[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun":3,"chapter-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-172":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1373967,1817,"Chapter 172: Fury — Interlude (3)","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>Fury Interlude (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of beating Priestess Miya was still vividly clear in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many things to reflect on, like being irrational or imprudent despite having Alice as an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, what can be done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I could return to the past, I would repeat the same actions. I didnt have a shred of regret about defeating Miya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, White seemed to feel relieved after hearing about Miya. The fact that I actually beat her seemed to surprise her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was hard to predict what effect it would have on White, as the duel with Miya made her painfully aware of her own shortcomings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only hoped that it stimulated her motivation and had a positive effect on her growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White decided to focus on recovery and expressed her intention to forfeit all subsequent duels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a few other students like White who needed a few days to recover. They did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, some students who lost their duel opponents were paired by the academy with others of similar skill levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duel evaluation proceeded smoothly as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intruded to a frightening extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never expected her to come to visit White and use terms of endearment like Baby or Youre as adorable as always towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, White and Merlin pressed me for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I honestly answered, I dont know why that senior behaves like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I knew the reason. She must have suspected that I was the Nameless Hero and was likely trying to probe me for the answer by drawing me in with her friendly demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, compared to Alice, the Nameless Hero was pitifully weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the outside, there seemed to be no one as fearsome and strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Alice must have approached with caution while employing her charms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I said, I dont know why Alice is doing this,  it was because I didnt expect it to be this severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White and Merlin each made their own misunderstandings, thinking the Student Council President had taken a liking to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Student Council President Senior Isaac is becoming more terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When White exclaimed that, I felt dizzy. They thought Luce had taken a liking to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White and Merlin whispered behind my back with conversations like Is this the appearance of a rival? and This is getting interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the situation where Alice appeared to have unilaterally taken a liking to me became a source of enjoyable gossip for them. It was as if they were like housewives watching a morning drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrogant snicker snapped me out of my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the last day of the duel evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the dueling grounds, where all eyes were focused, I was lightly warming up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stopped warming up only after the vain blond noble, Tristan Humphrey, climbed up to face me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, youre the kind that loosens up your body before your mind. Theres no other freak like you in the Magic Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the person ranked ahead of him, Tristan knew my fighting style very well. I could feel that acutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He meticulously observed and analyzed the fighting style of those stronger than himself, pondering how he could defeat them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His obsession with victory felt as blatantly burdensome as his uncomfortable stare\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really? I never thought about it that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I responded casually, tapping my shoulder with Zhonya Staff which I held in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, Ian Fairytale, who dreamt of becoming a magic knight, didnt seem to warm up before duels either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I the only one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough small talk. Isaac, today youll have to give up that ranking. This body, stronger than ever before, will bring you a miserable defeat! Hahahaha!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan laughed vigorously like a third-rate villain, then suddenly choked and coughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been acknowledged by him while attending the same class, he didnt seem so bothersome, which was why I snickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I was just a nobody who got stronger quickly with the help of the status window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought naturally arose that I had to seriously engage with the goal he was chasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes, slightly bowing my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grasped the end of my round glasses and took them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, an icy chill began to spew from my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I concentrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted my head again, opened my eyes wide, and glared at Tristan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing my calm remark, Tristan smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My cold mana contaminated the mild air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan felt the cold pressing down on his skin and a chilling sensation running down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised wind to counter my cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression showed a desire to fight me right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the referee declared the start of the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ice magic clashed with Tristans wind magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The judges and students watched the duel with their mouths agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac and Tristan were engaged in an intense and astonishing exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hardly seemed like a fight belonging to the Magic Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did it seem like a fight from the Knight Department, as various combat techniques were exchanged between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constant analyses, predictions, and movements were carried out. There was no time for hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved at a speed that was difficult to follow with the naked eye, dodging attacks, and countering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pale chill and the mild wind danced grandly and dazzlingly above the dueling grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristans mana control was at an astonishing level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blond noble enveloped himself with wind, using its power to move at fierce speeds, like a diving falcon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such movement required incredibly precise control of mana. Merely watching could make one nauseous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Tristans punches and kicks were accompanied by an explosion of enhanced wind mana, which resulted in tremendously powerful attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those watching the duel could only guess how much effort and perhaps even physical discomfort Tristan endured to reach such a level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac, opposing Tristan Humphrey, was equally as astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tracked Tristans incredible speed with his eyes and adeptly countered his attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as rapid wind strikes were unleashed, Isaac did not falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This silver-blue-haired student was none other than the most improved student of the first year and a genius, the man who overpowered the Priestess of Horan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That student was a monster in his own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac and Tristan each landed a punch on each others face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened in the blink of an eye. Most students could not comprehend when the two had even reached each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The judges and the students seated in the spectator stands watched with wide eyes, engrossed in the battle between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the fists swung by Isaac and Tristan, ice and wind mana exploded, delivering powerful blows to one another. Their combat techniques were similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold mana explosion occurred, and both were flung to opposite sides, rolling several times across the dueling grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac conjured an ice block and collided with it, preventing his body from being thrown out of the dueling grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan quickly generated wind around his body to correct his posture and then whipped his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, both stood up from the dueling ground floor and stared each other down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan, bleeding from his mouth and nose, chuckled merrily, saying, Heh, not bad at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac, wiping the blood from his nose and standing up, displayed a cold determination contrary to his usually gentle demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, both gritted their teeth and charged at each other again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth are those kids?