Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

What Happened?

tonight Kuro slept in an unusual position. Unusual because if usually only accompanied by Laila, he was accompanied by two other girls.

This situation is none other than his own actions that make the three faint, unfortunately they are not girls who will easily fall because of such things.

In the end Kuro had to get the consequences, but if he were to touch them both as punishment, he would decide to resign right then and there.

If Kuro did all that because he hated them both, precisely because he appreciated them both, he would not do anything strange despite getting the green light from Laila.

"I don't know, but it looks like you're hiding something from me."

"Can you trust your husband?"

"But aren't you a pervert?"

"..."

Kuro could not say anything and finally chose to leave the place to avoid the strange atmosphere.

But the girls who had almost lost control were unlikely to let Kuro get away with it easily and ended up making the situation even more complicated.

It was a nice night, but if he could, he wouldn't want to do this again.

On exiting, Kuro instantly felt a cold air all over his body. The sun had started to rise and the weather today was so sunny.

"I haven't slept so well in a long time."

Could it be because he slept with the arms of the girls? I don't know. But he could imagine the furor in the empire.

Looking around, he jumped up and sat down on a rock that just happened to be there.

He then used one of his eye abilities to look at the current Battle War situation or rather who was still left.

He was quite surprised when he didn't see Juuno and Franco. For Kuro both are magicians to be reckoned with as they have special abilities.

If anyone beats them, it means that the witch is very powerful. He doesn't need to find out who can do it.

With the elimination of the two, the remaining Battle War participants were only a few couples. And it became a sign that the Battle War had reached its peak.

At the thought of that, he felt the existence of someone approaching.

"I'm surprised you can do such a crazy thing in the middle of an event like this. If it's a personal matter, I think doing it outside of Battle War will feel more normal."

"You're still here huh ..?"

Mitra put on an annoyed face. I don't know why his gaze was so cold as looking at trash.

Well.. Kuro knows why Partners are like that.

"Your friends put me in a room opposite you. Thanks to that I'm not cold, but I hear a lot of things I don't want to mention."

"Sorry."

"You should have done it. But I still don't understand why they're all crazy about you."

Kuro just smiled.

"Let's just say I have a lot of things that make girls like me. Rather than discussing that, isn't there something you need to do?"

Suddenly Mitra's gaze became sharp.

"When did you know that?"

It's just a useless question. Given who Kuro is and the ability of his eyes, knowing what Mitra is doing is quite easy.

The reason is why Kuro let Mitra?

"Do you believe me if I say it from the beginning?"

"..."

"You're Laila's best friend, but that doesn't mean you have to save her all the time. You do realize, however, that Laila is on a different level than a normal magic school student."

Mitra laughed wryly.

"If you know that far, then there's nothing to keep secret. I didn't come here to save Laila. It was just a spontaneous act of our friendship."

"I knew. Thank ye. Laila was truly blessed by a good friend."

"...then if you know what my true purpose is. What are you gonna do?"

"none. You're free to do whatever you want."

"Although that will likely make you lose?"

Once again Kuro smiled. He then looked towards the land not far from them.

At first glance there was nothing there, but with his eyes Kuro could see a magic circle formation that was so complicated and large.

"The magic ritual you will be doing is summoning magic. Looking at the scale you guys made, the thing you summoned must be one of the top level monsters, or. I wrong?"

"..."

Mitra was silent, but her expression could not hide what she was feeling.

"The summoning magic ritual is said to be ancient magic, but at the same time it is unknown magic. With the current research and the magic circle formation you guys are using, the possibility of being able to summon a Divine Beast is not at 50%."

"I think it's high enough for a magic capable of summoning a Divine Beast from legend."

"With the current human capabilities, it was indeed said to be quite a high possibility. But that only applies if the place and conditions qualify."

"Why do you know that far about the research we're doing?"

Shiryuu Academy was indeed famous for the magic research they did, but at the same time it was also famous for its secrecy.

