Free Web NovelChapter 187: Class Training
"Now get up again." Mika said.
"..."
Harik, who was on the ground and covered in dirt, looked up to Mika and groaned silently.
It was right after the regular classes ended that they agreed to train even more.
After Mika boldly declared that Rachel and Harik should participate in the upcoming fight, Mika tasked himself with training the two of them. Thus, they decided to meet up on the training field of the hand-to-hand combat class after everyone’s classes were over.
Mika was training Harik while Rachel was instructed by Lisa, whom Mika asked to help out.
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Harik took a deep breath before he charged at Mika. And as he ran towards him, multiple water bubbles, which varied in size, floated around Harik.
He launched a straight punch aimed at Mika’s face but Mika evaded it effortlessly and attempted a heel kick to Harik’s temple.
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However, the water bubbles assembled into one big mass and trapped Mika’s foot in that bubble.
"Haa!" Harik shouted from the depths of his lungs as he was about to hammer his fists down on Mika, who found himself in a position, where it was difficult to dodge.
"..."
However, this was a fight with no rules.
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Harik immediately stopped and jumped away when Mika quickly shot a lightning beam in his direction.
"That was close..." he muttered nervously, wiping the sweat off his forehead.
But he had no time to let his guard down because Mika was already heading towards him knee-first and infused with lightning.
"Ugh...!"
With two hands in front of him, he caught Mika’s knee but he was still pushed back by Mika’s force.
Then, Mika pointed his fingers at Harik’s forehead, charging up lightning.
In panic, Harik threw Mika into the air, avoiding getting hit from such a close distance.
And as he fell, Mika retracted his leg in preparation for another kick.
"..."
In reaction to that, Harik put up his arms, which were behind a water barrier. However, Mika faked the kick and just rotated in the air and then, went for a leg sweep once he was on the ground.
Harik lost his balance and was about to fall if it was not for Mika, who sent him flying with a straight kick.
He managed to put his feet on the ground again and as he was pushed back, he created a large water puddle beneath his feet.
And from there, a large serpent-like water creation emerged, heading towards Mika.
Mika heaved a sigh of defeat.
When the water serpent attacked him, Mika barely dodged it by jumping in the air, however, it was not enough to completely evade it as the serpent turned its head to Mika and followed after him.
In this battle, Mika decided to not rely on his other powers, which made it even harder to win against Harik, who was superior in the magic field.
Even if Mika was more proficient in melee combat, Mika stood no chance in the face of an S-rank magic attack.
The water serpent devoured Mika, who was now trapped in water.
But before he would drown, Harik dispersed his spell.
Dripping on the ground, Mika was coughing.
"A-are you alright...?" Harik asked out of concern.
"Yeah..."
Indifferently, Harik helped Mika get up. He was reflecting on the time in Loogam. When he saw Mika for the first time, he would not have thought that a day would come, when he would train with him as fellow classmates. Nor would he have thought that he would have the desire to become his servant in order to repay his debt to him after freeing him from his curse.
In the meantime, Rachel and Lisa were still going at it. freēwebnovel.com
Rachel did not hold back at all as she created a field filled with large and thick roots, vines and thorns. It was like an impregnable fortress.
"..."
But Lisa was not frightened off by that as she remained calm.
With her rapier in her hand and enhancing her body with lightning, she prepared herself to charge in.
Then with lightning speed, she charged inside, dodging every vine and using the thick roots as footing until she was near Rachel.
She, however, summoned large flower stalks with thorns and used them to create a wall.
And yet, Lisa did not bother with the wall and just charged up her rapier with even more magic, blowing the wall away with a single thrust.
Rachel now appeared helpless in that situation but she still had more tricks as multiple thin vines emerged and wrapped themselves around Lisa, who was now restricted by them.
"Very good..." Lisa complimented her with a stern smile.
Following those words, Lisa freed herself by blowing the vines away with her magic.
The two jumped to the back, creating some distance between them.
"Looks like those two are on equal footing." Ophelia commented with a straight face.
"What are you doing here?" Mika, who was sitting on the ground, wondered.
"I heard students talking about you lot so I came over to see what you were up to."
She looked at Harik and then again at Lisa and Rachel.
"So? Are you training for the match?" she asked.
"Well... About that..."
Ophelia tilted her head a little as Mika got up and whispered into her ear, telling her about the change in plans.
"Huh?"
She sounded anything but pleased.
"They are indeed strong but I hope you haven’t forgotten the fact that we’re dealing with Sara here. If you want to win then we have to change the people in the team." she added, massaging her forehead.
"We still have two weeks left, right? I will make sure to train them thoroughly so you don’t have to worry." Mika stated relaxedly.
At the same time, the rest of the white class showed up.
"What did you call us out for, Mika?" Belian asked.
"Huh? Why are Lisa and Rachel fighting?" Lily wondered.
"I have a bad feeling about this..." Sylvia muttered, pulling on her hood to cover even more of her face.
Mika faced them.
"Alright! Now that everyone’s here, I will make the announcement!"
And once more, Mika told them about the change he proposed with Belian, Harik and Rachel representing them in the potential match against Asak, Payl and Sara.
Simultaneously, Lisa emerged as the victor of the spar as she was pointing her rapier at Rachel’s face, who in turn, nervously put up her arms.
"After a short break, we will try a three-versus-three match with Belian, Harik and Rachel facing Lisa, Sylvia and Lily!" Mika announced.
"What about you?" Ophelia asked.
"I’m going to rest." Mika replied with an innocent smile.
"..."
Ophelia sighed.
And after a short while, the match between the other six white-class students began.
Mika and Ophelia were watching from the sidelines with Mika sitting on the ground again.
"Is this another one of those quests?" Ophelia asked.
From her point of view, it was not clear yet why Mika opted for Rachel and Harik to replace Lisa and him in the match.
"No. I just thought that this may help Harik and Rachel in a lot of ways." Mika answered with a faint smile.
Ophelia glanced at him for a second.
"I see."
However, Mika started to wonder about something, too.
"Now that you’re mentioning it..." he muttered.
A lot of time passed since he received a main quest from the system.
[There is already a main quest for you but it will take some time before you will be able to see it.]
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[Revealing it now would not change anything.]
"As mysterious as ever, huh...?" Mika complained even though he was still smiling. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Then, he noticed the students, who came to watch them.
"Let’s tag. I need a break." Sylvia stated without showing any signs of exhaustion.
"O-okay..." Mika responded confused.
Mika switched places with Sylvia and joined the fray.
"Elsa is heading to the north in a few days. Did you make a decision yet?" Ophelia asked apathetically with her eyes focused on the battle.
"I don’t know..." Sylvia answered softly.
"This may be your chance to meet with your family or else, you will see them next time on the battlefield."
"..."
Sylvia did not say a word.
"Hehe, prepare yourselves!" Lily chuckled confidently.
With her relic, she summoned 10 new fire creatures aside from her 5 previous ones. And her new ones were even bigger and more scary-looking than the first ones.
"T-ten...?!" Mika remarked stunned.
"Well, I had some free time on the ship so I created one per day." she replied with a smile.
"Is this class compromised of monsters...?" Lisa wondered taken aback.
"Interesting." Belian muttered, drawing his relic.
"H-hey, this is just training, you know...?" Harik said.
"I should have known that this would happen..." Rachel murmured.
Just like always, other people had to interfere in order to prevent any serious accidents. And from now on, it was prohibited for them to train unless they had a supervisor.