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged female judge, looking through the records, spoke with a trembling voice, her amazement was unceasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristans combat technique has completely changed since last semester. Even I cant do that How much must he have pushed himself to be able to do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its Mrchen Academy, after all. A place where the geniuses among geniuses, and the freaks among freaks gather to compete. Nothing strange about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly male judge next to her answered with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, those two are a completely different type of genius compared to a genius who wields tremendous magic like Luce Eltania, right? That alone is surprising, but Isaac too That student really seems like the craziest student in this academy\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female judge looked again at Isaac and Tristan. The two were unleashing magic at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this record correct? How can that be the mana of a Grade E, essentially the weakest student in the academy? To have defeated an opponent with Grade S mana, and to deal with such invisible attacks as if it were natural\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its quite a peculiar sight, isnt it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male judge chuckled heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason I havent been able to leave teaching at this age is precisely because of students like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac and Tristans magic and fists, the time of their training, intersected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bleeding, vomiting, crying, sometimes even fainting days spent sweating profusely, straining their muscles to the point of cramps, and living with every ounce of their dying strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They relentlessly unleashed upon each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at this. Really Isnt it a heart-pounding spectacle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female judge looked at Isaac and Tristan, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapped so intensely in wind magic, Tristan must be feeling severe agony by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not stop. He had already become weary of such pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he laughed heartily, Hahahaha! trying to forget the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac, still focused, tracked Tristans movements with his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drawing Tristan into motion with [Rock Avalanche], Isaac swiftly followed up with a [Frost Wave].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly reaching Tristan, he cast [Frost Explosion], detonating his ice mana to conclude the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the dueling ground, swathed in swirling cold, Isaacs breath turned into white frost, whisked away by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice imprisoning Tristan dispersed into a faint blue mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frozen to the bone, Tristan, now a bloodied mess, collapsed onto the dueling ground with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duel over! Class B Isaac wins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The referee declared the end of the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheers and applause from the students poured out, as the duel presented by Isaac and Tristan was greatly admired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medical team rushed over with a stretcher. Amidst this, Tristan coughed up blood, regaining consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet not yet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan, with trembling hands, tried to push himself off the ground to stand up, but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the aftereffects of fighting enveloped in wind hit his whole body, he lost his strength and collapsed to the ground. It was an overload.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac quietly looked down at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan kept trying to get up as if he could still fight, falling each time. Saliva and blood mixed, dripping from his mouth like mucus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories of training that filled his head were trying to lift his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his uninteresting and desperate chronicle, running toward the dream of becoming a great wizard someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac closed his eyes and silently sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To offer a hand here would be an insult to Tristan, who had been chasing him with blood and sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pity would only poison him more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the only thing he could say now was just one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac opened his eyes again and said in a sarcastic voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won, Tristan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As those words settled, Tristan stopped in his tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then could Isaac turn his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ill receive the evaluation later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac said this to the judges, then put his glasses back on and left the dueling grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medical team rushed past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac deliberately did not look back and walked away in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of Tristans confident chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac paused and turned his head to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S-student Tristan! You need to lie down here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You shouldnt move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan, with the help of the medical team, managed to sit up but refused to get on the stretcher, causing the medical team trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indifferent, Tristan, his face smeared with blood, chuckled. His laughter was tinged with a gurgling sound, perhaps due to blood in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed I acknowledge! Right now, you are stronger than me! But!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was like that of a third-rate villain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan deliberately lifted his chin and showed off a smile full of arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His haughty voice resounded loudly on the dueling grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If thats all youve got, it wont be long! Soon, I will! Crush you!! Hahahah!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan laughed heartily, then suddenly choked, coughing violently. Blood splattered on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan empirically understood the painful training time Isaac had gone through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wondering how many agonizing days that damned guy had spent climbing from the weakest Grade E to his current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not being able to beat Isaac must have been due to training less than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, to not lose to Isaac, to surpass him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he would have had to work harder, shedding more blood and sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how frustrating, he had to move forward without getting discouraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac, with a gentle face, gave a small smile, turned his head, and left the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristans laughter gradually subsided. 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