Chapter 219: Azuaz VS Kyung-joon (3)
“A student studying……! You said you were a professor!”
“I haven’t been appointed yet.”
As they were talking.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Azuaz’s martial arts mana-infused punches and kicks continued relentlessly.
However.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
Every time her attacks reached Kyung-joon, they would only transform into the weak fists of a fairy, unable to inflict even a single point of damage.
Nevertheless, there was a reason why Kyung-joon continued to take the hits.
[Joint Research Skill 『Magic Breaker』 ]
▶Current Proficiency: 98.3%→98.5%→98.8%→99.0%……
“Ah, the proficiency is going up nicely. I’ll reach 100% soon.”
<Then, are you going to finish it off soon?>
Once the research on Magic Breaker was complete, there would be no reason to fight Azuaz anymore.
<As it happens, while conducting research on Azuaz and Magic Breaker, I stumbled upon a skill that was researched alongside it.>
“Oh, really? What is it?”
<I’ll show you right away.>
Snap.
Teemo displayed a status window in front of Kyung-joon, filled with all sorts of formulas, arrows, and text.
[Kyung-joon’s Idea Notebook – Physics Edition]
It was a notebook where Kyung-joon always jotted down anything that came to mind while studying physics.
This notebook wasn’t just for writing down expected problems or novel questions that came to mind while studying.
[Table of Contents – On the Application of Magic]
How could the knowledge of reality learned from studying be linked to the magic of the World?
It was a notebook where he wrote down such things.
And thanks to Azuaz’s continuous martial arts attacks,
“Ah, is this what you were talking about? Vector Calculus?”
<Yes. I believe we have gathered sufficient data.>
Apart from Magic Breaker, another new skill had been completed.
It wasn’t a skill that solely utilized scientific knowledge or magical knowledge.
It was a skill that properly utilized both magic and science, reconstructing magic in a new way.
“Okay. Let’s try it out as soon as the Magic Breaker proficiency reaches 100%.”
Just as derivative research often arises in the course of research,
This time was no different.
[Joint Research Skill 『Magic Breaker』 ]
▶Current Proficiency: ……99.8→100%
[Proficiency has reached 100%.]
[Joint Research Skill 『Magic Breaker』 has manifested as an Epic Skill.]
[Magic Breaker]
▶An absolute magic nullification skill called “RUBĪDHO MAHIGH” in ancient Elven language and “Rubido mahig” in modern Elven language.
It reverses the target’s magic as if turning back time, returning it to pure mana.
It requires a thorough understanding of attributes based on mana genetics and the ability to properly apply the laws of entropy derived from Mana Mechanics.
The reverted mana after nullification can be absorbed through mana absorption.
※Magic with a higher rank or level than the skill level cannot be completely nullified.
※Completely unfamiliar magic cannot be completely nullified.
※Magic cast by an opponent with significantly higher intelligence cannot be completely nullified.
▶Skill Level: Lv.1
▶Skill Type: Active
▶Skill Rank: Epic
The research on Magic Breaker was complete.
Of course, it couldn’t nullify all magic without any limitations, but if the conditions were met, it was practically the strongest defensive magic in existence.
However, it wasn’t very effective for offensive purposes.
Kyung-joon didn’t possess any fast and unpredictable offensive skills like the various martial arts magic that Azuaz used.
So.
“Let’s test it out right now. The martial arts copied using science and math.”
Kyung-joon extended his hand forward.
That place was.
“……Fairy-style Magic Body Enhancement – Inch Punch!!”
Where Azuaz’s mana-infused fist was thrust with all her might.
“……?!”
Azuaz was momentarily taken aback as Kyung-joon, who had been solely defending with Magic Breaker, suddenly reached out.
“Haaa!”
However, she didn’t slow down and instead infused her Inch Punch with even more potent mana.
She seemed to believe that if she imbued it with a greater amount of stronger mana, it wouldn’t be easily neutralized by Magic Breaker.
