An Incompetent Magician? Like, I will let that happen!

Epilogue: Kan Uolo versus Lionne Allair (Updated)

How far is the gap between the incompetent magician and the strongest 1st year student?

Kan Uolo POV

"How about a match for a full minute?" Lionne's voice echoed throughout the empty training grounds. Questions started popping inside my head if this is what he wanted all along. Still, there is no reason to decline this. 'To see how far the gap is between us...?' Was one of the reasons I thought.

I could barely feel the effects of Milan's spell. 'Has it already worn off? If then I'm in a pinch, haha.' As if coming back from reality, some senses started creeping up into my mind across my body. A sense of fear, guilt, regret, excitement, frustration, joy, disappointment, humiliation, and a sense of conflicting resolve. Do I truly wish to walk this path? I have already been told many times that it is foolish to keep dreaming of becoming a magician with my lackluster power. However, what is the thing that drives me to struggle and extend out my hand to reach towards this goal? Realizing, I once remembered Milan's question.

"What kind of magician do I want to be?" Picking up myself, I felt the heavy weight of standing on your own back. "Is it to be a magician that can make my parents proud? Would it be a magician that can help those who are weak? A magician that strives to be the best?" Those are superficial reasons and lies. "Maybe, a magician that has unrivaled strength? Or a magician that can acquire anything? A magician that seeks boundless knowledge?" Those are just forms of greed and self-worth. "Possibly, a magician that fights for what is right? Can it be a magician that protects his loved ones? A magician that brings hope?" Those are fine but in this cruel world, what use is hope?

"Perhaps a magician who aims for his goals and ambitions?" Feeling the intensity of the situation I focused my gaze at the person in front of me, unfazed and unmatched, the strongest 1st year student.

"Those are people I had come to know, which are Mika Torri, Shinra Mavirus, Cecilia Merue, Marigold Leona, Frea, Reina Dawness, Inerva-san, Mariko-san, Principal Cainne, Tania-sensei, Lumie-senpai, Milan-san, and you Lionne Allair. I can never be any of those. The kind of magician that I can only be is a magician that struggles to barely be of use. That's right, an incompetent magician!"

"I accept your mock fight!" I could never let go of these bottled feelings ever since the start. If by pouring everything in this fight, would I know what the path for me is, I'll use everything!

Lionne tossed a coin, and as it descended, I took on a stance and let myself be submerged through my own thoughts. "Ting!" The sound of the coin hitting the ground signaled this fight, I would never be able to forget.

"A faint scorch as it may be, burn brighter and faster than ever before, gather all the flames and focus it all to one point! Heatwave!" Already using a large-scale spell, it took a large amount of mana draining my stamina altogether.

"Dance as the sway of one breeze covers the boundless sky above. Windfall...!" As its name pertains a strong gust of wind descended from the top of the dome, completely fanning out the flames.

"Earth Magic: Pillars!" Using what I had learned from the time with the Dawness students and Mariko-sensei. I concentrated to getting Lionne out of balance as the ground moved in a zigzag manner forming a spike to his footing. "Wind Outburst!" A spherical pattern of violent wind exploded destroying my focus to controlling the ground underneath. In which I switched to manipulate the ground to form a wall in front of me. "Ember Shot!" Using the wall, I took cover and casted a small precise ball of fire, this way Lionne could not easily see it.