I Want To Save the Academy Time-Limited Madman

121 – 9. How to Win Against Monsters (49) – You Can’t Give Up Absolutely.

Among the people born in the same era, Diurus possessed the strongest magical talent.

The Howlan family, a prestigious magical household, and all the imperial families except the royal family, combined their powers to attack, but Diurus could withstand it for a year with ease.

The demonic talent inherited from the strongest mage, the Grand Duke, made Diurus a being different from other students from birth.

Then, who possessed the strongest swordsmanship talent among the same era?

Among the numerous swordsmanship-related families, the Ludwig Persia family stood out as the best.

The master of that prestigious swordsmanship family, Gajoo, had taught only one person in his lifetime.

A person who possessed overwhelming talent and effort.

Ludwig Persia Vivian.

This person, who had become one with the ancient monster Behimos, showed unimaginable strength, worthy of being called a monster.

Every time they swung their sword, the wind would split, and the ground would tremble.

Even if you barely dodged their attack, their swordsmanship would immediately connect to the next move, striking again.

If you got hit even once, it was clear that your brain would burst before you could even regenerate.

“Huff.”

Dias barely dodged the monster-like attack. The wounds he sustained were quickly healed by the power of Seol-gwi.

He could do it.

“Runa, just watch from there.”

He could win.

“I’ll save your family, so don’t worry.”

He raised his sword, and his determination was renewed.

Ludwig-style swordsmanship was a series of connected movements.

Each rough and rugged movement increased its power exponentially.

So, somehow, he had to find an opening and break the connection.

Luckily, there was a sword technique that was perfect for breaking the connection.

“Tsuk.”

Dias spat out the blood in his mouth and took a stance.

The enemy knight, not giving him an inch, charged towards him.

Dias didn’t flinch and swung his sword.

[Fabredu-style connection breaker]

The sword split into multiple paths, disrupting the connection of Ludwig-style swordsmanship. The enemy knight’s stance crumbled as they tried to defend against the multiple paths of the sword.

Dias didn’t miss the opportunity and quickly deepened his stance.

The advantage of Fabredu-style wasn’t just about breaking the connection.

It was about thoroughly defeating the opponent who had lost their stance, preparing for the next connected movement.

“…When did you go that way?”

Just as Dias’s sword was about to hit the enemy knight’s abdomen, she used Behimos’s power to narrowly avoid it, instantly moving a short distance.

The enemy knight placed her hand on her stomach. Although it was just a graze, blood began to flow.

It was the first wound she had received since merging with Behimos.

She muttered to herself, as if she would never forget.

“I…must endure…”

She had to endure until Dias came to save her. Her mind was filled with only that promise.

That’s why she had to endure, no matter what monster came her way.

“It hurts… too much, too much pain.”

Ludwig Persia Vivian gritted her teeth, staring at the white monster in front of her.

She received her sword and counterattacked fiercely. In her state of being one with Behimos, she instinctively knew.

It’s strong. Extremely strong.

“Oh, no…!”

The white monster in front of me is a stronger opponent than any monster I’ve ever met.

I have to hold out until Diaruga arrives.

It’s a monster I have to defeat.

It’s a monster I have to kill.

“I… until then…”

“…”

“Hold on.”

The Red Knight raised his sword to the sky.

Behemoth’s true power is revealed in its appearance.

The 13th floor’s final stage, Behemoth.

Its strength alone is on par with that of the King of Monsters, Surta.

Behemoth’s true strength is revealed when it uses multiple weapons.

Now that Vivian and I are one, the sword she wields is not just one.

“Ugh…!”

The sword flying towards me with a fierce aura.

At the same time, 12 swords float in the air, targeting Diaruga’s weaknesses.

All of them are swords with a will of their own.

As the Red Knight unleashes his power, the situation, which was previously even, suddenly tilts to one side.

Diaruga tries his best to block all the swords, but he can’t help but allow shallow attacks.

Every time the Red Knight swings his sword, blood bursts out of his body.

As wounds appear one by one, everyone watching sighs.

“Is he going to lose like this?”

“He’s clearly being pushed back. No matter how much of a genius Diaruga is, this is…”

“I hope he can return safely, even if he loses.”

“Senior Diaruga is losing…”

“He even saved our plants back then.”

“Ah…”

The imperial officials, high-ranking nobles, and academy students almost all predict his defeat. Count Rau is so focused on the battle that he openly ignores their words.

