The Noble Lady of Lust

Chapter 116: Recognized my greatness

I instantly formed my spell, simpler and faster. I wasn’t aiming at Eira, but at her magic, hitting a weak point before it formed and destroying it.

”That’s what I meant, you must not leave the runes vulnerable, as you may be interrupted like right now. Warriors, take note.”

”You piece of shit, you’re playing games, with me, you think it’s funny!”

’yes, yes it is’

Eira began to get really angry, throwing magic faster and faster and fiercer.

I guess she gave up on trying to match me in rune wielding and started using her affinity, shortening and even creating instant spells.

Still, it didn’t matter, because he easily created more defenses every time he destroyed one.

”Well, let me tell you, even if you have an affinity or something similar, it doesn’t mean you are not using runes. For those with an affinity, you don’t have to create them, they are born naturally, in the echizos.”

Again, Eira cast more powerful magic, but this time it was almost instantaneous and without visible runes, though....

”As you can see, although magics produced by affinities do not show runes so clearly, they do in fact have them. Even spells created by affinities cannot evade the laws of this world. These runes, though not readily visible, do exist. That’s when the knowledge of runes comes into play.”

Saying that, I drew some metal runes and shot them towards his ice pick. They weren’t a tenth as strong, but at the angle they collided they destroyed each other.

Well, I certainly could have calculated it, but it was a cumbersome process. I simply saw the weak point with my eyes and attacked it. But the point is for these guys to understand the lesson.

”As you saw, this idiot used a again a hecizo just like the one she cast before. Both magics were made in different ways, but the process and weakness remain the same.”

they just need to know how the original magic circle works and the runes that formed it. The weakness remains the same , whether they are made by affinity or not,

That’s why people with a lot of knowledge of magic are difficult to defeat in high-level battles. It is not the one who casts the most powerful magic, but the one who analyzes, destroys and casts a spell effectively. winner the it one who casts the most effective spells simultaneously.

And eira so cooperative began to do exactly that but in a tozca way.

”Oh! That’s good, look. That’s what I mean. Not everything has to be an attack. Wizards tend to cast several spells at once, for defense and attack. Behold, she used three spells: one for self-defense, one to block interference from her attack echiso, and the third to launch an attack.”

”Now enough with the games! You asked for it - go and die!”

’yes I think she’s very angry, well, after all, this is a kind of lesson, so I’m not done yet’.’

look at what I was doing and It was a complicated and powerful spell, armed by countless runes and sustained by his affinity, for that magic was beyond what his mental capacity allowed him to cast. That’s one of the advantages of affinities, but....

”I told you, don’t let the opponent see the runes. Any spell that takes longer than three seconds to cast is just show, unless you’re protected, by other people, or have sufficient preparations. And this is why...”

Click

I snapped my fingers, and several lances of swift, piercing lightning struck several points on the barrier.

The third one broke it and the fourth one directly attacked the magic circle canseling its magic, lastly one attacked his personal barrier, which he didn’t put much effort into, causing an explosion , when it was broken.

”Instead of casting long spells, it is always better to cast quick and easy to potentiate spells, like this one. Anything that takes longer than a second to form is dangerous to the caster, unless you rely heavily on your defensive spells and preparations.”

I looked at Eira. The impact sent her backwards, and she had an expression of shock and anger. I guess she didn’t want to continue. Then I looked at the rest of the spectators, who were dumbfounded by the situation.

The people who had seen me fight Eira noticed my significant improvements, and those who hadn’t were amazed at my strength.

’Yes, look at me in awe, mere mortals!!...No, wait. Elena, don’t look at me like that, I didn’t mean it’’

I didn’t realize it, but Elena, Selene and Alice had arrived, and my arrogant face was immediately suppressed as I came into contact with Elena’s judging eyes.

Well, in the end I seemed to have made my point, but there was still one last thing to clarify.

”You saw what I did at the end, didn’t you? How the magic appeared at the snap of my fingers.

Everyone nodded, including Elena. Well, this is a new trick that I was only able to pull off after I had enough mana.

Not to mention that this is not a well-known subject in this part of the world, so it’s not in our classes.

Few people in this realm handle this level of magic, and it’s usually not something that’s taught early on. But I know these kids in front of me will be able to understand it.

