Did I do something wrong?

I look at Kin.

Kin’s face is grim but she’s smiling.

I haven't been with her for a long time but I've seen her show a lot of expressions.

These expressions range from extreme rage to incessant guilt.

I think this smile is her scariest expression.

Creepy...

I think of the consequences of my reaction and forget that Calvin exists.

While Kin looks peaceful to the outside world, Calvin is the opposite.

Even though Calvin's angry, he looks hysterical.

The soldiers around the camp look at us with interest.

Even nearby villagers are approaching us.

My outburst must've attracted them.

While I look around, Calvin fumbles for words.

“Then if you’re so brave! Come meet me at the center of the camp!”

While Calvin was shouting his throat out, I’ve been thinking.

What was this village’s name again?

It’s a frontier village but what was its name again.

I think I saw a sign...

It was- ouch.

I feel someone pinching my shoulder.

I turn around and see that Kin is heavily pinching my left shoulder.

She’s still smiling with that creepy expression

“Magnus, you better back up your words and go to the center of the camp.”

She’s encouraging me to fight?

Are Felina’s conditions that lax?

Her next words actually managed to chill me.

“If you get hurt, don’t worry I’ll heal you.”

Kin's smile just got scarier.

Even though I appreciate her offer to heal me, I don’t really have any intention to lose.

Nobody normal wants to get hurt after all.

People give way as I follow Calvin to the center of the camp.

Calvin must have some form of reputation because a lot of people are interested in watching.

I hear people talk about Calvin and his attitude.

Some of them try to steer the topic to me and my pet wyvern.

Wait... Where the hell is that monster anyway?

I look around and I don't see it anywhere in the camp.

Good for nothing wyvern.

Well, it's not like I was going to sic it towards Calvin.

Kin would have stopped me.

Some of them are actually betting who would win.

Obviously, a lot of people are betting against me.

Wait Kin is betting as well.

She’s betting against Calvin…

Kin seems to have noticed that I’ve been staring at her. She gives me a thumb up with a reassuring smile.

Her smile says that if I lose, the church will be losing its funds for a month.

Why the hell did you bet the church's money!?

Felina! Your avatar is a horrible human being!

I give her a wry smile before I go to the center.

The center of the camp is a small clearing of dirt devoid of any grass.

I see a lot of cuts and holes, that obviously come from sharp weapons, on the dirt floor.

I guess we aren’t the first people to fight here.

“I guess you aren’t completely gutless."

Calvin starts spewing vicious words which I ignore.

He grabs the hilt of his steel long sword and takes a stance.

He looks like a great warrior preparing to use his legendary 1 hit kill move.

That must be his thought process right now.

I sometimes wonder what people think just before they enter combat.

Are they thinking the same thing, I'm thinking?

Before I could continue my random thoughts, the shouts of soldiers and villagers call me back to reality.

“Go! Calvin!!”

“Calvin I just bet 50 copper coins on your ass, you better not lose”

“Oi! New guy, I just risked my lunch for you, if you lose I’ll take your lunch”

I hear a lot of comments and jeers from the spectators.

I think I hear Kin shouting too but I don’t really want to ruin her image for me.

She's the first mortal I met after all, other than my wyvern.

The jeers and shouts invigorate Calvin, who's starting to swing and flourish his sword in inefficient ways.

What is this idiot doing?

He's wasting his stamina.

Instead of getting excited, I'm getting a bit frustrated.

Is my first round of combat going to be with an idiot?

Well, let’s get this started.

I take my whole sword including the sheath and remove it from the strap. I unsheathe the blade and throw the sheath a few yards to my forward left.

What I did next shocked everyone. I threw my blade to the right just a few yards away from arms reach.

If I had a spear, I'd show these people how to fight elegantly but unfortunately, I have to use a sword.

I'm not bad at it. I just really prefer using a spear or anything similar, like a halberd.

The one who’s shocked the most is Calvin.

I can’t help but smile at the thought that I’ve been reduced to fighting low-end soldiers, with no hope of rising through the ranks.

Well, I have to start somewhere.