It would be natural for Kuro to be a person from Shiryuu Academy, unfortunately he is an outsider. The knowledge he had was so incredible as if Kuro already knew everything.

That's the truth.

Kuro has an Authority called Records (Akashic Records). There is nothing in this world that he does not know.

It's just that he hasn't activated that ability because he doesn't need it yet. So far she had known what Shiryuu Academy had done with just knowledge from her experience.

Of course he didn't have to tell Mitra about this.

"Let's just say I'm an expert in ancient magic like this."

"..."

Mitra said nothing more. He knew what Kuro said was not a lie, but at the same time Kuro would not tell as much as he asked.

Mitra gave a small sigh.

"so. You better keep your promise not to interfere."

"I promise."

Kuro raised both of his hands as a sign that he would do nothing.

Seeing that, Mitra left. Heading to the place where his goal had been since the Battle War began.

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Shiryuu Academy is a school that focuses on creating new magic. For Shiryuu Academy school there is nothing that cannot be done with magic.

Of course that vision has many loopholes. Although magic is very useful for life, many things cannot be done with magic. Like bringing the dead back to life.

Knowing this is not a reason to create new magic. It was even the biggest motivation.

It can't be done now, but someday. It continued to be emphasized on every student in Shiryuu Academy to make most of the graduates of this magic school become a researcher rather than a Knights.

As one of Shiryuu Academy's students, the vision that the school emphasized was already part of Mitra's life. He understood that what the school emphasized was a little extreme, but most of him understood that the vision and mission were right.

The easiest thing to see about it is the big difference between the magic that humans use and the magic of other races like elves and dwarves.

Mana art, element art, magic beast and magic arm. All of them become one which is called as magic art. If you think about it, isn't it too simple?

Other races also knew the concept of magic arts, but because they used the help of spirits (spirit), then they could do many more varied things. Even summoning a spirit alone was already a huge difference between the two concepts of magic.

-why can it be like that?

There are not many traces that indicate the origin of magic, but they found clues that humans initially could not use magic.

Then with the help of 'something', humans can finally use magic. That is the origin of the figure known as a witch in this era.

On the basis of that, the disciples of Shiryuu Academy did further research. In the end, although generations have still not found the truth of what figure gives help to humans, they find something else that is a hope for the potential of magic.

Hope is what is called ancient magic.

In contrast to the magic that magicians have been using, ancient magic requires a lot of preparation. Not only the material to perform the ritual, but also must pay attention to the time and location. If any part of the magic ritual is incomplete or incorrect, then magic cannot be executed. This was the greatest weakness of ancient magic, but at the same time the greatest advantage.

In this world magic tools are so common and easy to find. Many use magic tools without paying attention to small things like how they work or why everyone can use them?

The answer to both of these is simple. The ones used in magic tools were one type of ancient.

Yep. That was the greatest advantage of ancient magic.

Everyone can use it. Even ordinary people as long as they had mana.

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Recalling what he learned at school, Mitra let out a small sigh.

She knew Kuro was an extraordinary figure, but after meeting him in person and getting to know him, she felt Kuro was more than that.

That's what makes him not so feel an oddity when Kuro easily says he already knows everything.

(Forgot that problem.It's best to focus on what I have to do).

He was at the center of the magic formation that he had created so heartily. And since it could not be done with the bright light, every representative from Shiryuu Academy brought a magic tool capable of drawing magic circle formations quickly.

Unfortunately that does not mean the work of the Partner is completed. After the magic circle formation was completed, he had to make sure that there was not a single mistake from the magic circle formation.

Another task that awaits Mitra is that she must wait for all other magic circle formations to be successfully installed. During that time, he had to make sure none of the changes happened. Not only places, but also with magic energy flowing from within the earth.

Really, doing all of that was more exhausting than fighting with the other participants.

Even the reason why he was helping Laila was simply wanting to restore the unstable magic energy due to Fila's rampaging power.

He felt a little guilty, but he had no other choice.

