Chapter 316

Chapter 316 Strongest Sage, Challenged to a Match

"Giruas found us . . . Come over here . "

After saying that, I left the lord's mansion and ran to an alleyway .

"Wha, wait for us!"

The girls followed after the suddenly running me in a hurry .

Then . . .

"It's you huh, Mathias . "

I encountered Giruas right as I entered the alley .

"Giruas, what are you doing here?"

"I felt a presence of something strong, came here to challenge 'em . . . Never thought it would be you though, Mathias . "

"But this is outside your country . "

"Those national borders are full of holes . Areas with lots of monsters barely got any guards . "

Illegal entry huh . . .

It's very like him .

Giruas drew his weapon while I was thinking .

" . . . So yeah, this means a match . I'm running out of worthy opponents lately, ya see . "

Well, there's probably no one who can match him now at Raginia Union .

This guy is most likely the most talented person in magic combat this current world has seen yet .

His talent is sky high he was even capable of chantless magic subconsciously even before learning it from me .

Once someone like that began training with a Second Academy textbook, it's only right that no one else at Raginia Union can match him now .

Eis Kingdom has Second Academy students . . . but judging from Giruas in front of me, even the elites of Second Academy students probably can't win .

This guy has gotten incomparably stronger than the last time we met .

The quality of mana flowing in his body is on a whole different level than before .

To be frank, I'm intrigued with the idea of a match with him myself, however . . .

"Sorry, but I can't afford to use flashy magic and stand out here . Can we postpone the match for later?"

"Don't want to stand out eh . . . You in a situation?"

Giruas asked back .

This guy is still a rank S adventurer despite how he looks .

Rank S adventurers aren't just strong in battle, they're also expected to lead people in times of crisis .

We can have a decent conversation like this precisely because he's one of those adventurers .

. . . At least so long as he listens .

"Yeah . There's a pretty powerful demon here in this town . I don't want to be found out by that . "

Hearing that . . . Giruas' eyes are gleaming .

"Didja say demon? . . . Sounds like fun! Mind if I fight it?"

. . . Yup . I expected this reaction .

But unfortunately, I can't let him fight the demon .

He's only going to throw away his life for nothing .

"Unfortunately, that's impossible . You're no match for it . "

"Right back at ya . Y'think I'd let go of a chance to fight strong guys? . . . Unless you're willing to fight me instead, that is . "

Well, I also expected this reaction .

Which means . . . I'm also gonna take the action I had prepared beforehand .

I draw my sword .

" . . . Got it . But you're gonna listen to me if I win . "

"Oh, yer' rearing to go now . . . Sure thing . Just ask me anything . "

Giruas takes a stance with his sword . . . He cast Physical Reinforcement chantlessly .

. . . It's quite a high level Physical Reinforcement .

You can tell how overwhelming Giruas's talent in magic just from this .

However . . . It's still a bit rough around the edges .

Only by polishing talent can you truly demonstrate your power .

"Here goes . "

I took a step ahead as I said that .

Giruas attempts to meet me with his sword .

I took half a step sideway, slightly shifting my center of gravity to evade that sword .

Then I went straight ahead and placed my sword on Giruas's neck .