were definitely cut off. That’s the most important part.”
Everyone was silent at Rushad’s words.
Regardless of what extraordinary methods humans used or what wonderful things they did.
This competition is a ‘hunting’ competition.
We all knew that Drake wasn’t on the score sheet because he was a weak villain.
It’s a much bigger feat than hunting the highest scoring evil species ever, even in the history of the competition.
Should something be ignored just because it’s not on the score sheet? But if it’s not ignored, how many points should it be given?
“Actually, we had a lot of headaches too… … Fortunately or unfortunately, when we added up the final scores today, we came to a conclusion.”
“how?”
“Whether you grade Drake or not, the rankings don’t change.”
Those with a keen mind noticed the meaning and their complexions changed slightly. Galen was one of them.
Because if Drake was going to get a point or a million points, there was only one possible answer.
Rushard said with a bitter smile.
“Then I will reveal the rankings.”
The employees turned over the first page of a large piece of paper hanging on the blackboard.
The number of the group at the top of the rankings is 7.
It was a victory for Galen and Lilia.
“Wow! We won!”
Lilia hugged Galen tightly in joy. Galen whispered, saying that it was good, but he couldn’t completely enjoy it.
“Lilia, atmosphere, atmosphere.”
“oh.”
Lilia, who had suddenly come to her senses, belatedly let go of Galen, feeling slightly embarrassed.
As expected, the other earth elves were even more confused than when the Drake story came up.
“Hey, humans are the winners?!”
“Even without Drake?”
“Really? This isn’t a joke?”
As if expecting a tumultuous reaction, Radika nodded to the staff member.
The clerk handed over a thick piece of paper that was hung next to the ranking list.
The hunting records of the 7 groups were written down daily.
The earth elves who had been looking at the records with their eyes wide open soon burst into laughter.
“Wow, a basilisk from day one?”
“How did you catch him?”
“You said you were a water wizard. If you had blocked his escape, you could have caught him.”
“This is no joke.”
“Why do the numbers caught keep increasing as we go on?”
In the beginning, I mainly hunted efficient evil species like Basilisk, but after the middle part, I just hunted all the evil species that caught my eye.
First, I started by cherry-picking, but because the hunting speed was so fast, I quickly killed off the ones with male scores.
The quantity is similar to or even higher than other groups, but the quality is also excellent, so naturally the score is high.
“Did you all see it?”
“Well, to this extent… … .”
“Because Drake is there too.”
“Yeah, even if you add everything up, you can’t beat Drake.”
Fortunately, the reaction wasn’t bad.
Of course, there were some who felt a little uneasy or regretful, but overall, the atmosphere was one of acceptance.
Rushad nodded and declared.
“Okay. Then the winners of this tournament are Galen and Lilia Zoya!”
Nazriya and Deepika were the first to clap, and Akanksha and Sachet, who were still in shock, followed suit. Soon, everyone applauded.
“thank you.”
“thank you!”
The two people kept bowing their heads in all directions.
After the applause had died down somewhat, Rushad cleared his throat and said:
“That’s it! Everyone worked hard. Get some rest, and if you’re curious about the other groups’ results, come by anytime. You can disband!”
“Thank you for your hard work, Hoeju!”
“See you next year!”
The earth nymphs gathered together and greeted each other. Some left the tent right away, while others stayed to look at the blackboard.
“You two, follow me.”
Radhika called the two of them separately.
I greeted everyone I knew and followed her out of the tent.
The place we arrived at was probably Radhika’s personal tent.
“This is it, really.”
Radhika, who guided us to our seats, spoke in a joyful voice.
“The results on the first day were not bad, but I never thought we would actually win.”
“I was lucky.”
Galen was humble. Radhika smiled.
“How can you call it luck when you used a strategy that only you can use?”
“That strategy worked because it was just luck. The wyvern wouldn’t listen, or the basilisk wasn’t there when we scouted.”
“Well? Even so, if you look at the whole thing, it probably wouldn’t have made much of a difference. The differences between hunting grounds aren’t that dramatic.”
Radika’s smile deepened.
“First of all, it wasn’t just luck that we caught Drake. It was also thanks to him that the others got through without much complaint.”
“I guess it’s considered that difficult.”
“Of course that was one thing, but what was even bigger was that you saved Nazriya and Deepika.”
Since it is a society where everyone is equal without any special hierarchy, fairies have a special sense of camaraderie.
Since they had saved the expedition from the ruins, there was no objection when Radhika invited the two of them as guests.
Likewise, since he saved Nazriya and Deepika, the atmosphere was one of acceptance, although it was regrettable that the two received star crumbs.
“Anyway, I have to give out the prize… … .”
After a brief pause, Radhika said playfully.
“Which one should I give it to?”
“If you just give it to us, won’t we divide it among ourselves?”
“That’s hard to do. How can a human blacksmith who doesn’t even know what a star crumb is handle it properly? We’ll make the finished product for you.”
“Uh… … Then half and half?”
“If you divide the standard amount in half, you’ll only get two halves?”
“Then just give me Lilia. If you make me a new holy sword―”
“Huh?! Brother, you caught more, but what if you don’t get your share?”
“I don’t need a holy sword, whether half or whole.”
“You can just ask them to make something else! Radika is a wizard too, and she uses star crumbs!”
“Yeah, yeah. Stop for a moment.”
Radika looked pleased as she saw the brother go first and the younger sibling go first.
“It’s true that both can be useful. However, it’s also true that if you split it in half, the effect won’t be as good. That’s why I’m saying this.”
A soft voice whispered seductively.
“Would you like one more?”