LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 82
After smashing Professor Barkio,
I walked out of the classroom just like that.
Professor Barkio and I had the worst compatibility.
In particular, I was the worst enemy to a multi-elemental mage like him.
‘He has become a body that now hardly resists ordinary magic, you see.’
If only Barkio had focused on his magical research instead of clinging to his past.
I would have never dared to challenge him.
However, Barkio had degenerated into a mere shadow of his former self.
Intoxicated by the glory of the past, he became complacent and stopped refining his magic.
As a result, his magical skills had rather regressed since those days.
‘He probably wasn’t oblivious to that; perhaps it’s why he clung to the Magic Tower even more.’
He just chose to turn a blind eye.
A twisted dream leaves such an ugly impression.
‘So, it’s no wonder he ultimately lost to Lucas.’
Of course, Lucas couldn’t easily defeat Barkio like I did.
Thanks to my experience, I penetrated through Barkio’s arrogance and complacency and was able to land consecutive hits.
In contrast, Lucas managed to barely overcome him after a fierce battle.
Even so, as a professor, he was an opponent who would be difficult to conquer without Lucas.
‘Well, I too was essentially relying on compatibility.’
The resilience stats I had accumulated in my body.
Though the stats might not be visible to the eye, they had steadily built up within me.
Among them, the most prominent aspect for me was the resistance.
Physical resistance, fire resistance, electric current resistance, ice resistance.
Having put my body through tough situations, I had accumulated all sorts of resistances.
‘Especially against ice.’
As I covered my right eye, I felt the flow of cold air.
The remnants of the great dragon forcefully mitigated the ice magic as soon as it was cast by Barkio.
It appeared he was annoyed that someone dared to cast ice magic against him.
Thanks to this, I was practically immune to lower-tier ice magic.
‘Right now, things have calmed down a bit.’
Sharin had treated me like a frozen bomb.
So, I had to constantly keep in mind the rampage of the great dragon’s remnants.
Something like today could happen again, so I needed to be more cautious in the future.
Kwah-krak!
In the meantime, another loud explosion echoed from the student council.
The members of the student council couldn’t break through the boycotters.
So, it was time for non-student council members to make their appearance instead.
Originally it was Lucas and his crew, but this time it seemed Isabel would step in…
“Gahhh!”
At that moment, below the window.
I witnessed the boycotters being swept away in an instant.
‘Oh.’
This is moving way faster than I anticipated.
I quickly poked my head out, watching the boycotters rolling on the ground.
As soon as my eyes fell on the scene, my jaw dropped in surprise.
Those who were breaking through the boycotters.
They had a power greater than I imagined.
Leading the charge was the lazy genius, Ban.
Every time his sword moved in the moonlight, the boycotters could hardly put up a fight and were swept away.
There weren’t many kids who could stand against Ban’s sword energy.
Even among the boycotters I had carefully selected, there was no one who could face Ban head-on.
The greatest genius among geniuses, Sharine Sazarith.
Every time she moved the tip of her staff, bursts of starlight projectiles would send the kids flying.
Even I, with high resistance, found it hard to cope with the output of those projectiles.
There was no way the boycotters could endure that.
The top-tier forces of Martial Arts and Magic Arts reigned as calamities upon the students.
But they weren’t the only ones.
Although she was eclipsed by Poara’s Spirit Sovereign, the second-year Special Studies girl, Beakiring Monem, who had contracted with a top-tier spirit.
Pasen Zaviros, the eldest son of the knight commander, wielding a heavy broadsword.
And Isabel’s friend, Lina, among others.
Famous names from Jerion Academy gathered there in a group.
Before their advance, the boycotters were like autumn leaves falling.
They were the crème de la crème of the school.
Naturally, they had no chance of resisting.
And at the forefront stood Isabel Luna.
She fought freely among her formidable companions like a butterfly, without being overshadowed.
‘What, in the world, how did she manage to gather such an elite group?’
Even as a seasoned player in the category of Fire Butterfly, I couldn’t gather such members at this point no matter how hard I bustled through the game.
It was undeniably Isabel’s capability that assembled them.
‘No wonder she’s the main heroine.’
She had a talent for gathering people.
‘What now?’
Even so, the boycott shouldn’t be subdued this quickly.
The larger the uproar, the more the fact that a boycott had occurred would be imprinted widely.
Moreover, the boycotters, still searching through the professor’s office and the student council room, would need some more time.
I thought for a moment before standing tall above the window.
I tightly wrapped the bandage of the curtain around myself.
Sharin was over there, so this was double camouflage.
No choice here.
Though I was already a third-rate villain who had exited once, I had no other option but to use the card again.
Time-buying third-rate villain, that was me.
I leaped off the ledge of the window.
As I fluttered the robe draped around me, I soared into the sky.
Kwah!
Following that, I landed right before the advancing boycotters.
Having jumped quite a distance, the shock reverberated through me, but I quickly regained my posture.
I slowly lifted my head.
At that moment, the gazes of Isabel’s party converged on me.
