Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Following the sound, Klose stopped his sword and looked back at the hourglass. All the sand had fallen to the bottom.

"Ah, just a little bit." Then Klose put down the sword with a generous smile.

"Thank you for your hard work, Cardin. Thanks to you, I haven't been so happy in a long time. You win." Klose walked towards Cardin and immediately extended his hand to shake hands.

Even though he almost lost, Klose did not show any regrets. Instead, he smiled generously and admitted defeat.

"Ah, thank you for the hard work." Only then did Cardin relax and held Klose's hand in a daze.

The moment the two men shook hands, a magician next to Owen walked over cautiously and started a conversation.

"It was almost there. What a pity. If there was a little more time..." Hearing this, Owen glanced at his subordinates, chuckled, and replied.

"Even if there was a little more time, Owen's sword wouldn't have touched Cardin."

"What? What does this mean?" If Klose's sword had only threatened Cardin's neck, the training would have been over.

If there was one more second, there would be no doubt that Klose would win in the sparring match. But why did Owen answer like that?

The magician showed a puzzled expression and waited for Owen's answer.

"Did you see the ring on Cardin's hand?"

"Is it a ring that uses warp magic?"

"No. It's the ring on the other hand."

"Yes. I saw it," the magician still didn't understand and tilted his head, and Owen chuckled and replied.

"Have you seen that ring anywhere else?"

"Hmm? This ring...ah? That ring? No, isn't it the ring made from the magic tower? It must be equipped with teleportation magic..." The magician asked in panic, and Owen nodded.

Then, the magician who had just spoken to me seemed to suddenly understand and opened his mouth wide.

"The moment Klose swung his sword, Cardin used teleportation magic to close the distance again."

"Ah, that's right. But is it okay to use magic items in sparring? Isn't this an unfair method?"

"Well, it's not being used anyway. Most importantly, we haven't clearly defined the rules." Owen chuckled, patted the magician's shoulder, and slowly stood up.

Then the magician returned to his seat, and Owen took a step forward and spoke to the people who were moving to the second-floor balcony.

“First of all, let’s applaud the two people who have feasted our eyes on us.” Wow! As Owen proposed, people burst into applause and cheers, and Owen looked at Cardin and Klose with satisfaction.

The battle between the necromancer and the swordsman. The duel between the students of the hero academy excited the audience.

Especially since Klose is the eldest son of the Douglas family, and Cardin is the only man who has defeated Blanche, the youngest daughter of the Douglas family.

Where else can you see such a duel? The audience who watched this usually unseen duel smiled with satisfaction.

"No, it's unfair that you can't use magic. I can't accept Master Klose's failure."

"Lord Klose is originally a six-star. That Necromancer is only a four-star. The duel itself is unfair." With the end of the training and the applause, people continued to discuss the previous duel excitedly.

"But Master Klose is very handsome. He admitted defeat directly and readily."

"Yes. If it were me, I would probably feel so sorry that I would go crazy, but Master Klose smiled so brightly."

Although he failed to defeat Cardin in 10 minutes, people seemed to recognize Klose. Even if he failed, his reputation was enhanced at this moment.

Even with a two-star gap, a duel without magic is not an easy task. However, Klose, without using magic, madly threatened Cardin, who became the center of the topic of Hero Academy.

"If Master Klose uses his magic, how long can that necromancer last?"

“You can’t even last 3 minutes?” If Klose from the Douglas family, who is favored by magic, uses magic, how strong will he be?

Taking this match as an opportunity, people are full of expectations for Klose's strength.

"It's a shame, but that necromancer fought really well. What kind of necromancer is that fast?"

"Maybe it's because Master Klose is watching? He's a junior. And they seem to have a good relationship?"

"I heard that if you are defeated within 10 minutes, you will create a knight order. Where in the world is there such a fool?" Of course, it's not just about Klose.

"If it was any other necromancer, they would probably not even be able to hold out for 5 minutes before collapsing?" Voices praising Cardin for holding out beautifully for 10 minutes against Klose began to ring out from all over.

"Summon skeletons within 10 minutes, and revive them if they fall. Also constantly using curses and bone magic."

"Did you see the living armor's ability to recover? It's always recovering. But it looks like it has plenty of magic power. It doesn't look tired?"

"You are indeed a student of the academy."

"With that kind of strength, it's understandable that Miss Blanche lost." Through this duel, Cardin's name was clearly engraved in people's minds.

Blanche frowned when she heard people praising Cardin, but the reason she frowned was not because people acknowledged her failure.

"Have you grown again?" It has been less than a month since the evaluation exam for the first half of the year at Hero Academy. But Cardin has grown a lot since then.

"With that level of strength, I wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes in the duel with my brother just now." It's surprising that he was able to get a powerful living armor, but what's even more surprising is Cardin's strength.

From instantaneous reaction speed to physical strength, the ability to cope with the situation has grown to a level visible to the naked eye.

“No, could it be that he captured a demon somewhere and improved his strength?” How could he become so powerful in less than a month?

The bone wall generation speed has also become faster, and casting spells while escaping has become more proficient. Is it a crazy trial?

"You can't just go home and rest." Blanche clenched her fists and trembled, feeling ashamed of herself for resting a few days ago.

"I must catch up during the break. I can't fall behind anymore." Her eyes turned to the silver bracelet in her hand.

"You have a good eye... No, why did you suddenly appear and give me this kind of thing?" Her expression became painful and she sighed.

Then he looked up at Cardin who was walking towards his master. "What a hard-to-guess guy."