”Look, this is a kind of autosuggestion or ’switch.’ Let’s see, it’s easier to explain. It’s like a preset spell that is activated by an action.

When a person learns the runes to a very high level, they can, in theory, use them unconsciously by pre-recording them in an action that relates to the spell. That is, by snapping one’s fingers, all processes of the spell are performed instantaneously, without thought, chant or interference.

Only the mana to be used is subtracted. It’s like inscribing runes on an object to use an ability instantly, but instead of an object, it’s an action. Easy, right? Well, it also requires mental training and will serve to save your life many times over, as there are many people in the future who will be able to do it.”

At that moment, Ban raised his hand like a good student.

”Oh, go ahead, Ban.”

”Is it like the attack stances in martial arts techniques?”

”Oh! That’s a valid way of looking at it, though not entirely true. But, let’s see...”

He’s certainly right about something. If I think about it, it’s not that far from the truth.

”Well, this has nothing to do with runes, but let’s see. Almost all martial arts have at least one attack stance. To execute it, you need to circulate mana throughout your body, stimulating various nerves, muscles, and even bones and organs, depending on the art itself, to form a cycle that executes the attack.”

I went on to explain.

”From my perspective, that cycle is like a magic circle forming in our body. Now, certainly, if you repeat and understand this enough, you can do those attack arts instantly. So, Ban, you have a little star.”

Even if it doesn’t do any good....

”Well, and if you think about it, those who don’t know how to do this process well or have failures usually shout the name of the technique. Why do you think that is? Compare it to magic. Whoever answers me will be the next one to fight me.”

I asked them and gave them a little incentive, but mysteriously no one wanted to answer. Maybe it’s a difficult question? At that moment, Alice seemed to struggle to answer, and I saw how Elena suddenly whispered to her? All right, Elena, if you know the answer, say it yourself. Well, I would have helped her too if I saw Alice in distress.

”Yes, yes, Chris, it’s because it’s like a magician’s chant and it works to cover up the imperfections that happened in the process.”

”Nice, Alice! You got a mega star,” I replied with a smile.

As Alice said, calling out the name of a technique is similar to chanting and will in magical affinities. They serve as a prop to cover the imperfections of someone who hasn’t yet perfected the technique, but they can also make it stronger if you’ve already mastered it.

In the end, it depends on the situation: shouting the name of the technique is not mandatory, but it can be a support and enhancer. In fact, I used to shout out myself, even though I hated the names. I could do the first three without speaking, but they still empowered.

Although technically I only had to say ”art of lust” and the name of the technique for it to help me. I was the one who added the stance part to it, inspired a bit by my previous life, in the demon hunter anime.

Still, even though it was for fun at first, I realized that doing that helped me to make the attacks stronger and more complete, since, to begin with, shouting the names is to stimulate yourself and complete correctly what you want to achieve, even if you made mistakes in the process.

Of course it doesn’t work for everyone, it’s a matter, as I said, of autosuggestion. As Ban said, though the chants in the spells do hold true for things to happen right.

So, although similar, they are not quite the same, but the idea is the same. I got a little lost, but I continue to close this brief explanation.

”This world has rules, and it’s up to us to make the most of them, even to the point of ignoring them if it’s a contradiction. That’s how it works: it’s a sea of chaos from which we’ve barely scratched the surface, ignorant of what lurks deep within.”

’ufff... I’m inspired,’ I felt satisfied with what he had said, and finally I looked back at him and paid attention to Eira was still on the floor, listening to my explanation despite her recent humiliation.

Honestly, this fight eliminated any complaints I had before, so, in a gentle way (and because Selene was watching), I chivalrously approached her and held out my hand to help her up.

”It was a good fight, You have points to improve, but you are still a great magician . So I expect a lot from you”.

I told her with my best smile. ’Selene, see how I get along with your sister?’

Eira looked at me with a confused expression, but took my hand and used it to get up. She was finally acting like a reasonable person, and spoke to me in a normal manner.

”Well, it was a fair battle, and I learned a lot of things...”

’Oh, it seems even the tough Eira recognized my greatness!’

”Oh, that’s what you thought I’d say, you piece of shit! Did you have fun humiliating me, you scum? I’ll rip your fuckin #%$&#$$# !”

she shouted before launching himself at me.’yes, she is definitely very angry’.

”Gyaaa... take it away from me!”