Chapter 373

In this world, there are two exceptions to the common standard: Ellen, the talent vending machine, and me, who uses cheats. But there are actually three, including the protagonist, Ludwig. Ellen, Cliff, and I were quietly staring at Ludwig, who was sleeping peacefully in the rest area behind the duty priest's room. He was suffering from the after-effects of magic enhancement. Delphin, who was nursing him, greeted us. Savioline Tana was also sitting next to Ludwig. She briefly explained that Ludwig had used magic enhancement during last night's duel. Cliff had requested a consultation with us today for a reason. He was worried that he might have made a mistake, and that Ellen and I were exceptions among exceptions. However, since Ludwig had used magic enhancement, he wondered if he had a real reason to do so and requested a consultation. Ludwig had clearly stated at the funeral of Duke Grants that he could not forgive the demons. He seemed very angry. He felt anger at the fact that the parents of his classmates had been killed by the demon, and he thought that the fight against the demon, like Cliff, was not a problem that could be postponed to the distant future, but could happen at any time. Therefore, the urgency in his heart created a very strong desire for strength, and the world responded to him by allowing him a new path, magic enhancement. Savioline Tana seemed to be greatly shocked by the sight she had witnessed. She had only heard about Ellen and me using magic enhancement, but she had seen Ludwig do it herself. She must have been impressed by the sight of someone who had been constantly working hard finally taking a step forward. And Cliff. If Ludwig could do magic enhancement on his own, it would be suspicious if he couldn't do it himself. Ludwig groaned and tossed and turned, and Delphin checked his complexion. Fortunately, he woke up in a day and didn't stimulate my self-esteem unknowingly. Ludwig is still unconscious, and Cliff, Ellen, and the narrator are worried about being exceptions among exceptions. They notice Ludwig used magic enhancement and wonder if he had a real reason to do so. Savioline Tana is shocked to witness this. An event occurs to help Cliff awaken his magic enhancement, with a reward of achievement points and increased sensitivity to magic enhancement. Cliff struggles to understand how to awaken his magic enhancement, and Ellen and the narrator try to help him. Ellen's face turned pale at my words.

"No, that's not what I meant..."

"This isn't about you being angry right now."

"No, I didn't think that. I just said I'm not angry."

"Really? Then who's angry? Just tell me."

"I'm not saying. I don't even think that way."

"Who did you think was angry besides me? Tell me your true feelings!"

-Snap!

Ellen seemed really angry, and I held my breath.

"I'm the one who's angry."

"I know."

If I had scratched her one more time, I would have been hit.

Anyway, we started talking about things that had nothing to do with magic enhancement.

"If there's a problem with magic enhancement, you have to do the Seven-Step Blood Oath, but Cliff's complaining that blood is coming out of his ears instead of his mouth."

We all looked at Cliff, who was complaining about his ears bleeding, and just held back our laughter.

In any case, we were back to training, as teaching and doing were two different things, and magic enhancement was especially difficult to teach, so there was no progress.

It was strange to have magic enhancement just by shaking your ears like this.

So we were back to training with no progress in magic enhancement.

I'm not sure if the assistant is the main assistant, but it gives me a sense of doing something.

-Swish!

"Kuk!"

Cliff, who was hit by my training sword, fell back.

"Ha... ha..."

He got up, staggering.

"I'm not saying you have to kill yourself to get better."

At my words, Cliff nodded, looking at him staggering.

"But still, you have to do it."

"...."

Magic enhancement is a sparring that you have to do even if you can't feel it.

If I assumed that I was using magic enhancement, Cliff couldn't be my opponent.

Thanks to what I learned from Ellen, my swordsmanship had improved greatly, and I had already mastered magic control.

Cliff couldn't be my opponent, even if he used extremely stable magic enhancement. No, strictly speaking, even without magic enhancement, Cliff could now be my opponent with just his self-suggestion.

Unless I seal off a few means like taking off my armor, Cliff can no longer be my opponent.

If it's just a pure sword fight, I'll lose.

But that doesn't always apply to a fight.

If I had faced Laverier Lanche alone, I would have died a hundred times in a hundred fights.

