I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy

168 – Altair(5)

Damian and Noel’s duel was of a higher level than any other duel that had ever been fought in the Holy Ghost. Although they were not wizards, the swordsmanship of the two men surprised those who watched them like magic and drew admiration from many.

Actually, this match was the first time they saw the swordsmanship of the two at the Holy Spirit Festival, so there must be a side like that.

Damian had taken down his opponents since his first match without using a sword, and only Reinhardt and Noel among the knight undergraduates showed the same method.

As soon as they faced each other, they drew their swords without hesitation, and those who watched the duel until now felt a great sense of joy.

Because the appearance of each other acknowledging each other was like a picture of knights in a fairy tale. At the same time, since they had shown excellent skills without using a sword, there were also expectations about what they would show now with a sword. And the appearance the two showed was enough to meet their expectations.

Even though Noel did not express his own divine power, he was fighting against Damian on equal footing with the skill he possessed. It wasn’t too much of a surprise, since Damian wasn’t giving her all the same as she was, but it was a reminder to Damian that Noel had improved in many ways.

Noel is also a person who makes the current jockey to be evaluated as a golden generation, but compared to Reinhardt and Damien, people tended to be evaluated a little lower than them, so people admired Noel’s appearance. It was the same with Damian.

It is said that Noel is a genius, but compared to Reinhardt, a genius among geniuses, there is a feeling that he is a little lacking. However, this is not something to be ashamed of, since Reinhardt, like Elena, has a talent comparable to that of a god when it comes to swords. However, even for Damian, who was confident in his confrontation with Reinhardt, the move Noel was currently showing was quite surprising.

Originally, Noel’s swordsmanship that Damian remembered was very sensuous.

The appearance of Noel, who moved his body based on his intuition, which is superior to others, was more like an animal than a person. Here, she mixed the sword techniques she had learned and refined them to some extent, so she didn’t feel promiscuous, but it was still visible that Noel relied heavily on instinctive actions.

It is true that intuitive behavior is a plus in battle, but the most important thing is how she uses it well. If only good senses could win a battle, the strongest in the world would be carnivores with better senses than humans.

The boundary between reason and instinct. You must be able to think rationally and move your body instinctively at the same time, and not give the initiative to either side. A good swordsman is someone who can maintain it well and continue fighting.

As far as Damian knew, only Reinhardt knew how to use this freely, but this is exactly what Noel is showing him now.

It was Noel who used his excellent senses like before, as well as looking ahead and moving in greater numbers than before. The offense has been sharp before, but this change makes Noel a tougher opponent than before.

This is not an achievement that can be easily seen in a few days of training, but what Noel is showing now is no different from Reinhardt, the genius of the sword.

‘This much without using divine power…’

Damian was still relaxed, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t nervous.

I was relieved that Altair didn’t come out, but Noel is not an easy opponent.

Even if he wasn’t using divine power, it didn’t seem like Noel was really wielding the sword either. It was as if she was responding appropriately to him as much as he was responding. This great dance, which people are admiring, was nothing more than a simple search for these two.

In fact, Noel’s growth was largely due to the memories she received from her Altair. The memories that Altair passed to her were not simply filled with emotions, but she had an experience of future battles that Noel had never experienced. Because there was also Having made it completely my own, just a few days changed Noel’s worth in years.

It was an unexpected situation, but Damian smiled without panicking.

Although Noel’s growth is admirable, it was not enough to embarrass him, who had already prepared for the worst, since he was thinking of Altair in the first place. However, the reason he smiled at Noel in this sparring with Noel was purely because the sparring with her was fun.

There could be many reasons for having fun in Dalian, but what Damien was feeling right now was clearly from the desire to win. Damian wouldn’t know her, but it also meant that he recognized her as his opponent, one of her Noel’s wishes.

How many sums did you bump into? After a certain amount of time passed, the search battle, which could not determine the superiority or inferiority of either side, seemed to have ended, and the two men simultaneously spread their distance as if they had made a promise.

Damian said to Noel with a satisfied face.

“When did you become so strong? Was it just to surprise you like this?”

“It’s a surprise. Look in the mirror Damian and say it. It doesn’t look like you’re surprised at all. But it’s nice to be praised like this by Damian. So Professor? What is your score? Now I don’t have to worry about dying anywhere. Do you think it will?”

Damian answered with a smile at Noel’s question with a triumphant face.

“I don’t have public confidence, but it’s a passing grade by my standards. And I’ll have to find out about the last question from now on!”

Despite the considerable distance, Damian appeared in front of Noel in one step, like a magician’s magic.

Noel was unfazed by this and responded by swinging her sword straight at her, but what she lacked for her was not her speed, but her strength. As they clashed, she felt an unprecedented amount of power travel through her sword. It was Noel who hurriedly expressed her divine power to resist her, but already by Damian’s power, her body flew through the sky like a ball hit by her bat.

She flew all the way to the wall of the venue in an instant. Noel seemed to know that if she hit the wall, she would miss the flow. Up, she responded to Damian running towards her.

“I was surprised to see you come in so suddenly!”

The sword that was slashing at Damian was illuminated by the bright sunlight. Damian’s sword, which seemed to contain the darkness of the night sky, blocked the sword that emitted powerful light like the midsummer sun.

The moment the two swords collided, a roar that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth was heard, and the venue was immersed in light for a while.

When the light disappeared and people’s eyesight returned, what they saw was the floor of the venue, which was hollowed out in a hemispherical shape very cleanly as if the space had been cut out, and the figure of two people holding swords that had lost their swords.

It was only a short time, but the location of the two people changed from before and the sword marks on the floor reminded me of what had happened in that moment when I couldn’t see in front of my eyes.

The atmosphere between Noel and Damian had changed to the point where you could hardly believe they were completely different people from before the flash. The two of them still had a smile on their lips, but no one felt at ease seeing this.

“I’m not the only one broken this time.”

Noel watched the sword that had lost its body, muttered in a low voice, threw it away, and spread divine power throughout his body.

Noel’s body, which manifested divine power, was enveloped in golden aura, exuding a divine atmosphere that was different from before. Her divinity, which overflowed from her, was like a wave of gold, and her appearance, shining like the sun, instilled a sense of awe in those who beheld her.

Her divine power emanating from Noel’s hand began to take the form of her sword, and as soon as she grabbed the light, it materialized and revealed her complete sword form. There was no one here who did not know the identity of that sword, so everyone silently looked at the glowing holy sword in Noel’s hand.

There was already someone who performed a miracle like this today, but it must be Noel holding the holy sword that reminds me of the hero in the legend. Even Damian was fleeting, but it was obvious what others might have thought of her, as he only considered her to be her Altair, not her Noel.

Noel’s face was always full of worry when she practiced with her holy sword earlier, but now there is no trace of that on her face. Noel said to Damian, raising her holy sword high into the sky, her face filled with pure joy.

“Isn’t there anything to watch from now on?”