I'm really not a top magician

"What happened to this explosion?"

"Why did it suddenly explode?"

"Is this still a projection? Or some other kind of magic?"

For a moment, everyone at the scene was full of questions, and they were even more surprised at Luna's attainments in magic.

Projection magic is a magic that materializes magic power to create a mirror image of the original, but compared to enhancement magic, its efficiency is extremely low.

If you compare a sword "projected" with ten mana points and a sword "enhanced" with one mana point, the "enhanced" sword is stronger. Enhancing is more efficient because it's merely a process, while projecting essentially creates something entirely from scratch using one's own mana, making it the most difficult.

Therefore, projection is not often used because it wastes too much magic power. It is a relatively useless type of magic in the magic circle. Most magicians will abandon it after learning it.

However, everyone also noticed that Luna's projection magic has a peculiarity that does not exist in ordinary projection magic, that is, the objects she projects will not be corrected or disappear after existing for a long time.

Although various phenomena show that Luna can only project sword-like instruments, her unique characteristics completely overturn the defects of projection in ordinary people's cognition.

Thinking of this, many students in the Clock Tower finally came to their senses. It seemed that Luna was awarded the title of Dean last time because of her unique projection skills.

For a time, the audience's expectations for Luna, the dark horse, gradually grew.

They seemed to have witnessed more of her special methods.

However, at the scene, Fareus's focus did not seem to be on this.

"Even during the game, this girl still deliberately paid attention to me. She is really troublesome." Fareus narrowed his eyes so that outsiders could not see the expression in his eyes at the moment.

However, although he hated Luna, a child with such sensitive intuition, he had to admit that Luna Nelandriel was truly a genius.

"If it's ten years later, you should be stronger." After fighting with Luna twice, Fareus understood her strength far better than anyone else.

Everyone believed that Luna's greatest strength lay in her unique projection magic and the explosions it created. With this combination of punches, anyone who encountered Luna for the first time would likely be killed in the explosion. This was also how Fareus suffered a loss last time.

The advantage of this fighting method is that it uses the projection attack to maximize the distance advantage and uses an extremely dense firepower network to poke the opponent infinitely.

However, this attack method also has a disadvantage. In order to protect itself in that special attack state, there is a "range where the blade will never pass through." This range is an area with a radius of about 85cm centered on the holder. This area is called the "No Injury Circle" by Fareus.

In other words, within Luna's 85cm radius [innocence circle], she will not be attacked by any projections.

Because the purpose of the [No Injury Circle] is that if someone breaks through the projected firepower net and gets close, there will be enough space to defend or counterattack. If the scope of the [No Injury Circle] is narrowed without authorization, once a mistake is made in battle, it is easy to be accidentally injured by your own projection.

In Fareus's opinion, Luna's strength wasn't her ability to project magic, but her willingness to risk her own life to limitlessly shrink her circle of invulnerability when facing an enemy. This was also the reason why Fareus had suffered a loss at Luna's hands the previous time.

There is a saying that goes, when two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins.

Normal people are not afraid of smart people, because those kind of people still have weaknesses. The only thing they are afraid of is those who don't care about their lives.

And Luna is the kind of person who chooses to take risks in battle.

This is Luna's advantage.

However, in this match, Luna probably wouldn't dare to use her usual fighting methods. After all, she had to save her energy to monitor Fareus, so she couldn't get seriously injured.

This is also why Luna was so anxious to win from the beginning.

However, when Fareus saw Luna's pink sword, his narrowed eyes slightly opened, and then he smiled and said, "This of yours shouldn't be a projection!"

……

The smoke from the pink sword explosion dissipated, but Luna was obviously very clear that this kind of attack could not defeat Richard, so she quickly fired 32 projections, shooting at Richard one after another.

But at this moment, a beam of light shot out from the dust of the explosion, directly shooting down all 32 projections in the air. Luna had no time to dodge and moved her body to the side.

The aftermath of the beam, along with the stone, directly cut a wound on Luna's face.

Luna touched the blood on her face and said, "Thank you so much, Richard. If you hadn't shown mercy, I would have been crippled."

"You're welcome. This isn't a life-and-death battle. But... it's boring, really boring. Miss Luna, how much do you look down on me?" Richard asked impatiently.

Luna was silent.

"Actually, that pink sword you had earlier wasn't actually a projection, right?"

"..."

"The magic you're good at is just projection. But no matter how special you are or how powerful your projection is, you still have to complete all the steps of projection creation."

"Identify the creative concept, imagine the basic framework, replicate the constituent materials, imitate the production techniques, empathize with the growth experience, recreate the accumulated years, transcend and complete many projects. Finally, form the imaginary sword."

"So-called projection is the process of projecting fantasy onto reality. Projection is such a cheap thing."