But.
“Curl.”
Her thoughts were completely off the mark.
As Kyung-joon calmly uttered the spell,
Whirr!
Azuaz’s Inch Punch, unable to strike Kyung-joon, was redirected and veered off to the side.
“What?!”
An incomprehensible change of direction, even to herself!
No.
“T, Tthis is……”
She knew what Kyung-joon meant by “Curl.”
It was the Flow technique that she often employed.
“C, Could it be…… Flow……?”
It was indeed 『Fairy-style Magic Body Enhancement – Flow』.
However.
It couldn’t simply be dismissed as ‘Oh, so this human man can use martial arts too~’
……It was far too different.
While the “result” was indeed Flow, the “process” of reaching that result was completely different.
Even she, who could be considered a master of martial arts control among the academy students, couldn’t quite grasp how he did it.
Therefore, it was martial arts, but it was also something entirely new, something that wasn’t martial arts.
“I don’t think you have time to be surprised. Gradient.”
“Huh?!”
Swoosh!
Kyung-joon had instantly moved behind Azuaz.
It was as if……
“Swift—”
『Fairy-style Magic Body Enhancement – Swift』.
And then,
Before Azuaz could finish her sentence,
Kyung-joon’s third word followed.
“Divergence.”
Tap.
Kyung-joon’s fingertips lightly tapped Azuaz’s guarded arm.
Crash!
In that instant, Azuaz was sent flying as if hit by a truck.
“Aaagh?!”
She began to plummet downward at an incredible speed.
It was a force that even her fairy wings couldn’t withstand!
[Mana Mechanics Research Skill 『Vector Calculus』 has been generated.]
▶Current Proficiency: 3.7%
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
Boom!
A streak of light fell from the sky and crashed into the ground.
“S, She fell!”
The people gathered in the plaza rushed towards the spot where the light had landed.
A cloud of dust and dirt billowed up.
As it cleared, what they saw was beyond everyone’s expectations……
“Ugh……”
○[Azuaz]: 78→12 points
It was the fairy, Azuaz.
For a fairy to be defeated by a human in aerial combat and sent crashing to the ground!
“Ah, Senior Azuaz has fallen!!”
“Gasp?! Senior Azuaz, who, despite being lazy and terrible at studying, possesses the top talent in martial arts and practical combat among all current undergraduate students, including those in the Battle Magic Department?!”
The people gathered in the plaza began to make a fuss.
It was only natural, as it was a result that defied everyone’s expectations.
Whoooosh~
Kyung-joon maneuvered his Improved Wings of the Sylph and gently landed where Azuaz had fallen.
“Oooooh……”
The crowd looked at Kyung-joon with awe and admiration in their eyes.
“Ah……”
Zot, who had witnessed the same scene, stood there with his mouth agape in disbelief.
As their eyes met by chance,
“……Grr!”
Zot made a frustrated expression.
“Huh?”
Kyung-joon briefly wondered why the man was acting that way.
But at that moment,
Thud!
Azuaz, who had crashed into the ground, rose into the air again, scattering dirt.
“Inch Punch! Swift! Strong! Flow!”
As soon as she got up, Azuaz unleashed a barrage of attacks on Kyung-joon.
However,
Every time Azuaz’s attacks reached Kyung-joon,
[Epic Skill 『Magic Breaker (Lv.1)』 ]
[The target’s magic is reverted to its original state of mana.]
[The target’s mana is absorbed.]
The mana would suddenly disperse and be absorbed by Kyung-joon.
“Hey! You! What are you?! What is that thing?!”
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
She could manipulate mana, but it felt like time was constantly rewinding, preventing her from controlling it as she wished.
“Ugh……! Why, why isn’t it working……!”
Azuaz continued her attacks despite knowing they were futile.
She couldn’t end it like this, completely defeated and now even being toyed with. It was too frustrating.
After all, she possessed an incredibly strong competitive spirit.
