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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Yuziro
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Bang!
Charlotte’s body, sensing an ominous premonition, reacted instinctively.
Kicking off the ground, Charlotte put distance between herself and Valerie.
An explosion of the flame element was accompanied by black smoke.
Through that smoke, Valerie’s grinning face was revealed.
She leisurely looked Charlotte up and down.
“…What? Are you scared?”
Then she slightly contorted her face.
“That I might do something terrible? That’s an arrogant thought. I don’t even need to give it my all against you.”
“No.”
Charlotte just muttered softly.
But Valerie easily read her lips.
“No? What do you mean no? Anyway, did you see what happened to those kids behind you?”
“I saw.”
“Originally, I was just going to do that much. But…”
The corners of Valerie’s mouth twisted slightly.
“You just had to see my eyes. Come to think of it, it wouldn’t matter if there were one or two accidents in this match.”
After finishing her words, Valerie glared at Charlotte with a displeased expression.
It was blatant hostility.
The thought of competing against a demon at the academy was so confusing, but Charlotte still didn’t stop running.
She tried to stay calm.
And quietly asked.
“What accident are you talking about?”
“Hehehe, in a combined event like this, there’s only one kind of accident that can happen, right?”
Yawn, Valerie yawned even while running.
It was a complete contrast to Charlotte who was running while dripping with sweat.
It was an expression deliberately shown to Charlotte, but even seeing such a difference in ability, Charlotte ran silently.
“Wow, surprisingly you don’t give up even after seeing this? You must be tired.”
“I’m usually not good at seeing what others see.”
Kwang!
Charlotte kicked the ground again.
The flame element left vividly glowing red footprints.
“I only have one eye. You know that too.”
“Are you talking back to me?”
Valerie burst into laughter.
She looked at Charlotte with a condescending gaze.
“Well, let’s see if you can still say that a minute from now.”
Valerie began drawing magic circles without taking her eyes off Charlotte.
Charlotte also tried not to miss Valerie’s actions with her poorly seeing eye.
The opponent was a demon who had already declared war.
She didn’t know what she would do.
“By Bianca’s orders, assassinate the professor and a few key students… Well, you’ll regret running into the wrong professor.”
“Professor?”
Charlotte asked back, but Valerie gave no further answer.
The magic circles that clearly contained bad intentions were the answer, if anything.
Bang!
Two magic circles exploded, firing mana arrows composed of the wind element.
“Ugh…!”
Charlotte twisted her body with all her might and barely managed to dodge them.
The swish sound struck her ears.
The sound of the arrows tearing through the air was intimidating even to the casual listener.
‘I have to win. I must.’
But…
Could she do it?
Her heart, kicking off the ground again, was filled with turmoil.
Her fingertips felt unusually cold, and she could feel her legs trembling slightly as she stepped.
Swish!
A few more arrows grazed Charlotte’s cheek.
If they had hit, she would have been critically injured.
It was scary.
It was indeed scary.
The fact that the academy wasn’t imposing any sanctions even against such attacks…
In other words, they were willing to overlook even a student being critically injured.
Or it was an expression of confidence that they could heal a critically injured student.
Whichever reason it was, it was enough to amplify Charlotte’s fear.
But.
“Surprisingly, you dodge well. But you know I was going easy on you, right? Knowing that, you still don’t run away. Do you know there’s no point in running?”
To those words, Charlotte barely managed to retort.
“I’m scared. I’m terrified.”
Sweat poured down like rain.
She wanted to wipe it with her sleeve, but she didn’t even have that luxury.
At best, she could slightly tilt her head to prevent it from going into her eyes.
“But.”
Fwoosh!
As she condensed her mana and exploded it, she drastically increased the output of the flames.
The droplets of sweat that had been surrounding the girl’s body instantly evaporated and disappeared.
‘Elemental Application’.
It was the content in the second section of the materials Adrian had given her.
“…Being hated by the professor is scarier. That’s all.”
Valerie laughed, twisting her face.
“I think I know why Bianca told us to kill you. You’re truly disgusting.”