"Ms. Luna, I've touched every sword you've projected before. The structure of all your swords is the same."

"Although each of your swords is deliberately shaped to look distinct, everything remains the same, from the deconstructed structure to the marginal changes in magic power caused by the explosion. Actually, your swords... no, your projections aren't swords at all. Your swords are merely jigsaw puzzles pieced together using your projections."

Richard revealed the true secret of his projection magic in front of Luna.

"Ah, you talk too much! That's why I don't want to fight with you!" Luna rolled her eyes at him.

"Alas, I was just hoping for a lucky break, hoping you could beat me before you figured out my secret... I was just stupid. So please help me keep this secret, because I'm going to use this magic for revenge!"

Before Luna finished her words, the entire training ground was surrounded by a sea of pink flowers.

Absolutely beautiful!

Extremely dangerous!

Those beautiful petals,

Like pieces of blades!

Chapter 103: Faleus Escapes

The entire competition venue, with Luna as the center, gradually grew into a sea of pink flowers, wrapping up the entire competition venue.

The ground is covered with pink petals, which is beautiful.

Richard bent down to pick up a petal from the ground, but unexpectedly, when he touched the petal, his fingers were cut by it.

"So, the essence of your projection is actually these blades. The sunlight reflects off these blades, making them resemble pink petals. Oh, what a beautiful yet dangerous magic trick!"

While Richard was stopping the bleeding on his finger, he asked Luna across the field without turning his head.

"I've only just realized that your mind is completely different from your bloodthirsty fighting form. It's terrifying. It would take everyone else all their strength just to dodge my projection, and you actually dared to reach out and reanalyze and restructure my projection. If I'm not mistaken, you originally intended to seize my projection and send infinite light waves at me."

Luna responded with the same reasoning, but she still kept her eyes on Fareus on the stage.

Richard had noticed Luna's look from the beginning, so he felt unsatisfied from the beginning to the end. This person had never thought about winning or giving his all. As for why he continued to play, it was probably because he wanted to force his own trump card to be revealed.

However, his anger subsided a little after Luna revealed her trump card. Although he believed that if he tried his best, he would not lose to the woman in front of him, the methods this person used were indeed causing a lot of trouble for Richard.

While Richard was strong, he wasn't so strong that he could completely ignore the other top fighters in his age group. This was why, in his previous battles with Lorelai, he only managed to gain a slight advantage. Meanwhile, Luna, now in front of him, possessed skills no less powerful than Lorelai's back then. Richard even had a feeling that if Luna had fought seriously from the start, the two might have been evenly matched.

"What if I answer yes? How will you defend against my slash?" Although Richard did not directly answer Luna's question, he tacitly acknowledged that her reasoning was correct.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's decide the outcome with one move..." Luna's gaze has begun to return to the competition field.

As soon as she finished speaking, the audience exclaimed. On the other side of the venue, Richard raised the sword in his hands with both hands. Countless golden light spots began to gather on the sword in his hand from all directions. He swung it forward, and powerful magic power gathered into a golden light wave that shot towards Luna. The strong wind pressure it generated even knocked the audience members in the stands who were not careful to the ground.

"Your trick is really simple and unpretentious!"

Facing the huge beam of light rushing towards her, Luna stretched out her left hand, muttering something silently.

The audience only saw the magic seal on her left arm emitting a light green magical light. In an instant, the pink petals of everyone in the venue quickly gathered together, forming seven arc-shaped round shields in front of her.

Then the light wave collided with the round shield. Due to the curved nature of the round shield, part of the energy of the light beam was directly dispersed after hitting the round shield, and impacted the surrounding audience stands. In order to avoid accidental injuries, many spectators ran out of the competition venue and came to the live broadcast mirror outside to watch the game.

It’s a relief!

The first round shield shattered like broken glass,

Shatiao Aige estimated that she held on for about five seconds.

Then the second and third round shields shattered in succession, and the powerful force directly pushed the round shields and Luna back about 2 meters.

After about half a minute, the light wave broke through the third circle and then broke through the fourth and fifth round shields.

The two sides of the game fell into a long and tense state of consumption. At first, it was unclear who was better. But at this time, with the sixth round shield broken, the emotions of all the spectators on the scene were instantly lifted.

The two sides fell into a stalemate.

Although Luna is the richest woman in the Clock Tower, she has never appeared outside the Clock Tower. Although she is known as a genius, she is far from having the popularity that Richard has gained in Europe.

Emotionally, this matchup was definitely more skewed towards Richard's supporters. Initially, those who favored Luna simply wanted to see a dark horse comeback, or perhaps disliked Richard and coveted Luna's body. Now, as both sides saw the tension build, the atmosphere suddenly grew tense.