In the chaotic situation, Ludwig, the head of the Routenberg family, opens his mouth.

“Diaruga will win.”

Even in a situation where victory and defeat are clear to anyone, he speaks with confidence.

People who are puzzled by his words ask him why he thinks so.

Ludwig, the head of the family, closes his eyes for a moment, recalling the time he met Diaruga, and continues.

“Diaruga promised me. He said he would definitely save my daughter.”

From his standpoint, having experienced countless battles, Diaruga is indeed a peculiar man.

He didn’t give up on his daughter, who had given up on herself and thought she was dead. He didn’t yield even after multiple failures and prepared for another expedition.

The way he prepared thoroughly, without any hindrance until the final stage, is truly admirable.

At first, he was clearly against his challenge. If that man were to die, he would really have no face to show his daughter.

However, as Diarus took a step forward, he could see himself cheering him on, his heart pounding with excitement.

Rudolph, the lord, finally realized.

He was indeed a harsh father, but perhaps he didn’t even deserve to be called a father.

Despite that, he had never given up on his daughter, not even once. That man had made him realize that.

The lord felt a deep sense of gratitude and affection towards him.

“Did you promise to win?… Even if you did, it’s not like you can just say that without any basis.”

From now on, those who slandered or maligned Diarus would be considered to have attacked Rudolph.

“If Diarus says he’ll do it, he’ll do it.”

“….”

“….”

Everyone was taken aback by his attitude, but one person alone nodded in agreement.

“Lord Rudolph has finally opened his eyes. Diarus’s actions are always right.”

Count Rau spoke thus and refocused on the battle.

The lord quietly applauded the count’s words.

An interesting scene unfolded in the meantime.

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Even if Paveldure was all-powerful, it was impossible to block all twelve swords.

In the end, one of the swords hovering in the air pierced his neck.

Diarus, sensing the danger of death, threatened to take Setgu’s life. Setgu, with an expression of incredulity, granted his request, using his own life as leverage.

Setgu’s true abilities were revealed.

The sword that had pierced his neck instantly froze and fell.

The stunned enemy knight abandoned his attack and retreated to regroup.

She still had eleven swords left.

Their gazes crossed in mid-air.

For those who lived by the sword, there was a moment in battle when they would instinctively realize that the outcome would be decided in a single blow.

That was the case now.

The enemy knight raised his sword.

Diarus lowered his stance.

He had come this far for this moment, rising to the 13th floor of the scenario.

The two swordsmen leaped towards their respective monsters.

The one with Behimos on his back.

The one cursed by Setgu.

The one who would save.

The one who would endure.

They gazed at each other’s swords, each containing their own will. They thought and vowed simultaneously.

I must save.

I must endure.

Until I rescue Vivian,

Until Diarus arrives.

No.

No.

I can’t give up absolutely.

To do so, I have to fight and defeat the monster.

The two bodies got closer and closer. Luna watched the scene, thinking.

When her older sister first introduced her to Dias, the two of them crossed swords and sparred.

Yes, just like now.

Luna still couldn’t forget that day.

Her older sister, who always showed a perfect appearance, who never lost to anyone in swordsmanship.

It was the first time she showed a losing face.

After that, Dias always won in their spars. Vivian always let her win.

Vivian swung her sword towards the monster in front of her. No, she tried to swing it.

She couldn’t swing it.

In the moment when their swords crossed, Vivian’s sword moved a little faster than the other’s by a hair’s breadth.

Just as she was about to pierce the opponent’s body, she could see the monster right in front of her.

“Dias…?”

A disbelieving face appeared before her eyes.

The junior she had been waiting for appeared before her eyes.

The guy she liked was here.

Only then did she realize who she was fighting.

Only then did she realize what she had done.

“Ah..”

She resisted the will to live of Behimos and stopped her sword herself.

Dias’s sword pierced Vivian’s body, and she fell.

Dias approached the fallen Vivian, limping.

“Good thing.”

She still had her consciousness.

“There, throw me the bag.”

“Ah… Here, here…!”

Luna, who had been in shock, hastily threw the bag.

Dias rummaged through the bag and took out an artifact shaped like an hourglass.

It was the Hidden Piece she had obtained by killing the illusionist Lizardman in stage 4.

He held Vivian’s hand and broke the hourglass.

The sand inside poured out, and Vivian’s illusionary world began to unfold.