The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World: Volume 2 (eBook)

Kiichi Kosuzu (Autor)

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2024
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-1852-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A year after demons attacked the academy, Seika, now a second-year, is asked by the headmistress to take part in a combat tournament after it suddenly repealed its ban on mages. Although he initially wants to decline, once introduced to the academy's other participant, a new student by the name of Mabel Crane, he decides to enter. Something seems off about Mabel, and it's strange that a new student was invited to participate instead of someone proven like Amyu. Determined to get to the bottom of things, Seika travels to the imperial capital to join the tournament. Who is Mabel, and why were the tournament's rules abruptly changed? Entering is the only way to find out.

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Act 2

Two days later, it was time for the combat tournament’s first match.

“It’s finally time for the Imperial Swordsmanship Tournament, now known as the Imperial Combat Tournament! The rules have been changed this year, and the use of magic is allowed! Around half of the participants are mages!” The host’s voice clearly resounded through the arena, amplified by wind magic. Although the opening ceremony had been extremely formal, the tone of the actual event was much more relaxed, perhaps because it was meant to be entertainment. “The conditions for defeat are the same as every year: being unable to continue fighting, suffering a ring out, surrendering, and the referee’s judgment. However, this year there’s an additional condition—the destruction of your amulet!”

I raised the intricate metalwork hanging from my neck. Given to me by the tournament administrators, this mithril amulet was designed to protect its wearer from a limited amount of magical damage. When it reached that limit, it would make a sound and let out a bright light as it was destroyed, announcing its wearer’s defeat. It was essentially a protective charm the same as in my previous world. Supposedly they would prevent casualties, but I wondered how effective they would really be.

“Now, allow me to introduce the combatants in our opening match! First, we have the son of the leading magic scholar Count Lamprogue, the prodigy Seika Lamprogue!” I stepped onto the arena platform to roaring applause. My match was the very first in the tournament. I wasn’t sure if that was fortunate or not. “Participating on the recommendation of Lodonea Imperial Magic Academy, we’re starting off with a mage! He took down an elder newt at the young age of eleven and got the third-highest score on the academy entrance exam! He doesn’t use a sword or even a wand—just what sort of fight will this unusual combatant show us?!”

I looked around at the audience. The oval-shaped arena was surrounded by tiered spectator seating that stretched high into the sky. It was overflowing with people. Yifa and Amyu were in there somewhere, but there was no way I could see them from where I was.

“His opponent hails from the Garz Mercenary Band! Known as the Swift Mad Dog, it’s Dennis Regan!” Climbing onto the other side of the platform was a slender eighteen- or nineteen-year-old man. He wore leather armor and had a sword at his hip and a shield on his left arm. He also had a real nasty look on his face. “He may be a simple swordsman, but he’s known as the Garz Mercenary Band’s best! His speed is even a match for adventurers with the assassin job! He’s a former noble, banished from the family by Viscount Regan for his poor behavior, but he still uses the family name! Is he trying to make them mad?!”

“Hey there, rich kid.” The swordsman named Dennis spoke to me. “I get to kick a noble brat’s ass first thing. Lucky me. You don’t gotta say nothin’. As you can tell, I’ve just got a grudge.”

“Mage versus swordsman—it’s a match that exemplifies the theme of this tournament! Let’s see what kind of fight they can show us!”

“Fightin’ a mage is easy. They can’t do nothin’ without a front line. I can kill ya ten times over in the time it takes to chant a spell.”

“...”

“I went outta my way to bring a blunt sword today. I’ll make that pretty face of yours a little manlier before ya leave. If ya don’t die, that is.”

“I’m not feeling great.”

“Huh?” He was clearly baffled.

“To be honest, I’m not feeling great right now. I’ve got a headache.”

“What? Already makin’ excuses for when you lose?”

How tiresome. “No. It just means I want to get this over with.”

Dennis clicked his tongue and silently drew his sword.

“Now, let the first match of the first round begin!” A whistle was blown to signal the start of the match.

“Die!” Dennis kicked off the ground. It was no wonder he was so confident—he really was fast. He closed the distance between us in a flash. In an instant, he pulled his sword back and launched the swiftest attack he could—a thrust—right at my chest. It struck true, yet what it hit was not me, but rather a hitogata. “Wha—?!”