No one expected Luna, the dark horse who had been tipped to lose from the outset by the bookmakers, to hold her own against Richard for so long. Given the situation on the field, no one could guarantee they could withstand Richard's attacks for so long. However, Luna was able to temporarily suppress Richard at the start, and now, despite the latter's full-throttle attack, she was able to hold her own.

"Why doesn't Luna use these petals to attack? It's so frustrating!" Seeing Luna's slump on the court, Lisa felt anxious.

"Forget it, it's better to be cautious." said the Clock Tower student on the side.

"No."

Aika Sajo's voice came suddenly. Although the situation on the field was in a tense state, if Luna used her petals to defend herself and distracted herself to attack, she might be able to defeat Richard.

But I didn't expect that Aika Sajo would just say no.

"Why?" Lisa wondered.

"Because only those who don't take their opponents seriously at all will use a multitasking style. The battle changes rapidly, and the slightest mistake is likely to lead to defeat. You see, Luna is already using up all her strength just to block this attack. If she were to be distracted by the attack, she would probably be swallowed up by the oversold beam before the attack is completed." Aika Sajo explained patiently.

"But when will this kind of battle end?" a classmate asked.

"Haven't you figured it out yet? Both sides are using all their strength," said Aika Sajo. "If Luna can withstand Richard's full-strength attack, she'll win, and vice versa. But it looks like Luna can't hold on any longer."

After Shajo Aige's explanation, everyone suddenly understood.

Even mediocre people like them finally saw the mystery of this game.

"Luna is too strong." Lisa muttered.

She didn't care about Richard or anything like that. Although she really hoped Luna would win, she was still the one who defeated Lorelai's Richard, so she was lucky not to suffer a crushing defeat. But now she didn't expect it to be so tense.

However, just when Lisa wanted to talk to the teacher, she found that her teacher's face looked very bad, and at a certain moment he seemed to have become a different person, full of ferocity. Although he quickly returned to normal, Leif glanced at Fareus who had slipped away, and left the competition scene on the grounds of illness. Lisa followed him out out of concern.

On the field, Charlemagne's beam gradually weakened, then shrank, and finally dissipated.

In the center of the venue, Luna's last round shield still stood there.

However, the magic power output at that moment made Luna feel that the magic power in her body was about to be drained out, and she felt too weak to even move her fingers.

"You're such a freak," Luna gasped. "Thank you so much for taking me in at the last moment. Otherwise, I would have died."

"It's okay. After all, this isn't a life-and-death battle. But fighting you is really boring. The person you were supposed to monitor slipped away, so you probably don't have the heart to continue fighting. You owe me this battle, so remember to repay me later!"

Richard's face was full of impatience. This battle really made him feel unhappy.

"Thank you, brother. I will definitely fight you again next time to make it up to you." Luna easily defeated the guy's head shake. Although she was not a warmonger, she felt that Richard's straightforward personality was not bad.

After Luna surrendered, she quickly left the arena.

She must keep a close eye on Fareus!

ps: I feel like this battle wasn't written well...

Chapter 104: Law-abiding Faraeus

Luna surrenders and the match ends.

After the whole audience exclaimed, there was a dead silence at first. After a while, some sporadic sounds began to be heard. Driven by the applause, the sound began to get louder and louder.

Although the result of the game was different from what many viewers expected at the beginning, no one can deny that it was a wonderful game.

Among the applauding crowd, there were two people who did not applaud.

Barthelmero Lorelei,

Sand strip love song.

Apart from Aika Sajo who was still confused because the fighting power displayed by both sides was too shocking and she had not recovered from the previous battle, in Lorelai's eyes, this was not a wonderful game, and it could even be said that it was not a game to be proud of.

Things change rapidly in battle, and even a small mistake is likely to lead to failure. Luna's constant distraction in the battle made her very dissatisfied. Although she did show her trump card later, Lorelai was ashamed of her distraction in the battle just now.

"How ugly!" Lorelai muttered to herself.

But she turned to look at Sajo Aika, who also had a sullen face and looked unhappy.

At this time, Lorelai secretly made up her mind that she would defeat the enemy with a perfect posture to show the posture of Sajo Aika.

In the competition, after Luna noticed that Fareus was missing, she was the first to leave the competition. The way she ran away made the audience think that this guy had not fought enough.

Luna came out of the competition venue and looked around. She originally thought that Fareus would take advantage of her intense competition to leave. After all, he often disappeared after realizing that she was monitoring him. Sometimes, when Luna was not paying attention, he would disappear as a joke.

But when Luna carefully scanned the crowd around her, she found that Fareus was actually watching the games in other venues in front of four huge live mirror screens.

This made Luna feel a little strange. Judging from his previous gloomy personality and strange behavior patterns, he would never let herself find him so easily.

However, Luna did not go up to say hello. After all, she was just monitoring and just needed to keep a certain distance. If she was too close, she would be easily exposed.