Battle Race in the Fantasy World

Battle Race in the Fantasy World – 61

EP.61 Is This the Main Story…?

“Tisha! Lady Elga!”

Kyle called out as he moved through the still-settling dust.

Let’s overlook the fact that he didn’t call out Ian or Leto’s names.

‘Hopefully, they aren’t seriously hurt.’

They weren’t friends he had known for years; it had only been a couple of months.

But since they were the first people he had befriended outside of Jonathan, he couldn’t help but feel attached.

Especially to the two women who had shown interest in him.

As no response came to his calls, his anxiety began to rise, but he tried to calm himself.

After all, protagonists usually have luck as a passive skill, so they should be fine.

At the very least, Ian, who had a decent physique, might have acted as a shield.

Slowly, the dust settled, and the scene finally came into view.

Saaa….

“…Oh.”

A sigh of relief escaped Kyle’s lips.

Tisha, Ian, Elga, and even Leto were all safe.

And what had protected them wasn’t the typical luck of protagonist characters.

“Haa… thank goodness…”

It was Tisha’s ‘sorcery,’ specifically a barrier, that she muttered to herself.

The purple, dome-shaped barrier that had surrounded the four of them was fading.

If it hadn’t been for that barrier, they would have been severely injured by the explosion.

For those who couldn’t use defensive magic, it was a stroke of luck.

“Tisha, you…”

Especially for Elga, who had always viewed sorcery negatively, the change was significant.

She stared in amazement at the barrier that had protected her, her eyes wide.

She even muttered, “This is… unexpected.”

It was clear that her perception of sorcery had changed.

“Whew…”

Tisha slowly dispelled the barrier and let out a sigh.

Then she grabbed Ian by the collar.

“Seriously, you! Are you crazy?! You almost got us all killed!!”

An intruder, chased by knights, had burst in right in front of them.

Seeing the intruder, Ian had suddenly charged at him before anyone could stop him.

At that moment, the bomb, which was about to go off, detonated.

“…”

In truth, Ian felt quite wronged.

An enemy appeared in front of them, and he was the only one capable of fighting.

So, he stepped forward, but who would have thought the intruder would explode at that moment?

“I’m sorry.”

Even so, he seemed to acknowledge that he had rushed at the enemy too suddenly.

Though it wasn’t entirely his fault, he apologized sincerely, leaving Tisha unable to scold him further.

Watching this, Kyle crossed his arms and thought, “Hmm.”

He had been wondering how Tisha would become more involved in the main storyline.

He had been curious about how she would stand out using sorcery, which had a poor reputation.

It seemed that through incidents like this, she would shine and start something new.

“Tisha.”

“Oh, Kyle!”

Tisha, who had been looking around, quickly walked over to Kyle.

She suddenly scolded him weakly, asking where he had gone and how worried she had been.

“Do you know how worried I was when you suddenly disappeared?!”

“I-I’m sorry. I should have stayed by your side.”

“I’m not saying you ran away! I was so scared, thinking I had lost you and miscalculated the barrier’s range!”

Tisha’s demeanor was that of a woman worried about her lover.

Elga, who was about to say something, closed her lips and turned her head.

Though she felt a bit frustrated, she knew she owed her life to Tisha and decided to maintain her dignity.

“I’m sorry, Tisha. But I had a really good reason…”

“And what was that reason?”

“To catch the ones who caused this situation.”

“…What?”

Tisha’s response was filled with disbelief.

Elga and Leto also tilted their heads in confusion.

It hadn’t even been ten minutes since this sudden situation began.

Had he really already caught the people responsible for this madness? Was that even possible?

“I’ve caught most of them. I’ve completely subdued them so they can’t do anything. Now we just need to hand them over to the imperial army.”

“…”

It was Jonathan, making the impossible seem possible.

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The dreadful wave that swept over the academy fortunately subsided quickly.

It was an unprecedented attack in the history of the Imperial Academy, occurring in just a few minutes.

There was considerable property damage and some injuries, but miraculously, no fatalities.

This was partly because the intruders targeted the central academy buildings rather than the outskirts.

They were all subdued before they could reach their target points.

The heightened vigilance of the guards, who were on high alert since the academy’s partial destruction, played a significant role.

Additionally, the buildings had been extensively reinforced, serving as perfect shelters.

“I don’t know how to express my gratitude, Your Highness.”

The first to receive attention was, of course, the Fifth Princess Yurika.

