Since When Did You Have The Illusion That You Don’t Have Magical Powers?! - CH 49

Characters in this chapter:

Sapphiras Perfectio, 2nd son of the Earl of Aldridge

Percival Belisario, 3rd son of Margrave of Vanderwall on the Eastern Frontier

Bruno Kingsleigh, Commander of the Kingsleigh unit

Theodore Belisario, 1st son of Margrave of Vanderwall on the Eastern Frontier

“Let the training begin!”

At Kingsleigh’s signal, I create a whirlwind and deprive the troops of vision with dust, and quickly transferred behind the rearguard magicians.

“Rearguard! Magic defence!”

By the time Kingsleigh-san’s order flew, I had long since taken away the voices and movements of the five magicians. Magicians who cannot chant are as good as babies in front of the enemy. This is why magicians cannot fight in the vanguard position, no matter how powerful their magic is. But that doesn’t matter to me, because I don’t need to chant.

“I exercise my power under the law of the Goddess. Let the flames become a wall!”

Percival avoids the assault with flames while moving the stuck magicians to a corner of the training ground so that they don’t get caught up and hurt. Not only is he chanting while receiving the swinging sword, but he is also quick from chanting to activating the magic.

Well done, Percival

The troops have already regrouped under Kingsleigh-san’s direction, so this is not the time to be impressed. The battle-hardened soldiers couldn’t be stopped much by dust. Even though I’m about to take them down, I can’t let them get hurt, so it’s quite difficult to hold back.

I immediately transferred next to Percival and repelling the short-ranged swords that are unleashed one after another with my barrier magic, then transferred again to get a safe distance away.

“Magic Squad! What are you do……ing?!”

Kingsleigh-san looks back at the rearguard, and for a moment he looks startled, but he quickly regains his composure. All the rearguard who should have been there are gone, it was just a moment of turmoil. He immediately changed their formation. I guess being able to make decisions on the spur of the moment is a difference in experience.

The troops quickly split into three groups and surrounded us at different distances. I didn’t miss the fact that a few of them have quickly moved to the rearguard. They are magic swordsman. Thanks to that, the next target became clear. Naturally, I want them to leave as soon as possible. As fellow magic users, we know that magic swordsmen are a nuisance. After all, unlike me, they can attack not only with magic but also with physical attacks. Earlier, I was able to wipe out the magicians with a surprise attack, but now they must be on the lookout for me, who can transfer.

I exchange glances with Percival and set my sights on one of the magical swordsmen. I shifted in time and Percival took the sword that was swung at the same time as the chanting. Even if the sword is stopped, the magic swordsman’s attack will go through once the chanting is complete. I poke the magic swordsman who was in the middle of chanting with my wand. The magic swordsman, who was unable to move or even speak, had a hardened expression on his face.

You didn’t know that this kind of attack existed, did you? The vanguard and the guerilla, who had noticed something unusual, tried to stop us, but by that time we had already transferred to another target. Using the same method, we also took out the second magic swordsman. This means that seven of Kingsleigh-san’s troops have left the front. Kingsleigh-san, realising the danger of staying tight together, changed the formation again. At the signal of the unit commander, the soldiers scattered.

By making it difficult to set targets for transfers, they must have thought that they would be able to avoid my special attacks. When I dealt with the soldiers and knights of Worstitters, the targets never moved around like this. It’s true that it’s difficult to aim if you have a small group of people running around. It is a fighting style unique to them with their physical strength.

Kingsleigh-san, who had one-third of his forces reduced with just two men, seems to have set his sights on Percival, rather than on me, who can transfer. Physical attacks are concentrated on Percival. Even if you say you have a good swordsmanship, you won’t last long against such skill. It would be too merciless for the lord’s son. In the first place, it is a battle with too much difference in strength. If this is the case, you should have made me lose the battle by making me incapable of fighting.

Oh, come to think of it, I hadn’t decided on how Kingsleigh’s side would lose, but if everyone is incapacitated, it would mean we won as a result.

If I really want to incapacitate them from combat, I can unleash a massive attack magic. But this is just a competitive match. We have to win without injuring them as much as possible, so the magic I can use is limited.

