Rising of the Weakest Mage

Vol 11/Ch 103 - A Rivalry in Better Circumstances

"Hmm, I'll need to study this more if I want to understand how it works," Allen said out loud, as he examined his sword.

With only a day passing since the Semi-Finals Announcement, Allen Fleming is in the training room to prepare himself for his duel ahead. After all, Allen learned he would be facing his good friend and rival, Stephen Windblade.

Allen only had a few days until the semi-finals of the tournament began, which meant limited time to catch up on his training and prepare accordingly. Allen knew from prior experience that Stephen is no mere easy opponent to defeat, and it'll take everything he has in order to defeat him.

While Allen had dueled Stephen in the past and claimed victory, this duel would be in different circumstances. Stephen back then was overcome with emotions, that he took out on Allen. His movements and attacks were sloppy at best, and Allen knows more than anything that Stephen is better than that.

Not to mention, Stephen has surely improved his magical skills throughout the year, otherwise his training would've been for nothing.

A shame our training club was forcefully disbanded, but hopefully we can get it reformed here soon, Allen thought to himself, as he recalled all of the pleasant memories with his good friends.

But unfortunately, all of that was taken from him once William was forcefully removed and Ellen Marion took charge as a temporary head director. She had forcefully disbanded their club and demoted Allen back to F rank.

Luckily with help from Vice Director Walter Garet and his teacher Ms. Florence, they were able to make some leeway, and get his friends together once again. Allen was able to make it back to D rank, and climb through the tournament.

But Allen still had a long way to go, as his primary mission was to make it to C rank, the last mark on his list. And in order to do that, he needed to stand out as much as possible in his duel against Stephen. The more he shows he is capable, the harder time Ellen will have to prevent his promotion.

"But to start that, I still need to figure this out!," Allen said out loud, venting his frustrations. He shook his sword, hoping it would somehow react and do what he wanted it to.

"What's the matter, Al?," A curious, but familiar voice asked from behind him.

"Tom!," Allen exclaimed as he turned around to see his grinning face.

Allen explained to Thomas that he was having some troubles with getting a better understanding of his sword. Recently, he had of course learned how to release the stored mana the sword took in during a duel. However, Allen was trying to understand how that exactly worked, and hopefully how to better use it to his advantage.

"Hmm, I'm not quite sure how to help you," Thomas replied, a confused look on his face. "But sorry to hear about that. Did you want to do a practice duel? Maybe that would help?"

"Hmm, not a bad idea," Allen nodded. "But it looks like you want the duel more than I do"

"What do you mean?," Thomas responded, scratching the back of his head. He began to shake in place, just about ready to move around.

Yeah, sounds like he needs to let out some energy, Allen thought, as he rolled his eyes. He gets like this when he's been sitting down and forced to study for too long.

"Anyways, let's get started!," Allen stood up and stretched. "Besides, we never got to duel each other in the tournament, now did we?"

"No we didn't," Thomas agreed with him. "And another rematch is overdue!"

"Couldn't agree more," Allen replied, pointing his sword at him. "Come at me whenever!"

"Gladly!," Thomas answered, as punched his fists together, preparing his magic. "I'll defeat you this time!"