The Reincarnated Wizard Who Will Eventually Become the Strongest

Duel for the Strongest ②

Translated by AmaLynne

 

「―――Ha? What the hell was that? Is that an attack?」

 

Thinking that Sam had attacked him first, Albert did not unleash his heightened magical power and looked doubtful.

But anger soon appeared on his face.

 

「Don’t be silly! You interfered with my magic, or so I thought―――」

「Oh, Albert.」

 

Ludo, the referee, calls out to Albert, who was shouting angrily, with a voice filled with hesitation and confusion.

 

「What the hell! The referee shouldn’t be talking to me in the middle of a duel!」

「…You, you haven’t noticed?」

「Ah?」

「You’re bleeding so much, don’t you feel anything?」

 

At Lude’s words, Albert looked down at his own body and rolled his eyes.

 

「―――What’s, this?」

 

A red puddle spread out beneath Albert’s feet.

A large amount of blood is pouring out of his abdomen, wetting his feet and creating a pool of blood.

 

「O-Oi, hey, what the hell! What the hell did you do, you little shit?」

 

Albert’s arm, which he was holding down angrily as he held his abdomen, was stained bright red with fresh blood.

Sam, who had been quietly watching the whole thing, looked impressed.

 

「You’re surprisingly good.
How can you still be standing?」

「Aah? ……aa? what, why, aa? my vision, why did, it collapse?」

 

With a thud, Albert’s upper body fell to the side, leaving his lower body behind.

A moment later, a scream rose from the audience.

Then, the remaining lower half of his body slowly fell backward, scattering his internal organs in a pool of blood.

 

「aa… aa, ah, aaa…」

 

He may or may not have understood what had happened to him, but he was struggling in the pool of blood with only his upper body to say something when he saw Sam.

Sam moved to his side and called out to him.

 

「How dare you call yourself the strongest man in the country with that level of power? Delight-sama is a few steps stronger.
I didn’t think he was this weak after all the training he gave me.
Well, it doesn’t matter.
From today on, I am the strongest wizard in this country.
If you have any last words, I’m all ears.」

「Don’t, be, ridi, culous.」

「Hmm?」

「Call, Magno, lia.
Let him heal.
If I, hadn’t, been, so, careless, this, wouldn’t, have, happened.」

「Impossible.」

 

If he is treated, he can still fight.
Albert was miserable, saying that if he hadn’t been so careless, this wouldn’t have happened.

Albert did not doubt that he was a winner.

Therefore, he was conceited.

Perhaps he thought that Sam’s attack was insignificant.

But the result was as follows.

 

Albert’s body was cut in two by Sam’s attack, and he was lying on the ground in a heap.

This is all.

He said he wanted to redo and there was no way such a thing would be approved.

Above all, there is only one outcome left for Albert.

 

「I’ll explain, since you didn’t see my attack, my attack is a slash of fire.
It’s a combination of magic and skill, just to kill the opponent.
You should be proud of yourself, because you are the first person to use it on a human without hesitation.」

「Damn, you.」

「Now you may think you’re just getting cut in two, but look, take a good look.」

「―――!, gaa, wh, at?」

 

Flames light up the blood and organs that Albert scattered.

Little by little, the flames spread steadily, slowly burning all of Albert.

Albert himself was the one who panicked at this.

 

「w-wait.」

 

Sam has no idea how much restorative magic the Magnolia, the first seat of the court wizardry, is capable of.

But Albert, whose body had been cut in two, told him to call.

Maybe he could have healed him.

 

But he would not allow it.

He is determined that Albert will die here.

That is why he chose to strike the blow that would burn him to the ground.

 

「Wait, please, don’t kill me, I don’t want to die.」

「What are you talking about? You’re already dead.」

「St, op.
I apo, logize.
I don’t want, to be a court wizard, anymore, and I don’t, want to be the, most powerful, so please…」

 

Albert was a miserable, pathetic, loser as he begged for his life.

He was still unworthy of being the most powerful wizard in the land.

Sam smiled more than ever at Albert, who was even shedding tears.

 

「Goodbye, Albert Frege.
You have insulted the people I care about.
You will pay for it with your death.」

 

Flames spread over Albert’s body as he looked in despair.

 

「Stop, stop, STOP, IT’S HOT, IT’S HOT!」

 

Spilling tears, Albert reached into the void for help, but without any help, he was consumed alive by the flames.

Without even giving him time to scream, Albert, his face a mess of tears and snot, was all consumed by the flames.

 

All that was left was a gray mass.

A gust of wind blew it into the air.

 

―――The wizard who had been called the strongest in the Skye Kingdom vanished without a speck of dust.