Valerie no longer drew magic circles.
She just threw herself towards Charlotte like a flash of light.
Swish!
Knowing well that it was an impossible speed to avoid, Charlotte barely blocked Valerie’s kick with her arm.
Could it be called blocking?
It felt like her body would lose its center and collapse to the ground at any moment.
‘It, it hurts so much.’
Charlotte’s expression contorted to the point where it was impossible to hide.
The arm that had blocked the kick hurt as if it would break, and in fact, what hurt more than the pain felt in her body was the clearly felt difference in their skills.
What if she hadn’t been able to block it with her arm?
She would have been smashed into the wall powerlessly.
And even amidst this, the situation wasn’t good.
Valerie spun once in the air and launched another kick coated with the wind element.
“How is it? Are you okay? Hehehe.”
Beyond the foot coming towards her, Charlotte saw Valerie’s face.
Realizing the expression exuding killing intent unlike her nonchalant tone, the reality of the situation hit her.
‘You really intend to kill me.’
Should she give up?
What could someone like her, who wasn’t even a genius like Michelle, do against a demon?
Should she run to the spectator seats right now and let them know this girl was a demon?
But she would die before even reaching the spectator seats.
“Huh? Charlotte?”
Bam!
A third kick.
This time, Charlotte’s body swayed greatly.
For a moment, she thought she would completely collapse, but she barely regained her balance.
“You’re thinking about other things even in front of a demon? You’re just asking to die. Right?”
With a flashy movement, Valerie twisted her waist in the air with all her might.
It was a speed that could be perceived but impossible to react to.
‘Oh…’
Charlotte’s actions slowed and became dazed, she sensed her defeat.
That was a level she couldn’t possibly handle…
Kwang!
A tremendous roar poured down like lightning, but what was repelled was not Charlotte’s body, but Valerie’s.
Charlotte blankly opened her mouth, not fully understanding the sudden change in situation.
Valerie seemed equally baffled, furrowing her brow.
“Wh-what?”
“……”
Charlotte didn’t answer.
No, she couldn’t answer.
She herself had no idea what was happening.
Valerie, who had somehow approached again, exploded the wind element towards Charlotte.
Bang!
This time, being the second time, she could clearly see what was happening.
A purple flame exploded from Charlotte’s body, completely neutralizing Valerie’s attack. Valerie’s eyes grew even wider.
“You… that… what is it. Why do you have that…?”
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The upper-class students were already in a festive mood.
While there was some curiosity about how Valerie, a student who had been at risk of demotion, had become so outstanding, no one dwelled on it deeply.
Naturally, because they didn’t care as long as the upper class could claim victory.
“Well done, Valerie!”
“Crush them all! Show them the difference in skill!”
It would be nice if it ended with such warm cheers.
Unfortunately, the next conversations turned to disregard and disparagement of other players.
“It was arrogant of the failing class to participate in the all-out war in the first place. Did they think the upper class would be similar just because they beat the middle class?”
“That’s why they’re being toyed with like that, right? I hope she just breaks one of their legs.”
But then.
“Even if she does that, she can’t win.”
A low, unfamiliar voice.
The upper-class students’ heads turned in unison towards the owner of the voice.
It was a girl with a distinctive two-tone hair.
She wasn’t an upper-class student, but even if she wasn’t, it wasn’t hard to recognize who she was.
“Michelle?”
Someone called out her name.
Yes, it was Michelle Meinens.
She continued speaking, still not taking her eyes off the match.
“I wonder how long you can keep sneering.”
Then another student openly frowned.
That student put a hand on Michelle’s shoulder and said,
“You’re the one being unreasonable and sneering, Michelle. Don’t pour cold water and just watch quietly.”
“Unreasonable? I believe in what’s worth believing. I’m doing this because I at least know how much support that kid received and how desperate she is.”
Hmph, Michelle snorted and shrugged her shoulder once.
“…Prepare a handkerchief. You’ll need to wipe the tears of your representative when she returns.”
It was at the moment Valerie was about to kick Charlotte.
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[I believe in best girl charlotte.]