But Laverier Lanche died by my hand.

That's what a fight is.

You can attack or be attacked.

The one who receives the conclusion of death is the loser, and the one who survives is the winner. The definition of a fight exists only in winning.

I didn't say that.

Cliff wanted it.

He wanted me to do my best.

Otherwise, it's meaningless. Cliff decided to help Riana's revenge by killing the Demon King. But he wanted to have at least the minimum requirement of magic enhancement because he felt his ability was lacking. Riana was a very powerful psychic even before her abilities suddenly skyrocketed. She would need more training even after awakening her magical powers to be of any help to Riana. However, when it comes to actual fighting, no one knows what will happen to Cliff and Riana. Cliff wants to improve his abilities to help with Riana's revenge against the Demon King. The chapter ends with Cliff wanting the protagonist to do his best to help him improve. Ellen was watching silently as Cliff rolled on the ground.

It had been hours, she had lost count.

The opponent was unbeatable.

Reinhardt could enhance his combat abilities by two levels.

Once through self-suggestion, and twice through magic enhancement.

Ellen didn't know much beyond that, but if Tiamata was involved, it could be enhanced up to three levels.

And Ellen felt that Reinhardt's magic enhancement was much more stable than before.

Even though he had been using it for hours, it was maintained at a level not much different from when they started the duel. It felt like his proficiency in magic enhancement had suddenly skyrocketed. For hours, Cliff had received several priestly healings, but Reinhardt had not sought out a priest.

Well, Reinhardt had been doing strange things like suddenly jumping up in strength, so Ellen didn't feel that strange about it.

But Cliff was not Reinhardt.

One could think of wanting to become as strong as Reinhardt, but it was impossible without the strange psychic ability of self-suggestion.

Cliff didn't have that.

So, if everyone became strong by using evil, the world would have been filled with sword masters, great magicians, and psychics.

Watching Cliff rush over and over again, Ellen felt a sense of unease.

Reinhardt, who stood like a wall and subdued Cliff over and over again.

Cliff, who fell and stood up again in front of Reinhardt, made Ellen see Reinhardt's image in Cliff and her own image in Reinhardt.

Reinhardt, who always fell, was now standing like a wall in front of someone.

Ellen could no longer deny it.

-Kang!

"Kut!"

Reinhardt was strong.

In fact, in the past, Cliff had always been in a position to make Reinhardt kneel. At some point, the balance of power had changed, and it had become irreversible.

More so than Ludwig feeling a strange sense of inferiority towards Reinhardt.

The core of Cliff's sense of inferiority was not Ludwig, who suddenly awakened his magic enhancement yesterday, but Reinhardt.

Ludwig had been watching Reinhardt's growth from afar, at least from B-class.

But Cliff had been watching from up close.

He had fought with a sword, always overwhelmingly winning until he suddenly became unable to win.

Reinhardt had to give him one move to be at the level of an opponent, two moves to be an opponent he had to give two moves to, and he might soon become an opponent he had to give three moves to.

Cliff had not been lazy. He had always worked hard.

Both had worked hard, but Reinhardt had grown rapidly. Of course, Cliff had also grown, but Reinhardt's speed was too fast. Cliff had to watch as the person who started much later than him disappeared into the distance, and he never expressed his sense of inferiority with malice or hatred, which was a good thing about him. But inferiority could never not exist. "Kang!" "Ugh!" Cliff, who was knocked down, repeatedly fell, pushed, overturned, and subdued by the person he used to play with, but eventually got up. Reinhardt couldn't be comfortable knowing Cliff's inner thoughts, at least that's how it looked to Ellen. Reinhardt didn't show any sympathy for Cliff. Showing sympathy to someone who is trying to move forward implies a signal that you cannot move forward. Reinhardt was just trying his best to face Cliff with all his might at the request of Ellen. However, in the end, Cliff could not be Reinhardt's opponent. Reinhardt had become a wall that no one could overcome, just like Ellen was to Reinhardt, and now to someone like Ludwig who had just awakened his magic enhancement. He was the one who looked down on his opponent who fell without getting tired.