(Now just have to wait)

The participants from Shiryuu Academy did not use communication magic because it was prone to piracy. Instead they used special particles that only certain people could see.

So far 4 have been installed perfectly. There's only one left.

This is the hardest moment. The fifth formation had to be installed along with the sixth formation where the one at the center was Merlin.

Then, after waiting for about 10 minutes, he finally saw the formation marks had been successfully installed.

(Now!!)

Mitra summoned her magic arm which was in the form of a book. He could not use it as a weapon, but the book allowed him to use a variety of unique magic that no one could replicate.

"Oh the power that flows in the earth. Be, manifest into fangs and claws that defeat all my enemies."

The magic circle formation shone brightly and became a pillar of light.

Magic energy began to flow like a river from within the earth. That magic energy then shot towards the center of the magic circle formation that was in the middle.

"By using the body, the chosen soul. I call you the fangs who can kill the gods."

The pillar of light expanded and pierced through the sky. The land of Avalon island shook.

"Come, Fafnir!!!"

Simultaneously with the finished tidying, the pillar of light disappeared. Instead the magic circle formation that was in the middle became huge.

Even though Mitra was several kilometers away from the center of the magic circle formation, she felt a pressure so great.

The magic energy then slowly shrank and centered into a mythical embodiment.

Roooarr!!!

A loud roar echoed throughout the island. Simultaneously, the land of Avalon island shook violently as if it was about to collapse onto the land.

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Knowing it has been a success, Mitra fell to the ground. He no longer has magic energy. Never use magic, just move he can't.

In this kind of situation he fell prey to the easy participants who were aiming for victory.

But it doesn't matter. Once his goal was achieved, he no longer cared what happened to him. The same thing was thought of by the participants from Shiryuu Academy.

Only with the magic ritual of summoning Fafnir to run perfectly already gives much meaning than victory in Battle War.

"With this magic in this world one step further. Congratulations."

Mitra saw the figure of Kuro clapping with a smile.

If Kuro wanted to attack him, he would no longer care. But Kuro did not do that and instead looked towards the magic circle formation that was right under Mitra.

"Not bad. With just the basis of the summoning magic formation I gave him, he had managed to develop it so far. A person who gets the nickname nerd is indeed reliable."

"!?"

-what did you just say?

Mitra wanted to ask that right away, but her brain had a hard time processing what she had just heard.

But one thing came to his mind.

-actually who are you?

"I am only a human being who has reached the highest peak. One who once occupied the throne of the gods. That is the reason why I am called King (King of Gods). Didn't you know that, True Queen of Darkness?"

wh-what? The True Queen of Darkness? Wh who?

While confused by what Kuro said, Mitra was startled by the laughter coming out from inside her mouth.

No. gabe. It wasn't from his mouth. The voice was just like his.

Then he was startled by the shadow coming out from under his feet. The shadow was dark black resembling the darkness of night. The shadow then formed a figure of a beautiful girl with black hair.

Mitra knows that figure.

It was one of the participants from Seiryuu Academy, Arisa Himegami.

"During time I didn't see you, Shin."

"We haven't seen each other for a few hours."

"No. Let me say this again. Long time no see."

"..."

Kuro only gave a small smile, but he showed a smile full of gentleness and love like a man to a woman.

what is the relationship between the two?

The question had appeared in Mitra's mind, but a moment later she was unconscious.

When he realized he was already in the special care place of the eliminated Battle War participants.

After his consciousness recovered, he felt something strange. The atmosphere felt heavy and tense.

Without hesitation he walked out of the room. His eyes widened as he looked towards the entire direction where the topography he knew was already far different from the one in his memory.

The mountain near Avalon disappeared without a trace. The mountains around the place were flat and now only leave from a large crater as it was hit by a disaster.

Then from all that. He looked up at the sky and found nothing there.

Yep. The floating island of Avalon that became the Battle War stage has now vanished with nothing left.

"What exactly happened?"