Chapter 380

Her expression was surprised at first, but she quickly brushed it off and looked at Ellen. "Assuming that we both use magic enhancement, we cannot take each other's lives with a reckless attack. Of course, I was a little surprised..." Tana had not expected Ellen to use such a move, and in a real fight, it would not have been a useful move. If Tana had been using magic enhancement properly, Ellen's attack would have been a fatal mistake. Tana stumbled over her words, feeling flustered. "I...I did it because I thought it was necessary to win." Tana had landed a hit, but she couldn't rely too much on that kind of move. Ellen acknowledged Tana's strategy, but warned her not to rely too heavily on it. Ellen apologized for her rude behavior and Tana accepted it. They continued to practice and Tana was impressed by Ellen's skill. After five rounds of practice, Tana looked at us. "Exclude Ellen and Reinhardt, the rest of you can leave," Tana said. Cliff and Rudbich looked a bit confused, but since Tana's expression was serious, they left the training ground. Tana asked Ellen to use her real power and Ellen summoned her Ramment. Tana's training sword was imbued with blue magic, and Ellen was observing the flow of magic in Tana's sword. Ellen attacked Tana with her Ora Blade, but Tana was able to counter and strike Ellen's neck. Tana explained that Ora Blade is not just a sharp sword, but it can also reflect the opponent's attack with a powerful rebound force. Tana complimented Ellen for holding onto her sword despite the attack. Tana looked at Ellen with a cold gaze and said that Ellen is strong and will become even stronger. "From the moment you use magic enhancement, the fundamentals of swordsmanship must change, just as the fundamentals of swordsmanship must change from the moment you use the Ora Blade. So, if your opponent is a swordsman, you cannot face them in the same way as before."

"..."

"Teach me how to fight against a swordsman, how to fight against a grand wizard, how to fight against monsters, demons, and armies."

Until now, Tana had only talked to Rudbich and me at eye level. She taught us what we needed to do now.

But suddenly, she teaches Ellen how to fight against a swordsman.

Tana suddenly appears because she discovered potential in her practice duel with Ellen.

"Get up, Ellen Artorius."

"..."

Ellen was breathing heavily, her gaze fixed on the training ground.

"You cannot afford to be weak."

You must be strong.

If you have decided to bear something precious, you must be able to endure this level of cruelty.

Ellen slowly gets up. The gaze of Ellen Artorius has not died.

The strongest knight of the empire wants to teach her something sincerely.

So, it was a gaze that felt the determination to learn.

Savioline Tana looks at Ellen expressionlessly.

"If it were not for these young ones, but rather me."

"It would be better."

"Why did the gods choose you as the archenemy of the demon king...?"

"Why do you have to get hurt...?"

"Am I still useless...?"

Those emotions were read from Tana's expression.

"Go."

"Okay."

In her grief.

She seemed to sense some sad fate from both of us.

* * *

Tana seemed restless. She seemed to think that if she didn't get stronger quickly, she might be killed when she needed it most.

In the original work, Tana took charge of Rudbich and Ellen, the holders of the relics, after the Gate incident had already occurred. At that time, Tana taught Rudbich roughly, but she had to pay less attention to Ellen. At that time, Ellen was already in a somewhat completed state, and Rudbich had many shortcomings.

But at this point, there is a sense of crisis, but there is still room for maneuver.

That's why Tana is focusing on Ellen, who has even greater potential for growth. Besides, the owner of Alsbreinger has not yet been determined.

She told Rudbich and Cliff what they needed to fix at this stage.

But she said she would teach Ellen how to fight.

How to fight against a swordsman, a grand wizard, demons, devils, and armies.

She wants to teach her how to kill something.

"Reinhardt, come here too."

And I also have a relic.

As if to say that I am not an exception, Savioline Tana stands in front of me and Ellen and speaks.

"What is a master class?"

"A person who can use the Ora Blade." "What does the aura do?"

"It refers to the ability to enhance magical power beyond the physical body up to the level of a sergeant."

"I see."

As if it was a normal answer and there was nothing wrong with it, she nodded her head.

"Then, if your main weapons are your fists and feet, and you can wrap magical power around them, is that a master class?"

If magical power enhancement is possible for something other than one's own body, it is called a master class.

Then, if a close combat fighter's main weapon is a sword, does that mean they become a master class as soon as they learn to enhance magical power on their weapon?

"...I don't think so."

Of course not.

"That's right. Generally, if you can enhance magical power on something other than your own body, it's called a master class, but that's just the result. In reality, it's a little different."

Sabiolin Tana put down her training sword, and blue mana was intertwined. Both Ellen and Tana were wrapping magical power around their bodies.

