59-Episode 55: The Strongest Yin Yang Master Faces the Third Round





 Kyle, the evil eye user, won the second round in the same way.
 His opponent was a strong swordsman, but there seemed to be no way to do it before the evil eye.
 A part of the audience was greatly excited to see the corpse that rolled over again.

 Kyle's was within the expected range, but Reynas was a bit different.
 The young knight, who had shown earth and wind magic in the first round, had used fire and water magic in the second round, and to his surprise, he had won brilliantly again.
 It seemed to be quite rare for a sorcerer to be able to use the four attributes, and combined with his cool face, people were talking about him at once. He's also the most popular odds-on favorite.

 That's how the second round ended, and it was my third round.

Seika Lamprogue has arrived! Seika, apparently you have girls from the same grade coming to support you. I'm so jealous!''

Hey.

 Boos erupt from some in the audience. 'No need to say anything.

'Well, what kind of fight will you show us against the dead beast of Keedy!

 I look at my opponent.

 Standing in front of me is a woman with white hair.
 It's hard to tell her age, and she looks both like a girl and an old woman.

 But it didn't matter.
 I'm going to tell Keedy, a wizard, something I've been thinking about for a while.

"Isn't that kind of unfair?

 Scattered around to protect the female sorcerer was a pack of wolves with black fur.
 However, the flesh was rotten in places, and some of the individuals had visible bones.

 The woman chuckles and replies in a croaky voice.

Hehehe. That's not fair.
I thought trainers (tamer) and summoners (summoner) weren't allowed to compete.
"Hee hee hee hee, I'm a necromancer! It's not a monster, but the carcass of a beast to be used. What's your problem with that?

 The woman said to me.

 No, the spirits you put in a corpse are not much different from monsters.
 Isn't it just a matter of what you call them? I'm not convinced........

'Keady has so far won matches by sheer numbers using deadly beasts. Seika still hasn't reached the bottom, but is there any way to counteract the multitude? That's going to be the deciding factor in whether we win or lose.'

Hee hee. There are more of them.

 The necromancer woman laughs.

I don't care if you are a swordsman or a sorceress. The many are the natural enemy of the individual. No adventurer can go into a dungeon alone.
....
Do you feel confident you could survive an attack by a pack of animals?

 No, I know what you mean....



 A whistle sounded with the voice of the host.

'Go, you dead wolves!

 The black wolves, spread out in a fan shape, run out and close in on us.
 I crossed my arms and muttered to myself, "I knew it was a no-show.

I knew it was a no-brainer. I'm going to have to be quiet for now.
"The art of coagulation, a phase of earth and water.

 A wave of gray mud spat out of the human gag swallowed the wolf pack.

'Huh?'

 As it was, the mud swallowed and pushed away Keady as well.
 Then he froze completely.

'Whoa! Seika's.......is this earth or water magic! Mud has attacked Keedy and the Death Beast! It doesn't look like it's just out of place... the mud is hard as a rock! Keady, we're pinned down with dead animals!

What the hell is this?

 Keedy yells as she pokes her arm and head out of the solid mud.
 I walk across the mud to stand in front of the female surgeon while the wolves struggle around me.

There are astral monsters in the area, and spirits aren't monsters, so there's no reason for that. By the way, that's not combat-ready, is it?
Ggh.....

"Here comes the whistle! The prodigy of the famous Count family was strong! 'Seika Lamprog, you are in the semifinals!

 I turn on my heel and start to walk away, and Keedy starts to squirm as if in a panic.

Hey, hey! You're not going to just leave me alone, are you?
Don't worry about it, I'll get you out.

 I get out of the mud and put my magic power into the several Hitogata that were embedded inside.
 At that moment, cracks appeared in various parts of the mud, and the whole thing shattered.
 The female sorcerer, who had been struggling at the edge of the stage, tumbled off the stage at the same time.
 I can't see it from here, but the wolf is moving, so I wonder if she's hit her head or something.

 Good grief.


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It's a very unusual technique. I've never seen Yuki do it before. Seika, you can make mud that turns into rocks like that.

 I chuckle at Yuki's words.

I laugh. No, it's a building material that was originally invented by a human engineer. I just recreated it with a technique.

 You don't need to use yin and yang techniques to make that mud by mixing the right amount of volcanic ash and limestone with water. It's a man-made rock that hardens over time.
 I was told by an Islamic engineer that this technique was once used in Rome to build huge amphitheaters and public baths. The ingredients have been tweaked a bit to make it quicker to dry, but the basics remain the same.

 The material is tough enough to withstand 1,000 years, but it is vulnerable to pressure from the inside. It's easy to break it if you put a human body in it and give it a shock.

Seika-sama knows everything, doesn't he? The only person who loves to learn carpentry is Mr. Seika.
I didn't mind studying.

 In this world, the unexpected can be useful.