Chapter 238:


    Chapter 238 Symphony


    “….”


    The tension that Vi had almostpletely forgotten about began to slowly rise. Watching something unexpected unfold was never a pleasant feeling.


    Even though she never wanted to admit it, acknowledging the situation was necessary to adapt quickly.


    “Hoo….”


    Vi swung her sword calmly once again.


    The movements flowed naturally like the melody of music, but each strike was lethally precise, aimed at n.


    Forte.


    A technique to y the notes on the score strongly.Each time Vi swung her sword, a trajectory began to appear in the air. One line of the score emerged, then another, and another.


    The numerous trajectories, enough to form aplete movement, pressed down on n in a single moment.


    No, they should have pressed down on him.


    “…!”


    An iprehensible event began to unfold once more.


    n neither tried to deflect nor dodge Vi’s sword strikes. He simply blinked once and then took a step closer to Vi.


    ‘No, he did dodge!’


    His movement was so natural that it didn’t even seem like he was avoiding an attack. He looked like someone walking on t ground where nothing was happening.


    Snap─!


    When n snapped his fingers, everything changed.


    Kaang! Kang!


    Of course, n hadn’t swung his sword. However, when he snapped his fingers, the trajectories of the scores tangled and began to collide with each other.


    Bang! Bang!


    A terrible noise, which could only be described as cacophony, filled the arena. The spectators all grimaced and covered their ears. Some even started bleeding from their ears.


    Snap─!


    n snapped his fingers once more.


    Then, as if tearing sheet music, the trajectories left in the air became shabby.


    In the end, Vi’s attack yielded no meaningful results, and n, the one who made it so, dusted off his shoulder.


    ‘What the…’


    No matter how skilled she was, Vi couldn’t help but be filled with thoughts at this moment.


    Of course, her trump card hadn’t been blocked. However, even if it was just a regr strike, such a situation was problematic.


    This was because n had blocked it effortlessly.


    ‘He must have a trump card as well.’


    It was an excellent disy of basic skills, so much so that it was hard to exin.


    Vi scrutinized n’s appearance in detail. Watching n tidy up his clothes as if nothing had happened, she couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration.


    “…Vi.”


    The voice calling her name pulled Vi out of her deep thoughts. Their gazes met in mid-air, and n, who had finished tidying up his clothes, spoke.


    “Just once more.”


    “…?”


    It was such an abrupt statement that Vi couldn’t respond. But soon, she could somehow predict what n was about to say.


    “If your next attack is the same, I’ll kill you immediately.”


    And n said exactly what she had expected.


    After a moment, Vi’s body trembled slightly. No matter howposed she was, it was hard to maintain her calm.


    If her next attack was the same, he would kill her immediately.


    This meant he was confident he could defend against any attack of that level, and that he could kill Vi whenever he wanted.


    So, in other words….


    ‘Are you saying you were holding back against me?’


    “Ha, haha, hahahaha….”


    She let out a breath, which quickly turned into a chuckle. It was an utterly absurd situation that Vi had never experienced in her life.


    And if n’s words were true, then Vi had just suffered the greatest insult.


    “I remember now. Why I hate magicians.”


    “You’ll hate them even more now. Or maybe….”


    n chuckled.


    “You mighte to respect them.”


    It felt like the threads holding her thoughts together were snapping.


    The honor of the Capital Knights, the blueprint for bing a hero…. Many things began to blur, and her thoughts multiplied, focusing solely on the person in front of her.


    Fortunately, the sword in her hand was crafted by a top-tier cksmith. Otherwise, it would have surely snapped under Vi’s grip.


    “How dare you….”


    Vi’s body shook with rage.


    “How dare you be so arrogant in front of me─!”


    Vi, now exuding an enormous killing intent iparable to before, stomped the ground.


    n’s face showed satisfaction only after confirming her different footwork and movements.


    “That’s… !”


    “That’s it!”


    There was an immediate reaction from the spectators.


    Everyone widened their eyes at the killing intent that seemed to lift the entire arena. Their bodies trembled naturally.


    How intense must one’s desire to kill be to exude such murderous intent?


    Even without hearing Vi and n’s conversation, everyone could easily understand. This duel would now only end with one of them dead.


    Kwaaang!


    When Vi’s sword struck the ground, countless fragments scattered in all directions.


    Ssss!


    And the fragments that shot into the air were sliced into cube pieces. In the next moment, they were cut into dust so fine they were almost unrecognizable.


    It was a killing intent so intense it almost seemed to carry the scent of blood, and her swordsmanship was superb.


    Everyone had the same thought.


    This is what it means to be a hero.


    To ascend to the hero’s position, you need to fight at this level.


    Fortissimo.


    Stronger than forte. But even with enhanced sword power, the attack did notnd.


    Wham!


    Countless invisible arms appeared, grabbing Vi’s arms. In the air, their gazes met, and Vi’s eyes burned with rage.


    “In the end, knights are all the same.”


    “Shut up!”


    With pure strength, Vi shook off all of n’s magic hands. But as if he had been waiting for that moment, n fired a magic bullet.


    “The title of hero is wasted.”


    “What do you know!”


    Chapter 238 Symphony (continued)


    Ssssh─!


    The magic bullet was cleanly split in half. The bisected bullet passed by Vi and exploded a momentter to the left and right.


    Watching this spectacle, even breathing became difficult for the onlookers.


    “Uh….”


    Becky uttered something, though it was unclear if it was an expression of admiration or fear.


    She had thought that a match between such renowned figures might disy a refined and dignified level ofbat.


    Of course, there was indeed a sense of dignity, but….


    “Ugh….”


    Becky unconsciously rubbed her arms. What was unfolding before her eyes was a brutal scene where both parties were desperately trying to sever each other’s lifelines.


    Whoosh─!


    The tip of Vi’s sword aimed for n’s vital points every time.


    Bang! Bang! Boom!


    Each sh of their blows was powerful, yet immediately followed by the next.


    Screeeech─!


    Then, Vi’s sword cut through something strange.


    The sound of birds, water, footsteps, someone calling out to him…. All kinds of sounds suddenly flooded into n’s ears.


    It wasn’t just a sensation of sounds ying.


    It felt as if someone was actually walking behind him, someone was calling him, and attacks wereing from somewhere, all vividly real.


    An ordinary person would have surely fallen into confusion.


    But once again, n was anything but ordinary.


    n boldly abandoned his sense of hearing, one of his many auxiliary senses. Meanwhile, something like ultrasonic waves emitted by Vi’s sword tore the edge of n’s clothes.


    Vi murmured something toward n. Temporarily having shut off his hearing, n read her lips.


    This is thest time.


    That’s what Vi said.


    As she closed and opened her eyes, the treble clef once imprinted on her retina had transformed into another symbol.


    n recognized it as well, it was a repeat sign.


    “…It’s a repeat sign!”


    One of the guard knights shouted.


    If a sword swing ended with one strike, Vi’s repeat sign shattered that conceptpletely.


    One swing carried the effect of infinite swings. It was an art and an ability unimaginable to ordinary knights.


    Rumble─!


    The sword imbued with immense energy was finally swung.


    n took a small step back.


    Vi continued her fierce attack. Within the repeat sign, there was no need to reset her stance after a swing.


    It was just continuous swings, one after another. Vi only needed to think, and the sword would swing in every direction.


    Like an orchestra with numerous instruments harmonizing, various different sword techniques formed a single melody, aiming at n’s neck like a thunderbolt.


    Watching that sequence of the 『Symphony』.


    “…Not bad.”


    n muttered briefly.