“Stop it.”
Kyung-joon said with genuine concern for Azuaz.
Because,
‘Ouch…… Trying to copy this is putting a lot of strain on my mana circuits.’
Kyung-joon’s 『Vector Calculus』, which mimicked Azuaz’s martial arts.
After using it once, his entire body ached as if he had muscle pain.
It was a kind of mana pain, similar to mana exhaustion, experienced when the mana circuits were overexerted.
Just as muscles could rupture from overuse, mana circuits could also be damaged if repeatedly overused.
“If you keep doing that, you could end up crippled.”
Kyung-joon, who had treated the mana circuits of many residents and had experienced it himself, was well aware of this.
Of course,
“Haha…… Hahahahahaha!”
Azuaz was no fool either.
She suddenly stopped attacking and burst into laughter.
And then, her laughter abruptly ceased.
“Haa…… To think I’d hear those words from a human…… I’m usually the one saying them……”
The words that Azuaz had countless times uttered to other students as a Safety Officer at the Bag Booth.
The words she always said to the fashion-obsessed combat students who tried to imitate martial arts without proper training.
You’ll end up crippled if you keep doing that.
To think she would hear those words from…… an otherworlder of unknown origin who had never even learned martial arts……
It was a tremendous humiliation for Azuaz, who specialized in martial arts.
“Sh|t, this is so embarrassing.”
Azuaz stood before Kyung-joon with a serious expression.
Crackle! Sizzle!
Martial arts mana crackled around her body like sparks.
It was an unstable sight, clearly putting a tremendous strain on her mana circuits.
“……Miss, I’m telling you, you’ll really get crippled? I’m an otherworlder, so even if I mess up, I can just die and come back to life……”
Kyung-joon frowned and warned her again.
However,
“Crippled or not, I can’t end it like this.”
Crackle! Sizzle!
Azuaz forcibly continued to draw upon her martial arts mana.
Snap! Crackle!
As a result, she could feel several strands of her internal mana circuits stretching and snapping one by one.
Like ligaments being overstretched and torn.
The booth’s barrier couldn’t protect her from this, as she was doing it to herself.
Wooooom!
Azuaz forcefully concentrated mana into her fist, aiming it at Kyung-joon.
It gathered and gathered, growing stronger and stronger……
Thump, thump.
The process continued until veins bulged on her arm, and her pure white mana took on a slightly reddish hue.
And then,
“Let’s see you block this!!”
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
Just before Azuaz’s mana could erupt!
Crackle!
Suddenly, the space between Azuaz and Kyung-joon tore apart, and a blinding flash of mana erupted.
“Gah?!”
Everyone in the plaza instinctively closed their eyes against the intense light.
Kyung-joon, on the other hand, had no problem keeping his eyes open.
[Unique Skill 『Isolated System (Lv.1)』 ]
[Forms a selective Isolated System.]
[Blocks all light above a certain wavelength using the principle of polarization.]
At that moment, Kyung-joon felt as if he were looking at the sun through a pair of sunglasses with a powerful blocking effect.
Clatter.
Another fairy emerged from the torn space.
Her entire outfit was adorned with all sorts of accessories.
However, each and every one of them seemed noble and expensive, without a hint of cheapness.
Snap!
As the fairy snapped her fingers,
“Urgh!”
Space folded, crushing Azuaz.
Flutter~ Flutter~ Thud~
With an ‘×_×’ expression, Azuaz collapsed to the ground like a crumpled piece of paper.
She had fainted from a single blow.
“Sigh. She’s like a clingy piece of gum most of the time, but once she gets fired up, she’s as reckless as ever, even outside the palace.”
The noble fairy sighed as she spoke.
She appeared to be a bit older, but still youthful.
Her gaze fell upon Kyung-joon.
And Kyung-joon,
“I’ve been waiting for you, Fairy King.”
Greeted Fairy King first, as if he had been expecting her.
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