“Alright, let’s finish this in one fell swoop!”

I spread barrier magic at my feet, and pour a large amount of magic power into the earth. Bokon! With a loud noise, the ground undulated violently, leaving the place where we were standing. The soldiers who had been running around were quickly swallowed up to their chests by the earth and unable to move.

However, just before the earth sank, Kingsleigh was sent flying into the air by the wind magic released by the magic swordsman. My barrier magic is aimed at the ground to solidify my footing, so the sky above me is unprotected. I can’t believe that you could spot that in an instant. But it’s not like I haven’t taken any countermeasures either.

First of all, I got the magic swordsman who can release magic even if he was buried to leave the area. A whirlwind sent him to the edge of the training ground, but it happened so suddenly that I couldn’t control it. I hope he didn’t get hurt.

In the meantime, Kingsleigh-san, with his sword outstretched, approaches from the sky. But Percival didn’t even raise his sword, he just stood there quietly. Kingsleigh-san seems to have finally noticed that something is wrong with the situation, but it’s too late now. Suddenly countless ivy springs up from the ground and wraps around Kingsley-san’s body at a breakneck speed. Of course, it is ivy without thorns. It would be terrible if he got hurt.

“Nah!”

Kingsleigh-san, whose entire body is entangled in the ivy, is left floating in mid-air, unable to move. The Kingsleigh unit is now incapacitated.

Percival and I are completely victorious, unscathed. Mufufu, what do you think? I can do it too.

I was looking up at the captured Kingsleigh-san and becoming a little bit proud of myself, but for some reason nobody wanted to speak up.

Eh? We won, didn’t we?

While I was puzzled as to what to do, applause suddenly echoed in the quiet training ground.

I looked towards the applause and saw Percival’s older brother, Theodore, who had been there for who knows how long.

“A complete defeat for you, Commander Kingsleigh.”

I lower Kingsleigh-san to the ground and release him from the ivy.

“Well, really……I never thought that Sapphiras-dono is a chantless magician. Moreover, he’s mastered transferrence. I had underestimated him as a mere academy student.”

Kingsley-san readily admitted his defeat. It seems that he is not a hard-headed person.

“Every great general loses because of pride.”

“You are right. I am sorry, Sapphiras-dono.”

Kingsleigh-san bows to me gracefully.

“With this, I can also participate in subjugation, right?”

“Of course. I hope you will fight with us.”

“Thank you! We did it, Percival!”

I raised my dominant arm high and clapped hands with Percival. A loud bang echoed through the training ground.

Alright, now I can proudly participate in the subjugation!

I’ve fought magical beasts as an adventurer before, but this is the first time I’ve joined the military to subjugate them. Moreover, I’m going to be with a unit from the renowned Vanderwall Army. I’ll learn a lot. Just as I was filled with anticipation, I had a sudden realization.

“……Ah!”

“What is it?”

“Um, I think I may have possibly injured someone in the unit.”

I could afford to take it easy at first, but in the second half I was in a bit of a state where I couldn’t use any care. I’m particularly worried about the magic swordsman who was blown away at the end.

“Hey, they’re not so weak that they could get hurt from that!”

Kingsleigh laughed at me, but I have one more concern.

“Oh, and the training ground…….”

I glance at him, too apologetic to look straight ahead. The ground of the training ground, which used to be flat, has been dug up into a mess over a wide area and is now in a deplorable state. Moreover, it was dug up with the intention of sinking people, so it has been razed to a considerable depth. All I could think about was winning, so I went all out. That was no way to train.

“Instead of training, I’ll let the young guys take care of it!”

Kingsleigh slaps me on the back.

Ouch, ouch!

Is he getting back at me?

“Commander Kingsleigh, Sapphiras is not like soldiers. Don’t be too rough with him.

Percival quickly pulled me away from Kingsleigh-san. I casually hide behind Percival’s back, as I am no match for him if he hits me any harder.

“No, no, I am sorry about this. But my unit, including myself, will have to train more. For a while, we will have to give back the name of the strongest unit.”

Kingsleigh-san glared at the soldiers of his own unit, who were unable to fight. No, no, there’s no doubt about their abilities, so please don’t be too hard on them.