Both were enhancing their bodies with magical power, but Ellen and Tana looked a little different.

If what could be felt from Ellen's body was a blue light, then what could be felt from Tana's body was something like a whirlwind.

Magical power enhancement that has been refined to the limit.

It felt like they had optimized magical power enhancement by minimizing unnecessary consumption because it was a light color.

"A master class refers to when the agility of magical power enhancement is developed to the limit. Come closer. Maintain magical power enhancement."

At Tana's instruction, Ellen approached her.

As if she was going to show something great, what Tana showed was a little surprising.

With her middle and index fingers together, Tana aimed at Ellen's forehead.

It was commonly called a forehead flick.

"???"

Many questions came to Ellen's mind.

No, it's a grandmaster's forehead flick.

Is she trying to kill Ellen?

-Thud!

However, although Tana's forehead flick made a sound, Ellen didn't seem to feel any pain. It was just her head being pushed back a little.

But.

It's strange that a forehead flick makes that kind of sound...

"It feels like metal hitting metal, right?"

"Yes."

Ellen nodded her head.

"This is magical power enhancement that you guys do. Formation of a powerful protective shield and enhancement of physical abilities."

We can only do that much at our level.

"Now, try to take this one."

Tana prepared another forehead flick.

This time it was different.

Ellen looked at Tana's forehead flick aimed at her own forehead.

"...."

No.

It's like I'm seeing Ellen scared for the first time.

She's pretending not to be scared, but her pupils are shaking!

Ellen is scared of the forehead flick more than being hit with a fist.

It's strange that even I would be scared of that!

"...."

When Ellen's shoulders began to tremble slightly, Tana turned her gaze towards me as if to say it was no good.

"M-me?"

I might really die?

Even my complexion turned pale.

Then. "I'll just take the hit."

Suddenly, Ellen stopped trembling and spoke calmly as if she was relieved. She opened her eyes wide as if she was surprised.

No.

Hey.

What am I supposed to do?

"No, teacher, I'll just take the hit and die."

If you become the picture of me getting hit instead, I'll have no choice but to come out like this!

She didn't have the confidence that she wouldn't die, but she said that for now. Tana looked at Ellen and then put her finger down.

"...Come to think of it, there's no need to hit you. And I don't have the intention to hit you hard enough to kill you."

Tana sighed awkwardly and put her hand down.

Both Ellen and I let out a sigh of relief, as if we had just avoided a deadly weapon.

"It's just, that's all."

She flicked her finger in the air.

- Missed!

It wasn't the sound of her finger bouncing off, but a fierce sound like an explosion that seemed to have exploded from Tana's finger.

What did I just hear?

"That's the difference in magical power enhancement for master classes."

"...."

Did she just try to hit me in the forehead with that?

Ellen looked at Tana with a suspicious look.

"Well, um. Ah, I didn't do it.... Um."

She seemed embarrassed and avoided Ellen's gaze.

"How did you do that?"

"It's an aggressive use of magical power enhancement."

"Aggressive use...?"

"Yeah, you and Reinhardt are skilled in magical power enhancement, but you can only enhance your physical abilities internally and gain protective power through magical power emission externally. That's the next level."

The mana in her right hand seemed to be refined, but suddenly it surged explosively only in her right hand, as if it were exploding.

"When you reach a certain level, you can explosively emit magical power throughout your body. And it becomes more and more refined. The whole body, only the right foot, only the right arm, even under the elbow of the right arm, and only the hand, and then only the fingers."

Tana held up her index finger, and the flames of magical power that flickered like blue flames from her finger spread out.

It becomes possible to explosively emit magical power at the level of just adding protective power.

Starting from the whole body, it gradually shrinks the range.

As magical power is concentrated rather than radiated, the destructive power will increase.

The flames of magical power that flickered like blue flames from Tana's finger, which seemed to be engulfed in flames, began to concentrate on one point.

"Get used to concentrating magical power enhancement from the whole body to smaller units, to the extreme point."

"Delicately."

"Concentrate."

The light that flickered on Tana's finger began to gather more and more at the tip of her finger.

"You'll eventually be able to enhance magical power only at the fingertips like this."

"Well, then. And beyond this stage."

She picked up the practice sword she had put down.

The practice sword she held was gradually covered with blue flames, as if the flames of magical power that had gathered at the tip of her index finger had caught fire. "When you reach the limit of magical power manipulation, such things become possible. The ability to enhance magical power beyond the boundaries of the body is refined and precise enough to do so. That is the condition for the master class. Once you can do that, you will reach the master class."