I had appeared suddenly, piercing through the dark night sky.
Naturally, it was impossible not to draw attention with my unmistakable appearance.
“Isn’t that senior Bickamon?”
Upon seeing me materialize through the moonlight, Isabel’s friend Lina reacted.
She looked at my face and muttered, “Still as handsome as ever.”
“Bickamon, it’s a busy day for me, can you step aside?”
The knight Pasen politely asked me, even though I had been expelled.
That was the courteous demeanor of a knight.
However.
“Sorry, but this area is off-limits except for those involved.”
I smoothly raised my arm through the robe, firmly blocking the path.
Simultaneously, I quickly scanned the crowd gathered here.
Sharin, upon seeing me, raised her lazy eyes.
With the Milky Way in her possession, she must have seen right through me.
But I was still wrapped in the bandage of the curtain.
I had been wearing it to adapt to any situation.
So, Sharin would only think I was disguised as Bickamon.
There was no way she would have guessed my true identity as Bickamon.
Simply, it was clear she had figured out I was Hanon.
As for Ban, he displayed interest.
He might have grasped my skills after observing my earlier movements.
Lately, Ban had been enjoying wielding his sword again.
A newfound intrigue toward a new foe was evident in him.
Lastly, Isabel.
For some reason, she was smiling sweetly.
Isabel usually has a lot of smiles.
But even in a situation like this, it wasn’t really something to be smiling about.
Moreover, that smile was directed right at me.
“How does one become involved here?”
Why was her laughter strangely mischievous?
Isabel had definitely changed a bit.
“Not happening.”
I cut her off instantly and smashed my foot, marked with a Magic Seal, against the ground.
Boom!
In that moment, the vibrations from my foot spread throughout the entire ground.
Kugugugugu!
The combination of the Magic Seal and the mystical energy increased its effects.
“Magic!”
Lina exclaimed, pushing off the ground and leaping away.
As if following suit, the others jumped too.
If caught in the vibrations, their forms would falter, so they quickly reacted.
But even leaping into the air caused their postures to go awry.
Kwah!
As I stomped the ground, the engraved Magic Seal exploded one after another.
The moment I flew into the air from the explosive force, the towering knight immediately stood in my way.
Pasen twisted his body mid-air, attempting to block me.
His broadsword swung toward me.
However, attacking me with a sword was no less than a dire mistake.
Boom!
My hand clashed against the broadsword.
‘I’ve charged up something earlier, you know.’
Hidden behind the bandage curtain was a Thunder Calling charm.
A charm containing Barkio’s lightning magic from earlier.
“Gotta be tough, or I guess you won’t die.”
The lightning magic of Barkio radiated from my hand, wrapping around the great sword.
Kwah-oh-oh-oh!
Before he even had a chance to react, the black lightning erupted and scorched Pasen completely.
Thud!
Pasen crashed down, spewing black smoke from his mouth.
No matter how sturdy a knight he was, he couldn’t withstand Barkio’s lightning magic, the master of lightning.
Everyone’s eyes were glued to me as I landed on the ground.
“High-tier magic, right? How on earth are you doing this without a staff?”
Beakiring, who was both a Spirit mage and had a deep understanding of Magic Arts, frowned.
“Surely, senior Bickamon could only manage low-tier magic.”
Lina, recognizing Bickamon’s true skill level, seemed genuinely shocked.
Thanks to the Magic Seal and Barkio’s lightning magic, I had instantly become a high-tier mage.
Not bad at all.
If they mistook me for a mage, they’d be extra cautious when fighting me.
‘Following this momentum…’
Just as I thought to pull them along, a shiver suddenly ran down my spine, causing me to jerk my head back.
At that moment, a blade emerged from the darkness, barely grazing my chin.
Looking down, there stood Ban, closing the distance despite everyone else being shocked.
Flick! Whoosh!
I hurriedly dodged his swinging sword.
Ban, this guy.
He had improved significantly since last time.
I too had improved in my physical skills compared to before.
Yet even so, dodging was tougher than during the mock battle.
‘How long has he been training this hard?’
His growth was commendable but having that sword aimed at me was maddening.
Moreover, I was recognized as a mage now.
I couldn’t block it with my body.
‘What to do?’
Just as I attempted to use Barkio’s remaining lightning magic to create an opening.
Right before my eyes, Ban’s sword twisted and lunged toward my chest.
A feigned sword attack utilizing the blade’s energy.
Has he really reached such a realm now?
I was caught off guard by Ban’s trick.
Desperately, I moved my arm.
It was obscured from sight, so it wouldn’t be noticeable to the others.
In this moment, I would endure with my steel body.
Kahhh!
And then, both Ban and I opened our eyes simultaneously.
Between us.
An axe blocked the way.
The one wielding the axe was a small-framed girl with flowing red hair.
Wearing a mask out of the blue, the girl had her forehead glimmering in the moonlight.
“I’ll take care of this!”
Seron Parmia.
She suddenly appeared.