She had subdued many intruders, and being the Emperor’s daughter, her actions were highly significant.

This meant that the royal family had directly intervened to save the citizens from a terrible disaster.

The Imperial Household, which thrived on the authority of the royal family, wouldn’t miss such an opportunity.

Thus, it was natural that Yurika’s actions drew the most attention.

“…It was nothing.”

However, Yurika, the recipient of the gratitude, didn’t look pleased or proud at all.

Instead, she seemed extremely disappointed, biting her lips in frustration.

The citizens thought she was expressing anger towards the intruders who dared to attack the academy.

After all, they had invaded the royal territory in broad daylight, intending to harm people.

Of course, Yurika had a different reason for her frustration.

‘Damn it. If I had caught just one more, it would have been a tie.’

Several intruders had been directly hit by the combat mage’s attacks early on.

If not for that, she could have caught up and even surpassed the count.

Yurika was so frustrated by this that she took it out on the mages.

“Stay alert.”

At Yurika’s words, the combat mages bowed their heads, already tense.

She was simply annoyed because she hadn’t beaten Kyle.

But to the mages, her words sounded like, ‘Even if this is a cushy post, shouldn’t you at least stay vigilant?’

“Is that her? The freshman who saved the Grand Duke’s daughter?”

“Yes, the one with purple hair. Tisha, right? They say she’s a sorcery eccentric.”

The one who received a lot of attention, though not as much as Yurika, was Tisha.

The Grand Duke’s family, second only to the royal family, was a powerful force.

Tisha had saved the Grand Duke’s daughter from a perilous situation without a scratch.

Even though a massive explosion had occurred right next to her.

Additionally, Tisha’s use of sorcery garnered immense interest from people.

Despite not being able to use magic, she had created a barrier comparable to defensive magic.

This suggested the possibility of distributing roles that had previously been exclusive to mages.

People began to say that, if used well, it could provide solutions for those who couldn’t use magic.

“It’s a bit overwhelming. Just yesterday, they were calling me a weirdo.”

As sorcery became the talk of the town, Tisha looked somewhat uneasy.

While she was happy that people’s perceptions had changed as she had hoped,

it seemed she was disappointed that sorcery was still only mentioned as a substitute for magic.

“It’s okay, Tisha. At least the negative perception that had been piling up has been erased in one go, right?”

“That’s… yes. You’re right, Kyle. I don’t think I’ll be hearing the term ‘black magic’ for a while.”

Tisha shrugged her shoulders and put down her book, then slyly looked at Kyle.

“Do you have something to say?”

“Yes. Actually, you were the one who played the biggest role in this incident, Kyle. While the princess and I, as well as the knights and mages who were active, are receiving praise… the person who should be mentioned the most is you, Kyle. It’s just that the news spread a bit late.”

The reason Kyle’s achievements were known relatively late was simple.

He moved so quickly and finished everything in one go that only a few knights knew he had subdued the intruders.

After the knights mentioned it and the intruders, who could barely move their heads, were collected,

it became known that the family that had once partially destroyed the academy had now saved it.

A freshman who had acted before anyone noticed and kept quiet as if nothing had happened.

That freshman was none other than Kyle, the second son of the Jonathan barony.

“Exclusive! We’ve got an exclusive!”

“Jonathan, the academy destroyer, becomes the academy’s protector! This is the headline!”

It took less than an hour for the newspaper reporters to swarm in.

For those who would walk through hell for a scoop, this was the perfect headline they couldn’t miss.

‘This is why I tried to avoid attention as much as possible.’

Kyle cursed inwardly as he found himself with no time to exercise.

It wasn’t about trying to hide his strength or anything like that.

These crazy reporters had followed him into the gym during the chaos, leaving him with no options.

Exercising in front of everyone wasn’t exercise, it was just a monkey show.

For Kyle, who had enjoyed his own routine in a quiet place, it was pure hell.

So, he had escaped the gym and taken refuge in the library.

The librarians were kind enough to fend off the persistent reporters.

Even here, he could find a corner to do some simple exercises!

‘Since I’m at the library, I might as well take care of what I planned to do.’

Sitting at a library desk, Kyle took out a pen.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he began to write something.

[Dear Parents, Hyung, and Noona. How have you been? I am writing this letter due to an urgent matter. Recently, I experienced a truly tragic and heartbreaking event. An atrocious act was committed, one that seeks only results without any effort or training…. ]

It was a doping report.