Calvin stops his stupid flourishes.

"What are you do-"

I suddenly lunged forward.

Calvin finally comes out of his stupor and fixes his stance again.

He suddenly unsheathes his blade to cut my head off.

I predict his attack and I lunge downward, just below his blade.

I use my right hand to grab his right wrist.

"Urgh"

I twist it with a quick movement and he drops his sword as he groans in pain.

I use my left hand to catch his falling sword and it quickly finds itself nested on Calvin's neck.

I add a bit of pressure just to intimidate him.

“I win.”

I look at Calvin and see his face. He wasn't expecting this.

I let go of Calvin’s wrist and give him back his sword.

He’s still frozen from shock.

I turn around and walk towards my sword.

"Ahhhhh!"

Once I grabbed my sword, I immediately twist my body and parry Calvin’s sword.

When I parried his blade, I hit his handle hard enough to make him drop it.

I catch his blade using my own and throw it up towards the sky.

I punch him in the gut with all of my strength making him drop to his knees.

His blade quickly falls down towards us and I catch it with my free hand.

I use both swords and pin his neck with them.

“I kind of knew you would do that. You’re a pretty obvious person.”

The only ones more shocked than Calvin was the crowd.

No one knew who I was and what I could do but nobody expected that I was capable of using my sword so proficiently.

After proving my point, I throw Calvin’s sword and behind him and walk towards my sheath.

I sheathe my sword and strap it to my side.

The crowd suddenly goes wild and cheer, especially the ones who gambled for me.

I see Kin from behind the crowd looking extremely happy and satisfied.

She's holding a thick pouch filled with a lot of silver coins.

I smile and signal for her to come to me.

Seeing that I called for her, the crowd goes even wilder and pushes Kin toward the center.

[Recovered hidden skill Martial Knowledge From the War Goddess]

[Martial Knowledge from the War Goddess is permanently active]

[Martial Knowledge from the War Goddess is sealed and its bonuses are lessened]

I ignore the status notification and focus my attention on Kin.

“So who were you going to heal?”

Gods are proud not because of petty fights but because we simply are.

But... This type of pride I'm feeling is something only mortals would feel and it feels amazing.

Smiling ear to ear, I stare at Kin like how Elyis used to stare at me.

Adopting a proud pose, Kin retorts.

“No one, I had full trust towards you, I was just scaring you.”

She ended it with a smile.

“How much did you win?"

“Tch”

Kin looks away but recovers easily and faces me with a bright smile again.

"20 Silver!"

She shows me a pouch that jingles with metal.

Some poor lad out there lost their money.

I don't know how much that is worth but money is money.

I stare at Kin and chuckle.

I’m happy but I am not stupid enough to forget the important things, so I ask Kin quietly

“When did you cast an illusion?”

Kin doesn’t respond and just smiles at me.

I guess I’ll have to thank her later.

Before we could continue our conversation, a dignified shout hushes the voices of all the soldiers and people at the camp.

“THE PRINCESS IS HERE!”

Princess?

New Status Update

Name: Magnus

Race: Fallen God

Ability Level: 1

Magic Power: 10/10

Max Magic Power: 10

Body Power: 10 (5+5)

Defence: 1

Agility: 10

Resilience: 1

Magic: 1

Magic Defence: 1

Unique Skills: Creation (Sealed) (Ultimate) | Indestructible Essence (Ultimate) | Endless Mana Capacity (Legendary) | All Magical Knowledge (Godly)

Innate Skills: God's Eye (Partially Sealed) (Godly) I God Senses (Partially Sealed) (Godly) [New] I God’s Stare (Partially Sealed) (Godly)

Extra Skills: Pain Tolerance I (Normal) I Martial Knowledge from the War Goddess (Partially Sealed) (Legendary)

Magic Skills: N/A

Custom Skills: N/A

Affinities: N/A

Resistances: N/A

Weaknesses: N/A

Titles: God of Magic | The Fallen God | Dreamer | Masochist | Master of the wyvern

Blessings: Sealed (Indeterminable) | Cursed Eyes

Equipment: N/A

Items: N/A