Having teleported behind Dennis, I stuck a hitogata to his back. “Goodbye.” Phase of yang: Discharge. Dennis was instantly blown away. His body flew straight, crashing through a board with elemental resistance magic circles drawn that were intended to block stray projectiles, and came to a halt. He didn’t move a muscle.

“Th-The match is over! Dennis is out of bounds! The winner is Seika Lamprogue! Wh-What just happened?! He dodged Dennis’s thrust too quickly for the eye to follow, then instantly blew him away! It must have been some kind of magic!”

A rescue team rushed over to Dennis. With them around, he probably wouldn’t die. That said, it looks like the amulets don’t work on my exorcist spells after all. I might kill someone if I’m not careful. Discharge is a spell that just applies kinetic energy to a target, but I used more force than was necessary because I assumed the amulet would weaken it. Well, he seemed like he wanted to kill me, so I guess I don’t really care. Cheers all around me, I stepped down from the platform and returned to the back area.

“Master Seika, how far are you planning to advance in the tournament?”

“Hmm...” I wasn’t sure what to tell Yuki. Once I lost, I wouldn’t be able to interfere with the tournament anymore, so I wanted to stay in for at least a little while. “I’ll decide later.”

“You can have some fun, but I don’t think this is a good place to stand out. You’ve been getting too relaxed lately.”

“I know, I know.” I now knew that this world had a wide variety of magic, so I was beginning to think that I could show off a few exorcist spells without being considered odd. If anything, a person who accused me of reincarnating from another world because I used strange magic would be seen as the crazy one. That’s why I didn’t think it was a problem to show off a few weaker spells, but Yuki’s right. I should be careful.

“And also...” Yuki hesitated for a moment. “Don’t you think you’re using too many shikigami at once? I’m worried.”

“No, this is necessary.” In fact, it was more important than the tournament itself.

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In a tournament, the first round had the most matches. I had three days before my next match, so I spent my time watching the other combatants’ bouts. Many of them were competent, but I had my eyes on two people in particular.

The first was Mabel. In her first match, she had entered the arena with a two-handed sword almost as tall as she was on her back. The moment the match had started, she’d used it to shatter her opponent’s sword. Then, when the veteran knight had abandoned his sword and tried to grapple her, she’d thrown him with a single hand. It was clearly unnatural for a girl of her short stature to swing around a greatsword and hurl a fully grown man—there had to be some sort of magic at work. I would have liked to learn more, so it was unfortunate that the match had ended in an instant.

The other was a knight in his twenties by the name of Reynus. Capable of using magic himself, Reynus easily grasped victory by overwhelming the ex-adventurer who had been his opponent with wind and earth spells. He had caught my eye because he seemed to be hiding the full extent of his strength. However, given the way he’d waved at the audience and hunted women at the bar after his match, I got the feeling he was just an ordinary man who happened to be strong.

The match that was about to begin was the final one of the day.

“It’s finally time for the last match of round one!”

“Hey, Seika,” Yifa said as she sat beside me. She sounded worried. “Are you really okay? You should get some rest if you have a headache.”

“I’m fine. It’s not a big deal,” I said, waving the hand I had been pressing against my head. I knew what was causing it, and it was necessary.

“I don’t think a headache’s gonna bring you down, but don’t push it,” said Amyu.

“I know. Thanks. This is the last match of the day anyway.” I looked down at the arena from the spectator stands. Once this match was over, I would have completed my cursory inspection of all the competitors.

“First up, we have the sage Ford’s top student, Belen! Mr. Ford is famous for his many achievements as a user of water magic! What sorts of spells will Belen show us today?!” A young man wearing a robe and holding a wand stepped onto the platform. He looked like a standard mage.

“Facing him is Kyle from the Lugrock Company’s guard unit!” I couldn’t help but frown when I saw the person slowly climbing onto the platform. He was a boy who seemed to be in his late teens, wearing tattered clothing that didn’t pass as armor or mage robes. He held a drawn sword in his right hand. There was no scabbard at his hip—he was dressed as though he had only brought a sword with him because it was necessary. Combined with his gray hair and lifeless gait, he almost seemed like a ghost. “We don’t have much information on Kyle! At first glance, he doesn’t look like a swordsman or a mage, so who knows how he’ll...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.11.2024
• Reihe/Serie: The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
• Illustrationen: Yuunagi
• Übersetzer: Jarod Blackburn
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: action • familiars • Isekai • Magic • Magic Academy • OP protagonist • Reincarnation
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-1852-9 / 1718318529
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-1852-6 / 9781718318526